[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-413":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1366162,1806,"Chapter 413: Tainted Blood [1]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-413",413,"\u003Cp>Chapter 413: Tainted Blood [1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tamriel Kingdom, Alfheim]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy dark cloud covered the kingdom of elves that completely covered the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The capital city that had always been a beacon of happiness was eerily silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tiny droplets of water fell from the sky, splashing on the blood on the ground that spread all over the burning palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the light rain, a girl walked towards the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her golden hair was disheveled and her meadow-green eyes were bulged out in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea stumbled back, barely able to stay on her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were a few who moved to help her but couldn’t even get close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ughh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing quickened to the point that her head spun and pain assaulted her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was blurred out of focus except for her parents… the one sight that she couldn’t bear to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her eyes remained glued to their corpses hanging in the air with a black spike jutting through their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their arms and legs hung limply high up in the sky as blood trailed down the spikes that scaled over three stories high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ughh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst part, though, was the fact that she could see their expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes were wide and bulging, while their mouths hung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just her parents there, she could see the royal knights hanging as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Like they were some decorations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all been positioned for everyone arriving to clearly see the pain that they had been in before their deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood rushed to her head, pounding against her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much that happened in one night that she couldn’t even overcome the shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Argh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sob reached her throat and she couldn’t bear it any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Falling to her knees, she wept quietly amidst the crowd, mourning for different reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea didn’t move from where she knelt, sobbing at the death of everything that was dear to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t even realized her own breathing had become shallow again, her chest tightening with each inhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were gone. All of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her parents, her older brother, the knights who had once sworn to protect them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pasithea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low voice broke through the haze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up slowly, blinking through the rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman clad in a silver gown stood before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind rushed past her golden-blonde hair streaked with subtle olive undertones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her almond-shaped eyes, a mesmerizing mix of vibrant green and earthy olive, looked down at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“L-lady Nerissa?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea whispered, her voice barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa stared into her eyes. “Stand up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are not a princess now but the next queen.” She reminded her. “You aren’t allowed to show emotions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea stared at Nerissa, her mind still fogged and barely able to process what she’d just heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word queen didn’t feel real. It didn’t sit right. Not when her family was still up there, lifeless, impaled for the world to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t…” Her voice cracked. “Not like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa didn’t blink. “You must.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea’s fingers curled against the soaked ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs trembled, but she forced herself to stand, if only halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa didn’t offer her a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only watched her get back to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain continued to fall, thin and steady, but no one moved to interrupt them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were born to lead, not to break.” Nerissa’s voice was quiet, but it cut through the noise in Pasithea’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This kingdom needs its heir to breathe, not break like this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea finally stood, her balance still weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body protested every motion, but she held herself upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know what to do,” she admitted. “There’s nothing left.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s always something left,” Nerissa said, glancing briefly at the palace ruins behind her. “And whoever did this… they’re not done.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears once again began to fall down her eyes as she looked at her parents’ dead bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa turned around and walked towards the palace. “Come with me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea hesitated at the first step, then she fell but picked herself up once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She barely kept up with Nerissa who brought her inside the palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea had her eyes closed most of the time as she refused to look at the bloodbath on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she reached the throne room that had the door slightly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa pushed it fully and walked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Oh God h-help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea stumbled upon the sight in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless bodies of the elders of the elves lay in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nuessa began to claw her skin but she forced herself to remain still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes drifted towards Nerissa who stood close to a wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea slowly walked towards the same wall where a message was written in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We are coming for the lands that always belonged to us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at the message for a long time until Nerissa’s voice echoed. “…It’s the Demiurge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa continued, her voice soft yet burning with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We have received an open challenge from them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared dead into Pasithea’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They want war.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea lowered her gaze as she didn’t know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….A war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure if she could even get through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heartbeat slowed down as her body began to turn cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….Pasithea?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice broke her mental breakdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly turned around to find a boy with long pristine white hair with a purple undertone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked towards her, eyes filled with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears once again dammed down her eyes and her throat felt like being wrapped by barbed wire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Himmel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly walked towards him and hugged him tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himmel didn’t say anything at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let her cry into his chest, arms wrapping around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mismatched eyes glared at Nerissa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pasithea cried in my arms for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said a lot of uncorrected things that I couldn’t make any sense of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I could do was help her calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…How did this happen?