Watch Reborn on the Orc Mate Selection Day: I Choose the Black Wolf, a viral short drama filled with rebirth fantasy, beast kingdom politics, and fated mate romance. After dying in her past life, a young woman is reborn on the most important day of the Orc Mate Selection, where powerful warriors and mystical beasts choose their destined partners. Expected to be discarded or chosen by weakness, she shocks everyone by selecting the forbidden Black Wolf—an ancient, cursed beast feared by all clans. As war, prophecy, and tribal power struggles unfold, her choice awakens a destiny that could either save or destroy the entire realm. This cinematic short drama blends fantasy romance, werewolf-orc mythology, rebirth revenge, and emotional storytelling. Perfect for fans of dark fantasy, beast mate stories, and powerful female lead transformations.
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00:00In my past life, my sister Serena snatched my destined deer shifter as her mate.
00:05Left with no choice, I settled for an unevolved phoenix shifter, Lucian.
00:09But the deer suddenly went rogue and rammed into my sister,
00:13nearly killing her and making her the pack's laughing stock.
00:16But my Lucian triggered a rare awakening.
00:19He became a powerful fire phoenix.
00:21Driven mad by jealousy, my sister drove a blade straight into my stomach.
00:26When I opened my eyes again...
00:30I watched my sister choose Lucian without a second thought.
00:33I knew she had also been reborn.
00:35But she did not know that Lucian's transformation was not luck.
00:39It became a legend because I risked my life to hunt down the eternal flame for him.
00:45Choose carefully when the beastmen come in.
00:48The mate you pick is for life.
00:51Where I'm from, everyone selects a beastmate after coming of age.
00:55Each year, the beastmates are chosen in order, starting with the elders' daughters.
01:00The stronger a beastmate can become, the better it is for the one bonded to him.
01:04As Mother looked at me, her tone shifted.
01:07Vivian, although the elders say the deer shifter is the best match for you,
01:10that doesn't mean it's the best choice.
01:13You are older, so you must let your sister have it.
01:17Do you understand?
01:18I stared at Mother in a daze.
01:21The scent of blood hadn't faded, yet now she only looked at me coldly.
01:25This harshness was only for me.
01:27She had only ever been gentle and doting toward my younger sister.
01:31Mother demanded coldly.
01:33Vivian, answer me.
01:34I gave a bitter smile.
01:36Mother, what do you want me to answer?
01:38In my past life, I had argued back.
01:41It was clear the deer shifter was a better match for me, but she called me greedy,
01:45lacking an older sister's generosity and incapable of greatness.
01:50Just then, Serena, holding the fledgling in her arms, smiled sweetly and spoke up.
01:56Mom, let Vivian have the deer shifter.
01:58Please don't argue with her because of me.
02:01The phoenix is enough for me.
02:02Serena, are you sure you want Lucian?
02:05A beast mate will shape your entire future.
02:09Mom knows how proud Serena is.
02:11She always wants the best.
02:13Why would she give up the spirit deer for a trash bird?
02:17A flash of disgust crossed Serena's eyes.
02:19She knew the spirit deer was way more valuable,
02:22but she was still terrified of how it almost killed her in her last life.
02:26Yes, Mom.
02:27I only want Lucian.
02:29Serena shot me a smug look,
02:31like she was already watching me get trampled to death.
02:34What a fool.
02:35She forgot that the deer only went crazy because she forced it to level up too fast.
02:40Lucian only became a phoenix because of my sacrifice.
02:44But that ungrateful bird.
02:46Before I even died in my past life,
02:48he used his phoenix powers to reject our mate bond.
02:52If he hadn't stolen my last bit of life force,
02:55that stab wound wouldn't have killed me.
02:57Mom smiled warmly at Serena,
02:59then turned her cold eyes on me.
03:02Serena is so sweet for giving you the deer shifter, Vivian.
03:06You need to give half of your magic crystals to Serena.
03:09Lucian needs expensive care.
03:11So she always knew Lucian needed care.
03:14But in my past life,
03:15she never said that.
03:16She just told me Lucian was useless
03:18and made me give my crystals to Serena anyway.
03:21Turns out,
03:22no matter if I choose the bird or the deer,
03:25Mom will never love me.
03:26Fine.
03:27Then I don't want either of them.
03:29I walked right past the deer,
03:31straight to the very back of the room,
03:33and picked up a black wolf pup that nobody wanted.
03:36This life,
03:37I want a loyal, brutal, and deadly beast mate.
03:43Mom,
03:44I don't want Serena's leftovers.
03:45And I'm not sharing my magic crystals.
03:49You used to always give Serena half!
03:52Who taught you to be so selfish?
03:54Where is your sisterly love?
