Noel first saw the female Zerg in a garbage dump. His bone wings were broken, and he could barely walk. Only half of his handsome profile remained, yet with that one remaining wing he drove off the female Zerg surrounding him.
The next time Noel saw him was in an underground fighting ring on a barren planet. His bone wings were cut off in front of the crowd, and the one good half of his face was ground into the dirt. Pain and humiliation showed in his eyes, but he didn't cry out or beg for mercy.
Later, Noel picked him up from a garbage heap.
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But his injuries were too severe. His face was ruined, his bone wings were gone, both legs were crippled, and his mental sea was on the verge of collapse at any moment...
He was like a silent piece of trash, worthless.
But Noel had a way of turning trash into treasure. He restored his missing parts, helped the little stutterer speak fluently, and even brought his restless mental sea under control.
The only thing that still needed work was...
He was too clingy and kept wanting to repay Noel by offering himself to him. Noel was so frightened that he waved his hands again and again, and only managed to talk him out of it for the time being after much effort.
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Ten years later, under his leadership, the poor barren planet had become the Zerg's second-largest planet, drawing resources, Zerg citizens, and more from the surrounding star systems through its immense gravitational pull.
He had become the uncrowned king of the barren planet. After returning to the imperial capital, he rose once again to the pinnacle of power.
Amidst bloodshed and turmoil, he was named the next Zerg Emperor.
Yet the dignified, aloof prince portrayed in media reports would cling to Noel after work, incessantly asking for kisses and cuddles and refusing to let go if he didn't get them.
No one would ever guess that the prince, who was so restrained in the military and kept all Zerg at arm's length during the day...
...would grow bolder and bolder, revealing every bit of his softness. His eyes reddened, his voice turned tearful, and he looked so sweet and vulnerable as he said, "Could you open your eyes and look at me?"
Reader's guide:
1. This is a fictional setting unrelated to reality. Please don't apply it to real life.
2. One-on-one romance, mutual devotion, healing, and a love that goes both ways.
Theme: A fine sword is forged through tempering
