🔄 Previously on "The Hero's Harem Is Trying to Kill Him" – Chapter 51 Recap:
At the Moonspire Citadel, Astra Volara orchestrated a deadly rite, marking the fall of Liora and summoning her deathbound servant, Velis. Her goal: to shatter Kai's illusions.
Velis didn't strike with blades, but with memory—forcing Kai to relive fragments of his past life as Kai'Zuran, a name whispered in fear by long-dead kings. The clash awakened dangerous truths, and raised questions that even Yuri—his most loyal companion—could no longer dodge.
Now, Kai is caught between the ashes of who he was… and the firestorm of who he might become.
POV: Kai Veylor
He awoke gasping—air, light, thought, everything too sharp.
The world swam in hazy pulses. His limbs were slick with sweat, the grass beneath his body damp with dew and blood—some of it his, some not.
"Kai!" Yuri's voice, rough with panic.
She was by his side instantly, wiping a cloth across his brow. Her hands trembled.
