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After 300 Years Of Marriage, I'm Finally Pregnant With His Dead Lover - Fantasy - Eng
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00:04300 years ago, at my wedding to Julian, he attacked me, desperate for the drop of precious progenitive blood on
00:11my veins.
00:14He left me for dead, and slaughtered the entire family.
00:19As I lay dying, I was found by the vampire prince, Cassius.
00:24He took me home. He cherished me.
00:28My weakness, my lost power, known of it mattered.
00:33He even threw us a lavish wedding.
00:36When I became pregnant against all odds, he fed me his own blood every day, even though it weakened him.
00:44I thought he was my salvation.
00:48Until today, when I overheard him talking to his underarm.
00:52Parasite is nearly whole. 300 years of waiting are finally over.
00:56Soon Lilith will be reborn in her womb, and I can finally give her the perfect, immortal body she deserves.
01:03From Lady Selina?
01:06She's just the vessel. Lilith saved me. I owe her everything.
01:11Once Lilith is born, I'll drain every last drop of ancient blood from Selina's body and give Lilith true immortality.
01:30I stood outside Cassius' study, listening. A chill crept up from my feet and settled deep in my heart.
01:40Strange.
01:42Strange.
01:42Vampires don't feel the cold.
01:44300 years of a loving marriage.
01:46All of it.
01:47An elaborate lie.
01:48I thought back to that night.
01:50300 years ago.
01:51My former fiance.
01:53Lilith.
01:54Betrayed me at our wedding.
01:55Stole the sacred progenitor blood from my veins.
01:58And massacred my entire clone.
02:00And now, history was repeating itself.
02:04I had fallen into a man's trap.
02:06Again.
02:07Inside the study, the conversation continued.
02:12Isn't that a bit cruel, my lord?
02:14After all, she's been the prince's wife for three centuries.
02:17That title was always meant for Lilith.
02:19I let her enjoy it for 300 years.
02:22Besides, if I hadn't found her, she would have died at Julian's hand anyway, wouldn't she?
02:27What if she finds out?
02:31She won't.
02:32She's too in love with me.
02:34Even if she suspects something, she won't dare believe it.
02:37And now, she's addicted to my blood and the elixirs.
02:40She can't survive without them.
02:44She won't.
02:45She's too in love with me.
02:47Even if she suspects something, she won't dare believe it.
02:49And now, she's addicted to my blood and the elixirs.
02:53She can't survive without me.
02:55I covered my mouth and stumbled back to my room, shaking.
02:58My handmaid, Clara, brought in two goblets.
03:02One held Cassius's blood.
03:04The other, the special elixir he'd found for me, said to protect the fetus and help it grow strong.
03:11My lady, the prince is so good to you.
03:13He specifically told me to watch you drink them every day.
03:16Good to me.
03:17I touched my swollen belly, and couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
03:22When he first saved me, I had almost no power, more fragile than a human.
03:27Cassius fed me so much of his own blood, and even used his precious heart's blood to mend my spirit.
03:34Later, when I mourned for my clan, he spared no expense, building me a perfect replica of the castle I
03:40grew up in.
03:41He kissed my forehead back then, whispering softly.
03:45I would do anything to see you happy.
03:49That was why I fell for him.
03:51It's why I was willing to risk everything for him.
03:54Even the near impossible danger of a vampire pregnancy.
04:05But now I see it, it wasn't me he cherished.
04:12It was my body, the vessel.
04:14Suddenly, all the things that never quite made sense clicked into place.
04:19No wonder he was moved to tears when I became pregnant.
04:23No wonder this child, which should have taken two centuries to turn, was nearly due after only one.
04:30I grabbed the goblet of blood, and drained it by my gun.
04:34As for the other, I poured it onto the floor.
04:38My lady, what are you-
04:40Shhh!
04:42Trust me.
04:44Don't say a word.
04:48She looked at the resolve in my eyes and finally nodded.
04:51She was half vampire.
04:53Her father was one of my own.
04:55Cut down with the rest of my clan.
04:57Her loyalty was absolute.
04:59My belly clenched again as the thing inside me moved.
05:03More violently this time.
05:05As if it were desperate to claw to me out.
05:19Can't wait to get out.
05:21Too bad.
05:23Your little plan is about to go up in smoke.
05:26I went to my vanity and pulled an old map from the back of a drawer.
05:29I found it.
05:30The Sunstone Sanctuary.
05:32A forbidden place for our kind.
05:34Rumored to be filled with deadly, sacred light.
05:38But it was also the only place that could purify a corrupt soul.
05:41If I could survive its holy fire.
05:43I could kill the parasite in my womb for good.
05:47I would rather die than be a pawn in Cassius' game.
05:50I stared at my reflection.
05:52A fire of vengeance burning in my eyes.
05:55I swore an oath.
05:56If I survived the holy fire.
05:59I would burn the crimson port to ash.
06:02And I would make Cassius pay a price he would never forget.
06:05For all eternity.
06:11And I would make Cassius pay a price he would never forget.
06:14For all eternity.
06:17Just as I hid the map.
06:19A sharp, tearing pain ripped through my abdomen.
