A creepy sensation ran up the back of her neck.
Demios’ appearance, confirmed up close, was even more horrifying.
Neither his eyes nor his nose were human.
But she couldn’t call him a beast either.
His hot breath touched the tip of Sepia’s nose.
[Sweet. What I’ve been waiting for. Mine.]
A rough tongue like a feline was licking all over her.
Haa.
With a long breath, Demios narrowed his eyes like a wild animal.
He was enjoying the sensation that had not been satisfied for a long time.
A beast that could only breathe next to her.
As his mutated name came to mind, Demios’ obsession with Sepia had changed into a disease related to life.
A rough, wet tongue wiped her skin.
With the creepy sensation, Sepia realized what this beast was doing.
Demios was washing away all of Roxanne’s scent that was emanating from her.
Sepia said to the beast on top of her,
“...That won’t change anything.”
No matter what Demios did, he and she were in a relationship where they could not become close.
Just like a button that was sewn wrong the first time keeps repeating the wrong process over and over again.
The first lie went beyond intentionality and turned into violence that only satisfied his own desires.
The beast held its breath at her words.
Its bloodshot eyes rolled around, taking in Sepia. The bright red kernels looked eerie as if they were something between a beast and a reptile.
[It’s okay though.]
The long snout that resembled a dog’s shape split open on both sides, creating a smile.
[You can have a body. If you have one, the other will follow. If you take the time to slowly destroy it, there is nothing you cannot have. Because I was born to have.]
A hand that was neither human nor beast slowly swept Sepia’s clothes down.
[No one will come while I have you.]
Sepia turned her head at those words.
Even though the window was broken, there was no sign of life around.
No wind, no insects.
It was an oddly quiet night.
'Something's wrong.'
It felt as if the outside and the bedroom were completely cut off from each other.
Demios laughed as he watched Sepia survey her surroundings.
A furry hand touched a button.
The sound of black claws tapping the button made her whole body tense.
[Ah, the day has finally come to have my Empress.]
Sepia bit her lower lip under hia voice trembling with excitement.
Her blue eyes were even more frozen.
'Demios, it won't be as you wish.'
After the physical fall, it was her mind.
Even if it left scars, she had no intention of surrendering to him.
"Your Majesty, I thought I couldn't hate you anymore. But there was still a basement beneath the emotional floor."
How could someone only interested in satisfying his own desires not be a monster?
At her words that were piercing in the silence, the beast that had buried its head in her skin raised its face and growled.
The beast with its distorted face looked miserable as if it was enduring some kind of pain.
[You’d better not provoke me.]
“I’m not provoking you, I’m just stating the truth.”
He was amid the keen realization that he was not born to be an Emperor, but to trample on the weak.
“Demios, you are...”
Demios’ appearance, confirmed up close, was even more horrifying.
Neither his eyes nor his nose were human.
But she couldn’t call him a beast either.
His hot breath touched the tip of Sepia’s nose.
[Sweet. What I’ve been waiting for. Mine.]
A rough tongue like a feline was licking all over her.
Haa.
With a long breath, Demios narrowed his eyes like a wild animal.
He was enjoying the sensation that had not been satisfied for a long time.
A beast that could only breathe next to her.
As his mutated name came to mind, Demios’ obsession with Sepia had changed into a disease related to life.
A rough, wet tongue wiped her skin.
With the creepy sensation, Sepia realized what this beast was doing.
Demios was washing away all of Roxanne’s scent that was emanating from her.
Sepia said to the beast on top of her,
“...That won’t change anything.”
No matter what Demios did, he and she were in a relationship where they could not become close.
Just like a button that was sewn wrong the first time keeps repeating the wrong process over and over again.
The first lie went beyond intentionality and turned into violence that only satisfied his own desires.
The beast held its breath at her words.
Its bloodshot eyes rolled around, taking in Sepia. The bright red kernels looked eerie as if they were something between a beast and a reptile.
[It’s okay though.]
The long snout that resembled a dog’s shape split open on both sides, creating a smile.
[You can have a body. If you have one, the other will follow. If you take the time to slowly destroy it, there is nothing you cannot have. Because I was born to have.]
A hand that was neither human nor beast slowly swept Sepia’s clothes down.
[No one will come while I have you.]
Sepia turned her head at those words.
Even though the window was broken, there was no sign of life around.
No wind, no insects.
It was an oddly quiet night.
'Something's wrong.'
It felt as if the outside and the bedroom were completely cut off from each other.
Demios laughed as he watched Sepia survey her surroundings.
A furry hand touched a button.
The sound of black claws tapping the button made her whole body tense.
[Ah, the day has finally come to have my Empress.]
Sepia bit her lower lip under hia voice trembling with excitement.
Her blue eyes were even more frozen.
'Demios, it won't be as you wish.'
After the physical fall, it was her mind.
Even if it left scars, she had no intention of surrendering to him.
"Your Majesty, I thought I couldn't hate you anymore. But there was still a basement beneath the emotional floor."
How could someone only interested in satisfying his own desires not be a monster?
