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00:00:00The moment my best friend learned the truth about my immortality and my enormous fortune,
00:00:04she hired a practitioner of dark sorcery and set a trap to have me killed and sent straight to the
00:00:09underworld. All so she could take my life essence for herself. On the rooftop of a Manhattan
00:00:14skyscraper, I sobbed so hard I could barely breathe. Please don't kill me! I'll give you
00:00:20everything! The trust fund, all of it, every dollar! I was terrified of dying. Truly, utterly
00:00:31terrified. Because my ex-husband, the one who ruled the underworld, had sworn the day I left him that
00:00:37if he ever saw me again, he would throw me into the lake of fire, peel my skin, tear me
00:00:42apart piece by
00:00:43piece. Vanessa, we've known each other for 10 years. I've always been good to you. Please just
00:00:50let me go! I'll transfer everything to you! Please! I dropped to my knees on the rough
00:00:59concrete of the rooftop. My dignity shattered, nearly smashing my forehead against the ground
00:01:05as I begged. Vanessa let out a cold laugh. The pointed tip of her designer heel tilted my chin up.
00:01:12I don't just want your money. She said, I want your endless life. Aren't we best friends?
00:01:19What's yours is mine. If you really care about me, then give it all to me. She shot a look
00:01:26at the
00:01:27black-robed sorcerer beside her. He understood immediately. Grabbing a fistful of my hair,
00:01:35he dragged me toward the edge. 33 stories below, a demonic-packed circle had already been drawn in
00:01:42blood. If I fell and died, everything would go exactly as they planned. I would not even have
00:01:48the chance at reincarnation. Vanessa had made sure of that. No revenge. No lingering spirit.
00:01:56She intended to erase me completely. The freezing New York wind slammed into my face as I struggled,
00:02:03clawing backward. But her greed had already spiraled out of control the moment she learned my secret.
00:02:09She rushed forward and, together with the sorcerer, kicked me over the edge. As I fell,
00:02:16the rushing air drowned out everything. My senses blurred into nothing. Then came the impact.
00:02:22A deafening crash exploded in my ears as my body hit the ground, reduced to a mangled ruin of flesh
00:02:29and blood. When I regained awareness, I was no longer alive. I was in spirit form, standing in the
00:02:36underworld. Two infernal guards stood beside me, each gripping a thumb-thick soul shackle.
00:02:42The other end was locked tightly around my neck. A heavy fog surrounded us, but the distant wails
00:02:49and screams were painfully clear. I had been here before. This was the entrance to the gates of hell,
00:02:56and I had my damned ex-husband to thank for that. Back when I tried to leave him, he had
00:03:03dragged me here
00:03:03himself, eyes burning red, just to scare me. He never actually threw me in. But now,
00:03:11I was about to be erased for good. I was murdered! I cried, struggling not to be dragged forward.
00:03:18I didn't do anything wrong! One of the guards, a man with a thin mustache,
00:03:23pulled a barbed whip from his belt and lashed me without hesitation. The pain tore straight through
00:03:28my soul. I collapsed instantly, unable even to scream. Listen. He said coldly. I don't care where
00:03:35you're from. Once you're in our hands, you're done. If it was a choice between immediate damnation and
00:03:42taking a gamble, I would take the gamble. What if Lucian still remembered me? What if there was even
00:03:49the slightest chance? He'd show mercy? Anything was better than soul obliteration. My voice trembled as
00:03:56I forced the words out. I know you're Lord of the Undergaled. I know Lucian. I want to see him.
00:04:03The two guards exchanged a glance. Then the whip came down again. This time, I felt something inside
00:04:11me crack. A fracture ran through my very soul, and I couldn't speak another word. The mustached guard
00:04:18spat at me. You think you get to say His Majesty the Underlord's name just like that? I don't care
00:04:26how you learned it. Keep your head down unless you want more pain. Powerless, I was dragged forward
00:04:32like a dead animal. The other guard, who had been watching quietly, looked uneasy. What if she's telling
00:04:40the truth? What if something goes wrong? The mustached guard scoffed. What's there to be afraid
00:04:47of? That sorcerer said she's no saint. There's no record of her in the Ledger of Souls. Picked up a
00:04:52few tricks of dark sorcery, that's all. Of course she'd know His Majesty's name. You're too soft.
00:04:58If the higher-ups can't find her, then it's not our problem. We're getting paid. Let's move. No point
00:05:04dragging this out. At that point, I understood everything. They had been bought off by
00:05:10Vanessa and that sorcerer. Guards of hell, taking bribes to do something like this.
00:05:16When I saw the towering gates of hell ahead, carved with grotesque demonic figures, a deep,
00:05:22uncontrollable terror shook my soul. The guards cast a spell, and the massive gates began to open
00:05:28slowly. My heart sank into despair. Then suddenly, a voice rang out from behind us, drawing closer.
00:05:36New arrival? Has she gone through the judgment process yet?
00:05:41My heart lurched. I recognized that voice. Cole, a high-ranking reaper. And he knew who I was.
00:05:50I stared at the tall figure emerging from the mist, my heart pounding as I forced out his name.
00:05:56Cole?
00:05:56The moment I spoke, a hand clamped over my mouth. One of the guards dragged me behind a massive rock,
00:06:03silencing me before I could say another word. Through the haze, I watched as Cole was stopped
00:06:09by the moustached guard. Panic surged through me. I struggled wildly, only to be struck hard in the
00:06:16lower back. The blow knocking the air out of me. The moustached guard quickly pulled out a pack of
00:06:22Marlboros, his face breaking into a psychophantic grin.
00:06:26Lord Cole, what brings you here today? Got something good from the human world,
00:06:30strong stuff. Want to try one? Cole brushed dust off his black coat, clearly irritated.
00:06:36Cut it out. I asked you a question. Has that wandering spirit gone through the judgment process?
00:06:42The guard swallowed, his confidence faltering.
00:06:46Yeah, of course. We wouldn't dare skip procedure. You and Selina have been swapped lately,
00:06:52right? Go ahead, take a break.
00:06:54Cole accepted the cigarette and lit it, saying nothing more. The fog was too thick for him to
00:07:01see me clearly. Desperation took over. I bit down hard on the hand covering my mouth.
00:07:07The guard yelped and let go. I bolted toward Cole, but before I could take more than a step,
00:07:14a heavy kick sent me crashing to the ground. A boot slammed onto my face, grinding me into the
00:07:20volcanic ash. It filled my mouth and throat. I couldn't spit it out. I couldn't make a sound.
00:07:27Thankfully, the commotion caught Cole's attention. He stepped closer.
00:07:33What's going on over there?
