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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
00:06black scales.
00:07At 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.
00:15Servants 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.
00:36Spare her, Father! She's just a newborn baby!
00:39She trembled in pain but refused to let go.
00:41My 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-scaled princess of the clan,
00:52but because she protected me, she endured cold stares and bullying from the servants.
00:56Yet she always bore it with a smile and said to me,
00:58As long as we sisters are together, that's all that matters.
01:02I was not as kind as my sister.
01:04Countless times I wanted to rip out the spines of those snobbish servants,
01:07fashion them into a bone whip, and chop those bitches into pieces to fertilize the corals my sister grew.
01:11But to stay with Alara forever, I forced myself to act docile.
01:15Fate, however, had other plans.
01:18Caelan Dracon, the youngest prince of the Sea Dragon clan,
01:20murdered his father and brothers and ascended her throne as the new king.
01:24All weaker tribes rushed to swear allegiance to him.
01:27Father King issued a decree immediately.
01:29The most noble golden-scaled princess would be sent to marry the Sea Dragon King.
01:33On the day the decree was announced,
01:34my sister took my hand and told me over and over where things were 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 flung to her and cried,
01:45Alara, I don't want you to marry into the dragon's 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.
02:08I 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.
02:46Lara, wake up.
02:48Sierra'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.
03:00Father King approached with a lantern.
03:02My sister's body was torn apart, covered in horrific bite marks.
03:05The golden scales she had been so proud of were gone,
03:08leaving only bloody craters as if they had been skinned alive.
03:10Father King gasped in shock, dropping the candlestick,
03:13and my sister's remains were swallowed by darkness once more.
03:16The white dragon envoy who had brought her back drawled lazily.
03:19The dragon king was attacked, and the princess sacrificed herself to shield him.
03:24Moved by her devotion, the king has ordered her body return.
03:27Liar.
03:28The 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 took off 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.
03:45She had died in such agony.
03:47I 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.
04:06For every piece of my sister that was taken, I would take a hundred from them.
04:09I walked to the white dragon envoy's quarters, and their mocking laughter drifted out to me.
04:13That merfish king is such a coward.
04:15He 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
04:26died.
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.
04:37He and his ministers were discussing how to stabilize the situation.
04:40I pushed open the door, ignoring all their strange looks,
04:42and 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 merfix.
04:51Everyone stared at me in disbelief.
04:53If we go to war, the best we can hope for is mutual destruction.
04:56I 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 and set off for that dragon palace
05:33that empowered people whole.
05:35My 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 the 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.
05:56The necklace made from my sister's scales was wrapped around the face of his 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?
06:10The 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 burned them.
06:23Finally, I no longer had to hold back my anger.
06:25I pulled the bonewhip 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!
06:36How dare you hurt my piranha that I've raised for 500 years!
06:40Lyssa 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,
06:48then the dragon king also has black scales.
06:50Does that make him cursed too?
06:52You bitch!
06:52How dare you sow discord between me and his highness!
06:55She swung the dagger again, but he only cut her off.
06:58Enough, Lyssa.
06:59It'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, he 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 brushed against my lips,
08:03but he never noticed the sharp piranha's spine was aimed directly at his heart.
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.
08:24If your highness truly wishes to give me something, make it a weapon.
08:29Interesting.
08:29He 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,
08:45which 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 plink of chains and horse 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.
09:13That scaled hide had belonged to Kaylin's eldest brother,
09:15the son Old King Oberon had favored most.
09:17The 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 point of scale 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.
09:46A 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 Lissa.
10:05I smiled and reached out to stroke the bloodstained bone,
10:08still warm to the touch.
10:09Sierra loves it, of course.
10:11I stepped directly from the fuel 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.
10:24Seeing how excited I was,
10:26Kaylin actually grinned.
10:27Are 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,
10:44Father 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,
11:00I skin them and break their bones.
11:02Death is too merciful.
11:04A fate worse than death is the best punishment.
11:06I said flatly.
11:07I understood that Kaylin wanted them to watch with their own eyes
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 him,
11:16he laughed even more wildly and pulled me into a fighting race.
11:19Exactly.
11:20Everyone who opposes me must live in an endless hell.
11:23But,
11:23he did not know that I understood him so well,
11:25not because I was empathetic,
11:26but 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,
11:42he had been my sister who had come to Kaylin's side first.
11:44And by killing her,
11:45he 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.
