I Unknowingly Rejected My Favorite - Chapter 5: Choosing a Song

This is the tale of the time when mighty dragons and legendary phoenixes ruled the world. Under the shadow of such powerful beings, the feeble humans lived lives worse than slaves.

1560 BC, Jerusalem

The darker-than-ink night sky was torn asunder by the tongues of purple lightning. The nocturnal macabre was augmented even further by a priestess that was busy performing a forbidden ceremony. Around her were six innocent kids that watched the priestess in silence as she performed her ritual with a ceremonial bowl in front of her. A drop of blood could be seen, making its presence known inside it.

The priestess was unperturbed by the earsplitting noises of the incessant lightning outside her abode as she chanted the spell in old Hebrew. The ritual was complete when she placed the drop of crimson blood on the tip of her tongue and gulped it down with her eyes closed.

“Heed my prophecy, my little ones. From today onwards, you shall walk on the path of greatness that will make you the rulers of this world.

Here, drink this to your heart's content and unleash the power that is bestowed upon you.”

She cut her two wrists and filled the bowl to the brim with her blood by cutting her wrists. The lightning noises could be heard even louder than before at this time.

The children obliged and drank the merlot drink one by one. But the macabre of the night was increased even further when the children started shape-shifting. One turned into a vampire, while the other changed into a werewolf. There was a witch among the children now. And being turned into a chimera and an elf were the fates of the other two.

The children changed into something else before turning back to humans again. This was the phenomenon that happened with five children.

But the sixth child remained human. Why did he not shape-shift?

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Tags: System, Vampire, Sci-Fi, Aliens, Werewolf, Slice of Life, Overpowered MC, Harem, Dragons, Phoenix, Witch, Magus, Cultivation, Military, Strategist, Arrogant female leads, Romance, Humor, Assassin, Angels, Celestials, Titan, Devas, Asuras and many more to be added with the progress of this arcs.

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1.
Xia Wan wore a book and became a cannon fodder who was cheated by the protagonist in the book.
When he arrived, he was in the midst of Slag Gong’s engagement banquet and was frantically humiliated.
Xia Wan grabbed the tallest, most handsome, and most aura man in the audience and quietly asked for help. In the silence, it was easy to see the almost top-quality man’s star-shaped eyes and a smile on his lips. He quietly hooked Xia Wan into his arms. inside.
Later, Xia Wan learned that the handsome man who held him tightly in his arms was actually his brother, Huo Yu, the biggest villain in the book.
–
In order to survive, Xia Wan trembled and signed a marriage agreement with Huo Yu.
In front of the people, Xia Wan raised her face with a smile, kissed Huo Yu’s lips, and did not hesitate to praise her sweetly.
“My husband hurts me the most.”
“Husband is great.”
“I love my husband.”
“…”
After the people, Xia Wan quietly slandered.
“Mom’s dead cleanliness, not even a single kiss.”
“As expected of the eldest young master, it’s cold enough.”
——
Huo Yu has an indifferent personality, acts ruthlessly, and will do anything to achieve his goals.
Until that engagement banquet, the handsome young man was helpless, but unintentionally grabbed his hand that was going to hell.
At first, Huo Yu was on a routine basis,
“Wan Wan is kind and naive, what evil can he have?”
“Wanwan is Xiaoxiannan, what Xiaoxiannan says is right.”
“…”
“Wanwan is my lover, who dares to touch him?”
Later, the routine changed at some point,
Huo Yu tightly guarded Xia Wan behind him, as if anyone dared to touch him, he would perish with him.
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2.
Xia Wan became popular overnight and became the darling of major brands. The popularity was so high that even the top players in the entertainment industry sighed to themselves. A live broadcast even brought millions of goods.
Once Oolong, sharp-eyed netizens found a new semi-finished painting by another genius-level popular and cutting-edge artist on the desktop of the summer evening.
Netizen: Oh!
It turns out that the host I like is actually the same person.
Crazy for you, crazy for you, crashing against the wall for you.
So cute and so talented, I love you lately!
For a while, the words “love you” filled the screen.
That night, a certain upstart boss couldn’t bear to add a photo on Weibo.
In the photo, the two hands are tightly clasped.
On the smaller hand, it is precisely the ring that never leaves the hand in the Xia Wan live broadcast.
For a while, the whole network was fried, and Weibo was almost paralyzed.
At the same time, the wealthy Xue family finally found the young master who had been lost for 18 years. In the photos released by the media, it was Xia Wan who was hugged tightly by Xue’s husband.
Three popular hot searches were posted on Weibo, and the network was completely paralyzed.
Crowd: Wow, what surprises do you have that I don’t know about?
I also want such a peak life ah ah ah ah ah!
You are my light, illuminating the whole dark world behind me.
Paranoid belly black beauty strong attack X squeamish cute prosperous beauty food lover

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