The war room crackled with magical tension, scrying mirrors glowing and enchanted maps flickering like live fire. But in the center of it all stood Rhiannan, goddess, general, and walking prophecy… wrapped in the arms of her five fiercely protective mates.
She didn't need them to fight this trial. She needed them to ground her.
They stood in a tight circle, a shield wall of love and lust and loyalty.
💋 Kaleb pressed his forehead to hers. "Breathe, baby. You've got this."
💋 Liam brushed his lips along her temple. "And if anyone acts shady? I'll rip their soul out through their spine. With flair."
💋 Sable stood behind her like a sentinel, hands gripping her hips. "Let them test fire. They've never burned like you do."
💋 Arwen kissed her knuckles, grinning. "Remind them who the fuck runs this realm."
💋 Elisha leaned in, voice a molten purr. "I'll be right here if you need me. All six feet six of dragon fueled daddy."
Rhiannan exhaled sharply, then grabbed all their hands and pulled them in tighter.
"I need this," she murmured. "Just this… before the madness starts."
They kissed her, one after the other...soft, reverent, hungry.
Then she stepped back, straightened her spine, and said, "Alright. Time to be a goddess."
🎥 Faenet Is Unhinged (as usual)
👤 @MoKnowsChaos: RHIANNAN AND HER MAN HAREM JUST BLESSED MY SCREEN. WHERE'S MY HOLY WATER??!?
👤@SashaBotOfficial: Emotional bonding uploaded. Heart rates spiked. 10/10 would simp again.
👤 @NotHereForTheTrialJustTheDrama: WHY DO THEY ALL LOOK SO GOOD AT 7AM??? I look like a bloated toad until noon.
👤 @TorvaxThighs: Anyway I'm just here to thirst over Elisha. Did y'all SEE that smirk?
The second Sasha's alert about "unauthorized magical presence" went public, Faenet basically detonated.
🔥 Top Trending Hashtags:
#ShadowCreepWatch2025
#ReynasVisionConfirmed
#ProtectTheGoddess
#TrialOfFlame
#SashaDontMiss
#RhiannanForPresidentOfTheFae
💬 Live Faenet Commentary Feed:
👤 @FaeNetSleuth: Not to alarm anyone but we have a full blown spy situation and Reyna just had a vision FROM A DIVINE SOURCE and everyone's acting like it's fine???
👤 @MoKnowsChaos (again): Sasha says shadow energy levels spiked near the scrying mirrors, bitch it's giving sabotage! Somebody check your damn cloaks.
👤 @TorvaxAndFriends: Y'all ever seen a cryo tyrant lose his shit over Reyna being in danger? I need a smoke break.
👤 @WaterWitchEnvy: Nahlia was spotted freezing a suspicious squirrel earlier. ICONIC. Do not test our queen's harem.
👤 @ReynaWatch: So... second mate confirmed. Goddess vision confirmed. Shadow assassin maybe confirmed. FaeNet is LIT.
👤@DramaDruid420: If Rhiannan isn't the chosen one I'm throwing myself in the trial maze and calling it a day.
👤 @SashaBotOfficial: Shadow anomaly detected. Intruder alert logged. Access to Faenet feeds restricted until threat is eliminated. Thank you for watching. And panicking.
📸 FaeNet Post Shared 2 Million Times:
A slow mo clip of Reyna gasping during her vision, backlit by the glow of divine magic, while Torvax and Nahlia hover around her protectively like the world's hottest and most concerned bodyguards.
Caption:
"Reyna Voss didn't just predict this shit...she felt it. The goddess speaks through her now. Protect her at all costs."
🕛 Countdown Broadcast – 20 Minutes to the Trial of Flame
The scene flickers into view, chaos and energy hum through the air like a live wire. Contestants stretch, pace, and clench their weapons. Magical auras glow. The scent of sweat, steel, and nervous flatulence fills the courtyard (thanks for the commentary, Sasha).
And right at the front, Mo, wrapped in a ridiculous velvet cloak, holding a mug labeled "World's Most Deranged Bestie," is clearly NOT following any sort of script.
🎤 Mo's Countdown Commentary:
"HELLOOO FaeNet, are you emotionally stable? No? Good. SAME. Welcome to Trial of Flame: Where You Either Survive or Die Majestically™!"
"We've got 32 flame hungry psychos...I mean contestants...ready to burn, slash, and spell their way to glory. Some of y'all have already lost money on your faves from round one. Sorry 'bout it. Buy snacks next time."
"Just 20 minutes left until the gates fucking melt open, and these beautiful bastards face illusions, hellbeasts, and maybe their exes, depending on what the mages summoned."
