Yerhan, who left the conference room, swept his hair roughly.
No matter how calm he tried to be, he couldn’t suppress his seething anger.
The emperor and Duke of Eloa had been thinking of using Yerhan to the fullest extent and betraying him.
They were restless for fear that Yerhan might increase his power, so they offered the indirect lines of the imperial family as the next best solution.
Regardless that they’re the imperial family’s indirect line, the divinity’s power would flow in them too, so it would be much easier for them to deal with the monsters than ordinary people.
The duke believed in that and tried to bring down Yerhan.
If fabricated evidence was presented, the nobles would have pressed Yerhan for his ‘sins’.
The emperor tried to use this incident to abandon Yerhan.
The crown prince was also after Rosena, so the best way to do this was to send her away. It was safest to have her divorce him and let her run away.
At yesterday’s banquet, Rosena spoke proficiently in Astanian, which wasn’t possible with just a little practice.
Maybe she stayed in Astania in the past.
That was why no matter how many times he searched the empire, he couldn’t even find a trace.
So if she was to sneak back to Astania and bring Illian with her…
She would be safe.
Astania was an impregnable fortress that could not be invaded, and, they would be distracted by him that they wouldn’t care about it anyway.
The whole thing was an ideal plan. But…
“I don’t want to send her away.”
Yerhan thought he was selfish. He didn’t want to let Rosena go even in such a dangerous situation.
He was afraid if he let her go, she wouldn’t come back forever.
Even if everything was sorted out and stability came, but she was not around… without Rosena, his life would be nothing but futility and emptiness.
If she just smiled at him, he would not be greedy for anything, but how did it become like this?
Yerhan wandered around the garden for a long time, unable to return directly to the palace.
“You-, Your Highness….!”
Yerhan was walking slowly to the Third Prince Palace when someone jumped in.
Yerhan stopped in an instant because it was the first time Isaac was in panic.
Isaac’s eyes, who had a white complexion, shook greatly.
When Yerhan saw it, he felt something amiss and his face stiffened.
“Her Highness the Princess….!”
***
Her whole body was heavy.
She felt like she was being pulled under the deep water.
Rosena moved her heavy eyelids and blinked. In the floorless dark world, Rosena floated.
Dream?
Rosena looked around and gazed down at her feet. It was a long way down, with nothing in sight.
Rosena clutched her chest as she stared at it.
Just a while ago, it seemed like her whole body was burning as if she had swallowed a fireball.
The organs in her body hurt as if they were going to be torn….
The pain that was so vivid was certainly not a dream.
She mumbled to herself.
‘Am I dead?’
Rosena stood still for a moment with a look of incredulity.
The only thing that was suspicious was Rania. She fell during her private talk with her.
The outward apology was not sincere, so her real purpose was to hurt her.
During the private meeting, Ella, the maid, called Rosena separately.
She was well aware of Rania being a danger and said she called Yerhan.
But this was what happened.
Rosena let out a big breath and sank down.
The thought of wanting to sit automatically made her feel like there was a floor.
She had no sense of reality yet, and her mind was just empty.
She bent her knees, hugged them in her arms, and remained still. Then what had happened so far unfolded like a film reel.
Fun things, sad things, happy things, painful things in life.
‘Ah.’
The day her father died passed by her eyes.
Buried in white lilies, her father looked as peaceful as he did back then.
The scenes passed quickly, and the day she met Yerhan was seen.
The time they spent the night knowing nothing about each other…
Rosena’s face, staring at it absent-mindedly, became blurred.
The feelings of loss enveloped her belatedly.
Everything she felt now had been pushed up from under her chest.
She hadn’t even told him what she wanted to tell him…
She should have pretended to be crazy and spat out the truth at least once.
If she had known she’d realize it this late…
Words of regret kept popping out of her mouth.
The first day she held Illian in her arms unfolded, and Rosena bit her lips.
Illian is still a child. Will she really die without seeing his grown-up appearance?
Rosena wrapped her face in her palm. When she thought of those who were left behind, she felt like crying.
The view turned black again and the scene changed. In an instant, Rosena’s surroundings began to brighten up.
Light drove out the darkness and took away even the chilling cold.
