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Bow To 10-Year-Old Archmage Aldric
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00:00:00Choose one to be your mate. None of them. I choose Damon, the crippled Alpha. I am the only direct
00:00:06bloodline heir of the Iron Moon pack. Yet, I was born a female Alpha who couldn't even maintain
00:00:13a stable wolf form. I spent 10 years chasing after Kaylin Stone until one day, standing outside his
00:00:19bedroom door, I heard him swear to Vivian Moss. I'll mark Lyra only to secure my position. You're
00:00:25the only one I want. The day of my coming-of-age ceremony arrived when a servant screamed. Help!
00:00:31Vivian is missing! Then she appeared, crying, running. It was Lyra. She had me taken. My head
00:00:38snapped to the side. Silence swallowed the entire hall. Then he looked at me. I will never mark
00:00:44someone like you. Love isn't something people in our position get to negotiate. If everything comes
00:00:49down to power and survival, then I choose strength, not sentiment. Choose one to be your mate. One
00:00:55of these potential Alpha candidates will become the next Alpha of our pack. None of them.
00:01:02I choose Damon, the crippled Alpha. I am the only direct bloodline heir of the Iron Moon pack.
00:01:10Yet, I was born a female Alpha. Everyone said that the five orphans my father brought back from the
00:01:15battlefield were the true future of the pack. He raised them into the most admired Beta Warriors
00:01:21in Iron Moon. As for me, I was nothing more than a pretty heir with noble blood who couldn't even
00:01:27maintain a stable wolf form. And as far as those five were concerned, I barely existed. I spent ten
00:01:34years chasing after Caelan Stone, only to earn countless looks of disdain in return. I used to
00:01:41think he treated all women that way. Until one day, standing outside his bedroom door, I heard him swear to
00:01:47Vivian Moss. I'll mark Lyra only to secure my position. You're the only mate I want.
00:01:52Maybe I don't.
00:01:54Those words shattered everything I had believed in for the past ten years. On the eve of the Elder's
00:02:01Council meeting, my father asked me who I wanted to choose. I thought of the way all five of them
00:02:06avoided my gaze. If I'm getting married, I might as well make it strategic. I choose Damon Bloodfing of the
00:02:13Bloodfill Pack. Damon was poisoned by silver five years ago. His legs were left paralyzed,
00:02:18and rumors say he can't even complete a mating mark anymore. Are you sure?
00:02:22Love isn't something people in our position get to negotiate. If everything comes down to power and
00:02:28survival, then I choose strength, not sentiment. Damon may be crippled, but his bloodline, his pack,
00:02:33and his warriors still outweigh those five men combined. My father's expression darkened.
00:02:37You say that so easily, but are you telling me none of the five boys I raised for you ever
00:02:43caught
00:02:43your attention? My mother had been my father's only mate. She died the year I was born. A rogue
00:02:49attack. Too much blood loss. No second chance. After that, he never took another mate, but he also
00:02:55never fully believed a female alpha could carry Iron Moon alone, so he followed the Council's
00:03:00recommendation. He brought back five orphaned boys from the battlefield and raised them inside Iron Moon.
00:03:06He made one rule from the beginning. No matter who I chose, that man would be granted alpha status,
00:03:12meant to rule beside me, not beneath me. That was his compromise. Love me fiercely,
00:03:18and still not trust me enough to do it alone. I met his gaze.
00:03:22My bond with Damon Bloodbold doesn't require sentiment. It only requires succession. He is the
00:03:28sole heir of Bloodbold. That makes him more valuable than any arranged foster alliance you built here.
00:03:33Compared to relying on adopted sons to stabilize Iron Moon, an alliance with a true power pack is
00:03:39simply the rational choice. Silence stretched between us. If none of them were able to hold
00:03:45your attention, then there is no reason to keep them in Iron Moon. We left the Council Hall together.
00:03:51My father cast Caelan a brief, unreadable glance before walking out.
00:03:57What did you report this time? Let me guess. She ran to Alpha again because we didn't treat her like
00:04:04royalty. Princess Lyra didn't get enough attention, so she needed to complain.
00:04:10Orion and Riven followed with quiet snorts, barely even trying to hide it. Five voices,
00:04:15one direction, all aimed at me, like a wall closing in. If none of you want to mark me,
00:04:21why hasn't a single one of you ever told my father directly? My father didn't force bonds. He never
00:04:27had. One clear refusal would have been enough. He would have released them with wealth and freedom
00:04:32and never looked back. But none of them ever said it. Not once. Because none of them actually wanted
00:04:38to leave the Iron Moon pack. Not the future it promised. Stop dressing it up. We're just fostered
00:04:45wolves living in Iron Moon. What choice do you think we actually have? Just pick me if you're
00:04:49going to pick anyone. Don't drag them into your mess. For a second, the others went quiet,
00:04:54almost moved. Like he was taking the burden of sacrifice onto himself. But all I felt was a slow,
00:05:01bitter weight settling in my chest. Nothing else. Then Vivian showed up. The moment her eyes landed on
00:05:08me, she shifted back instinctively and slipped behind Caelan. She didn't do anything. Drop it for today.
00:05:17I stared at them. Five men. The same five who were supposed to stand behind me. Now all of them
00:05:24stood in front of her, protecting her from me. Something in my memory snapped open. One year ago,
00:05:30not long after Vivian arrived at Iron Moon. That night, I carried healing broth to Caelan's quarters.
00:05:36He'd been injured during border patrol. He told me not to come. I still did. His door wasn't fully shut.
00:05:43Caelan, are you really going to mark Lyra? My hand froze on the doorframe.
00:05:50No. I won't mark her. My chest tightened before I even understood why.
00:05:56Then why did you agree to Alpha Ronan? Because that's the only way I can become Alpha of Iron
00:06:04Moon. And Lyra, she's just stepping stone. Once I take control, I'll send her away.
00:06:13Then what about me?
00:06:15You? You're the only one I want. Once I take Alpha, I'll mark you publicly. You'll be my Luna.
00:06:26She can't even shift right. Luna? Seriously?
00:06:32She's only valuable because of her bloodline. Nothing else.
00:06:37Does she actually believe we'd choose her?
00:06:42When she finds out, she's going to break.
00:06:46Like it was already decided.
00:06:48Then you won't lie to me, right?
