Gentle, beautiful top X loyal, strong bottom, marriage first, love later.
Florian is the empire's most celebrated prince, yet he was born without psychic powers.
This is a disgrace that must never be known to his subjects.
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When Florian was born, he had black hair and black eyes, a sight unseen for a thousand years. It was proof that he had inherited the ancient genes of the insect race.
So he was beloved by the people even as an infant.
The Insect Emperor doted on Florian endlessly.
That changed when Florian underwent his first psychic test. As the instrument showed no reaction, the pride in the Insect Emperor's eyes gradually turned cold.
He arranged for every insect present to be executed and ordered Florian to keep the secret.
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"Florian, you're grown up now. You must show the people that you're using your powerful psychic abilities to serve the empire."
"Marry Major General Allen, and let the people believe you're using your psychic powers to heal the mental sea of a military male insect who fought for the empire and is on the brink of going berserk."
Florian thought of the major general, whom he had met only a few times.
He was said to be a merciless killer on the battlefield, which suited his strong, stern appearance.
Florian's beautiful eyes filled with hurt.
"Father, if Major General Allen discovers my secret, he'll kill me."
"Keep your secret. If you bring shame on the royal family, I won't hesitate to use your blood to appease the people," the Insect Emperor warned him coldly.
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The battle at the front ended in victory, but Allen was badly wounded.
Military male insects had an extraordinary ability to heal their bodies, but they were helpless against injuries to the mental sea.
Wearing restraints, Allen struggled to suppress the urge to transform into an insect, pressed hard against the cold floor of the containment room.
In a daze, he saw a delicate, graceful figure.
He knew it was His Highness Florian.
Allen curled up in a corner, afraid he might hurt Florian.
He even forgot that he could ask Florian to soothe him with psychic power.
"Use the best suppressants. Do everything you can to save him."
Florian dropped the words expressionlessly, then left.
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The turmoil in Allen's mental sea was brought under control.
While he was recovering, the royal family sent him an invitation to enter into a marriage contract.
Florian had thought he would refuse.
After all, Florian hadn't soothed his mental sea with psychic power when Allen had been in danger of losing control.
But Allen knelt at his feet and told him with utmost devotion, "Without your orders, I would have become a mindless insect monster. I will be loyal to you forever."
Florian was silent for a long moment.
"Don't think you can sweet-talk your way into getting me to soothe you with my psychic powers."
Looking down at the insect kneeling at his feet in a show of submission, Florian felt a surge of fear.
In the containment room, he had seen Allen's blade-sharp bone wings.
Without psychic power to suppress him, Allen's wings could pierce his chest in an instant.
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Allen had never dreamed he could marry the noble Prince Florian.
Florian was different from the other male insects in the empire who indulged in a life of pleasure.
He worked at a research institute.
Allen had read several of his academic papers. Though he couldn't understand them, he believed Florian would surely lead the insect race to a brighter future, just as the prophecies said.
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Florian and Allen went to the battlefield together.
Inside the enemy's nest, among those insect monsters, Florian placed a deep mark on Allen.
Allen felt as if Florian's fierce psychic invasion would tear him to pieces.
At that moment, through his psychic link with Florian, he connected to the minds of every insect monster on the planet.
"Allen, they're my family. When I reclaim my power, I will take revenge on the insect sitting on that throne. Will you join me?"
Allen had already given everything to Florian, whom he loved deeply.
Whether in life or death, whether he lost his mind or became one of the insect swarm,
he only wanted to follow Florian forever, to follow his master.
"Please let me become your blade."
*This is an imaginary setting, unrelated to reality. Please do not draw parallels with real life.
Theme: What was taken will eventually be returned.
