After her sister is slaughtered for a magical pearl, Mira sacrifices her tail for legs and uses blood curses to infiltrate the palace. Disguised as a dancer, she seduces the emperor and toys with his jealous consort. Will Mira burn the empire to ash in her thirst for revenge, or risk losing herself to the enemy she’s sworn to destroy?
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00:00They threw my sister into a great basin filled with pearls
00:02Her massive tail glowed blue in the dark
00:04The soldiers pawed at her body with filthy hands
00:07Blue scales scattered everywhere
00:09They did not stop
00:10Not until they cut open her belly
00:12Not until they reached inside her
00:14Not until they tore out the glowing tide pearl hidden within her
00:17Only then were they satisfied
00:18Because High Consort Selene had heard a rumor
00:21That in the southern sea lived the tide born
00:23And that every tide saint carried a legendary tide pearl inside her body
00:26A pearl that, if embedded within one's own flesh
00:29Would grant a beauty that never fades
00:31After hearing that, Selene could think of nothing else
00:34So Emperor Lucian sent soldiers to slaughter my people
00:37Just to make her smile
00:38They dragged my sister out
00:40Cut her open
00:41And stole her pearl
00:42That day, the sea turned red
00:44Everywhere I looked
00:46My people were floating in the water
00:47Their bodies split open
00:49I hid beneath a reef
00:50Shaking in silence
00:52Blood stung my eyes
00:53My tears fell as pearls
00:55Each one red with hatred
00:56And in my ear
00:58I could still hear my sister's last words
01:00Mira
01:01Live
01:02The world was told a lie
01:03They thought the sea only birthed one heart for my people
01:06They didn't know about me
01:07The shadow
01:08The spare
01:09But they were wrong
01:10This generation had two
01:12And one of them was me
01:14The one born with a body made to ruin men
01:16The one whose flesh and blood could raise a thousand brood curses
01:19I crawled onto the shore
01:20Enduring pain so savage it felt like my bones were being torn apart
01:24Then I used forbidden blood craft
01:26To split my tail into legs
01:27I offered my own flesh and blood as tribute
01:30And raised brood curse after brood curse
01:32Venomous things
01:34Worms
01:34Spiders
01:35Serpents
01:36All feeding on me
01:38Until one black snake slithered over my wrist
01:40Its tongue bright red
01:42It devoured every other creature I had raised
01:44Thousands of them
01:45And became the brood king
01:47Its name was shade
01:48From that moment on
01:49I trained without mercy
01:51Three months later
01:52My brood craft was complete
01:54Then I made my way to the capital
01:56Alone
01:57Half starved
01:58Still alive
01:59I disguised myself as a court dancer
02:02And entered the palace
02:03And with a pouch of blood stained pearls
02:05Made from my own tears
02:07I bought the one thing I needed most
02:09Information on Emperor Lucian's whereabouts
02:11That night
02:12Moonlight spilled across the lake like silver
02:14I stepped onto the water
02:16And danced
02:17Each touch of my toes sent ripples of pale light
02:19Across the surface
02:21My scent drifted into the night air
02:23Sweet
02:24Soft
02:25Impossible to ignore
02:26Soon
02:27Butterflies came in swarms
02:29Drawn to me as if enchanted
02:30They circled my body
02:32Fluttering around me
02:33Refusing to leave
02:35And Emperor Lucian stood there watching
02:37Watching for so long
02:39He forgot to hide it
02:40When the dance ended
02:41I turned by chance
02:43And met his eyes
02:44I froze
02:45Then quickly bent down to put on my shoes
02:47Pretending I had only just noticed him
02:49I was about to leave
02:51When his voice stopped me
02:52You're one of the palace dancers?
