185. For Tesha (3)
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The prince’s life was boring.
A life led by repeated education and flattery. Such a life did not stimulate Rudolph at all.
Ever since he became an adult, Rudolph would escape the palace and venture out on his own. He was not interested in the succession race anyway.
It was enough if his younger brother became the emperor and he enjoyed his life as an adventurer.
As he got used to the adventurer’s life, Rudolph was chased by a group of orcs. Because he joined the Orc subjugation party in the village last time, the pursuit party followed.
‘It’s over. adventurer.’
Driven to the edge of a cliff, Rudolph laughed. I cut through dozens of them alone, but the number of them was endless.
‘Tsk, anyway. Orcs’ fertility is amazing.’
After speaking, Rudolph threw himself into the river. It was either die or blacked out. Then he threw himself into the rushing river and woke up on a bed in a cabin.
‘Are you awake?’
Raising his upper body, Rudolph soon met the woman’s eyes.
‘It’s not all better yet. Please lie down.’
‘Thank you. I live thanks to you.’
Until he got well, Rudolph stayed in her cabin. He also chopped firewood or plowed the field in her place.
After leaving the imperial palace, Rudolph had to adapt to life in a cabin. An obvious story about falling in love with the benefactor who saved his life. The life seen in novels or fairy tales unfolded to Rudolph.
‘I came to love you.’
‘You will hate me.’
‘No, that won’t happen.’
I wondered why she lived alone, but I couldn’t hear the reason. As if only the two of them were left in the world, they continued their lives.
Not long after, the Imperial Army came to the cabin. They brought news that the emperor had died while hunting.
‘Prince Rudolph. His Majesty the Emperor has passed away.’
‘Go away. I am no longer the prince.’
‘Please go to the imperial palace together. An empire needs an emperor.’
Rudolph was shaken by that long persuasion and request. Eventually, he headed to the imperial palace with the woman.
Shortly after returning to the imperial family, the first prince was born. After the birth of the prince, Rudolph left state affairs behind and found a lover.
But the being in the room was not the woman he remembered.
The woman had goat-like horns and bat wings. And the brown hair that Rudolph loved so much had turned white.
‘Are you here?’
A woman with a tail as long as a whip greeted Rudolph. She held the child in her arms as if she wasn’t too surprised. As if taking a test, she greeted Rudolph in the form of a demon.
‘… This is my true identity. My mother was a succubus… .’
half man half demon.
I knew there was such a thing, but I never dreamed that she would be such a thing.
Only then did Rudolph realize why she had been living alone in a cabin by the river for so long.
“My mother, who was pregnant with an adventurer’s child, abandoned me, and I was treated like a monster in the village. Would you understand me?”
But Rudolph didn’t hear those words.
Rudolph drew his sword with trembling hands. When he came to his senses, he had pierced the woman’s abdomen with his sword.
However, I couldn’t do anything until the child.
As an emperor, it was not difficult for him to cover up an incident.
‘The empress was killed by black magic and disappeared like smoke, and the devil was also targeting the child.’
He told the substitutes that.
Rudolph took the child and raised it. The child grew up like a normal child. That was until I was fifteen.
It wasn’t until he was 15 that Carlston noticed that he was different from the average kid.
Sometimes, when he lost control, goat-like horns sprouted from above his head. A lineage distinctly different from her younger siblings, Jabellon and Arlia.
Carlston realized that demon blood was flowing in his veins. Soon, he listened to the rumors of the missing empress and the imperial palace.
On the day he was born, there was an attack by demons. And the empress disappeared.
Until then, he did not believe much of the rumors surrounding him. As he put the puzzle together one by one, he was able to reach the truth without difficulty.
On the day he was born, the demon who was killed was his mother. That he, having inherited demonic blood, would never inherit the throne.
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The holy sword shook to annihilate the devil.
I asked this out of curiosity. I know that Carlston is a Mine. I know very well that he had no choice but to inherit that blood.
However, that reason is not a reason to justify evil deeds.
Carlston wildly wielded his claws and fired a series of attacks. It became stronger than when it was human, but it was not sophisticated.
I ran towards him and swung my sword. The holy sword cut off Carlston’s right wrist.
Carlston, who lost his wrist again, howled. A whispering voice came from the side.
“The Crown Prince turned into a demon… .”
