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The Sister Who Stole My Fate EP
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00:00Every hundred years, the kingdom of Varya gave birth to an oracle, a woman blessed with the power to see
00:06the future.
00:07In my previous life, King Aurarian dreamed of the oracle and ordered portraits of a young woman to be posted
00:13throughout the realm.
00:16After seeing the portrait, Seraphina used forbidding sorcery to swap faces with me.
00:21She even recreated my star signal on her own shoulder and took my place in the royal palace.
00:28But she possessed no gift of prophecy.
00:31The royal family exposed her deception before long and threw her into the dungeon cells to await execution.
00:38Meanwhile, wearing her face, I married into the Ashborough family.
00:42I went from being Varya's unacknowledged daughter to the Mister of Ashborough manor.
00:46I visited her in the dungeons.
00:48She forced poison down my throat.
00:51You stole my life! My life!
00:54The face I wore was yours, so you should be the one who dies!
01:01When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the day the king began searching for the oracle.
01:07This time, Seraphina did not try to exchange faces with me.
01:11She stared at the portrait hanging on the city wall, then suddenly smiled and tore down the royal seal proclamation.
01:16In front of everyone, she pointed directly at me.
01:19My sister, Alara, is the oracle from the king's dream.
01:24I knew immediately, she had been reborn too.
01:28The moment Seraphina finished speaking, silence fell over the cloud outside the city gates.
01:33In the next instant, royal knights surrounded our carriage.
01:37The captain compared the portrait to my face.
01:39Lady Alara, please come with us to the royal palace for oracle verification.
01:43My stepmother's expression changed instantly.
01:46She grabbed Seraphina's hand and lowered her voice.
01:49Have you lost your mind?
01:50If the oracle is destined to stand beside the king, how can you hand such an opportunity to her?
01:55Seraphina merely smiled with calm confidence.
01:58Mother, I know exactly what I'm doing.
02:01She turned to me, her tone dripping with false generosity.
02:04Alara, I'm personally delivering you to the king.
02:08Don't forget this favor in the future.
02:10I said nothing, because I already understood.
02:13She had returned with memories of our previous life as well.
02:15She wanted me to walk into the very place where she had died once before.
02:19Seraphina believed she had given me the road to death while keeping the road to survival for herself.
02:23What she didn't know was this.
02:24I had never been a fake oracle.
02:26Only after entering the royal palace did I discover I wasn't the only candidate.
02:30All potential oracles were housed in Starlight Abbey beside the palace grounds.
02:34The great hall was crowded with young women.
02:35Some came from noble families.
02:37Others came from remote villages.
02:39Each bore some resemblance to the portrait.
02:41And nearly all carried some kind of birthmark.
02:43A nun stopped in front of me.
02:44Raise your head.
02:45Expose your left shoulder.
02:47I obeyed.
02:48The moment she saw the star signal on my shoulder, she nodded.
02:51You stay.
02:52Nearby, a girl burst into tears as she tried to explain herself.
02:55My birthmark is only a little lighter.
02:57I really was chosen by the stars.
02:59The nun waved her away without hesitation.
03:02Take her out.
03:02The royal family has no need for liars.
03:04As the girl was dragged away, she continued screaming and crying.
03:08At last, I understood.
03:11This was no sacred sanctuary.
03:13It was a place built to eliminate failures.
03:16That evening, Serafina came to see me.
03:18Dressed in an elegant gown suitable for visiting Ashborough Manor, she stood outside the doorway
03:23and smiled at me.
03:24How do you like it here?
03:25I looked up at her.
03:27You seem very happy.
03:29Of course.
03:31She stepped closer and lowered her voice.
03:34Elara, you don't actually believe you'll become someone important at the kingside, do you?
03:39I didn't answer.
03:40She stared at my face, her smile growing wider.
03:43There are hundreds of oracles in the palace.
03:46When they discover you're a fraud, your death won't be pleasant.
03:51Once the gates of Starlight Abbey closed, they remained shut for three full months.
03:57Every day, the nuns asked the same question.
04:00Show us your left shoulder.
04:02Anyone whose birthmark was the wrong color was taken away.
04:05Anyone who looked too different from the portrait was taken away.
04:09Some girls sobbed and insisted they had been chosen by the stars.
04:12The nuns simply closed their record books with icy indifference.
04:15Send her to the dungeon cells.
04:17Three months later, only five of us remained in the hall.
04:21A nun stopped in front of me.
04:23Tomorrow, you will meet the king.
04:25There can be only one true oracle.
04:28That night, I had just closed my eyes when a hand suddenly clamped over my mouth.
04:32Pain shot through my entire body.
04:35A blade sliced across my left shoulder.
04:37In the darkness, someone whispered beside my ear.
04:40Without that birthmark, what chance do you have left?
04:48I smelled roses.
04:50Seraphina.
04:51After the intruder left, I reached for my left shoulder.
04:54My hand came away covered in blood.
04:56My star sigil had been ruined.
