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13:16Serafina, board your fiancé's ship.
13:19Le frosé harbour en front of me était empty.
13:21Les autres jeunes avaient déjà boardé leurs galleons, except Malachor.
13:24Sera, give in, and I'll make Belia get down.
13:28They treated the tribute voyage as a joke, a rich man's game.
13:31Now, the true god of the Isles had come to collect.
13:34A myth!
13:36It's the myth!
13:37The god has returned!
13:40Malachor murmured.
13:41His arrogant façade crumbled instantly into pathetic disbelief.
13:44He coughed up blood and dropped to his belly on the frosted stone, trembling in pure, instinctual terror.
13:49He couldn't even lift his head, his mind breaking at the sight of a mythological beast in the flesh.
13:54Panic flashed across Malachor's face.
13:55Fia, get down first!
13:57I'm taking Seraf!
14:00Too late, while they were still screaming and pulling at each other, the sky tore open.
14:17Serafina, I'm sorry, I'm a bit rusty with carrying a passenger. I kept you waiting.
14:21Warmth wrapped around me instantly.
14:23The altitude is freezing. Wear this first.
14:27It was Nixion, my childhood friend from the Northern Shadow Territory.
14:31The boy who used to hide his true identity, living as a ward in our estate.
14:35The only pureblood true dragon left in this world.
14:38I've been fighting in the North too long. I almost forgot the festival laws.
14:43It's freshly furged. My tailors custom-ordered the scales themselves.
14:50The hurricane force of his wings sent lords, and their guards tumbling across the squares.
14:56They watched in absolute, mind-shattering disbelief as the outcast they just ridiculed descended to the heavens on the back
15:02of a living god.
15:03Hold tight. We're breaching the clouds.
15:06He came like a hurricane and left just as fast. By the time Malachor looked up, I was already a
15:12speck in the sky.
15:13He scrambled desperately to command his crew, pushing his crew to follow us.
15:17Left on the cliff, Bayanna grabbed Lady Vane's arm. She was furious and red-eyed.
15:21Auntie, look what Malachor did! I drew the token! I was supposed to sail on this ship!
15:26Lady Vane was trembling too. She turned to my father immediately.
15:30Lord Ignace, the children of the throne, will start preparing engagement by now.
15:36She needed an answer. Now the female who had bled for her son for seven years.
15:41The female whose bloodline could make her son the High Patriarch.
15:44She had actually flown away with another lord. Lady Vane only wanted to break my spirit.
15:49She never thought I would actually leave. For the first time, she regretted listening to Bayanna.
15:54I was the bride she had needed all along.
15:57Now you want a wedding. You said the Accords are absolute.
16:01My daughter drew an engraved token and mounted her groom's true dragon form. So follow the Accords.
16:08You knew she was Malachor's betrothed. For seven years, you prepared no ceremony.
16:15You watched her pull ash tokens. You let your son take Bayanna to the seas.
16:21Today, you even ordered your son to switch her token again.
16:28You wanted Bayanna safe and my daughter leashed.
16:31But Seraphila is not a stray dog your family can summon and kick away.
16:35She is my daughter. As of today, the betrothal is shattered.
16:40He walked to the edge of the cliff. He was waiting for me to finish the ceremonial flight and come
16:44home.
16:46Go! When Malachor comes back, he'll blame you. Flee while you still have legs.
16:51She knew her son's temper. If Malachor couldn't drag me back, there would be blood in the valley.
16:56Our realm was built along the frozen Aen Sea. The city's elite wives waited on the ancient stone viewing platforms.
17:02They were ready to throw garlands onto the passing galleons. They expected to see the carved wood of merchant ships.
17:08The first bridge was already approaching through the mist.
17:11The elders of my territory are up there. Don't be tense. They've wanted you to lead with me since we
17:17were young. Even while I was slaughtering in the north, they never let go of that plan.
17:22When they received my sealed scroll that you agreed to fly with me, they were happier than I was.
17:28The knot in my chest finally loosened. Last night, when I sent a message via Whisper Stone to Nixion. I
17:34was desperate. Every lord in the realm already knew Malachor had claimed me for seven years. No one would dare
17:40risk a war for me.
17:41Then I saw Nixion's fleet returning. He was back from the northern crags. He had crushed the rebel factions and
17:47secured his absolute rule. I used the Whisper Stone to connect him. He said yes before I could even finish
17:53my sentence. He even asked me what runic armor he needed to prepare for the festival.
