The siblings were opposites in everything except their hair and eye color.
Gender, personality, and taste.
Kali, who broke off a branch and swung it as a sword, shouting that she would become a knight when she grew up.
Revan, who had extraordinary dexterity, could easily make a slingshot by carving a tree branch.
“Brother! Let’s go catch loaches in the valley behind the mountain!”
“Go alone. I’ll study.”
“What good will it do to study?”
"You have to become a good person. That way, you'll make a lot of money. When you grow up, I'll buy you lots of pretty clothes and jewelry."
"Wow! Really? You promised? But I want a sword, not a jewel!"
Although they often bickered because they didn't get along, the siblings cherished each other more than anyone else.
Because they knew that under the same sky, they were the only ones with the same blood flowing through them.
Then one day.
In the winter of her seventh year, misfortune struck her out of the blue.
A village reduced to rubble.
“Ugh!”
“Run away!”
Large, terrifying monsters she never seen before invaded. People were killed or eaten.
Meanwhile, Kali was pushed into a small oven by Uncle Jeff, who was trying to save the children.
“Don’t come out, don’t even breathe, Kali...”
And, blood was pouring out of Revan's stomach as he was dragged into the oven by the old man's hand.
Klao wanted to scream, but she held back by covering her mouth with her hand.
Uncle Jeff, who saved his siblings, was eaten by a monster right in front of Kali, who was hiding.
It was terrible.
But let's not even breathe.
Because it's the life he saved.
I have to live.
Even as a child, Kali made that promise. She closed her eyes tightly and covered her ears.
If I hide, it will end.
She could hear screams through her hands covering her ears, and it felt like the door and roof were being ripped off.
She lost consciousness without even realizing it.
Am I alive?
When she came to her senses, the world was dyed blood red.
Blood from hwr head was seeping into her eyes, and her left thigh was crushed, as if she had been injured at some point.
Not far away, Revan was visible.
“Oh, brother... wake up...”
Kali crawled towards Revan. As she got closer, she saw that he was breathing lightly.
Lying face down, she looks around.
Corpses were strewn about. She saw familiar village elders and people in armor.
The monsters were gone, but it seemed like there were no living people left.
There is no one to help...
Uh?
“No! I hate the smell of blood!”
There was a person.
A girl with a young face, dressed in gorgeous clothes like a Princess.
"Your Ladyship, it's His Majesty's order, so there's nothing we can do. If you don't come to help during this situation, the soldiers will be furious."
The escort was also there.
"But our Lady Bless, while you're training, how about you collect the bodies of our fallen soldiers humanely? How wonderful, wouldn't you say?"
“Hmph.”
Gender, personality, and taste.
Kali, who broke off a branch and swung it as a sword, shouting that she would become a knight when she grew up.
Revan, who had extraordinary dexterity, could easily make a slingshot by carving a tree branch.
“Brother! Let’s go catch loaches in the valley behind the mountain!”
“Go alone. I’ll study.”
“What good will it do to study?”
"You have to become a good person. That way, you'll make a lot of money. When you grow up, I'll buy you lots of pretty clothes and jewelry."
"Wow! Really? You promised? But I want a sword, not a jewel!"
Although they often bickered because they didn't get along, the siblings cherished each other more than anyone else.
Because they knew that under the same sky, they were the only ones with the same blood flowing through them.
Then one day.
In the winter of her seventh year, misfortune struck her out of the blue.
A village reduced to rubble.
“Ugh!”
“Run away!”
Large, terrifying monsters she never seen before invaded. People were killed or eaten.
Meanwhile, Kali was pushed into a small oven by Uncle Jeff, who was trying to save the children.
“Don’t come out, don’t even breathe, Kali...”
And, blood was pouring out of Revan's stomach as he was dragged into the oven by the old man's hand.
Klao wanted to scream, but she held back by covering her mouth with her hand.
Uncle Jeff, who saved his siblings, was eaten by a monster right in front of Kali, who was hiding.
It was terrible.
But let's not even breathe.
Because it's the life he saved.
I have to live.
Even as a child, Kali made that promise. She closed her eyes tightly and covered her ears.
If I hide, it will end.
She could hear screams through her hands covering her ears, and it felt like the door and roof were being ripped off.
She lost consciousness without even realizing it.
Am I alive?
When she came to her senses, the world was dyed blood red.
Blood from hwr head was seeping into her eyes, and her left thigh was crushed, as if she had been injured at some point.
Not far away, Revan was visible.
“Oh, brother... wake up...”
Kali crawled towards Revan. As she got closer, she saw that he was breathing lightly.
Lying face down, she looks around.
Corpses were strewn about. She saw familiar village elders and people in armor.
The monsters were gone, but it seemed like there were no living people left.
There is no one to help...
Uh?
“No! I hate the smell of blood!”
There was a person.
A girl with a young face, dressed in gorgeous clothes like a Princess.
"Your Ladyship, it's His Majesty's order, so there's nothing we can do. If you don't come to help during this situation, the soldiers will be furious."