Rosena closed her eyes reflexively. And when she opened her eyes slowly, the landscape around her changed.
Rosena stood still and looked around.
The wooden house was as small as a hunter’s quarter. However, it seemed to be a living space for commoners considering that it was well-maintained.
– I’ll be right back.
A man and a woman were standing at the door.
They were the boy and girl that Rosena saw again and again in her dream.
The two had grown a little older and had the appearance of young adults.
Rosena stared at the boy. The young boy had a face that looked a lot like Yerhan.
– Are you leaving already?
– Because I want you to stay in a better place.
With a small whisper, he kissed her on the lips.
– Wouldn’t your parents be proud someday if I work hard?
She smiled softly at his words.
Rosena watched, and realized that the dream continued.
In her last dream, the boy proposed to the girl by the sea. After that, the two seemed to live together.
– Have a safe trip.
She waved with a flying kiss.
Leaving the house, he headed for the forest.
The house where the two lived was perfect for hunting, it was at the border between the forest and the village.
The boy, who was no longer able to talk to the animals after giving up his powers, became a hunter.
And that day, he tried to grab a prey and sell it to the village.
Coming down to the village, he heard screams and cries coming from all sides.
Soon he realized something had happened to the village.
The brick house was broken like toy blocks, and there were roars all around.
It was the monsters, incredibly huge in size, that ruined the village.
People collapsed like scarecrows, unable to even defend themselves.
The guards of the village rushed in, but their weapons failed to penetrate the monster’s skin.
The boy grabbed the bow. He didn’t have the confidence to win against monsters, but he had to help the people.
Arrows hung on the bowstring, and the arrow pierced the monster’s skin like the wind. Then the monster let out a desperate scream.
The boy immediately pulled out his sword and ran to the two monsters. The blue-edged sword penetrated the bodies of the monsters.
The monsters who were twisting their bodies approached him. It felt like it was saying something, but he couldn’t understand.
It was not long before the monster collapsed in front of him.
Defeating the monster in front of the villagers, he quickly became a hero.
From that day on, people who despised him changed their attitude.
Everyone accepted him, and the rumor spread far away, and people gathered near him.
The small village grew bigger and at some point the nation was born. And the boy became the king.
The reason for becoming a king was simple. Because he wanted to protect people.
Like what she always told him, to help people like a habit.
Although they were people who looked down on him, viewing him as a monster in the past, he was willing to obey her.
He named the kingdom, Herbet.
It was an ancient word for eternal peace.
He, who had no family name so far, made Herbert his family name.
People called him the divinity, who became king.
The newly elected secretary also wrote in the history book that the divinity appeared on the land and established the country.
As everything was arranged little by little, the nobles began to raise the flame for him.
It was the duty of the king to have a successor.
The nobles pushed their children into his brides. But that woman was the only one he had in mind.
The nobles fiercely opposed the idea, saying that a woman from a humble family cannot be crowned as queen.
The opinions of the king and the nobles never narrowed.
And one day, the king’s beloved woman was poisoned.
It was the work of nobles who opposed marriage.
Since that day, the king had suffered from insanity.
The beginning was the death of the servant. Slicing his servant, he ran wild like a monster who wanted blood.
He lost all his rationality, and no one could control the king.
The nobles gave the king hallucinogens to survive.
Then the noble ladies were brought in one by one.
After suffering from hallucinations, the king believed the woman had returned and lived on drugs for days and months.
What the nobles wanted was a successor to replace the king.
It was only necessary to have a legitimate king, who they could order as they wanted, and was the descendant of the divinity.
When one of the nobleman’s daughter finally conceived a successor, the king was ousted from the throne.
Already in tatters in spirit and body, he was confined to the depths of the palace without any defiance.
In an instant, everything was taken away, and he escaped the palace with all his might. At least he wanted to die by his woman’s side, not here.
In the deep night, where he headed was the woman’s grave. The tomb without a tombstone was covered with cold frost.
He stumbled and lay down in front of the grave.
Neither the body nor the mind could hold on any longer.
Life without her felt meaningless, and he waited for the end.
The dew of dawn made his body wet and a bluish light shone on the world. A ray of sunlight soaked the grave and slowly covered his body.
