Rise Of The Mirror King
There are a handful of people called Twin-Souled, able to exist on two worlds at once — Earth and a parallel realm called Odbeara.
Simon Ward is 19 and dying in an ICU. Then he wakes up on Odbeara as Symon Wardreth, an arrogant noble with unlimited potential.
But Simon isn't Twin-Souled. He's a Mirror Walker, a calamity-grade anomaly, with one soul bleeding across two worlds at once. Every spell he casts borrows against his own lifespan. Every day he survives, the two worlds bleed closer together. Only his death stops it.
Simon isn't ready to die. Not while his little sister is waiting for him at home. So he goes looking for the God Pearl, the only thing that can split his soul before it kills them all.
Standing in his way is Emperor Callibus, a Mirror Walker himself once, now a demon lord who watched his own family rot on Earth while he was trapped in Odbeara. He doesn't want to destroy the worlds. He wants to fuse them, and Simon's unraveling soul is the spark he needs.
What does a 19-year-old do when Earth wants to pull the plug, Odbeara wants him dead, and the only way to save either is to tear himself in half?
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Chapter: Chapter 19: A Friend in DistressI waited for Vax to fall asleep before retiring to my room. Seeing her cry weighed on my chest in ways I didn't expect. During the exchange with Lucifero, she must have worried about my safety. I had been reckless.The hall was too quiet. Perhaps everyone dreaded running into Symon Wardreth now. I knew I would take the entire blame, and no one would point a finger at Lucifero; the realization made my blood boil.I landed in bed like a husk. Sleep didn't come for hours; I kept tossing and turning from side to side until I finally sat up."I know exactly what it means. It means you were handed everything the rest of us had to earn. Magic. Title. Her."Lucifero's words rippled through my mind. I could see his face, the way it looked at me like I was some pile of filth not fit to be in these halls."She's a Wardreth. Everything that name touches deserves to burn."I shut my ears with my palms, as though doing so would keep his words from my head.Lucifero didn't just hate Symon, didn't ju
Last Updated: 2026-09-09
Chapter: Chapter 18: Two BladesTime rewound to the moment I heard Lucifero's voice. I shoved Vax out of the way and drew my sword. His attack still caught me. The ice was stinging, and it cut my knuckles."You—" I didn't get the rest of the sentence out before he moved again, blade trailing frost, the temperature in the hall dropping fast enough to fog every breath around us.I brought my sword up to meet the next swing, and the impact sent a shudder up both arms. He wasn't holding back.Whatever restraint he usually kept wrapped around himself had come completely undone."You could have killed her," I snarled."I don't care." He said it so flatly, so simply, that it landed harder than if he'd screamed it. "I never have."That answer told me everything I needed to know and none of what I wanted.He came at me again, faster this time, ice forming in jagged spears along the floor with every step he took, and I felt the heat build in my chest — the tell I'd learned to recognize by now, the one that meant I was about t
Last Updated: 2026-09-08
Chapter: Chapter 17: Give Me Something"Get away from her!" I screamed even before I was fully in the hall. Everyone present turned to the door.Mazikeen sat beside Vax, holding one strand of her braided hair like she was checking it out. Vax laughed at something she'd said. I crossed the room in a long stride and yanked Vax up by her hand."Ouch!" Vax winced. When she saw the frown on my face, she didn't protest further."You will do well to stay away from her." I was surprised at how low and deep my voice sounded."You're paranoid; I don't recall you being this paranoid." Mazikeen smiled. She had the effortless ability to smile like a devil."We were just talking," Vax whispered."Your sister is a natural at magic; she'll surpass even you when she gets to our level.""And don't think I know that?" I snapped.She sighed and crossed one leg over the other; her cut dress slid off, revealing her thighs. I looked away."What do I have to do to earn a little breathing space with you?""How about crawling back to your hellhole
Last Updated: 2026-09-08
Chapter: Chapter 16: Out of My Way“Do I need to tell you two to behave?” Zudrik looked at Lucifero first, then his eyes darted to me. Neither of us answered.He sighed.“Your father decided to foster peace between our realms. I share your disapproval of it, but we cannot risk a war,” he said.“He should have picked another academy aside from this one.”I looked at Lucifero; his hand was on the hilt of his sword; his hand was always on the hilt of his sword. He looked taller now.“And you?”“I promise to stir no trouble,” I told him. He didn't look like he believed me.“Symon, you've said those words to me so many times in the past, and each time you manage to do the exact opposite.”“I have a sister to look after,” I said.“Stay away from Mazikeen. I have a hard time trusting that demon.” Zudrik turned to Lucifero. “I need you to lead any mission those two are involved in.”Lucifero nodded slowly, like he had no choice but to accept.We left Zudrik's office in silence, which was somehow worse than if he'd kept yelling
Last Updated: 2026-09-07
Chapter: Chapter 15: Guests of the CrownOdbeara had a way of throwing the worst news at me at the first light of each day. I found out the same way I found out about most disasters lately — by walking into a room and immediately regretting it.The main hall was packed. Every guild master was there, and students had crammed themselves along the balconies above like something worth watching was about to happen.Vance stood near the front, arms crossed, jaw tight."What's going on?" I asked, sliding in beside Astrid."You're about to find out," she said. "And you're not going to like it."Zudrik walked up to the dais, and the room went quiet. He cleared his throat."By order of the crown," he said, "and in accordance with terms negotiated following the incident with the Emperor's sons — two new members will be joining the Blazing Sun Guild. Effective immediately."A ripple went through the crowd. My stomach dropped before my brain caught up with why.The doors at the back of the hall opened.I felt them before I saw them. Tha
Last Updated: 2026-09-06
Chapter: Chapter 14: The Space BetweenI waited until I was alone before I let myself fall apart, just a little.Astrid had bought the "I'm fine" for about as long as it took her to finish her sentence about moonroot elixirs, which was to say, not at all. She'd walked me to my room anyway, made me drink water like that fixed anything, and left only after I promised — badly, unconvincingly — that I'd sleep it off.I had no intention of sleeping."Grey."The screen flickered to life at the foot of my bed, patient as ever, infuriating as ever."Yes, Lord Symon.""I need you to explain something, and I need you to actually explain it this time. Not the version where you say three words and let me sit in existential crisis for a week.""I make no promises.""Grey.""Very well. What would you like explained?"I sat forward, elbows on my knees. "I was standing in the guild hall. One second I'm listening to Astrid talk about moonroot, the next I'm in a hospital bed on Earth holding my mother's hand. Then I'm back in the hall like
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