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Watch the full episode of "They Mocked My Snake, Until He Became the Dragon King."
Astra, feared heir of the Magic Empire, chooses a cat prince as her mate. Then she learns he hates her scars, fears her power and loves her sister. She ends the engagement and chooses Cyrus, eldest prince of the lowly snake clan. Everyone laughs. Nobody thinks a "worthless snake" is worth her time.
But Cyrus has been hiding something, and when he breaks the seal on his true bloodline, the Magic Council has no choice but to take him seriously. Her new husband is not who anyone thought he was.
Watch until the end to see who gets the last laugh.
Would you have chosen the snake over the cat prince? Tell us in the comments.
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Astra, feared heir of the Magic Empire, chooses a cat prince as her mate. Then she learns he hates her scars, fears her power and loves her sister. She ends the engagement and chooses Cyrus, eldest prince of the lowly snake clan. Everyone laughs. Nobody thinks a "worthless snake" is worth her time.
But Cyrus has been hiding something, and when he breaks the seal on his true bloodline, the Magic Council has no choice but to take him seriously. Her new husband is not who anyone thought he was.
Watch until the end to see who gets the last laugh.
Would you have chosen the snake over the cat prince? Tell us in the comments.
Subscribe for more episodes.
#FullEpisode #FantasyRomance #DragonKing #HiddenIdentity #StrongWoman #UnderdogRomance #DramaSeries
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full episode, fantasy romance, dragon king, black dragon, hidden identity, true identity revealed, snake clan, magic empire, broken engagement, scarred heroine, strong female lead, underdog romance, revenge drama, drama series
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00:00the cat prince i chose wouldn't touch me for nine nights straight on the tenth night i caught him
00:04looking off to my sister's underwear shaking moaning i didn't hesitate threw him out then i
00:09took the eldest prince of the lowly snake clan cyrus everyone laughed said i lost my mind said
00:16i picked up a snake worse than a cat until he walked into the magic council and ripped his seal
00:21apart in front of everyone darkness swallowed the sky ancient terror crushed the room every noble
00:27dropped to their knees that's when i realized the man i grabbed on a whim was the ancient black
00:31dragon king lost for a thousand years kane knelt on my bed white robe slipping off his shoulder
00:37cat ears flat tail wrapped tight around his ankle i tilted his chin up to mark the mate seal on
00:42his
00:43neck he shoved me away like i was a monster my back hit the bedpost my magic exploded every crystal
00:50in
00:50the room shattered golden runes crawled up the walls only then did kane realize what he'd done your
00:56highness i didn't mean to please forgive me he scrambled off the bed and crawled to my feet
01:01i wasn't angry i just stared at the man who swore he adored me nine days ago the beast war
01:06ended the
01:07magic empire stood as the strongest force on the continent again and i astra wilhelm was its heir
01:13the one who ended the war herself to keep peace with the beast plans my father demanded every kingdom
01:19send a prince for a political marriage sealed by magic wolf tiger eagle deer snake dozens of princes
01:25lined up in the holy temple some were powerful some had wings some had kingdoms that could shake
01:30the continent i chose kane youngest prince of the cat clan no strong bloodline no real power
01:35just a pretty face rare blue gold eyes and ears soft as snow when all the others bowed under my
01:41pressure he walked straight to me and knelt he looked up at me eyes full of admiration i've heard
01:46your name since i was a child to be your mate would be the greatest honor of my life in
01:50that moment
01:51i truly believed him i believed this man would never fear the real me but i was wrong he didn't
01:57love me he loved the air from the legends after he entered the palace i gave kane a position second
02:04only to a bonded mate his clan got trade routes grain and imperial protection but he refused the bond
02:10every single night not ready cats fear water hurt my forehead tonight was the fifth time he ran out of
02:17excuses and he just pushed me away i walked up to him you said you admired my power his face
02:23went pale
02:24i do then why are you shaking no answer i told him to leave he fled like a freed prisoner
02:33after the
02:35door shut i found a golden ribbon on the bed not his my sister evelyn's favorite color still carrying her
02:41scent white roses the next night i summoned kane again his eyes caught the golden ribbon in my hand
02:50just a flash but his steps stopped recognize this ribbons like that are everywhere in the palace too
02:56quick too rehearsed i didn't press him i undid my black robe instead time to try the mate bond again
03:02fabric slid off scars covered my chest waist and back the deepest one left shoulder to hip an eagle
03:08general's claws ten years ago another across my lower belly i was 18 blocked a wolf assassin's
03:14blade for evelyn almost died do these scars scare you he wouldn't look up of course not every scar is
03:21your glory all beast clans worship your strength i tilted his chin up with two fingers say it to my
03:28face
03:28his mismatched cat eyes met mine no worship just resistance fear and a disgust he couldn't quite hide
