Serpent in Shackles
peachtwist3
  • Reads 1,035
  • Votes 53
  • Parts 41
  • Time 6h 48m
  • Reads 1,035
  • Votes 53
  • Parts 41
  • Time 6h 48m
peachtwist3
Complete, First published Mar 28
Mature
adventurebetrayeldeceptionfantasyforbiddenloveforcedproximityfoundfamilyfreedomfriendshipheartbreakhighfantasyidentitykingdomlovestorymagicmoralitypoliticalintriguepowerredemptionrevengeromanceromantasyroyaltysecrets
Book 1 in a series! 

Despite what Emrys has been told, her Kingdom Abneer was not the only one to survive, King Reyes is not the only monarch, and monsters are real. 

Previously a soldier for the King, now betrothed to his son, Prince Roan, Emrys Ortega is starting to feel the burden of the title she never wanted. After repeatedly sneaking out of the palace leads to a sinister threat from the King, Emrys begins to worry for her family's safety. So when she learns that one of her kingdom's soldiers has been kidnapped by the Queen of another Kingdom, Valoria, she sees this as her opportunity to redeem herself in the King's eyes and protect her family. The only problem is that she had no idea the Kingdom of Valoria even existed. In fact, the Kingdom is unlike her own. It's filled with the same monsters from the stories she had been told-monsters of the night. 

In order to rescue the soldier, Emrys must team up with the notorious monster, the Shadow Knight, and his team of mercenaries. Through their missions and encounters with the monsters, Emrys not only learns the true extent of the lies she had been fed, but that the King has something planned, far bigger than she ever imagined, and finally realizes that her true enemies may not be the monsters after all. 

Quick notes:
*Feel free to leave lots of comments!! I would love to hear everyone's opinions! (but please be kind teehee) 
*The story starts off a bit slow but I promise it will pick up. Please just give it a chance. 
*I DO NOT own the book cover photo. All credit is due to the creator. and I will be changing the cover photo soon. 
*I own all the rights to this story.
All Rights Reserved
adventurebetrayeldeceptionfantasyforbiddenloveforcedproximityfoundfamilyfreedomfriendshipheartbreakhighfantasyidentitykingdomlovestorymagicmoralitypoliticalintriguepowerredemptionrevengeromanceromantasyroyaltysecrets
Table of contents

