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Hatred of the Black Scales: Accomplice of the Sea Dragon Episode ENGSUB Fantasy Revenge, Mermaid Princess, Sea Dragon, ASM
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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.
00:35Bear 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 her 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.
01:18Caelan 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,
01:39which 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,
02:32hoping 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.
02:46Alara, wake up.
02:47Sierra's here.
02:49Look 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.
02:59Father 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,
03:21and 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.
03:33Her 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 set 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,
04:11and 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,
04:43Father, 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 merfish.
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.
05:16I 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.
05:41Even 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 it.
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 so 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.
07:54I 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,
08:44which made my black scales shine 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,
08:54though it was less an armory than a water dungeon where he tortured people for amusement.
08:58Along the dim corridor, the clink of chains and forced screams echoed from the cells.
09:03Old 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,
09:10still dripping with blood, to make lanterns.
09:12That scaled hide had belonged to Kaylin's eldest brother,
09:15the son Old King Oberon had favored most.
09:18The whole realm knew the new dragon came as cold and cruel,
09:20and had thrown everyone who stood in his way to the throne into the water dungeon
09:24to be tortured at his leisure.
09:26The sound of blacksmiths forging weapons mixed with screams,
09:28and I trembled with excitement.
09:30Another queen-scaled dragon's bones 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 when he was a shark hunting a wounded fish.
09:49When his third brother's blood had splattered across her face,
09:51she had collapsed in terror, tears mixing with blood on her dress.
09:55Kaylin believed in the cruel law of the deep eat or be eaten,
09:58and despised all weakness and tears.
10:00My sister's compassion had disgusted him,
10:02and that was why she had been tortured to death by the equally cruel Lyssa.
10:05I smiled and reached out to stroke the blood-stained bone,
10:08still warm to the touch.
10:09Sierra loves it, of course.
10:11I stepped directly from the field of blood,
10:13picked up the still-dripping red dragon hide,
10:15and said happily,
10:17Sierra also wants this hide for the handle.
10:20This will be the sharpest, most beautiful dragon bone dagger ever made.
10:25Seeing how excited I was, Kaylin actually grinned.
10:28Are you not afraid of this dungeon, Sierra?
10:30Why would I be afraid?
10:31I looked confused.
10:32Sierra loves it here.
10:33This place is more fun than anywhere else.
10:36Sierra has always dreamed of having a playground like this.
10:39I meant every word.
10:40I 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,
10:57but I didn't.
10:58I locked them up here.
10:59When I need them, I skin them and break their bones.
11:02Death is too merciful.
11:04A fate worse than death is the best punishment.
11:07I said flatly.
11:07I understood that Kaylin wanted them to watch with their own eyes
11:10how this once reviled, black-scaled dragon
11:12had become the king who held their lives in his hands.
11:15Seeing how well I understood you,
11:16you laughed even more wildly and put me into a tight embrace.
11:19Exactly.
11:20Everyone who opposes me must live in an endless hell.
11:23But he did not know that I understood him so well,
11:25not 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 been 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 hive being polished by the craftsmen,
11:59and in my mind, I saw my sister being skinned,
12:01her scales turned into a necklace.
12:03Kaylin was overjoyed.
12:05He took me through the palace, the city walls,
12:07the sea trenches, the dark abysses.
12:09He told me about his past,
12:11how he had been locked in the frozen abyss by the old king
12:13as an omen of misfortune,
12:14and how he had clawed his way to power through sheer brutality.
12:18Listening to his story, which mirrored my own so closely,
12:20I 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,
12:32rushed to send a letter home complaining.
12:34She was the most beloved daughter of her family,
12:36and 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,
12:43especially Lady Morgana Frost,
12:45the most valiant female general on the battlefield.
12:48Kaylin naturally dared not neglect her,
12:49and immediately took gifts to Lyssa's quarters.
12:52When the news reached me,
12:53I was so angry that my throat tightened and my chest heaved violently.
12:56So Lyssa so has someone who loves her so much,
12:59who won't let her suffer even a little.
13:01But why?
13:02Why does she get to have her mother's protection
13:04when she took my sister from me?
13:06By the time I came to my senses,
13:08my lips were bitten through.
13:09Blood mixed with tears in my mouth,
13:11I had never known that the bitter taste of tears
13:12could not be washed away by the sweetness of blood.
