THE DEVIL'S BRIDE
Episode 55: The King Who Forgot Love
By Rapwizzy Debaron
The clash of armies echoed like thunder across the blood-soaked sky. Magic weaved through fire, metal clashed against bone, and screams of angels and demons alike rose into the heavens.
But at the eye of the storm stood Evelyn—unshaken.
Lucien moved to her side, shadows wrapping protectively around him. "That power... it's older than anything I've known."
"It's not just power," Evelyn said softly. "It's memory. And it's calling to him."
She looked at the First King—no longer just a monster of war, but something more broken.
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Suddenly, the earth trembled as the First King dropped to one knee.
The fire in his eyes dimmed. His jaw clenched.
"Why do you look at me like that?" he growled, voice trembling. "As if you see… someone worth saving."
Evelyn stepped closer, glowing with inner fire.
"Because I do."
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Behind them, the battle raged on. Valethra and Seraphhina fought side by side, wings unfurled. Kael unleashed the fury of a thousand nightborn, his twin daggers painting trails of light across demon flesh.
But time seemed to bend around Evelyn and the First King.
"I had a name," he whispered. "Before I was this."
Evelyn reached out, her palm touching his forehead.
"Then let me find it for you."
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Memories exploded like shattered stars—
A kingdom bathed in golden light.
A man who once ruled with compassion.
A betrayal that burned it all down.
A curse that turned him into the first devil.
And in the heart of it… a woman. Her face eerily like Evelyn's.
His first love.
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Lucien gasped, clutching his chest. "You… you loved her," he said to the First King. "Before everything. She was your beginning."
The First King's voice broke. "She died… because of me."
"No," Evelyn said firmly. "She died trying to save you."
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The markings across Evelyn's body blazed brighter.
The First King looked up at her—haunted, wounded.
"You carry her soul," he whispered.
"No," Evelyn said gently. "I carry her will."
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A pulse of light burst from Evelyn, rippling across the battlefield.
The fighting stopped.
Demons hesitated.
Angels bowed.
Even time itself paused.
Lucien turned to his mother, to Seraphhina, to Kael.
"She's doing something none of us could."
"She's giving him… a choice."
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The First King rose slowly, trembling.
"For a thousand years, I chose war," he said. "Because I thought love had betrayed me."
His golden eyes locked on Evelyn's.
"But you… you've given me another path."
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Silence reigned.
Then Evelyn spoke, not just to him—but to the armies watching.
"We can end this. Not with blood. But with truth."
Her voice echoed like prophecy.
"The true throne… was never meant to be taken. It was meant to be earned."
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And for the first time in millennia… the First King knelt.
To her.
Not as a ruler.
But as someone remembering what it meant to feel.
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To be continued…
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