By Any Means III: Crown Of Ashes

By Any Means III: Crowns of Chaos delivers the explosive final chapter in the groundbreaking By Any Means trilogy-a gripping saga of power, legacy, and the cost of leadership in a city where loyalty is currency and betrayal is blood-deep.

Dayvion James Earl Jones-known in the streets as Deep-once rose from nothing to become the undisputed force of North Omaha. But after years of building an empire on strategy, sacrifice, and street code, time has finally caught up with him. Facing a terminal diagnosis, Deep must confront his mortality, his past sins, and the uncertain future of the movement he fought to build from the ashes. As the streets begin to whisper and factions circle like vultures, Deep finds himself not just fighting for survival-but for legacy.

With Omaha simmering in quiet chaos, his sons-Ja'Mareehyon "Boss" Bass and Ellington "Lil Rixx" Bass Jr.-stand at a critical crossroads. Raised under Deep's rule but shaped by their own pain, the brothers must decide whether to protect their father's crown or forge a new path of their own. As secrets unravel, blood ties are tested, and war brews from the inside out, Boss and Rixx discover that inheriting power doesn't mean understanding it. And sometimes, the people closest to you carry the sharpest blades.

Meanwhile, old enemies return and new ones rise. Federal heat tightens around the remnants of Deep's empire, even as allies falter and traitors plot in silence. Beonca, the brilliant strategist and Deep's closest confidant, fights to hold the infrastructure together, while Mike-his most loyal lieutenant-struggles to keep the streets in line as whispers of a new king begin to surface. In a world where everyone plays their role, the game changes when the king is no longer on the board.

But not all battles are fought with bullets. Some are waged within. And in this final act, Deep must choose not just who wears the crown-but whether the crown itself is worth saving.

By Any Means III: Crowns of Chaos is more than a street tale-it's a story of fathers and sons, enemies and empire, grief and rebirth. A story about what happens when the throne becomes a target and every move might be your last. Bold, unflinching, and unforgettable, this conclusion redefines what it means to rule, to sacrifice, and to walk away undefeated-even in death.

Crowns will be passed. Chaos will rise. And not everyone will make it out alive.

Ellington "Lyrixx" Bass Sr. better known as RIXX is a storyteller, creator, and visionary whose work blends raw authenticity with imaginative power. As the author of the gritty urban adult fiction novel By Any Means and the cosmic children's tale Ma'Niya's Mission to the Moon, RIXX writes across genres-but always from the heart.

Born into a family that shaped his foundation, RIXX honors his roots with every page. Ma'Niya's Mission to the Moon was inspired by his real-life niece, Ma'Niya, and created as a tribute to his family-especially his mother Brenda, his brother Michael, sister-in-law Michaela, and nephews Lamont and Michael Jr.

Whether he's building fictional cities or launching young readers into space, RIXX believes in one thing above all: our stories can save us, shape us, and set us free.