03:34silent kane you want what the empire gives the cat clan but you don't want to be my mate right
03:38his ears shook that's not true i just need time i let go i gave you nine days one more
03:45chance
03:47he grabbed for my hand but when golden primal flame flickered at my finger he pulled back on instinct
03:52now i was certain he feared me my power my scars the woman who crawled out of hell alive
03:59i contacted the cat king my projection appeared in his throne room no blame no pressure i simply asked
04:08if kane volunteered why does he keep refusing the bond the cat king didn't argue if he can't satisfy
04:15you you may cancel the marriage and choose again long silence every king who sent a prince knew this
04:21was a political trade but kane wasn't a gift to be swapped if he didn't want this i'd let him
04:27go
04:27what i couldn't accept was the lie he said he admired me accepted my choice took everything
04:34the empire gave his clan then played the victim as if i'd forced him to stay i nodded and cut
04:40the
04:40projection that evening evelyn slipped into my palace not to see me she went straight to the garden
04:46pavilion i heard her voice from the corridor did she force you again evelyn was holding kane's hand
04:53gently rubbing ointment on his wrist a faint ribbon mark she treated it like a deep wound kane whispered
05:00she's the strongest heir i can't say no i endure it for my clan you're not a toy evelyn held
05:06tighter you
05:07deserve someone who truly loves you kane looked up his ears rose his tail curled around her leg a
05:13softness he never showed me if only you'd been the one to choose me evelyn stroked his ears
05:20my sister just doesn't know how to show love she grew up in war he laughed bitterly she has no
05:26feelings
05:28every time she comes near i smell war on her skin her scars look like worms on her skin she's
05:34not someone
05:35meant to be loved she's a monster that crawled out of a pile of corpses so that was it he
05:40could be soft
05:41just not with me worshipped to my face disgust behind my back i stepped in his warmth banished
05:49ears flat evelyn jumped up sister why are you here i didn't look at her i walked to kane and
05:55slapped him
05:55across the face dead silent now that's brutal i ripped the golden marriage crest from his chest
06:03kane this marriage is over he held his face stunned i can explain no need love whoever you want
06:13but taking everything from my empire while playing the victim that's deception evelyn blocked me he's
06:18just scared of you he did nothing wrong i looked at her then be happy he's no longer mine ask
06:26father
06:26to give him to you kane's eyes flickered he never thought i'd let go so easily never thought i wouldn't
06:31fight for him at all turn to leave where are you going evelyn called after me i spread my magic
06:36wings
06:38to pick a new husband i flew through the night to the snake kingdom the capital carved into black canyon
06:45walls my golden light drowned the moon guards fell to their knees one man stood at the gate black hair
06:52to his waist dark green robes a powerful frame golden slit pupils burning in the dark cyrus first prince of
06:59the
06:59snake clan princess astra i needed someone who wasn't afraid of me golden flame coiled into a whip hooked
07:05his waist pulled him to me the cat prince broke the pact and i choose you his body pressed against
07:12mine no struggle he gripped my wrist instead sure you want a snake snakes don't pretend to be harmless
07:20i grabbed his chain do you fear me gold slit eyes no fear only rising interest i don't fear you
07:28i just wonder one thing what whether you can handle a serpent's desire i smiled come with me
07:36when i returned with cyrus kane was kneeling outside my palace he looked up the moment my wings folded your
07:41highness i was wrong evelyn just pitied me there's nothing between us then he saw cyrus cyrus put his hand
07:47on my
07:48ways him over me snakes are liars their venom robs people of reason kane don't you understand yet
07:54her highness doesn't need you anymore you're just a replacement she's using to provoke me
08:01replacement i touch her by choice you shake at the sight of her scars don't flatter yourself cyrus
08:07laughed leaned in chin send his things back untamed cats belong in cages that night cyrus moved in no
08:13excuses no hesitation he placed his royal snake crest in my palm i'm yours now i raised my hand golden
08:22primal flame rose from my palm one last test any normal beast would feel instinctive terror under high
08:29level magic pressure cyrus glanced at the flame then grabbed my wrist and pressed my palm against his
08:35bare chest his robe scorched away firelight lit his pale solid chest my hand flat on his skin no burn
08:42not
08:42even a mark i was stunned no beast should survive primal flame without special since when can snakes
08:47endure this maybe i was born to be yours his hand found the deepest scar on my back i tensed
08:55kane saw
08:55these scars with disgust cyrus kissed the rough uneven line what a monster's mark proof you fought like hell
09:01my heart slammed once hard i hadn't felt that from words in a long time i turned to him cyrus
09:13hmm you said you'd be my mate i raised my hand fingertips landed on the side of his neck
09:20then complete the first stage of the bond his gold slit pupils tightened i expected hesitation
09:26he undid his collar bared his neck completely he took my hand pressed my fingers to his chest
