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- #revenge
A spectacular retribution drama where an independent lady enters a dangerous elite marriage contract to ruin her toxic rivals. #Revenge
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00:00Among the merfolk, golden and red scales are revered, yet I, the princess of the merfolk, am covered in pitch
00:06black scales.
00:07At my birth, my black scales detached from my body and spread uncontrollably.
00:11My weak mother queen was wrapped in them, her light essence drained away.
00:15Servants and sea beasts with low cultivation all perished without exception.
00:19Father King Merrick summoned the high priest.
00:21He lit a talisman and pressed it to my forehead, and all the scattered black scales instantly turned to ash.
00:26Everyone said I was an omen of misfortune.
00:28Even Father King wanted to run me through with a sword.
00:31My sister Alara threw herself in front of me without hesitation, gripping the sharp edge with her bare hand.
00:36Spare her, Father! She's just a newborn baby!
00:39She trembled in pain but refused to let go.
00:41My sister swore on her life that she would raise me to be a kind princess loved by all.
00:45Father King turned and left without a backward glance.
00:48Alara had once been the most celebrated golden-scale princess of the clan,
00:52but because she protected me, she endured cold scares and bullying from the servants.
00:56Yet she always bore it with a smile and said to me,
00:58As long as we sisters are together, that's all that matters.
01:02I was not as kind as my sister.
01:04Countless times I wanted to rip out the spines of those snobbish servants,
01:07fashion them into a bone whip, and chop those bitches into pieces to fertilize the corals my sister grew.
01:11But to stay with Alara forever, I forced myself to act docile.
01:15Fate, however, had other plans.
01:18Kaelin Dracon, the youngest prince of the Sea Dragon clan,
01:20murdered his father and brothers and ascended her throne as the new king.
01:24All weaker tribes rushed to swear allegiance to him.
01:27Father King issued a decree immediately.
01:29The most noble golden-scaled princess would be sent to marry the Sea Dragon King.
01:33On the day the decree was announced,
01:34my sister took my hand and told me over and over where things were kept in the palace,
01:39which physician to see if I fell ill, as if she were arranging my entire life.
01:42But I heard none of it.
01:44I flung to her and cried,
01:45Alara, I don't want you to marry into the dragon's house.
01:48Let's run away to a place where no one knows us and live our own lives, okay?
01:51Alara sighed softly and gently wiped away my tears.
01:54Be good, little Sierra.
01:56The Murphic are weak, and that's why we're bullied.
02:00If I can absorb the Dragon King's essence and transform into a dragon myself,
02:05I can protect all our people one day.
02:08I looked at the light shining in her eyes and gradually stopped crying.
02:10If this was what she wanted, I should not stand in her way.
02:13On the day of her wedding, her crimson wedding dress made her look noble and beautiful.
02:17To ease her mind, I said not a word and shed not a tear.
02:20It was only when the wedding palanquin vanished completely from sight
02:23that I realized my nails had dug deep into my palms,
02:26the metallic taste of blood spreading from my lips to my throat.
02:29After that, I prayed at the Sea Temple every day,
02:32hoping my sister would come back to see me.
02:34A year later, she finally returned.
02:38But inside a small coffin, torn limb from limb,
02:41her body mangled beyond recognition.
02:46Lara, wake up.
02:48Sierra's here.
02:49Look at me.
02:50There was no response.
02:51I reached out frantically to grab her hand,
02:53wanting her to touch me and call me Little Sierra, like she used to.
02:56But all I felt was a cold, stiff, severed bone hand.
03:00Father King approached with a lantern.
03:01My sister's body was torn apart, covered in horrific bite marks.
03:05The golden scales she had been so proud of were gone,
03:08leaving only bloody craters as if they had been skinned alive.
03:10Father King gasped in shock, dropping the candlestick,
03:13and my sister's remains were swallowed by darkness once more.
03:16The white dragon envoy who had brought her back drawled lazily.
03:19The dragon king was attacked, and the princess sacrificed herself to shield him.
