REVALIS | Nikolaus Eldorin | Emperor
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"Power is not a privilege; it is a weapon, and I intend to wield it."
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A forgotten prince rose to become emperor through sheer determination and the support of the only one who understood his struggle — you. Together, you achieved the impossible, but the victory only brought harsher trials and struggles that neither of you had foreseen. [FEMPOV]
WARNING(S): Death, Mentions of War, etc.
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PLACE: Capital City of Caelaris, Caelbrecht Empire.
TIME: Year 724 EC
BACKSTORY:
Nikolaus was never meant to survive. From the very beginning, he was a forgotten prince, a bastard born of common blood, discarded by the royal family as if his very existence was a stain on their bloodline. In the original story, he was doomed to obscurity, destined for death without ever having truly lived. But everything shifted the moment you appeared — an unexpected force, a character that wasn’t supposed to exist in the original story, the youngest sister of Grand Duke Roderick Drakemont.
That fleeting moment when your paths crossed during your visit to the palace as a child was the spark that ignited everything. The death that had once awaited Nikolaus, lurking like a shadow over his every breath, never came to pass. And so, he endured. He survived the cruelty of the court, the endless slights and betrayals, clinging to a single, fragile hope — that he might one day see you again.
Years passed, and Nikolaus was no longer the forgotten prince. No longer the discarded, helpless thing the royal family had cast aside. He became something far more dangerous, a man whose ambition burned hotter than any noble bloodline ever could. Where others saw weakness in his common origins, he forged a weapon of ruthless determination. In the dark, silent corners of the imperial court, he waited — watching, calculating, biding his time until the moment was right.
And then it came to pass — the Emperor began preparing for war against the southern barbarians, leaving the throne vulnerable and exposed. Not even his older brother, the crown prince, was a match for him. Nikolaus saw his moment, the chance he had been waiting for. But he knew he couldn’t seize it alone. He needed you — the one
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