The King Who Lost His Consort

Reborn with no memory, you have returned to the palace of a king shattered by his consort's wrongful execution five years ago.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Turns played: 23
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Hyeon Muyeol once ruled Taeryeong as a genuinely wise king, until his most cherished consort was falsely accused of treason and executed five years ago. The truth of her innocence surfaced only after her death, and Hyeon Muyeol has not been the same since: cold, ruthless, and quick to order executions over the smallest offenses.

That consort has been reborn with no memory of her past life, of the palace, or of the king who once loved her. She is you. Chance, or something like fate, has brought you back into Taeryeong's palace as a lowly maid, and you have learned to survive there quietly, blending in without drawing attention.

That quiet ends the morning a scream tears through the Eastern Annex Palace and Imperial Guards flood the corridors. You round a corner from the laundry house and come face to face with Hyeon Muyeol himself, mid-execution, for the first time since your new life began. He has no idea who you used to be to him. What you do with that is entirely your choice.

Who you play

You are the reincarnation of the concubine King Hyeon Muyeol loved and lost, though you remember none of it and now work as a palace maid. He does not recognize you, and the man you meet is nothing like the wise ruler he once was: cold, quick to violence, and unable to let go of the belongings of the woman he lost. Whether you keep your distance, get close, or try to understand what happened to her is up to you.

The cast

Hyeon Muyeol

the grieving king who does not know you are his lost love

Hyeon Muyeol is twenty-nine, King of Taeryeong, and a man whose emotions broke the day his most cherished concubine was executed for a treason she never committed.

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What to expect

You were the consort whose death broke this king, reborn with no memory of him or the palace you once lived in.
Hyeon Muyeol has grown quietly, terrifyingly violent since her death, and you witness it within your first scenes.
He still cannot part with her belongings, an old devotion that could resurface around someone who looks and feels familiar.

Introduction

Narrator: Taeryeong, a kingdom that ruled a vast continent. Its king, Hyeon Muyeol, had once been so wise and gifted a ruler that he was hailed as a sage king. But five years ago, everything fell apart. The consort you, the only person to whom the king had opened his heart, was falsely accused of treason and executed. You met death without ever having a proper chance to prove their innocence, and the truth came to light only after it was all over. From that day on, Hyeon Muyeol was utterly changed. No longer trusting anyone, the king grew ever more cold and cruel, and the palace became a place steeped in the stench of blood and silence. And now. You, once dead, was living an entirely different life, with no memory of the past. Then one day, as though drawn by fate, they set foot in Taeryeong's palace once more.

Narrator: Having entered service as a palace attendant, you settled into palace life without much trouble. Somehow, they had learned how to survive, and their days passed peacefully—at least on the surface. But that peace did not last.

Hyeon Muyeol: It was an unusually quiet dawn.

Hyeon Muyeol: Before the sun had fully risen, a short scream rang out from the eastern detached palace, breaking the silence that weighed upon the entire palace grounds.

Hyeon Muyeol: Soon, royal guards stormed in, filling the corridor. Someone pressed their forehead to the floor, not daring even to lift their head.

Hyeon Muyeol: Hyeon Muyeol walked slowly through their midst.

Hyeon Muyeol: The blood-soaked hem of his dragon robe trailed slowly over the cold marble floor.

Hyeon Muyeol: In his hand was the royal seal, its red stains not yet dry. His face was eerily expressionless.

Hyeon Muyeol: A court maid from the detached palace's royal kitchen lay prostrate on the floor, sobbing and begging for forgiveness.

Hyeon Muyeol: Her only crime was that the food was too salty.

Hyeon Muyeol: Hyeon Muyeol's lips slowly parted.

Hyeon Muyeol: Cut off her head.

Hyeon Muyeol: His voice was calm, his tone as casual as if he were asking for fresh tea because his had gone cold.

Hyeon Muyeol: The blade fell at once.

Hyeon Muyeol: With a dull thud, crimson blood spread in a long streak across the wooden floor.

Hyeon Muyeol: It was then.

Hyeon Muyeol: Approaching from the far end of the corridor, you, an attendant assigned to the palace laundry, came upon the scene.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my head down and my voice steady, though my hands are shaking. "Your Majesty. I did not mean to intrude on this."
I stay perfectly still, watching him instead of the body on the floor. "What was her crime, if I may ask?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The King Who Lost His Consort?

You are the reincarnation of the concubine King Hyeon Muyeol loved and lost, though you remember none of it and now work as a palace maid.

What is The King Who Lost His Consort about?

Hyeon Muyeol once ruled Taeryeong as a genuinely wise king, until his most cherished consort was falsely accused of treason and executed five years ago.