02:54That dance was remarkable
02:56And yet I've never seen it before
02:58I lowered my eyes
02:59And answered as if I did not know who he was
03:01It is a dance from my homeland
03:04Very few have ever seen it
03:06It was early spring
03:08The wind off the lake was cold
03:09My body trembled lightly in the night air
03:11He noticed
03:12Of course he noticed
03:14So he removed his pale silver robe
03:16And draped it over my shoulders himself
03:18Gently
03:19For a moment
03:20I looked up at him in surprise
03:22Heat rose to my face
03:24A blush where he could see it
03:25My scent deepened between us
03:27Turning the silence softer
03:28Warmer
03:29More dangerous
03:30And I saw it then
03:32That flash in his eyes
03:33Wonder
03:34Desire
03:35He steadied himself before speaking again
03:38Selina loves dance
03:39Her birthday is approaching
03:41You will perform this dance for her
03:43I dropped to my knees at once
03:45Letting fear flood my face
03:46I did not know it was your majesty
03:48Please forgive me
03:50He waved the apology aside
03:52Rise
03:52You are forgiven
03:53Just do not disappoint me
03:55I bowed my head
03:56And accepted the command
03:58But as I watched him walk away
04:00I moved one finger
04:01Just once
04:02A tiny broodling slipped through the air
04:04Landed against his skin
04:06And burrowed inside
04:07By the next morning
04:09The whole inner court had heard the story
04:11The emperor had encountered a dancer by the lake
04:13And he had not forgotten her
04:15Then came a knock at my door
04:16When I opened it
04:18An older palace matron stood outside
04:20A stranger
04:21And I knew at once
04:22Someone had already come for me
04:24They brought me before high consort Selina
04:26Inside her palace hall
04:28She sat alone on a raised dais
04:30Draped in silk and jewels
04:32Shining like a woman who believed the world belonged to her
04:34It was her
04:36The woman who had destroyed my people
04:37For a single tied pearl
04:39The woman who had my sister cut open
04:41The moment she saw me
04:43Disgust twisted across her face
04:45She let out a soft, mocking laugh
04:47And covered her mouth with lacquered fingers
04:49This ugly thing?
04:51And you expect her to dance for me?
04:53Before coming here
04:54I had covered my face in dark blotches
04:57Spots
04:58Imperfections
04:59A mask made of ugliness
05:00Selene was viciously jealous
05:02If she had seen my real face now
05:04I would not have walked out alive
05:06So I knelt in the center of the hall
05:08My fingers digging into my palms
05:10Forcing down the hatred clawing up my throat
05:12Your grace
05:13I will dance with a veil over my face
05:16I will not offend your eyes
05:18She gave me a lazy wave
05:20Oh enough
05:20With a face like that I doubt you could stir trouble even if you tried
05:24But since this was his majesty's idea
05:26I'll allow it
05:27The palace matron beside her led me out at once
05:30And just as I stepped through the doors
05:32I saw Emperor Lucien approaching
05:34Our eyes met for only a moment
05:36Only a glance
05:37But the face he saw now
05:39Was nothing like the one he had seen by the lake
05:41Still
05:42My scent gave me away
05:44It always would
05:45He knew at once this disguise was a way to stay alive
05:47Because if Selene had seen my true face
05:50The woman leaving this hall would have been a corpse
05:52At that thought
05:53Lucien's expression darkened
05:55He frowned
05:56And for one of the few times in his life
05:58Real irritation towards Selene stirred in him
06:00I smiled faintly to myself
06:02That was enough
06:03A single seed of displeasure was all I needed
06:06Once planted
06:07It would take root in his heart
06:08It would grow
06:10Quietly
06:10Slowly
06:11Until it became something vast enough
06:14To swallow all his old devotion
06:16And when that day came
06:17What would all her favor matter then
06:19The higher Selene stood
06:20The harder I would make her fall
06:22Back in my chamber
06:23I watched the false blotches from my face
06:26And looked at myself in the mirror
06:27Selene
06:28You wanted a beauty that would never fade
06:30You wanted a body born to seduce
06:33You wanted to possess what should never have been yours
06:35So I will make sure
06:37Everything you wanted
06:38Everything you stole
06:39Everything you still cling to
06:41Turns to nothing
06:42Then shade slid soundlessly around my wrist
06:45His red tongue flicking against the air
06:47I stroked his small black head
06:48And whispered
06:49Even in death I will find you
06:53I will hunt you down
06:55Selene's birthday was celebrated with extravagant splendor
06:58Overnight
06:59The imperial lake bloomed with lotus flowers
07:02Thousands of them
07:04The court called it a blessing
07:05An omen of favor from the heavens
07:07At the lakeside
07:09Lucien stood hand in hand with Selene
07:13Your majesty promised me a birthday gift
07:16When will you show it to me?
