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00:00Only a week left until your awakening day. Have you chosen your bondmate?
00:05My mother handed me five portraits of the realm's elite dragon knights.
00:09I stood atop the royal spire, my nails digging bloody half-moons into my palms.
00:14I have. I said flatly.
00:16I knew it. You will pick Kaelin. You've followed the golden dragon heir since childhood.
00:23Mother smiled, warm and certain.
00:25No. I will not choose him.
00:27Her smile vanished in an instant.
00:30Then Tristan? Julian? Cassius?
00:33I choose none of them.
00:35That leaves only Damien.
00:38The black dragon lord banished to the frost spine north.
00:42You have hated each other since you were children.
00:45I met her gaze, calm and unyielding.
00:47Yes, I choose Damien. I will bond with him.
00:51In my past life I had chosen Kaelin, my heart filled with joy.
00:55But he faked his own death the night before our bond ritual.
00:58Abandoning me for a common peasant girl, I hunted for him like a madwoman for three long years.
01:03When I found him, he was kissing her, holding her like she was his whole world.
01:07I broke down, screaming for answers.
01:09He looked at me with cold, unfeeling eyes.
01:11So you found our secret, Seraphina?
01:13The next second, his sword pierced my heart.
01:16Then die.
01:20The three knights who swore eternal love had covered for him every step of the way.
01:25Only the dead keep secrets.
01:27Only Damien, my sworn enemy, avenged me.
01:30Only Damien buried my body.
01:32He knelt at my grave and wept, guarding it until his last breath.
01:36I will announce my choice at the awakening feast.
01:39I said to my mother,
01:40You must go to the Frostbine Dragon Roost tomorrow personally.
01:43He will not believe it otherwise.
01:46Mother sighed and agreed.
01:47I turned and descended the spire.
01:51In the courtyard garden, soft sobs drifted from behind the laurel trees.
01:56Kaelin!
01:56Elara's voice trembled.
01:58Seraphina will choose you on her awakening day.
02:01I am just a peasant funded by the church.
02:03We should break up.
02:04Four towering men surrounded her, fawning over her like she was a goddess.
02:09Kaelin's face darkened, gripping her wrist hard.
02:12He spoke through gritted teeth.
02:14You go nowhere without my permission.
02:16I love only you.
02:18No matter whom Seraphina chooses,
02:21I will fake my death before the ritual.
02:24I will take you far away.
02:27Tristan handed her a silk handkerchief,
02:29his voice soft and gentle.
02:31Do not fear.
02:32We will distract Seraphina.
02:35She will never find you.
02:36Julian chuckled.
02:37Live in peace with Kaelin.
02:38We will handle everything.
02:40Cassius stroked her hair, indulgent and warm.
02:43We are here for you.
02:45Always.
02:46Elara bit her lip, tears streaming down her face.
02:51But Seraphina will be heartbroken when she finds out.
02:54The four men laughed, cold and heartless.
02:57We only care about you.
02:59Seraphina can die for all we care.
03:01I stood hidden behind the tree, my blood turning to ice.
03:04This was exactly how it had happened in my past life.
03:07This time, I wanted nothing to do with any of them.
03:10I stepped forward, my boots clicking on the stone path.
03:13Elara spotted me, malice flashing in her eyes before she feigned innocence.
03:17Lady Seraphina!
03:19What are you doing here?
03:21I knew her game playing, the victim to gain sympathy.
03:24She grabbed my arm forcefully, her grip tight and vicious.
03:27May I serve you in any way?
03:29I would do anything for you.
03:32Get off me.
03:33I shoved her away hard.
03:34Elara let out a shrill, fake scream.
03:36She clutched my robes and threw herself backward.
03:39We both tumbled into the endless water elemental pool.
03:42Frigid water closed over my head in an instant, but I could not swim.
03:46I thrashed and screamed, drowning in the clear, cold depths.
03:50All four men dove into the water at once, but not one swam toward me.
03:55They raced to Elara, who knew exactly how to swim.
03:57As consciousness faded, I watched Kaelin lift her into his arms.
04:01The man with a deadly phobia of filth, who even washed his hands after touching me,
04:06tilted her chin and kissed her deeply.
04:07He breathed life into her lungs.
04:10He saved his beloved.
04:11I dragged myself ashore with every last ounce of strength.
04:14I could not die.
04:15I had to bond with Damien.
04:16Kaelin pulled away from the long kiss as Elara's eyes fluttered open.
04:22He lifted her into his arms and strode away without a glance back.
04:25I will take you to the healing temple.
04:27He did not spare a single look at me, who was soaking and trembling.
04:31The other three knights finally noticed me.
04:34Tristan rushed forward, fake concern painted on his face.
04:37Are you hurt?
04:38We mistook Elara for you in the murky water.