00:06:52I swear. Only you.
00:06:56The bowl slipped from my hands. It hit the ground and shattered.
00:07:03Who's there?
00:07:04I moved into the shadow beside the doorway and held my breath.
00:07:08Caelan stepped out. His eyes dropped to the broken bowl.
00:07:11A cat.
00:07:13I stayed where I was. Didn't speak. Didn't cry. Didn't make a sound.
00:07:18Only when the silence settled did I step back. Into the moonlight.
00:07:22It spilled across my face like something too clean for what I was feeling.
00:07:28The next morning I met Vivian in the garden. She was holding a bowl of flower essence,
00:07:33smiling like she had been waiting for me.
00:07:36Good morning, Lyra. Sleep well?
00:07:39Now there was ease in her expression. Confidence.
00:07:42I did.
00:07:43I did.
00:07:43She paused, just for a second.
00:07:46Lyra, this was my mother's. I wanted you to have it. Thank you for everything you've done for me.
00:07:53Before I could respond, Caelan appeared.
00:07:56You're seriously taking her mother's relic? Now?
00:08:01I froze. Vivian dropped instantly, knees to the ground.
00:08:06It wasn't Lyra. I gave it to her. Please, don't blame her.
00:08:11She slammed her forehead into the ground. Again. Blood showed almost immediately.
00:08:16Merrick arrived first. Then Corbin, Orion, Riven.
00:08:19Lyra! Enough!
00:08:22You're the heir, not a bully. You have everything.
00:08:26And you still take the only thing she has?
00:08:29Riven drew his dagger in one smooth motion.
00:08:33Apologize.
00:08:34An alpha heir boxed in on all sides.
00:08:36They weren't asking. They were pressing me down, forcing submission, forcing my neck exposed to an
00:08:42Omega who was clearly playing a game they refused to see. Vivian kept her head lowered, but I caught it
00:08:48anyway. That small, satisfied curve at the corner of her mouth. I didn't fight back. Because somewhere deep down, there
00:08:56was still a stupid, fragile part of me that waited. Maybe Caelan would step in. Maybe he'd say,
00:09:01This doesn't add up. This doesn't add up. He didn't.
00:09:05Apologize. Or I don't mark you.
00:09:08That line landed harder than anything else. Because I had already given him everything I had in me. I couldn't
00:09:15afford to lose him. Not then. So I lowered my head. My throat burned as I exposed my neck.
00:09:21I'm sorry. And that moment? That single submission lasted a year. After that day, Vivian changed how she moved around
00:09:29me. Like I was something dangerous. Sometimes she dropped to her knees the moment she saw me. Sometimes she hid
00:09:35behind the five of them, shaking, crying on cue. And I did nothing.
00:09:39Once, she tripped in the garden. A shallow scrape on her knee. Nothing serious. But she ran straight to Caelan
00:09:46in tears, claiming I had pushed her. No questions asked. All five of them came for me. They tore through
00:09:52my quarters like a storm. Everything broken. Everything scattered.
00:09:56If you touch her again, break our wolf legs myself.
00:09:59I almost laughed. Wolf legs. I couldn't even shift properly. But it didn't matter. They believed her. Always her. The
00:10:08memory snapped back like a pulled thread. Vivian was still behind Caelan now. Smiling faintly. Like she had already won
00:10:15something no one else could see.
00:10:17If you're that afraid I'll hurt her. You might as well leash her to your side.
00:10:20Are you threatening me? What are you planning to do to her?
00:10:25Let me guess. Now that we gave Vivian a Starfall Sanctum, you're finally snapping?
00:10:30You already have everything. And she has nothing. It's just Starfall Sanctum. Why are you acting like this is some
00:10:37tragedy?
00:10:38My gaze sharpened. Starfall Sanctum?
00:10:41Starfall Sanctum wasn't just a place. It was a buried lunar basin deep under Iron Moon territory. When it hit
00:10:47the sacred waters, it refracted into something that looked like a galaxy trapped underground.
00:10:51My father spent eighteen years building it. For me. A coming-of-age gift. Half a year ago, as it
00:10:58neared completion, he handed oversight to Caelan. He was supposed to present it to me on my ceremony day. Instead,
00:11:05it never reached me. It went to Vivian.
00:11:08My eyes locked on Caelan. He was the one who controlled Final Access. No one entered without his approval.
00:11:14Vivian grew up on the outskirts of the pack. She's never seen a real night sky. I gave her a
00:11:19moment. That's all. The Sanctum is still yours on paper.
00:11:25Don't turn this into something it isn't. And stop making a scene. If it comes to it, I'll announce our
00:11:31mating bond. At your coming-of-age ceremony next month, that should satisfy you enough. Right?
00:11:36The way Caelan looked at me, calm, almost magnanimous, made... made something cold twist in my chest. For a second,
00:11:46I almost wondered if I was the one who didn't belong here. If anything, they looked at him like he
00:11:51was making some kind of noble sacrifice.
00:11:54You really don't have to go this far. Lyra's spoiled. Ruthless. Marking her is no different than marking... a stone.
00:12:03At least you'll finally get what she's been chasing for years.
00:12:06Caelan, don't do this for me. If it helps, I'll kneel to her. I'll beg. I'll do anything she wants.
00:12:12I swallowed once. Hard. I won't choose you.
00:12:16Caelan's brow lifted slightly, like he was still deciding whether I was serious.
00:12:20Merrick and Corbin exchanged a look, like they were more afraid I'd choose them instead.
00:12:25That alone hit something deep in my chest. Ten years. Standing behind them. And still, I was the only one
00:12:32treated like I didn't belong in the same space.
00:12:34I turned to leave. Vivian caught my wrist. Then she dropped instantly. Knees to the ground. Head lowered.
00:12:40Please. Don't make this harder for Caelan. The five of them were brought into Iron Moon. They were never equal
00:12:47to begin with.
00:12:48If you're going to report this over Starfall Sanctuary, I'll apologize. I'll do whatever you want.
00:12:54Then she started bowing. Fast. Hard. Her forehead hit the ground until blood appeared. Caelan moved immediately. He pulled her
00:13:02up. Jaw tight.
00:13:03So you say you won't choose me. But when the time comes, don't change your mind.
00:13:09This whole thing, you're just trying to pressure her indirectly. You just want an excuse to report her and force
00:13:16her out, don't you?
