Valer never expected to find the youngest major general in the Interstellar Empire in a borderland junkyard city.
He was still alive, but barely.
Most importantly, the royal family had just declared him guilty of treason. He was a ruthless fugitive, the most wanted criminal in the stars...
And the flawless face he once had was now scorched by flames.
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Xier Xisite always knew he was the one his family never wanted.
Even he had started to admit that he shouldn't exist in this world.
He felt neither hatred nor love.
On the brink of death, with flames consuming him, he felt no pain. He only wanted to embrace death.
But someone saved him.
That person was the most passionate and the most cold-blooded person in the world.
In her presence, he could never feel at ease. He was constantly tormented by inferiority and anxiety, suffering without respite.
But no matter what, Xi'er had chosen her.
She was death, and she was rebirth.
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Humanity has entered the age of interstellar travel, but the most important secrets remain in the hands of a select few.
The gap between rich and poor, the unequal distribution of resources, and class oppression: it all keeps happening again and again.
Valer is of the bloodline of the Interstellar Empire's royal family.
Years ago, her mother, Princess Valiana, lost the struggle for the throne, and a Great Purge swept across the stars, slaughtering countless people.
Valer survived by chance, but was forced to hide in a border planet's junkyard city, living under an assumed name.
Valer knows that she alone must carry out the true Great Purge.
This is neither a gamble nor a competition, and she is no so-called player.
She is the one pulling the strings behind the chessboard. Everyone must compete against one another in the [Game of Power] she has designed.
She will watch from the sidelines as those sanctimonious bastards fight to the death, bloodying themselves in the struggle.
Until the ending she wants is reached, no one gets to walk away.
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Reading Guide
1. Both are virgins. Older woman, 1v1, with an age gap. The male lead has scars from burns and will keep his face covered. Please don't read if that bothers you.
2. The female lead plays dumb while keeping her claws hidden. Her alignment is chaotic good.
3. The setting is entirely the author's own invention. The writing is amateurish, and this is a plot-driven power fantasy with no logic.
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Theme: With great power comes great responsibility