04:40Julian hurried to lie.
04:42I stared at them.
04:43The pool was crystal clear.
04:44Elara wore white linen, and I wore crimson royal robes.
04:48They could never have mistaken us.
04:50Leave me alone.
04:51Get out of my sight.
04:52I turned and walked away.
04:54That evening, the royal palace held a high relic auction.
04:57I entered the hall to find Kaelin and Elara seated in the noble's box.
05:01When he saw me, Kaelin stepped forward, arrogant and cold.
05:05I know you love me, but I do not love you.
05:08Don't choose me as your bondmate.
05:11Tristan clapped my shoulder, smug and entitled.
05:14You will choose Kaelin, will you not?
05:16If he rejects you, we'll have your back.
05:19I looked at the three conceited men, my voice flat and final.
05:22Rest easy.
05:23I choose none of you.
05:25The auction began.
05:26The final relic was brought forth.
05:28It was my late master's legacy.
05:30The ancient mists of the dragon abyss scroll.
05:33Five million gold coins.
05:35I raised my paddle.
05:37Kaelin, the dragon shadows on the scroll are beautiful.
05:40Elara tugged his hand, her eyes greedy.
05:43Bids soared.
05:44Kaelin bought the scroll for one hundred million gold coins without hesitation.
05:48I took a deep breath and walked toward Elara.
05:50Name your price for the scroll.
05:53She smiled, venom dripping from her tone.
05:56So the high and mighty lady begs?
05:59Gold means nothing.
06:01Kneel, and I will give it to you.
06:03I stared her down, rage burning in my veins.
06:07Elara laughed loudly and cruelly.
06:09She gripped the scroll, tearing it to shreds.
06:14How dare you!
06:15I slapped her across the face, hard enough to split her lip.
06:19Seraphina!
06:20What have you done?
06:21Kaelin's roar shook the hall.
06:24It is my fault, not hers.
06:26Elara sobbed, clutching her swollen cheek.
06:29She shoved Kaelin away, feigning despair.
06:32If everyone hates me, let me die!
06:35Elara sprinted toward the stained glass window and threw herself out.
06:39Kaelin lost his mind, lifting her broken, bleeding body in his arms.
06:43If Alorda dies, I will kill you.
06:45At the healing temple, the high priest rushed out, sweating with panic.
06:50My lord!
06:50Her life force fades fast!
06:52She needs pure silver dragon primordial blood, but we have none left!
06:57Kaelin's eyes locked on me, cold and ruthless.
07:00You are a pure-blood silver dragon.
07:04No.
07:04Elara whispered weakly from the bed.
07:06You are too kind.
07:08Kaelin squeezed her hand, his voice soft.
07:10He turned to me, no warmth left in his gaze.
07:13Chain her to the ritual altar.
07:14He ordered.
07:15You will not touch me!
07:18Oh, really?
07:19He sneered.
07:22With my parents gone to the Frost Spine, no one stood to protect me.
07:27Heavy knights pained me to the cold stone altar.
07:30Their grip, unbreakable.
07:31I fought with every fiber of my being.
07:34Kaelin!
07:35You will regret this!
07:37I screamed.
07:38You are the one who will regret it.
07:39He drove a hollow silver spike into my vein without mercy.
07:43Pure silver dragon blood flowed down the crystal channel into Alara's body.
07:46Agony ripped through me.
07:48My vision faded to black.
07:50When I woke, my arm was covered in a web of brutal puncture wounds.
07:54Trestan stirred at my bedside, fake sorrow in his eyes.
07:58You are awake.
08:00Kaelin went too far.
08:01I stared at him, ice in my voice.
08:03Leave.
08:05I want to be alone.
08:07The three men turned and left, rushing to tend to their precious Alara.
08:12I thought the bloodletting was the end.
08:13I was wrong.
08:14What came next was a chain of cold, calculated murder.
08:18On the first day, I dragged my drained body to flee the royal lands.
08:23But I was ambushed at the Royal Drake Ranch.
08:26Hundreds of enraged armored drakes charged at me.
08:29Their claws shattered my leg bones.
08:31Pain blinded me.
08:32As I blacked out, I saw Tristan, Julian, and Cassius standing on the hillside, watching.
08:39I woke to the sound of their voices arguing outside my door.
08:44Kaelin's voice was cold and flat.
08:46You unleashed the drakes to cripple her?
08:49Cassius spoke casually, unremorseful.
08:51She hurt Alara.
08:53This is just a small lesson.
08:55Tanston's was wokeless and cruel.
08:58I am sick of pretending to love her.
09:01It makes me sick.
09:02I bit my lip until it bled.
09:05On the second night, Kaelin kicked down the door to my healing chamber and seized my throat.
09:12Alara came to see you, and you hired thugs to assault her?
09:17I did no such thing.
