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00:00they threw my sister into a great basin filled with pearls her massive tail glowed blue in the
00:04dark the soldiers potted her body with filthy hands blue scales scattered everywhere they did
00:09not stop not until they cut open her belly not until they reached inside her not until they
00:15tore out the glowing tide pearl hidden within her only then were they satisfied because high
00:19consort celine had heard a rumor that in the southern sea lived the tide born and that every
00:24tide saint carried a legendary tide pearl inside her body a pearl that if embedded within one's
00:28own flesh would grant a beauty that never fades after hearing that celine could think of nothing
00:34else so emperor lucian sent soldiers to slaughter my people just to make her smile they dragged my
00:39sister out cut her open and stole her pearl that day the sea turned red everywhere i looked my people
00:46were floating in the water their bodies split open i hid beneath a reef shaking in silence blood stung
00:53my eyes my tears fell as pearls each one red with hatred and in my ear i could still hear
00:59my sister's
00:59last words mira live the world was told a lie they thought the sea only birthed one heart for my
01:05people they didn't know about me the shadow the spare but they were wrong this generation had two
01:12and one of them was me the one born with a body made to ruin men the one whose flesh
01:17and blood could
01:17raise a thousand brood curses i crawled onto the shore enduring pain so savage it felt like my bones
01:23were being torn apart then i used forbidden blood craft to split my tail into legs i offered my own
01:28flesh and blood as tribute and raised brood curse after brood curse venomous things worms spiders serpents
01:36all feeding on me until one black snake slithered over my wrist its tongue bright red it devoured every other
01:43creature i had raised thousands of them and became the brood king its name was shade from that moment
01:49on i trained without mercy three months later my broodcraft was complete then i made my way to the
01:55capital alone half starved still alive i disguised myself as a court dancer and entered the palace
02:03and with a pouch of bloodstained pearls made from my own tears i bought the one thing i needed most
02:09information on emperor lucian's whereabouts that night moonlight spilled across the lake like silver
02:14i stepped onto the water and danced each touch of my toes sent ripples of pale light across the surface
02:21my scent drifted into the night air sweet soft impossible to ignore soon butterflies came in
02:28swarms drawn to me as if enchanted they circled my body fluttering around me refusing to leave
02:35and emperor lucian stood there watching watching for so long he forgot to hide it when the dance
02:41ended i turned by chance and met his eyes i froze then quickly bent down to put on my shoes
02:47pretending
02:48i had only just noticed him i was about to leave when his voice stopped me you're one of the
02:53palace
02:54dancers that dance was remarkable and yet i've never seen it before i lowered my eyes and answered as if
03:00i did
03:00not know who he was it is a dance from my homeland very few have ever seen it it was
03:07early spring the
03:08wind off the lake was cold my body trembled lightly in the night air he noticed of course he noticed
03:14so
03:15he removed his pale silver robe and draped it over my shoulders himself gently for a moment i looked up
03:21at him in surprise heat rose to my face a blush where he could see it my scent deepened between
03:26us
03:27turning the silence softer warmer more dangerous and i saw it then that flash in his eyes wonder
03:34desire he steadied himself before speaking again selena loves dance her birthday is approaching
03:41you will perform this dance for her i dropped to my knees at once letting fear flood my face
03:46i did not know it was your majesty please forgive me he waved the apology aside rise you are forgiven
03:53just do not disappoint me i bowed my head and accepted the command but as i watched him walk
03:59away i moved one finger just once a tiny broodling slipped through the air landed against his skin
04:06and burrowed inside by the next morning the whole inner court had heard the story the emperor had
04:12encountered a dancer by the lake and he had not forgotten her then came a knock at my door when
04:17i opened it
04:18an older palace matron stood outside a stranger and i knew at once someone had already come for me
04:24they brought me before high consort selene inside her palace hall she sat alone on a raised dais
04:30draped in silk and jewels shining like a woman who believed the world belonged to her it was her
