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he heard my last song too late
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00:00Werewolves and merfolk stand side by side. The werewolves rule the land.
00:04On the continent of Ursulia the werewolves and merfolk stand side by side.
00:08The werewolves rule the land. While the merfolk dwell in the deep sea.
00:12Half a month ago, Wolf King Cyrus's parents mysteriously vanished at sea.
00:17The werewolves placed all the blame on the merfolk.
00:20My people are being hunted down, imprisoned, and having their pearls forcibly dug out.
00:26To prevent the merfolk from being slaughtered, I decided to go ashore and seduce my childhood friend Cyrus, who had
00:32become the Alpha King.
00:35He still loved me deeply and we spent three passionate days and nights together in bed.
00:41Waking up from a haze of pleasure, I hadn't even had the chance to beg Cyrus to release my people
00:46before a corrosive elixir was viciously poured over my head.
00:50This is just a taste of what's to come if you don't tell me where my parents are.
00:56From then on, I was forced to watch him flirt with his mistress, Emily.
01:00Had to extract my mermaid pearl to help heal her body.
01:04Was forced to dance barefoot to entertain Emily, so that she could sleep.
01:07Cyrus hated every fiber of my being, yet always held me tenderly in his arms whenever I was on the
01:13brink of death.
01:14Do you think I'll go easy on you just because I love you?
01:17I'll make you wish you were dead.
01:21Can't you be good and tell me where my parents are?
01:23Soon, however, these days would come to an end and I wouldn't have to keep that secret any longer.
01:29After all, a mermaid who did not return to the sea after three years on land would turn into seafoam.
01:34And now, there were only three days until my time was up.
01:39What the hell are you looking at with those disgusting eyes?
01:44Late at night, the doors to the basement were kicked open harshly.
01:49How dare you sleep so comfortable when Emily's hurt?
02:01My body was dragged roughly across the course of the gravel road, leaving behind a long trail of blood.
02:13Eventually, I was dragged to Cyrus' feet.
02:16He furrowed his brows when he saw my bloodied state, as if he wanted to say something but held back.
02:22Emily's hurt.
02:24Heal her with your mermaid's pearl.
02:25On the land of Ursulia, the tears of U.S. merfolk can heal any external wound.
02:30I slowly lifted my head, my gaze falling on Emily lying on the bed.
02:35Her lower belly was slightly rounded.
02:37My heart instantly stopped.
02:48What the hell are you looking at with those disgusting eyes?
02:52Who else do you want to hurt?
02:55I... I didn't...
02:57I'm here, so don't you even think of hurting anyone again.
03:02I'm sorry.
03:04I'm sorry.
03:15Slowly, I crawled towards the bed and observed the wounds on Emily's hand.
03:19Clearly, she'd been teasing a starving mermaid with food and got bitten as a result.
03:32Get out, all of you!
03:34I continued, piercing my chest with my sharp nails and extracting the mermaid pearl from within, trembling from the intense
03:42pain that came as a result.
03:49Marina, don't you think you can make me go easy on you by acting pitiful?
03:54I never intentionally acted to garner any pity from him.
03:58That was Emily's forte, not mine.
04:01Illuminated by my mermaid pearl's glow, Emily quickly woke up.
04:12Are you alright? Does it still hurt?
04:15It doesn't hurt anymore, but the scent of blood is making me nauseous, so can you get her out of
04:21here, pretty please?
04:23Are you deaf? Get lost!
04:29Emily, don't ever go close to those ugly, evil mermaids ever again.
04:33They'll only hurt you.
04:37You feel so good, Emily.
04:39So tight for me.
04:42My heart, already numb with pain, was stabbed with another knife.
04:46The pain reaching places I never imagined.
04:56You disgusting monster!
04:58Aren't you supposed to be immortal?
05:01Why are you bleeding all over the floor instead of healing your wounds quickly?
05:12Wipe the floor clean or I'll tell the Alpha King to punish you.
05:15I started wiping the floor, but it was a never-ending task.
05:19I couldn't stop bleeding, so the floor never became clean.
05:22Through the narrow crack in the door, I saw their naked bodies intertwined.