09:20You refuse to confess?
09:22Then I will return the favor.
09:24He clapped his hands.
09:25You will pay for harming her.
09:27Five filthy underworld thugs stepped into the room.
09:33Kaelin, have you lost your mind?
09:36Kaelin walked out and locked the door behind him.
09:41The thugs lunged at me, grinning with malice.
09:44They pinned me down, tearing at my robes.
09:47My bones were broken.
09:48I could not cast magic.
09:49I would not let these monsters defile me.
09:52I bit through my tongue, burning the last of my magic to shove them away.
09:57Then I threw myself out the second floor window.
09:59I crashed into the ground below as a torrential rain began to fall.
10:03I dragged my broken leg across the royal stone streets, crawling for my life.
10:08The next second, a blinding light cut through the storm.
10:11A heavy nightmare beast carriage slammed into me to stop my escape.
10:15I flew through the air like a broken rag doll.
10:18The carriage door opened.
10:20Julian's voice drifted down from above.
10:22Tristan, you are brutal.
10:23You ran her down with the beast?
10:24She would not stop running.
10:26I had no choice.
10:27Cassius's voice held cold regret.
10:29Pity she survived.
10:30If she died, we could guard a llama openly.
10:32Rain hammered my face.
10:34In my delirium, I saw him.
10:36Damien.
10:39Tears mixed with the rain as I whispered into the dark.
10:43I miss you so much.
10:44But it was only a hallucination.
10:46Nothing more.
10:48I hid in my private estate to heal until the eve of the awakening.
10:52Still, Kaylin and Alara forced their way into my home.
10:55We are here for Alara's things.
10:58She will not stay here.
11:00Not where you can hurt her.
11:03My healing badge is gone.
11:05Why would you steal this from me, my lady?
11:08Alara stared at me, fainting tears.
11:10I did not take it.
11:11I spoke without emotion.
11:13Kaylin waved a hand, cold and furious.
11:16Search the estate.
11:17Tear it apart until you find the badge.
11:19Dozens of royal guards stormed in.
11:21They smashed every antique, every piece of furniture,
11:24reducing my home to rebel.
11:30Found it!
11:31A guard ran down with the badge.
11:33Kaylin led Alara away, satisfied and cruel.
11:36I went to the elven tailor's shop
11:38and chose the crimson royal robes of my pure-blood liages.
11:42As I left, a brutal blow struck my head,
11:45and darkness swallowed me.
11:47I woke, hanging from the spire's outer wall,
11:50bound by magic ropes,
11:52clad only in thin undergarments.
11:54Kaylin gripped my chin hard,
11:56his voice icy.
11:58Remember this lesson.
11:59Never dare to take what belongs to Alara again.
12:03At dawn, Tristan, Julian, and Cassius freed me,
12:06their faces full of fake concern.
12:09Seraphina!
12:09We just found you!
12:11We are so sorry!
12:13I stared at their lying faces,
12:15rage exploding from my chest.
12:18Get away from me!
12:20Every wound on my body was given to me by you, monsters!
12:24I shoved them aside and walked away.
12:26The awakening feast began.
12:28The grand hall blazed with gold and light.
12:33I entered in my tailored crimson royal robes,
12:37regal and unbroken.
12:42Minutes later,
12:44Kaylin walked in with Alara on his arm.
12:46She wore an exact copy of my crimson robes,
12:49sewn overnight by Kaylin's order.
12:52Every noble in the hall watched,
12:54whispering and laughing at my humiliation.
12:57Kaylin stepped toward me,
12:59his voice like shards of ice.
13:01Change your robes at once,
13:02or I will strip them from you with magic.
13:04I clenched the fabric of my dress.
13:06Kaylin summoned guards,
13:08dragging me to the changing rooms by force.
13:14Ten minutes later,
13:16I returned in a rough white linen maid's dress.
13:20Kaylin smiled,
13:21pleased with his cruelty.
13:23The bonding ritual began.
13:24The high priest smiled.
13:27Lady Valerius,
13:28who do you choose as your eternal bond maid?
13:31Silence fell over the hall.
13:33Kaylin lifted his chin,
13:35arrogant and certain of his victory.
13:37I took a deep breath,
13:38my voice ringing clear through the hall.
13:40Just one more moment.
13:41The next second,
13:43the massive black iron doors of the hall
13:45were slammed open with brutal force.
13:48A freezing gale swept in,
13:51carrying the crushing aura of a dragon lord.
13:53My parents stepped inside.
13:55Behind them stood a tall, imposing man.
13:58He wore pure black battle armor,
14:00carved with ferocious black dragon runes on his shoulders.
14:04His gaze was a blade,
14:05his presence exuding the suffocating power
14:08of the abyss.
14:09Kaylin's face drained of all color.
