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On the night before the wedding, I burned my betrayer groom to death
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00:00On the eve of my wedding, my father commanded my brother to forge a masterpiece for me.
00:05The Amphium of Eternal Union.
00:06It was waiting for its final firing in the Divine Forge.
00:10I went to inspect it, but I heard the great unfired Amphium weeping.
00:15The Groom and a Nehir are rotting inside me like beasts.
00:19Ugh! Their sweat and filth are smearing all over me.
00:23Light the fire now.
00:25Let's see whether the flames take me first, or they.
00:28So that was the truth.
00:30I rested a hand on the cold Amphra and smiled at the Master Smith.
00:34I feel the Divine Moment upon us.
00:36Forget the Oracle's fated hour.
00:38I'll light the first flame myself.
00:41A bride's offering to an eternal union.
00:44My name was Ethera, a true-born princess of Olympus, daughter of Zeus and Harry.
00:49I have a secret.
00:51Ever since my brother Hephidesius blessed me, I could hear the whispers of forged artifacts.
00:55They held joy and sorrow, love and hate.
00:59Gold hairpins complained about rancid perfumed oil.
01:03Temple braziers brasted about the sins they had seen.
01:06Even the marble beneath my feet was vain, priding itself on bearing the steps of the first Olympians.
01:11To me, it was no blessing.
01:13It was an endless roar.
01:14That changed when I learned to silence the noise and focus on a single voice.
01:19Like now, as I went to hear what my wedding gift had to say.
01:23It was the Amphula of Eternal Union, a gift from my father, crafted over an entire year by the finest
01:28smiths in the realm.
01:29The sacred forge sat on the Leminos volcano.
01:32The air rippled with heat, thick with sulfur and the scorched breath of the forge.
01:36The massive forge looked like a sleeping titan, quietly waiting to breathe divine fire.
01:41Kalion, champion of the sacred games and son of a Demhod hero, was my betrothed.
01:45He was supposed to be in his hall, preparing for our wedding.
01:48All of Olympias called us the perfect couple.
01:50A match woven by the fates themselves.
01:53Kalion's fame rested as much on his war god blood as on his victories.
01:57He was tall and handsome.
01:58He was always gentle with me.
02:00My father was highly pleased with him.
02:02Even my mother, Hera, once held my hand, declaring this marriage befitted my birth.
02:06Even the artifacts in my hall sang his praises.
02:08My silver hand mirror told me,
02:10His gaze shines like Helios himself when it falls on you, princess.
02:15My ancient lyre from Apollo agreed.
02:18His fingers on my strings make even old Apollo jealous.
02:22I could melt for him, and I was naive enough to believe this was true happiness.
02:29Master Smaith De'emus and his men dropped to one knee.
02:33I waved my hand and told them to rise.
02:36I looked past the crowd.
02:37My eyes locked onto the great unfired Amphria.
02:40It sat quietly in the clearing right before the forge.
02:42Its ash-white earthen body was flawlessly carved with twin snakes and olive branches.
02:46From the serpent scales to the leaf seeds, every detail seemed wront by Hefidos himself.
02:50It was an Olympian miracle.
02:51The ultimate symbol of my future marriage.
02:53I stepped forward.
02:54A thrill stirred in my chest.
02:55I wanted to hear what it had to say.
02:56Perhaps it was proud to bear the blessing of the gods.
02:58I reached out.
02:59My fangsertip skimmed its cold, rough surface.
03:01Right then, a terrified voice hissed my skull like a red-hot needle.
03:03Don't touch me!
03:04I'm filthy!
03:04They made me filthy!
03:06I froze.
03:07This was not the voice I had expected.
03:09There was no pride in it.
03:10No hope.
03:11It was nothing but the panic of the utterly violated.
03:14I frowned and steadied my mind.
03:16I pressed my palm flat against the amphora to soothe it, reaching deeper into its mind.
03:20Your divine grace, please, leave.
03:24It's foul in here.
03:26My heart sank in there.
03:29Forged wide for the smiths, its opening allowed a grown man to climb inside.
