[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-274":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},336611,598,"Chapter 274: The Battle of Moon Castle (6)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-274",274,"\u003Cp>Frey Starlight collapsed, broken and bloodied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could say if he was alive or dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire battle lasted only fifteen minutes from start to the end..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it captured the attention of the entire capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the moment that massive hand fell from the sky .. And the terrifying lightning spear that destroyed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon Castle had been completely obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire region wiped off the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many eyes had witnessed the clash from afar…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the scattered fragments of war—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to awaken was Oliver Khan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without his mask and with a bloodied face, the High Warden rose shakily, glancing down at his arms…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to find what was left—two ruined stumps where his hands used to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze turned, searching beyond the devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa, lying peacefully among the rubble in her white nightgown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clean. Untouched. As if she had never taken part in the battle at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver whispered, horrified by the sight of the young man sprawled nearby—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So broken, there wasn't a single part of his body unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing intact—were the two black swords still clutched in his hands, as if they refused to let go of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver stumbled forward, using every last ounce of strength to run—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he barely made it a few steps before falling flat on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he pushed himself up again ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crawling, crawling toward Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he got, the more he saw ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage to the boy was worse than anything he could've imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his ear against Frey's chest…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver gasped, panting with difficulty—his body glowing faintly with a dim blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't die on me, kid…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That aura slowly transferred into Frey's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was faint—barely anything—due to Oliver's depleted state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still… he gave everything he had for the boy in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We did it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver tried with everything he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No ... you did it. You pulled it off, Frey Starlight… so don't you dare die on me now, damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Oliver struggled alone beside him, another figure stepped into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up and saw a familiar girl—her face pale, shaken, stricken with grief as she stared at Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he ..?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa's voice trembled as she spoke, barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver lowered his head in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he did… she noticed his arms—what was left of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blown apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight only deepened her despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He fought for you,\" Oliver said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa had seen it all .. from the distance, she had watched the entire destructive battle unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, she had been powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped deep within a muddy ocean of despair ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind bombarded by voices screaming for blood, for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon had taken it so far…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even forced her to relive the moment she killed her own mother—hundreds of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even through all that ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw him fight with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saw him do the impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the voices were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The madness in her head had finally fallen silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that would have been possible without Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't want to survive at his expense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those feelings overwhelmed her ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unconsciously, her hand reached out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to that emotion, the shadows returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver leapt to his feet instinctively, startled...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, they didn't surge out in violence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the shadows wrapped gently around Frey, encasing his broken body with care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa watched in awe .. she didn't even understand what she was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Frey's wounds begin to close slowly, she continued ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Oliver realized what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's controlling her power…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No bloodlust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hunger for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just Sansa .. wanting to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had used shadow and dark-based aura… Her powers were now attuned to his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't heal him completely ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had pulled him back from the brink of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the end of torment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The end of a long and cruel struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cold aura around her heart had finally vanished ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replaced by a deep, radiant warmth in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had mastered her power at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all of it came crashing down on her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa burst into tears, collapsing over Frey's chest. .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weeping uncontrollably as the one who had ended her suffering lay broken beneath her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan watched his only niece sob like a child ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he, too, was overcome with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to embrace her .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But stopped when he remembered… his hands were no longer there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the pain, despite everything ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it had ended in salvation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the lone warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the cursed princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their redemption… had been witnessed by many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above .. Maekar Valerion, the Emperor, stood in the sky, watching from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes didn't linger on Sansa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor on Oliver Khan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They locked onto the boy between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer saw the naive boy from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What stood there now… was a terrifying warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eighteen years old ...yet powerful enough to defeat an SS– class Awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Emperor muttered quietly ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abraham?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps… this was the only talent that could compare to the little monster down below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maekar stood in silence, torn between two paths:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make use of the monstrous power his empire had nurtured ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or to eliminate a beast that might one day consume them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And vanished ... disappearing in a streak of lightning across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That flash of lightning passed beneath the gaze of Aegon Valerion, who watched from afar, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord… shall we kill her now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>asked one of the Round Table Knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the prince shook his head calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he could've ended the princess right then and there ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushed her once and for all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it would've changed nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His victory had already been sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth of Sansa's condition was now known across the upper circles of the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let them have their moment… their deliverance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aegon turned, staring into the distance ..his smile deepening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else could see it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he saw tears falling from unseen eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll let them live .. while we keep moving the pieces from behind the curtain, as we've always done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa will survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a chilling smile, the prince added ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't that what you've always wanted… Aegon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights around him paused, exchanging glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their prince…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was talking to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing into empty space, he looked exhilarated .. enthralled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had just watched a performance no one else could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curtain fell on the show.\u003C\u002Fp>",1150,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","0252eef3eeb880385a4fab533ce34e558a639797d84586231d14f1d7bb4e84d3","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-275","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-273",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]