THE DEVIL'S BRIDE
Episode 58: The First Bride Returns
By Rapwizzy Debaron
Lilora's heels touched the broken soil of the realm with eerie grace.
Every flower wilted at her steps. Shadows curled in submission.
She didn't look like a monster—she looked divine.
And that was more terrifying than any beast Evelyn had faced.
Lucien stepped in front of Evelyn instinctively, wings spreading. "Stay back."
Lilora's lips curled into a faint, cruel smile. "Lucien… my sweet boy. So much like your father."
Evelyn gripped Lucien's arm. "She's talking to you?"
The First King stepped forward, his voice low and grim. "She is the first bride—the one I tried to forget. The one who birthed the darkness I became."
Lilora tilted her head. "He was never yours, Evelyn. He was mine first."
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In the Skyward Realms
Angels screamed across the heavens as the black storm reached their gates.
Gabriel, sword in hand, turned to Seraphhina. "It's her. The Queen of the Old Flame."
Seraphhina's face hardened. "If Lilora walks again, the realms will burn twice over."
They summoned the banners of the Seraphic Army. Over fifty thousand winged warriors rose into the crimson clouds.
"She wants her throne back," Seraphhina said. "But she'll have to go through us first."
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In the Underworld
Demons stirred uneasily.
The flames that had once obeyed Lilora flickered strangely, as if remembering her call.
Azareth, prince of the lower abyss, stared into the fire with narrowed eyes. "I warned the boy. I warned Evelyn."
"She's worse than the First King," his general said.
"No," Azareth replied. "She made the First King."
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Back at the Wastes
Lilora's voice rippled through the broken throne room like a song too old to forget.
"You think your little bride can save you, Lucien? That she's strong enough to love what's beneath your skin?"
She took one step forward, and the very air shivered.
"I created that curse. It was my gift to the man who betrayed me."
Evelyn raised her hand. "Then it's only right that I end it."
A sphere of light burst from her palm, but Lilora caught it mid-air—smiling.
"How cute," she whispered. "Trying to fight with love."
She crushed the light into ash.
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Lucien roared and lunged.
But Lilora flicked a single finger—and his body was flung back like a broken doll.
Evelyn's heart stopped.
She rushed to him, but Lilora only watched, her eyes gleaming.
"Let's see how much your heart can take before it breaks, dear girl," Lilora said sweetly.
Then she turned, and vanished into a ripple of black flame.
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Hours Later
Lucien stirred. "She's too strong…"
Evelyn took his hand. "Then we get stronger."
She stood, her voice shaking but sure.
"She's not the only queen in this realm anymore."
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To be continued…
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