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Empty Throne The Cycle Of Fate Returns Englishsub
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00:00They kicked me out and called me worthless. What they didn't know? I built this temple.
00:07I left with all my power. Now the Sun Temple has fallen apart.
00:13It's been five years since I married a Styrian in my sister's place.
00:17I'm back. You can give up the Sun Temple mistress now.
00:21If it wasn't for your sister's kindness, you'd be nothing.
00:24I didn't argue. For five years, I was the perfect daughter and a loyal wife.
00:30But I'll never be my favorite.
00:31Day one, I cut off my parents' allowance.
00:34Day two, I pulled out of all the divine government's kindness.
00:39Day three, I cut everyone off and went to the other side of the ocean.
00:43Let's see how long their perfect life lasts without my power.
00:48I walk into the Temple Hall and see Freya hanging a wedding portrait with a Styrian.
00:53I suddenly realize something painful.
00:54In five years, just one painted portrait of us together on our marriage scroll.
01:01Sister, you can't keep what you stole.
01:04Have some dignity and stop clinging to my man.
01:06Your man?
01:10Or do you think this is a great idea too?
01:12Don't forget who was by your side back then and took over the ruined temple.
01:16Why bring it up now?
01:18What were these last five years to you?
01:20Was I just a tool to save your reputation?
01:23Or just a temporary actor filling her vacancy?
01:27Enough! Stop acting like a child!
01:31My man. My house.
01:34Aren't you ashamed?
01:36Stealing from your sister?
01:38You're wicked.
01:39Freya, you're shameless!
01:40Cassandra!
01:43How can you talk to your sister like that?
01:47It's my fault, Astrian.
01:49Look at you, Cassandra.
01:50You're bitter.
01:51You don't deserve to be the Lady of the Sun Temple.
01:54She grabs Freya's hand.
01:55I'll buy you anything you want at the auction.
01:58My parents pushed the post papers at me.
02:01Sign it.
02:02It's better for everyone.
02:03Freya is even sharing the assets.
02:06She's so generous.
02:07I know Freya.
02:08She never shares.
02:09I see the fear in my parents' eyes and realize,
02:13Astrian has no idea about this deal.
02:16They just want to pay me off so I won't cause trouble.
02:19I sign it instantly.
02:20Fine.
02:21I agree to the divorce.
02:22My parents start beaming.
02:24Is forcing your daughter to divorce that funny?
02:26I thought you were finally being mature.
02:28Why say that?
02:30You were never as sweet as your sister.
02:33No wonder we like her more.
02:34They grab the papers and rush out without a word of comfort.
02:38The door's not going to shut.
02:40I sit there, abandoned by the world.
02:43At the same time, she showed it off to everyone, bragging it was a gift from mom.
02:48A chill crawls down my spine.
02:50If I looked even slightly sad, they would scream at me.
02:54Stop acting like we owe you something!
02:58You're nothing compared to your sister!
03:01I finally understand.
03:03Some people are born to be loved.
03:06I wasn't.
03:08Stop giving my parents any more gold.
03:10My mom storms in, fuming with rage.
03:12We raised you for years!
03:14How dare you cut us off!
03:15Freya walks in slowly, leaning on Asterion.
03:18Sister, you've gone too far.
03:21Don't humiliate our parents.
03:23I've seen this scene a thousand times.
03:26But now, Asterion joins in too.
03:28Enough, Cassandra!
03:30Apologize to your parents now!
03:32He whispers a warning in my ear.
03:35Stop this drama.
03:36Do you want to ruin the whole family?
03:39I stay silent.
03:40So he makes the decision for me.
03:42Mom, Dad, she's just confused.
03:45I'll make her raise your allowance to a million gold.
03:47Since it was your idea, you pay for it yourself.
03:51Cassandra!
03:52I'm asking you, one last time.
03:55Will you apologize?
03:56He grabs my wrist so hard it feels like my bones will snap.
04:00Do you even want to stay in this family anymore?
04:02No.
04:03I snap my hand back, his face going blank with shock.
04:06What did you say?
04:07I don't bother repeating it.
04:09I just turn to leave.
04:10As I walk past Freya, she suddenly hits the floor.
04:14Sister, I know you're mad.
04:17But why push me?
04:19What if I broke a bone?
04:21Asterion shoves me out the door.
04:23Get out!
04:24Get out of this temple!
