Thank you for reading!! This is the official ending of Book 1 of Realm Kings. I've already started writing book two and will give you an update on my future plans regarding the story soon. Thank you for your support so far and I hope you continue to give me your support as the story goes on. Don't be afraid to share your opinions of the story and it's characters so far, constructive criticism is welcomed!!!! Change of plans book two will be separated. Unfortunately I'm not able to work on it as quickly as I had intended.
There were ten known starfields, and each of them were ruled by the strongest within them called the Realm Kings. At the summit, was the Overlord who ruled all ten starfields, keeping them in check. In the starfield called the Titan's Ruins, on planet Thorsus, a Minor lord was in slumber. The Spiritual Qi which should have remained undisturbed in her body vibrated. The talisman she had hoped would remain intact was ripped by someone trying to alert her of trouble. In the Blenheim palace,the beautiful eyes of the minor lord shot open. They belonged to a woman, who sat in meditation in the deepest darkest room of the castle. She coughed up blood which was the tell tale sign that something had gone wrong with her cultivation. Her eyes darted around the room anxiously before focusing on a far right corner of the room. The door to the throne room creaked as a Sky realm soldier entered and knelt before Sercy. "My Queen, we confirmed that the bandits who attacked the civilian village wielded cultivation power. Evidence points to them being hired by someone from the Southern Kingdom." -"The Southern Kingdom? What reason would cultivators have to attack a mere mortal village?" "Based on information gathered from the survivors, there didn't seem to be any real reason for the attack. But after a wider investigation, residents sensed fluctuations coming from the Phoenix Crescent to the far western region of Blenheim. I have reason to believe that the attack was an attempt to mask that they were searching for something on the Mountain. Sercy moved for the first time since the soldier enterRealm Kings Chapter 1: Bandits
The sunset casted a golden glow on thousands of soldiers who stood at attention. Multiple corpses were wrapped in white cloth at the edge of the river and the muffled whimpering of civilians could be heard as they mourned their loved ones. Normally this many people would not be present at even mass funerals. But after the announcement that The Jade Queen would make an appearance, no one dared to be complacent. "Are they sure the Jade Queen is coming?" One tall soldier whispered to another, "I've lived in the cultivator city right outside the palace for over twenty five years and I've never once seen her, why would she come out because a bunch of mortals died?" The shorter soldier next to him froze briefly before his face went pale. "Keep your mouth shut before you get all of us killed." "Pfft, you really think th
The silhouette of a woman sauntered through the woods of the Dark forest as if on a stroll. Her body swayed like a seductress and her feet moved like she was gliding on ice. The cloud of smoke in the distance was a telltale sign that there was a camp close by. Stopping, she ruffled her hair then bit her lower lip just enough to spill some blood giving the impression of someone who had been hit. She removed her veil and briefly revealed her face before it changed completely to that of another person. "What are you doing?" A voice inquired from somewhere in the forest "I'm sensing something strange from this group. Something non-human." "Me too, but you don't see me suddenly changing into a dress." The voice came again. Roughly four hours passed when the ropes that bound Sercy went up in flames. She glanced at the parcel of food next to her. Inside, was a very intricately carved knife along with food and dried rations that could last her up to a week. She smiled to herself before removing the knife and using it to put her hair up into a bun. She sauntered towards the campfire where bandits were sitting and no one heard her approach. Covering her mouth, she giggled flirtatiously. "You guys are such poor excuses for bandits, how can you not hear me approach you?" The bandits were startled, but before they could react, Sercy had already moved. She appeared in front of the man who tied her to the tree earlier then grabbed his neck. Dark energy snaked from the palm of her hands, reducing his body to ashes. Realm Kings Chapter 4: How Many Wings!?
Niyad's face lit up when he heard this, a sliver of hope appeared in his eyes. "You're from Blenheim!? But wait, you're a dark fae. No dark fae originate from Blenheim and from what I know they were hunted to extinction. How could a fae live around humans and not be detected?" Sercy's eye twitched a bit when she heard his response, but not enough for him to notice. "I said I was hired." She responded in an icy tone. The temperature in the forest dropped a bit and Niyad shivered. "I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that..." Niyad stopped talking then bit his lip as if he was having an internal battle about something. "I'll trust you since you've said that you were hired by Blenheim. Actually, I am also from Blenheim."
