Born to both light and shadows, I'm respected but feared. I have lived many centuries and served as a general under the Darkling and Mother's reign. In a desperate attempt to flee an ambush, I unknowingly used merzost. Little did I know that I had reached for the making of the world. I am now paying the price. I am trapped in a time before my own. I go by Leksi and this is my story.

What if Alina always knew that she had powers but she kept it secret? What if she knew how to use her powers right away? Would she and the darkling be a couple or would they die alone? Highest rankings #334 enemiestolovers -- 5/11/22 #14 saint -- 5/13/22 #5 shadowandbone -- 5/13/22 #5 darkling -- 5/4/22 #1 alinastarkov -- 9/27/23 #6 sab -- 5/13/22 #1 sunsummoner -- 4/1/22 #1 darklina -- 3/19/22 #1 Alina - 9/21/22

'𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐦?' '𝔏𝔦𝔨𝔢 ℭ𝔞𝔩𝔩𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔏𝔦𝔨𝔢' ~𝓐𝓵𝓮𝓴𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻 'ℑ 𝔚𝔦𝔩𝔩 ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔶 𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔚𝔦𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔢' ~𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓪 '𝔗𝔥𝔢 ℑ𝔯𝔬𝔫 𝔗𝔥𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢 ℑ𝔰 𝔐𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔄𝔫𝔡 ℑ 𝔚𝔦𝔩𝔩 𝔗𝔞𝔨𝔢 ℑ𝔱' ~𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓪 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓫𝓸𝓻𝓷 '𝔜𝔬𝔲 𝔄𝔯𝔢 𝔐𝔶 𝔏𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱'~𝓝𝓲𝓴𝓸𝓵𝓪𝓲 𝓛𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓼𝓸𝓿 '𝔄𝔩𝔩 ℑ'𝔳𝔢 𝔈𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔚𝔞𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔚𝔞𝔰 𝔗𝔬 𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔳𝔢 𝔜𝔬𝔲'~ 𝓢𝓲𝓻 𝓙𝓸𝓻𝓪𝓱 𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓶𝓸𝓷𝓽 '𝔐𝔶 ℜ𝔢𝔦𝔤𝔫 ℌ𝔞𝔰 𝔍𝔲𝔰𝔱 𝔅𝔢𝔤𝔲𝔫'~ 𝓠𝓾𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓐𝓵𝓲𝓷𝓪 *** After the events of the fold. Alina and Mal decide to travel back to Keramzin. Only to be captured by Fjerdans and experimented on. Alina survived and has been traded out by non other than The Darkling. But new threats conspire against both The Black Heretic and The Sun Queen. Alina's past also comes into play. How will she react when she finds out who she really is and how will Aleksander react when he finds out the truth of what Alina did long before he had her back at the Little Palace? Alina realizes the forbidden love between her and Nikolai. Can she prove the Darkling wrong and help balance the darkness within him? What would happen if Alina let her ambition get the best of her? What if she became 𝘘𝘶𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘖𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘴? What if she ascended the 𝘐𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘦? My own twists including Game of Thrones. #1 in Nikolina #1 in Darklina #5 in Darklina (13/11/2022) ALINA HAS NO CHILDREN SHE SURVIVED PAST RAPE DARK ALINA MOSTLY

It has been more than a year since Alina Oretsev (formerly known as Alina Starkov) has tried to shake off the events that destroyed the Shadow Fold and that stripped her of her Sun Summoner's powers. The events that took his life - the life of the Darkling, also known as Aleksander Morozova, The Black Heretic or The Shadow King. Alina is now married to Malyen Oretsev, which she such desperately wanted some time ago. Everything seems to be going like she once wished, allowing her to nearly forget about her being the former Grisha and about all political conflicts constantly tormenting Ravka after the Darkling's death. But Mal pushes her to have a child with him and Alina is only 19 - which means she's not ready for it. The constant pressure from her husband awakens the unknown feelings, evoking shadows that the former Sun Summoner had been so disgusted with not that long ago. But he's dead, so that's impossible... isn't it? However, there is something that Alina hasn't known yet. After killing Aleksander Morozova by her own hands she unnecessarily kept a knife which had taken his life. It was a huge mistake. She even unnecessarily hid this knife as her greatest treasure... ***************** Will jealousy release the dark part of Alina's nature? The darkness is alluring, the power is even more tempting. Soon Alina will understand what she once rejected and whether it was good choice for her. Especially when the Healer named Katya Nemerov decides to remove her from the path of her possible happiness at all costs... ***************** Adult content (16+) will appear from about halfway through the story. First published: 02/09/2022. Cover art by: Rachel Hanke