00:13:16I don't care what you think. I won't choose you.
00:13:21Caelan grabbed my wrist. Hard.
00:13:24Not me? Then who? Marek? Corbin?
00:13:28Mark wants freedom. Corbin wants peace. Haven't you already taken enough from them?
00:13:34If you agree to stop targeting Vivian, I'll mark you. Just stop this. That's all I'm asking.
00:13:41For the first time, he looked exhausted. Like I had been the one wearing him down for years.
00:13:46I held his gaze for a long moment, then said quietly,
00:13:50Everything will go the way you want.
00:13:52He was afraid I'd hurt Vivian. He refused to mark me.
00:13:55Fine. Once I became Damon Bloodfang's mate, none of this would matter anyway.
00:13:59The day of my coming-of-age ceremony arrived. Iron Moon had been transformed.
00:14:04Everyone knew why they were here. Not just my 18th birthday. My mate declaration.
00:14:11And everyone already knew the outcome. Caelan Stone.
00:14:16Because I had chased him for 10 years. Because the entire pack had watched it happen.
00:14:21The five of them stood in the front row.
00:14:23Even the guests looked at them more than they looked at me. Like this ceremony belonged to them.
00:14:30I was about to shut down the whispers when a servant screamed.
00:14:34Help! Vivian is missing! There's a note! She's been kidnapped!
00:14:38The shift was immediate.
00:14:41Merrick moved first.
00:14:43Before I could even turn, my head snapped to the side.
00:14:48Silence swallowed the entire hall.
00:14:50The pain landed a beat too late.
00:14:53Around us, people scattered instinctively.
00:14:56Caelan grabbed Merrick's arm before he could swing again.
00:14:59Then he looked at me.
00:15:02We already stood here like you're choosing between us.
00:15:04Like we're disposable. And it still isn't enough!
00:15:06His voice sharpened.
00:15:08Do you want her dead?
00:15:10I stared back at him.
00:15:11Corbin looked at me like I was something contaminated.
00:15:14You waited until she was alone and staged this.
00:15:17You really think we won't see through it?
00:15:18That's when it clicked.
00:15:20Not confusion.
00:15:21Clarity.
00:15:22Vivian had done this again.
00:15:24And this time, she'd done it in front of everyone.
00:15:28No one moved to intervene.
00:15:30Not after I was slapped in public.
00:15:32Not after I stood there bleeding pride.
00:15:35Because they had already made their decision.
00:15:38Iron Moon wasn't mine in their eyes.
00:15:41Apologize.
00:15:41He let out a short, humorless laugh.
00:15:45Vivian nearly lost her innocence, and you're worried about a slap?
00:15:49Then she appeared.
00:15:50Crying.
00:15:51Running.
00:15:52Her dress torn.
00:15:54Dirt stained.
00:15:55Like she had barely escaped something violent.
00:15:58It was Lyra.
00:16:00She had me taken.
00:16:02She said she'd have rogue wolves.
00:16:05To violate me.
00:16:07So I'd never come back.
00:16:09The hall detonated.
00:16:11Whispers turned into outrage.
00:16:13Shock into judgment.
00:16:16Kalen didn't hesitate.
00:16:17He pulled his coat around her like she was something fragile and irreplaceable.
00:16:21Then he looked at me.
00:16:23You don't stop, do you?
00:16:25His voice dropped.
00:16:26I will never mark someone like you.
00:16:29The world below is a hundred times tougher than stone!
00:16:35That skinning knife of yours could never cut through the iron wall of the god's will!
00:16:58Soldier 2.
00:16:59No!
00:17:06No!
00:17:10No!
00:17:12No!
00:17:14No!
00:17:19Everything has a weakness.
00:17:21Everything has a weakness!
00:17:24No!
00:17:27Everything has a weakness.
00:17:34I've lived for thousands of years and this is the first time a mortal has defeated me
00:17:38And you've only trained for a mere dozen years
00:17:41Master, I'm going down the mountain
00:17:43I need to find my birth parents
00:17:45The world below is a mire of divine rule
00:17:47You bear no spark of divinity, no blessing from the gods
00:17:51Those self-proclaimed noble beings will never accept you
00:17:54I don't want pity from Olympian
00:17:57All I seek is the truth
00:17:59When I found you at the bottom of the Abyss Valley all those years ago
00:18:03This ring was on you
00:18:04Go, tear down those hypocritical figures perched high above all else
00:18:14Agus was still holding back
00:18:15Though he cannot wield divine power like those with a divine spark
00:18:19He still carries the pure blood of a titan
00:18:21Blood unseen in millennia
00:18:23No one in this world will ever be able to defeat him
00:18:32Father
00:18:33Mother
00:18:35How do I find you?
00:18:44Princess Elara
00:18:45There's nowhere left for you to run
00:18:47A princess?
00:18:48You'd go so far as to wipe out the heirs of other bloodlines
00:18:51For what?
00:18:52Just to force more people to serve the god of war?
00:18:55Your actions bring nothing but shame to Aerith
00:18:58The Zeus you worship is powerless
00:19:00Sparta's throne deserves a new ruler
00:19:01Our leader
00:19:07Still here
00:19:07You want to die or what?
00:19:09This is a feud between our houses
00:19:10Don't rag an innocent bystander into it
00:19:12Let him leave
00:19:13Just a lowly Majerus
00:19:15No one will care if he dies
00:19:16Though you, princess
00:19:19I've always wondered what it would be like to have you
00:19:23I'll hold them off
00:19:24Run while you can!
00:19:39Now it's your turn
00:20:01Did you save me?
00:20:04Princess, you're awake
00:20:06Those soldiers
00:20:08The Eres Seelits
00:20:09Did they hurt you?
00:20:11No
00:20:12Thank the gods
00:20:13But you are immortal
00:20:15How were you able to rescue me from foes wielding a god's blessing?
00:20:21Remember this
00:20:22The pure blood of a titan runs through your veins
00:20:25Until you are strong enough to stand against Olympus
00:20:29You must guard this knowledge
00:20:31The beach
00:20:32Otherwise the gods will hunt you down
00:20:35And destroy you
00:20:40I've lived on Mount Pelia my whole life
00:20:41Since I was born without a divine spark
00:20:43I worked as a ritual skinner at the temple for years
00:20:46I'm far stronger and more agile than ordinary men
00:20:49The chaos that broke out from the fight was enough to slip out with you unnoticed
00:20:52I see
00:20:54May the gods watch over you
00:21:04Thank you
00:21:06We've never met before
00:21:07So why do I feel such a strange sense of closeness to this princess?
