Reigning Fire: 8 Lines That Still Haunt Me

When I wrote Reigning Fire, I thought I was telling a story about power, betrayal, and survival. But the parts that stayed with me long after I typed 'the end' weren’t the twists or the strategy scenes—they were these moments.

Quiet lines. Brutal truths. Things I didn’t realize I needed to say until the characters said them for me.

Here are 8 of them—fragments that still haunt me, months later.

“Fear is a luxury of the living.” Surrounded by a blazing ring of fire on a black background.

“You don’t become a ghost all at once... until one day, there’s more memory than person.” Purple smoky ring with dark background.

“Maybe you’re a bit more dangerous than you let on.” Text has a subtle glitch effect over a bold blue and pink heatwave swirl.

"Belief, once seeded, could bend the world more surely than force." Set over indigo smoke clouds on a light background.

“Who’d have thought the girl haunted by her own nightmares could become someone else’s worst nightmare for once?” Set inside a teal smoke ring on a black background.

“We’re tethered. To the very end.” Text over soft pink and white smoke on a pastel background.

“You don’t survive the palace by bleeding where people can see.” Set over pink clouds on a light background.

“Dying for love wasn’t the hardest thing to do—it would only take a moment of valor. Living with grief, on the other hand, was the invisible kind of hard—the kind that earned no reward, no recognition.” A dual-line quote about love and loss over a multicoloured pastel smoke design.

If one of these lines stayed with you too… or if you have any other favorite quotes from Reigning Fire, please do share!

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