41 parts

Sign up to add Serpent in Shackles to your library and receive updates
or
Content Guidelines
You may also like
Wings of Fire: A Game for Glory by SassyTurtle
23 parts Complete
ᴀ ɢᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜʜᴏʟᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ, ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴɪᴍᴜꜱ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ʟᴀʏꜱ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ꜰᴀʀ, ꜰᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ. ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀʟᴏɴꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪꜱ ᴀʀᴛɪꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀɴɪᴍᴜꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴛʀɪʙᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘʏʜɪʀʀᴀ... Prince Envy thinks he has been, supposedly, 'blessed' by an animus dragon when he was just an egg. He has the ability to turn 'berserk', a form where he increases his size four times larger than the average dragon... some kind of super-soldier, with other powers that are not common in Pyrrhian dragons.. this HAS to be some kind of animus magic at work. But all goes wrong when he accidentally reveals his abilities, and his power-hungry family attempts to use Envy for their own bidding. Seeing the destruction of his family before him, once Envy escapes the claws of the NightWings, he tries to get the Gem of Tyranny before the seven tribes of Pyrrhia ultimately destroy him and each other for it. In the process, he learns how it truly feels to be in a game of thrones. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cover art was made by SassyTurtle (me). Art in chapters made by SassyTurtle (me). Edit: Pictures will be added to each chapter soon!! Wings of Fire belongs to Tui T. Sutherland. Dragon tribes belong to Tui T. Suterhland. Edit: I cannot believe I still get comments for this book wow,,,, this story was EHHHH not too proud of it now that I look back lmao
A Dragon's Touch | HOTD by NekodaDotR
12 parts Ongoing Mature
"𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑, 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄, 𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐄𝐋𝐒𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐅𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐀𝐍?" ☆ Born on the Sands of Dorne with no title yet to her name and a bastard to a vigorous Targaryen Prince, Sylvia is raised alongside her mother in a pleasure house. Being the only born with silver hair and dragon scales along her deep brown skin, Sylvia is taught to cover herself from people who won't understand...and people who would want to harm her. On the night of an attack, Sylvia is separated from her mother and boards a ship heading directly to King's Landing where she is then recognized as her father's bastard and legitimized in the name of his honor, for may his bloodline thrives for another hundred years. Her days are set with learning the ways of the court and housing a potential husband from a promised conversation with King Aul Targaryen. But what happens when she catches the eye of the king's eldest son, Prince Viseron Targaryen, crowned prince and heir to the Iron Throne? A charming prince with a wicked blunt tongue, already betrothed to another. ┌── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──┐ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 12/12/22 (published 3/16/23) 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁: ☆ 𝗔 𝗙𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗦𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 (in-depth explanation inside) ☆ 𝗢𝗖!𝗕𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘅 𝗢𝗖!𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗲𝗻
Flames of Ashes by Bimsy_72
27 parts Ongoing Mature
One day. One choice. A murderer, she was called, and now as payment, she is thrown into the brutal knighthood to try and survive. However, she starts to realize that everything she has been taught might very well be a lie. She meets Zarir, Prince of Perisdia, who she is meant to be enemies with but she finds herself in a complicated relationship with him when he declares her to be his. Politics isn't just a game but a meat that means survival for all. Thrown into a world of betrayal, and secrets, her life is in danger, and her future is at stake. Now she has one choice which is to either burn the world to the ground or cleanse it. **** Cover is by the wonderful and talented @preshy_o 💕💕
colours of viridian | BOOK ONE | J a d e d ✔️ by Kate_Marr
66 parts Complete
First book in the 'JADED' series! ~"You taste..." He trailed off in the most seductive voice I had ever heard. His eyes opened and they were almost completely black now as they pierced mine. "-Irresistible."~ Jesus needing people: Relax. It's just her blood, I swear. XD • • • What happens when everything you ever thought you knew, turned out to be a lie? Viridian Mészáros: a mysterious new boy in a small town that never has new neighbours. Makenna Braylon: a curious girl who has a backbone and thinks the new boy is a tool. From the fiery pits of hell to the heaven of something new and beautiful; in a single instant, Kenna's once small reality seems a whole lot more daunting and terrifying. As the secrets and lies slowly come to the surface, will Kenna and Viridian be able to handle the truth? Or are some things better left locked up and hidden away? Secrets are spilled, but will they remain hidden? • • • Few quick things you should know: • mature language/themes occasionally • no smut, but pretty darn close at times • the plot is not cliché at all (despite how it starts!) • most chapters are really short • format style is weird • It's unedited for the time being • I'm in love with Viridian so I fangirl to you a lot • cliffhanger galore ;) Started March 24th, 2016 Completed August 3rd, 2016!
Dragon's Oracle // Daemon Targaryen by tommyriddlewhore
61 parts Complete Mature
"Why you must make me bleed my love" said Daemon "For it bring me nothing but joy" Replied Aelana * * * * When Aegon I conquered the Westeros with his sisters while riding on dragon's back, many people laid down arms. Some in defeat and some in death. Yet there were some who didnt for nothing could threaten their existence. They were called Witches of Amaris, for they ruled over night and all its aspect. Aelana was one of their kin but somehow she ended up in the red keep and met Daemon Targaryen. He was the Rogue Prince and she was the Promised Oracle. *Started on Oct 14th, 2022 *End on Apr 2nd, 2023 COMPLETED ✅✅✅ _____________________ Impressive ranking out of more than +1000 #1 Valyria (nov 2022) #1 Targaryen (dec 2022) #3 Velaryon (nov 2022) #2 fireandblood (dec 2022) #1 Daemon (jan 2023) #3 cristoncole (feb 2023)
The Edge of Tomorrow by Aia_Je
13 parts Complete Mature
Born into a prestigious family, Elijah had to shoulder a lot of things- pride, family name, being the best of the best... These things were not what he wanted. As his family pushed him to the top, he gained everything that everybody ever wanted, power, fame, and wealth. People were jealous, resentful, bitter of his achievements, they all wanted to be just like him. Beneath these cloaks was a man who longed for love, affection, happiness... But never has he gotten even a single drop of it. Trying to cast aside his past, he reincarnated after he died in a cold-blooded war. Still wanting love, affection, and happiness, he now seeks to get it all. In a world filled with magic, monsters, and swords he wants a chance to meet his desires in his second life. Now born as Alexander Hollows, he will create a path full of life... But never has he thought that so many challenges will face him from now on. With the help of the ones he trusts the most, they will discover what actually hides beneath the peace and prosperity of the new world, they will find the shadow that lurks beneath them. As the people around him discover and accept the truth of their own world will they also accept Alex's mysterious past? I'm only a beginner at writing and english is not my first language so please be considerate of my spelling and grammar errors. I have many ideas flowing in my head so please be patient while the plot slowly builds itself. I will give you more info on this novel later. Disclaimer: I do not own the cover! All credits to the creator of the cover! Any Pictures I put in the chapters do not belong to me!
