Mbali_Xabela

The death of the High King’s only son initiates the King Trials; demanding the eldest pureblood from each Regnum. Aurora, the estranged and bastard-born daughter of Regnum Valwa, is the only female among eight other Herems. One of noble blood who lived her life in destitution, with her mother and her ill-stricken father and brother. She is blood-bound to compete in the King Trials on the bargain that if she represents Regnum Valwa, her father and brother will receive the treatment they so desperately need.

However, this is no easy feat, she is faced against ruthless rivals, dangerous mythological beings and creatures, forced to fight in bloody duels with an onslaught of death-defying challenges that forges a woman into a warrior; a scoundrel into a soldier. A chronicle of duty and bravery, a story brimming with riveting action, an enemies-to-lovers romance with war-provoking betrayals that reveal they are all pawns in a much larger game.

The King Trials: The Sajatai Saga

His eyes implode with tangible shock. "Truly?"

"No." I whirl around, making a start towards the narrow path.

"Aurora, wait—" he appears in front of me, blocking my path, halting me by my shoulders. He smiles cheekily. "I beg of you, do not break my heart."

"I was only being as genuine as you were," I retort.

His insolent smile vanishes. His face hardens into an unyielding look.

"Have you not figured it out yet?" I ask, scorn infecting my tone. "The Imperii is founded on the principle of only one victor, one survivor. It is not about who is 'chosen' but who remains. That is the true test. The Imperii itself determines who is chosen, designed to root out the worthy. The only one left, the one that survives, is the only one that will rule."

Chapter 93