11:54I stared coldly at the dragon bone and dragon hive being polished by the craftsmen,
11:59and in my mind,
12:00I saw my sister being skinned,
12:01her scales turned into a necklace.
12:03Kaylin was overjoyed.
12:05He took me through the palace,
12:06the city walls,
12:07the sea trenches,
12:08the 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,
12:19which 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,
12:28Kaylin spent every night in my bedchamper.
12:30Lyssa,
12:31who had never been ignored like this,
12:32rushed to send a letter home from Kaylin.
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,
12:44especially 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.
12:51When 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 when she took my sister from me?
13:06By the time I came to my senses,
13:07my lips were bitten through.
13:09Blood mixed with tears in my mouth,
13:11I had never known that the bitter taste of tears could 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 of various sizes from my jewelry box
13:37and examined them.
13:38These purple scales had belonged to Lyssa's cousin,
13:40who had supported the crown prince
13:42and been thrown into the water dungeon after Caelan ascended the throne.
13:45Lyssa's mother had come not only to comfort her daughter,
13:47but also to beg Caelan to spare her nephew's life.
13:50But I would never let them have their way.
13:52When the news reached me,
13:53I was so angry that my throat tightened and my chest heaved violently.
13:57So Lyssa has someone who loves her so much,
14:00who won't let her suffer even a little.
14:02But why?
14:02Why does she get to have her mother's protection when she took my sister from me?
14:06By the time I came to my senses,
14:08my lips were bitten through.
14:10Blood mixed with tears in my mouth,
14:11I had never known that the bitter taste of tears
14:13could not be washed away by the sweetness of blood.
14:16When my sister was alive,
14:17I had never tasted this bitterness.
14:19Every time I wanted to cry,
14:20she would comfort me with sweet cakes.
14:22That was the only sweetness I had ever known in this world.
14:24I cried for a long time,
14:26as if pouring out all my longing for my sister.
14:29When I calmed down,
14:30I wiped my tears roughly,
14:31called a maid over,
14:32and whispered a few instructions.
14:33Then,
14:34I took a set of purple-scale daggers
14:36of various sizes from my jewelry box
14:38and examined them.
14:39These purple scales had belonged to Lyssa's cousin,
14:41who had supported the crown prince
14:42and been thrown into the water dungeon
14:44after Caelan ascended the throne.
14:46Lyssa's mother had come not only to comfort her daughter,
14:48but also to beg Caelan to spare her nephew's life.
14:51But I would never let them have their way.
14:53This was the gift I had prepared for Lyssa,
14:55and now was the perfect time to give it.
14:57The maid led a piranha monster to me.
14:59I put the purple-scale necklace around its neck,
15:01placed the rest of the weapons on a silk tray,
15:03and walked toward Lyssa's quarters.
15:05Proud dragons like her valued face above all else.
15:08So I would do to her exactly what she had done to my sister,
15:11wrap the symbol of her identity around a piranha's neck,
15:13and make her taste the humiliation.
15:15I had made these purple-scale daggers myself
15:17in Caelan's water dungeon,
15:18skinning, scaling,
15:20grinding the bones to preserve their most brilliant purple,
15:22the exact same purple as Lyssa's scales.
15:24I led the piranha to the door of her quarters.
15:28Sigh-la black.
15:29My voice was polite, but cold as ice.
15:32The maid saw the flash of purple in my hand
15:34and turned pale into terror,
15:35rushing inside to announce.
15:37The guards opened the door,
15:38looking at me with fear in their eyes.
15:40When I entered, they were eating.
15:42Bitch, can't you see the dragonning is dining with us?
15:44Lyssa did not even look up and snapped impatiently.
15:47He won't be coming to your place for days.
15:50Get out.
15:53I did not get angry.
15:54I smiled and tugged on the chain around the piranha's neck.
15:57The clink of metal finally made her look up.
15:59I held up the silk tray warmly.
16:01Lisa, I heard Lady Morgana was coming,
16:04so I made you gifts from the finest purple dragon scales.
16:07Look, aren't they beautiful?
16:08These are the best purple dragon scales.
16:11Just as beautiful as yours.
16:13When Lyssa's eyes fell on the purple-scale necklace
16:15around the piranha's neck,
16:16her pupils constricted to pinpricks.
16:18Don't you like it, Sister Lyssa?
16:20I searched everywhere for these purple dragon scales.
16:23There are so few purple dragons in the Four Seas.
16:27More than few, only the blood relatives of Lady Morgana's clan
16:30had purple scales.