04:35the woman who had destroyed my people for a single tied pearl the woman who had my sister cut open
04:41the moment she saw me disgust twisted across her face she let out a soft mocking laugh and covered
04:48her mouth with lacquered fingers this ugly thing and you expect her to dance for me before coming here
04:54i had covered my face in dark blotches spots imperfections a mask made of ugliness selene was
05:01viciously jealous if she had seen my real face now i would not have walked out alive so i knelt
05:07in the
05:07center of the hall my fingers digging into my palms forcing down the hatred clawing up my throat your
05:12grace i will dance with a veil over my face i will not offend your eyes she gave me a
05:18lazy wave oh enough
05:21with a face like that i doubt you could stir trouble even if you tried but since this was his
05:25majesty's
05:26idea i'll allow it the palace matron beside her led me out at once and just as i stepped through
05:31the
05:32doors i saw emperor lucian approaching our eyes met for only a moment only a glance
05:37but the face he saw now was nothing like the one he had seen by the lake still my scent
05:43gave me away
05:43it always would he knew at once this disguise was a way to stay alive because if selene had seen
05:49my
05:49face the woman leaving this hall would have been a corpse at that thought lucian's expression darkened
05:55he frowned and for one of the few times in his life real irritation towards selene stirred in him
06:00i smiled faintly to myself that was enough a single seed of displeasure was all i needed
06:06once planted it would take root in his heart it would grow quietly slowly until it became something
06:13vast enough to swallow all this old devotion and when that day came what would all her favor matter
06:19then the higher selene stood the harder i would make her fall back in my chamber i watched the false
06:25blotches from my face and looked at myself in the mirror selene you wanted a beauty that would never
06:30fade you wanted a body born to seduce you wanted to possess what should never have been yours so i
06:36will make sure everything you wanted everything you stole everything you still cling to turns to
06:42nothing then shade slid soundlessly around my wrist his red tongue flicking against the air
06:46i stroked his small black head and whispered even in death i will find you i will hunt you down
06:55selene's birthday was celebrated with extravagant splendor overnight the imperial lake bloomed with
07:01lotus flowers thousands of them the court called it a blessing an omen of favor from the heavens
07:07at the lakeside lucian stood hand in hand with selene
07:13your majesty promised me a birthday gift when will you show it to me lucian gave a slight nod
07:20the music began and i stepped onto the lake onto lotus leaves as if the flowers were blooming
07:27beneath my feet my scent rose again into the air and the butterflies came back in waves they swarmed
07:35around me dancing with me beneath the moonlit sky everyone watching fell silent no one
07:41except selene her fingers digging hard into her own palm then as i turn the veil slipped from my face
07:48and my true face was revealed i looked straight at selene just once i saw it in her eyes at
07:55once
07:55jealousy so sharp by the time the dance ended no one had recovered enough to speak i walked forward
08:02and knelt before lucian my name is mira i offer my wishes to high consort selene on her birthday
08:10may your majesty and your grace remain devoted to each other until your hair turns white
08:14and may the auric empire flourish without any
08:18rise
08:21you did not disappoint me
08:23selene nearly cracked a tooth from smiling too hard
08:26your majesty's gift i like it very much
08:31i'm glad
08:34that tiny broodling i had planted in him by the lake was working now quietly twisting his moods
08:39i curled one finger ready to draw it back
08:42your majesty
08:45why not grant this beauty to me
08:47as a gift between our two kingdoms
08:50that is the crown prince of vair the man stepped forward through the crowd
08:53he carried himself like someone used to being obeyed
08:56he saluted lucian with the ease of an equal
08:59i greet your majesty
09:01i am prince cassian of vair
09:03then his gaze settled on me
09:05openly
09:05without shame
09:08if your majesty is willing to give this beauty to me
09:12i swear our two kingdoms will not see war
09:14for a hundred years
09:16the moment he said it
09:18the whole court seemed to draw in a breath
09:20a century of peace
09:21in exchange for one palace dancer
09:23one woman
09:24to everyone watching
09:25it was an impossible bargain to refuse
09:28your majesty
09:29for a girl like her to be sent to vair as a prince's consort
09:33would already be a splendid fate
09:35lucian said nothing
