Eir’anthiel was once the favored prince of the Twilight Court, sworn blade of the Living Crown, and protector of Princess Ilyra, heir to a realm forever caught between day and night.

He was beloved.

Envied.

And far too merciful for a court built on power.

When a mortal girl faces death beyond the Veil, Eiran makes the choice no one else would. He crosses into the human world to save her life, believing he can return before his absence matters.

He is wrong.

Betrayed by a rival who knows exactly how to turn mercy into weakness, Eiran returns to find Ilyra wounded, her living crown withering, and the full fury of the Twilight Court turned against him.

His punishment is ancient, cruel, and absolute.

Until the crown he failed is restored, Eir’anthiel will be exiled from Faery and bound to mortal need. Whenever humans speak his true name in fear, peril, or blood-bound desperation, he must answer.

A prince becomes a legend.

A Champion becomes a curse.

And every curse has a beginning.

Champion of Twilight is a dark fae origin story set centuries before The Withered Crown. It can be read as a standalone short story or as a prequel to Eir’anthiel’s story.