17:59Serafina, I'm glad you chose me for this. We grew up in the same inner circle. Why did you suddenly
18:06stop speaking to me back then?
18:08I could not answer. Back then, I had feelings I did not know how to control. He was the most
18:14lethal young heir in the training grounds. I was terrified that if I said the wrong thing, I would lose
18:19his friendship forever.
18:20By the time I understood my own heart, he had marched to the north. He was the Shadow Territory's most
18:25ruthless heir. I knew his family had ruthless ambitions for him. So I buried what I felt. By the time
18:31I gathered the courage to speak, he was already gone. He went to secure his throne in the ice. And
18:36I stayed trapped in this city.
18:38Today, Nixion wore a master-crafted black coat woven with dark leather armor. The dark metal stretched over his broad
18:45shoulders. He expertly guided his wyvern form through the crosswinds.
18:48At the first bridge, a garland of glowing crimson flora dropped into my lap. It smelled like ember ash, pine,
18:55and pure sunlight. I looked up. I could not see the feasals clearly through the blinding speed. But their echoing
19:01laughter was warm. For the first time that morning, I truly smiled.
19:04Behind us, Malachor was whipping his galleon's oarsman like a madman. His eyes stayed locked on the black dragon that
19:11had stolen me away. But the sheer size of the beast felt terrifyingly familiar. The sea roots he knew by
19:16heart suddenly felt suffocating.
19:18All those years, I had stood on the ground and watched him take Biana into the clouds. Now he finally
19:23knew what it tasted like helpless, humiliated, left in the dirt.
19:27He kept screaming in his mind, asking why I had not boarded his grand ship. But the answer was bleeding
19:32obvious.
19:33His deck already held Biana. He had never planned to let me sail. Malachor had always believed I would never
19:39leave his shadowed flashback.
19:40For seven years, he had paraded another female in front of the realm. And he still expected me to crawl
19:46after him.
19:47How do you keep Serafina and Biana from burning each other alive?
19:50It's simple. When I say jump, Serafina asks how high.
19:56Besides, Binya is like family. Why would Serafina dare touch her?
20:00Even last year, when I kicked Biana off the deck, Malachor had felt more pride than fury. To his twisted
20:06mind, it proved I loved him, loved him enough to kill, loved him enough to lose my sanity.
20:11His mother said a high patriarch's bride had to be broken before entering the Vayne family. So Malachor listened. He
20:17punished me.
20:18When I lay there burning with severe frost fever, he told himself he would claim me next year.
20:23Then Biana cried that a rogue lord from the toxic swamps wanted to claim her by force next Eclipse.
20:28Malachor hesitated again one more year. I had bled for seven flashback end.
20:32What was one more? He never thought my patience would burn to ash. He never thought the real dragon god
20:37would descend from the heavens for me.
20:38He had threatened every lord in this realm not to touch me. So whose banner was flying on that black
20:43wyvern? Malachor pushed his own crew harder.
20:47When I catch her, I'll break her wings. You don't mount a stranger's beast just to make me jealous.
20:54The ninth peak passed my family's coastal estate. My mother stood on the highest ice-carved balcony, searching the skies.
21:00My father must have sent a fast rider with word that I had finally taken flight. When the massive black
21:05dragon pierced through the clouds, she saw me instantly.
21:07Her eyes filled with tears and surprise.
21:10Serafina!
21:11Nixion steered his massive body toward the stone terrace.
21:15Steady.
21:15He shifts back into a man in a mastercrafted black coat, and lifts me by the waist off his shoulders.
21:20My mother stared at him.
21:22Then a massive smile broke across her face.
21:25You are a true dragon!
21:27I still remember you waiting outside our estate every dawn, just to escort Serafina with your shadow guards.
21:32The elders said you already conquered the north. Where are you expanding next?
21:36Nixion did not answer right away. He adjusted my heavy cloak so the scales would not drag on the stone.
21:41Then he looked down at me.
21:43Nowhere. I'm thirty now. It's time to settle down.
21:47By ancient tradition, Serafina mounted my dragon form. That means she agreed to marry me, right? My territory has the
21:54vault and the altars ready. I only need her final word.
21:57I stared at him, breathless. That was not what he promised last night. He said he was just doing a
22:02favor for an old friend. Finish the ritual. Then visit Grand Sire at the sanatorium with me.
22:06How did this turn into a real wedding?
22:07Before I could ask, Malachor's furious roar echoed.