03:34The amphia cried louder, like a tortured captive driven to madness.
03:39It is the groom, Kaylian.
03:42He and a woman.
03:43It struck me like thunder.
03:46All my pretty dreams of destiny collapsed at once.
03:51They think it is safe in here, that no one will find them.
03:55The Nyhad is crying, begging, forgive me, princess.
03:58And Kaylian only laughs and tells her to scream louder.
04:02He said you'd never find out.
04:04He said you were just like this emperor.
04:07Beautiful, divine, and empty.
04:10Nothing but a vessel waiting for him to fill.
04:15Disgusting.
04:16How dare he speak of you that way.
04:22The amphia's voice warped with fury as it poured out everything it had left.
04:28Their sweat, their filth, their filth, it's dripping down again.
04:33Filthy, revolting.
04:38When will they leave me?
04:40Light the fire now, and let them burn to charred bones inside me.
04:45Let's see whether the flames claim me first, or them.
04:49So that was the truth.
04:51My fairy tale romance was nothing but a staged illusion.
04:56His measured gentleness was nothing but a mirage.
04:58He had basked in the honor my name brought him.
05:01And all the while, he was defiling the sacred amphoras meant to bless our marriage with the
05:05woman he truly loved.
05:06I hardly needed to guess who she was.
05:09Who else but Lyaris, his pitiful old flame, a girl delicate as river mist.
05:14As you wish, princess.
05:15She was the silver spring nairie who always kept her head down in front of me, murmuring,
05:20What a perfect little as you wish.
05:22A chill crept from my fingertips, up my arm, and straight into my heart.
05:26My blood went cold, and my body stiffened until it no longer felt like my own.
05:30The smith's voices and the howl of the wind seemed to recede all at once.
05:34Only the amphious, furious, shamed cries echoed in my mind.
05:38They are still kissing.
05:39That naig says that after the wedding, she'll throw herself on your mercy and beg to remain
05:45at Caelian's side as his concubine.
05:47Caelian just laughed and agreed.
05:49He said,
05:50You may be the wife in name, but my heart is hers.
05:54My heart is hers.
05:55Then what was I?
05:56Was I only a stepping stone for his ascent to Olympias?
06:00Was I just a splendid ornament for his hall?
06:02I slowly pulled my hand back.
06:05The blood drained from my face.
06:07What remained was a stillness colder than the river stalk.
06:10I looked at the amphriae that now held all my humiliation.
06:14I turned to face the Master Smitch, who was still bowed behind me.
06:17He noticed my pale face and looked nervous.
06:20Your Divine Gracious, is there something wrong with the amphral?
06:23I looked at him and gave him a flawless smile.
06:26No.
06:28It is perfect.
06:29My voice was so steady it even surprised me.
06:32I couldn't be more pleased.
06:34This amphorae of eternal union now bears a meaning beyond words.
06:39And my parents are both waiting to see it completed.
06:42Once it is fired, it will become a true divine relic.
06:50I trace the cold amphial as if caressing a lover's cheek.
06:54I feel the divine moment upon us.
06:57We shall not wait for the fated hour foretold by Oracle Tulemus.
07:02Light the fire.
07:03Diamus's smile vanished, his face turning ashen with terror.
07:07Your Divine Grace this cannot be.
07:09I beg you to reconsider.
07:11Diamus dropped to his knees, bowing so low his forehead nearly brushed the dusty stone floor.
07:17This fated hour was foretold by High Oracle Tuermius.
07:22It is an alignment blessed by the stars.
07:25He sought the fate's protection to ensure that this amphrias of eternal union would emerge flawless,
07:31bringing a blessed omen to your sacred wedding with Lord Salian.
07:35If we rush this, we might offend the fates and invite divine wrath.
07:40The other smiths behind him dropped to their knees, their faces pale.
07:45To them, every step of the sacred forging was a ritual.
07:49I stared down at them.
07:51The smile remained on my lips, but my eyes grew cold.
07:55Offend the gods?
07:57Invite divine wrath?