00:21:11If father hadn't cast my younger brother into the abyss all those years ago
00:21:14He would be about this tall now
00:21:18Princess, where will you go next?
00:21:20Back to the royal palace in Sparta
00:21:27Lord Zeus
00:21:28If my child still walks this earth
00:21:31Please protect him and keep him safe
00:21:34If punishment must fall
00:21:37Let it fall on me
00:21:38This worthless mother
00:21:42A god forsaken outcast without a divine spark
00:21:46Lycaon
00:21:47He died in the abyss long ago
00:21:49Why do you still grieve for him after all these years?
00:21:52Sparta prides itself on the gods' favor
00:21:55If other city sheds learn I fathered a useless son
00:21:58Lacking divine grace
00:22:01How could I ever hold my head high as a ruler of Greece?
00:22:04My lord!
00:22:05Your majesty!
00:22:06Princess Elara has returned
00:22:08Hey Lara!
00:22:15Thank you for saving my daughter, young man
00:22:17No need
00:22:18I was just passing by, nothing more
00:22:22A lowly temple magimus
00:22:24Leaving his temple and coming to Sparta
00:22:26What precisely brings you here?
00:22:29I'm searching for my birth parents
00:22:32I don't know who they are
00:22:35I only have this
00:22:37I hope to find answers through this ring
00:22:52My child
00:22:53This ring holds fragments of Lock of Prometheus
00:22:56It hides your aura
00:22:58Grow up safe and sound, my little one
00:23:03You've done well, Hecara
00:23:06Let me feel the blessed radiance Olympus has bestowed upon our firstborn son
00:23:18Not only has Zeus refused to bless him
00:23:21He doesn't even have a divine spark
00:23:24I can
00:23:25Sparta will never tolerate such a godforsaken abomination
00:23:27If word spreads, our city will be mocked and destroyed
00:23:30Cast him into the abyss
00:23:31Tell everyone the child died at birth
00:23:32No!
00:23:33My baby!
00:23:34My God, you can't!
00:23:35Leave him!
00:23:38This is the ring I used to seal as his era
00:23:41My child
00:23:42The son I thought lost to the ababyss
00:23:46And why?
00:23:51Ha ha!
00:23:52Young man, you saved Princess Ellara
00:23:55The house of Sparta owes you a debt
00:23:58We shall aid you in your search for your birth family
00:24:00Stay as our guest in the palace for a few days
00:24:04Very well
00:24:08The queen's reaction is far too strange
00:24:10The moment I showed the ring
00:24:11Why do I feel such a pull towards her?
00:24:13Could it be she knows who I am?
00:24:18This ring holds fragments of Locke of Prometheus
00:24:22I sealed them inside with my own hands
00:24:25I could never be mistaken
00:24:26He is the son we cast into the abyss
00:24:29Why won't you let me acknowledge him?
00:24:32That Majakos?
00:24:33He's my brother?
00:24:35Silence!
00:24:36He was abandoned the moment he was born without a divine spark
00:24:39Sparta prides self on being favored by the gods
00:24:42If the deities and other city-states learn my son is not just a Megarius
00:24:46But also lacks a divine spark
00:24:48How could I uphold Sparta's rule and our family's reputation?
00:24:57Mark my words
00:24:58No matter what happens
00:25:00You will never acknowledge him
00:25:01If you do
00:25:03I'll charge you both for saccharinge and cast you out of Sparta forever
00:25:19This sacred monument was carved from divine stone sent by none other than Zeus himself
00:25:23In all of Greece there has only been one warrior to have left his mark on its blessed surface
00:25:28That was Athena's chosen
00:25:29Timaios!
00:25:32We should be praying to the gods for more power
00:25:34Instead of acting like certain lowly commoners
00:25:42You lowly Megarius
00:25:44What could you possibly know of battle?
00:25:46I only know how to flay carcasses
00:25:48Not fight
00:25:51I thought as much
00:25:53A mortal without so much as a trace of a divine spark
00:25:56Ants Roroas Nosh thinks himself grand just from skinning a few beasts
00:26:03Let me warn you
00:26:04You got lucky that night
00:26:06Don't think you'll be able to leech off of the king and queen just because you saved the princess
00:26:10You're nothing but a stinking worthless nobody
00:26:13Worlds apart from warriors blessed with divine power
00:26:15Know your place
00:26:17And crawl back to your temple
00:26:20Move!
00:26:21Move!
00:26:26Master Chidon was right
00:26:28Hmph
00:26:28Those lofty champions of divine rule are nothing but fools cloaked in hypocrisy and arrogance
00:26:37Hmph
00:26:37Zeus' blessing?
00:26:39Is it truly as unbreakable as they claim?
00:27:10Ares worshippers from the city-state of Arg watch us
00:27:13Greedly caviting our title as Greece's mightiest warrior state
00:27:16They will likely come to challenge us before long
00:27:27My...
00:27:27My lord!
00:27:29The...
00:27:29The sacred monument!
00:27:33How could the monument end up like this?
00:27:38The god is perfectly even
00:27:40It was split clean with a single blade strike
00:27:43Even the great Timaeus could only leave a half-centimetre mark on this monument
00:27:47Whoever split it in two wields power far surpassing the peak of divine blessings
00:27:52My lord!
00:27:53If we could gain the aid of such a mighty figure
00:27:55We would have nothing to fear from those who worship Ares
00:27:57Sparta could rise to glory once more and hold fast to our title as Greece's greatest power
00:28:01Aye, but who in the world could this be?
00:28:04If only Agus came near the monument today
00:28:07Could it have been him?
00:28:21Agus
00:28:23I had this armour made for you
00:28:25Try it on and see if it fits
00:28:27Oh
00:28:29Thank you, your majesty
00:28:30Put it on quickly
00:28:34My dear son has grown into a noble towering warrior
00:28:48What's happening?
00:28:50The reapers of Ares have come for us
00:29:19Agus, why are you still here?
00:29:32Agus, why are you still here?
00:29:33You cannot wield divine power. Leave! At once, before you're dragged into this!
