Queen Helena is framed by her stepdaughter Mirei, and Garick falsifies the mark results to brand newborn Lyra a Calamity. Helena burns out her Dragon Core, entrusts Lyra to Raven, and dies; both declared dead as the pair take the throne. 22 years later Lyra returns, unmarked outwardly but bearing record-breaking Ten Marks. At the Ancestor Festival she exposes them, finds her mother, and is crowned queen. Cornered, Garick becomes a demon; Lyra destroys him and saves the Seven Cities.
