There was a reason why Cecilia didn't go straight to Liam and claim her position as his Mate.
It was because if she had done it, he would have to marry Liam and become his wife. She wouldn't be able to become Ezekiel's lover or become the Empress and achieve her wish of having all the quality men in this world. She would be confined to Almandine Castle as the wife of a dying man.
So the original plan was first, to make Ezekiel her own and become the Empress. How would she do it?
Of course, first, she had to get rid of the Empress candidate at the time, Harriet.
Harriet was just a side character in the novel, who was never mentioned for more than a sentence, so Cecilia was confident she could get rid of her easily. She then spread rumors about Harriet's past.
<Cecilia screamed, crying, pleading when she heard Harriet intend to kill her."Harriet Goldlane—you're wrong! I'm not a sorcerer! D-don't you dare touch me or I— or Zeke will avenge what you did to me!""Heh," Harriet laughed mockingly. She pulled Cecilia's head to face a man standing on the side, watching.Ezekiel was staring at them blankly, seemingly unconcerned about what happened to her. The sight made Cecilia become more confused. What was Ezekiel doing here? Why wasn't he trying to help her?Harriet spoke in a deep, hideous voice, "The person who suggested me to kill you was Ezekiel Euclase, your beloved man."No… that's not possible.Cecilia who ha
The Old Duke arrived at the capital.The sudden report he received from Russel shocked him so much that he decided to leave everything he was doing and immediately turned into a Lycan to run to the capital with some of his Lycan guards himself.When he arrived, he was greeted by Russell who looked at him with a frantic expression. "Where's that child, Harriet?" asked the Old Duke who had just changed back into his human form.“Your Grace, Madam has already driven back North. It seems like Madam can't be bothered now. And she said to leave all the decisions to you as soon as you arrive," replied Russell.“For goodness sake…” Old Duke gripped his temples with his old fingers. "Then where's Liam?"Russell blinked helplessly. “Young Lord is in the palace,” replied Russell.And so, Russell escorted the Old Duke to where Liam was being held. He told the Old Duke about everything that had happened up to this point, and the old man stopped moving when he heard the word Sorcery.“I see,” the O
The maids helped Cecilia bathe and get ready. With a cheerful mood, she accepted the treatment of all the maids like a princess.Right, this is what she wanted. After getting rid of Harriet, she would do everything from scratch. She didn't care anymore if she had to use sorcery to trick everyone.Moreover, after her power as a Saintess awaken, she could start changing people's opinions about sorcery and tell everyone that Sorcery was a technique handed down by gods and goddesses.What's wrong with using Sorcery anyways? Shouldn't people use all their talents to develop? This is a world of dog-eat-dog, how could Cecilia let her abilities rot.She was the new Heroine in this story. Even though people viewed Sorcery as 'bad' art, there is actually no 'good' or 'bad' in this world. There is only 'win' and 'lose'!And in this position, right now, Cecilia had won.Cecilia was asked to go to a wing of the palace where the ritual would be carried out. Since no one was allowed to approach exce
Harriet arrived at Almandine Castle.She stepped off the back of a Lycan that ran for two whole days, almost without rest, taking her back home. She turned to the Lycan and smiled gently."Thank you," she said.Awwoo…The Lycan and the other Lycans following them lowered their heads and walked away leaving Harriet alone.The woman watched the Lycans start running and disappear behind the castle gardens. She didn't want to stay in the capital any longer, so she left by the fastest method she knew.The Almandine Castle felt empty.As Harriet walked inside the hallway, she realized that Miriam and Heath had gone to the West F
[75 years ago]"Liam!"…"Liam, wake up, honey!"Liam turned his sleeping position sideways and groaned softly."Five more minutes, Mom," he whispered."Wake up. Didn't you say you wanted to come to the capital to get a rare medical journal from the desert doctors?" a woman's voice made Liam moan softly.Liam forced himself to get up. He looked at the half-opened door of his room with his eyes still sticky, and the maids pacing back and forth tidying up the clothes he was about to bring with him. Liam jumped off the bed, out of the room, and looked left and right.His mother had disa
“Cecilia Wolfsbane came from the West Continent. There, she was known as one of the three Saintess, the only Saintess born of noble blood,” Liam said, as Harriet gently dried his hair.“At that time, a prominent noble in the West Continent named Henry Marigold announced to a handful of people that he needed an Alchemist to help him create the Philosopher's Stone in order to raise his master from the dead.”Liam began his story which he got after investigating everything that happened at that time.The Philosopher's Stone was made by combining the four basic powers and arts, namely magic, alchemy, holy power, and Aura.However, at that time, magic and alchemy had begun to separate because several governments had started to policy to stop the creation of sorcery. And technically, the creation of the Philosopher's stone itself also had something to do with sorcery.Since many of the Alchemists on the West Continent chose to migrate East, to Euclase, and since there weren't many Alchemist
"AAAAAAAH!""STOP!""WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME?!""I AM YOUR MATE!""LIAM–…!"SNAP!Cecilia still felt like she was screaming, but her voice couldn't come out like someone had pressed the mute button on a television remote. Cecilia slowly calmed herself, still in confusion, and she looked around.An empty and vast white room, without a floor and a ceiling, and seemingly without end–while her body floated in the air.She tried to scream once more, but she couldn't make any sound. And that's when she heard a masculine voice."Noi
<Euclase Imperial Palace>"Do you know why Sorcery is forbidden to use in this world, son?" asked Axias.Ezekiel was packing. He only prepared some of his ordinary clothes and weapons, as well as a small amount of money. The young man turned to his father. "Why?""Because unlike ordinary magic spells or potions from alchemy, Sorcery changes personalities and corrupts its victims. People who were good, humble and loyal, will become so cunning, a narcisist and a traitor. Sorcery brings out the greatest desire within us and bends it into something vile," explained Axias.Ezekiel was silent. His greatest wish was to live happily with his true love, Harriet, but Cecilia's Sorcery forced him to hate her.Because of that, he m