Egrariand Chronicles Book 1: The Curse of the Black Stone by Ezrielsnow
48 parts Complete
A journey of self-discovery... An orphaned boy lives in misery, he tries to deal with his pain and️ discovers an enchanting world that embroils him in a cosmic conflict. --O-- Eleven-year-old Lucas has released a powerful being when he accidentally breaks the mirror cage, containing the dagger with a mysterious Black Stone on its handle. The being's name is Amara, like-a-goddess with incomparable beauty who is cursed to be in the Black Stone for eternity. She now then considers Lucas as her Master and is bound to serve him. Her power opens a portal to another world. Lucas and some friends are plunged into a world where anything is possible. But things are getting more complicated, leading them to strange adventures they never ask for. With one clear goal in mind, Lucas needs to be the Master of his own Fear. ********************* It's a high epic fantasy novel with multiple protagonists who were plunged into a magical world of Egrariand. They will meet a prince and together with him they will travel to the Land of the Gorttaurs (Dark Elven Race) to free the mystical being from her curse whom Lucas had released from the Black Stone and became his friend. It also has a touch of mythologic gods and goddesses, mythical creatures, otherworldly beings and many more. With romance, and adventures. Please Vote, Comment, and add this book to your reading list if you liked my writing and my story. Thanks for your support! Enjoy Reading!
Wake of the Dead | Two by Lup1ne
51 parts Complete Mature
After the events of Swanston, Killian-Grey struggles to prove himself to the group after being branded as a traitor--especially when competing with his rival Casimir, while Jasper struggles being heralded as a hero. Even when they're both together, they've never felt so apart. Will their growing feelings blossom into a life-changing romance, or will they forever be separated by their new ranks within the group? Meanwhile something is brewing beneath the surface, a growing threat becoming more and more persistent. The group's lives are on the line as they fight to keep themselves safe. When a group member goes missing, the real traitor will be revealed, and all Hell will break loose. 🥈 Best love interest in the Character Spotlight awards! ________________________ This is a sequel to the first book in the series. You can find the first one on my profile. This story can not be read as a stand-alone, as nothing else will make sense. ________________________ Since mock websites are becoming more common unfortunately, I have to give the disclaimer that this story is only being published on Wattpad, if you see it anywhere else let me know so I can warn my followers and also be aware that it could make your device vulnerable to malware. Story not recommended to anybody under the age of seventeen due to: - Occasional strong language - Gore - References of abuse - Violence - Sexuality/sexual references
Beyond the Empyreal Stars by writeon27
42 parts Complete
(Book 1 in The Other Worlds Series) ***2016 FCRA's Wondrous Worlds Winner and a Wattpad Featured Story!*** ***A science fiction retelling of Beauty and the Beast*** As Paragon of her planet Terra, Odette understood what her duties included - intergalactic diplomacy, flight and defense training, and the knowledge and understanding of each alien race in the universe, friendly or otherwise. With the rogue tyrant leader of the planet Anur, Comae, threatening a path of destruction, she found herself on assignment to Earth, a planet she had a connection to in the past. Passing as a human girl, her mission was to get close the President of the United States...and she found a way when she met his son. Duke Mitchell was used to the cameras on him at all times, being the son of one of the most powerful men on Earth. With a new girl shaking up his world, he found himself falling head-first, especially with her fascination of random things, like sunsets through the autumn leaves and libraries filled with books. It wasn't until he learned her true identity that he, along with the rest of the world, realized they really weren't alone in the universe. When Earth fell into chaos, Odette and Duke were separated by both space and time - years passing for Duke, changing him into a scarred, beastly man, but only moments for Odette. When her ship was taken down by his forces in the ruins of New York City, Odette was captured and held captive, though friends from her time spent on Earth before made it more bearable. But with a final threat from Comae, promising complete annihilation, she must stand up and defend the planet and the human boy she grew to love...and somehow make Duke Mitchell stop thinking of her as the enemy.
The Chronicles of Arnora: The Curse of the Blood Moon by Arnora-Books
18 parts Complete
Book One is finally complete, please look forward to Book Two, The Chronicles of Arnora: The Zemorian Invasion! Thousands of years ago there was a great war between the powers of light and darkness. The army of good had defeated the powers of evil, however darkness doesn't truly die.... Now thousands of years later that evil has returned to finish what it started all those years ago. The hope of saving the world now rests on the shoulders of one young man. Can he stop this evil before it rises again? Or will the darkness snuff out the light and reign supreme? Find out in the first exciting installment of The Chronicles of Arnora: The Curse of the Blood Moon! My story takes place on a alternate Earth, in the fictional realm of Arnora. A place abundant with magic and full of different races such as Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Witches and Wizards. I've taking inspiration from some of my favorite well known sources to bring this story to life. Some of them include The Lord of the Rings, The Witcher, Eragon and even Harry Potter. If you enjoy epic fantasy stories then I think you'll enjoy my story The Chronicles of Arnora: The Curse of the Blood Moon. This is an original story of my own creation with my own original characters. Before I started publishing my story on Wattpad I've had several people read it and they've told me it was good and they enjoyed reading it and I hope you all enjoy it as well. I've always been told I have a very active and creative imagination and I should use that i it a like and follow for more chapters to come. Please feel free to point out any grammatical errors you find that I may have missed as I'm constantly editing the story to make it better. *If any names in my story are that of real world people it's completely coincidental, I use a random name generator, which creates countless names, to help with the naming of some of my characters.
You may also like
Slide 1 of 10
Wings of Fire: A Game for Glory cover
A Dragon's Touch | HOTD cover
Flames of Ashes cover
colours of viridian | BOOK ONE | J a d e d ✔️ cover
Dragon's Oracle // Daemon Targaryen cover
The Edge of Tomorrow cover
Egrariand Chronicles Book 1: The Curse of the Black Stone cover
Wake of the Dead | Two cover
Beyond the Empyreal Stars cover
The Chronicles of Arnora: The Curse of the Blood Moon cover

