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ESP La Princesa Elfa y el Ciclo de la Traición
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00:01In my last life, my sister and I were sent to the god realm to marry gods.
00:06My older sister married Leon, the god of fire.
00:09She gave birth to a griffin and helped him become the high king.
00:12I married Chiron, the god of water, but I couldn't give birth to a child.
00:17Chiron lost the throne to Leon and took his anger out on me.
00:20He tore my soul core apart and crushed the baby spirit inside me.
00:24When I opened my eyes again, I was back at the wedding selection day.
00:28This time, Chiron tried everything to please my sister and successfully married her.
00:34He 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.
00:41Only by joining with the god of fire can I give birth to the legendary phoenix.
00:45On the day of the selection, the god realm was shining with light.
00:49It was a grand celebration, but for me, a lowly elf princess, it felt like a funeral.
00:54I stood in line with other princesses, looking up at the gods who looked down on us.
01:00Treon is so handsome and perfect.
01:02Marrying the gentle Treon is a dream, not like that angry Leon.
01:07Beside me, my sister Leah heard this.
01:09She looked at Chiron and blushed.
01:11In my last life, I thought the same thing.
01:14I was born to a lowly concubine.
01:16I was only chosen because I inherited my mother's beauty.
01:19Chiron chose me, and everyone envied me.
01:22My sister, the noble princess, always loved Chiron, but she was forced to marry Leon instead.
01:28At first, life was wonderful.
01:30Chiron was gentle and caring, just like the legend said.
01:33I thought I had finally found happiness, but it was actually the start of hell.
01:38Everything changed one year later.
01:40My sister became pregnant and gave birth to a rare griffin.
01:44The high king was so happy that he started favoring Leon, but my belly remained empty.
01:49Slowly, Chiron changed.
01:51He became impatient.
01:52He forced me to take banned drugs just to produce a child, but he is the god of water,
01:57and I am an elf of fire.
01:59Our powers clashed.
02:00For a hundred years, I suffered through forbidden magic, but I could not get pregnant.
02:05Finally, the high king couldn't wait anymore.
02:08He named Leon the heir and gave him the throne.
02:11That same day, Chiron came home full of rage.
02:14He tore my soul core and crushed my unborn child.
02:17I saw the spirit of my baby for one second.
02:20With my last breath, I grabbed his robe and begged.
02:24Please, I don't care if I die, but save our child.
02:28Chiron kicked me away and held the baby's spirit in his hand.
02:31Leon is king now.
02:33This brag is useless.
02:35Both of you die.
02:36He crushed my child right in front of my eyes.
02:38My poor baby never got to open its eyes before being killed by its own father.
02:42My soul vanished along with my child.
02:45I never expected to be reborn on the day of this election.
02:48Hatred made my fingers cold as I looked at Chiron.
02:51But, I noticed something strange.
02:53This time, he was staring at my plain-looking sister.
02:56I realized it instantly.
02:58He was reborn too.
02:59Gods, you may choose your partners.
03:03The high king announced the start of the ceremony.
03:05In my last life, Chiron was the first to choose.
03:08He walked straight to me and picked me instantly.
03:11But this time, he walked straight to my sister, Leah.
03:15Father, I wish to marry Princess Leah of the Elf Clan.
03:18Chiron, are you sure?
03:20Yes, Father.
03:20My mind is made up.
03:21My sister was overjoyed.
03:23She grabbed Chiron's hand.
03:25Only then did Chiron turn to look at me, as if by accident.
03:29His eyes were like a knife stabbing deep into my heart.
03:32Suddenly, a warm hand grabbed my wrist.
03:35I turned around and looked into a pair of dark, ink-colored eyes.
03:38He held my wrist high and announced to everyone,
03:42I want her.
03:45No one expected Leon, the proud god of fire, to choose me.
03:50Chiron's face darkened.
03:51Leon, don't say I didn't warn you.
03:53Choosing such a weak elf princess as your wife will only lead to regret later.
03:57My chest tightened, and I wanted to speak.
04:01But Leon's hand slid down and gripped mine firmly.
04:04Chiron, worry about your own partner and stay out of my business.
04:08I like this elf girl.
04:09Whether she is weak or her aura damaged, I find her charming.
04:13I'm taking her.
04:14My heart skipped a beat.
04:15No one had ever chosen me so firmly.
04:18Everyone else was stunned too.
04:20Then, the queen laughed behind her hand, breaking the awkward silence.
04:25Leon has always been like this.
04:26If he likes her, let them be together.
04:28Leon was the favorite child, and the king and queen spoiled him deeply.
04:32Beside us, Chiron glared at me and let out a cold laugh.
04:36Leon, who would want such a useless piece of trap?
