The Kingdoms of Evil
Template:Quote box The Kingdoms of Evil is an online serialized novel about Freetrick Fiend, a college student who finds out he's the new ruler of the Kingdoms of Evil.
As the new focus of all evil in the world, Freetrick must survive court intrigues, well-justified foreign invasion, internal rebellions, and a looming environmental catastrophe that might just kill everyone anyway. Because in a land of constant shadow, what do the monsters eat?
This web-novel provides examples of:
- Action Girl: Madene
- Amazon Brigade: The Warrior Maidens of the nation of Virgin Soil
- Badass Grandpa: Teirchoke
- Banana Republic: Although The Kingdoms of Evil resemble Mordor, they are actually a Banana Republic.
- Battle Couple:
- Freetrick and Bloodbyrn. Aww.
- Also Istain and Madene. Ew.
- Becoming the Mask: How much is being evil a role, and how much personality?
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: Freetrick and Bloodbyrn, sorry! I mean, Bloodbyrn and Freetrick.
- Berserk Button: Kendrick and anything from Skrea.
- Big Bad: Subverted since the main character IS the Big Bad.
- Body Horror: Skrean monsters
- Like Mr. Skree
- Brilliant but Lazy: Istain
- By the Book Cop: Professor-Colonel Phinneas.
- Cain and Abel: Freetrick and his half-brother, Feerix.
- Call to Adventure : in the form of an evil letter.
- Crapsack World: Maybe not the whole world, but certainly the Kingdoms of Evil
- Culture Clash: Everyone and everywhere
- Cursed With Awesome: Freetrick is forced to rule half a continent
- Deadpan Snarker: Mr. Skree
- Decoy Protagonist: Pon, who appears to be a Farm Boy on his way to seek his fortune. You know, before he's slaughtered.
- Deliberate Values Dissonance:
- Everyone in the book versus each other.
- Skreans versus you
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Most of the population of Skrea has this problem.
- Evil Minions: Most of the population of Skrea, subverted for some characters.
- Foreign Cuss Word: Strike it out, this is gibberish!
- Grey and Gray Morality: The main character is put in charge of all the evil in the world. Next step, figure out what the hell evil actually is.
- Guile Hero: Freetrick Feend
- Hypercompetent Sidekick: Mr. Skree
- It Got Worse: Everything Freetrick tries to do.
- Killed Off for Real:
- Check out the death of Pon.
- Bloodbyrn's dad.
- The Paladin.
- Maligned Mixed Marriage: Freetrick and Bloodbyrn, and all of the associated Culture Clash.
- Matriarchy: The nation of Virgin Soil
- My Eyes Are Up Here: Freetrick's spends most of his time in the company of female dark aristocrats trying desperately not to look down.
- Obviously Evil: Subverted with every Skrean character.
- Ordinary High School Student: Although he's in college, Freetrick and most of the other main characters before they hear the Call to Adventure.
- Religion of Evil: Skrea...is one.
- Right Hand Cat: Bloodbyrn, after some convincing.
- Simultaneous Arcs: Arcs that follow the main characters.
- Subverted Trope: The main good guy is the king of evil, the bad guy is the hero.
- The Chosen One: Kendrick, when he becomes the Paladin.
- The Jeeves: Mr. Skree
- Treacherous Advisor: De Macabre for certain, and possibly everyone else in Skrea.
- De Macabre especially