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00:00:00The moment my best friend learned the truth about my immortality and my enormous fortune,
00:00:04she hired a practitioner of dark sorcery and set a trap to have me killed and sent straight to the
00:00:09underworld. All so she could take my life essence for herself. On the rooftop of a Manhattan
00:00:15skyscraper, I sobbed so hard I could barely breathe. Please don't kill me! I'll give you
00:00:20everything! The trust fund, all of it, every dollar! I was terrified of dying. Truly, utterly
00:00:31terrified. Because my ex-husband, the one who ruled the underworld, had sworn the day I left him that
00:00:37if he ever saw me again, he would throw me into the lake of fire, peel my skin, tear me
00:00:42apart piece
00:00:43by piece. Vanessa, we've known each other for 10 years. I've always been good to you. Please just
00:00:50let me go! I'll transfer everything to you! Please! I dropped to my knees on the rough
00:01:00concrete of the rooftop. My dignity shattered, nearly smashing my forehead against the ground
00:01:05as I begged. Vanessa let out a cold laugh. The pointed tip of her designer heel tilted my chin up.
00:01:12I don't just want your money. She said, I want your endless life. Aren't we best friends?
00:01:19What's yours is mine. If you really care about me, then give it all to me. She shot a look
00:01:27at the
00:01:27black-robed sorcerer beside her. He understood immediately. Grabbing a fistful of my hair,
00:01:35he dragged me toward the edge. 33 stories below, a demonic-packed circle had already been drawn in
00:01:42blood. If I fell and died, everything would go exactly as they planned. I would not even have
00:01:48the chance at reincarnation. Vanessa had made sure of that. No revenge. No lingering spirit.
00:01:56She intended to erase me completely. The freezing New York wind slammed into my face as I struggled,
00:02:03clawing backward. But her greed had already spiraled out of control the moment she learned my secret.
00:02:09She rushed forward and, together with the sorcerer, kicked me over the edge. As I fell,
00:02:16the rushing air drowned out everything. My senses blurred into nothing. Then came the impact.
00:02:23A deafening crash exploded in my ears as my body hit the ground, reduced to a mangled ruin of flesh
00:02:29and blood. When I regained awareness, I was no longer alive. I was in spirit form, standing in the
00:02:36underworld. Two infernal guards stood beside me, each gripping a thumb-thick soul shackle.
00:02:42The other end was locked tightly around my neck. A heavy fog surrounded us, but the distant wails
00:02:49and screams were painfully clear. I had been here before. This was the entrance to the gates of hell,
00:02:56and I had my damned ex-husband to thank for that. Back when I tried to leave him, he had
00:03:03dragged me here
00:03:03himself, eyes burning red, just to scare me. He never actually threw me in. But now,
00:03:11I was about to be erased for good. I was murdered! I cried, struggling not to be dragged forward.
00:03:18I didn't do anything wrong! One of the guards, a man with a thin mustache,
00:03:23pulled a barbed whip from his belt and lashed me without hesitation. The pain tore straight through
00:03:28my soul. I collapsed instantly, unable even to scream. Listen. He said coldly. I don't care where
00:03:35you're from. Once you're in our hands, you're done. If it was a choice between immediate damnation and
00:03:42taking a gamble, I would take the gamble. What if Lucian still remembered me? What if there was even
00:03:49the slightest chance? He'd show mercy? Anything was better than soul obliteration. My voice trembled as
00:03:56I forced the words out. I know you're lord of the undergaled. I know Lucian. I want to see him.
00:04:03The two guards exchanged a glance. Then the whip came down again. This time, I felt something inside
00:04:11me crack. A fracture ran through my very soul, and I couldn't speak another word. The mustached guard
00:04:18spat at me. You think you get to say his majesty the underlord's name just like that? I don't
00:04:26care how you learned it. Keep your head down unless you want more pain. Powerless, I was dragged forward
00:04:32like a dead animal. The other guard, who had been watching quietly, looked uneasy. What if she's
00:04:40telling the truth? What if something goes wrong? The mustached guard scoffed. What's there to be
00:04:47afraid of? That sorceress said she's no saint. There's no record of her in the Ledger of Souls.
00:04:52Picked up a few tricks of dark sorcery, that's all. Of course she'd know his majesty's name.
00:04:56You're too soft. If the higher-ups can't find her, then it's not our problem. We're getting paid.
00:05:02Let's move. No point dragging this out. At that point, I understood everything.
00:05:08They had been bought off by Vanessa and that sorcerer. Guards of hell, taking bribes to do
00:05:15something like this. When I saw the towering gates of hell ahead, carved with grotesque demonic figures,
00:05:21a deep, uncontrollable terror shook my soul. The guards cast a spell, and the massive gates began
00:05:27to open slowly. My heart sank into despair. Then suddenly, a voice rang out from behind us,
00:05:34drawing closer. New arrival? Has she gone through the judgment process yet?
00:05:41My heart lurched. I recognized that voice. Cole. A high-ranking reaper. And he knew who I was.
00:05:50I stared at the tall figure emerging from the mist, my heart pounding as I forced out his name.
00:05:55Cole. The moment I spoke, a hand clamped over my mouth. One of the guards dragged me behind a
00:06:02massive rock, silencing me before I could say another word. Through the haze, I watched as Cole
00:06:08was stopped by the moustached guard. Panic surged through me. I struggled wildly, only to be struck
00:06:15hard in the lower back. The blow knocking the air out of me. The moustached guard quickly pulled out
00:06:21a pack of Marlboros, his face breaking into a psychophantic grin. Lord Cole, what brings you
00:06:27here today? Got something good from the human world. Strong stuff. Wanna try one?
00:06:31Cole brushed dust off his black coat. Clearly irritated.
00:06:35Cut it out. I asked you a question. Has that wandering spirit gone through the judgment process?
00:06:42The guard swallowed, his confidence faltering.
00:06:46Y-yeah, of course. We wouldn't dare skip procedure. Y-you and Selena have been swapped
00:06:51lately, right? Go ahead, take a break.
00:06:54Cole accepted the cigarette and lit it, saying nothing more. The fog was too thick for him to
00:07:00see me clearly. Desperation took over. I bit down hard on the hand covering my mouth. The guard yelped
00:07:08and let go. I bolted toward Cole, but before I could take more than a step, a heavy kick sent
00:07:15me
00:07:15crashing to the ground. A boot slammed onto my face, grinding me into the volcanic ash. It filled my
00:07:21mouth and throat. I couldn't spit it out. I couldn't make a sound. Thankfully, the commotion caught Cole's
00:07:30attention. He stepped closer. What's going on over there? The guard I had bitten pressed his foot
00:07:37down harder in retaliation, as if trying to crush my skull.
00:07:45Nothing serious, just a restless spirit. Still struggling even after getting this far. You know the type.
