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Chasing The Girl He Hid
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00:00let a single drop of dark gold blood fall onto his tongue,
00:02I.T. burned like molten iron sliding down his throat,
00:05his bones felt like they were growing again, but his ears went sharp, terrifyingly sharp.
00:09Before sunrise, he opened his eyes and sight a body bag.
00:24Hold back the dark.
00:33Tonight, none of you leave this town alive.
00:49Who are you looking for?
00:55I see you, Dawn Order.
00:57Every shadow in this town belongs to me.
01:00You cannot hide her.
01:02I will find the pure blood child.
01:11Winter nights in St. Victor City were always damp.
01:14Before that night, he always thought he was lucky.
01:16His name is Ethan Gray.
01:17Ethan had an ordinary job filing fire department records,
01:20a gentle wife named Mara, and a daughter, Lily, who covered the fridge in crayon drawings.
01:25That evening, Mara came home from the hospital.
01:27Pale, she said she'd found a batch of impossible transfusion records in the old archives.
01:31The dead were still signing their names years after they'd died.
01:34Ethan figured she was just exhausted and poured her a hot coffee.
01:37Outside, a crow landed on the street light and stared at their window.
01:40Late that night, Lily suddenly asked.
01:42Daddy, why are there people without shadows standing at the door?
01:47Ethan turned, the glass showed only the lamp inside.
01:49The next second, the doorbell rang.
01:51Back then, he didn't know the people outside weren't guests.
01:54They were the start of every nightmare to come.
01:55As he reached for the doorknob, Mara grabbed his wrist.
01:58Her fingers were terribly cold.
02:02Don't believe a word they say.
02:04Ethan checked the monitor.
02:05Three figures in long black coats stood outside,
02:08faces pale as freshly dug corpses.
02:10The lead man smiled.
02:11The hospital sent us to verify some files.
02:14Mara heard the voice.
02:15Her cup shattered in her hand.
02:17She lunged to lock the door, but the deadbolt had already been snapped from outside,
02:21without a sound.
02:22The three slipped into the living room like fog.
02:24Ethan grabbed the iron fireplace hook and charged.
02:27A casual swipe sent us crashing into the wall.
02:29Lily hid under the dining table.
02:31Mara planted herself in front of her.
02:33The man sniffed the air and smiled.
02:35Found it.
02:36The pure-blood child.
02:38Ethan crawled up, face-licked with blood,
02:40and finally saw the fangs sliding out of their mouths.
02:42That was when he understood,
02:43the secret Mara never finished telling him had already shut their family into the middle of a
02:48hunting ground.
02:48Ethan tried to follow.
02:50The man turned and smiled at him.
02:51It wasn't the smile a man gives an enemy.
02:54It was.
02:54The smile a man gives a delivery slip he's just signed for.
02:59And then drove a broken table leg into one of their chests.
03:02The thing shrieked.
03:03Black smoke pouring from the wound.
03:05The other two looked stunned for the first time.
03:07An ordinary man wasn't supposed to manage that.
03:09But he was still too weak.
03:10Ethan watched Mara fall in a pool of blood.
03:12Ethan watched the dark swallow Lily's crying just as fangs were closing on his throat.
03:16Heels clicked over broken glass at the door.
03:18A silver-haired woman in red lipstick walked in.
03:21Every vampire dropped to their knees.
03:22She looked down at him like she was studying a dying wolf that still wanted to bite.
03:27Interesting.
03:29Leave him a breath.
03:32Ethan thought he'd been saved.
03:33Later, he learned she'd just picked a different hell for him.
03:35Ethan clawed toward the basement.
03:37Serafina raised a hand.
03:38The dark came down like a tide dock.
03:39Lily's laugh at the blood court.
03:41She didn't comfort him.
03:42She didn't explain.
03:43She knelt.
03:44Pried his jaw open.
03:45And let a single drop of dark gold blood fall onto his tongue.
03:47I.T. burned like molten iron sliding down his.
03:50Throat.
03:50His bones felt like they were growing again.
03:52But his ears went sharp.
03:53Terrifyingly sharp.
03:55Ethan could hear his own heartbeat slow.
03:56Ethan could hear rats running 10 streets over.
03:59Ethan could hear Mara's blood going cold.
04:01Serafina leaned close to.
04:02His ear.
04:02Live, Ethan Gray.
04:04Let me see what kind of monster human hatred can raise.
04:08Then she dumped him in a graveyard outside the city.
04:10Before sunrise.
04:11He opened his eyes inside a body bag.
04:13The wounds were already closed.
04:14What the queen gave him wasn't life.
04:15It was a collar.
04:16Ethan tried to spit the blood out.
04:18I.T. had already taken root.
04:19Worse.
04:20He could hear his own heart starting to answer it.
04:23When he crawled out of the body bag.
04:25The first ray of dawn touched the back of his hand.
04:27His skin charred and smoked.