13:15When my sister was alive,
13:16I had never tasted this bitterness.
13:18Every time I wanted to cry,
13:19she would comfort me with sweet cakes.
13:21That was the only sweetness I had ever known in this world.
13:24I cried for a long time,
13:25as if pouring out all my longing for my sister.
13:28When I calmed down,
13:29I wiped my tears roughly,
13:30called a maid over,
13:31and whispered a few instructions.
13:33Then,
13:33I took a set of purple-scale daggers
13:35of various sizes from my jewelry box
13:37and examined them.
13:38These purple scales had belonged to Lissa's cousin,
13:40who had supported the crown prince
13:42and been thrown into the water dungeon
13:43after Caelan ascended the throne.
13:45Lissa's mother had come not only to comfort her daughter,
13:48but also to beg Caelan 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 Lissa,
13:54and 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,
14:01placed the rest of the weapons on a silk tray,
14:02and walked toward Lissa's quarters.
14:05Proud dragons like her valued face above all else.
14:07So I would do to her
14:08exactly what she had done to my sister,
14:10wrap the symbol of her identity
14:11around a piranha's neck,
14:12and make her taste the humiliation.
14:14I had made these purple-scale daggers myself
14:17in Caelan's water dungeon,
14:18skinning, scaling,
14:19grinding the bones
14:20to preserve their most brilliant purple,
14:22the exact same purple as Lissa's scales.
14:24I led the piranha to the door of her quarters.
14:27Scylla Black.
14:29My voice was polite,
14:30but cold as ice.
14:31The maid saw the flash of purple in my hand
14:33and turned pale into terror,
14:35rushing inside to announce.
14:36The guards opened the door,
14:37looking at me with fear in their eyes.
14:39When I entered,
14:40they were eating.
14:41Bitch, can't you see the dragon Ning
14:43is dining with us?
14:44Lissa did not even look up
14:45and 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
14:55around the piranha's neck.
14:56The clink of metal
14:57finally made her look up.
14:58I held up the silk tray warmly.
15:01Lisa,
15:01I heard Lady Morgana was coming,
15:03so I made you gifts
15:04from the finest purple dragon scales.
15:06Look,
15:06aren't they beautiful?
15:08These are the best purple dragon scales.
15:10Just as beautiful as yours.
15:13When Lissa's eyes fell
15:14on the purple scale necklace
15:15around the piranha's neck,
15:16her pupils constricted to pinpricks.
15:18Don't you like it,
15:19Sister Lissa?
15:20I searched everywhere
15:21for these purple dragon scales.
15:23There are so few purple dragons
15:25in the full seas.
15:26More than few,
15:27only the blood relatives
15:28of Lady Morgana's clan
15:29had purple scales.
15:30Mother and daughter
15:31recognized instantly
15:32whose scales these were.
15:33Bitch!
15:34How dare you touch my cousin!
15:36Lissa 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,
15:44true to her reputation as a general,
15:46managed to keep her composure
15:47even as her veins bulged with anger.
15:49Lisa!
15:51Control yourself
15:52in front of the Dragon King!
15:53Kaelin put down his knife and fork,
15:55a faint flicker of interest
15:56crossing his face.
15:57Lissa had been spoiled
15:58her whole life
15:59and had never suffered
16:00such humiliation.
16:01Her sobs quickly turned to wails.
16:03Dragon King, Mother!
16:04This lowly fish
16:05dared to harm a purple dragon
16:06and put my cousin's scales
16:07on a piranha!
16:08She cried hysterically,
16:10completely unaware
16:11that Kaelin was frowning
16:12in disgust.
16:12Weakness and tears
16:13were the things he hated most.
16:16What's wrong, Sister Lisa?
16:19Didn't you once say
16:20that dragons and fish alike
16:21should be useful?
16:23Your cousin was a traitor.
16:25If not for my appreciation,
16:27how would he have the chance
16:28to atone for his sins
16:30to the Dragon King?
16:31Lissa cried even harder,
16:32her face turning bright red.
16:34Lysa,
16:34how can you lose your temper
16:36over a mere Marewish woman?
16:39She stared at me
16:40and stood slowly,
16:40her eyes sharp.
16:41She was not like Lissa,
16:42arrogant and reckless.
