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00:02Where am I?
00:05What happened?
00:06I stayed up reading and I passed out from exhaustion.
00:10How did this happen?
00:14I do not believe in destiny.
00:18I choose it.
00:20Not even God gets to control my life.
00:35Can't talk?
00:36As a CEO, am I gonna die in the woods?
00:41Are you kidding me?
00:45No!
00:46Help!
00:47I don't want to die!
00:52Father, there is a child.
00:54Alarak, bring the child to me.
00:56Alarak?
00:57Wait.
00:58That name sounds familiar.
01:00Are these two, the king and the crown prince, the novel I was reading?
01:05I'm actually inside the book.
01:07Father, did you hear that?
01:09In the novel, they adopt an abandoned baby.
01:12Then that hypocrite Neressa realizes the baby soul is pure energy, perfect for her dark magic.
01:19He'll play nice and suck me dry!
01:22I'm the cannon fodder!
01:24I'm gonna die!
01:26Father, we are truly hearing her thoughts.
01:29But how did she know Nerissa?
01:31How can she know things that haven't happened?
01:34Keep watching.
01:35Perhaps she is a warning from the heavens.
01:39She is a bright and lovely kid.
01:41I'll raise her in the palace.
01:44Don't take me!
01:46Your whole family!
01:48I'm sure there's ghosts!
01:53Alarak, I have state affairs to attend to.
01:56Watch over the infant for now.
01:57I'll have the maids prepare a separate room for her.
02:02Don't go, old man!
02:04Did she just call father an old man?
02:10Alarak?
02:12What is that in your arms?
02:14Alarak?
02:14No way!
02:15You've gotta be kidding me!
02:17I literally just got here!
02:19And there she is!
02:21The heroine, Neressa!
02:23Classic fairy tale face.
02:26However, total lie.
02:28That's how she fools everyone.
02:30Alarak?
02:31What is that in your arms?
02:33Father just rescued this baby from the wild.
02:36He's planning to adopt her.
02:37Such a pure soul.
02:39Perfect for my dark magic.
02:43Drain her.
02:44And I'm unstoppable.
02:46Alarak, since father is busy, why not let me watch her?
02:50I promise to cherish her like my own flesh and blood.
02:54Help!
02:55You idiot!
02:56She's going to eat me!
02:57My soul is literally screaming!
03:01Stop!
03:02I can't breathe!
03:05Someone help me!
03:12Nerissa!
03:13What did you do?
03:16I...
03:16I don't know!
03:17Alarak!
03:18I...
03:18I barely touched her!
03:20Why is she bleeding?
03:21Oh my god!
03:22Is she too frail to even be held?
03:24Come on!
03:25You were literally trying to suck the life out of me, and now I'm too fragile?
03:33Alarak, I know you're stiff, but making Nerissa cry?
03:36That's a new low.
03:38Julian, don't blame him.
03:40He's probably just stressed about the new baby.
03:42Alarak, I think you owe Nerissa to an explanation.
03:47Ugh, another brainwashed pawn.
03:49Julian, do you have any idea she's the reason you end up as a beggar on the streets?
03:54Wake up, genius!
03:57I'm sorry, Alarak.
03:58I'm not used to holding a baby.
04:00I didn't mean to hurt her.
04:02Hey, don't be upset at Nerissa.
04:04Got this for you on my trip.
04:05Best rouge.
04:06Ugh!
04:06Again!
04:07Cheap junk.
04:08Like I care.
04:10So annoying.
04:11Ugh, Julian is totally blinded.
04:13Every single gift he gives her ends up in the trash the second he turns around.
04:18Wait!
04:19What was that?
04:20Thought you were smarter.
04:21She literally fools you.
04:23No wonder you end up a beggar in the book.
04:25You could have been brilliant for this kingdom.
04:28Instead, she bleeds you dry while turning father against you.
04:31Making it look like you're the one wasting it all.
04:34Can I actually hear her thoughts?
04:35Don't be fooled by Nerissa's innocent act.
04:38Look at her sleeve.
04:39That ruby ring.
04:40The only heirloom your mom left is in there.
04:45Oh, wait.
04:46I just remembered.
04:47Heh.
04:48I grabbed the wrong one.
04:49Aunt Nerissa, this rouge isn't for you.
04:50It's actually for the head maid.
04:52What?
04:53But-
04:53Give it back.
04:54I'll bring you something much better later.
05:01Caught red-handed.
05:03Let's see how you lie your way out of this one, princess.
05:13Why do you have my mother's ruby ring?
05:16I-I have no idea.
05:17It just appeared on my desk.
05:20Julian, I was on my way to give it back to father.
05:23Wow, the audacity!
05:26Did the ring grow legs and crawl into your sleeve to dance?
05:31Why didn't it crawl into my arms instead?
05:41Mother's ruby ring.
05:45It chose her.
05:47Fine.
05:48Then as a welcome gift.
05:50It's hers now.
05:52Really?
05:53Julian, you're the best!
05:56Since you're being so generous, I'll make sure you become the richest man alive.
06:01No one's stealing from you on my watch.
06:05I was going to refine this ruby.
06:08It's the last ingredient I need for my level up potion.
06:12I have to get it back.
06:14She's still a baby.
06:15This gift is way too valuable for her.
06:18Julian, let me hold on to it for now.
06:22Too much for her, but not for you?
06:24Or is it that you've never cared for anything I give you,
06:27and only have eyes for my mother's heirloom?
06:30Is this really what you think of me?
06:32Forget it, Julian.