04:29Ethan bolted into the shadow of a headstone.
04:31Throat burning with a hunger he couldn't bear.
04:32The night watchman heard the noise and walked over.
04:34Ethan nearly threw himself on his throat.
04:36The last second.
04:38Lily's voice.
04:39Cut through him.
04:40Ethan slammed his head into the stone until blood ran down his face.
04:43After nightfall.
04:43He went home.
04:44The scene had been scrubbed clean.
04:46The police report called it a gang break-in.
04:48His wife and daughter's bodies had already been cremated.
04:50In the ashes.
04:51He found Lily's red hair clip.
04:52On the back was a rose brand he'd never seen.
04:55Before daylight would burn him.
04:56Blood would tempt him.
04:57And his daughter might not be dead at all.
04:59Ethan closed his fist around that hair clip until his knuckles went white.
05:02The rose didn't look like a marker.
05:03It looked like an invitation.
05:05Left for him on purpose.
05:06Ethan survived his first day in the cemetery.
05:08And that was when he truly understood what Serafina had given him.
05:11Not a second life.
05:12But an invisible set of chains.
05:14Sunlight burned him.
05:15Blood called to him.
05:15The breathing of normal people sounded like torture.
05:18But every time the hunger pushed him to the edge.
05:20He remembered Lily's voice under the dining table calling daddy.
05:23That sound was a nail.
05:24It pinned him to the human side.
05:25The rose brand led him to an underground bar.
05:27The music was deafening.
05:28The perfume choking.
05:29In a corner sat one of the low blood vampires who'd broken into his house.
05:33Ethan cut his palm with a silver knife.
05:35Smeared blood on a wooden stake.
05:36And waited until it was feeding on a drunk.
05:38Before dragging the stake through its heart.
05:40Black blood.
05:40Pool of blood.
05:42Serafina's smile.
05:42And Lily's small back as she was carried into a black carriage.
05:45The images came too fast.
05:46Ethan knelt in a bathroom stall and threw up until his throat tore.
05:49But while Lily was still in those visions.
05:51He couldn't let himself pass out.
05:58The moment he stepped out of the bar.
06:00Every street light on the block went dark at once.
06:02A dozen black clad hunters appeared from the alley.
06:05Crossbows.
06:05Silver nets.
06:07UV lamps.
06:08All aimed at him.
06:09Ethan fought.
06:09A silver spike punched through his shoulder.
06:11And dropped him to his knees.
06:12When he woke.
06:13He was chained to a chair in an underground interrogation room.
06:16Silver at every joint.
06:17The black haired woman stood in front of him.
06:19Her name was Evelyn Crowe.
06:20Head of the dawn order.
06:21They hunted vampires.
06:23Half bloods don't get a trial.
06:25Just the fire.
06:27Ethan didn't beg.
06:28Ethan just looked at her.
06:29Do you know who killed my daughter?
06:31She was quiet for a moment.
06:33Then pressed a silver blade against his chest.
06:35Prove you're still human.
06:37When the blade came down.
06:38He wasn't afraid of dying.
06:40Ethan was afraid Mara and Lily's real cause of death would burn with him.
06:43She studied him for a long time.
06:45Like she was measuring how much soul he had left.
06:47Ethan held her gaze.
06:48Because she might be the only door to the truth he had.
06:51Stop.
06:54I am the last pure blooded human on earth.
06:56Offered as a peace gift to the most powerful vampire duke.
06:59I never imagined I would become their living blood supply.
07:03Even less did I expect to turn into their pampered princess.
07:06And certainly had no choice.
07:07But two centuries of war between humans and vampires, a peace agreement was signed.
07:12However, the condition of the agreement was that humans would send a young and beautiful woman to
07:16Dirk Draven's family every year.
07:18Allowing her to fully integrate into the vampire family.
07:20And I am the unfortunate one who was selected.
07:23During the two century long battle with vampires, humans have continuously evolved through genetic
07:28modification, becoming more resilient, powerful, and swift.
07:32I am the exception, having neither enhanced strength nor any improvement in combat ability.
07:37By all measurable standards I am completely useless.
07:40But I possess a talent that no one knows about.
07:42A talent that needs to be kept hidden, especially when I am about to be sent to live with predators.
07:47I can read minds.
07:49Before I was sent, the elder of the human council smiled warmly and gently patted my shoulder.
07:54You're a beautiful girl, and I'm sure you're also very smart.
07:58You'd better not mess things up.
08:00I smiled sweetly in reply.
08:02Don't worry, old man.
08:04Dreven Castle is nothing like the scenes seen in horror movies.
08:07No collapsing rocks, no howling wolf packs, nor flickering torches piercing through centuries of
08:10darkness.
08:11The place is breathtakingly beautiful.
08:13Crystal chandeliers hang with dazzling brilliance, while the marble surfaces are adorned with golden
08:17patterns.
08:18Soft amber light permeates every hall, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a luxurious
08:21resort located beyond human reach.
