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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1. Kill The Empress
  • 2. Chapter 2. Tanatos’s Cripple Empress
  • 3. Chapter 3. She's Really Here
  • 4. Chapter 4. The Empress Is Going To Die
  • 5. Chapter 5. How Did This Happen?
  • 6. Chapter 6. Swallowing Eyes
  • 7. Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti
  • 8. Chapter 8. The Crying Sound
  • 9. Chapter 9. Are You Throwing Yourself Away?
  • 10. Chapter 10. Why Did This Woman...?
  • 11. Chapter 11. Then Bite If Off And Kill Me
  • 12. Chapter 12. Ability To Save
  • 13. Chapter 13. The Shadow She Left Behind
  • 14. Chapter 14. Into His Realm
  • 15. Chapter 15. Tamon's Purpose
  • 16. Chapter 16. This Damn Woman!
  • 17. Chapter 17. I've Never Hated You
  • 18. Chapter 18. How About Love?
  • 19. Chapter 19. A Night Walk
  • 20. Chapter 20. How Do You Want To Die
  • 21. Chapter 21. Ronasso's Anxiety
  • 22. Chapter 22. How To Let Go Of Sadness
  • 23. Chapter 23. Lersha Resha
  • 24. Chapter 24. It’s Not Ugly
  • 25. Chapter 25. Where Is The Empress's Treasure?
  • 26. Chapter 26. The Reason For Death
  • 27. Chapter 27. The Consolation Of The Unashamed
  • 28. Chapter 28. A New Name
  • 29. Chapter 29. A Small Change
  • 30. Chapter 30. Out Of Control
  • 31. Chapter 31. There's Always Trouble
  • 32. Chapter 32. Dazzling Silver Hair And Purple Crystal Eyes
  • 33. Chapter 33. My Silver Fox
  • 34. Chapter 34. Is It Okay To Eat This Poisonous Plant?
  • 35. Chapter 35. Don't Be Weak
  • 36. Chapter 36. Don’t Leave Me
  • 37. Chapter 37. An Unfamiliar Peace
  • 38. Chapter 38. Warmth Of The Palm
  • 39. Chapter 39. Give Me Your Right Foot
  • 40. Chapter 40. That’s Right
  • 41. Chapter 41. The Bride's Scream
  • 42. Chapter 42. You Are Like A Gift
  • 43. Chapter 43. Ensemble Drink
  • 44. Chapter 44. I Think It’s Her
  • 45. Chapter 45. Exactly One Month
  • 46. Chapter 46. I’m Disappointed
  • 47. Chapter 47. She Doesn’t Know
  • 48. Chapter 48. To The Lady Of The Pink Rose Forest
  • 49. Chapter 49. Red Stigma On The Chest
  • 50. Chapter 50. That Person Will Come
  • 51. Chapter 51. Smile Next Time
  • 52. Chapter 52. I’m The Owner Of That Leg
  • 53. Chapter 53. The Twins’ Dream
  • 54. Chapter 54. Karen Turasia
  • 55. Chapter 55. Red Passion In The Desert
  • 56. Chapter 56. Cassion Krasis
  • 57. Chapter 57. Brothers
  • 58. Chapter 58. He Did Not Know How To Be Patient
  • 59. Chapter 59. An Unpleasant Visitor
  • 60. Chapter 60. My Brother's Mistress
  • 61. Chapter 61. Tomorrow, Lunch, Together
  • 62. Chapter 62. Roselyn's Anger
  • 63. Chapter 63. Red-eyed Savior
  • 64. Chapter 64. He’s Back
  • 65. Chapter 65. Bloody Master
  • 66. Chapter 66. Welcome Back
