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Monarch Chapter 30

Chapter 30

The news spread like a forest fire.

An hour after the declaration of the blood duel by Fredrick, whispers were already running across the fort. By the evening, everyone seeme...

Monarch Chapter 29

Chapter 29

Captain Edran didn't look to be in a good mood. He swept his cold, calculating eyes over the group while fiddling with the pouch of gold coins, a twitch at the corner of his lips a...

Monarch Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Fredrick's words rang across the training ground, every single chatter dying for a couple of seconds before every soldier started whispering among themselves. A hundred gold coins...

Monarch Chapter 27

Chapter 27

The ranking bouts continued throughout the day. The circle buzzed with excitement, shouts, sneers, and everything else as names were called out one after another. Soldiers walked i...

Monarch Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Rayne smelled smoke, melting iron, and the pungent smell of sweat as he entered Master Lander's workshop, the only blacksmith travelling with Captain Edran's warband. Kesh walked ...

Monarch Chapter 25

Chapter 25

Casper wiped soot from her eyes, smoke burning her throat as another spell matrix pulsed in her hands. The battlefield had quieted down compared to before; the soldiers had managed...

Monarch Chapter 24

Chapter 24

A roar split the sky.

Rayne jumped out of the reach of a troll's club and snapped his head towards the forest, just as the warlord stepped into the battlefield. It looked as ...

Monarch Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Rayne felt like he had been hit with a sledgehammer. His lungs burned. His muscles screamed and his legs wobbled as he tried to stand.

Up ahead, the troll stood, knocking awa...

Monarch Chapter 22

Chapter 22

What Rayne expected soon turned to reality.

Edran gave them marching orders alongside the other squads as the threat of the trolls kept making everyone nervous. Day by day, m...

Monarch Chapter 21

Chapter 21

The cool morning mist clung to Rayne's troll armour as he stood in the training grounds right behind the tower. Pale sunlight filtered through the clouds and a group of soldiers sa...

Monarch Chapter 20

Chapter 20

Captain Edran stayed seated long after the other squad leaders had left. Hours had passed since he had heard the report of the troll warlord sighting, and the meeting that came aft...

Monarch Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Rayne's breath caught in his throat as the massive foot emerged out of the hole, then slowly the whole body revealed itself. The goblins that had grown quiet began chattering unani...

Monarch Chapter 18

Chapter 18

The troll's eyes squinted at him. Rayne's heartbeat quickened and his senses rang out in warning, telling him to run. To not become flesh for the troll to feed on.

Rayne igno...

Monarch Chapter 17

Chapter 17

The arcspider slammed into his shield with the weight of a cannonball. Rayne groaned, and this close to it, he was able to get a good look at it. Dread filled him as he stared at t...

Monarch Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Rayne's feet sank into the muddy bottom of the river and he almost cursed at the cold water, even under the sun. It rushed past him in roaring waves, threatening to make him lose h...

Monarch Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Edran Sinclair, second in line of House Sinclair, stood by the tall window of his office, arms folded as his gaze caught the smoke trails in the distance coming out from the forest...

Monarch Chapter 14

Chapter 14

It turned out Rayne had to wait more for his new armour, and unfortunately, he had orders to follow.

“Rayne, to your left!”

Bran's voice alerted him and he turned ...

Monarch Chapter 13

Chapter 13

As Rayne had realised early on, rest was apparently not a part of the army. At least not with Bran standing over their heads.

The sun glared down over Fort Algar, and Rayne�...

Monarch Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Edran dropped from the fort like thunder on the ground. His blade glowed red-hot as he charged at the troll. It shrieked, swinging its massive fist, and Rayne almost shouted, seein...

Monarch Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Rayne's leg ached as he walked. The crude cloth he'd wrapped around it had soaked through with blood long ago, but the wound was far from healing. It sent a dull pain up through h...

Monarch Chapter 10

Chapter 10

Fire crackled low in the center of the camp, casting flickering shadows over Rayne's face. He couldn't believe their luck—or bad luck, in this case.

Not every injured perso...

Monarch Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Boots crunched against mulch and fallen twigs. Rayne cast his eyes on the thick trees all around them as they headed deeper into the never-ending forest. He saw no birds on the bran...

Monarch Chapter 8

Chapter 8

Rayne stood near the door in Axel's office, still caked in dried goblin ichor and sweat, as the lantern hanging at the back of the room cast a golden light upon everyone. He felt di...

Monarch Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Rayne eyed the trees as they moved. They were thicker, with branches growing at odd angles, trying to cover every part of the forest. Light wafted through the canopies, and he saw s...

Monarch Chapter 6

Chapter 6

Rayne thought that the worst was over when they had gotten back to Algar after killing the troll, but it had yet to come.

“Look me straight in the eye, trollface. See the s...

Monarch Chapter 5

Chapter 5

The sparse trees thickened the deeper they moved. Bark changed color to a slightly reddish hue here. The squad marched quietly, and Rayne kept his eyes on the ground, careful not to...

Monarch Chapter 4

Chapter 4

“Form up! Perk up your ears, and if I see anyone yawning again, you'll get lashes before you even get close to becoming monster meat!”

Hobbs shouted over the wind, and Ray...

Monarch Chapter 3

Chapter 3

The hard, impatient, and thunderous knock almost made Rayne trip over the stool as he made his way toward the door. He picked up a rusty dagger he had found thrown on the floor and ...

Monarch Chapter 2

Chapter 2

In that brief moment, Edran's urging made countless thoughts race through Rayne's mind. Should he run away? Should he admit he was an amnesiac? Should he reveal the truth about who ...

Monarch Chapter 1

Chapter 1

He gasped as a greasy, terrible scent flooded his nostrils and felt like he was living his worst nightmare.

It twisted his stomach into a knot, and he tasted copper in his m...