Sercy stood unmoving as she listened to Niayd's steady breathing that deepened, a sign that he fell asleep. She double-checked his consciousness then put a seal on his mind that prevented him from waking up unless she released it. Ever since the moment she laid her eyes on him, something kept bugging her. There was something different about him that seemed extremely familiar to her, but she could not put her finger on it. He even smelled appealing to her. Stooping in front of him she felt his pulse, then started to examine his face then neck. She sniffed him trying to figure out why he smelled so good to her but she had no idea. A puzzled look overcame her face as she sat next to him deep in thought. Removing the knife from her hair, she used it to prick his finger sniffing at the blood that drained from it. ~His
When Niyad woke up, his muscles were sore all over. He inspected the empty duvet next to him where his mother had slept the night before. His mother hit him repeatedly while crying after he got home. She then decided he would sleep in her room that way she could stop him from having one of his stupid heroic spells with a knock upside his head. A small smile tugged at his lips when he woke up. He examined his face in the copper mirror that stood in his house before going out. "Mother?" he called out. "Yes, Ny?" "I'm heading out to the river." He announced "Yes, be careful," she called from her little kitchen. Niyad smiled then st
Helshire Continent Kiro gritted his teeth in anger, his entire body was coated by fire Qi as he inspected one by one, the lifeless bodies strewn in random locations. A few days ago, Peter put him in charge of leading a search group that consisted of only tyrant realm cultivators. Their goal was to find the location of the lamia then alert Kiro who would be in charge of capturing it. His group started out with a total of thirty eight cultivators in all who were then split into several smaller groups in order to efficiently comb the forest. However, the lamia was far craftier than he had expected, and as a result fifteen of his men had disappeared. After a brief search, he found their remains. The wounds on them were similar, a single slash to the neck; This suggested that they were all killed by the same person or beast. The most eerie part was that none of them seemed to have expected their deaths. Which means whatever killed them, was quick enough to surprise them and quiet
Sercy, Nora and Niyad stood above the walls of the Southern Kingdom, they arrived just in time to see Aloysius grabbing Viktoria before sprinting in their direction. The moment he breached the wall they made eye contact and his shocked expression turned to one of relief once he recognized them. After coming to a stop he gently placed Viktoria on the ground then turned to face the trio, now that he had backup they could easily wipe out the rest of the sovereign realm experts.Nora, who didn't think much of the red haired man, asked directly, "I'm only sensing a few Sovereign auras in the city, are they all enemies?" Aloysius, not sure of her identity, hesitated a bit before nodding in response. Receiving an answer, Nora swiftly raised her bow aiming it at the city. The temperature around them rose rapidly and the trees withered as all the water in the surroundings vaporized.She relaxed her fingers and a red Qi arrow shot forward growing in size as it descended on the City. Unlike w
Southern Kingdom The people within the Cultivation city of the Southern Kingdom didn't hesitate to evacuate. Although they weren't allowed to use the transportation formations for security reasons, the borders of all three Kingdoms would be opened if they decided to relocate via merchant routes. They also had the option to retreat to smaller villages and cities within the Southern Kingdom if they wished to stay in the territory. After making sure everyone left, the two split up to destroy the transportation formations. It didn't take long before Viktoria finished and contacted Aloysius. "Are you done destroying the formations to the North and east?" The Ice Queen used a communication talisman to speak with the Barbarian King. "Yes, what about on your end?" "I'm already done so meet me back at the Western entr-" A large Qi fluctuation caused Viktoria to pause; Her eyes grew wide as her divine sense picked up on something. "Aloysius, 20 of them, sovereigns..." "Shit!" Was A
Niyad stared wide eyed at the two figures before him. One was his mother but her current image looked unfamiliar to him, even her aura seemed foreign. The other was technically his master, someone he had grown fond of in a weird way. But he had transformed into a strange beast with a baleful aura of death surrounding him. Count's true form was ten times more terrifying than anything he could have possibly imagined.It was almost impossible to find a creature of his likeness, what exactly is he? An amalgamation of beasts? A chimera?Niyad made a mental note of Count's true form, the more details he noted the more his mind felt jumbled. ~The head of a fox, eight eyes, his two centermost tails were snakeheads, shiny fur the color of obsidian. Chains, what beast had chains? ~Just what exactly is he? I was disrespectful to this thing? How am I still alive? GULP~ Once more Niyad's mother pulled on her bow string and aimed. Niyad wanted to stop her but was interrupted by a deep voice pro