03:24Moved by her devotion, the king has ordered her body return.
03:27Liar.
03:28The wounds on her severed limbs were not from sword.
03:30They were the marks of sharp teeth, tearing at flesh.
03:33Her scales had been scraped off one by one with a knife.
03:35I did not cry or scream.
03:37I picked up the candlestick and went to the sea temple.
03:39I had prayed day and night for my sister's happiness and safe return.
03:43But the gods had not helped me.
03:45She had died in such agony.
03:47I pulled the bone whip from its hiding place in the temple.
03:49It was made from the spines of 49 piranhas.
03:52I had hidden it away after promising my sister I would never kill again.
03:56Now, it was time for it to see the light of day.
03:59Before leaving, I knocked over the candlestick and set the temple ablaze.
04:02If the gods would not help me, I would take matters into my own hands.
04:06For every piece of my sister that was taken, I would take a hundred from them.
04:09I walked to the white dragon envoy's quarters, and their mocking laughter drifted out to me.
04:13That merfish king is such a coward.
04:15He can see his daughter was tortured to death, but he doesn't dare say a word.
04:17They probably don't even know the dragon king's favorite card.
04:19You've said she wanted a necklace made of golden scales.
04:21So that princess was skinned, scaled, and thrown into the piranha pool to suffer for three whole days before she
04:26died.
04:26When I went to the water dungeon to collect her body, the entire pool was red with blood.
04:30Their words cut like knives through my heart.
04:32There were more people who deserved to die than I had thought.
04:34I turned and stormed into Father King's palace.
04:37He and his ministers were discussing how to stabilize the situation.
04:40I pushed open the door, ignoring all their strange looks.
04:42And said,
04:43Father, I will go to marry the dragon king in my sister's place.
04:48Even the smallest dragon is still a dragon.
04:50We are merely merfix.
04:51Everyone stared at me in disbelief.
04:53If we go to war, the best we can hope for is mutual destruction.
04:56I spoke calmly.
04:56Sending one princess to ensure the peace of thousands of our people.
05:00What is there to lose?
05:01Silence fell.
05:02They were clearly persuaded.
05:03Besides, they had all wanted me gone long ago.
05:06It was a win-win for me and for the merfolk clan.
05:09Sure enough, after weighing the pros and cons, Father King agreed,
05:12You are truly the princess your sister raised.
05:14You have her grace.
05:16I will make sure you are married in grand style.
05:18It was the first time Father King had looked at me with approval instead of hatred,
05:21as if I had truly become the kind princess my sister had wanted me to be.
05:25But he had no idea what murderous intent lay beneath my docile exterior.
05:29I put on the exact same wedding dress my sister had worn and set off for that dragon palace
05:33that devoured people whole.
05:35My whole body trembled, not with fear, but with the thrill of impending revenge.
05:39I was led to the dragon king's bedchamber.
05:41Even with varied expressions stood on either side.
05:43The black dragon king, Kaelin, sat on the couch, his eyes as dark and bottomless as his scales.
05:48Beside him sat his most beloved consort, Lysandra Frost, known as Lyssa.
05:52She held a chain in her hand, and at the other end was a half-human, half-beast piranha monster.
05:57The necklace made from my sister's scales was wrapped around the necklace's neck.
06:00In that instant, the killing intent in my heart surged, almost overwhelming me.
06:05Lyssa looked me up and down insolently and sneered,
06:07The merfish dare send another princess?
06:10The last one they sent was the most noble golden scaled, and she was at least somewhat useful.
06:15Why send a cursed thing covered with black scales this time?
06:18She released the chain, and the piranha monster bared its fangs and lunged them.
06:23Finally, I no longer had to hold back my anger.
06:25I pulled the bow whip from my waist and struck the monster twice,
06:28once in the eye, once in the neck, ripping its flesh open.
06:31With a shrill scream, the monster fell to the ground, twitching.
06:35You cursed bitch! How dare you hurt my piranha that I've raised for 500 years!
06:40Lyssa screamed and drew a dagger, charging at me.
