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Chapter 1 - Prologue- Before the Woman From Beyond Time

For a thousand years, the Yunlong Dynasty ruled beneath the heavens.

Its emperors were said to be born with the blood of dragons, destined to command armies, shape nations, and bend fate itself. The empire flourished with golden cities, vast armies, and scholars whose wisdom reached the stars.

But beneath its glory lay shadows.

The imperial palace — the Palace of Ten Thousand Stars — was a world of beauty and danger. Behind its jade walls, the harem fought silent wars. Noble families schemed for power. Ministers whispered in the dark. And the emperor, the most powerful man alive, trusted no one.

Yet the dynasty's greatest secret was older than any throne.

A prophecy carved into ancient stone:

"When the stars fall and time breaks, A woman not of this world shall rise. She will calm the dragon's wrath, And rule beside him as the empress of Heaven".

For centuries, emperors feared this prophecy.

Empresses tried to erase it.

The court dismissed it as myth.

But the current ruler, Emperor Jin Longwei — feared by all, loved by none — carried the prophecy like a curse. His reign was marked by brilliance and blood. His enemies vanished overnight. His harem trembled at his cold indifference.

He had everything.

Power. Wealth. An empire that bowed at his feet.

Yet he had nothing.

No warmth.

No trust.

No love.

The throne was heavy, and the world was colder than steel.

Until the night the stars fell

Until the moment time cracked open

Until a woman from another world appeared in his palace —

a woman who should not exist,

a woman who would change the fate of the empire,

a woman destined to become his obsession.

The prophecy had awakened.

And the Yunlong Dynasty would never be the same.

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