04:39In less than a hundred years, you'll hate her.
04:42I'll be waiting to see the day you cry in regret.
04:45My older sister and I returned to the elf realm to wait for our wedding.
04:49On the wedding day, Leah came to my room.
04:52She looked at my thin, poor dowry and mocked me.
04:55Ella, even we both marrying gods, you are still just a lowly elf.
05:00You must remember, I am marrying the future king,
05:03while you are marrying a god with a violent temper.
05:06Don't come crying to me when you suffer in the god realm.
05:08I don't want to deal with you.
05:10I looked at Leah's arrogant face and laughed inside.
05:13My dear sister, I hope you never experience the pain I felt in my last life.
05:18My sister and I were both married into the god realm.
05:21As the eldest son of the king, Chiron's wedding was incredibly grand.
05:26Leah's wedding was spectacular.
05:29Everyone in the elf and human realms praised her.
05:32They said she had reached the heavens and would one day be queen, bringing luck to the world.
05:38I looked up at Leah sitting on the back of a divine beast with Chiron,
05:42but I felt no envy at all.
05:45In my last life, I was the one in that spot.
05:49Back then, I naively thought Chiron was perfect and that we would be happy forever.
05:55While I was lost in thought, the shadow of a giant black dragon suddenly appeared in the sky.
06:01The dragon's roar shook the world and pierced through the clouds.
06:05The crowd gasped in shock until the dragon landed in front of me and turned into a man.
06:11Leon wore a long black robe.
06:13He reached out, grabbed my waist, and pulled me tightly into his arms.
06:18Then, right in front of everyone, he gave me a firm kiss on my cheek.
06:23Forget those boring rituals.
06:25Come with me.
06:26Suddenly, I was lifted off my feet.
06:29Under the gaze of the entire elf realm, Leon carried me straight up to the god realm.
06:34Chiron and Leah's spotlight was completely stolen.
06:37Leon was deeply loved by the king and queen, and his palace sat in the most beautiful spot in the
06:42realm.
06:44After bringing me back, Leon said,
06:46Ella, from now on, this is your home.
06:50My heart suddenly felt tight and emotional.
06:53Since my mother passed away, I haven't had a home.
06:57The Leon in front of me was not as arrogant as the legend said.
07:01I remembered in my last life, whenever he appeared with Leah, he always seemed distracted and impatient.
07:08There were even rumors among the maids that Leah only got pregnant so fast because she used love spells.
07:16But back then, I was too worried about my own life to care about their relationship.
07:21I used to think Leon was hard to get along with.
07:23But now I see that isn't true.
07:25He is taller and more handsome than Chiron.
07:28When he looks at me, his dark eyes are always bright.
07:33Almost as if...
07:35As if he has been looking at me like this for a long time.
07:38My cheeks turned bright red.
07:41Leon smiled and gently tilted my chin up.
07:48Suddenly, the voice of a soldier came from outside.
07:53Lord Leon, Typhon has escaped from the abyss.
07:57Wait for me.
07:58He whispered before turning toward the battlefield.
08:01I watched him go.
08:03My heart a swirl of unspoken emotions.
08:07Meanwhile, rumors spread of Chiron and Leah's perfect romance.
08:11Chiron showered her with rare herbs and accompanied her home in a display of public devotion.
08:17Naturally, the people of the elf realm didn't miss the chance to mock me.
08:22What was the point of that flashy wedding?
08:24She's just a lonely widow in a big house now.
08:26How pathetic.
08:30No one came to serve my palace since Leon left, likely on someone's orders.
08:35Aside from my two original maids, I was left entirely alone.
08:39Even the standard offerings of celestial herbs and spirit stones vanished without a trace.
08:44But I didn't care.
08:45My palace was full of treasures Leon told me to use freely.
08:48Having been weak since my mother's death, I finally began to heal.
08:53Using the divine herbs daily, I repaired my cracked core within years.
08:57My sickly pale skin began to glow.
09:00Even my maids noticed.
09:02Ella is becoming so radiant.
09:04Lord Leon will be enchanted when he returns.
09:06I blushed at the thought, but Leon had yet to return.
09:10Soon, a dark rumor began to circulate throughout God Realm.
09:14They whispered that Princess Ella carried out.
09:15Fire.
09:16Curse.
09:17Fire.
09:18Fire.
09:18Fire.
09:18That would bring ruin to her partner.
09:21And that Leon might never return from the abyss because of it.
09:28The tension surrounding me and the fire palace finally reached a breaking point at a grand feast organized by Chiron.
09:34I hadn't planned on attending, but my sister Leah sent a formal invitation,
09:39claiming that with Leon away, it was my duty to represent him.
09:42I had no choice but to go.