00:07:35The guard I had bitten pressed his foot down harder in retaliation, as if trying to crush my skull.
00:07:45Nothing serious, just a restless spirit. Still struggling even after getting this far.
00:07:51You know the type. None of them are innocent. No need to dirty your hands.
00:07:58Cole paused, then stopped approaching.
00:08:01Be careful. Every one of them was a criminal in life. No mistakes. Send her in.
00:08:08With that, he turned and disappeared back into the mist. And just like that, whatever hope I had
00:08:15left died with him. The mustached guard bowed and scraped until Cole was gone. The moment he turned
00:08:21back, his expression twisted with anger. He rushed over and kicked me several times. Then raised his whip
00:08:28and lashed out again and again, venting his fury. It didn't take long before my soul was covered in
00:08:34wounds. Barely holding together, unrecognizable. Finally, he grabbed my chin and forced my face up.
00:08:43You little bitch. Almost ruined everything for us. Don't worry. Once you're inside, I'll take real
00:08:50good care of you myself. I was thrown into the first circle of hell like a piece of trash.
00:08:56This level was reserved for the thousand spike torment. Everywhere I looked, there were iron maidens
00:09:02and racks of torment. Souls were. Bound to them, each body pierced by thousands of steel needles,
00:09:08like grotesque. Human pin cushions. Here, souls were not allowed the mercy of destruction,
00:09:15which meant the screaming never stopped. A chill ran through me as I forced out the last of my strength,
00:09:20my voice shaking. I really do know. Lucian, if you treat me like this, and he finds out,
00:09:29he won't you get away with it? It was mostly a bluff. Lucian would not care whether I lived or
00:09:35died.
00:09:36If anything, he probably never wanted to see me again. Otherwise, he would not have given me
00:09:42ageless immortality, leaving me alone in the human world, unable to age, unable to die.
00:09:51He was making sure I would never come back here and bother him. Once I crossed this threshold,
00:09:57the guards no longer saw me as a threat. The mustached guard patted my face mockingly,
00:10:03his grin cruel. What's wrong with you? Watch too many Hollywood dramas? You think someone like you
00:10:09gets to even think about his majesty, the Underlord? My head was knocked to the side. A wave of nausea
00:10:16hit me, and I coughed up a mouthful of black mist. My soul felt thinner, more transparent. They strapped
00:10:23me onto a rack of torment. The mustached guard grinned as he picked up a soul-piercing spike,
00:10:29each one as long as my forearm. Hang in there. There are 17 more levels waiting for you.
00:10:35We've got plenty of time. He raised one of the spikes and drove it straight toward my thigh.
00:10:41No matter how tough you think you are, everyone breaks down here. The tip pierced half an inch
00:10:47into me. The pain tore through my soul like it was being ripped apart. My entire body shook
00:10:53uncontrollably. A voice cut through the air. The spike was yanked back out. I gasped, forcing my eyes
00:11:05open to see who had arrived. It was Harris, the Warden of the Pit for this level. I remembered him.
00:11:12Back when Lucian had dragged me to the gates of hell to scare me, Harris had been there,
00:11:17trying to calm him down. Your majesty, the Underlord, the Concert Queen is just being impulsive.
00:11:23There's no need to be so angry. You might hurt her.
00:11:26Hope flared inside me again. After all these years, maybe he still remembered.
00:11:32Harris? Warden Harris? It's me? Please, help me?
00:11:43After everything I had endured, I was completely drained. My throat felt raw,
00:11:49like it had been scraped against sandpaper. But I knew Harris had heard me. He stared straight at me,
00:11:55studying my face as if trying to place it. Then I saw it. The sudden contraction of his pupils.
00:12:02The flicker of shock and fear. He recognized me. Relief barely had time to surface before he looked
00:12:09away, avoiding my gaze. As if nothing had happened, he turned to the guards. We just received word from
00:12:16above. They want to witness this woman's soul obsturation in person. They're almost here. Hold off
00:12:21for now. I froze, disbelief flooding through me. Harris was in on it too. He had recognized me and
00:12:28still chose to do nothing. The last bit of hope I had left was extinguished. A bitter laugh slipped
00:12:34out of me. Lucien. So this is your Underworld. Your domain. Where your subordinates take. Bribes,
00:12:42bend the rules, and do whatever they want without consequence. And Vanessa. I had underestimated her.
00:12:49I could not decide if she was bold or cowardly. Bold enough to come all the way here. Cowardly enough
00:12:56that she needed to see me destroyed with her own eyes, just to feel safe enjoying my endless life
00:13:01and my money. Soon, the mist ahead began to clear. Vanessa and the sorcerer arrived. They had used astral
00:13:09projection through dark sorcery, their souls temporarily separated from their bodies.
00:13:17At first, Vanessa looked uneasy. The instruments of torture, the endless screams, all of it made her
00:13:23cling tightly to the sorcerer, afraid to stray even a step. But when she saw how familiar he was with
00:13:29the
00:13:29guards and even Harris, exchanging knowing glances, her confidence returned. After all, she was the one
00:13:36paying. She walked toward me with arrogant ease, took a red-hot spike from one of the guards, her face
00:13:42twisted with excitement.
00:13:43Sarah Fauna, I should thank you. Without you, I never would have experienced what it's like to live
00:13:50among the elite in the Upper East Side. Turns out money really can make anything happen. With enough of
00:13:57it, I can even walk through hell itself. And now I get to watch you, the untouchable heiress.
00:14:05Nailed down like a dog. You've lived long enough. I'll take it from here. Go quietly. That's the
00:14:10only way I can feel at ease. I looked at her, numb, forcing myself to endure the pain.
00:14:15Wasn't I good to you? Even as I said it, I knew how pointless the question was. If she had
00:14:21any
00:14:21conscience at all, none of this would be happening. Vanessa burst into laughter, almost hysterical.
00:14:28You think you were good to me? I worked as your assistant. Wore your outdated designer hand-me-downs.
00:14:36Stood next to you at parties like a prop. Even the way men looked at me. Like I was just
00:14:43an extension of
00:14:44you. And you call that being good to me? I said nothing. There was no arguing with someone like her.
00:14:56When I first met her, Chicago was in the middle of a brutal snowstorm. She had been standing there in
00:15:02a
00:15:02thin, worn-out jacket, shivering, on the verge of freezing. She had come from some remote town, couldn't
00:15:09afford rent, couldn't find a job, and was about to end up on the streets. I took her in. I
00:15:16never needed
00:15:16a personal assistant. I had long been used to being alone. I gave her the job out of sympathy.
00:15:23I treated her like a friend. Anything she wanted, as long as it wasn't unreasonable. I gave it to her.
