In the heart of the Empire of Longyin, Empress Navier stands as a paragon of grace and power, guiding the realm alongside her husband, Emperor Sovieshu. But beneath the splendor of the imperial court lies a web of secrets, ambitions, and betrayals that threaten to unravel everything.
When a mysterious concubine enters the palace, the delicate balance Navier has carefully upheld begins to shift. Whispers of scandal ripple through the court, alliances fracture, and the empire teeters on the brink of chaos. As enemies close in from all sides, Navier must navigate a treacherous path of loyalty and love, where every choice could determine the fate of the empire-and her own.
Amid the intrigue, a foreign crown prince arrives, offering an unexpected alliance and stirring questions of destiny. Will Navier reclaim her place beneath the phoenix throne, or will she rise beyond its reach?
In a world steeped in ancient traditions and shadowed by ambition, THREADS OF FATE is a tale of resilience, power, and the enigmatic forces that shape history.
The Remarried Empress but instead of the European setting, it's in Ancient China.
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"Maximilian?"
I blink at her silently. She just called my name. By my name. Instead of feeling repulsed and detested by that sound I instead can't feel anything anymore. All I can see is her.
My breath stops for a moment again. Just like back in the tent.
"Yes it's me." I say, quickly looking away from her side.
"Why are you here?" She asks me coldly taking my hand away from her cheek. She then sits up straight in the sofa, far from me. I silently drop my hand back to my lap. I kind of felt disappointed.
"Why can't I be here? Can't a husband visit his wife whenever he wants?" She shakes her head.
"You're not like other husbands. And I'm not like other wives. You're a husband that's still hung up on their first love. And I'm a wife that wants nothing to do with you." She says with her tired eyes, after having slept only for 2 hours.
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Maximillian, the Emperor of the Kaisenarch Empire, who still love his first love.
Elizabeth, the Empress that only wanted her husbands love
She had taken years to realize, that maybe her marriage was always doomed, from the beginning. And her feelings will never be reciprocated.
She falls first, he falls harder trope.
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This is a story I wanted to make from "A stepmother's marchen" or "The fantasy of a stepmother". With the characters Maximillian and Elizabeth. I so badly wanted to see their relationship Develop. None of this is my own