06:22Something inside me was thrashing wildly.
06:27I couldn't let it grow unchecked.
06:29I had to suppress it.
06:31I desperately called upon what little remained of my ancient bloodline's power.
06:35Trying to cage the parasite in my womb.
06:38A spray of black blood erupted from my mouth.
06:41Splattering across the delicate silver music box on my vanity.
06:45It was a gift from Cassius for our 100th wedding anniversary.
06:51I wrote this melody for you.
06:53So whenever you hear it, you'll remember the beautiful moment we first met.
06:58I had been moved to tears.
06:59And I treasured it.
07:01How ironic.
07:03I reached for the music box.
07:05Ready to hurl it into the fireplace.
07:07Just as my fingers were about to release it.
07:10The door flew open.
07:15I reached for the music box ready to hurl it into the fireplace.
07:20Just as my fingers were about to release it.
07:22The door flew open.
07:26...
07:26Selenna!
07:27I heard you cry out!
07:28What happened?
07:30Cassius rushed in.
07:31His eyes immediately locking onto the music box in my hand.
07:35His face paled.
07:37It's nothing just the baby kicking a little hard.
07:43you know i was just thinking the diamonds on this box are lovely why don't we have them reset
07:48into a new piece of jewelry my tastes have changed a bit since becoming pregnant no i want to save
07:54this box for save it for who
08:04for for our child it has sentimental value alone that is not what he was about to say
08:11a tide of fury washed over me and i lost all control with all my might i threw the music
08:17box toward the fireplace cassius screamed and without a second thought he plunged his hand
08:26into the roaring flames to snatch it back the fire engulfed his hand the smell of burning flesh
08:31filling the air but he seemed to feel no pain his only concern to protect the box
08:41but he seemed to feel no pain his only concern to protect the box when he pulled it from the
08:47fire
08:48one corner was char revealing the inscription inside to lilith my eternal beloved
08:55i laughed a bitter mocking sound of course the music box was never for me
09:01the token of love i had cherished for 300 years was a gift for another woman hate and humiliation
09:08consumed me i swept all the jewelry cassius had ever given me off the vanity and onto the floor
09:14this is all for her isn't it i'm just a substitute a vessel
09:21selene what are you doing calm down i didn't listen just kept throwing his son called mementos into the fire
09:30finally cassius's mask of tenderness
09:32enough keep this up and i'll throw you in the silver cells myself
09:46i froze the silver cells even a prince as powerful as him grew weak there
09:52he wanted to lock me his pregnant wife in that place
09:56seeing my pale face cassius's voice softened again
10:01selena listen to me stop this foolishness
10:05i'll give you anything you want
10:08new jewelry
10:09my heart burning with pure hatred
10:11he tried to soothe me
10:13but i just closed my eyes
10:15refusing to look at him
10:16i even knocked the goblet of blood he offered me from his hand
10:20it splattered all over him
10:22and the last shred of tenderness vanished from his face
10:26fine
10:26have it your way
10:33take her away
10:34the silver cells were in the castle's deepest dungeon
10:37their walls forged from pure silver
10:39for a vampire
10:41it was hell on earth
10:42the heavy silver door slammed shut
10:45and i collapsed onto the freezing floor
10:53the guard was a grim faced bloodthrall
11:00he looked at me with what might have been pity
11:02my lady
11:03why must you provoke the master
11:06just then
11:07a wave of powerful evil energy surged from the enemy
11:11to my horror
11:12i saw the guard's normal gaze turn vacant
11:16his lips twisted into a bizarre cruel smile
11:19and his voice became sharp and grating
11:21finally
11:22i can finally control things out here
11:25that wasn't the guard's voice
11:29her soul was already strong enough to possess a human
11:31the bloodthrall's eyes turned vicious
11:34with a wicked grin
11:35he grabbed me and slammed me onto a rack
11:38covered in silver spikes
11:41her soul was already strong enough to possess a human
11:44the bloodthrall's eyes turned vicious
11:47with a wicked grin
11:48he grabbed me and slammed me onto a rack
11:51covered in silver spikes
11:52the silver spikes pierced my skin
11:54and agony shone through me
11:56i was pinned to the rack
11:58unable to move
12:02ah
12:03what exquisite pain
12:05you know for the last hundred years in your room
12:08i've had to endure every moment of you and cassius's intimacy
12:12now it's your turn to taste a little pain
12:15you
12:16you parasite
12:18the brand seared a black mark onto my eye
12:21the pain was so intense i nearly blacked out
12:24parasite
12:25i'm just taking back what's mine
12:27cassian was always mine
12:30she used the thrall's hands to pick up a silver dagger
12:33then slowly carved the word
12:35bore into the flesh of my other arm
12:37the silver blade sizzled against my skin
12:41look at this beautiful wound
12:43listen to that lovely scream
12:45and the smell of burning flesh
12:48so delightful
12:49you should feel honored to give everything for my rebirth
12:55look at this beautiful wound
12:57listen to that lovely scream