00:15:30Her salary was higher than most senior professionals on Wall Street. Over time,
00:15:35she stopped seeing herself as an employee. She took more and more. She wore my limited edition
00:15:41gowns without asking. Used my black card. I had been too lenient. She started to believe we were
00:15:48equals. Worse. That she could replace me. My real mistake was trusting her. One night, drunk,
00:15:56I told her my secret. My ageless immortality. My silence now only fueled her madness.
00:16:05She leaned in close, her eyes filled with venom. Nothing to say now, right? You agree with me,
00:16:11don't you? You never saw me as a friend. You were just handing out charity. Go to hell! She raised
00:16:18the
00:16:18spike and drove it down toward my heart. A wet, sickening sound echoed. She did not hold back.
00:16:29Harris and the guards exchanged uneasy looks. Destroying a soul core outright would cause serious
00:16:35disturbance. But none of them stopped her. They simply watched. Black mist poured from my mouth.
00:16:43My soul essence was leaking away. My body turned increasingly transparent.
00:16:48My thoughts grew. Sluggish. My vision blurred. Vanessa kept screaming, completely unhinged,
00:16:58stabbing spike after spike into me. My face was shredded, every wound leaking dark smoke. And then,
00:17:05through the thick haze, I saw him. Lucien. Walking toward me. He looked exactly the same. More striking than any
00:17:15Hollywood star I had seen in centuries. Time had left no mark in him. His black velvet robe was
00:17:21embroidered with dark gold patterns, a symbol of absolute power. His long dark hair flowed like a
00:17:28cascade. His features were sharp, flawless. His gaze carried a terrifying weight that made people want to
00:17:35fall to their knees. The kind of man you could not look away from. The kind of man you feared.
00:17:41Was this a
00:17:42hallucination? It had to be. A dying illusion. He would never want to. See me again. And yet,
00:17:51why had everything suddenly gone silent? The guards, Harris, even the arrogant sorcerer.
00:17:57All of them were trembling. And kneeling.
00:18:03Your majesty, the Underlord! What brings you here in person? Harris was shaking uncontrollably,
00:18:10kneeling ramrod straight as cold sweat dripped. From his forehead onto the black stone beneath him,
00:18:16taking bribes from the living was already a grave offense. Allowing living souls to enter hell,
00:18:22and even carrying out unauthorized punishment made it far worse. And now he had been caught red-handed by
00:18:29the ruler of the Underworld himself. There would be no good ending to this. The sorcerer's face drained
00:18:35of color. He quickly yanked Vanessa away from me. Stopping her frenzied stabbing, and forced her down
00:18:42to her knees beside him, pressing, her head low. Lucian's gaze swept across everyone present. Cold.
00:18:50Cutting. Absolute. The air itself seemed to freeze under the weight of it. Behind him, the High Chamberlain,
00:18:58Sebastian, stepped forward and barked, his voice, thunderous. Outrageous. If his majesty had not come
00:19:07today, who knows how far your in arrogance would have gone. Have you all forgotten the laws of hell?
00:19:17The two guards who had dragged me here lowered their heads as far as possible, as if. They wished they
00:19:23could disappear into the ground. I wanted to speak. But my mind was slipping. The wounds in my chest and
00:19:31face tore at me with. Unbearable pain. All I could manage were shallow, broken breaths.
00:19:38Would he recognize me? And if he did, what then? Would he pull me out of this nightmare? Or would
00:19:46he do
00:19:46exactly what he once promised? Throw me into the lake of fire? Tear me apart and watch me suffer?
00:19:54At this point, it hardly mattered. I was already close to soul obliteration. My vision of him was
00:20:01starting to blur, splitting into overlapping shadows. After a long silence, Lucien finally spoke.
00:20:09His voice was calm, slow, and colder than ancient ice. Harris, I entrusted the first circle of hell to you.
00:20:20This is how you carry out your duty? Allowing a living soul to enter my domain,
00:20:25and administering private punishment on my ground? Harris slammed his forehead against the floor over
00:20:31and over, even harder than I had, when begging Vanessa earlier.
00:20:41I was wrong. I know I was wrong. It was those two guards. Greed got the better of them. They
00:20:48brought
00:20:48the living in. I had no idea. Before your majesty arrived, I was just about to drive them out.
00:20:54Two guards immediately snapped. Even in front of Lucien, they could not hold back.
00:21:00This is your territory. If a living person got in, that's your failure. The mustached guard shot back.
00:21:07You took the bigger share of the money. How dare you turn on us now? Harris's face twisted with fury.
00:21:15You were the ones who came up with this scheme. You dragged me into it.
00:21:20Your majesty, please see the truth. I finally understood. Lucien was not here to save me.
00:21:27He had sensed something wrong with the barrier, realized his subordinates were breaking the rules,
00:21:33and came to deal with it. I just happened to be here. An extra piece in someone else's disaster.
00:21:40At this point, I felt almost invisible. The sorcerer and Vanessa were at the center of the storm.
00:21:47As the three of them turned on each other, blaming and accusing Lucien let out a quiet scoff.
00:21:53The sound struck like a hammer against every soul present.
00:21:58Enough!
00:21:59His voice carried finality. Since they are here, those two living souls will not be returning.
00:22:08Strip them of bodily perception. Detain them for judgment. He paused, then cast a cold glance at
00:22:14Harris and the two guards. As for you, you knew the law and broke it. You will be cast into
00:22:21the abyss of
00:22:22demons. You will become hellhounds for all eternity. Burned by hellfire, never to rise again.
00:22:30Harris went completely still. Still kneeling, he collapsed backward, his face drained of all color.
00:22:37Too stunned even. To beg. The two guards looked no different. Pure despair. Vanessa, slower to process.
00:22:46Finally understood what not returning meant. She stared at her semi-transparent hands and panicked,
00:22:53scrambling to her feet. You can't do this. I'm not supposed to die yet.
00:22:58Don't you have rules in hell? I paid for this. She could not let go.
00:23:04Not of the life she had just stolen from me. Not of the endless wealth waiting for her in Manhattan.
00:23:10The sorcerer, terrified she would drag him down with her, grabbed at her leg and hissed under his
00:23:17breath. Are you insane? Get down on your knees. She shook him off violently and pointed straight at
00:23:24Lucian. I'm leaving now. Send me back. If you don't, you'll regret it. The sorcerer shut his eyes.
00:23:32He did not dare move. Vanessa grabbed him by the collar and shook him, her face twisted with rage.
00:23:39What are you doing? I paid you a million dollars. Do your job. I said I'm going back now.