07:58I repeated those words with a mocking edge.
08:01Diamus, are you questioning my bloodline?
08:05I would never dare.
08:07Never.
08:08Your Divine Grace.
08:09Diamus buried his head lower, his voice shaking.
08:13Seeing this masterpiece today moved my heart.
08:17Devotion is the truest offering to the gods.
08:20Is my true devotion worth less than a fleeting moment in time?
08:24My voice was quiet but carried absolute authority.
08:27Or do you believe the blood of Zeus and Hera cannot command a mere flame?
08:33The question carried crushing weight.
08:36Cold sweat soaked Diamus' back.
08:38Princess, forgive me.
08:41I meant no such thing.
08:43Then do as I say.
08:44It will enter the forge today.
08:46I will cast the first flame myself.
08:50A bride's offering.
08:51For an eternal union.
08:53I will bear the consequences if anything goes wrong.
08:59If the forging succeeds, everyone in the sacred forge will be rewarded.
09:06Reward and wrath were the twin languages of Olympus.
09:09It was a lesson every divine child learned before they could even walk.
09:14Diamus cowered on his knees, his body trembling.
09:17He knew that defying my order meant certain death.
09:20But ruining the ritual and angering Zeus would also mean death.
09:24Between two deadly choices, the wrath standing in front of him was far more immediate.
09:29He grinned his teeth, his shoulders collapsing in defeat.
09:33As you command your divine grace.
09:35He stood up trembling and shouted at the smiths behind him.
09:51The smiths snapped out of their day.
09:53Fear and confusion still covered their faces, but they dared not raise another objection.
09:59They frantically began the final preparations to seal the forge.
10:03The massive bronze hoist creaked into motion.
10:07Heavy bronze chains locked around the base of the amphora.
10:10They lifted it toward the forge opening like a magnificent sarcophagus.
10:14My heart tightened with every sway of the ampulla.
10:18The ampule's voice echoed in my mind once more.
10:21This time, it was not crying.
10:23I want to hear their flesh sear and burn to ash.
10:26Its vicious thrill was my own.
10:28A sharp voice pierced the heavy noise of the sacred forge.
10:34Stop!
10:35All of you, stop!
10:37Pure panic and fury covered his face.
10:40It was High Oracle Tylemus.
10:41The very man who divined the fated hour for me.
10:44It seemed Daimus had sent someone to tip him off while trying to stall me.
10:48He pointed at the half-sealed forge door and screamed in absolute horror.
10:53Your divine grace, you must not!
10:55This cannot be done!
10:56High Oracle.
10:57What brings you here in such a rush?
11:00Princess.
11:01Tylemus caught his breath and bowed.
11:03His tone remained urgent.
11:05I heard you intend to forge the amphora of Eternal Ewan ahead of time.
11:09I came to stop this.
11:10This, Amprumara, concerns Olympian fate and your lifelong blessing.
11:15Its fated hour was ordained by the fates themselves,
11:18based on the fate threads of you and Lord Kalion,
11:21as well as the fortune of the divine realm.
11:24The timing must be absolutely precise.
11:28Rushing or delaying it will destroy the cosmic harmony.
11:32At best, the amphorax will be destroyed.
11:36At worst, it will disrupt the destiny of Olympus and all realms.
11:40It will curse your marriage to Lord Kalion.
11:44He spoke with fierce conviction.
11:47He escalated a simple breach of ritual to a threat against the very foundations of the divine realm.
11:52The surrounding smiths were already terrified.
11:55Hearing this threat to all realms, they turned pale as ghosts.
11:58They backed away from the half-built stone wall of the forge.
12:03Diamus pleaded again.
12:05Your divine grace, the High Oracle speaks the truth.
12:10I beg you to reconsider for the sake of Olympus.
12:14For the sake of Olympus.
12:17What a grand excuse.
12:21On any other day, I might have reconsidered it.
12:24But today, the fire burning in my chest was hotter than the flames of the forge.
12:29I looked at Patelemia's anxious face and smiled.
12:32Telemus, let me ask you.
