“Hmm, a wolf in sheep’s clothing?”
“No, no.”
“Then, a dog?”
“Did wolves and dogs offend you? Next.”
“Shameless?”
“Don’t use weird words. It’s just confusing. Next.”
“Bad guy.”
“Is that a title?”
“Scaredy cat!”
“That sounds a bit like ‘pussy’. Not good.”
“Pervert!”
“Oh, that works! At times like this, you can directly say ‘lewd demon’ for more impact.”
“Bastard!”
“Not bad, getting more spirited, but you still have a long way to go. Let me insult a few times for you to learn. Listen carefully!”
Queen Lily took a deep breath: “Bleep, bleep, bleep, bleep! Bleep. Hoo~ How was that?”
“Huh? Just now… I think I heard a lot of human organ and family title phrases…”
“Okay, now it’s your turn. Give me the worst, most vicious swear word!”
“Um…”
“Can’t think of any?”
“Queen Lily!” Lena suddenly shouted. Queen Lily first looked puzzled, then immediately realized: “You actually consider me a swear word!”
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For several consecutive days, Queen Lily dragged Lena around the palace, running here and there because she was just too excited.
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Currently, Queen Lily had no mind to dwell on these thoughts. Her gaze and thoughts uncontrollably followed Lena’s every move. She even entertained the idea of hiding Lena in a place where no one could find her, consumed by a crazed possessiveness that invaded all of Queen Lily’s thoughts.
At that time, Queen Lily truly believed that this happiness would last forever, until she asked a question.
“What do you think is the counterpart of the elves living in the Demon King’s Castle and the Hero’s sword?” Queen Lily hoped to hear something like “us, who are the same existence,” a definite answer. However…
“Do I even need to say it? Of course, they are the Demon King and the Hero.” Lena answered matter-of-factly, as if it was something obvious from the beginning.
—Huh?
“I am the Sword of the Hero, naturally a fate shared with the Hero; whereas you are in the Demon King’s Castle, coexisting with the Demon King. Don’t you know this? I didn’t expect Queen Lily to have things she doesn’t know.” Lena giggled as she leaned towards Queen Lily.
After these days of getting to know each other, Lena had already let go of her guard against Queen Lily. Even her way of speaking and tone had gradually assimilated. However, unfortunately, Lena’s feelings remained like two parallel lines that never intersected with Queen Lily’s.
The selfish Queen Lily and the hero-worshipping Lena, with their fundamentally different perspectives, already had an enormous gap due to their original backgrounds. Not to mention that, in reality, the two were still in a hostile relationship.
‘No, that’s not it.’
“Then, who is… your most favorite person?” Perhaps asking in a different way would yield a different answer. Queen Lily’s only hope was to hear her own name in that answer, wanting to confirm whether her feelings could find a place to belong.
“My most favorite is Goddess Elena, and then each successive Hero. For the Sword of the Hero, that’s only natural, right?” Queen Lily and Lena sat back to back on the ground, unable to see each other’s expressions.
‘I think it’s the elf who is my other half. Is that what she thinks?’
Queen Lily silently stood up and walked away, completely ignoring Lena’s questions from behind: “Aren’t you taking me with you?”
Alone, Queen Lily headed towards the palace dungeon, remembering that the Hero, who had been captured earlier, was still locked up there. Without being able to use divine power to heal himself due to being locked in the magical restraints, the fact that he had managed to survive until now was already a kind of miracle. However, although he was still barely alive, it wouldn’t be much longer.
“Guts..” She called out to the Hero in a soft voice. In her trembling voice, there was a hidden regret on the verge of tears.
Sensing someone’s presence, the almost lifeless Hero looked towards Queen Lily: “Ah, is this… the compassionate Goddess Elena? Coming to save me just before I die, oh Goddess Elena, our mother…” The Hero’s consciousness was already on the blurry edge, mistaking the beautiful and hazy figure of Queen Lily in his eyes for the goddess he worshipped.
Queen Lily looked at the man in the cell, the very man whom he spoke to as the praying god, the people that Lena liked.
‘What Lena likes is this wretched, barely alive human, and that goddess she can’t even meet?’ The man in the cell prayed intermittently to the Goddess Elena, seeming to be approaching the end of his life. Queen Lily clenched the bars with both hands, glaring angrily at the Hero.
‘If that’s what she thinks, what does my affection even mean!’
“My Goddess Elena… Why haven’t you saved me yet?” Unable to wait any longer for rescue, the man extended his fingers desperately towards Queen Lily outside the cell, hoping that in this moment of despair, he could catch the last thread of hope.
Guts, lifting his tired eyelids, looked up. In the moment their eyes met –
“You can go die!”
Queen Lily roared in explosive anger, and the entire castle shook violently.
“Why have you all taken Lena away from me!” The ceiling of the cell began to collapse, and bricks and dust fell in the violent shaking. In the blink of an eye, the Hero was buried under the ruins.
“Your other half should be the Demon King, right? Just give me a tiny bit, and it won’t matter!” Queen Lily yelled in despair, her forceful expression accompanied by tears streaming down her face.
