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00:01in my last life my sister and i were sent to the god realm to marry gods my older sister
00:07married
00:07leon the god of fire she gave birth to a griffin and helped him become the high king i married
00:13chiron the god of water but i couldn't give birth to a child chiron lost the throne to leon and
00:19took
00:19his anger out on me he tore my soul core apart and crushed the baby spirit inside me when i
00:25opened
00:26my eyes again i was back at the wedding selection day this time chiron tried everything to please my
00:32sister and successfully married her he thinks she will give him a griffin so he can take the throne
00:38but he doesn't know that i carry the holy fire bloodline only by joining with the god of fire
00:44can i give birth to the legendary phoenix on the day of the selection the god realm was shining with
00:49light it was a grand celebration but for me a lowly elf princess it felt like a funeral
00:55i stood in line with other princesses looking up at the gods who looked down on us
01:00treon is so handsome and perfect marrying the gentle treon is a dream not like that angry leon
01:07beside me my sister leah heard this she looked at chiron and blushed in my last life i thought the
01:14same thing i was born to a lowly concubine i was only chosen because i inherited my mother's beauty
01:20chiron chose me and everyone envied me my sister the noble princess always loved chiron but she was
01:27forced to marry leon instead at first life was wonderful chiron was gentle and caring just like
01:34the legend said i thought i had finally found happiness but it was actually the start of hell
01:39everything changed one year later my sister became pregnant and gave birth to a rare griffin
01:45the high king was so happy that he started favoring leon but my belly remained empty slowly chiron
01:52changed he became impatient he forced me to take banned drugs just to produce a child but he is the
01:58god
01:58of water and i am an elf of fire our powers clashed for a hundred years i suffered through forbidden
02:05magic but i could not get pregnant finally the high king couldn't wait anymore he named leon the
02:11heir and gave him the throne that same day chiron came home full of rage he tore my soul core
02:17and
02:18crushed my unborn child i saw the spirit of my baby for one second with my last breath i grabbed
02:24his robe
02:25and begged please i don't care if i die but save our child chiron kicked me away and held the
02:32baby spirit
02:32in his hand leon is king now this brag is useless both of you die he crushed my child right
02:39in front
02:40of my eyes my poor baby never got to open its eyes before being killed by its own father my
02:45soul vanished
02:46along with my child i never expected to be reborn on the day of the selection hatred made my fingers
02:52cold
02:52as i looked at chiron but i noticed something strange this time he was staring at my plain looking
02:58sister i realized it instantly he was reborn too gods you may choose your partners the high king
03:06announced the start of the ceremony in my last life chiron was the first to choose he walked straight
03:12to me and picked me instantly but this time he walked straight to my sister leah father i wish to
03:18marry princess leah of the elf clan chiron are you sure yes father my mind is made up my sister
03:25was
03:25overjoyed she grabbed chiron's hand only then did chiron turn to look at me as if by accident his eyes
03:33were like a knife stabbing deep into my heart suddenly a warm hand grabbed my wrist i turned around and
03:39looked into a pair of dark ink colored eyes he held my wrist high and announced to everyone i want
03:46her
03:48no one expected leon the proud god of fire to choose me chiron's face darkened leon
03:55don't say i didn't warn you choosing such a weak elf princess as your wife will only lead to regret
04:00later my chest tightened and i wanted to speak but leon's hand slid down and gripped mine firmly
04:07chiron worry about your own partner and stay out of my business i like this elf girl whether she is
04:13weak or her aura damaged i find her charming i'm taking her my heart skipped a beat no one had
04:19ever
04:20chosen me so firmly everyone else was stunned too then the queen laughed behind her hand breaking the
04:27awkward silence leon has always been like this if he likes her let them be together leon was the
04:33favorite child and the king and queen spoiled him deeply beside us chiron glared at me and let out a
04:39cold laugh leon who would want such a useless piece of trap in less than a hundred years you'll hate
04:45her i'll be waiting to see the day you cry and regret my older sister and i returned to the
04:50elf
04:51realm to wait for our wedding on the wedding day leah came to my room she looked at my thin