16:31Mother and daughter recognized instantly who scales these were.
16:34Bitch! How dare you touch my cousin!
16:37Lyssa screamed and lunged at him.
16:38You filthy blackfish!
16:40Have you lost your mind?
16:41I'll kill you!
16:42I'll kill your entire clan!
16:44Lady Morgana, true to her reputation as a general,
16:46managed to keep her composure
16:48even as her veins bulged with anger.
16:50Lyssa!
16:51Control yourself in front of the Dragon King!
16:54Kaelin put down his knife and fork,
16:55a faint flicker of interest crossing his face.
16:58Lyssa had been spoiled her whole life
16:59and had never suffered such humiliation.
17:01Her sobs quickly turned to wails.
17:03Dragon King, mother!
17:05This lowly fish dared to harm a purple dragon
17:07and put my cousin's scales on a piranha!
17:09She cried hysterically, completely unaware that Kaelin was frowning in disgust.
17:13Weakness and tears were the things he hated most.
17:17What's wrong, Sister Lisa?
17:19Didn't you once say that dragons and fish alike should be useful?
17:24Your cousin was a traitor.
17:26If not for my appreciation,
17:28how would he have the chance to atone for his sins to the Dragon King?
17:32Lyssa cried even harder, her face turning bright red.
17:34Lyssa, how can you lose your temper over a mere merwish woman?
17:39She stared at me and stood slowly, her eyes sharp.
17:42She was not like Lyssa, arrogant and reckless.
17:44She was more like a beast with sharp claws and teeth,
17:46ready to tear apart any enemy.
17:48But I met her face calmly and said warmly,
17:51Sarah knows Lady Morgana is a hero among women,
17:54so I prepared a weapon worthy of you.
17:56I picked up a purple-scaled bone blade and handed it to her.
17:58Lyssa flew into an even greater rage and slapped the dagger out of her head.
18:03Keep that cursed thing away from my mother!
18:06Mother, this bitch dared to insult us!
18:09Kill her now!
18:10Skin her alive and feed her to the piranhas!
18:13Lady Morgana looked at her daughter with pity,
18:14but still held her temper.
18:16My nephew is our blood.
18:18A living being.
18:19An ill-mannered thing like you deserves to be thrown into the frozen abyss
18:23to be eaten by piranhas!
18:25I let out a snort of laughter.
18:27The lives of purple dragons are precious,
18:28but my sister's life could be thrown away.
18:30I picked up the bone blade again and smiled innocently.
18:33You are mistaken, Lady Morgana.
18:36I would never deliberately humiliate him.
18:38If he had not stood against the Dragon King,
18:40would he have been locked in the dungeon waiting to atone?
18:42I turned him into a dagger to give him and the Frostclan a chance to make amends.
18:46These are the Dragon King's rules.
18:48Do you not recognize them?
18:49Lady Morgana's face darkened further.
18:50She could not argue.
18:51Especially not in front of Kaelin.
18:53Very well.
18:54You have a sharp tongue.
18:56A cold glint clashed in her eyes.
18:57Then let us settle this the Dragon King's way.
19:00She turned to Kaelin and bowed.
19:01Your Highness, no matter what my nephew did,
19:03it is not for a foreign woman to punish him.
19:04This woman has killed a dragon and disbraded our clan's soul.
19:07I request the Abyss Trial.
19:09Lady Morgana wanted to use the trial to have me thrown into the Frozen Abyss,
19:12where the piranhas lived.
19:13Whether I lived or died would be up to fate.
19:16It was called Fate,
19:17but the Abyss was where the Royal Family had the Frostclan raise their piranhas.
19:21It was nothing more than a death sentence.
19:23In thousands of years,
19:24the only person who had survived the Abyss trial besides the Frostclan was Kaelin himself.
19:29I had underestimated Lady Morgana,
19:31but she had also underestimated me.
19:33My whip, made from the spines of 49 piranhas,
19:35was not just for show.
19:37Kaelin frowned at the determined Lady Morgana and turned his gaze to me.
19:40I looked relaxed, unafraid, and even smiled at him.
19:43He finally spoke.
19:44Grunted.
19:45Lady Morgana and Lissa both thought this was Kaelin favoring them,
19:48and their eyes lit up with triumphant arrogance.
19:51They did not notice that I, standing behind them,
19:53had eyes burning with even greater excitement,
19:55the thrill of being able to kill again.
