Titan Burning

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**Titan Burning** is a novel written by Daughter of Ares/DCOMadicted23 and BilboSwaggins/DragonSlayerDaughterofZeus on Quotev. It is a rewrite of Dark Horse, which was never fully completed.

## Plot

### Synopsis

Treason. The word burns through the land of Haggard. Will receives merciless torture for helping his younger sister and the others escape, while Keefe basks in the glory of betraying his friends. Kelsey can't deal with her grief, and Ahri, the incarnate of the one person who had the power to defeat Dark Horse, is too afraid to use her gift for good.

The young Ewell's mark burns through the lies Dark Horse has woven... and reveals there are no heroes in this story...

### Storyline

The story begins with the year's Chosen attempting to escape from Dark Horse's palace. Their escape is met with a full-on search party, causing Will and Sofia to respond with violence. Things seem to be falling apart as the Ewells are overrun, and Kelsey makes a frantic attempt to distract them, burning several of Dark Horse's tapestries. Will tells them to go without him, hoping to escape on his own, but he is stopped by Keefe, who uses Atlantean magic to confuse him and assist the lead torturer in capturing him.

Sofie and Akali start making plans for rescuing Will, calling a meeting and deciding on sending Kelsey to get information on the prison, as well as sneak in and assist Will with cleaning his wounds. Upon a meeting with one of Akali's contacts, however, the plans are jeopardized as Thalia gains clues on the rebel's next moves, although she isn't sure what they're pointing at.

To find out what Sofie is up to, Thalia interrogates Will after finding some of the salves Kelsey left behind in his cell. The interrogation proves to have no success, Thalia simply orders more guards to patrol his cell and relies on the information she received from Akali's now dead traitorous contact, Malcolm.

Sofie continues to send Kelsey in to assist her brother, who refuses help after the interrogation. The two work out the problem, allowing Kelsey to continue to help more discreetly, but not without the two having a moment. Before she leaves, Kelsey warns him to be careful and tells Will that Sofie's jailbreak plan is coming soon.

Sofie, Akali, and her twin River await the rebels infiltrating the prison outside near the road, and when the rebels return with the loyal prisoners, Avery informs Sofie that they now have Keefe in their custody, and found him talking to Will. In front of Sofie and all the other leaders of the rebellion, Keefe reveals that Thalia believes Ahri is some sort of threat. He delivers a satchel full of evidence; notes, elixirs she was studying, and a letter from Thalia that was hidden away in the bag in case he was separated from her.

Meanwhile, at the palace, Regent Tholoan Agrippa arrives after hearing rumors about the year's Chosen. He assists Thalia in making the beginnings of a plan. The rebels decide to take Thalia up on her invitation, realizing the note isn't for Keefe to find his way back, but a challenge to Sofie. Sofie, Will, and Connor Cotture, Atlantean leader Fay's messenger, head to the tavern Thalia's letter described, finding her there, unarmed and without reinforcements. Thalia surprises them nonetheless, using some kind of magic, one only rumored to be wielded by Dark Horse herself.

Barely escaping with their lives, Sofie and the others return to the rebel safe house and have Thatcher begin decoding Thalia's notes to find out what exactly makes Thalia so afraid of Ahri. Thatcher returns with information about the creator of Atlantis, a magician whose powers were said to rival Dark Horse's own. Knowing this, Thatcher then creates an elixir to awaken the sorcerer, who supposedly had chosen Ahri as his incarnate.

## Characters

### Sofia Ewell

Sofie is no leader, but she quickly steps up to the task at hand after escaping from Dark Horse's clutches. Originally Chosen along with her brother *William Ewell* to pick off the others Chosen, Sofie instead harbors both *Kelsey* and *Ahri* in her growing rebellion. Sofie is composed and cool, although still somewhat unable to completely keep her emotions in check. She believes that she can bring the change Haggard needs, and be the gathering storm to finally defeat Dark Horse.

### Thalia Dudras

Half-elf half Atlantean, Thalia is a force to be reckoned with and severely underestimated by the rebels. Although her true status as empress is unknown to many, those that do know the truth aren't sure exactly how old she is, or how she came into power. Known as a favorite of Dark Horse, or possibly something more, her politician's grace is as confusing as it is elegant.

### Ahri

Ahri assumes herself to be a failure, as not even the famous elixirs of Atlantis can solidify a connection to magic for her. She is quiet and observant, and desperate for a way to help the rebels that have given her shelter and safety. But things are not always what they seem, and Ahri's fate has much more to do with magic than she'd ever imagined.

### William Ewell

Seen as more of a threat than likely possible, both Will's appearance and mindset live up to the family's reputation. Although many of his interactions with Dark Horse or her soldiers often involve choice words and violent actions, Will has earned respect and admiration from many of the rebels, although his stony attitude is often a hindrance. Even so, Sofie treads on the brink of losing her brother, unaware that the torture left scars that cannot be healed.

### Keefe Carlsey

Betraying both Will and the others in their moment of need, Keefe seems to have had his own interests in mind from the very start. He quickly allies himself with Thalia, he slowly begins to realize that he might have made a mistake...

### Kelsey Mood

Kelsey is both caring, bossy, and sarcastic, depending on the mood she falls into. As one of the older members of the Chosen, she feels she has to carry the whole weight of being both responsible and mature as she believes Will is setting a bad example for his sister. After being betrayed by her own lover only several days before Keefe betrays them, she seems more than ready to forgive them both and move on, unlike everyone else.

## Links

Check out the Author's Profiles Here!

https://www.quotev.com/imamonster

https://www.quotev.com/xXNewbieXx23563

Read Titan Burning Here!

https://www.quotev.com/story/13945770/Titan-Burning

## Trivia

* Titan Burning was originally Dark Horse, but was put on pause completely for a rewrite.
* Characters such as Ravalai of Doloan and Cynthia Gamble were created later and not going to be involved in the climax as they now are.
* Both authors participate in plot creating, but DCOMadicted23/Daughter of Ares does more of the writing while DragonSlayerDaughterofZeus/BilboSwaggins does more of the editing.