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In a world where bloodline decides everything, foxkin princess Vera wakes up on the very day that once ruined her life. This time she refuses to follow the path forced on her. She chooses Kael, the ostracized Raven heir, and that choice sets her against her ambitious sister Selena, who is chasing power through a prestigious marriage.

Talent, lineage, dignity and destiny are all in play. Does inherited rank really decide what a person is worth?

Stay until the end to see where the rivalry between the sisters leads.

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00:00As Foxkin, we choose our fertility talents when we come of age.
00:03When it was my sister's and my turn, our father, the clan leader, gave us two choices.
00:07The strongest genetic evolution, the weakest talents, multiple births.
00:11My sister chose genetic evolution without hesitation.
00:13She left multiple births to me.
00:15When choosing a mate, she chose the serpent clan heir who loved her.
00:18She even had him take me with him, all so I could become her foil.
00:21A year later, the children she bore failed to evolve.
00:24They were only the lowest ranked black lizards.
00:26Meanwhile, my multiple birth talents gave the serpent clan countless descendants, earning me the snake king's favor.
00:31During another birth, my sister pretended to help me.
00:34She stabbed my belly and kept twisting the blade, killing me and my unborn children.
00:38When I opened my eyes again, I returned to the day we chose our fertility talents.
00:42Young elites from every clan had already arrived, waiting for my sister and me to choose our talents.
00:46Two orbs hovered in the air, one glowing purple and the other glowing red.
00:50Genetic evolution and multiple births.
00:52Selina and Vera, pick.
00:53Father finished talking.
00:54My sister Selina lunged for the multiple birth talent.
00:58Genetic evolution can awaken the ancestral bloodline of a beast.
01:01With this talent, a child's rank will stand higher than the parents.
01:04Multiple births just means more kids.
01:06The blood can thin out so they rank even lower.
01:07Beastmen cared most about bloodline and rank.
01:10Brighter fur or scales mean more power and higher status.
01:13Our father was trying to push Selina choose genetic evolution.
01:16Noticing my gaze, my father awkwardly looked away.
01:18Vera, Selina's the older one.
01:20Let her think and choose first.
01:22He always did this.
01:23He preferred Selina who looked more like him and acted more outgoing.
01:26In my last life, I would have felt heartbroken and lonely.
01:29This time, I just waited calmly for her to pick.
01:31The moment Selina, who had always taken the best resources, reached for multiple births,
01:35I knew she had been reborn too.
01:37Despite all of father's warnings, she still placed her palm firmly against the red orb.
01:42Father, multiple births sound great.
01:44More kids means more fun.
01:46She smiled satisfied.
01:47Then she shot me a mocking look.
01:50See how generous I am to you?
01:51I left the best talent for you.
01:53I silently laughed at how foolish she was.
01:56The highest ranked fertility talent had fallen into my hands just like that.
01:59In my past life, Selina had proudly chosen genetic evolution,
02:03while I was forced to choose multiple births.
02:05Only pigs brag about having lots of kids.
02:08Vera, you should be ashamed of that talent.
02:10Now that it was her turn, she sang a different tune.
02:12I smiled and pretended to be grateful.
02:15Thanks, Selina.
02:17Multiple births can wreck a body, though.
02:19You should be careful.
02:20You should be more worried about yourself.
02:22What if no one wants you?
02:23You might not even be able to bear children.
02:25She dragged me outside.
02:26Young elites from every clan had been waiting in the hall.
02:29Their eyes lit up when we walked in.
02:31What fertility talents did the two Fox Clan princesses awaken?
02:34Selina lifted her chin and ignored everyone else.
02:37She walked straight to Serpent Clan heir Damien.
02:39Damien, I chose multiple births.
02:41I want to give you lots of kids.
02:43Selina had always planned to become the most powerful woman on the continent.
02:46Ancient bloodlines were thinning everywhere.
02:48The Serpent Clan sat at the top.
02:50Everyone chased them.
02:52At every gathering, Selina used to cling to Damien and flatter him.
02:55They'd already promised themselves to each other.
02:57Damien had promised to claim her as his primary mate when she came of age.
03:01He laughed, pulled her into his arms, and looked at my father.
03:04Selina and I love each other.
03:05From now on, she's the Serpent Clan's crown princess.
03:07But I remember this talent was the workest.
03:08Did Vera take the genetic evolution talent?
03:10Damien's examining gaze fell on me.
03:13In my past life, he claimed he came for Selina.
03:15But he really coveted genetic evolution, hoping to sire a golden serpent and please the Serpent King.
03:21Seeing his beloved choose the talent he desired, he prepared to leave with Selina.
03:25Selina was used to keeping me as her foil.
03:27She pouted and asked Damien to take me, too.