09:44I had my maids craft a sweeping black robe,
09:47and pulled my soft, flowing hair into a high, sharp ponytail.
09:51I looked like a mirror image of Leon himself.
09:55When I arrived, the entire hall fell silent in shock.
10:00Leah, however, did not look well after these few years.
10:03Her face had an unnatural flush.
10:05Her figure was bloated, and her eyes were clouded with exhaustion.
10:09When she saw me, her gaze instantly filled with malice and envy.
10:15Ella, I didn't expect you to thrive so much while Leon is missing.
10:19I smiled calmly.
10:20Sister, you flatter me.
10:23I am simply waiting for my husband's return.
10:26At that moment, Chiron, who had been staring at me in silence, suddenly spoke.
10:31Husband.
10:32How affectionately you call him.
10:34My expression remained unshaking as I met his gaze.
10:36Chiron surely reject.
10:39Leon and I are wed.
10:41Husband is the only natural title.
10:43As soon as those words left my mouth,
10:45Chiron's expression turned deathly cold.
10:48Even Leah noticed something was wrong.
10:51Chiron, what is the meaning of this?
10:54To everyone's shock, Chiron violently shook off her hand.
10:59He stared at me.
11:01Ella, do you truly think marrying a warm, warring god of fire gave you a good home?
11:08How can you even compare to Leah?
11:11And how can Leon possibly compare to me?
11:13The entire hall fell into a stunned silence.
11:17In the quiet, I let out a soft laugh.
11:20Kynon Leon has never cared to compare himself to you.
11:23And there is no need to compare me to my sister.
11:26But as the eldest brother,
11:29it is improper for you
11:31to speak El of my husband in my presence.
11:35With that, I turned to leave.
11:37But my words seemed to snap Chiron's restraint entirely.
11:40He lunged forward and grabbed my arm with terrifying force.
11:43Ella, you wouldn't dare.
11:46You wouldn't dare fall for him!
11:49I tried to shake him off, but his grip was like an iron shackle.
11:53Just as the tension reached its breaking point,
11:56a streak of crimson light flashed into the hall from outside.
11:59A razor-sharp blade sliced through the air,
12:01aimed directly at the arm Chiron used to hold me.
12:04Startled, Leah got spooked and hid.
12:07The momentum sent me stumbling backward,
12:10but a second later,
12:11a familiar, powerful arm caught me firmly by the waist.
12:14I heard that voice.
12:16Kiren,
12:17I show you respect,
12:18only because you are my elder brother.
12:22Lay one hand on her again,
12:23and I will sever this arm from your body.
12:28Leon's sudden appearance completely shifted the energy of the feast.
12:31As the eldest son,
12:33Chiron held a supreme position in God Realm.
12:35But Leon's power as the god of war was not to be underestimated.
12:39In all the years prior,
12:41the two had never clashed openly.
12:43Leon was usually easygoing and indifferent to most things,
12:46showing no interest in the throne,
12:48which led Chiron to keep a respectful distance.
12:50In my past life,
12:52Chiron even warned me to avoid Leon
12:54to prevent unnecessary rumors.
12:56Blinded by my love for him,
12:58I never disobeyed.
12:59I died without ever seeing them tear off their masks of civility.
13:03But in this life,
13:04the unexpected was happening.
13:06Chiron stared at Leon,
13:07who held me protectively in his arms,
13:09his expression twisted with suppressed rage.
13:13After a long moment,
13:15he regained a forced calm.
13:17You're back, Leon.
13:18I was merely having a chat with Ella.
13:20Why such anger?
13:21Has years of war made your temper even more explosive?
13:25He was the one being insulting,
13:26yet he had the nerve to claim
13:28Leon was the one losing control.
13:30In that moment,
13:31I finally understood how the rumors of Leon's
13:33explosive temper had started.
13:36Chiron's plan was simple.
13:38Who would want a volatile,
13:39unstable god on the throne?
13:41To the world,
13:42the gentle god of water
13:43was the obvious choice for king.
13:45I glanced at Leon,
13:47but he looked completely unbothered.
13:49Clearly used to Chiron's slander,
13:51a surge of rage boiled inside me.
13:53If not for my past life,
13:55even I wouldn't have known
13:57that Chiron was a total hypocrite.
13:58In my last life,
14:00he spent decades forcing me
14:02to take forbidden drugs.
14:03He watched me cough up blood
14:05and scream in agony
14:06from the backfiring spells,
14:08only to sneer at me with contempt.
14:12How is it your sister produced a griffin so easily,
14:16yet you can't even carry a single cub?
14:19Drink it!
14:20Drink every last drop!
14:23If you can't give me a kid,
14:25you might as well be dead!
14:26Yet,
14:27that same cruel monster
14:28would act like a devoted,
14:30doting husband
14:30the moment anyone else was watching.