12:59and the smell of burning flesh
13:02so delightful
13:03you should feel honored to give everything for my rebirth
13:08the torment was absolute
13:09my heart hammered against my ribs
13:12threatening to stop at any moment
13:14my vision blackened
13:16my consciousness fading
13:17just as i was about to pass out
13:20cassius
13:20in his chambers
13:21suddenly woke from his sleep
13:23he glanced at the moonlit window
13:26then at the empty space beside him in the bed
13:29a strange unease washed over him
13:34go to the silver cells and check out salone
13:36i've prepared her favorite ruby necklace
13:38if she's ready to apologize
13:40let her out
13:42that thrall also secretly under lilith's control
13:45vowed respectfully
13:46a moment later he returned
13:49master
13:50the lady is still throwing attention
13:51she refuses to see you
13:53and
13:54said some very unpleasant things
13:56cassius's face darkened
13:58if she's not sorry
14:00then let her rot down there
14:02until she comes to her senses
14:03meanwhile
14:04in the silver cells
14:05i had completely lost consciousness
14:09sensing her host's life force fading
14:11lilith was forced to stop the torture
14:14she needed me alive
14:16at least until the moment of her birth
14:19a warm energy flowed from my womb
14:21mending my damaged heart
14:23she was feeding her own power back into me
14:26just enough to keep my heart beating
14:46pain pulled me back to real itty
14:48i opened my eyes to find myself still tied to the rack
14:52my body covered in wounds
14:54awake
14:55good
14:56that was just the appetizer
14:58now for the main course
15:01a violent slam came from my belly
15:03as if something was trying to tear its way out
15:07every impact was agony
15:09feel that selena
15:10it's me
15:11feel that
15:12that's for the hundred years you've have restrained and suppressed me
15:16now i'm going to make you pay back
15:18a hundred times over
15:19for every ounce of cass's affection you enjoyed
15:21every kiss
15:22every sweet word
15:23they were all meant for me
15:24far away in his chambers
15:26cassius felt a phantom pain
15:28and shot upright in the head
15:35master what's wrong
15:39i thought i heard something
15:41never mind
15:42probably a nightmare
15:44selena is stubborn
15:45maybe then she'll learn not to be so much trouble
15:50but i remained in the silver cells
15:52enduring inhuman torture
15:54every second in eternity
16:00but i remained in the silver cells
16:02enduring inhuman torture
16:04every second in eternity
16:07just when i thought i would die there
16:09a familiar figure appeared silently outside the sentinel
16:15when she saw my broken bleeding body she gasped
16:18my lady what happened
16:21i couldn't speak
16:23with a trembling finger
16:24i sprawled two words into the dirt on the floor
16:27potent blood
16:29this is the last of the potent blood
16:36using my last ounce of strength
16:38i took the vial and drank it all
16:40powerful energy surged through me
16:43my wings began to close
16:45my strength returning
16:46it would only last a few hours
16:48but it would be enough
16:50a few hours
16:51enough to get to the sunstone sanctuary
16:53enough to kill the disgusting parasite in my womb
17:00enough to get to the sunstone sanctuary
17:02enough to kill the disgusting parasite in my womb
17:06with my power surging back
17:08the iron shackles were useless
17:10they snapped in two with a sharp crack
17:13my lady where are you going
17:15to the place where this all ends
17:21clara
17:22if i don't make it back you must live
17:25get away from this place
17:26far away
17:28and with that
17:29i vanished from the silver laced cell
17:33master
17:34master something's happened
17:38kasha stirred
17:39his face dark
17:45what is all this commotion
17:47the lady
17:47she's gone
17:48the silver cell is empty
17:49impossible
17:52where would she go without me
17:54in this entire world of our kind
17:56she has nowhere to run
17:58no one to protect her
17:59she's probably just sulking in a corner somewhere
18:04but master we've looked everywhere
18:05there's not even a trace of her scent
18:07what did you say
18:12but master we've looked everywhere
18:14there's not even a trace of her scent
18:16what did you say
18:17you've looked everywhere
18:19looked everywhere
18:20yes from the dungeons to the highest tower
18:24every single corner
18:26tear this place apart if you have to
18:30find her
18:37soon the entire crimson court was in an uproar
18:41after a fruitless search
18:43a thought struck cassius
18:45he strode to a jewelry box
18:46and pulled out a necklace set with a blood red gem
18:49it was his wedding gift to me
18:51infused with a drop of his own blood
18:53allowing him to sense the wearer's location
18:56he clutched the necklace
18:58closing his eyes to focus
19:00a moment later
19:01they snapped open
19:03his face draining of color
19:04the northwest
19:05she's heading for the hallowed temple
19:10a moment later
19:11they snapped open
19:12his face draining of color
19:14the northwest
19:14she's heading for the hallowed temple
19:17he activated the necklace's link
19:19his voice a low hiss into the gem
19:23selena
19:24what game are you playing
19:26stop this nonsense at once
19:28come back now
19:30and i will forgive you
19:31i was struggling through a forest of thorns