03:30Damien, even though Vera chose a useless talent, I still want to bring her to the Snake Clan to serve
03:33you.
03:34No clan dared oppose the Serpent Clan.
03:36Even as a princess, I would only be his secondary mate.
03:39Now Selina pouted and said with a look of disgust,
03:42Genetic evolution is worthless.
03:44Don't let anyone fool you, Damien.
03:45I laughed coldly inside.
03:47She had no idea how strong genetic evolution really was.
03:50As long as the male partner had even a drop of ancient blood, the kids would evolve beyond anything the
03:55continent had seen.
03:57Multiple births diluted bloodlines.
03:58They could also permanently damage the mother's body.
04:01Selina really thought being reborn handed her a prize.
04:05Damien didn't drop the idea just because of her words.
04:08Fox Clan leader, is genetic evolution really as useless as Selina says?
04:12Father looked at me, then at Selina.
04:14Yes, Crown Prince Damien.
04:16Evolution is only a legend.
04:17No one in our clan has ever succeeded.
04:19He didn't want me competing with Selina for favor.
04:22That suited me fine.
04:23I had no interest in being a tool for their flirting.
04:26I turned toward the Wolf Clan heir.
04:27Last life, I'd almost married him.
04:29Before I could speak, Selina covered her mouth and giggled.
04:33Father, you don't know yet.
04:34Vera's already gotten close to the Raven Clan heir.
04:36She's too shy to say it, but she keeps his feathers by her bed.
04:39I spun around and met Selina's challenging stare.
04:41You and those lowly ravens are a perfect match.
04:44The Raven Clan was seen as a bad omen.
04:46An unlucky bird.
04:47They were looked down on, and even bullied by other races.
04:50Without checking the truth, our father formed a golden whip of energy and struck me hard.
04:55Shameless girl!
04:56Wolf Clan heir Ronin stepped back.
04:58Contempt filled his eyes.
05:00Shameless.
05:01She was already fooling around before she even came of eight.
05:03I thought she was pure.
05:04Who knew she had such heavy tastes seducing a raven?
05:07I clutched my bleeding arm.
05:08Before I could explain, Raven Clan heir Kale stepped in front of me.
05:12I never met Princess Vera before today.
05:13These claims are nonsense.
05:14You have no proof.
05:15How can you spear a woman like this?
05:17He's already protecting her and still claims there's nothing between them?
05:20Who believes that?
05:22She nodded.
05:23Fox maids ran to my room.
05:24They came back moments later holding a handful of black feathers.
05:27Vera, still denying it?
05:29Bird Clans value their tail feathers most.
05:31These were right by your bed.
05:33Kale and I looked at each other.
05:34Shock filled both our faces.
05:37I suddenly remembered that last year, at the Snake King's birthday banquet, all the clans
05:41had been invited.
05:42Damien had despised Kale's low blood and ordered people to set fire on the road the
05:46ravens traveled.
05:47He laughed while their feathers burned.
05:49Selina had dragged me along to watch the show.
05:52Kale's situation had looked exactly like mine under Selina's bullying.
05:55I couldn't bear to watch and turned away.
05:57I never expected her to hold that grudge and set this trap.
06:01I sucked in a breath, fists tight, ready to shout the truth.
06:04My personal maid dropped to her knees in terror and reported to father.
06:08Clan leader, forgive me.
06:09Princess Vera meets Kale every month.
06:11I cover for her.
06:12I looked up and saw Selina's sly smile.
06:14I understood at once.
06:16Even knowing genetic evolution was useless in my past life, she still didn't want me
06:20marrying into another powerful clan.
06:22She also wanted to stop Damien from choosing me as his secondary mate.
06:26Father's face went black.
06:27He gave me two choices.
06:29Kill yourself here to save the Fox Clan's face or take 99 lashes and leave the Fox Clan
06:33forever.
06:33Selina leaned against Damien, watching the show.
06:36I stared at the feathers in the maid's hand.
06:38At a certain angle, they flashed gold.
06:40I remembered the stories my mother told before she died.
06:43Determination filled my eyes.
06:44I looked at Kale.
06:45If the Fox Clan had no place for me, I'd find my own ground.
06:48I'll take the lashes and leave.
06:50Kale, will you take me as your mate?
06:52He clearly never expected anyone to choose him.
06:54Shame crossed his face, but his voice stayed firm.
06:57I'm not good enough for you, but if you marry me, I'll protect you with everything I have.
07:01You'll never suffer again.
07:04Selina's mocking laugh reached my ear through a private transmission.
07:07A raven?
07:08What can he protect?
07:09The Serpent Clan could wipe them out any time.
07:13Even with genetic evolution, the best you'll get is a golden eagle, not even fit to lick
07:17my serpent kid's feet.
