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Hatred of the Black Scales: Accomplice of the Sea Dragon
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00:00Among the merfolk, golden and red scales are revered, yet I, the princess of the merfolk, am covered in pitch
00:05black scales.
00:06At my birth, my black scales detached from my body and spread uncontrollably.
00:11My weak mother queen was wrapped in them, her life essence drained away.
00:14Servants and sea beasts with low cultivation all perished without exception.
00:19Father King Merrick summoned the high priest.
00:21He lit a talisman and pressed it to my forehead, and all the scattered black scales instantly turned to ash.
00:26Everyone said I was an omen of misfortune.
00:28Even Father King wanted to run me through with a sword.
00:31My sister Alara threw herself in front of me without hesitation, gripping the sharp edge with her bare hand.
00:35Spare her, Father! She's just a newborn baby!
00:38She trembled in pain but refused to let go.
00:40My sister swore on her life that she would raise me to be a kind princess loved by all.
00:45Father King turned and left without a backward glance.
00:48Alara had once been the most celebrated golden-scale princess of the clan,
00:51but because she protected me, she endured cold stares and bullying from the servants.
00:56Yet she always bore it with a smile and said to me,
00:58As long as we sisters are together, that's all that matters.
01:02I was not as kind as my sister.
01:04Countless times, I wanted to rip out the spines of those snobbish servants,
01:07fashion them into a bone whip, and chop those bitches into pieces to fertilize the corals my sister grew.
01:11But to stay with Alara forever, I forced myself to act docile.
01:15Fate, however, had other plans.
01:17Kaelin Dracon, the youngest prince of the Sea Dragon clan, murdered his father and brothers and ascended her throne as
01:23the new king.
01:24All weaker tribes rushed to swear allegiance to him.
01:27Father King issued a decree immediately.
01:28The most noble golden-scaled princess would be sent to marry the Sea Dragon King.
01:32On the day the decree was announced, my sister took my hand and told me over and over where things
01:37were kept in the palace,
01:38which physician to see if I fell ill, as if she were arranging my entire life.
01:42But I heard none of it.
01:44I clung to her and cried,
01:45Alara, I don't want you to marry into the dragon house.
01:48Let's run away to a place where no one knows us and live our own lives, okay?
01:51Alara sighed softly and gently wiped away my tears.
01:54Be good, little Sierra.
01:56The Murphic are weak, and that's why we're bullied.
02:00If I can absorb the Dragon King's essence and transform into a dragon myself,
02:05I can protect all our people one day.
02:07I looked at the light shining in her eyes and gradually stopped crying.
02:10If this was what she wanted, I should not stand in her way.
02:13On the day of her wedding, her crimson wedding dress made her look noble and beautiful.
02:17To ease her mind, I said not a word and shed not a tear.
02:20It was only when the wedding palanquin vanished completely from sight
02:23that I realized my nails had dug deep into my palms,
02:26the metallic taste of blood spreading from my lips to my throat.
02:29After that, I prayed at the Sea Temple every day, hoping my sister would come back to see me.
02:34A year later, she'd finally return.
02:38But inside a small coffin, torn limb from limb,
02:41her body mangled beyond recognition.
02:45Lara, wake up.
02:47Sierra's here.
02:48Look at me.
02:50There was no response.
02:51I reached out frantically to grab her hand,
02:53wanting her to touch me and call me Little Sierra, like she used to.
02:56But all I felt was a cold, stiff, severed bone hand.
03:00Father King approached with a lantern.
03:01My sister's body was torn apart, covered in horrific bite marks.
03:05The golden scales she had been so proud of were gone,
03:07leaving only bloody craters as if they had been skinned alive.
03:10Father King gasped in shock, dropping the candlestick,
03:13and my sister's remains were swallowed by darkness once more.
03:16The white dragon envoy who had brought her back drawled lazily.
03:19The dragon king was attacked, and the princess sacrificed herself to shield him.
03:24Moved by her devotion, the king has ordered her body return.
03:27Liar.
03:27The wounds on her severed limbs were not from a sword.
03:30They were the marks of sharp teeth, tearing at flesh.
03:32Her scales had been scraped off one by one with a knife.
03:35I did not cry or scream.
03:37I picked up the candlestick and went to the sea temple.
03:39I had prayed day and night for my sister's happiness and safe return.
03:43But the gods had not helped me.
