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Emperor Ian Veroshion, the first noble mage, was betrayed and executed. Cursed to never be reborn, he awakens a century later as the illegitimate son of a disgraced ducal line, destined to be a hostage in a barbaric land. Stripped of his magic and his throne, he must navigate a world vastly different from the one he ruled, facing political machinations and a resurgent monster threat. But the embers of his past life still burn, and Ian will not surrender his legacy. He will reclaim his name, his magic, and perhaps, even his empire.

A Mage Reborn: Legacy of the Fallen Emperor

Su raced through day and night, finally reaching the Bratz estate as dawn painted the sky. She slipped into the grounds under the cloak of fading darkness, a shadow herself. Scaling a tree, she surveyed the guards, her eyes narrowed.

Imperial inspectors. They're using the main building as quarters. The annex is heavily guarded... wasn't that where Ian and we stayed?

A flicker of movement in the annex window. Derga. Finally, time to deliver the gruesome package she'd been lugging around. Su dropped from the tree, a silent predator circling to the rear of the annex.

She scaled the wall with practiced ease, reaching Derga's floor. The window was secured, not from the inside, but nailed shut from the outside. Su's dagger flashed, splintering the wood.

"Heavens!" Lady Mary gasped, recoiling from the curtains. Count Derga rushed in, his face haggard, a shadow of his former self after days of confinement.

Chapter 36: Outbreak