07:18I ignored her and walked to the punishment platform.
07:21My mother had been father's secondary mate, but she was the Fox Clan's seer.
07:25She once told me of an ancient divine bird called the golden eagle.
07:30Their power was overwhelming.
07:31They flew a thousand miles and fed on serpents.
07:35Only descendants with golden eagle blood showed gold in their feathers.
07:39Kale's feathers were black, shot with gold.
07:41I held the genetic evolution talent.
07:43Our kids wouldn't necessarily lose to Selina and Damien's.
07:46Kale stopped me and begged father.
07:50I'll take the lapses for Vera.
07:51Fox Clan rules never bent.
07:53Father put full force into every strike.
07:55Each one split my skin and flesh.
07:58Selina, as if recalling the honor I had received in the Snake Clan in the previous life.
08:02The bitch who tried to steal my life?
08:04Best if she dies.
08:06After the 99 lashes, our father announced harshly.
08:09Vera, the Fox Clan is ashamed of you.
08:11From this day, you are no longer one of us.
08:14I blacked out.
08:15When I woke, I was in the Raven Palace.
08:17Careful bandages covered me.
08:19Herbs cooled the wounds.
08:20Kale walked in.
08:21Face red.
08:23Don't worry.
08:24The maids changed the dressings.
08:26I...
08:27Compared to the naturally lustable Damien, Kale was pure.
08:30I could not help wanting to tease him a little.
08:32We're already each other's chosen mate.
08:34Why won't you change my dressings?
08:36Regretting it already?
08:37No.
08:38I don't regret it.
08:39A young soldier entered and handed us a golden invitation.
08:42My injuries were so severe that I was unconscious for over a month.
08:46Damien and Selina were already married and expecting.
08:48The banquet was to announce that the Serpent Clan's next generation was growing in Selina's belly.
08:53Kale had seen how bad things were between Selina and me on the coming of age day.
08:57He tossed the invitation aside and said gently,
09:00If you don't want to go, we stay home.
09:02You still need to heal.
09:03I'll find a way to decline.
09:04No, we're going.
09:05There's a good show to watch.
09:09Last life.
09:10Selina and I got pregnant at the same time.
09:12The Serpent Clan held a banquet.
09:14The Serpent Seer used secret arts to check the rank and number of the kids in our bellies.
09:18Selina with genetic evolution was the star.
09:21Unfortunately, under everyone's eyes, the Seer said in disappointment,
09:25Selina carries only one black serpent.
09:27The Serpent Clan lacks people.
09:30Vera carries six Azure Serpents.
09:32Azure ranks above black.
09:34They will strengthen our clan.
09:36At that banquet, the Serpent King raised me as his primary mate
09:39and demoted Selina as his secondary mate.
09:41That was when she decided to kill me.
09:44Selina never knew Damien's white serpent blood was impure.
09:47Without my mother's potions and training, I never would have borne green serpents.
09:51Selina had been spoiled by father, lazy and weak.
09:54I can't wait to see what she'll bear in this life.
09:56That day, the Raven Clan showered me with treasures
09:59to show how much the Raven Clan valued me.
10:01Huge gems, sea pearls, anything that shone went onto my body.
10:05The Raven King and Queen even brought out the clan's ultimate treasure,
10:08the iridescent feather robe, for me to wear.
10:10They refused to let Selina look down on me.
10:12My eyes stung.
10:13I gripped Kale's warm hand.
10:15We reached Serpent territory.
10:17Selina and Damien were greeting guests.
10:18The second she saw me, Selina pushed out her belly and coughed.
10:21I could smell something foul from a mile away.
10:23So it's you, Vera.
10:25Are those wounds already infected?
10:26Disgusting.
10:27Don't upset my baby.
10:29News of my coming of age day had spread across the beast continent.
10:33Everyone called me a slut.
10:34Contempt filled every stare.
10:36Those rumors are lies.
10:37My wife is nothing like that.
10:39A Raven dares act up in my Serpent Clan?
10:42Lucky for you, I'm in a good mood today.
10:43I'll let it slide.
10:44The conversation soon turned to the child growing inside Selina.
10:47The Crown Prince is a white Snurpent.
10:49Selina should at least give the clan a few green ones.
10:51It seems the Serpent Clan will become even stronger.
10:53Selina lifted her chin in pride.
10:55Vera, just wait.
10:56I'll keep you under my heel forever.
10:58The Seer's ritual was ready.
11:00Under the Serpent King's gaze and everyone else's,
11:02Selina stepped into the center of the array.
11:04The Seer closed his eyes.
11:06There are six eggs.
11:07Selina could barely hide her excitement.
11:09But only two are black serpents.
