Poison & Cure

Bound by a deadly bargain, a fugitive crown prince and the assassin who ruined his life must navigate warring kingdoms and ancient prophecies to stop a dark entity from usurping the gods.

Known in the shadows as the Viper, all Sigyn knows is her goal: one target, good money, no strings attached. But when her success causes a shift in the political tide and pushes two kingdoms to war, she is bound to a fate she cannot outrun.

Three years later, fate finally catches up to her when Serevin, the prince she ruined, tracks her down in the streets of Levrin N’ekor. Now his hostage, Sigyn is forced into a deadly ultimatum: return to Haskova and clear his name by standing trial—a confession that guarantees her execution.

As she navigates this bargain, the buried secrets of her past begin to unravel, for beneath her lethal exterior is a dark lineage tied to the Nexus: a shattered crystal containing the soul of a fallen god. Sigyn discovers she is the prophesied weapon for the Mistress, an ancient entity desperate for ultimate power.

In a crumbling realm torn apart by gods, Sigyn must choose: take the Mistress's hand and claim her dark birthright, or become the savior of a world that took her everything.

Chapter links:

Coming soon.

Author's note/s:
Hi! I wanted to start with a blurb for readers to check if this book fits their taste. I already have the whole story mapped out and I'm in the process of writing Chapter 15 as I post this. This has been sitting in my drafts for so long.

Also, I changed her nickname so many times from "Serpent" to "Little Snake" to "Viper" lol. I think I'm sticking with Viper because I actually got the idea when the Viper and Chamber teaser came out for Valorant (they're my favorite ship haha).

Oh, and, I did post this on Wattpad and Royal Road before but quickly took the posts down because I was reading news about all the plagiarism happening in those sites. I wanted to put this out on Substack too but all of the issues came out (iykyk)

Anyway, the chapter links will be updated in this post once a week or every few weeks. I'm still figuring out how often I should post to balance reader demand and not feel like I have to rush the next chapters. But I feel like a 15-chapter head start is long enough for a weekly post. Happy reading!

Credit/s:

• Book cover made by me using Canva Premium and Adobe Photoshop, with the elements and photos from Canva stock photos, and font from Adobe Fonts.