06:42I'll make you pay for this!
06:44Bitch!
06:45If you call me cursed just because I have black scales,
06:48then the dragon king also has black scales.
06:50Does that make him cursed too?
06:52Bitch! How dare you so discord between me and his highness!
06:55She swung the dagger again, but clearly cut her off.
06:58Enough, Lyssa. It's just a piranha.
07:00I'll get you another one.
07:02Lyssa turned back unwillingly, met his gaze, and fell silent.
07:06Kaylin stared at me with his pitch black eyes and walked slowly toward me.
07:09He was a notorious tyrant who had killed his own father and eight brothers.
07:13But I was not afraid. I met his gaze calmly.
07:17What is your name?
07:19Sierra Black.
07:21Interesting.
07:22He waved his hand.
07:23Lyssa shot me a vicious glare and had the piranha's body dragged away.
07:27Wait!
07:28My whip is missing something.
07:30I stopped the guards, removed the necklace that still carried my sister's scent,
07:34and cut off a piece of the piranha's spine with my dagger.
07:36I wanted Lyssa to understand that this was only the beginning.
07:39Everything she had done to my sister, I would repay a thousand gold.
07:42The nearby maids covered their mouths, about to retch in horror.
07:46But Kaylin watched me carve the bone from the fish with admiration in his eyes.
07:50After the servants left, I saw the interest and desire burning in his gaze.
07:54I obediently dropped the bone whip, straddled him, and wrapped my arms around his neck.
07:58He pulled me tight by the waist and clipped him onto my back.
08:01His rough breath brushed against my lips,
08:03but he never noticed the sharp piranha's spine was aimed directly at his heart.
08:07Before I could drive it home, Kaylin suddenly twisted my arm behind my back and snatched the bone.
08:12Why are you still holding this filthy thing?
08:15Before I could speak, his eyes fell on the golden bracelet on my wrist.
08:18Since you like bones so much, I'll have the craftsman make you a proper ornament tomorrow.
08:22I don't want an ornament.
08:24If your highness truly wishes to give me something, make it a weapon.
08:29Interesting.
08:29He tossed the spine aside and kissed me.
08:32I kissed him back without hesitation.
08:34His scales were cold, but his chest burned like fire.
08:37All night long, the bedchamber echoed with animalistic gasps.
08:41The next morning, Kaylin had me dressed in a silk gown inlaid with black pearls,
08:45which made my black scales shine even more brightly.
08:47He tilted my chin up with his finger.
08:49Today, I will take you somewhere wonderful.
08:52He took me to the secret armory beneath the coral garden,
08:54though it was less an armory than a water dungeon, where he tortured people for amusement.
08:58Along the dim corridor, the clink of chains and horse screams echoed from the cells.
09:03Bold and new blood stained the floor black.
09:05The stench of blood and rust filled my nostrils.
09:07A group of craftsmen had just skinned an entire red dragon,
09:10still dripping with blood, to make lanterns.
09:13That scaled hide had belonged to Kaylin's eldest brother,
09:15the son Old King Oberon had favored most.
09:18The whole round knew the new dragon came as cold and cruel,
09:20and had thrown everyone who stood in his way to the throne into the water dungeon
09:24to be tortured at his leisure.
09:26The sound of blacksmiths forging weapons mixed with screams,
09:28and I trembled with excitement.
09:30Another queen-scale dragon's bones were snapped clean by the craftsmen.
09:33The sound of tearing flesh made my blood race.
09:35Kaylin took the dragon bone from the craftsmen and lifted my chin gently.
09:38I will make you a dagger from my third brother's spine.
09:42Do you like it?
09:43But my sister was not a monster like me.
09:45She had felt sorry when the shark jumped in a wounded fish.
09:49When his third brother's blood had splattered across her face,
09:51she had collapsed in terror, tears mixing with blood on her dress.
09:56Kaylin believed in the cruel law of the deep eat or be eaten,
09:58and despised all weakness and tears.