14:11Tristan, Julian, and Cassius stiffened,
14:14their eyes wide with terror.
14:16He had returned.
14:17Damien had returned.
14:19Tears burned my eyes and spilled down my cheeks.
14:22I walked past Kaylin without a single glance,
14:25striding straight to the black armored warlord.
14:27I stopped before him and looked up.
14:29My voice broke,
14:31but it was unshakable and firm.
14:32I choose him,
14:35Damien Obsidian.
14:36Dead silence filled the grand hall.
14:39Damien stared at me,
14:41shock flashing in his eyes,
14:42then blazing into unbridled devotion.
14:45He ignored every stunned noble
14:47and knelt on one knee before me.
14:49Then he pressed a reverent kiss to the back of my hand.
14:53Pure abyss magic erupted,
14:55weaving with the last of my silver dragon essence.
14:58A blood bond rune blazed to life beneath our feet.
15:03Light shooting to the ceiling.
15:04The entire hall shook.
15:07We were bound.
15:09Seraphina, you are mad!
15:11Kaylin screamed,
15:12rushing forward to break the ritual.
15:14Damien did not even look up.
15:16A wave of black dragon crashed down like a tidal wave.
15:19Kaylin's knees slammed into the marble floor,
15:21shattering the stone dome beneath him.
15:23Coughed up a mouthful of blood,
15:24pinned to the ground helpless.
15:26The bond light faded.
15:27Damien stood and pulled me into his arms.
15:29Suddenly he tensed up.
15:30He sensed the damage at once.
15:32Damien's voice was deadly cold.
15:33Where is your primordial blood?
15:34Why are your leg bones broken and mended wrong?
15:37He pushed past my regests
15:38and tore the sleeve from my right arm.
15:40The dense, horrific puncture wounds
15:41were laid back for all to see.
15:43A collective gas rippled through the hall.
15:45It was undeniable proof of bloodletting,
15:47of being drained like livestock.
15:48Damien's eyes turned crimson,
15:50killing rage consumed the entire hall.
15:52Who did this to you?
15:53His roar shook the walls.
15:55Abyss, fire burning around him.
15:57He stared at Kaylin on the floor
15:59and the trembling high priest.
16:02My parents rushed forward.
16:04Mother saw my wounds and shook with rage,
16:07tears streaming down her face.
16:09Father drew his greatsword,
16:10pointing it straight at Kaylin.
16:12Golden dragon filth.
16:14You drained our heir's blood, you monster.
16:17His voice boomed through the hall.
16:19From this day, we declare war on the golden dragon clan.
16:23No mercy, no peace.
16:25Kaylin's eyes widened in pure terror.
16:27He finally understood what he had done.
16:29Tristan, Julian, and Cassius hid in the crowd,
16:32pale and shaking.
16:33Damien removed his black cloak,
16:35wrapping it tightly around me to shield me from view.
16:39He lifted me into his arms, gentle and unyielding.
16:42I will heal you.
16:43He turned his gaze to Kaylin and Dallara,
16:45his gaze murderous.
16:48Just you wait.
16:50I'll make you a million times more miserable than she ever has been.
16:54The iron doors slammed open again.
16:56Damien carried me into the endless night,
16:58away from the Hall of Traitors.
17:00Soon, we arrived at Frostspine.
17:02The wind was freezing,
17:03but Damien's arms burned with warmth.
17:05He laid me gently on a stone bed lined with soft furs.
17:08For days, he never left my side.
17:11The brutal black dragon warlord of legend
17:13sat with bloodshot eyes,
17:15tending to my every wound.
17:16He fed me aurora spring water like common water,
17:19the rarest healing elixir in the realm.
17:21He crushed the dragon marrow without hesitation,
17:24rubbing it into my broken bones and scarred veins.
17:27The agony of mending bones faded,
17:29replaced by a warm, healing power.
17:32On the third night, I burned with a high fever.
17:34Memories of my past life flooded my mind.
17:36The cold, rainy night,
17:38Kaelin's cruel smile,
17:39the sword through my heart.
17:41No!
17:42I thrashed in my sleep,
17:43sobbing in despair.
17:44Stop!
17:44I clawed at the furs,
17:46drenched in sweat.
17:46Why are you doing this to me?
17:49Kaelin, I hate you all!
17:51A strong hand pulled me into a broad, burning chest.
17:54Damien held me tight,
17:55his voice rough and broken.
17:57Don't be afraid.
17:58I am here.
17:59He kissed the tears from my cheeks.
18:01The next second,
18:01he drew a dagger and sliced open his palm.
18:03Black dragon blood fell onto my forehead.
18:07I swear by the abyss.
18:09Damien snarled,
18:10each word a vow of blood.
18:12I will erase them from existence.
18:14They will not even deserve the peace of death.