03:56My mom screamed at me,
03:58completely ignoring the crowd around us.
04:00People started whispering and laughing at me.
04:02I finally raised my head.
04:04You taught me, Mom.
04:05It was her who used my actual life
04:08to teach me that family ties mean absolutely nothing.
04:11Vivian,
04:12don't you dare regret this.
04:14Lucian is going to become a phoenix one day!
04:17Serena's mocking voice echoed behind me,
04:19but I didn't care.
04:20I just held the black wolf tightly and walked away.
04:23Just wait and see.
04:25Without my high-quality magic crystals,
04:27Lucian will be lucky if he even grows feathers.
04:30Back in my room,
04:31the exact second the magic crystal sank into the black wolf's forehead,
04:35he shook his fur out.
04:37Right before my eyes,
04:38he transformed into a tall,
04:41breathtakingly handsome man.
04:43His dark green eyes locked onto me.
04:45In that exact second,
04:47I forgot how to breathe.
04:48If I knew he was this hot in my past life,
04:51I would have dragged him home way sooner.
04:54Are you...
04:55hungry?
04:56Do you want some raw meat or something?
04:58I swallowed hard,
04:59trying to hide how desperately I wanted him.
05:02The black wolf narrowed his eyes,
05:04and my heart skipped a beat.
05:05Holy crap.
05:07He's even hotter now.
05:08This brooding, dangerous energy.
05:11Can I really handle a guy like him?
05:15Don't move.
05:16The black wolf suddenly leaned in,
05:18and my entire world stopped.
05:21I'm Cedric.
05:23We wolves only choose one mate for life.
05:25We live together,
05:27and we die together.
05:28I want to imprint your face into my mind,
05:31so I will never forget you.
05:33Then you better look closely.
05:34I smirked, grabbed his collar,
05:36and slammed him straight onto the bed.
05:38Damn, wolves are built differently.
05:41He felt so good.
05:43What...
05:43What are you doing?
05:45Cedric's face instantly turned bright red,
05:47and his wolf ears popped out from his head.
05:51I pinched his fluffy ears.
05:53Say honey.
05:54He gasped and mumbled it.
05:56Honey.
05:57Then instantly pooped back into his little wolf form
06:00out of pure embarrassment.
06:04I burst out laughing,
06:05and buried my face right into his chest fur.
06:08At first, he tried to push me away a little,
06:11that he didn't dare use any real strength,
06:14because he was terrified of hurting me.
06:16I refused to move.
06:18Seeing that he couldn't get me off,
06:20he just sighed,
06:21threw his head back,
06:22and totally gave up.
06:24I used to hear that wolves were the most loyal mates,
06:27but I never expected him to be this obedient.
06:31He looks so dangerous,
06:34but his attitude is literally perfect.
06:36In my past life,
06:38I chose Lucian.
06:38I had to babysit and beg him for days
06:41before he finally agreed to form the mate bond.
06:44That basic-ass bird had a terrible temper
06:48and was so high-maintenance.
06:50Serena definitely doesn't have the patience to baby him,
06:54so good luck to them.
06:56Thinking about this,
06:57I realized I had found a true treasure.
07:00I hugged Cedric tighter and nuzzled him again.
07:03Suddenly,
07:04a loud shriek cut through the air,
07:07followed by a massive crash outside.
07:10Serena's room completely collapsed,
07:12and Lucian was still stuck in the pool inside.
07:15She stood by the water,
07:16screaming her lungs out at Lucian,
07:18but the second she turned around
07:19and saw me walking out of my room,
07:21our eyes locked.
07:22Serena shrieked and pointed a finger at me.
07:25You did this on purpose just to laugh at me,
07:28didn't you, Vivian?
07:29Telling Mom you're bullying me!
07:31Before,
07:32whenever she threatened to tell Mom,
07:33I would always cave,
07:35but this time I just crossed my arms,
07:37leaned against the door,
07:38and gave her a cold smirk.
07:40Go ahead.
07:41Serena lost her mind and charged right at me.
07:44It wasn't like I couldn't beat her in a fight.
07:46I just used to let her win
07:47because I didn't want to make Mom sad.
07:49But now,
07:50I'm done holding back.
07:52My face went completely numb.
07:54Before I could even raise my hand to touch her,
07:56a black shadow flew past me.
07:59Slamming Serena straight into the dirt,
08:01Cedric let out a deep, low growl.
08:04Cedric.
08:05His sharp claws pinning Serena right by her throat.
08:09Serena couldn't even scream anymore.
08:12She couldn't even breathe.
08:14Right on cue,
08:15Mom rushed in.
08:17Serena!
08:18Serena!
08:19Then she turned to me,
08:21furious.
08:22Make him let her go immediately!