10:00My sister's compassion disgusted him,
10:02and that was why she had been tortured to death by the equally cruel Lissa.
10:05I smiled and reached out to stroke the blood-stained bone,
10:08still warm to the touch.
10:09Sierra loves it, of course.
10:11I stepped directly from the cure of blood,
10:13picked up the still-dripping red dragon hide,
10:15and said happily,
10:17Sierra also wants this hide for the handle.
10:20This will be the sharpest, most beautiful dragon bone dagger ever made.
10:25Seeing how excited I was, Kaylin actually grinned.
10:28Are you not afraid of this dungeon, Sierra?
10:30Why would I be afraid?
10:31I looked confused.
10:32Sierra loves it here.
10:33This place is more fun than anywhere else.
10:36Sierra has always dreamed of having a playground like this.
10:39I meant every word.
10:40I had only suppressed my desire to kill to please my sister.
10:43Otherwise, Father King's palace would also have a corner piled high with corpses.
10:48Perhaps the blood and hearts of those with black scales are also black.
10:51Kaylin laughed loudly and pointed to one of the cells.
10:54Everyone thinks I killed my father and all my brothers when I seized power,
10:57but I didn't.
10:58I locked them up here.
10:59When I need them, I skin them and break their bones.
11:02Death is too merciful.
11:04A fate worse than death is the best punishment,
11:06I said gladly.
11:07I understood that Kaylin wanted them to watch with their own eyes
11:10how this once reviled, black-scaled dragon
11:12had become the king who held their lives in his hands.
11:15Seeing how well I understood him,
11:16he laughed even more wildly and put me into a tight embrace.
11:19Exactly.
11:20Everyone who opposes me must live in an endless hell.
11:23But he did not know that I understood him so well,
11:25not because I was empathetic,
11:27but because I was just like him.
11:28We were both kings of hell who built purgatories for others.
11:31Two monsters with black scales and black hearts.
11:34Two outcasts, shunned by their own clans,
11:36we were the most perfect match in the world.
11:38Why had it not been me who was sent to marry him first?
11:41Unfortunately, he had been my sister who had come to Kaylin's side first,
11:44and by killing her, he had made himself my enemy.
11:47Your Highness is wise.
11:50It is their honor for their bones and blood to serve you.
11:53Kaylin held me happily.
11:54I stared coldly at the dragon bone and dragon hide being polished by the craftsmen,
11:59and in my mind, I saw my sister being skinned,
12:01her scales turned into a necklace.
12:03Kaylin was overjoyed.
12:05He took me through the palace, the city walls,
12:07the sea trenches, the dark abysses.
12:09He told me about his past,
12:11how he had been locked in the frozen abyss by the old king
12:13as an omen of misfortune,
12:14and how he had clawed his way to power through sheer brutality.
12:18Listening to his story, which mirrored my own so closely,
12:20I felt a flicker of empathy,
12:22but the thought vanished in an instant.
12:24In its place was only the desire to tear them all to pieces.
12:27After that, Kaylin spent every night in my bedchamber.
12:30Lyssa, who had never been ignored like this,
12:32rushed to send a letter home from Kaylin.
12:34She was the most beloved daughter of her family,
12:36and when her mother heard she was being wronged,
12:38she rushed to the palace overnight.
12:40The Frost clan had been Kaylin's greatest allies in seizing the throne,
12:44especially Lady Morgana Frost,
12:45the most valiant female general on the battlefield.
12:48Kaylin naturally dared not neglect her,
12:49and immediately took gifts to Lyssa's quarters.
12:52This was the gift I had prepared for Lyssa,
12:53and now was the perfect time to give it.
12:55The maid led a piranha monster to me.
12:58I put the purple scale necklace around its neck,
13:00placed the rest of the weapons on a silk tray,
13:02and walked toward Lyssa's quarters.
13:04Proud dragons like her valued face above all else,
13:06so I would do to her exactly what she had done to my sister,
13:09wrap the symbol of her identity around a piranha's neck,
13:12and make her taste the humiliation.