04:58The next morning, I stood in the great hall of the royal palace with a cloak draped over my shoulders.
05:03King Orion looked at me.
05:05Why are you hiding your shoulder?
05:06Someone destroyed my birthmark last night.
05:08Standing beside Queen Isleth, Seraphina let out a soft laugh.
05:13Starlight Abbey is heavily guarded.
05:15Who would risk everything just to harm an unknown girl?
05:18Then, before anyone could respond, she loosened her shulk and revealed her left shoulder.
05:22The hall fell silent.
05:24Everyone saw the star signal on Seraphina's shoulder.
05:27It looked exactly like mine.
05:29But I knew the truth.
05:30It was fake.
05:32Isleth's gaze turned icy as she looked at me.
05:35The stars would never choose a girl.
05:38Her own family kept hidden.
05:40Then she turned to Seraphina.
05:41Her expression immediately softening.
05:43Only the publicly acknowledged heir of House Vare deserves to stand before the king.
05:49The nobles around the hall nodded in agreement.
05:52Seraphina lowered her head and adopted a look of humble devotion.
05:56Your majesty, the truth is I've been dreaming of you for years.
06:00King Oradian's eyes sharpened instantly.
06:03You've dreamed of me.
06:04Yes.
06:04The dreams were so private that I never dared tell anyone.
06:08The king stepped down from the throne and stared at her.
06:10Then tell me, what did you see?
06:13Seraphina moved closer and whispered several words into his ear.
06:16The king's expression changed immediately.
06:18How could you possibly know that?
06:19She lifted her eyes to his, tears shimmering within them.
06:23Because I am the one the stars sent to your side.
06:25Garthus swept through the hall.
06:27Isleth smiled.
06:28Your majesty, the person you've been searching for has finally appeared.
06:31I watched as Seraphina became the center of everyone's attention.
06:34Of course she knew the king's secrets.
06:36In our previous life, she had spent months in the royal palace at his side.
06:40As the king prepared to declare her the oracle, I finally spoke.
06:43Your majesty, you've mistaken the wrong person.
06:45The instant the words left my mouth, every eye in the hall turned toward me.
06:49The smile froze on Seraphina's face.
06:51She had never expected me to stand up at this moment.
06:53The king frowned.
06:55You're saying I've chosen the wrong person?
06:57I met his gaze without hesitation.
06:59Yes, she isn't the oracle.
07:01I am.
07:03The nobles immediately erupted into whispers.
07:06Some said I had lost my mind.
07:08Others claimed I simply could not accept being eliminated.
07:10Still others argued that a girl hidden away by her own family had no right to stand in this hall.
07:15The king's voice cut through the noise.
07:17Where is your proof?
07:18I met his gaze.
07:19The most important proof of an oracle has never been a birthmark.
07:23A birthmark can be forged.
07:26Dreams can be overheard.
07:29But the future cannot.
07:31For a brief moment, the hall fell silent.
07:34Seraphina's face changed.
07:35I knew exactly what frightened her.
07:39In our previous life, she had been exposed because she could never speak of the future.
07:43She immediately let out a cold laugh.
07:45Alara, do you even realize who you're speaking to?
07:47If you dare fabricate prophecies, you're to see the royal family.
07:50And that carries a death sentence.
07:52I looked at her calmly.
07:55Seraphina, I haven't even finished speaking yet.
07:57How do you already know I'm making it up?
08:00The king suddenly spoke.
08:01Let her continue.
08:02His eyes remained fixed on me.
08:04If you truly are the oracle, prove it.
08:06I smiled.
08:07Gladly.
08:08I've been waiting for this moment.
08:10Looking directly at the king, I spoke each word clearly.
08:14Within three years, the West Resht Highlands will be consumed by black frost.
08:19The wheat fields will rot.
08:21The granaries will stand empty.
08:23And then the Frost Bay raiders will land on the North March coast.
08:29The hall was completely silent.
08:31Then a noble scoffed.
08:32Anyone can invent a disaster like that.
08:34I ignored him and kept my eyes on the king.
08:37The first fortress to fall will be Black Pine Keep.
08:41The first man to betray you will be Sir Rowan.
08:44And the first army you send to the North March coast will be wiped out to the last soldier.
08:50Little by little, the color drained from the king's face.
08:53Suddenly, Seraphina shouted.
08:55That's enough!
08:56She turned toward the king, her voice urgent.
08:58Your majesty!
08:59She must have overheard my dreams.
09:02Everything she's saying was stolen from me.
09:04The nobles immediately began murmuring among themselves.
09:07Isolde's voice was icy.
09:09In other words, she cannot prove those prophecies belong to her.
09:13At last, Seraphina relaxed.
09:15She looked at me with undisguised triumph.
09:18After a long silence, the king finally spoke.
09:20Since the truth cannot yet be determined, both of you will remain in the royal palace for the time being.
09:26Seraphina's eyes lit up.
09:27I knew exactly what she was thinking.
09:29As long as she stayed, she would still have opportunities to get close to the king.