08:24Are you trying to kill your own sister?
08:27Seeing how panicked she was for Serena
08:29made my heart ache with a cold, sharp pain.
08:32Even though I didn't care about her love anymore,
08:35I had sensed her energy minutes ago.
08:38If it had been me getting beaten up instead of Serena,
08:41she probably would have hid behind Serena's back
08:44and waited until it was over to show up.
08:47Mom,
08:48Cedric knows what he's doing.
08:49This is just intimate, sisterly bonding.
08:53Don't take it too seriously.
08:55I threw her exact words right back in her face.
08:58Mom raised her hand to slap me,
09:01but I dodged it easily.
09:03Mom,
09:05if you touch me even once,
09:07I'll have Cedric rip her throat out.
09:11She finally backed down,
09:13terrified that Serena would actually die.
09:15I couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
09:18We are both her daughters,
09:19but in her heart,
09:20we aren't even in the same league.
09:23Mom,
09:24I can tell Cedric to let her go,
09:26but you have to promise you won't blame him.
09:28I'll try to get revenge.
09:30If anything happens to Cedric,
09:32I'm holding you personally responsible.
09:34Mom's face went completely pale.
09:36Is this how you talk to your own mother?
09:39Are you seriously interrogation room threatening me right now?
09:46I never wanted to,
09:48but you always side with Serena.
09:50Today,
09:51Serena attacked me first,
09:53and without even asking what happened,
09:55you tried to slap me.
09:57You can treat me like garbage all you want,
09:59but Cedric is my mate.
10:02I won't let him suffer for me.
10:05I wasn't acting heartbroken and mistreated for my mom's sake.
10:08Serena had made such a huge scene
10:10that a massive crowd had gathered around us,
10:12whispering,
10:13whether mom agreed to my terms or not today,
10:15everyone was going to see her for the biased,
10:17unfair mother she really is.
10:20Hearing the crowd murmuring,
10:21mom finally snapped and agreed.
10:23Cedric let go of Serena
10:24and walked slowly back to my side.
10:26His eyes locked onto my mom,
10:29completely on guard to protect me.
10:30I gently patted his head,
10:32telling him it was okay to relax.
10:34Mom couldn't care less about me right now.
10:36She started shoving expensive magic crystals
10:38into Serena's mouth like they were candy.
10:41The second Serena choked back to consciousness,
10:43she pointed a finger at me,
10:45spitting venom.
10:45You bitch!
10:48Just wait until Lucian turns into a phoenix!
10:51I'm going to ruin your life!
10:53He's going to become a phoenix,
10:55and I'm going to make him rip you to shreds!
11:00I just smirked.
11:01Can't wait.
11:02She really thinks Lucian turning into a phoenix is a blessing?
11:06I have absolutely no reason to warn her.
11:08Let her die holding onto her stupid little phoenix dream.
11:12That day, I actually asked Cedric about it.
11:15Wasn't he terrified that mom would just snap
11:17and kill him on the spot?
11:19But Cedric just looked at me and said,
11:21if a wolf can't even protect his own mate,
11:24living is a disgrace.
11:25He'd rather die.
11:26I immediately pinned him down on the bed
11:28and told him to say honey a few more times.
11:31But he refused.
11:33With a quick flash of light,
11:34he pooped right back into his black wolf form.
11:37Honestly, works for me.
11:39I got to bury my hands in his thick, warm fur
11:42and pet him even more.
11:44Ever since Serena defended him last time,
11:47things between her and Lucian had gotten a lot better.
11:50Three months flew by.
11:51Rumors started spreading all over the city
11:53that even though Serena was a total brat,
11:56she treated her beast husband like royalty.
11:59She was piling mountains of expensive magic crystals on Lucian
12:02like they cost nothing.
12:03I teased Cedric.
12:05Are you jealous?
12:06Cedric wrapped his arms around me from behind.
12:08Vivian, do you think I'm stupid?
12:10Magic crystals are useless without the eternal flame.
12:14Louis and his all show and no bite.
12:16I burst out laughing,
12:18turning around to hook my arms around his neck.
12:20Who knows?
12:22What if the terrifying wolf clan
12:24is actually just all bath and no tight?
12:28Well, I paid for my big mouth real quick.
12:32The next morning,
12:33I didn't even have the strength to crawl out of bed.
12:38A few days later,
12:39Mom suddenly called me to her room.
12:41This time, I hit a dagger in my clothes.
12:44Cedric noticed,
12:45and he walked right in with me.
12:48Serena was cuddling in Mom's arms,
12:50looking at me with this smug smirk.
12:52Every single time she wanted to steal my stuff,
12:55she made that exact face.
12:57I stopped in my tracks.