12:34Does your so-called fated hour and divine will value the exact timing?
12:39Or the pure will of the gods?
12:41Time is the divine will.
12:43Good.
12:46I nodded, stepping in to whisper.
12:51Then let me ask you another question.
12:53What if this Amtheros hides something so foul it would make the gods reach?
13:01Should we wait for the fated hour to burn it?
13:04Allowing that filth to poison the very threads of destiny?
13:08Or should we act instantly, incinderating it to ashes to restore purity to the realms?
13:12My voice was light, but the icy malice in my words made Tylemis shover.
13:17His cloudy old eyes widened in absolute disbelief.
13:20He shot a glance at the dark, half-sealed mow of the forge.
13:24He was a smart man.
13:26Decades at the center of Olympian power had taught him survival.
13:30The filth I mentioned, paired with my absolute readiness to defy a divine oracle, made him realize the truth instantly.
13:38Tylemis' lips trembled, speechless.
13:41I met his eyes, speaking every word with deliberate weight.
13:45Tylemis, as high oracle, you should know this best.
13:49The fates weave justice into every thread.
13:52No one escapes the loom.
13:53To let certain things exist a moment longer is the ultimate insult to the divine order.
13:58Burning this filth today is divine providence.
14:00I act as the gods themselves would.
14:02To stop me is defying the divine will.
14:04Which matters more, your full-fated hour, or the purity I restore with my own hands?
14:08All color fled Tylemis' face.
14:11He stared at me, as if seeing the true-born princess of Olympus for the very first time.
14:16My gaze was calm, unyielding, yet carried a madness that chilled him to the bone.
14:20He knew he had no choice left.
14:22To pry was death.
14:24To defy me was death.
14:26His only way out was to play the fool.
14:28To know nothing, and follow my lead.
14:31He took a deep breath.
14:32The princess speaks truth.
14:33His voice came out dry and raspy.
14:36I was blinded.
14:37Your will and the divine will are one.
14:40He straightened his back.
14:41Turning to the bewildered Acklepins and Smiths, he shouted with all his remaining strength.
14:46What are you waiting for?
14:48The word of divine blood is law.
14:52Today is the fated hour.
14:54Seal the forge!
14:55His sudden submission left everyone stunned, but with the High Auriple's command, no one
15:00dared to hesitate.
15:01The Smiths sprang back into action.
15:03They layered blessed stone and sacred clay, sealing the forge door.
15:08I watched Tylemis' trembling back.
15:11The crisis was averted.
15:13He was a smart man.
15:15That was why he would survive.
15:16As for those two inside who thought themselves so clever, I watched coldly as the forge door
15:23was sealed shut, leaving only the lower stoking hole and a few upper smoke vents.
15:30Light the fire.
15:32Daimus handed me a torch, his hands trembling.
15:35I took it.
15:36The flame danced, casting flickering shadows across my face.
15:40I stepped toward the massive forge.
15:42Heat rushed from the staking hole like a titan's breath.
15:46The Amphura's manic cheering echoed in my mind.
15:49Come!
15:50My princess, light me!
15:52Purify me!
15:53I raised my hand to toss the torch into the fire gate.
15:57Athara!
15:58A commanding, urgent voice struck like ice water.
16:02I froze, slowly turning around.
16:04A golden chariot drawn by white pencocks hurtled toward us, surrounded by temple guards and attendant
16:10nymphs.
16:10Golden banners snapped in the wind, announcing her identity.
16:13It was my mother.
16:14Hera, queen of Olympus, had arrived.
16:17Before the chariot even stopped, Mother stepped down, supported by her handmaidens.
16:22She wore an ivory peffless, her elaborate braid slightly undone.
16:26She had rushed here with no time for her usual perfection.
16:29She marched up to me, her face livid, and snapped.
16:33This is madness, Athara!
16:35Who gave leave to defy sacred law?
16:38I held the torch, staring at her in silence.
16:40I did not bow.
16:42My defiance made her chest heave with rage.
16:44She pointed at the torch.
16:46Drop it!
16:46What are you doing?