09:33She could still walk the same path she had taken in her previous life.
09:37But I lifted my head and addressed the king directly.
09:40The oracle belongs to the kingdom, not to the royal palace.
09:45The moment I finished speaking, silence swept through the hall.
09:48Isolde was the first to frown.
09:50Are you refusing the king?
09:51I looked at her evenly.
09:52I'm refusing to become a trophy locked inside the royal palace.
09:56Seraphina immediately sneered.
09:58Alara, you're only afraid that if you stay, everyone will discover you're a fraud.
10:02I ignored her and turned back to the king.
10:03The ancient laws of Valeria state this clearly.
10:06An oracle may warn the king, but the royal family has no right to imprison her.
10:11If a king violates the covenant of the stars, disaster will strike the royal palace before anywhere else.
10:16The moment those words left my mouth, the expressions of every noble in the hall changed.
10:21The king stared at me.
10:23His gaze was dark.
10:25Yet he gave no order to seize me.
10:27I knew why.
10:29He wasn't willing to gamble.
10:30In our previous life, before Seraphina was thrown into the dungeon cells, everyone in the royal palace had feared one
10:36thing.
10:37A false oracle would bring calamity.
10:39But offending a true oracle would cost the kingdom the protection of the stars.
10:43After a long silence, the king finally spoke.
10:45You may return to House Vare for now.
10:47Seraphina's head snapped up.
10:49Her eyes burned with frustration.
10:50She had only just gained a foothold, and I had personally torn it away from her.
10:55As we left the palace grounds, she rushed after me and raised her hand to slap me.
11:00I caught her wrist before it could land.
11:03Through clenched teeth, she hissed.
11:05Alara, you ruined my chance to stay in the royal palace!
11:08I smiled at her.
11:09A path that can be destroyed with a few words was never yours to begin with.
11:15Seraphina yanked her hand free and said coldly,
11:17Don't get too pleased with yourself.
11:19I still have the marriage contract with the Ashbroke family.
11:23After speaking, Seraphina turned and climbed into the carriage.
11:27I knew exactly where she was headed.
11:29In our previous life, she had despised the Ashbroke family's decline,
11:33so she stole my identity as the oracle and took her place in the royal palace.
11:38Meanwhile, wearing her face, I had fulfilled the marriage contract on her behalf
11:42and married into the Ashbroke family.
11:44Everyone assumed the house was reduced to an empty noble title,
11:47but later, Cedric defended the North March coast,
11:50and the Ashbrokes regained their place in the noble council.
11:53This time, with Seraphina unable to enter the royal palace,
11:56she aimed to seize the marriage contract instead.
11:59She thought she could take away every path to my survival.
12:02What she didn't know was that I had arrived at Ashbroke Manor before her.
12:06After leaving the palace, I changed into men's clothes and assumed the alias Eli.
12:11Cedric was studying a map of the North March coast when I arrived.
12:14I placed a manuscript in front of him.
12:16Black Pine Keep will be in danger.
12:18He looked up at me.
12:20Who are you?
12:21I replied, someone who can help you defend the North March coast.
12:25He did not immediately believe me, but he also did not turn me away.
12:29We talked all night.
12:31At dawn, the sound of a carriage echoed outside the manor gates.
12:36Cedric looked out.
12:39The Veya carriage.
12:41I smiled.
12:42Seraphina had arrived.
12:44She believed she was there to claim the marriage contract.
12:47Unaware that the Ashburns no longer waited for her.
12:51The guards did not let her in.
12:54She pressed forward, voice sharp with suppressed anger.
12:57I want to see Lady Ashbury.
12:59Madam does not receive visitors.
13:01The guard bowed his head.
13:02Seraphina ground her teeth.
13:03Then summon Cedric.
13:04The moment her words left mouth the gates opened,
13:07Cedric stepped out, holding a letter which he handed to her.
13:10Miss Veya, Ashburn Manor formally terminates your marriage contract.
13:13Seraphina went pale instantly.
13:15Terminate the contract?
13:17This marriage was agreed upon long ago by both families.
13:20Since you sought entry to the royal palace by claiming to be the oracle,
13:23you should no longer demand the Ashburgs fulfill this contract.
13:27Seraphina opened her mouth but could not find words.
13:29She probably never imagined a house she had once scorned would reject her.
13:33Then, she saw me emerge from the manor, still in men's clothes, cloaked.
13:37Her eyes widened in disbelief.
13:39Allura?
13:40Cedric frowned and stepped in front of me.
13:43Miss Veya, please do not humiliate my friend.
13:46Seraphina suddenly laughed.
13:48Friend?
13:49She pointed at me, voice sharp.
13:51Cedric, you don't even know she's a woman, do you?
13:55Cedric looked back at me, his expression stiffening.
13:58Seraphina seized the moment, stepping forward immediately.
14:02She is not Eli.
14:03She is Alara, the hidden daughter of House Veya.
14:07She approached you only to steal my marriage contract.