18:17Pure abyss magic flowed through our bloodbomb,
18:20flooding my body.
18:21A miracle unfolded.
18:22My dried, empty silver dragon blood
18:25boiled and regenerated,
18:26fueled by his overwhelming power.
18:29Now my silver veins darkened with a faint abyss glow.
18:32It was an abyss ascension.
18:33My wounds healed before my eyes,
18:36erased without a trace.
18:38My magic, stagnant for years, shattered its limits.
18:41Light blazed around me as I rose to the rank of high archmage.
18:45I snapped my eyes open.
18:46A dark golden dragon shadow flickered in the depths of my gaze.
18:50I sat up, feeling power roar like a storm inside me.
18:54No one would ever hurt me again.
18:56Damien brushed his thumb over my cheek,
18:58his gaze deep and fierce.
19:00How do you feel?
19:00I laced my fingers.
19:02Through his,
19:03turning my gaze over the royal capital,
19:05a cold,
19:06cruel smile curved my lips.
19:08I spoke slowly.
19:09Perfect.
19:11It is time to go back.
19:13It is time for them to pay.
19:15Meanwhile,
19:16at the healing temple,
19:17screams of agony echoed from the high healing chambers.
19:22Alara thrashed on the bed,
19:23her body breaking apart.
19:25Her skin cracked like dry bark,
19:28oozing black,
19:29corrupted blood.
19:31The stolen silver dragon blood rejected her mortal body,
19:35devouring her from the inside.
19:37Dragon blood was not meant for a greedy,
19:40worthless peasant.
19:41She shrieked,
19:41begging for mercy.
19:42Kaelin!
19:43Help me!
19:44It hurts!
19:45The high priest rushed out,
19:47pale and desperate.
19:48My lord,
19:49the rejection is fatal.
19:51She needs 100,000 gold boinds of shelling elixir,
19:55and mevry date and eekly kitesh simyat to survive.
19:59Kaelin's eyes were bloodshot,
20:01grabbing the priest by the collar.
20:03Use the potions!
20:05Give her everything!
20:06The priest shook his head,
20:08hopeless.
20:09My lord,
20:10though your family's elders have frozen your treasury.
20:15Kaelin frozen,
20:17his world crumbling.
20:18He had spent 100,000,000 gold coin
20:21to tear apart my master's scroll for her amusement.
20:24Worse,
20:24my family's declaration of war
20:26had the golden dragon elders
20:28strip him of his birthright.
20:30He was ruined.
20:32The once-proud heir
20:33could not even afford
20:34the weakest healing potion.
20:36To survive,
20:37Allotta turned her greedy eyes
20:39to the three knights.
20:40Tristan slammed Julian against the wall,
20:43snarling with rage.
20:44It is your turn
20:45to feed her your life force.
20:48I have been drained for three days straight.
20:50I will lose my rank!
20:52Julian shoved him away,
20:53laughing coldly.
20:54Why me?
20:55Look at Kaelin.
20:57Cassius,
20:57she drained half his magic pool yesterday.
21:00He can barely stand.
21:02Cassius stumbled out,
21:03weak and venomous.
21:04She lied to us all.
21:06She is using us as magic cattle.
21:08Her kindness and softness
21:11are all fake!
21:13The three men
21:14who swore to protect her forever
21:15turned on each other,
21:17broken by greed and survival.
21:19I will die
21:20before I let her touch me again!
21:22You started this!
21:24You wanted to protect her!
21:26They fought like wild animals,
21:28magic tearing apart the temple.
21:30Charms flew across the air,
21:31shattering the crystal statues.
21:34Proud noble knights
21:36tore each other apart
21:37to avoid being drained dry.
21:39Their affections for Allura
21:40disappeared without a trace.
21:42Inside the chamber,
21:44Allura listened to their screams,
21:46rivaling in agony.
21:47Her reckoning had only just begun.
21:50The Royal Inquisition's Black Guard
21:52surrounded the temple.
21:53The Inquisitor slammed
21:54three memory crystals
21:55at Kaelin's feet.
21:56Look at what you have done!
21:58The first crystal lit up.
22:00The water element pool.
22:01The recording was crystal clear.
22:04Allura grabbed my robes
22:05and dragged me in,
22:06a cruel smile on her face.
22:08The second crystal,
22:10the Drake Ranch.
22:11Tristan's maid
22:12bribed the Beastmasters
22:13to unleash the Drakens on me.
22:15The third crystal,
22:16the Underworld Thug's confession.
22:18Allura hired us
22:20to frame Lady Serafina.
22:21It was all her fault,
22:23and Kaelin ordered us
22:25to defile her!
22:26The truth was laid bare.
22:29Kaelin stared at the crystals,
22:30shaking violently.
22:32His world shattered.