12:58She looked me and Cedric up and down, sneering.
13:01Vivian's beast husband looks completely useless.
13:04Mom, we should just give her share
13:06of the magic crystals to my Lucien instead.
13:09Just like in my past life,
13:11she was eyeing my resources again.
13:13No way.
13:13I said,
13:14my voice ice cold.
13:16Serena mocked me
13:17and immediately turned to whine to Mom.
13:19Mom comforted her,
13:20then glared at me coldly.
13:22Serena is right.
13:23You two are sisters.
13:25Luvian needs high-maintenance care.
13:27Hand your magic crystals over to Serena.
13:30Looking at how entitled
13:31this mother-daughter duo was,
13:33memories of how they used to abuse me
13:35in my past life rushed back.
13:37They had always treated me like a tool,
13:39using guilt trips and family love
13:41to drain me and force me to give up everything.
13:44But I've already died once.
13:46No way in hell am I making the same mistake.
13:49I said,
13:50no.
13:50My resources are already less than Serena's.
13:53Plus, you constantly give her extra scungs
13:55under the table, Mom.
13:56I'm not blind.
13:57Mom, you don't need to keep bullying me
13:59just to please Serena.
14:00You're a mother.
14:02You wouldn't starve one daughter to death
14:04just to spoil the other, right?
14:06I gave her one long, deep look,
14:08then turned around and walked out with Cedric.
14:11Mom just stood there, completely frozen.
14:13It seemed like having all her years of toxic favoritism
14:16dragged out into the daylight shocked even her.
14:20After that day, Mom didn't come looking for me again.
14:23But the magic crystals delivered to my room
14:25got less and less.
14:26At first, it was barely enough for me and Cedric.
14:29By the end,
14:30it couldn't even cover Cedric's basic training needs.
14:33Yet, even with this pathetic amount of crystals,
14:35I still took a portion
14:37and secretly handed them out
14:38to the city guards and poor citizens
14:40who were also getting their resources cut.
14:43When the entire city started whispering with anger,
14:46I knew my moment had arrived.
14:50I'm going to see Mom.
14:52Bring the citizens and follow me right after.
14:54I said, stroking Cedric's thick fur.
14:56He shook his fur
14:57and instantly melted into his human form.
15:02He grabbed my hand
15:03and slapped it right onto his rock-hard abs.
15:06I heard you like touching these.
15:09The texture under my palm was so good,
15:11I couldn't help but give them a hard squeeze.
15:14Before Cedric could even react,
15:16I vaulted right out the window.
15:18The second I closed the window,
15:20the smile wiped off my face.
15:22Replacing it with an icy,
15:24heartbroken expression,
15:25I walked straight into Mom's room.
15:27By now,
15:28Lucian had already transformed into a teenage boy.
15:31Birds were always famous for their looks,
15:33and he was no exception.
15:35Serena was gushing to Mom
15:37about how gorgeous and talented Lucian was,
15:40but the moment I stepped inside,
15:42the room went dead silent.
15:45Mom and Serena glared at me at the exact same time,
15:48their annoyed faces looking identical.
15:50I just pretended not to notice.
15:52Mom,
15:53the magic crystals distributed to everyone
15:55are getting lower and lower.
15:56Did you only cut my share,
15:58or did you steal from all the citizens too?
16:00I stared straight into Mom's eyes.
16:02Of course everyone's got cut.
16:03Why is everyone else fine,
16:05but you're the only one starting drama?
16:07Serena blurted out.
16:08Mom tried to stop her,
16:10but it was too late.
16:11Her loud mouth was heard perfectly
16:12by the crowd of citizens Cedric had brought,
16:15right outside the door.
16:16The citizens' faces instantly dropped.
16:18So that's why our magic crystals keep disappearing!
16:21No wonder I felt like I couldn't even survive lately.
16:24They're literally stealing from us!
16:27The city hasn't been under attack or anything.
16:29Did they steal our stuff just to fund Serena's beast?
16:36Serena never expected a whole mob to show up.
16:39Her face flushed red with panic.
16:41You set me up on purpose, didn't you?
16:44The words came out of your own mouth.
16:46Did I put a knife to your throat and force you to say it?
16:50I looked down at her coldly.
16:52In my past life,
16:53she stole resources from the citizens all the time.
16:56But back then, no one spoke up.
16:59So she got away with it.
17:00This time is different.
17:02She confessed out loud.
17:04There's no wiggling out of this.
17:07Serena!
17:08Mom snapped,
17:09stopping her from digging a deeper hole.
17:12With so many angry citizens watching,
17:15Mom had no choice but to bite the bullet and own up to it.
17:18Mom, since everyone's resources are cut anyway,
17:21from now on give my entire crystal allowance
17:23to the city guards and the citizens.