At her words that were piercing in the silence, the beast that had buried its head in her skin raised its face and growled.
The beast with its distorted face looked miserable as if it was enduring some kind of pain.
[You’d better not provoke me.]
“I’m not provoking you, I’m just stating the truth.”
He was amid the keen realization that he was not born to be an Emperor, but to trample on the weak.
“Demios, you are...”
You’re not an Emperor.
The words that were on the tip of her tongue were about to escape her mouth.
Thump.
It was the sound of something crashing into the smooth wall.
The vibration continued along with the lime powder falling from the ceiling.
Sepia realized who was causing this earthquake.
“Roxanne.”
It was the moment her smooth lips contained his name.
With the sound of glass breaking, a giant god invaded the room.
Hair that was blacker and smoother than night.
The golden eyes that shone brightly in the darkness caught Sepia.
The black beast bit the back of the beast's neck and slammed it against the wall.
Kwak, the wall collapsed, and Demios was crushed by the falling picture frames and decorations.
Before the debris could fly, the beast's body wrapped around Sepia and trapped her in its arms.
'Ah.'
A warm sensation that made the corners of her eyes turn red.
Roxanne was embracing her.
Just as the ground pulls life to maintain its center, Sepia's universe is Roxanne.
The long, black snout touched Sepia's cheek. The brightly shining golden eyes were examining her.
Sepia hugged the god's face and stroked it slowly.
"I wanted to see you, and you came just in time."
As she kissed its soft fur, the giant god obediently lowered its eyes.
It was the time when she deeply inhaled the scent she had been longing for.
The collapsed wall shook and the beast rose from among the numerous debris.
Even though its appearance a moment ago was close to that of a beast, the beast, crouching with its bloodshot eyes flashing, seemed to lean toward the demon.
The demon, who could no longer utter human language, opened its mouth.
Then it slowly moved its mouth.
Se-
pi-
a
.
The beast's growl, which could not be finished with a human voice, was calling her.
Sepia rose from the god's embrace.
She stroked the beast’s cheek and looked back at Demios.
The gray-haired beast furrowed its brow.
She opened her mouth as she faced that ferocious face.
“I didn’t let you have me.”
It was just a single word whispered in silence.
However, Demios twisted his entire body like a creature stabbed by a sword.
Sepia was able to gain confidence from that sight.
‘I was right.’
Demios was in pain from Sepia’s rejection.
The beast crumbled at her words.
That was the result of Demios’ obsession.
[...Sepia, please.]
Demios, who had returned to his appearance close to the beastmen, begged her.
Sepia took her eyes off the beast crouching down, pretending to feel sorry, and looked out the window.
The outside, where the barrier had broken, was bright.
The palace, with the night sky right in front of it, was burning with bright red flames.
She tightly closed her eyes at the screams and clashing weapons heard everywhere.
[I love you. I did it because I loved you.]
The beast, who had become infinitely shabby in front of the object of his desire, wanted pity.
Pity is also affection.
No matter what he looked like, the fact that he was a monster did not change.
Sepia told him while the burning palace was nearby.
“Demios. I hate you so much that I can’t stand it. For the first time, I resent you for being the Emperor of this empire. Don’t dare say that feeling of love. Isn’t the only one you truly care about yourself? I’d rather die than become a consumable to satisfy that desire.”
It was sincerity without a single bit of falsehood.
This pure sincerity became a powerful spear that pierced the monster’s heart.
Demios crouched with a terrible scream.
The beast, who had been struggling in pain, could not endure it and threw itself out the window.
Kwaang-!
Another wall collapsed on the weakened ground.
The beautiful palace became ruins in an instant.
Sepia, who was looking out the window where Demios had run away, sighed as she brushed the head of the god.
In the meantime, the flames that illuminated the night were growing even stronger.
'The imperial city is being invaded.'
Demios could not control the black magician's beasts.
No, the beasts that had been out of his interest from the beginning had grown in strength from the capital and eventually overtook the imperial city.
"We must stop it."
The beasts had the strength of barbarians and the intelligence of beastmen.
The knights were protecting the imperial city, but the army, now that the Emperor had disappeared, was wandering without a master.
The god listened to Sepia's words.
The most powerful male would obey only her.
Sepia was about to give an order.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
At someone's shout, Sepia turned her head to the open door.
Standing there with heavy breathing.
"Captain of the Guard?"
It was Jesper Kurds.
Jesper pretended to be embarrassed as he faced Roxanne in the form of a god.
However, the surprise was only momentary, and instead, he looked relieved. He wiped his ash-covered cheeks roughly and knelt before Sepia and Roxanne with an urgent expression.
“The beasts are attacking the imperial palace. You must leave the business department quickly.”
Sepia hesitated at his submission.
The captain of the guards is the hands and feet of the Emperor.
To reach out to them was tantamount to joining a rebellion.
She took a deep breath.
And had to admit it.
There was no more Emperor.
“I will ask you to guide me.”
With that, the god lowered his posture.
Sepia climbed onto the nape of the giant wolf’s neck. Her field of vision rose along with the soft fur.