00:07:52None of them are innocent. No need to dirty your hands.
00:07:57Cole paused, then stopped approaching.
00:08:01Be careful. Every one of them was a criminal in life. No mistakes. Send her in.
00:08:08With that, he turned and disappeared back into the mist. And just like that, whatever hope I had left
00:08:15died with him. The mustached guard bowed and scraped until Cole was gone. The moment he turned back,
00:08:21his expression twisted with anger. He rushed over and kicked me several times, then raised his whip and
00:08:28lashed out again and again, venting his fury. It didn't take long before my soul was covered in
00:08:34wounds, barely holding together, unrecognizable. Finally, he grabbed my chin and forced my face up.
00:08:43You little bitch. Almost ruined everything for us. Don't worry. Once you're inside, I'll take real
00:08:49good care of you myself. I was thrown into the first circle of hell like a piece of trash.
00:08:55This level was reserved for the thousand-spike torment. Everywhere I looked, there were iron
00:09:01maidens and racks of torment. Souls were. Bound to them, each body pierced by thousands of steel
00:09:07noodles like grotesque. Human pin cushions. Here, souls were not allowed the mercy of destruction,
00:09:14which meant the screaming never stopped. A chill ran through me as I forced out the last of my strength,
00:09:20my voice shaking. It was mostly a bluff. Lucien would not care whether I lived or died.
00:09:35If anything, he probably never wanted to see me again. Otherwise, he would not have given me
00:09:41ageless immortality, leaving me alone in the human world, unable to age, unable to die.
00:09:51He was making sure I would never come back here and bother him. Once I crossed this threshold,
00:09:57the guards no longer saw me as a threat. The mustached guard patted my face mockingly,
00:10:02his grin cruel. What's wrong with you? Watch too many Hollywood dramas? You think someone like you gets
00:10:09to even think about his majesty, the underlord? My head was knocked to the side. A wave of nausea hit
00:10:16me, and I cocked up a mouthful of black mist. My soul felt thinner, more transparent. They strapped me
00:10:23onto a rack of torment. The mustached guard grinned as he picked up a soul-piercing spike, each one as
00:10:29long as my forearm. Hang in there. There are 17 more levels waiting for you. We've got plenty of time.
00:10:36He raised one of the spikes and drove it straight toward my thigh. No matter how tough you think you
00:10:42are, everyone breaks down here. The tip pierced half an inch into me. The pain tore through my soul
00:10:49like it was being ripped apart. My entire body shook uncontrollably. A voice cut through the air.
00:10:59The spike was yanked back out. I gasped, forcing my eyes open to see who had arrived. It was Harris,
00:11:08the warden of the pit for this level. I remembered him. Back when Lucian had dragged me to the gates
00:11:14of
00:11:14hell to scare me, Harris had been there, trying to calm him down. Your majesty, the underlord,
00:11:20the concert queen is just being impulsive. There's no need to be so angry. You might hurt her.
00:11:25Hope flared inside me again. After all these years, maybe he's still remembered.
00:11:31Harris? Warden Harris? It's me? Please, help me?
00:11:43After everything I had endured, I was completely drained. My throat felt raw, like it had been
00:11:49scraped against sandpaper. But I knew Harris had heard me. He stared straight at me,
00:11:54studying my face as if trying to place it. Then I saw it. The sudden contraction of his pupils.
00:12:01The flicker of shock and fear. He recognized me. Relief barely had time to surface before he looked
00:12:08away, avoiding my gaze. As if nothing had happened, he turned to the guards.
00:12:20I froze, disbelief flooding through me. Harris was in on it too. He had recognized me and still chose to
00:12:28do nothing. The last bit of hope I had left was extinguished. A bitter laugh slipped out of me.
00:12:34Lucian. So this is your underworld. Your domain, where your subordinates take. Bribes, bend the rules,
00:12:43and do whatever they want without consequence. And Vanessa. I had underestimated her. I could not
00:12:50decide if she was bold or cowardly. Bold enough to come all the way here. Cowardly enough that she
00:12:56needed to see me destroyed with her own eyes. Just to feel safe enjoying my endless life and my money.
00:13:01Soon, the mist ahead began to clear. Vanessa and the sorcerer arrived. They had used astral projection
00:13:08through dark sorcery. Their souls temporarily separated from their bodies.
00:13:16At first, Vanessa looked uneasy. The instruments of torture. The endless screams. All of it made her
00:13:22cling tightly to the sorcerer, afraid to stray even a step. But when she saw how familiar he was with
00:13:28the guards and even Harris, exchanging knowing glances, her confidence returned. After all,
00:13:34she was the one paying. She walked toward me with arrogant ease, took a red-hot spike from one of
00:13:40the
00:13:40guards, her face twisted with excitement. Serafana, I should thank you. Without you, I never would have
00:13:47experienced what it's like to live among the elite in the Upper East Side. Turns out money really can
00:13:54make anything happen. With enough of it, I can even walk through hell itself. And now I get to watch
00:13:59you,
00:14:00the untouchable heiress. Nailed down like a dog. You've lived long enough. I'll take it from here.
00:14:08Go quietly. That's the only way I can feel at ease. I looked at her, numb, forcing myself to endure
00:14:13the pain.
00:14:14Wasn't I good to you? Even as I said it, I knew how pointless the question was. If she had
00:14:20any
00:14:20conscience at all, none of this would be happening. Vanessa burst into laughter, almost hysterical.
00:14:27You think you were good to me? I worked as your assistant, wore your outdated designer hand-me-downs,
00:14:35stood next to you at parties like a prop. Even the way men looked at me, like I was just
00:14:42an extension of you.
00:14:44And you call that being good to me? I said nothing. There was no arguing with someone like her.
00:14:55When I first met her, Chicago was in the middle of a brutal snowstorm. She had been standing there in
00:15:01a
00:15:01thin, worn-out jacket, shivering, on the verge of freezing. She had come from some remote town,
00:15:08couldn't afford rent, couldn't find a job, and was about to end up on the streets. I took her in.
00:15:14I never needed a personal assistant. I had long been used to being alone. I gave her the job out
00:15:21of
00:15:21sympathy. I treated her like a friend. Anything she wanted, as long as it wasn't unreasonable,
00:15:27I gave it to her. Her salary was higher than most senior professionals on Wall Street. Over time,
00:15:34she stopped seeing herself as an employee. She took more and more. She wore my limited edition
00:15:40gowns without asking. Used my black card. I had been too lenient. She started to believe we were
00:15:47equals. Worse. That she could replace me. My real mistake was trusting her. One night, drunk, I told
00:15:56her my secret. My ageless immortality. My silence now only fueled her madness.
00:16:04She leaned in close, her eyes filled with venom. Nothing to say now, right? You agree with me,
00:16:10don't you? You never saw me as a friend. You were just handing out charity. Go to hell!