06:34You're wasting your breath.
06:36She'll never admit it, no matter how much you press her.
06:39Forget the ring!
06:41Felix is ambushed and badly hurt at the border.
06:45The enemy spies will kidnap him if we don't move!
06:48The border? Felix is in trouble?
06:55Father!
07:08Where is Felix?
07:10Where is my brother?
07:13Father!
07:14Alaric!
07:15I just saw Felix by the canyon. It looked like he was retreating that way.
07:19Move! Let's find him!
07:21Don't listen to her! It's the other way!
07:25She's lying so you won't find him, and Felix will be kidnapped by the spies!
07:30If you don't save him, father, you'll think he abandoned his post.
07:35You'll lose all trust in him, and it ends with the brothers killing each other.
07:40Poor Felix!
07:41Perfect. This is the chance to see if this baby's thoughts are actually true.
07:48Father, I saw signs of a struggle in the opposite direction. Felix might be over there.
07:53In that case, split up! Search both ways!
08:02To the left! Hurry! Felix is behind that cave! He's barely holding on!
08:09Hang on, Felix!
08:16Felix! Felix!
08:18We made it just in time. Don't worry, brother. I am here to save you.
08:23I'm so sorry, Father Alaric. I was so panicked on the battlefield that I got confused.
08:29I actually meant to point in this direction, too.
08:32That's enough! We need to treat Alaric. Just get out!
08:49Father, there are spies in the border guard. Our secret passage. The enemy found it.
08:55I know. Just focus on recovering. I'll handle the rest.
08:58Thank God! In the book, the king didn't trust Felix and refused to heal him. He was even going to
09:04exile him.
09:05Felix tried to prove himself by infiltrating the enemy, but he was framed as a spy and...
09:10Father executed him with his own hands on the battlefield. He died screaming his innocence.
09:15Am I actually hearing this baby's thoughts? How can she predict the future?
09:21Father, who is this baby?
09:23I've decided to formally adopt her. From this day on, she is Princess Sarah of Valeria.
09:27What about Nerissa? She hasn't even been officially titled yet.
09:31Oh my God! Felix, did you lose your brain on the battlefield? You're still worried about that wicked woman.
09:36You were hit by a poison arrow, remember? She's the one who brewed that poison.
09:41She used you as a lab rat to test her dark potions.
09:43Father, was I poisoned?
09:47Don't worry. I will get to the bottom of this.
09:54Father is actually adapting that Brit, giving her a royal title.
09:58I'm the only princess in this palace.
10:00Ever since that baby arrived, nothing has gone right.
10:02I didn't think a pure soul could have this much influence.
10:06If I can't have her soul, I'll kill her.
10:08What are you doing here eavesdropping?
10:10Julian, I was just so worried about Felix.
10:13Worried? I certainly didn't see any sign of that.
10:16Is it because I'm too clumsy? Do you all love the new baby now and don't care about me anymore?
10:21Unbelievable. Inviting a baby for attention? I've never seen anyone so shameless.
10:27Enough with the drama. We're taking Sarah to the royal auction. Get out of the way.
10:30The auction? I want to go too!
10:32We're going to buy a welcome print for Sarah. Why are you coming?
10:34You always used to take me with you.
10:37Follow us if you must.
10:38Hmph. Fine by me. That's where Nerissa finds the sapphire necklace.
10:42It has a shield that can block a lethal blow in a crisis.
10:46Father's final strike feels because of that necklace.
10:49I want it!
10:50Brothers, you better buy it for me or I'll cry my eyes out!
10:55Wow! I want that! And that too! Being a princess is amazing! All these shiny treasures should be mine!
11:02Distinguished guests, next up is the pure snow lotus from the frozen lands. It contains the purest energy, perfect for
11:12crafting holy elixirs. Starting at 500 gold coins.
11:18The pure snow lotus? This is exactly what I need to replace the ruby for my potion. Alaric, I really
11:24want that. Could you get it for me?
11:27Fine.
11:29I knew it. This moron is still no match for my mind control spell.
11:355,000 gold coins. Sold! Congratulations to the crown prince on securing this treasure.
11:40Thank you, Alaric. I knew you cared about me the most.
11:42Don't mention it. Felix needs the pure energy of this lotus for his recovery. It's for him.
11:48Ha! Alaric is finally wising up. Nerassa's mind control doesn't seem to work anymore.
11:53Where is that sapphire necklace Sarah mentioned? Could the information be wrong?
11:57Excuse me, is this how a major auction house treats the Vilonia royals?
12:01Peddling these common trinkles to us?
12:04My apologies, Prince Julian. We did just receive a true treasure today. It wasn't in the catalogue yet.
12:09Don't make us wait. Bring it out now. If our Sarah likes it, I don't care who bids, I'll pay
12:13ten times their price.
12:14What? Spending that much on a baby who knows nothing? Julian, have you lost your mind?
12:19Julian, so you're using the national treasury to entertain a baby. I suppose your kingdom is nearing its end.
12:26Your understanding of wealth clearly differs from mine. What you see as a national fortune, I see as a single
12:33day's profit.
12:33That's it! The eternal guardian! With this, no wicked curse or dark magic can ever touch me.
12:41Sarah definitely wants it.
12:42That's mine! My instincts are screaming, that treasure was meant for me!
12:46There it is. No matter the cost, that necklace must never fall into Narissan's hands.
12:54Distinguished guests, this is the eternal guardian starting bid 10,000 gold coins!