14:10Before I could speak, Cedric turned back to her.
14:13Miss Veya, terminating the contract is my decision.
14:15It has nothing to do with Eli.
14:17Seraphina's face darkened.
14:18You would rather believe someone who lied about their name?
14:20Cedric's voice remained calm.
14:22At least he came to me for the North March coast.
14:25And you came only because the royal palace did not keep you.
14:29Seraphina was left speechless.
14:30In the end, she could only put Lutch the letter terminating the contract and leave in defeat.
14:38Once her carriage disappeared, Cedric finally turned to me.
14:41Eli, you really are a woman.
14:43I looked at his nervous expression and couldn't help but smile.
14:46The same man who had been composed and deceived on the battlefield
14:48now looked like a child who had just been tricked.
14:50I nodded seriously.
14:52Yes.
14:53He visibly relaxed.
14:55Good.
14:56I turned my face away and laughed quietly to myself.
15:01But Seraphina would not surrender so easily.
15:04Losing the Ashburys would only make her even more desperate to seize the royal palace.
15:09The marriage contract with the Ashbirds had been terminated.
15:13Seraphina did not appear for three full days after returning to House Veya.
15:17But I knew she would not give up.
15:20Having lost the Ashbirds,
15:24Sure enough, on the fourth morning, royal knights arrived at House Veya.
15:29Her Majesty summons Miss Allura and Miss Seraphina.
15:32The royal astrologer observed the stars last night and reported an unusual omen for Valeria.
15:37My stepmother's face paled slightly at this news.
15:40My stepmother's face paled slightly at this news.
15:40Seraphina descended from the upper floor.
15:42She wore the most extravagant gown.
15:44The false birthmark on her left shoulder subtly concealed beneath sheer fabric.
15:48She looked at me, her smile calm and confident.
15:51Alara, it seems the king still needs an oracle.
15:54I said nothing.
15:55She stepped closer and whispered so only we could hear.
15:58You think that because the Ashburne's rejected me, I've lost?
16:03My father has already seen the royal astrologer.
16:07He will tell me what prophecy the king wants to hear today.
16:11I met her gaze.
16:12I understood.
16:14In our previous life, she had relied on House Veya's wealth and influence to secure her position in the royal
16:20palace.
16:21This time, she still wanted to walk the same path.
16:24Only now, the person standing in front of her was no longer unaware of the truth.
16:29Seraphina whispered behind me.
16:31Today, you will witness me become the true oracle.
16:37The atmosphere in the royal palace hall was even more impressive than before.
16:41King Aurelion sat on the throne, his expression grave.
16:44The royal astrologer stood nearby, holding the celestial disc.
16:47The king's gaze swept over us.
16:49Last night, the stars displayed an unusual alignment.
16:52The royal astrologer has already calculated Valeria's destiny for the coming years.
16:56Whoever's words align with his calculations will be closest to the true oracle.
17:01Seraphina stepped forward immediately.
17:03Your majesty, allow me to speak first.
17:07The king nodded.
17:09She closed her eyes, feigning the inspiration of the stars.
17:15In the coming years, Valeria will enjoy abundant harvests.
17:19All regional lords will remain loyal to the crown.
17:23Though the North March coast may face minor unrest,
17:25the king's knights will surely triumph.
17:28As soon as she finished, the royal astrologer lowered his head.
17:31Your majesty, what Miss Seraphina says is entirely consistent with the stars.
17:35A low murmur of admiration swept through the hall.
17:38Seraphina looked at me, her eyes shining with pride.
17:41Alara, now it's your turn.
17:43She imagined me being dragged into the dungeon cells.
17:47The king also looked at me.
17:49And you?
17:50Do the stars you've seen show Valeria the same way?
17:53I lifted my eyes to the celestial disc in the astrologer's hands.
17:56The engravings matched exactly what I had seen in my previous life.
18:00They thought they had bribed destiny itself.
18:02My prophecy is the complete opposite of hers.
18:06The moment my words fell, the hall fell utterly silent.
18:10Seraphina's smile froze.
18:11The royal astrologer's brow furrowed.
18:13I looked at the king, speaking each word deliberately.
18:17Within three years, the Westreach Highlands will be consumed by black frost.
18:22The wheat fields will rot.
18:23The granaries will stand empty.
18:25Then the Frostbay raiders will land on the Northmarch coast.
18:28Nonsense!
18:31The royal astrologer's voice turned cold.
18:34Miss Alara, the stars show the kingdom is safe.
18:38You are cursing Valeria.
18:40The king's face darkened.
18:42Do you realize what you are saying?
18:44If you are wrong, you are deceiving the royal family.
18:49I looked at him and suddenly smiled.
18:51Your majesty, you've already heard these words before.
18:55The king stiffened.
18:57In a dream, a young girl ignored everyone and ran to your side.
19:02She told you the Westreach Highlands would be destroyed by black frost.
19:06She told you the Northmarch coast would fall.
19:09The king's hands clenched tightly.
