The Name-Seeker
Description
A quarter of a century ago, a great plague ravaged Saurellis, killing thousands of people and leaving hundreds upon hundreds of orphans. Some have gone on to make lives for themselves; others… not so much.
Kang Yoorae is one of the former. A rising star in the capital city of the Saurellian archipelago in her role as magistrata, she is an accomplished sigil mage and a respected enforcer of the law. But in the face of rising dark magic from across the seas, she has also joined The Name-Seekers, a secret group dedicated to chasing down the true names of the orphans and vagabonds on their streets. Using a person’s true name has helped her hugely in the binding spells she places on the convicted criminals to keep them out of trouble in the future. There’s just one problem: naming magic is illegal, and even the faintest whiff of it is grounds for execution.
The Pirate Prince has made a very different life for himself, but a successful life nonetheless. He first appeared nine years ago, one of the many pirates that scourged the shores of Saurellis and all the neighbouring and distant lands. With the skies and the seas at his command, he’s the undisputed Lord of the Waves and clearly capable of wielding monstrously powerful dark magic. Rumour has it he stalks the streets of the Saurellian capital on the nights of the new moon, when his power is at its height. His aim? The whispers in the shadowy alleyways say he wants the Lifestones, which have kept the archipelago islands above water for a thousand years.
Yoorae is determined to put an end to him and his plans for devastation, but it’s hard to know where to start. The Pirate Prince’s ship vanishes on the zephyrs, and no one who has actually seen the Pirate Prince has lived to tell the tale. If she wants even the faintest chance of surviving a confrontation with him, she’ll need to know his name.
All she has to go on are the terrified stutters of those unfortunate enough to cross paths with his crew, and a single moniker – Chen.
Foreword
Happy birthday, Chen! I promised a fellow Chen stan I'd upload this today, since it's his birthday, but unfortunately it won't be my main focus just yet – that said, don't be surprised if you see a couple of chapters coming out over the course of October, because I'm super stoked for this! I've been wanting to write a pirate au for a while, and originally it was going to be Pirate-Xiumin but I already have a very successful Xiumin fic, and I kind of wanted to do a semi-royal Chen. Plus Pirate-Chen is very rare, so... here you go!
While you're waiting, have some nice pictures of Chen, courtesy of Sicaday21 sending them to me:
except his vibe in this is kind of more
Usual drill: please call me Korey rather than authornim. Don't ask me to update, especially not soon. Don't plagiarise. Translations are forbidden. I don't own EXO, their image, or anything branded to SM (or any other celebrities/companies). The plot, setting, and original characters, however, are my own.
(There will definitely be an update in October. I don't think I can restrain myself that long.)
YifanForever made me the gorgeous poster and background at very little notice. She deserves a round of applause :)
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