Chapter 57

War broke out in the first year after the Seelie Kingdom fell. The new ruler, King William, had done away with the old laws and rebuilt the kingdom anew. The vampires had grown in strength, forming an alliance with the witches and taking over a few shifters’ lands. The world was thrown into chaos. The Elven Kingdom had been quick to help the surrounding creatures—the centaurs, mermaids, and the rest of fae kind—but the battle proved challenging.

By the seventeenth year, my father, King Griel, had opened the Elven Kingdom to the rest of the creatures forced to retreat. Amoria had descended into chaos. I stared down at the small village a few miles away from us. Father had instructed me to lead a troop toward the village of Demilius to investigate vampire activity. He had been right—the place was swarming with them. I was next in line, his trusted soldier. Will had prepared me perfectly for this. My power had grown in the fir