00:29:38A worthless Majarchius of sacrificial beasts dares intrude on a battle of the god-blessed?
00:29:54Surrender your title as Greece's mightiest warrior state, or none of you will leave this square alive!
00:30:02Creon, you're but a youth!
00:30:06How dare you lead an invasion into Sparta's royal city? Did your father teach you nothing of divine authority?
00:30:16Divine authority...
00:30:31Name an invasion into Sparta's royal city, or the captain?
00:30:50fireball.
00:30:50Zeus' blessings are nothing but a hollow pretense. Lord Aerys' power is the true sovereignty!
00:30:55Heave!
00:31:17Father!
00:31:29Monster, get away from my father!
00:31:43Now it's my turn.
00:31:54Today, every last spartan here dies.
00:32:01In our end!
00:32:06Run!
00:32:08I'll hold him off!
00:32:10Agus!
00:32:11My son, run!
00:32:15The queen is my mother.
00:32:19My greatest sin in life was abandoning you at birth.
00:32:22Simply because you didn't have a divine spark forced to yield to divine rule.
00:32:27But to see you grow into such a brave warrior before I die, I have no regrets.
00:32:31My own mother would sacrifice herself just to let me escape.
00:32:38Agus, my brother!
00:32:40Sparta's ruin is not your burden.
00:32:42Without the god's blessing, you cannot stand against him.
00:32:46Leave now while you can.
00:32:48Go back to Mount Pellae!
00:32:49No wonder I felt such warmth in my blood-stained heart whenever I was near.
00:32:52They're my own flesh and blood.
00:32:53My mother and my sister.
00:33:01Today I'll send the entire royal house of spartan to the underworld.
00:33:04Die!
00:33:09Die!
00:33:09Die!
00:33:10Die!
00:33:11Die!
00:33:11Die!
00:33:12Die!
00:33:13Die!
00:33:14Die!
00:33:18Die!
00:33:20Die!
00:33:22Die!
00:33:23Die!
00:33:23Die!
00:33:24Die!
00:33:27Let's get divorced.
00:33:29I'd rather leave without taking any property.
00:33:31Settle your gambling debts on your own.
00:33:33Don't drag me into this mess.
00:33:34I kept explaining that it was Timmy Lynch who had lost money betting on underdog matches,
00:33:38but she refused to listen.
00:33:39It's Timmy Lynch who owes the money, not me.
00:33:43you want to trick my daughter into pay your debts and you even dare to slander my son
00:33:48celia lynch divorce him at once she then laid all her cards on the table to tell you the truth
00:33:54celia lynch is pregnant the child's father is one of your place and sign the divorce agreement
00:34:00right now i was utterly stunned just last night i won a 100 million usa prizes from football bets
00:34:05i'd even planned to help timmy lynch pay off his debt yet things had suddenly come to a head over
00:34:09a divorce very well let them handle this dug debt on their own meet me at the courthouse at nine
00:34:14tomorrow morning anyone who doesn't show up is a coward now that the creditors had come knocking
00:34:21the two women shamelessly tried to force me to take on the debt celia lynch froze for a moment
00:34:26clearly not expecting me to agree so readily in her eyes i was just a pathetic man scraping by on
00:34:31a
00:34:31small lottery shop she had assumed i would drop to my knees and beg the second she brought up divorce
00:34:37her face twisted with scorn don't put on a brave front do you really think a divorce will get you
00:34:45out of this mess she pulled out a pen and paper from under the coffee table speaking in a stern
00:34:54tone
00:34:56sign this debt liability document state clearly in black and white that the 100 million u.s.
00:35:03dollars in gambling debts are solely the responsibility of zach lawrence and celia bears
00:35:07no liability whatsoever i glanced at the paper and thought it was completely ridiculous he recklessly
00:35:13bet 50 million u.s. dollars backing the underdog sherdrum team to beat the acontia team unsurprisingly
00:35:19he lost every penny and ended up drowning in massive debt now that the creditors had come knocking the
00:35:24two women shamelessly tried to force me to take on the debt i crumpled the paper into a ball
00:35:28and tossed it into the trash can and retorting coldly your brother is the debtor go collect the
00:35:33money from him i agree to a divorce but i will never take the blame for his mistakes
00:35:40do you want to bring disaster upon the whole family
00:35:44celia hurried over and dug her well-groomed nails hard into my arm
00:35:50she shouted furiously timmy is steady and sensible he would never gamble you're the one who keeps
00:35:57company with gamblers and ran up a debt of over a hundred million do you want to bring disaster
00:36:02upon the whole family
00:36:05i stared coldly at her hysterical look
00:36:11we had been married for three years i toiled from dawn till dusk in my shop less than two hundred
00:36:17square meters and handed over every penny i earned to her
00:36:22yet she spent my hard-earned money buying luxury items for edwin
00:36:26worse still she was pregnant with his child
00:36:31i slowly plied her fingers off
00:36:37my tone was so calm that even i felt astonished
00:36:43you can go ask timmy whether he is really as well-beating as you believe
00:36:47i agree to the divorce i'll let you be with edwin
00:36:57you lowly nobody
00:36:59just wait until edwin shows up
00:37:01i'll see how arrogant you can be then
00:37:06errol stormed into the bedroom and began smashing things frantically
00:37:11you won't sign will you
00:37:13then i'll go cause trouble at your shabby shop and put an end to your business
00:37:19she grabbed her hermes handbag and walked straight out the door
00:37:23celia followed closely behind sneering with contempt in her eyes
00:37:30you lowly nobody just wait until edwin shows up i'll see how arrogant you can be then
00:37:37the two slammed the door and left in anger i took a deep breath as i looked around the messy
00:37:43living room
00:37:49just then my phone vibrated
00:37:51a message from the lottery center reminded me to keep the winning ticket worth 120 million u.s. dollars safe
00:37:57and to the city center to claim the prize as soon as pusitly
00:38:00i touched the lottery ticket hidden close to my body
00:38:09since you've dug your own graves don't blame me for letting things run their course
00:38:16the owner of this shop gambles illegally and owes hundreds of millions in loan shark debts
00:38:31maryl unley stood at the shop entrance with a megaphone shouting for all to hear
00:38:36come one come all the owner of this shop gambles illegally and owes hundreds of millions in loan shark
00:38:42debts he'll even drag his wife and child down with him
00:38:48regular customers who were checking the lottery results inside were utterly shocked