16:48Your sacred wedding approaches, and you dare forge the Amphricog early?
16:53Do you know what order means?
16:55What divine protocol demands?
16:58If your father hears of this...
17:00Mother, I finally spoke, my voice dead calm.
17:03I know exactly what I'm doing.
17:05You know?
17:06Mother let out a laugh, the kind that precedes thunder.
17:10I see you know nothing.
17:13Have you no regard for Olympian honor?
17:16For my will?
17:18And your father's?
17:21If word gets out, how will the entire realm judge their reckless, spoiled princess?
17:26Everyone in the sacred forge, smiths and nymphs alike, cowered on the ground, silent as shadows in the underworld.
17:33In the massive forge, only the two of us remained standing.
17:36Honor?
17:37I tasted the word, thick with irony.
17:40Do you truly believe honor matters more than your daughter's lifelong happiness?
17:45Mother was stunned.
17:46She had never heard such a tone from Obedienur from her obedient daughter.
17:50She frowned, sensing something was wrong.
17:52Her tone softened.
17:54Ethera, what is the matter?
17:56Did you quarrel with Kalian?
17:58Friction is inevitable in a marriage.
18:00You are about to become a wife.
18:02You must be gracious.
18:04Worthy of your title.
18:05Do not throw such tantrums.
18:07Gracious?
18:08Worthy?
18:09How absurd.
18:10My betrothed was inside the sacred amperifs meant for our wedding, entwiled with another woman.
18:16And my mother was demanding I show grace.
18:18Mother's face shifted.
18:19Her eyes swirled with pity, fury, suspicion, and fear.
18:23She had guessed the truth, but chose to know nothing.
18:26A suffocating silence followed.
18:28Mother, you taught me that a princess must always remember honor.
18:32I have always remembered.
18:35But mother, something foul has crawled onto my skin.
18:39Would you have me stand before Olympus wearing filth as a crown?
18:43To pretend I am perfectly happy?
18:46I can't.
18:48I won't.
18:49My tears finally fell.
18:51But these were not tears of weakness.
18:53They were tears of cornered rage and absolute resolve.
18:58Mother recoiled, searching my face in shock.
19:01Filth?
19:02What filth?
19:03Athora, speak clearly!
19:04I cannot say.
19:06To speak it would ruin more than my honor.
19:09It would destroy the dignity of the entire Olympus royal house.
19:13Mother, you value the honor of marriage above all.
19:15If this is known, they will say your blessing means nothing.
19:18They will say even your own blood cannot be kept sacred.
19:20My calculated retreat silenced her.
19:23Indeed, the order of marriage was what she valued above all else.
19:26She was the goddess of marriage.
19:27If such a scandal occurred inside her own daughter's sacred Amprava, it would shatter her divine authority.
19:34She dared not gamble.
19:35She dared not ask.
19:36Mother's face shifted.
19:38Her eyes swirled with pity, fury, suspicion, and fear.
19:42She had guessed the truth, but chose to know nothing.
19:44A suffocating silence followed.
19:47Finally, she closed her eyes and drew a deep breath.
19:50When she opened them, only exhaustion and absolute result remained.
19:54You have grown beyond my reach.
19:56Do what you must.
19:57Her voice was harsky.
19:59But remember, we are gods.
20:02We do not break.
20:04We do not bend.
20:06And we do not bleed where mortals can see.
20:09She turned away.
20:11Sparing no glance for me or the massive forge, she marched back to her golden chariot.
20:17I had won.
20:18Through sheer cruelty, I had forced my mother to permit my madness.
20:23I watched her chariot vanish down the volcanic path.
20:25The hot wind had already dried my tears.
20:29My last shred of hesitation vanished with them.
20:32No one could stop me now.
20:34I turned back to the fully sealed forge.
20:37It crouched there like a silent titan, waiting for my command to execute the most magnificent and brutal imornation.
20:45I raised the torch high.
20:49In my eyes, the dancing flame was purification.
20:52It was vengeance.
20:55It was the fire that would burn my foolish past to ash and ignite my new future.