[Mo takes a dramatic sip. Of whiskey. It's 9am.]
"Also yes, the vision from Reyna Voss is real. Yes, someone shady tried to sneak into the wards just now. Yes, we almost lost our shit. BUT. Sasha's on it. We're tracking every shadowy butthole within a hundred miles."
The goddess herself steps into the golden light with her five surrounding her like celestial bodyguards. Her expression? Calm as fuck, but with a side of "try me and die."
🗣️ Rhiannan (projecting through Sasha to the whole world):
"Today we test your heart, your magic, and your honor. This is not a fight for survival. This is a fight for your soul. The Trial of Flame will forge warriors worthy of sentryhood."
"To the traitors still hiding? I see you. The goddess sees you. And we will root you out."
"To the brave who stand before the gates? May your fire be unbreakable. May your truth be enough."
⏳ 15 Minute Countdown Flash Across FaeNet:
🔥 "GET YOUR DRINKS, YOUR SNACKS, AND YOUR SPELL PROOF UNDERWEAR. SHIT IS ABOUT TO GO DOWN." 🔥
#TrialOfFlame #SashaSawYou #MoForQueen #BlessedByRhiannan #TorchOrDieTrying
The enormous obsidian gates to the hedge...maze coliseum shimmered with molten light as they cracked open with a sound like a god drawing breath. Flames licked along the archways, not burning but warning. The scent of ash and blooming wildfire filled the air. The countdown hit zero.
A horn blared.
Magic surged. Screams rang out as all thirty two contestants stepped forward into their fate.
POV #1 – Veena Sahl, The Blight Ember
Veena stepped through the archway first, her bare feet hitting scorched stone. Fire recognized its sister and rose to greet her. Her blackened robes fluttered as she reached into her soul to tether her flames.
Then came the first test.
A child....illusion or not...stood sobbing beside a dying phoenix, caught in an enchanted bear trap. Screams echoed for help.
A snarling firebeast leapt toward her from the other direction, eyes glowing, spitting napalm.
She had seconds. Save the child and the phoenix, or defend herself?
"I'm not who I was," Veena whispered, her hands glowing with cursed flames. She lifted her arms and burned the beast to ash, then cast a healing fire toward the phoenix. It cost her dearly. Blood ran from her nose. But she made her choice.
"I save who I can. Fuck the rest."
POV #2 – Nimra, Rogue Twin
Silence. That was what Nimra heard as she slunk through shadow-filled corridors. Unlike her twin, she spoke with daggers, not words. The maze was playing tricks on her...whispers of her brother's voice, screams of rebellion comrades. Her fox shifter blood twitched. It wasn't real. Or was it?
A mirror blocked her path. Inside it, her reflection screamed at her.
"You left me!"
The illusion twisted into her twin, bleeding.
"Coward!"
She clutched her blades tighter, eyes stinging.
"You're not real. He's not dead. I'd feel it."
She shattered the mirror and walked forward. The truth hurt. But she was ready for more.
POV #3 – Anya, Reformed Royal Guard
Anya's breastplate gleamed as she fought her way through magical flame traps and phantom swords. Her old unit's ghost mocked her, accusing her of betrayal.
"You turned your back on the queen."
"I turned my back on genocide."
A bridge collapsed. She caught a fellow contestant dangling over the abyss. One hand to save them, one hand holding her sword as a shadow creature lunged.
She let the sword fall.
She pulled the contestant up.
The beast's claw raked her side...but she lived.
Honor meant sacrifice.
POV #4 – Kael, Lion Shifter General
Kael thundered into a chamber filled with weeping villagers and bandits holding them hostage. All illusions. Probably.
A voice asked: "Do you kill the villains or forgive them?"
The lion inside him snarled. Kill. Justice.
But Kael hesitated. He looked into one bandit's eyes and saw a starving father.
He lowered his weapon.
"You can change."
The scene vanished. His mark glowed brighter.
Sometimes mercy roars louder than rage.
POV #5 – Nahlia Mare, Water Elemental
Everything burned. The maze blazed around her, but the fire didn't touch her ocean soul. Nahlia weaved water from her skin, forming icy bridges across lava pits.
Then....
A room filled with her own people. Chained. Begging.
Another door held a key... behind it, her mates screaming.
Her emotions surged, ocean storms rising in her heart.
"Fuck you, maze. I don't leave anyone behind."
She blasted the chains with a tidal wave, then barreled through the other door.
Pain seared through her side. But both illusions faded.
She had passed. She had chosen love.
The Trial of Flame had only just begun. Faenet wept, screamed, and chanted in equal measure.
And far above, the goddess Nythera smiled.