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Hunchbacks don't get love. They get ridicule and scorn. That suits Wyrn just fine. As the son of a warlord, he resolves to die earning his father's respect in a tournament instead. The plan backfires and he's forced to marry a princess against his will. She's 18, beautiful, and suspicious. There is no way a king would give away his ONLY child to a random man much less a hunchback. Something must be wrong with her. And so, Wyrn decides to give her back. The only problem? She won't let him.

COUNTRYHUMANS. In the East, a thieving mercenary unknowingly gets herself entangled in the perplexing affairs of a difficult situation. An honorable captain of guards stumbles- and falls- upon the ashes of his own past. Both find themselves torn between opposition and acceptance; their values and morals and everything they've ever believed. In the West, two young boys have at stake all they hold dear- whether they'll admit it or not. A carefree journey gone wrong. A destiny they must face. A fate that intertwines them all. ------ ONE STORY, TWO TALES. ------ The land was cursed by war, by famine- and now, an incurable disease that abducts its victims' souls, that turns those in its wake into the undead. Countless have perished, and countless more will. The Oracle has declared that only with a journey of hardships over land, sea, and air, with the acquisition of 7 Blessings from the King of the Forbidden, will these curses be lifted. 4 were Chosen to begin the quest- on which all those bloodthirsty monsters they'd only known to be in tales are real and all of their worst nightmares will come true- With only the Moon as their guide. Will they live to return in victory, or will other determinants alter their path...? ------ 30/04/2021 - #1 russiaxchina 27/04/2021 - #8 rochu #4 originalau 03/05/2021 - #2 countryhumansfanfiction 26/06/2021 - #1 canukr #2 countryhumans Thank you <3 @Arafisabu for the beautiful cover!!

"Malice of the underworld shall rise; After millennia of deep slumber, This time until the entire realm dies Down to its last element of freedom plunder'd. He will not settle until his annihilation spreads, Far and wide to the horizons of the realm, Pending the extinction of all life forms; Not a strand of grass shall survive this genocide. .... .... .... Mine grandeur blunder of conception, Was that fabrication and annihilation; Were somehow athwarts. At the smallest level of origins, we are all one. Wield them both, and you are an immortal. If not this time, then another. . ." ~ 5th Aaraliz: Malice Such was the prophecy that the queen of Immortalia had penned down for the future generations; to warn them of what was coming. A young sword, Dyren Justenforth along with his twin sister Laticia Lionheart finds their way of understanding nature better to become master magic wielders and to ultimately prevent the impending disaster. Amazing cover by @lavendareyes ! :) Winner of Watt-a-Mini Awards Category 'Most Unique Male Character Name'