Astrid looked at herself in the mirror. Over the last few months, she had learned about royal etiquette. She learned how to stand, how to walk, how to greet, everything she needed to know as a queen. Despite the fact, she would only become a puppet queen without power or strength. Yet by making her queen, Leonard had a real grip on her.The reflection in the mirror revealed a beautiful woman's face that looked foreign to Astrid's eyes. Her skin was so smooth and soft, and her complexion was enchanting. Her shoulder-length brunette hair was well styled and decorated with jeweled accessories. Her round amber eyes were adorned with sheer eye shadow and eyeliner that emphasizes the beauty of her eyes. The cosmetics covering her face made Astrid hardly recognize herself in the mirror. The woman's figure in the mirror looked so beautiful, but her eyes were blank and cold, as cold as Astrid's heart ever since she separated from Draco and realized the harsh reality that haunted her.

Where was this? As far as the eye could see, only darkness was visible. Nothing could be seen but a vacuum in the darkness. Amid the silence, Draco could hear the wind blowing through the gaps.Was this place hell? Or not? Draco had no idea. He vaguely could not remember what had happened before he passed out.Draco was wrapped in a cocoon shining with magical energy flowing from the Mana Tree. His heart was still twitching faintly while the Mana Tree energy was knitting magic within the borrowed dragon’s heart from Jergintarth. Draco felt so comfortable that he curled up on his knees, not wanting to open his eyes and forget everything. Inside the Mana Tree trunk, Draco could not detect how much time had passed."Draco... Draco... Wake up..."A distant echo was echoing within the space inside the mana tree trunk. It sounded like the sound of the wind having tones and blowing among the leaves."Dragon’s Prince... wake up..."Draco

Zach dashed out of the castle, followed by his guests from the duchy of Brighton. He rode his horse at high speed towards the fortress. He saw for himself knights and commoners running in fear in the opposite direction Zach was aiming for.The sky was dark, and black clouds rolled over the frontier fortress. From within the black cloud appeared gigantic winged demon-beasts. The demon-beasts have long, dirty claws, leathery wings, and rows of razor-sharp teeth. When wounded, they bleed black acid. The archers and snipers had tried to fire at the winged demon-beasts, but their skin was too thick for the arrowheads to penetrate.Zach watched wide-eyed with great fear as the army of archers broke apart and was slaughtered helplessly. The horse on which Zach was riding lifted his feet in the air while neighing in terror. The horse threw Zach down to the ground, then ran helter-skelter away from the slaughter arena, leaving Zach there alone.Zach saw one by one the ar

King Edgar Barnabas looked at Edmund's face curiously. From a very long time ago, he was a reliable trader and liked to collect antiques. Sometimes he came to black-market auctions to hunt for rare items that were considered lost and destroyed in Magica. Since Edmund's appearance, he had felt that Duke Brighton's face was very familiar, even though he could say this was the first time they had met."Is there anything you want to say to me, Your Majesty?" asked Edmund, noticing as King Edgar Barnabas kept his eyes fixed on his face. He had tried to ignore it, but King Edgar's gaze was so deep and it made Edmund felt uncomfortable from being stared constantly by the king.“Uhm, I beg your pardon?” asked King Edgar Barnabas.“It seems that you have something in your mind, Your Majesty. Do you mind if I ask?” asked Edmund tried to rephrase his previous question.“You are so mysterious, Duke Brighton. This is the first time we met

Astrid borrowed a maid outfit and disguised her appearance by wearing the ruby-eyed ring that Edmund gave her.“Dovah Incognito,” said Astrid."Dragon Incognito," said Astrid.Astrid looked at the unfamiliar middle-aged woman in her mirror reflection. Astrid took a deep breath and slipped out through the balcony of her bedroom window. She tried to stroll along the Queen Palace area. Several maids and footmen seemed to be at work and didn't recognize Astrid at all. They were busy with their own business. Astrid felt a little relieved.Astrid walked with her head down and tried to circle the Queen Palace area to find a way to escape. Almost in every corner of the palace stood patrol troops who guarded the security closely. There's no way to escape. She could climb the wall and jumped out as one of her way out. The thing was, she couldn't possibly make a fuss. Defeating one or two soldiers might not be too difficult, but if the royal arm