14:33Living with that extreme duality
14:35was a constant nightmare.
14:36He tortured me then,
14:38and now,
14:39he was trying to ruin Leon.
14:41The hatred from two lifetimes
14:42boiled over.
14:43I gripped Leon's hand tightly
14:45and raised my voice in defiance.
14:47Chiron,
14:48your words are utterly absurd.
14:50You just laid hands on me without cause.
14:53Is this how a god behaves?
14:55If Leon hadn't have returned in time,
14:57you would have surely broken my arm.
14:59A woman's reputation is everything.
15:02Had Leon not seen this with his own eyes,
15:04rumors would have run wild
15:05and I would have had no way
15:06to clear my name.
15:09You were the one
15:09who acted disrespectfully
15:11before the gods,
15:12yet you dare blame Leon
15:13for his anger?
15:14While Leon and his warriors
15:15bled in the abbess
15:16to protect Olympus,
15:18you sat comfortably in this hall.
15:20Instead of worrying for his safety,
15:22you insulted his wife.
15:23Where is the justice in that?
15:25Do you not fear disheartening
15:27every warrior
15:27currently fighting on the front lines?
15:29As my words echoed through the hall,
15:31everyone stood frozen
15:32in absolute shock.
15:33Since arriving on God Realm,
15:35I had been silent and invisible.
15:37I never saw conflict,
15:39which was why they felt
15:40so comfortable neglecting me.
15:43Even Leon was stunned
15:44by my fierce rebuttal.
15:45His eyes widened
15:47with a look of pure,
15:47joyful surprise.
15:49Chiron, on the other hand,
15:51looked as though his face
15:52had been carved from permafrost.
15:54Yet, he couldn't find
15:55a single word to counter me.
15:57The banquet ended
15:58in a disastrous chill.
16:00Soon, rumors began to swirl
16:02that the God of Water
16:03had acted improperly
16:04toward the God of Fire's wife
16:05while he was away at battle.
16:08Because I had framed it
16:09as an insult to every soldier
16:10on the front lines,
16:11the scandal exploded.
16:13When the High King
16:14caught wind of it,
16:15he summoned Chiron
16:16and gave him a scathing reprimand.
16:18He even ordered Chiron
16:20into isolation
16:20to reflect on his actions,
16:22a massive blow to his pride.
16:25In a way,
16:26I had finally avenged
16:27the version of myself
16:28from my past life.
16:30Leon returned victorious,
16:32but he was still buried
16:34in military affairs.
16:35I, too,
16:36hadn't quite figured out
16:37how to act around him.
16:38That day,
16:40Leon went to the High King's palace
16:41for a meeting,
16:42but an uninvited guest
16:44arrived at my palace.
16:46I looked at Leah's
16:47venomous expression
16:48and felt a wave of weariness.
16:50Sis, we both married
16:51into the God Realm.
16:52If we can't support each other,
16:54fine.
16:55But why make things
16:56so difficult?
16:57When did you seduce Chiron?
16:59You made him humiliate himself
17:00for you at the feast!
17:04Your mother was just
17:05a lowly servant
17:06who seduced our father,
17:08and you're just like her.
17:10How dare you ruin
17:11my perfect marriage?
17:12Her insults toward my late mother
17:14turned my blood cold.
17:17Sister,
17:17if it were truly
17:18a perfect marriage,
17:19how could I ruin it
17:21so easily?
17:23Besides,
17:24in all these years,
17:25I've barely seen
17:26the God of Water,
17:26and you were always there.
17:28When exactly
17:29did you see me seduce him?
17:32Let me be clear,
17:34my heart belongs
17:35only to my husband.
17:37I adore him,
17:38and I couldn't care less
17:40about your precious
17:41water god.
17:42Just as the words
17:43left my mouth,
17:44a soft chuckle
17:45came from the doorway.
17:46I turned to find
17:48Leon standing there.
17:49his eyes sparkling
17:50with mischief and delight.
17:52My face instantly
17:53turned bright red.
17:54What on earth
17:55did I just say?
17:57Leah left with a face
17:58pale from fury.
18:01Meanwhile,
18:02Leon,
18:03having heard my
18:04passionate confession,
18:05slowly approached.
18:07Blushing and speechless,
18:09I backed away
18:10until he pinned me
18:11against the couch,
18:12a playful smirk
18:13on his lips.
18:15my lady.
18:17What was it
18:18you just said?
18:22Nothing.
18:23I said nothing.
18:25I could have sworn
18:26I heard you say
18:27you adore me.
18:29I...
18:30Before I could protest,
18:32Leon silenced me
18:33with a kiss.