She had thought that the Demon King was the only and most powerful being in the world, and the Hero was born to counterbalance it. The fate of the Hero was to slay the Demon King, so weren’t their destinies intertwined? Then she and Lena should have the same kind of relationship.
After the shaking stopped, beneath the shattered bricks and tiles, a trickle of crimson liquid seeped out, forming a small pool of blood that gradually spread to Queen Lily’s feet.
Although Posession Elves were not allowed to interfere in the battles between the Demon King and the Hero, Queen Lily had broken that rule.
She couldn’t restrain her anger and jealousy. Perhaps staying with the Demon King for so long had even corrupted her heart with demonic influence. Could she still be considered an elf?
It suddenly struck Queen Lily that once the Hero died, the Hero’s Sword would disappear as well until the next Hero was born.
She hastily ran back to where Lena was supposed to be, but Lena was nowhere to be found. On the ground lay only withered peony petals.
“Lena?” Queen Lily tried to call softly, but all she received was the echoing pain of emptiness.
The battle between the Demon King and the Hero didn’t have to take place in the Demon King’s castle. If the Demon King were killed outside the castle today, the two wouldn’t have crossed paths.
What are the chances that the Hero’s Sword and the Posession Elf of the Demon King’s Castle could meet again?
“Lena…” Without confirming her own feelings, without even the chance to say goodbye, without the opportunity to wake up.
“Hey, Goddess, is this punishment?”
Queen Lily knelt on the ground, hands covering her face, sobbing like a little girl. Tears fell drop by drop onto the ground.
After that day, thousands of years passed, and Queen Lily never saw Lena again. Despite this, the longing never ceased; instead, it spread infinitely through every corner of her heart. She thought, this must be the punishment, right?
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Ellyad and Thrett left the Kingdom once again, embarking on their journey towards the Demon King’s Castle. Ziyuan had returned to the Demon King’s Castle, reorganizing everything in the midst of chaos. Finally, Wei Yu had his own plans.
The melody of elven songs echoed through the forest, and the blood-red sword Lena, sang by the river. The tune of the song sounded lively and cheerful, yet maintained a beautiful and gentle feeling. The lyrics seemed to be a shared language among the elves.
Ellyad went to fetch water by the river, leaving Thrett quite intrigued as he asked Lena, “What song is this?”
“I made it up myself. The lyrics are about recalling a beautiful elf, but it’s nothing special.”
“You really have the leisure for that.” The answer didn’t seem to continue to pique Thrett’s curiosity, so he changed the subject and asked, “By the way, I’ve always wanted to ask you, why didn’t you tell Ell about my identity? I always thought you would report it.”
“Didn’t you say it was just to take Ellyad to the Demon King’s Castle? Whether he dies then or now, it’s the same. Considering your pitiful state, I’m generously giving you a bit more time to live. You should be grateful to me.”
“Just a pink love God.” Thrett crossed his arms, indifferent to Lena’s provocation. As he was about to go to the river to find Ellyad, Lena stopped him, “Oh, by the way, what do you think is the other half of the Possession elf of the Hero’s Sword? I mean, like combinations such as male and female, heaven and earth, what do you think it is?”
“Fate is fate; there’s no half or two halves. You Possession elves are really something, always asking the same question.”
“The same question?”
“My elf asked the same question before. You’ve probably met, right? The Possession elf in the Demon King’s Castle.”
“How did you answer?” Lena couldn’t wait to interrupt him and asked.
“I haven’t stooped so low as to let others decide my fate. Of course, whoever I decide is the one.” Thrett never cared about who the target was and had never thought about this question.
“Decide for yourself? Wait a moment, then, after you said that, how did L…that Posession elf react?”
“I remember, she made a peony garden almost bigger than the Demon King’s Castle.” Thrett vaguely remembered the situation at that time, which was quite laughable when he thought about it. It was probably the craziest thing that Queen Lily had ever done, but it also became the most embarrassing event in the Demon King’s Castle.
“I see.” Lena smiled and continued singing the song dedicated to one person.
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Dedicated to the one who, even after thousands of years, is still missed in the heart and wished to see again…
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War Spear Thrust (Part 1)
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A few days ago, Ellyad and Thrett left the Kingdom and continued westward. They entered a forest, and as the weather began to show signs of deterioration, they found a secluded town in the mountains before the rain started. There, they rented a modest room for the night to take shelter from the rain and rest.
Outside the window, a fine rain had been falling since midnight until morning, making the room in the inn appear dim and damp. The aroma of food wafted from downstairs, though it held no appeal for Thrett. It was around late morning, and normally, as soon as he smelled food, Ellyad would automatically wake up. However, on rainy days, he tended to stay in bed, perhaps out of habit.
Thrett had reminded him that if he hadn’t woken up by mealtime, he should be awakened. Standing by the bed, Thrett called Ellyad’s name, but the sound didn’t elicit any response from the deeply sleeping person. It seemed that the dampness from the rainy weather had left even his hair hanging listlessly over his face.
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