03:44She had died in such agony.
03:46I pulled the bone whip from its hiding place in the temple.
03:49It was made from the spines of 49 piranhas.
03:52I had hidden it away after promising my sister I would never kill again.
03:56Now, it was time for it to see the light of day.
03:59Before leaving, I knocked over the candlestick and sent the temple ablaze.
04:02If the gods would not help me, I would take matters into my own hands.
04:05For every piece of my sister that was taken, I would take a hundred from them.
04:09I walked to the white dragon envoy's quarters, and their mocking laughter drifted out to me.
04:13That merfish king is such a coward.
04:14He can see his daughter was tortured to death, but he doesn't dare say a word.
04:17They probably don't even know the dragon king's favorite card.
04:19You've said she wanted a necklace made of golden scales.
04:21So that princess was skinned, scaled, and thrown into the piranha pool to suffer for three whole days before she
04:25died.
04:26When I went to the water dungeon to collect her body, the entire pool was red with blood.
04:30Their words cut like knives through my heart.
04:32There were more people who deserved to die than I had thought.
04:34I turned and stormed into Father King's palace.
04:36He and his ministers were discussing how to stabilize the situation.
04:39I pushed open the door, ignoring all their strange looks, and said,
04:44Father, I will go to marry the dragon king in my sister's place.
04:48Even the smallest dragon is still a dragon.
04:50We are merely merfix.
04:51Everyone stared at me in disbelief.
04:53If we go to war, the best we can hope for is mutual destruction.
04:55I spoke calmly.
04:56Sending one princess to ensure the peace of thousands of our people.
05:00What is there to lose?
05:01Silence fell.
05:02They were clearly persuaded.
05:03Besides, they had all wanted me gone long ago.
05:06It was a win-win for me and for the merfolk clan.
05:08Sure enough, after weighing the pros and cons, Father King agreed,
05:12You are truly the princess your sister raised.
05:14You have her grace.
05:15I will make sure you are married in grand style.
05:18It was the first time Father King had looked at me with approval instead of hatred,
05:21as if I had truly become the kind princess my sister had wanted me to be.
05:25But he had no idea what murderous intent lay beneath my docile exterior.
05:29I put on the exact same wedding dress my sister had worn
05:31and set off for that dragon palace that devoured people whole.
05:34My whole body trembled, not with fear, but with the thrill of impending revenge.
05:39I was led to the dragon king's bedchamber.
05:41People with varied expressions stood on either side.
05:43The black dragon king Kaelin sat on the couch, his eyes as dark and bottomless as his scales.
05:48Beside him sat his most beloved consort, Lysandra Frost, known as Lyssa.
05:52She held a chain in her hand, and at the other end was a half-human, half-beast piranha monster.
05:57The necklace made from my sister's scales was wrapped around the dragon's neck.
06:00In that instant, the killing intent in my heart surged, almost overwhelming me.
06:05Lyssa looked me up and down insolently and sneered,
06:07The merfish dare send another princess?
06:09The last one they sent was the most noble golden scaled, and she was at least somewhat useful.
06:15Why send a cursed thing covered with black scales this time?
06:18She released the chain, and the piranha monster bared its fangs and lunged them.
06:22Finally, I no longer had to hold back my anger.
06:25I pulled the bone whip from my waist and struck the monster twice,
06:28once in the eye, once in the neck, ripping its flesh open.
06:31With a shrill scream, the monster fell to the ground, twitching.
06:34You cursed bitch! How dare you hurt my piranha that I've raised for 500 years!
06:39Lyssa screamed and drew a dagger, charging at me.
06:42I'll make you pay for this!
06:44Bitch!
06:45If you call me cursed just because I have black scales,
06:47then the dragon king also has black scales.
06:50Does that make him cursed too?
06:51Bitch! How dare you sow discord between me and his highness!
06:55She swung the dagger again, but clearly cut her off.
06:58Enough, Lyssa. It's just a piranha.
07:00I'll get you another one.
07:02Lyssa turned back unwillingly, met his gaze, and fell silent.
07:06Kaylin stared at me with his pitch black eyes and walked slowly toward me.
07:09He was a notorious tyrant who had killed his own father and eight brothers.
07:13But I was not afraid.
07:14I met his gaze calmly.
07:17What is your name?
07:19Sierra Black.
07:21Interesting.
07:22He waved his hand.