  • 67. Chapter 67. I Missed You
  • 68. Chapter 68. Thank You For Staying Alive
  • 69. Chapter 69. It's All Coming Together
  • 70. Chapter 70. Hope That Shine At The End Of Despair
  • 71. Chapter 71. A Mean Woman
  • 72. Chapter 72. Ronasso's Adversity
  • 73. Chapter 73. Preparation To Go Out
  • 74. Chapter 74. Each Person's Heart Flows Differently
  • 75. Chapter 75. Smile, Rosie
  • 76. Chapter 76. Do You Want Me To Show You My Specialty?
  • 77. Chapter 77. Aim And Shoot
  • 78. Chapter 78. The Gap
  • 79. Chapter 79. Arrows That Burn Flesh
  • 80. Chapter 80. I’ll Bring You The Proof
  • 81. Chapter 81. Even If I Die Like This
  • 82. Chapter 82. The Reason She Was Confident In Winning
  • 83. Chapter 83. An Unexpected Guest
  • 84. Chapter 84. Love That Couldn't Overcome Hatred
  • 85. Chapter 85. Aranrosia
  • 86. Chapter 86. The Rightful Owner
  • 87. Chapter 87. Can I Trust You?
  • 88. Chapter 88. A Blind Man
  • 89. Chapter 89. The Wind Lantern Ceremony
  • 90. Chapter 90. If You're There, Come Out
  • 91. Chapter 91. Similar
  • 92. Chapter 92. Ignorance Is Bravery
  • 93. Chapter 93. I Can Tell You
  • 94. Chapter 94. Hartz’s Conditions
  • 95. Chapter 95. If You Kiss Me
  • 96. Chapter 96. Change
  • 97. Chapter 97. Anna
  • 98. Chapter 98. I’ll Have To Remove It
  • 99. Chapter 99. The Prophet's Gamble
  • 100. Chapter 100. Because He's So Good At It
  • 101. Chapter 101. A Mysterious Trend
  • 102. Chapter 102. The Conditions Of The Gift
  • 103. Chapter 103. The Tips Of His Ears
  • 104. Chapter 104. The Meaning Of Yellow Lily
  • 105. Chapter 105. God, Please Take Care Of Them
  • 106. Chapter 106. I'd Like To Meet Him
  • 107. Chapter 107. It’s Beautiful
  • 108. Chapter 108. What Do You Want Me To Do?
  • 109. Chapter 109. There's Only Two Of Us
  • 110. Chapter 110. Even If It Hurts A Little, It Will Last A Long Time
  • 111. Chapter 111. Does This Make Sense?
  • 112. Chapter 112. With Both Feet
  • 113. Chapter 113. Instinct
  • 114. Chapter 114. Did It Happen?
  • 115. Chapter 115. One Step, Two Steps
  • 116. Chapter 116. A Familiar Voice
  • 117. Chapter 117. I See The Glory Of Winter
  • 118. Chapter 118. That's Why It's Not Me
  • 119. Chapter 119. . It Was A Flash
  • 120. Chapter 120. When The Revenge Is Over
  • 121. Chapter 121. What Will He Get?
  • 122. Chapter 122. What Is Your Name?
  • 123. Chapter 123. Sweet
  • 124. Chapter 124. Black Canyon (1)
  • 125. Chapter 125. Black Canyon (2)
  • 126. Chapter 126. A Twisted Doubt
  • 127. Chapter 127. You Have To Save It
  • 128. Chapter 128. The Secret Of The Silver Horned Deer
  • 129. Chapter 129. His Sincerity
  • 130. Chapter 130. Into The Black Fog
  • 131. Chapter 131. Breaking In
  • 132. Chapter 132. Tell Me, Asha
  • 133. Chapter 133. Warmth