21:01I heard the amphibod's final cry in my mind, echoing with anticipation and release.
21:05Thank you, my princess.
21:06Set me free.
21:07With a flick of my wrist, the torch traced an arc through the air, tumbling into the fire gate.
21:11Foosh!
21:11The prepared surge of wood and volcanic kindling ignited definitely roar.
21:15The first flame was lit by my own hand.
21:16Watching the roaring blames, I could almost see Kalion and Lyris' terrified, despairing faces.
21:21They never imagined this safe place meant to shelter their affair would instantly become their fiery tum.
21:26Nor could they ever imagine that the woman they deemed hollow inside would personally send them to the underworld.
21:32More fuel!
21:32I commanded the terrified Dymus and his smiths.
21:35Keep feeding the fire.
21:36Burn it with the fiercest flame for seven days and seven nights.
21:41I want it burned to the very core.
21:44The smiths jolted in terror.
21:46They scrambled to haul bundles of olive wood, feeding them into the fire gate.
21:50The blaze surged wildly.
21:52The entire forge began to hum and vibrate with a thunderous roar.
21:57Searing heat washed over me, whipping my dress violently in the draft.
22:01I stood perfectly still, letting the intense heat scorch my cheeks.
22:05I heard no screams.
22:07The thick forge walls muffled everything, but I could feel it.
22:10I could sense the amphiok's twisted ecstasy, a violent clash of agony and joy.
22:14It was being forged and purified in the flames.
22:16The filfil trapped inside wailed in absolute despair,
22:19before finally burning to ash, permanently fused with its clay body.
22:21Eternal Union, Kalion, Lyrus, I grant you your wish.
22:26For the next seven days and nights, I did not return to Olympus.
22:30I stayed beside the Sacred Forge.
22:34Mother sent no one.
22:36She must have fed Father some excuse.
22:38But all of Olympus was in an auror over two sudden disappearances.
22:43Kalion, champion of the Sacred Games and future Divine Consort,
22:47and his childhood sweetwart, Lyrus, had vanished on the exact same day.
22:53The House of Therion and the Silverpring Nyas were frantic.
22:57They petitioned the Olympian Tribunal and exhausted every connection.
23:02They turned the Divine Realm upside down, yet found not a single trace.
23:07Rumors spread that they had eloped, fleeing the suffocating Divine laws.
23:12It was the most widely believed theory.
23:15It made perfect sense.
23:17After all, their mortal romance was no secret.
23:20Scandalous tales echoed among the gods.
23:23And mortal taverns were already singing ballads of their forbidden love.
23:28The House of Therion and the Silverpring Nyades lost all honor,
23:33becoming the laughingstock of Olympia.
23:36Meanwhile, I, the abandoned Trueborn Princess,
23:39became an object of universal pity.
23:41They imagined me locked in my temple,
23:44heartbroken and weeping.
23:47They had no idea.
23:49I was far away on a volcanic island,
23:53listening to the wind,
23:55breathing in the scent of sulfur and olive wood ash,
23:58peacefully awaiting the completion of my Ampoica of Eternal Union.
24:03For seven days, I slept soundly.
24:06The maddening whispers in my mind had finally vanished.
24:09My world was perfectly quiet.
24:12It was as if that fire had not only incinerated my betrayers,
24:16but also burned they succumbed in the strewful.
24:20Yesweja lake away my unseen chains.
24:23On the morning of the eighth day,
24:25the flames finally died down.
24:27By sacred protocol,
24:28the forge needed to cool for several more days before opening,
24:32but I was done waiting.
24:34Open it, I ordered calmly.
24:37De'emis now obeyed my every word without question.
24:40He immediately ordered the smiths to douse the forge with cold water,
24:44forcing the temperature down.
24:46Hiss, thick white steam blasted into the sky,
24:49accompanied by the sharp crack of cooling stone.
24:51Hours later,
24:52the forge was finally cool enough to approach.
24:55The smiths began dismantling the forge door.
24:57The blessed stones were removed one by one,
24:59revealing the pitch black void within.