07:23Lyssa shot me a vicious glare and had the piranha's body dragged away.
07:27Wait.
07:28My whip is missing something.
07:30I stopped the guards, removed the necklace that still carried my sister's scent,
07:34and cut off a piece of the piranha's spine with my dagger.
07:36I wanted Lyssa to understand that this was only the beginning.
07:39Everything she had done to my sister, I would repay a thousandfold.
07:42The nearby maids covered their mouths, about to retch in horror.
07:46But Kaylin watched me carve the bone from the fish with admiration in his eyes.
07:50After the servants left, I saw the interest and desire burning in his gaze.
07:53I obediently dropped the bone whip, straddled him, and wrapped my arms around his neck.
07:58He pulled me tight by the waist and flipped me onto my back.
08:01His rough breath rushed against my lips, but he never noticed the sharp piranha's spine was aimed directly at his
08:06heart.
08:07Before I could drive it home, Kaylin suddenly twisted my arm behind my back and snatched the bone.
08:12Why are you still holding this filthy thing?
08:15Before I could speak, his eyes fell on the golden bracelet on my wrist.
08:18Since you like bones so much, I'll have the craftsman make you a proper ornament tomorrow.
08:22I don't want an ornament.
08:23If your highness truly wishes to give me something, make it a weapon.
08:29Interesting.
08:30He tossed the spine aside and kissed me.
08:32I kissed him back without hesitation.
08:34His scales were cold, but his chest burned like fire.
08:37All night long, the bedchamber echoed with animalistic gasps.
08:40The next morning, Kaylin had me dressed in a silk gown inlaid with black pearls, which made my black scales
08:46shine even more brightly.
08:47He tilted my chin up with his finger.
08:49Today, I will take you somewhere wonderful.
08:52He took me to the secret armory beneath the coral garden, though it was less an armory than a water
08:56dungeon where he tortured people for amusement.
08:58Along the dim corridor, the clink of chains and forced screams echoed from the cells.
09:02Old and new blood stained the floor black.
09:05The stench of blood and rust filled my nostrils.
09:07A group of craftsmen had just skinned an entire red dragon, still dripping with blood, to make lanterns.
09:13That scaled hide had belonged to Kaylin's eldest brother, the son Old King Oberon had favored most.
09:18The whole realm knew the new dragon came as cold and cruel, and had thrown everyone who stood in his
09:22way to the throne into the water dungeon to be tortured at his leisure.
09:25The sound of blacksmiths forging weapons mixed with screams, and I trembled with excitement.
09:30Another queen-scaled dragon's wounds were snapped clean by the craftsmen.
09:33The sound of tearing flesh made my blood race.
09:35Kaylin took the dragon bone from the craftsmen and lifted my chin gently.
09:38I will make you a dagger from my third brother's spine.
09:42Do you like it?
09:43But my sister was not a monster like me.
09:45She had felt sorry, even being a shark hunting a wounded fish.
09:49When his third brother's blood had splattered across her face, she had collapsed in terror, tears mixing with blood on
09:54her dress.
09:55Kaylin believed in the cruel law of the deep eat or be eaten, and despised all weakness and tears.
10:00My sister's compassion had disgusted him, and that was why she had been tortured to death by the equally cool
10:04Alyssa.
10:05I smiled and reached out to stroke the blood-stained bone, still warm to the touch.
10:09Sierra loves it, of course.
10:11I stepped directly through the pool of blood, picked up the still-dripping red dragon hide, and said happily,
10:17Sierra also wants this hide for the handle.
10:20This will be the sharpest, most beautiful dragon bone dagger ever made.
10:24Seeing how excited I was, Kaylin actually grinned.
10:28Are you not afraid of this dungeon, Sierra?
10:30Why would I be afraid? I looked confused.
10:32Sierra loves it here. This place is more fun than anywhere else.
10:36Sierra has always dreamed of having a playground like this.
10:39I meant every word. I had only suppressed my desire to kill to please my sister.
10:43Otherwise, Father King's palace would also have a corner piled high with corpses.
10:48Perhaps the blood and hearts of those with black scales are also black.
10:51Kaylin laughed loudly and pointed to one of the cells.
10:54Everyone thinks I killed my father and all my brothers when I seized power, but I didn't.
10:58I locked them up here. When I need them, I skin them and break their bones.
11:02Death is too merciful. A fate worse than death is the best punishment.