07:18Lucien gave a slight nod
07:20The music began
07:22And I stepped onto the lake
07:24Onto lotus leaves
07:25As if the flowers were blooming beneath my feet
07:28My scent rose again into the air
07:31And the butterflies came back
07:33In waves
07:34They swarmed around me
07:36Dancing with me beneath the moonlit sky
07:38Everyone watching fell silent
07:40No one except Selene
07:42Her fingers digging hard into her own palm
07:45Then, as I turned
07:46The veil slipped from my face
07:48And my true face was revealed
07:50I looked straight at Selene
07:52Just once
07:53I saw it in her eyes at once
07:55Jealousy so sharp
07:57By the time the dance ended
07:59No one had recovered enough to speak
08:01I walked forward
08:02And knelt before Lucien
08:05My name is Mira
08:06I offer my wishes to High Consort Selene on her birthday
08:10May your majesty and your grace remain devoted to each other
08:13Until your hair turns white
08:14And may the Auric Empire flourish without end
08:18Rise
08:21You did not disappoint me
08:23Selene nearly cracked a tooth from smiling too hard
08:26Your majesty's gift
08:27I like it very much
08:31I'm glad
08:34That tiny broodling I had planted in him by the lake
08:36Was working now
08:37Quietly
08:38Twisting his moods
08:39I curled one finger
08:40Ready to draw it back
08:42Your majesty
08:45Why not grant this beauty to me
08:47As a gift between our two kingdoms
08:50That is the crown prince of Veer
08:51The man stepped forward through the crowd
08:53He carried himself like someone used to being obeyed
08:56He saluted Lucien with the ease of an equal
08:59I greet your majesty
09:01I am prince Cassian of Veer
09:03Then his gaze settled on me
09:05Openly
09:06Without shame
09:08If your majesty is willing to give this beauty to me
09:12I swear our two kingdoms will not see war
09:14For a hundred years
09:16The moment he said it
09:18The whole court seemed to draw in a breath
09:20A century of peace
09:21In exchange for one palace dancer
09:23One woman
09:24To everyone watching
09:26It was an impossible bargain to refuse
09:28Your majesty
09:29For a girl like her to be sent to Veer as a prince's consort
09:33Would already be a splendid fate
09:36Lucien said nothing
09:37But I could see it in his face
09:39He understood the trade
09:40Sacrifice one insignificant woman
09:43And two kingdoms stay at peace
09:45Any ruler should have taken it
09:46Any ruler would have taken it
09:48So why?
09:49I lifted my face
09:51And looked at him quietly
09:52I had painted a floral marking
09:54At the corner of my eyes
09:56It made me look softer
09:57Lucien's expression shifted
09:59Like something sharp had gone through him
10:01Then he said it
10:02You're late prince
10:03She's already been claimed
10:05She belongs to my bed
10:07And my throne
10:08Selene turned to him so fast
10:10It was almost violent
10:11Your majesty
10:12She could barely believe what she had heard
10:14Cashin looked at me for one long moment
10:17Regret flashed across his face
10:18Then he gave a faint, disappointed smile
10:21And stepped back
10:22The matter was over
10:23For everyone else
10:25Not for me
10:26By then
10:27My back was already damp with cold sweat
10:29Too close
10:30Far too close
10:31Thank the sea
10:33I had not pulled the broodling out of Lucien yet
10:35If I had
10:36There was every chance I would have been handed over tonight
10:38Because peace bought that easily
10:40Without a single soldier marching
10:42Without a single blade drawn
10:44Is the kind of peace no emperor refuses
10:46Except this one did
10:48In broad daylight
10:49Before the whole court
10:50Lucien declared that I already belonged to him
10:53And that very night
10:54The imperial decree arrived
10:56I was officially raised to consort
10:58I left the small quarters where palace dancers were kept
11:01And looked back only once
11:03At the dim roof
11:04The narrow door
11:06The life I had entered under a false name and a hidden face
11:08Then I swore to myself
11:10In silence
11:11That everything done to my sister
11:13And everything done to my people
11:15Would be repaid a hundredfold
11:17When I reached the palace chambers
11:19That had just been a sign to me
11:21Selene was already there
11:22Waiting
11:23Her eyes traveled over my face
11:25Slowly
11:26Then she smiled
11:28A poisonous smile
11:30So
11:31You dared lie to me
11:32I met her gaze
11:33If I hadn't lied to you
11:35Do you really think I would have lived long enough to dance today?