00:38:52they gathered at the door whispering and pointing i never thought he'd be someone like this
00:39:01eyes glistening with feigned tears celia lynch held up her phone to start a live stream
00:39:06putting on a wronged expression for the camera
00:39:12hello everyone this is my cold-hearted ex-husband
00:39:18i chose to leave with nothing just to end our marriage
00:39:24please never marry a gambler
00:39:31i pushed through the crowd and strode into the shop
00:39:37i won't let you get away with this unless you pay the money today
00:39:44stop causing trouble in my shop
00:39:48instead of backing down meryl grew even more reckless when she saw me
00:39:59i won't let you get away with this unless you pay the money today
00:40:07as it happens i have matters to settle with you two as well
00:40:15i pulled the receipt for the tv out of my wallet
00:40:25this television costs 800 us dollars
00:40:29i will call the police and demand full compensation from you
00:40:37hundreds of millions in debt he'll probably end up rotting in prison for the rest of his life
00:40:49go ahead and call the police you owe hundreds of millions to loan harks and they'll arrest you
00:40:54the fraudners the second they show up
00:40:57she planted her hands on her hisps
00:40:59turned to the onlookers
00:41:00and raised her voice
00:41:05everyone be the judge
00:41:09this man lost hundreds of millions on sports betting
00:41:12yet now he tries to extort 800 dollars from me for damages
00:41:17a cold-blooded scoundrel like him deserves his come-up in
00:41:21murmurs broke out among the crowd
00:41:23several elderly regulars who often bought lottery tickets here stared at me doubtfully
00:41:27he always seemed honest enough
00:41:30i never thought he'd be such a reckless gambler
00:41:34hundreds of millions in debt
00:41:35he'll probably end up rotting in prison for the rest of his life
00:41:49celia held up her phone aiming the camera straight at me
00:41:59the child you carry is edwin's
00:42:01if you can't stand the hardship go to him
00:42:04why put on a show in my shop comments flooded the live stream rapidly with netsits
00:42:08jerling insults and trashing me relentlessly
00:42:12celia spoke in a tearful voice
00:42:17zach if you sign the debt agreement and admit this is your personal liability
00:42:20i'll leave it once and never bother you again
00:42:23as she spoke the stream was soon filled with sympathetic comments and gifts
00:42:29watching her clumsy hypocritical act i snired coldly the child you carry is edwin's
00:42:35if you can't stand the hardship go to him why put on a show in my shop
00:42:41my voice was quiet yet clear enough for everyone present and all viewers online to hear
00:42:48the noisy crowd fell dead silent for a moment then broke into louder murmurs
00:42:54celia froze on the spot panic flashing across her eyes
00:43:08what's going on why is everything in such a mess here
00:43:21celia quickly composed herself tears streaming down her cheek
00:43:28you lack ability yourself yet you forcefully accused me out of nowhere
00:43:40enraged by her words meryl charged forward and grabbed at my clothes
00:43:46you heartless brute you got your own issues and still you dare to deface my daughter
00:43:59just then an anxious voice rang out from beyond the crowd
00:44:05zach what's going on why is everything in such a mess here
00:44:15i spun around and saw my mother darla pushing her way through the crowd with difficulty
00:44:19a thermal container in her hand
00:44:24in law just look at what your son has done
00:44:30she had gone to the hospital for a blood pressure check today
00:44:33and dropped by the shop on her way back with some homemade soup
00:44:40stepping inside and seeing the total mess with the broken television lying on the floor
00:44:46mother's hands shook uncontrollably
00:44:54in law you can resolve disputes through discussion
00:44:59how could you bandish other race property like this
00:45:02she hurried forward to pull meryl aside
00:45:06burning with rage and eager to vent her anger
00:45:08meryl roughly shook off her hand and smeared
00:45:19in law just look at what your son has done
00:45:23he's run up massive gambling debts and now tries to drag my daughter into paying them off
00:45:33mother turned deathly pale at once
00:45:35what
00:45:37hundreds of millions in debt
00:45:41zach what on earth is going on
00:45:44let me tell you the truth old woman
00:45:48this child isn't your sons at all
00:45:51i supported my mother and explained in a low voice
00:45:56mom don't listen her nonsense the debt was incurred by timmy
00:46:00it's nothing to lease with me
00:46:06everyone take a good look this is the gambler's mother
00:46:14back would never gamble you're pregnant so don't get upset let's talk this over calmly
00:46:21soft hearted as ever she still cared about the unborn child
00:46:26a malicious smirk tugged at celia's lips
00:46:30she leaned close to my mother's ear and spoke slowly
00:46:34let me tell you the truth old woman this child isn't your sons at all
00:46:40it belongs to his friend edwin
00:46:43your family line ends here
00:46:46my mother's eyes widened
00:46:47mom
00:46:53mom
00:46:55call an ambulance right away
00:47:05you all witness this
00:47:07their whole family is staging a
00:47:23honey i'll defend you
00:47:26we used to be friends after all
00:47:27take this money for your mother's medical capement
00:47:30the rest is for milk petter for celia's unborn child
00:47:36step aside everyone move back
00:47:44the bank coats hit me hard in the face and scattered into the spilled soup on the floor
00:47:49soon covered in greasy stains
00:47:51i stared firmly at edwin grant's insolent face
00:47:57cutting through the bustle of the street
00:48:04step aside everyone move back
00:48:15treat my mother immediately
00:48:19as the door slid shut i caught sight through the window of edin grant grant
00:48:23throwing a victory sign towards the live stream camera
00:48:26while celia lynch leaned against his chest with a triumphant smile on her face
00:48:41the patient has suffered a severe cerebral hemorrhage and needs an immediate craniotomy
00:48:45a deposit of twenty thousand dollars must be paid first
00:49:04twenty thousand dollars
00:49:17all my savings were kept by celia lynch she had even secretly changed the password of the bank
00:49:22card for monthly business revenue
00:49:24right then apart from the winning lottery ticket worth one hundred twenty million dollars hidden close
00:49:28to my body i did not even have two hundred dollars on me
00:49:31the prize claim process would take time
00:49:33even if everything went as fast as possible the money would not arrive until the next day
