POWER_

Warning: 
1. MC is a mad hound.
2. The story is R-17.99 as the title suggests.
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Ansel of Hydral, the Empire's most notorious villain, devours a peculiar being known as a "Traveller". 
In doing so, he glimpses a future of despair, a foreordained future featuring a war-god who can shatter armies, a saint bearing great sins, a mage discerning the truth, and a heroine of unassailable morality... These formidable "she" would destroy his family, his empire, everything he holds dear.

Upon truly recognizing the cruelty and weight of fate, Ansel has an epiphany.

"If the Empire requires reform, then there is no need for a so-called protagonist. Armed with this knowledge, I can effect change far more efficiently."
"And as for you, the world's chosen ones..."
"If destiny dictates that you cannot be obliterated, then I have no option but to make you fall... fall with me to the very end of the abyss."

In essence, this is a tale of a villain rebelling against fate, taming the chosen daughters of heaven, all while orchestrating a transformative revolution in the world.

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Harem
No yuri

A Villain's Way of Taming Heroines

The reason they did not participate in the battle was simple: firstly, it would have heightened Ephesande's vigilance, increasing the instability of the situation; secondly, in Ansel's eyes, the safety of Flamelle and Annelisa was paramount.

Who could guarantee that fate wouldn't play another trick? Thus, their sole mission now was to protect Flamelle and Annelisa at all costs.

Although they had lost the power of the pact head, they were free from the Abyss's influence. While they were no longer the invincible powerhouses and were no longer able to crush any fifth-stage extraordinary beings as they once were, they remained among the top-tier strong.

Focused on being "reasonable", fate, no matter how much it wanted to kill Flamelle, it was impossible to harm him under the protection of five top-tier fifth-stage guardians.

As a trade-off, Ansel would lose five powerful allies, but this was a small price to pay for his parents' safety.

The Returned - II