19:57The next day,
19:58Lady Morgana could not wait to bring me to the mouth of the Abyss.
20:01The viewing platform was packed with dragons who had come to watch the trial.
20:04The Abyss lay in the deep sea,
20:06where no light could reach.
20:08The currents were fierce and icy cold.
20:10The mouth of the cave looked like a open black log,
20:12ready to swallow everyone whole.
20:14The sound of piranhas churning the water was like the growl of a hungry beast.
20:17Their shrill cries echoed through the cave,
20:19deafening.
20:20Lady Morgana saw me standing frozen at the mouth,
20:23and whispered triumphantly in my ear.
20:24These are my specially red piranhas.
20:27I know a weak little fish like you is already scared out of your wits,
20:31but even if you beg on your knees, it won't help.
20:33I'm gonna make you die a more miserable death than your sister.
20:35She laughed and shoved me hard into the Abyss.
20:38She opened the piranha cages,
20:40and dozens of fish swarmed out,
20:41circling them.
20:42The piranhas did not attack her.
20:44Instead,
20:45they turned their cold eyes on me.
20:47Lady Morgana,
20:48if you are the one who doesn't walk out of this Abyss today,
20:50will you become the frost clams' most shameful secret?
20:53She laughed.
20:55Unfortunately,
20:55I will never know that feeling.
20:57She waved at the piranhas.
20:58Eat up, children!
21:00The piranhas screeched,
21:01but then they turned on her,
21:02killing her flesh.
21:04After her strength died down,
21:05we walked out of the Abyss,
21:06covered in blood,
21:07holding a severed dragon horn.
21:09Every face turned to terror.
21:12Piranhas are the wildest of creatures.
21:14The more you try to be their master,
21:16the more you will pay.
21:17Lady Morgana had never known
21:18that I had learned piranha habits at nine.
21:20I had smeared their mucus on myself since childhood.
21:23When I pretended to talk,
21:24I had splashed fresh fish blood on her clothes.
21:26The outcome was sealed from the start.
21:28I threw the dragon horn at Lyssa's feet.
21:31I can't do what's left of your mother,
21:33Lyssa screamed hysterically.
21:34She clung to Kaylin's legs,
21:35but no guards moved.
21:37Watching her desperate face,
21:38the stone in my heart lifted a little.
21:40I threw myself into Kaylin's arms and smiled.
21:43Your Highness, Sierra, is back.
21:45His eyes were full of admiration and relief.
21:47His embrace was warm,
21:48but it could never compare to my sister's.
21:50If only I had been the one sent to marry him first,
21:52if only Kaylin had not been an accomplice
21:54to my sister's death,
21:55Kaylin announced,
21:56The trial is over.
21:58Sierra is innocent.
21:59Lyssa screamed.
22:00You monster!
22:02I'll make you pay!
22:03She ripped off her face,
22:05revealing a poisoned dagger and stabbed at my neck,
22:07Kieran posted behind him.
22:08He ripped the blade,
22:10blood dripping,
22:10and pushed her away.
22:11The mad Lyssa lunged again with a broken dragon.
22:14Kaylin held me close
22:15and struck her down with a blow
22:17that used 30% of his spiritual power.
22:19He spat black blood and collapsed into my arms,
22:22unconscious.
22:22I could have killed him then with a dagger shard,
22:25but my hand froze.
22:26A splitting headache hit me,
22:27and I fainted.
22:28When I woke,
22:29the ocean sorcerer knelt before me.
22:31Blessings!
22:32You fainted because a dragon pearl has descended.
22:34You are with child,
22:36carrying the dragon king's heir.
22:37I stared at my stomach in disbelief.
22:39Could the headache be the baby stopping me from killing him?
22:42How could I carry the child of the man who killed my sister?
22:45I slammed my fist toward my stomach,
22:47and then again,
22:48and then again.
22:49Three days later,
22:50the maid said,
22:51We are not able to be both unharmed.
22:52The dragon king's poison has spread.
22:55Whether he wakes is up to fate.
22:57I stumbled to Kaylin's bedchamber.
22:59Kaylin lay still,
23:01his hand black with poison.
23:02I stroked his face,
23:03feeling his faint warmth.
23:05I had dreamed of his death,
23:06but seeing him near death did not bring joy.
23:08The ocean sorcerer rushed in.
23:10I have found an ancient remedy.
23:12To cleanse the poison,
23:13we need pure bloodline essence from the dragon king's own kin.
