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The Crowned Cat and The Fallen Prince

That night, long ago, as the rain soaked the ground, he should have turned away instead of foolishly waiting for her! Oh, why did he have to stubbornly wait for her? Their life was now drenched in the colours of both love and blood. That ill-fated night, he kissed her, whereas she thrust the dagger into his chest, clenching tightly the icy white jade hilt and pushing. As Shufeng watch his blood spilling, he was still more bewildered than angered. How could he possibly bear it: killed by the woman he loved? Untold confusion and fear filled his eyes when he simply asked: “Why?" She wanted Shufeng’s brother as the future emperor, and revenge for the death of her family. Crestfallen and heartbroken upon finding out she had been deceived, Emika is willing to sacrifice everything–even at the risk of loosing her human form forever–to find him, be with him and seek forgiveness. A tale packed with sword fights, lies and betrayal, lost love and redemption, court intrigue, crossing world, stolen memories and; a story of a prince fighting back to claim the throne, and a woman changing into a cat.

LaLouette · Fantasy
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Part 1: A Ghastly Night, Another Missing Heart

That evening, as dusk fell, the palace servants could not stop talking about the afternoon entertainments. Well, mainly about the theatrical performance titled, 'Ghostly apparition'—a tale about a young concubine escaping the Otherworld and lamenting her life taking so suddenly before her wedding night.

Yes, a mutter of voices rose like smoke from the servants' quarters. And the words were about the embarrassing topic of Empress Dowager whose shocking behaviour had cut short the performance.

In the middle of the play, the Empress had made quite a ruckus and within the confines of the palace such scandalous behaviour had never occurred before.

The Empress had displayed a feverishness of mind witnessed by many: the ministers, the Chancellor, the Emperor and Consort Emika; also, the serving maids and the whole troupe of actors, and singers, and musicians.