00:16:17She raised the spike and drove it down toward my heart. A wet, sickening sound echoed. She did not hold
00:16:24back.
00:16:28Harris and the guards exchanged uneasy looks. Destroying a soul core outright would cause serious
00:16:34disturbance. But none of them stopped her. They simply watched. Black mist poured from my mouth.
00:16:42My soul essence was leaking away. My body turned increasingly transparent. My thoughts grew.
00:16:48Sluggish. My vision blurred. Vanessa kept screaming, completely unhinged, stabbing spike after spike
00:16:59into me. My face was shredded, every wound leaking dark smoke. And then, through the thick haze,
00:17:06I saw him. Lucien. Walking toward me. He looked exactly the same. More striking than any Hollywood
00:17:14star I had seen in centuries. Time had left no mark in him. His black velvet robe was embroidered
00:17:21with dark gold patterns. A symbol of absolute power. His long dark hair flowed like a cascade.
00:17:27His features were sharp, flawless. His gaze carried a terrifying weight that made people want to fall to
00:17:34their knees. The kind of man you could not look away from. The kind of man you feared. Was this
00:17:41a
00:17:41hallucination? It had to be. A dying illusion. He would never want to. See me again. And yet,
00:17:50why had everything suddenly gone silent? The guards, Harris, even the arrogant sorcerer.
00:17:56All of them were trembling. And kneeling.
00:18:02Your Majesty, the Underlord. What brings you here in person? Harris was shaking uncontrollably,
00:18:08kneeling ramrod straight as cold sweat dripped. From his forehead onto the black stone beneath him,
00:18:14taking bribes from the living was already a grave offense. Allowing living souls to enter hell,
00:18:21and even carrying out unauthorized punishment, made it far worse. And now he had been caught red-handed by
00:18:28the ruler of the underworld himself. There would be no good ending to this. The sorcerer's face drained of
00:18:34color. He quickly yanked Vanessa away from me. Stopping her frenzied stabbing, and forced her down to
00:18:41her knees beside him, pressing, her head low. Lucian's gaze swept across everyone present. Cold. Cutting.
00:18:50Absolute. The air itself seemed to freeze under the weight of it. Behind him, the high chamberlain,
00:18:57Sebastian stepped forward and barked. His voice, thunderous. Outrageous. If his majesty had not come
00:19:05today, who knows how far your in arrogance would have gone. Have you all forgotten the laws of hell?
00:19:16The two guards who had dragged me here lowered their heads as far as possible, as if. They wished they
00:19:22could disappear into the ground. I wanted to speak. But my mind was slipping. The wounds in my chest and
00:19:30face tore at me with. Unbearable pain. All I could manage were shallow, broken breaths.
00:19:37Would he recognize me? And if he did, what then? Would he pull me out of this nightmare? Or would
00:19:44he do
00:19:45exactly what he once promised? Throw me into the lake of fire? Tear me apart and watch me suffer?
00:19:53At this point, it hardly mattered. I was already close to soul obliteration. My vision of him was
00:20:00starting to blur. Splitting into overlapping shadows. After a long silence, Lucian finally spoke.
00:20:08His voice was calm, slow, and colder than ancient ice. Harris, I entrusted the first circle of hell to you.
00:20:18This is how you carry out your duty? Allowing a living soul to enter my domain and administering
00:20:25private punishment on my ground? Harris slammed his forehead against the floor over and over,
00:20:30even harder than I had, when begging Vanessa earlier.
00:20:40I was wrong. I know I was wrong. It was those two guards. Greed got the better of them. They
00:20:47brought
00:20:47the living in. I had no idea. Before your majesty arrived, I was just about to drive them out. The
00:20:52two
00:20:53guards immediately snapped. Even in front of Lucian, they could not hold back.
00:20:58This is your territory. If a living person got in, that's your failure. Hmph!
00:21:04The mustached guard shot back. You took the bigger share of the money. How dare you turn on us now?
00:21:10Harris's face twisted with fury.
00:21:14You were the ones who came up with this scheme. You dragged me into it.
00:21:19Your majesty, please see the truth. I finally understood. Lucian was not here to save me.
00:21:25He had sensed something wrong with the barrier, realized his subordinates were,
00:21:30breaking the rules, and came to deal with it. I just happened to be here. An extra piece in
00:21:37someone else's disaster. At this point, I felt almost invisible. The sorcerer and Vanessa were at
00:21:44the center of the storm. As the three of them turned on each other, blaming and accusing Lucian let out
00:21:50a
00:21:50quiet scoff. The sound struck like a hammer against every soul present.
00:21:56Enough! His voice carried finality. Since they are here, those two living souls will not be returning.
00:22:06Strip them of bodily perception. Detain them for judgment. He paused, then cast a cold glance at Harris and
00:22:13the two guards. As for you, you knew the law and broke it. You will be cast into the abyss
00:22:20of demons.
00:22:22You will become hellhounds for all eternity, burned by hellfire, never to rise again.
00:22:28Harris went completely still. Still kneeling, he collapsed backward, his face drained of all color,
00:22:35too stunned even, to beg. The two guards looked no different. Pure despair. Vanessa,
00:22:43slower to process, finally understood what not returning meant. She stared at her semi-transparent
00:22:50hands and panicked, scrambling to her feet. You can't do this! I'm not supposed to die yet!
00:22:56Don't you have rules in hell? I paid for this! She could not let go.
00:23:02Not of the life she had just stolen from me. Not of the endless wealth waiting for her in
00:23:08Manhattan. The sorcerer, terrified she would drag him down with her, grabbed at her leg and hissed
00:23:15under his breath. Are you insane? Get down on your knees. She shook him off violently and pointed
00:23:21straight at Lucian. I'm leaving now. Send me back. If you don't, you'll regret it. The sorcerer shut his
00:23:29eyes. He did not dare move. Vanessa grabbed him by the collar and shook him, her face twisted with
00:23:36rage. What are you doing? I paid you a million dollars! Do your job! I said I'm going back now!
00:23:43She had no idea. Lucian despised noise. And he had no tolerance for mortals who overstepped in his
00:23:51presence. The next second, he simply lifted a finger. Vanessa's soul was struck as if by an
00:23:58invisible hammer. Her body flew backward like a severed kite. As if fate itself were mocking her,
00:24:04she landed hard on a metal eagle covered with instruments of torture. More than a dozen red-hot
00:24:11soul-piercing spikes drove straight to her back. Her scream tore through the entire first circle of hell.
00:24:17Now she understood. The pain. The horror. Her face twisted beyond recognition as she shrieked.