19:34when the necklace on my chest grew hot
19:36and cassius's angry voice echoed from it
19:39i stopped
19:40looking down at the chain
19:42i once thought was a symbol of love
19:44my eyes filled with scorn
19:46forgive me
19:49what right did he have
19:51to forgive me
19:57it glinted once in the moonlight
19:59then was swallowed by the darkness
20:02cassius felt the connection sever
20:04the color drained from his face
20:09i had already reached the outskirts of the temple
20:12before me stood a grand
20:14white sanctuary
20:15glowing with a holy
20:17solemn light under the moon
20:19this was it
20:20the legendary hallowed temple of light
20:25this was it
20:26the legendary hallowed temple of light
20:30i took a deep breath and took the first step
20:33instantly a pillar of searing holy light slammed down from the sky
20:37striking me
20:39i cried out as fire seared through my body
20:42my skin began to smoke and sizzle
20:45so this was the power of holy light
20:47it was as terrible as they said
20:50but i gritted my teeth
20:51a vampire's healing is strong
20:53and the burns began to mend
20:55no
20:56you're insane
20:58you'll kill us both
21:01then we'll die together
21:09a second beam of light struck
21:10more powerful than the first
21:12i coughed up blood and fell to my knees
21:15but i could feel the light had also seared the parasite within me
21:18her soul was weakening under the assault
21:23it's working
21:24i wiped the blood from my lips
21:26struggling to stand
21:27just then
21:29a shadow blurred past
21:33it's working
21:34i wiped the blood from my lips
21:36struggling to stand
21:37just then
21:39a shadow blurred past
21:41selena
21:44the third beam of holy light was gathering this time
21:47more terrifying than the last two combined
21:50as it was about to fall
21:51cassius dove in front of me
21:53taking half the blast with his own body
21:57he spat a mouthful of black blood
21:59and crashed to the ground
22:00but the other half still hit me
22:03already exhausted
22:04i couldn't take anymore
22:07i collapsed
22:07an unimaginable pain tore through my abdomen
22:10like something was ripping me apart from the inside
22:15selena
22:16selena
22:17why
22:18why
22:19why would you hurt yourself like this
22:20because
22:21i'd rather die
22:23than be your vessel
22:24shock and guilt flashed in his eyes
22:28i don't know what you're talking about
22:30i
22:30i can explain
22:32but before he could touch me
22:35lilith clawed her way into the world
22:39with the sound of tearing flesh
22:41lilith emerged from my body
22:43the agony almost made me pass out as blood poured from the wound
22:47she scrambled toward cassius
22:50blind to her own monstrous form
22:52the holy light and premature birth
22:55had made her a twisted hybrid
22:57half vampire
22:59half human
23:00she had a vampire's fangs
23:01but her body was frail and skeletal
23:04a pale wisp of a thing
23:07cassius
23:08help me
23:09horror and disgust warred on cassius's face
23:12seeing his reaction
23:14lilith's pleas became more desperate
23:19cassius
23:19she tried to kill me
23:21she sobbed
23:22pointing a bony finger at my dying form
23:26she brought me to this awful place
23:28to burn me with holy light
23:30if you hadn't come
23:32i would have never seen you again
23:34cassius's expression shifted to one of pity and pain
23:38he turned his fury on me
23:40selena
23:41for centuries
23:42i have treated you well
23:44all i asked was to use your body to bring lilith back
23:48how could you be so cruel
23:52cruel
23:53i let out a wretch of wrath
23:55my only regret is that i didn't kill her completely
23:59silence
24:00cassius slapped me across the face
24:02my weakened body flew back
24:05slamming into one of the temple's stone pillars
24:08lilith fanned the flames
24:10tugging weakly at cassius's sleeve
24:12cassius
24:14i feel like i'm fading
24:17i need more power to hold this form
24:21her greedy eyes landed on me
24:23her ancient bloodline
24:26if i had it
24:27i could become a true vampire
24:30you promised me
24:32cassius was silent for a moment
24:34then gave a slow deliberate nod
24:36fine
24:38i will get it for you
24:39he walked toward me
24:41a flicker of conflict in his eyes
24:43that quickly turned to cold murder
24:45three hundred years
24:47i was good to you
24:48draw a shot
24:49a silver blade from his fault
24:52now
24:52it's time for you to serve your final purpose
24:55i closed my eyes
24:57my heart filled with despair
24:59was this how it ended
25:01killed by the one who betrayed me
25:03he won't let it
25:04but he won't die
25:06stop
25:08a deep voice
25:09resonating with power
25:10cut through the air
25:12in the next instant
25:14cassius was thrown aside
25:16the silver blade
25:18clad on it
25:19i opened my eyes
25:22to see a tall figure
25:23standing over me
25:24he had hair as black as ink
25:26and deep violet eyes
25:28dressed in a dark
25:29noble cloak
25:30he radiated an ancient
25:32and immense power
25:34who are you
25:35cassius snarled
25:37picking himself up
25:38the man ignored him
25:40turning to look at me
25:42when i saw his face
25:43a strange sense of familiarity
25:45washed over me
25:46don't be afraid
25:48he said gently
25:49you're safe now
25:51he bent down
25:52and lifted me into his arms
25:54don't you dare