04:57poor dowry
04:57and mocked me ella even we both marrying gods you are still just a lowly elf you must remember i
05:05am
05:05marrying the future king while you are marrying a god with a violent temper don't come crying to me
05:11when you suffer in the god realm i don't want to deal with you i looked at leah's arrogant face
05:16and
05:16laughed inside my dear sister i hope you never experienced the pain i felt in my last life
05:22my sister and i were both married into the god realm as the eldest son of the king
05:27chiron's wedding was incredibly grand leah's wedding was spectacular everyone in the elf and human realms
05:35praised her they said she had reached the heavens and would one day be queen bringing luck to the
05:41world i looked up at leah sitting on the back of a divine beast with chiron but i felt no
05:48envy at all
05:49in my last life i was the one in that spot back then i naively thought chiron was perfect
05:57and that we would be happy forever while i was lost in thought the shadow of a giant black dragon
06:04suddenly appeared in the sky the dragon's roar shook the world and pierced through the clouds
06:10the crowd gasped in shock until the dragon landed in front of me and turned into a man leon wore
06:17a long
06:18black robe he reached out grabbed my waist and pulled me tightly into his arms then right in front of
06:25everyone he gave me a firm kiss on my cheek forget those boring rituals come with me suddenly i was
06:33lifted off my feet under the gaze of the entire elf realm leon carried me straight up to the god
06:38realm
06:40chiron and leah's spotlight was completely stolen leon was deeply loved by the king and queen
06:45and his palace sat in the most beautiful spot in the realm after bringing me back leon said
06:51ella from now on this is your home my heart suddenly felt tight and emotional
06:59since my mother passed away i haven't had a home
07:02the leon in front of me was not as arrogant as the legend said
07:07i remembered in my last life whenever he appeared with leah
07:11he always seemed distracted and impatient
07:14there were even rumors among the maids that leah only got pregnant so fast
07:18because she used love spells but back then i was too worried about my own life to care about their
07:26relationship i used to think leon was hard to get along with but now i see that isn't true
07:31he is taller and more handsome than chiron when he looks at me his dark eyes are always bright
07:38almost as if as if he has been looking at me like this for a long time
07:45my cheeks turned bright red leon smiled and gently tilted my chin up
07:55suddenly the voice of a soldier came from outside
07:59lord leon typhon has escaped from the abyss
08:04wait for me he whispered before turning toward the battlefield
08:08i watched him go my heart a swirl of unspoken emotions
08:14meanwhile rumors spread of chiron and leah's perfect romance
08:17chiron showered her with rare herbs and accompanied her home in a display of public devotion
08:24naturally the people of the elf realm didn't miss the chance to mock me
08:29what was the point of that flashy wedding she's just a lonely widow in a big house now
08:33how pathetic
08:37no one came to serve my palace since leon left likely on someone's orders aside from my two original
08:44maids i was left entirely alone even the standard offerings of celestial herbs and spirit stones
08:50vanished without a trace but i didn't care my palace was full of treasures leon told me to use
08:56having been weak since my mother's death i finally began to heal using the divine herbs daily
09:02i repaired my cracked core within years my sickly pale skin began to glow
09:07even my maids noticed ella is becoming so radiant lord leon will be enchanted when he returns
09:14i blushed at the thought but leon had yet to return
09:17soon a dark rumor began to circulate throughout god realm
09:21they whispered that princess ella carried fire curse
09:27that would bring ruin to her partner and that leon might never return from the abyss because of it
09:36the tension surrounding me and the fire palace finally reached a breaking point at a grand feast
09:41organized by chiron i hadn't planned on attending but my sister leah sent a formal invitation
09:46claiming that with leon away it was my duty to represent him i had no choice but to go
09:52i had my maids craft a sweeping black robe and pulled my soft flowing hair into a high sharp ponytail
10:00i looked like a mirror image of leon himself
10:03when i arrived the entire hall fell silent in shock
10:08leah however did not look well after these few years
10:12her face had an unnatural flesh her figure was bloated and her eyes were clouded with exhaustion
10:18when she saw me her gaze instantly filled with malice and envy
10:24ella i didn't expect you to thrive so much while leon is missing
10:28i smiled calmly