00:49:40uncle will my mother has suddenly suffered a rebal hemorrhage
00:49:44i need twenty thousand dollars for her surgery
00:49:46right away you could lend me the money to trump me over
00:49:50i really can't lend you any money
00:49:56zach lawrence it's not that i don't want to help
00:50:04it's not that i don't want to help you
00:50:04celia lynch just said in her live stream that you owe hundreds of millions in gambling debts
00:50:08our small sum of money won't make any difference
00:50:11you'd better figure this out on your own
00:50:19i've heard what happened let's cut off all contact
00:50:25i really can't lend you any money
00:50:30our family disowns a disgrace like you
00:50:33celia lynchin's live stream had not only ruined my reputation
00:50:37but also completely severed all my connections and ways out
00:50:43desperate and cornered i was about to swallow my pride and turn to loan sharks
00:50:51when the click of high heels echoed from the end of the corridor
00:51:22that's my mother she suffered head trauma and lost all her memories after
00:51:27getting hurt she hasn't eaten in days she's really hungry
00:51:36dan pull over boss what's wrong you might need help let's go take a look
00:51:43why didn't you just say so kid i'll go make another one for you
00:51:46sir i already got one for free i just can't take more
00:51:51what a sweet kid just breaks my heart
00:51:57yeah no idea who his dad is what kind of heartless bastard just walks out on a kid and his
00:52:02mom like
00:52:03that here take this make sure you eat okay you're still just a kid here take it don't feel bad
00:52:10okay
00:52:11just stay strong and pay it forward when you can
00:52:19thank you i promise i'll repay you
00:52:25go on go find your mom
00:52:45let's go mom
00:52:49come on arthur
00:52:52wait
00:52:58can i help you sir
00:53:11the man standing in front of you is alexander clark you guys are lucky today
00:53:39who doesn't know alexander clark you're just pretending to be crazy to get money aren't you
00:53:45mom
00:53:47cinda what are you doing here
00:53:49saw your car while i was shopping so i thought why not say hi
00:53:58ew woman like her filthy trashy no buns they don't deserve your kindness you're too soft alexander
00:54:16you're too soft alexander
00:54:21thanks
00:54:31want to see what's underneath
00:54:40ryan
00:54:41ryan will you marry me
00:54:44yes
00:54:47you're the only one i'll ever love i'll give you everything i promise
00:54:54i love you alexander all i need is you
00:55:10alexander alexander mom mom what's wrong what's happening to her
00:55:15oh she's obviously crazy let's get out of here fast
00:55:21alexander
00:55:23but she's saying my name how would she ever know me
00:55:25everyone in tech city knows who you are they're just faking hardship to manipulate your sympathy
00:55:32when i look at her i always feel like i've met her before
00:55:39alexander
00:55:40it's me
00:55:44you crazy woman i know you've got an ulterior motive how dare you even lay a finger on alexander
00:55:50you need to apologize to my mom
00:55:55people like you are nothing but scammers pretending to know alexander just to steal his money disgusting trash
00:56:06i must be out of my mind how could i think that woman was brianna brianna was always so gentle
00:56:11and she's been dead for years i know you i know you
00:56:15miss i think you've mistaken me for someone else i don't know you
00:56:18i only stopped because i felt sorry for you and your son no you do know me i'm i'm
00:56:26mom mom are you okay
00:56:31but i know you i know you alexander let's go this is just a pity act to swan your sympathy
00:56:37and your money sir miss cinda's right people like them will do anything for cash my mom doesn't lie
00:56:44you pushed her she got hurt because of you still playing games you touch this
00:56:51are you out of your mind this is a 2026 runway piece selling you and your crazy ass mom wouldn't
00:56:56even pay for a sleeve we're not lying say sorry to my mom right now stop
00:57:05kid you belong in school not out here hustling strangers with your mom we're not liars you don't
00:57:10get to talk about my mom like that no one's buying it tell your mom to quit the act she's
00:57:16not even good at pretending it's not your fault after all you have such an irresponsible mother don't
00:57:23you dare talk about my mom like that she's the best mom in the whole world
00:57:29people like you don't deserve to live where's your dad i don't have dad
00:57:37no wonder being a mother comes with responsibility stop this madness dragging your son into it
00:57:44you're ruining that child take this use it to send him to school
00:57:55money so much money
00:57:58mom we can't take this
00:58:01i need it money see alexander i told you crocodile tears and open hands classic scammer move boss
00:58:08she's clearly faking it why waste your time i pitied the kid not her let's go little bastard lucky today
00:58:17with this money i can save alexander i can pay for his surgery
00:58:24alexander i have money now
00:58:31mom please help somebody help my mom
00:58:34mom boss they're acting again don't fall for it alexander let's just forget about them
00:58:40i booked that french place you love after dinner
00:58:44don't touch me i've told you i don't want you the only woman i've ever loved is brianna
00:58:48alexander brianna's dead next time i see you it better be business nothing else
00:58:55filthy beggars they ruined everything mom please wake up
00:59:08please save my mom
00:59:11mom
00:59:13mom
00:59:15mom
00:59:26mom
00:59:31mom
00:59:32mom
00:59:36No, don't!
00:59:38I've seen her before.
00:59:46Don't touch me!
00:59:48Get away!
00:59:49Touch me!
00:59:49Don't touch me!
00:59:50No!
00:59:57Mom, it's okay.
00:59:58You're safe now.
00:59:59We're at the hospital.
01:00:15She seems mentally unstable.
01:00:18Could be long-term.
01:00:21Yeah.
01:00:22She's been like this forever.
01:00:24Totally out of it.
01:00:26You got her name?
01:00:27Any family?
01:00:28No clue.
01:00:29Just that poor kid.
01:00:30Her mind was already fragile.
01:00:32Something pushed her over the edge.
01:00:33Probably a huge shock.
01:00:36I know you!
01:00:37Alexander!
01:00:38You're Alexander!
01:00:40It was him.
01:00:41He made Mom snap?
01:00:42So what now?
01:00:43How do we help her?
01:00:45She needs brain surgery.
01:00:46And important meds.
01:00:48Without it, she wouldn't last more than a few days.
01:00:51Then start the treatment, please!
01:00:58Please!
01:00:59Please!
01:00:59Save my mom.
01:01:01She's all I have left.
01:01:03Look, kid.
01:01:05It's not that I don't care.