08:23The butler is not a talking pig, nor is there a fat witch riding a broom,
08:27let alone a cat that cries when it laughs.
08:29What about the vampires themselves?
08:30The beauty is astonishing.
08:32What's particularly impressive is how stunning this beauty appears on the offensive level.
08:35Even to some extent, it seems somewhat unfair.
08:38The Duke of Dreven was tall in stature and of noble birth, with a firm jawline,
08:41a striking physique.
08:42His wife, the Duchess, exuded profound charm.
08:44Her round, liquid-like eyes were so captivating that mere gaze could make one feel as if they were
08:48about to drown in their beauty.
08:49Their son, my new brother, is a completely different story altogether.
08:53Alik Delavan stood out sharply from the enthusiastic crowd, as if carved from pale
08:56marble, and abandoned in the cold.
08:58His deep eyes were nearly black, his skin was as white as snow.
09:01Every feature of him exuded drama and tension, but his demeanor revealed utter restraint,
09:05composed and motionless.
09:06It's like some kind of dangerous presence.
09:08They hosted a grand banquet for me.
09:10Duke Draven announced to the assembly of ancient vampires my adoption by them, declaring me the
09:14first human princess in vampire history.
09:16I should have been grateful.
09:18Yet when they invited me to dinner, I was so frightened that I nearly trembled all over.
09:21Oh my god!
09:22I'm a walking blood bag!
09:23They're dinner!
09:24The Duchess noticed my trembling hand.
09:26She smiled a smile bright and warm.
09:27Darling, don't be afraid.
09:29The Draven family hasn't drank human blood for centuries.
09:32Besides, you're my daughter now.
09:34My dear.
09:35Excuse me?
09:36Excuse me?
09:36The Duke gently placed my hand in his palm.
09:39His voice was steady and powerful.
09:40It filled the entire room without needing to be spoken aloud.
09:43We won't hurt you, kid.
09:44You're safe here.
09:45His deep green eyes met mine.
09:47His gaze was patient, gentle, and sincere.
09:49She seems so insecure.
09:51Alaric is simply unreliable.
09:53He has a cadaverish expression all day long, and there's really no fun at all.
09:55I may maced a child for hundreds of years.
09:58I don't know what today's Heise is like.
10:00Whatever she wants, all for her.
10:02I genuinely felt an intense sense that I was about to lose my mind.
10:05So, what exactly are those legendary bloodthirsty monsters?
10:08Are they the overbearing helicopter parents?
10:10I took a bite of delicious food when Alaric came and sat down next to me.
10:14At least my new brother looked pretty decent, relatively speaking.
10:17As he sat down, he didn't even glance at me, completely ignoring me.
10:21His expression was like a tightly shut door, cold, and utterly incomprehensible.
10:27I hesitated for a moment.
10:29Then, I gently pulled up his sleeve and gave a completely harmless smile.
10:33Brother.
10:33His movements were so swift that I barely had time to make out what he was doing.
10:37He stepped back, yanked his sleeve away abruptly, as if my touch had caused him a burning sensation.
10:42Don't.
10:43His voice was cold and hoarse.
10:44My eyes were wide open and felt warm.
10:47His chin tensed up.
10:48Don't make me ask again.
10:50Sorry, I didn't mean that.
10:52His ears were flushed crimson, and a slow, helpless flush gradually spread across his
10:57originally flawless, pale face.
10:59I pressed my lips together tightly.
11:01This family will end my life.
11:03At the end of dinner, Alaric left early, and the Duke and the Duchess spent a full twenty
11:07minutes comforting me together.
11:08That night I couldn't sleep.
11:10The princess suite they arranged for me was exceptionally beautiful, featuring silk curtains,
11:15a canopy bed, and soft lighting.
11:17I lay there gazing at the ceiling until the tranquility became unbearable.
11:21The kitchen.
11:21I decided.
11:22A midnight snack.
11:23This is how humans normally cope.
11:25I walked twelve full steps down the corridor.
11:28A ring wrapped around my wrist and suddenly pulled me deep into the darkness.
11:31My back hit the wall.
11:33Alaric's face was only a few inches from mine.
11:35There's something off about him.
11:37His hair was damp, as if he had been sweating continuously.
11:40His cheeks were flushed.
11:41This was the first time I had seen genuine color on his face.
11:44I swallowed hard.
11:46Are you... sick?
11:48He pressed his face against the curve of my neck.
11:50His breathing was rapid and heavy.
11:52With each exhalation, it slid along my skin, sending a shiver down my spine.
11:57Shut up!
11:58Your eyes.
12:00Your look is really too special.
12:02I remained completely still.
12:04Her eyes.
12:04Her gaze.
12:05She's truly incredibly incredible.
12:06Stop for a moment, Alaric.
12:08At that very-
12:09Stop.
12:10Struck by lightning.
