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00:01they threw my sister into a great basin filled with pearls her massive tail glowed blue in the
00:06dark the soldiers potted her body with filthy hands blue scales scattered everywhere they did
00:11not stop not until they cut open her belly not until they reached inside her not until they
00:17tore out the glowing tide pearl hidden within her only then were they satisfied because high
00:21consort celine had heard a rumor that in the southern sea lived the tide born and that every
00:26tide saint carried a legendary tide pearl inside her body a pearl that if embedded within one's
00:30own flesh would grant a beauty that never fades after hearing that celine could think of nothing
00:35else so emperor lucian sent soldiers to slaughter my people just to make her smile they dragged my
00:41sister out cut her open and stole her pearl that day the sea turned red everywhere i looked my people
00:48were floating in the water their bodies split open i hid beneath a reef shaking in silence blood
00:54stung my eyes my tears fell as pearls each one red with hatred and in my ear i could still
01:01hear my
01:01sister's last words mira live the world was told a lie they thought the sea only birthed one heart for
01:07my people they didn't know about me the shadow the spare but they were wrong this generation had two
01:14and one of them was me the one born with a body made to ruin men the one whose flesh
01:19and blood could
01:19raise a thousand brood curses i crawled onto the shore enduring pain so savage it felt like my bones
01:25were being torn apart then i used forbidden blood craft to split my tail into legs i offered my own
01:30flesh and blood as tribute and raised brood curse after brood curse venomous things worms spiders serpents
01:38all feeding on me until one black snake slithered over my wrist its tongue bright red it devoured every
01:45other creature i had raised thousands of them and became the brood king its name was shade from that
01:51moment on i trained without mercy three months later my broodcraft was complete then i made my way to the
01:57capital alone half starved still alive i disguised myself as a court dancer and entered the palace
02:05and with a pouch of blood-stained pearls made from my own tears i bought the one thing i needed
02:10most
02:11information on emperor lucian's whereabouts that night moonlight spilled across the lake like silver
02:16i stepped onto the water and danced each touch of my toes sent ripples of pale light across the surface
02:23my scent drifted into the night air sweet soft impossible to ignore soon butterflies came in
02:30swarms drawn to me as if enchanted they circled my body fluttering around me refusing to leave
02:37and emperor lucian stood there watching watching for so long he forgot to hide it when the dance ended
02:43i turned by chance and met his eyes i froze then quickly bent down to put on my shoes pretending
02:50i had
02:50only just noticed him i was about to leave when his voice stopped me you're one of the palace
02:56dancers that dance was remarkable and yet i've never seen it before i lowered my eyes and answered as if
03:02i did not know who he was it is a dance from my homeland very few have ever seen it
03:08it was early
03:09spring the wind off the lake was cold my body trembled lightly in the night air he noticed of course
03:15he
03:16noticed so he removed his pale silver robe and draped it over my shoulders himself gently
03:21for a moment i looked up at him in surprise heat rose to my face a blush where he could
03:27see it
03:27my scent deepened between us turning the silence softer warmer more dangerous and i saw it then
03:34that flash in his eyes wonder desire he steadied himself before speaking again selena loves dance
03:41her birthday is approaching you will perform this dance for her i dropped my knees at once
03:47letting fear flood my face i did not know it was your majesty please forgive me he waved the apology
03:53aside rise you are forgiven just do not disappoint me i bowed my head and accepted the command but as
04:01i
04:01watched him walk away i moved one finger just once a tiny broodling slipped through the air landed
04:07against his skin and burrowed inside by the next morning the whole inner court had heard the story
04:13the emperor had encountered a dancer by the lake and he had not forgotten her then came a knock at
04:18my
04:18door when i opened it an older palace matron stood outside a stranger and i knew at once someone had
04:25already come for me they brought me before high consort celine inside her palace hall she sat alone on a
04:31raised dais draped in silk and jewels shining like a woman who believed the world belonged to her
04:37it was her the woman who had destroyed my people for a single tide pearl the woman who had my
04:42sister
04:43cut open the moment she saw me disgust twisted across her face she let out a soft mocking laugh
04:49and covered her mouth with lacquered fingers this ugly thing and you expect her to dance for me
04:55before coming here i had covered my face in dark blotches spots imperfections a mask made of ugliness
05:02celine was viciously jealous if she had seen my real face now i would not have walked out alive so
05:09i
05:09knelt in the center of the hall my fingers digging into my palms forcing down the hatred clawing up my
05:14throat your grace i will dance with a veil over my face i will not offend your eyes she gave
05:20me a lazy
05:21wave oh enough with a face like that i doubt you could stir trouble even if you tried but since