18:34When the union
18:34finally began,
18:35he revealed the
18:36predatory nature
18:37of a primordial god.
18:38He was relentless,
18:39leaving me breathless
18:40and half-spent.
18:41Only after such intimacy
18:43did I realize
18:44that the volatile
18:44god of fire
18:45could be so
18:46incredibly tender
18:47to his wife.
18:48Since then,
18:49Leon and I
18:49truly began our life
18:51together as a married couple.
18:53Gradually,
18:54I discovered
18:55that the previously
18:56dormant core
18:57within my body
18:57was beginning to clear.
19:03My chronically cold
19:04hands and feet
19:05grew warm,
19:06as if an ethereal flame
19:08were burning within me.
19:10Yet,
19:11it didn't feel scorching.
19:13Instead,
19:14I felt my soul
19:15and body
19:15strengthening day by day.
19:17I finally understood
19:18why I could never
19:20conceive in my past life.
19:22My inner core
19:23is fire-attributed,
19:25while Chiron
19:25is the god of water.
19:27His core was icy
19:29and damp,
19:30a fatal mismatch
19:31for mine.
19:32In my previous life,
19:34simply neutralizing
19:35the water energy
19:36he forced upon me
19:37exhausted all
19:39my core's strength.
19:41With a volatile
19:42and weakened foundation,
19:43how could I have
19:44ever nurtured a kid?
19:46The baby I finally conceived,
19:49after being forced
19:50to ingest
19:50countless forbidden drugs,
19:52was heartlessly
19:53crushed to death
19:54by him.
19:57Now that I am married
19:58to the god of fire,
20:00our cores are
20:01in perfect harmony.
20:03During our occasional
20:04dual cultivation,
20:05I feel my body
20:07becoming warm
20:07and incredibly light.
20:09It made me wonder,
20:11what could my true form be?
20:14Just as I was lost
20:15in thought,
20:16a piece of news
20:17swept through the god realm.
20:19Princess Leia,
20:21the wife of the water god,
20:22was pregnant.
20:24The princesses
20:25of the mortal realm,
20:26Leia,
20:27and I
20:27all wed on the same day.
20:29While Leon was at war,
20:31the two mortal princesses
20:32both conceived
20:33and gave birth to Kidd.
20:35Meanwhile,
20:36the rumors grew cruel.
20:38Elf princesses
20:40were less fertile
20:40than humans.
20:42Since Leon had been away,
20:44I wasn't concerned.
20:46But I knew Leia
20:47had secretly sought
20:48spirit medicines
20:49many times.
20:50I understood
20:51Chiron's agonizing
20:52forbidden arts
20:53better than anyone.
20:54Leia's life
20:55these past few years
20:56must have been a misery
20:57that withered her beauty.
20:59Now,
21:00finally pregnant,
21:01she could hold
21:02her head high.
21:04Her news
21:04even restored
21:05the high king
21:06standing with Zeus,
21:07placing him back
21:08at the center of power.
21:10I saw her again
21:11at a god realm banquet.
21:12Her face was caked
21:13in thick powder,
21:14yet it failed
21:15to mask
21:16her deathly pallor.
21:17Still,
21:18the moment she saw me,
21:19she struck
21:20a triumphant pose
21:21and sneered.
21:22Ella,
21:23you and Leon
21:23have been married
21:24for years now.
21:25Why hasn't there been
21:26any news of a child?
21:27You can't even give birth
21:28of a kid.
21:29You're a disgrace
21:30to our demigod clan.
21:31If people start thinking
21:33our kind is infertile,
21:35how will you take responsibility
21:36for ruining our reputation?
21:39I looked at her sickly
21:40pale face
21:41and sighed.
21:42There are many
21:43fire bloodlines
21:44in the elf clan
21:45and you are no exception.
21:47Now that you're pregnant,
21:48you know best
21:49how much you're suffering.
21:51Instead of Bickley
21:52with me,
21:52you should spend
21:53that energy
21:53figuring out
21:54how to survive
21:55what's coming.
21:56As I spoke,
21:57Chiron stepped forward
21:58and wrapped an arm
21:59around Leah's waist.
22:00Our child is our business.
22:02Don't bother yourself
22:03with it.
22:05Ella,
22:06perhaps I shouldn't say this,
22:07but a useless woman
22:09who can't conceive
22:10really ought to stay
22:10hidden at home.
22:11Don't bring your bad luck
22:13into public spaces.
22:15He turned a mocking grin
22:16toward Leon,
22:17who was standing
22:18right behind me.
22:19My poor brother.
22:22I'm afraid you won't see
22:23a child for a hundred years.
22:24Best of luck with that.
22:26The surrounding immortals
22:27cast pitying
22:28and scornful glances at us.