19:12I stepped forward, lowering my voice.
19:16Your majesty, you seek the oracle not out of reverence,
19:21but because you feared that dream would come true.
19:25As my words finished, the king's expression completely shifted.
19:30Seraphina immediately spoke.
19:33Your majesty, she is lying.
19:35She only wishes to frighten you.
19:37Your majesty, the stars have never shown such a disaster for the kingdom.
19:42I looked at him.
19:43The stars never showed it?
19:45Or you were too afraid to speak?
19:47The astrologer's face stiffened.
19:49Seraphina glared at him sharply.
19:51It was a small gesture, but the king noticed.
19:54The atmosphere in the hall changed instantly.
19:57The king slowly rose.
19:59His voice was tight as he spoke to me.
20:02You said in the dream, that young girl ran to me.
20:05What else did she say?
20:07I lifted my eyes.
20:08She said that if you did not prepare the food and fortify the chain of castles along the Northmarch coast,
20:13in three years many would die in Valeria.
20:15She knelt before you begging you to believe her.
20:18But you had her dragged away.
20:21The king's hand trembled violently.
20:23I continued.
20:25Afterwards, every night, you dreamt of her.
20:28Dreamt of her standing among fire and corpses, staring at you.
20:32That is why you had her portrait painted and displayed throughout the kingdom.
20:36The king staggered.
20:38All the nobles looked at him.
20:41His silence spoke volumes.
20:43Then, in the next moment, he descended from the throne and knelt before me.
20:51The hall was deathly silent.
20:53Everyone watched as the king knelt before me.
20:57It is you.
20:58Orion's voice trembled.
20:59The girl from the dream? It truly is you?
21:02He lifted his eyes to meet mine, filled with fear and regret.
21:07I did not summon you to enter the royal palace.
21:10Isolde's face went pale.
21:12But because I was afraid. Afraid that the dream was real.
21:16Orion! You are the king!
21:18You cannot kneel to a girl from Ausverr!
21:21But the king did not rise.
21:23He looked at me, his voice hoarse.
21:25If the future she spoke of is true, I am not kneeling to her.
21:28I am kneeling for Valoria's last chance to survive.
21:31The nobles in the hall finally realized the truth.
21:34One by one, they lowered themselves to their knees.
21:36Serafina stood among them, her face pale.
21:38She could not believe that the identity she had fought for over two lifetimes had ended up in my hands.
21:42He suddenly rushed forward.
21:44Impossible! She is not the Oracle! She is just the hidden daughter of Ausverr!
21:50Serafina, do you still not understand?
21:52I looked at her calmly.
21:53The Oracle has never been recognized by her family.
21:56She is recognized by the future.
21:58I raised my hand, pointing at her left shoulder.
22:01And your birthmark is fake.
22:06Serafina instinctively covered her left shoulder.
22:08But it was too late.
22:09All eyes in the hall turned toward her.
22:11I walked up to her.
22:12Did you really think that destroying my birthmark and carving the same pattern on your own shoulder
22:18would make you the Oracle?
22:19You're lying!
22:20I looked at the king.
22:21The true star sigil is never just a mark on the skin.
22:24When an Oracle approaches the celestial disk, the sigil will glow.
22:28The royal astrologer's face went white.
22:30He knew I was telling the truth.
22:32The king immediately ordered the celestial disk brought forward.
22:35Serafina tried to step back, but a knight blocked her.
22:38The disk was placed before her.
22:40Her shoulder's star sigil showed no reaction.
22:43A low murmur of astonishment ran through the hall.
22:47Serafina panicked.
22:49Impossible!
22:50The disk must be broken!
22:52I loosened my cloak, revealing my scratched left shoulder.
22:55The blood still stained it.
22:57But as I approached the disk, the remaining star sigil beneath the wound suddenly glowed
23:02with a faint silver light.
23:04The king closed his eyes.
23:06Isolde could not speak.
23:07The royal astrologer collapsed to his knees with a thud.
23:11Your majesty, I am guilty.
23:13Serafina glared at him sharply.
23:15Shut up!
23:16But the astrologer was already afraid.
23:19House Veri bought me!
23:22The royal astrologer knelt on the floor, his voice trembling.
23:25House Veri gave me gold.
23:27They made me tell Miss Serafathvana the real positions of the stars,
23:30and made me prove today that she was the oracle.
23:36Serafina's face went completely pale.
23:39She shouted in protest.
23:42You're lying!
23:43I am the one chosen by the stars!
23:48Alara is just a girl no one acknowledges!
23:51The hall went silent instantly.
23:53The king's expression darkened.
23:54I, however, smiled.
23:56In both past and present lives, Serafina had always looked down on my origins.
24:01She thought that because House Veri did not recognize me, I was unworthy of anything.
24:06Unworthy to be the oracle.
24:08Unworthy to enter the royal palace.
24:10Unworthy to marry into the Ashborough family.
24:13But she forgot that the stars do not care about family lineage.