  • 134. Chapter 134. Evidence Of Longing
  • 135. Chapter 135. Under The Wheels
  • 136. Chapter 136. Natasha's Crime
  • 137. Chapter 137. Who Left The Flowers?
  • 138. Chapter 138. He Who Sees The Will Of God
  • 139. Chapter 139. Winter Can't Beat The Pines
  • 140. Chapter 140. Let’s Go There Together
  • 141. Chapter 141. Betrayal
  • 142. Chapter 142. A Vanished Home
  • 143. Chapter 143. Finally, At The Imperial Palace
  • 144. Chapter 144. Remove It
  • 145. Chapter 145. Your Worst Nightmare
  • 146. Chapter 146. July 16th
  • 147. Chapter 147. Pretend You Don’t See It. Pretend You Don’t Know It
  • 148. Chapter 148. Take The Child To His Mother
  • 149. Chapter 149. A Crack
  • 150. Chapter 150. Song Of The Fall
  • 151. Chapter 151. Anna’s Situation
  • 152. Chapter 152. Perso’s Anguish
  • 153. Chapter 153. A Suspicious Maid
  • 154. Chapter 154. Whose Baby Is It?
  • 155. Chapter 155. This Is My Answer
  • 156. Chapter 156. The Wild Dog Outside The Fence
  • 157. Chapter 157. The Main Characters
  • 158. Chapter 158. That Day
  • 159. Chapter 159. Let Me Tell You A Secret
  • 160. Chapter 160. Run Away
  • 161. Chapter 161. The Hunt Begins
  • 162. Chapter 162. To The Hell I Got Out Of
  • 163. Chapter 163. Let's Watch
  • 164. Chapter 164. The Crazy Emperor
  • 165. Chapter 165. Rampage
  • 166. Chapter 166. Clash Of Life And Death
  • 167. Chapter 167. Collect
  • 168. Chapter 168. The Banquet Is Over
  • 169. Chapter 169. A World Without The Power Of God
  • 170. Chapter 170. Thorny Hedge
  • 171. Chapter 171. It Was The Night When Winter Ended
  • 172. Chapter 172. Side Story 1 - The World Has Been Turned Upside Down
  • 173. Chapter 173. Side Story 2 - Death In The Dark
  • 174. Chapter 174. Side Story 3 - Monstein
  • 175. Chapter 175. Side Story 4. Tamon's Happiness
  • 176. Chapter 176. Side Story 5. Very Sweet And Tender
  • 177. Chapter 177. Side Story 6. Methods Of Persuasion
  • 178. Chapter 178. Side Story 7. A Night Full Of Peach Scent
  • 179. Chapter 179. Side Story 8. Desired Asha
  • 180. Chapter 180. Side Story 9. Unexpected Fit
  • 181. Chapter 181. Side Story 10. Return
  • 182. Chapter 182. Side Story 11. All Is Well
  • 183. Chapter 183. Side Story 12. Amazing News
  • 184. Chapter 184. Side Story 13. A Very Cute Dream
  • 185. Chapter 185. Side Story 14. What Kind Of Bullsh*t Is This?
  • 186. Chapter 186. Side Story 15. What Will Turn The World Upside Down
  • 187. Chapter 187. Side Story 16. Suspicious Meeting
  • 188. Chapter 188. Side Story 17. Find Me
  • 189. Chapter 189. Side Story 18. You Just Have To Enjoy It
  • 190. Chapter 190. Side Story 19. Time To Become A Family
  • 191. Chapter 191. Side Story 20. Omen
  • 192. Chapter 192. Side Story 21. Became A Family (End)