11:38Selene let out a soft laugh
11:39She stroked the cat in her arms
11:41As if nothing in the world could disturb her
11:43So you do understand me
11:45Then perhaps you also understand this
11:49Even if his majesty has seen your face
11:52Even if he's given you a title
11:54I can still kill you whenever I please
11:56I just looked at her
11:58So have you already chosen how I die?
12:02Yes
12:03A fire in the palace
12:05Consort Mira trapped inside
12:07A tragic accident
12:08She tilted her head
12:10I have been with the emperor since we were young
12:12My father and brother have shed blood for his throne
12:17For a single life like yours
12:19He will not blame me
12:21Her people moved before I could answer
12:23They seized my arms
12:25Bound my wrists
12:26Bound my ankles
12:27Then threw me to the floor
12:29Oil was splashed all around me
12:31Across the walls
12:32Across the drapes
12:33Across the threshold
12:34I could smell it instantly
12:36Selene stood over me
12:38Watching
12:39Waiting
12:39Then the first spark fell
12:41As the flames caught
12:43She laughed
12:44His majesty is drunk tonight
12:46There is no one in this palace who can save you
12:48Then she turned and walked away
12:50I watched her go
12:51Without a flicker on my face
12:53No fear
12:54No pleading
12:55Nothing
12:56Only stillness
12:58Then the fire rose
12:59And the guards outside began clawing at their throats
13:01One by one
13:03They dropped
13:04Blood pouring from their mouths
13:05Their eyes
13:06Their noses
13:08Dead before they hit the ground
13:09I stepped out through the flames
13:11With shade coiled in my arms
13:13At my feet
13:14The insects on the ground shifted and swarmed
13:16Guiding me
13:17So I ran
13:18Through the smoke
13:19Through the heat
13:21Following their path
13:22Until I slammed straight into someone's chest
13:24I looked up at the man I had crashed into
13:26It was Lucian
13:28There was still fear in my eyes
13:29Real enough to be seen
13:31My lashes were wet
13:32My tears trembled there
13:34But I would not let them fall
13:36Lucian pulled me into his arms at once
13:38Held me tight
13:39Then he looked past me
13:40Toward the blaze raging in the distance
13:43Who dared set a fire inside my palace
13:46Find out
13:47Now
13:48I stayed curled against his chest
13:50And said nothing
13:51Because he was not a fool
13:53He knew exactly who had done it
13:55This outrage
13:56This fury
13:57This order to investigate
13:58It was a performance
14:00Nothing more
14:01Selene had been with him since youth
14:03Their bond ran deep
14:05And behind her stood House Varen
14:06With soldiers
14:07Power
14:08And years of service to the throne
14:10Why would an emperor truly punish a woman like that?
14:13For the sake of a dancer he had only just taken notice of?
14:16He wouldn't
14:17Not yet
14:18So I leaned into him harder
14:19And made myself small in his arms
14:21Your majesty
14:24I'm frightened
14:26Lucian really had been drinking
14:27His face was faintly flushed
14:30His breath carried the warmth of wine
14:31And I was exactly the kind of woman
14:33A drunken man should never hold too close
14:36I had been born with a body that unraveled restraint
14:38And with the broodling still working inside him
14:41The desire in his eyes began to change
14:43Slowly
14:44Then all at once
14:45It caught fire
14:46Without another word
14:48He swept me up into his arms
14:50And carried me back to his private chambers
14:52I rested against him
14:53And said nothing
14:54But in my mind
14:56I was already waiting for the next move
14:58Because once word reached Selene
15:00That I had escaped the fire
15:01And been carried into Lucian's bedchamber
15:04She would never let it pass quietly
15:06I knew her too well
15:07And I was right
15:08I had not been in his chambers long
15:10Before Selene's chief eunuch dropped to his knees outside
15:13Your majesty
15:15High consort Selene is unwell
15:18She's in distress
15:19She says she wants to see you at once
15:21By then
15:22I was dressed in gauze so sheer
15:24It hit almost nothing
15:25I looked at Lucian through half-lidded eyes
15:28And asked in a soft voice
15:29Your majesty
15:31Are you going to high consort Selene tonight?