22:30I looked at Leon,
22:31feeling a sharp
22:32pang of guilt.
22:34I knew how much
22:35a child meant to a god.
22:36Having a brilliant
22:37and powerful
22:38divine beast as an heir
22:39is a crucial factor
22:41in becoming the successor
22:42to the High King.
22:43In my last life,
22:45even though Leon
22:46and my sister were at odds,
22:48she still bore him a griffon,
22:50which ultimately
22:51helped him ascend
22:51to the throne.
22:53But in this life,
22:54though we have been married
22:55for years
22:56and are deeply in love,
22:57my womb remained silent.
22:59My heart sank at the thought,
23:01and my eyes began to sting
23:03with unshed tears.
23:04Leon, however,
23:06didn't spare a glance
23:07for the mocking crowd.
23:08He reached out,
23:09gently pinching my cheek.
23:11Why are you crying?
23:12What does a child matter?
23:16Are the two of us
23:17not happy together?
23:18But...
23:19No buts.
23:20Leon gripped my hand,
23:22turning his back
23:23on the staring gods
23:24as he led me out.
23:25I have you,
23:25and that is enough.
23:27I know what you're worried about,
23:28Ella,
23:29but you have to trust me.
23:31Your husband is the god of war.
23:33The throne was never meant
23:34to be won through a child.
23:35My tears finally spilled over
23:37as Leon pulled me
23:38into a tight embrace.
23:40On an ordinary morning,
23:41I was suddenly overcome
23:43by nausea and chest tightness.
23:46Leon was terrified
23:47and summoned
23:48the Celestial Physician,
23:50only to discover
23:51I was already
23:52three months pregnant.
23:53He spun me around
23:54in his arms,
23:55radiating pure joy.
23:57Even the High King
23:58and Queen were overjoyed,
24:00granting her
24:01countless magical herbs.
24:02Leah,
24:03now heavily pregnant
24:04and nearing her term,
24:06looked at me
24:06with bitter resentment.
24:08I wonder what desperate methods
24:10a lowly body like yours
24:11had to use to conceive.
24:13I tilted my head
24:14with a smile.
24:15I suppose because
24:16your own journey
24:17was so difficult,
24:18you assume everyone else
24:20must resort
24:21to extreme measures.
24:24She shot me a glare
24:25and stormed off.
24:26I watched her go,
24:28my smile fading
24:29into a heavy sigh.
24:30A dark,
24:31lingering premonition
24:32began to crawl
24:33into my heart.
24:34Sure enough,
24:35on the day Leah gave birth,
24:37wild winds roared
24:38through the god realm.
24:40Accompanied by thunder
24:41and lightning,
24:42the High King and Queen
24:43led the other gods
24:44waiting outside the room.
24:46But after a day
24:47and a night
24:48of Leah's agonizing screams,
24:50she gave birth
24:51to a harpy hatchling,
24:53a slick,
24:54twisted creature
24:55with mangled wings,
24:57a bird's torso,
24:58and a fish's tail.
25:00It was hideous,
25:02a grotesque deformity
25:04of nature.
25:06What is this thing?
25:07Why isn't it a griffin?
25:09Where is my kid?
25:11Useless!
25:12You are all useless!
25:16No!
25:21How could you kill him?
25:24He was your own
25:25flesh and blood.
25:26You butchers!
25:27I'll kill you!
25:28I'll avenge my child!
25:30This is not my child.
25:32I could never father
25:34such a freak.
25:35Father!
25:36Kyron knelt down
25:36before the god king.
25:38This useless woman
25:39is to blame.
25:40Please let me divorce her
25:42and marry another.
25:43I promise
25:44I will produce
25:44a griffin heir.
25:46I know for a fact
25:47that I can do it.
25:48You monster!
25:51But the god king
25:52kicked him away
25:52in rage.
25:53That child
25:54is your own
25:55flesh and blood.
25:56How can you be
25:57so cruel and heartless?
25:58Your mother and I
25:59are ashamed of you.
26:01Stay here
26:01and reflect
26:02on your sins alone.
26:05Do not take
26:06a single step
26:07outside this door!
26:08I watched Kyron
26:09quietly
26:10with pure satisfaction.
26:11He thought
26:12rebirth would bring
26:13him a griffin.
26:14He believed
26:14he could reclaim
26:15the throne easily.
26:16But now
26:17all his golden dreams
26:18have shattered.
26:19Failing to sire a griffin
26:21wasn't my sister's fault.
26:22The water god's
26:23own soul core
26:24was the true problem.
26:25In our past life
26:26he blamed everything
26:27on me.
26:28In this life
26:28he blames my sister instead.
26:30Yet he refuses
26:31to look at his own flaws.
26:33He cannot face
26:33his failures
26:34or his weaknesses.