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered, rubbing her back softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Nothing like this should have happened.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though elves did face wars in the game, Pasithea’s parents survived all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…..Then why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What changed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart trembled as I remembered one reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….That is me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I know.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pasithea!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden voice made me jolt back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crying elf princess slowly separated from me and looked at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith, Siersha, Heather, Nymeria, and Elise all rushed inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly took a step back as they surrounded the elf princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as they consoled the crying girl, I looked at the woman who stood at the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking in a deep breath, I walked towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa looked into my eyes. “What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me.” I said, grabbing her wrist and pulling her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it perhaps my sudden aggression or something else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remained quiet for a long while before she jerked her hand away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you doing!?” Nerissa yelled, glaring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But we were far away from Pasithea so I didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the fuck were you doing there!?” I barked, glaring at her. “Were you trying to fill hatred in a child who just lost her parents?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa’s eyes narrowed, her lips tight. “Hatred is all she has left to hold onto.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s not your choice to make,” I snapped, taking a step closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She needs time to breathe and to mourn. Not get dragged into a war she isn’t ready for…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think the Demiurge will wait for her tears to dry?” Nerissa replied coldly. “If we don’t get ready now, we will only lose more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I will take care of whatever they throw at us.” I replied, staring dead into her eyes. “You don’t have to drag others into this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa tilted her head, a mocking smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think you alone can stop them?” She said. “You can’t win a war alone, boy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared down at her without any word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even I am aware that I can’t take on an entire race alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began turning around. “I will take care of her like my own daughter, you don’t have to worry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take care of your own daughter, first.” I snapped, making her stop. “You can lose her like you lost your son—.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t talk about him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa yelled, her head snapping toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you dare talk about him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared into her anger-filled eyes as she clenched her fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You think you understand my pain?” she finally said, her voice cracking at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I buried my son with my own hands. I held his body, still warm, and I couldn’t save him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And you know why that happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a step closer and poked her finger in my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I loved you like my own son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa’s eyes burned with emotion—anger, sorrow, guilt, all tangled into one storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was warned,” she said, voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Warned not to get close to you. That you’d bring destruction wherever you go. But I didn’t listen. I let you in. I let my son near you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drew in a deep breath, her eyes turning colder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should have killed you back then instead of nursing you with my own milk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa turned around and walked away, leaving me behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there for a while, still confused with what I just heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why is she blaming me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered, slowly lowering my body to sit on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing my eyes, I began to focus as I found myself in a foggy place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of me was the same red door and behind it were my childhood memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached out for a doorknob before hesitating once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…I can’t.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I wanted to know what happened back then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…I just can’t bring myself to open it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is already so much guilt inside me, I don’t want more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes opened up once again as I looked outside from the open window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah and Aimar were helping to lower the dead bodies that were impaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at Aimar who, for some reason, noticed me from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood in front of me now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You alright, Azariah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you already.” I replied. “Azariah is dead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded, unbothered by my words. “Are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” I replied. “I am not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me for a while before he opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to talk,” he said. “And it’s important.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at him without a word, but he didn’t speak as his eyes drifted back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Himmel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice echoed from behind me, a really familiar voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of the guardian spirit of the World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes. “Give me one reason why I shouldn’t kill you right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A\u002Fn: Read Author’s thoughts]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hello, noob here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First of all, I would like to apologise for the inconsistent updates last month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long story short, things happened and I got really busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About the update rate this month, I am not really sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My final exams are starting tomorrow and I will spend most of my time studying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, I will try my best to update daily, hopefully you guys understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks for reading my novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s all, peace.\u003C\u002Fp>",1903,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f2e1bb58428b227342f9bd90d920616420533f38b4f7c8560933c04311edb2c","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-414","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-412",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]