23:16The only remaining bloodline is the child in your womb.
23:18I sent them out.
23:20I sat on the edge of the bed and said calmly,
23:22Kaylin,
23:23I am carrying a child that can save your life.
23:27I wanted to watch you die.
23:31But perhaps it would be more interesting
23:33to let you watch your own child die to save you.
23:37I placed his hand on my stomach and raised the dagger.
23:39As it fell,
23:40he grabbed my wrist.
23:41Don't you need to live.
23:42Kill this child and you will survive.
23:45But I want our child to live more.
23:47I stabbed a bed toward my stomach.
23:49He pulled me away,
23:50and I fell on him.
23:51The dagger grazed his cheek.
23:53Blood seeped down his face as if he were crying.
23:56Please, spare him.
23:58The brutal king was begging.
23:59I froze.
24:00But then I saw my sister's golden bracelet.
24:02She must have begged too
24:03when the piranhas tore her apart.
24:05Kaylin had not spared her,
24:06so why should I spare him now?
24:08Kaylin passed out again.
24:09Then a guard reported,
24:10Princess Consul Lyssa is carrying your child.
24:12A plan formed in my mind.
24:14I went to the water dungeon.
24:15Lyssa shouted,
24:16Dragon King, forgive me for our child!
24:19When she saw me,
24:20her joy turned cold.
24:21I stepped closer.
24:22The Dragon King is unconscious.
24:24Do you think a child will save you?
24:26I pulled my dagger.
24:27The remedy needs bloodline essence from his kin.
24:29He only needs one heir.
24:31Please spare my child!
24:32I am his cousin!
24:33My blood will work too!
24:34She kowtowed until her forehead bled.
24:37Then show me how far you'll go.
24:39I'll be your slave for life.
24:42Not sincere enough.
24:43I drove the dagger to her palm.
24:45Blood turned the water red.
24:47She twisted in pain.
24:49Why do you hate me so much?
24:51The confusion infuriated me.
24:52She had forgotten my sister.
24:53When my sister begged you,
24:55what did you do?
24:57Now think being my slave will save your child?
25:00She finally remembered.
25:01I deserve to die!
25:03Please spare me and my child!
25:05She frantically scratched off her purple scales.
25:07Mixed with blood.
25:09My killing intent faded slightly.
25:11Suddenly, she clutched her stomach.
25:13Bitch!
25:14You tricked me!
25:15I never said I'd forgive you.
25:17Only the one you killed could.
25:18I still did all the devil.
25:20You came for revenge from the start!
25:22You want to kill me and the Dragon King!
25:24I laughed softly.
25:25You just realized?
25:26The moment you touched my sister,
25:28this ending was destined.
25:30Ha ha ha ha!
25:31Haylin will never let you get away!
25:33She screamed wildly.
25:35Kylan!
25:36We've both been played by this bitch!
25:38I turned.
25:39Kaylin stood in the doorway.
25:40Lysandra Frost,
25:41you attempted to murder your king.
25:43You are sentenced to use your unborn child's flesh and blood to cure my poison.
25:48Your life will be spared.
25:50He wiped the blood from my face.
25:51You may use her purple scales for our child's wind trine.
25:54You're also responsible for her sister's death!
25:57You'll regret this!
25:58Lysa screamed as guards advanced.
26:01Kaylin took my hand and left.
26:02He recovered, but was permanently weakened,
26:04dependent on me,
26:05pressing his ear to my stomach daily.
26:07On my due date,
26:08he stayed by my side,
26:09but there had been no movement in my stomach.
26:11I was born to devour everything.
26:13The labor pains were power bursting from my body.
26:16Kaylin,
26:17there never was a child.
26:19I can never have your child.
26:21My desire to kill you has never wavered.
26:23He stumbled back.
26:24But even so, I loved you.
26:26Sierra?
26:27Voice barely audible.
26:29Was there ever a single moment you truly loved me?
26:31I looked at him coldly.
26:32We are both black-scaled monsters,
26:34outcasts shunned by our clans.
26:36We should have been perfect together.
26:38But you killed my sister,
26:39and that makes everything impossible.
26:41I never loved you.
26:43His pupils dilated,
26:44his chest heaved once,
26:45and then he was still.
26:46A generation of tyrants died at the hands of the woman he had loved with all his heart.
26:50Tonight,
26:50you start.
26:50We'll be blast-
26:50You diet you don't have to be bombarded.
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