by Irina (이리나)•Art by Studio Lico
Princess Evangeline was the seventh daughter of the imperial royal house, renowned across the kingdom for her gentle spirit and sympathy toward the subjugated Homunculi, an enslaved race of artificially created superhumans forced into brutal servitude. However, when the Homunculus rebellion erupts under the command of the fearsome revolutionary leader Mikhaelis Agnito, the royal family is executed, and Evangeline drinks poisoned wine handed to her by her own treacherous half-sister. At the brink of death, Mikhaelis intervenes, activating an ancient forbidden imprint ritual that hurls her soul eight years back in time. Awakening as an unawakened princess long before the bloody rebellion, Evangeline resolves to dismantle the corrupt imperial slavery system and prevent the kingdom's annihilation. Seeking out Mikhaelis while he is still an oppressed, rebellious gladiator in the imperial arenas, she uses the royal imprint ritual to declare him her personal knight. Together, the visionary princess and the revolutionary traitor forge a secretive alliance to overthrow the decadent aristocracy, proving that mercy and justice are the true foundations of an empire.
by Irina (이리나)•Art by Studio Lico
Princess Evangeline was the seventh daughter of the imperial royal house, renowned across the kingdom for her gentle spirit and sympathy toward the subjugated Homunculi, an enslaved race of artificially created superhumans forced into brutal servitude. However, when the Homunculus rebellion erupts under the command of the fearsome revolutionary leader Mikhaelis Agnito, the royal family is executed, and Evangeline drinks poisoned wine handed to her by her own treacherous half-sister. At the brink of death, Mikhaelis intervenes, activating an ancient forbidden imprint ritual that hurls her soul eight years back in time. Awakening as an unawakened princess long before the bloody rebellion, Evangeline resolves to dismantle the corrupt imperial slavery system and prevent the kingdom's annihilation. Seeking out Mikhaelis while he is still an oppressed, rebellious gladiator in the imperial arenas, she uses the royal imprint ritual to declare him her personal knight. Together, the visionary princess and the revolutionary traitor forge a secretive alliance to overthrow the decadent aristocracy, proving that mercy and justice are the true foundations of an empire.
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The story unfolds across the Hadellamid Empire, a grand aristocratic monarchy defined by sprawling imperial palaces, heavily fortified bastions, and state-sanctioned alchemical research facilities. Once an unshakable continental power, the empire's gilded capital collapses into a war-torn battleground following the sudden uprising of the subjugated homunculus forces.
Power in Hadellamid is divided between imperial bloodline authority, conventional martial mastery, court wizardry, and forbidden alchemy. The hierarchy of combatants spans ordinary human soldiers, elite imperial knights, specialized court magicians, and genetically manufactured homunculi. Homunculi serve as living weapons whose physical capabilities, regenerative aptitude, and combat reflexes far outstrip ordinary humans; however, they are traditionally bound to the lowest rung of the social caste through servitude collars, ranking strictly beneath imperial royalty, nobility, and high alchemists.
The Imperial House of Hadellamid: The tyrannical royal dynasty, previously spearheaded by Emperor Desmond II and Crown Princess Bridget, which maintained absolute dominion through ruthless political purges and the systematic enslavement of artificial beings. The Homunculus Liberation Movement: An insurgent army of awakened artificial humanoids led by Mikhaelis Agnito, fighting to shatter their enslavement, dismantle the imperial family, and restructure continental rule. Imperial Alchemists & Magicians: The scholar-caster caste responsible for synthesizing homunculi, administering magical seals, and conducting experiments involving imperial bloodlines.
Brainwashing Collars: Specially forged enchanted restraints bound to the necks of homunculi, forcing absolute psychological obedience to their appointed royal masters until forcibly shattered through overwhelming willpower or external destruction. The Philosopher's Stone: The supreme relic of forbidden alchemy, capable of manipulating the boundaries of life, death, and reproduction, used in clandestine experiments to engineer artificial pregnancies and alter living flesh. Belladonna Toxicity: A lethal imperial alchemical poison used for covert assassinations and forced honorable suicides, inducing systemic internal collapse.
The formidable commander and figurehead of the homunculus rebellion. Formerly treated as a disposable weapon of the crown, Mikhaelis possessed an indomitable will that allowed him to overcome the imperial brainwashing collar, assassinate Emperor Desmond II, and orchestrate the total overthrow of the Hadellamid Dynasty. Beneath his ruthless, calculating persona lies a deeply protective devotion toward 7th Princess Eve. Refusing to let her perish in the ashes of the empire, he mobilizes every resource at his disposal to reverse her tragic fate. Combat abilities and traits: Peerless swordsmanship, peak homunculus physical conditioning, supernatural battlefield instincts, resistance to magical mental domination, and extensive knowledge of state alchemy and tactical warfare.
Chapter 1The 7th Princess of the Hadellamid Empire. Unlike her siblings, Eve refused to participate in the cruel exploitation of homunculi, deliberately choosing not to claim a personal homunculus knight and subsequently isolating herself within the cutthroat imperial court. Vulnerable, compassionate, and burdened by royal guilt, she is easily manipulated by her younger half-sister into drinking lethal belladonna poison as an act of imperial atonement, triggering an empire-wide crisis to preserve her life. Combat abilities and traits: Imperial royal lineage, innate alchemical sensitivity, diplomatic empathy, and unyielding psychological endurance.
Chapter 1The 8th Princess of Hadellamid, colloquially known as Rosie. Behind her delicate, innocent façade lies a venomous, self-serving mastermind who maneuvers through the empire's ruin to secure her own survival and status. She ruthlessly exploits Eve's gentle conscience to drive her to suicide, while simultaneously claiming to bear Mikhaelis Agnito's unborn child in a desperate bid to preserve her royal standing - a claim later revealed to be an artificial experiment powered by the Philosopher's Stone. Combat abilities and traits: Master-level psychological manipulation, political deceit, and high-tier alchemical subterfuge.
Chapter 1The despotic former Emperor of Hadellamid whose reign was sustained through the brutal enslavement and mental suppression of homunculi. His hubris and reliance on magical collars ultimately blinded him to the growing insurrection, culminating in his swift assassination at the hands of Mikhaelis Agnito during the imperial palace's fall. Combat abilities and traits: Absolute imperial command, sovereign control over the imperial military, and authority over state magical arrays.
Chapter 1The former Crown Princess of the Hadellamid Empire. Renowned for her iron-fisted governance and unapologetic cruelty toward homunculi, Bridget's severe policies accelerated the empire's internal rot. During the initial wave of the homunculus rebellion, she was captured, executed by her own appointed personal knight, and incinerated as retribution for her oppressive rule. Combat abilities and traits: Royal combat training, high administrative leadership, and imperial authority.
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The Hadellamid Empire is plunged into catastrophic ruin when the homunculus leader Mikhaelis Agnito shatters his magical brainwashing collar, executes Emperor Desmond II, and overthrows Crown Princess Bridget. Seizing upon the chaos to secure her own survival, the conniving 8th Princess Rosenite tricks 7th Princess Eve into ingesting lethal belladonna poison under the guise of an honorable royal atonement. Mikhaelis intervenes just as Eve collapses, uncovering Rosenite's fraudulent pregnancy orchestrated via the Philosopher's Stone and commanding the empire's remaining alchemists and mages in a desperate medical intervention to save Eve's life, permanently dismantling the imperial order.
