(A/N: Their relationship dynamic progresses and doesn't stay exactly like it is at the start (The one-sided love doesn't last long). Pacing is also relatively fast at the start, but slows down in the future in romance arcs.)

In his old life, he was an assassin, invisible, efficient, and utterly alone.
His only escape came from the pages of a fantasy novel, Crown of Thorns, and the character no one else seemed to understand: Lady Evelina D’Arclight, the proud and brilliant villainess fated to lose everything.

After his death, he wakes up inside that very story, not as a hero, but as Cael Arden, a student at Eryndor Royal Academy. The world is just as he remembers it, right down to the woman destined to fall.

But this time, he’s not a bystander.
With a lifetime of deadly skills and the knowledge of what’s to come, Cael sets out to rewrite the story itself, to protect Evelina, rise through the academy’s ruthless hierarchy, and change a fate written in stone.

As alliances form and secrets surface, the line between fiction and reality starts to blur.
And in a world built on power and prophecy, he’ll prove that even a villainess deserves her happy ending.

Corvus froze the moment he saw me take a step.


That shouldn't have been possible at all; the sheer thickness and weight of the air surrounding the two of us should have made it nearly impossible for anyone to move.


I laughed, slowly stepping towards him as the earth shattered with every movement I made.


While the Profaned Prince modifier was powerful, a fusion of dark, light, chaos, and divine elements, it still had its flaws.


Against a high-level dark mage like Corvus, it wasn't really that effective, especially if he used his overwhelming power to his advantage.


Dark and Light naturally counter each other, so you'd expect his attacks to barely even register. But sheer, brutal force can make natural counters almost useless if it's used well enough.


But for a demon prince—even one that's significantly weakened?


Chapter 120 - Unsatisfying K.O.