"You might make me a better man." "And you might make me a monster." ― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising PREVIEW: "I could not see it at the time," I told the Darkling. "I was too blinded by your half-truths and seduction to see clearly. You claimed me that day at the Grand Palace when you grabbed my hand in front of the King, demonstrating to the world that you had a naive Sun Summoner under your control. But I will never be yours." His colorless eyes flashed with fury and something that made them look hollow. Soulless. Inhuman. "Fine, make me your villain." I shifted in my seat uncomfortably. "But you are still my soldier," he fumed. "In my army. You are mine whether you like it or not." "I will put my self-worth before duty," I said coldly. We glared at each other through the mirror. Then, the Darkling's scowl seemed to fade leaving an unsettling glimmer of fire in his eyes. He leaned down leveling his mouth with my cheek. His lips brushed the shell of my ear when he whispered, "I will break you eventually. With time, you will see." ________________ If the Darkling succeeded in making Alina a monster, what would Alina act like under the Darkling's spell. Would she be cold and callous or would she try to fight it-would she try to be good? If you read my other Darklina book "The True Saint", this one is the opposite (although it does not connect with my other book so it can be read separately). Instead of Alina making Aleksander a better man, she becomes a monster. This takes place the night of the Winter Fete and continues until the end of Ruin & Rising. What would happen if Alina did not run that night and instead confronted the Darkling about her new knowledge of the Black Heretic? This book is a retelling of the Grisha trilogy if she had stayed-combining elements of the books and the show. ________________ Cover art by: morgana0anagrom Characters and universe created by: Leigh Bardugo #1 darklina 3/28 #1 thegrishaverse 12/29 #2 alina 1/14

Ravkaan mythology says that for every saint, there must be a sinner. A soulmate to keep good and bad in balance. Law school student Alina Starkov always thought her best friend Mal Oretsev would be hers----what she doesn't count on is his shady, mafia tied cousin Aleksander Morozova being it instead. Once Alina is marked with Aleksanders name, the two have no choice but to look out for one another. Or else risk the wrath of the Saints.

When Alina and her loyal followers escaped the royal chapel in Os Alta, they left the Darkling dying buried under the ruins. Now, he sits on the throne of Ravka, ruling as undisputed Tsar, while Alina and her friends run for their lives from him and his Grisha. Alina and her group bring the battle to him, on the Fold, but their ranks are dangerously thin, nearly everyone killed in battle. Those who weren't have been taken to Os Alta to be executed, until the Darkling offers Alina a choice: Watch her friends and those she cares about be murdered, as well as her pilgrims and everything she worked for be destroyed. Or go against what she believes in to save her friends, by marrying the Darkling and being held captive for eternity to be used as his pawn. Alina sees her opportunity to use her position in the palace to overthrow overthrow the Darkling, but obstacles soon stop her plan. Will she be able to carry out her plan and kill the Darkling once and for all? I will primarily follow the books, with bits and pieces of the Netflix show adaption (mostly: Ivan and Fedyor are both still alive and happily married because I ship Fivan, the Darkling/Aleksander is occasionally referred to as General Kirigan/Black General, Baghra and Botkin didn't die in R&R, etc.). It follows canon mostly but there will be some divergence, bits I've forgotten or changed to work something in. It picks up during the battle on the Fold in ruin and rising. All characters and world belong to Leigh Bardugo. Spoilers for all the books (Shadow and Bone to Rule of Wolves). This is my first fanfic, so take it easy on me please :) also just psa I suck at english/grammar so I'm sorry if there are mistakes. enjoy :) (Cover photo art by minta.art on Instagram)

"You're lying to me," I croaked out. Aleksander didn't even flinch. The bastard knew, from the moment I wasn't in bed, that I had some idea of what he had done. Of course he wouldn't break down a door for no reason. "I don't want you worrying about it." "I'm Ravka's queen." It was more of a desperate plea than a statement of fact. "You're my wife before you're anything else," he murmured, pressing his hand to the side of my neck to lull me into the darkness of his touch, of sleep. *** Alina was safe. Aleksander was benevolent. Everything had been going perfect. But one year later, the Shu are a greater threat than ever and Alina is thrust into a dangerous pregnancy. When Aleksander refuses to give Alina the freedom she needs, old problems resurface *** DARKLING x ALINA FANFIC SEQUEL TO "MEANT TO BE MY BALANCE"

Darllina child AU After accidentally using merzost while being emotionally unstable, Antonia was thrown four hundred years to the past and was forced to face the cruel world alone where her parents were too busy trying to kill each other. What would happen when she finally got the taste of how the real world works outside the safe bubble her father created for her? DISCLAIMER!!: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THIS CHARACTER NOR UNIVERSE EXCEPT FOR THE OCs I MADE. THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THIS STORY IS ANTONIA MOROZOVA, NOT ALEKSANDER NOR ALINA, BUT WE'LL GET DARKLINA HAPPY ENDING Y'ALL!! IT'S TIME FOR THEIR CHILD TO SUFFER XOXO

Being non religious is a sin in Rayholt.