Does the Darkling love Alina?

Despite his nefarious plans, it is thought the Darkling did love Alina. However, Alina ends up killing him at the end of Ruin and Rising.

Does Alina fall in love with the Darkling?

But before Alina learns of Kirigan's true nature, a bit of a romance strikes up between Alina and the Darkling, and they even share a pretty heated kiss.

Do Alina and the Darkling end up together?

In Leigh Bardugo's books, the answer is yes, they end up together. At the end of Ruin and Rising, Tolya and Tamar Kir-Bataar bring Mal back to life and Alina loses her power. From there, Alina again refuses to marry Nikolai. She fakes her death, letting the legacy of Santka Alina stand on its own.

Why did darkling kiss Alina?

Unfortunately, he also uses that as a means of manipulating the much younger and naive Alina, seducing her in order to gain control. In the books, the Darkling is the aggressor and their first kiss is initiated by him without her consent.

Why didn t Alina end up with the Darkling?

She drove Inej's sword through The Darkling's heart to kill him. There was no way the two of them would end up together in the end. Alina would have had to go through some sort of head transplant to choose to be with that man. Instead, Alina chose Nikolai.

the darkling being in his feelings about alina for almost 7 minutes straight

Did the Darkling abuse Alina?

As far as his relationship with Alina, it's a constant cycle of abuse. He is obsessed with her, yes. But not because of her as a person but because of what she means for him. Once she loses her powers, he's horrified and furious.

Does Mal sleep with Zoya?

Mal was oblivious to Alina's love from before book one even began. He slept with Zoya and countless others before he realised who was waiting by his back door.

Who is the Darkling in love with?

Alina and the Darkling kiss, with him making the first move in the novel and her making the first move on the show. But then she finds out he's actually using her to gain control of the Fold and rule the country, so she flees. Despite his nefarious plans, it is thought the Darkling did love Alina.

Does the Darkling have a love interest?

Alina Starkov

In the beginning, the Darkling and Alina felt drawn to one another. Before Alina left the Little Palace, the Darkling kissed her abruptly by the lake, after he told her about the stag he was hunting.

Why does Kirigan want Alina?

Though the Darkling may not have created the Shadow Fold intentionally, he never actually wanted Alina to destroy it. The only mistake that General Kirigan is seeking to fix is his loss of control over the Fold, and his true intention was to use Alina's power to expand and weaponize it.

Does Alina sleep with Kirigan?

In Leigh Bardugo's novel, Kirigan (Ben Barnes) stuns Alina (Jessie Mei Li) with an unexpected first kiss. Later, after they demonstrate Alina's abilities to the king's court, the two passionately make out and the narrative suggests they come very close to having sex before they're interrupted.

Who is the most powerful Grisha?

Alina Starkov is a Sun Summoner, which is the rarest and most powerful Grisha to ever exist.

What happens to the Darkling and Alina in the books?

When Alina faces off against the Darkling, the dangerous move she uses fatally wounds Mal as well. Since he needs to die anyway for her to absorb his firebird powers, she stabs him as he dies, then kills the Darkling.

Is there a love triangle in Shadow and Bone?

Shadow & Bone Season 2's Nikolai Destroys His Love Triangle With Alina. The Shadow and Bone show takes a true romance between Alina and Nikolai out of the question by shifting the focus to Alina's feelings for Mal.

Why did Alina's hair turn white?

In the book, however, Alina uses merzost through her still-active connection to the Darkling in order to create her own nichevo'ya (shadow monsters like the Darkling uses) to fight back against him at the end of the second novel. As a result of her using the power that one time her hair turns permanently white.

Who does Nina Zenik end up with?

Nina first thought Hanne was a Heartrender, but it appeared to be that Hanne was a Healer. The two become very close, eventually working together at the end of King of Scars to begin to bring down Jarl Brum. Nina is in love with Hanne and they are engaged to be married.

Who is the Darkling wife?

Creation of the Shadow Fold

Many centuries ago, known then as the Black Heretic, the Darkling returned home to his partner Luda, who was also a Grisha Healer.

Does Zoya love the Darkling?

Zoya was initially infatuated with the Darkling. Upon Alina's arrival at the Little Palace, Zoya instantly hates her for becoming the Darkling's new favorite, and expresses her jealousy by cheating during a duel and injuring Alina.

How old is the Darkling physically?

A picture of him in Baghra's cave reveals the man hasn't physically aged a day in centuries. The Shadow Fold was created roughly 400 years prior to the events of the series and the Darkling was already an adult by then. An estimate would put him at 500 years of age, if not a bit older.

Are Mal and Darkling related?

It turns out Mal is descended from Baghra's sister, making him a great-nephew of the Darkling. Upon this discovery, Mal makes Alina promise she will kill him for his power if she needs it.

Do darkling and Alina kiss?

The Darkling and Alina's First Kiss

Every scene between the Darkling and Alina in Shadow and Bone Episode 5 is hot. Sorry, but it's true. After a few episodes of the Darkling attempting to forge a real relationship with Alina — she gets to call him Aleksander!!! — our girl finally gets the confidence to kiss him.

Who is more powerful Alina or Darkling?

The Darkling

As skilled as Alina is, though, the Darkling has to place higher than her in terms of power rankings once you take a look at everything he was capable of across the Grishaverse books.

Why Zoya is jealous of Alina?

To Alina's surprise, Zoya is jealous of Alina for being the Darkling's favorite. Later, Alina wakes up to see the Apparat appear in the infirmary from the shadows.

Why does the Darkling want Alina?

Since learning of her powers, The Darkling has been obsessed with getting Alina on his side. Whether this is motivated by his fear of being beaten or, as he claims, by the fact that with her, he would no longer face eternity alone is unclear, but he didn't go about it in the best way.

Is Zoya more powerful than Alina?

POWERS: No doubt about it, Zoya has the most power out of any character in this universe.