12:11I stood in the corridor, my hair sticking to my face and my heart pounding like a drum.
12:16He could've bitten me, but he didn't.
12:18The attitude is rude, but it's very safe.
12:20I added this task to my must-do list for the month, and then went back to bed to continue
12:25sleeping.
12:25At dawn, the Duke and Duchess were still sound asleep.
12:28Clearly vampires always bring about enchanting moments.
12:31Alaric is already downstairs.
12:33He looked just like a runway model who had accidentally walked into the wrong shoot location.
12:37I stared blankly.
12:38I hadn't even had time to suppress myself.
12:40I merely smiled slightly.
12:43Alaric's expression remained unchanged, yet his ears flushed red once again.
12:47Butler Merlin brought a plate of breakfast, which made me gasp in astonishment.
12:51When my mother-in-law saw me laugh, she got even angrier.
12:55What are you laughing at?
12:57If you can give birth to twins, I'll wait on you too!
13:05I wouldn't dare to have that kind of good fortune.
13:09On the night of the full moon, Darius would uncontrollably transform into a wolf, and only
13:14sex could he regain his sanity.
13:15To avoid any prying eyes, I drove out to the suburbs early.
13:30My best friend suddenly called, saying she wanted to give me something.
13:33The next day, she gives me a cursed amulet, and I immediately hanged-
13:37Sorry, I didn't mean that.
13:38Ears were flushed crimson, and a slow, helpless flush gradually spread across his originally
13:43flawless, pale face.
13:45I pressed my lips together tightly.
13:47This family will end my life.
13:48I am the last pure-blooded human on earth, offered as a peace gift to the most powerful
13:53vampire duke.
13:54I never imagined I would become their living blood supply, even less did I expect to turn
13:58into their pampered princess.
14:00And certainly, I had no choice.
14:01Once for two centuries of war between humans and vampires, a peace agreement was signed.
14:06However, the condition of the agreement was that humans would send a young and beautiful
14:09woman to Dirk Draven's family every year, allowing her to fully integrate into the vampire family.
14:15And I am the unfortunate one who was selected.
14:17During the two-century-long battle with vampires, humans have continuously evolved through genetic
14:22modification, becoming more resilient, powerful, and swift.
14:26I am the exception, having neither enhanced strength nor any improvement in combat ability.
14:31By all measurable standards, I am completely useless.
14:34But I possess a talent that no one knows about, a talent that needs to be kept hidden,
14:39especially when I am about to be sent to live with predators.
14:42I can read minds.
14:43Before I was sent, the elder of the human council smiled warmly and gently patted my shoulder.
14:48You're a beautiful girl, and I'm sure you're also very smart.
14:52You'd better not mess things up.
14:54I smiled sweetly in reply.
14:56Don't worry, old man.
14:57Dirk Draven Castle is nothing like the scenes seen in horror movies.
15:01No collapsing rocks, no howling wolf packs, nor flickering torches piercing through centuries
15:04of darkness.
15:05The place is breathtakingly beautiful.
15:07Crystal chandeliers hang with dazzling brilliance, while the marble surfaces are adorned with golden
15:11patterns.
15:12Soft amber light permeates every hall, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a luxurious resort
15:16located beyond human reach.
15:17The butler is not a talking pig, nor is there a fat witch riding a broom, let alone a cat
15:22that cries
15:22when it laughs.
15:23What about the vampires themselves?
15:25The beauty is astonishing.
15:26What's particularly impressive is how stunning this beauty appears on the offensive level.
15:29Even to some extent, it seems somewhat unfair.
15:32The Duke of Dreven was tall in stature and of noble birth, with a firm jawline, a striking
15:36physique.
15:36His wife, the duchess, exuded profound charm.
15:39Her round, liquid-like eyes were so captivating that mere gaze could make one feel as if they were
15:42about to drown in their beauty.
15:44Their son, my new brother, is a completely different story altogether.
15:47Aliq Delavan stood out sharply from the enthusiastic crowd, as if carved from pale marble,
15:51and abandoned in the cold. His deep eyes were nearly black.
15:54His skin was as white as snow.
15:55Every feature of him exuded drama and tension, but his demeanor revealed utter restraint,
15:59composed and motionless. It's like some kind of dangerous presence.
16:03They hosted a grand banquet for me.
16:05Duke Draven announced to the assembly of ancient vampires my adoption by them,
16:08declaring me the first human princess in vampire history.
16:11I should have been grateful, yet when they invited me to dinner,
16:13I was so frightened that I nearly trembled all over.
16:15Oh my god, I'm a walking blood bag. They're dinner.
16:18The duchess noticed my trembling hand. She smiled a smile bright and warm.
16:22Darling, don't be afraid. The Draven family hasn't drank human blood for centuries.
16:26Besides, you're my daughter now.
16:28My dear.
16:29Excuse me? Excuse me?
16:31The duke gently placed my hand in his palm. His voice was steady and powerful.
