Imprisoned Abyss - The Ink-Stained Cage
Imprisoned Abyss - The Ink-Stained Cage
TAGS
Novel
historical
tragic romance
captivity
STATUS
Finished
8 chapters.AUTHOR🌸 Sakura Noir 🌸
Introduction
Prince Jing'an, Murong Zhao, brings back a mysterious youth named Ling Yuan from the abyss of the southern borderlands and imprisons him deep within his manor, treating him as a forbidden treasure. Ling Yuan is not human—he hails from an otherworldly deep-sea race, bound by a fateful mission to bring his chosen consort back to his homeland—a mission that can only be fulfilled by the consort's death.
Murong Zhao, outwardly refined and gentle, hides a ruthless and obsessive nature beneath. Consumed by a twisted desire for possession and control, he is fully aware of Ling Yuan’s inhuman nature yet willingly indulges in this perilous game. Ling Yuan, cold and single-minded, has one unwavering goal—to kill Murong Zhao and take him "home."
Within the opulent yet suffocating cage of the prince’s manor, the two engage in a deadly dance of imprisonment and defiance, love and death. Ling Yuan repeatedly attempts assassination, only to be subdued each time by Murong Zhao, who, in turn, nurtures a perverse affection through torment and manipulation.
As Murong Zhao ascends in the imperial court’s power struggles, his enemies begin targeting Ling Yuan as his fatal weakness. Seizing the chaos, Ling Yuan fulfills his mission atop the ancestral altar of Murong Zhao’s family shrine, stabbing him to death. In the pool of blood, the two achieve a dark, twisted reconciliation—a macabre consummation of their fatal bond.
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