"Selene Virellia, for crimes against the Empire—high treason, attempted regicide, and soul tampering—you are hereby sentenced to death."
The chains around her wrists burned like fire, cursed by the royal priests to sear the soul. But Selene didn't scream. She wouldn't give them the satisfaction.
Above her, nobles jeered from their gold-laced balconies. The same ones who once sent her love letters, danced with her at galas, begged her for favors.
Now they called her a witch. A villainess.
And standing at the center of them all — tall, cold, and heartbreakingly divine — was Crown Prince Kaelion. Her first love. Her final executioner.
"Any last words, Lady Virellia?" he asked, his voice hollow.
Selene raised her chin, bloody and unbowed. "Only one."
"I should've let you die that night."
His eyes flickered — just for a moment — and then the blade fell.
She expected nothingness. Eternal void.
But instead—
[SYSTEM BOOTING…]
[Rebirth Protocol: Activated]
[Villainess Rewrite System Bound to Host: SELENE VIRELLIA]
[Objective: Rewrite your fate. Conquer your destiny. Rule your story.]