16:34It filled the entire room without needing to be spoken aloud.
16:37We won't hurt you, kid. You're safe here.
16:40His deep green eyes met mine. His gaze was patient, gentle, and sincere.
16:43She seems so insecure.
16:45Alaric is simply unreliable. He has a cadaverish expression all day long,
16:49and there's really no fun at all.
16:50I may maced a child for hundreds of years. I don't know what today's Heise is like.
16:54Whatever she wants, all for her.
16:56I genuinely felt an intense sense that I was about to lose my mind.
16:59So, what exactly are those legendary bloodthirsty monsters?
17:02Are they the overbearing helicopter parents?
17:05I took a bite of delicious food when Alaric came and sat down next to me.
17:08At least my new brother looked pretty decent, relatively speaking.
17:11As he sat down, he didn't even glance at me, completely ignoring me. His expression was
17:17like a tightly shut door, cold, and utterly incomprehensible. I hesitated for a moment.
17:23Then, I gently pulled up his sleeve and gave a completely harmless smile.
17:27Brother, his movements were so swift that I barely had time to make out what he was doing.
17:31He stepped back, yanked his sleeve away abruptly, as if my touch had caused him a burning sensation.
17:36Don't.
17:37His voice was cold and hoarse. My eyes were wide open and felt warm. His chin tensed up.
17:42Don't make me ask again. Sorry, I didn't mean that.
17:47His ears were flushed crimson, and a slow, helpless flush gradually spread across his
17:51originally flawless, pale face. I pressed my lips together tightly.
17:55This family will end my life. At the end of dinner, Alaric left early,
17:59and the Duke and the Duchess spent a full twenty minutes comforting me together.
18:02That night I couldn't sleep. The princess suite they arranged for me was exceptionally beautiful,
18:07featuring silk curtains, a canopy bed, and soft lighting. I lay there gazing at the ceiling
18:12until the tranquility became unbearable. The kitchen. I decided. A midnight snack.
18:18This is how humans normally cope. I walked twelve full steps down the corridor. A ring wrapped around
18:23my wrist and suddenly pulled me deep into the darkness. My back hit the wall. Alaric's face was
18:28only a few inches from mine. There's something off about him. His hair was damp,
18:32as if he had been sweating continuously. His cheeks were flushed. This was the first time
18:36I had seen genuine color on his face. I swallowed hard. Are you... sick? He pressed his face against
18:43the curve of my neck. His breathing was rapid skin, sending a shiver down my spine. Shut up!
18:50Your eyes, your look is really too special. I remained completely still. Her eyes, her doubtable.
18:56Stop for a moment, Alaric. At that very... Stop.
19:00Struck by lightning. I stood in the corridor, my hair sticking to my face and my heart pounding like
19:05a drum. He could have bitten me, but he didn't. The attitude is rude, but it's very safe. I added
19:11this task to my must-do list for the month, and then went back to bed to continue sleeping. At
19:15dawn,
19:16the Duke and Duchess were still sound asleep. Clearly vampires always bring about enchanting moments.
19:20Alaric is already downstairs. He looked just like a runway model who had accidentally walked into the
19:25wrong shoot location. I stared blankly. I hadn't even had time to suppress myself. I merely smiled
19:31slightly. A relic's expression remained unchanged, yet his ears flushed red once again. Butler Merlin
19:38brought a plate of breakfast which made me gasp in astonishment. I saw the phoenix gently fixing
19:42Mia's hair. Mia was spinning around him like a happy little girl, placing a crown of wildflowers on
19:48his head. Something inside me snapped. No one could watch their own sacrifices get trampled on like
19:53that. I poured everything into the celestial phoenix, until the night of his rat. He crept into
19:58my head like a female of his kind. In my past life, I chose that pure-blood celestial phoenix,
20:02only to end up doing it all for Mia, betrayed and abandoned by the divine bird. I died in the
20:08jaws of abyss beasts. I could only watch. He shielded Mia with his golden wings and flew away.
20:14He never looked back. This life? I'll give the divine bird to her. She can trouble herself with
20:19taming that stupid bird. Every ten years, the Order holds the spirit-packed ceremony for its core
20:24knights. I was the daughter of the former commander. My magic aptitude was unmatched.
20:30Naturally, I got the first pick. The spirit beasts were captured from all over the realm.
20:35Their talents varied wildly. The absolute crown jewel was the celestial phoenix. A glowing magic
20:41collar was locked around his neck. He looked down on us senior knights with pure disgust.
20:46The high priest decreed it. He assigned this divine bird to me, but the arrogant bird refused to come
20:51near me, until Mia stepped forward, holding a dying obsidian drake. The divine bird actually lowered his
20:58noble head to her. That little drake was a reject, left over from the other knights. Mia had just joined
21:03the Order. She could have waited for the next batch to pick a healthy beast, but instead, she forced her
21:09way into ours. A spirit-packed isn't a game. It's choosing who you live and die with. On a normal
21:16day, people might caudal her, but at a moment that would decide all our futures, no one was going to
21:22indulge her. Your magical foundation is far too weak! Even if the celestial phoenix favors you now,
21:29you could never control his massive mana! Anna, I know I don't have the right to compete with you.