13:04Alaric, Julian, why aren't you bidding? This treasure is one of a kind. It would be a tragedy to lose
13:10it.
13:11Sister, how did you know I liked it?
13:13Since you're so thoughtful, why don't you buy it for me?
13:18Princess Narissia of Valeria bids 50,000 gold coins!
13:21It's not me! I don't have the money! I can't afford this!
13:25These brothers and father have showered you with wealth for years, and you have the nerve to say you have
13:29no money?
13:30Figures. She's been using every pure energy treasure from her vile potions.
13:35Alaric, Julian is being so mean to me.
13:38100,000.
13:40I knew it. He's the easiest to manipulate. One fake tear and he'll hand over the necklace.
13:46I can see Sarah is very fond of this treasure. Since neither of you can afford it, I'll buy it
13:51for Sarah as a welcome gift.
13:53Enough! You two are disgusting ganging up on poor, innocent Narissa.
13:58Fine. If you two won't appreciate her, I will take this necklace for her.
14:05200,000!
14:08I knew that Prince Sebastian looked familiar. It's definitely him!
14:13Narissa's already in league with him!
14:14They're just shurs pushing the price up!
14:17In the book, Julian overed ten times the value just to save face, and half that money went straight into
14:22Sebastian's pocket!
14:24Well, Prince Sebastian, I wonder exactly how much you're willing to pay to play the hero for my sister.
14:29The limit is one million gold coins. He'll stop right there and wait for Julian to take the bait.
14:35990,000 gold coins.
14:37Idiots. Always doubling the bid. One more raise from Sebastian and Julian will definitely hit two million.
14:44Then both the treasure and the money will be mine.
14:46One million! Anyone else?
14:50One million gold coins going once. Twice.
14:53One million! Sold!
14:55Congratulations to Prince Sebastian on winning the Eternal Guardian!
14:59Wait! Why aren't you bidding? Sold! Where am I supposed to get that much money?
15:03Haha! Talk about a backfire!
15:05Let's see how you two split the loot now!
15:12Narissa, you told me Julian was a rich fool who would drain the treasury for you! Why isn't he bidding?
15:18Have you lost your mind? You can't afford it, so you're throwing dirt on me? I have no idea what
15:22you're talking about!
15:24Oh, wow! Look at them tear each other apart!
15:28Sebastian, you're toast. Narissa treats men like disposable rags. She's done with you.
15:34Prince Sebastian, by the rules, if you refuse to pay, you must pay a 50% penalty immediately, or Vyreboot
15:43Kingdom will be blacklisted forever!
15:46Blacklist me? How dare you? My father is the Grand Archmite of the Sacred Domain!
15:52Try it, and I'll tear this auction house down stone by stone!
15:57Guards! Get in here!
16:01Surround this dishonest auction house! Smash everything! Kill anyone who stands in my way!
16:10Try me.
16:12Brothers, watch out! He's got a forbidden scroll hidden in his boot!
16:16He's planning to trigger a lava blurs to burn everyone alive and fake it as an accident!
16:29In the original story, it's exactly this auction that Ruil's father's trust in at Julian.
16:34That's how at Julian started his downward spiral into ruin.
16:38Julian, don't let Narissa and Sebastian destroy you. This entire mess is a trap they set up together.
16:45I planned to use Julian for a bit later, but you forced me. Today, that sapphire necklace must be mine.
17:02Sebastian, did you forget this auction house is my property?
17:06You are declaring open war on the Kingdom of Valyria!
17:18Wow! Julian is amazing! He's a total beast! He looks so cool!
17:24I knew Julian was a genius in both business and magic!
17:28Did you hear that?
17:29Sarah definitely likes me more.
17:36Since Prince can't afford it, I'm taking this necklace.
17:41This is my official gift to Sarah.
17:44No!
17:45That's mine!
17:49That's mine!
17:51Oh my god, is Narissa actually having a meltdown right now?
17:55And her dark magic isn't even finished yet!
17:58Showing her true face now would be a huge mistake.
18:02She still needs the divine staggers' antlers from the upcoming royal hunt.
18:06Julian, Alaric only cares about the baby now.
18:10You can't be biased against me too, can you?
18:12You used to cherish me the most!
18:13Look at you.
18:14Everything you're wearing, from dress to every piece of jewelry, all paid for by me,
18:18now that you mention it.
18:19I need to get Sarah a gift.
18:21I'm buying out every single item from today's auction.
18:25Send it all to the palace as gifts to Sarah.
18:28Wow!
18:29Julian is the best!
18:30He's literally a walking goldmine!
18:32He's so rich and powerful!
18:35I love this CEO vibe!
18:37Julian is my absolute favorite!
18:41You've all been bewitched by this mysterious brat!
18:45I'm going back to tell Father and Felix!
18:48They'll make this right!
18:52What grievances do you have to report?
18:54Since we're all here, why don't you tell me yourself?
18:56Wow!
18:58Father and Felix look so cool making an entrance like that!
19:10Felix!
19:11You're finally here!
19:13They're ganging up on me with that little brat!
19:15You have to do something!
19:17Don't cry.
19:19You are my most precious sister.
19:21I will make sure justice is served for you.
19:24Felix hasn't even touched that brat yet.
19:27He's still under my spell.
19:28With him on my side, no one dared to touch me.
19:31Oh no!
19:33I remember now!
19:35Nerissa's poison arrows contain a mind control curse.
19:39In the book, that's how she manipulated Felix into entering the enemy camp alone to frame him as a spy!
19:47Help!