09:33then mark me
09:37i thought of kane same chamber same bond he shoved me away screaming don't touch me cyrus stood still offered
09:46me his most vulnerable spot no more waiting golden primal flame lit along my fingertips by ancient tradition
09:55channeling primal magic into a mate's body leaves my seal on their skin
10:01i pressed my palm to his chest gold light exploded no mark appeared
10:08black flame erupted from inside him slammed my gold flame
10:12every window in the chamber shouted silas looked down a strange ancient
10:18black pattern surfaced on his chest my breath stopped before i could speak
10:25a deep ancient bell rang from the depths of the holy temple i looked up not a palace bell the
10:30origin
10:31bell silent for centuries legend says it only rings when a forbidden ancient bloodline appears
10:41second ring the whole palace shook guards in the corridor dropped to their knees they didn't know why
10:48it was instinct carved into their souls third ring on the other side of the palace my father shot up
10:54the origin bell his wine glass shattered on the floor his face changed completely impossible
10:59that bloodline should have vanished long ago in my chamber black scales crept across cyrus's chest
11:05not normal beast scales fine smooth like black crystal a pair of long curved black horns grew
11:12from his forehead not snake not any known beast clan something from a bloodline extinct for a thousand
11:17years i grabbed his collar hold him close what are you hiding from me no struggle he looked down
11:31at me it's not time to tell you you think i'd let an unknown man sleep in my palace
11:41you'll have your answer before tomorrow and you won't be the only one who knows
11:48next morning father locked down all news about the origin bell guards reassigned elders barred from the
11:54palace cyrus put the black chain back on scales black fire all gone just the snake prince again
12:02that evening father called an imperial council one topic who inherits the empire two daughters me and
12:08evelyn forbidden magic at eight led knights at fifteen broke through wolf territory at eighteen to bring
12:14evelyn home ended the centuries long beast war at twenty five power merit reputation i should be the only
12:20heir astra's record is unmatched but evelyn is kind and carries the same blood the council will decide
12:28father announced i laughed evelyn never led troops never governed barely left the capital all she had
12:34was our parents favor before i spoke evelyn walked out with kane fur missing from his ear fresh wounds
12:39on his wrists neck arms my sister has no right to rule princes came for peace she treated them like
12:44toys
12:45forced kane then broke into the snake kingdom and took another whispers everywhere kane said nothing
12:49i looked at his wounds did i make those he stiffened evelyn blocked him going to threaten him in front
12:54of
12:55everyone astra has been violent since childhood if she rules who says she won't start another war
13:01strength strength doesn't make a king the empire needs mercy not a war machine nobles echoed war
13:08machine at eight father said the empire needed a strong heir at fifteen he gave me a sword and sent
13:14me to war at eighteen mother begged me crying to save evelyn every time the empire needs you your family
13:21needs you now i ended their wars became the weapon they wanted and they say my hands have too much
13:26blood
13:27father stopped no one when the hall went quiet he looked at me your sister your mother all these
13:32neighbors say you're unfit anything to say i raised my head why should she have to explain
13:43everyone turned cyrus walked in father's face darkened snake prince you don't speak here cyrus didn't
13:50look at him funny she ended the war you called her savior now she stops fighting for you she's a
13:57monster silence evelyn sneered you're her man of course you defend her at least i know why i stand
14:04beside her does your cat kane's face changed cyrus pulled out the marriage pact signed by the snake king
14:09every prince had the right to refuse and if anyone deceived betrayed or rejected the bond the princess has
14:17every right to end it and choose again he tossed the pact in front of kane you said she forced
14:22you
14:24did you never tell her you admired her kane opened his mouth i did your clan never take her trade
14:31her potions her protection nothing cyrus stepped closer will you swear you never touched her sister
14:39before the marriage ended enough evelyn shouted kane and i truly love each other all erupted cyrus smiled
14:46then astra set you free what's the crime or did you want each other and everything she gave
14:53kane lowered his head the tide shifted the noble stood even so a snake has no right to lecture us
14:59here
14:59you're just a man she dragged home who are you to say who should rule evelyn filed on see a
15:06snake with
15:06nothing can't help you cyrus went quiet then smiled father stood take him out guards moved in
15:14that eager cyrus gripped the black chain on his neck last night's bell kept you up didn't it dead
15:20silence father's face drained white cyrus ripped the chain off black power exploded boom pillars cracked
15:26every flame died black fire spread from his feet gold eyes drowned in darkness black horns grew dark scales
15:33crawled across his body ancient dragon pressure crushed the hall