Chapter 1. Kill the Empress


***

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***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 2. Tanatos’s cripple Empress


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 3. She's really here


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 4. The Empress is going to die


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 5. How did this happen?


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 6. Swallowing eyes


***

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Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 7. Natasha Roanti


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Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 8. The crying sound


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***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 9. Are you throwing yourself away?


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 10. Why did this woman...?


***

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***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 11. Then bite if off and kill me


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 12. Ability to save


***

Sponsored by Vina 💖 (⅘)

***

 

Arsene finally woke up from his long sleep.

 

Perhaps because he still was out of his mind, he couldn’t figure out where he was at first.

 

The pain and hardship he had to go through was so great that Arsene remained laying down for a while even after he opened his eyes.

 

‘I really am alive and well.’

 

He couldn’t believe that despite meeting with monsters in the middle of the ocean, he made it to land without a single injury.

 

Even now, when he closed his eyes, the scene in the ocean came alive vividly in his mind.

 

The red-eyed man who floated freely in the water as if he was flying in the sky, in the dark sea he held the brilliant rays of the sun….

 

Even though his shoulder was torn off by the teeth of a poisonous monster, his eyes had no fear of death. 

 

‘I can’t believe he ripped the herpes apart with his bare hands.’

 

Thinking of that horrible scene made him feel like he was still having a horrible dream.

 

Arsene also encountered monsters a while back.

 

Only a few of them attacked the children, the Emperor and the Empress in a small building.

 

The Emperor fled trembling in front of them, and the brave Empress injured her leg saving them.

 

 

Otherworldly monsters came out of the ‘gap’……

 

Those monsters that break rocks, rot the ground, and tear up the sky.

 

And the man casually ripped them open with his bare hands………..

 

The red eyes that were shining brilliantly in the black water floated up.

 

When he reached out, Arsene couldn’t help but hesitate, knowing that it was the only option.

 

He was afraid that he might hold the devil’s hand to avoid the monster.

 

It was one thing that led Arsene.

 

Knock, knock.

 

Arsene stood up at the sound of knocking on the door.

 

Gently the door opened and the little girl came in.

 

“Let’s go, Arsene.”

 

Hannah casually held his hand.

 

Arsene held her hand with a strange ease.

 

The white-haired girl who had given Arsene the bread and pulled his hand to help him get out of his cage.

 

Was it because they had experienced the danger of dying together?

 

Arsene felt a strange trust towards Hannah. It was a vague feeling that he could not explain why. Hannah and Arsene followed the attendants who led them into a large room.

 

The two children sat side by side, waiting for someone to open the door and come in.

 

Hannah looked unconcerned, unlike the nervous Arsene. Neatly and nicely dressed, Hannah was very pretty, like a noblewoman of the house. 

 

There was very little expression on her face, but her golden eyes that shone reverently under her white eyelashes had changed. Her hair, which was almost gray, was white with a hint of pink under the light.

 

 She said her hair color was originally pink, but a series of events turned it white. She didn’t say what had happened, but it felt like it was a big enough incident to change the color. 

 

So Arsene didn’t ask Hannah anymore.

 

Hannah was unique.

 

Sometimes she looked blank, but sometimes she looked impossibly perceptive, and sometimes she predicted what was going to happen next with a brilliant face.

 

Like now.

 

“She’s coming.” (Hannah)

 

“Who….?” (Arsene)

 

 “She’s here.” (Hannah)

 

Hannah, who was staring blankly in the air, straightened her back.

And she glanced at Arsene and held his hand slightly. She looked mature.

 

The door opened a few seconds later.

 

And an incredible person appeared.

 

“Emp…” (Arsene) 

 

“Shhh.” (Roselyn)

 

Just before Arsene’s words were completed, Roselyn lightly shook her head, hinting not to say anything.

 

In the reception room, besides Arsene and Hannah, were Jorge, Satin, and the twins.

 

Tamon watched for a moment and then instructed everyone to leave.

 

A stony silence descended.

 

The scene in the white parlor, with the sunlight shining bright, felt like a dream.

 

Arsene lifted his heavy eyelids and stared.

 

In the boy’s trembling eyes, he saw not Tanatos’ blizzard, but Amor’s silver hair reflecting the golden sun.

 

The purple eyes, so warm and emotional, showed a diverse light, unlike those days back then.

 

She looked like the empress Arsene knew, but so different that it was hard to believe it was the same person.

 

“How……?”

 

As far as the boy knew, the Empress was dead.

 

The whole nation thought so.

 

“Her Majesty is …………”

 

It was said that the Emperor, who killed her family and friends and even tortured her, had her banished to the cruel Kralturian Ice Mountains.

 

Did people even say that a snow wolf ate the Empress’s corpse?

 

An unconfirmed ghost story spread throughout the empire.

 

Even the slave traders who smuggled and kidnapped children also talked about the story.

 

“Arsene.”

 

“………….Your Majesty? Are you really Your Majesty?”

 

A mixture of squeal and surprise passed into a shudder. A wet voice gasped and confirmed it was really her.

 

Roselyn reached out and stroked Arsene’s cheek.

 

Tears welled up in Arsene’s eyes the moment her cool fingers touched his cheek.

 

‘Oh, she’s alive. She’s really alive.’

