Eight Heirs for the Dragon King Episode 1

Episode: 1Episodes: 52

Episode 1 recap

In a past life, William executes his winged daughter and strikes down Lora on a fiery platform. Lora suddenly wakes up unhurt at the bride selection ceremony, remembering her past trauma and forced potions. A palace herald announces the royal alliance pact. The Dragon King states that Asher picks first. Instead, William interrupts to choose Selina. Lora sees William's hostile glare and suspects he also traveled back in time.

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Episode 1 Scene by Scene

00:00: Fiery Execution in Past Life
Fiery chains bind Lora to an execution platform. William blames her for losing him the throne. He cuts off their young daughter's wings and kills the child. Then he strikes Lora down as she vows never to choose him again.
00:33: Awakening at Bride Selection
Lora opens her eyes inside the Grand Palace Hall without any injuries. She realizes she has returned to the day of the bride selection. Memories of forced potions and past-life cruelty flood her mind as she takes in the room.
01:11: William Breaks Royal Protocol
A palace herald announces the terms of the royal alliance pact. The Dragon King tells the court that his eldest son Asher selects his bride first. William defies custom, steps in front of Asher, and loudly claims Selina instead.
01:38: Suspicions of a Shared Rebirth
William thinks to himself about giving up half his dragon core to return and pick Selina. Across the room, Lora catches his hateful glare. She immediately wonders if William also traveled back from their previous life.

Key Lines from Episode 1

“If you hadn't given me a worthless child with a corrupted bloodline, I never would've lost to Asher! You and your daughter cost me the throne!”
William · William shouts this at Lora on the execution platform before killing their child.

“By tradition, my eldest son, Asher, shall choose first.”
Dragon King · The Dragon King addresses the court to begin the royal bride selection ceremony.

“Father, I choose Selina!”
William · William cuts in front of Asher to name his bride during the selection.

“Could he have been reborn too?”
Lora · Lora asks herself this after noticing William's hostile glare across the hall.

How Episode 1 Ends

William locks eyes with Lora across the Grand Palace Hall with open hostility. Having cast aside royal tradition to claim Selina, his mind holds the secret sacrifice of his dragon core. Lora senses his hatred and suspects he remembers everything. Will Asher accept William cutting in line, and what will become of Lora now that Selina is taken?