21:34It's just, I grew up in the countryside. I've never seen such a magnificent divine bird before.
21:40I snatched the dying drake. I rather like this obsidian drac. Since the phoenix refuses to
21:45acknowledge me, I might as well grant their wish. I'll swap with Mia.
21:52Anna, your magic aptitude is unmatched. This drake's bloodline is a mess.
21:56Keep the phoenix! Leave that dying reject to Mia! But I knew exactly what I was doing.
22:01That celestial phoenix was absolutely worthless. I'm Anna. I grew up in the Order of the Sacred Tree.
22:07When I was seven, monsters killed my parents. The Archmish saved me. He took me in, as his protégé.
22:14It played out exactly like this in my past life. That arrogant bird refused to bond with me.
22:20As the Archmaster's protégé, I thought I had to set an example. I poured countless elixirs and
22:24high-tier materials into him. The Order's resources weren't enough. I took dangerous
22:29guild missions and hunted down feral monsters to afford his elixirs. I'd come back bleeding,
22:34and he wouldn't even look at me. He only cared about the herbs, snatching them like I owed him.
22:39I spent ten whole years helping him break past his beast form to take human form.
22:43His human form was breathtaking, almost godlike. But he refused to speak a single word to me.
22:49He only spoke when he needed me, to hunt for more materials, ordering me around like a servant.
22:55I was an absolute idiot. I excused his attitude. I thought one day I would finally win him over.
23:02Until one day, I returned from a mission, and I saw the phoenix gently fixing Mia's hair.
23:08His cold eyes was completely soft, full of pure adoration. Mia was spinning around him like a happy
23:14little girl. Placing a crown of wildflowers on his head, something inside me snapped.
23:19No one could watch their own sacrifices get trampled on like that.
23:22Anna, stop asking Mia to look after your phoenix when you're away.
23:26Wait, what? I never once told her to do that.
23:29But the minute you're gone, she runs straight to him. She literally told everyone you begged her to watch him.
23:36My vision went black. I was there bleeding for his resources. And she was back home,
23:41stealing all the credit? Where is her own bonded beast? What gives her the right to lay claim to mine?
23:47You mean her obsidian dragon? It died in the second year after its mana went out of control.
23:51Everything clicked. For ten years, I coddled the phoenix. I never forced a spirit pot on him.
23:56Mia's bonded beast was dead. All she needed was the next ceremony. Then, she could take him from me.
24:01What an absolute joke I was. A decade of my blood and sweat, all of it just to lift her
24:05up.
24:06I wasn't some gentle, forgiving heroine. From that day on, I made her life a living hell on missions.
24:11I was jealous. I hated her for stealing him right under my nose. My revenge completely enraged the
24:17phoenix. To punish me, he lured me into the mountains and shattered the ancient seal. The
24:22monsters flooded out. Among them was the ancient abysmen dragon, carrying an ancient, feral curse.
24:26The entire order suffered a devastating blow. The phoenix was impossibly fast.
24:31For three years, I made him the king of Atlantis. But on the day we were bound, he killed me.
24:40I've waited long enough, Korra. Now it's your turn to pay.
25:00You swore! You swore I was your one and only title mate! You swore before the altar! Before the sea
25:07god and goddess!
25:08A mate bond is for the strong. And you, Korra? You can't even sing the title aura. You're garbage. Killing
25:14you? Just cleaning up.
25:15Then my sister? Was it always her? You wanted her, not me?
25:20Without you in the way, I'd have mated her years ago. You worthless trash.
25:25Yeah. I'm a disfigured princess. Deaf to the tithes. Can't heal my own kind. I poured my whole soul into
25:32you. Like a fool in love.
25:35The sea god gave me power to test his bloodline. And I... I chose wrong. The prince I tried to
25:41save...
25:42He turned on me.
26:09I stole the trident for him. I gave him my love. I granted him divine power. I made him king
26:16of Atlantis.
26:17But he was just using me. He drained me dry. Then plunged the trident straight through my heart.
26:23You worthless, scarred waste of a princess. You actually thought you could have me?
26:28No!
26:29If you hadn't saved me that day, Helena would have been mine from the start. You ruined it!
26:33In your dreams. Helena is my sister. She'll never mate with you.
26:38Oh, my sweet, foolish sister. Helena, please, help me.
26:44Help you? And let you steal the crown from me?
26:48Heheheh.
26:53Trash, you only fit to feed abyssal worms. Farewell, my dear sister.
26:59He died with no body to bury. But my hatred burned so fierce, it dragged me back through the flames.
27:05When I opened my eyes, I was here. The day of the coming of age ceremony.