24:17The king spoke coldly.
24:19Take her away.
24:21The knights immediately stepped forward.
24:23Serafina struggled, shouting.
24:25Your majesty, you cannot trust her!
24:27She will destroy Valeria!
24:30I watched her being dragged away.
24:33The hatred in her eyes mirrored exactly what I had seen in the dungeons of our past life.
24:37Only this time, the one being dragged to the dungeons was no longer me.
24:41The king turned to me.
24:43His voice lowered.
24:45Oracle, tell me.
24:47How do I save this kingdom?
24:50I looked westward and said softly.
24:53Start with the Westrage Highlands.
25:00On the day the royal family officially recognized me as the oracle, Cedric arrived as well.
25:06He stood in the corner of the hall and froze when he saw me in a white gown.
25:10I walked over to him.
25:12Do you still think I'm Eli?
25:15He opened his mouth.
25:17So you really are a woman.
25:18I nodded.
25:20I told you before.
25:21You just didn't believe me.
25:23The tips of his ears turned red.
25:26You said, not right now.
25:28I laughed.
25:29And you believed that?
25:31He fell silent for a moment before asking quietly.
25:37So you knew from the beginning that I would break off the engagement?
25:40I looked at him.
25:41I knew you weren't the useless failure people claimed you were.
25:47And I knew the Ashborough family wouldn't stay in decline forever.
25:52Something changed in his eyes.
25:54What else do you know?
25:55I turned towards the sky beyond the palace windows.
25:58I know that within three years the Westrage Highlands will be consumed by black frost.
26:04I know there will be war on the Northmarch coast, and I know you're the only one who can hold
26:10the line.
26:11Cedric stared at me for a long time.
26:13So you came to me not because of the engagement?
26:16I nodded.
26:18I came for the kingdom.
26:20A faint smile appeared on his face.
26:27What about me?
26:28In your prophecies, am I nothing more than a tool?
26:33I looked at him without answering.
26:37Because in my previous life, he had been my husband.
26:43The king gave me the royal seal.
26:47He also assigned me 12 knights, 30 wagons of grain,
26:51and the authority to access the abbey granaries throughout the Westric Highlands.
26:56Then he asked.
26:58Will this be enough?
26:59I looked at the map spread across the table.
27:02No.
27:04But it's enough to begin.
27:06Isaled stood nearby, her expression complicated.
27:09Once, she had looked down on me,
27:11believing a girl hidden by her family had no place in the royal palace.
27:15Now she had no choice but to lower her head.
27:17Oracle.
27:18The royal family will cooperate with you.
27:21I didn't look at her.
27:22I don't need cooperation.
27:25I need obedience.
27:27Silence filled the hall.
27:28Yet the king nodded.
27:30From today onward, all matters concerning the Westrich Highlands and the Northmarch coast
27:34are under your authority.
27:36I picked up the royal seal and turned to leave.
27:40Cedric followed after me.
27:42You still haven't answered my question.
27:44I stopped.
27:45He looked at me.
27:46Am I just a tool in your prophecies?
27:48I was silent for a moment.
27:50No.
27:51You're the most trustworthy person I've ever known.
27:54Cedric smiled.
27:57Then I'm coming with you.
27:58I looked at him.
27:59The Westrich Highlands won't be peaceful.
28:02I know.
28:02Which is exactly why you need someone who knows how to fight.
28:06I didn't refuse.
28:08Because this time, I intended to bring him to the very place where fate would begin to change.
28:16We arrived in the Westrich Highlands during spring.
28:20Yet every young wheat shot on the hillsides was covered in a layer of black ice.
28:24The local lord knelt before the royal seal, his voice trembling.
28:29Oracle, we've never seen frost like this before.
28:32In a few more days, the entire Highlands will lose its harvest.
28:37Cedric looked at me.
28:38Just like you said.
28:39I had no time to explain.
28:41Open the Abbey Granaries.
28:43Register grain by village.
28:44And distribute it first to households with children and the elderly.
28:47No lord is allowed to hoarder supplies.
28:49The local lord's accession changed.
28:51But that grain belongs to the estates.
28:53I met his gaze.
28:55Now it belongs to the living.
28:56Anyone caught hiding even a single sack will be treated as a traitor to the crown.
29:01No one dared argue further.
29:03That very night, the first shipments of grain arrived in the villages.
29:07Many people knelt beside the roads and wept.
29:10But I knew this was only the beginning.
29:13In my previous life, black frost was followed by rotting fields.
29:18And after that came war on the North March coast.
29:23Standing beside me, Cedric asked quietly.
29:26What happens next?
29:28I looked north.
29:29The frost bay raiders are coming.
29:33After the black frost came the rot.
29:35The wheat fields of the western highlands began to decay.
29:38I ordered the abbeys to preserve all clean grain and commanded that every moldy sack be
29:43because they had all seen it.
29:49One by one, the disasters I predicted were becoming reality.
29:54On the third night, Cedric led a group of men into an abandoned granary.