The escort was also there.
"But our Lady Bless, while you're training, how about you collect the bodies of our fallen soldiers humanely? How wonderful, wouldn't you say?"
“Hmph.”
“Why do I have to come here to train Diana Bless!”
A nobleman who grumbled as he got out of the fancy carriage late.
"Brother! What if a hidden demon comes out? You have to catch it!"
It was only later that she learned that they were Elliot, the second child of the Wassenberg family, and Diana, the third child.
“Your Ladyship! This guy here is our private soldier.”
The escort, crossing the corpses, checked the armor and called out to Diana.
“Ugh.”
Diana touched the dead soldier's wound. A white halo shimmered, and the corpse became whole again.
Although he didn't come back to life, he came back without a single scratch...
“Haha! As expected of our Princess. Where else can you find such an angelic person?”
Kali was watching the whole scene.
I have to go.
Yeah, to that angelic kid...
I need to ask for help.
That kid can save my brother.
Enduring the pain that felt like her thighs were going to tear, she clenched her teeth and crawled like a madman, her eyes wide open as blood seeped through them.
She grabbed Diana's ankle.
“Whoa!”
She doesn't know where that strength came from. Kali struggled to her feet and knelt before Diana.
After all, she must be a nobleman...
“Ah, Miss. Uh, please... Please save my brother. He's dying, I think he's dying... He's, he's over there. Over there.”
“Haa, haa.”
Diana, who had been catching her breath for a while with her hand on her chest in shock, shouted.
“Why me!!!”
“...”
“Ah! How insolent! Do you know who I am? Do you think I came to this remote village to do some kind of service?!!!”
Ah.
What are you so angry about?
Did I surprise you?
Grabbing my ankle with dirty hands?
“I’m sorry... I was wrong, so my brother...”
“Ah! Aah!! Aah!!!”
“Oh, I’m sorry, Your Ladyship. I didn’t take care of it!”
Puck!
“Cough!”
The escort, who had rushed in, kicked Kali's stomach mercilessly with his combat boots.
The noble lady, who had been staring at Kali, who was coughing up blood and falling down helplessly, as if she were looking at an insect, seemed to be offended and quickly got into the carriage and left.
Why?
Even those who were already dead were healed.
My brother is still alive...
"Ah."
Yeah, still alive.
Kali wiped her bloodshot eyes and forced herself to get up.
She had to heal Revan's wounds. Before he died. Somehow. Anything.
She stirred up the debris of the broken and ruined house.
Let's find some bandages and medicine. If she just treats the big wound on her brother's stomach, he'll survive.
How long have we been digging through the ashes? Quite a bit of time has passed.
But she was afraid to go back.
What if I get there too late and my brother is dead?
Like a coward... trembling...
“Ka, Kali!”
“Max...?”
Then she met Jeff's son, Max.
Max, who had survived by hiding well, searched through the ashes like crazy with Kali.
When she finally found a piece of bandage and returned to Revan.
“Brother...?”
There wasn't any.
“Oh, brother! Brother?!”
Revan, who couldn't even open his eyes. Her brother, who should have definitely been there.
He was nowhere to be found.
Surprisingly, that was the last one.
And as time went on, Kali came to know.
A powerful being, a person with supernatural powers, who can catch monsters with a single wave of the hand or a wink of the eye.
However, some people could save many people, but never do so.
Kali, who dreamed of becoming a knight, decided to become Wassenberg's bodyguard.
Thoroughly, over a very long period of time.
Hide everything and change it again...
If she ever meets her brother again, she will leave only her name, 'Kali', intact so that he can recognize her.
***
“...I don't remember anything after I got hurt that day. My adoptive parents were looking for anyone alive when they found me, and since I needed urgent medical attention, they took me away immediately.”
"I see."
Revan was washing dishes alongside Merchen. Out of curiosity, Merchen brought up the past, which he hadn't heard in a long time, and he became depressed.
“Then your younger sister...”
“I went to look for her later with my adoptive parents, but she wasn’t there. I was hoping to find at least a body...”
“...”
When he turned around without saying anything, he saw Merchen crying.
“Why are you dragging your feet again?!”
“Haa, sigh. It doesn’t feel like someone else’s business...”
“Oh, right. Your family was also caught up in the demonic situation.”
“You haven’t confirmed that your sister is dead, have you? So she might be alive somewhere.”
“...I wish that were the case.”
At that time, there was a commotion outside the mansion.
It had been ten days since Ryan and Vania had left for the island. It was time for them to return.
“I think Bunny is here!”
Revan took off his apron.
As he ran to the front door, he heard Ryan's voice outside.
“Hey! Slow down, don’t run!”
“Brother, brother, brother!!!”
Vania rushed in as soon as the door opened.
“Our bunny is here! ...Huh.”
“Brother! Brother!”
Are you this happy to see me?
Vania sobbed and hugged Revan's waist, then grabbed his hand and pulled him closer.
“Hey, hurry up! Let’s go! Quickly!”
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