04:26He scoops Freya up.
04:28It's so different from how he just treated me.
04:30Freya smirks at me from his arms.
04:32She won.
04:33He's yours.
04:35Asterion?
04:35I don't want him anymore.
04:37My parents?
04:38I don't want them either.
04:40Early the next morning, I stood directly in front of the main hall of the Divine Council.
04:44My back straight and my gaze sharp.
04:47I am here to say goodbye.
04:48But before that, I was going to drop a bombshell.
04:52I'm leaving the Sun Temple.
04:54Her voice clear and steady, cutting through the murmurs.
04:57The door slams open.
04:59Freya at his side.
05:00Her arm linked with his.
05:02From today, Freya is the new mother of the Sun Temple.
05:06You can't be serious.
05:07Sister, don't be jealous.
05:09Asterion trusts me.
05:11He knows I can do it.
05:13The Sun Temple is mine to run.
05:15Accept it.
05:16Or get out!
05:17I stare at him, my heart breaking for the last time.
05:20He cares about Freya's pride.
05:22But he's trampling on mine.
05:24Trampling on five years of my hard work, my loyalty, and my love.
05:29I take a deep breath.
05:31Calm, but unyielding.
05:32I want to leave here, and I'm ending my marriage with you.
05:35The hall goes silent.
05:37Everyone stares.
05:38I turned and left with steady steps.
05:40When I reached the door, I glanced back slightly.
05:43You abandoned me, and also lost the temple.
05:47News of my departure from the Sun Temple spreads fast.
05:51Within two hours, messengers from other gods arrive.
05:54Princess Cassandra, we are ending our contracts with this temple.
05:58By noon, Asterion storms into my room.
06:02Cassandra!
06:03You did this on purpose, didn't you?
06:05The whole world thinks I left you for Freya!
06:08He grabs my wrist.
06:09You must go back and clear her name.
06:11Even now, you only care about her?
06:13You just want me to know your importance.
06:15But Freya is innocent.
06:17Her name is everything.
06:18She shouldn't be smeared by your lies!
06:21I look at him, heart completely broken.
06:24Is any part of those rumors actually a lie?
06:27A hard hit rings in my ears.
06:30My cheek burns.
06:32Five years of marriage.
06:34His first time hitting me.
06:36Freya is your sister!
06:39How can you say something so cruel?
06:41I hold my face.
06:42My eyes are dead.
06:44Asterion feels uneasy under my gaze, but stays firm.
06:48Apologize to Freya, and this is over.
06:51And if I say no...
06:52Then I'll divorce you!
06:54You're nothing compared to your sister!
06:57You're cold and hard.
06:58Who else would want you?
06:59Suddenly, a messenger brings news from Freya.
07:02Princess Freya is unwell.
07:03His voice turns frantic the moment he hears her name.
07:07I stand there, and send a divine message.
07:10Lord Thalaris.
07:12I hold 18% of the Sun Temple's power.
07:15Are you interested in a deal?
07:18That night, I meet Lord Thalassus in the Deep Sea Palace.
07:21With your 18% power, we can take over the Sun Temple.
07:25Are you sure you want to go this far?
07:26I hesitate.
07:28I remember the good times with Asterion.
07:30Once, I ruined my health working for his temple.
07:33He gave me this power contract with trembling hands.
07:36This is my promise to you.
07:38I will never fail you.
07:39But now, the promise is gone.
07:42He's a stranger.
07:43I feel a wave of guilt, and stand up.
07:46Excuse me.
07:47I need to use the restroom.
07:49On my way, I hear a familiar voice.
07:52Lord Astrian, are you sure about this headline?
07:55It says your wife was always jealous of Freya.
07:58That she forced Freya out to steal her fiancé.
08:03And now, she's spreading lies because she's scared.
08:06This will ruin her reputation.
08:08There is a brief silence.
08:10Aren't you afraid she'll divorce you?
08:11Divorce?
08:12No way.
08:13Her parents always ignored her.
08:15She's desperate for love.
08:16My heart, barely healing, is ripped open again.
08:21Every last bit of doubt is gone.
08:24Lord Thalaris, I'm selling.
08:25Let's sign now.
08:26Good luck taking over the Sun Temple.
08:28Next morning, I leave for the other side of the ocean.
08:32Everything in my life.
08:34I'm starting fresh.
