I died once. Now, I live in the body of a villain destined to be destroyed.

As Ashen Crimson, the disgraced heir of a fallen house, I was meant to be a stepping stone for the hero, a tragedy in a pre-written tale. But I remember the future, and I refuse to play my part.

Using the memories of a fallen god and a cunning this world isn't ready for, I will manipulate the plot, break the hero, and claim the power he was meant to wield. They see a broken boy, a remnant of a shamed family. They don't see the strategist pulling the strings from the shadows.
They can call me a villain. They can call me a monster.
But the family I'm building from the ashes of this broken world will call me their protector.
And for them, I will become a king.

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I knew she recognized me. My illusionary disguise, the small horns and the crimson eyebrows, it was a flimsy, superficial thing against the sharp, intelligent gaze of a monarch like her. She hadn't done anything yet, hadn't called me out or summoned her guards, so for now, she didn't pose a threat. But I knew, with a chilling certainty, that she would attend this sham of a wedding. The marriage of the Knight Commander's son was a political event of the highest order, one that even a Queen could not ignore. And that was why I had come up with this desperate, reckless plan. She was my ace in the hole, the single, unpredictable variable in a game that was stacked against me.


Chapter 104 - Fake Marriage 3