17:25I'll just take whatever I earn from doing dangerous missions.
17:29Absolutely not!
17:30Mom screamed automatically.
17:31If she lost my massive share of magic crystals,
17:34how the hell was she going to sponsor Serena's expensive lifestyle?
17:39The citizens stared at Mom in absolute shock.
17:42Forget a city ruler.
17:44Even a normal, everyday family wouldn't force their own kid to do deadly missions
17:48just to buy basic supplies.
17:50The crowd's eyes turned incredibly hostile
17:53as they glared at Mom and Serena.
17:55A ruler this greedy, wasteful, and blindly biased
17:59was completely unfit to lead them.
18:02Mom knew she was losing the crowd,
18:03but she just couldn't let go of me,
18:05her personal cash cow.
18:07I let my shoulders drop,
18:09letting out a heavy, tragic sigh.
18:11Mom, if that's how it is,
18:12then I'll just be like Serena.
18:14I won't do any work anymore.
18:17Surely the city won't let me starve to death.
18:20Hearing this, Mom completely panicked.
18:22No! How can you compare yourself to Serena?
18:25I cut her off instantly.
18:27We used to be different, but right now,
18:29I can barely even stay alive.
18:31Serena said her Lucien is a god, right?
18:34Then let Lucien go out and protect the city from now on.
18:37Vivian, no! You can't leave us!
18:40The citizens started begging.
18:42The only reason they used to ignore Serena's disgusting overspending
18:46was because I was carrying the entire city on my back.
18:49Now that they had pushed me to quit,
18:52this whole city was going to collapse.
18:55Feeling the burning, hateful glares of the citizens,
18:58Serena's eyes turned bloodshot.
19:01Her Lucien was going to become a phoenix.
19:04Why wouldn't these peasants just believe her?
19:07Just wait.
19:08One day, when Lucien unleashes his phoenix form,
19:12she is going to make every single person here
19:14crawl and regret today.
19:18Fine! Who cares?
19:20Mom, kick them all out!
19:23Once my Lucien turns into a phoenix,
19:25I am banishing every single one of these peasants from our city!
19:29Serena couldn't handle the burning stares of the crowd anymore.
19:32She was 100% convinced Lucien's phoenix awakening was a done deal.
19:37Mom could never stand seeing her favorite child upset.
19:40Plus, looking at how confident Serena was,
19:43Mom just nodded and agreed.
19:45As the citizens left, they openly spat on the ground.
19:51Gossiping about how Serena had completely lost her mind.
19:55Yeah, turning into a phoenix was possible,
19:57but it was a one in a million miracle.
20:02I honestly couldn't wait to see Serena's face
20:04when she realized Lucien's transformation wasn't a gift of good luck at all.
20:09While the crowd mocked Serena,
20:12they practically cried tears of regret
20:13as they watched Cedric and me leave the city gates.
20:19Mom, of course, didn't even show up.
20:22She just sent a messenger telling me to stay away
20:25and think about what I've done.
20:27She honestly thought her giving me the cold shoulder would break my heart.
20:32In my past life, it totally did,
20:34but in this life,
20:36looking back at the thousands of citizens cheering my name,
20:39my heart was practically bursting with joy.
20:42That tiny, toxic crumb of motherly love
20:45meant absolutely nothing compared to taking over the throne.
20:50With Cedric by my side,
20:52I dove straight into the dark forest
20:53where I had found the eternal flame in my past life.
20:57This time, with Cedric backing me up
20:59and no useless Lucien dragging me down,
21:02the mission was a total breeze.
21:06On our way out of the forest,
21:08we started hearing crazy rumors about Serena.
21:11The word on the street was that Serena
21:13was a once-in-a-century prodigy
21:15who could predict the future.
21:17I literally laughed out loud.
21:19Of course she knew the future
21:21because she was a reincarnated bitch,
21:24just like me.
21:25Sitting across from me now,
21:27Cedric had completely shed his boyish innocence.
21:30His sharp, chiseled face
21:32was full of dangerous alpha energy,
21:34melting into pure tenderness
21:36only when he looked at me.
21:38What are you laughing at?
21:39Cedric asked,
21:40thoughtfully refilling my drink.
21:42Getting a little tipsy,
21:44I playfully hooked my finger under his chin.
21:46Do you regret it?
21:48If you had chosen the prodigy that day,
21:50you'd be living the lavish life right now.
21:53Oh, really?
21:54Cedric's eyes darkened with a sudden heat.
21:56His powerful arm locked around my waist,
21:59pulling me flush against him.
22:00Yeah, I stopped laughing real quick.
22:04Cedric was absolutely ruthless in bed.
