My Pet White Bird Wants to Be My Fiancé? [Western Fantasy]

On the day of her tribulation, Yan Wuyue enters a room filled with bizarre rituals. All she can see are blood and skulls.

The man lying in a pool of blood turns his head, looks at Yan Wuyue, and manages a smile.

Then the man croaks, and an innocent mermaid is imprisoned for a murder she was wrongly accused of.

--Yan Wuyue's Redemption

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The good news: the person she just killed has come back to life.

"We used the ancient and powerful arts of astrology and soul divination. Among countless souls, you are the one most likely to change our fate, which stands on the brink of destruction."

"Honored hero, Xavier, this child of evil will one day threaten the lives of countless innocents... Only his death can set this world free!"

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Forced to become a hero, she meets the child of evil, the culprit behind the world's destruction.

It's a fluffy dandelion, an adorable little chomper.

Then she pokes the fluffy creature in front of her with a fingertip.

Ooh, so soft.

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Because of a past that people despise, Xavier needs fresh blood once a month. Otherwise, his body will become uncontrollable.

One day, an accident leaves them trapped in a cave.

Thanks to the magic of the "Key of Time," they'll be stuck in that cave for at least half a year.

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Later, when he loses control, he takes the form of a vampire, lowers his head, and sinks his teeth into her skin.

He gazes down at her. Her body has grown weak from blood loss.

He should have killed her, just as he might have died on some dusk long ago. Countless people have died at his hands, and this fragile, insignificant life before him should have died in his arms too.

But in the end, he changes his mind.

Her blood is sweeter than anything he's ever tasted.

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Many times, when Yan Wuyue looks at him, she feels he's like a fruit with a bright, shiny exterior and rot within. The rot isn't in the flesh, but in the core hidden deep in his heart.

She can't stop him from falling, but she tries to give him a little light.

That's all she can do.

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Later, he keeps her confined at his side, his gaze deep and restrained.

"Don't look at anyone else, okay? I need you more than they do."

Over the years, his heart has become like a frozen, stagnant pool. No matter how many stones are thrown in, none can disturb the ice buried deep within.

The past cannot be severed. He will go on living in a dark, damp room, never having imagined that the person before him could illuminate a lifetime of gloom.

Theme: Gazing toward the light in the darkness