BONUS SCENE: The Crown of Ash
In the mirror's dream, Evelyn walks through a throne room of silence.
The floor is paved in obsidian.
The walls flicker with ghostly flames.
She wears a gown woven from smoke and blood — her hair crowned in burning gold.
Lucien approaches her… slowly.
But he's different.
Wounded. Cold. Eyes hollow.
"You got what you wanted," he says.
Evelyn looks at him. "I didn't want this."
"You chose it," he replies. "You became her."
She turns away from him — toward the throne.
It sits high, unreachable by steps, surrounded by shadows shaped like people she's lost.
Caleb. Ethan. Even the boy she saved in Episode 5.
They whisper:
"You burned too much."
"You saved no one."
"You are fire… but fire devours."
Tears roll down Evelyn's cheek.
But when she touches the throne, the shadows vanish.
And from above, the stars bow.
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Suddenly, Seraphina appears — younger, softer, wearing the same crown.
"This was me once," she whispers. "This throne. This curse."
"I'm not you," Evelyn answers.
"No," Seraphina smiles. "You're worse. Because you'll wear the crown willingly."
The mirror shatters.
Evelyn wakes up screaming.
Lucien holds her.
"What did you see?" he asks.
She doesn't answer.
But in her hand…
She's gripping a piece of the shattered mirror.
And carved into her palm, in glowing letters:
"CHOOSE."
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To be continued…
Dream or prophecy?
Crown or ruin?
The Devil's Bride now walks a path of no return.
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