00:23:45She had no idea. Lucian despised noise. And he had no tolerance for mortals who overstepped in his
00:23:52presence. The next second, he simply lifted a finger. Vanessa's soul was struck as if by an invisible
00:24:00hammer. Her body flew backward like a severed kite. As if fate itself were mocking her,
00:24:06she landed hard on a metal table covered with instruments of torture. More than a dozen red-hot
00:24:12soul-piercing spikes drove straight to her back. Her screen tore through the entire first circle of
00:24:18hell. Now she understood. The pain. The horror. Her face twisted beyond recognition as she shrieked.
00:24:26Silence her. Sebastian raised a hand, his voice cold. Several high-ranking guards stepped forward
00:24:34immediately, forcing her down, covering her mouth as the spikes burned through her. When it was over,
00:24:41silence returned. Heavy. Absolute. Only then did Lucian slowly turn his head. And look at me. I could feel it.
00:24:51His gaze. Cold. Distant. Like he was looking at something worthless. Like I was nothing more than
00:24:59trash. Sebastian read the shift in Lucian's expression immediately and stepped forward,
00:25:06his tone sharp and authoritative. Who are you? State your name. Why were you brought here without
00:25:12going through the judgment process? Even after being sentenced, Harris clearly was not ready to give up.
00:25:19He was still trying to salvage something, anything. If it came out that I had been smuggled and through
00:25:25bribery, bypassing the proper process, his fate would only get worse. And if Lucian actually recognized
00:25:32me, he spoke first, rushing to cover it up. Your majesty, she's just a newly dead wandering spirit.
00:25:39No idea how she slipped in. Anyone who ends up here isn't innocent. She even tried to attack the guards
00:25:44just now. There's no need for you to concern yourself. I'll dispose of her immediately.
00:25:47Lucian's brow furrowed slightly, displeasure flashing across his face. His gaze cut toward
00:25:53Harris like a blade. Before he could say anything, Sebastian stepped in and kicked Harris to the
00:25:59ground. You were not addressed. Keep your mouth shut. One more word and you go to the abyss now.
00:26:06I tried to speak. Tried to call out. But my throat only produced a hollow, rasping hiss. Black wisps of
00:26:15soul energy kept spilling from my mouth. When no clear answer came, Sebastian approached me himself. He examined
00:26:22my condition with visible disgust. Then turned back to Lucian and shook his head.
00:26:30Your majesty, her soul is severely damaged. It's on the verge of collapse. I'm afraid we won't get much out
00:26:36of her.
00:26:37Lucian had always been a ruler of order and strict law. He did not tolerate any disruption to the rules
00:26:42of the underworld.
00:26:43Verify her identity. If she does not belong here, stabilize her soul if possible. Then determine whether
00:26:49she should be returned to the living world or sent into the cycle of rebirth.
00:26:55Sebastian bowed. He immediately ordered someone to bring the ledger of souls. While they waited,
00:27:02Vanessa was still struggling on the ground, twisting and thrashing, trying to pull the spikes out of her
00:27:08body. She still did not understand what kind of existence she had just provoked. All she could think
00:27:14about was getting back to the living world. Back to my luxury penthouse. Back to spending my money,
00:27:20living the life she had always envied. Soon, a clerk hurried over, carrying a massive,
00:27:27faintly glowing ledger of souls. Sebastian took it and stepped closer to me again,
00:27:32looking down from above. Your name. I gathered what little strength I had left.
00:27:37From deep in my throat, I forced out a single word, barely more than a whisper.
00:27:45Sebastian did not recognize me. He must have taken this position sometime in the last few centuries.
00:27:52He began flipping through the ledger, his fingers moving quickly as he searched the records of the
00:27:58corresponding years. Seconds passed. Then minutes. His movements slowed. Something was wrong. A thin
00:28:07sheen of sweat appeared on his forehead. That's not possible. How could this be?
00:28:16Lucian's patient snapped. He was not known for tolerance, and even less for restraint. The
00:28:21temperature around him seemed to drop instantly. A dark, violent aura surfaced beneath his composed
00:28:27exterior. What is the delay? How long does it take to check a name?
00:28:35Sebastian dropped to his knees with a thud, raising the ledger above his head with trembling
00:28:39hands. Your majesty. Please forgive me. I have checked every record. This woman. Her name does
00:28:46not exist in the ledger of souls. A bitter smile flickered inside me. Of course it didn't. That
00:28:54had been Lucian's doing. His punishment. To erase my name. To leave me wandering the human world.
00:29:01Unable to die. Unable to enter reincarnation. He in hell. Me in the mortal world. Forever
00:29:09separated. Never crossing paths again. Lucian, however, did not make the connection. Too much time
00:29:17had passed. His first instinct was that someone had tampered with the ledger, daring to challenge
00:29:24his authority. Fury surged. Black energy roiled around him as he snatched the ledger from Sebastian.
00:29:31Flipping through it himself. What is her name? Sebastian's voice trembled. She calls herself
00:29:41Serafina. The moment the name left his lips, Lucian's hand froze. His pupils contracted sharply.
00:29:50For the first time, something cracked through that cold, untouchable composure. Shock. Disbelief.
00:29:58Something deeper. His gaze snapped up from the ledger and locked onto me. Pinned to the rack of
00:30:05torment. Broken. Barely holding together.
00:30:12In the blink of an eye, black mist surged. He appeared in front of me like a phantom,
00:30:19bringing with him a suffocating chill.
00:30:22His long, cold fingers shot out and gripped my chin, forcing my head up. His brows were drawn tight.
00:30:30His gaze sharp as a hawks, as if he were trying to see through the ruin of my face and
00:30:34uncover who I
00:30:35really was. But there was nothing left to recognize. Vanessa had carved my face into a mess of crisscrossing
00:30:42wounds with those. Soul-piercing spikes. Black mist seeped from every cut. Whatever beauty I once
00:30:51have was gone without a trace. He stared at me for a long time. Something unreadable flickered in his
00:30:57expression, as if he was struggling to confirm what he was seeing. Is it really you? His voice was low,
00:31:04restrained. The pain made it impossible to breathe. I could only give the faintest nod.
00:31:10The moment he got his answer, his grip tightened. I felt my jaw creak under the pressure. His eyes
00:31:18darkened instantly. A storm gathering beneath them. Of course I had not forgotten. Those words
00:31:27were carved into my soul. The day he released me, he had stood before the gates of hell, looking down
00:31:34at me with cold indifference, warning that if he ever saw me again, he would throw me into the lake
00:31:39of
00:31:39fire and personally tear me apart, leaving me to suffer for eternity. I had no strength left to argue.
