Chainslock

COMPLETED.

(WARNING: R18 on chapter 200+ onwards. This is a SLOW BURN ROMANCE. Read at your own risk.)

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On a secluded mountain situated upon a kingdom known as Feuersturm, resides a seemingly trifling cabin with an unlikely duo as its inhabitant—a witch, and her apprentice who presumably comes from a clan sought after by slave traders. 

Faustina is a sixteen-year-old girl who fled the slave market with the help of a sickly witch named Eula, who later on trained her as an apprentice for the span of seven years. 

Plagued with a mysterious disease for several years, Eula died despite the efforts Faustina had exerted to cure her; in her last breath, she left an odd request behind. 

"Sustain the king's life. This is your duty. Do not adhere to the prophecy."

To which the odd plea shadowed a bizarre series of events, a consequential sentence; similar to that of a premonition. The same night the phrase was muttered, the chain of events followed:

A warlock's intrusion to their home, with a peculiar yearning to resurrect Eula from the dead...

and the king himself, asking for Faustina’s aid.

Sustaining the King's Life

Faustina stared at the book given to her by Ezekiel. Strangely enough, it was coal-colored and it didn't exactly have a reference sticker that should be pasted on it. And to top it all off, the book looked different among the others.

How can it be the case when all the books are being regulated and kept with magic?

Faustina then swiped her thumb across the leather of the book; and then that's when she sees a mark of her thumb. The book was dusty. Patted the book tentatively to get rid of the dust, and before she decided to open it, she looked affront; to her left, right; and finally, behind.

Faustina held her lamp close to the book.

Faustina began to scan her eyes to the text. It was a good thing it was written in a common language.

Faustina began to examine the book's content once more.

Unknown gem