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Heir of Depravity

*Warning: Restricted Content* Nikolai is the last born of his seven brothers, and the only one left behind when his father, the king of Rodakrov, went mad. Six years later, the king dies and Nikolai, at just fifteen, must take the throne for himself. But succession is never that easy. Soon after his inauguration, his eldest brother appears before him, demanding that he cede power to the oldest of their shared bloodline... forgetting that the brother he was commanding was a child of a mad king, raised in the deepest pools of insanity. An heir to depravity itself. And depravity does not take orders. It does not follow the law of man or kingdom. It knows not the meaning of mercy. A single drop within an ocean, and the entire ocean is blighted. **The romance included within this story is slow burn, and it is neither linear nor simple. You've been warned! Also, LGBT elements are included throughout :) ** Find me on Discord: https://discord.gg/PuEFyDQKmZ

OfficialHiggins · Fantasy
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82 Chs

Unholy Transmutation - Part 22

'What is it that the alchemist would call this, hm?'

I awoke to the sound of his voice, but it was the kind of waking that wasn't genuine – like a form of subconscious lingering longer than it should. But that wasn't unheard of. Not for him. Not for me.

'Transmutation?'

My eyes remained closed for a moment. I neither wanted to see him, nor have him disappear because of my greed.

'Yes,' I exhaled. 'Transmutation, transfiguration, transmogrification, they are all the same. Changing a substance from one thing to an entirely new thing.'

I heard him cluck his tongue twice at me playfully, yet still I could not bring myself to look at him.

'Transfiguration is not alchemical, little cub, but spiritual. From man to martyr. Speaking of which – the Compassion of the Martyr. You are still clever, aren't you, little cub?'