[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-111":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","THE VILLAIN'S POV",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},336748,598,"Chapter 111 111: Secrets of Moonlight (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-111",111,"\u003Cp>The War of Light…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war that turned the tide in the Empire's favor against the Ultras fifteen years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fought only here, in the Empire's western lands, where the Ultras' ships covered the sea like a swarm of locusts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A war of equals—both sides unleashing their full might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one force tipped the scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human demon—Dragoth, the former leader of the Ultras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was terrifying enough to be compared to the highest-ranking demons, and some claimed he even surpassed Astaroth, the 19th among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Empire had its own monster—Abraham Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wielded the Moonlight Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other, the Dark Sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their battle eclipsed the war itself. Not since the legendary era had the world witnessed such a clash…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every swing of their swords could erase an entire S class Awakened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada stood beside Reem, both watching the cataclysmic duel—a battle that reshaped the very continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada was sharp. Too sharp to miss something crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how I look at it… when comparing both sides, the Empire was clearly stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An alliance of noble families and great guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three SS+ ranked powerhouses—Abraham, Emperor Maekar, and Lord Drogo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless SS ranked warriors beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was Abraham Starlight facing Dragoth alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she looked at the Dark Lord, Dragoth was not human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was something foul wearing a man's skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's mind swirled with questions. But beside her, Rem only shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened that day… remains buried in the memories of those who were there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war had reached its climax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada watched with bated breath as her father clashed with that thing, the battlefield a vision of hellfire and ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem, seated calmly, spoke in a quiet voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abraham was never supposed to fight that monster alone… or at least, that's what everyone believed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a thunderous explosion split the skies, drowning the battlefield in blinding light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But then again… who was Abraham?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the wreckage and smoke, a lone figure emerged, dragging behind him a monster's mutilated corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Dragoth was the greatest beast to ever live… then Abraham was the miracle that wiped such beasts from existence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's breath caught in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father stood there. Unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragoth's corpse—a mangled mass of flesh and blackened blood—lay discarded at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This… this isn't what I was told.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's mind reeled as she tried to reconcile what she saw with the stories she had always believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that Abraham barely won, defeating Dragoth but succumbing to his wounds soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she was seeing now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father had walked away without a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That man… Abraham Starlight… is a mystery even to me. In all my years, I've never seen anything like him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem's voice was unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What they were watching was a memory—preserved, like a film playing before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—Abraham's expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada couldn't decipher it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy. Hope. Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming blend of emotions flashed across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, Abraham tossed Dragoth's corpse aside, as if it were nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in a single step—he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of light burned in his wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a select few knew what truly happened at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, everyone believed he was still fighting Dragoth. They took advantage of his supposed sacrifice to drive the Ultras back—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand… where did my father go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause. Then, she continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I know… is that he returned soon after. And when he did—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure fell from the sky, crashing into the battlefield's ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada stiffened, a strangled gasp escaping her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't the same man she had seen moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he landed, one of Starlight's greatest warriors collapsed to his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body that had once carried immeasurable power was now broken—beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm—once untouchable—began to crack, leaking a strange, blackened substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, slowly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arm turned to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood spilled freely onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada lurched forward, but she couldn't reach him. This was just a memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her fists, trying to suppress her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—she saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father was holding something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A child's wails filled the air—a baby, barely a year old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his fading strength, Abraham smiled, cradling the child in his remaining arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that—the crying stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small boy, with soft black hair and pale skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's… Frey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's heart pounded in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here? In this moment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey lay nestled in their father's arms, but Abraham's body was falling apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet still, he held onto his son as if he were the most precious thing in existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—a shadow emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man, clad in black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His only visible features were his glowing blue eyes, radiating like lanterns in the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stranger took Frey from Abraham's grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham smiled weakly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take care of him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was barely a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as his body crumbled, his eyes remained locked onto his son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloaked man muttered something, but Ada couldn't make out the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—she understood nothing anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had come looking for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—she had only found more questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that mysterious figure who had just taken Frey…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the same man who had visited her office a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same man who had shown her things she never should have seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is happening? What happened to my father? What kind of enemy could have done this to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham Starlight was far stronger than the legends claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had annihilated Dragoth, an SS+ ranked monster, without suffering a single wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what kind of force had he faced… to leave him in such a state?