My Best Friend is a Prince from Another World

Synopsis

“…so other worlds with magic are real, and supposedly my mom was a princess from one of them and they’re asking me to go there because I’m next in line for the throne.”

Mark Berg thought life in early ’90s New York was strange enough—until his best friend Joel dropped that bombshell. Now, Joel is heir to the throne of a distant, magical kingdom called Obdrest, and the people of that world want their prince back.

Before Joel can think about ruling anything, he and Mark must face a new challenge: attending a high school in the magical world of Feldaren. For Joel, it’s a chance to learn about his heritage and the political chaos brewing around his family. For Mark, a socially awkward nerd with a love of video games and fantasy books, it’s an unexpected chance to escape the suffocating city and learn the kind of magic he’s only dreamed about.

But Feldaren isn’t just flying carriages and magical classes. A murdered student, suspicious contacts, and threats to Joel’s family turn their school year into something far more dangerous than midterms. As Joel is pulled between the expectations of a prince and the dangers surrounding his family’s past, Mark must figure out if he’s meant to stay by his friend’s side—or find his own path in a world where he might finally be more than just another weird nerdy kid.

A coming-of-age story where magic meets high school, and friendship faces its greatest test.

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Part I (Chapters 1-24)

• Pt. I, Ch. 1: “…even if it’s a hoax, it’s an interesting one.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 2: [Interlude/Historic] The Last Day of the Wizards War
• Pt. I, Ch.3: “…it still feels like it was just one of my wife’s eccentricities.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 4: [Interlude/Gwen] “I need… someone I can trust to look after things once I’m off in college.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 5: “You two don’t really expect me to believe this story, do you?”
• Pt. I, Ch. 6: [Interlude/Violet] “She’s getting older, I suppose.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 7: “I told you we aren’t barbarians.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 8: “That’s about my mother’s family, right?”
• Pt. I, Ch. 9: [Interlude/Elise] It just didn’t seem right to her.
• Pt. I, Ch. 10: “Welcome to Queen Sara.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 11: “A friend of Joel’s who could remind him of home”
• Pt. I, Ch. 12: [Interlude/Jack] “Maybe she’ll have some cute friends she can introduce me to!”
• Pt. I, Ch 13: “That’d be nice, but computer geeks are probably just as much girl repellent there as here.”
• Pt. I, Ch 14: “There’s been an accident.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 15: [Interlude/King Phillip of Obdrest] “Are the security arrangements sound?”
• Pt. I, Ch. 16: “You know, huge tracts of land.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 17: [Interlude/King Phillip of Obdrest]
• Pt. I, Ch 18: “This isn’t an easy place for a bright but unmotivated student.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 19: “Explosion at the Obdresti Parliament.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 20: [Interlude/Joel] “It makes sense that you’ve never seen a magic mirror before.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 21: “I’ll explain everything when we get there”
• Pt. I, Ch. 22: [Interlude/Elise] “I’m sorry, miss, truly! I mean you no harm.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 23: “Whatever she thought was waiting for her here, it was worse than dying to her.”
• Pt. I, Ch. 24: [Interlude] The last day of the Wizards’ War, revisited

Part II (Chapters 25-66)

• Pt.II, Ch.25: A new bed, in a new house, a new city, in a new world.
• Pt. II, Ch. 26: “She’s cute, right?”
• Pt. II, Ch. 27: [Interlude/Amy] “I hear we’re getting a couple of new students”
• Pt. II, Ch. 28: “We’ve kind of got ‘new here’ written all over us, huh?”
• Pt. II, Ch. 29: “He’s one of the two reasons the team is going to be less fun than it used to be”
• Pt. II, Ch. 30: “I’m a mage with the Foreign Ministry”
• Pt. II, Ch. 31: [Interlude/Elise] “Have you noticed anyone unusual this year?
• Pt. II, Ch. 32: “OK, maybe there would be a bright side to it.”
• Pt. II, Ch. 33: [Interlude/Violet] “Are you two giving her a hard time?”
• Pt. II, Ch. 34: “Never mind that. I just rescued a girl.”
• Pt. II, Ch. 35: “How do you not know to be prepared in advance for a lab?”
• Pt. II, Ch. 36: “Last, and I suppose not least, we have the Dueling Club.”
• Pt. II, Ch. 37: [Interlude/Alvar] “I did not like how he was looking at me.”
• Pt. II, Ch. 38: “You aren’t the only politically sensitive student at Queen Sara”

(more coming soon, current chapter is 72 as counting here)

There is a World Map of the Feldaren side of the Gate and there are some unofficial Character Portraits.

Notes
Primary sites: The story is cross-posted on ScribbleHub (story page) and Royal Road (story page) under the the same username (“CubicleHermit”)

This site: This is primarily a backup archive in case those sites go down or remove my story. Updates will catch up over time, and minor text/chapter break differences in older chapters exist (I’ll sync them eventually). Comments are disabled here—please read and engage on ScribbleHub or Royal Road instead!

Unauthorized copies: If you see this story anywhere else (e.g., “N*vels2” or audiobook sites), it’s pirated.

About the story: This is a passion project with no Patreon and no plan to profit. I’m just telling a story I want to get out of my head. All feedback on the official sites is genuinely appreciated, including critical comments. Questions about the world or requests for character profile additions are especially welcome. Engagement really helps keep me motivated!