Wicked Is the Crown

Venomthorn: The Rise of Ruin

A story where the villains are the protagonists. The world doesn't need heroes-it needs fear.

Setting

The story takes place in a fractured world ruled by seven powerful kingdoms, all kept in uneasy balance by ancient magical laws and corrupt royal families. Beneath the surface lies the Crimson Warden Academy, a secret training ground for the most dangerous minds-assassins, manipulators, shadow witches, poisoners, and tacticians-trained not to protect the world, but to reshape it.

The academy's final class, known as Venomthorn, has just graduated. Each student has a deadly skillset and a reason to destroy the world as it is.

Main Plotline

The story follows a newly formed team of six powerful villains who graduate from Crimson Warden Academy and are immediately assigned a high-risk mission:
➡️ Assassinate Lady Serenthia of the Silver Dominion,
➡️ Frame the King,
➡️ Collapse the royal system from within, and
➡️ Retrieve the soulbound crystal she holds-a relic that controls a forbidden ancient power.

But this is only Mission One.

Unbeknownst to the team, the Academy itself is using them to ignite chaos in all seven kingdoms-to reset the world order.
As the missions get darker, and the consequences heavier, the team begins to question their place in the grand scheme. Are they pawns? Or are they capable of overthrowing even their own creators?

Tone
Dark fantasy with twisted humor

Brutal friendships and slow-burn love

Power, betrayal, manipulation

"Villains vs villains" dynamics

Shocking reveals and cruel victories