25:01Everyone held their breath.
25:02They craned held their necks,
25:04eager to see the Amby of Eternal Union
25:05forge so swiftly under the princess's relentless command.
25:08But De'emis Plymouth and I knew the truth.
25:10What we were waiting for was never the empress itself.
25:14As the final stone was pulled away,
25:17a strange scent drifted from the forge.
25:20A mix of scorched clay and a heavy, rich grease.
25:24Two of the most experienced smiths stepped cautiously into the dark.
25:28Moments later, they emerged,
25:30carrying a massive bronze tray step by step.
25:34Resting upon it was my Amphora of Eternal Union.
25:37It was a success.
25:38It had not cracked.
25:39It had not warped.
25:40It had perfectly survived the raging divine fire.
25:43Its body was magnificent crimson,
25:45like candel de fluen blood.
25:46Of the ponnet tick gleamed with such life,
25:49they seemed ready to slither.
25:50It was, without question,
25:52a legendary divine artifact.
25:53Every smith present gasped in genuine awe.
25:57The gods bless Olympias!
25:59The gods bless us all!
26:02I stepped forward slowly.
26:04Looking down at it, I whispered,
26:06Are they still there?
26:08The Amphora made no sound,
26:10but a profound sense of satisfaction and peace
26:13drifted into my mind.
26:14It was telling me,
26:15Yes, they were still here,
26:18in a completely new form,
26:20with it,
26:21and with me,
26:22in an eternal union.
26:24I reached out,
26:26wanting to stroke the Amphor like I did that day.
26:28But my fingertips stopped an inch away.
26:31I suddenly felt that two was filthy.
26:34Just then,
26:35members of the House of Theremin
26:37and the Silver Spring Nyaries arrived,
26:39escorted by an Olympian arbiter.
26:42Hearing that the princess was overseasing the forge here,
26:44they came clutching a desperate hope to find their missing children.
26:48Seeing me,
26:49they rushed forward,
26:51ready to weep and plead.
26:52However,
26:53as their eyes fell upon the massive,
26:55breathtaking Amphragi in the clearing,
26:57everyone froze.
26:59Lady Nerea had sharp eyes,
27:01suddenly pointing at an inconspicuous bulge near the base of the Amphila.
27:06That is my daughter's moonstone pendant!
27:09Her personal nightie token!
27:12Why is it here?!
27:13The crowd looked over.
27:15At the base,
27:15a faint cressical contour was visible.
27:18The material was clearly not clay.
27:20It had fused with the body during the roaring fire,
27:23yet retained its rough shape.
27:24Meanwhile,
27:25Caelian's father,
27:26Lord Tharion,
27:27stared fixically at the other side of the Amphora.
27:29There lay another mark of melted metal.
27:31He recognized it.
27:32It was a corner of the bronze war crest of Eris he had personally given his son.
27:37Caelian always wore it at his waist.
27:39Now,
27:39it was part of the Amphora.
27:41All clamor ceased abruptly.
27:43The air turned dead silent.
27:45Everyone stared at the breathtaking Amphora with expressions of pure horror.
27:49The beautiful crimson,
27:50the magnificent shape.
27:53In their eyes now,
27:55it had all transformed into absolute terror.
28:00A horrifying realization struck them all.
28:04Caelian and Lyris,
28:05they,
28:06they had been burned alive inside the Amphora.
28:10Lady Neria fainted on the spot.
28:12Lord Tharion's legs gave out.
28:14He slumped to the dirt,
28:16pointing a trembling finger at me.
28:18Unable to form a single word,
28:19the Olympian Arbiter turned deathly white.
28:22He looked from me to the Amphio,
28:24cold sweat pouring down his temples.
28:26Meeting their terrified,
28:27disbelieving stares,
28:29my expression remained perfectly composed.
28:31I even offered the panicked Arbiter a gentle smile.
28:34No need for alarm.
28:39I stepped up to the Amphora,
28:41using my sleeve to gently wipe away the ash.
28:44My movements were tender,
28:46as if handling a priceless treasure.