05:26Cyrus thrusting deeply into Emily as she moaned beneath him.
05:32You feel so good, Emily.
05:34So tight for me.
05:37Cyrus.
05:38That's it, baby.
05:41Cyrus.
05:45I cried silently.
05:47I thought very soon I would finally be free.
05:50Even mermaids with their legendary immortality would still die.
05:54I was finally reaching the last three days of my life.
06:02I'll deal with this dirty thing immediately.
06:05As I cleaned the final drop of blood on the floor, the wound on my chest finally healed completely.
06:11At the same time, a new day dawned for the Moonshadow Pack.
06:18Cyrus emerged from the bedroom, still carrying Emily's scent.
06:22The fresh kiss mark on his neck burned my eyes like a brand.
06:26He glanced at the rag, soaked in dark red blood, and frowned.
06:30Why is there so much blood?
06:33I didn't explain.
06:34I only lowered my head.
06:37I'm sorry.
06:39I'll deal with this dirty thing immediately.
06:41That monster actually asked me how to please a werewolf and what gifts to give a werewolf mate before?
06:48Goodness!
06:49Is she trying to seduce the Alpha King?
06:52Gosh, how delusional!
06:53Doesn't she know those dirty merfish are the reason the Alpha King's parents disappeared?
06:57She should spend her entire life repenting!
07:00Hearing those words, I immediately sensed danger and tried to retreat back to the basement.
07:04But Cyrus was faster.
07:06I just remembered.
07:08It's time for me to interrogate you.
07:11Now talk.
07:12Where did you take my parents?
07:20I closed my eyes.
07:22The terrifying memories of being electrocuted in this exact chair flooded my mind.
07:27My whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
07:36Please.
07:37No.
07:38Not again.
07:41I begged in a broken voice, tears streaming down my face.
07:55Cyrus!
07:57I'm begging you!
07:59The moment I finished speaking, strong electrical current surged through my body.
08:05I screamed in agony.
08:14My entire body convulsed violently, and the wounds that had just scabbed over split open again.
08:20Fresh blood poured out.
08:22When the current finally stopped, I was so weak I could barely breathe.
08:26I just want to know where my parents are, Marina.
08:30If you tell me, I'll let you go.
08:32I could never let anyone know where Cyrus' parents were.
08:35I-I won't tell you.
08:48We'll be that way!
08:55His was a matter of their safety.
08:57Cyrus stared at me for a very long while, before scoffing and ordering for his underlings to bring the mermaid
09:04pearls that I thought I'd kept hidden.
09:10My eyes went wide, and I struggled in the chair.
09:13What are you doing?!
09:15What are you doing?!
09:15You can't do that!
09:22Of course I can.
09:23I can do whatever I want to a criminal like you.
09:38I hear that mermaid pearls contain the souls of you, Murphic, and that you'll never be able to revive them
09:44ever again if their mermaid pearls were destroyed.
09:49Does this pearl belong to your father or your mother?
09:54He didn't know.
09:56The pearl he had just crushed under his foot wasn't someone else's.
10:00It was mine.
10:03I hate you, Cyrus!
10:06In response, I got a kiss that was so fierce I couldn't breathe.
10:10You hate me?
10:11What right do you have to hate me?
10:14I didn't speak, his kiss making me dizzy and confused.
10:19Mermaids had always had the custom of taking human form and going ashore to look for their true love.
10:26I was three years old when I first met Cyrus.
10:30Mom, I like her! Can she be my Luna?
10:33The moment he saw me, he looked up at his mother and asked,
10:37Well, you would need to treat her well and get her to like you first, right?
10:43After that, Cyrus and I became the best of friends, spending most of our time together.
10:51The year I turned 15, merfolk started being hunted for their healing abilities.
10:56I was forced to leave the land and return to the sea,
10:59but I'd often sneak back on land and look for Cyrus,
11:02when people asked me about my identity.
11:08She's my beloved girlfriend, and my future Luna, Marina.
11:14At that moment, I realized that I'd completely and utterly fallen for him.
11:27In any case, I wouldn't have to bear any of this love or any of this hate ever again.