22:10Serafina!
22:11Malachor crashes his damaged galleon into the dock and sprints toward them, his boots slipping on the ice.
22:16Nixion saw Malachor charging toward us. He tightened his gloved grip on my hand.
22:20You mounted my back. Are you going to deny it now?
22:23That's not what I...
22:24Then tell me what he has that I don't. I'm a true dragon. Or is Malachor the only man you'll
22:31ever submit to?
22:33My mind was a storm of magic and confusion, but one truth was absolute. I would rather burn than marry
22:38Malachor. Malachor was sprinting across the frozen stone dock. I squeezed Nixion's gauntlet back.
22:43Don't regret this.
22:45I never will.
22:46Good. Serafina's dowry hoard has been overflowing for years. Tonight is the perfect moon for a binding.
22:53He had just drawn his runic flintlock.
22:55Malachor, remember to attend the feast tonight. Serafelina waited seven years. Today, she finally found a true partner.
23:04I don't agree! Serafina is my betrothed! Who the hell are you? Let go of her!
23:09Nixion slowly turns around. His pupils instantly narrow into golden reptilian slits, flaring with ancient terrifying power. The true dragon
23:17aura hits Malachor like a physical strike. The air pressure plummeted. Every elite guard in the vicinity choked. Their survival
23:23instincts screaming at them to bow before an apex predator straight out of legends. The faint storm scales on Malachor's
23:29arm vanish entirely. His pseudo-dragon blood boils in absolute submission. Tears of uncontrollable dread stream down his face.
23:36Finally realizing the horrifying gap between a pseudo-god and an ancient deity.
23:41For the first time, I looked at his manic bloodshot eyes. I felt absolutely nothing. He reached a trembling hand
23:47toward me. Nixion stood over him like a god of death. I looked past Nixion's shoulder and saw Malachor's empty
23:52deck.
23:53Why didn't you bring Biaya this time? Malachor's voice shook.
23:56Because you were leaving me. I was scared you wouldn't want me anymore.
24:00So you only cared when you thought I would leave. I turned away and took Nixion's hand.
24:04Serafina, don't go! I'll go see Grand Sire with you! I have my betrothal ring. We can bind our souls
24:13right now!
24:14The moment he mentioned Grand Sire, anger rushed up my throat. I turned back.
24:18Malachor, I gave you too many chances. Last week, I begged you to visit Gran Sion. You said you were
24:26busy.
24:26You're busy.
24:27You're busy. Was taking Benia to the armory and buying matching bracelets. Three matching bracelets. One for her. One for
24:34you. One for me.
24:36What was I supposed to be? A bonus gift?
24:39No sound came out. I did not wait for an answer. I took Nixion's hand and walked away.
24:45Nixion opened the armored carriage door for me.
24:48Are you sad?
24:49I had cried enough last night. I was not wasting more tears on Malachor. Let's go to the sanatorium.
24:55Grand Sire had waited too long, and I was the reason he could not leave in peace.
25:00Through the heavy wooden doors, Grand Sire lay in bed. He was weak, resting on snow fox furs, covered in
25:05glowing poultices.
25:06When he saced Nixion and me walking together, his eyes lit up. Nixion helped me sit by the bed.
25:11Then he held Grand Sire's hand. Grand Sire moved his lips. I understood him. He was saying Nixion was good.
25:17Whoever I chose, he would choose too. I held back my tears. I told him everything that had happened today.
25:23Grand Sire, I promise, I'll take good care of Seraphina. Grand Sire smiled. A real smile.
25:30My father and mother soon arrived. My mother wiped her eyes and said softly,
25:35Don't worry. Seraphina is having her wedding tonight. Married on the eve of the eclipse. She will be blessed.
25:45After seeing Grand Sire, my parents rushed home to prepare the feast. Nixion took me into his heavily guarded vault.
25:52When the rune rings were brought out, I froze. They were my design. A mountain and a wave, leaning into
25:57each other.
25:58How do you have this? Nixion looked at me.
26:01I saw your apartment sketches before I left for the north. I thought if you ever got bound to a
26:06mate, you would want to wear your own design.
26:09So I had them forged before I came back.
26:12He slid the glowing ring onto my finger. I put the other one on him. Only then did it feel
26:17real. I was getting married.
26:19I was getting married.
26:21I was getting married.
26:22I was getting married.
26:22I was getting married.
26:22I was getting married.
26:22I was getting married.
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