08:36After leaving, Astrian sends his first message.
08:39Cassandra, where are you?
08:42Stop playing games.
08:44Get here and clear Freya's name.
08:47I say nothing.
08:49I just hang up.
08:50A second Divine Summons comes.
08:52Why is Thalanus calling a council meeting?
08:55What did you do?
08:56Did you seduce him to help you?
08:57Fix this now, or I'm really divorcing you.
09:00I finally speak.
09:02Astrian, if you go home now, you'll find my signed divorce papers.
09:06I cut the connection and block them all.
09:10He suddenly remembers the divorce papers.
09:12He rushes back to the temple like a madman.
09:15He finds Freya throwing my clothes out.
09:17What are you doing?
09:18These are Cassandras.
09:19Who said you could touch them?
09:21Freya shrugs.
09:22She's leaving anyway.
09:23They're an eyesore.
09:25Of course I'm throwing them out.
09:26I'm going to redecorate everything.
09:28I'll erase every trace of her from your life.
09:31Astrian stares at her, completely dazed.
09:35Astrian, I regret leaving.
09:37Let's start over.
09:39Freya softens her voice and leans in close.
09:41This time, I'll be a good wife to you.
09:44Astrian backs away as if he's been burned.
09:47I'm your brother-in-law!
09:48But you don't even like her!
09:50You let me hang our wedding portrait!
09:52You took me to auctions!
09:54Doesn't that mean you still love me?
09:56No!
09:57I only did that because...
09:59He chokes on his words.
10:01He knew why Freya left years ago.
10:04That betrayal had crushed his dignity.
10:07Seeing her come back, begging, gave him a twisted satisfaction.
10:12Astrian stops explaining and glares at her.
10:15What did Cassandra mean about signing the divorce papers?
10:18Freya bursts into a delighted laugh.
10:21She actually brought it up?
10:22I thought she'd cling to you forever.
10:25Hurry and sign it!
10:26I am not getting a divorce!
10:29I don't love you, Freya.
10:32It ended the day you left.
10:34There is nothing between us anymore.
10:36He stands up and shoves Freya toward the door.
10:39Astrian is still reeling from the news.
10:41Then, the second blow hits him.
10:43The board issues a sudden divine decree.
10:46Thalassus is now the CEO of the Sun Temple.
10:50Asterion.
10:52Suspended for major leadership failures.
10:55He rushes to the Sun Temple's grand office.
10:57He finds Thalassus sitting on his golden throne.
11:00Asterion completely loses his mind.
11:03How is this possible?
11:04How could she be so cold to me?
11:06In Asterion's mind, I was always self-sacrificing.
11:09Quiet!
11:10Always putting others before myself.
11:12This ruthless decision, it terrified him.
11:14Thalassus overhears and gives a sharp laugh.
11:17She did hesitate.
11:18She almost changed her mind.
11:20But after a bathroom break, she came back firm.
11:23I looked into it.
11:24You were there with your oracle servant.
11:27You two were in the Deep Sea Palace together.
11:30She must have heard everything you said before she made her final choice.
11:36Asterion's face drains of all color instantly.
11:38He goes as pale as a fresh winter frost.
11:41Those cruel words.
11:42He didn't even mean them.
11:44He only said them to hide his own guilt.
11:46He knew he went too far.
11:48But he wanted to show off for Freya.
11:50He sacrificed everything for his own vain pride.
11:54He was so sure I'd never leave.
11:56He never thought I'd hear every single word.
12:00Now, those lies are like a sharp boomerang.
12:03They've sliced right back into his own heart.
12:05He finally feels it, the bone-deep pain.
12:09Thalassus continues to twist the knife.
12:11Honestly, I should thank you for making this easy.
12:13Asterion, every god in the city envied you.
12:16She married you when the temple was bankrupt.
12:20She stayed by you and brought it back to life.
12:22How much pain did you cause for her to give up?
12:25He knows.
12:26He's always known.
12:27I was there for every single dark moment.
12:31But my sacrifice became something he took for granted.
12:35Now, regret grows in his heart like wild vines.
12:39He pushed me away for someone who once dumped him.
12:42It wasn't worth it.
12:43Not at all.
12:45Asterion stumbles home, broken and lost.
12:48He runs straight into my parents, there to force the marriage.
12:52Freya was your original fiancé.
12:54You loved her first.
12:55Now she's back.