11:06I said flatly.
11:07I understood that Kaylin wanted them to watch with their own eyes how this once-reviled, black-scaled dragon
11:12had become the king who held their lives in his hands.
11:15Seeing how well I understood him, he laughed even more wildly and pulled me into a tight embrace.
11:19Exactly. Everyone who opposes me must live in an endless hell.
11:23But, he did not know that I understood him so well, not because I was empathetic,
11:27but because I was just like him.
11:28We were both kings of hell who built purgatories for others.
11:31Two monsters with black scales and black hearts.
11:34Two outcasts, shunned by their own clans.
11:36We were the most perfect match in the world.
11:38Why had it not been me who was sent to marry him first?
11:41Unfortunately, he had met my sister who had come to Kaylin's side first.
11:44And by killing her, he had made himself my enemy.
11:47Your highness is wise.
11:50It is their honor for their bones and blood to serve you.
11:53Kaylin held me happily.
11:55I stared coldly at the dragon bone and dragon hide being polished by the craftsmen,
11:59and in my mind, I saw my sister being skinned, her scales turned into a necklace.
12:03Kaylin was overjoyed.
12:05He took me through the palace, the city walls, the sea trenches, the dark abysses.
12:09He told me about his past, how he had been locked in the frozen abyss by the old king
12:13as an omen of misfortune, and how he had clawed his way to power through sheer brutality.
12:18Listening to his story, which mirrored my own so closely, I felt a flicker of empathy,
12:22but the thought vanished in an instant.
12:24In its place was only the desire to tear them all to pieces.
12:27After that, Kaylin spent every night in my bedchamber.
12:30Lyssa, who had never been ignored like this, rushed to send a letter home complaining.
12:34She was the most beloved daughter of her family, and when her mother heard she was being wronged,
12:38she rushed to the palace overnight.
12:40The Frost clan had been Kaylin's greatest allies in seizing the throne,
12:44especially Lady Morgana Frost, the most valiant female general on the battlefield.
12:48Kaylin naturally dared not neglect her, and immediately took gifts to Lyssa's quarters.
12:51When the news reached me, I was so angry that my throat tightened and my chest heaved violently.
12:56So Lyssa so has someone who loves her so much, who won't let her suffer even a little.
13:01But why? Why does she get to have her mother's protection when she took my sister from me?
13:06By the time I came to my senses, my lips were bitten through.
13:09Blood mixed with tears in my mouth, I had never known that the bitter taste of tears could not be
13:13washed away by the sweetness of blood.
13:15When my sister was alive, I had never tasted this bitterness.
13:18Every time I wanted to cry, she would comfort me with sweet cakes.
13:21That was the only sweetness I had ever known in this world.
13:23I cried for a long time, as if pouring out all my longing for my sister.
13:28When I calmed down, I wiped my tears roughly, called a maid over, and whispered a few instructions.
13:33Then, I took a set of purple-scaled daggers of various sizes from my jewelry box and examined them.
13:38These purple scales had belonged to Lyssa's cousin, who had supported the crown prince
13:42and been thrown into the water dungeon after Kaylin ascended the throne.
13:45Lyssa's mother had come not only to comfort her daughter, but also to beg Kaylin to spare her nephew's life.
13:50But I would never let them have their way.
13:52This was the gift I had prepared for Lyssa, and now was the perfect time to give it.
13:56The maid led a piranha monster to me.
13:58I put the purple-scale necklace around its neck, placed the rest of the weapons on a silk tray,
14:02and walked toward Lyssa's quarters.
14:05Proud dragons like her valued face above all else, so I would do to her exactly what she had done
14:09to my sister,
14:10wrap the symbol of her identity around a piranha's neck, and make her taste the humiliation.
14:14I had made these purple-scale daggers myself in Kaylin's water dungeon,
14:18skinning, scaling, grinding the bones to preserve their most brilliant purple,
14:22the exact same purple as Lyssa's scales.
14:24I led the piranha to the door of her quarters.
14:27Scylla Black.
14:28My voice was polite, but cold as ice.
14:31The maid saw the flash of purple in my hand and turned pale into terror, rushing inside to announce.
14:36The guards opened the door, looking at me with fear in their eyes.
14:39When I entered, they were eating.
14:41Bitch, can't you see the dragon Ning is dining with us?
14:44Lyssa did not even look up and snapped impatiently.