By the time the morning arrived, there was a rustle.
And someone stopped in front of him.
– Who are you?
He opened his eyes to a strange voice. A woman caught his eyes in a slightly blurred view.
The woman with red hair had a very similar face to her, who died.
Surprised, he slowly rose to his feet. He reached out with his trembling hand and grabbed her by the hem of her clothes.
Then he could feel his power he had given to his lover.
The woman muttered with a strange look on her face.
– It’s my sister’s grave.
He blinked foolishly at the woman’s words. He was absentminded and belatedly realized.
Her human body couldn’t handle his power, so he tied it to the name of Rosena.
And the power that lost its master flowed into her family, named Rosena.
Tears filled his eyes as he looked at the woman.
Slowly seated, he slowly swept down the grave.
Frost smeared on his fingers and he laid on her grave, and completely closed his eyes.
A strong wind came from somewhere.
The surrounding landscape began to be distorted by the wind.
– Ah…..
Rosena, who was watching the whole thing, sat in a daze for a moment.
She didn’t know if she could call this a simple dream.
It was understandable if everything she had seen was not a dream but happened in reality.
The whole reason why the Rosena family could talk to the animals and why the imperial family wanted people from the Rosena family.
The man and woman who loved each other without wishing for anything became an ill-fated relationship because of the greed of the nobles.
‘……’
Rosena realized that she was crying. She didn’t know when, but she had been crying.
The strong urge and attraction she felt from the first meeting were all due to this strength.
The divided power wanted each other and eventually became one.
From the beginning, Yerhan and herself were destined to be like this.
There was a fear that her feelings for Yerhan might be an illusion created by her mind.
Rosena wiped away tears with the back of her hand.
Once again, darkness came around and Rosena was left alone.
In the dark, Rosena slowly raised her head.
It didn’t matter whether it was the made-up feeling or whatever. Because the feeling of missing him and wanting to see him was real.
Rosena looked at a space filled with darkness.
She thought she could meet Yerhan and Illian if she exited this darkness. And if she met Yerhan again, she wanted to face him and be honest.
Rosena began to walk slowly.
Yerhan, who left the conference room, swept his hair roughly.
No matter how calm he tried to be, he couldn’t suppress his seething anger.
The emperor and Duke of Eloa had been thinking of using Yerhan to the fullest extent and betraying him.
They were restless for fear that Yerhan might increase his power, so they offered the indirect lines of the imperial family as the next best solution.
Regardless that they’re the imperial family’s indirect line, the divinity’s power would flow in them too, so it would be much easier for them to deal with the monsters than ordinary people.
The duke believed in that and tried to bring down Yerhan.
If fabricated evidence was presented, the nobles would have pressed Yerhan for his ‘sins’.
The emperor tried to use this incident to abandon Yerhan.
The crown prince was also after Rosena, so the best way to do this was to send her away. It was safest to have her divorce him and let her run away.
At yesterday’s banquet, Rosena spoke proficiently in Astanian, which wasn’t possible with just a little practice.
Maybe she stayed in Astania in the past.
That was why no matter how many times he searched the empire, he couldn’t even find a trace.
So if she was to sneak back to Astania and bring Illian with her…
She would be safe.
Astania was an impregnable fortress that could not be invaded, and, they would be distracted by him that they wouldn’t care about it anyway.
The whole thing was an ideal plan. But…
“I don’t want to send her away.”
Yerhan thought he was selfish. He didn’t want to let Rosena go even in such a dangerous situation.
He was afraid if he let her go, she wouldn’t come back forever.
Even if everything was sorted out and stability came, but she was not around… without Rosena, his life would be nothing but futility and emptiness.
If she just smiled at him, he would not be greedy for anything, but how did it become like this?
Yerhan wandered around the garden for a long time, unable to return directly to the palace.
“You-, Your Highness….!”
Yerhan was walking slowly to the Third Prince Palace when someone jumped in.
Yerhan stopped in an instant because it was the first time Isaac was in panic.
Isaac’s eyes, who had a white complexion, shook greatly.
When Yerhan saw it, he felt something amiss and his face stiffened.
“Her Highness the Princess….!”
***
Her whole body was heavy.
