The hero returns to the empire a dragon’s corpse dragged back. Armor askew. They trudge their way back body tired and broken. Home. They expect gratitude. They expect many things like a higher title. What they did not expect was to become the Royal Guard for the First Princess of the Ixmtaraza Empire. Isabella Desdemona. The hero is pulled into confusing politics and relationships within the castle walls. While without the empires converge and allies are made that could break the Ixmtaraza Empire.
18+ for excessive violence and other triggering content.

Her eyes were shut. The men and women were quiet around the room. The report was not even in yet but she could feel it. The bad news spreading through her body. The bad news she'd have to report to her father—worse to her mother. 


Celeste's eyes open. The light cast ominous shadows. Dancing in the background as if mocking her. The maps around the room showcasing Ixmtaraza's territories, all marked red were like a warning to her. 


The locations of the Exl raids she had ordered. They red marked territories pulse. Then flicker out. Like a dying star. The welfare spell on each knight connected to this map extinguished. Just like their lives. 


Chapter 64 - The Return of Nothing