My Demons - Chapter 214



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My Villains Episode 214

46. ​​Master of Dreams (4)

Three days ago, when the party passed through a passage in the fog and arrived at Raven’s Cliff. Phoenix was overcome with an inexplicable feeling of discomfort from the moment he saw a small fortress in the distance.

It was because of the surrounding scenery that felt lonely, quiet, and even peaceful at first glance.

He said, ‘Is this an empty can?’ It was in this context that I had a small hope.

If the Dark Knight Achillemnur or the spell thief Saitz had been here, something would have jumped out and stopped the party right away, but since there was nothing like that, I couldn’t help but think it was strange.

Kelsen, whose cheeks had a rosy complexion, opened his mouth trembling, perhaps still immersed in the afterglow of drinking blood. The explanation that started like that was not much different from what Poynix expected.

“If it were Achillemnur who sat on the throne, the entire Gistol region would have already been swallowed up by the Dream Domain. “The Dark Knight is that powerful.”

“Throne?”

“Yes, the throne. It’s the key to taking over the Dream Territory, but it’s probably empty by now. “It is occupied by an unqualified and weak person.”

“Wait, it could be empty? “They say that if you kill the person who occupies the dream territory, the fog will clear?”

“To be precise, only when the dream territory disappears will this fog disappear.” Phoenix’s eyes narrowed.

“It seems like the words are changing little by little.”

“No, no.”

Under the murderous eyes, the frightened vampire ear fell down and cried out.

“To destroy the realm of dreams, you have to destroy the throne, and to destroy the throne, you have to kill its owner and take over the throne.”

“Where is the throne? “Hasn’t it collapsed already?”

“no. “The throne is in a very secret place.”

“Ah, of course. It must have been made by sacrificing thousands of lives… … . “I guess it’s in the basement?”

“… … yes that’s right.”

“O U” — n •

Most of the party was listening to the conversation between Phoenix and Kelsen.

Except two.

The assassin of the Mugeomhoe, who was sitting on the top of an oak tree and watching the surroundings, had a strange expression on his face.

‘me too… … . ‘I can do it.’

The scene of Phoenix ordering Kelsen to ‘sit, hands, turn’ was engraved in her mind.

Although Park Dae-geon felt that it was a discipline suitable only for a dog and would feel humiliated, Mung-chi imagined himself in Kelsene’s place.

She swallowed quietly.

Of course, the treatment will be different from that vampire. Because Phoenix likes himself.

I won’t give you a cold look or slap you. They will give orders in a playful voice with a warm smile, and gently stroke their head and chin or pinch their nose and cheeks.

“Ahhh… …

Even though I was just imagining it, I was so happy that my heart ached.

So I was confused. How can a human dream of being treated like an animal?

Mungchi has spent his entire life learning how to kill and putting that learning into practice. In the process, he developed distorted common sense and sensibility, but he knew that the desire and desire he had now was not normal.

Although he knew this clearly, he could not deny it.

The fact that living as a young animal was the happiest time of her life. That it was the only time when each day was filled with no worries or worries.

It doesn’t mean that recent days haven’t been happy. The man she loved had a knack for pouring out affection with his eyes, and it felt like her heart was melting when she interacted with him.

But there was a limit to that happiness.

I couldn’t bathe while enjoying his touch, couldn’t fall asleep in his arms and enjoy the smell of his body, so I had to sniff him like a thief every night, lick his eyelids and lips, or even lie down between his knees. He couldn’t carry it or carry it in his arms while traveling! Some of them are things that some people still enjoy as if they were taken for granted, but she couldn’t do that!

O ” -—, why can’t that be the case? Because you became human? So should I take back the curse and pray to become a beast? Or will he be able to regain that boundless happiness if he gets rid of the person most dear to him and takes their place? If so, I’d be willing to-

“… … out,”

Mungchi blinked in surprise. As I caught my breath, a cool, hot breath flowed out, and my narrowed pupils and distorted face relaxed as usual.

Her shoulders were shaking and she hurried down the tree like a squirrel with its tail on fire. And she ran straight to Poynix and snuggled up next to him.