13:14I had made these purple scale daggers myself
13:16in Kaylin's water dungeon skinning,
13:17scale in,
13:18grinding the bones to preserve their most brilliant purple,
13:21the exact same purple as Lyssa's scales.
13:23I led the piranha to the door of her quarters.
13:27Salah Black.
13:28My voice was polite,
13:29but cold as ice.
13:30The maid saw the flash of purple in my hand
13:32and turned pale in terror,
13:34rushing inside to announce.
13:35The guards opened the door,
13:37looking at me with fear in their eyes.
13:38When I entered,
13:39they were eating.
13:41Bitch,
13:41can't you see the dragon Ning is dining with us?
13:43Lyssa did not even look up and snapped impatiently.
13:46He won't be coming to your place for days.
13:49Get out.
13:51I did not get angry.
13:53I smiled and tugged on the chain around the piranha's neck.
13:56The clink of metal finally made her look up.
13:58I held up the silk tray warmly.
14:00Lyssa,
14:01I heard Lady Morgana was coming,
14:02so I made you gifts from the finest purple dragon scales.
14:05Look,
14:06aren't they beautiful?
14:07These are the best purple dragon scales.
14:09Just as beautiful as yours.
14:12When Lyssa's eyes fell on the purple scale necklace
14:14around the piranha's neck,
14:15her pupils constricted to pinpricks.
14:17Don't you like it,
14:18Sister Lyssa?
14:19I searched everywhere for these purple dragon scales.
14:22There are so few purple dragons in the four seas.
14:26More than few,
14:26only the blood relatives of Lady Morgana's clan
14:28had purple scales.
14:30Mother and daughter recognized instantly
14:31who scales these were.
14:33Bitch,
14:34how dare you touch my cousin?
14:35Lyssa screamed and lunged at him.
14:37You filthy black fish!
14:38Have you lost your mind?
14:40I'll kill you!
14:41I'll kill your entire clan!
14:43Lady Morgana,
14:44true to her reputation as a general,
14:45managed to keep her composure
14:46even as her veins bulged with anger.
14:49Lyssa,
14:50control yourself in front of the dragon king.
14:53Caelan put down his knife and fork,
14:54a faint flicker of interest crossing his face.
14:56Lyssa had been spoiled her whole life
14:58and had never suffered such humiliation.
15:00Her sobs quickly turned to wails.
15:02Dragon king mother,
15:03this lowly fish dared to harm a purple dragon
15:05and put my cousin's scales on a piranha!
15:07She cried hysterically,
15:09completely unaware that Caelan was frowning in disgust.
15:12Weakness and tears were the things he hated most.
15:16What's wrong,
15:16Sister Lisa?
15:18Didn't you once say that dragons and fish alike
15:21should be useful?
15:23Your cousin was a traitor.
15:24If not for my appreciation,
15:27how would he have the chance to atone for his sins
15:29to the dragon king?
15:30Lyssa cried even harder,
15:32her face turning bright red.
15:33Lyssa,
15:34how can you lose your temper
15:35over a mere merwish woman?
15:38She stared at me and stood slowly,
15:40her eyes sharp.
15:41She was not like Lyssa,
15:42arrogant and reckless.
15:43She was more like a beast with sharp claws and teeth,
15:45ready to tear apart any enemy.
15:47But I met her face calmly and said warmly,
15:49Sarah knows Lady Morgana is a hero among women,
15:52so I prepared a weapon worthy of you.
15:55I picked up a purple-scaled bone blade
15:56and handed it to her.
15:57Lyssa flew into an even greater rage
15:59and slapped the dagger out of her head.
16:02Keep that cursed thing away from my mother!
16:05Mother,
16:05this bitch dared to insult us!
16:08Kill her now!
16:09Skin her alive and feed her to the piranhas!
16:11Lady Morgana looked at her daughter with pity,
16:13but still held her temper.
16:15My nephew is our blood,
16:16a living being.