The Blenheim KingdomNora was angry as she glared at Sercy, "What do you mean Niyad isn't with you? I just sensed more than twenty new sovereign auras on the continent and you can't tell me where my son is?""I assure you Niyad is safe, he is currently on a mission with a hidden expert who has been with me for more than a century. He has the cultivation base of a Divine expert above the origin realm even stronger than myself"~Someone I was unable to sense?~ Information that Sercy thought would comfort Nora made her worry even more.Nora remained furious but reeled in her temper a bit. "You should know that being the minor lord doesn't mean you're the strongest person on Thorsus."Sercy became rigid at Nora's warning and was unable to mask her shock. Although she knew Nora wasn't normal, for her to know such things without being in the Divine realm..."I just hope Niyad is safe for your sake." were Nora's last words before she turned to leave. Once again Aliel was left dumbfounded by
Peter was shocked that even with his Azure Dragon blood and domain activated he was still being suppressed. The aura of the creature before him was enough to intimidate him, it even caused the image of the illusory dragon behind him to tremble. He realized that he couldn't depend on his instincts as much as he did before because the danger was now all around him. ~I need to act now if I want to survive this.~ With a roar he raised his arm and pointed it at the figure of Count in the distance, "DRAGON DESTRUCTION!" Peter yelled and all the divine energy he could muster accumulated in the illusory dragon behind him. In one swift movement the dragon shot around him and charged towards Count in the distance. The dragon transformed into waves akin to a tsunami and a loud rumbling sounded out as the dragon crashed into Count. Peter didn't stop there, he brought his hands up above his head and swirls of green Qi representing wind energy formed into cyclones. He then slammed the palms of h
Peter's hair stood on end, trusting his instincts, he quickly tilted his head to the side then glanced to the left. The clawed hand of a beast was suspended in a grabbing motion right where his had been a second before."F*cking Cockroach!" He heard someone behind him swear and he didn't hesitate to leap away quickly then twisted his body to get a good look at what it was that attacked him."As I thought, it's difficult to kill someone in the divine realm without using divine energy myself." Peter's eyes narrowed at the eerie figure that stepped out of the spatial tear.A grating sound rang out as it moved forward akin to chains being dragged along the floor. It wore robes with a familiar crest that represented the Blenheim Kingdom and a veiled hat that hid its face. Though it had the figure of a man, something told him that this thing was not human. He could feel an aura of death seeping from it.The creature moved a clawed hand to remove his hat revealing a bluish tinted face with br
The Sovereign realm cultivator wore an arrogant smile as he probed Niyad with his Qi sense. "Your aura is that of a third stage Sovereign realm expert, while that is abnormal talent for a kid like you, what makes you think you can stay alive after that declaration?" Niyad smirked, "You should know that A Divine tribulation expert is currently at the Azure Dragon palace assassinating your current lord, unless you want to be next, I'd advise you to choose wisely." "Divine tribulation? Don't let me laugh, that's impossible. Plus whoever it is won't make it out of the palace. Our current lord has the azure dragon blood running through his veins." ~What bullshit even if he had the blood of the divine turtle he would still die.~ Niyad was already annoyed, to him, the sovereign realm expert's looks were annoying, his clothes were annoying, even his voice was annoying. In one fluid moment he pulled his bow from his life space ring and notched an arrow. "Is your final answer no?" The Sove
The old man stared at Niyad like he was a lunatic and what a coincidence, he never felt more like a lunatic than he did today. "How did you find me?" The man finally said. Surprisingly, Niyad felt no hostility directed towards him, even after he had made such a ridiculous declaration. This encouraged him to be honest with the old man, "I didn't, Lua did." He replied pointing at the beast next to him.After eyeing Lua with slight interest the man scrunched up his nose then looked at Niyad like he was a pile of dung, "What kind of mad person thinks they can just go around ordering people to sign a soul contract? Your Queen must be batshit crazy." Niyad: "I..." He did expect a response similar to what he got albeit a little less vulgar. He wasn’t sure how to respond to the old man, because without any context, their sudden demands did sound ridiculous.~I should have gone to fight Kiro instead.~ Lua snorted and Niyad couldn't help thinking he was being laughed at. Feeling the urge