00:31:47I could only curl my lips into a faint, broken smile, one that looked more like a grimace than
00:31:53anything else. It did not matter anymore.
00:32:01This shattered soul of mine would not last long enough for him to carry out that threat anyway.
00:32:06At any moment, I would disappear. Suddenly, he let go of me. With a look of disgust,
00:32:12he took out a black silk handkerchief and wiped his fingers, his voice cold and cutting.
00:32:17Pathetic. You insisted on leaving me. I thought you would make quite a life for yourself in the
00:32:21human world, and this is what you've become. What a disgrace.
00:32:25He sounded almost satisfied. Seeing me like this must have fed his pride. When I left,
00:32:32I had walked away without looking back, proud and unyielding. Now, nothing had changed for him.
00:32:39He was still the lord of the underworld, standing above everything. And me? I was nothing more than a
00:32:46broken soul, betrayed by my own assistant, nailed to a torture rack, on the verge of being erased. He did
00:32:54not let me disappear. Instead, he turned sharply to Sebastian. Take her away. Find the best physician
00:33:01in the Netherrealm. Do whatever it takes to stabilize her soul. Without my permission, she is not to die.
00:33:06So he wanted to keep me alive. Of course, Lucien had always been vindictive. Petty, even. Being abandoned
00:33:14by a woman was not something he would ever let go. If he was going to settle this, he would
00:33:20do it
00:33:21personally. The treatment was worse than torture. Every drop of medicine poured onto my wounds felt
00:33:27like my soul was being torn apart and stitched back together again. I did not know if I had lost
00:33:32consciousness or if I was simply drifting in and out under the weight of the pain. That was when I
00:33:37realized something. Even a soul could dream. And the dreams felt terrifyingly real.
00:33:45I saw everything. From the moment I met Lucien, to the time we fell in love, to the day we
00:33:52tore each
00:33:52other apart. Back then, he had found the underworld unbearably dull and decided to wander the human
00:33:59world. On a freezing winter night, during the Great Depression in New York, he found me. I had been
00:34:05young, starving, on the verge of death. In those days, the economy had collapsed. People died on the
00:34:14streets every day. Lives meant nothing. And yet, somehow, I caught his attention. Lucky. Or perhaps
00:34:22terribly unlucky. He hid his identity, becoming a wealthy gentleman. He stayed by my side as I grew up,
00:34:31giving me everything. My first love was him. My first time was him. He became my entire world.
00:34:39He kept his secret flawlessly hidden. It was not until I fell ill and died that I learned the truth.
00:34:45When my soul was brought to the underworld, I saw him sitting on his throne. That was when I realized
00:34:51who he really was. At the time, he believed he had given me a great gift. A short but happy
00:34:57life in the
00:34:58human world, spent under his protection. We had been husband and wife. So naturally, in his mind,
00:35:05I should remain in the underworld, by his side forever. His obedient consort queen.
00:35:13At first, I thought the same. Love blinded me. But I was not made for that world. I was a
00:35:22modern
00:35:22woman. I wanted freedom. The rigid, ancient, suffocating rules of the underworld became unbearable.
00:35:30I could not accept that as the lord of the underworld. He had countless dark consorts,
00:35:35each more alluring than the last. I could not accept the way he stood at the top of power, issuing
00:35:41commands as if it were second nature, treating me not as an equal, but as something beautiful he owned.
00:35:46So I chose to leave. I wanted a new life. I wanted to drink the waters of oblivion and return
00:35:54to the
00:35:54human world, free. When he found out, he lost control. His eyes turned red with rage. He dragged
00:36:02me to the gates of hell, pointing at the boiling depths below, trying to force me to stay. I had
00:36:08been
00:36:08terrified, crying uncontrollably, shaking, afraid he might actually throw me in. We stood there for a
00:36:16long time. In the end, he let go. Reluctantly. Coldly. He allowed me to leave, but not without a
00:36:24warning. If he ever saw me again, he would not show mercy. At the time, I did not understand what
00:36:32he
00:36:32really meant. All I wanted was freedom. Rebirth. Only after I returned to the human world did I realize the
00:36:42truth. His punishment. He let me keep all my memories. He made it so I would never age. Never die.
00:36:53A living
00:36:53anomaly. He even arranged for me to be born into a powerful family, leaving behind a trust fund and
00:37:01immense wealth that could sustain me for centuries. That was when I understood. He never intended to see
00:37:09me again. Not just in anger. He had cut off my path entirely. No death. No return. No chance of
00:37:19ever
00:37:19entering the cycle. Of rebirth. I took it seriously. I lived carefully. Quietly. Watching everyone around
00:37:28me grow old and die, while I stayed the same. I was afraid of death. Afraid of accidents. Afraid of
00:37:38being
00:37:38dragged back here. Afraid he would make good on his promise. And yet, despite all that caution, I still
00:37:46fell. To the person I trusted most. The memories faded like a passing storm. A sharp pain pierced my head
00:37:58as I slowly came back to consciousness. The surroundings were familiar. Luxurious. Dark. This was the Obsidian
00:38:06Palace. Lucian's private domain. The bed beneath me was wide, soft, black. It carried his scent. Deep. Cold.
00:38:22Lingering. Like cedarwood burning in a winter fireplace, mixed with the faint trace of ash. It was a scent I
00:38:31had never found on anyone else. Once, it had been comforting. Even now, wrapped in it. My tense soul
00:38:43relaxed for just a moment. But it did not last. As if he had been tracking me, the doors opened
00:38:51the
00:38:51instant I woke. Lucian walked in. I immediately shut my eyes, pretending to still be unconscious. Trying to
00:38:59avoid facing him. It did not work. Stop pretending. Your soul's fluctuations are obvious. I know you're
00:39:08awake. I almost laughed. Back then, he could spend an entire night gazing at my face without getting tired.
00:39:16Now, he called me ugly without hesitation. Ugly. Wait. I lifted a hand and touched my face.
00:39:24Uneven. Rough. Completely ruined. Vanessa had not held back. Every strike had been meant to destroy.
00:39:35Maybe I really had become something hideous.
00:39:44I opened my eyes, dropping the act. I met his cold gaze and let out a faint, bitter laugh.
00:39:52So what now? You saved me just to throw me into the lake of fire yourself? Planning to tear me
00:39:58apart with
00:39:59your own hands? Not yet. Lucian stepped forward and yanked me off the bed without the slightest care.
00:40:10His grip was rough, almost punishing.
00:40:14What I granted you, and those worthless humans dared to covet it. They even used dark sorcery. You
00:40:22should witness for yourself what happens to those who anger the underworld. The darkness in his eyes
00:40:28made my spine go cold. So that was it. He was going to make an example of them in front
00:40:34of me first.