14:46He won't be coming to your place for days.
14:50Get out.
14:52I did not get angry.
14:54I smiled and tugged on the chain around the piranha's neck.
14:56The clink of metal finally made her look up.
14:59I held up the silk tray warmly.
15:01Lyssa, I heard Lady Morgana was coming, so I made you gifts from the finest purple dragon scales.
15:06Look, aren't they beautiful?
15:07These are the best purple dragon scales.
15:10Just as beautiful as yours.
15:12When Lyssa's eyes fell on the purple scale necklace around the piranha's neck, her pupils constricted to pinpricks.
15:18Don't you like it, Sister Lyssa?
15:20I searched everywhere for these purple dragon scales.
15:23There are so few purple dragons in the four seas.
15:26More than few, only the blood relatives of Lady Morgana's clan had purple scales.
15:30Mother and daughter recognized instantly who scales these were.
15:34Bitch! How dare you touch my cousin!
15:36Lyssa screamed and lunged at him.
15:38You filthy black fish!
15:39Have you lost your mind?
15:41I'll kill you!
15:42I'll kill your entire clan!
15:43Lady Morgana, true to her reputation as a general, managed to keep her composure even as her veins bulged with
15:48anger.
15:49Lyssa!
15:51Control yourself in front of the dragon king!
15:53Kaelin put down his knife and fork, a faint flicker of interest crossing his face.
15:57Lyssa had been spoiled her whole life and had never suffered such humiliation.
16:01Her sobs quickly turned to wails.
16:03Dragon king, mother!
16:04This lowly fish dared to harm a purple dragon and put my cousin's scales on a piranha!
16:08She cried hysterically, completely unaware that Kaelin was frowning in disgust.
16:12Weakness and tears were the things he hated most.
16:16What's wrong, Sister Lyssa?
16:18Didn't you once say that dragons and fish alike should be useful?
16:23Your cousin was a traitor.
16:25If not for my appreciation, how would he have the chance to atone for his sins to the dragon king?
16:31Lyssa cried even harder, her face turning bright red.
16:34Lyssa, how can you lose your temper over a mere merwish woman?
16:39She stared at me and stood slowly, her eyes sharp.
16:41She was not like Lyssa, arrogant and reckless.
16:44She was more like a beast with sharp claws and teeth, ready to tear apart any enemy.
16:47But I met her gaze calmly and said warmly,
16:50Sarah knows Lady Morgana is a hero among women, so I prepared a weapon worthy of you.
16:55I picked up a purple-scaled bone blade and handed it to her.
16:58Lyssa flew into an even greater rage and slapped the dagger out of her hand.
17:12Lady Morgana looked at her daughter with pity, but still held her temper.
17:15My nephew is our blood, a living being.
17:19An ill-mannered thing like you deserves to be thrown into the frozen abyss to be eaten by piranhas.
17:25I let out a snort of laughter.
17:26The lives of purple dragons are precious, but my sister's life could be thrown away.
17:30I picked up the bone blade again and smiled innocently.
17:33You are mistaken, Lady Morgana.
17:35I would never deliberately humiliate him.
17:38If he had not stood against the dragon king, would he have been locked in the dungeon waiting to atone?
17:41I turned him into a dagger to give him and the Frost clan a chance to make amends.
17:46These are the dragon king's rules. Do you not recognize them?
17:48Lady Morgana's face darkened further.
17:50She could not argue, especially not in front of Kaelin.
17:53Very well. You have a sharp tongue.
17:55A cold glint flashed in her eyes.
17:57Then let us settle this the dragon king's way.
17:59She turned to Kaelin and bowed.
18:00Your highness, no matter what my nephew did, it is not for a foreign woman to punish him.
18:04This woman has killed a dragon and disbraded our clan's soul.
18:07I request the abyss trial.
18:08Lady Morgana wanted to use the trial to have me thrown into the frozen abyss, where the piranhas lived.
18:13Whether I lived or died would be up to fate.
18:16It was called fate, but the abyss was where the royal family had the Frost clan raise their piranhas.
18:21It was nothing more than a death sentence.
18:22In thousands of years, the only person who had survived the abyss trial besides the Frost clan was Kaelin himself.
18:28I had underestimated Lady Morgana, but she had also underestimated me.
18:32My whip, made from the spines of 49 piranhas, was not just for show.