12:57Chaos in the Sun Temple has him drowning.
13:00But my parents don't care about his ruin.
13:03Sign the papers.
13:04Divorce Cassandra now.
13:06Asterion stares at them, horrified.
13:08I am married to Cassandra.
13:11Freya is her sister.
13:13People will laugh at us.
13:14This is madness.
13:16My mother's face turns cold and hard.
13:18Freya is much better than Cassandra.
13:20Just close the door and live your life.
13:23Freya made a mistake, but she regrets it.
13:26Give her a chance to be your wife.
13:28Asterion can't breathe.
13:30What about Cassandra?
13:31Did you think of her?
13:32She's your daughter too.
13:34Where is the fairness?
13:36That younger one.
13:37We wanted a son.
13:39Giving birth to her ruined my health.
13:41She's so dull and cold.
13:44A waste of a birth.
13:46Freya is the only one who matches you.
13:49Her heart is all yours.
13:50It hurts to see.
13:51Grant our wish and just marry her.
13:54We'll be one big happy family again.
13:56Asterion is at his breaking point.
13:59Happy for you?
14:00What about Cassandra and me?
14:02If I were still bankrupt, would you let her marry me?
14:05My parents go silent, instantly.
14:07Asterion scoffs, seeing the truth clearly now.
14:10Get out.
14:11I will never agree to this.
14:13My mother panics and steps forward.
14:15But you're successful now.
14:17Why does If matter?
14:18Freya is a hundred times better than her.
14:21Besides, Cassandra never gave you a child.
14:25Just marry Freya and start fresh.
14:28These words are beyond absurd.
14:31A wave of cold disgust rises in his gut.
14:33For years, he watched my family drain me.
14:36He was always just a silent bystander.
14:39But now, they are forcing him to do this.
14:42He finally feels the pain I lived with every day.
14:45Enough!
14:46My only wife is Cassandra!
14:48Freya snaps and lunges toward the living room wall.
14:51She rips down the large wedding portrait of them.
14:53The frame hits the floor and shatters loudly.
14:56Freya screams.
14:57Her face twisted in rage.
14:59Asterion!
15:00You don't get to reject me!
15:02I'm the one dumping you!
15:04It's over!
15:05For the first time, someone defended me over her.
15:09This realization makes her explode with fury.
15:12She picks up the portrait and tears it to shreds.
15:15The Sun Temple is gone.
15:16Why would I stay?
15:19I'm going to find Thalaris.
15:20He's my equal.
15:22My parents chase after her instantly.
15:24The living room is left in total ruins.
15:26Asterion sits alone in the terrifying silence.
15:30The terrifying silence swallows him whole.
15:33He suddenly remembers that day at the auction.
15:35Then meeting my parents at the mall right after.
15:37Was she this lonely when she was home alone?
15:41Clothes he snatched back from Freya lie on the sofa.
15:43He looks around.
15:44None of my things are missing.
15:45He has a sudden, cruel illusion.
15:48That I'll open the door with my key any second.
15:51But reality crushes him without mercy.
15:53She's never coming back.
15:55Everything I once used.
15:57And even he himself.
15:58We've all been abandoned in this temple.
16:00If it's related to him, I don't want it anymore.
16:03This realization strips away his last bit of courage.
16:07He has no right to even ask for me back.
16:11One month later, I return to this realm.
16:14The moment he learns I'm back, Asterion sends a divine thought.
16:18Kassarandra?
16:19Is it you?
16:20You're back?
16:21His voice trembles with desperate hope.
16:23Are you ready to forgive me?
16:25I rub my temples, my voice flat and cold.
16:28Weren't you the one who wanted a divorce?
16:30What, are you regretting it now?
16:32Asterion, who once valued pride above all, admits defeat without a second thought.
16:37Yes, I regret it.
16:39I was wrong, Kassandra.
16:41Just one more chance.
16:42I'll treat you right.
16:44Not happening.
16:45My voice is a dead calm.
16:47If you don't show, I'm leaving immediately.
16:50Two years of separation grants a divorce anyway.
16:52I hang up the connection instantly.
16:54An hour later, Asterion actually shows up.
16:57He stands in the corner, eyes locked on me.
17:00His gaze is greedy, as if he can't look away.
17:03His eyes are bloodshot and sunken.
17:05It's like he hasn't slept a single night in a month.
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