#112. Selection
The sound of a cannon falling rang out. Asherad cut down the enemy with his sword. Blood was embroidered on the blue sky. Asherad ground his teeth. The Count of Locania, whom they had captured, had long since disappeared.
If he had known this would happen, he would have caught him and killed him right away. He didn't know that keeping him alive to find out where Daphne was going to turn out like this.
The knights of the Count of Locania raided the barracks and rescued the Count and the captured soldiers. Asherad did not know what the cylindrical handle he was holding was, but he knew it was a new weapon.
In any case, all of Count Locania's knights had deserted the front lines, and they were facing the invasion of Thalassa's army.
“Cannons, cannons!”
Ioannis, who was nearby, shouted to the knight. An explosion was heard somewhere. Asherad's gaze turned to that place.
"Your Majesty!"
Not long after, a knight came running from where the explosion had occurred. The knight's face was already charred with burns. Had he been hit directly by a cannonball? He had an ominous feeling.
“All the guns are duds. They have no power!”
"What?"
“Some of them are self-destructing. There have already been many casualties.”
Asherad looked at the sky. The cannons were solely the Count's responsibility. He had prepared the device for such a time as this.
A gift from the Count of Locania.
Is this his trick? Asherad laughed coldly. He did not explode in anger at this situation, but smiled elegantly and said.
“If we catch that bastard, we’ll skin him alive.”
“...”
“Then I’ll cut open the corpse with a knife. I’ll cut off its limbs, make it look like a pig, and throw it in the pigsty.”
Above the smiling red lips, the blue eyes had a cool glow. Infidelity? You did this because of infidelity? He gritted his teeth.
There is no such thing in the world. Asherad is determined to trample on the Count of Locania. He will suffer all the pain in the world. He will make him cry out that he has no son. And he will find Daphne and show her how he dies.
I'm killing him because of you.
'You will never be able to love again and will die a miserable death.'
'You have to do something to be loved so I can love you, it's already too late, and your love is ruined!'
A cursed voice was heard in Asherad's ears.
He doesn't need any negativity. He just needs Daphne. He doesn't care if he doesn't receive love. He just needs the one he loves to be by my side.
To do that, he has to survive.
Asherad raised his sword and cut down without mercy. There was no trace of the Emperor's majesty in the way he swung his sword. The Emperor, covered in the blood of his enemies, was no different from the soldiers in that he was a murderer.
Every time he passed by, the soldiers' heads fell off. The ground was quickly dyed in blood. The man dyed red was truly a monster. The Thalassa soldiers began to panic as they saw the man wielding a sword and engaging in a slaughter. Asherad chased them down and killed them without hesitation. Desperate screams echoed through the sky.
Meanwhile, the commanders, including Ioannis, began to form battle lines. He smiled as he looked at the red battlefield where the fighting was fierce.
I won't lose my love.
He burst into laughter as if possessed. It was too easy to kill people. In his rage, they died and died again, burning their fleeting lives. The allies were horrified at the sight of Asherad. Who had said that he was the incarnation of the sun god? Not Ru-Ravda, but his twin brother, the god of death himself.
That day, the imperial army suffered a crushing defeat.
On the way home, Daphne and Derek didn't say anything. Daphne patted her belly a few times, and Derek looked at her belly. It wasn't even coming out. Did the doctor prescribe something strange? However, the doctor he met when hr arrived at the port also said, "Pregnant."
Besides, Derek knew. Vomiting and dizziness before food. Aren't those typical symptoms of pregnancy? Daphne had a pale complexion and seemed to have difficulty walking. Derek reached out, but Daphne quietly declined.
They barely made it home. As soon as they opened the door and went in, Daphne knelt down. She stroked her belly.
"Ha ha ha..."
“...”
“You were feeding me the antidote... you son of a bitch.”
She smiled, lifting the corners of her mouth. Tears were falling from her eyes. She was really glad that she was infertile. She thought it was a relief that she wouldn't have to have Asherad's child. But, but!
“Ah, ahhh, ahhhh!”
She hit her stomach with her fist. A miserable sound like the cry of an animal came out. Derek looked down at her without saying anything.
There were no words to speak. No words could comfort her. She thought, hitting her stomach.
Bad bastard. The guy to kill! Ceres will not accept it either. The child knew I was pregnant.
Memories of when she was nine years old were coming back intermittently. As the war began, Asherad suddenly changed his bedding. The food had also changed in some way. The doctor kept examining her.
“Son of a bitch, son of a bitch, son of a bitch!”
Daphne screamed. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you so much I could die! Tears flowed from Daphne’s eyes. She thought she had run away. She thought she had run away. But he had already planted his seed and dominated Daphne.
“Derek, Asherad, Asherad follow me.”
Daphne stopped hitting her stomach and started sobbing. Tears fell from her eyes.
“There was no way I, there was no way I could run away from that guy. Me!”
Daphne screamed and fell to the ground, sobbing. How could I survive carrying the child of a monster?
I wanted to kill Askeraad. I wanted to kill him, I wanted to kill him!
Then he placed his hand on Daphne's shoulder as she lay face down.
“Olivia.”
