A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Hello and welcome to The Sins of the Serpent!
This novella was originally an entry for the 2020 Open Novella Contest and responds to prompt #45 under Horror and Paranormal: You are possessed by a demon. The only way to cast it out is to kill 7 people - each representing one of the 7 virtues. As I progressed further in the plot, I realized I wanted to make the characters have profound development, but above all, I wanted to give the relationship between Zixin and Sosuke the love it deserved. So, this story has been expanded into a complete novel and the chapters a bit longer than Wattpad's desired length.
Please note that terms such as 'Emperor,' 'Father,' 'Mother,' are initial capped when someone of lower status is directly addressing another individual of higher status. This is a way to show respect as some Chinese formalities do not translate well into English. This story will primarily be told from the perspective of Crown Prince Zheng Zixin, who has no affiliation with the characters from A Celestial Requiem, and Hirayama Sosuke. Events occurring in this story are from a different time period and can be viewed as an alternate universe of what was already an alternate universe XD
As always, thank you for your support! Happy reading! Love,
Wera
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2020-2023 by Wera Niyom.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.
All characters and locations are fictional and have been created by me. Any similarities to existing people or places are purely coincidental. Please do not replicate these characters or the plot, as I have spent a great deal of time on it. Any music used is not owned by me and credit belongs to their respective creators.
The cover and header banners were created by Kat Miller.
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THE SECRETS OF TAROT SERIES
Prequel*: Dance of the Dragons
Book 1: A Celestial Requiem
Book 1.5*: The Sins of the Serpent (previously titled The Prince's Beast)
Book 2: A Celestial Redemption
* These stories are not connected to what is happening during what is considered to be the "present" in the novels (Books 1, 2, 3, and 4). They should be read as standalone stories as they occur centuries before A Celestial Requiem and include unrelated characters. They are worth reading if you're interested in other countries and creatures of the Realm.
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Awards / Achievements
- Passed Round 1 of the Open Novella Contest (3/18/2020)
- Hit 1,000 reads on 4/2/2020
- Passed Round 2 of the Open Novella Contest (4/27/2020)
- 2020 Ambassador's Pick (4/28/2020)
- Featured on Tapas app
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