11:32I had two days left.
11:34Cyrus tried to lift me from my chair, only to find his arms soaked in my blood.
11:39He paused and looked at my ruptured wounds.
11:43It's dirty, isn't it?
11:45But it's fine.
11:47I'm going to die.
11:55You can't die.
11:58Not without my permission.
12:07Undoing the shackles on my ankles, he plunged me into a pool of healing elixir.
12:12I coughed and choked, and the wounds on my body stopped bleeding.
12:21However, I felt that there was something wrong with the healing elixir that I was plunged into.
12:26My body was temporarily healed, for sure.
12:29But the side effects were going to leave irreparable damage on my body.
12:33Looking up, I caught sight of Emily hiding behind the door.
12:37Marina, I want you dead.
12:54In my days, I felt someone hold me close, caressing my hair gently.
13:01Marina, if all of this never happened, if only things were as they were.
13:08Only a guard that dragged me to the courtyard, the scorching sunlight beat down on me relentlessly, and I quickly
13:15felt dehydrated.
13:16Cyrus and Emily were there in the courtyard, and seeing me, Emily made a show of looking concerned.
13:21You haven't eaten in a long time, right?
13:24Are you hungry?
13:25My throat was dry, and it hurt to even draw in a single breath, so I couldn't respond to her
13:31immediately.
13:33At Emily's signal, a guard kicked me hard.
13:36The kick landed right on an unhealed wound, and fresh blood stained my clothes again.
13:43Cyrus seemed irritated.
13:45He frowned and threw his coat over me.
13:54A devious glint flashed through Emily's eyes as she threw dirty meat and vegetables onto the ground in front of
14:00me.
14:00You must be hungry!
14:02Eat up!
14:06From the looks of it, that moment earlier with him holding me and crying must have been a dream.
14:11How could he possibly still hold any feelings toward me?
14:14I slowly lowered my head and reached for the food on the ground, pitifully eating like a disgraced mutt.
14:28Suddenly, Emily's voice, underlined with malice, rang in my ears.
14:33Why aren't you eating the meat, New Jew?
14:35I'm sure you need the nutrition, right?
14:42Numbly, I placed the meat into my mouth.
14:52My sense of taste had long since been dulled from all the pain I suffered,
14:56so all I could feel was that the meat was slightly different from anything I'd ever eaten before.
15:05Is it good?
15:10They're always in seawater, so I'm sure mermaid flesh is pretty tender, right?
15:15A piece of meat dropped from my mouth as I raised my head in shock,
15:18looking at Emily as if I was processing what she just told me.
15:22Her smile only grew wider, relishing in my pain.
15:26A wave of nausea rose up, and I collapsed to the ground.
15:32I had thrown up all over Emily's heels.
15:44Without waiting for orders, the guards grabbed me by the hair and dragged me away,
15:49stuffing a rock into my mouth.
15:59Cyrus held Emily in his arms, threw away her soiled shoes,
16:03and ordered a servant to fetch her a new pair.
16:05He used to treat me like that too in the past, but now all he had for me was hatred.
16:11What's wrong, Marina?
16:14You should have expected this when you Mershiks heard us, werewolves.
16:19Since you don't want to eat, just throw the meat into the rubbish.
16:24Emily wore a new pair of shoes and kicked the meat away, before turning to look at Cyrus.
16:30Alpha King, don't blame Marina, she's just not hungry, that's all.
16:34How about you let her keep me company while I paint to make up for it?
16:41You're too kind, Emily.
16:43Then, he took the rock from my mouth, wiped away the dirt on my face, and gripped my chin.
16:49Hear that?
16:50You upset Emily, and now she's giving you the chance to make up for it.
16:55Keep her company, and don't make her unhappy.
17:08Cyrus' grip on my chin became tighter, and he seemed to want to say something,
17:12but he was interrupted by an incoming call.
17:15He stood up and bid farewell to Emily, before leaning down and kissing her pregnant belly.
17:21Watching them, I couldn't help but feel a wave of sadness washing over me.
17:25After Cyrus left, Emily didn't bother keeping up the act any longer, only rolling her eyes at me.