00:40:35And then deal with me. In the outer hall of the Obsidian Palace, the atmosphere was suffocating. Vanessa
00:40:42and the sorcerer were bound by heavy soul shackles locked around their bodies, forced to kneel on the
00:40:48hard obsidian floor. Nearby were Harris, pale as death, and the two guards who had dragged me in,
00:40:54trembling where they knelt. Everyone involved was here. No exceptions. The moment Vanessa saw me being
00:41:02led out by Lucian. Jealousy flashed across her face. She tried to lunge at me, only to be kicked back
00:41:13down by a high-ranking guard behind her. Seraphana! You liar! What the hell did you do? Why are you
00:41:21standing there? I was still too weak to respond. Even walking here had taken everything out of me.
00:41:27I could barely breathe, let alone waste energy on her hysteria. Lucian, on the other hand, seemed almost
00:41:35pleased. There was something dark in him. Something that thrived on this kind of moment. The faint curve
00:41:44of his lips carried a chilling edge. Seraphana, these rumen hurt you. What would you like done
00:41:52with them? I'll leave the decision to you. Me? I looked at him, stunned. He ruled this place.
00:41:59Life and death were his to command. Why ask me? For a fleeting second, it felt like the past. Back
00:42:08when we had lived in the human world, he had always been like this. Gentle. Respectful. Asking for my
00:42:15opinion on everything. No matter how small. A sharp, unnameable ache spread through my chest. I shook my head.
00:42:24Do whatever you want. Just follow the rules of hell. He frowned, clearly displeased with my answer.
00:42:34Without warning, he pulled me into his arms, locking me against him with one arm around my shoulders.
00:42:40What's wrong? Feeling soft now? Have you forgotten what happened to you just hours ago? How they killed you?
00:42:46How they nailed you to that rack?
00:42:52They've already confessed. Even your trust fund has been transferred.
00:42:57This is your chance to get even. Don't act like a coward. Seeing the closeness between us,
00:43:04something twisted in Vanessa's expression. Jealousy spilled over into pure madness.
00:43:09I knew it. I always knew you were that kind of woman. Clinging to men with money and power,
00:43:14using that face of yours to get whatever you want. And now look at you. Dead and still doing the
00:43:20same
00:43:20thing. Even seducing someone here. You're disgusting. The temperature in the room dropped
00:43:27instantly. Lucien's expression darkened to something terrifying. His face was flawless, almost unreal,
00:43:35but the sheer violence in his gaze made it impossible to look at him directly.
00:43:41I knew exactly why. It was not just the insult. Vanessa had crossed a line. She implied I belonged to
00:43:50someone else. Lucien had always been possessive. Obsessively so. In his mind, once I had been his,
00:43:59that was permanent. Time did not matter. Life or death did not matter. I was his. No one else was
00:44:08allowed to touch me. Not even look at me. Fortunately, during the long century I spent
00:44:14back in the human world, I had lived cautiously. I stayed single, avoided relationships, avoided
00:44:21attention. If I had not, I did not even want to imagine what would happen right now. The sorcerer,
00:44:28realizing Vanessa was pushing them both toward destruction, panicked completely. He slammed his
00:44:34head against the floor again and again. Your Majesty, please show mercy. I was blinded by greed.
00:44:40She offered a fortune. I lost my judgment. I should never have interfered with fate or taken a life.
00:44:46I was wrong. She manipulated me. This was all her idea. Vanessa snapped. Like a feral cat, she lunged and
00:44:54slapped him hard across the face. Shut up. You took the money willingly, drew the circle, and now you
00:45:00want to pin everything on me? Not happening. Sebastian strode forward. Silence. His voice cutting through
00:45:08the chaos like a blade. The room fell still. You dare raise your voices here? His gaze swept over them
00:45:14coldly.
00:45:15Every one of you is guilty. None of you will escape. He paused. Then his tone turned even sharper. Do
00:45:21you
00:45:21even understand who it is you tried to harm? Vanessa's bloodshot eyes snapped toward me. Even now,
00:45:30she refused to back down, letting out a cold, stubborn laugh. She's just some freak who doesn't age or die.
00:45:40She's lived long enough, had more than enough. I took her life and her trust fund. So what?
00:45:48That's what I deserve. I spent 10 years serving her like a slave. I had been too exhausted to argue
00:45:56before. People like her, cold and self-centered, never see kindness. They only see what they
00:46:04think the world owes them. But hearing her twist everything so shamelessly still made something in
00:46:10me snap. Vanessa, I said, my voice low but shaking with anger. Ask yourself this.
00:46:18If you hadn't met me in that snowstorm, would you have had those 10 years at all? You would have
00:46:25frozen to
00:46:25death on the street. And if I remember correctly, you were the one begging me to take you in.
00:46:31You said if you didn't make money, your father would force you back home to marry that drunk who
00:46:36beat his wife. A life trapped in poverty. In violence. Raising a crying child in some run-down
00:46:44trailer park until it broke you. That was your future. Her face flushed as I exposed everything in
00:46:51front of everyone. For a moment, she faltered. Then, just as quickly, she doubled down.
00:46:59So what? You gave me a job. Paid me. I worked for it. I gave you my youth.
00:47:06I let out a short, disbelieving laugh. My voice trembling. Worked for it?
00:47:13You mean sending your cheap clothes to high-end dry cleaners on my account? Ordering from five-star
00:47:20restaurants every day and charging it to me? Or taking my Porsche out to clubs under my name,
00:47:27trying to hook rich men? You were never grateful. People like you don't know how to be.
00:47:34You belong at the bottom, rotting there. The moment someone shows you kindness, you think you're
00:47:40entitled to everything. You think you can replace them? Vanessa opened her mouth to scream back,
00:47:46but Sebastian had had enough. His voice cracked through the hall like thunder.
00:47:51Enough!
00:47:55He stepped forward, his expression cold and severe. You blind, arrogant fool. Do you even know who she
00:48:04is? His voice rose, sharp and unforgiving. She is the ninth consort queen personally taken by Ajesty,
00:48:12the Underlord. And you dared to scheme against her. You think someone like you can touch her?
00:48:18Vanessa froze. Her expression locked in place, as if her mind had simply stopped working.
00:48:27All this time, she had only seen the surface. My immortality. My wealth. To her, I was just a
00:48:36lucky anomaly. She had never imagined what stood behind it. Harris looked even worse. His face was
00:48:43drained of all life, his eyes unfocused. Back then, he had recognized me. He must have assumed that after
00:48:51centuries, Lucian and I had nothing to do with each other anymore. That I was no longer under his
00:48:58protection. So he took the risk. For money. Now, with my identity revealed, there was no escaping the
00:49:06consequences. I turned slightly and noticed Cole standing quietly in the shadows. He had not said a word.
