Sebastian Leodegrance was fated to bring about the world's end, his path irrevocably marked by the three scars etched across his left eye as proof of his unholy contract with Ardalas, the Evil God.

His insatiable thirst for power would have been enough to conquer all, even without the infernal blessing, but now not even the divine intervention of the Goddess could thwart his ambitions.

With purposeful strides, he marched toward Cassiopeia to claim the hand of the renowned Princess Ava Cassia, a woman whose veins coursed with the blood of greatness. But as he drew closer, he discovered that the Princess had been exchanged with her Lady in Waiting.

"Yes. I am the replacement. You have been fooled!"

***

"From now on, Isla, call me Elder Sister."

The person in front of her was the brightest constellation in the world. Ava Cassia... the Princess who was even prettier than the Nereids. But it was like looking in the mirror.

She looked exactly like her.

"Maybe the Goddess sent you to me so we can become Sisters. How about it, my dear Isla? Would you call me Sister?"

Her most cherished treasure; her Elder Sister, Ava.

"I'm sorry, Sister... this is the only way."

"You must replace me. Because if I bear his child... this world would perish..."

The Tyrant's Replacement Bride

Within the opulent halls of the empire palace, a sense of unease permeated the air as the ministers convened to deliberate their options. 


One voice dared to mention the inconvenient truth: their own people had forsaken them, seeking refuge alongside the fleeing masses from other kingdoms, all driven away by the onslaught of the enemy's relentless army. 


Yet, the chorus of denial quickly rose in response. The ministers, caught up in their grand delusions, clung to the belief that the empire was an indomitable force impervious to defeat. 


They boasted of the hundreds of Seven Starred <Aura> Masters under their command, their supposed guardians of invincibility. They boasted of legions upon legions of soldiers as if mere numbers alone guaranteed victory. 


"Still, this is embarrassing. You kept brushing off the danger of that hellspawn until he came right to our front door! The world is laughing at us!" 


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