01:01:07The only hope is this new drug from Clark Corp.
01:01:09I sold scrap.
01:01:12This is all I got.
01:01:13Can it buy medicine?
01:01:15I'll pay for it.
01:01:16Just, please!
01:01:18Get her the meds!
01:01:19Do something!
01:01:22That drug's still in development.
01:01:23Clark Corp hasn't released it yet.
01:01:25Please!
01:01:26I can't lose her!
01:01:28Alexander Clark runs that company.
01:01:29Big on charity, they say.
01:01:30If you can get access to ask him directly, maybe he'll help.
01:01:33It could be your only shot.
01:01:35Alexander?
01:01:36Clark?
01:01:37The man standing in front of you is Alexander Clark.
01:01:40You guys are lucky today.
01:01:42So it's him.
01:01:48Don't worry, Mom.
01:01:49I'll find a way to save you.
01:01:57Please!
01:01:58I need to see Mr. Clark!
01:02:00You think just anyone can meet Mr. Clark?
01:02:02Get lost!
01:02:03Hey!
01:02:07I said get out of here, kid!
01:02:23Jesus!
01:02:24Are you trying to get yourself killed?
01:02:26Please!
01:02:26Do you know Mr. Clark?
01:02:28Can you take me?
01:02:28What the hell?
01:02:29Who are you?
01:02:30You think you can just walk up to the richest guy in town?
01:02:32Go away!
01:02:35I'm sorry, sir.
01:02:46Mom, I'm sorry.
01:02:48I still couldn't find him.
01:02:49Please, hang on.
01:02:55Mr. Clark's gone for the day.
01:02:57If you're that desperate, try his house.
01:03:00Don't tell anyone.
01:03:04Thank you, sir!
01:03:11Brianna, I miss you so much.
01:03:17Alexander, Cinda waited all day.
01:03:20You didn't even show your face.
01:03:22I've told you, I won't marry.
01:03:24My heart died with Brianna.
01:03:26Brianna's been gone for years.
01:03:27You really gonna die alone for a ghost?
01:03:29Yes.
01:03:30In this life, she's the only one I'll ever marry.
01:03:33Alexander, enough!
01:03:34This ends now!
01:03:37It's okay, Mr. Clark.
01:03:39If he doesn't want to see me, I'll just leave.
01:03:41No, Cinda.
01:03:42You're staying.
01:03:43I don't care how stubborn he is.
01:03:45I'll make him marry.
01:03:58Then I'm done with this house.
01:04:00With all of it.
01:04:04Fine!
01:04:05Walk out and don't come back!
01:04:08Please, don't be upset, Mr. Clark.
01:04:10He just needs time.
01:04:12One day, he'll realize Brianna's not coming back.
01:04:17Their wedding ring.
01:04:18Get rid of it.
01:04:19It's the only way he'll move on.
01:04:22Go on.
01:04:23Throw it as far away as you can.
01:04:28Yes, sir.
01:04:30He's awful.
01:04:32But Mom needs that medicine.
01:04:34If I just beg hard enough, maybe he'll help us.
01:04:47Sir, there's a kid outside.
01:04:49Asking for Mr. Alexander.
01:04:51Kid?
01:04:51In this rain?
01:04:53Bring him in.
01:04:54Now.
01:05:06Grab a towel.
01:05:07Quickly, he'll catch cold.
01:05:12Who are you?
01:05:13Why are you looking for Alexander?
01:05:15I need medicine for my mom.
01:05:18She'll die without it.
01:05:23Your mom?
01:05:24What's her name?
01:05:28Her name is...
01:05:35Sir, here's the towel.
01:05:42He looks just like Alexander did.
01:05:46Thanks.
01:05:47But my mom's running out of time.
01:05:52Kid, wait!
01:05:54Nate, did you see that kid?
01:05:55He looks exactly like Alexander did when he was seven.
01:05:59No doubt.
01:06:00If you want to be sure, sir, we can test the hair on that towel.
01:06:05Do it.
01:06:06If he really is Alexander's son, we have to bring him back at once.
01:06:10I'm leaving all my fortune to him.
01:06:17I miss you so much.
01:06:28The ring.
01:06:29Where is it?
01:06:32Sir.
01:06:33Our wedding ring is gone!
01:06:34Everyone here knows how much it means to you.
01:06:36No one would touch it.
01:06:37It's all I have left of Brianna.
01:06:39It can't just vanish.
01:06:40Put out a reward.
01:06:41Anyone who finds it gets whatever they want.
01:06:44Right away, sir.
01:06:50Massive reward for return of Alexander Clark's wedding ring.
01:06:58That ring.
01:06:59That's the one mom always wears.
01:07:01She's always so protective of it.
01:07:03But now, she needs that medicine more.
01:07:06Maybe I can trade mom's ring to get the medicine from him.
01:07:11Mom, I have to do this for your illness.
01:07:14I hope you can forgive me.
01:07:20Sir!
01:07:21The ring!
01:07:22It's been found!
01:07:25Where is it?
01:07:27A kid found it.
01:07:28He's waiting at the Clark's hospital.
01:07:29Let's go.
01:07:30Now!
01:07:31Now!
01:07:44Mr. Alexander!
01:07:49You again?
01:07:52Is this the ring you're looking for?
01:07:59Sir!
01:08:00That's your missing ring!
01:08:01This little thief stole it!
01:08:03I didn't steal it!
01:08:04I found it!
01:08:05Cut the crap!
01:08:06The boss's ring was kept safely in the drawer.
01:08:08There's no way you just happened to find it.
01:08:10I could tell from the start you two were trouble.
01:08:12Turns out you're not just con artists putting on an act for money.
01:08:15You're thieves too.
01:08:16It was my mom's!
01:08:17I need Clark meds for her!
01:08:19That's why I...
01:08:19That ring was Mr. Alexander's wedding ring for his late fiancé!
01:08:23What's your mom got to do with it?
01:08:24We let you off once.
01:08:26Now this?
01:08:26You know how much this means to him!
01:08:34Hand it over.
01:08:35Now.
01:08:37I didn't steal it.
01:08:38You can have it, but please, give me the medicine first.
01:08:42I don't deal with thieves.
01:08:43You're not worth it.
01:08:44Give it to me!
01:08:55Give it back!
01:09:00This ring?
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