00:49:13His expression was grim, weighed down with frustration. Out of everyone here, he was the only one who had
00:49:20done nothing wrong. He had carried out his duties faithfully, only to be dragged into this mess by
00:49:26corrupt subordinates. He had almost discovered me that day. Almost. The two guards and the sorcerer,
00:49:34upon hearing the words consort queen, collapsed. Completely. They did not even have the strength to beg.
00:49:41As for me, I felt nothing. No pride. No satisfaction. Just emptiness. I was nothing more than one of many
00:49:50in
00:49:50Lucian's long life. Just another woman who had passed through it. There was nothing to be proud of.
00:50:00And I knew better than to underestimate him. This was not just about avenging me. This was about maintaining
00:50:07the authority of the underworld. The ones who had harmed me were dragged away. Into the deepest parts
00:50:13of hell. They would suffer everything I had suffered. A hundred times over. Cole was punished as well.
00:50:21For negligence. For failing to notice what was happening under his watch. Lucian ordered him to
00:50:28the river Styx for a year of the harshest labor. As for me, the victim, Lucian took me back to
00:50:35the
00:50:35first circle of hell. And made me watch. The winds howled through the first circle. Vanessa was bound to the
00:50:42execution platform. Her limbs stretched out. Chained in. Place. Under the control of demonic executioners.
00:50:50Thousands of red hot soul piercing. Spikes drove slowly into her body. One by one. From every angle.
00:50:58She was turned into a screaming, writhing pincushion. The executioners were precise. Cruel. But controlled.
00:51:06They avoided her soul core. They wanted her alive. Alive enough to feel everything. So she would not die.
00:51:15Only suffer. Endlessly. At last, fear broke through her madness.
00:51:22Her face was soaked with tears and mucus. Her voice worsed as she cried out to me.
00:51:27Serafina. I was wrong. I know I was wrong. I lost my mind. I shouldn't have done that to you.
00:51:37Please,
00:51:38make him stop. I'm the worst. I'm not even human. I was jealous of you. Your looks. Your youth.
00:51:47Your life in Manhattan. All that money you could never spend. And me, always depending on you.
00:51:55I didn't want to become a murderer. It was you. You told me your secret when you were drunk.
00:52:03Do you know how tempting immortality and welfare. No one could resist that. Not just me.
00:52:10Anyone would have done the same. You can't blame me for everything.
00:52:15Even now, she was still shifting the blame.
00:52:18I told you because I trusted you. Because I believed you were my friend. In all these centuries,
00:52:25I've seen how cruel people can be. I never told anyone else. You made your choice.
00:52:34My voice was calm, but heavy with disappointment. Her words caught in her throat. For the first time,
00:52:41she fell silent. Maybe, in the middle of all that pain, she finally understood.
00:52:52What she had thrown away. What she had destroyed. She had betrayed kindness. Betrayed trust. For a
00:53:01greed that had no bottom. And now, this was the price. She deserved it. She took a life. Betrayed someone
00:53:09who saved her. She deserved help. And worse, she had conspired with dark sorcery to steal my lifespan,
00:53:17defying the natural order itself. That made her crimes even greater. I watched as her body convulsed
00:53:24on the platform. And I knew. She would never leave this place. Not in this life. Not ever. What surprised
00:53:33me,
00:53:33was how fragile a wicked soul could be. Vanessa did not even make it through a full round of
00:53:39punishment. Her soul was far too fragile. It collapsed completely before the first cycle was
00:53:46finished. In the end, she was. Dragged into the second circle of hell. Where the hellfire that burns
00:53:53away all sin. Reduced her to nothing but ash. Not even reincarnation remained for her. Among all of them,
00:54:01the one who lasted the longest was the sorcerer. He truly had some skill. His soul was unusually
00:54:08solid. Otherwise, he never could have. Activated that forbidden demonic pact circle and nearly
00:54:14transferred my life to Vanessa. He endured layer after layer of torment. In the end, he met his fate in
00:54:23the sixth circle of hell. The abyss of demons. There was no light there. Only endless darkness and hunger.
00:54:30Ancient demons that had been trapped for countless centuries lurked in that abyss.
00:54:39The moment a soul with even a trace of energy entered its day, would swarm it instantly, tearing it
00:54:46apart and devouring it piece by piece. As for Harris and the corrupt guards, they were stripped of their
00:54:52ranks and cast into the boiling tar pit of the fourth circle. They struggled and sank over and over,
00:54:59their bodies exploding under the scorching. Car burned inside and out. None of them would ever return.
00:55:07When it was all over, Lucien turned to look at me. Under the dim, flickering glow of hellfire,
00:55:13his gaze burned with something. Complicated. You really are fearless. After seeing all this,
00:55:22you're not afraid at all. No wonder you walked away back then without hesitating. Even after
00:55:28everything I said. Hearing him bring up the past made my chest tighten. I lowered my head,
00:55:34my hair falling forward to hide my face. I did not want him to see what I had become. He
00:55:40knew better
00:55:41than anyone how much I cared about my appearance. Back in the human world, I had always been meticulous,
00:55:48elegant, the center of, attention wherever I went. That was why so many men had been drawn to me. Just
00:55:56like Vanessa said, that I attracted them all. But I never did it for them. I did it for myself.
00:56:04To make
00:56:05the long, endless years a little more bearable. What's the point of bringing that up now? Forcing my tone steady.
00:56:21The people who betrayed me are gone. So now what? Is it my turn? Something in my words struck him.
00:56:30Hard.
00:56:30His expression darkened instantly. With a cold snort, he turned and left without. Another word,
00:56:38his back rigid with anger. I stood there, confused. Wasn't he the one who had sworn to throw me into
00:56:45the
00:56:46lake of fire? Now I asked? And he got angry? After he left, Sebastian did not follow immediately.
00:56:55He paused, turned back to me, and let out a long, helpless sigh.
00:57:07I looked up, puzzled. Understand what? Doesn't he want me dead? Sebastian sighed again, as if the answer
00:57:21were painfully obvious. His majesty has never let you go. Not once. He may seem cold, but he has always
00:57:29kept you in his heart. He could not bear the thought of you suffering through another mortal life.
00:57:35He could not bear to see you struggle in poverty again. That is why he gave you everything.
00:57:42These past years in the human world, you lived well, didn't you? I froze. And do you know, Sebastian
00:57:51continued, how he spent those same years without you? My heart skipped.
