...Anna had a very long dream.
In the dream, she was the eldest princess of a kingdom on the verge of destruction. Rising from humble beginnings, she led that nation, which was about to be wiped out by others, to regain new life.
But on the very day she ascended to the throne as empress, she was betrayed by her own subordinates. Under trumped-up charges, her own Little Brother branded her a Witch who manipulated people's hearts and showed no mercy. In the end, she was consumed by boundless flames at the execution ground.
Her endless hatred kept her soul from perishing. Her soul, cast down into the dust, fell into the Abyss amid countless curses. Beginning as the tiniest Evil Spirit, she gradually grew into a Terrifying Existence that made people shudder...
Every detail, every action, every word felt as if she had experienced it herself.
—In the dream, she had truly lived through the eldest princess's entire life, from human to Anomaly.
At the end of the dream, she arrived at a magnificent castle. It was filled with all kinds of dolls, as well as many full-length mirrors.
When Anna curiously looked toward one of the mirrors, what appeared in its reflection was a figure utterly unfamiliar to her—a tall Woman with an indifferent expression, regal and elegant, dressed in a fiery red gown.
"No, no, I don't look like that."
Pouting, Anna shook her head at the mirror.
"I'm blonde, I wear a crown, and I'm not that tall."
As Anna's words fell, the image in the mirror abruptly twisted, becoming a blonde loli in a princess dress wearing a White Crown.
"Mhm, that's right. This is what Anna looks like."
Looking at herself in the mirror, Anna nodded happily.
—That long dream, which had felt as