15:41wolf envoy knelt first tiger eagle deer even the magic nobles trembled the ancient dragon clan a black
15:48dragon shadow swallowed the throne room cyrus stood in the center took my hand
15:52let me introduce myself properly cyrus
15:58last heir of the ancient black dragon king bloodline
16:01total silence father gripped his throne bloodless cyrus turned to me knelt on one knee before the entire
16:08court lifted my hand kissed my fingertips
16:13now who still thinks my woman isn't fit to be your queen
16:22the hall was deathly quiet envoys still knelt on the ground the black dragon bloodline descendants
16:28of the ancient dragon god one of the oldest divine beast clans on the continent the only power that could
16:33rival the magic empire but twenty years ago the black dragon line vanished without a trace now their
16:41last heir reappeared and chose to stand beside me in front of everyone everyone understood what that meant
16:48evelyn stared hard at cyrus impossible the black dragon clan went extinct long ago you must be a
16:54fake cyrus didn't even acknowledge her i looked up at father from the moment cyrus revealed himself he
16:58hadn't said a word his fingers gripped the armrest of the throne so tight his knuckles turned white not
17:03shocked fear today's events were too sudden the black dragon identity must be properly verified this
17:08concerns the future stability of the entire empire we end here today everything else we discuss later he
17:13swept his gaze across the hall turned and left without looking at me or cyrus i watched his back more
17:18certain than ever he knew exactly why the black dragon clan disappeared father once told the world
17:23that the black dragon clan attempted to challenge the continent's earth so the magic empire rallied the
17:28other clans my clan never wanted to overthrow anyone your father wanted the ancient relic the black
17:36dragons guarded so he killed them all 20 years ago the snake king found him in the black dragon ruins
17:45his
17:45power still unawakened he took him back to the snake kingdom and raised him as his eldest son i came
17:50here only to find the truth then why did you accept my choice at first because you could get me
17:56close
17:57to your father i looked at him and then cyrus stepped closer his fingers gently touched the scar on my
18:04back
18:04then i realized you're the same as me both robbed of our lives by the same man
18:12the black dragon clan guarded an ancient relic for generations the ancestor dragon pearl the power
18:18core left behind by the first dragon god it held the purest divine power of the ancient dragon race
18:24it was what gave the black dragons the strength to stand against the magic empire
18:30over 20 years ago father was just a minor magic noble ordinary blood weak influence to get the ancestor
18:37dragon pearl he framed the black dragon clan for rebellion and rallied other nobles to launch a
18:42massacre then why didn't he use it himself because his body couldn't handle it cyrus's gaze suddenly
18:50dropped to my chest my heart pounded hard a flash of golden light passed beneath my skin the ancestor
18:56dragon pearl can't be carried by an ordinary being it needs a vessel with ancient magic blood your mother
19:01mother and at that time your mother was carrying her second child me cyrus pressed his hand against
19:07my chest black dragon power surged into my body the ancestor dragon pearl never disappeared it's been
19:14inside you all along i remembered my childhood father fused the ancestor dragon pearl into me before my magic
19:21awakened day i was born the ancient power inside me spiraled out of control golden primal flame tore through the
19:27entire palace mother was badly injured in the chaos it took three full years before she could stand again
19:34she nearly died at the hands of her newborn daughter so she never truly saw me as one
19:39in her eyes i was just a monster carrying ancient power but father was very pleased starting at eight
19:45he personally arranged my magic training over ten hours a day no rest allowed no pain allowed no weakness
19:52at fifteen he sent me onto the battlefield for the first time with the magic laws
19:59every war after that he told me the same thing the empire needs you the people need you evelyn needs
20:07you now i understand what he truly needed was a weapon to conquer the continent for him the beast war
20:14is
20:14over now he got everything he wanted and i the daughter with the knights the reputation
20:21and the ancestor dragon pearl i'm no longer his tool i'm his biggest threat
20:29so he never planned to let me inherit the throne cyrus nodded not only that
20:33he also plans to use the control seal he left inside the ancestor dragon pearl to take it back
20:37then he'd better move fast why because i'm done waiting five days later father suddenly fell greatly ill
20:46a court messenger entered my palace in the middle of the night carrying an emergency decree
20:53father claimed he was dying he wanted to pass the throne to me immediately i read it then tossed it
20:59into the fire my palace was already full of magic knight commanders they had followed me into battle since
21:05they were young many of them carried scars from the same wars as mine
21:10their loyalty wasn't to the name on the throne it was to the person who once charged into battle beside
21:16them
21:16the snake kingdom also sent a military order the snake king was willing to support cyrus in
21:21restoring the black dragon bloodline and willing to support me as the new empress of the magic empire
