In the novel, a Korean woman is reborn as Viche Amelian and discovers that she is fated to be executed instead of the young prince Jade, who was accused of killing the emperor. However, she wakes up as a 10-year-old Viche after being put to death. To her surprise, Jade doesn't turn out to be the merciless ruler that the story foretold, and Viche must identify her mistakes to ensure that Jade becomes the most uncompromising tyrant in the world.