Clink, Derek called her 'Daphne' when no one was around. Why Olivia...
“You can get out.”
“....”
“I’ll say it again, you can get out.”
Daphne stopped crying and got up. What should I do, what should I do? Derek, who saw Daphne's tears, hugged her.
It was just like her mother.
Her mother always hugged her when she had a nightmare. Daphne's crying slowly stopped thanks to her comfort. Daphne sobbed in Derek's arms.
Ah, it's been a while.
This comfort was not the fake comfort that Sarah had given her before, but a real comfort. Daphne opened her eyes wide at the comfort. Tears continued to flow, but the warmth of this embrace made her feel better than the sadness.
“You can erase that kid.”
"...”
“It’s not that you can’t do it.”
Daphne burst into tears at those words. 'Erase.' Why did those words feel so cruel? And yet, they were so affectionate.
“No matter what you choose, it’s not your fault.”
“It's my fault.”
“It's not your fault.”
“It's my fault.”
“It's not your fault.”
Tears flowed down Daphne's face. She had always lived blaming herself for everything. But this person said it wasn't Daphne's fault.
Now she has a choice.
Do you stop carrying life in your stomach?
Or should I just leave it as is?
She nodded.
The war between the Peneus Empire and the Kingdom of Thalassa gradually intensified. Although the Empire had a large number of firearms, it was somehow pushed back by the Kingdom of Thalassa.
After suffering a crushing defeat in the border conflict, Asherad returned to the palace and reorganized. Three territories near the border had already been taken. They will push further in this direction.
But there was another problem. The 'Children of Shimer' started a civil war.
'The Emperor is the illegitimate child of the former Empress and the Duke of Turbol!'
They shouted and cried out that the Emperor's legitimacy was unjust, so the central army went down to the county of the Count of Locania to suppress the civil war.
Behind the children of Shimer was a Count.
There is civil war within the country, and an all-out war with the Kingdom of Thalassa outside the country. The legitimacy of the throne is in doubt.
Emperor Asherad seemed to be in danger.
Duke Turbol shouted, “What nonsense is this?” and pledged his loyalty to Asherad. But it was only natural that he found it rather suspicious.
The empire was in turmoil and seemed to be in a corner. However, it was not all bad luck for Peneus.
'I am furious at the shameless behavior of the Kingdom of Thalassa!'
This was because the Kingdom of Pindus declared war on the Kingdom of Thalassa. The King, who discovered his son's gruesome corpse, tortured to death, could not forgive the Kingdom of Thalassa.
The seeds of the scheme that Asherad had sown have sprouted.
The sound of a cannon falling rang out. Asherad cut down the enemy with his sword. Blood was embroidered on the blue sky. Asherad ground his teeth. The Count of Locania, whom they had captured, had long since disappeared.
If he had known this would happen, he would have caught him and killed him right away. He didn't know that keeping him alive to find out where Daphne was going to turn out like this.
The knights of the Count of Locania raided the barracks and rescued the Count and the captured soldiers. Asherad did not know what the cylindrical handle he was holding was, but he knew it was a new weapon.
In any case, all of Count Locania's knights had deserted the front lines, and they were facing the invasion of Thalassa's army.
“Cannons, cannons!”
Ioannis, who was nearby, shouted to the knight. An explosion was heard somewhere. Asherad's gaze turned to that place.
"Your Majesty!"
Not long after, a knight came running from where the explosion had occurred. The knight's face was already charred with burns. Had he been hit directly by a cannonball? He had an ominous feeling.
“All the guns are duds. They have no power!”
"What?"
“Some of them are self-destructing. There have already been many casualties.”
Asherad looked at the sky. The cannons were solely the Count's responsibility. He had prepared the device for such a time as this.
A gift from the Count of Locania.
Is this his trick? Asherad laughed coldly. He did not explode in anger at this situation, but smiled elegantly and said.
“If we catch that bastard, we’ll skin him alive.”
“...”
“Then I’ll cut open the corpse with a knife. I’ll cut off its limbs, make it look like a pig, and throw it in the pigsty.”
Above the smiling red lips, the blue eyes had a cool glow. Infidelity? You did this because of infidelity? He gritted his teeth.
There is no such thing in the world. Asherad is determined to trample on the Count of Locania. He will suffer all the pain in the world. He will make him cry out that he has no son. And he will find Daphne and show her how he dies.
I'm killing him because of you.
'You will never be able to love again and will die a miserable death.'
'You have to do something to be loved so I can love you, it's already too late, and your love is ruined!'
A cursed voice was heard in Asherad's ears.
He doesn't need any negativity. He just needs Daphne. He doesn't care if he doesn't receive love. He just needs the one he loves to be by my side.
To do that, he has to survive.
Asherad raised his sword and cut down without mercy. There was no trace of the Emperor's majesty in the way he swung his sword. The Emperor, covered in the blood of his enemies, was no different from the soldiers in that he was a murderer.
Every time he passed by, the soldiers' heads fell off. The ground was quickly dyed in blood. The man dyed red was truly a monster. The Thalassa soldiers began to panic as they saw the man wielding a sword and engaging in a slaughter. Asherad chased them down and killed them without hesitation. Desperate screams echoed through the sky.