18:37Kaelin frowned at the determined Lady Morgana and turned his gaze to me.
18:40I looked relaxed, unafraid, and even smiled at him.
18:42He finally spoke.
18:44Grunted.
18:45Lady Morgana and Lissa both thought this was Kaelin favoring them, and their eyes lit up with triumphant arrogance.
18:50They did not notice that I, standing behind them, had eyes burning with even greater excitement, the thrill of being
18:56able to kill again.
18:57The next day, Lady Morgana could not wait to bring me to the mouth of the abyss.
19:01The viewing platform was packed with dragons who had come to watch the trial.
19:04The abyss lay in the deep sea, where no light could reach.
19:07The currents were fierce and icy cold.
19:09The mouth of the cave looked like a looping black mom, ready to swallow everyone whole.
19:13The sound of piranhas churning the water was like the growl of a hungry beast.
19:17Their shrill cries echoed through the cave, deafening.
19:20Lady Morgana saw me standing frozen at the mouth and whispered triumphantly in my ear.
19:24These are my specially bred piranhas.
19:27I know a weak little fish like you is already scared out of your wits.
19:30But even if you beg on your knees, it won't help.
19:33I'm going to make you die a more miserable death than your sister.
19:35She laughed and shoved me hard into the abyss.
19:38She opened the piranha cages, and dozens of fish swarmed out, circling her.
19:42The piranhas did not attack her.
19:44Instead, they turned their cold eyes on me.
19:46Lady Morana, if you are the one who doesn't walk out of this abyss today,
19:50will you become the Frostclan's most shameful secret?
19:53She laughed.
19:54Unfortunately, I will never know that feeling.
19:57She waved at the piranhas.
19:58Eat up, children!
20:00The piranhas screamed, but then they turned on her, telling her flesh.
20:03After the screams died down, they walked out of the abyss, covered in blood, holding a severed dragon horn.
20:09Every face turned to terror.
20:11Piranhas are the wildest of creatures.
20:13The more you try to be their master, the more you will pay.
20:16Lady Morgana had never known that I had learned piranha habits at nine.
20:20I had smeared their mucus on myself since childhood.
20:22When I pretended to talk, I had splashed fresh fish blood on her clothes.
20:26The outcome was sealed from the start.
20:28I threw the dragon horn at Lyssa's feet.
20:31I saw what's left of your mother, Lyssa screamed hysterically.
20:34She clung to Kaylin's legs, but no guards moved.
20:37Watching her desperate face, the stone in my heart lifted a little.
20:40I threw myself into Kaylin's arms and smiled.
20:43Your Highness, Sierra is back.
20:44His eyes were full of admiration and relief.
20:46His embrace was warm, but it could never compare to my sister's.
20:49If only I had been the one sent to marry him first.
20:52If only Kaylin had not been an accomplice to my sister's death.
20:55Kaylin announced,
20:56The trial is over.
20:58Sierra is innocent.
20:59Lyssa screamed.
21:00You monster!
21:02I'll make you pay!
21:03She ripped off her head, revealing a poisoned dagger and stabbed at my neck.
21:07Kaylin posted behind him.
21:08He ripped the blade, blood dripping, and pushed her away.
21:11The mad Lyssa lunged again with a broken dragon.
21:14Kaylin held me close and struck her down with a blow that used 30% of his spiritual power.
21:19He spat black blood and collapsed into my arms, unconscious.
21:22I could have killed him then with a dagger shard, but my hand froze.
21:26A splitting headache hit me, and I fainted.
21:28When I woke, the ocean sorcerer knelt before me.
21:31Blessings!
21:31You fainted because a dragon pearl has descended.
21:34You are with child, carrying the dragon king's heir.
21:37I stared at my stomach in disbelief.
21:39Could the headache be the baby stopping me from killing him?
21:42How could I carry the child of the man who killed my sister?
21:44I slammed my fist toward my stomach, and I fainted again, and I fainted again.
21:49Three days later, the maid said,
21:51I need you to be both unharmed.
21:52The dragon king's poison has spread.
21:55Whether he wakes us up to fate.
21:56I stumbled to Kaylin's bedchamber.
21:59Kaylin lay still, his hand black with poison.
22:02I stroked his face, feeling his faint warmth.
22:04I had dreamed of his death, but seeing him near death did not bring joy.
22:08The ocean sorcerer rushed in.