25:55take her
25:56but the man shot him
25:58a single
25:59dismissive glance
26:00with just a look
26:01cashing
26:02a prince of his own court
26:04was frozen in place
26:05bound by an unseen force
26:08a mere descendant
26:09dares to act so brazenly
26:11in my presence
26:11the man's voice
26:12carried the weight of ages
26:16try that again
26:18and i will wipe
26:19your crimson court
26:20from existence
26:23i don't know how long
26:24i was out
26:25when i awoke
26:26i was staring up
26:27at a magnificent
26:28gothic ceiling
26:29its black marble columns
26:31carved with intricate roses
26:32the entire room
26:34hummed with an ancient
26:35mystic energy
26:36to my astonishment
26:39not only were my wounds healed
26:41but even the gash in my stomach
26:43had vanished without a scar
26:44and memories
26:46long lost memories
26:47were flooding my mind
26:48the memories julian stole
26:50when he took my progenitor blood
26:52they were all coming back
26:54the man who saved me
26:56was dorian
26:56a powerful progenitor vampire
26:59it was at my 200th birthday celebration
27:02i had wandered off
27:03and stumbled upon
27:04his ancient castle
27:05he didn't turn me away
27:07instead
27:08he welcomed me
27:09with a gentle kindness
27:11we spent a blissful time together
27:13i sometimes caught a complex
27:16loving look in his eyes
27:17but i was already engaged
27:19we both understood
27:21and never crossed that line
27:22before he entered
27:24one of his long slumbers
27:25he gave me a drop
27:27of his own progenitor blood
27:28as a coming of age gift
27:30to protect me
27:31he said
27:33i never imagined
27:34that very gift
27:35would bring about my family
27:37you're awake
27:38holding a crystal goblet
27:39filled with blood
27:40that smelled intoxicatingly sweet
27:42my own heart's blood
27:43it will help you recover
27:44your strength
27:45i took the goblet
27:46my gaze complicated
27:49you
27:50how did you find me
27:54he said
27:55without a trace of hesitation
27:56because i love you
27:59the moment i awoke
28:00i went to find you
28:01i never expected to see
28:04his eyes flashed with a dangerous light
28:06you had a fiance then
28:07and i was about to fall into slumber
28:10i couldn't give you any promises
28:14but now selena
28:15please give me a chance
28:17let me take care of you
28:19dorian
28:20i looked at his handsome
28:21intense face
28:23unable to meet the raw emotion
28:25in his eyes
28:25right now all i want is revenge
28:28julian stole my bloodline
28:30and slaughtered my clan
28:31cassius used and deceived me
28:33for three hundred years
28:34i will make them pay
28:36i will help you
28:37he said instantly
28:39your enemies are my enemies
28:41over the next seven days
28:43under dorian's care
28:44my strength returned
28:46with incredible speed
28:47just as i was preparing
28:49to hunt down julian
28:50an unexpected visitor arrived
28:54selena my love
28:55i finally found you
28:57this face a mask of anguish
29:00and regret
29:01these past years
29:02i have lived every day
29:03in repentance
29:04i've missed you so much
29:06i don't know what came over me
29:07back then
29:08to have hurt you so
29:10please
29:11forgive me
29:12come back to me
29:13these three hundred years
29:14without you have been a living hell
29:16if my memories hadn't returned
29:18i might have actually been moved
29:20by his performance
29:21but now
29:22i could see right through it
29:23to the great incalculation
29:25in his eyes
29:27his body was rejecting
29:28my progenitor blood
29:29he couldn't control
29:30his power
29:32that was the only reason
29:33he had come looking for me
29:35julian
29:36i said
29:37are you done with your act
29:40you look mithrin
29:41the pain of my stolen blood
29:44the murder of my entire family
29:46today
29:47you will pay for it all
29:51dorian handed me a longsword
29:52forged of black obsidian
29:54the blade gleamed
29:55in the castle's candlelight
29:57it was forged from the bones
29:58of an ancient demon
30:00poison to our kind
30:01use it
30:03end this
30:04his veneer of remorse shattered
30:08if you won't do this the easy way
30:10then don't blame me for what comes next
30:15you think a little restored power makes you a match for me
30:19i am an ancient
30:21thousands of years old
30:23in a flash
30:24his hand shot
30:25in my throat
30:27he sidestepped
30:28the obsidian sword
30:29carving a sharp arc through the air
30:31its tip just grazing his cheek
30:33a thin line of blood appeared
30:35and he screamed in pain
30:39that was just the beginning
30:40i said
30:41the agony i felt
30:45when you tore my blood from me
30:48i'm going to return it to you tenfold
30:52julian dodged clumsily
30:53horrified to find that despite his superior age
30:56he was losing ground
30:58no
30:59this is impossible
31:05i consumed your progena blood
31:08my power should be far greater than yours
31:11a shame it never truly belonged
31:12i lunged
31:13aiming for his heart
31:15and twisted it
31:16but the blade tore a deep gash in his shoulder
31:20black corrupted blood gushed out
31:22at the same time
31:24the blood in my own veins began to stir
31:26he felt something inside him shift
31:29fighting to escape
31:30no
31:31what are you doing
31:32he screamed
31:34looking down at himself and said
31:36no
31:37a single
