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Too late! The Phoenix Princess is no longer yours. SM
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00:00I stare at him. An invisible pressure radiates from my body like heat from a furnace.
00:05Isolde was knocked to the ground by the powerful magic power.
00:08Even Caspian took a few steps back.
00:10He half knelt on the ground using all his strength to resist the pressure.
00:14Good. Be afraid.
00:15This couple of bitches are helpless in front of me.
00:18Princess Florence.
00:19A voice cuts through the tension. I turn.
00:22The king sent me to find you.
00:24It's him, the young man with black naga horns.
00:26He remained motionless under my magical pressure.
00:29Even his breathing rhythm was very steady.
00:31I release my magic, pull it back like sheathing a blade.
00:35The air returns to normal.
00:37I look at him and smile.
00:38All right. Let's go.
00:42Wait!
00:45His eyes lock onto the boy with pure, undisguised disgust.
00:49What business does this lowborn have with you?
00:53What could a filthy nago possibly have to say to the phoenix princess?
00:57The boy doesn't care about Caspian.
01:00He just turns to me and leaving with me together.
01:03Instead of worrying about who I talk to, you should be preparing for the trial in five days.
01:07Trial?
01:08I am the strongest dragon candidate of this generation.
01:12I'll succeed even without your help.
01:14I turn back looking at him.
01:16We'll see.
01:17I am the high princess of the phoenix clan.
01:19I poured all my power into my childhood sweetheart, Caspia.
01:23To be my husband and the next dragon king.
01:26But in return, a blade plunges through my chest.
01:31Caspian, why?
01:32If you hadn't forced me to marry you, Isoleth wouldn't have suffered.
01:37He kicked me to the ground, holding his childhood sweetheart.
01:40I only faked loving you, just to rip out your magical core for her.
01:44Then he reaches into my chest and pulls out my magical core.
01:49Through fading eyes, I watch him place my core into Isolda's palm, like a gift.
01:54Just as I thought I was dead, the pain vanished.
01:56I snap my eyes open, drenched in cold sweat.
02:00Florence, have you decided who to marry?
02:03That voice, the king.
02:05I was reborn back to the day I chose my husband.
02:08I look at my father and say,
02:10Father, I think.
02:11King!
02:12Before I can finish, Caspian drops to his knees with a dramatic...
02:15I know Florence loves me, but Isoleth is my only true love.
02:18The crowd gasps.
02:20The king's face turns to stone.
02:22Everyone in this room knows what I represent.
02:24I am the phoenix princess.
02:26The only one.
02:28Isolda is just a little bird.
02:29During the Great War, eggs were lost.
02:32My parents brought Isolda back by mistake.
02:34Thought it was me.
02:36Until decades later, I returned home.
02:38My parents learned of her true identity, but my mother was kind and let her stay as a princess.
02:44Caspian's words didn't just insult me.
02:46His words as I humiliate the whole country.
02:48In an instant, the people in the palace began to whisper among themselves.
02:51His words just now insulted the entire kingdom.
02:54But Caspian isn't finished.
02:56I know Florence can't live without me, so I'll be generous.
03:00I'll let her be my mistress.
03:02She should be grateful Isolote is kind enough to share.
03:07How dare you!
03:10Isoldi is nothing but a fake phoenix!
03:12How dare she compare herself to my daughter!
03:16Hearing this, Caspian didn't calm down.
03:18Instead, he looked at me with resentment.
03:20What are you waiting for?
03:21Don't you want to marry me more than anything?
03:23Here's your chance.
03:24Just say yes.
03:26You've stolen so much from Isolete already.
03:28She's kind enough to let you share me with her.
03:30You should be on your knees thanking her.
03:32I looked at him with a cold smile.
03:35New kings must survive the heavenly lightning to transform into dragons.
03:39Because the dragon bloodline weakened.
03:42Without a real phoenix princess, no one would live through it.
03:46Phoenix's power purifies their blood, shields them from death.
03:49The princess doesn't just pick a king.
03:51She makes one.
03:53The king's palm slapped Caspian's face.
03:56Then he turned to me.
03:57Florence, whatever you want to do with him, do it.
04:00Just don't let his stupidity drive you away.
04:03Caspian staggers from the slap.
04:05Even in this situation, that arrogant face creeps back.
04:08He looks at me like he already knows what I'll say.
04:10Like I'm a dog that will always come back.
04:13In my past life, this is where swallowed my pride.
04:16Smiled through the pain and chose him.
04:18I gave him everything.
04:19My magic.
04:20My core.
04:21My life.
04:23Not this time.
04:25I lift my chin and look past him, as if he's not even there.
04:28I look at the king.
04:29Father, I have already decided.
04:31Now everyone looks at me, including Caspian.
04:35I step toward the king and take his hand.
