The Last Heir of the Void KingdomChapter 13: The One on the ThroneThe figure stepped out of the darkness.Slowly.Calmly.As if the chaos consuming the world meant nothing.Inside the First Palace, ancient stars illuminated the throne room.Arin held his breath.The figure finally entered the light.And everything stopped.He wasn't a monster.He wasn't a god.He wasn't even what Arin had expected.The man looked young.Perhaps no older than thirty.He wore black and silver robes embroidered with constellations.His dark hair rested on his shoulders.His eyes glowed with a gentle silver light.And upon his brow sat a crown.A crown nearly identical to Arin's.The battlefield fell silent.The dragons.The Titans.The Guardians.Even the storms above paused.Everyone was staring.Then the impossible happened.The World Titan lowered both knees.The giant bowed completely.The earth shook beneath its submission.Far away, mountains trembled.Oceans pulled back from their shores.The ki

The Last Heir of the Void KingdomChapter 16: Beneath the Frozen SeaThe Guardian of Tides laughed.The sound rolled across the Frozen Sea like an avalanche.Entire icebergs shattered.The crew fell to their knees.Even the ship groaned beneath the pressure."THEN YOU HAVE COME TO DIE."The colossal Guardian raised one hand.An ocean-sized wave rose behind him.A wall of black water and jagged ice.Large enough to swallow fleets.Large enough to erase cities.Arin stared upward."...I feel like everyone keeps saying that."Ash sighed."To be fair, you do keep travelling toward ancient monsters.""That's not helping."The wave crashed down.Before it could strike, a beam of starlight erupted from beneath the ship.The dragon had awakened.Its massive silver body burst into the sky.Wings spread wide.Stars blazed across its scales.The dragon slammed into the falling wave.The impact exploded across the sea.Water froze instantly.A new glacier formed from the collision.The Guardian's