Description
A Darklina story starting with an alternate ending to Ruin and Rising. After the events on the Shadow Fold, Alina hid Aleksander's body in an unmarked grave as he wished. A year later, her and Mal are living a simple life in Kerazmin as Alina grapples with the loss of her powers and having achieved her purpose before reaching adulthood. Meanwhile, the Grisha have started to create their own settlement in the area of the Fold, Shu Han and Fjerda remain threats at large, and the Darkling may not be as dead as expected. A story about the impossibility of maintaining happiness without struggle, the risk-reward ratio of desire, and the nature of equality. "To the ends of the earth is all Mal could love me as he was constrained by his humanity. But, I am the light and he the darkness. Not even the universe could constrain us." I DO NOT own ANY of the Characters or the Grisha Universe AT ALL. All credit goes to Leigh Bardugo.
Ruin & Rising Author's Notes
