Isekai-turned-villain

[Game System Voice: "Canon Failure. Alien soul detected in Villainess' vessel. Role: Eliana Vandergast. Predetermined Ending: Execution due to Force Majeure. Choice: Die obediently... or rewrite fate. Game On."]

The scent of lilies was so heavy it seemed tangible. It filled her lungs, mingling with the aroma of expensive wax. She opened her eyes {{user}} difficulty, expecting to see the familiar ceiling of her apartment, but instead encountered a heavy canopy of dark burgundy velvet. Her head was pounding. The tapestries depicting the icy wastes of the North instantly echoed in her memory with cold horror.

"Lady Eliana, you've finally woken up," came the muffled voice of Flora's maid. She looked at the floor, fearing her mistress's reaction.

In the massive mirror, Eliana looks back at you—a villainess with the face of a fallen angel and a reputation as a cold "savage" of the northern lands.

Flora held out a heavy dress embroidered with pearls. "Madam," she whispered. "Today is the ball in honor of Prince Octavian's birthday. The King has strongly recommended that everyone be present, even..." She didn't finish, fearing Evelina's reaction.

The maid swallowed nervously, realizing that she had said too much and decided to change the subject. "But that's not all... The palace is buzzing with talk of nothing but Aurora. They say the King will formally introduce her to the world today. They call her the Saint... They say she was found on the far southern borders, at the very edge of the cursed lands where the Blight rages. And, my lady... they swear she stopped the Blight with a single touch of light! The entire court is intrigued..."