00:24:25Silence her. Sebastian raised a hand, his voice cold. Several high-ranking guards stepped forward
00:24:33immediately, forcing her down, covering her mouth as the spikes burned through her. When it was over,
00:24:39silence returned. Heavy. Absolute. Only then did Lucian slowly turn his head.
00:24:46And look at me. I could feel it. His gaze. Cold. Distant. Like he was looking at something worthless.
00:24:56Like I was nothing more than trash. Sebastian read the shift in Lucian's expression
00:25:02immediately and stepped forward, his tone sharp and authoritative. Who are you? State your name.
00:25:08Why were you brought here without going through the judgment process? Even after being sentenced,
00:25:15Harris clearly was not ready to give up. He was still trying to salvage something, anything. If it
00:25:21came out that I had been smuggled and through bribery, bypassing the proper process, his fate would only
00:25:27get worse. And if Lucian actually recognized me, he spoke first, rushing to cover it up.
00:25:34Your Majesty, she's just a newly dead wandering spirit. No idea how she slipped in. Anyone who
00:25:39ends up here isn't innocent. She even tried to attack the guards just now. There's no need for
00:25:43you to concern yourself. I'll dispose of her immediately. Lucian's brow furrowed slightly,
00:25:48displeasure flashing across his face. His gaze cut toward Harris like a blade. Before he could say
00:25:54anything, Sebastian stepped in and kicked Harris to the ground. You were not addressed. Keep your
00:26:00mouth shut. One more word and you go to the abyss now. I tried to speak. Tried to call out.
00:26:08But my
00:26:09throat only produced a hollow, rasping hiss. Black wisps of soul energy kept spilling from my mouth.
00:26:15When no clear answer came, Sebastian approached me himself. He examined my condition with visible
00:26:22disgust. Then turned back to Lucian and shook his head.
00:26:28Your Majesty, her soul is severely damaged. It's on the verge of collapse. I'm afraid we won't get much
00:26:34out of her. Lucian had always been a ruler of order and strict law. He did not tolerate any disruption
00:26:40to
00:26:40the rules of the underworld. Verify her identity. If she does not belong here, stabilize her soul if
00:26:45possible. Then determine whether she should be returned to the living world or sent into the cycle
00:26:50of rebirth. Sebastian bowed. He immediately ordered someone to bring the ledger of souls.
00:26:58While they waited, Vanessa was still struggling on the ground, twisting and thrashing, trying to pull the
00:27:05spikes out of her body. She still did not understand what kind of existence she had just provoked.
00:27:11All she could think about was getting back to the living world. Back to my luxury penthouse.
00:27:16Back to spending my money, living the life she had always envied. Soon, a clerk hurried over,
00:27:23carrying a massive, faintly glowing ledger of souls. Sebastian took it and stepped closer to me again,
00:27:30looking down from above. I gathered what little strength I had left. From deep in my throat,
00:27:37I forced out a single word, barely more than a whisper. Sebastian did not recognize me. He must have
00:27:47taken this position sometime in the last few centuries. He began flipping through the ledger,
00:27:53his fingers moving quickly as he searched the records of the corresponding years.
00:27:57Seconds passed. Then minutes. His movements slowed. Something was wrong. A thin sheen of sweat
00:28:06appeared on his forehead. That's not possible. How could this be?
00:28:13Lucian's patient snapped. He was not known for tolerance, and even less for restraint. The
00:28:19temperature around him seemed to drop instantly. A dark, violent aura surfaced beneath his composed
00:28:25exterior. What is the delay? How long does it take to check a name?
00:28:33Sebastian dropped to his knees with a thud, raising the ledger above his head with trembling hands.
00:28:38Your majesty, please forgive me. I have checked every record. This woman, her name does not exist in
00:28:45the ledger of souls. A bitter smile flickered inside me. Of course it didn't. That had been Lucian's doing.
00:28:53His punishment. To erase my name. To leave me wandering the human world. Unable to die. Unable to enter
00:29:01reincarnation. He in hell. Me in the mortal world. Forever separated. Never crossing paths again.
00:29:11Lucian, however, did not make the connection. Too much time had passed.
00:29:17His first instinct was that someone had tampered with the ledger, daring to challenge his authority.
00:29:23Fury surged. Black energy roiled around him as he snatched the ledger from Sebastian,
00:29:29flipping through it himself. What is her name? Sebastian's voice trembled. She calls herself
00:29:39Serafina. The moment the name left his lips, Lucian's hand froze. His pupils contracted sharply.
00:29:48For the first time, something cracked through that cold, untouchable composure. Shock. Disbelief.
00:29:57Something deeper. His gaze snapped up from the ledger and locked onto me. Pinned to the rack of
00:30:03torment. Broken. Barely holding together.
00:30:10In the blink of an eye, black mist surged. He appeared in front of me like a phantom,
00:30:17bringing with him a suffocating chill. His long, cold fingers shot out and gripped my chin,
00:30:24forcing my head up. His brows were drawn tight. His gaze sharp as a hawk's, as if he were trying
00:30:30to see
00:30:31through the ruin of my face and uncover who I really was. But there was nothing left to recognize.
00:30:37Vanessa had carved my face into a mess of crisscrossing wounds with those.
00:30:43Soul-piercing spikes. Black mist seeped from every cut. Whatever beauty I once had was gone
00:30:49without a trace. He stared at me for a long time. Something unreadable flickered in his expression,
00:30:56as if he was struggling to confirm what he was seeing. Is it really you?
00:31:00His voice was low, restrained. The pain made it impossible to breathe. I could only give the
00:31:07faintest nod. The moment he got his answer, his grip tightened. I felt my jaw creak under the pressure.
00:31:15His eyes darkened instantly. A storm gathering beneath them. Of course I had not forgotten.
00:31:24Those words were carved into my soul. The day he released me, he had stood before the gates of hell,
00:31:31looking down at me with cold indifference, warning that if he ever saw me again,
00:31:36he would throw me into the lake of fire and personally tear me apart, leaving me to suffer
00:31:40for eternity. I had no strength left to argue. I could only curl my lips into a faint,
00:31:48broken smile, one that looked more like a grimace than anything else. It did not matter anymore.
00:31:59This shattered soul of mine would not last long enough for him to carry out that threat anyway.
00:32:03At any moment, I would disappear. Suddenly, he let go of me. With a look of disgust,
00:32:10he took out a black silk handkerchief and wiped his fingers, his voice cold and cutting.
00:32:15Pathetic. You insisted on leaving me. I thought you would make quite a life for yourself in the
00:32:19human world, and this is what you've become. What a disgrace. He sounded almost satisfied.
00:32:26Seeing me like this must have fed his pride. When I left, I had walked away without looking back,
00:32:32proud and unyielding. Now, nothing had changed for him. He was still the lord of the underworld,
00:32:39standing above everything. And me? I was nothing more than a broken soul,
00:32:45betrayed by my own assistant, nailed to a torture rack, on the verge of being erased. He did not let
00:32:52me
00:32:52disappear. Instead, he turned sharply to Sebastian. Take her away. Find the best physician in the
00:32:59nether realm do whatever it takes to stabilize her soul. Without my permission, she is not to die.
