The Empress and Her Knight

In a world ruled by kingdoms and councils, one duel changes everything.

When the powerful King of Asterfell demands marriage, Empress Seraphina refuses.
The Union orders a ritual duel to determine her fate.
Her chosen warrior?

Sir Daren Vale — the undefeated champion of the brutal underground fighting pits.

The continent expects Daren to fall.
Instead, he defeats Asterfell’s royal knight in a legendary battle that echoes across nations.

Humiliated, the foreign king sends assassins.
The Union protects him.
And Seraphina learns that power without loyalty is a cage.

So she breaks it.

Valenfirth declares independence.
Hidden alliances surface.
Enemies gather.
Rumors spread—about rebellion, politics…

…and the Empress’s growing attachment to her knight.

But Daren Vale, wounded, hunted, and forged by hardship, refuses to kneel to fear.
He swore to protect her.
Even if the world calls it treason.

In the shadows of betrayal and the light of forbidden affection, an Empress and her knight rise together—

to defy kings, councils, and destiny itself.