Enderan Ember was cursed from birth. Children born with the dragon queen’s curse, slowly lose their humanity and transform into dragons. This transformation is always complete before the child reaches adulthood. After turning thirteen, Enderan is invited to join a band of cursed knights who sympathize with his plight. He decides to dedicate his final years towards helping other curse bearers, in the hopes of breaking his own. While fighting alongside his allies, he will learn that even the most cursed lives have their blessings.
What Enderan doesn’t know, is that his life and world are based on a fictional story, in which he is the main character.
Ricky Carlyle (the writer) and Daikichi Go (the artist) are the creators of the hit fantasy manga, “Blessed Days of Cursed Knights”. One day, they find themselves in the world of their manga, and are given ten years to gain strength before they must fight to the death. The winner of this duel becomes the rightful owner of their world.
Hello reader! This is my entry for the MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026: Tragic Hero sub-prompt. I was made aware of this contest through a post Gigguk made, 80+ days after the contest started :'D
So I spent about two weeks outlining, drawing, and finishing rough drafts. Now I'm finally posting chapters. Hopefully I can finish the story before the deadline. Hope you enjoy Duel Narrative as much I did writing it(for the most part). UPDATE: After 30 days of writing, it's done and I can finally play that new Fire Emblem game :')
Side note: While I believe I ended chapter 2 with a good hook, I recommend that you read till the end of chapter 9: An Ember Burns Still(pt.2). That's where you should decide whether or not to drop it. It's where the story hits one of its emotional peaks and presents the best of my writing. If you happen to make it that far, I would love to hear your thoughts.
Cover art drawn by me in Clip Studio Paint
Hello reader! This is my entry for the MyAnimeList x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2026: Tragic Hero sub-prompt. I was made aware of this contest through a post Gigguk made, 80+ days after the contest started :'D
So I spent about two weeks outlining, drawing, and fin...