19:48The poison in Aunt Felix isn't gone yet!
19:51Father!
19:52Alaric!
19:53Julian!
19:54Save him!
19:55He's being controlled by that witch again!
20:05Get off me!
20:09Oh my god!
20:11My brothers are way too cool!
20:13That seamless coordination was a perfect ten!
20:16Julian refining, Alaric assisting, and Militix waking up?
20:21So badass!
20:25Alaric, bring Sarah to me.
20:27I want to hold the little one too.
20:30I almost forgot about this old geezer.
20:34Don't tell me he still can't see the truth and plans to punish Julian.
20:39In the book, Alaric just tried to speak up for Julian, and this old man banished them to the Black
20:44Dormian Abyss for the royal hunt.
20:46He called it training, but it was a death sentence!
20:49They were swarmed by high-level beasts.
20:52Alaric lost a leg, and Julian's manor veins were shattered protecting him.
20:57He became a total cripple.
20:59Father, may I hold Sarah as well?
21:02And then there's poor Felix.
21:04He was supposed to be the champion of the hunt, titled the God of War, and lead our armies to
21:09victory.
21:10But in the book, Nerissa made sure he never even made it back from the border.
21:15The next time he saw Father was on the battlefield as enemies.
21:19Such a tragic...
21:20Enough!
21:21You're just ganging up on me!
21:23When my father finishes his meditation, he'll slaughter you all!
21:26Fine.
21:27Since you're so confident, we'll see you at the royal hunt!
21:29Let's see who kills whom.
21:31Return to the palace!
21:39Don't touch me!
21:40Aren't you afraid I'll run over there right now and tell them exactly who you really are?
21:45Useless trash!
21:46Stay away from me!
21:47If it weren't for my grand plan, I'd rip your tongue out right now!
21:49How could you think that?
21:50I'm only using them to gather intelligence.
21:53Don't forget, we are allies for the hunt.
21:56You'd better mean that.
22:02Tomorrow is the royal hunt.
22:05All three of you will participate and fight for the honor of Valerian.
22:10This old man is so stubborn, he's a hopeless case.
22:13He knows it's a trap, and he's still sending them!
22:16Nerissa and Sebastian have already set a deadly trap in the mist forest.
22:20My three tall, handsome, rich brothers are walking straight to their deaths.
22:28I'll have secret guards watching Nerissa.
22:30She won't be allowed to leave the palace.
22:33Wait, the old geezer is actually waking up?
22:35Looks like Nerissa's little act is falling apart.
22:39As for Sarah, she cannot go.
22:40I will stay at the palace to protect her personally.
22:43Are you kidding me?
22:45I take it back!
22:47How can you leave me here with Nerissa?
22:49Nerissa, she'll suck my soul dry while you're napping!
22:53Help!
22:53I want to go to the hunt with my brothers!
22:56Don't leave me in this death trap!
22:58Father, I think we should take Sarah with us.
23:03Exactly.
23:04She has Mother's Ring and the Eternal Guardian.
23:06In terms of defense, she's actually the safest one among us.
23:11Sarah is our lucky star.
23:13Who knows?
23:14Maybe she'll be the one protecting us.
23:16There's definitely a generation gap with the old man.
23:19My brothers are the best.
23:22Fine, fine.
23:23Have it your way.
23:25But the four of you must stay together.
23:27Do not let your guard down.
23:30Welcome to the annual royal hunt.
23:33Whoever captures the legendary sacred stag
23:36will be crowned this year's champion.
23:40Now, I declare, let the hunt begin!
23:52Nerissa?
23:54What are you doing here?
23:57You three must have pitied me so it didn't wake me up.
24:00That's why I'm a bit late.
24:02Nonsense!
24:03Who authorized your release?
24:04You are not participating in this hunt.
24:06Return to the palace at once!
24:07Why?
24:08Why can a foundling baby go, but I, your daughter, cannot?
24:11Father, you are being far too biased.
24:14This is a royal command!
24:18You old fool getting in my way.
24:20Since you're so eager to die, I'll kill you first!
24:23Oh no!
24:24She used dark magic to force a power boost so she could wipe out my brothers!
24:28She can't control the energy!
24:30She's about to strike father!
24:32Look out, old man!
24:33Nerissa!
24:34The forest is incredibly dangerous.
24:36Father is only concerned for your safety.
24:40My, my!
24:41If you brothers don't want Nerissa, I certainly do.
24:45Nerissa!
24:46Since your brothers don't cherish you, come with me instead.
24:49Fine!
24:50Since you're so eager to be the fool, take her with you.
24:52Brothers, let's move out.
24:54Sarah is losing her patience.
24:55That baby is a total jinx.
24:58Nothing but bad luck whenever she's around.
25:01Fine.
25:01I'll go without Sebastian for now and wait for the perfect moment to strike.
25:05Then I thank you, Prince Sebastian.
25:08Let's go.
25:17Bore at 50 meters to the left.
25:19Combat power, two stars.
25:21Juliet can handle it with a snap of his fingers.
25:24But do not touch that sweet-smelling grass straight ahead.
25:27It's a soul-eater spider trap.
25:29Nerissa said it's specific for Felix because she knows he loves the scent of that herb.
25:34That was close.
25:36I almost fell for it again.
25:37Felix, what's wrong?
25:39Nothing.
25:40I just feel like the mist is getting thicker.
25:43Of course it's thick.
25:44Sebastian has already activated the forbidden scroll.
25:47He's turning this forest into an inescapable labyrinth.
