Five Kings
Chevron is a land ruled by five kings carrying the blood of God.
Each king has a special power. They are called the Blue King, the Red King,
the Green King, the Purple King, and the Black King.
Azure, the Blue King, is the most arrogant and ruthless of them all.
The story begins when Sage, a young boy who has taken the place of his
sister as a "star seer", is sent to him. However, he meets the
gentle and caring Red King Gules by chance and slowly falls in love with him.
The Blue King does not forgive Sage's intentions, who is still his property.
And as if to ridicule him, Azure starts toying with his emotions.
What will become of Sage's future?
Characters
Glossary
CHEVRON
Name of the country ruled by five kings. It is divided into central,
eastern, western, southern, and northern regions.
Each region is under the administration of the five kings.
KING
The ones who carry the pattern of "tincture" of Or on the back of both
hands.
When a person is chosen as king, they have to abandon their previous name
and take on the name of the king. As soon as they die, a new king
with the tincture marks will appear.
SHAH
An honorific title used by the servants to address their king.
TABOO OF THE KING
"When two kings embrace each other, they will die" is a curse that has
been passed down in the royal palace.
It is said to be a curse that was brought by the first Purple King.
PADISHAH
The most powerful king who rules the center of Chevron. The position is
currently held by the Blue King.
OR
Name of the God who created Chevron.
THE FEATHER TINCTURE
A pattern of feathers in the color of the king. Appears on the chest of the person embraced by the king.
Map of Chevron
- N O T E S -
I was having difficulties on how should I translate the characters' name. I
thought I'd just gonna follow the manga but then I decided to do some research
first.
The subjects (characters & places) in this novel are mostly named after
"heraldry": discipline relating to the design, display
and study of armorial bearings (known as armory). But I'm still not sure of
all though.
So pleaaase if you feel itchy because of some mistranslations, don't hold
yourself back to tell me! 🙈
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