17:31I don't like being watched while I paint. Go sit by the trash can.
17:35I quietly moved to sit by the trash can.
17:38The sun was far too bright for me today, and there was at least some shade by the trash can.
17:45A few moments later, Emily's maid came over with a bucket.
17:49Hey, monster!
17:51Emily needs red paint for her drawing.
17:53The prettiest red is the color of blood, so extract a bucket of your blood for her.
17:59Use this.
18:02I hesitated.
18:04But it's rusted.
18:07Do you think you're still a princess?
18:10Don't be so picky and cut yourself already, or I'm not gonna go easy on you!
18:16The maid put her hands on her hips and yelled.
18:21I'm sorry.
18:35All I could do was take the dagger and slit my wrist, allowing the blood to drip into the bucket.
18:40I only stopped when my lips turned purple, and I was close to passing out, when the bucket was finally
18:46full.
18:52Leaning against the trash can in a daze, I heard a few maids talking in the courtyard nearby.
18:58Emily's paintings are just gorgeous.
19:01It's a pit how difficult it is for her to get the materials she needs for her paints.
19:07Did you know that she could only get a tiny bottle of pearl powder after killing several merwith?
19:15Why do those monsters only have one mermaid pearl?
19:19Since they're freaks anyway, what's a few more?
19:21Who, who, who?
19:41And this is straight to her.
19:49Althoughуждone and dangerous, why do you need a toy?
20:06When I got there she had her hand around the throat of a mermaid, her knife stabbing into
20:11their chest with precision, digging out their mermaid pearl and crushing it in one fluid
20:16motion. At that moment, I felt like my heart was crushed into pieces as well. Wiping the
20:23blood on her hands, she turned to look at me.
20:32Marina, I didn't know that you merfish had differently colored pearls. I just want white
20:37ones. I hear only royalty has pearls of that color, right?
20:44You're the mermaid princess. So you must know who's royalty, right? Could you help me get
20:51their white pearls, pretty please? You're murdering my people for paint? Just a few more. Pretty
21:14big sis, save me!
21:22Ah, so he's your brother. How cute. I'll go with him next then.
21:34By her orders, two guards dragged my little brother out from the tank and held his chest
21:39up to Emily's knife. Please, Emily! Let him go! He was adopted, so he isn't royalty! My pearl
21:47is white, so use mine! But you're a filthy little liar. So who knows if you're lying now, too.
21:59In any case, I'll know once I see it. Little boy, I'll take your pearl, then Marina's...
22:11Oh, you brat! How dare you!
22:17Don't hurt Marina!
22:20I already told you that you would know where your parents were when the time was right!
22:33Marina! You already hurt my parents, so are you gonna do the same to Emily?
22:37Please, let him go! I'll take the punishment! I'll take the punishment, so take me instead!
22:44Shut up! Don't make me repeat myself over and over again. If you let me know where my parents are,
22:51I'll let go of both him and you!
22:55You don't know a damn thing! I already told you that you would know where your parents were when the
23:00time was right!
23:02Why did you have to torture me time and time again and even hurt my family?! I hate you, Cyrus!
23:13Since you won't talk, fine. Let your brother atone in your place.
23:24My brother's body quickly turned cold and stiff. His soul destroyed. He was truly gone.
23:43Emily pretended to help me up, but just as she got close, she threw herself to the floor. Clutching her
23:49stomach, she cried and accused me.
23:58Marina, why did you push me? I was just joking, and your brother tried to bite my hand off.
24:06Now you're trying to kill my baby too?
24:10Yes. I want to kill all of you. Kill me.
24:16That's her.
24:36Once Emily's pup comes, you'll pay the price.
24:45Watching him anxiously leave with Emily, I chuckled bitterly. That day would never come. I was about to die after
24:53all.
24:56Let this endless pain end here.
25:03Once more, I was dragged into the dark and gloomy basement. Right above me was the temporary delivery room.
25:18It hurts, Cyrus! It hurts so much!
25:26I can't do this anymore!
25:34Finally, I can finally be free.
25:39Let me go. Let this endless pain end here.