25:51Julian, do you have any treasures that can break through a labyrinth seal?
25:54This seems completely useless against a seal tainted with dark magic.
25:57Of course it won't work.
25:58The forest's guardian, the sacred stag, has been trapped by the wicked array they set up beforehand.
26:04With the stag trapped, the forest's purication is gone.
26:08If you guys don't find the stag and break the seal by midnight,
26:11every pure soul in this forest will become fuel for Nerissa's dark magic.
26:15That includes me!
26:17She'll drain me dry!
26:18Help, help, help!
26:20Since we can't walk out of here, locate the stag directly.
26:23Don't be afraid, Sarah.
26:25As long as we're here, we won't let anything happen to you.
26:29Whoa!
26:29My brothers are the best!
26:31Come on, think!
26:33Where exactly is the sacred stag?
26:36Ah!
26:36I remember now!
26:37It's under that withered millennial oak tree.
26:40That's the heart of the forest and the center of the array.
26:44The stag is trapped in a dark magic seal called the Eternal Cage.
26:51The poor stag, those black chains are draining its life force.
26:56Brothers, look!
26:57There are four skulls around the array.
26:59Those are the anchor points.
27:01They must be destroyed at the same time.
27:05Four anchor points, but there are only three of us.
27:08There's me too!
27:09The sapphire necklace around my neck, the Eternal Guardian.
27:13Its power is the perfect counter for this evil scuff.
27:16Just throw it over!
27:17Listen to Sarah, this is our only shot.
27:23Julian, Felix, get ready.
27:26On three.
27:28One, two, three.
27:38You're useless.
27:39You couldn't even keep the labyrinth seal intact.
27:41And you promised they'd never return.
27:45What do you know?
27:47You think they've won just because they freed that stag?
27:50That was the trap within the trap.
27:52The true dark magic isn't in those skulls.
27:55It is inside the stag itself.
27:57As long as they get close to that beast, the curse triggers.
28:00Just watch.
28:02They'll all be dead within seconds.
28:09Stop, stop.
28:10Alaric, don't go any closer.
28:12That stag is a time bomb.
28:14Nerysha planted a void curse in its heart.
28:17It's going to blow.
28:19Alaric?
28:20What is it?
28:21What do I do?
28:22It's too late.
28:23The curse has already set to Alaric.
28:32My God.
28:34My God.
28:48The sacred stag of this forest has submitted to her on its own.
28:52It's a soul covenant.
28:53From now on, the power of this entire forest belongs to her.
28:57As long as she stands on this land, she is practically a goddess.
29:03Brothers!
29:08Sarah, is that you?
29:10Oh my God.
29:11I'm grown up.
29:12I can speak.
29:14Heaven has finally to its senses.
29:18Brothers!
29:20Sarah, you can speak.
29:23I can actually talk.
29:25Finally.
29:26All the things I've been screaming in my head, I can finally say them out loud.
29:30Yes!
29:31How can this be?
29:34Where is my power?
29:36Where is my dog magic?
29:38It seems the forest's spiritual energy has drained you dry.
29:49The sacred stag has bonded with my daughter.
29:52Father, the sacred stag has bonded its soul to Sarah.
29:56Volodia has won this year's hunt.
30:03Father, father, save me.
30:05Sebastian tricked me.
30:07He wants to kill me.
30:08Finally, this moment.
30:10After holding it in for so long.
30:12This time I am saying it out loud.
30:16This gentle, kind, at Prince Enorissi is, in truth, a witch who has practiced dark magic for many years.
30:23Before this hunt, she forced her dark magic past its limit, hoping to wipe out my brothers in the forest.
30:29But the forest's pure energy turned against her.
30:32And now, every ounce of her power is gone.
30:36Felix poisoning, a Julian's framing, all those strange events in the palace, it was all your dying.
30:48So what if it was?
30:50All of this was supposed to be mine.
30:53Father's love.
30:54The princess's devotion.
30:56The fate of the kingdom.
30:57Until that filthy thing from the wilderness appeared.
31:00She stole my destiny.
31:02She took everything that was supposed to be mine.
31:05I did not steal your destiny.
31:07You chose your own path of no return.
31:11If I cannot have anything,
31:13then you shall have nothing in you either!
31:16Oh no!
31:17Sarah!
31:36Sarah!
31:40Sarah!
31:40Open your eyes!
31:43You vile witch!
31:46She's dead!
31:47She's dead!
31:48My destiny has returned to me!
31:53There's... there's still a heartbeat.
31:56Your majesty!
31:58The little princess's soul has been sealed by dark magic.
32:01She... she has fallen into a deep slumber.
32:04How can this be undone?
32:06How can this be undone?
32:06The curse is bound to the caster's last drop of life force.
32:09It will not lift until that magic naturally fades, or... unless some miracle occurs.
32:15Narasa, I once raised you as my own, granted you the title of princess.
32:20Today you have wielded dark magic, poisoned the royal house, and struck down my own daughter.
32:24I hereby decree, you are stripped of your status as a ward of Valoria, and of every title bestowed upon
32:30you.
32:30From this day forth, you are banished from this kingdom, never to return.
32:35Father!
32:36One day you will regret this!
32:41Home... let us go home.
32:47Little one, let me hear your voice one more time, please.
32:54Brother, I'll go after Narisha and force her to undo the curse with her own hands!
32:57It's no use.
32:59Her magic is gone, she can do nothing now.
33:01From the day Father brought this little one home from the wilderness,
33:05every single day we heard her chattering in our minds.
