Crownblood: Novel's Untold Story

Talent.AsademonbornintoaprestigiousfamilyliketheTenebris,Calelackednothing,excepttalent.Talent,tosurpasshistwinsister,whowasbetterthanhimineveryway.Talenttoearntheapprovaloftheirmother,thecoldandruthlessMatriarch.Itwasn’tmererivalry;hisverylifedependedonit.But,nomatterhowhardhetrainedorhowlowhestooped,usingforbiddenmethodstogrowstronger,heneversucceeded.Hecouldn’tawakenhisbloodline,nordefeathissisterinasingleduel.“Justgiveupalready.You’reonlymakingitmorepainfulforyourself,”shewouldsayeverytime.Hewaspathetic,andheknewit.Butgivinguponlifewasneveranoption.“Onemoretime...I’lltryitonemoretime.”Thatwashowhealwaysrespondedtoherscorn.Wasitego?Oradesperatedesiretoproveeveryonewhowaitedeagerlyforhisdownfallwrong?Caledidn’tknow.Buthealwaysstoodupagain.Nomatterwhattheysaid,herefusedtosurrender.Nottohismother.Nottotheworld.Noteventohissister.Iftheworldstoodagainsthim,thenhewouldcrushtheworld.-------------------------“Wow.That’sanincrediblebackstoryforavillain.”Iflippedthroughthewornpagesofanoldbook,myonlyfunctionaleyeopenwide.“Butwheredidthiscomefrom?Itwasn’therebefore.”I’dreadthisromancefantasynovelbackinmychildhood,andasfarasIremembered,CaleTenebrisneverhadabackstory.“DidIgrabthewrongbook?”Itiltedthecovertocheckthetitle.[CurseoftheCrown]Itwasthesameone.“DidIskipthischapterbefore?...Whatever.”Ishrugged,turningthepageagainasIslowlylostconsciousness.AndthenIdied.