00:57:58He dismissed every consort in the palace after you left. Not one remained. And whenever he had time,
00:58:06he would go to the human world in secret, just to watch you. He is too proud to admit his
00:58:13feelings. And you,
00:58:16you never looked back. Not once in all these centuries. He paused, then his voice grew heavier.
00:58:25Do you understand what it means to erase a name from the ledger of souls? It violates the very laws
00:58:32of
00:58:32existence. The backlash alone is enough to bring divine punishment. And your endless lifespan. It did not
00:58:41come from nowhere. He used the power of his divine core of death to sustain it. Each word hit me
00:58:48like a
00:58:49blow. I stood frozen, unable to move, my thoughts spiraling. All this time, what I thought was punishment
00:58:58was protection, sacrifice. Before I could process it, Lucien's voice cut through the distance.
00:59:06Sebastian, sharp, irritated. Who do you serve? Get over here. Sebastian gave me a quick bow,
00:59:15said nothing more, and hurried after him. I was left alone. I wandered slowly along the shadow path.
00:59:23The air cold and filled with drifting spirits. But my mind was anything but calm.
00:59:33For the first time, I truly thought about what came next. Lucien was not going to kill me. That much
00:59:41was clear. But my body in the human world had already been destroyed from that fall. There was no going
00:59:48back. That left only two possibilities. Remain here as a soul. Or, reincarnation.
00:59:58But could I even be reborn? I was someone whose name had been erased from the ledger of souls.
01:00:04A being, outside the system itself. And then there was something else. Something I had not allowed
01:00:11myself to think about. After centuries apart, could what we had ever be restored? Back then,
01:00:18in that lifetime, we had been happy. Truly. But memories fade. Time changes everything.
01:00:27For hundreds of years, I had lived alone. Yes, the curse, or blessing, of immortality had made me think of
01:00:35him
01:00:35often. But was that love still there? That same intensity? I did not know. My thoughts were a mess.
01:00:43I had no answers. I walked without direction until exhaustion caught up with me. Eventually,
01:00:50I found a quiet corner and sat down against a cold stone. Staring into nothing. Then suddenly. A piece
01:00:58of black fabric edged with dark gold patterns appeared in front of me. I looked up. Lucien had come back.
01:01:09I looked up at him. He still stood there. Tall and commanding as ever. But the cold arrogance I
01:01:16was used. To was gone. Replaced by something awkward. Almost like a wronged golden. Retriever. Stubbornly
01:01:25refusing to admit it was hurt. What are you doing out here alone? He asked first. There was a hint
01:01:32of
01:01:32tension in his. Voice. Thinking about how to leave me again? I froze. I had never seen him like this.
01:01:41Like I was the heartless one who had abandoned. Something that loved me completely. I took a slow
01:01:47breath, forcing myself to look away from his eyes. If I wanted to leave? I asked calmly. Could I be
01:01:54reborn? My name was no longer in the ledger of souls. I was an exception. No. His answer came
01:02:02without hesitation. Anyone not in the ledger does not enter the cycle. You cannot be reborn. I had
01:02:09expected that. If I could not return to the human world and I could not reincarnate, then there was
01:02:16only one path left. Stay here. In the underworld. Seeing me fall silent, Lucian seemed to misunderstand.
01:02:25His eyes reddened slightly. His voice rising despite himself. You don't have any other choice.
01:02:33Even knowing that you still won't choose me? You'd rather wander as a lost spirit than stay by my side?
01:02:40Something in me softened at the sight of him like this. I opened my mouth, wanting to explain. But no
01:02:47words came.
01:02:51My hesitation only made things worse. He turned sharply, clearly furious, striding away in long steps.
01:02:59But even then, he stopped just long enough to throw one last warning over his shoulder.
01:03:05You do have another option. Stay here as a stray soul. Just hope no guard mistakes you for an escaped
01:03:12demon and throws you into the abyss. And don't expect me to save you.
01:03:19His threat was so childish that I could not help it. I laughed. Quickly getting to my feet,
01:03:26I hurried after him and grabbed his sleeve. He stiffened, but he did not pull away.
01:03:32I'm scared. I said softly, tugging at him just a little. That part was not entirely true.
01:03:39That night, in the Obsidian Palace, he did not let me go. Centuries of longing and restraint finally
01:03:46broke loose. Lucian was like a starving wolf. Once he had me in his grasp, he refused to let go.
01:03:54My soul had not fully recovered. I could barely endure the intensity of him. More than. Once,
01:04:02in the overwhelming rush of sensation, I felt like I might shatter completely. Every time I tried to
01:04:08push him away, he had an answer ready. You are the consort queen. I have only you now.
01:04:18If you don't give me an heir soon, who is going to take over the underworld?
01:04:23I huffed in protest, half breathless. I don't like it here. It's dark all the time. Cold, empty. The
01:04:33human world is better. He pressed a kiss to my ear, his voice low and coaxing.
01:04:38Fine. Once we have an heir, I'll hand over the power. I'll go with you. Wherever you want.
01:04:47His promise stirred something in me. Memories of the life we once had. I wrapped my arms around his
01:04:54neck. Can we go back? I asked quietly. Live like we did before? Just normal people? Only then could I
01:05:04feel something real. Not the distance between ruler and subject. Just him. Just me. In the heat of the
01:05:12moment, he bit lightly at my neck, leaving his mark, his voice firm. Anything you want. I cupped his face,
01:05:20looking into those dark, intoxicating eyes, teasing him just a little. Didn't you say my name was erased?
01:05:27That I could never be reborn? He paused. Just for a second. Then his gaze flickered away. Caught. The next
01:05:37moment, he pulled me closer, more forceful this time, silencing me in his own way. After that,
01:05:45I stopped thinking, letting everything fade into the dark.
01:05:52Time passed. We spent years in the underworld. Long, quiet, unexpectedly warm. We even had children.
01:06:02Mischievous little ones who inherited his divine core of death. And in the end, he kept his promise.
01:06:09We returned. Back to the human world. Lucian used his power to create a new identity.
01:06:16He became the boy, next door. The one who had grown up with me under the California sun.
01:06:23We fell in love again. Got married. Bought a house by the ocean, with a garden full of flowers.
01:06:30We sat together on the porch swing, watching the sunset paint the sky in endless colors.
01:06:36One evening, as the light faded, he held my hand and told me quietly that during those
01:06:42days. Centuries apart, he had watched countless sunsets like this. With me, even when I did not
01:06:49know he was there. A breeze passed through. I leaned against his shoulder. We looked at each
01:06:55other and smiled. This time, we would never be apart again.
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