Jasper’s pupils shook as he watched.
It was an emotion similar to awe.
For a moment, the Grand Duchess seemed to be the goddess who created the beasts.
The words that were on the tip of her tongue were about to escape her mouth.
Thump.
It was the sound of something crashing into the smooth wall.
The vibration continued along with the lime powder falling from the ceiling.
Sepia realized who was causing this earthquake.
“Roxanne.”
It was the moment her smooth lips contained his name.
With the sound of glass breaking, a giant god invaded the room.
Hair that was blacker and smoother than night.
The golden eyes that shone brightly in the darkness caught Sepia.
The black beast bit the back of the beast's neck and slammed it against the wall.
Kwak, the wall collapsed, and Demios was crushed by the falling picture frames and decorations.
Before the debris could fly, the beast's body wrapped around Sepia and trapped her in its arms.
'Ah.'
A warm sensation that made the corners of her eyes turn red.
Roxanne was embracing her.
Just as the ground pulls life to maintain its center, Sepia's universe is Roxanne.
The long, black snout touched Sepia's cheek. The brightly shining golden eyes were examining her.
Sepia hugged the god's face and stroked it slowly.
"I wanted to see you, and you came just in time."
As she kissed its soft fur, the giant god obediently lowered its eyes.
It was the time when she deeply inhaled the scent she had been longing for.
The collapsed wall shook and the beast rose from among the numerous debris.
Even though its appearance a moment ago was close to that of a beast, the beast, crouching with its bloodshot eyes flashing, seemed to lean toward the demon.
The demon, who could no longer utter human language, opened its mouth.
Then it slowly moved its mouth.
Se-
pi-
a
.
The beast's growl, which could not be finished with a human voice, was calling her.
Sepia rose from the god's embrace.
She stroked the beast’s cheek and looked back at Demios.
The gray-haired beast furrowed its brow.
She opened her mouth as she faced that ferocious face.
“I didn’t let you have me.”
It was just a single word whispered in silence.
However, Demios twisted his entire body like a creature stabbed by a sword.
Sepia was able to gain confidence from that sight.
‘I was right.’
Demios was in pain from Sepia’s rejection.
The beast crumbled at her words.
That was the result of Demios’ obsession.
[...Sepia, please.]
Demios, who had returned to his appearance close to the beastmen, begged her.
Sepia took her eyes off the beast crouching down, pretending to feel sorry, and looked out the window.
The outside, where the barrier had broken, was bright.
The palace, with the night sky right in front of it, was burning with bright red flames.
She tightly closed her eyes at the screams and clashing weapons heard everywhere.
[I love you. I did it because I loved you.]
The beast, who had become infinitely shabby in front of the object of his desire, wanted pity.
Pity is also affection.
No matter what he looked like, the fact that he was a monster did not change.
Sepia told him while the burning palace was nearby.
“Demios. I hate you so much that I can’t stand it. For the first time, I resent you for being the Emperor of this empire. Don’t dare say that feeling of love. Isn’t the only one you truly care about yourself? I’d rather die than become a consumable to satisfy that desire.”
It was sincerity without a single bit of falsehood.
This pure sincerity became a powerful spear that pierced the monster’s heart.
Demios crouched with a terrible scream.
The beast, who had been struggling in pain, could not endure it and threw itself out the window.
Kwaang-!
Another wall collapsed on the weakened ground.
The beautiful palace became ruins in an instant.
Sepia, who was looking out the window where Demios had run away, sighed as she brushed the head of the god.
In the meantime, the flames that illuminated the night were growing even stronger.
'The imperial city is being invaded.'
Demios could not control the black magician's beasts.
No, the beasts that had been out of his interest from the beginning had grown in strength from the capital and eventually overtook the imperial city.
"We must stop it."
The beasts had the strength of barbarians and the intelligence of beastmen.
The knights were protecting the imperial city, but the army, now that the Emperor had disappeared, was wandering without a master.
The god listened to Sepia's words.
The most powerful male would obey only her.
Sepia was about to give an order.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
At someone's shout, Sepia turned her head to the open door.
Standing there with heavy breathing.
"Captain of the Guard?"
It was Jesper Kurds.
Jesper pretended to be embarrassed as he faced Roxanne in the form of a god.
However, the surprise was only momentary, and instead, he looked relieved. He wiped his ash-covered cheeks roughly and knelt before Sepia and Roxanne with an urgent expression.
“The beasts are attacking the imperial palace. You must leave the business department quickly.”
Sepia hesitated at his submission.
The captain of the guards is the hands and feet of the Emperor.
To reach out to them was tantamount to joining a rebellion.
She took a deep breath.
And had to admit it.
There was no more Emperor.
“I will ask you to guide me.”
With that, the god lowered his posture.
Sepia climbed onto the nape of the giant wolf’s neck. Her field of vision rose along with the soft fur.
Jasper’s pupils shook as he watched.
It was an emotion similar to awe.
For a moment, the Grand Duchess seemed to be the goddess who created the beasts.
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