In the once-prosperous kingdom of Horustan, a devastating illness has struck, leaving its people in fear and desperation. As the kingdom teeters on the brink of collapse, the neighboring kingdom, Osiria, offers its aid. However, their condition was to let the Duke of Horustan, Koen Theodoric, marry the Princess to Osiria, Shanon Domeris. Unexpectedly, Horustan discovered that Osiria was the reason behind the disease which escalated tension between the kingdoms.
Amidst the chaos, Princess Shanon gives birth to a baby boy. However, the child becomes a pawn in the power struggle between the kingdoms. The child, named Kian, faces a fate intertwined with his mother's malevolence and his father's absence.
As he grows, he must resist her twisted desires for power and control, which threaten to shape his character in unimaginable ways. As the story unfolds, the choices made by Kian and those who surround him will reverberate, shaping not only his own destiny but also the fates of Horustan and Osiria.
A retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth, a story of fate, the struggle for power, and love found in the most unexpected places.
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Persephone has been raised in Olympus all her life - her mother absent, her father a cruel king, with her siblings teaching her all they know. She has seen all of what the gods and goddesses do and she is sick of it. When she learns her safety is threatened by staying in Olympus, she flees to the Underworld. There she stays until she learns that her leaving has caused the world to wilt. But leaving behind her newfound friends and Lady of the Underworld is something she will not do willingly, no matter the consequences.
[[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Cover designed by Regina Dionela
Content Warning: Mentions of rape and incest