11:10The rest are black lizards.
11:12The hall froze.
11:14How can the Serpent Clan produce black lizards?
11:19It's impossible!
11:21Selina pointed a finger at the Prophet's nose.
11:24Her brows furrowed.
11:25You must have looked wrong.
11:26Do you even know how to see?
11:28What kind of Seer is this?
11:30He's useless.
11:31A Seer ranked just under the clan leaders.
11:33Everyone respected them.
11:35Almost no one ever questioned them.
11:37The Seer kept a cold face and swore on the spot.
11:39I've read for the Serpent Clan for hundreds of years.
11:42I've never been wrong.
11:44Lizards are lizards.
11:45I will never call a lizard a serpent.
11:48Every serpent present turned hostile eyes on Selina.
11:51Damien felt the public shame.
11:52He backhanded her across the face.
11:54What happened?
11:55Why are our kids lizards?
11:57Did you do something behind my back?
11:59Selina's eyes filled with tears.
12:00She stared up at him in shock.
12:02Damien, you don't trust me?
12:04You know I stay with you every day.
12:06How could I cheat?
12:07Damien felt the stares from the crowd and the smug looks from his brothers.
12:11He held back his anger and asked again.
12:13Seer, are you sure you didn't misread?
12:15How can there be only two black serpents?
12:17I'm a white serpent.
12:19Selina is a Fox Clan princess.
12:21Even if the blood thinned, four lizards is impossible.
12:24Selina suddenly screamed and pointed at me in the corner.
12:27I know!
12:28Vera bribed the Seer!
12:29She framed me on purpose!
12:31Kale's face changed at once.
12:33My wife just woke up.
12:35She never left Raven territory.
12:37How could she bribe a servant seer?
12:39From the moment we arrived, you've targeted us.
12:42The Raven Clan may have thin blood, but we have numbers.
12:46We won't let you walk over us.
12:48If my father were here, he would have slapped me into admitting guilt already.
12:51I felt a rush of warmth and spoke with more steel.
12:54What do I gain by framing you?
12:56Selina glared at me with pure hate and pulled Damien behind her.
12:59You're jealous I married into the Serpent Clan while you settled for the Ravens.
13:03I almost laughed.
13:04Who wanted the reeking, selfish Damien who only cared about his own pleasure in bed?
13:08Selina, you overrate me.
13:10If I could bribe a serpent seer, I never would have been kicked out of the Fox Clan.
13:15Everyone knew the seer gave a kind face to no one except the Serpent King.
13:18No broke outsider could buy him.
13:20No one believed her.
13:21Guests kept eyeing Selina with open amusement.
13:24Maybe Selina got friendly with the Lizard Clan.
13:26Heavy taste.
13:26Looks like the Crown Prince couldn't satisfy his own wife.
13:29Damien's face grew darker by the second.
13:31Selina grabbed his sleeve.
13:32We can ask the Fox Clan seer to show everyone what's in my belly.
13:36Fox seers know fertility best.
13:37That will clear my name.
13:39Damien nodded at once and asked the Serpent King for permission.
13:43The King looked grim.
13:44He sent a soldier with a letter to the Fox Clan.
13:47Father still cared about his favorite daughter.
13:49Soon, he arrived with the strongest fox seer.
13:52Sweat covered his face.
13:53The first thing he did was not greet the Serpent King.
13:55He shot Selina a look that said,
13:57Relax.
13:58The Serpent seer folded his arms and snorted.
14:01Even if you change the person looking,
14:03it will not change the fact that there are mixed bloods in Selina's belly.
14:06Father gave the Fox seer a signal.
14:08The Prophet immediately understood.
14:09She closed her eyes for a moment.
14:11When she opened them again,
14:12she used sensory interference
14:14to briefly obscure the prophetic abilities of everyone else present.
14:17Everyone close your eyes.
14:19They obeyed.
14:19In the next breath,
14:20every mind saw the eggs.
14:22They're all serpents.
14:23A few just have faint head markings.
14:25Look carefully.
14:26Everyone focused.
14:26The other four eggs did show fine headlines.
14:29Multiple births thin the blood because of the numbers.
14:32Once this clutch hatches,
14:33I will prepare high-grade nutritional agents for Princess Selina.
14:36As long as each clutch is limited to three or four eggs,
14:40the next clutch will all hatch into green snakes.
14:42The vision cleared.
14:43The Serpent seer snapped his eyes open.
14:45How is that possible?
14:47Did I really see wrong?
14:49Your Fox seers are impressive.
14:51Kale leaned close to my ear.
14:52The Serpent seer's power should be stronger, yet he saw less clearly.
14:56I snorted under my breath.
14:57I whispered so only he could hear.
14:59It is not stronger prophecy.