00:33:04So he wanted to keep me alive. Of course, Lucien had always been vindictive. Petty, even. Being
00:33:12abandoned by a woman was not something he would ever let go. If he was going to settle this,
00:33:17he would do it personally. The treatment was worse than torture. Every drop of medicine poured onto my
00:33:24wounds felt like my soul was being torn apart and stitched back together again. I did not know if
00:33:29I had lost consciousness or if I was simply drifting in and out under the weight of the pain. That
00:33:34was
00:33:34when I realized something. Even a soul could dream. And the dreams felt terrifyingly real.
00:33:43I saw everything. From the moment I met Lucien, to the time we fell in love,
00:33:48to the day we tore each other apart. Back then, he had found the underworld unbearably dull and
00:33:55decided to wander the human world. On a freezing winter night, during the Great Depression in New
00:34:01York, he found me. I had been young, starving, on the verge of death. In those days, the economy had
00:34:09collapsed. People died on the streets every day. Lives meant nothing. And yet, somehow, I caught his
00:34:17attention. Lucky. Or perhaps terribly unlucky. He hid his identity, becoming a wealthy gentleman.
00:34:26He stayed by my side as I grew up, giving me everything. My first love was him. My first time
00:34:33was him. He became my entire world. He kept his secret flawlessly hidden. It was not until I fell ill
00:34:41and died that I learned the truth. When my soul was brought to the underworld, I saw him sitting on
00:34:46his
00:34:46throne. That was when I realized who he really was. At the time, he believed he had given me a
00:34:53great
00:34:53gift. A short but happy life in the human world, spent under his protection. We had been husband and
00:35:00wife. So naturally, in his mind, I should remain in the underworld, by his side forever. His obedient
00:35:07consort queen. At first, I thought the same. Love blinded me. But I was not made for that world.
00:35:18I was a modern woman. I wanted freedom. The rigid, ancient, suffocating rules of the underworld became
00:35:26unbearable. I could not accept that as the lord of the underworld, he had countless dark consorts,
00:35:32each more alluring than the last. I could not accept the way he stood at the top of power,
00:35:38issuing commands as if it were second nature, treating me not as an equal, but as something
00:35:43beautiful he owned. So I chose to leave. I wanted a new life. I wanted to drink the waters of
00:35:50oblivion
00:35:51and return to the human world, free. When he found out, he lost control. His eyes turned red with rage.
00:35:58He dragged me to the gates of hell, pointing at the boiling depths below, trying to force me to stay.
00:36:04I had been terrified. Crying uncontrollably, shaking, afraid he might actually throw me in.
00:36:12We stood there for a long time. In the end, he let go. Reluctantly, coldly, he allowed me to leave,
00:36:21but not without a warning. If he ever saw me again, he would not show mercy. At the time,
00:36:27I did not understand what he really meant. All I wanted was freedom. Rebirth.
00:36:36Only after I returned to the human world did I realize the truth. His punishment. He let me keep
00:36:43all my memories. He made it so I would never age. Never die. A living anomaly. He even arranged for
00:36:54me to
00:36:54be born into a powerful family, leaving behind a trust fund and immense wealth that could sustain me
00:37:00for centuries. That was when I understood. He never intended to see me again. Not just in anger. He had
00:37:10cut off my path entirely. No death. No return. No chance of ever entering the cycle. Of rebirth.
00:37:19I took it seriously. I lived carefully. Quietly. Watching everyone around me grow old and die. While I stayed the
00:37:28same.
00:37:30I was afraid of death. Afraid of accidents. Afraid of being dragged back here. Afraid he would make good on
00:37:39his
00:37:39promise. And yet, despite all that caution, I still fell. To the person I trusted most. The memories faded like
00:37:50a passing storm. A sharp pain pierced my head as I slowly came back to consciousness. The surroundings
00:37:59were familiar. Luxurious. Dark. This was the Obsidian Palace. Lucian's private domain.
00:38:11The bed beneath me was wide. Soft. Black. It carried his scent. Deep. Cold. Lingering.
00:38:22Like cedarwood burning in a winter fireplace mixed with the faint trace of ash. It was a scent I had
00:38:29never
00:38:29found on anyone else. Once, it had been comforting. Even now, wrapped in it, my tense soul relaxed for just
00:38:41a
00:38:41moment. But it did not last. As if he had been tracking me, the doors opened the instant I woke.
00:38:49Lucian
00:38:50walked in. I immediately shut my eyes, pretending to still be unconscious. Trying to avoid facing him,
00:38:58it did not work. Stop pretending. Your soul's fluctuations are obvious. I know you're awake.
00:39:06I almost laughed. Back then, he could spend an entire night gazing at my face without getting tired.
00:39:13Now, he called me ugly without hesitation. Ugly. Wait. I lifted a hand and touched my face. Uneven. Rough.
00:39:23Rough. Completely ruined. Vanessa had not held back. Every strike had been meant to destroy.
00:39:32Maybe I really had become something hideous.
00:39:42I opened my eyes, dropping the act. I met his cold gaze and let out a faint, bitter laugh.
00:39:49So what now? You saved me just to throw me into the lake of fire yourself? Planning to tear me
00:39:55apart
00:39:56with your own hands? Not yet. Lucian stepped forward and yanked me off the bed without the slightest care.
00:40:07His grip was rough, almost punishing. What I granted you, and those worthless humans
00:40:15dared to covet it. They even used dark sorcery. You should witness for yourself what happens to
00:40:21those who anger the underworld. The darkness in his eyes made my spine go cold. So that was it.
00:40:29He was going to make an example of them in front of me first. And then deal with me.
00:40:34In the outer hall of the obsidian palace, the atmosphere was suffocating. Vanessa and the
00:40:40sorcerer were bound by heavy soul shackles locked around their bodies, forced to kneel on the hard obsidian
00:40:46floor. Nearby were Harris, pale as death, and the two guards who had dragged me in,
00:40:51trembling where they knelt. Everyone involved was here. No exceptions.
00:40:57The moment Vanessa saw me being led out by Lucian,
00:41:05jealousy flashed across her face. She tried to lunge at me, only to be kicked back down by a high
00:41:11-ranking
00:41:11guard behind her. I was still too weak to respond. Even walking here had taken everything out of me.
00:41:24I could barely breathe, let alone waste energy on her hysteria. Lucian, on the other hand, seemed almost
00:41:32pleased. There was something dark in him. Something that thrived on this kind of moment.
00:41:40The faint curve of his lips carried a chilling edge.
