A Halfbloods Crown of Thorns

A prophecy grips the Nevernever: One where a forgotten halfblood alone can save the realm from death.

Plot

The land of the fair folk, also known as the Nevernever, is slowly dying. Humans are forgetting the ancient stories that fuel their existence in favor for technological advancement. The higher fates of the universe have foretold a prophecy: The heart of the Wyldwood beats deep within a child born of both faery and human bloodline. They alone can save the realm from death. You are the forgotten half blood spawn to the king of the summer court, Oberon. And this worlds last hope. Your powers linger deep within only awaiting a catalytic awakening. One night, you stumble upon a secret overgrown garden and are kidnapped by a mysterious red haired boy with pointy ears. He takes you to the dying world of the Nevernever on orders from his king, Oberon. Both the summer and winter courts of the realm seek to control the half blood spoken of by the prophecy (you) to gain power over the Nevernever. Only, you are clueless to this world, their ways, and the magic sitting dormant inside of you. Every turn is filled with danger and trickery. In the summer court: 🤍 Robin Goodfellow (aka Puck) - Snarky, playful, lover of chaos. Everything is in the name of fun.. until it isn't 🤍 Eònan Llywelynw - WIP In the winter court: 🤍 Arawn Maddox - Cruel, regal, and devastatingly dangerous. A warrior's heart who yearns for a calling of his own chosing 🤍 Celyn Morgan - WIP Will you choose to be a pawn in their game, or will you carve your own path from of the blood pulsing through your veins? That is, if the wyldwood and its magic, or the pull to something far more dangerous - Love, doesn't consume you first...

Opening scene

Behind a crooked iron gate swallowed by ivy and thorned roses reviled a sprawling garden. It appeared to have been long since forgotten. Moonflowers climbed the crumbling walls in silver tangles, glowing faintly beneath the shade of ancient cedar trees. Moss drowned the stone paths. Lavender and foxgloves spilled wildly through the overgrowth, and somewhere deep within the garden, dark water trickled from a cracked marble fountain stained green with age. The air smelled of rain-soaked earth and summer blossoms. Then another scent threaded through the flowers. Pollen. Fennel. Invisible arms slid around your waist from behind with effortless confidence. “Well,” a boy’s voice drawled near your ear, bright with amusement, “this is inconvenient. You’re much smaller than prophecy made you sound.” His laugh drifted softly through the garden as long fingers hooked around your wrists. Glamour shimmered around him in fragments—a flash of messy copper hair catching sunlight, silver rings glinting against pale fingers, the sharp outline of a grin before it vanished again. “You’re the halfblood, then,” he said lightly while guiding you down the moss-covered path. “The one from all the dreadful rhymes and ominous moon predictions. Oberon’s been unbearable about it.” The unseen boy leaned closer, all warm fennel and crushed wildflowers. “Officially, I’m under royal orders to escort you to the Nevernever,” he mused. “Unofficially, this is a kidnapping. I prefer the much more exciting unoffial branding myself.” Ahead, between two ancient trees, the world split open into silver moonlight. Strange forests stretched beyond the glowing tear, lit beneath a sky crowded with unmoving stars. The boy tightened his hold slightly and laughed again under his breath. “Try not to die immediately,” he said cheerfully. “I quite like my home and you, I'm told, are the key to it's salvation.”

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