16:18An ill-mannered thing like you
16:20deserves to be thrown into the frozen abyss
16:22to be eaten by piranhas.
16:24I let out a snort of laughter.
16:25The lives of purple dragons are precious,
16:27but my sister's life could be thrown away.
16:29I picked up the bone blade again
16:31and smiled innocently.
16:32You are mistaken, Lady Morgana.
16:35I would never deliberately humiliate him.
16:37If he had not stood against the dragon king,
16:39would he have been locked in the dungeon
16:40waiting to atone?
16:41I turned him into a dagger to give him
16:42and the Frostclan a chance to make amends.
16:45These are the dragon king's rules.
16:46Do you not recognize them?
16:48Lady Morgana's face darkened further.
16:49She could not argue,
16:50especially not in front of Kaelin.
16:52Very well.
16:53You have a sharp tongue.
16:55A whole glint flashed in her eyes.
16:56Then let us settle this
16:57the dragon king's way.
16:58She turned to Kaelin and bowed.
17:00Your highness,
17:00no matter what my nephew did,
17:01it is not for a foreign woman to punish him.
17:03This woman has killed a dragon
17:04and disbraded our clan's soul.
17:06I request the abyss trial.
17:08Lady Morgana wanted to use the trial
17:09to have me thrown into the frozen abyss
17:11where the piranhas lived.
17:12Whether I lived or died would be up to fate.
17:15It was called fate,
17:16but the abyss was where the royal family
17:18had the Frostclan raise their piranhas.
17:20It was nothing more than a death sentence.
17:22In thousands of years,
17:23the only person who had survived the abyss trial
17:25besides the Frostclan was Kaelin himself.
17:27I had underestimated Lady Morgana,
17:29but she had also underestimated me.
17:31My whip,
17:32made from the spines of 49 piranhas,
17:34was not just for show.
17:36Kaelin frowned at the determined Lady Morgana
17:38and turned his gaze to me.
17:39I looked relaxed,
17:40unafraid,
17:40and even smiled at him.
17:42He finally spoke.
17:43Grunted.
17:44Lady Morgana and Lissa
17:45both thought this was Kaelin favoring them,
17:47and their eyes lit up
17:48with triumphant arrogance.
17:50They did not notice that I,
17:51standing behind them,
17:52had eyes burning
17:53with even greater excitement,
17:54the thrill of being able to kill again.
17:56The next day,
17:57Lady Morgana could not wait
17:59to bring me to the mouth of the abyss.
18:00The viewing platform
18:01was packed with dragons
18:02who had come to watch the trial.
18:03The abyss lay in the deep sea,
18:05where no light could reach.
18:06The currents were fierce,
18:08icy cold.
18:08The mouth of the cave
18:09looked like a deep and black claw,
18:11ready to swallow everyone whole.
18:13The sound of piranhas
18:14churning the water
18:14was like the growl
18:15of a hungry beast.
18:16Their shrill cries
18:17echoed through the cave,
18:18deafening.
18:19Lady Morgana saw me
18:20standing frozen at the mouth
18:21and whispered triumphantly
18:22in my ear.
18:23These are my specially red piranhas.
18:26I know a weak little fish like you
18:28is already scared
18:29out of your wits,
18:29but even if you beg on your knees,
18:31it won't help.
18:32I'm going to make you die
18:33a more miserable death
18:34than your sister.
18:35She laughed
18:35and shoved me hard
18:36into the abyss.
18:37She opened the piranha cages
18:38and dozens of fish
18:39swarmed out,
18:40circling them.
18:41The piranhas did not attack her.
18:43Instead,
18:44they turned their cold eyes on me.
18:46Lady Morana,
18:47if you are the one
18:47who doesn't walk out
18:48of this abyss today,
18:49will you become
18:50the Frost Clan's
18:51most shameful secret?
18:52She laughed.
18:53Unfortunately,
18:54I will never know
18:55that feeling.
18:56She waved at the piranhas.
18:57Eat up, children!
18:58The piranhas screeched,
19:00but then they turned on her.
19:01No, it was a flash.