“Poi 1”

“A bunch? “What’s wrong, all of a sudden?”

“… … “Eh, me, ugh,”

When the mungchi couldn’t complete the sentence and just whined, Poynix looked puzzled.

“what the.”

For a moment, Phoenix burst into laughter. He must have found the narrowed eyebrows, distorted bridge of the nose, and pursed lips cute, so he wrapped his arms around the bundle’s neck.

“Eh,”

The lump stiffened at the wafting body odor and then screamed, ‘Kyaahaha.’ This is because Poynix put a headlock on him and bumped his cheek against his head.

“Oh, I just want to eat this thing up.”

“Oh, no, *sigh* it tickles!”

“What’s wrong, what’s wrong?”

“If you eat it, *sigh* it won’t work-”

“okay? Should I give it a try and see if it really doesn’t work?”

When Poynix opened his mouth wide as if to swallow his head, Mungchi laughed and wrapped his arms around his waist.

At that time, someone approached them.

“… … Really, they do all sorts of things.”

Ellen, with a cold expression on her face, swung the wand.

Taaak

“Ah- hey, it hurts!”

“Then stop this nonsense. “Is this the time to make a fuss?” Hearing Ellen’s words, Poynix touched the back of his head and looked around. He scratched his eyebrows with a puzzled expression as he saw the mercenaries avoiding their gaze as if they were looking the other way.

Ellen narrowed her eyes as she looked back at the bundle this time.

“and you.”

“… … Me?”

“Yes, you. Stop sticking with Poi all the time. “It doesn’t matter if you do it when you’re resting, but what are you going to do if you do it in a situation where an enemy might come out right in front of you?” Normally, he would have walked away with a sobbing, tearful expression on his face, but for some reason he didn’t do that this time.

“Ellen did it too.”

“… … what?”

“Ellen, you also got involved with Poi. “Why me?”

“When did I?”

“I was hugged by Poi all the time, so that was it.”

When Moongchi said that with his lips poking out, Ellen burst into laughter.

“under. Is that the same?”

“to?”

“I was depleted of mana, so I asked Poi to get some proper rest.”

Poynix ‘… … ask?’ He muttered, but Ellen paid no heed and continued her words.

“But you sit still on the tree, and when you get bored, you come down and cuddle up.”

“I’m getting bored, I’m not-”

“then? “Is there any other reason why you had to stick with Poi?”

“••••••, I am••••••

When Moongchi closed his mouth and lowered his head, Phoenix came out and tried to dissuade Ellen.

“no way. Why are you doing this to Mongchi? “I was the one making the joke.”

“Yeah, you’re the problem too. Why did you accept that and sit down?”

“Uh, I didn’t do that on purpose.”

Poynix shrugged his shoulders with a sly smile.

“Suddenly, a cute guy lunged at me and I couldn’t come to my senses. Right, a bunch?”

“to,”

Poinix said to Mungchi, ‘Huh? no?’ He asked and stroked his head. Mungchi, who had a sullen expression on his face, made eye contact with Poinix and smiled brightly.

“… … under.”

Ellen was constantly bursting into laughter, and it seemed as if black fire would pour out of her eyes at any moment.

“Okay, I’m dying. If you can’t stand it like that, why don’t you hide somewhere and play? view

“Because I don’t like it.” “no way. “It would have been like that in the past, but not anymore.”

“Do you think it would have been like that in the past?”

“uh. “I used to be a bit impatient.”

“I think it still feels that way.”

Poynix smiled wryly as if it was ridiculous.

“Is that possible? “I have become more patient because of you.”

“me? “What did I do?”

“When I look at you, I feel like… … “Phoenix’s eyes landed on Ellen’s soft paws.

“… … “I feel like something is going on and I’m going crazy.”

“Hmm, what?”

“You don’t know how much enduring this will help you train your patience.”

“What do you mean, you idiot?”

Perhaps mistaking his gaze, Ellen pursed her pink lips awkwardly. Before she knew it, not only her face but also her ears and the nape of her neck had turned bright red.

“What if you suddenly say something like that!”