15:00It is interference.
15:02He used sensory manipulation to make people see false visions of the future.
15:06Selina snapped back to her proud pose.
15:08Even if this clutch is all black serpents, they're still serpents.
15:12Better than anything you'll produce, Vera.
15:14Although Damien was disappointed by the offspring's rank, he said nothing.
15:18At least the Serpent clan would gain more offspring.
15:20The banquet went on.
15:21The Serpent King left with a cold face.
15:24Obvious, right?
15:25The king is unhappy.
15:26Selina bragged she would birth six green serpents.
15:29The king even prepared rewards.
15:30All of them black.
15:31I drained a cup of peach wine and felt great.
15:33Kale cautioned me to drink less while asking,
15:35You already knew Selina's kids wouldn't rank high?
15:38I hooked my little finger around his and sent him a mind message.
15:41Damien's blood is fake.
15:42He's the son of the Serpent Queen and a black lizard from the Blackwater Marsh.
15:46I learned that last life.
15:48Damien was lustful and never loved me.
15:51He treated me rough every time because I wasn't the woman he wanted.
15:54My body hurt constantly.
15:55I finally went to the Serpent Healer, red-faced, and asked for medicine.
15:59The healer teased me that Selina enjoyed it.
16:01Then he told me the Blackwater Marsh had pain relief drugs.
16:04That place was the Black Lizard's mating ground.
16:06The males there were built stronger than most serpents.
16:08Some thrill-seeking beasts went there for fun.
16:11I wrapped myself in a hooded cloak and went for my own safety.
16:14The Black Lizard who sold me the drug had glowing scales and looked eager.
16:17He didn't even take any payment before diving into the Blackwater with a woman.
16:21I turned away, ears burning.
16:22The voice sounded too familiar.
16:24I looked back.
16:25There was my noble mother-in-law, the Serpent Queen, kissing that lizard's neck.
16:29I suddenly remembered the black fluorescent scale on Damien's chest.
16:32It only showed when he sweated hard and his body ran hot.
16:35Back in the Serpent Clan, I checked the books my mother left about every clan's blood traits.
16:39Only Black Lizard descendants showed that scale during heat.
16:43Damien wasn't the Serpent King's son.
16:45I left out the details and just told Kale the fact.
16:47He looked shocked but didn't press.
16:49We stay far away from Selina and Damien from now on.
16:52Both of them are wrong in the head.
16:54The second he finished, Selina walked over on Damien's arm.
16:58Don't think you can look down on me just because my little produced black snakes.
17:02Remember, your mate is only a raven.
17:05My Serpent kids could kill them in one bite.
17:07You better birth plenty so my kids can practice hunting.
17:10I laughed and sighed.
17:11Big talk.
17:12I had learned sensory interference far better than she had.
17:14I could already see that every egg in her belly, serpent or lizard, was sickly.
17:18They would not even be enough to fill the gaps between my children's teeth.
17:22Selina, worry about yourself.
17:25Those six eggs.
17:26You need to eat more.
17:27Or you'll die in labor and become the real joke.
17:30Vera, the Fox Clan already threw you out.
17:33You married the Lois Clan.
17:35You're the biggest joke.
17:37I'll make sure you watch my kids hunt every raven you birth.
17:40She twisted away to brag to her friends.
17:42I watched her back and curved a mocking smile.
17:45I'll return that line to you exactly.
17:47Back in raven territory, I noticed Kaol acting strange.
17:51I wanted kids fast.
17:52He kept dodging me.
17:53Early spring had arrived.
17:54I could smell the lang lang scent that bird beasts give off when they go into heat.
17:58Every time I got close, he blushed and ran.
18:00His personal guard told me he was soaking in the cold spring alone to cool the heat.
18:04The spring came from ancient glacial ice.
18:07It could wreck a body.
18:08I stormed over angrily, eyes already wet.
18:10Kaol was stripping when he saw my tears.
18:12He froze.
18:13He tried to comfort me.
18:14I stepped back.
18:14Why would you rather hurt yourself than touch me?
18:17Am I that repulsing?
18:18Years of Fox Clan pain poured out at once.
18:21Kaol pulled me into his arms and wiped my tears in panic.
18:24His hands were ice cold, but I heard his heart pounding.
18:26He rushed to explain.
18:27I'm afraid my low blood will drag you down.
18:30I'm afraid our kids will be exactly what Selina said.
18:33They won't.
18:35Our kids will be the strongest on the continent.
18:38Are you a man or not?
18:40I'm offering and you still run.
18:42The next second, he carried me into the palace.
18:44Heat in his eyes.
18:45Vera, I'll honor you and love you for life.
18:48You'll never suffer again.
18:51Cheer still in my eyes.
