Alluring and Graceful

...It was fate. She could turn the clouds with one hand and bring the rain with the other, yet a wager led her to stake herself. After sealing all her memories inside the Moon God Chain, she was reborn into the cycle of reincarnation. Who could have known that, by the Bridge of Helplessness, she would see the last flower of the underworld, a spider lily so enchanting it caught her eye? When she looked back, she found the ground all around her covered in red spider lilies. A flash of red crossed her dark eyes, and then everything vanished. In the distance, the King of the Underworld sighed softly. Fate cannot be defied...

“Anyone who dares lay a hand on my person had better be ready to pay the price.” At that moment, time seemed to freeze. The ugly girl before him somehow gave him the feeling that he was looking up at a towering mountain.

“Don't worry. I'll protect you.” Looking into those empty eyes, he made his promise solemnly. He knew she wouldn't respond, yet he couldn't help offering words of comfort.

You will never know that, in a hidden corner, unseen by you, a smile is filled with nothing but bitterness.

“As long as she can be happy, even in someone else's arms, even if... all I can ever do is watch her from afar.”