chapter 287
287 – Scene 287# Anger
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“… It looks like we were the only ones who escaped.”
After looking closely at her surroundings, Ariel came to that conclusion.
The space they were in earlier shook and Ariel and Luna fell straight down. She hit her butt, but luckily she wasn’t hurt. The place where the two fell was Kyle’s study… In other words, we escaped from that mysterious space.
It was a place that even she, a professor who taught magic at a university, could not understand.
If I had to compare it, it was a space similar to a barrier cut off from the outside, but its size and maze-like complexity made it difficult to say that it was created at a human level. So what’s left… There are only wise men, the pinnacle of wizards, and gods, transcendent beings.
First of all, he would not be a wise man. The wise man of this country has been missing for over 100 years.
On the other hand, God basically does not intervene in human lives. An event that will shake this world… Unless there is a major incident involving a hero or a demon lord, he never appears in the human world.
Even if the mysterious space was created by God, why did he create such a space? Moreover, why do we need to know about the Ruelberta family’s past…
Ariel, her mind confused, quietly closed her eyes.
After she cried a lot, her intense emotions subsided to some extent. Her heart was still torn apart, but her head felt cold.
“Father…”
Even after she escaped from the mysterious space, Luna was pulling her hair and muttering to herself like a person who had lost her mind.
Ariel had no doubt about it.
Everything the imperial family has done so far has been right, and even if it is dishonest, it is inevitable for the sake of this country.
However, the Roelgrin family, who once had a reputation comparable to the Seven Stars of the Empire and protected the northernmost part of the Empire for generations… They devoted themselves to this country and the imperial family, but absurdly, they were exterminated by the imperial family to which they had devoted alliance. I said. Not only that, Kyle and Ariel’s child also died at the hands of the imperial army.
Ariel was now suspicious of everything the imperial family had done. No, now it’s disgusting. The imperial family and this country… Everything.
Only then did Ariel understand.
‘Milliam… Was like that too.’
Even after the ‘Autumn Tragedy’ occurred, Milliam did not come to see Ariel. All I heard was that he had ascended to the position of head of the Ruelberta family.
At that time, Ariel didn’t have the energy to worry about such things. Because she was immersed in her despair and sadness over the loss of her family for a while. It took quite a bit of time to overcome that and get back up again. And by chance, Ariel ran into Millium.
Milliam had completely changed.
The shy and weak young man who called Kyle his older brother and Ariel his older sister was nowhere to be found. There was only a man there who was colder than the northern winter and crueler than the heavy snow falling on the head of a frozen person.
But now I know.
Unlike Ariel, who overcame her despair and sadness, Milliem could not.
The Millium she knew died along with Kyle that day. He was ruined because he despaired of this country, the imperial family, and everything else.
Without even knowing it, Ariel continued to blame Millium. Not only did she stand on the side of the imperial family, she believed that the only threat to the existence of this country was the Ruel Bertha family. Kyle and her child died because they ignored him… She foolishly thought that way.
Ariel felt like she was going crazy from the overwhelming guilt she felt.
“… Do you resent Jim? Ariel.”
When she turned her head, Luna was looking up at Ariel with her wide eyes.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ariel and Luna have lived with a desire for revenge against the Ruelberta family. I have been sharpening my blade for revenge and looking for an opportunity. However, the blade of revenge the two were sharpening has now lost its direction.
“Of course you’ll be resentful… Because it was Jim’s father who took everything from you, not the Ruelberta family…”
“…”
However, the direction of Ariel’s revenge has changed.
“If you want, you can hit Jim until he gets angry. Because Jim did something unforgivable to you. If that doesn’t relieve your anger…”
Luna gave Ariel her wand that had fallen at her feet and placed it in Ariel’s hand her her. The hand she did not hesitate, as if it was ready to accept Ariel’s revenge on her.
“You can take my life. Because you deserve it.”
“… “No.”
As Ariel shook her head, Luna had her doubts.
“Why… ? Jim won’t hold you accountable no matter what you do. You can burn Jim alive. If you don’t like that, you can torture Jim. If it eases your mind even a little, I will gladly bear the burden.”
“No. “I won’t do that.”
“… I don’t understand. “Didn’t you want to kill Jim?”
“I would be lying if I said no.”
A little while ago, Ariel was so consumed with anger that she even tried to take the life of Luna, the emperor.
But Tristan stopped it. His face looked somewhat sad as he held the staff despite the heat of his magic.
She had no choice but to sit there because it felt like she was telling her that her precious people would not come back.
“… Your majesty. “I feel extremely disillusioned with this country, which has taken the lives of so many people through lies and fabrications.”
Ariel put his staff back in his boss. As if she had no intention of doing anything about Luna. No, as if she wasn’t even worth it.
“I can never forgive this country that took everything from me, and I can never forgive the imperial family that drove Kyle, who devoted himself to peace in the North, to death out of useless ambition. But…”
She bit her lip, swallowing her sobbing heart.
“… Above all, what I cannot forgive is without knowing anything… He resented the Count, Milliam, and their families… “I am myself.”