Meanwhile, the commanders, including Ioannis, began to form battle lines. He smiled as he looked at the red battlefield where the fighting was fierce.
I won't lose my love.
He burst into laughter as if possessed. It was too easy to kill people. In his rage, they died and died again, burning their fleeting lives. The allies were horrified at the sight of Asherad. Who had said that he was the incarnation of the sun god? Not Ru-Ravda, but his twin brother, the god of death himself.
That day, the imperial army suffered a crushing defeat.
***
On the way home, Daphne and Derek didn't say anything. Daphne patted her belly a few times, and Derek looked at her belly. It wasn't even coming out. Did the doctor prescribe something strange? However, the doctor he met when hr arrived at the port also said, "Pregnant."
Besides, Derek knew. Vomiting and dizziness before food. Aren't those typical symptoms of pregnancy? Daphne had a pale complexion and seemed to have difficulty walking. Derek reached out, but Daphne quietly declined.
They barely made it home. As soon as they opened the door and went in, Daphne knelt down. She stroked her belly.
"Ha ha ha..."
“...”
“You were feeding me the antidote... you son of a bitch.”
She smiled, lifting the corners of her mouth. Tears were falling from her eyes. She was really glad that she was infertile. She thought it was a relief that she wouldn't have to have Asherad's child. But, but!
“Ah, ahhh, ahhhh!”
She hit her stomach with her fist. A miserable sound like the cry of an animal came out. Derek looked down at her without saying anything.
There were no words to speak. No words could comfort her. She thought, hitting her stomach.
Bad bastard. The guy to kill! Ceres will not accept it either. The child knew I was pregnant.
Memories of when she was nine years old were coming back intermittently. As the war began, Asherad suddenly changed his bedding. The food had also changed in some way. The doctor kept examining her.
“Son of a bitch, son of a bitch, son of a bitch!”
Daphne screamed. I hate you. I hate you. I hate you so much I could die! Tears flowed from Daphne’s eyes. She thought she had run away. She thought she had run away. But he had already planted his seed and dominated Daphne.
“Derek, Asherad, Asherad follow me.”
Daphne stopped hitting her stomach and started sobbing. Tears fell from her eyes.
“There was no way I, there was no way I could run away from that guy. Me!”
Daphne screamed and fell to the ground, sobbing. How could I survive carrying the child of a monster?
I wanted to kill Askeraad. I wanted to kill him, I wanted to kill him!
Then he placed his hand on Daphne's shoulder as she lay face down.
“Olivia.”
Clink, Derek called her 'Daphne' when no one was around. Why Olivia...
“You can get out.”
“....”
“I’ll say it again, you can get out.”
Daphne stopped crying and got up. What should I do, what should I do? Derek, who saw Daphne's tears, hugged her.
It was just like her mother.
Her mother always hugged her when she had a nightmare. Daphne's crying slowly stopped thanks to her comfort. Daphne sobbed in Derek's arms.
Ah, it's been a while.
This comfort was not the fake comfort that Sarah had given her before, but a real comfort. Daphne opened her eyes wide at the comfort. Tears continued to flow, but the warmth of this embrace made her feel better than the sadness.
“You can erase that kid.”
"...”
“It’s not that you can’t do it.”
Daphne burst into tears at those words. 'Erase.' Why did those words feel so cruel? And yet, they were so affectionate.
“No matter what you choose, it’s not your fault.”
“It's my fault.”
“It's not your fault.”
“It's my fault.”
“It's not your fault.”
Tears flowed down Daphne's face. She had always lived blaming herself for everything. But this person said it wasn't Daphne's fault.
Now she has a choice.
Do you stop carrying life in your stomach?
Or should I just leave it as is?
She nodded.
***
The war between the Peneus Empire and the Kingdom of Thalassa gradually intensified. Although the Empire had a large number of firearms, it was somehow pushed back by the Kingdom of Thalassa.
After suffering a crushing defeat in the border conflict, Asherad returned to the palace and reorganized. Three territories near the border had already been taken. They will push further in this direction.
But there was another problem. The 'Children of Shimer' started a civil war.
'The Emperor is the illegitimate child of the former Empress and the Duke of Turbol!'
They shouted and cried out that the Emperor's legitimacy was unjust, so the central army went down to the county of the Count of Locania to suppress the civil war.
Behind the children of Shimer was a Count.
There is civil war within the country, and an all-out war with the Kingdom of Thalassa outside the country. The legitimacy of the throne is in doubt.
Emperor Asherad seemed to be in danger.
Duke Turbol shouted, “What nonsense is this?” and pledged his loyalty to Asherad. But it was only natural that he found it rather suspicious.
The empire was in turmoil and seemed to be in a corner. However, it was not all bad luck for Peneus.
'I am furious at the shameless behavior of the Kingdom of Thalassa!'
This was because the Kingdom of Pindus declared war on the Kingdom of Thalassa. The King, who discovered his son's gruesome corpse, tortured to death, could not forgive the Kingdom of Thalassa.
The seeds of the scheme that Asherad had sown have sprouted.
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