22:10I have found an ancient remedy.
22:12To cleanse the poison, we need pure bloodline essence from the dragon king's own kin.
22:16The only remaining bloodline is the child in your womb.
22:18I sent them out.
22:19I sat on the edge of the bed and said calmly,
22:22Kaylin, I am carrying a child that can save your life.
22:27I wanted to watch you die.
22:31But perhaps it would be more interesting to let you watch your own child die to save you.
22:37I placed his hand on my stomach and raised the dagger.
22:39As it fell, he grabbed my wrist.
22:41Don't you want to live?
22:42Kill this child and you will survive.
22:44But I want our child to live more.
22:47I stabbed a gun toward my stomach.
22:49He pulled me away, and I fell on him.
22:51The dagger grazed his cheek.
22:53Blood seeped down his face as if he were crying.
22:56Please, spare him.
22:57The brutal king was begging.
22:59I froze.
23:00But then I saw my sister's golden bracelet.
23:02She must have begged too when the piranhas tore her apart.
23:05Kaylin had not spared her, so why should I spare him now?
23:07Kaylin passed out again.
23:09Then a guard reported,
23:09Princess Consul Lyssa is carrying your child.
23:12A plan formed in my mind.
23:14I went to the water dungeon.
23:15Lyssa shouted,
23:16Dragon King, forgive me for our child!
23:18When she saw me, her joy turned cold.
23:21I stepped closer.
23:22The Dragon King is unconscious.
23:24Do you think a child will save you?
23:26I pulled my dagger.
23:27The remedy needs bloodline essence from his kin.
23:29He only needs one heir.
23:30Please spare my child.
23:31I am his cousin.
23:32My blood will work too.
23:33She kowtowed until her forehead bled.
23:36Then show me how far you'll go.
23:39I'll be your slave for life.
23:42Not sincere enough.
23:43I drove the dagger through her palm.
23:45Blood turned the water red.
23:46She twisted in pain.
23:48Why do you hate me so much?
23:50Her confusion infuriated me.
23:52She had forgotten my sister.
23:53When my sister begged you,
23:55what did you do?
23:57Now think being my slave will save your child?
24:00She finally remembered.
24:01I deserve to die.
24:03Please spare me and my child.
24:05She frantically scratched off her purple scales,
24:07mixed with blood.
24:08My killing intent faded slightly.
24:11Suddenly, she clutched her stomach.
24:13Bitch, you tricked me.
24:15I never said I'd forgive you.
24:17Only the one you killed could.
24:18I still forgot to deal with it.
24:20You came for revenge from the start.
24:22You want to kill me and the Dragon King?
24:24I laughed softly.
24:25You just realized?
24:26The moment you touched my sister,
24:28this ending was destined.
24:31Kaelin will never let you get away!
24:33She screamed wildly.
24:35Kaelin!
24:35We've both been played by this bitch!
24:38I turned.
24:38Kaelin stood in the doorway.
24:40Lysandra Frost,
24:41you attempted to murder your king.
24:43You are sentenced to use your unborn child's flesh and blood
24:47to cure my poison.
24:48Your life will be spared.
24:49He wiped the blood from my face.
24:51You may use her purple scales for our child's wind trine.
24:54You're also responsible for her sister's death!
24:57You'll regret this!
24:58Lysandra screamed as guards advanced.
25:01Kaelin took my hand and left.
25:02He recovered,
25:03but was permanently weakened,
25:04dependent on me,
25:05pressing his ear to my stomach daily.
25:07On my due date,
25:08he stayed by my side,
25:09but there had been no movement in my stomach.
25:11I was born to devour everything.
25:13The labor pains were power bursting from my body.
25:15Kaelin,
25:17there never was a child.
25:18I can never have your child.
25:20My desire to kill you has never wavered.
25:23He stumbled back.
25:24But even so,
25:24I loved you.
25:26Sierra?
25:27Voice barely audible.
25:28Was there ever a single moment you truly loved me?
25:31I looked at him coldly.
25:32We are both black-scaled monsters,
25:34outcasts shunned by our clans.
25:36We should have been perfect together.
25:37But you killed my sister,
25:39and that makes everything impossible.
25:41I never loved you.
25:42His pupils dilated,
25:44his chest heaved once,
25:45and then he was still.
25:46A generation of tyrants
25:47died at the hands of the woman he had loved
25:49with all his heart.
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