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The Silverston Empire teeters on the edge of ruin. A foolish emperor and his reckless sons cling to power, while the nobility, consumed by greed and ambition, bleed the empire dry. The people live in crushing poverty, women are silenced by systemic oppression, and magic—once a source of wonder—has been branded as sin. The ancient dragons, symbols of balance and strength, are no more, leaving the land vulnerable and fractured.

All hope rests on the Alcons, a forgotten bastion of power. Its guardians? Six princesses, dismissed as spoiled and unfit for anything beyond luxury. But beneath the silks and jewels lie secrets and strengths even they do not fully understand. In a world spiraling into darkness, can these unlikely heroines rise to reclaim their empire and restore the balance?

Daughters, Swords &Dragons

Deyanira was fighting back tears "I want vengeance."

"It is not the duty of an Alcon to have revenge. If an empire falls it is the fault of the Alcons your father knew that." Moontar explained.

Valdis scoffed holding painful tears bile in her throat "Yet he went to be slaughtered."

The guards were trying to knock the doors down now "You don't have much time, I have told you what you must do. Now go."

Moontar smile was filled with sorrow "I must die with my king, there's no place for a sorcerer in this world. Do not pity me, this era is just that cruel."

Deyanira bite her lip "I don't care what anybody says I will have my revenge for mother, for father, for sera, for Garth, for you, for us. The Emperor will pay for what he has done." declaring that she jumped into the hole.

"She's young, she won't understand." Moontar chuckled.

"I don't either." Neera said bitterly jumping as well.

Emery stood for a while "I'm terrified we've never left the walls of this castle before."

Eris held her shoulder "This isn't the end, we will always be there for each other no matter how far we are."

Valdis held her shoulder as well with an encouraging squeeze emery jumped.

Eris stared at Moontar and Valdis "Or castle isn't so easy to breech, I fear that someone has betrayed us. When I find out who it is, I will kill that person I swear it, with every fiber in my body." this were her words before she jumped.

Moontar and Valdis stared at each other for the longest time "Why did you do it?"

Valdis gave her an innocent look which melted away into a face one had never seen before "Because I will rule Alcon and all the six kingdoms." she declared.

"That's a foolish ambition." Moontar proclaimed and Valdis attacked her with her switch blade Moontar held the dagger with her hand blood dripping over the blade.

Valdis laughed "Maybe it is, but I will not let the Emperor get away with making my family his dogs, his slaves. I will break the oath that binds us to him and set my family free."

The door burst open and Valdis free fell into the hole which Moontar chanted to close it "Heraki!" returning it to it's original state of concrete floor. "

Swords surrounded her and a distinguished young man dressed in the most outstanding armor entered "Where are the princesses sorcerer?"

Moontar smiled a chilling look on her otherwise pale face "I have not seen them."

"I can see you wish to die." he said a hard look on his displeased face, ready to attack with his blade.

"You have obviously not heard of me, you live by the blade, you die by the blade. Heirakah! Hairakah! Uahaikuhaaa!!!!!"

Lightning struck from the thunderous sky sending them flying in different directions a hurricane blew within the castle walls.

By the time they regained their balance she was gone.

DEYANIRA: CHAPTER 30