10:29sister you flatter me
10:31i am simply waiting for my husband's return
10:34at that moment chiron who had been staring at me in silence suddenly spoke
10:39husband how affectionately you call him
10:43my expression remained unshaking as i met his gaze
10:45chiron surely you jet
10:48leon and i are wed
10:50husband is the only natural title
10:52as soon as those words left my mouth chiron's expression turned deathly cold
10:58even leah noticed something was wrong
11:00chiron what is the meaning of this
11:02to everyone's shock chiron violently shook off her hand
11:09he stared at me
11:10ella do you truly think marrying a warm warring god of fire gave you a good home
11:18how can you even compare to leah
11:20and how can leon possibly compare to me
11:23the entire hall fell into a stunned silence
11:26in the quiet i let out a soft laugh
11:29kynon leon has never cared to compare himself to you
11:33and there is no need to compare me to my sister
11:36but as the eldest brother
11:39it is improper for you
11:41to speak el of my husband in my presence
11:45with that i turned to leave
11:47but my words seemed to snap chiron's restraint entirely
11:50he lunged forward and grabbed my arm with terrifying force
11:54ella you wouldn't dare
11:56you wouldn't dare fall for him
11:59i tried to shake him off
12:01but his grip was like an iron shackle
12:03just as the tension reached its breaking point
12:05a streak of crimson light flashed into the hall from outside
12:09a razor sharp blade sliced through the air
12:11aimed directly at the arm chiron used to hold me
12:14startled leah got spooked and hid
12:17the momentum sent me stumbling backward
12:20but a second later
12:21a familiar powerful arm caught me firmly by the waist
12:24i heard that voice
12:26kiren
12:27i show you respect
12:29only because you are my elder brother
12:32lay one hand on her again
12:34and i will sever this arm from your body
12:39leon's sudden appearance completely shifted the energy of the feast
12:42as the eldest son
12:43chiron held a supreme position in god realm
12:46but leon's power as the god of war
12:48was not to be underestimated
12:50in all the years prior
12:51the two had never clashed openly
12:53leon was usually easygoing and indifferent to most things
12:56showing no interest in the throne
12:58which led chiron to keep a respectful distance
13:01in my past life
13:02chiron even warned me to avoid leon
13:05to prevent unnecessary rumors
13:07blinded by my love for him
13:09i never disobeyed
13:10i died without ever seeing them tear off their masks of civility
13:13but in this life
13:15the unexpected was happening
13:17chiron stared at leon
13:18who held me protectively in his arms
13:20his expression twisted with suppressed rage
13:24after a long moment
13:25he regained a forced calm
13:28you're back leon
13:29i was merely having a chat with ella
13:31why such anger
13:33has years of war made your temper even more explosive
13:36he was the one being insulting
13:37yet he had the nerve to claim leon was the one losing control
13:41in that moment
13:42i finally understood how the rumors of leon's explosive temper
13:46had started
13:48chiron's plan was simple
13:49who would want a volatile unstable god on the throne
13:52to the world
13:53the gentle god of water was the obvious choice for king
13:56i glanced at leon
13:58but he looked completely unbothered
14:00clearly used to chiron's slander
14:02a surge of rage boiled inside me
14:05if not for my past life
14:06even i wouldn't have known that chiron was a total hypocrite
14:10in my last life
14:12he spent decades forcing me to take forbidden drugs
14:14he watched me cough up blood
14:17and scream in acne from the backfiring spells
14:20only to sneer at me with contempt
14:24how is it your sister produced a griffin so easily
14:27yet you can't even carry a single cub
14:31drink it
14:32drink every last drop
14:35if you can't give me a kid
14:36you might as well be dead
14:38yet that same cruel monster
14:40would act like a devoted doting husband
14:43the moment anyone else was watching
14:45living with that extreme duality was a constant nightmare
14:48he tortured me then
14:50and now he was trying to ruin leon
14:53the hatred from two lifetimes boiled over
14:55i gripped leon's hand tightly
14:57and raised my voice in defiance
14:59chiron
15:00your words are utterly absurd
15:02you just laid hands on me without cause
15:05is this how a god behaves
15:08if leon hadn't returned in time
15:10you would have surely broken my arm
15:11a woman's reputation is everything
15:14had leon not seen this with his own eyes
15:17rumors would have run wild
15:18and i would have had no way to clear my name
15:21you were the one who acted disrespectfully before the gods
15:25yet you dare blame leon for his anger
15:27while leon and his warriors bled in the abbess to protect olympus