21:26father's greatest mistake was thinking everyone is like him only believing in blood and crowns
21:32i put on my black and gold battle armor cyrus fastened the shoulder plates for me
21:39after tonight you'll be empress of the magic empire
21:44not yet i picked up my spear if father dares to let me into the palace he's already prepared
21:51something to take the ancestor dragon pearl black scales surfaced across cyrus's body whatever
21:55he's prepared i'll destroy it for you i looked at him not for me for you too we destroy it
22:00together
22:01father's palace doors were shut tight evelyn stood at the entrance in silver white armor cain right
22:07beside her astra father never planned to give you the throne you're just a monster they created no
22:14matter how many wars you win they will never love you the arrow flew from her hand she was too
22:19weak it
22:19didn't even reach my feet i couldn't understand why father ever thought she could replace me fire
22:24kill her evelyn flushed with rage the soldiers beside her didn't move because every one of them
22:30was a magic knight i trained with my own hands their loyalty would only ever belong to me cain looked
22:34at me then at cyrus struggle showed plainly on his face evelyn we can't win shut up you regret it
22:40now
22:41evelyn slapped him hard across the face cain held his face for the first time he didn't obey astra
22:46i can open the door for you just give me one more chance cain you still don't understand i don't
22:54need you to open the door for me as my words fell every magic knight behind me drew their weapons
23:02at
23:02once the moment before we struck the entire palace lit up in blood red light countless black chains burst
23:08from the ground they wrapped around me in an instant the ancestor dragon pearl sleeping inside me suddenly
23:14resonated violently the ancient dragon power slowly awakened but the black chains drained it away
23:20father's voice echoed from deep within the palace astra everything you have i gave you now give it back
23:28the forbidden magic seal array the control spell he planted when he fused the ancestor dragon pearl into
23:34my body i fell from midair cyrus instantly transformed into a black dragon and charged at the chains
23:40it father used runes stolen and the black dragon holy ground to suppress cyrus's power at the same time
23:46we both crashed to the ground evelyn drew her sword and walked toward me you're finally kneeling at my feet
23:52cain stood behind her and the smugness slowly faded from his face he once feared my power evelyn your father
23:59said he'd only take the ancestor dragon but now that i truly lost it all he felt was a panic
24:04he
24:04couldn't he didn't say he'd kill her evelyn looked at him coldly cain's tail trembled you still want to
24:08protect her didn't you always say she was a monster i was wrong the first time he ever truly admitted
24:15it
24:15but it was too late kill her and father will approve our marriage evelyn ordered cain to kill me himself
24:23she shoved a dagger into his hand cain gripped the dagger walked toward him step by step his eyes were
24:28full of tears astra i truly regret it i shouldn't have feared your scars i shouldn't have believed evelyn
24:37when you chose me i thought i was just a gift from the cat clade i didn't know what being
24:40chosen by you
24:41meant and now you know i know you're not a monster you were the only one who ever truly respected
24:46me
24:49he dropped the dagger turned and lunged at evelyn the one controlling the forbidden seal array but
24:53she was ready her sword pierced through his chest cain fell his eyes still on me i'm sorry but i
24:58didn't
24:59want to forgive him cain's death disrupted part of the room a brief imbalance cyrus seized the moment
25:04black dragon fire burned through the first layer of the array's core the ancestor dragon curl in my chest
25:09resonated again chains snapped one by one evelyn stumbled back in terror i grabbed the spear from the
25:15ground i hurled the spear you really thought your parents favoritism could make you a queen
25:21it pierced her chest and pinned her to the wall behind her cyrus landed beside him i gripped his hand
25:28can you still stand of course i haven't killed the real sinner yet when i found him he had already
25:32removed his crown kneeling on the ground astra i'll announce you as air right now you'll be the next
25:39empress of the magic empire i drove my fear through his shoulder pin air to the floor i don't need
25:43that
25:44anymore he begged in agony forgive me astra i'm your father you never was to you i was just a
25:50war
25:51tool you built with your own hands but you forgot one thing when a tool gains a mind of its
25:56own
25:57it turns on its master i looked down at him my spirit here at his heart it was over
26:03mother ended her life in her own palace until the very end she refused to see me i didn't cry
26:09they never
26:10loved me they weren't worth my tears three months later i took the throne of the magic empire witnessed
26:16by all beast clan representatives each beast kingdom kept their own land royalty and faith cyrus restored
26:23the black dragon bloodline he had his own army territory and crown in public we were two rulers
26:29governing the continent side by side only behind closed doors would he wrap his black dragon tail tight
26:36around me the first winter after my coronation the wolf king sent a congratulatory letter he hinted