33:08It's so loud, so annoying.
33:11And yet now...
33:13Hmm, why is it so dark?
33:16Where is this?
33:18Sarah?
33:19I feel like I'm dreaming, but this dream feels so real.
33:24I can feel someone holding my hand.
33:27Brother, you heard that too.
33:30We heard it!
33:31It's Sarah, it's her voice!
33:35What is it?
33:36Has Sarah woken?
33:38Hmm...
33:39Do I smell hot milk?
33:41Is that Father?
33:42Father, why are you up this late warming milk for me?
33:46You're not getting younger, you need your rest.
33:51Sarah...
33:52My Sarah...
33:53My Sarah...
33:53You're still here.
33:58Sarah, I caught you a spirit squirrel from the Holy Mountains of the North.
34:02They say its call brings joy to whoever hears it.
34:05It's so noisy!
34:07Who's squeaking right in my ear?
34:10Out, out, out!
34:11You're disturbing the princess's sleep!
34:14Brother, you haven't slept in three days.
34:17It's fine.
34:18Why am I asleep?
34:20I remember exposing Nerissa.
34:23And then she lunged at me.
34:25No, wait.
34:26Why did I grow to seven years old?
34:29I rushed it.
34:31In the original story, Nerissa was supposed to be cornered by many forces much later,
34:37only then driven to her dead end.
34:39I exposed her too early.
34:41She still had her last breath of magic when I did.
34:44It was not supposed to happen this way.
34:46I sped up everyone's bait.
34:48I bent the entire story by force.
34:52And now it's bending back on me.
34:55Then, how do I wake up?
34:59Let the story return to its rightful course.
35:03In the original story, Nerissa does not die so easily.
35:06She flees to Sebastian's kingdom, claims to have gained the gift of prophecy,
35:10and ignites war between the two kingdoms.
35:12Then she is outwitted, exposed, discarded, and meets a wretched end.
35:16That is her true ending in the book.
35:18I have to let the story follow that thread.
35:21Only when Nerissa walks her original fate to the end
35:24will I have any chance of waking.
35:26But I am asleep now.
35:29I cannot do nothing.
35:31How would father and my brothers ever know all this?
35:36You heard her?
35:37Yes.
35:38Let the original plot unfold as it should.
35:40Now this is interesting.
35:42My foolish little girl.
35:44You think father and your brothers would ever let you bear this alone?
35:48Our spies report that Nerissa has slipped into the Vervemont Palace alone
35:52and sought audience with Sebastian.
35:55Useless!
35:55Her magic is gone!
35:57Why didn't our men intercept her on the road?
35:59Felix, did you forget what Sarah said?
36:01The story must return to its rightful course.
36:03Nerissa fleeing to Sebastian was always part of the original plot.
36:07So we...
36:07Help her?
36:08Help her perform this play to its very last act.
36:11Let the wretched ending the original book wrote for her fall upon her word for word.
36:17Well, well.
36:19If it isn't the cast-out Princess of Valeria,
36:22what brings you here?
36:23Your Highness,
36:25I have come to help unite the two kingdoms.
36:29You?
36:30A powerless wretch?
36:31With what do you plan to help me?
36:34My dark magic may be gone,
36:36but in the moment of the backlash,
36:38I gain something far more terrifying.
36:41What thing?
36:42The gift of prophecy.
36:44I can see every movement of Valeria's armor.
36:48Words alone prove nothing.
36:50If you want me to believe you,
36:52you'll have to prove it.
36:55Tell me how, Your Highness.
36:57I will do anything.
36:58I may have lost my magic,
37:00but my spy inside Valeria's palace was never discovered.
37:04That is enough.
37:09In the original story,
37:11Nerissa's first move
37:12was to use her hidden contact inside the palace
37:15to feed Aunt Elder Sebastian.
37:21Sarah said there is a spy of Nerissa's
37:23inside the palace,
37:24feeding intelligence to Sebastian.
37:26As I expected.
37:28A stable boy in the palace
37:29named Marcus.
37:31Every three days,
37:33he leaves under the pretest of delivering feed,
37:35each time by a different route
37:37at a different hour.
37:38Seize him.
37:40Question him under whatever measure necessary.
37:43Father, no.
37:45He is our finest tool
37:47for sending Nerissa to her doom.
37:50We shall feed Nerissa
37:52exactly the intelligence she craves.
37:56Your Highness,
37:58this woman's origins are dubious.
38:00Will you really entrust military secrets
38:03to her prophecies?
38:04I want to see for myself
38:06whether her boasts
38:08can withstand scrutiny.
38:10Speak.
38:11Predict every troop movement
38:13Valeria will make
38:13in the coming month.
38:15My ministers will record every word.
38:18In seven days,
38:19Valeria will depatch
38:203,000 elite troops
38:22to the eastern frontier,
38:23with Prince Julian
38:24personally overseeing the supplies.
38:27In ten days,
38:28the northern garrison rotates,
38:30and Prince Felix is ordered
38:31to train new recruits in the north.
38:34In other words,
38:35on the 8th of next month,
38:37Valeria's eastern frontier
38:38will be an empty city,
38:40defended only by leaderless reserves.
38:43Such precision.
38:44And how am I to verify this?
38:46Send your Highness's most trusted spy
38:48into Valeria to verify.
38:50I stake my own head
38:52on the truth of it.
38:53And so the sleeping princess
38:55waited and waited
38:56for a thousand years.
38:59Nerissa attended
39:01Sebastian's war council today.
39:03She predicts our army's movements.