29:58Inside were more than a dozen wagons filled with perfectly good grain.
30:01The guards responsible for the warehouse fell to their knees, shaking with fear.
30:05It was people from House Veer.
30:07They ordered us to hide it.
30:08I wasn't surprised at all.
30:10Although Serafina was imprisoned in the royal palace, she still had people willing to act for her.
30:16She wanted the Westright Highlands to run out of food.
30:19If the refugees starved, the royal family would begin doubting me as the oracle.
30:24Cedric's expression turned cold.
30:26She's already lost.
30:27Why won't she stop?
30:28I looked at the grain.
30:30Some people don't want to win.
30:31They'd rather watch everyone die than admit they've lost.
30:35I ordered the grain sent to the most remote villages.
30:38At the same time, everyone involved in the hoiding was arrested and sent back to the royal palace.
30:44By dawn, the first riot never happened.
30:47In my previous life, many people had died here.
30:49This time, children stood at the village entrance holding bowls of hot porridge and smiling at me.
30:54For a moment, I thought I had finally changed the first piece of the future.
30:58But that evening, an urgent message arrived from the North March Coast.
31:03Sir Rowan of Black Pine Keep had disappeared.
31:09The moment Cedric finished reading the urgent message, his expression darkened.
31:15If Sir Rowan has disappeared, it means he's already gone to meet the Frost Bay Raiders.
31:19I nodded.
31:20He'll open Black Pine Keep's hidden gate.
31:22That's how the North March Coast fell in my previous life.
31:25Cedric looked at me, something shifting in his eyes.
31:28It was the first time I had spoken of a previous life in front of him.
31:31I offered no explanation.
31:33This wasn't the time.
31:34Spreading the map across the table, I pointed to Black Pine Keep.
31:38We have to reach the fortress before he returns.
31:41Cedric immediately summoned the knights.
31:43The local lords panicked.
31:44Oracle, the Westreich Highlands aren't stable yet.
31:47You can't leave.
31:48I looked at them calmly.
31:49The Highlands have food now.
31:50But if Black Pine Keep falls, the Frost Bay Raiders will sweep south.
31:54And every grain we've saved will become spoils of war.
31:57No one dared stop me after that.
31:59We rode through the night toward the North March Coast.
32:01Rain poured without pause.
32:03When we finally arrived at Black Pine Keep, the gates were shut tight.
32:06But more than half the guards were missing.
32:08It's too quiet.
32:09I looked up at the extinguished signal beacon on the wall.
32:12Just like before.
32:13In my previous life, it had been exactly the same.
32:16Silent enough to feel like a dead fortress.
32:19Then a horn suddenly echoed from within.
32:22The hidden gate of Black Pine Keep had been opened from the inside.
32:26When the Frost Bay Raiders poured through the hidden gate,
32:29Cedric and his men were already waiting, drawing his sword.
32:32He spoke in a voice as cold as the rain.
32:34The Ashberg family has defended the North March Coast for three generations.
32:38It won't be lost on my watch.
32:40The knights raised their shields and charged.
32:42Fire erupted throughout the fortress.
32:44Standing on the battlements, I saw Sir Rowan emerge from the secret passage with his followers.
32:49He intended to open the main gates amidst the chaos.
32:51I immediately turned to a nearby knight.
32:54Stop him.
32:55How do you know he's there?
32:56I didn't answer.
32:57Because in my previous life, Rowan had let the enemy in through this very route.
33:02This time, he failed.
33:04When he was dragged before Cedric, he was still shouting.
33:06The royal family is going to lose.
33:10Frost Bay promised me a real domain.
33:13Cedric kicked him to the ground.
33:16You sold out your own fortress.
33:18The battle lasted until dawn, when the first rays of sunlight touched the sea.
33:22The Frost Bay Raiders finally retreated.
33:24Black Pine Keep still stood.
33:26The first crack that had led Valoria toward ruin in my previous life had been sealed.
33:30Covered in blood, Cedric walked toward me.
33:32You said previous life.
33:34Alara, tell me, what exactly happened to you?
33:37I looked at Cedric and remained silent for a long time.
33:40The sea wind swept across Black Pine Keep, carrying the scent of rain and blood.
33:44At last, I spoke.
33:46In my previous life, Seraphina stole my identity and entered the royal palace.
33:50Cedric froze.
33:51Back then, everyone called you a fallen noble.
33:54But you defended the North March coast.
33:56And you protected me.
33:59Yet Valeria still fell.
34:01Black Frost.
34:02Famine.
34:03War.
34:03None of it was avoided.
34:04When Seraphina was exposed, she blamed everything on me.
34:08She poisoned me in the dungeon cells.
34:10Cedric's hands slowly tightened into a fist.
34:13So you came back to change all of this?
34:14I nodded, and to stop her from stealing my life ever again.
34:18He looked at me deeply.
34:19Then tell me something.
34:20In your previous life, was I good to you?
34:23I hadn't expected that question.