26:42that if the black dragon couldn't produce an heir the wolf clan had several strong adult princes willing
26:47to join a new marriage alliance cyrus burned the letter in front of me then pinned me between the
26:52throne and his body your majesty his dragon horns gently pressed against my forehead it seems someone
26:59still doesn't understand that you already have the one you love i raised my hand and traced his black
27:06scales then you'd better make them understand completely his dragon tail slowly tightened the
27:15outside world was shut away in darkness i once believed that only by hiding my power dulling my edge
27:22making myself soft enough could i ever be loved now i know the one who truly loves me won't ask
27:27me to
27:28hide my scars or flinch from my primal flame he will burn with me and build a new world with
27:33me
27:35the seventh day after my coronation the first thing i did was abolish the royal marriage alliance system
27:41that had lasted centuries in the magic empire when the news spread the entire court your majesty
27:47the beast prince's entering marriage alliances is a symbol of their submission to the empire
27:52if you remove this system will they still fear the magic empire i sat on the throne and looked at
27:57them the war is over i want allies not slaves on their knees all princes bound by marriage contracts
28:06could dissolve them and return home freely their kingdoms would no longer need to trade royal blood
28:10for the empire's resources trade and protection after the announcement the hall stayed silent for a long
28:17time the wolf clan envoy was the first to step forward the wolf clan is willing to sign an equal
28:23alliance with the magic empire he knelt on one knee then the tiger clan the eagle clan the deer clan
28:30one
28:30by one nations that father had crushed into submission through war and magic reached out their hands to me
28:36again i suddenly understood father ruled them for decades through strength and fear they submitted not
28:43because they believed in his rule but because they feared the cost of resistance i chose to return their
28:48freedom gave them the right to stay or leave so so they chose to stay because for the first time
28:55what
28:55they felt from the throne was not oppression but true respect after the council cyrus stood by the throne
29:04watching me you just gave up dozens of royal heirs you could command at will regret it
29:10i raised an eye including you i'm different how his fingers traced lightly across my wrist
29:20i stayed on my own i was about to speak when a sharp pain shot through my chest astra golden
29:28light burst
29:28from beneath my skin i swayed cyrus caught me instantly astra i looked down a black rune i'd never seen
29:38before was slowly surfacing across my chest this is the control seal your father left inside the
29:44ancestor dragon pearl he's dead the seal isn't cyrus gripped my hand if we don't destroy it completely
29:51one day it will merge with the ancestor dragon pearl and tear your body apart the seal attacked faster
29:58than we expected the third night i lost control of my magic in my sleep for the first time the
30:04golden
30:04flame burst through the roof of the chamber the entire palace shook with the surge of power cyrus
30:09transformed into a black dragon and shielded my whole body beneath his let go of me shut up golden
30:15flame kept burning against his black scales only when the magic inside me finally calmed did he shift back
30:21to human form are you insane maybe i stared at the wounds he looked down at me i let you
30:30hit me with primal
30:30flame the first time we met what did you expect father was dead but what he left inside me was
30:37still controlling my body just like when i was a child cyrus told me the only place that could fully
30:41remove the control seal was the holy ground where the black dragon clan once guarded the ancestor dragon
30:45pearl it had been completely sealed since the massacre 20 years ago only black dragon blood can open it
30:51so i'm going with you
30:55the next day i followed cyrus to the far north of the continent no cities there only black mountains
31:02buried under ice and snow three days later we finally saw it at the bottom of a valley a massive
31:08palace collapsed in ruins cyrus stopped this was his first time returning to his real home burn marks
31:15still scarred the ground names of the black dragon clan were carved into the broken walls cyrus stood there
31:22for a long time i didn't rush him finally he reached out and touched one of the names it should
31:29have
31:29been his mother's i never even met her his voice was calm but i held his hand but you came
31:36back cyrus
31:39turned to look at me the next second the entire ruin shook the stone doors before us slowly opened no
31:46gold
31:46behind them no crown only a massive black crystal floating in the darkness the ancestor dragon pearl
31:53in my chest suddenly resonated with it an ancient voice echoed from deep within the temple barrier of
32:00the dragon pearl if you wish to be free you must first give up all the power it gave you
32:07the ancestor
32:08dragon pearl belongs to no royal bloodline it is only power the one who wields it decides what it becomes
32:15to destroy father's control seal the ancestor dragon pearl had to leave my body completely
32:21if it failed i could lose all my magic forever cyrus refused immediately find another way no answer came