22:34The fragile peasant he loved
22:36was a venomous liar,
22:37and he had paid men
22:39to destroy the woman
22:40who had loved him the most.
22:41Just then,
22:42a royal archidist
22:43stepped forward
22:44with an ancient scroll.
22:46My lord,
22:47when you were dying
22:48in the monster woods,
22:49it was not Allura
22:50who saved you.
22:51The archivist sighed.
22:52It was Lady Serafina.
22:54She nearly lost her rank
22:56to heal you.
22:56Allura stole the credit.
22:58Kaelin broke completely.
23:01No!
23:02It can't be!
23:05He tore at his hair,
23:06screaming in agony.
23:08He couldn't believe it.
23:09He had chained his savior
23:10to an altar
23:11and drained her blood
23:12for a liar.
23:13He had threatened
23:13to strip her naked
23:14and humiliate her
23:15in front of the realm.
23:16Regret bit through his heart
23:18like a venomous serpent.
23:20The pain almost tore him apart.
23:28He fell to his knees,
23:30sobbing like a broken man.
23:32Tristan,
23:33Julian,
23:33and Cassius
23:34heard every word outside.
23:36They froze,
23:37their minds blank
23:38with horror.
23:39They remembered
23:40breaking my legs
23:41with the Drax.
23:42They remembered
23:43watching me
23:44crawl through the rain,
23:45broken and bleeding.
23:46They had crushed
23:47the purest soul
23:49in the realm
23:49into the mud.
23:50What have we done?
23:52What have we done?
23:55Tristan beat his own face
23:56until blood ran down his chin.
23:58The four proud men
23:59were reduced
24:00to broken dogs.
24:01They fled the capital
24:02that night,
24:03racing to the frostbite north
24:05to beg for mercy.
24:06When they arrived,
24:08a blizzard was roaring outside.
24:10The four men knelt
24:11before the black
24:12rag and ruse iron gates,
24:14ragged and drained
24:15of magic.
24:17Ice pierced their knees,
24:18but they didn't move
24:19an itch,
24:20as if the cold
24:21meant nothing to them.
24:24Seraphina,
24:25please,
24:26we need to talk to you.
24:27We are sorry.
24:28We beg for forgiveness.
24:30Let us atone.
24:31They kept begging
24:31and apologizing,
24:32but their cries
24:33were swallowed
24:34by the blizzard.
24:35A single black dragon's roar
24:37shook the mountains
24:38in response.
24:38I stood on the
24:39dragon throne's balcony,
24:41arm linked with Damien's.
24:42I wore black
24:43and crimson battle robes,
24:45abyss magic swirling
24:46around me.
24:46The four men
24:47knelt in the snow,
24:49half dead from the cold.
24:50When they saw me,
24:51their empty eyes
24:52blazed with desperate hope.
24:54Seraphina,
24:55you came!
24:56Tristan crawled forward,
24:57trying to grasp my robes.
24:59Forgive us!
25:00Let us be your slaves!
25:01Anything!
25:01As long as cess you forgive!
25:03I kicked him away
25:05without hesitation.
25:06I stared down at them.
25:07No mercy.
25:08No emotion in my gaze.
25:10Forgiveness.
25:11You are not worthy.
25:12Move.
25:13You soil my boots.
25:14You cannot choose him!
25:16You are mine!
25:17I challenge him
25:17to a sacred duel!
25:19Kalen's eyes blazed
25:20with madness,
25:21staring at our linked hands.
25:23The winner claims you!
25:24He drew his broken sword,
25:26pointing it at Damien.
25:28Damien laughed,
25:29low and mocking.
25:30Claim her?
25:31She belongs to no one
25:32but herself,
25:33and you will be dead soon.
25:35Then,
25:35Damien opened
25:36a death duel arena.
25:37No magic was allowed,
25:38only raw strength.
25:41One punch.
25:42Damien shattered
25:43Kalen's prized golden dragon bones
25:45into dust.
25:46Kalen crashed to the ground,
25:48screaming in endless agony.
25:51The three knights
25:52tried to rush to his aid.
25:54My gaze turned cold,
25:55and abyss magic
25:57exploded from me.
25:58A dark golden dragon shadow
26:00tore through their magic cores,
26:02shattering them forever.
26:04Blood sprayed across the snow.
26:06They were broken,
26:07powerless,
26:08crippled,
26:09less than peasants.
26:11They had lost all their ranks.
26:12I pressed my boot
26:13to Kalen's face,
26:15crushing his last shred of pride.
26:17Do not die yet.
26:18The show has only just begun.
26:21The arrogant and powerful
26:22elite knights were ruined.
26:24Three days later,
26:25at the central square.
26:26Flames roared high
26:28around the pyre.
26:29A stake stood at the center,
26:30and a filthy monster
26:32was bound to it.