00:41:46Serafina, these rumen hurt you. What would you like done with them? I'll leave the decision to you.
00:41:52Me? I looked at him, stunned. He ruled this place. Life and death were his to command. Why ask me?
00:42:01For a
00:42:01fleeting second, it felt like the past. Back when we had lived in the human world, he had always been
00:42:08like
00:42:08this. Gentle, respectful, asking for my opinion on everything. No matter how small, a sharp, unnameable
00:42:17ache spread through my chest. I shook my head. Do whatever you want. Just follow the rules of hell.
00:42:27He frowned, clearly displeased with my answer. Without warning, he pulled me into his arms,
00:42:33locking me against him with one arm around my shoulders. What's wrong? Feeling soft now? Have you forgotten
00:42:40what happened to you just hours ago? How they killed you? How they nailed you to that rack?
00:42:49They've already confessed. Even your trust fund has been transferred. This is your chance to get even.
00:42:56Don't act like a coward. Seeing the closeness between us, something twisted in Vanessa's
00:43:02expression. Jealousy spilled over into pure madness. I knew it. I always knew you were that kind of woman,
00:43:10clinging to men with money and power using that face of yours to get whatever you want. And now look
00:43:14at
00:43:15you. Dead and still doing the same thing. Even seducing someone here. You're disgusting.
00:43:22The temperature in the room dropped instantly. Lucien's expression darkened to something
00:43:27terrifying. His face was flawless, almost unreal, but the sheer violence in his gaze made it impossible
00:43:34to look at him directly. I knew exactly why. It was not just the insult. Vanessa had crossed a line.
00:43:45Lucien. She implied I belonged to someone else. Lucien had always been possessive. Obsessively so.
00:43:53In his mind, once I had been his, that was permanent. Time did not matter. Life or death did not
00:44:01matter.
00:44:02I was his. No one else was allowed to touch me. Not even look at me. Fortunately, during the long
00:44:10century I spent back in the human world, I had lived cautiously. I stayed single, avoided relationships,
00:44:17avoided attention. If I had not, I did not even want to imagine what would happen right now. The sorcerer,
00:44:25realizing Vanessa was pushing them both toward destruction, panicked completely. He slammed his
00:44:31head against the floor again and again. Your Majesty, please show mercy. I was blinded by greed.
00:44:37She offered a fortune. I lost my judgment. I should never have interfered with fate or taken a life.
00:44:42I was wrong. She manipulated me. This was all her idea. Vanessa snapped. Like a feral cat,
00:44:50she lunged and slapped him hard across the face. Shut up! You took the money willingly, drew the circle,
00:44:56and now you want to pin everything on me? Not happening! Sebastian strode forward,
00:45:03silence. His voice cutting through the chaos like a blade. The room fell still. You dare raise your
00:45:09voices here? His gaze swept over them coldly. Every one of you is guilty. None of you will escape. He
00:45:15paused. Then his tone turned even sharper. Do you even understand who it is you tried to harm?
00:45:23Vanessa's bloodshot eyes snapped toward me. Even now, she refused to back down, letting out a cold,
00:45:30stubborn laugh. She's just some freak who doesn't age or die. She's lived long enough, had more than
00:45:39enough. I took her life and her trust fund. So what? That's what I deserve! I spent 10 years serving
00:45:49her
00:45:49like a slave. I had been too exhausted to argue before. People like her, cold and self-centered,
00:45:56never see kindness. They only see what they think the world owes them. But hearing her twist everything
00:46:04so shamelessly still made something in me snap. Vanessa, I said, my voice low but shaking with
00:46:11anger. Ask yourself this. If you hadn't met me in that snowstorm, would you have had those 10 years at
00:46:20all? You would have frozen to death on the street. And if I remember correctly, you were the one begging
00:46:27me to take you in. You said if you didn't make money, your father would force you back home to
00:46:31marry that drunk who beat his wife. A life trapped in poverty, in violence. Raising a crying child in
00:46:40some run-down trailer park until it broke you. That was your future. Her face flushed as I exposed
00:46:47everything in front of everyone. For a moment, she faltered. Then, just as quickly, she doubled down.
00:46:56So what? You gave me a job. Paid me. I worked for it. I gave you my youth. I let
00:47:03out a short,
00:47:04disbelieving laugh. My voice trembling. Worked for it? You mean sending your cheap clothes to high-end
00:47:13dry cleaners on my account? Ordering from five-star restaurants every day and charging it to me?
00:47:20Or taking my Porsche out to clubs under my name, trying to hook rich men? You were never grateful.
00:47:28People like you don't know how to be. You belong at the bottom, rotting there. The moment someone
00:47:35shows you kindness, you think you're entitled to everything. You think you can replace them?
00:47:40Vanessa opened her mouth to scream back, but Sebastian had had enough. His voice cracked
00:47:46through the hall like thunder. Enough!
00:47:52He stepped forward, his expression cold and severe. You blind, arrogant fool. Do you even know who she
00:48:01is? His voice rose, sharp and unforgiving. She is the ninth consort queen personally taken by Ajesty,
00:48:08the Underlord. And you dared to scheme against her. You think someone like you can touch her?
00:48:15Vanessa froze. Her expression locked in place, as if her mind had simply stopped working.
00:48:24All this time, she had only seen the surface. My immortality. My wealth. To her, I was just a
00:48:32lucky anomaly. She had never imagined what stood behind it. Harris looked even worse. His face was
00:48:40drained of all life, his eyes unfocused. Back then, he had recognized me. He must have assumed that after
00:48:48centuries, Lucian and I had nothing to do with each other anymore. That I was no longer under his
00:48:54protection. So he took the risk. For money. Now, with my identity revealed, there was no escaping the
00:49:02consequences. I turned slightly and noticed Cole standing quietly in the shadows. He had not said a word.
00:49:09His expression was grim, weighed down with frustration. Out of everyone here, he was the only one who had
00:49:17done nothing wrong. He had carried out his duties faithfully, only to be dragged into this mess by
00:49:22corrupt subordinates. He had almost discovered me that day. Almost. The two guards and the sorcerer,
00:49:30upon hearing the words consort queen, collapsed. Completely. They did not even have the strength to beg.
00:49:37As for me, I felt nothing. No pride. No satisfaction. Just emptiness. I was nothing more than one of many
00:49:46in
00:49:47Lucian's long life. Just another woman who had passed through it. There was nothing to be proud of.
00:49:56And I knew better than to underestimate him. This was not just about avenging me. This was about
00:50:03maintaining the authority of the underworld. The ones who had harmed me were dragged away. Into the
00:50:09deepest parts of hell. They would suffer everything I had suffered. A hundred times over. Cole was punished
00:50:17as well. For negligence. For failing to notice what was happening under his watch. Lucian ordered him to
00:50:24the river Styx for a year of the harshest labor. As for me, the victim, Lucian took me back to
00:50:31the
00:50:31first circle of hell. And made me watch. The winds howled through the first circle. Vanessa was bound to the
00:50:38execution platform. Her limbs stretched out. Chained in. Place. Under the control of demonic executioners.