39:06In the original story,
39:08Sebastian sends a spy
39:09to Valeria to verify.
39:11This is the critical moment
39:12for our false intelligence.
39:14If the spy sees what Nerissa said,
39:16word for word,
39:17Sebastian will believe her completely.
39:19But how would father and my brothers
39:21ever think this far ahead?
39:23Your Highness,
39:25every word Princess Nerissa spake
39:27is true.
39:32Excellent.
39:33What a goddess of prophecy.
39:34Issue my command.
39:36In ten days,
39:37our army marches.
39:38We crush Valeria's eastern frontier
39:39in a single strike.
39:46Help me seize Valeria,
39:48and I shall make you my queen.
39:50Foolish man.
39:51Once I am your queen
39:53and bear your son,
39:55all of Viramond
39:56will also be mine.
40:04Felix,
40:05the enemy is too strong.
40:07We are not prepared.
40:08Per the plan,
40:09retreat.
40:10Abandon the city
40:12and fall back
40:13to the second line of defense.
40:23A glorious first victory,
40:25Your Highness.
40:27Let me toast you.
40:29You are far more useful
40:30than I expected.
40:32Your Highness,
40:33I have seen another vision.
40:35In three days,
40:36only Prince Alaric
40:38will hold Valeria's
40:39second line of defense.
40:41Prince Julian
40:42will have already retreated
40:43to the capital.
40:45If Your Highness
40:45leads the raid in person,
40:48Prince Alaric
40:48can be captured
40:49in a single strike.
40:52Alaric,
40:53that hordy,
40:54cold-faced
40:55heir of Valeria.
40:56I shall have him
40:57groveling at my feet.
41:01Did Sarah send you
41:03to protect me as well?
41:08Alaric,
41:09heir of Valeria.
41:11Surprised are you?
41:12Tonight I come
41:13for your head.
41:23welcome.
41:32An empty city,
41:33just as she said.
41:35Neressa,
41:35this time I shall
41:37reward you handsomely.
41:43From this day forth,
41:46Valeria's second
41:47defense line
41:48also belongs
41:49to me.
41:52The proud heir
41:53of Valeria
41:54kneeling at my feet.
41:55How does it feel?
41:57You should not
41:58have come yourself.
41:59I came precisely
42:00because I wanted to.
42:13impossible.
42:14The intelligence
42:15clearly stated
42:16Valeria's main force
42:17was still in the capital.
42:19Princess,
42:20Valeria's main army
42:21is closing in
42:21from west,
42:22south and north.
42:23Our line of retreat
42:24has been cut.
42:27My intelligence
42:30could not be wrong.
42:32You set me up!
42:35Not me.
42:36It was my little sister
42:38who still lies sleeping.
42:57Father,
42:59Alaric,
43:00we did it.
43:02Yes,
43:03my Sarah.
43:04We did it.
43:14You lying witch.
43:16You have doomed
43:17his highness.
43:23Impossible.
43:24How can this be?
43:29Speak.
43:30The child in your
43:32Bemi,
43:32is it mine?
43:34Your highness,
43:35of course it is yours.
43:41Your highness,
43:43this young woman
43:44is not with child at all.
43:47You wretched heart!
43:49You dared perceive me!
43:51Calm yourself,
43:52your highness.
43:53There is yet one more
43:54thing you do not know.
43:55Speak!
43:57This princess Nerissa
43:58is no true
43:59Valeria princess.
44:01She is an orphan
44:02our father took in
44:0320 years ago.
44:05from the chaos of war.
44:07What?
44:08A ward?
44:10I, Sebastian,
44:11lost an army
44:12and disgraced my crown
44:14for a swindling woman
44:16without a drop
44:18of royal blood.
44:19No!
44:21Let me end her
44:22with my own hands!
44:23Stop!
44:25Nerissa
44:25is a fugitive
44:26of Valeria.
44:28Her judgment
44:29is not
44:30yours to deliver!
44:39Sebastian,
44:40crown prince of
44:41Viramont,
44:42you initiated
44:43unprovoked war
44:44and invaded Valeria,
44:45bringing suffering
44:46upon the people
44:47of both lands.
44:48By the treaty
44:49between our two kingdoms,
44:50how shall you be judged?
44:52Your majesty
44:53of Valeria,
44:54our king
44:55will cede
44:55six eastern border
44:57cities in
44:57reparution plus
44:5810,000 gold coins
45:01annually for 20 years,
45:03begging only for the life
45:05of our crown prince!
45:07So be it.
45:08Prince Sebastian
45:09will remain in Valeria
45:10as a hostage
45:11for two years
45:12to oversee the reparations.
45:13He may return home
45:15only after that term
45:16is fulfilled.
45:17Nerissa,
45:18you were my ward.
45:19I treated you
45:20as my own daughter
45:21and yet
45:22you practiced
45:22the dark arts,
45:23poisoned my youngest son,
45:25framed my second,
45:25conspired against
45:26the royal house,
45:27committed high treason
45:28and struck
45:29down my own daughter!
45:31Father,
45:32do you still not see?
45:34I was meant to be
45:35your only daughter,
45:36the only princess
45:37of Valeria!
45:38Your son's devotion,
45:40your tender love,
45:41the fate of this kingdom,
45:42all of it
45:42was meant to be mine!
45:47Until that filthy thing
45:49from the Underless
45:50appeared!
45:50She stole my place!
45:52She took the destiny
45:53that was supposed
45:53to be mine!
