Four warriors betrayed. Four souls remade in darkness. One curse that binds them still.

Before the blood bonds and after their world burned to ash, four Viking warriors vowed allegiance in exchange for revenge.

Each carries the mark of what they lost—and the burden of what they became. These are pieces of them, recovered from the Scarlet Diaries.

So, lean in, reader. Meet the Viking warriors whose stories built the legend of the Darkborn.

🩸 Sylas — The Darkborn King

The Wolf of the North: a man haunted by the one thing he cannot kill—his heart.

He clings to his humanity more desperately than we do—than we can comprehend, I think—because the memories of Milla and Letty allow nothing less. Even if the thirst eats away at him.

➡️ Read Sylas’s Entry → HERE

🖤 Thorne — The Cocky Devil

Defender of the North: too cocky for his own good.

“You’ll be fine. I promise.” With a grin, I reach up and gently lick her neck wounds closed. “The brotherhood thanks you for your service.”

➡️ Read Thorne’s Entry → HERE

🕯 Lucian — The Silent Giant

Fist of the North: the silent giant born of brute strength.

Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap. Tap.

I’m not sure how long I grapple with words in her silence, but the instant Ari shivers, “Are you cold?” falls easily from my lips. Of all the things I struggle to say, that’s what comes out?

➡️ Read Lucian’s Entry → HERE

⚔️ Arless — The Feral Heart

Warden of the North: her arrows never miss.

“You don’t look like a monster,” he remarks, bemused.

“And you don’t look like the village idiot,” I toss back. “Yet here you stand, knowing full well you may be dead in moments.”

➡️ Read Arless’s Entry → HERE

Together they are the Darkborn—Hel’s champions and protectors of the north. They are bound by fire, blood, and the memory of what it meant to be human.

Their story begins in Origins: A Darkborn Prequel.
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