16:44She was more like a beast
16:44with sharp claws and teeth,
16:46ready to tear apart any enemy.
16:47But I met her gaze calmly
16:49and said warmly,
16:50Sarah knows Lady Morgana
16:52is a hero among women,
16:53so I prepared a weapon
16:54worthy of you.
16:55I picked up a purple-scaled
16:56bone blade
16:57and handed it to her.
16:58Lissa flew into
16:59an even greater rage
17:00and slapped the dagger
17:01out of my hand.
17:03Keep that cursed thing
17:04away from my mother!
17:05Mother,
17:06this bitch dared
17:07to insult us!
17:09Kill her now!
17:10Skin her alive
17:11and feed her to the piranhas!
17:12Lady Morgana looked at
17:13her daughter with pity,
17:14but still held her temper.
17:15My nephew is our blood,
17:17a living being.
17:19An ill-mannered thing like you
17:21deserves to be thrown
17:22into the frozen abyss
17:23to be eaten by piranhas.
17:25I let out a snort of laughter.
17:26The lives of purple dragons
17:27are precious,
17:28but my sister's life
17:29could be thrown away.
17:30I picked up the bone blade again
17:31and smiled innocently.
17:33You are mistaken,
17:34Lady Morgana.
17:35I would never deliberately
17:37humiliate him.
17:38If he had not stood
17:39against the dragon king,
17:40would he have been locked
17:40in the dungeon
17:41waiting to atone?
17:42I turned him into a dagger
17:43to give him and the Frostclan
17:44a chance to make amends.
17:46These are the dragon king's rules.
17:47Do you not recognize them?
17:48Lady Morgana's face
17:49darkened further.
17:50She could not argue,
17:51especially not in front of Kaelin.
17:53Very well.
17:54You have a sharp tongue.
17:55A cold glint
17:56flashed in her eyes.
17:57Then let us settle this
17:58the dragon king's way.
17:59She turned to Kaelin and bowed.
18:00Your highness,
18:01no matter what my nephew did,
18:02it is not for a foreign woman
18:03to punish him.
18:04This woman has killed a dragon
18:05and disbraded our clan's soul.
18:07I request the abyss trial.
18:09Lady Morgana wanted to use the trial
18:10to have me thrown
18:11into the frozen abyss
18:12where the piranhas lived.
18:13Whether I lived or died
18:14would be up to fate.
18:16It was called fate,
18:17but the abyss was where
18:18the royal family
18:18had the Frostclan
18:19raise their piranhas.
18:21It was nothing more
18:21than a death sentence.
18:23In thousands of years,
18:24the only person
18:24who had survived the abyss trial
18:26besides the Frostclan
18:27was Kaelin himself.
18:28I had underestimated Lady Morgana,
18:30but she had also
18:31underestimated me.
18:32My whip,
18:33made from the spines
18:34of 49 piranhas,
18:35was not just for show.
18:37Kaelin frowned
18:38at the determined Lady Morgana
18:39and turned his gaze to me.
18:40I looked relaxed,
18:41unafraid,
18:41and even smiled at him.
18:42He finally spoke.
18:44Grunted.
18:45Lady Morgana and Lissa
18:46both thought this was
18:47Kaelin favoring them,
18:48and their eyes lit up
18:49with triumphant arrogance.
18:50They did not notice
18:51that I,
18:52standing behind them,
18:53had eyes burning
18:54with even greater excitement,
18:55the thrill of being able
18:56to kill again.
18:57The next day,
18:58Lady Morgana could not wait
18:59to bring me to the mouth
19:00of the abyss.
19:01The viewing platform
19:02was packed with dragons
19:03who had come to watch the trial.
19:04The abyss lay in the deep sea,
19:06where no light could reach.
19:07The currents were fierce
19:08and icy cold.
19:09The mouth of the cave
19:10looked like a creeping black mob,
19:12ready to swallow
19:12everyone whole.
19:13The sound of piranhas
19:14churning the water
19:15was like the growl
19:16of a hungry beast.
19:17Their shrill cries
19:18echoed through the cave,
19:19deafening.
19:20Lady Morgana saw me
19:21standing frozen at the mouth
19:22and whispered triumphantly
19:23in my ear.
19:24These are my specially
19:25bred piranhas.
