by ButterflyBougie
Mary is all kinds of illegal. Her mere existence is a death warrant. A forbidden death elemental and half of a catastrophically overpowered locked pairing, Mary has enough power to terrify kingdoms. There’s just one problem. Mary wants nothing to do with the most powerful parts of herself. She resists her death element, merging with her elemental soul, her bond with Mercurio—and even breeding when she learns the survival of the universe may depend on them doing exactly that. But the world isn’t going to wait for Mary to accept what she is. Her brutal father is hunting her, war is spreading across human streets and elemental kingdoms, and an ancient curse is driving death elementals toward extinction. Mary should be powerful enough to fight them all. If she can stop fighting herself first. Break the curse. Continue the death bloodline. Survive her father. And take his throne. For all my grimdark lovers: Prepare for an adrenaline-fueled drop into a dark, unforgiving fantasy world. The story grows substantially darker as it progresses, hitting you with heavy psychological horror, execution, war, and raw consequences — with the occasional laugh in all the wrong places. A Note on Progression: This is long-form progression fantasy. Mary’s progression is repeatedly interrupted by war, survival, politics, and expanding story threads, but it never stops. Abilities and training introduced early continue developing toward later breakthroughs, including formal Death tiers and deeper mastery beyond them, with additional progression systems for her Siren and other evolving abilities. Because this world is so expansive, Mary's journeys span both the human and elemental realms, constantly introducing new characters with their own intricate threads—but the story always returns to them. Nothing is forgotten; some things simply take a long and dangerous road to earn. ⚡ New chapters every weekday — Monday through Friday. ⚡ New readers can start here. Book 1 adds deeper lore and world history but is not required. Everything essential is included here, along with an Optional Reference Guide. Mature Content Warning: Dark themes, intense psychological trauma, graphic fantasy violence, gore, profanity, and highly mature suggestive content/themes. Intended for mature audiences.
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| 1 | Optional Reference Guide | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 1 — Complete the Mind Merge or Die | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 2 — Bring In The Executioner | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 3 — Mission Suburbia | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 4 — An Entirely New Species | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 5 — You’re Really Going To Hate Me Now | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 6 — New Species Abilities | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 7 — The Breed Or Die Ultimatum | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 8 — I’m Gonna Merge With That B*tch! | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 9 — You’re A Walking Biohazard | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 10 — The Fight With The Assassins | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 11 — Control Me Like That | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 12 — The Army of the Dead | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 13 — The Swarm of Vengeful Ghosts | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 14 — I’ll Take It From Their Corpses | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 15 — Revenge Is My Favourite Coping Mechanism | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 16 — The Sadistic Chaos Teacher | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 17 — Dinner With Our Possessed Killer Son | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 18 — Terminate the Pairing While It’s Fresh | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 19 — A Dagger Straight Into My Throat | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 20 —Raining Fists | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 21 — An Unforgiving Teacher | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 22 — Slaughterhouse | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 23 — Retethering A Soul | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 24 — The Faintest Little Sound | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 25 — The Deadly Clash With The Defectors | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 26 — The Air Kingdom Strike | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 27 — The Journey To The Underworld | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 28 — The Undersea Interception | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 29 — We’re The Gods Here, Deathborn | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 30 — Water Elementals Have No Souls | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 31 — Every Hero Has A Little Darkness | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 32 — I Think The Oven Is Ready | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 33 — Daughter of Death | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 34 — The Secret Siren | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 35 — On the Backs of Servants | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 36 — A Defensive Mechanism | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 37 — Knife In Hand, Covered In Blood | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 38 — The High Lady’s Ear | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 39 — A Defective Eye | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 40 — She’s Just A Worker | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 41 — Two Mutant Arms | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 42 — Devastation Before Dinner | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 43 — Breed And I’ll Give You A Throne | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 44 — Have You Ever Felt The Pull Of Death | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 45 — The Hunt For Cat | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 46 — One Word: Serotonin | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 47 — The Saviour | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 48 — Now We’re Trapped In A Giant Death Ball | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 49 — This Is What Possession Feels Like | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 50 — Just… Want This Son | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 51 — The Villain Never Gets The Happy Ending | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 52 — Mechanical Mary | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 53 — These People Are Dangerous | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 54 — So Hero, How Did You Save The Universe? | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 55 — I’ll Save You All With My Holy (Redacted!) | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 56 — The Exorcism Of The Suffering | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 57 — Death Abilities | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 58 — Death: Access One | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 59 — Death: Access Zero | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 60 — Death: Access Two | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 61 — The Siege Of Crest | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 62 — Stain These Stones With Your Saviour’s Blood | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 63 — Hello, Nameless | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 64 — You Show Up In My Domain Demanding 50,000 Heads! | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 65 — The Help Of The Suffering | — |
| 67 | Chapter 66 — I’m High Lady Of The Shallows Just Like That?! | — |
| 68 | Chapter 67 — Hang Them Upside Down For A Day And Night | — |
| 69 | Chapter 68 — All Citizens Are Required In The Public Square | — |
| 70 | Chapter 69 — My Little Sea Urchin Of Death | — |
| 71 | Chapter 70 — Like A Ballerina On Cocaine | — |
| 72 | Chapter 71 — How Does It Feel To Not Have Any Legs? | — |
| 73 | Chapter 72 — Soy Tu Papi | — |
| 74 | Chapter 73 — Give Me Twenty-Four Hours | — |
| 75 | Chapter 74 — Have You Ever Swallowed A Fresh Corpse’s Blood? | — |
| 76 | Chapter 75 — Drink Their Blood, Take Their Power | — |
| 77 | Chapter 76 — A Cosmic Goddess In The Dumpster | — |
| 78 | Chapter 77 — Help Us Build A Complete Death Mapping | — |
| 79 | Chapter 78 — Mirror House | — |
| 80 | Chapter 79 — That Thar Is A Pickle If I Ever Done Seen A Pickle Before | — |
| 81 | Chapter 80 — The Death Of Every Sprite In The Whole Of Appalachia | — |
| 82 | Chapter 81 — Appalachian Genocide… Together | — |
| 83 | Deleting An Army Is Excellent Foreplay — Part 1 Finale | — |
| 84 | Grave Digging Like A Cold Robotic Killer — Beginning Part 2 | — |
| 85 | Chapter 84 — Curiosity Killed The — I Beg Your Pardon?! | — |
| 86 | Chapter 85 — Come On, Give Me A Nice Blast Of Death | — |
| 87 | Chapter 86 — The Wolves Appear As Lambs, And They’re Far Too Close To Home | — |
| 88 | Chapter 87 — Aren’t You The One Who Said That Science Is Not Without Risks? | — |
| 89 | Chapter 88 — The Blood On Her Hands | — |
| 90 | Chapter 89 — I’ve Been Waiting Centuries That Fire Of Yours To Come Back | — |
| 91 | Chapter 90 — But Why The Nose Is All I Got Tuh Say?! | — |
| 92 | Chapter 91 — We’re All Curious To Know Why Your Nose Is On The Dining Table | — |
| 93 | Chapter 92 — We’ve Never Controlled Our Destinies, But That All Changes Now | — |
| 94 | Chapter 93 —Crocodile Kisses | — |
| 95 | Chapter 93 — We Ancients Were Much… Messier With These Sorts Of Things | — |
| 96 | Chapter 94 — Is My Double Just Going To Stand There Zombieing Out Like That? | — |