18:52I looked into his.
18:53Kaol really carried golden eagle blood.
18:56He was far better looking than Damien.
18:57Sharp brows.
18:58Bright eyes.
18:59Skin like jade.
19:00Just looking at him felt good.
19:02That night, I slept safer than I had in years.
19:05After that, Kaol became like a cat that tasted cream.
19:08He stopped hiding.
19:09Every day, he bathed clean and waited on our bed.
19:12The second I climbed in, he pulled me close and scattered soft kisses over my skin.
19:16Your sister sent another letter?
19:17Selina wrote almost every day to brag about her belly and imply we were barren.
19:22I blinked, looped my arms around his neck and kissed him back.
19:25Then work harder.
19:27She says you're useless.
19:28Not long after, my body felt off.
19:30I stayed tired and heavy all the time.
19:33Kaol called the raven healer at once.
19:35I was pregnant.
19:36He hugged me tight like a kid who just got the best present.
19:39We're gonna have our own child.
19:41Once the clan learned I was pregnant, they spoiled me rotten.
19:44The raven king and queen wanted to empty the treasury for me.
19:47Young ravens ran everywhere gathering tonics.
19:49Kaol turned clingy.
19:50He stayed beside me every second.
19:52He did everything himself, even blowing every spoonful of food to the right temperature.
19:56Lying in his warm arms, I remembered last life.
19:59Damien never loved me.
20:00He called me boring and wooden in bed.
20:02Everything about me lost to the smiling, lively sister he preferred.
20:05I was only the tool he used when Selina felt unwell.
20:09After we both got pregnant, he first wanted me to abort.
20:11You and Selina are both pregnant.
20:13Who takes care of me?
20:15Selina has genetic evolution.
20:16Her belly holds the future of the serpent clan.
20:19Your many kids are useless.
20:20I had to kneel before the serpent king myself before I could keep them.
20:24Sadness hit.
20:25Kaol held me tighter.
20:26Did I do something wrong?
20:27Tell me if anything hurts.
20:29Don't stay quiet, okay?
20:30I'm not unhappy.
20:32I'm just too happy.
20:34It feels like a dream.
20:35Normally, a crown princess's pregnancy meant a big banquet for every clan.
20:39Given my situation, the king and queen kept the joy quiet.
20:42The queen patted my hand gently so I wouldn't feel guilty.
20:45Your father and I dislike crowds.
20:47Family celebration is enough.
20:49I agreed.
20:50It was better not to let Selina know about the pregnancy just yet.
20:52She would only send more dirty tricks.
20:55I never expected that.
20:57When the raven seer prepared to check my egg, Selina arrived with a fox seer.
21:01She waddled in on a huge, ugly belly, walking with real difficulty.
21:05Her expression stayed high and mighty.
21:07Vera, why hide a pregnancy from me?
21:11I even brought a better seer to let you see the baby early.
21:15I snorted.
21:16She only wanted to see my child so she could put me down and feed her vanity.
21:20No need.
21:21The raven clan has its own seer.
21:23I refused coldly.
21:25Selina thought I was guilty and laughed even more wildly.
21:28So you already know it's only a raven.
21:31Nothing compared to my serpent kids.
21:34Seer, start.
21:36I want to see what junk she's carrying.
21:38Without further discussion, the Fox Clan prophet closed her eyes.
21:42After a moment, she opened them.
21:43One glossy black egg appeared in everyone's mind.
21:46From different angles, it gave off shifting light.
21:49My heart sank.
21:50If Selina learned my child was a golden eagle, it would never hatch safely.
21:54I was ready to knock the seer out with my power, when Selina burst out laughing.
22:00Vera, your belly is truly worthless.
22:03The image of the egg filled the room.
22:05A pitch black little bird with only one patch of gold on its head.
22:09Dull and ordinary.
22:10No presence at all.
22:12The vision faded.
22:13Selina propped her heavy belly forward and eyed my stomach with scorn.
22:17I thought genetic evolution was something special.
22:20Turns out you just made this.
22:22All black with a scrap of gold on top.
22:24Just a lowly black bird with a gold patch.
22:28And you call it a high-level talent?
22:30She turned to Kale, then swept a contemptuous look over the king and queen.
22:35Raven Clan kids aren't even fit to put shoes on my serpent babies.
22:39My hand tightened at my side, but inside I stayed calm.
22:42I had overrated Selina and the rest.
22:44My mother's old books said clearly that ancient golden eagles looked exactly like this before hatching.
22:50Outer feathers pure black, with only a faint gold patch on the head.
22:54The moment the shell cracked, the black would fall away and pure gold would shine.
22:58I turned my head, hid behind my sleeve, and sent the book's words to Kale through private transmission.
