Never Green | ONC 2023

ONC Shortlister 2023!

There are few rules in the Kingdom of Kadotaru, and punishment is not kind, even for the young prince who wishes he was anybody else. Tied to the crown, to his family, to his kingdom, there isn't much he can do. He isn't born to bear the crown, to rule over all the creatures of Kadotaru, but it still haunts him. He never thought to break a rule, there was too much fear deep in his heart. He never thought to break any rules, until she was able to see him.

Humans. Humans don't have true sight. They aren't seers, or creatures of Kadotaru. So why can she see him? Why does she reach out to help him? And why did he have to break Kadotaru's most sacred rule?

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This novella will include extreme violence. There will be warnings at the beginning of the chapters that include this show of brutality, but do not reach this novella if you do not wish to read horrific scenes.

For the Open Novella Contest 2023 | Cover designed by me | Prompt 62
Word Count - 38,637

RANKINGS:
#44 in High Fantasy - 27/04/2023
#90 in Fae - 10/02/2023
#79 in Dark Fantasy - 10/02/2023
#09 in opennovellacontest2023 - 10/02/2023

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