Once upon a time, in the hills of The Gilded Kingdom, lived a Princess raised with the purpose of one day becoming The Greatest Queen of Aurelia.

As a proper royal, she must dress well, behave well and attain all the knowledge from the piles of books in the shelves of the Great Library and, of course, find her People's future King through a traditional ball hosted in her home as a pretense for a contest among all the nobles that must prove themselves worthy of her hand.

But what happens if the Princess prefers swords rather than dresses, or adventures rather than balls? And one night she wishes not to hold her title anymore.

In the twists and turns of the pretentious aristocrats that now occupy her home, the Princess might find true love or a broken heart. Each way shall guide her to the life she ever craved for - or so she thought.

A new journey begins in a frigid evening of crimson snow when the nine kingdoms rise from all the corners of the world.

#1 of The Gilded Kingdom series

In a world surrounded by toxic gases and hazardous wastes, the twelve cities that built on the top of the highest mountains have managed to create "safe zones" in the world and used the people they placed in these safe zones to raise their civilization. The brutality of these twelve city created a  rebellion and gave birth to a new powerful kingdom. Twelve cities were desperate in the face of the new Hildeswat Kingdom. Cities lost their former glory and began to be destroyed one by one by Hildeswat.

Octavia Tarquinia was the princess of one of the last three cities among the clouds. The life of Octavia, who has isolated herself from everyone and spends her days in a dilapidated library, is turned upside down when her city was also occupied.

Octavia was the only person left.

After Octavia came across with Maksymilian Friedrich von Vogel, who was on officer that part of the army which occupied her city, her endless fall has begun.

Set in the world of Elaysia, Dahlia has a rough past. One she might not fully understand.

Dahlia runs from her home when she hears that the slave taxes have raised, but she doesn't make it far. Right when she reached the river, something stops her.

Or someone.

She is then sold to the army at the slave auctions. There, she makes some friends, but she also makes some enemies.

After that, well, I can't tell you. It would spoil it. But all I can say is that whatever you think you know...

You're wrong.

If you have any predictions for where you think the story is going, i would love to hear them. Feedback is always welcome (don't be afraid to be harsh. I have a super thick skin)

Pronunciation guide:

Kerston: K – ear - ston

Dahlia: da – lee – uh

Sotia: so – t – sh – ee – uh

Ensalya: En – sail – ee – uh

Elaysia: El – asia

Fjellne: F – ee – ell

The prince does not ask for his crown. The damsel does not need to be rescued. The king does not rule from his throne. The princess does not want a prince charming. The pirate does not enjoy his plunder. The assassin does not kill out of bloodlust.

Seek neither a crown nor a war, for Captain Kilyan knows not what he is in for.

{ a Legend of Luven // the Corrupt Crown Chronicles, book one }

{ r e m a r k s }

Yes, this story will eventually return, hopefully by the end of 2019. However, it is not the same as it was before. I have changed names and certain details because I want this story to be as strong as I possibly can make it. If you've read an earlier version, I hope you think this one improves upon the last greatly. If you're new to this story, welcome. I hope I do not disappoint.