 

The young boy did not know what kind of feeling this was.

 

He was overwhelmed. The edges of his eyes were burning, and his heart felt like it was going to sink.

 

To Arsene, Roselyn was God.

 

She was the boy’s future and the most respected person. She was the one who had given him hope, floating in the sky like the moon, but always ready to hold his hand if he reached out.

 

When it was said that such a person had fallen under the severe hardship of the evil Emperor, the familiar darkness descended on Arsene’s world.

 

He became a knight for that person. The light of hope that he had when he made up his mind to do so disappeared and only melancholy and sadness remained.

 

“…..You suffered so much because of my request.”

 

But the light did not go out.

 

It reappeared in front of the boy miraculously.

 

“Your Majesty…….”

 

‘Thank you for being alive, and it’s an honor to see you again.’ Was what he wanted to say, but all he could do was burst into tears.

 

“You must have gone through a lot.”

 

Roselyn chuckled emotionally and patted Arsene’s eyes.

 

The boy’s reddened eyes with warmed tears wet her fingertips.

 

Many people had died because of her.

 

Someone to protect her, someone to take her place, someone to honor her. Maybe this boy also disappeared easily after adversity to do her a favor.

 

But Arsene came back alive, and that was the weight of her life she had to take responsibility for.

 

She would watch over him like the others, and she could not afford to lose him.

 

She would protect him, so that his life will not be in vain just because he followed her.

 

 “For staying alive, for surviving.”

 

Roselyn reached out and embraced the boy’s stiff shoulders. The strong boy shuddered in her arms.

 

“Thank you, Arsene.”

 

***

 

Arsene finally calmed down and returned the thing on his wrist.

 

The bracelet became the necklace again in Roselyn’s hand. Just as she was about to put it around her neck, Tamon, who had been watching, came up to her.

 

“Let me do it.”

 

With a soft touch he took the chain from her hands. Then he casually wrapped the necklace around her neck.

 

It didn’t seem like a crude hand, but the hand that applied the chain was delicate.

 

Roselyn, who was waiting for the act to end with her hair raised to one side, trembled at Tamon’s lips kissing the back of her neck.

 

Giving him a warning glance to remind him that they were in front of the children, Tamon smiled shamelessly.

 

“It looks good on you.”

 

Arsene looked at the two of them blankly and quickly bowed his head.

 

The boy’s earlobes were red. Roselyn’s earlobes tickled for no reason, too.

 

The necklace spontaneously transformed itself into two necklaces, shaped to fit perfectly around her neck.

 

Strangely enough, it was similar in shape to the other necklaces worn in Tanatos.

 

Between the two chains that encircled her neck closely, Eternal Shine, the core of the holy relic, glittered.

 

“That necklace helped me.”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“I fell into the sea, but the shine from the necklace made it easier for me to breathe. Then….”

 

Hesitantly, Arsene reiterated the situation at the time.

 

“It may have been my imagination, but…..I could feel that the monsters were scared.”

 

The basic property of Roselyn’s chain was protection. It was the role of this chain to protect its master and prevent any forced external pressure from passing through.

 

However, it could not do anything about the laws of physical force and could not protect him until he fell or was stabbed with a blade.

 

It had to defend itself with its own power.

 

The power of this holy relic was protection from magic, poison, power, or some other invisible pressure.

 

Since the monsters were also an alien force that had slipped through the ‘gap’, this chain of protection was able to protect its master.

 

That was why she was able to attack the monster last time in the nursery in Tanatos.

 

But there was nothing she could do about her ankle, which was pierced by a piece of wood on the crumbling platform.

 

Remembering that moment, Roselyn stroked the necklace once.

 

It was then that Hannah, who had been sitting like a stuffed animal by Arsene’s side, stood up and approached her.

 

She bent her knees slightly and introduced herself which made Roselyn startled.

 

“The young disciple of the Prophet Hartz sees the future of Tanatos.”

 

Roselyn held her breath.

 

Prophet Hartz.

 

Hannah came to Roselyn on her own.

Chapter 13. The shadow she left behind