00:50:46Thousands of red hot soul piercing. Spikes drove slowly into her body. One by one. From every angle.
00:50:54She was turned into a screaming, driving pincushion. The executioners were precise. Cruel. But controlled.
00:51:03They avoided her soul core. They wanted her alive. Alive enough to feel everything. So she would not die.
00:51:11Only suffer. Endlessly. At last. Fear broke through her madness.
00:51:19Her face was soaked with tears and mucus. Her voice was worse as she cried out to me.
00:51:23Serafina. I was wrong. I know I was wrong. I lost my mind.
00:51:30I shouldn't have done that to you. Please, make him stop. I'm the worst. I'm not even human.
00:51:39I was jealous of you. Your looks. Your youth. Your life in Manhattan. All that money you could never
00:51:46spend. And me, always depending on you. I didn't want to become a murderer. It was you. You told me
00:51:56your
00:51:56secret when you were drunk. Do you know how tempting immortality and welfare. No one could
00:52:03resist that. Not just me. Anyone would have done the same. You can't blame me for everything.
00:52:10Even now, she was still shifting the blame. I told you because I trusted you. Because I believed you
00:52:19were my friend. In all these centuries, I've seen how cruel people can be. I never told anyone else.
00:52:28You made your choice. My voice was calm, but heavy with disappointment. Her words caught in her throat.
00:52:36For the first time, she fell silent. Maybe, in the middle of all that pain, she finally understood.
00:52:48What she had thrown away. What she had destroyed. She had betrayed kindness. Betrayed trust. For a greed
00:52:57that had no bottom. And now, this was the price. She deserved it. She took a life. Betrayed someone who
00:53:06saved her. She deserved hell. And worse, she had conspired with dark sorcery to steal my lifespan,
00:53:13defying the natural order itself. That made her crimes even greater. I watched as her body convulsed
00:53:20on the platform. And I knew. She would never leave this place. Not in this life. Not ever. What surprised
00:53:29me
00:53:30was how fragile a wicked soul could be. Vanessa did not even make it through a full round of
00:53:35punishment. Her soul was far too fragile. It collapsed completely before the first cycle was
00:53:42finished. In the end, she was. Dragged into the second circle of hell. Where the hellfire that burns
00:53:49away all sin. Reduced her to nothing but ash. Not even reincarnation remained for her. Among all of them,
00:53:57the one who lasted the longest was the sorcerer. He truly had some skill. His soul was unusually
00:54:04solid. Otherwise, he never could have. Activated that forbidden demonic pact circle and nearly
00:54:10transferred my life to Vanessa. He endured layer after layer of torment. In the end, he met his fate
00:54:19in the sixth circle of hell. The abyss of demons. There was no light there. Only endless darkness and
00:54:26hunger. Ancient demons that had been trapped for countless centuries lurked in that abyss.
00:54:34Vicious and insatiable. At the moment, a soul with even a trace of energy entered its way.
00:54:40With swarm it instantly, tearing it apart and devouring it piece by piece.
00:54:44As for Harris and the corrupt guards, they were stripped of their ranks and cast into
00:54:49the boiling tar pit of the fourth circle. They struggled and sank, over and over. Their bodies
00:54:56exploding under the scorching. Car burned inside and out. None of them would ever return.
00:55:03When it was all over, Lucien turned to look at me. Under the dim, flickering glow of hellfire,
00:55:09his gaze burned with something. Complicated.
00:55:13You really are fearless. After seeing all this, you're not afraid at all. No wonder you walked
00:55:21away back then without hesitating. Even after everything I said. Hearing him bring up the past
00:55:27made my chest tighten. I lowered my head, my hair falling forward to hide my face. I did not want
00:55:34him
00:55:34to see what I had become. He knew better than anyone how much I cared about my appearance.
00:55:39Back in the human world, I had always been meticulous. Elegant. The center of. Attention
00:55:47wherever I went. That was why so many men had been drawn to me. Just like Vanessa said,
00:55:54that I attracted them all. But I never did it for them. I did it for myself. To make the
00:56:01long,
00:56:02endless years a little more bearable.
00:56:06What's the point of bringing that up now? Forcing my tone steady.
00:56:17The people who betrayed me are gone. So now what? Is it my turn?
00:56:23Something in my words struck him. Hard. His expression darkened instantly. With a cold snort,
00:56:30he turned and left without. Another word. His back rigid with anger. I stood there, confused.
00:56:39Wasn't he the one who had sworn to throw me into the lake of fire?
00:56:44Now I asked? And he got angry?
00:56:47After he left, Sebastian did not follow immediately. He paused, turned back to me,
00:56:53and let out a long, helpless sigh.
00:56:58My queen. Do you truly not understand his majesty's feelings or are you pretending not to just to
00:57:05provoke him? I looked up, puzzled.
00:57:09Understand what? Doesn't he want me dead?
00:57:14Sebastian sighed again, as if the answer were painfully obvious.
00:57:18His majesty has never let you go. Not once. He may seem cold, but he has always kept you in
00:57:25his
00:57:26heart. He could not bear the thought of you suffering through another mortal life. He could
00:57:32not bear to see you struggle in poverty again. That is why he gave you everything. These past years in
00:57:39the human world, you lived well, didn't you? I froze. And do you know, Sebastian continued,
00:57:47how he spent those same years without you? My heart skipped.
00:57:54He dismissed every consort in the palace after you left. Not one remained. And whenever he had time,
00:58:02he would go to the human world in secret, just to watch you. He is too proud to admit his
00:58:09feelings.
00:58:10And you? You never looked back. Not once in all these centuries.
00:58:17He paused, then his voice grew heavier.
00:58:20Do you understand what it means to erase a name from the ledger of souls?
00:58:25It violates the very laws of existence.
00:58:29The backlash alone is enough to bring divine punishment.
00:58:42Each word hit me like a blow. I stood frozen, unable to move, my thoughts spiraling.
00:58:49All this time, what I thought was punishment. Was protection? Sacrifice? Before I could process it,
00:58:59Lucian's voice cut through the distance.
00:59:02Sebastian.
00:59:03Sharp. Irritated.
00:59:05Who do you serve? Get over here.
00:59:08Sebastian gave me a quick bow, said nothing more, and hurried after him.
00:59:13I was left alone. I wandered slowly along the shadow path.
00:59:18The air cold and filled with drifting spirits. But my mind was anything but calm.
00:59:29For the first time, I truly thought about what came next.
00:59:33Lucian was not going to kill me. That much was clear.
