A Reign of Shadows

by kasieli

Summary:

The sound of the bell marked her arrival.

Raven has spent her life hiding—hiding what she is, hiding from what hunts her. As the only half-human to set foot in Valthoryn Aeternum Academy, a school where demons rule and power is survival, she knows one thing: if they find out the truth, she’s as good as dead. But secrets don’t stay buried in a place like this.

Whispers follow her. Shadows move when they shouldn’t. And then there’s Damian Al Ghul—heir to the most powerful demon bloodline, ruthless, and untouchable. From the moment their paths cross, he watches her too closely, senses something no one else does.

Because Raven isn’t just any half-demon.

She’s the heir to something long thought lost—a legacy drenched in blood, a destiny written in fire. And when the truth comes out, it won’t just be the Academy that wants her dead.

—It will be him.

Chapter 1: prologue

 

Born of ash and forged in flame,

The dusk-bound heir shall stake their claim.

Of split-born blood and shadowed name,

They rise unmarked, yet none the same.

 

The bloodless crown, the severed line,

Shall end beneath a blooded sign.

When silence drinks the final star,

The Veil shall tear—the heir not far.

 

Their voice shall wake the sleeping gate,

Their hand shall twist the threads of fate.

The sky shall blacken at their breath,

And kin shall turn to shield or death.

 

The first will fear.

The second, fall.

The third shall bind them, blood and all.

And one who walks with shadowed eyes

Must choose to kill—or let them rise.

 

Beware the one who does not know

The blood they spill is their own.