45:55From the day
45:56you first touched
45:57dark magic,
45:58you ceased
45:58to be my daughter.
46:00By the laws of Valeria,
46:02one who wields
46:03dark magic
46:03and conspires
46:04against the crown
46:05shall be stripped
46:06of all titles,
46:07exiled to the frozen islands,
46:09never to return!
46:10No!
46:11Not the frozen islands!
46:13All of this
46:14was supposed to be mine!
46:15All of this
46:16was supposed to be mine!
46:17Was supposed to be mine!
46:29Your Highness,
46:30tomorrow is the
46:31little princess's
46:32coronation.
46:33His Majesty
46:34has decreed,
46:35tonight,
46:35no one is to
46:36keep vigil.
46:37He will sit
46:38with her alone.
46:39Very well.
46:44Little one,
46:45tomorrow is your
46:46coronation.
46:46These past few years,
46:48father has aged greatly.
46:50Coronation?
46:51Me?
46:52I've slept
46:53so long.
46:55The story should have
46:56returned to its course
46:58long ago.
46:59Why have I not woken?
47:00What is still missing?
47:02What is missing?
47:05My Sarah,
47:06tomorrow is your
47:08coronation.
47:09This crown was
47:10worn by your mother
47:11on the day of her
47:11own coronation.
47:12Her greatest regret,
47:14before she passed,
47:15was never seeing
47:16her own daughter
47:17wear it.
47:18Sarah,
47:19you have slept
47:20for so long.
47:21These past years,
47:23your father
47:23and your three brothers
47:24have done everything
47:25imaginable.
47:26Neressa is exiled
47:27to the frozen isles.
47:29Sebastian has paid
47:30his price
47:30and returned home.
47:31Valoria has never
47:32been stronger.
47:33And yet,
47:35there remains
47:36a hollow place
47:37in my heart.
47:39Father does not
47:40lack a daughter.
47:42Father lacks you.
47:44It matters not
47:45how the crown
47:46sits upon you.
47:47If only you would
47:48wake,
47:49if only you would
47:50call me father
47:50one more time,
47:52I would surrender
47:53all the rest.
48:04father.
48:07Sarah,
48:08my Sarah.
48:09Father,
48:10Sarah has come home.
48:14I am not the
48:15heroine of this story.
48:17I am only a daughter
48:18lifted from the
48:19wilderness by her
48:20father's hands.
48:21This time,
48:22I will simply
48:23be that daughter.
48:29father didn't
48:30return all night.
48:31I thought
48:31something had
48:32happened.
48:33Good morning,
48:34Felix.
48:35Why does Felix
48:36look at me like
48:36he's seen a ghost?
48:38It's not as if
48:39I actually died.
48:42Sarah,
48:43you're awake!
48:44You're awake!
48:45Felix,
48:46my milk is
48:47going to spill.
48:49Sarah.
48:51Sarah.
48:52Sarah.
48:52Brother,
48:53I've waited for you
48:54for so long.
48:55Goodness,
48:56so much commotion
48:57this early in the
48:57morning,
48:58my eyeliner
48:58is going to run.
48:59Julian,
49:00when have you
49:01ever worn eyeliner?
49:02Sarah,
49:03the coronation,
49:04do you wish for it
49:04to precede a schedule?
49:05Yes.
49:06Sarah is
49:07father's daughter.
49:09Sarah is the
49:09princess of Velouria.
49:11From today onward,
49:12Sarah will truly
49:13bear this name.
49:14I have never
49:15asked you,
49:16Sarah.
49:17Do you truly
49:18wish to call me
49:19father?
49:20Yes.
49:23It was you
49:24who lifted
49:24Sarah from
49:25the wilderness.
49:25You have given
49:26Sarah everything.
49:28Father,
49:29Sarah once
49:30came from
49:31a place
49:31far,
49:32far away.
49:33But from
49:34the moment
49:34I woke,
49:35I have known
49:35my true
49:36home is here.
49:38Where you
49:39came from,
49:39I never cared.
49:41I only cared
49:42whether you
49:42would stay.
49:52my dearest
49:52little princess,
49:53will you allow
49:54your brother
49:54Felix the honor
49:55of escorting you
49:56in?
49:57Yes.
50:13may the glory of
50:15princess Seraphina
50:16of Velouria
50:16endure forever.
50:18May my little
50:19sister know
50:20nothing but joy
50:21all her days.
50:22May our Sarah
50:23be cherished by
50:24the whole world
50:25always.
50:26From this day
50:27forth,
50:28you are
50:28princess Seraphina
50:29of Velouria,
50:30bearer of the
50:31crown's honor
50:32of our glory,
50:33of every pure
50:33soul in this
50:34land.
50:36People of
50:37Velouria,
50:38welcome your
50:38princess.
50:44I once believed
50:46I was the one
50:47who chose my
50:47destiny.
50:48Then destiny
50:49pushed me into
50:50a place I never
50:51knew,
50:52turning me into
50:52a baby abandoned
50:53in the wilderness
50:54with nothing
50:55but tears.
50:56I thought I would
50:57change everything,
50:58but the truth is,
50:59my father in this
51:01place and my
51:02three brothers,
51:02with their love,
51:04piece by piece,
51:05made me into the
51:06true Seraphina.
51:07This time,
51:08I do not choose
51:09my destiny.
51:10I accept it,
51:11because what destiny
51:13gave me is the
51:14most precious family
51:15in this world.
51:16die.
51:17I love you.
51:18I
51:18love you.
51:20I love you.
51:22I love you.
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