34:25A laugh escaped me.
34:28Very.
34:30So good that when I got another chance, you were the first person I came to find.
34:33Cedric smiled too.
34:34He reached out and brushed the rain from my face.
34:37Then this time, let me be the one who finds you first.
34:40Before I could answer, another urgent message arrived from the royal palace.
34:43The king had fallen gravely ill, and Seraphina had vanished from the dungeons.
34:49By the time we returned to the royal palace, chaos had consumed it.
34:52The king burned with fever.
34:55Seraphina escaped.
34:56And she took the celestial disk.
34:58I immediately understood her plan.
34:59In my previous life, she had fooled everyone by pretending to be the oracle.
35:03This time, she no longer had the royal family or the astrologer to support her.
35:08So she was gambling everything on one final attempt.
35:11Near midnight, the palace bells suddenly rang.
35:13Someone was shouting in the plaza.
35:15The oracle has appeared!
35:18When I arrived, Seraphina stood atop a raised platform, wrapped in a white cloak.
35:23She held the celestial disk high above her head.
35:26The fake birthmark on her shoulder had been coated in silver powder,
35:29making it appear almost real.
35:31She called out to the gathered crowd.
35:33Alata has deceived you!
35:35The one who can truly save Valea is me!
35:38What she brings isn't prophecy.
35:41It's disaster!
35:43The crowd began to waver.
35:44Some believed me.
35:46Others feared the disaster still unfolding across the kingdom.
35:48When Seraphina saw me, a mad smile spread across her face.
35:52Alara, do you dare prove before everyone that you're the real oracle?
35:56I started up the platform step by step.
35:59Cedric tried to stop me.
36:00I shook my head.
36:01This time, everyone needed to see the truth.
36:04I stopped before the celestial disk and revealed my still wounded left shoulder.
36:09The entire plaza held its breath.
36:12Seraphina thrust the celestial disk toward me, her eyes blazing with hatred.
36:16Go ahead.
36:17Show them what qualifies a girl hidden away by house fair.
36:19I loosened my cloak.
36:20The wound on my shoulder had not fully healed.
36:23Seraphina had destroyed my birthmark.
36:25But she could never destroy the power left behind by the stars.
36:28As I approached the celestial disk, silver light emerged from deep within the scar.
36:33The disk began to turn.
36:35A beam of light descended upon me.
36:37The plaza fell silent.
36:40Then, someone dropped to their knees.
36:43The oracle!
36:45More and more people followed.
36:47Seraphina's smile slowly disappeared.
36:50She lunged forward, trying to seize the celestial disk.
36:54Cedric caught her wrist.
36:56Enough!
36:57She doesn't deserve it!
36:58She never should have been born!
37:00Seraphina screamed and struggled.
37:02I looked at her calmly, but after two lifetimes of fighting for it,
37:06You still lost!
37:07She jerked her head up.
37:09For the first time, she truly understood.
37:12You were reborn too?
37:14I didn't answer, because it no longer mattered.
37:16The royal knights dragged her off the platform.
37:19Her screams grew thinner and thinnerer.
37:21Meanwhile, the silver light of the celestial disk illuminated the entire plaza.
37:25From that day on, no one in Valyria ever dared question me again.
37:29Three years later, Crownhaven's central plaza was overflowing with people.
37:34The king personally announced,
37:36The famine in the Westride Highlands has ended.
37:38The Northmarch Coast stands secure.
37:41Volomia has survived.
37:42The crowd erupted into cheers.
37:44I stood below the steps and did not move forward.
37:47Cedric lowered his voice.
37:48Are you really refusing the sanctuary they want to build for you?
37:51I shook my head.
37:52I don't want to be locked inside another golden cage.
37:55Then where do we go?
37:56He smiled.
37:57I looked into the distance.
38:00Somewhere no one knows the oracle.
38:07Later, Cedric and I left Crownhaven behind, but my story remained.
38:11Many years afterward, Serafina was permitted to return to the capital as a pilgrim.
38:16Dressed in a grey nun's robe, she stood at the very back of the crowd.
38:20At the center of the plaza stood a new statue.
38:22A young woman with a star signal carved into her left shoulder, holding the celestial disc in her hands.
38:28Someone nearby whispered,
38:29That's the oracle who saved Valyria.
38:31Serafina stared at the statue for a very long time.
38:34A little girl beside her asked,
38:36Ma'am, did you know the oracle too?
38:39Serafina's face turned pale.
38:40After a long silence, she slowly knelt.
38:44Yes, I knew her.
38:46She was the person I wanted most to become.
38:50The girl asked again,
38:51Did you succeed?
38:54Serafina looked at the statue as tears rolled down her face.
38:58No, never even came close to her shadow.
39:02The wind swept through the plaza.
39:05The star sigil on the statue's left shoulder gleamed faintly beneath the sunlight.
39:09At last, Serafina lowered her head and prayed for protection from the woman she had spent two lifetimes trying to
39:16replace.
39:16Be doin' peace.
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