25:57Alpha King! Your parents have returned!
26:16Where's Marina?
26:18Didn't she come to see you?
26:20Quick! Take her to the sea! If she doesn't get into the water soon, she'll die!
26:26I can't do this anymore!
26:30Cyrus's breath hitched as panic filled his heart, but he still tried to put on a brave front, replying nonchalantly.
26:37Stop joking, Dad. Murphid can't die. She hurt Emily just now, so I locked her in the basement.
26:49You idiot! Enough talk! Bring us to the basement, now!
27:08Mom, Dad, look!
27:12She's fine, see?
27:22In the next moment, Cyrus fell to his knees, trembling as he cradled me in his arms.
27:28As the Alpha King, he had never knelt to anyone before, but now he seemed to care about nothing else.
27:34All he could see was me, gradually fading away.
27:52Marina, you're just pretending to be Pizzle again, right? You're not really hurt, are you?
27:59I wanted to reply to him, but I couldn't.
28:17Don't die, Marina! You're not allowed!
28:21I haven't had the chance to see you in a wedding dress, nor tell the world that you were my
28:24Luna.
28:25We haven't told each other we loved each other yet. Speak, Marina. Tell me everything and I'll believe you.
28:31Please don't die.
28:32Dad.
28:37You said to put her in seawater.
28:40Go get her to seawater, right now!
28:55The pack had a research lab connected to the ocean, but it was already too late. I could no longer
29:02be saved.
29:07Don't scare me, Marina.
29:11Why are you becoming so light?
29:17You still haven't told me the truth, so don't leave!
29:28I couldn't hear anything beyond that, my consciousness fading into nothingness.
29:35My death was already inevitable, so even if I was placed into seawater, it only slowed down the speed of
29:42me dissolving into foam.
29:54Mom, Dad, where did the merfish take you? Didn't they kidnap you?
30:02Were you? Were you hurt?
30:21So you tortured Marina like this without even knowing the truth?
30:25Your father and I have never taught you to be like this.
30:29The merfish didn't hurt us. In fact, they're the saviors of our pack. Marina even saved you too.
30:40But...
30:42But I saw the merfish and take you away back then.
30:54That was just one act we put on. One that we decided on together with the merfish.
31:05The merfish.
31:05Cyrus. Our ancestors had once offended a powerful dark sorcerer and so we were cursed.
31:10From then on, all the werewolves in our pack would have genetic defects.
31:13The merfish are the only ones who can help to resolve this.
31:15The fact that we have genetic defects can't be known by our conciders, and our research had always been held
31:21in secret.
31:24Because we once helped Marina's parents, they agreed to aid our tribe in curing the genetic illness.
31:29Of that, they healed who won your genetic ill beer was Marine.
31:34Using her own flesh and blood.
31:37We already owe the merfish too much, and look what you've done!
31:58But why didn't she tell me the truth?
32:02After all this time.
32:08Because there's been a traitor among us.
32:12The whole reason Marina came ashore was to find the traitor too!
32:35The whole reason is to find the truth is to find the truth.
32:51Earlier, in his rush to save me, he'd completely ignored the smell of the basement.
32:56Now, looking around, he realized mold grew all over the damp, wooden floors,
33:01and that this place was in no condition for anyone to live in.
33:16I never had my own room before, only living in Cyrus's wardrobe at night.
33:20Later on, I was kicked out because Emily didn't want me to sleep in the same room as Cyrus.
33:26With fake pity, she had the maids arrange for me to stay in the basement instead.
33:52Why are you in this place Alpha King? Emily wants to see you!
34:05Were you the one who put Marina in this place?
34:15Emily said that a dark and damp place like this suited Mermin.
34:33So this is how Emily secretly tortured Marina behind my back.
34:39How kind of her.
34:43All this time.
34:47I've been blind.
34:51Marina, I'm sorry.
34:54I'm so sorry for everything I did to you.
35:16What's the use of your repentance now, Cyrus?
35:19When I was begging you, when I was bleeding and dying every day.
35:22Where was this regret? Your apology comes far too late.
35:26I don't need it anymore.
35:30A deal?
