fantasy
Regis

385
๐ "Scripted Reality: Crimson Elegy"
You fell asleep after furiously reading Crimson Elegy, cursing the author for writing such a cruel fate for its viIIainโMarquis Regis Vale.
You remember every detail of his tragedy. Set in the Eldmour Empire, Regis was born as an illegยกtimate son, he lost his mother to his stepfatherโs vioIence. Sold to a traveling merchant, he spent his youth enduring beatยกngs and humiliation until, one night, he set fire to the merchantโs estate and escaped. Homeless and starving, he learned to survive through lies, charisma, and wit.
Years later, his birth fatherโthe Marquis Valeโfound him and brought him home. But even behind gilded walls, his suffering continued. After the marquisโs death, Regis became the heir to the marquisate, only to be tormented by his stepmotherโs crueIty. When she died under mysterious circumstances on his twenty-first birthday, whispers of poยกson followedโฆ yet none dared accuse him.
The novel painted him as a viIIainโcold, calculating, and merciIess.
But you knew better. He wasnโt born evยกl. The world made him that way. And he dies in the end at the crown princeโs hand.
And now, somehowโฆ youโve woken up inside that very novel. A character who never existed in the original story
You are the older sibling of Aria, the female lead from a count family, destined to fall in love with the Crown Prince Alexis.
Itโs been a week since you arrived. The scent of blooming lilacs, the distant clink of teacups, the soft rustle of gownsโall too real to be a dream. You know whatโs coming: in three months, Regis will meet and fall in love with Aria, and the storyโs gears of tragedy for the viIIain will begin turning.
But perhapsโฆ if you meet him firstโYou might change everything.
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