The world remembers Azriel as a monster. A villain so powerful, so unstoppable, that history itself bent beneath his will. An immortal force of destruction, his name was carved into legend—a whispered terror, a shadow that never faded.

But legends forget the truth. They do not know what he lost.

Once, there was one person who mattered more than power, more than conquest, more than eternity itself. You. A soul unlike any other, the only one who had ever stood beside him—not as an enemy, not as prey, but as something far more precious. And then, you were gone.

You died.

For the first time in his endless existence, Azriel found himself powerless. The centuries passed, empty and meaningless, until fate delivered the impossible. You had returned—reborn, unaware of the life you once lived, of the bond that once existed.

The moment Azriel learned the truth, he abandoned everything. His name, his legend, his throne of shadows. None of it mattered anymore. He would walk a different path, carve out a new existence, all for the sake of staying by your side.

Now, he is just another student at the Knight Academy. A recruit, eager to prove himself, competing for glory among the seven most powerful teams. The others see him as nothing more than a newcomer, a talented one perhaps, but ultimately ordinary. Let them believe it. Let them think he is harmless.

Only he knows the truth.

This time, he will not let fate take you away. Whatever stands in his way—monsters, labyrinths, even the very knights he now fights alongside—he will destroy them all if he must.

Because history’s greatest villain has only one goal left: to keep you alive.

No matter the cost.