Yunyu was busy preparing the war against a massive Zergs invasion leading towards Sweren. He was fixing his mech when the sudden notification surprised him.
[Pupa: Ding! A hidden plot has been triggered! The Downfall of King Altair!]
Yunyu frowned when he heard the notification. Because he hadn’t done anything to trigger the hidden plot.
[Pupa, I haven’t even done anything, did I touch something that triggered the hidden plot?]
[Pupa: After that accident in world 7, I’ve decided to give myself a few upgrades. Now the hidden plot can be triggered not only from you but also from the Master of the world.]
[Wait, you can actually upgrade your function the whole time!?]
[Pupa: Yes, it’s not hard, actually. I can upgrade it myself.]
[Then why haven’t you done it since the beginning?!]
[Pupa: I’m lazy.]
[...]
[Pupa:..]
[Ugh, fine then, what has triggered this hidden plot?]
[Pupa: Well... it’s kind of hard to tell this without giving the context. So I will just pour the hidden plot first.]
Yunyu closed his eyes as Pupa poured the hidden plot in his head. When Yunyu opened his eyes again, he saw a man in red hair who looked devastated when he saw a man in the casket. His eyes showed the pain of heartbreak and loss.
That man was Altair Roderick, whose eyes looked empty, kneeling in front of the casket.
Yunyu approached Altair and checked the man on the casket. And he was shocked when he found out that the one in the coffin was himself, General Vega Satellarnus.
[Wait, in the original timeline, General Vega knew Altair Roderick?!]
[Pupa: Apparently, yes, General Vega and Altair were lovers in the original timeline. Just like in your timeline, they were both in love after they found out that they were fated pair. They even planned for their marriage.]
Altair rose from the ground and hugged the lifeless body of General Vega. The once handsome and powerful General was found dead fighting against the Zergs invasion in Sweren. Though his body was not mauled by the Zergs because he fought until the end and returned to the base with his unrecognizable mech, he died out of exhaustion.
Everything could be better if Altair joined the war because, at this time, it was well known that Altair and General Vega were fated pair who worked really well together. They had raked many achievements together and was planning to marry after General Vega admitted that he was an omega.
But when the Zergs were invading, Altair was nowhere to be seen. Because he was busy screwing with Prince Rigel after he marked Prince Rigel, his fated connection with General Vega was cut, and the General could feel the heartbreak. It was also the reason why he got weakened during the war.
General Vega should have survived had it not because of his cheating alpha.
General Vega didn’t have family, so the only person to spend his last time before he got buried was Altair, the cheating alpha.
Altair caressed his lover’s face. Tears streamed down on his cheek as he said, "It’s all my fault. I didn’t know that we are being sabotaged. I...I also lost control that I marked that bastard prince."
"My beloved General... how did everything turn to be like this? All I want is to have a beautiful life with you to have a lot of children. I messed everything up because I can’t control myself..."
Altair sobbed, and he kissed General Vega’s cheek for the last time. He took out a knife from his windbreaker and aimed it on his heart. He was one stab away to follow his loved one. But then, he remembered what other soldiers told him about General’s last message before he died.
’Tell my lover, Altair... tell him that humanity must survive... no matter how...’
At that point, General Vega must’ve known that Altair had marked another omega. But his last word was still about their duty to protect humanity.
"I...I don’t have any reason to live. I will follow you in the afterlife, my general..."
"But... your last message to protect humanity... is this your way to punish me? To prevent me from following you to heaven..."
Altair’s hand trembled, and after a mental fight in his head, he dropped the knife and slumped beside the casket. All his pride and power that he had previously was all gone. He could only wail like a little kid who had lost his loved one.
That day, the rain poured harder than it should be.
***
The news about Prince Rigel announced his wedding with Altair Roderick, only a month after General Vega’s death, shocked everyone. They thought that Altair Roderick was already a waste for cheating on someone
so loyal and powerful like General Vega.
But he could go even lower by marrying the Prince that he cheated with only a month later!
’What a bastard! He played with General Vega’s heart and then married his mistress!’
’I cannot believe we will be led by that kind of guy! Humanity is doomed!’
’What a waste of a king!’
Altair heard everything, of course, and Rigel didn’t seem to hide it. He was nonchalant as always and chuckled, "Ah, what a pity. Our new king is already hated by everyone. I wonder why~."
Altair glared at Rigel, he didn’t have an ounce of love towards this bastard prince, but he was forced to marry because Prince Rigel became his fated pair instead, "Shut up, you bastard! Had it not be you and your freaky experiment, General Vega would still be alive, and I would’ve married my loved one!"
"Aww, don’t be too sad," Rigel laughed, "You see, I still need you to be my husband and the new king. Because I know your strength, our baby will be the strongest humanity could ever have."
"Besides, you should be grateful that I already give you the position as the new king without much challenge, right?" Rigel approached Altair and leaned on his back, "If you don’t love me, then it’s alright. You see, I do not love you either. I think love is just a false sense that human planted since the beginning of time to chain people."
"That’s why you can do anything as a king, and I can do anything as a queen as well. You can screw around with other omegas as long as you don’t get them pregnant because it would be messy. Well, as long as I can maintain my power, then we are good!"
Altair scoffed, "Remember, I will never touch you anymore, and I will never love you. That time, it was because you took General Vega’s blood and merged the DNA with yours. I cannot control my body because your fake pheromone messed up my head!"
Rigel laughed as he patted his stomach, "Well, you got your baby there, too bad."
[So, Prince Rigel took my blood because of this? He wanted to make Altair his own?]
[Pupa: Indeed. It is quite apparent that Altair is a perfect candidate as a king. Since he has everything, an alpha male could be.]
[... is this what Prince Rigel did to me in this timeline as well.]
[Pupa: Apparently, yes. He took your blood sample, merge it with his DNA, and controlled Altair with his fake pheromones.]
[Pupa: In fact, the reason why the hidden plot has been triggered is because of the exchange of bodily fluid between Altair and Rigel. Whether it’s through a kiss or...]