In a world where all your properties are tattooed on your skin, Ink is the most precious resource. Wars are fought in its name. Blood is shed for a drop. Ink is the currency and the law.
This is the story of Tarar the Royal Inker, a charge given only to the best professional of the Empire. When the King fancies a new item, it is he who is called for the engraving. When the Queen wants a new weapon, Tarar is summoned to the court.
Discover his past, a boy of the House of Nul. A nobody. A castoff without family nor riches.
Follow his career, his rise to fame and infamy. Fall in love with his lovers, fight along his side, explore uncharted territories, and uncover the mystery behind the empire's most powerful tool; Ink.
Join Tarar in a frenetic journey of magic, action, and fantasy.
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
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Steady pulse, precise strokes, may the Ink flow!May the Ink flow!
Victorious in battle, passionate in love, may the Ink flow!May the Ink flow!
Never yield, always persevere, may the Ink flow!May the Ink flow!
The way of the Ink, Pau. 5.1
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 29 | Chapter 29: The winner's prize | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 28 | Chapter 28: What lies beyond the challenge | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 27 | Chapter 27: Race against the clock | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 26 | Chapter 26: Let the competition begin! | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 25 | Chapter 25: Another kind of light show | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 24 | Chapter 24: Communion with Ink | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 23 | Chapter 23: Hidden behind shelves | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 22 | Chapter 22: The price of failure | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 21 | Chapter 21: Dreams come true | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 20 | Chapter 20: Dagger, fire, and exile | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 19 | Chapter 19: Mysteries of the East and new allies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 18 | Chapter 18: Learning the old ways | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 17 | Chapter 17: Under the judgment of light | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 16 | Chapter 16: An unwelcome guest | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 15 | Chapter 15: Interlude—A Drak'ga is made, not born | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 14 | Chapter 14: When Ink and mind become one | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 13 | Chapter 13: The storm hits twice | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 12 | Chapter 12: Training under the blurred eye of a drunk | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 11 | Chapter 11: House of Nul | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 10 | Chapter 10: Eye of the storm | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 9 | Chapter 9: Odd jobs, friends, and hidden enemies | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 8 | Chapter 8: Admission exam | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 7 | Chapter 7: A job for you | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 6 | Chapter 6: Light on the horizon | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 5 | Chapter 5: The incident with the rat | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 4 | Chapter 4: Walking off with just some sweat | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 3 | Chapter 3: Lectures and unresolved questions | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 2 | Chapter 2: The way of the Ink | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | 1 | Chapter 1: Darkness inside people | RoyalRoadL | |
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | Prologue | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | Brief update / Rewrite | RoyalRoadL | ||
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The Empire of Ink [Old] | The rewrite has caught up! | RoyalRoadL | ||