26:33Heretic.
26:34Death by fire.
26:35The high priest
26:36pronounced judgment,
26:37cold and final.
26:38It was Alara.
26:39The stolen blood
26:40had devoured her
26:42completely.
26:42Her body twisted
26:44into a grotetic
26:45half-dragon monster.
26:48She screamed
26:49until her throat gave out,
26:50burning to ash
26:51in the flames.
26:52Beneath the pyre knelt
26:53four crippled,
26:54broken men.
26:55Kalen,
26:57Tristan,
26:59Julian,
27:00and Cassius.
27:00They were stripped of titles,
27:02exiled to the lowest slums.
27:04The peasants and thugs
27:05they once abused
27:05now tormented them
27:06day and night.
27:07They lived in filth,
27:09beaten and starved.
27:12Every night,
27:13they saw my face,
27:14the face of the woman
27:16they destroyed.
27:17Regret cut them open,
27:19endless and unforgiving.
27:21They lived in agony,
27:22a fate worse than death.
27:24Soon,
27:25a year passed.
27:26Nobles from across the realm
27:27knelt before me,
27:28bowing their heads
27:29in submission.
27:29I took the family scepter,
27:31crowned the new matriarch.
27:32Damien walked toward me,
27:34clad in his black dragon armor.
27:35He placed a crown of black dragon scales
27:37upon my head.
27:37The exiled black dragon of the north
27:39and the pure-blood silver dragon
27:41of the capital.
27:42We ruled the realm as twin monarchs,
27:44unchallenged and supreme.
27:45Damien laced his fingers through mine,
27:47pulling me close.
27:50The entire realm is at our feet,
27:51my queen.
27:52He whispered as he looked into my eyes.
27:55Standing and at the peak
27:56of the dragon abyss,
27:57I kissed him passionately.
27:58The blizzard faded.
27:59This life,
28:00I had finally chosen the right one.
28:02In the slums,
28:03Kalen lay in the mud,
28:04a broken, dying dog.
28:06His dragon bones were shattered
28:07beyond repair.
28:08Every movement sent bone shards
28:10tearing through his flesh.
28:11Moon trash.
28:13Kalen screamed in agony.
28:14Aboot crushed his broken hand
28:16into the filth.
28:17It was one of the underworld thugs
28:19Kalen had hired to defile me.
28:21Finally, karma had come full circle.
28:23The thugs ruled the slums now,
28:25and the once proud golden heir
28:26was their plaything.
28:27Well, well.
28:29If it isn't Lord Kalen.
28:31The thug leader grabbed his hair,
28:33yanking his face from the mud.
28:36No food?
28:38Lick the slob bucket,
28:40and I will give you
28:41a moldy crust of bread.
28:43Kalen's eyes were empty,
28:44his lips trembling.
28:46He had no magic,
28:47no pride,
28:48no strength left.
28:49With no other choice,
28:51he closed his eyes
28:52and crawled toward the bucket.
28:53He had traded everything
28:55for survival.
28:56Just then,
28:57three equally filthy men
28:59charged at him.
29:00It was Tristan,
29:01Julian,
29:02and Cassius.
29:02They fought him
29:03like rabid dogs,
29:04hitting him
29:05as hard as possible.
29:06This is your fault!
29:08You brought that liar
29:08into our lives!
29:09Tristan kicked Kalen's skull,
29:11coughing up blood
29:12as he struck.
29:13Julian clawed at his throat,
29:14screaming for the bread.
29:16Give me that!
29:17I haven't eaten in three days!
29:18Lady Serafina,
29:19I'm so sorry.
29:20Cassius huddled in the corner,
29:21biting his own fingers,
29:22muttering my name
29:23over and over.
29:24These four nights
29:25were once at the peak,
29:26promising to be bound
29:27by love and lies.
29:28Now they tore each other apart
29:30for a scrape of bread
29:30in the mud.
29:31Suddenly,
29:32a sky projection
29:33lit up the slums.
29:34Today was my birthday parade.
29:36I stood on the throne,
29:37robed in black and crimson,
29:39crowned with dragon scales.
29:41The whole world
29:42was under my feet.
29:43Damien fed
29:44rear northern delicacies,
29:45his gaze full of love
29:46and devotion.
29:47The four men froze,
29:48staring up
29:49at they had the sky.
29:52They looked at the girl
29:53they had destroyed.
29:54The girl who had loved them,
29:56who had saved them,
29:57who had endured
29:57their cruelty.
29:58If they had chosen wisely,
30:00if they had not been
30:01blinded by a liar,
30:02maybe they would have
30:03stood at my side.
30:04Being worshipped
30:05by millions,
30:06regret pierced their hearts
30:07like red-hot blades.
30:09Serafina!
30:10My Serafina!
30:11Ah!
