The Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and..

A muscle ticked in his jaw. “An abomination of life and of
death.” He stood abruptly, eyes settling to a pearly shade of
steel. “What you face is a greater evil that should not be,
and I…I am sorry that you will see what is to come.”
Well, that didn’t bode well at all.
“You need to leave, Queen.” The doors behind me
swung open.
I stood. “But your guards—”
“You were born of flesh with the fire of the gods in your
blood. You are a Bringer of Life and a Bringer of Death,”
Nyktos interrupted. “You are the Queen of Flesh and Fire,
due more than one Crown, one kingdom. What you seek,
you already have. You always had the power in you.”