27:11Adulthood is blessing and a curse. Before the tide calms, you must find your mates.
27:20Those who fail shall be cast into the abyssal chasm, transformed into mindless worms of the deep.
27:27Enjoy your night.
27:28So he went back in time too. Scared I'll choose him again?
27:31Don't worry. I don't make the same mistake twice.
27:36A bloodline this pure. He's Sion Sion of the Sea God too?
27:44I choose Helena to be my title mate.
27:47She alone is worthy of the crown.
27:50Look at the freak. She actually thought Valric would want her?
27:53She cannot even hear the tides. What a pitiful disgrace.
27:57Trash belongs in the kitchen, not at the tide binding.
27:58I can't hear the tides. In their eyes, I'm abandoned by the sea god.
28:02And Helena, with that divine voice, they worship her like a goddess.
28:07Take it, Helena. I will make you the queen of Atlantis.
28:13No dead weight this time. Faster. I'll take my throne again.
28:17You're a long-forgotten Sion. Without me, you'll never even touch that throne.
28:21The tear of the sea goddess! Her very first tear after tide binding!
28:25The symbol of eternal love!
28:27I just saw Valric had tear of the sea goddess. It brings eternal tidal power.
28:32They say a tide binding is coming. Must be for Princess Korra.
28:37Helena? You're here?
28:40I'm here, with a binding gift. Congratulations, Korra.
28:44Is this for me? Put it on me, hurry!
28:47What are you staring at? Put it on me already!
28:50You witch! Once this binding's over, I'll end you myself.
28:56The tear of the sea goddess? You're not worthy to even touch it!
29:01See? It was never yours. You'll never take it.
29:08Don't be sad, Korra. Before you become a worm in the Abdus, I'll have Valruk assign you to clean its
29:14entrance.
29:15Just worry about yourself. That wretch barely has any divine power left.
29:20Helena, I honestly pity you.
29:23What did you just call him?
29:25Korra! You forsaken trash! How dare you insult me!
29:33Korra, my chosen one. Find the forgotten king. Fulfill your destiny.
29:40I was born able to sense Sea God's bloodlines. And with Poseidon's blessing in this life, I can see the
29:47purity of souls. But theirs? I've never seen such rot. Am I wrong, Valrik?
29:54You are drained. Go ahead, take her if that's what you want. And when it's too late, you'll see, without
30:01me, you're nothing.
30:08I carry Poseidon's sacred blood. And you, a filthy outcast, dare speak my name?
30:13Sacred blood? The closest you've ever come to Poseidon is stealing his power in your dreams. And you dare speak
30:20his name?
30:22God, it's her face! Like a worm chopped it! I'll see that in my nightmares.
30:26An ugly princess who can't even heal her own kind? She'll curse all Atlantis!
30:32Oops, my dearest sister. My hand slipped. I just thought everyone should see the real you.
30:37No one's ever gonna choose you. Get on your knees and beg us. Helena needs a latrine maid.
30:41Want me to say it? That you and Helena used abyssal worm venom on me? That you stole my voice
30:45and ruined my face?
30:56Korra, please! You know that's not true. You got careless and now you're blaming us?
31:00Enough, you crazy fool! Know your place!
31:05Queen Bella's jewels? Robbing the dead now, Korra?
31:08Give it back! My mother left that to me!
31:11You're a worthless princess. And Bella left you something?
31:15Oh, you want it back? Let the abysmal worms tear you apart first. Then you can have it in hell.
31:21She's a born liar! No one should mate with her! Cast her to the chasm!
31:24Guards! Drag this thing to the abyss!
31:27Let go! On what charge? Where's your proof?
31:30The charge? Your filth. That's all. Got it?
31:35This time, you'll die in the abyss. Again. Enjoy it.
31:39Valric!
31:45You can't touch her. Poseidon's law doesn't allow this.
31:49Poseidon's bloodline? So powerful. Did I got it wrong all along? The true Skion? Is him?
31:57His wolf nature rebelling against his strain. Told him to rest. He waited until no one was looking,
32:02then he'd shift into a wolf, nuzzling into my arms.
32:05Sylvain, I'm not strong enough yet. I must not ease up. I must protect my people. I must protect you.
32:11Or you. I finally accepted my fate. From the all-powerful Moonlight Wolf Queen to a pathetic
32:16orphan living on scraps. Then yesterday happened. A bus crash. Seven classmates dead. You included.
32:23We were all transported to this world. But the moment we hit the holy city,
32:27the wolf guard snatched Lyra, the cousin who spent years bullying me.
32:31How dare you use forbidden magic to mimic the late queen's face! This is blasphemous!
32:35They say the Moonlight Wolf Queen fell four years ago. The kingdom went mad. Mad with grief. Mad with
32:40longing. I looked up. The giant stone statue towering into the clouds had my face. I let them shove us
32:47into the dungeon. Six of us, still in our modern clothes, were crammed into a filthy cell. Some
32:51cursing, some sobbing. This world was deadlier than they imagined. Lyra was taken for one insane reason.