05:27this was his majesty's idea i'll allow it the palace matron beside her led me out at once and just
05:33as i
05:33stepped through the doors i saw emperor lucian approaching our eyes met for only a moment only a
05:39glance but the face he saw now was nothing like the one he had seen by the lake still my
05:45scent gave me
05:45away it always would he knew at once this disguise was a way to stay alive because if celine had
05:51seen my true face the woman leaving this hall would have been a corpse at that thought lucian's
05:56expression darkened he frowned and for one of the few times in his life real irritation towards celine
06:02stirred in him i smiled faintly to myself that was enough a single seed of displeasure was all i needed
06:08once planted it would take root in his heart it would grow quietly slowly until it became something
06:15vast enough to swallow all this old devotion and when that day came what would all her favor matter
06:21then the higher celine stood the harder i would make her fall back in my chamber i washed the false
06:27blotches from my face and looked at myself in the mirror celine you wanted a beauty that would never
06:32fade you wanted a body born to seduce you wanted to possess what should never have been yours so i
06:38will
06:38make sure everything you wanted everything you stole everything you still cling to turns to nothing
06:44then shade slid soundlessly around my wrist his red tongue flicking against the air i stroked his small
06:50black head and whispered even in death i will find you i will hunt you down celine's birthday was
06:59celebrated with extravagant splendor overnight the imperial lake bloomed with lotus flowers thousands of
07:05them the court called it a blessing an omen of favor from the heavens at the lakeside lucian stood hand
07:12in hand with celine your majesty promised me a birthday gift when will you show it to me lucian gave
07:21a
07:21slight nod the music began and i stepped onto the lake onto lotus leaves as if the flowers were blooming
07:30beneath my feet my scent rose again into the air and the butterflies came back in waves they swarmed
07:37around me dancing with me beneath the moonlit sky everyone watching fell silent no one except celine
07:44her fingers digging hard into her own palm then as i turned the veil slipped from my face and my
07:51true
07:52face was revealed i looked straight at celine just once i saw it in her eyes at once jealousy so
07:59sharp
08:00by the time the dance ended no one had recovered enough to speak i walked forward and knelt before
08:06lucian my name is mira i offer my wishes to high consort selena on her birthday may your majesty and
08:13your grace remain devoted to each other until your hair turns white and may the auric empire flourish without
08:20rise
08:23you did not disappoint me celine nearly cracked a tooth from smiling too hard your majesty's gift i like it
08:31very much i'm glad that tiny broodling i had planted in him by the lake was working now quietly twisting
08:41his moods i curled one finger ready to draw it back your majesty
08:47why not grant this beauty to me as a gift between our two kingdoms that is the crown prince of
08:53vair the
08:54man stepped forward through the crowd he carried himself like someone used to being obeyed he saluted
09:00lucian with the ease of an equal i greet your majesty i am prince cassian of vair then his gaze
09:06settled on me
09:07openly without shame if your majesty is willing to give this beauty to me
09:14i swear our two kingdoms will not see war for a hundred years the moment he said it the whole
09:21court seemed to draw in a breath a century of peace in exchange for one palace dancer one woman to
09:27everyone watching it was an impossible bargain to refuse your majesty for a girl like her to be sent
09:34vea as a prince's consort would already be a splendid fate lucian said nothing but i could see it in
09:41his
09:41face he understood the trade sacrifice one insignificant woman and two kingdoms stay at peace
09:47any ruler should have taken it any ruler would have taken it so why i lifted my face and looked
09:54at him
09:54quietly i had painted a floral marking at the corner of my eyes it made me look softer lucian's expression
10:01shifted like something sharp had gone through him then he said it you're late prince she's already been
10:07claimed she belongs to my bed and my throne celine turned to him so fast it was almost violent
10:15she could barely believe what she had heard cash and looked at me for one long moment regret flashed
10:20across his face then he gave a faint disappointed smile and stepped back the matter was over for everyone
10:27else not for me by then my back was already damp with cold sweat too close far too close thank
10:34the
10:35sea i had not pulled the broodling out of lucian yet if i had there was every chance i would
10:40have been
10:40handed over tonight because peace bought that easily without a single soldier marching without a single
10:45blade drawn is the kind of peace no emperor refuses except this one did in broad daylight before the whole
10:52court lucian declared that i already belonged to him and that very night the imperial decree arrived
10:58i was officially raised to consort i left the small quarters where palace dancers were kept and looked
11:04back only once at the dim roof the narrow door the life i had entered under a false name and
11:10a hidden face
11:11then i swore to myself in silence that everything done to my sister and everything done to my people