31:38perfect drop of crimson blood
31:41seeped from his chest
31:42and flew through the air
31:44merging back into my body
31:46it was my progenitor blood
31:48stolen three hundred years ago
31:53julian let out a soul-shattering call
31:55his body began to convulse
31:58his skin turned in a deathly light
32:01in a stark contrast
32:03an incredible surge of power
32:05exploded
32:08so this is the true power of the progenitor
32:11julian refusing to give up
32:14lunged one last minute
32:16dorian simply waved a hand
32:18and he was sent flying away
32:21dorian smirked
32:22you overestimate yourself
32:25then he looked at me
32:26savine
32:27allow me to dispose of him for you
32:28you needn't dirty your hands
32:30i didn't have dapject
32:31julian was dragged away
32:33and hurled into the chasm behind the castle
32:35a bottomless
32:37dark at least
32:38let him enjoy an eternity of solitude and hunger down there
32:42julian's screams faded into nothing
32:44vengeance was mine
32:46but the triumph i'd expected felt hollow
32:50instead
32:51thinking of my fallen family
32:53a wave of profound grief washed over me
32:56father
32:57mother
32:58my brothers and sisters
33:00they were never coming back
33:04selene
33:04dorian sensed my sorrow
33:06and gently pulled me into his arms
33:08i know
33:09even revenge can't fill the void of losing the ones you love
33:13they're all gone
33:14all of them
33:15i choked out
33:16the grief i'd suppressed for three hundred years
33:19finally breaking free
33:21i'm the last one
33:23no
33:25you're not alone
33:26from now on
33:27i will always be with you
33:29for a hundred years
33:31a thousand
33:31for all of eternity
33:34i will never leave you
33:35his words were like warmth
33:37seeping into a frozen heart
33:39but having been betrayed twice
33:41i couldn't give my trust away so easily
33:44i leaned against him
33:46lost in thought
33:47this time
33:48can i believe him
33:52the next evening
33:53i returned to the ruins of my family's estate
33:56the once den grand castle of the dracal clan
33:59was now just a pile of rubble
34:01overgrown with thorns and weeds
34:03i knelt in the center of the ruins
34:05and performed the ancient rite of mourning
34:07i whispered their names
34:09father
34:09mother
34:10my kinsmen
34:11i have avenged you
34:12julian has paid for his crimes
34:15the night wind moaned through the wreckage
34:17as if the souls of my family were answering me
34:20the ritual ended late into the night
34:23i dragged my weary body back to dorian's castle
34:25but that night
34:27the nightmares returned
34:28in my dreams
34:30i was back in that night of blood
34:31three hundred years ago
34:33julian and his army surrounded our home
34:39the sky was red with fire
34:41the ground slick with blood
34:42i watched as a silver dagger
34:44pierced my father's chest
34:45as my mother died before my eyes
34:47as my people fell one by one
34:50no please
34:52let them go please
34:54but it was useless
34:55blood stained everything
34:57my lady
34:58my lady
34:59wake up
35:01a familiar voice pulled me from the nightmare
35:06clara
35:07i shot up
35:08my eyes flying open
35:09how are you here
35:13a familiar voice pulled me from the nightmare
35:19clara
35:20i shot up
35:21my eyes flying open
35:22how are you here
35:23clara was looking at me with concern
35:25i managed to escape
35:26her eyes red zen rim
35:28i've been looking for you for so long
35:30i studied her
35:31but something felt wrong
35:33clara
35:33i said
35:34testing her
35:35did you happen to bring my favorite emerald ring with you
35:37a flicker of panic crossed clara's face
35:40my lady
35:40i
35:40i left in such a hurry
35:42i forgot it
35:43i'm so sorry
35:44my hand moved stealthily toward the nightstand
35:47where a glass of silver zen laced water sat
35:50i see
35:51i said
35:52nodding calmly
35:53come here clara
35:54let me see if you were hurt
35:57clara approached without suspicion
35:59i snatched the glass and threw the water in her face
36:02the moment the silver hit
36:04clara shrieked
36:05how could you know
36:08you wretched thing
36:09when the transformation was complete
36:12it wasn't clara standing before me
36:14but the snarling face of lilith
36:16because i've never owned an emerald ring
36:20clara was with me for centuries
36:22she would have known that
36:27so clever
36:28lilith cackled maniacally
36:30too bad your loyal little servant is already dead
36:33what did you say
36:34my mind went blank
36:36lilith's smile grew more twisted
36:38that traitor
36:38i tortured her to death in the silver cells for letting you escape
36:42she was still whispering about protecting you right before she died
36:46pathetic
36:47clara
36:48the last of my people
36:49dead
36:49because she tried to save me
36:51rage and grief erupted inside me like a volcano
36:54i lunged forward and wrapped my hands around lilith's throat
36:58for the pain you caused me in that dungeon
37:00and for clara's life
37:01you will repay every drop of pain
37:04and clara's life
37:05in blood
37:09my fingers tightened
37:10lilith's face began to turn purple
37:13she clawed at my wrists
37:15but my grip was like iron
37:17well wait
37:18she choked out
37:20you hurt me
37:22and cassius will never forgive you
37:25i laughed
37:26a cold sharp sound
37:31cassius?