Carlston grabbed the amputated side of his wrist. My body trembled. Red bloodstains stood in the corners of his eyes.
“Huh-huh-huh. damn! Shit!”
Carlston staggered to his feet.
“dare! You bastard, looking down at me!”
“wake up. It’s not over yet.”
I went in aiming for his left arm.
He ran to the side, trying to dodge the sword. However, what I cut off was his right knee. When the cartilage in his knee broke, Carlston stumbled again.
Carlston dragged one knee and leaped backwards to avoid the double attack.
“Grrr… .”
Saliva flowed between his teeth. I leaped off the ground and followed him. Meanwhile, the wound he suffered was healing.
Whiik-!
This time, he ran first. I didn’t avoid him. A silver torch exploded from the holy sword.
‘Linchester Swordsmanship, Type 8 White Flame Sword Mark’
I slashed Carlston while holding the blazing blade. The impact threw the boy backwards and staggered. but did not fall
The swordsmanship ceremony was performed consecutively. The sword drew a soft trajectory several times. The wounds continued to increase on Ma-in’s body.
When I came to my senses, Carlston, who was on one knee, was looking up at me. I could easily read hostility and anger in those eyes.
With my fighting spirit, Excalibur vibrated once.
“Am I saying I can’t become emperor after all? … kill Black-haired swordsman. End this miserable life.”
In a moribund state, he let out a hollow laugh. As I listened to that will, I raised my last sword.
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At the end of the battlefield, Helya stood tall. What caught her steps were the giant giants and dragons standing on the battlefield.
“Aren’t you f*cking cool?”
Before he knew it, admiration flowed from his lips.
I was familiar with the story that the Colossus that guarded the entrance to the Demon Realm was stolen. I even looked at the empty seat a few times.
However, I did not expect to face the colossus again here.
A gigantic dragon colliding with a body made of adamantium. That alone made Helya admire.
When a black-haired guy led a mercenary, the tide of battle began to turn.
Thanks to that, the plan to establish Carlston, who inherited the blood of a low-level demon, as a puppet emperor was thwarted.
Even though Valefordo, Amondo, and Buer were put in, this plan went wrong. But there was a smile on her lips.
“But anyway, it’s more fun than I thought.”
She was a woman who had lived for over a thousand years and was bored with everything. But why? For now, he was feeling the thrill of driving a blade into the queen’s body.
Even when she inherited the position of Gamigin, who was ranked 4th, she was indifferent.
The mighty fist of the Colossus struck the dragon’s mouth again. To fire the breath, the Colossus closed the opponent’s jaw, then struck again.
At that scene, Helya giggled like a girl in an arena.
“Tsk, Valefort guy. Look at the wear dragon and the golem that used to be the gatekeeper of the demon realm.”
Helya watched the dark-haired boy from a distance. This war was a defeat even after putting in three mines.
A boy completely ruined this plan. That alone made Helya interested in the black hair.
“Did I say Ethan? He’s a fun guy.”
The swordsman boy who led Dantalion’s plans to failure every time. He captured Gamigin, defeated Vassago, and is still the one who interferes with Mine’s plans.
And the culprit was now swinging a sword at Carlston.
[Come back. Valefort. It is a retreat.]
[Haona… . Enemies still… .]
[Come before leaving? Anyway, this plan went wrong.]
There was no chance of winning against those hundreds of mercenaries.
Dealing with that many mercenaries with just one Valefort was an ordeal. In addition, the other side was mobilizing even the Giant Gods. The chances of winning were low.
At that command, Valefort spread his wings. It was an intention to get out of this battlefield even by flying.
However, the colossus quickly caught Valefort’s tail even with its huge body.
Then I put it on the floor until I heard a bang.
“this… .”
Helia sighed as she looked at Valerfort on the floor. The Colossus’ savage hand gripped Valefort’s mouth.
A fight between the giant god soldier who tried to tear his mouth open and the dragon who fiercely resisted it followed.
The Colossus punched the dragon’s abdomen several times. The dragon writhing in pain opened its mouth violently.
And the next moment, dark red blood spurted out like a fountain in all directions.
Valefort’s jaw was ripped out as a reward for recklessly opening his mouth at the colossus.
“Oh no, it’s ruined.”
Leaving that word behind, Helya’s body slowly turned into mist. Soon, only the fog slowly escaped the battlefield.