09:37but i could see it in his face
09:39he understood the trade
09:40sacrifice one insignificant woman
09:43and two kingdoms stay at peace
09:44any ruler should have taken it
09:46any ruler would have taken it
09:48so why
09:49i lifted my face
09:51and looked at him quietly
09:52i had painted a floral marking
09:54at the corner of my eyes
09:56it made me look softer
09:57lucian's expression shifted
09:59like something sharp had gone through him
10:01then he said it
10:02you're late prince
10:03she's already been claimed
10:05she belongs to my bed
10:07and my throne
10:08selene turned to him so fast
10:10it was almost violent
10:12she could barely believe what she had heard
10:14cashen looked at me for one long moment
10:16regret flashed across his face
10:18then he gave a faint disappointed smile
10:21and stepped back
10:22the matter was over
10:23for everyone else
10:25not for me
10:26by then
10:27my back was already damp with cold sweat
10:29too close
10:30far too close
10:31thank the sea
10:32i had not pulled the broodling out of lucian yet
10:35if i had
10:36there was every chance i would have been handed over tonight
10:38because peace bought that easily
10:40without a single soldier marching
10:42without a single blade drawn
10:44is the kind of peace no emperor refuses
10:46except this one did
10:48in broad daylight
10:49before the whole court
10:50lucian declared that i already belonged to him
10:53and that very night
10:54the imperial decree arrived
10:56i was officially raised to consort
10:58i left the small quarters where palace dancers were kept
11:01and looked back only once
11:02at the dim roof
11:04the narrow door
11:06the life i had entered under a false name and a hidden face
11:08then i swore to myself
11:10in silence
11:11that everything done to my sister
11:13and everything done to my people
11:15would be repaid a hundredfold
11:17when i reached the palace chambers
11:19that had just been assigned to me
11:21celine was already there
11:22waiting
11:23her eyes traveled over my face
11:25slowly
11:26then she smiled
11:28a poisonous smile
11:30so
11:31you dared lie to me
11:32i met her gaze
11:33if i hadn't lied to you
11:35do you really think i would have lived long enough to dance today
11:38celine let out a soft laugh
11:39she stroked the cat in her arms
11:41as if nothing in the world could disturb her
11:43so you do understand me
11:46then perhaps you also understand this
11:49even if his majesty has seen your face
11:52even if he's given you a title
11:54i can still kill you
11:56whenever i please
11:56i just looked at her
11:58so have you already chosen how i die
12:02yes
12:03a fire in the palace
12:05consort mirror trapped inside
12:07a tragic accident
12:08she tilted her head
12:10i have been with the emperor
12:11since we were young
12:12my father and brother
12:13have shed blood for his throne
12:16for a single life like yours
12:19he will not blame me
12:21her people moved
12:22before i could answer
12:23they seized my arms
12:24bound my wrists
12:26bound my ankles
12:27then threw me to the floor
12:29oil was splashed all around me
12:31across the walls
12:32across the drapes
12:33across the threshold
12:34i could smell it instantly
12:36celine stood over me
12:38watching
12:39waiting
12:39then the first spark fell
12:41as the flames caught
12:43she laughed
12:44his majesty is drunk tonight
12:46there is no one in this palace
12:47who can save you
12:48then she turned and walked away
12:50i watched her go
12:51without a flicker on my face
12:53no fear
12:54no pleading
12:55nothing
12:56only stillness
12:57then the fire rose
12:59and the guards outside
13:00began clawing at their throats
13:01one by one
13:03they dropped
13:04blood pouring from their mouths
13:05their eyes
13:06their noses
13:08dead before they hit the ground
13:09i stepped out through the flames
13:11with shade coiled in my arms
13:13at my feet
13:14the insects on the ground shifted in swarm
13:16guiding me
13:17so i ran
13:18through the smoke
13:19through the heat
13:21following their path
13:22until i slammed straight into someone's chest
13:24i looked up at the man i had crashed into
13:26it was lucian
13:28there was still fear in my eyes
13:29real enough to be seen
13:31my lashes were wet
13:32my tears trembled there
13:34but i would not let them fall
13:36lucian pulled me into his arms at once
13:38held me tight
13:39then he looked past me
13:40toward the blaze raging in the distance
13:43who dared set a fire inside my palace
13:46find out
13:47now
13:48i stayed curled against his chest
13:50and said nothing
13:51because he was not a fool
13:53he knew exactly who had done it
13:54this outrage
13:55this fury
13:57this order to investigate
13:58it was a performance
14:00nothing more
14:01selene had been with him since youth
14:03their bond ran deep
