Shadow Kingdoms | Book 1 ✔ (REWRITTEN AS 'THE EXILED KING') - Jay W. Knight | Calagtic - Wattpad

Shadow Kingdoms | Book 1 ✔ (REWRITTEN AS 'THE EXILED KING')

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Reads 14,621
Votes 1,126
Parts 45
Time 4h 16m

Book 1 - Completed *FIRST DRAFT*

It's never easy when you find yourself inheriting magical powers you thought were only legends. 
'Guardians' are gifted with special powers to protect their world, and when demons invaded, they were the ones to fight the demons. And now, 50 years later, an old enemy is rallying up another army to destroy the world.
Lirya, the daughter of a noble family in the human kingdom, suddenly has her world thrown into chaos as she learns about the guardian powers.
Now she and her companions face the daunting challenge of learning what their powers are and how they can be used to save the world.

*THIS BOOK HAS BEEN REWRITTEN! FOR A BETTER, MORE POLISHED VERSION, READ 'THE EXILED KING' (Can be found on my profile)
[Previously Five Kingdoms]

*Disclaimer: The art used in the cover is not mine! I grabbed it off the internet and added a bunch of effects and text to make the cover... all credit goes to the original artists (Whoever they may be)*

Won 3rd place in the Gemstone Awards 2020 - 21/07/2020

Rankings:
# 31 - war [Out of 81.4K stories] (15/07/2021)
*Used to be 1st in the #fivekingdoms tag, with book 2 'Shattered Kingdoms' coming second.All Rights Reserved

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