She felt like she was being pulled under the deep water.
Rosena moved her heavy eyelids and blinked. In the floorless dark world, Rosena floated.
Dream?
Rosena looked around and gazed down at her feet. It was a long way down, with nothing in sight.
Rosena clutched her chest as she stared at it.
Just a while ago, it seemed like her whole body was burning as if she had swallowed a fireball.
The organs in her body hurt as if they were going to be torn….
The pain that was so vivid was certainly not a dream.
She mumbled to herself.
‘Am I dead?’
Rosena stood still for a moment with a look of incredulity.
The only thing that was suspicious was Rania. She fell during her private talk with her.
The outward apology was not sincere, so her real purpose was to hurt her.
During the private meeting, Ella, the maid, called Rosena separately.
She was well aware of Rania being a danger and said she called Yerhan.
But this was what happened.
Rosena let out a big breath and sank down.
The thought of wanting to sit automatically made her feel like there was a floor.
She had no sense of reality yet, and her mind was just empty.
She bent her knees, hugged them in her arms, and remained still. Then what had happened so far unfolded like a film reel.
Fun things, sad things, happy things, painful things in life.
‘Ah.’
The day her father died passed by her eyes.
Buried in white lilies, her father looked as peaceful as he did back then.
The scenes passed quickly, and the day she met Yerhan was seen.
The time they spent the night knowing nothing about each other…
Rosena’s face, staring at it absent-mindedly, became blurred.
The feelings of loss enveloped her belatedly.
Everything she felt now had been pushed up from under her chest.
She hadn’t even told him what she wanted to tell him…
She should have pretended to be crazy and spat out the truth at least once.
If she had known she’d realize it this late…
Words of regret kept popping out of her mouth.
The first day she held Illian in her arms unfolded, and Rosena bit her lips.
Illian is still a child. Will she really die without seeing his grown-up appearance?
Rosena wrapped her face in her palm. When she thought of those who were left behind, she felt like crying.
The view turned black again and the scene changed. In an instant, Rosena’s surroundings began to brighten up.
Light drove out the darkness and took away even the chilling cold.
Rosena closed her eyes reflexively. And when she opened her eyes slowly, the landscape around her changed.
Rosena stood still and looked around.
The wooden house was as small as a hunter’s quarter. However, it seemed to be a living space for commoners considering that it was well-maintained.
– I’ll be right back.
A man and a woman were standing at the door.
They were the boy and girl that Rosena saw again and again in her dream.
The two had grown a little older and had the appearance of young adults.
Rosena stared at the boy. The young boy had a face that looked a lot like Yerhan.
– Are you leaving already?
– Because I want you to stay in a better place.
With a small whisper, he kissed her on the lips.
– Wouldn’t your parents be proud someday if I work hard?
She smiled softly at his words.
Rosena watched, and realized that the dream continued.
In her last dream, the boy proposed to the girl by the sea. After that, the two seemed to live together.
– Have a safe trip.
She waved with a flying kiss.
Leaving the house, he headed for the forest.
The house where the two lived was perfect for hunting, it was at the border between the forest and the village.
The boy, who was no longer able to talk to the animals after giving up his powers, became a hunter.
And that day, he tried to grab a prey and sell it to the village.
Coming down to the village, he heard screams and cries coming from all sides.
Soon he realized something had happened to the village.
The brick house was broken like toy blocks, and there were roars all around.
It was the monsters, incredibly huge in size, that ruined the village.
People collapsed like scarecrows, unable to even defend themselves.
The guards of the village rushed in, but their weapons failed to penetrate the monster’s skin.
The boy grabbed the bow. He didn’t have the confidence to win against monsters, but he had to help the people.
Arrows hung on the bowstring, and the arrow pierced the monster’s skin like the wind. Then the monster let out a desperate scream.
The boy immediately pulled out his sword and ran to the two monsters. The blue-edged sword penetrated the bodies of the monsters.
The monsters who were twisting their bodies approached him. It felt like it was saying something, but he couldn’t understand.
It was not long before the monster collapsed in front of him.
Defeating the monster in front of the villagers, he quickly became a hero.
From that day on, people who despised him changed their attitude.
Everyone accepted him, and the rumor spread far away, and people gathered near him.
