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My Villain, My Balance by ambercoleman48jj
Fandoms: Shadow and Bone (TV), The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Grishaverse - Fandom
16 Aug 2022
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Summary
"You might make me a better man."
"And you might make me a monster."
― Leigh Bardugo, Ruin and Rising
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If the Darkling succeeded in making Alina a monster, what would Alina act like under the Darkling's spell. Would she be cold and callous or would she try to fight it—would she try to be good? If you read my other Darklina book "The True Saint", this one is the opposite (although it does not connect with my other book so it can be read separately). Instead of Alina making Aleksander a better man, she becomes a monster. This takes place the night of the Winter Fete and continues until the end of Ruin & Rising. What would happen if Alina did not run that night and instead confronted the Darkling about her new knowledge of the Black Heretic? This book is a retelling of the Grisha trilogy if she had stayed—combining elements of the books and the show.