30:12Kalen reached for the sky,
30:13his hand covered
30:14in mud and blood.
30:16He screamed,
30:17slamming his head
30:18into the stone
30:18until he broke.
30:19He went mad.
30:20The three others wailed,
30:21broken beyond repair.
30:22They would rot in the mud,
30:24awake to their regret
30:25for the rest
30:25of their miserable lives.
30:27The royal parade began.
30:28Damien and I
30:29rode upon a throne
30:30pulled by eight
30:31abyss-boned dragons.
30:32We paraded
30:33through the capital streets,
30:34stopping at the slum border
30:35for the blessing ritual.
30:37Gold coins
30:37and potions rained down.
30:39The peasants cheered,
30:40their voices shaking the sky.
30:43Long live the queen!
30:45Long live the black dragon king!
30:48Four broken figures
30:49crawled from the mud,
30:50Kalen and his knights,
30:51filthy and dying.
30:53The royal guards
30:53drew their swords,
30:55cold and sharp.
30:57Back off, filth!
30:59The thugs panicked,
31:00kicking Kalen to the ground.
31:02Do not anger the queen,
31:04you beast!
31:07Kalen clung to the thung's leg,
31:09staring up at me.
31:11Please,
31:12kill me!
31:13Grant me death!
31:15The three others
31:15bowed until their foreheads bled,
31:17begging for the same mercy.
31:19I sat upon the bone dragon throne,
31:21staring down at them.
31:22Death,
31:24that would be too merciful.
31:26Kalen's eyes
31:27widened in despair.
31:28He screamed,
31:29desperate and wild.
31:30I know a secret!
31:31The golden dragon vault!
31:33It has endless treasure!
31:34He crawled toward me,
31:35his broken legs
31:36dragging in the mud.
31:37Kill me,
31:38and I will give you
31:39the incantation!
31:40I lifted my hand.
31:41A golden dragon scale
31:42glowed in my palm.
31:43It was the master key
31:44to the vault.
31:45Kalen froze.
31:46I had Damien raise
31:47the vault six months ago.
31:48Its treasures line
31:49the floors of my estate.
31:51The last flicker of hope
31:52in his eyes died.
31:53Damien chuckled,
31:55low and cruel.
31:56He tossed a rusted iron dagger
31:58into the mud between them.
31:59My queen is merciful.
32:01She will not stain her hands.
32:03But I give you a choice.
32:04The four men
32:05stared at the dagger,
32:06trembling.
32:07Only one of you
32:08may die a clean death.
32:10The last one standing
32:11gets a quick end.
32:12The other three,
32:13your souls will burn
32:14in the Abyss Fire
32:15for ten thousand years.
32:17Abyss Fire was torture
32:18beyond their worst nightmares.
32:20They shook,
32:21broken,
32:21and terrified.
32:22No,
32:23we are as close
32:24as brothers.
32:25Tristan whispered,
32:27Give it to me!
32:28Let me die!
32:29But Julian lunged
32:30for the dagger first.
32:32Cassius tackled him,
32:33biting out his throat.
32:36Blood sprayed across the mud.
32:38Tristan seized the dagger
32:39and stabbed Cassius to death.
32:43Once loyal brothers
32:45became monsters,
32:46killing for a quick death.
32:48Caelan crawled forward,
32:50smashing a rock
32:50in Totristan's skull.
32:52The mud ran red with blood
32:54in the end.
32:54Only Onaman remained.
32:56It was Caelan.
32:56He knelt,
32:57covered in his buddy's blood,
32:59lifting the dagger to Damien.
33:01I won.
33:02Kill me.
33:04Please kill me!
33:05Damien flicked the finger,
33:07sending black magic
33:08into his body.
33:09Caelan's wounds sealed shut.
33:10He would not die.
33:12Caelan's smile
33:12shattered into madness.
33:14What have you done?
33:15You promised to kill me!
33:17Daughter Malin stared at him,
33:19cold and unforgiving.
33:20I promised,
33:21but I am the Abyss Black Dragon.
33:24Did you think
33:24a devil's promise
33:25meant anything?
33:29Caelan went completely catatonic.
33:31I stood and stepped
33:32to the edge of the throne.
33:33Death is too easy, Caelan.
33:35You will live to watch me
33:36rise to heights.
33:37You will never touch.
33:39I waved my hand.
33:40The bone dragons roared.
33:42The throne rolled forward,
33:44its wheels crushing the mud
33:45before his eyes.
33:46Filth splattered
33:47across Caelan's face.
33:49The thug leader
33:49grabbed his hair,
33:50sneering.
33:51Your brothers are dead.
33:52You work four times
33:54harder now, boy.
33:55Caelan's screams echoed
33:56behind me,
33:57raw and endless.
33:58I did not look back,
33:59not once.
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