26:36So he is destined
26:36for a miserable end.
26:38Leia was deeply
26:39traumatized by the loss.
26:41The king and queen
26:42personally sent her home.
26:43They returned her
26:44to the elven realm safely.
26:45The god realm
26:46gave mystic herbs
26:47and crystals.
26:48These gifts were meant
26:49to be compensation.
26:50But a child's death
26:51causes a broken heart.
26:53Material things
26:54can never heal
26:55such a wound.
26:56In a flash
26:57my own baby
26:58was ready to be born.
26:59Leon was terrified
27:00because of the
27:01past accident.
27:02He prepared
27:03every magic tonics
27:04and made every plan.
27:05But he still panicked
27:07when the day arrived.
27:08He held my hand
27:09and shook uncontrollably.
27:11He cried out.
27:12Ella.
27:13Ella.
27:13Please be okay.
27:14I could barely breathe
27:16from the intense pain
27:17yet I still had to try
27:18and comfort him.
27:20I am fine.
27:21Don't worry.
27:23However,
27:24during delivery
27:24things went truly wrong.
27:26As the beast was born
27:28the palace suddenly
27:29burst into flames
27:30from the intense heat.
27:32The divine healers
27:33were all in a panic.
27:34They couldn't withstand
27:36the fire
27:36and were forced
27:37to retreat outside.
27:39Only Leon
27:39showed no fear
27:40of the raging inferno.
27:41rushing in
27:43without a second thought
27:44to stay by my side.
27:46Don't be afraid
27:47of my fear.
27:48The flames roared
27:50all around us.
27:51But Leon and I
27:52didn't feel
27:53the heat at all.
27:54In a flash of light
27:55a golden red
27:57feathered creature
27:58like a ball of fire
27:59soared into the sky.
28:02Standing outside the door
28:03the god king's eyes
28:05lit up instantly.
28:06A phoenix!
28:07It's a phoenix!
28:09Without a single word
28:11being sent
28:12the entire god realm
28:13already knew.
28:15The god of fire's wife
28:17had given birth
28:17to a fire phoenix
28:18a miracle seen
28:20only once
28:21in ten thousand years.
28:23The god king
28:24was overjoyed
28:25and announced
28:26that he would pass
28:27the throne
28:27to the god of fire.
28:29The coronation
28:30would take place
28:31during his son's
28:32one hundredth day banquet.
28:33But Leon
28:35the man who was
28:36about to become
28:36the next god king
28:38was currently
28:39by my side
28:40with tears
28:41in his eyes.
28:42He held my hand
28:43kissing it
28:44with such tenderness
28:45and pain.
28:47Ella
28:47I'm never letting you
28:49go through childbirth again.
28:51You scared me to death.
28:53I looked at this god of war
28:54crying for me
28:55and finally
28:56couldn't help but
28:57ask the question
28:58buried deep in my heart.
29:00Leon
29:00why are you so good to me?
29:02Leon leaned in
29:03and gave me a gentle kiss
29:04on the forehead.
29:06Silly girl
29:07how do you think
29:08you came back?
29:10I begged my mother
29:11and used up
29:12ten thousand years
29:13of magic
29:14just to turn
29:15the wheel of reconnation
29:16and bring you back.
29:18I've loved you
29:19since the very first moment
29:20I saw you
29:21in our past life.
29:24If you hadn't been
29:25so deeply in love
29:26with Chiro
29:27I never would have
29:28let you marry him.
29:29Tears streamed
29:30down my face.
29:31I never imagined
29:33that all of this
29:33was because of Leon.
29:35He was the one
29:36who brought me back.
29:39Leon held my hand
29:40with such devotion
29:41like I was the most
29:42precious thing
29:42in the world.
29:43Ella
29:45this time
29:46I finally
29:48didn't lose you.
29:50He's right.
29:51This time
29:52we finally
29:53held on to each other.
29:55Just when everyone
29:56thought the dust
29:57had settled
29:57a surge
29:58of dark energy
29:59suddenly burst
30:00into the palace.
30:02I gasped
30:03and looking closer
30:04I realized
30:05it was actually
30:06Chiron.
30:07He looked like
30:09he'd lost his mind.
30:10No!
30:12This isn't right!
30:13There must be
30:14a mistake!
30:15This is my child!
30:17Ella is my wife!
30:19Only I can
30:19father a griffon!
30:21Only I can
30:21father a phoenix!
30:24Leon drew
30:25his god-slaying blade
30:26shielding me
30:27completely behind him
30:28but Chiron still
30:30glared at me
30:30in a total frenzy.
30:32Come with me!
30:32We can definitely
30:33give birth to an
30:34ostrich beast!
30:35Let's go!
30:36You're my wife!
