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Chapter 2 - Chapter 2: Ruins and Royalty

In the heart of a distant, forgotten star system, the remnants of an ancient empire drifted in silence. Once, the Novereign Empire had spanned galaxies, its grandeur unmatched. Now, it was reduced to ghostly ruins, its citizens scattered and its legacy nearly erased from history.

Among the scattered survivors was Princess Elara Novereign, the last heir of the fallen empire. At twenty-three, she had seen her world crumble and had been forced to fend for herself in the darkest corners of the universe. A catastrophic injury during the empire's final battle had left her paralyzed from the waist down. Despite the advanced medical technologies of the era, nothing had been able to restore her mobility.

Elara's beauty was legendary, a striking contrast to the hardships she had endured. With raven-black hair cascading to her waist and eyes the color of a clear, twilight sky, she could captivate with a glance. Yet, her physical allure was often overshadowed by the harsh realities of her existence. She had taken on any job she could find, from lowly maintenance work to online streaming and modeling. Each time her disability was discovered, she was dismissed, leaving her to navigate a cycle of hope and despair.