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada couldn't even begin to imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—the cloaked man vanished with Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The story the world knew played out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abraham's allies arrived, surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All they found was Dragoth's corpse… and Abraham, on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all believed he had barely survived his battle, suffering fatal wounds in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what everyone assumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—Abraham Starlight died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last word he spoke was his son's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, one of Starlight's greatest warriors fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword vanished, never to be seen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada and Rem watched in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada clenched her fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why show me this past at all?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada had reached a dead end—what she saw before her was beyond her comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem remained as calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what happened to Abraham, but he certainly didn't die a natural death. Whether it was the battle against Dragoth or what followed… Abraham was deliberately left alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The death of Abraham Starlight raised countless questions—one way or another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those who had glimpsed even a fragment of the truth… there was that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem gestured toward a figure watching from a distance, a complicated expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Drogo Moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Abraham to fight the enemy's strongest warrior alone and witnessing the man who had been a thorn in his side for years perish, Drogo was left with conflicting emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who had overshadowed him for so long was gone, yet he felt no sense of liberation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he realized those chains would now bind him forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man was dead… and with him, every chance Drogo had of becoming the strongest had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drogo wasn't responsible for what happened. He wasn't the one who conspired against Abraham.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet a man of his standing knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew something was wrong—the way Abraham had been isolated like that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he chose to remain a spectator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But… my father didn't die because of Dragoth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's voice wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true. Whatever killed Abraham… it wasn't human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't change the fact that many wanted him dead that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night… everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially within Drogo Moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair—his dream had been completely shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regret—for standing by and doing nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frustration—an unbearable weight on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Drogo took it out on those around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little by little, he began to change. And when his heart weakened… he became the perfect prey for creatures that thrived on such emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada muttered in disbelief as Rem revealed the aftermath of the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw it all, with horrifying clarity—the tyrant, Drogo, shifting into something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many lives had he taken simply because someone annoyed him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sexual urges had increased drastically, to the point where he violated some women against their will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All in a futile attempt to fill the void inside him—a void that could never be filled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada couldn't accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was one of the strongest people ever… there's no way he fell like this, not for such a reason...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right. He wouldn't fall that easily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the librarian raised her hand, releasing a brilliant blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glow engulfed the memory entirely, shaping an image of something that had remained unseen until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's breath caught in her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange, dark entity—a woman with an unnaturally pale face and eyes sealed shut by eerie threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was massive, her long black hair flowing like ink in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That entity had bound Drogo Moonlight with dozens of sinister threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… is that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem's expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A vile demon that feeds on negative emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of demon was known as Spey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not classified among the higher demons due to their weakness, yet they were dangerously insidious—possessing those with fragile wills with disturbing ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was the catalyst that fueled the corruption within Drogo Moonlight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violence. Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of it made sense anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all Ada could think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did a demon like that control the lord… without anyone realizing it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem gave a faint, weary smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course… that's impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed to someone who had been watching everything unfold from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada recognized him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor Moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger brother. The current lord of the Moonlight family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen it all. He had known something was twisting his brother's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he did nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—he did worse than nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ensured that no one else noticed. He skillfully concealed everything and let Drogo spiral further into madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't he stop it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's voice was tight with anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem only shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sometimes… humans become far worse than demons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From rape to mindless slaughter…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Day after day, it escalated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until Drogo's number of children grew beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shifted again, displaying a particular person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Years passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until they reached a certain event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl, eighteen years old, sat in the heart of a garden, surrounded by dozens of children who gazed at her with eyes full of admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose Moonlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada recognized her instantly. She was from her generation, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're well-informed, Ada Starlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw her often at family gatherings… She was the lord's daughter. But if I remember correctly… she died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem confirmed her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl with white hair and striking blue eyes—delicate, breathtakingly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moonlight family's precious jewel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the children closest to her, one clung tightly to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seris Moonlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been just a child back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every child in that garden—both boys and girls—were siblings, sharing the same father… Drogo Moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their mothers were vastly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet among them, only Seris and Rose shared the same mother—sisters by blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Rose had been Seris's closest person, especially after their mother passed away under mysterious circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada and Rem watched the heartwarming scene before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose Moonlight… That girl was the living proof of Drogo Moonlight's most heinous crimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this exact point, Drogo had begun losing the last remnants of reason, transforming into the mad lord people came to fear…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And committing one of the most horrific atrocities ever buried within the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene kept shifting—revealing the full, unfiltered truth.\u003C\u002Fp>",2018,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","53d2c567e602442b5a3dcffc1bcf50e1f316a8b3cb41329bcbfb2391e06505e2","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-112","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-110",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]