15:34His gaze was no longer clear
15:36No longer steady
15:37He stared at me like a man already half-lost
15:39With you here beside me
15:40Why would I think of anyone else?
15:42I covered my mouth
15:43And let out a quiet laugh
15:45There were only two of us in the chamber
15:47Just him
15:48And me
15:49Lucian kept staring at me
15:51Spellbound
15:52His breath was hot against my throat
15:54Damp and heavy with wine
15:55Then
15:56Without warning
15:57His body gave in
15:59And he sank in to sleep
16:00On his forehead
16:01A small fleshy pink broodling
16:03Was still wriggling deeper beneath the skin
16:05I pushed him gently back onto the bed
16:07And pulled the covers over him
16:09Careful
16:10Almost tender
16:12I've woven you a beautiful dream
16:14Enjoy it
16:16Then I slid the hairpin from my hair
16:17And drove the tip into my fingertip
16:19A bright bead of blood welled up at once
16:21I let some of it stain a handkerchief
16:23Every drop that remained
16:25I fed to Lucian
16:26None of this poisoned blood should go to waste
16:29Not when I made it with my own body
16:30Not when even a harmless dose
16:32Taken once
16:33Could become a death sentence over time
16:35A little tonight would do nothing
16:37A little tomorrow would do nothing
16:39But enough of it
16:40Day after day
16:41And it would kill him
16:42Slowly
16:44Quietly
16:45Perfectly
16:45And the cure?
16:47There was only one person in this world who could give it
16:49Me
16:50The moon had crossed high overhead by then
16:52Silver light spilled through the window
16:54And spread across the floor
16:56I sat there
16:57And counted the time
16:58Waiting for Selene to make her move
17:00Then I heard it
17:01A faint skittering at the window
17:03I turned
17:04A spider no bigger than a fingernail crouched on the ledge
17:07One of many
17:08One of the countless little eyes
17:10I had scattered throughout the palace
17:12So she was coming
17:13I rose at once
17:14Smoothed out my robe
17:16And walked toward the door
17:17Selene was already waiting outside the hall
17:20Not alone
17:21Behind her stood a wall of eunuchs and palace maids
17:23Packed so tightly it barely looked like a midnight visit at all
17:26This was not a jealous woman coming
17:28To reclaim a drunken emperor
17:30This looked like a siege
17:32I stepped out to meet her
17:33And deliberately swept my hair to one side
17:35Bearing the fresh red marks along my neck
17:38Moonlight washed over the stone steps
17:40I stood above her
17:41Looked down
17:42And smiled
17:43Softly
17:44His majesty is asleep
17:47You should come back tomorrow
17:48The look she gave me was pure venom
17:51Her face twisted
17:52Whore
17:54I'll kill you
17:55I let my gaze drop to her stomach
17:57Then I spoke very gently
17:58Your grace
18:01Careful
18:03You might upset the baby
18:05That stopped her cold
18:06For one full second
18:08Selene forgot how to breathe
18:10Lucien had once promised her this
18:12Bear him the first prince
18:13And he would give her the empress's crown
18:15But five years had passed
18:17Five years of marriage
18:18Five years of waiting
18:20And her womb had stayed empty
18:22Every remedy had been tried
18:23Every physician
18:25Every secret healer dragged in from the streets
18:27And still
18:28Nothing
18:29No child
18:30No heir
18:31No crown
18:32If she could not produce the emperor's first son soon
18:34The throne beside him would never be hers
18:37Seize her
18:39Drag this bitch away
18:41And beat her to death
18:43Because I had done the one thing no one else dared do
18:46I had named the wound she lived with
18:48Named it in front of everyone
18:49And a woman like Selene
18:51Could forgive almost anything
18:53Except humiliation
18:54The eunuchs lunged for me
18:56I shook them off before they could get a proper hold
18:58Then I looked straight at her
19:00And said
19:01Your grace don't be so hasty
19:03Why not summon the imperial physicians
19:05I let the silence stretch
19:06Then I gave her the knife
19:08One more thing
19:09If there really is a child to protect
19:11I'm the only one who can keep it alive
19:13Selene was reclining in a side chamber
19:15Half draped across a cushioned chaise
19:17While several imperial physicians knelt before her
19:20She rested her head against one hand
19:22Her eyes were heavy with exhaustion
19:24When she spoke
19:25Impatience sharpened every word
19:27Well am I pregnant or not?