19:02After her screams died down,
19:04I walked out of the abyss,
19:05covered in blood,
19:06holding a severed dragon horn.
19:08Every face turned to terror.
19:10Piranhas are the wildest of creatures.
19:12The more you try to be their master,
19:15the more you will pay.
19:16Lady Morgana had never known
19:17that I had learned
19:17piranha habits at nine.
19:19I had smeared their mucus
19:20on myself since childhood.
19:21When I pretended to talk,
19:23I had splashed fresh fish blood
19:24on her clothes.
19:25He outcast the seal
19:26from the start.
19:27I threw the dragon horn
19:28at Lyssa's feet.
19:30Tell me what's left
19:31of your mother,
19:32Lyssa screamed hysterically.
19:33She clung to Kaylin's legs,
19:34but no guards moved.
19:36Watching her desperate face,
19:37the stone in my heart
19:38lifted a little.
19:39I threw myself
19:40into Kaylin's arms
19:41and smiled.
19:42Your Highness,
19:43Sierra is back.
19:44His eyes were full
19:44of admiration and relief.
19:46His embrace was warm,
19:47but it could never compare
19:48to my sister's.
19:49If only I had been
19:50the one sent
19:50to marry him first,
19:51if only Kaylin had not
19:52been an accomplice
19:53to my sister's death,
19:54Kaylin announced,
19:56The trial is over.
19:57Sierra is innocent.
19:58Lyssa screamed,
19:59You monster!
20:01I'll make you pay!
20:02She ripped off her head,
20:03revealing a poisoned dagger
20:04and stabbed at my neck.
20:06Kaylin posted behind him.
20:07He ripped the blade,
20:08blood dripping,
20:09and pushed her away.
20:10The mad Lyssa lunged again
20:12with a broken dragon.
20:13Kaylin held me close
20:14and struck her down
20:15with a blow
20:16that used 30%
20:17of his spiritual power.
20:18He spat black blood
20:19and collapsed into my arms,
20:21unconscious.
20:21I could have killed him then
20:23with a dagger shard,
20:24but my hand froze.
20:25A splitting headache
20:26hit me,
20:26and I fainted.
20:27When I woke,
20:28the ocean sorcerer
20:29knelt before me.
20:30Blessings!
20:31You fainted because
20:32a dragon pearl has descended.
20:33You are with child,
20:34carrying the dragon king's heir.
20:36I stared at my stomach
20:37in disbelief.
20:38Could the headache
20:39be the baby stopping me
20:40from killing him?
20:41How could I carry the child
20:42of the man who killed my sister?
20:43I slammed my fist
20:45toward my stomach,
20:45and I did it again,
20:47and I'm going to get it
20:47to the store.
20:48Three days later,
20:49the maid said,
20:50we and the baby
20:50are both unharmed.
20:51The dragon king's poison
20:53has spread.
20:54Whether he wakes
20:55is up to fate.
20:56I stumbled to Kaelin's
20:57bedchamber.
20:58Kaelin lay still,
20:59his hand black with poison.
21:01I stroked his face,
21:02feeling his faint warmth.
21:03I had dreamed of his death,
21:05but seeing him near death
21:06did not bring joy.
21:07The ocean sorcerer rushed in.
21:09I have found
21:10an ancient remedy.
21:11To cleanse the poison,
21:12we need pure bloodline
21:13essence from the dragon king's
21:14own kin.
21:15The only remaining bloodline
21:16is the child in your womb.
21:17I sent them out.
21:18I sat on the edge of the bed
21:20and said calmly,
21:21Kaelin,
21:22I am carrying a child
21:23that can save your life.
21:26I wanted to watch you die.
21:30But perhaps it would be
21:32more interesting
21:32to let you watch
21:33your own child die
21:34to save you.
21:36I placed his hand
21:36on my stomach
21:37and raised the dagger.
21:38As it fell,
21:39he grabbed my wrist.
21:40Don't you need to live?
21:41Kill this child
21:42and you will survive.