22:07The day we finally returned to the clan,
22:10Serena was standing in the center
22:11of the Grand Hall with Lucian,
22:13surrounded by a worshiping crowd,
22:15like she was some kind of queen.
22:18She had hyped up her prophecy so much
22:21that everyone blindly believed
22:23Lucian was about to become a god.
22:25Catching sight of me,
22:27Serena smirked triumphantly
22:29from the center of the crowd.
22:30Oh, Vivian, you're back.
22:32They actually appointed me
22:34as the official next city lord early.
22:37You aren't mad, are you?
22:39The surrounding citizens turned around
22:41to look at us,
22:42their eyes darting away in guilt
22:44when they saw me and Cedric.
22:46I didn't say a word.
22:49Serena strutted over to me.
22:51Honestly, Vivian, don't be bitter.
22:54Lucian is about to become a phoenix.
22:55A phoenix is a million times
22:57more important to the city
22:59than a basic wolf
23:00who only knows how to kill.
23:01Serena had no clue
23:03that I was reincarnated too.
23:05She kept flexing Lucian
23:06right in my face.
23:08Lucian is doing so much better with me
23:10than he ever would have with you.
23:12I bet you couldn't even afford
23:14a single magic crystal for him.
23:16We definitely fed him well.
23:18He's all show and no bite.
23:21In our past life,
23:22I had poured mountains
23:23of high-grade magic crystals into Lucian.
23:26Even though he stayed in a child's form back then,
23:28he was bursting with pure,
23:30radiant spiritual energy.
23:32Now, he looked stiff,
23:35clumsy, and totally bloated,
23:37stuffed to the brim
23:38with cheap, mismatched crystals
23:39until he became a fat, useless coward.
23:42Maybe it was just my imagination,
23:45but I thought I saw a flash of agony
23:47cross Lucian's face.
23:48But I didn't give a crap
23:49about him anymore.
23:51Cedric stepped forward,
23:52casually leaning behind me.
23:54Just his sheer presence
23:56made Lucian flinch
23:57and take a terrified step back.
23:59Serena's embarrassment
24:00instantly turned into pure rage.
24:03Just wait and see!
24:05Lucian is definitely Turnix!
24:07It's destiny!
24:09She screamed like a maniac,
24:10ordering guards to pile up
24:12even more magic crystals.
24:13The crowd swarmed around her.
24:15Mom gave me one cold, dead look
24:18before turning back to Serena
24:20with a face full of blind pride.
24:22Everyone was freezing me out.
24:24But Cedric stood right in front of me.
24:26Like always,
24:27he wanted to block
24:28every single piece of hate
24:29coming my way,
24:30whether it was physical or verbal.
24:33I gently tapped Cedric's shoulder.
24:35It's okay.
24:36Go ahead.
24:38Today was his day to awaken too.
24:41Inside the awakening circle,
24:43under the greedy eyes
24:44of the entire city,
24:45Lucian's body flickered
24:47with a tiny spark of light.
24:48But that was it.
24:49It just flickered.
24:51He stayed exactly the same,
24:53with absolutely no signs
24:55of a phoenix evolution.
24:56The excited crowd started murmuring,
24:59their faces twisting into doubt.
25:06A sudden roar of cheers erupted from the back.
25:10Serena snapped her head up in pure joy.
25:12I knew it!
25:13Lucian is my good luck charm!
25:15He did it!
25:16As she followed the light,
25:18her smile shattered.
25:20The magic crystals piled around Lucian
25:22were completely dull and dead.
25:24Instead,
25:25from a dusty corner of the hall,
25:27a blinding,
25:28roaring pillar of sacred light
25:30shot straight into the sky.
25:32The awakening succeeded.
25:34And it was Cedric who did it.
25:38No!
25:39That's a lie!
25:39It's all fake!
25:40If you failed,
25:41there's no way a garbage wolf like you succeeded!
25:44Serena lost her mind
25:45and charged at Cedric like a rabid dog.
25:48I didn't hesitate.
25:49I kicked her straight in the chest,
25:51sending her flying across the floor.
25:54Vivian!
25:55How dare you!
25:56He's just a damn black wolf!
25:58How could you lay a hand on your own sister?
26:01Mom instantly shielded Serena in her arms,
26:03glaring at me like she wanted to eat me alive.
26:07He's just a wolf?
26:09I stared back at my mother,
26:11genuinely wondering how a person's heart
26:12could be so disgusting and twisted.
26:16He is my husband!
26:17If his awakening gets interrupted,
26:19it could kill him!
26:21Besides,
26:22Cedric's evolution is unlocking
26:24an ancient primordial bloodline!
26:28It's just a stupid wolf evolution!
26:31How could that ever be more important than Serena?!
