**A love born from revenge, bathed in blood, yet both hearts are unwilling to let go.** Xavier Stones, the enigmatic third prince of the Stones Kingdom, is a man with a shattered soul, consumed by darkness. His mission is clear: seek revenge on his father, with his lover by his side. But fate intervenes when he discovers the woman he swore to kill holds his heart in her grasp. Alexia lives in a male-dominated world where women are mere tools for marriage. She has survived a life on the run through theft, deceit, hard labor, and disguising herself as a boy to protect her younger brother. Working as a guard in the palace, she crosses paths with Xavier. As secrets of her past and an overwhelming darkness threaten to consume her, Alexia finds herself relying on Xavier. Yet, the man she loves is the source of all her suffering. How can she accept such a cruel twist of fate? Join Alexia on her journey to uncover truths, harness powers, and face death as she battles the shadows of her past and the demons of her present. Will she succumb to the darkness within, or will she summon the courage to shape her own future?
Chapter 1 Prologue
NO SINNER SHALL GO UNPUNISHED AGAIN, FOR THE TIME OF JUDGEMENT IS HERE. I AM THE JUDGE, THE JURY AND THE EXECUTIONER...
BEWARE.... OF THE ANGEL OF DARKNESS.
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In a strange village, two moons lit up the night sky. A large bonfire burned at the center, casting wild shadows of the figures dancing around it. The walls were adorned with gruesome decorations: bloody heads hung like trophies, their blank eyes staring in despair.
Living beings were also displayed on the walls, their faces masked in terror. Occasionally, one of the dancers would approach, ripping a person from the wall before gruesomely tearing their head from their body and sucking their blood. The lifeless bodies were then tossed into the roaring fire, sending sparks flying into the night.
The air was thick with the stench of death and fear as the figures continued their twisted ritual, their movements frenzied and inhumane.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew through the clearing, extinguishing the fire and plunging the area into an eerie silence. The atmosphere grew heavy with an impending sense of doom.
Then, emerging from the shadows, a lady appeared in the sky.
Clad in a long black dress, her stark white hair was not a sign of age but of a supernatural nature. The lady cast a chilling aura with her emotionless, dead eyes. A dark fog emanated from her body, spreading like a sinister cloak over the figures below.
One by one, the figures began to fall, their bodies turning pale and their eyes lifeless. Those who remained standing trembled in fear, their hearts heavy with dread as they watched their companions succumb to the mysterious force.
"Who... who are you?" one of the trembling figures managed to stammer, his voice barely above a whisper.
The lady's lips curled into a smile that held no warmth but instead sent a shiver down their spines. With a cold gaze, she locked eyes with them before finally speaking.
"Guess."