37:32right now i have more than enough power to kill you both
37:35after the morning ritual
37:37the souls of my ancestors had found peace
37:39and their remaining power had flowed into me
37:42the pure blood of the dracal clan coursed through my veins
37:45stronger than it had been three hundred years ago
37:48just as i was about to snap her neck
37:50the door burst open
37:51selena i'm begging you stop
37:52don't hurt her
37:53i've made her my adoptive sister
37:55what happened before
37:56can't we just put it behind us
37:58you're the only one i want as my princess
37:59i slept back
38:01watching the scene with cold amusement
38:03adoptive sister?
38:04you finally have your precious love back
38:07and you won't make her your mate?
38:09cassius flinched
38:10it's not like that
38:10she and i are not
38:12seeing his discomfort
38:14i understood
38:15he couldn't accept lilith's new monstrous form
38:18he wasn't going to keep his promise
38:20as cold-blooded as ever
38:22no wonder lilith had been desperate enough to come after me
38:25if you truly want my forgiveness
38:28then you can suffer every torture from the silver cells
38:31just as i did
38:33then i'll consider it
38:35the silver cells?
38:37confusion clouded cassius's eyes
38:39torture?
38:40selene what are you talking about?
38:44his gaze shifted to lilith
38:45who went pale
38:46her eyes darting around nervously
38:48lilith
38:49tell me
38:51is what selene said true?
38:57i i was only
38:59lilith stammered
39:01unable to form a sentence
39:04cassius didn't give her the chance
39:05he placed his hands on her temples
39:07his eyes glowing with an eerie red light
39:10he was reading her memories
39:11lilith screamed in agony
39:13as the spell took hold
39:15cassius's face grew deathly white
39:17i knew what he was seeing
39:18silver daggers carving humiliating words into my skin
39:22hot iron branding my flesh
39:24my own cries of pain and despair
39:28no
39:28cassius's hands began to shake
39:30no
39:31this isn't real
39:33it can't be
39:34when the spell ended
39:36selena
39:37i didn't know
39:38i truly didn't know
39:40i'm so sorry
39:42i thought it was just simple confinement
39:44i never meant for you to be tortured like that
39:46you didn't know?
39:47i looked at him with utter indifference
39:49then slowly pushed up my sleeve
39:51revealing the scars that would never fully heal
39:53you see these?
39:54do you still think you can be forgiven?
39:56i started toward lilith again
39:58cassius still blocked my path
40:00he opened his mouth
40:02but no words came out
40:03don't kill her
40:04he pulled an ancient looking cross from his coat
40:08she saved my life once
40:10she's the reason i'm alive
40:13if you want revenge
40:14i will die in her place
40:16the moment i saw the cross
40:17my heart skipped a beat
40:19the design was so familiar
40:20just then
40:22the sound of slow clapping
40:23came from the doorway
40:24what a performance
40:27cassius
40:27you truly are a fool
40:29that cross belongs to selena's family
40:34dorian's words fell into a dead silence
40:37what?
40:39that's impossible
40:41lilith gave this to me
40:44idiot
40:45dorian strode over
40:46and snatched the cross
40:47look closely
40:48you can see the faint initials engraved here
40:51sd
40:51this is the sacred heirloom of her house
40:53passed down through generations
40:55as he spoke
40:56a long buried memory surfaced in my mind
40:59a rainy night
41:00over four hundred years ago
41:02i was wandering in the forest
41:04and found a young vampire
41:05torn apart by werewolves
41:07and clinging to life
41:08i took pity on him
41:09and carried him to a small cabin
41:11using all my precious herbs to heal him
41:13it took over three months of constant care
41:16to pull him back from the brink of death
41:18one day
41:19i returned from gathering supplies
41:21to find he was gone
41:23the family cross i had placed on his chest
41:25for protection was gone too
41:26i assumed he had simply left after recovering
41:29i was a little sad
41:30but i didn't think much of it
41:32over the years the memory had faded completely
41:35until now
41:36it was you
41:38you were the one attacked by werewolves
41:41that cabin
41:42the girl who took care of me
41:44that was you?
41:46no it was me
41:48i saved you
41:50she did nothing
41:54but her lies were pathetic in the face of the truth
41:57i took the cross back from dorian
41:59my gaze fixed on them
42:01found callius unconscious
42:02took him while i was away
42:03stole my family heirloom
42:05and passed yourself off as his savior?
42:07lewis had no more lies to tell
42:10i... i...