26:34Mom shrieked automatically.
26:35An animal unlocking an ancient primordial bloodline
26:38could instantly double the entire clan's military power.
26:42Yet, in her mouth,
26:43it was garbage compared to her useless,
26:46failed daughter Serena.
26:47I stopped wasting my breath on her,
26:50and turned directly to the crowd.
26:52Do you want a useless Lucian
26:54and a greedy city lid
26:55who does nothing but steal your resources?
26:57Or do you want a real leader
26:59who can actually protect and feed you?
27:01The citizens didn't even have to think.
27:04Mom's constant stealing of their crystals
27:06and her disgusting disrespect
27:08towards a sacred evolution
27:09had already destroyed any loyalty they had left.
27:12They immediately swarmed forward,
27:15forming a human wall in front of Cedric,
27:18screaming out every single injustice
27:20Mom had ever done to me.
27:22I just watched Mom.
27:24I watched her hold Serena tight,
27:26desperately stuffing the citizens'
27:28sacred crystals into Serena's mouth
27:30like a lunatic.
27:31As for Lucian,
27:32who had completely failed his evolution?
27:35His fate of being thrown out like trash
27:37was sealed.
27:38He stood alone in the corner,
27:40totally helpless,
27:41his eyes welling up with tears
27:43as he stared at me.
27:44I had no idea why he looked so heartbroken.
27:47And frankly, I didn't care.
27:50As the blinding pillar of light
27:51finally faded,
27:53Cedric slowly stood up.
27:55The entire hall erupted
27:57into wild, deafening cheers.
27:59Cedric's magic had officially breached
28:01the absolute peak of power.
28:04Serena finally snapped out of it,
28:06but she just kept whispering
28:09over and over again
28:10like a broken record.
28:11I looked down at her,
28:13feeling absolutely ecstatic.
28:15Serena, you still don't get it, do you?
28:17Yeah, Lucian needed magic crystals
28:19to become a phoenix,
28:20but he needed the eternal flame even more.
28:23And to get that flame,
28:24you have to risk your actual life.
28:27Oh, I forgot to tell you.
28:29I grabbed the eternal flame in this life too.
28:31Except this time,
28:33I gave it to Cedric.
28:34Hearing that I was reincarnated too,
28:36a chaotic mix of shock,
28:38terror, and pure rage
28:40flashed through Serena's eyes.
28:42I stood there,
28:43thoroughly enjoying the sight
28:44of her mental breakdown.
28:46I kept this a secret for so long
28:48just to save it for this exact moment.
28:51Lucian becoming a phoenix
28:52was her ultimate hope
28:54for two entire lifetimes.
28:56The higher her hopes were,
28:58the harder she crashed.
28:59Missing it by a hair,
29:01nothing hurts worse than that.
29:02Serena started shaking violently.
29:05She let out one final,
29:07desperate screech,
29:08stiffened up,
29:09and fainted right on the spot.
29:11Serena!
29:12Mom clutched her own chest,
29:14turning to glare at me
29:15with pure venom.
29:16Vivian,
29:17break your mate bond
29:18with Cedric right now!
29:20Hand Cedric over to Serena!
29:22At that exact moment,
29:23it felt like an icicle
29:24had pierced straight through my heart.
29:26But then,
29:27Cedric grabbed my cold fingers,
29:29squeezing my hand tightly in his palm.
29:31He took a massive step forward,
29:33unleashing a wave of alpha pressure
29:35so suffocating
29:36that even Mom couldn't stand her ground.
29:40If you want to die,
29:41keep talking.
29:43Cedric growled.
29:44I forced my emotions down
29:46and looked at her coldly.
29:48Mom,
29:49I am never giving him up.
29:52Vivian!
29:53You are still my daughter,
29:55and I am still the city lord!
29:57You must obey me!
29:58I gave her a pitiful look.
30:02Have you seriously not noticed?
30:04You've completely lost the people,
30:07and my power passed yours
30:09a long time ago.
30:10I raised my hand,
30:11a ball of terrifying magic
30:13swirling at my fingertips.
30:15Mom looked at the citizens,
30:16whose eyes were filled
30:17with pure disgust,
30:19and then looked back
30:20at the magic in my hand.
30:22The despair in her eyes
30:23grew deeper and deeper.
30:25Still,
30:25she forced her spine straight,
30:27whispering maniacally.
30:28I gave birth to you!
30:30You have to listen to me!
30:32I will never pass
30:34the city lord throne to you.
30:37I'm saving it for Serena!
30:40Cedric looked at her
30:41with pure disgust.
30:42Vivian,
30:43let's go.
30:44I'm taking you back
30:45to the wolf clown.
