Title: Crownshatter: rise of the reincarnated
Book 1: The Rise of Four Kings
Chapter 1: The Stars Fall Twice
In a world teetering between divine law and mortal chaos, four stars fell in unison—each a soul ripped from their time and reborn into a realm steeped in cultivation, ambition, and war. Their names in this world would one day shake the heavens, but on this day, they were only children.
One was reborn as the sickly heir to a fallen merchant clan. Another, in a dying desert tribe cursed by war. The third, in a prestigious temple, seen as a cursed omen. The fourth, into nobility—but with a body too fragile to hold a sword. Each of them carried memories of betrayal, illness, or ridicule in their past lives. And each of them carried a fire no illness could extinguish.
They were not friends. They did not know one another. But they were bound by one truth:
This world was theirs to break or rule.
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Chapter 2: Genius in the Ashes
The boy born into the merchant clan, Riven, began rebuilding his family's legacy before he could even walk properly. He remembered formulas, trade systems, poisons, and ancient alchemy from a past life no one else could touch. They mocked his coughing fits and pale skin—until he turned his household's ruins into the richest black-market network in the region.
But Riven knew this was only step one. He would need influence. Power. And leverage.
He sent secret letters to unknown players—offering forbidden knowledge and asking dangerous questions. One reply came.
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Chapter 3: Desert Flame
In the Sunscar Wastes, Kael was born into the Ash-Blood tribe—a people cursed to lose every war. He was born during a sandstorm. No one saw his tears, only the gleam in his eyes.
He mastered battle formations by age six. At ten, he led a rebellion against the tribe's elders, winning a bloodless coup using logic, fear, and tactics from another world.
He sought a map. Not of the desert—but of the entire realm. To conquer, you must know where the weak gods sleep.
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Chapter 4: The Silent Bell
Eliara was reborn into a temple as a girl said to bring ruin. They chained her to rituals, starved her, burned her thoughts with mantras.
But they didn't know her past life was spent breaking spiritual seals and unraveling divine codes.
At night, she began carving runes beneath her bed. She whispered chants backward. The gods didn't strike her down. Instead, a voice inside her grew stronger.
"Become my vessel. Rise beyond fate."
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Chapter 5: Silk and Steel
Caius was the only one to be reborn into nobility. But his body was broken, and his father declared him unfit to lead.
Caius, however, remembered political sabotage, family betrayals, and the art of psychological warfare. He smiled through every insult.
While others trained with swords, he trained with secrets. He bribed servants, discovered hidden tunnels, and uncovered who poisoned his tea.
Then, he smiled wider.
"Let them think I'm dying. Then watch who really falls."
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Chapter 6: Fate Begins to Weave
In a strange twist, all four began to uncover artifacts tied to their reincarnation. A shard of celestial metal. A scroll that bleeds when opened. A blade that whispers. A name burned into a tree's bark.
Each artifact pulsed with the same energy: a force called Eidon Flame—the divine fire said to crown kings and burn gods.
They were not chosen by mistake. This world had a prophecy.
"When four flames rise, the crown must shatter."
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Chapter 7: The Masked Messenger
A strange figure in black robes began to appear to each of them—always in a different form. Sometimes a beggar. Sometimes a voice in their sleep. Sometimes a bird.
Each time, it spoke one sentence:
"Only one throne exists. The others must kneel—or die."
And each time, the child whispered back:
"Then I'll build my throne from their bones."
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Chapter 8: Test of the Elders
At age 13, all four were tested in different ways.
Riven was framed for assassination. Kael was ambushed by rival clans. Eliara's powers were exposed during a failed ritual. Caius's brother tried to kill him during a hunting trip.
All four survived—not just through strength, but by sheer brilliance, manipulation, and forbidden skills.
Their enemies began to whisper:
"They are not children. They are monsters in disguise."
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Chapter 9: Swords Unseen
They began to affect the world.
Kael united warring tribes. Eliara's temple became a new cult. Riven's empire grew underground. Caius started a silent civil war in his household.
But whispers of other geniuses began to circulate. One by one, their names reached each other's ears.
And when they heard those names—they felt... familiar.
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Chapter 10: Prelude to Sovereignty
Each of them, now in their mid-teens, had become powerful forces in their lands.
They each received an invitation—sealed in divine fire.
A hidden battleground. A trial for future sovereigns. A tournament beyond mortal reach.
Only four invitations existed.
They looked at the seal.
They smiled.
The real game had begun.