32:29but i walked toward the altar astra cyrus grabbed my wrist i looked at him afraid i'll lose my power
32:36afraid
32:37you'll die what if i really become an ordinary mage he froze for a moment i kept going no ancestor
32:42dragon pearl
32:43no power to suppress all clans not even the strongest magic heir on the continent anymore
32:49will you still stand beside me cyrus stared at me for a few seconds then he smiled did you forget
32:58when i first truly fell for you i didn't know the pearl was inside you he lowered his head pressed
33:04his
33:04forehead against mine i fell for the woman everyone called a monster who still chose to let go of a
33:10cat that
33:10lied to her
33:14my heart went quiet i stepped onto the altar the ancestor dragon pearl was pulled from my chest
33:20bit by bit in that moment i felt true weakness for the first time the magic runes that once covered
33:25my
33:25body faded away the primal flame went out even standing became hard but i didn't step back father
33:30spent over 20 years making me believe power was my only worth without it i was nothing now i was
33:36finally ready
33:36to let it go with my own hands the instant the ancestor dragon pearl fully left my body
33:41the black control seal was ripped out of it boom the entire temple shook violently i lost my strength
33:47and fell from the altar cyrus rushed forward and caught me i leaned against his chest my own chest
33:51was silent not a trace of power left i whispered looks like you'll have to protect me from now on
33:57but
33:58cyrus suddenly looked up the ancestor dragon pearl floating in midair hadn't vanished it paused for a moment
34:03then flew toward me again the ancient voice spoke one last time power was once forced upon you
34:11now you choose whether to accept it i reached out my hand not for father not for the magic empire
34:18for
34:18myself i accept when we returned to the magic empire 12 days had passed i expected the court to be
34:25in
34:25chaos without me the opposite was true the wolf clan managed the northern grain routes the eagle clan took
34:31over aerial patrols on their own the tiger clan sent troops to help even the smallest clan the deer
34:36opened their herbal trade roads they didn't rebel while i was gone for the first time they truly
34:40worked together
34:44an old noble was still unhappy your majesty you've given too much power to outsiders
34:49the magic empire once ruled the entire continent looked at him and then what
34:53he froze centuries of war lives lost how many lives lost no one answered i stood up
35:04if so-called strength can only be maintained by keeping others afraid of us forever that's not
35:09strength that's weakness the hall went quiet i announced the creation of the all clan council
35:15every kingdom would have its own seat
35:21war trade border disputes no longer decided by the magic empire alone the magic empire was still the
35:29strongest nation on the continent but no longer the master of others when the council ended for the
35:35first time the clan envoys didn't leave the hall on their knees they stood and bowed to me
35:43cyrus stood beside me if your father was still alive seeing this would probably kill him a second
35:48time you regret that i glanced at him very much i wanted to do it myself i finally smiled that
35:55night
35:55a letter arrived from the north large numbers of refugees had been found near the black dragon holy
36:01ground they weren't black dragons they were ordinary beast clan descendants forced to leave their homeland
36:07after the black dragon clan was wiped out when they heard cyrus had returned they came back
36:13the last line of the letter read we want to know will the black dragon homeland still accept us
36:18cyrus held the letter for a long time without speaking how will you answer he looked up i don't
36:23know how to be a dragon king i held his hand what a coincidence i just started learning how to
36:28be an
36:28empress we'll learn together a month later i went back to the north with cyrus this time the black dragon
36:36holy ground was no longer just ruins smoke rose from the valley children ran along the broken walls
36:43wolf clan deer clan snake clan even ordinary citizens from the magic empire all working together
36:50to rebuild the city that once belonged to the black dragon clan an old man recognized cyrus
36:56he knelt trembling my lord you are of the black serpent royal bloodline cyrus held him up the old man
37:03froze don't kneel cyrus looked at the ruins behind him too many people died here all because of one
37:11man's ambition i will not build a kingdom where people kneel cyrus looked at the ruins behind him
37:16he announced that anyone willing to live in the north could own land regardless of bloodline the black dragon
37:22clan would not seek revenge against any beast clan the old nobles who took part in father's massacre
37:27as long as they didn't directly participate in the killing would not be executed for the sins of
37:32their ancestors it is because i know what it's like to have your fate decided by someone else's
37:39hatred i watched his back in that moment i truly understood he was no longer just the black dragon
37:45heir who returned for revenge he had become a king truly worth following that night we stood before
37:52the black dragon temple still being rebuilt cyrus suddenly asked you chose me because i wasn't afraid
37:58of you what about now the war is over the black dragon clan is restored you don't need a powerful