30:46The second his voice dropped,
30:48Lucian,
30:49who had been thrown aside
30:50like garbage this entire time,
30:52suddenly fell to his knees.
30:54He yelled at the top of his lungs.
30:56Please ascend the throne,
30:58new set master!
31:00The citizens snapped out of it
31:01and instantly followed suit.
31:03Please ascend the throne,
31:05new city lord!
31:06Please ascend the throne,
31:08new city lord!
31:09Their chants grew louder and louder,
31:12shaking the entire hall.
31:14Under the deafening roars,
31:15Mom looked like she aged
31:1620 years in a single second.
31:18She held fainted Serena tightly
31:20and stopped speaking.
31:21Her reign was officially dead.
31:25Mom carried Serena away.
31:27I immediately ordered the citizens
31:29to take over the city smoothly.
31:32When the spirit elks arrived at the palace,
31:34Mom was actually trying to force one of them
31:37to form a contract with Serena.
31:38For years,
31:39Serena had been draining that poor elk
31:41to feed Lucian's energy.
31:43It was covered in scars
31:44and could barely even fight back.
31:46Thank God we got there just in time.
31:48Stop right now!
31:51Catherine, you absolute psycho!
31:53I never knew you were this disgusting!
31:56From this day on,
31:57the spirit elk clan is your sworn enemy!
32:01It's you!
32:02You did this, didn't you?
32:03You just hate seeing Serena happy!
32:07I personally apologized to the spirit elks
32:10and handed Serena over to them
32:12to do whatever they wanted.
32:14In my past life,
32:16the spirit elks went extinct
32:18because Serena forced them to evolve.
32:20Using them for two lifetimes?
32:23This disgusting end
32:24is exactly what she deserves.
32:28Because of me and Cedric,
32:30the spirit elk clan
32:31didn't cut ties with our city.
32:33They even left an elk princess behind
32:35as a symbol of our new alliance.
32:38After the spirit elks left,
32:40I used absolute, brutal force
32:42to crush every single rebel group in the city.
32:45I forced Mom to officially abdicate
32:47and took over as the new city lord.
32:49I threw Mom straight into the dungeon.
32:52That exact dungeon
32:54was the place she used to lock me in
32:56whenever I didn't obey her,
32:58cutting my resources
32:58and forcing me to kneel
33:00on the freezing floor to reflect.
33:02I went down to see her one last time.
33:07And I told her everything about the past life.
33:10I told her how I practically bled out for the family,
33:13only for her to stand by and watch
33:16while Serena drove a poison dagger
33:18straight into my stomach.
33:19I told her how,
33:20as my last drop of blood drained away,
33:23she just held Serena
33:24and told me to
33:25be the bigger person
33:26and forgive her.
33:29I genuinely never understood
33:31why you hated me so much.
33:33Because you are nothing compared to Serena!
33:36Do you get it now?
33:38You are just
33:39a disgusting piece of trash!
33:41Now?
33:42I don't need to understand anymore, Mom.
33:45From now on,
33:47it's your turn to beg for my love.
33:49But don't worry.
33:51I will never love you.
33:55No, me!
33:56I didn't even wait for her reply.
33:59I turned around and slammed
34:00that heavy iron door shut forever.
34:03Cedric was waiting for me
34:05right outside the door.
34:06The second he sensed my energy,
34:08a heartbreakingly tender smile
34:10melted across his incredibly handsome face.
34:12He naturally reached his hand out to me.
34:15Instantly,
34:15his burning warmth
34:16wrapped entirely around me.
34:18We looked at each other
34:19and smiled.
34:20Is it all over?
34:22Did her words hurt you?
34:23I let him pull me
34:24straight into his broad,
34:26muscular chest.
34:27Listening to his steady,
34:28powerful heartbeat,
34:29I took a deep breath
34:30of his warm scent.
34:31No.
34:33Honestly,
34:33it made me completely let go.
34:36Hearing her say those words out loud
34:38made me realize
34:38I don't even feel sad anymore.
34:40Cedric,
34:41in my past life,
34:42I was like a beggar
34:43starving for a single crumb
34:45of motherly love.
34:47But now I get it.
34:49If someone doesn't love you,
34:51doing more is just a waste of time.
34:53The breeze was still warm
34:55and the sun was blindingly bright.
34:57I have a man who loves me to death
34:58and I have an entire empire at my feet.
35:01Why waste a single second
35:02wondering why a toxic person
35:04didn't like me?
35:05Years later,
35:06the spirit elks
35:06finally sent news about Serena.
35:08She had been forcibly refined
35:10into a living magic crystal.
35:12She can't live.
35:13She can't die.
35:14She's just a battery,
35:15harvested by anyone and everyone
35:17until the end of time.
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