The small village grew bigger and at some point the nation was born. And the boy became the king.
The reason for becoming a king was simple. Because he wanted to protect people.
Like what she always told him, to help people like a habit.
Although they were people who looked down on him, viewing him as a monster in the past, he was willing to obey her.
He named the kingdom, Herbet.
It was an ancient word for eternal peace.
He, who had no family name so far, made Herbert his family name.
People called him the divinity, who became king.
The newly elected secretary also wrote in the history book that the divinity appeared on the land and established the country.
As everything was arranged little by little, the nobles began to raise the flame for him.
It was the duty of the king to have a successor.
The nobles pushed their children into his brides. But that woman was the only one he had in mind.
The nobles fiercely opposed the idea, saying that a woman from a humble family cannot be crowned as queen.
The opinions of the king and the nobles never narrowed.
And one day, the king’s beloved woman was poisoned.
It was the work of nobles who opposed marriage.
Since that day, the king had suffered from insanity.
The beginning was the death of the servant. Slicing his servant, he ran wild like a monster who wanted blood.
He lost all his rationality, and no one could control the king.
The nobles gave the king hallucinogens to survive.
Then the noble ladies were brought in one by one.
After suffering from hallucinations, the king believed the woman had returned and lived on drugs for days and months.
What the nobles wanted was a successor to replace the king.
It was only necessary to have a legitimate king, who they could order as they wanted, and was the descendant of the divinity.
When one of the nobleman’s daughter finally conceived a successor, the king was ousted from the throne.
Already in tatters in spirit and body, he was confined to the depths of the palace without any defiance.
In an instant, everything was taken away, and he escaped the palace with all his might. At least he wanted to die by his woman’s side, not here.
In the deep night, where he headed was the woman’s grave. The tomb without a tombstone was covered with cold frost.
He stumbled and lay down in front of the grave.
Neither the body nor the mind could hold on any longer.
Life without her felt meaningless, and he waited for the end.
The dew of dawn made his body wet and a bluish light shone on the world. A ray of sunlight soaked the grave and slowly covered his body.
By the time the morning arrived, there was a rustle.
And someone stopped in front of him.
– Who are you?
He opened his eyes to a strange voice. A woman caught his eyes in a slightly blurred view.
The woman with red hair had a very similar face to her, who died.
Surprised, he slowly rose to his feet. He reached out with his trembling hand and grabbed her by the hem of her clothes.
Then he could feel his power he had given to his lover.
The woman muttered with a strange look on her face.
– It’s my sister’s grave.
He blinked foolishly at the woman’s words. He was absentminded and belatedly realized.
Her human body couldn’t handle his power, so he tied it to the name of Rosena.
And the power that lost its master flowed into her family, named Rosena.
Tears filled his eyes as he looked at the woman.
Slowly seated, he slowly swept down the grave.
Frost smeared on his fingers and he laid on her grave, and completely closed his eyes.
A strong wind came from somewhere.
The surrounding landscape began to be distorted by the wind.
– Ah…..
Rosena, who was watching the whole thing, sat in a daze for a moment.
She didn’t know if she could call this a simple dream.
It was understandable if everything she had seen was not a dream but happened in reality.
The whole reason why the Rosena family could talk to the animals and why the imperial family wanted people from the Rosena family.
The man and woman who loved each other without wishing for anything became an ill-fated relationship because of the greed of the nobles.
‘……’
Rosena realized that she was crying. She didn’t know when, but she had been crying.
The strong urge and attraction she felt from the first meeting were all due to this strength.
The divided power wanted each other and eventually became one.
From the beginning, Yerhan and herself were destined to be like this.
There was a fear that her feelings for Yerhan might be an illusion created by her mind.
Rosena wiped away tears with the back of her hand.
Once again, darkness came around and Rosena was left alone.
In the dark, Rosena slowly raised her head.
It didn’t matter whether it was the made-up feeling or whatever. Because the feeling of missing him and wanting to see him was real.
Rosena looked at a space filled with darkness.
She thought she could meet Yerhan and Illian if she exited this darkness. And if she met Yerhan again, she wanted to face him and be honest.
Rosena began to walk slowly.