04:37Slowly, I write a name in his hand.
04:39Then I lean close and use magic to whisper my plan directly into his mind.
04:44The king's eyes flicker.
04:46Then he nods.
04:47Since you are so sure, I will arrange the wedding.
04:50He turns to Caspian.
04:51Do not go out before the wedding.
04:54This is my last chance for you.
04:56Reflect on what you've done.
04:58As ordered, your majesty.
05:00A smug smile crawls across Caspian's face.
05:02His eyes say everything.
05:04I knew she'd agree.
05:06She always does.
05:08He thinks the wedding is for him.
05:10I don't correct him.
05:11I let my gaze drift to the far corner of the hall.
05:13A young man stands there, half hidden in shadow.
05:16Sharp, quiet eyes.
05:18A pair of small black naga horns on his head.
05:21And he's looking at me.
05:22And the moment our eyes meet, he looks away.
05:25Then the king sends everyone away except him.
05:28They speak privately for a few minutes.
05:31When I leave the palace, Caspian is waiting outside.
05:34And Isolde is standing right beside him.
05:36Seeing me coming, they quickly stepped forward.
05:39Thank you for letting us be together.
05:41Isolde says softly.
05:42Her voice is sweet.
05:44Practiced.
05:45My parents would be so happy if they could see this.
05:53My stomach turns.
05:55Your parents.
05:56Caspian cuts in before I can respond.
05:58Why are you thanking her?
06:00I only want you.
06:01She should be thanking you for being generous enough to share me.
06:05If you had said no, I wouldn't even keep her as a mistress.
06:08He strokes Isolde's hair when he speaks to her.
06:11His voice is warm, almost loving.
06:13In my past life, I never once heard that voice directed at me.
06:17Then he turns to me, and the warmth vanishes.
06:20Isolde's parents died because of you.
06:22She lost everything, and yet she's still kind to you.
06:26He says flatly.
06:27The least you can do is give her something in compensation.
06:31Isolde's parents, they were fake phoenixes.
06:34Lesser spirits who found me as a lost child and raised me as their own.
06:38They loved me.
06:39They fed me.
06:40They kept me warm through winters I couldn't survive alone.
06:43They died protecting me from a beast that attacked her.
06:55Their sacrifice is the reason the phoenix clan found me.
06:59Their death gave me back my birthright.
07:01In my past life, I carried that guilt like chains.
07:05I gave Isolde everything she asked for, because I believed I owed her.
07:09Until the day I died.
07:11That's when I learned the truth.
07:13Isolde lured that beast to our home.
07:16She sent it to kill me.
07:18And when her own parents got in the way, she let them die.
07:23She murdered her own parents just to get rid of me.
07:26Now this bitch still pretends to be harmless.
07:28I look at them both.
07:30I say nothing.
07:31Isolde tugs gently on Caspian's sleeve.
07:34Caspian pauses, as if remembering something.
07:37Florence.
07:38There's one more thing.
07:40I glance at him with pure contempt.
07:41What?
07:42Isolette's magic is weak.
07:44After the wedding, she'll be bullied by the other clans.
07:47You gave her plenty of artifacts.
07:49I reply coolly.
07:50Who would dare bully her?
07:52Every gift I ever gave him.
07:54He handed straight to Isolde without a second thought.
07:56He remembers this too.
07:57But there's not a shred of guilt on his face.
08:00Artifacts are nothing compared to real power.
08:03I want to borrow your magical core.
08:06Suddenly my brain explodes with a loud ring.
08:09His hands inside my chest.
08:10His fingers closing around my core and pulling.
08:13The memory hits me like a wall of fire.
08:15My vision goes red.
08:17Every nerve in my body screams,
08:19Kill them.
08:20Kill them both.
08:21Right now.
08:22My magic surges.
08:24But I force it down.
08:26I force myself to breathe.
08:27Death is too easy for them.
08:30Too quick.
08:30Too merciful.
08:32I look him dead in the eyes.
08:33Do you know what losing a core means?
08:36I will lose all my magic.
08:39I could die.
08:40Caspian doesn't even flinch.
08:42We're about to be married.
08:44Why are you being so selfish about this?
08:47Give her the core.
08:50Now.
08:51I stare at him.
08:52An invisible pressure radiates from my body like heat from a furnace.
08:56Isolde was knocked to the ground by the powerful magic power.
08:59Even Caspian took a few steps back.
09:01He half knelt on the ground using all his strength to resist the pressure.
09:05Good.
09:06Be afraid.
09:06This couple of bitches are helpless in front of me.
09:09Princess Florence.
09:10A voice cuts through the tension.
09:12I turn.
09:13The king sent me to find you.
09:15It's him.
09:16The young man with black naga horns.
09:18He remained motionless under my magical pressure.
09:20Even his breathing rhythm was very steady.
