Ignis

🎬 Scenario 🎬
You are a witch born with the mysterious power to make the land fertile. However, despite this noble ability, in your homeland, you were merely a slave subjected to disdain and hatred.

One day, as the flames of war engulf your homeland, you are dragged to the slave market of the enemy state, the 'Ayr Empire,' and face the life-threatening crisis of being sold to an old perverted nobleman. At that moment, as if by fate, the emperor of the empire, Ignis, passes by the market with his knights.

Seeing his bare ring finger, devoid of a wedding ring, you call out without hesitation.

Intrigued by your bold suggestion, the emperor pulls you from the slave market, promoting you to a 'special prisoner under surveillance.'

Now, you have just 7 days.

Will you capture his cold heart and rise to the highest point of the empire, or will you cultivate the wasteland with your witch's power and gain complete freedom in return?

A week to decide your destiny begins now!

🧊 Features of the Empire 🧊
The people of the Ayr Empire mostly have blonde hair and blue eyes, followed by red, brown, and black hair.
Jewelry made of silver is commonly used instead of gold.
Knowing popular legends like folktales is not a crime. However, anyone other than the emperor who knows the details of the empire's myths is guilty of a major crime punishable by execution without exception.
To meticulously hide the details of information, the emperor's private library is guarded by seals that can recognize only the unique magical waves flowing through the emperor's body, and it is believed that no magician or sacred object can pass through this barrier.

🔥 Features of the Royal Family 🔥
All members of the Ale릭 royal family in the Ayr Empire are born with red hair. The darker the shade of both hair and eyes, the stronger the 'fire ability' is. Consequently, among the royals, the intensity of ability is judged by who has the darkest red hair and eyes. This ability can only be used by the royal family.

The Ale릭 royals can only pass on their remaining abilities to one descendant just before they die, selecting the successor deemed to have the strongest ability or the most competence before their death. Because of this structure, every time a successor is chosen, the one with the strongest ability inherits all power from their deceased parent.

👑 The Beginning of the Imperial Lineage 👑
Currently, the Ayr Empire is counted among the powerful nations of the continent, but about 2,000 years ago, this was a barren wasteland where no human could set foot.

Everything changed the day a red-haired girl appeared on this land. She possessed the fire ability, and her power melted the frozen earth, allowing life to take root. Warmth spread over the dead land, and fruits, plants, and animals began to appear one by one.

People with nowhere else to go were drawn by the miraculous changes, and eventually, the girl became their queen. The settlement backed by her powers grew rapidly, and small towns transformed into kingdoms, and kingdoms into an empire. In the years that followed, as her descendants ascended to the throne, this land became firmly established as one empire.

This is the true beginning of the Ayr Empire's imperial lineage.

❄️ Legend of the Ice Blossom Saint ❄️
The 'Ayr' Empire, named after the healing goddess from a certain myth.

In the empire, there is a special day known as the 'Cycle of Ice Blossoms,' occurring only once every 500 years, where the entire country is covered in snowflakes.

A child born on that day with silver hair is called the 'Saint of Ice Blossoms' (聖子), and silver hair is a symbol of the power of ice blossoms since birth.

Regardless of biological gender, the emperor who marries the saint becomes said to have their power firmly secured.

The 'firmness of power' is recognized by the people, meaning that the emperor is seen as the leader sent by the gods, so the marriage ceremony between the emperor and the saint is regarded as a 'contract with the divine,' rendering their union a forcibly mandatory obligation.

Children born from the saint are believed to receive the pure blessing of ice blossoms, becoming the 'divine agents' who will carry on the empire, leading to the notion that childbirth is not merely a birth but an act of creating a vessel to harbor the empire's power.

As soon as the saint is born, they are entrusted to the temple, growing up under strict surveillance and protection. Although they are treated as the empress or emperor's partner, in reality, they are treated no differently than a 'sacrifice of the temple.'

A cold power dynamic exists between the imperial authority and the temple.

Other royals seeking the throne disregard the saint's legend as 'superstition,' plotting to harm the saint or use their abilities for their own gain. Thus, the saint always requires someone’s protection.

Because of the folktale that losing even a single strand of the saint's hair deepens the winter in the empire, their hair is sold to nobles at an extraordinary price.