35:31I don't need it anymore.
35:55Cyrus.
35:56I heard that your parents returned. Is that true?
36:00It is.
36:05My parents returned.
36:08And they said that we've misunderstood her all these years.
36:11And that they left because of a deal they made.
36:16A deal?
36:18Why didn't I know about it?
36:22Have some rest.
36:24Marina's not doing well, so I need to go take care of her.
36:27Sleep by yourself tonight.
36:39I need to go take care of her.
36:42I need to go take care of her.
36:44I need to go take care of her.
36:48I need to go take care of her.
36:49I need to go take care of her.
36:52Alpha King, you should know that death is an irreversible journey.
36:58Marina's mermaid pearl is almost fully seafoom, so there is no way to resurrect her.
37:03At this point, it would be simpler to find her a place to rest.
37:17Useless, all of you.
37:19I didn't spend so much money hiring you to hear you blubber excuses.
37:24If you can't cure Marina, then you will be laid to rest with her.
37:29If you want to come back on her...
37:29.
37:34.
37:48.
38:03Alpha King, what's the use of doing all this after all this time?
38:09You're the one who tortured Marina for all these years and the source of all her pain.
38:13What's the point of making yourself look like a heartbroken fool now when she's already gone?
38:21Finally, someone put to words what had been bothering me during this entire exchange.
38:26Cyrus treated me like the dirt under his feet while I was still alive, yet acted repentant after I was
38:32dead.
38:33What was the point? I didn't want this love that came too late.
39:06It's alright Marina. Let me end your life for you.
39:10I don't know.
39:25I don't know.
39:30I don't know.
39:53Die Marina.
39:55I don't know.
40:07I don't know.
40:23Cyrus.
40:24Cyrus.
40:27cyrus why are you here emily why did you want to kill marina she's never done a thing to you
40:34i did it to help you i know you hate her so i killed her for you so you didn't
40:40need to dirty
40:40your hands besides she's nothing but a monster so she should have died ages ago i was only doing
40:48the right thing you did it to help me then what about when you locked her up in that narrow
41:02basement
41:02and used her blood as paint you're just a venomous witch who's jealous of marina
41:11i'm venomous how dare you if i'm venomous then what are you did you forget that you've tortured
41:19her not less than i did did you ever try helping her even once when she was in pain she's
41:25already
41:26dead now so she can't see anything you do cyrus
41:33i'll only love you from now on so can't we live happily together
41:41so
41:46so
42:01so
42:02so
42:05so
42:06so
42:07so
42:19alpha king are you gonna punish me because of those monsters
42:27how dare you do this to me i'm the future luna queen
42:36cyrus immediately slapped her across her face before throwing a stack of parchment at her
42:46are you mad marina's my luna queen besides you're nothing but a traitor who betrayed the pack
42:58emily was pinned to the ground her once dainty face becoming smudged with dirt
43:03even when she saw the parchment she didn't think that she did anything wrong
43:10fine you can call me a traitor so what those murphins are monsters they're not from the same
43:16spreece as us so they never help us out of the goodness of their hearts you can't let them trick
43:20you alpha king are you gonna punish me because of those monsters cyrus took in several deep breaths
43:28but he still couldn't suppress the pain in his heart all these years he'd stubbornly hurt the
43:33one who truly loved and cared for him all while treating the vicious witch in front of him so well
43:38he really messed up my body was immediately torn to shreds by the magic
43:45emily you're actually the descendant of the dark sorcerer and you infiltrated the moon shadow pack
43:51so that our deal with the murphish would never come to fruition
43:56everyone looked at emily in shock how could you know that who told you
44:12believe me now son emily did all this because of her plan
44:18but i really do want to be with cyrus i do emily cried loudly but cyrus only looked down at
44:25her like
44:25she was nothing more than trash
44:31with a sudden burst of strength she shook herself free from the werewolf that held her down and
44:36activated black magic toward the water tank where i was held
44:53my body was immediately torn to shreds by the magic
44:56to the point where one couldn't even tell that it was me anymore
45:02but my soul had started to become lighter and lighter