Ariel had to swallow her tears as she remembered Millium, whom she had hated and resented so much, running desperately to save Kyle.
‘I’m really sorry. Milliam…’
All this time, Ariel thought Milliam had forgotten about Kyle. However, the moment she saw the man who became the new head of Ruelberta after Milliam died, she could guess that Milliam had not forgotten Kyle.
And now that she has confirmed Kyle’s end, Ariel realizes that Milliam has not forgotten Kyle’s promise her
“… “I have no right to criticize Your Majesty.”
“…”
“Of course, I have no right to take His Majesty’s life His His His.”
“Then Jim… What should Jim do now? .”
When Luna asked that question, the emperor’s solemnity had disappeared. She was just a clumsy girl who was consumed by her guilt and did not know what to do.
“What should I do to correct my father’s mistakes… ” . “That sin can be washed away.”
“I don’t know.”
“What…”
“No matter what your Majesty does now, what your previous Majesty did will not go away. “There is no way that many people will come back alive.”
“Well, then…”
“But you should at least offer a sincere apology. Your Majesty probably already knows, right? “We still have people to apologize to.”
“… !”
“That’s all we can do now. Forgiveness may be his responsibility.”
At Ariel’s words, Luna lowered her head with her pale face.
The fact that she had to apologize to Tristan, whom she regarded as her bitter enemy, must have been nothing short of terrifying to her.
It is unclear whether he will accept her apology for despising and despising Tristan so much.
“Then let’s quickly call people and ask for help.”
Ariel got up from her knees.
“Unless both of us want to live in regret for the rest of our lives without even being able to apologize.”
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Grumbling.
When I opened my eyes, I was standing in the middle of a nightmarish day.
“Save me!”
“I don’t want to die!”
“Please! “I’ll do anything, just save my life!”
“There are children waiting for me back home! Please stop!”
Imperial soldiers were thrown alive into the fire by Aslan. They each begged before falling into the fire pit. However, there was no way Aslan, a corpse doll, would listen to their pleas.
“It’s hot! Argh! It’s hot!”
“Ah! “Thank God!”
“Someone help me!”
I turned my eyes away from that terrible sight…
“Isn’t it fun?”
A man in a black coat… Aidan Ruelberta looked at the fire pit and laughed.
“The people who killed the innocent northerners just a moment ago are pleading in the same way now that it is their turn.”
He had his hair neatly covered, and if you look at his appearance alone, he was considered quite handsome. However, rather than being androgynous like Millium or Tristan, he had more masculine aspects. He may not know it, but there are probably a lot of women who will be attracted to him when he smiles.
However, the sight of Aidan, who had such an appearance, looking at the sight of people burning as if he was truly happy was nothing short of creepy.
“They probably didn’t think that the same thing would happen to them. But what’s even more interesting is…”
Aidan smiled and pointed with his wand…
“Ruelberta! I will curse you even when I die! I will curse you all… !”
“Die, die, die!”
“His Majesty will kill every single one of you!”
“Everyone be cursed to death! The Ruelberta family!”
Imperial soldiers were pouring out curses as they burned alive. Their resentment and hatred were as fierce as the flames.
Even in the pain of his skin melting, he was shouting with the sole intention of cursing himself. Even though it was just a fantasy of the past, their eyes seemed to be directed at us.
“All humans are born with a spark of anger in them. Look at the flames of anger they lit at the end. Isn’t it truly beautiful? “He is angry and angry until the moment he dies.”
Despite receiving her curses and resentful gaze, Aidan still had a smile on his face.
“But it cannot be compared to the ‘anger’ that resides in our Ruelberta family. “The ‘anger’ we have is the fiercest than any other flame and has never been extinguished until now.”
Aidan looked at me. There was a burning flame in his eyes
“We are a family that started with ‘anger.’ Tristan.”
“Don’t be funny.”
I barely opened my mouth, shaking off the cursing gaze.
“The Ruelberta family could be happy like everyone else. “I was able to be fully saved.”
“Then do you know the meaning of the name Ruelberta?”
“What… ?”
Aidan’s unexpected question left me speechless.
“Ruelberta is a word with an implicit meaning. Okay. In demon language, this is what it means. Agritta Vie Yudiva… Agritta Vie Mementia…”
The phrase, spoken like a song, sounded elegant. But the meaning contained within it was a terrible curse.
“‘He who was born in anger… You will die in anger…’ It is truly hopeless, but that is our fate… Tristan.”
“?!”
Suddenly, blood flowed from the corner of Aidan’s mouth.
The place changed in the blink of an eye.
I was in the study of the Ruelberta family. In that dark place, I suddenly became Milliam.
And the sword in my hand pierced Aidan’s chest.
This was probably the moment when Milliam, who went crazy with anger, killed Aidan.
“I guess you understand now… ?”
Aidan muttered in a dry voice as he looked at his son who had stabbed him in the chest with a knife.
“The only thing that can save us from ‘anger’ is greater anger.”