"No...! No, no! Julian, please...!"
I grabbed Julian with trembling hands, not knowing what to do.
But Julian's vitality gradually faded away like sand slipping through her fingers.
I touched his pale face and screamed, then suddenly noticed the black knights screaming in his shadow.
Shadows rippled and rippled, and the faces and hands of black knights emerged from them, snatching the death magic flowing out of Julian.
An extremely thick magi energy that is created when a human dies.
I gritted my teeth in anger.
'You dare.'
Those vicious demons that tormented Julian until the end.
Although I didn't want to admit it, if this was really his last moment, I wanted to let him go in peace, if only for his last moments.
Hwaaaaak!
I unleashed my power of purification to its limits.
A bright light emanated from me and enveloped Julian.
The enormous mass of magical energy that had clung to him like a goch and wriggled retreated to avoid my light.
"Julian."
I hugged Julian.
I poured out my purifying power with all my might.
I was out of breath and sweating profusely, but I didn't stop.
'I'd be happy to die with you.'
That's exactly what happened.
I drew the magic that filled his heart into me, ready to die.
To prevent them from attaching themselves to his body again, I locked them all inside my heart.
It was an endless magic like sea water.
How these filthy things had tormented him all his life.
Magi is a being that opposes the life of living things. In other words, it is the shadow of death.
I put it in my heart, the source of life.
Life and death clashed.
"Ugh!"
I clutched my chest.
A tremendous pain struck.
In an instant, my complexion turned pale, and my whole body, from my fingertips to my toes, felt like it was being pricked by needles.
'I want to die.'
A strong desire for death arose.
I knew that it was Magi's desire that was stirring.
Julian must have always been in this mood.
Every time he went wild, he must have had to endure this pain alone.
It was a tremendous magic that even I had a hard time handling.
"Ugh!"
But I, crying and spitting out blood, absorbed all of Julian's magi.
Julian's face looked peaceful as he closed his eyes and relaxed into my arms.
Tears fell from my eyes.
No matter how much Magi stabbed me, it couldn't be more painful than the pain of him leaving me.
I shed even more light on him.
Thump.
Every time my heart beats.
Thump.
Magi swirled around her body.
Thump.
My whole body was filled with magi energy.
Thump!
The moment you feel the pulse of magi throughout your body.
'Uh?'
The vision turned red.
I blinked and shook my head.
The world flashed red and then soon became bright again.
Goooooo-
Suddenly, black knights poured out from Julian's shadow, making an ominous sound.
'...?!'
Thud!
One knelt down.
Thud! Thud!
Then everyone knelt down before me.
As if waiting for my command.
I looked up with my red eyes at the numerous black knights surrounding me.
Then, startled, I looked down at Julian in my arms.
"Ugh!"
Julian, who had been lying as if dead, groaned as if letting out his choked breath.
"Julian!"
***
That moment.
The guards guarding the main and back gates of the palace rang the bell.
"The enemy! The enemy has invaded!"
Some soldiers were approaching the back door.
One of the guards shouted when he saw the soldiers' armor.
"Oh, it's a rebellion! It's the Capital Guard!"
It was when the guard at the back gate ran to inform the palace guards of this fact.
"Enough! We are the Capital Guard! We have come here on orders from Chancellor Langston to protect the palace!"
Meanwhile, at the main gate, Chancellor Langston himself led the army on horseback.
The prime minister shouted loudly.
"His Majesty the King has been attacked by the enemy and has gone missing! From now on, I will act on his behalf as his representative!"
As soon as Chancellor Langston heard from the court lady that Julian had disappeared, he raised an army.
'The prophecy is about to come true.'
He couldn't tell exactly what the prophecy was.
But it was clear that something was wrong with Julian.
As expected, Bruce Linchester attacked Julian, and sources said that Julian's condition was not good.
Julian has disappeared, and even the knights of the guard do not know his whereabouts.
Chancellor Langston was convinced.
'What happened to the King?'
So he brought the capital guard straight to the palace.
His Majesty the King had gone missing in an enemy attack, so he claimed that he would act as the King's representative, guard the palace, and search for and protect the King.
In fact, Lucas had planned to send the warriors he had brought to the palace in a state of confusion and kill Julian as soon as they found him.
Lucas's warriors were hiding among the soldiers, wearing the clothes and armor of the capital guard.
'Today, Julian Blake dies.'
After that, he decided to install a new puppet King and have Chancellor Langston himself return to power.
"Your Excellency! What is this?"
The captain of the guard led his knights to block Chancellor Langston.
Chancellor Langston shouted.
"There are those who seek His Majesty the King's life!"
He shouted solemnly at the captain of the guard.
"Captain of the Guard, I heard that His Majesty's whereabouts are unknown!"
The captain of the guard, who had already been looking for Julian, had nothing to say.
Chancellor Langston knew that Julian had been attacked the night before and warned that the spies who had infiltrated the palace would come for the King again.
"A tip from Lucas Linchester!"
The captain of the guard had no choice but to believe Chancellor Langston's words.
The one who attacked Julian last night was Bruce Linchester, and he was now in prison.
It wouldn't have been unreasonable if Bruce Linchester had acted alone and Lucas Linchester had gone to Chancellor Langston to stop him.
Especially since Julian is gone now, if it is judged to be an emergency, it would be right for Chancellor Langston to act on the King's behalf.
The captain of the guard lowered his sword, which had been pointed at Chancellor Langston.
"Give the order, Your Excellency."
The prime minister gave orders to his knights and soldiers.
"The guards are to search the palace immediately and find His Majesty! The capital guard is to surround the palace to prepare for enemy invasion, and some of you are to join me in searching for any enemies who may have entered the palace!"
At the command of Chancellor Langston, officers of the Capital Guard led their men to their respective positions.
But the captain of the guard hesitated.
"Your Excellency, we cannot allow troops other than the Royal Guard into the palace!"
"It's an emergency, Captain! Haven't you heard about the battle last night?"
The captain of the guard gritted his teeth.
Of course, he received reports from his subordinates about the horrific sight.
The corpses came to life and attacked the knights, and if it weren't for Julian, they wouldn't have survived.
He went to the scene and saw the horrific sight with his own eyes.
Even if he didn't experience it himself, he could tell just by looking at the scene how terrible the battle was.
The terrified expressions on his subordinates' faces conveyed to him an unknown fear.
'Oh, where on earth is His Majesty?'
The captain of the guard cried out to God inwardly.
'Oh my god.'
He hopes his choice is the right one.
Anyway, the King is absent.
In an emergency, Chancellor Langston is clearly the King's agent.
The captain of the guards closed his eyes tightly.
The road is open.
Chancellor Langston nodded to the captain of the Capital Guard, who shared his views.
'Strike behind the captain of the guard.'
If you control the guard, you control the palace.
It was when the commander of the Capital Guard Battalion was about to send a signal to his subordinates to attack.
"Stop!"
Suddenly, the ground shook.
From afar, knights on horseback were approaching.
Through the clouds of dust, Chancellor Langston glared at the figure riding ahead.
"Uh, Duke Elias?"
It was Duke Elias and her knights who protected the North.
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