19:29The physicians lowered themselves even further
19:31Your grace
19:32Your pulse clearly indicates pregnancy
19:37For a moment
19:38Selene did not move
19:39Then she rose too quickly from the chaise
19:41All disbelief gone from her face
19:43There were tears in her eyes
19:45Actual tears
19:46Truly
19:47Her voice trembled when she said it
19:49Careful
19:50Fragile
19:51As if she were afraid even hope might hear her
19:53And disappear
19:54I watched her quietly
19:56And thought
19:57So this is what she looks like
19:59This woman who always stood above everyone else
20:01Who moved through the palace
20:02As if the world owed her obedience
20:04Even she could become this cautious
20:06This desperate
20:07Then she looked at me
20:09Remembering what I had said outside
20:11And asked the question she wanted answered most
20:14Is the child stable?
20:16One physician bowed low and replied at once
20:18From the pulse alone
20:19There is no sign of danger
20:22That made her smile
20:23But the moment her eyes shifted back to me
20:25The smile turned murderous
20:27I'm carrying an air now
20:29I should avoid bloodshed
20:30But you offend my eyes
20:33And I would sleep better if you were dead
20:37With one command
20:38The eunuchs at her side rushed forward
20:40And seized my arms hard enough to bruise
20:42They started dragging me away
20:44I moved one fingertip
20:46That was all
20:47And Celine suddenly clutched her stomach
20:49And cried out in pain
20:50The room froze
20:52The physicians lunged forward at once
20:54And took her pulse again
20:55This time
20:56Their faces changed
20:58One after another
20:59Their brows nodded
21:00Then all of them dropped to their knees
21:02Your grace spare us
21:04These are signs of miscarriage
21:06That was when panic finally broke through
21:08Celine's face drained white
21:10She had waited years for this child
21:12Years
21:12And she had only just heard the words she wanted most
21:15Pregnant
21:16How could she be losing it already
21:18How
21:19At last
21:20She looked at me
21:21And through clenched teeth
21:22She said two words
21:26You come here
21:28If you cannot save this child
21:30I will wipe out your entire bloodline
21:34I looked at her twisted
21:35Vicious face
21:36And dug my nails hard into my palm
21:38My entire bloodline
21:40She really had no idea
21:41My people were already dead
21:43Slaughtered
21:44Every last one of them
21:46I was the only one who crawled back out of that hell alive
21:48The only one left
21:50To come for her
21:51I stepped forward
21:52And inserted a few needles into her body
21:55Carefully
21:55One point
21:57Then another
21:58Celine's breathing began to slow
22:00The strain in her face eased little by little
22:02When the physicians checked her pulse again
22:04They found it calm
22:05Steady
22:06The child was safe
22:07At least
22:08That was what they believed
22:10The truth?
22:11I knew nothing about medicine
22:12And Celine was not pregnant
22:14Not at all
22:15That night she came to burn me alive
22:17I had planted a brood curse inside her
22:19Quietly
22:20Without her noticing
22:22That broodling could mimic the pulse of pregnancy perfectly
22:25It could fool physicians
22:26Fool the court
22:28Fool even the mother carrying it
22:30In the later stages
22:31It would do even more
22:32Make her swear she could feel a child turning inside her
22:35While she smiled and dreamed of an heir
22:37The thing inside her would be feeding
22:38Draining her
22:40Taking what it needed from her body
22:42Day and night
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