14:04and behind her stood house varin
14:06with soldiers
14:07power
14:08and years of service to the throne
14:10why would an emperor truly punish a woman like that
14:13for the sake of a dancer he had only just taken notice of
14:16he wouldn't
14:17not yet
14:17so i leaned into him harder
14:19and made myself small in his arms
14:21your majesty
14:24i'm frightened
14:26lucian really had been drinking
14:27his face was faintly flushed
14:29his breath carried the warmth of wine
14:31and i was exactly the kind of woman
14:33a drunken man should never hold too close
14:36i had been born with a body that unraveled restraint
14:38and with the broodling still working inside him
14:41the desire in his eyes began to change
14:43slowly
14:44then all at once
14:45it caught fire
14:46without another word
14:48he swept me up into his arms
14:49and carried me back to his private chambers
14:52i rested against him
14:53and said nothing
14:54but in my mind
14:56i was already waiting for the next move
14:58because once word reached selene
15:00that i had escaped the fire
15:01and been carried into lucian's bedchamber
15:04she would never let it pass quietly
15:06i knew her too well
15:07and i was right
15:08i had not been in his chambers long
15:10before selene's chief eunuch dropped to his knees outside
15:13your majesty
15:15high consort selena is unwell
15:18she's in distress
15:19she says she wants to see you at once
15:21by then
15:22i was dressed in gauze so sheer
15:24it hit almost nothing
15:25i looked at lucian through half-lidded eyes
15:28and asked in a soft voice
15:29your majesty
15:31are you going to high consort selena tonight
15:33his gaze was no longer clear
15:36no longer steady
15:37he stared at me like a man already half lost
15:39with you here beside me
15:40why would i think of anyone else
15:42i covered my mouth
15:43and let out a quiet laugh
15:45there were only two of us in the chamber
15:47just him
15:48and me
15:49lucian kept staring at me
15:51spellbound
15:52his breath was hot against my throat
15:54damp and heavy with wine
15:55then
15:56without warning
15:57his body gave in
15:59and he sank in to sleep
16:00on his forehead
16:01a small fleshy pink broodling
16:03was still wriggling deeper beneath the skin
16:05i pushed him gently back onto the bed
16:07and pulled the covers over him
16:09careful
16:10almost tender
16:12i've woven you a beautiful dream
16:15enjoy it
16:16then i slid the hairpin from my hair
16:17and drove the tip into my fingertip
16:19a bright bead of blood welled up at once
16:21i let some of it stain a handkerchief
16:23every drop that remained
16:25i fed to lucian
16:26none of this poisoned blood should go to waste
16:29not when i made it with my own body
16:30not when even a harmless dose
16:32taken once
16:33could become a death sentence over time
16:35a little tonight would do nothing
16:37a little tomorrow would do nothing
16:39but enough of it
16:40day after day
16:41and it would kill him
16:42slowly
16:43quietly
16:45perfectly
16:45and the cure
16:46there was only one person in this world who could give it
16:49me
16:50the moon had crossed high overhead by then
16:52silver light spilled through the window
16:54and spread across the floor
16:56i sat there
16:57and counted the time
16:58waiting for selene to make her move
17:00then i heard it
17:01a faint skittering at the window
17:03i turned
17:04a spider no bigger than a fingernail crouched on the ledge
17:07one of many
17:08one of the countless little eyes
17:10i had scattered throughout the palace
17:12so she was coming
17:13i rose at once
17:14smoothed out my robe
17:16and walked toward the door
17:17selene was already waiting outside the hall
17:19not alone
17:20behind her stood a wall of eunuchs and palace maids
17:23packed so tightly
17:24it barely looked like a midnight visit at all
17:26this was not a jealous woman coming
17:28to reclaim a drunken emperor
17:30this looked like a siege
17:31i stepped out to meet her
17:33and deliberately swept my hair to one side
17:35bearing the fresh red marks along my neck
17:38moonlight washed over the stone steps
17:40i stood above her
17:41looked down
17:42and smiled
17:43softly
17:44his majesty is asleep
17:47you should come back tomorrow
17:48the look she gave me was pure venom
17:51her face twisted
17:52whore
17:54i'll kill you
17:55i let my gaze drop to her stomach
17:57then i spoke very gently
17:58your grace
18:01careful
18:03you might upset the baby
18:05that stopped her cold
18:06for one full second
18:08selene forgot how to breathe
18:10lucien had once promised her this
18:12bear him the first prince
18:13and he would give her the empress's crown
18:15but five years had passed
18:17five years of marriage
18:18five years of waiting
18:20and her womb had stayed empty
18:22every remedy had been tried
