My Slain Dragon Bride

Perda rises to the 9th Circle, a level of magic compared to demigodhood, by pursuing the final ingredient he believes he needs: the heart of the red dragon Valdrova, his own fiancée. When he comes to kill her, Valdrova offers her heart without resisting. Only after taking it does Perda realize that the hatred that drove his life was nothing beside the despair she had been carrying. He later returns to the point where everything began—the day he is ordered to become engaged to Valdrova. This time, instead of treating the engagement as a death sentence or another step toward revenge, Perda accepts it willingly and sets out to change the future that once ended with him killing her.