Wings of Fire: A Game for Glory

23 parts Complete

ᴀ ɢᴇᴍ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜʜᴏʟᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ, ɴᴇᴀʀʟʏ ɪɴꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴɪᴍᴜꜱ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ʟᴀʏꜱ ʜɪᴅᴅᴇɴ ᴏɴ ᴀ ꜰᴀʀ, ꜰᴀʀ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ɪꜱʟᴀɴᴅ. ᴡʜᴏᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴇʟᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴛᴀʟᴏɴꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴏɴʟʏ ɪꜱ ᴀʀᴛɪꜰɪᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴀɴɪᴍᴜꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴛʀɪʙᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘʏʜɪʀʀᴀ... Prince Envy thinks he has been, supposedly, 'blessed' by an animus dragon when he was just an egg. He has the ability to turn 'berserk', a form where he increases his size four times larger than the average dragon... some kind of super-soldier, with other powers that are not common in Pyrrhian dragons.. this HAS to be some kind of animus magic at work. But all goes wrong when he accidentally reveals his abilities, and his power-hungry family attempts to use Envy for their own bidding. Seeing the destruction of his family before him, once Envy escapes the claws of the NightWings, he tries to get the Gem of Tyranny before the seven tribes of Pyrrhia ultimately destroy him and each other for it. In the process, he learns how it truly feels to be in a game of thrones. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cover art was made by SassyTurtle (me). Art in chapters made by SassyTurtle (me). Edit: Pictures will be added to each chapter soon!! Wings of Fire belongs to Tui T. Sutherland. Dragon tribes belong to Tui T. Suterhland. Edit: I cannot believe I still get comments for this book wow,,,, this story was EHHHH not too proud of it now that I look back lmao

More details