11:17would be repaid a hundredfold when i reached the palace chambers that had just been assigned to me
11:23celine was already there waiting her eyes traveled over my face slowly then she smiled a poisonous smile
11:33so you dared lie to me i met her gaze if i hadn't lied to you do you really think
11:38i would have lived long
11:39enough to dance today celine let out a soft laugh she stroked the cat in her arms as if nothing
11:44in the world
11:45could disturb her so you do understand me then perhaps you also understand this even if his
11:52majesty has seen your face even if he's given you a title i can still kill you whenever i please
11:59i just looked at her so have you already chosen how i die yes a fire in the palace consort
12:08mirror trapped
12:09inside a tragic accident she tilted her head i have been with the emperor since we were young
12:15my father and brother have shed blood for his throne for a single life like yours
12:22he will not blame me her people moved before i could answer they seized my arms found my wrists
12:28found my ankles then threw me to the floor oil was splashed all around me across the walls across
12:35the drapes across the threshold i could smell it instantly celine stood over me watching waiting then
12:43the first spark fell as the flames caught she laughed his majesty is drunk tonight there is no one in
12:49this palace who can save you then she turned and walked away i watched her go without a flicker on
12:55my
12:55face no fear no pleading nothing only stillness then the fire rose and the guards outside began clawing at
13:03their throats one by one they dropped blood pouring from their mouths their eyes their noses dead before
13:11they hit the ground i stepped out through the flames with shade coiled in my arms at my feet the
13:17insects on
13:17ground shifted in swarm guiding me so i ran through the smoke through the heat following their path
13:24until i slammed straight into someone's chest i looked up at the man i had crashed into it was lucian
13:30there was still fear in my eyes real enough to be seen my lashes were wet my tears trembled there
13:36but
13:37i would not let them fall lucian pulled me into his arms at once held me tight then he looked
13:42past me
13:43toward the blaze raging in the distance who dared set a fire inside my palace find out now i stayed
13:51curled against his chest and said nothing because he was not a fool he knew exactly who had done it
13:57this outrage this fury this order to investigate it was a performance nothing more celine had been
14:05with him since youth their bond ran deep and behind her stood house varon with soldiers power and years
14:12of service to the throne why would an emperor truly punish a woman like that for the sake of a
14:16dancer
14:17he had only just taken notice of he wouldn't not yet so i leaned into him harder and made myself
14:23small
14:23in his arms oh majesty i'm frightened lucian really had been drinking his face was faintly flushed his
14:32breath carried the warmth of wine and i was exactly the kind of woman a drunken man should never hold
14:37too
14:38close i had been born with a body that unraveled restraint and with the broodling still working
14:42inside him the desire in his eyes began to change slowly then all at once it caught fire without
14:49another word he swept me up into his arms and carried me back to his private chambers i rested against
14:55him
14:56and said nothing but in my mind i was already waiting for the next move because once word reached
15:02celine that i had escaped the fire and been carried into lucian's bedchamber she would never let it
15:08pass quietly i knew her too well and i was right i had not been in his chambers long before
15:13celine's
15:14chief eunuch dropped to his knees outside your majesty high consort selena is unwell she's in distress
15:21she says she wants to see you at once by then i was dressed in gauze so sheer it hit
15:27almost nothing
15:28i looked at lucian through half-lidded eyes and asked in a soft voice your majesty
15:34are you going to high consort selena tonight his gaze was no longer clear no longer steady he stared
15:40at me like a man already half lost with you here beside me why would i think of anyone else
15:45i covered
15:45my mouth and let out a quiet laugh there were only two of us in the chamber just him and
15:51me lucian
15:52kept staring at me spellbound his breath was hot against my throat damp and heavy with wine then
15:58without warning his body gave in and he sank into sleep on his forehead a small fleshy pink broodling
16:06was still wriggling deeper beneath the skin i pushed him gently back onto the bed and pulled the covers
16:11over him careful almost tender i've woven you a beautiful dream enjoy it then i slid the hairpin
16:19from my hair and drove the tip into my fingertip a bright bead of blood welled up at once i
16:24let
16:24some of it stain a handkerchief every drop that remained i fed to lucian none of this poison blood
16:30should go to waste not when i made it with my own body not when even a harmless dose taken
16:35once could
16:36become a death sentence over time a little tonight would do nothing a little tomorrow would do nothing
16:41but enough of it day after day and it would kill him slowly quietly perfectly and the cure
16:49there was only one person in this world who could give it me the moon had crossed high overhead by
16:54then silver light spilled through the window and spread across the floor i sat there and counted the
17:00time waiting for selene to make her move then i heard it a faint skittering at the window i turned