15:30you sat comfortably in this hall
15:32instead of worrying for his safety
15:34you insulted his wife
15:36where is the justice in that
15:38do you not fear disheartening every warrior currently fighting on the front lines
15:42as my words echoed through the hall
15:44everyone stood frozen in absolute shock
15:46since arriving on god realm
15:48i had been silent and invisible
15:50i never saw conflict
15:52which was why they felt so comfortable neglecting me
15:56even leon was stunned by my fierce rebuttal
15:58his eyes widened with a look of pure joyful surprise
16:02chiron on the other hand
16:04looked as though his face had been carved from permafrost
16:07yet he couldn't find a single word to counter me
16:10the banquet ended in a disastrous chill
16:14soon rumors began to swirl that the god of water had acted improperly toward the god of fire's wife
16:18while he was away at battle
16:21because i had framed it as an insult to every soldier on the front lines
16:25the scandal exploded
16:27when the high king caught wind of it
16:29he summoned chiron and gave him a scathing reprimand
16:32he even ordered chiron into isolation to reflect on his actions
16:35a massive blow to his pride
16:39in a way
16:40i had finally avenged the version of myself from my past life
16:44leon returned victorious
16:46but he was still buried in military affairs
16:49i too hadn't quite figured out how to act around him
16:52that day leon went to the high king's palace for a meeting
16:56but an uninvited guest arrived at my palace
17:00i looked at leah's venomous expression
17:02and felt a wave of weariness
17:04sis we both married into the god realm
17:06if we can't support each other fine
17:08but why make things so difficult
17:11when did you seduce chiron
17:13you made him humiliate himself for you at the feast
17:18your mother was just a lowly servant who seduced our father
17:22and you're just like her
17:24how dare you ruin my perfect marriage
17:27her insults toward my late mother
17:29turned my blood cold
17:31sister
17:32if it were truly a perfect marriage
17:34how could i ruin it so easily
17:37besides
17:38in all these years
17:39i've barely seen the god of water
17:41and you were always there
17:42when exactly did you see me seduce him
17:47let me be clear
17:48my heart belongs only to my husband
17:52i adore him
17:53and i couldn't care less about your precious water god
17:57just as the words left my mouth
17:59a soft chuckle came from the doorway
18:01i turned to find leon standing there
18:04his eyes sparkling with mischief and delight
18:07my face instantly turned bright red
18:09what on earth did i just say
18:11leah left with a face pale from fury
18:16meanwhile leon
18:18having heard my passionate confession
18:20slowly approached
18:22blushing and speechless
18:24i backed away until he pinned me against the couch
18:27a playful smirk on his lips
18:30my lady
18:32what was it you just said
18:37nothing
18:38i said nothing
18:41i could have sworn i heard you say you adore me
18:43i
18:45before i could protest
18:47leon silenced me with a kiss
18:49when the union finally began
18:50he revealed the predatory nature of a primordial god
18:53he was relentless
18:55leaving me breathless and half spent
18:57only after such intimacy
18:58did i realize that the volatile god of fire
19:01could be so incredibly tender to his wife
19:03since then
19:04leon and i truly began our life together as a married couple
19:09gradually
19:10i discovered that the previously dormant core within my body
19:13was beginning to clear
19:19my chronically cold hands and feet grew warm
19:22as if an ethereal flame were burning within me
19:26yet it didn't feel scorching
19:28instead
19:30i felt my soul and body strengthening day by day
19:33i finally understood
19:35why i could never conceive in my past life
19:38my inner core is fire attributed
19:41while chiron is the god of water
19:44his core was icy and damp
19:46a fatal mismatch for mine
19:49in my previous life
19:51simply neutralizing the water energy he forced upon me
19:54exhausted all my core's strength
19:57with a volatile and weakened foundation
20:00how could i have ever nurtured a kid
20:03the baby i finally conceived
20:05after being forced to ingest countless forbidden drugs
20:09was heartlessly crushed to death by him
20:14now that i am married to the god of fire
20:16our cores are in perfect harmony
20:20during our occasional dual cultivation
20:22i feel my body becoming warm and incredibly light
20:26it made me wonder
20:28what could my true form be
20:31just as i was lost in thought
20:33a piece of news swept through the god realm
20:37princess leah
20:38the wife of the water god
20:40was pregnant
20:41the princesses of the mortal realm
20:43leah
20:44and i all wed on the same day
20:47while leon was at war
20:48the two mortal princesses
20:50both conceived and gave birth to kid
