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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙚 (new)

chapter thirty-one: “moment of bloom.”

(n/a: may have messed up with the timeline since Yanfei is the youngest adeptus, so she probably doesn't exist for a thousand years considering her parents are still alive. bear with your stupid author. also, that explains why she isn't in the flashbacks.)

(n/a: I fell asleep and accidentally published it. fuck.)

— (FLASHBACK)

     “WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU AND (NAME) DIVORCED?”

THE DUST ARCHON repeated, bewildered and confused by her friend's declaration. This was the same time (Name) and her grandmother appeared to spy on the young princess's husband, only to find the one who adores her and the man she loved together...

     "You're telling me the scary grandmother of beautiful (Name) took her?!" Guizhong exclaimed in disbelief, angry. "How dare she took me—I mean, your (Name). Then again... Isn't she one of the rulers in Celestia?"

     Morax nodded, "Even though if I'm devoted to defending our marriage... (Name) would never win against her grandmother (lies). She has lived longer than anyone I know," he replied. "(Name)'s power might've succeeded in deceiving me. It proves her relative possesses a much stronger power, probably more fatal."

     "No wonder she was so divine when I first met her," the gray-haired woman murmured while remembering the facial features the princess possess. "She's a celestial being."

     "Truly, she is. I understand why her grandmother took her away from me... I don't think I deserve her either," he sighed. "But that woman, she doesn't deserver her granddaughter either... (Name) would mourn in her sleep about her parents. She told me she hasn't seen them once she fell into this mortal realm with her."

In Guizhong's perspective, she knew Morax hated a Celestial Ruler—that being said she bears the same last name as his lover. True, he told his friend he wanted to crush the moment her deception was revealed...

     "I wanted... I wanted to erase every Draconia living, but I fell in love with a Draconia..." He grumbled while covering his facade. "I'm ashamed I was deceived by the very family name I despise, but I couldn't hate (Name). I loved her too much... Too much at the point, I would rather disappear than have her leave me."

     Guizhong sighed from her friend's ramble, "I understand your woes, but what happened has happened. We don't have the power to return to what we did," she shrugged. "I know it's foolish of me to say this, but you get it. Even though I'm also after (Name), we can't deny she's in the hands of a much more powerful deity."

     "That gruesome deity."

The Dust Archon sighed before tilting her head, to find a pair of golden eyes in the corner. It was slit—similar to (Name)'s true form, her lime eyes slitted like a snake. Unlike the kind gaze the latter possess, this one has filled with loathing and mercilessness. She shares the same features as (Name)—two long black horns and a tall figure. Beautiful? No, she bares an intimidating face to scare off humans and immortals alike...