17:06a spider no bigger than a fingernail crouched on the ledge one of many one of the countless little eyes
17:12i had scattered throughout the palace so she was coming i rose at once smoothed out my robe
17:18and walked toward the door selene was already waiting outside the hall not alone behind her
17:24stood a wall of eunuchs and palace maids packed so tightly it barely looked like a midnight visit at all
17:29this was not a jealous woman coming to reclaim a drunken emperor this looked like a siege i stepped out
17:35to
17:35meet her and deliberately swept my hair to one side bearing the fresh red marks along my neck
17:40moonlight washed over the stone steps i stood above her looked down and smiled softly his majesty is
17:48asleep you should come back tomorrow the look she gave me was pure venom her face twisted whore
17:56i'll kill you i let my gaze drop to her stomach then i spoke very gently your grace
18:05careful you might upset the baby that stopped her cold for one full second selene forgot how to
18:12breathe lucian had once promised her this bear him the first prince and he would give her the empress's
18:18crown but five years had passed five years of marriage five years of waiting and her womb had
18:24stayed empty every remedy had been tried every physician every secret healer dragged in from the
18:29streets and still nothing no child no heir no crown if she could not produce the emperor's first
18:37son soon the throne beside him would never be hers seize her drag this bitch away and beat her to
18:45death
18:46because i had done the one thing no one else dared do i had named the wound she lived with
18:50named it in front of everyone and a woman like selene could forgive almost anything except humiliation
18:57the eunuchs lunged for me i shook them off before they could get a proper hold then i looked straight
19:02at her and said your grace don't be so hasty why not summon the imperial physicians i let the silence
19:09stretch then i gave her the knife one more thing if there really is a child to protect i'm the
19:15only one
19:15who can keep it alive selene was reclining in a side chamber half draped across a cushioned chaise
19:20while several imperial physicians knelt before her she rested her head against one hand her eyes
19:25were heavy with exhaustion when she spoke impatience sharpened every word well am i pregnant or not
19:32the physicians lowered themselves even further your grace your pulse clearly indicates pregnancy
19:39for a moment selene did not move then she rose too quickly from the chaise all disbelief gone from her
19:46face there were tears in her eyes actual tears truly her voice trembled when she said it careful
19:52fragile as if she were afraid even hope might hear her and disappear i watched her quietly and thought
19:59so this is what she looks like this woman who always stood above everyone else who moved through the
20:05palace as if the world owed her obedience even she could become this cautious this desperate then she
20:11looked at me remembering what i had said outside and asked the question she wanted answered most
20:17is the child stable one physician bowed low and replied at once from the pulse alone there is no sign
20:23of danger that made her smile but the moment her eyes shifted back to me the smile turned murderous i'm
20:30carrying an air now i should avoid bloodshed but you offend my eyes and i would sleep better if you
20:37were dead
20:40with one command the eunuchs at her side rushed forward and seized my arms hard enough to bruise
20:45they started dragging me away i moved one finger dip that was all and selene suddenly clutched her stomach
20:51and cried out in pain the room froze the physicians lunged forward at once and took her pulse again this
20:58time their faces changed one after another their brows nodded then all of them dropped to their knees
21:05your grace spare us these are signs of miscarriage that was when panic finally broke through selene's
21:12face drained white she had waited years for this child years and she had only just heard the words
21:17she wanted most pregnant how could she be losing it already how at last she looked at me and through
21:24clenched teeth she said two words you come here if you cannot save this child i will wipe out your
21:34entire bloodline i looked at her twisted vicious face and dug my nails hard into my palm my entire bloodline
21:42she really had no idea my people were already dead slaughtered every last one of them i was the only
21:49one who crawled back out of that hell alive the only one left to come for her i stepped forward
21:55and
21:55inserted a few needles into her body carefully one point then another selene's breathing began to slow
22:02the strain in her face eased little by little when the physicians checked her pulse again they found it
22:07calm steady the child was safe at least that was what they believed the truth i knew nothing about
22:15medicine and selene was not pregnant not at all that night she came to burn me alive i had planted
22:21a
22:21brood curse inside her quietly without her noticing that broodling could mimic the pulse of pregnancy
22:27perfectly it could fool physicians fool the court fool even the mother carrying it in the later stages
22:33it would do even more make her swear she could feel a child turning inside her while she smiled and
22:39dreamed of an air the thing inside her would be feeding draining her taking what it needed from her body
22:44day and night
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