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The Crown's Demand: The Test of Legacy

The Crown's Demand: The Test of Legacy

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Chapter 1 Adebayo's Return

Word Count: 1067    |    Released on: 15/07/2025

nd breathless. The battlefield still smoldered. Prince Adebayo stood among the wounded a

, voice hoarse from the jou

of dying men seemed to fade behind him. He stared at the horizon, blo

his eyes

days

turned his gaze toward the west, toward Akun. Though pain clawed throug

red as a silent storm, the iron hooves of his steed clashing against the stone p

e had bled for was quiet. No trumpets. No chants. No waiting crowd to receive their princ

rotting flowers left too long in mourning bowls. Red silk banners hung limp from

ds bowed stiffly. Servants avoided his eyes. A str

here?" he asked, th

d-stepped forward at last. "Your Highne

ds, hearing them again on Akun soil

softly. "Why is th

ated. "There is m

lenched his jaw, concealing the sting beneath his ribs. His father was gone. Kabiyes

hreatened to burn the farmlands and enslave his people. He had stood on the battlefi

lent. The palace bore the air of loss-and something else. Something hidden. It l

polished and alive with ceremony, were dusty, abandoned. Courtiers kept their dista

bowed. At their center stood the kingmaker-tal

echoing across the open marble floor. "You hav

oom f

red. "What

d the will of the Circle, the title of crown prince ha

for this kingdom. I bled for it.

yesi's death has awakened the five rival kingdoms. They demand

urs

sons of Adesoji must go. Each must journey into one of the

courtyard was filled with nobles, elders, and townspeople summoned for the public announcement. From a r

rried over t

t be known! The throne shall not be inherited, but earned. The five sons of the king shall dep

d. Some wept. Others look

, he shall rule. If two return, the kingdom shal

fell l

his eyes. Others studied him with suspicion. Whispers began to spread: The f

s is the will of the king, and the word of

seemed narrower now, pressing in on him. Somewhere deep within, he felt the old ache return-not of the woun

id, 'Some kings rule with fire, others

ad been pa

, and the first raindrops fell, soft as secrets. A wind stirre

And once again, Adebayo wo

alke

rd f

ard

he crown

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1 Chapter 1 Adebayo's Return2 Chapter 2 Shadows in the Bloodline3 Chapter 3 Eleven Days Await4 Chapter 4 The Hidden Seal5 Chapter 5 The Feast of Remembrance6 Chapter 6 The Fire Beneath the Crown7 Chapter 7 The Throne's Shadow8 Chapter 8 The Burial of a King9 Chapter 9 Secrets Beneath Silence10 Chapter 10 The Table Before the Thorns11 Chapter 11 The Road Divides12 Chapter 12 The Last Light Before the Journey13 Chapter 13 The Eleventh Day (Prologue)14 Chapter 14 The Watchers and the Warnings15 Chapter 15 The Final Night16 Chapter 16 The Departure Begins17 Chapter 17 The Weight of the Road18 Chapter 18 Into the Unknown19 Chapter 19 Shadows and Whispers20 Chapter 20 Whispers Beneath the Moon21 Chapter 21 The Eyes That Watch22 Chapter 22 A Crack in the Brotherhood23 Chapter 23 When Shadows Whisper24 Chapter 24 The Trees That Watch25 Chapter 25 Whispers Beneath the Flame26 Chapter 26 Shadows Behind the Throne27 Chapter 27 Whispers Beneath the Crown28 Chapter 28 Whispers Before the Storm29 Chapter 29 The Shadow Beneath the Throne30 Chapter 30 The Cracks Beneath the Crown31 Chapter 31 Ashes, Echoes, and Eyes That Burn32 Chapter 32 The Blood That Spoke33 Chapter 33 Eyes That See in Silence34 Chapter 34 Whispers Beneath the Rubble35 Chapter 35 The Path of Secrets36 Chapter 36 A Cold Fire in the Sand37 Chapter 37 A Blade in the Fig38 Chapter 38 When Walls Have Ears39 Chapter 39 The Crow Beneath the Crown40 Chapter 40 The Serpent Paath41 Chapter 41 Shadows of the Silent and the Fifth Flame42 Chapter 42 A Storm Beneath the Silk43 Chapter 43 The Eye of Betrayal44 Chapter 44 The Quiet Before the Storm45 Chapter 45 Whispers Beneath the Baobab46 Chapter 46 The Serpent Beneath the Crown47 Chapter 47 What the Dead Left Behind48 Chapter 48 Beneath the Cleak of Dust49 Chapter 49 The Throne That Listens50 Chapter 50 Beneath the Ashes, the Fire Waits51 Chapter 51 A Kingdom Between Teeth and Tongues52 Chapter 52 Whispers Beneath the Mountain53 Chapter 53 The Quiet Before the Quake54 Chapter 54 Beneath the Gown of Silence55 Chapter 55 Where Shadows Sleep56 Chapter 56 The Mirror Speaks57 Chapter 57 The Path of Ash and Light58 Chapter 58 Echoes of the Blood Oath59 Chapter 59 Beneath the Robes of Silence