Please note that this is a promotional story.
This piece is titled "The Blessing of Heaven", "A Prodigal Genius", and "Edenberg's Dog".
Elena, hoping to earn the affection of her adoptive family, used her skills to serve the Edenberg name. She was even willing to harm those she loved in order to protect the family. But, eventually, her "family" turned on her and she was sacrificed. With nothing left to live for, Elena's dying wish was to destroy the Edenberg family name. Time has reset and Elena has been given a chance to accomplish her goal with the aid of the mysterious Emperor who granted her wish.
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I am part of a family bound not by blood, but by ink. These abilities that I possess are not what I want. All I ever craved was their love, but they chose to cruelly exploit everything I had until they were done with me.
I was offered up as a sacrifice.
"Those eyes..."
As death drew closer, I met him.
"You no longer have a will to live."
The scent of my neck filled his lungs like the most delicate perfume.
"What is your final wish, child?"
Those were the last words I heard in that life. The moment was dreadful beyond words. If only I could be given another chance to live. And then, as if by some miracle, time turned back.
"I've come to take you with me."
"...?"
"It's been a while, hasn't it?"
I met him once again.