09:22I release my magic.
09:24Pull it back like sheathing a blade.
09:26The air returns to normal.
09:28I look at him and smile.
09:29Alright.
09:30Let's go.
09:33Wait!
09:36His eyes lock onto the boy with pure, undisguised disgust.
09:40What business does this lowborn have with you?
09:44What could a filthy nago possibly have to say to the phoenix princess?
09:49The boy doesn't care about Caspian.
09:51He just turns to me and leaving with me together.
09:54Instead of worrying about who I talk to, you should be preparing for the trial in five days.
09:58Trial?
09:58Well, I am the strongest dragon candidate of this generation.
10:03I'll succeed even without your help.
10:05I turn back looking at him.
10:07We'll see.
10:08The dragon trial opens once every 50 years.
10:11Every candidate who dreams of becoming a dragon must enter.
10:14They face the heavenly lightning that burns away their old form.
10:17If you endure it, you shed your scales and become a true dragon.
10:21One mistake, and you turn to ash.
10:24In my past life, I used my own life force magic to shield Caspian from nine bolts at once.
10:29He became the first dragon in history to succeed on his first try.
10:32They called him a genius.
10:34A once-in-a-millennium king.
10:36They never knew it was my magic holding him together.
10:38My core cracking under the weight of his ambition.
10:41It took me two years to recover.
10:43The damage left a permanent scar on my cultivation, and he never even said thank you.
10:48Mentioning the trial shifts his focus immediately.
10:51His pride won't let him ignore it.
10:53Just wait.
10:54In five days, you will come beg me to marry you.
10:58I stay silent.
10:59Leaving out of the corner of my eye, I catch a flash of jealousy in Isolde's expression.
11:03She hides it quickly, but I saw it.
11:06They walk away together like the perfect couple.
11:09I turn to the boy standing quietly beside me.
11:12Arthur.
11:13He straightens instantly.
11:15The king told you everything about the trial, so I need one honest answer.
11:22Are you here for power, or is there another reason?
11:26He doesn't answer right away.
11:28Then he drops to his knees, both hands flat on the ground, forehead pressed to the earth.
11:33I, Arthur, swear an oath to the heavens.
11:35If I ever betray you, in this life or any other, let me die the cruelest death imaginable.
11:41The sky answers.
11:43Thunder rolls, shaking the air in my chest.
11:46A single bolt of lightning splits the clouds open, then silence.
11:49He used his magical core to seal it.
11:51This isn't words.
11:52This is his life, signed over to a promise.
11:55He stays, kneeling, waiting.
11:57I reach to the sun.
11:59A strong wave of magic shows.
12:00A phoenix royal pendant rests in my palm.
12:03I look at him.
12:04I haven't decided yet whether to give it to him.
12:07Something stirs in my chest.
12:09In my past life, I watched a hundred men make promises to me.
12:13Sweet words.
12:14Grand gestures.
12:15Not one of them made it.
12:16But this boy, this quiet, overlooked, low-born Naga, just bet his life on a single sentence.
12:24I released my hand, kneel down, and tie it to his waist myself.
12:28I believe you.
12:30His eyes widen.
12:31His lips part.
12:32But no sound comes out.
12:34His hands are trembling.
12:35I pretend not to notice.
12:37I return to my palace as the sun begins to set.
12:40The moment I step through the gate, my little bird spirit comes running toward me.
12:44Princess, come quickly.
12:46They're chopping your tree.
12:48My blood goes cold.
12:49I look up and rush to the main courtyard.
12:51My sycamore.
12:52The tree I spent ten years growing.
12:55Ten years of watering it, talking to it on lonely nights.
12:58Watching it grow from a trembling sprout into something magnificent.
13:02It's been chopped down to the roots.
13:04The trunk lies on its side like a fallen body.
13:07Caspian stands beside the stump.
13:10Arms crossed, without a trace of remorse.
13:14My mother gave me that tree the day I left the Phoenix Realm.
13:17I was scared.
13:18I didn't want to leave home.
13:20I didn't want to live among dragons.
13:22She pressed a tiny seed into my palm and said,
13:25The sycamore is the home of the Phoenix.
13:28Wherever you are in this world, wherever they send you,
13:30as long as this tree stands,
13:33you are home.
13:35Now it's gone.
13:36Destroyed in a single afternoon by a man who never loved me.
13:39How dare you cut down my syphiphor!
13:44My voice shakes with a fury so deep.
13:46Caspian doesn't even look at the stump.
13:48It's just a tree.
13:50I cut it down.
13:51So what?
13:52He gestures lazily to the empty space.
13:54Isolette likes phoenix flowers.
13:56He looks at me with those cold, commanding eyes.
13:59From now on,
14:00you will only grow phoenix flowers here.
14:03You will only grow phoenix flowers here.
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