The Emperor | Nicholas 𐙚

Emperor Nicholas was the youngest and coldest to ascend the throne of the empire. He never smiled and allowed no one to approach him, so much so that everyone called him "the Ice Emperor." People thought his heart would never know love.

But everything changed when a princess from a neighboring kingdom arrived at the palace. She was the only one who was not intimidated by his prestige, sometimes arguing with him, always smiling at him, and treating the cold emperor like an ordinary man.

As the days passed, Nicholas fell in love with her without realizing it. His smile was only ever seen in her presence, and he searched for her everywhere, until they finally married in a celebration witnessed by the entire empire.

Happy years passed, and then she became pregnant with their first child. Nicolas was always by her side, refusing to let her tire even a little, and constantly telling her:

"I will not allow anything to hurt you. "

One night, their fingers intertwined under the moonlight, and he said to her:

"If life ever separates us... I will find you again. "

She smiled, thinking they were just words.

But on the day their child was born, everything changed.

The baby was born healthy, while her condition began to deteriorate before the doctors' eyes. Nicola sat beside her, holding her hand, tears streaming down his face for the first time.

"Live for our child... "

She whispered weakly.

But he shook his head in refusal and squeezed her hand even tighter.

"No... I promised you that we would never be apart. "

She slowly closed her eyes... and at the same moment, a bright light flooded the room.

And when she opened her eyes again... she was not in the palace wing.

She stood before the gates of the empire, on the day she first arrived, before she met Emperor Nicholas.

All the memories of her previous life came back to her, and she smiled as she looked at the distant palace.

"this time... "

"I will make you fall in love with me again, but I will not die this time. "