Violenceandfireflies Stories

Three cities. One war. No mercy. Veydris is a city of order and steel, where discipline is survival, and the strong rule with iron fists. Rhyvren is a city of chaos and rebellion, where anarchy thrives, and power belongs to those willing to seize it. Between them, the war rages on-a brutal conflict where there are no heroes, only survivors. Lyria is one of them. A ruthless enforcer of Rhyvren, she has spent her life hunting those who stand in her way, fueled by vengeance for the people she lost. She bows only to him-Varyx, the ruthless ruler who took her in, raised her in blood and shadow, and molded her into his perfect weapon. Even as his hands wander too far, even as his grip tightens around her throat, she remains loyal. She cannot escape his manipulation and torture. Blinded by loyalty, she will burn the world for him. Ryker is a ghost of the past she thought was long buried. Once her closest friend, now a traitor who vanished into the underground city of Nocten-a hidden sanctuary that defies both Veydris and Rhyvren, a place that refuses to take sides. But Ryker has changed. He is no longer the frightened boy who ran. He is the leader of a team that disrupts the war from the shadows, and when their paths collide, Lyria is forced to face the one thing she cannot bring herself to kill. There was something between them once-something neither of them ever acknowledged, buried beneath violence and the blood on their hands. Unspoken words. Unfinished thoughts.