18:23every physician
18:24every secret healer dragged in from the streets
18:27and still
18:28nothing
18:29no child
18:30no heir
18:31no crown
18:32if she could not produce the emperor's first son soon
18:34the throne beside him would never be hers
18:37seize her
18:39drag this bitch away
18:41and beat her to death
18:43because i had done the one thing no one else dared do
18:46i had named the wound she lived with
18:48named it in front of everyone
18:49and a woman like selene
18:51could forgive almost anything
18:52except humiliation
18:54the eunuchs lunged for me
18:56i shook them off before they could get a proper hold
18:58then i looked straight at her
19:00and said
19:01your grace don't be so hasty
19:03why not summon the imperial physicians
19:05i let the silence stretch
19:06then i gave her the knife
19:08one more thing
19:09if there really is a child to protect
19:12i'm the only one who can keep it alive
19:13selene was reclining in a side chamber
19:15half draped across a cushioned chaise
19:17while several imperial physicians knelt before her
19:20she rested her head against one hand
19:22her eyes were heavy with exhaustion
19:24when she spoke
19:25impatience sharpened every word
19:27well am i pregnant or not
19:29the physicians lowered themselves even further
19:31your grace
19:32your pulse clearly indicates pregnancy
19:37for a moment
19:38selene did not move
19:39then she rose too quickly from the chaise
19:41all disbelief gone from her face
19:43there were tears in her eyes
19:45actual tears
19:46truly
19:47her voice trembled when she said it
19:49careful
19:50fragile
19:51as if she were afraid even hope might hear her
19:53and disappear
19:54i watched her quietly
19:56and thought
19:57so this is what she looks like
19:59this woman who always stood above everyone else
20:01who moved through the palace
20:02as if the world owed her obedience
20:04even she could become this cautious
20:06this desperate
20:07then she looked at me
20:09remembering what i had said outside
20:11and asked the question she wanted answered most
20:14is the child's table
20:15one physician bowed low and replied at once
20:18from the pulse alone
20:19there is no sign of danger
20:22that made her smile
20:23but the moment her eyes shifted back to me
20:25the smile turned murderous
20:27i'm carrying an air now i should avoid bloodshed
20:30but you offend my eyes
20:33and i would sleep better if you were dead
20:37with one command
20:38the eunuchs at her side rushed forward
20:40and seized my arms hard enough to bruise
20:42they started dragging me away
20:44i moved one fingertip
20:46that was all
20:47and celine suddenly clutched her stomach
20:49and cried out in pain
20:50the room froze
20:51the physicians lunged forward at once
20:54and took her pulse again
20:55this time
20:56their faces changed
20:58one after another
20:59their brows nodded
21:00then all of them dropped to their knees
21:02your grace spare us
21:04these are signs of miscarriage
21:06that was when panic finally broke through
21:08celine's face drained white
21:10she had waited years for this child
21:12years
21:12and she had only just heard the words she wanted most
21:15pregnant
21:16how could she be losing it already
21:18how
21:19at last
21:20she looked at me
21:21and through clenched teeth
21:22she said two words
21:26you come here
21:28if you cannot save this child
21:30i will wipe out your entire bloodline
21:34i looked at her twisted
21:35vicious face
21:36and dug my nails hard into my palm
21:38my entire bloodline
21:40she really had no idea
21:41my people were already dead
21:43slaughtered
21:44every last one of them
21:46i was the only one who crawled back out of that hell alive
21:48the only one left
21:50to come for her
21:51i stepped forward
21:52and inserted a few needles into her body
21:54carefully
21:55one point
21:57then another
21:58celine's breathing began to slow
21:59the strain in her face eased little by little
22:02when the physicians checked her pulse again
22:04they found it calm
22:05steady
22:06the child was safe
22:07at least
22:08that was what they believed
22:10the truth
22:11i knew nothing about medicine
22:12and celine was not pregnant
22:14not at all
22:15that night she came to burn me alive
22:17i had planted a brood curse inside her
22:19quietly
22:20without her noticing
22:22that broodling could mimic the pulse of pregnancy perfectly
22:25it could fool physicians
22:26fool the court
22:28fool even the mother carrying it
22:29in the later stages
22:31it would do even more
22:32make her swear she could feel a child turning inside her
22:35while she smiled and dreamed of an air
22:37the thing inside her would be feeding
22:38draining her
22:40taking what it needed from her body
22:41day and night
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