Broken Cages

In a world where magic is forbidden and a weakening king rules, forgotten cruelties rise to the forefront once more.

The Syalis; royal family of Ordia, are crumbling. They once ruled with an iron fist and now magical crime goes unchecked in their own capital city. When an old enemy appears once more and unlikely allies must come together in order to preserve the world they love most, will they be able to put aside their differences before she wreaks havoc upon them all?

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"I will have them hang for this!" She screeches in fury, flinging one hand toward the open entryway.

"No! Please! M-my f-family! We've always s-served you well!" The man stutters pleadingly as the two women drag him across the cracked marble floor toward his imminent death.

"Not well enough!" She hisses as she grasps his meaty neck with her claws. His screams turn to wet gurgles as her fangs close around his spine, meeting again in the middle before she releases him to slowly slide to the ground, his lifeless eyes haunted.