23:03His pupils shook once.
23:05He took my hand without any outward change.
23:07Selina took our silence for shame and laughed harder.
23:10She already carried eggs, and her pregnancy was unstable.
23:13She laughed until she rocked forward and back.
23:15The next second, her face went paper white.
23:18She clutched her belly.
23:20It hurts!
23:21The seer looked down, and his face changed.
23:24Princess Selina is in labor.
23:25Selina bit down on a low groan.
23:27Her knees buckled.
23:28Her nails dug into the seer's arm.
23:30Quick!
23:31Take me back to the Serpent Clan.
23:33I can't birth on Raven Ground.
23:35It will dirty my children's blood.
23:37The seer wasted no time.
23:39He formed a transfer array, and the two of them vanished in light.
23:42Back in the Serpent Palace, Selina ordered the seer to fetch the midwives at once.
23:46She gripped her belly and snapped.
23:48Deliver me now.
23:50If you harm my serpent kids, I'll ruin you.
23:52The midwives prepared tools and started pulling the eggs out.
23:56Eggs lined up neatly.
23:57Only two looked brighter and larger.
23:59The other four were darker and smaller.
24:02One midwife muttered in confusion.
24:03Only two look like serpent eggs.
24:05The other four look like lizard eggs.
24:07The seer immediately cast a spell and rewrote the midwife's memory.
24:11When Damien opened the door, the midwife beamed.
24:13The princess and all six serpent babies are healthy.
24:16They will hatch in 15 days.
24:18Fifteen days later, the golden invitation from the Serpent Clan arrived at the Raven Palace.
24:23On schedule.
24:24Congratulations on the crown princess birthing six serpents.
24:27One month celebration.
24:28Alkins invited.
24:29Kyle and I looked at each other.
24:30Shock mirrored in both our eyes.
24:32Black serpents?
24:34Impossible!
24:34Kale frowned.
24:35I set the invitation on the table.
24:37We have to go see for ourselves.
24:39I'm afraid she'll hurt you.
24:41Selina never means well.
24:43He took my hand, full of worry.
24:44I squeezed back.
24:45Some things we have to confirm with our own eyes.
24:48This life I wouldn't sit still and watch Selina win.
24:50On hatching day, Kale supported me into the serpent main hall.
24:53Oddly enough, being pregnant with a golden eagle offspring made me feel lighter instead of heavier.
24:58Even better, I could now see through higher level sensory interference.
25:01I looked up.
25:02Selina sat beside the main seat.
25:04A nest of six little serpents rested next to her.
25:06Every head carried fine markings.
25:08They looked like real serpents.
25:10Guests offered their congratulations and praised how healthy and lively the little ones looked.
25:14But in my eyes, only two had true head patterns.
25:17The rest were all illusory images Selina had condensed with sensory interference.
25:21A thin layer of energy covered them.
25:23And underneath, the bare lizard heads were clearly visible.
25:27That was why the beauty-loving Selina now looked pale with dark circles.
25:31All her power went into the deception.
25:33Selina pushed herself up from the soft couch and forced herself toward me.
25:37Holding one of her black snake offspring, she deliberately shoved it in front of my face.
25:42Vera is here.
25:43Come look at my serpent babies.
25:46Much stronger than that raven of yours with feathers on its head.
25:49Her voice floated.
25:51She had to pause for breath every few words.
25:53I said nothing and simply stared at the four fakes.
25:56Selina took my silence for defeat and forced a proud look.
26:00The serpent king will come any minute to reward me for giving the clan so many airs.
26:05What about you?
26:07Has that raven of yours hatched yet?
26:10Before she finished, the side door opened.
26:12The serpent king walked in with a cold face.
26:15Selina straightened at once and lifted the little serpent higher, waiting for praise.
26:20The king's eyes skimmed past her face without stopping.
26:23He scanned the full hall and spoke of something else.
26:25I called every clam here today for another piece of good news.
26:30It concerns my son Damien's marriage.
26:33Selina's smile froze.
26:34The king raised a hand.
26:36Another small figure stepped through the side door.
26:38Rabbit clan princess Bella, in a short white fur dress, red eyes timid, stopped beside Damien.
26:43Rabbit clan princess Bella is gentle and virtuous.
26:47From this day, she is secondary mate to crown prince Damien.
26:50The wedding is tomorrow.
26:52Selina dropped the child and grabbed Damien's arm.
26:54What does that mean?
26:55Damien, I just gave birth for you!
26:58Damien flamed and shook her off.
26:59Disgust and impatience filled his voice.
27:02I saw how hard the birth was.
27:04You nearly died.
27:05I'm giving you someone to share the work.
27:08Bella is soft and careful.
27:10You won't need to handle household matters anymore.