21:43But I want our child
21:45to live more.
21:46I stabbed again
21:47toward my stomach.
21:48He pulled me away
21:49and I fell on him.
21:50The dagger grazed his cheek.
21:52Blood seeped down his face
21:53as if he were crying.
21:54Please, spare him.
21:56The brutal king was begging.
21:58I froze.
21:59But then I saw
22:00my sister's golden bracelet.
22:01She must have begged too
22:02when the piranhas tore her apart.
22:04Kaelin had not spared her,
22:05so why should I spare him now?
22:06Kaelin passed out again.
22:08Then a guard reported,
22:09Princess Consul Lyssa
22:10is carrying your child.
22:11A plan formed in my mind.
22:12I went to the water dungeon,
22:14Lyssa shouted.
22:15Dragon King,
22:16forgive me for our child!
22:17When she saw me,
22:19her joy turned cold.
22:20I stepped closer.
22:21The Dragon King is unconscious.
22:23Do you think a child
22:24will save you?
22:25I pulled my dagger.
22:26The remedy needs
22:26bloodline essence from his kin.
22:28He only needs one heir.
22:29Please spare my child.
22:31I am his cousin.
22:31My blood will work too.
22:32She kowtowed
22:33until her forehead bled.
22:35Then show me how far you'll go.
22:38I'll be your slave for life.
22:41Not sincere enough.
22:42I drove the dagger to her palm.
22:44Blood turned the water red.
22:45She twisted in pain.
22:47Why do you hate me so much?
22:49Her confusion infuriated me.
22:51She had forgotten my sister.
22:52When my sister begged you,
22:54what did you do?
22:56Now think being my slave
22:57will save your child?
22:59She finally remembered.
23:00I deserve to die.
23:02Please spare me and my child.
23:04She frantically scratched
23:05off her purple scales,
23:06mixed with blood.
23:07My killing intent faded slightly.
23:10Suddenly, she clutched her stomach.
23:12Bitch, you tricked me.
23:14I never said I'd forgive you.
23:16Only the one you killed could.
23:17I still did all the devil.
23:19You came for revenge from the start.
23:21You want to kill me
23:22and the Dragon King?
23:23I laughed softly.
23:24You just realized?
23:25The moment you touched my sister,
23:27this ending was destined.
23:30Kaelin will never let you get away!
23:32She screamed wildly.
23:34Kaelin!
23:34We've both been played by this bitch!
23:37I turned.
23:38Kaelin stood in the doorway.
23:39Lysandra Frost,
23:40you attempted to murder your king.
23:42You are sentenced to use
23:43your unborn child's flesh and blood
23:46to cure my poison.
23:47Your life will be spared.
23:48He wiped the blood from my face.
23:50You may use her purple scales
23:51for our child's wind trine.
23:53You're also responsible
23:54for her sister's death!
23:56You'll regret this!
23:57Lyssa screamed as guards advanced.
24:00Kaelin took my hand and left.
24:01He recovered,
24:02but was permanently weakened,
24:03dependent on me,
24:04pressing his ear to my stomach daily.
24:06On my due date,
24:07he stayed by my side,
24:08but there had been
24:09no movement in my stomach.
24:10I was born to devour everything.
24:12The labor pains
24:13were power bursting from my body.
24:14Kaelin,
24:16there never was a child.
24:18I can never have your child.
24:20My desire to kill you
24:21has never wavered.
24:22He stumbled back.
24:23But even so,
24:23I loved you.
24:25Sierra?
24:26Voice barely audible.
24:27Was there ever a single moment
24:29you truly loved me?
24:30I looked at him coldly.
24:31We are both black-scaled monsters,
24:33outcasts shunned by our clans.
24:35We should have been perfect together.
24:36But you killed my sister,
24:38and that makes everything impossible.
24:40I never loved you.
24:42His pupils dilated,
24:43his chest heaved once,
24:44and then he was still.
24:45A generation of tyrants
24:46died at the hands of the woman
24:47he had loved with all his heart.
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