32:57Her face. Lyra had always used makeup to mimic my look. This world will not tolerate anyone
33:02mimicking the Moonlight Wolf Queen. It is the ultimate sin. Oh no! What about her? She looks
33:08more like the queen than Lyra does! Her face! It's a perfect match for that statue outside!
33:14This freak is gonna get us all killed! Every pair of eyes snapped toward me. I snapped out of it.
33:20I stopped staring at my hand. I had just accidentally crushed a rock. Where did you say we are?
33:24Damn it! She's catatonic with fear! Forget her. She's always been a freak. Remember when she first
33:29transferred to our class? Middle of winter she jumped into a frozen lake. Claimed she was going home.
33:35Yeah. She's a psycho. Always mumbling crazy shit. You know how she is.
33:40I heard them. They said this was a world ruled by wolves. They have no idea where we are. But
33:45I do.
33:46My Silver Moon Empire. My name is Sylvanne, daughter of the Moon Goddess. I was 12 when the Wolf King's
33:53son
33:53Kale was brought before me at the Great Temple. Don't be afraid. We will walk through this life together.
33:58For five years, we were inseparable. The Holy City rebelled. The Moonlight Palace,
34:04forcing us to flee as commonals, dodging wave after wave of assassins. The journey was a nightmare of
34:10blood and shadows. We clung to each other. They are here! The saintess and the prince are alive!
34:15Did we... did we survive? Yes. We survived. When the Wolf Guards finally found us, the old king was dead.
34:22Kale was thrust onto the throne, the new ruler of the wolves. I was 17. He was 12. It was
34:27like he grew up
34:28overnight. He forced himself to become a king, pushing himself past the breaking point. He poured
34:32over scrolls deep into the night until his head split with pain, his wolf nature rebelling against
34:37his strain. It hurt me to see it. I told him to rest. He waited until no one was looking,
34:42then he'd shift into a wolf, nuzzling into my arms.
34:45Sylvain, I'm not strong enough yet. I must not ease up. I must protect my people. I must protect you.
34:51I stopped pushing him. I simply shared his burden. In seven years, Kale reshaped the court with an iron
34:56grip. He purged the traitorous nobles. The blood outside the sacred forest didn't dry for seasons.
35:01They called him the Mad King, the Moon God's wrath. Kale never spoke of it to me. Only after the
35:06bloody
35:06work was done, he would come to me and lay his head on my lap like a tired young wolf.
35:10Sylvain,
35:11today I was the devil again. You are the Wolf King. A king carries the weight of the entire pack,
35:16not just good and evil. He would fall asleep on my knees, murmuring through the haze.
35:22Sylvain, you're the only one who isn't afraid of me anymore. But an iron hand has a ghost. The next
35:27winter, during the Moon God Festival, they struck. I threw myself in front of Kale, taking arrow after arrow
35:32until I collapsed into the snow of the sacred forest. The wounds were too deep. My vision blurred,
35:37and I saw him, the Great Wolf King, stumbling, falling. He crawled through the blood-stained
35:41snow just to reach my side. Don't go, Sylvain. Please, don't abandon me. I beg you.
35:48His hands shook as he tried to wipe the blood from my cheeks, but the more he wiped, the more
35:52it
35:52spread. My divine queen. She was always so proud of her beauty. Why won't the blood stop? I took my
36:00last
36:00breath in his arms. I wanted to tell him it was okay, but the darkness remained me first. I thought
36:05that was it. My story finished. Then my eyes opened. A strange world. I woke up in a world of
36:12glass and
36:12steel, stripped of my magic and my throne. For four years, I endured Lyra's torment, the slaps,
36:17the spit, the stolen inheritance, all while clawing for a way back. I couldn't leave Kale alone in his
36:22winter. I had to return. So I thank the Moon Goddess for that one final bus crash. I am home.
36:28Damn it. I knew you were a curse. I looked up at him. What are you staring at? I caught
36:33his wrist
36:33midair. With one flick of my hand, I see them flying across the cell. Everyone froze. You've lost your
36:39mind. We're trapped in this hellhole and instead of keeping your head down, you fight back. Why
36:43wouldn't I? I felt the power surging back. Four years in their world. Four years I couldn't adapt.
36:47Had to swallow everything just to survive. Now, now I'm in the Silver Moon Dynasty. My dynasty.
36:52Dorian scrambled up, rage twisting his face. He grabbed a rock from the floor.
36:55Enough, Dorian! You kill her and we're all in deep as shit.
36:58Just call her a heretic. Hand her to the warden. I heard wolf torture methods are creative.
37:03She'll suffer plenty. Guards! There's another heretic in here!
37:08Shut your mouth! My lord, another blasphemer. She used forbidden arts to mimic the divine
37:13wolf queen's face.
37:14You
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