20:53meanwhile
20:53the rumors grew cruel
20:56elf princesses were less fertile than humans
21:00since leon had been away
21:02i wasn't concerned
21:03but i knew leah had secretly sought spirit medicines many times
21:07i understood chiron's agonizing forbidden arts better than anyone
21:12leah's life these past few years
21:14must have been a misery that withered her beauty
21:16now
21:17finally pregnant
21:19she could hold her head high
21:21her news even restored the high king standing with zeus
21:25placing him back at the center of power
21:27i saw her again at a god realm banquet
21:30her face was caked in thick powder
21:32yet it failed to mask her deathly pallor
21:35still
21:36the moment she saw me
21:37she struck a triumphant pose and sneered
21:40ella
21:40you and leon have been married for years now
21:43why hasn't there been any news of a child
21:45you can't even give birth of a kid
21:47you're a disgrace to our demigod clan
21:49if people start thinking our kind is infertile
21:53how will you take responsibility
21:55for ruining our reputation
21:58i looked at her sickly pale face and sighed
22:00there are many fire bloodlines in the elf clan and you are no exception
22:05now that you're pregnant you know best how much you're suffering
22:09instead of bickley with me you should spend that energy figuring out how to survive what's coming
22:14as i spoke
22:15chiron stepped forward and wrapped an arm around leah's waist
22:19our child is our business
22:20don't bother yourself with it
22:23ella
22:24perhaps i shouldn't say this
22:26but a useless woman who can't conceive really ought to stay hidden at home
22:30don't bring your bad luck into public spaces
22:34he turned a mocking grin toward leon
22:36who was standing right behind me
22:38my poor brother
22:41i'm afraid you won't see a child for a hundred years
22:44best of luck with that
22:45the surrounding immortals cast pitying and scornful glances at us
22:49i looked at leon feeling a sharp pang of guilt
22:52i knew how much a child meant to a god
22:55having a brilliant and powerful divine beast as an heir
22:58is a crucial factor in becoming the successor to the high king
23:03in my last life
23:04even though leon and my sister were at odds
23:07she still bore him a griffin
23:09which ultimately helped him ascend to the throne
23:12but in this life
23:13though we have been married for years
23:15and are deeply in love
23:17my womb remained silent
23:19my heart sank at the thought
23:20and my eyes began to sting with unshed tears
23:24leon however
23:25didn't spare a glance for the mocking crowd
23:27he reached out
23:29gently pinching my cheek
23:30why are you crying?
23:32what does a child matter?
23:35are the two of us not happy together?
23:38but
23:39no buts
23:40leon gripped my hand
23:42turning his back on the staring gods as he led me out
23:44i have you
23:45and that is enough
23:47i know what you're worried about ella
23:49but you have to trust me
23:51your husband is the god of war
23:52the throne was never meant to be won through a child
23:55my tears finally spilled over
23:57as leon pulled me into a tight embrace
24:00on an ordinary morning
24:01i was suddenly overcome by nausea and chest tightness
24:05leon was terrified
24:07doctor
24:08and summoned the celestial physician
24:10only to discover
24:11congratulations
24:12i was already three months pregnant
24:13he spun me around in his arms
24:15radiating pure joy
24:17even the high king and queen were overjoyed
24:20granting her countless magical herbs
24:23leon
24:23now heavily pregnant and nearing her term
24:26looked at me with bitter resentment
24:28i wonder what desperate methods a lowly body like yours had to use to conceive
24:33i tilted my head with a smile
24:35i suppose because your own journey was so difficult
24:39you assume everyone else must resort to extreme measures
24:45she shot me a glare and stormed off
24:47i watched her go
24:48my smile fading into a heavy sigh
24:51a dark lingering premonition began to crawl into my heart
24:55sure enough
24:56on the day leah gave birth
24:58wild winds roared through the god realm
25:00accompanied by thunder and lightning
25:03the high king and queen led the other gods
25:05waiting outside the room
25:07but after a day and a night of leah's agonizing screams
25:11she gave birth to a harpy hatchling
25:14a slick twisted creature with mangled wings
25:18a bird's torso
25:19and a fish's tail
25:21it was hideous
25:23a grotesque deformity of nature
25:27what is this thing
25:29why isn't it a griffin
25:30where is my kid
25:32useless
25:33you are all useless
25:37no
25:43how could you kill him
25:46he was your own flesh and blood
25:47you butcher
25:48i'll kill you
25:50i'll avenge my child
25:52this is not my child
25:54i could never father such a freak
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