Reincarnated as a Sickly Princess, She was Kidnapped by the Evil Dragon Lady - Chapter 1
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- Chapter 1 - The Frail Princess - Illycia
In the Roland Empire, a resounding infant’s cry heralded the birth of a new life.
Yet when eyes focused on the newborn girl, they discovered a shock: a head of pure white hair crowning her tiny head.
In this world, the belief that white-haired individuals bring misfortune was universally known. Wherever such a person appeared, misfortune inevitably followed, either striking the individual themselves or those around them.
But fate had dealt a cruel twist: the infant’s father was none other than Rodas, the Emperor of the Roland Empire. As the Emperor gazed upon his white-haired daughter, his heart twisted with conflicting emotions.
“Alas…”
Emperor Rodas understood all too well the calamity such a child could bring to himself and his empire. Yet as he looked at the adorable infant before him, he could only sigh in helpless resignation, his thoughts drifting from the joy of her birth to this moment of bitter realization.
Must I truly abandon my youngest daughter?
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In the blink of an eye, twenty years had passed.
In a lavishly decorated chamber within the imperial palace, a young woman, barely five feet tall, lay sprawled across the grand bed at the room’s center. Her porcelain skin contrasted sharply with the raven-black hair that cascaded across most of the bed, its length so great it likely reached well past her waist when hanging down.
As her long lashes fluttered, she slowly opened her eyes, revealing irises that shimmered with an otherworldly amethyst hue.
“Where… where am I?” Illycia murmured, gazing at the unfamiliar ceiling. She slowly pushed herself up into a sitting position.
Even this simple movement seemed to exhaust her completely, leaving her utterly drained.
“I don’t remember my body being this weak…” she muttered to herself, completely unaware that her voice now sounded utterly different.
As her gaze swept across the room, she realized that even the surroundings were completely foreign to her.
“What… what is this place?”
Just as Illycia was about to get up, a sharp pain shot through her head.
“Ah!”
The pain forced her to sit back down. She realized she had accidentally sat on her own hair.
“This…”
Feeling the lingering sting, Illycia grabbed a handful of hair from behind her and brought it before her eyes.
“Have I… have I been unconscious for over a decade? How did my hair grow so long?”
As she muttered to herself, Illycia suddenly noticed that her voice sounded strange.
She began to look around the room, her gaze landing on the reflection of a woman in a nearby vanity mirror. The sight left her utterly stunned.
Staring at the long-haired, breathtakingly beautiful girl in the mirror, Illycia’s mind froze. After a moment, she slowly came to a conclusion:
I’ve… I’ve turned into a beautiful girl?
Before Illycia could react, the door was forced open, and a maid rushed in.
The maid froze upon seeing Illycia sitting on the bed, then her face lit up with joy as she cried out in surprise.
“The… the Little Princess is awake! The Little Princess is awake!”
The maid shouted these nonsensical words before fleeing the room, leaving Illycia standing there, still bewildered.
Moments later, six people entered the room, led by a man with an air of authority and a face etched with dignity.
When he saw Illycia, his stern expression softened almost immediately.
Before Illycia could speak, a strikingly beautiful woman rushed forward from behind the man and embraced her tightly.
“My dear Illycia! Why would you even consider doing something like that?”
Illycia could clearly sense the woman’s genuine concern in her voice.
Instinctively, Illycia wrapped her arms around the woman, even though she didn’t recognize her.
There was something about the woman’s presence that drew Illycia in, making it impossible to feel even the slightest hostility toward her.