“… … Saying something like that? “What did I say?”

“No, you- oh, I don’t know!”

As Ellen put on her hood and plopped down next to her, Phoenix asked, ‘Why is she doing this again?’ He looked down at her with her gaze.

Hayla was sitting on the gentle slope of the hill with her cloak spread out, looking down at the candy piled on paper.

A candy so sweet that it makes your tongue tingle, made by mixing dried fruit with melted sugar, hardening it into a bead shape, and then marinating it in honey. It was Hayla’s favorite snack.

When I was in ‘Tawz Den’, the home of the Twin Kings, I used to eat twelve meals a day, but I couldn’t do that while traveling like I am now. Not only was it expensive, costing 3 silver coins each, but it was also a rare item that could not be easily obtained.

So Heila only took out this candy at certain moments.

This candy is only available at certain moments, such as the day an innkeeper was killed in South Harbor, the day her 8th cousin Shane died at the foot of Mt. Graduil, and the day the horse Eltonidze disappeared when the stables collapsed due to an attack by vampires a few days ago. I kept it.

Then, something heavy, stuffy, or hot in my chest would be forgotten a little.

In that sense, Hayla was feeling the current door. It was because she couldn’t understand the moment she took out her candy and was looking down at it.

To be precise… … .

A thorn sprouting from deep in the heart and stabbing in all directions. I couldn’t understand where this thorn came from or why. Fortunately, this was not the first time I experienced this sensation.

Hayla quietly blinked and thought of her older sister.

Ayla was a woman with bulging eyelids, a raised nose, twisted lips, and reddish skin. She was indeed a rare and ugly woman, but she was popular with servants, servants, and others under her, so they all looked upon her as a novelty.

Ayla enjoyed going for walks, and in spring and summer, she picked flowers that bloomed around the trails and decorated them with colorful paper and string.

The bouquets thus completed were mainly given as gifts to relatives, and most of those who received the gifts responded like Zahakar and Balu. As such, Ayla’s bouquets were usually dismantled and discarded in an inconspicuous place.

There was only one case where this was not the case.

Phoenix, the son of Count Akele, did not throw away the bouquet his cousin gave him. He filled the bowl with water and stored it with flowers.

When the vase was removed as the flowers withered, Poynix stared at the servant who had removed it. When the servant bowed his head in apology, Poynix waved his hand, saying it was okay. And within two months, the servant disappeared.

What Hayla recalled now was a memory from around that time.

Withered irises abandoned under the castle wall and Poynix collecting them.

The day she saw that scene, Hayla felt a thorn growing deep in her heart.

Hayla’s eyelids trembled slightly as the sensations she thought she would no longer feel after Ayla’s death returned.

Why did this thorn grow again?

The answer was obvious. This is because I saw a scene where Phoenix feeds blood to the vampire Kelsenne.

For the descendants of the twin royal families, the act of sharing blood was only for a lord to whom he would sacrifice his life, a subordinate to whom he would entrust his life, or a spouse to whom he would spend his life.

Hayla also had only one person to whom she shared her blood in her 23 years of life. She almost lost her mind for a moment when she received a red ring in return. I did… … .

Hayla blinked quietly.

Phoenix shared his blood with the vampire. Then a thorn sprouted in his chest.

She wasn’t stupid enough to not notice this simple cause and effect. And she also realized what connected the cause and effect.

“Yeah, I see.”

“… … yes? what did you say?”

When one-eyed Simos, who was cleaning his knife, asked, Hayla quietly shook her head.

Her pitch black gaze turned to the kneeling vampire. Poor Miss Kel Seine shook her shoulders in horror.

We approached the castle only after most of the walls had collapsed and were in ruins. There was no sign of anything as expected. As I followed Kelsenne’s guidance, I found that the stairs leading to the basement were blocked by debris.

But, well, it wasn’t a big problem.

Utequia and I were able to throw away some of the rocks in one go, and we were able to remove large rocks and the roof of the castle tower without difficulty if we joined forces with the mercenaries.

So we secured the stairs after working for about half a day, and after getting enough rest, we went down to the basement.