38:04marriage alliance anymore if you could choose again would you still choose me his golden eyes locked
38:08on me i stayed silent on so even a black dragon gets scared yes of what that one day you'll
38:17realize
38:17you don't need me at all i reached up and traced his horn cyrus when i need an army i
38:26can summon the
38:26magic legions when i need allies i have need power i have my own so when i chose you it
38:31was never because
38:31i needed you it's because i love you cyrus was silent for a long time then he suddenly picked
38:39me up his black dragon tail curled behind him i couldn't help but laugh i held out a newly forged
38:47mate seal no magic empire royal crest on it no black dragon clan symbol either only two intertwined lines
38:54one for my primal magic one for his black dragon blood they stay because they can leave and still choose
39:00not to he finally smiled then i'm going to disappoint you i have no plans to leave ever the wedding
39:08was
39:08held on the plane where the beast war ended once that ground was covered in corpses now it was covered
39:15in green grass banners of every clan flew side by side cyrus stood before me and bared his neck just
39:22like
39:22the first time mark me this time no black flame pushed my power away
39:30golden primal flame and black dragon fire lit up at the same time the two forces intertwined
39:36a new mate seal slowly formed not submission not possession
39:44the day after the wedding i received a letter from the cat king i thought it was about kane
39:50but the letter didn't defend him the cat king only admitted that years ago to gain what the magic empire
39:56offered he knew kane wasn't suited for the marriage alliance but he still let his son enter the imperial
40:01court i was the one who taught my son to treat love as a transaction
40:08his ending is partly my fault at the end of the letter he voluntarily gave up the special privileges the
40:14magic empire once granted the cat clan he asked to sign a new agreement as an ordinary allied nation i
40:21agreed kane was dead i would not forgive him but i would not let his mistakes become new hatred between
40:28two nations
40:32the same day i visited mother's grave the first time since she died i didn't cry i didn't tell her
40:39i
40:39forgave her because i didn't she feared me hated me chose evelyn over me again and again now i finally
40:46no
40:46longer needed her love to prove i was worth loving i placed the roses before her tomb
40:52footsteps behind me cyrus didn't come close he stood far away and waited why didn't you come with me
41:01because some goodbyes belong only to you i held his hand and suddenly felt that one sentence gave me
41:09more peace than any comfort ever could when we returned to the court the all clan council had begun
41:14its first official session no war no sacrifice no prince offered as a gift at my feet they were
41:21arguing about rain prices border rivers and winter trade routes arguing endlessly i sat on the throne
41:27and listened for a while then i smiled what's so funny nothing i looked down at the clan representatives
41:35bickering below just the first time i've ever felt a world this boring it's truly beautiful
41:43five years later the continent hadn't seen war in a long time the training grounds once used for the
41:48magic legions had been turned into an academy shared by all clans wolf children studied aerial
41:54tactics eagle instructors researched ground combat the snake clan taught medicine and toxicology for the
42:00first time the magic empire wasn't just learning how to conquer it was learning how to live alongside
42:05others the black dragon capital had been rebuilt cyrus didn't rebuild the towering palace of the past he
42:11turned the original site into a memorial hall every name from the massacre 20 years ago was carved
42:17inside along with the names of ordinary soldiers who died in the beast war he said a king should
42:23remember these names otherwise war is just a number on the throne that winter i received another letter
42:29from the wolf king he still hadn't given up if his majesty cyrus has yet to produce an heir the
42:34wolf clan
42:34still has several fine princes i hadn't finished reading the letter burst into flame in my hand i looked up
42:40cyrus
42:40was standing in the doorway his black dragon tail was already swaying astra what i think the wolf clan
42:46has too much free time lately i held back a laugh planning to start a war of course not he
42:52walked up
42:52to me leaned down and whispered in my ear i kicked him in the leg cyrus laughed and wrapped his
42:57arms around
42:57me outside the window the holy bell of the magic empire rang this time it wasn't an ancient bloodline
43:02awakening it wasn't a warning bell demanding submission from all clans just the ordinary bell that rang every
43:08evening at dusk on the streets merchants of all clans were packing up their stalls children chased
43:13each other across the square in the distance clan banners swayed together in the sunset no one knelt
43:18no one needed to submit i once believed strength meant making everyone afraid that's what father
43:23taught me now i understand true strength is having the power to destroy everything and still choosing to
43:28protect cyrus held my hand tight i looked out the window at the continent that had been at peace for
43:33five years and smiled this time no one chose my life for me the throne i took it myself the
43:38future
43:38i built it myself and the one beside me i chose him myself