Caprea writes

Chapter One Twenty-five years after the first prophecy, two new prophecies had been made regarding the three children of Fagin. Maya, the first-ever daughter of the Royal Blood, had emerged as the firstborn child and the first female in sixty-nine years. Her hopes were to become the first queen of Berlin and to capture eight more kingdoms, making the Twelve United into the United Twenty. It’s almost thirty years now, and there has been no sign of the prophecy’s fulfillment. It was like the prophecy no longer existed. Fagin and Mary were now old and weak. If war were to erupt, the Royal Blood might fall. “The selection of a new ruler is nigh. The king and queen are no longer fit to rule the Twelve United or lead our people into the future,” Julius, a king among the Twelve United, declared. These words were spoken at the Meeting Central, a place where every subordinate king would gather to discuss matters concerning the Royal Blood. “I couldn’t agree more! Julius is right. We d...