27:12Bella shrank behind Damien and nodded shyly.
27:15Don't worry.
27:16I'll serve the crown prince well.
27:18I won't fight you for anything.
27:20Her soft voice and low posture only made Selina look fiercer.
27:23Selina shook with rage.
27:25She pointed at the white-furred Bella and yelled at Damien.
27:28Send her back!
27:29Send her away right now!
27:31I don't need anyone sharing!
27:34Who wants her dividing what's mine?
27:36She lunged to shove Bella, ignoring every guest in the hall.
27:40Damien's face turned black.
27:42He was about to explode when a cold shout cracked from above.
27:46Enough!
27:46The serpent king flicked a golden energy whip that cracked at Selina's feet.
27:51She stumbled back, face paper white.
27:53The king looked down, eyes frozen.
27:56You have no ability and still can't tolerate others?
28:00Father king!
28:02I just gave the serpent clan six serpents!
28:05You know the rank of those serpents yourself.
28:08All black scales, not one green.
28:10And you dare claim credit?
28:12His voice grew heavier.
28:14Serpent pressure locked the entire hall into silence.
28:17Our ancient blood grows thinner every generation.
28:20I counted on you for a few high-rank heirs.
28:24Instead, you produce things that can't even match the guards at the palace gate.
28:27Selina's face drained of color.
28:29Her lips trembled with no words left.
28:31She tried to step back, but the leftover force of the whip still clung to her.
28:35The thin illusion coating her shattered.
28:37The four little heads that had worn markings lost the false shadows in a blink.
28:41Small lizard heads emerged.
28:43Dull scales covered their thin bodies as they twisted restlessly in the nest.
28:46The hall went dead quiet for one second.
28:49Then it exploded.
28:51Lizards!
28:51They're lizards!
28:53Four black lizards mixed in with two black serpents.
28:55And she dared use sensory interference at the one-month celebration!
28:58Guests backed away, hands over mouths, shock turning to scorn.
29:02Damien spun around.
29:03His face went iron-hard.
29:05He clenched a fist and hissed at Selina.
29:07What did you do?
29:09Selina!
29:10Why four black lizards?
29:13The Serpent King's gaze passed over the lizards and settled on Selina's face.
29:17He said nothing more and turned away.
29:20That single look weighed heavier than any curse.
29:23Selina collapsed.
29:23It's all ruined!
29:26Why?
29:27Why are my children lizards?
29:29Selina, are you alright?
29:32The crown prince is a white serpent.
29:34How did you birth black ones?
29:36The words left both Damien and Selina thinking hard.
29:39The hatching banquet ended in ruin.
29:41Rumors drew wings and flew across the continent.
29:44The crown prince is a white snake, yet the crown princess produced black lizards.
29:48Whose fault is that?
29:50Selina must have slept with lizards.
29:52How else do you get four of them in the mix?
29:55When the talk reached Damien, he already believed he had been cuckolded.
29:59He kicked open the door of the crown princess's rooms and cursed Selina for a full half hour, from impure
30:04blood to shamelessness.
30:06Then he left for Bella's side palace.
30:08From that day, Damien never stepped into Selina's rooms again.
30:12Bella spoke softly, poured tea, and handled every detail.
30:16In less than half a month, she had him completely under her thumb.
30:20Lights burned bright in the side palace.
30:22The main rooms grew so cold, even the maids slipped away.
30:25When the news reached the Raven clan, I had just finished a bowl of pregnancy tonic.
30:30Kale rubbed my legs.
30:32I heard Damien locked up the two serpents and the four lizards.
30:35I gave a cold laugh.
30:36She brought it on herself.
30:37No one else to blame.
30:39I looked down at my own round belly.
30:41Delivery was only days away.
30:43Even bending felt hard.
30:44My spirit, though, grew stronger every day.
30:48Half a month later, deep in the night, a sudden drop of pain hit my belly.
30:52Kale broke out in sweat.
30:53He called every midwife and healer into the palace in the middle of the night.
30:57The king and queen waited outside.
31:00Every light in the Raven clan stayed on until dawn.
31:03It's here.
31:04A fist-sized egg, pure black, yet glowing faint gold from within,
31:09landed warm with magic, even through the shell.
31:12The second the egg touched the ground, every raven in the clan froze.
31:16From the king and queen down to the night guards at the gate,
31:19warmth rose from deep in their blood.
31:21Energy flowed smoother than ever.
31:23The king stared for a long moment, voice shaking.
31:28Blood resonance?
31:30This child has actually returned to the ancestral line!
31:34This is a miracle!
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Vera chose Kael when everyone told her not to. Would you have done the same, or played it safe? And whose side are you on: Vera's or Selena's? Tell me below.

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