Witchbound Villain: Infinite Loop

ThisisastoryaboutaVillainandaWitch.Disclaimer:PleasenotethatthisworkwillalsobemadeavailableonRoyalRoadandNovelFire,inadditiontoitspublicationhere.Threeyearsago,theskyoverthemagicalworldofNethermerecracked,spewingspaceshipsfromaso-called"superior"civilization.Theirinvasion?Aspectacularflop.KingBurnofSoulnaught—themostpowerfulmanalive,atyrant,andagenius—crushedthem.Orsothelegendgoes.Buttheinvadersstayed,hawkingshinytechandwormingtheirwayintoNethermere’sfuture.Colonizationloomed.Burnwasn’thavingit.Ifanyonewasgoingtoconquertheworld,it’dbehim.Andhesucceede—nope.Shehappened.Amaddeninglybeautifulwitchresettimeitself—sevenloops—undoingeverythingBurnworkedfor.Hercurseturnedhimintoapawninhertwistedgame."Why?You'rewonderingifI'vetrappedyouinatimeloop?"shetaunted,allsmiles."It’snotjustaspellbutacurse!DearVillain,youarenowWitchbound!"Burn,furiousandcursinghername,didn’tknowwhatinfuriatedhimmore:herpower,herschemes,orthefactthatherpresencetemptedhiminwayshedidn’tdareadmit.Usually,thedevildidthetempting.Butwhentheangelwasthisseductiv—COUGH—manipulative,eventhedevilfeltthechill.Whattoexpectfromthisstory:Atime-loop-checkpointconqueststorywheretheendgoalisconqueringtheuniverse.TheMCs?Agenuine,unapologeticvillainrockingtheLawfulEvilvibeandadevastatinglybeautifulChaoticGoodwitch.Drippingwithsarcasm,pairedwithslow-burningworldbuildingsoyou'llfigurethingsoutasyougo.It’smedium-paced,tacklingheavytopicslikepolitics,war,andtightplotting—butdon’tworry,it'ssqueezedinromance-comedybreakstokeepyoubreathing.Speakingofromance,it’soneofthemajorcenterpiecesofthestory.Onefemalelead,noromanticdrama.Butbeware:thisstorymighthavetoomuchromanceforyoutohandle.Ifyou’reafraidofthat,well...onlycowardsskipoutonromance!Expectacocktailofclassichighfantasytropesblendedwithsciencefiction.Thinkmodernisekai/gate/spacevibes,featuringmagic,mecha,strong-to-strongercharacters,manipulativemasterminds,anddeliciouslyinsanemoments.Addtothat:charactergrowth,intricateconnections,aSeinendemographicfocus,kingdombuilding,militarycampaigns,worldinvasions,anapocalyptictone,andsprinklesoflegends,myths,worldlore,andfairytales.