30:37Come with me!
30:38With that
30:38he lunged forward
30:40only to be kicked
30:41right out of the palace
30:43by Leon.
30:44The god king
30:45was furious
30:46when he saw him
30:47like this.
30:48I told you
30:49to stay locked away
30:50and reflect on your sins.
30:51Who gave you
30:52permission to come here?
30:53Get lost!
30:54But Chiron had already
30:55lost it.
30:56He raised his sword
30:57and lunged forward.
30:58I'm the eldest son!
31:00Why are you giving
31:01the throne to him?
31:06I might as well
31:07kill you
31:07and take the throne
31:08myself!
31:10The god king
31:11was livid
31:12and ordered
31:12the divine guards
31:13to take him down
31:14but Chiron was
31:15out of control.
31:17His power
31:17was so immense
31:18that they couldn't
31:19restrain him.
31:20He broke free
31:21from the guards
31:22and thrust his sword
31:23straight at the god king.
31:24At the last second
31:26a long blade
31:27pierced through
31:28Chiron's chest
31:29from behind.
31:30Chiron turned around
31:31only to find
31:32that the one
31:33holding the god-slaying
31:34blade
31:34wasn't Leon.
31:36It was me.
31:37Chiron froze
31:38on the spot
31:38staring down
31:40in disbelief
31:40at the blade
31:41sticking out
31:42of his chest.
31:43Ella.
31:45Ella.
31:47I looked down
31:48a single tear
31:49flashing in my eyes.
31:51My hand trembled
31:52slightly as I
31:53gripped the hilt.
31:54This is for my baby
31:55who never got
31:57the chance
31:57to be born.
31:59Chiron's eyes
32:00widened in shock.
32:01In that moment
32:02he finally realized
32:04that I had been
32:05reborn too.
32:06He tried to speak
32:07tried to beg
32:08for forgiveness.
32:09I didn't.
32:13But it was too late.
32:14It was all
32:15too late.
32:17Carrying countless
32:18regrets
32:19and bitter remorse
32:20Chiron collapsed
32:21in front of everyone.
32:22The water god
32:24who was once
32:24so brilliant
32:25the one every goddess
32:27dreamed of marrying
32:28that hypocritical
32:29gentle god
32:30who murdered
32:31his own wife
32:32and child
32:33with his own hands
32:34had finally
32:36fallen.
32:37After Chiron
32:38fell that day
32:39the god-king
32:40stayed behind
32:40closed doors
32:41for three days
32:42and ultimately
32:43let the matter go.
32:45He left the position
32:47of water god vacant
32:48and since then
32:49no god has ruled
32:51over the ice
32:51and cold waters.
32:53Sometimes
32:54I stand on
32:55the same cloud terrace
32:56where the marriage
32:57selection once took place
32:58staring blankly
33:00toward the elf realm.
33:02Leon always comes up
33:03from behind
33:04and gently pulls me
33:05into his arms.
33:07Thinking about Leah.
33:08I nod.
33:10After Leah was sent
33:11back to the elf realm
33:12she never stepped foot
33:14outside again.
33:16The elves were wary of her
33:17because she had given birth
33:19to a dark creature
33:20but they also pitied her
33:21for the loss of her child
33:23so they never disturbed her.
33:25I once sent my maids
33:26with divine herbs
33:27and spirit stones
33:28but they were all
33:29returned untouched
33:30with only one message.
33:32We each have our own fate.
33:35Let us never meet again.
33:37Phoenix dove into my arms
33:39his tiny claws
33:40brushing against my clothes
33:42asking in his cute
33:43baby voice
33:44Mommy
33:46why did that bad god
33:48try to hurt you
33:49and daddy?
33:50I gently stroked
33:52his soft feathered crest
33:53and whispered
33:54because he let greed
33:55blind him.
33:56He forgot who he was
33:58and lost his soul.
34:01Leon chuckled
34:02tapping Phoenix
34:03right between the eyes
34:04sending a wisp
34:05of holy fire energy
34:06into him.
34:07Remember this
34:08A ruler isn't chosen
34:10because of a lucky beast
34:11but because of a heart
34:13that wants to protect.
34:15The little phoenix nodded
34:16not quite understanding
34:18and flew out of the palace
34:19to play with the goddesses
34:21of the realm.
34:21Watching his happy
34:22little figure
34:23I suddenly thought
34:24of the spirit child
34:25from my past life
34:26the one whose soul core
34:28was crushed
34:29and my heart still felt
34:31a sharp lingering sting.
34:33Leon seemed to sense
34:34what I was thinking
34:35and squeezed my hand.
34:37It's all in the past now.
34:40I'll spend every lifetime
34:42making up for the pain
34:44of our previous one.
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