28:49My betrothed and Lyris loved each other so deeply,
28:52so desperately.
28:53They wished to be bound,
28:55forged together in divine fire,
28:57united for eternity.
28:58I grant them their wish.
29:03Consider this my blessing.
29:05My voice was soft,
29:07yet it struck like thunder in the dead silence.
29:11The Arbiter dropped to his knees,
29:13trembling violently.
29:15The horror in the eyes of the gathered members
29:17hardened into a venomous wrath.
29:19I didn't care.
29:21The strong prevail.
29:23The weak burn.
29:25It was that simple.
29:27I won.
29:28The matter eventually reached father.
29:31He summoned me to the storm hall.
29:32There was no thunderous rage,
29:34no fierce reprimand.
29:35Sitting upon the obsidian throne,
29:37he watched me in absolute silence for a long time.
29:40His gaze was impossibly complex,
29:42swirling with disappointment,
29:43shock, and sorrow.
29:44But above all,
29:45it was a cold scrutiny,
29:47measuring me like a stranger.
29:48Etheria,
29:49do you know what you have done?
29:50Kneeling on the cold marble floor,
29:52I kept my spine perfectly straight.
29:54I do, father.
29:55Tell me where you erred.
29:56My error was that I misjudged character,
29:58nearly bringing shame to Olympus,
30:00and failing to cleanse the corruption sooner,
30:03thus alarming father.
30:04I confessed to every fault,
30:05shave for the crime of murder.
30:07Father looked at me and suddenly laughed,
30:09a desolate, weary sound.
30:11Misjudged character,
30:12cleansed corruption.
30:13You have more thunder in you
30:15than all your brothers combined.
30:17He rose,
30:18walked over,
30:19and pulled me to my feet.
30:22This matter ends here.
30:24Kalion and the Niff
30:25fled Olympus in disgrace.
30:28That is the truth now.
30:29The house of Theramin
30:30and the Silver Spring Nyas
30:32are guilty of moral decay.
30:35They are stripped of divine favor,
30:37barred from Olympian court for eternity.
30:40As for that Amprog,
30:41he paused,
30:42his gaze darkening.
30:44Keep it.
30:45Put it in your great hall.
30:47Look at it every day.
30:49And never forget
30:50what you are capable of.
30:52Yes, father.
30:53I bowed my head.
30:55Leave me.
30:56He waved a hand,
30:57as if drained of all strength.
30:59I wish to be alone with my thoughts.
31:01I bowed and took my leave.
31:03As I turned,
31:05I heard him sigh softly behind me.
31:07A sigh that seemed to say,
31:08my daughter is no longer what she was.
31:11He was right.
31:13The moment I lit that fire,
31:16the naive, obedient Aethela
31:18who believed in love
31:19burned to ash in that forge,
31:20right alongside Kalion and Lyranice.
31:23The one who survived
31:24was someone entirely new.
31:30My sacred wedding
31:32was, of course,
31:33cancelled.
31:39The amphora father
31:40ordered me to keep
31:41was delivered to my temple.
31:45It stood at the very center
31:47of the great hall.
31:52It remained breathtaking.
31:55A deep crimson-like
31:57cannealed divine blood,
32:00its surface gleaming
32:01like a mirror.
32:05I looked at it
32:07every single day.
32:11But it never spoke
32:14to me again.
32:18All its love and hatred,
32:21its humiliation and ecstasy,
32:23had permanently fused
32:25within that divine fire.
32:27It had become just like me.
32:31Silent.
32:33Silent.
32:34Cold.
32:36And unbreakable.
32:37I could no longer hear
32:39the voices of any artifacts.
32:46My world was left in dead silence.
32:50So be it.
32:59Only in this silence
33:00could I finally hear
33:01the voice within my own heart.
33:09And it told me,
33:12Athura,
33:13from now on,
33:14my fate answers
33:16only to me.
33:17his거 아닙'S
33:17way of leaving
33:18An
33:18low
33:19bodyhic
33:19on
33:19meaning
33:19and
33:19I BET
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