19:27I know a weak little fish
19:28like you is already scared
19:29out of your wits,
19:30but even if you beg
19:31on your knees,
19:32it won't help.
19:33I'm gonna make you die
19:34a more miserable death
19:34than your sister.
19:35She laughed and shoved me
19:37hard into the abyss.
19:38She opened the piranha cages
19:39and dozens of fish
19:40swarmed out,
19:41circling her.
19:42The piranhas did not
19:43attack her.
19:44Instead,
19:45they turned their
19:45cold eyes on me.
19:46Lady Morana,
19:47if you are the one
19:48who doesn't walk out
19:49of this abyss today,
19:50will you become
19:51the Frost Clan's
19:52most shameful secret?
19:53She laughed.
19:54Unfortunately,
19:55I will never know
19:56that feeling.
19:57She waved at the piranhas.
19:58Eat up, children!
20:00The piranhas screamed,
20:01but then they screamed on her,
20:02killing her flesh.
20:03After her screams died down,
20:05we walked out of the abyss,
20:06covered in blood,
20:07holding a severed dragon horn.
20:09Every face turned to terror.
20:11Piranhas are the wildest
20:12of creatures.
20:13The more you try
20:14to be their master,
20:15the more you will pay.
20:17Lady Morgana had never known
20:18that I had learned
20:18piranha habits at nine.
20:20I had smeared their mucus
20:21on myself since childhood.
20:22When I pretended to talk,
20:23I had splashed fresh fish blood
20:25on her clothes.
20:26The outcome was sealed
20:27from the start.
20:28I threw the dragon horn
20:29at Lissa's feet.
20:31I saw what's left
20:32of your mother,
20:32Lissa screamed hysterically.
20:34She clung to Kaylin's legs,
20:35but no guards moved.
20:37Watching her desperate face,
20:38the stone in my heart
20:39lifted a little.
20:40I threw myself
20:41into Kaylin's arms
20:41and smiled.
20:43Your highness,
20:44Sierra is back.
20:44His eyes were full
20:45of admiration and relief.
20:47His embrace was warm,
20:48but it could never compare
20:48to my sister's.
20:49If only I had been
20:51the one sent to marry him first,
20:52if only Kaylin had not been
20:53an accomplice
20:54to my sister's death,
20:55Kaylin announced,
20:56The trial is over.
20:58Sierra is innocent.
20:59Lissa screamed,
21:00You monster!
21:02I'll make you pay!
21:03She ripped off her back,
21:04revealing a poison dagger
21:05and stabbed at my neck.
21:07Kaylin forced behind him.
21:08He ripped the blade,
21:09blood dripping,
21:10and pushed her away.
21:11The mad Lissa lunged again
21:13with a broken dragon.
21:14Kaylin held me close
21:15and struck her down
21:16with a blow
21:16that used 30%
21:17of his spiritual power.
21:19He spat black blood
21:20and collapsed
21:21into my arms,
21:22unconscious.
21:22I could have killed him then
21:24with a dagger shard,
21:24but my hand froze.
21:26A splitting headache
21:27hit me,
21:27and I fainted.
21:28When I woke,
21:29the ocean sorcerer
21:30knelt before me.
21:31Blessings!
21:32You fainted
21:32because a dragon pearl
21:33has descended.
21:34You are with child,
21:35carrying the dragon king's heir.
21:37I stared at my stomach
21:38in disbelief.
21:39Could the headache
21:40be the baby stopping me
21:41from killing him?
21:42How could I carry the child
21:43of the man who killed my sister?
21:44I slammed my fist
21:45toward my stomach,
21:46and I went and again,
21:48and I fainted in his arm.
21:49Three days later,
21:50the maid said,
21:51I need you to be both unharmed.
21:52The dragon king's poison
21:54has spread.
21:55Whether he wakes us up to fate.
21:57I stumbled to Kaylin's bedchamber.
21:59Kaylin lay still.
22:00His hand black with poison.
22:02I stroked his face,
22:03feeling his faint warmth.
22:04I had dreamed of his death,
22:06but seeing him near death
22:07did not bring joy.
22:08The ocean sorcerer rushed in.
22:10I have found an ancient remedy.
22:12To cleanse the poison,
22:13we need pure bloodline essence
22:14from the dragon king's own kin.
