by G. Bailey
Pitch and Jonah appear beside me, their hands caressing, their eyes filled with a love that’s merely grown stronger from the day I gave my heart to them all of those years ago. There may have been a lot of suffering in the Enchanted Forest in the name of love, but there’s also been good things to come from it too, like my love for my mates.
“The Enchanted forest will guide them, my love,” Pitch whispers in my ear. “As it does all of us. Our fate is written in the stars and trees of this world. And for us, it gave us everything we ever wanted.”
It’s the end! Are you okay? I don’t feel like we were ready to say goodbye either! Thank you so much to every reader that picked up this series as well as a big thank you to everyone who helped along the way.
For us, this is our first completed series and we hope you will stick around to read Izora’s trilogy and one more trilogy in this world.
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Zorya Kingdom
THRONE OF LUNA
Capital City: LUNA
Ruler: Queen Narah
DEADLANDS
Inhabits: Cimmerians, Draugers, Deserters, Bandits
THE BLACK HARBOUR
THE WISHING WELL
SKULL CAVE
aka Howling Hollow Cave, Statue of Aeon
THE GORGON LAKE
FAERIE POOLS
DEVIL’S DROP
SHADOWBORN ACADEMY
SHADOWBORN PRISON
DRACONIA
Capital City: Emeria
Ruler: King Cyrus, Narah’s brother
Queen Valessia
Prince Drusus (triplet)
Prince Draco (triplet)
Prince Drakon (triplet)
Princess Kaida
ZORYA INN
Helios Kingdom
THRONE OF HELIOS
Capital City: VASILI
Ruler: King Ulric
Princess Evangelina
LAKE LUMEN
HELIOS ACADEMY
AURORA BAY
PEGASUS TAVERN
FAERIE POOLS
KYLLAROS
Ruler: Chiron
Prince Elias
STUDENTS
Corvina Charles
Sage Millhouse
Zander Sabhain, Shadow Warden
Jonah Vincent
Jane Vincent
Ronan Fairweather, former
Izora Dawn
Willow Greene, Head Girl
Trolen
Kitty
WARDENS
Zander, Shadow Warden
Theodore Sabhain, High Warden
Mrs Sabhain, High Warden
TEACHERS
Lady Ivywood, Current Headmistress, Magical Defence, History of Magics, Light Fae
Maximus Greyhorn, Former Headmaster, Magical Defence, Dark Fae
Professor Aengus Lochlan, Basic Magic Control, Kelpie
Professor Stonehart, Illusions of Magic, Gargoyle (molten)
Professor Mune, Former History of Magics
Professor David Gale, Tryouts Mentor, Fox Shifter
Gage Michaels, Therapist
OTHERS
Mirrian, Corvina’s mortal mother, deceased
Joseph, Corvina’s mortal father, deceased
Ambrose
Rook, Crowe, Wren—ravens
Sir Leonidas, Headmaster of Helios Academy
Zaxier, Zander’s biological father, former High General of Draconia
Master Gia, royal dressmaker
ROYALS
King Ulcric, Light Fae King of Helios
Princess Evangelina (Eva), Light Fae Princess of Helios
Queen Narah, Dark Fae Queen of Zorya
Alastair Pitch, Dark Fae Prince of Zorya
King Cyrus, Draconian
Queen Valessia, Draconian
Prince Drusus, Draconian
Princess Kaida (Kai), Draconian
GODS & GODDESSES
Selena, Goddess of the Moon, Persephone
Danica, Goddess of the Sun, Aphrodite
Hades, God of Darkness
Ares, God of War
Aeon, God of Life
Eris, Goddess of Chaos and Discord
Grand Wardens—royal advisors, supreme judges, head of the High Table, the most powerful of all the wardens
High Wardens—members of the High Table that govern certain fractions of the forest and human world (like mayors)
Shadow Wardens—law enforcers, highly trained and skilled, powerful
Junior Wardens—still powerful, will advance up to a Shadow Warden
Keepers—protectors of Shadowborns and magic users, never really advance
(how the Enchanted Forest came to be)
In the beginning…
Aphrodite and Persephone decided to create a magical forest for all manners of creatures. They appeared in their natural form, unearthly beautiful and fae-like, and brought with them their favourite stars—the Morning Star and the Evening Star. They each placed them in the sky, and one became the sun and the other the moon.
Aphrodite became known as Danica, Goddess of the Sun, and she created the Throne of Helios where she would reign over her part of the forest.
Persephone became Selena, Goddess of the Moon, and she created the Throne of Luna, again where she would rule her half of the forest. To their kingdoms, they became known as the Zorya Sisters.
As the Almighty Goddess of the Moon, Selena, walked through the forest at twilight, admiring her many creations, she came across a shard of glass gleaming on the forest floor. She used this to create the Fountain of Mene which allowed her to see whatever her heart most desired, and to guide her down whichever path she sought in darkness. Selena often used it to see her husband Hades and their children.
The Dark God, Hades, used this fountain to send her a cloak of darkness on their anniversary, which Selena wove it into a blanket of stars that became known as the night sky. Now the moon had stars, and Selena told her people to use them as guides and sources of light within the darkness, for neither of them should be feared since they cannot exist without the other; just like how Selena’s kingdom cannot exist without Danica’s.
Many decades later, a strange presence crept into the forest. Eris, Persphone’s half-sister, had grown envious of this Selena and Danica and she planned to spoil their New World.
First, she unleashed monsters into the forest.
Darkness.
The creatures of dark spread like wildfire, breeding chaos everywhere and anywhere they could. Danica tried to chase them back whence they came, but Selena pitied and grew to love them. Some even became her loyal servants. While she became occupied
with her new settlers, Eris sent Danica the Golden Apple of Discord, a feigned gift from Ares, which poisoned her.
Hearing of her sister’s illness, Selena rushed to her side. Nothing could be done to save Danica. Eris watched from the shadows as Danica’s light faded and her sun waned. But then Selena ripped out her own heart and pressed it into Danica’s chest. This allowed Danica to live, but Selena faded and died in Danica’s arms before she joined the stars in the sky, and because of her sacrifice, she became one with the Evening Star and the Moon.
When Hades learned of what happened, his anger shook the realms. He used the fountain as a portal and managed to kill Eris, but without his wife to bring out the good in him, Hades’ grief drove him to insanity. He partnered up with Ambrose, the God of Life, and they waged war on the kingdoms. Hades killed Eris, but now that Danica had her powers and her sisters, she was able to severely injure him so much that he had to retreat back to the underworld and was stripped of his ability to return.
Peace settled among the forest for a time, and Danica gave the Throne of Luna to Ares, who was quick to succumb to the allure of darkness and he became the first Dark Fae—Queen Narah’s four-times great-grandfather.