00:59:37But my body in the human world had already been destroyed from that fall.
00:59:42There was no going back. That left only two possibilities.
00:59:47Remain here as a soul. Or, reincarnation.
00:59:53But could I even be reborn?
00:59:55I was someone whose name had been erased from the ledger of souls.
00:59:59A being, outside the system itself.
01:00:02And then there was something else.
01:00:05Something I had not allowed myself to think about.
01:00:08After centuries apart, could what we had ever be restored?
01:00:13Back then, in that lifetime, we had been happy.
01:00:17Truly.
01:00:18But memories fade.
01:00:20Time changes everything.
01:00:22For hundreds of years, I had lived alone.
01:00:26Yes, the curse, or blessing, of immortality had made me think of him often.
01:00:31But was that love still there?
01:00:34That same intensity?
01:00:35I did not know.
01:00:37My thoughts were a mess.
01:00:39I had no answers.
01:00:41I walked without direction until exhaustion caught up with me.
01:00:44Eventually, I found a quiet corner and sat down against a cold stone.
01:00:50Staring into nothing.
01:00:52Then suddenly, a piece of black fabric edged with dark gold patterns appeared in front of me.
01:00:58I looked up.
01:00:59Lucien had come back.
01:01:04I looked up at him.
01:01:06He still stood there.
01:01:08Tall and commanding as ever.
01:01:10But the cold arrogance I was used.
01:01:12To was gone.
01:01:13Replaced by something.
01:01:15Awkward.
01:01:16Almost like a wronged golden.
01:01:19Retriever.
01:01:20Stubbornly refusing to admit it was hurt.
01:01:23What are you doing out here alone?
01:01:25He asked first.
01:01:26There was a hint of tension in his.
01:01:29Voice.
01:01:30Thinking about how to leave me again?
01:01:32I froze.
01:01:33I had never seen him like this.
01:01:36Like I was the heartless one who had abandoned.
01:01:39Something that loved me completely.
01:01:42I took a slow breath.
01:01:43Forcing myself to look away from his eyes.
01:01:46If I wanted to leave?
01:01:48I asked calmly.
01:01:49Could I be reborn?
01:01:51My name was no longer in the ledger of souls.
01:01:54I was an exception.
01:01:56No.
01:01:57His answer came without hesitation.
01:01:59Anyone not in the ledger does not enter the cycle.
01:02:03You cannot be reborn.
01:02:05I had expected that.
01:02:06If I could not return to the human world and I could not reincarnate, then there was.
01:02:11Only one path left.
01:02:14Stay here.
01:02:15In the underworld.
01:02:16Seeing me fall silent, Lucien seemed to misunderstand.
01:02:21His eyes reddened slightly.
01:02:23His voice rising despite himself.
01:02:26You don't have any other choice.
01:02:28Even knowing that you still won't choose me?
01:02:31You'd rather wander as a lost spirit than stay by my side?
01:02:35Something in me softened at the sight of him like this.
01:02:38I opened my mouth, wanting to explain.
01:02:42But no words came.
01:02:46My hesitation only made things worse.
01:02:49He turned sharply, clearly furious, striding away in long steps.
01:02:54But even then, he stopped just long enough to throw one last warning over his shoulder.
01:03:00You do have another option.
01:03:02Stay here as a stray soul.
01:03:05Just hope no guard mistakes you for an escaped demon and throws you into the abyss.
01:03:11And don't expect me to save you.
01:03:14His threat was so childish that I could not help it.
01:03:18I laughed.
01:03:19Quickly getting to my feet, I hurried after him and grabbed his sleeve.
01:03:24He stiffened.
01:03:25But he did not pull away.
01:03:27I'm scared.
01:03:28I said softly, tugging at him just a little.
01:03:32That part was not entirely true.
01:03:35That night, in the Obsidian Palace, he did not let me go.
01:03:39Centuries of longing and restraint finally broke loose.
01:03:43Lucian was like a starving wolf.
01:03:45Once he had me in his grasp, he refused to let go.
01:03:49My soul had not fully recovered.
01:03:52I could barely endure the intensity of him.
01:03:55More than.
01:03:56Once, in the overwhelming rush of sensation, I felt like I might shatter completely.
01:04:02Every time I tried to push him away, he had an answer ready.
01:04:07You are the consort queen.
01:04:08I have only you now.
01:04:13If you don't give me an heir soon, who is going to take over the underworld?
01:04:18I huffed in protest, half breathless.
01:04:21I don't like it here.
01:04:23It's dark all the time.
01:04:25Cold.
01:04:27Empty.
01:04:27The human world is better.
01:04:29He pressed a kiss to my ear, his voice low and coaxing.
01:04:33Fine.
01:04:34Once we have an heir, I'll hand over the power.
01:04:39I'll go with you.
01:04:40Wherever you want.
01:04:42His promise stirred something in me.
01:04:45Memories of the life we once had.
01:04:47I wrapped my arms around his neck.
01:04:50Can we go back?
01:04:51I asked quietly.
01:04:53Live like we did before?
01:04:54Or just normal people?
01:04:58Only then could I feel something real.
01:05:01Not the distance between ruler and subject.
01:05:04Just him.
01:05:05Just me.
01:05:06In the heat of the moment, he bit lightly at my neck, leaving his mark, his voice firm.
01:05:13Anything you want.
01:05:14I cupped his face, looking into those dark, intoxicating eyes, teasing him just a little.
01:05:20Didn't you say my name was erased?
01:05:22That I could never be reborn?
01:05:25He paused.
01:05:27Just for a second.
01:05:28Then his gaze flickered away.
01:05:31Caught.
01:05:32The next moment, he pulled me closer.
01:05:35More forceful this time, silencing me in his own way.
01:05:40After that, I stopped thinking.
01:05:42Letting everything fade into the dark.
01:05:47Time passed.
01:05:49We spent years in the underworld.
01:05:52Long, quiet, unexpectedly warm.
01:05:55We even had children.
01:05:57Mischievous little ones who inherited his divine core of death.
01:06:01And in the end, he kept his promise.
01:06:04We returned.
01:06:06Back to the human world.
01:06:08Lucian used his power to create a new identity.
01:06:11He became the boy, next door.
01:06:14The one who had grown up with me under the California sun.
01:06:17We fell in love again.
01:06:20Got married.
01:06:21Bought a house by the ocean, with a garden full of flowers.
01:06:25We sat together on the porch swing, watching the sunset paint the sky in endless colors.
01:06:31One evening, as the light faded, he held my hand and told me quietly that during those
01:06:37centuries apart, he had watched countless sunsets like this.
01:06:42With me, even when I did not know he was there, a breeze passed through.
01:06:47I leaned against his shoulder.
01:06:49We looked at each other and smiled.
01:06:52This time, we would never be apart again.
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