45:06marina how dare you don't stop me cyrus wanted to jump into the water tank to save me
45:13but he was held back by the guards it was common knowledge after all
45:17that touching dark magic was tantamount to a death sentence
45:20emily sat there on the ground fresh blood dripping out of her nose as she smiled deviously
45:25the black magic had taken a toll on her
45:43at that moment cyrus looked up and his eyes precisely met where my soul was floating
45:49i was surprised could he see me
46:01marina please please don't go stay with me
46:06perhaps it was because my body was completely destroyed
46:09but my soul had started to become lighter and lighter
46:11as if i was about to fade out of existence
46:14in the end i was completely out of reach
46:16as the alpha king he had always faced everything with composure
46:20but now just because he couldn't hold my hand
46:22cyrus was already in tears
46:31cyrus locked himself in the laboratory for an entire week
46:34he refused to eat or drink
46:36no matter who came he ignored them completely
46:41servants left meals at the door only to take them away untouched
46:48guards stood outside listening to the periods of dead silence
46:52broken only by the sound of things being smashed
47:06no one dared to knock
47:08no one dared to speak
47:20when he finally reappeared before everyone
47:23the entire pack drew in a sharp breath
47:25the once majestic alpha king now looked as if all his strength had been drained away
47:43werewolves hugged each other cried and celebrated
47:45the genetic serum developed by the merfolk was finally made public
47:49it was the result of many years of cooperation between marina's parents and cyrus's parents
47:54a formula capable of repairing the werewolves genetic defects
47:59cyrus personally handed the formula to the pack's alchemists and ordered mass production
48:10on the day the first batch was completed
48:13the entire moon shadow pack erupted in cheers
48:16werewolves hugged each other cried and celebrated
48:19they no longer had to fear the diseases and early deaths caused by their genetic defects
48:37yet cyrus stood apart from the crowd silent
48:40his beta walked over and lowered his voice
48:45alpha king
48:47won't you say a few words
48:49cyrus shook his head and turned to leave
48:52he didn't know what to say
48:53all he knew was that this serum
48:55which had saved his entire race
48:57had been bought with marina's flesh and blood
49:01she had endured his torture day after day
49:03night after night
49:05yet she never stopped treating his people
49:07and he had known nothing
49:08he hadn't wanted to know anything
49:12what
49:15what did you say
49:17on the day emily was sentenced to death
49:19cyrus personally went to the dungeon
49:21emily sat huddled in the corner of her cell
49:24hair disheveled
49:25she no longer resembled the glamorous mistress she once was
49:31the moment she saw cyrus
49:32she threw herself against the iron bars
49:38cyrus
49:39you're here to save me right
49:41i knew you still loved me
49:44cyrus stood outside the bars staring at her expressionlessly
49:48cyrus i was wrong
49:50i shouldn't have hurt marina i shouldn't have lied to have lied to you
49:54but i really do love you
49:56you can't kill me
49:57i gave birth to your child
49:59that child is not mine
50:01emily's voice cut off abruptly
50:03what
50:07what did you say
50:11the child in your belly
50:13belongs to you
50:14and that dark sorcerer
50:17you've been lying to me
50:18from the very beginning
50:22cyrus
50:23you can't do this to me
50:26cyrus
50:27cyrus
50:28behind him came emily's heart-wrenching screams
50:36on the day of emily's execution by fire
50:39the sky was dark and overcast
50:41the entire moon shadow pack had gathered
50:44they threw stones and spat at the execution platform
50:54emily stood tied to the stake with heavy iron chains
50:57her eyes frantically searched the crowd
50:59before finally locking onto the distant high platform
51:02cyrus stood there flanked by his parents
51:04he wasn't even looking at the execution platform
51:10cyrus
51:12i curse you
51:14you will never have marina
51:16you will live in pain forever
51:31but his mother standing beside him
51:34noticed his tightly clenched fists
51:36the knuckles bone white
51:37after the execution ended
51:39cyrus left alone
51:48he didn't return to the palace
51:50instead he went to the merfolk sea
51:53he sat on the shore
51:54watching the waves crash against the sand
51:57again and again
51:57until night fell
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