42:11cassius just stood there
42:12a storm of shock
42:14regret
42:14and a strange
42:16wild joy
42:17warring on his face
42:18four hundred years
42:19i've been thanking the wrong person
42:22for four hundred years
42:23you damned liar
42:25you made me misunderstand her
42:27for centuries
42:29no
42:29cassius
42:30let me explain
42:32i love you
42:33everything i did was for
42:34enough
42:35cassius was in front of her in one instant
42:37because of you
42:38i hurt my true savior
42:41this is all your fault
42:42with a sickening snap
42:43he broke her neck
42:44her body went limp
42:46and fell to the floor
42:47her eyes wide with disbelief
42:49she never imagined
42:51cassius could be so ruthless
42:52after dealing with lilith
42:54cassius turned to me
42:56tears streamed down his face
42:58selena
42:59my savior
43:00i finally found you
43:02please
43:03forgive me for everything
43:05come home with me
43:07i'll spend the rest of my existence
43:09making it up to you
43:10his belated devotion
43:12meant nothing to me
43:13it was too late
43:15the three hundred years of imprisonment
43:17using our child as a vessel for lilith
43:20clara's death
43:20none of it could be undone
43:22i turned to leave
43:24needing to be alone
43:26look out
43:27i spun around just in time to see a mangled figure lunge from the shadows behind me
43:32it was julian
43:33he had somehow clawed his way out of the abyss
43:35a demonic revenant with long claws aimed straight for my heart
43:39if i'm going down
43:41if i'm going down
43:41i'm taking you
43:43with me
43:44in that split second
43:45a familiar body moved to shield me
43:48a wet
43:49tearing sound filled the air as julian's hand
43:51plunged deep into dorian's chest
43:53looking into his deep devoted eyes as he stumbled
43:57i held him
43:58when my own tears finally began to fall
44:01idiot
44:01his face went pale
44:03but he still gave me a reassuring smile
44:08a progenitor's healing is formidable
44:10dorian's wound was not fatal
44:12but my heart was in turmoil
44:15why
44:16you could have dodged that
44:21because i promised i would protect you
44:25julian roared in frustration
44:27you think it's over
44:31i'm not dead yet
44:33he charged us again
44:34this time
44:35i didn't move
44:36i held out my right hand
44:37and a deep crimson light gathered in my palm
44:40it was the oldest most powerful ability of the dracula bloodline
44:44strong enough to unmake an ancient vampire
44:46julian's power was a flickering candle against my inferno
44:50i didn't kill him quickly
44:51i stripped his power away piece by piece
44:54letting him feel true despair
44:55mighty julian shriveled into a common bat
44:58trembling on the floor
44:59you will live out the rest of your days in this form
45:03and you will never forget the lesson you learnt today
45:06with julian's final defeat
45:08the weight on my soul finally lifted
45:11the pain of centuries receded like a tide
45:14replaced by a profound sense of peace
45:16my power settled
45:17stronger and purer than ever before
45:20cassius looked at me with an even deeper obsession
45:22reaching out to touch me
45:24go cassius
45:25let's pretend i never saved you
45:27and never disturb my life again
45:29i stepped away
45:30ignoring his ashen face
45:31i turned and helped dorian away
45:35months later
45:36dorian was fully healed
45:38during his recovery
45:39he had been shamelessly direct with his affections
45:42i'd gone from blushing to being completely used to it
45:46this morning he presented me with another bouquet of roses
45:50selena
45:51selena
45:51will you accept my love today
45:53he asked with a smile
45:56i will
46:02i will
46:03that's all right i'll just ask again tomorrow
46:05dorian's hopeful smile faltered
46:08what
46:08then erupted into pure joy
46:10are you serious
46:10you said yes
46:12i couldn't help but laugh at his rare loss of composure
46:16you heard me correctly
46:18i will make you happy
46:19dorian said
46:20pulling me into a fierce embrace
46:24i'll guard you with my life
46:26the news spread like wildfire
46:28the progenitor dorian was to take selene
46:31the dracal princess
46:32as his mate
46:33clan leaders from all corners of the world
46:35came to witness the unprecedented ceremony
46:37the ancient castle was decorated in splendor
46:40more magnificent than it had been in centuries
46:45today
46:46i declare in my name as progenitor
46:48that selena will be my mate
46:50my equal in status and power
46:53he bit his own wrist and in front of everyone
46:55made a blood oath
46:56if i ever betray this vow
46:58may i walk into the sun and be consumed by holy fire
47:01the oath sent a shockwave through the vampire world
47:04a progenitor
47:05willing to stake his very existence on a promise
47:08such devotion was unheard of
47:10in the distance
47:11cassius watched us
47:13his gaze vacant and broken
47:15his body was covered in fresh scars from silver burns
47:18he had foolishly believed that by punishing himself
47:21he could earn my forgiveness one day
47:23instead
47:24he got an invitation to our wedding
47:26i ignored his shattered expression
47:28and confidently took dorian's hand
47:30how does it feel
47:32i smiled
47:33it feels strange
47:34and it feels wonderful
47:36we stood together
47:37looking out over the domain that was now ours
47:40with dorian by my side
47:41i looked toward a new dawn
47:43ready to embrace a future
47:45i would build with my own hands
47:46now
47:47a new one
47:48one of love
47:49and empire
47:50was just beginning
47:52thank you so much for listening
47:52thank you so much for listening
47:53thank you so much for listening
47:53thank you so much for listening
47:54thank you so much for listening
47:54thank you so much for listening
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