22:16The only remaining bloodline
22:17is the child in your womb.
22:18I sent them out.
22:19I sat on the edge of the bed
22:21and said calmly,
22:22Kaylin,
22:23I am carrying a child
22:24that can save your life.
22:27I wanted to watch you die.
22:31But perhaps it would be
22:33more interesting
22:33to let you watch
22:34your own child die
22:35to save you.
22:37I placed his hand on my stomach
22:38and raised the dagger.
22:39As it fell,
22:40he grabbed my wrist.
22:41Don't you want to live?
22:42Kill this child
22:43and you will survive.
22:44But I want our child
22:46to live more.
22:47I stabbed again
22:48toward my stomach.
22:49He pulled me away
22:50and I fell on him.
22:51The dagger grazed his cheek.
22:53Blood seeped down his face
22:54as if he were crying.
22:55Please, spare him.
22:57The brutal king was begging.
22:59I froze.
23:00But then I saw
23:00my sister's golden bracelet.
23:02She must have begged too
23:03when the piranhas tore her apart.
23:05Kaylin had not spared her,
23:06so why should I spare him now?
23:07Kaylin passed out again.
23:09Then a guard reported,
23:10Princess Consul Lyssa
23:11is carrying your child.
23:12A plan formed in my mind.
23:14I went to the water dungeon.
23:15Lyssa shouted,
23:16Dragon King,
23:17forgive me for our child!
23:18When she saw me,
23:20her joy turned cold.
23:21I stepped closer.
23:22The Dragon King is unconscious.
23:24Do you think a child
23:25will save you?
23:26I pulled my dagger.
23:27The remedy needs
23:27bloodline essence from his kin.
23:29He only needs one heir.
23:30Please spare my child!
23:32I am his cousin!
23:32My blood will work too!
23:33She kowtowed
23:34until her forehead bled.
23:37Then show me
23:37how far you'll go.
23:39I'll be your slave for life.
23:42Not sincere enough.
23:43I drove the dagger
23:44through her palm.
23:45Blood turned the water red.
23:46She twisted in pain.
23:48Why do you hate me so much?
23:50The confusion infuriated me
23:52she had forgotten my sister.
23:53When my sister begged you,
23:55what did you do?
23:57Now think being more slow
23:58it will save your child?
24:00She finally remembered.
24:01I deserve to die!
24:03Please spare me and my child!
24:05She frantically scratched
24:06off her purple scales,
24:07mixed with blood.
24:08My killing intent faded slightly.
24:11Suddenly,
24:11she clutched her stomach.
24:13Bitch!
24:13You tricked me!
24:15I never said I'd forgive you.
24:17Only the one you killed
24:18to cut.
24:18I spilled the dagger deeper.
24:20You came for revenge
24:21from the start!
24:22You want to kill me
24:23and the Dragon King!
24:24I laughed softly.
24:25You just realized?
24:26The moment you touched
24:27my sister,
24:28this ending was destined.
24:31Haylin will never let you
24:32get away!
24:33She screamed wildly.
24:35Kylan!
24:35We've both been played
24:37by this bitch!
24:38I turned,
24:39Kaelin stood in the doorway.
24:40Lysandra Frost,
24:41you attempted to murder
24:42your king.
24:43You are sentenced to use
24:44your unborn child's flesh
24:46and blood to cure my poison.
24:48Your life will be spared.
24:49He wiped the blood
24:50from my face.
24:51You may use her purple scales
24:52for our child's wind trine.
24:54You're also responsible
24:55for her sister's death!
24:57You'll regret this!
24:58Lysa screamed
24:59as guards advanced.
25:01Kaelin took my hand
25:01and left.
25:02He recovered
25:03but was permanently weakened,
25:04dependent on me,
25:05pressing his ear
25:06to my stomach daily.
25:07On my due date,
25:08he stayed by my side,
25:09but there had been
25:10no movement in my stomach.
25:11I was born
25:12to devour everything.
25:13The labor pains
25:14were power bursting
25:15from my body.
25:15Kaelin,
25:17there never was a child.
25:19I can never have your child.
25:21My desire to kill you
25:22has 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
25:30you 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
25:36perfect together.
25:37But you killed my sister
25:39and that makes
25:40everything 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
25:48he had loved
25:49with all his heart.
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