Kirigakure Gamer : Rise of the mist - Chapter 23: Haze Dojo Training (3)

He was once the most feared villain in the empire, a master of manipulation who wove chaos from the shadows. Ruthless, untouchable—until the day he was betrayed and executed by the very man he sought to control.But death is not the end.He awakens in the body of Lady Elara Valcrest, a fragile noble girl doomed to be a pawn in political games. Stripped of her former power, she is forced into an arranged marriage with none other than Cairon Everhart—the man who once killed her. He does not recognize her, but she knows him. And she will never forget.To survive, Elara must play a new game. One where deception is her only weapon, and trust is a dangerous illusion. She must outmaneuver her enemies, uncover the truth behind her execution, and reclaim the power she lost. But as she navigates the treacherous world of court intrigue, one question lingers—Was Cairon truly her greatest enemy? Or had she been blind to an even greater threat?Time is running out. The villain has been given one last chance. And this time, she refuses to lose.

I exist in the darkness, disappear under the bright light, and will eventually devour the sun and turn into the shadow of all things… Known by people as the indescribable terror of darkness; the king of shadows; the dark day; the existence of the shadow of the world , is still just a somewhat special high school student, facing a weird death game…

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A new emperor rules each year in Yohuachanca.Only the most delicious of food graces his palate; the realm’s most beautiful women fill his harem; his palace dazzles the mind in its beauty; and four priestesses counsel him in all matters. The life of an emperor is good, luxurious, and short. For at the year’s end, he is sacrificed to the Nightlords under the light of the Scarlet Moon.I am Iztac. A pisspoor orphan and the year’s emperor. A sacrifice bound for the altar. But the vampires have made a mistake this time. For I am a sorcerer, whose soul journeys into the secret underworld to plunder the secret spells of the dead. There, in the darkness, hides the power to drag the Nightlords off their throne. I have a year to find it, or perish for good.I may not be the first emperor, but I will be the last.

Xiao in his first life didn’t have the talent to reach the top and during his life he was killed by one of the heavenly Opposers, then he was born again in the second world where he again faced problems, after surviving and dying in the second world he was again brought back to as a child in his first life, this time Xiao swore to lay low, he would use his future knowledge to get cosy with the characters that would become strong in the future, he would lay low and try to become an immortal while fulfilling his desires but how did things get so bad??

Reincarnated Empress: Xiao's the only man in my life, he's the one who caused my ambition to bring down the heavenly court to dust!!

The Forsaken Heavenly Beast: Brother Xiao's the one who saved my life and gave me meaning, he's the one who gave me the courage to go against the heavenly court!!!

Succesor Of The Medicine King: Brother Xiao's my role model, he's a true man!!, he's the only one worthy to rule the heavens, he's our heavely opposer's leader, the opposing Emperor!!

The True Mc: Me and Xiao might not be related by blood but I am more than willing to lay my life down for him!!, he's the reason that the group heavenly opposer's even exist and we will bring down those stuck up rulers of the heaven!!

Xiao: “......”