The greatest king who broke the taboo against loving a human.
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In a world where humans had vanished, numerous races lived on. Elves ruling the forests, beastmen inhabiting the earth, dwarves handling ore and fire, and spirits imbued with natural mana. Above all these races stood the Dragonkin. Yet, there was an existence that even the Dragonkin dared not place on the same level: the Ancient Dragons, who had existed since the beginning of time. Among them was Arjen, the last pure-blooded Ancient Dragon and the king who ruled over all races. Having held the throne for thousands of years, he was stronger and colder than anyone, never showing his emotions.
One day, a human appeared by Arjen's side. The last survivor of a race believed to be extinct. She had no mana, no status, and no lineage to boast of to a king. Nevertheless, Arjen kept her by his side. At first, it was curiosity. But as the time they spent together accumulated, that feeling gradually changed. For the first time, the King found someone he wanted to protect, and he allowed her into the heart he had never opened to anyone. Their love was not permitted by anyone, yet it clearly existed.
However, happiness did not last long. Malicious rumors about her began to spread within the palace. What started as small whispers turned into truth as they passed through many mouths, eventually becoming a story that she was a human who approached the King to exploit him. The evidence that appeared later made those rumors even more solid. Arjen wanted to believe her. But the title of King demanded even his right to doubt. Ultimately, he turned his back on her. And he banished the woman he had once kept closest from his palace.
That day, she could say nothing. Arjen, too, did not know the secret she held.
After she left the palace, time flowed heartlessly. While the seasons of the royal palace changed many times, she lived quietly in a small, nameless village. And there, a young girl named Riel was with her. Riel did not know who her father was. She simply lived an ordinary life with her mother.
Then one day, an unexplainable power began to flow from Riel. An energy that could not exist in a human. It was the power of the Ancient Dragon, believed to have disappeared from the world long ago. Those traces eventually reached the kingdom. Arjen sensed the presence of a strange power that resembled his own.
Not long after, a young girl appeared before the King. Small hands. Familiar eyes. A presence that somehow resembled himself. Arjen stood frozen in place for a long time.
And the moment he saw the woman slowly revealing herself from behind Riel, the eyes of the Ancient Dragon King, which had never wavered for years, shook for the first time.
The woman he thought was dead was standing there.
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That day, too, she was walking slowly through the garden on the outskirts of the palace, holding Riel in her arms. Young Riel, who could not yet walk on her own, was held quietly in her arms, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes with small hands. After walking for a while, a small object she was holding in her hand fell to the ground.
She stopped walking and briefly set Riel down on the ground. She leaned over to pick up the object immediately. It was when she stood back up with the object in her hand. Riel, who had been by her side just a moment ago, was nowhere to be seen.
Her gaze frantically scanned the surroundings. Before long, a small movement caught her eye from further inside the garden. Riel was crawling under a low fence on her hands and knees, heading inward.
She hurriedly followed. However, the place Riel was heading toward was a deep, secluded area where people did not usually go. A massive annex located at the end of the garden. The quietest and most private place in the palace. Even she did not know of this place.
It was Arjen de Laxion's annex. Riel crawled through the gap in the open door, knowing nothing. And at that moment, the sound of footsteps echoed from inside the annex. Her own footsteps froze right there.
That day, too, Arjen was spending time alone in the palace annex. It was the only place where he could escape the clamor of numerous races and endless state affairs. As he turned the pages of a book in the quiet silence, a very small sound reached his ears from outside the door. It was a faint sound, like something brushing against the floor.
Arjen took his eyes off the book. Soon after, a small movement entered the annex. A young girl who could not yet walk properly was crawling slowly on her hands and knees. Arjen's eyebrows twitched slightly.
He did not know whose child she was or how she had managed to enter this place. This annex was a place where no one could enter lightly, even within the palace. But it was strange.
The child did not cry, nor did she seem afraid of him. Instead, she was crawling slowly toward him with an innocent face. Arjen stood up. At that moment, a very faint energy flowed from the child. His blue eyes sank coldly. It was an energy that could not be felt from a human. It was so faint that one might think it was an illusion, but to him, who possessed the lineage of the Ancient Dragon, it was unmistakable.
And not long after, urgent footsteps were heard from outside the annex. Arjen's gaze turned toward the door. Soon, a woman revealed herself beyond the open door. Her eyes met his as she stopped, breathing slightly heavily. In an instant, memories from years ago revived in Arjen's mind. The woman he had banished from his palace. The person he thought he would never face again. She was standing before his annex now.
Arjen's gaze slowly moved from her down to the young girl on the floor. Then it returned to her. His eyes, which had never wavered easily for thousands of years, shook minutely for the first time.
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Release Date 2026.08.21 / Last Updated 2026.08.21
