Kingdom Vol. 18 — Manga Raw / Buy Official

The frozen darkness between mother and son shrouds the palace in Volume 18. To gain the upper hand in his power struggle against Chancellor Ryo Fui, Sei visits the harem and pleads for the aid of the Queen Mother, his own birth mother. Yet his bond with the mother who abandoned him as a child remains frozen solid. Worse still, the Queen Mother is secretly in league with Ryo Fui, Sei's greatest political enemy. In a court where even blood ties become weapons, Sei walks the lonely road toward seizing kingship. The palace arc storms toward a tense climax.