"Kim Se-ah!! Where are you going?!"
They were fading away. Their presence, always faint but palpable, was fading away one by one.
"It shouldn't be... please..."
I'm out of my mind. Tears are clouding my vision.
Why is this happening? Why are these terrible things happening instead of peaceful days? It's all my fault. I ruined this novel.
"I will never run away like this."
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The BT Empire, the world's largest empire, collapsed. With two of its knight commanders dead, the few knights still holding on were forced to raise the white banner.
"Say it again. Who died;;?"
Min Yoongi heard the news about Jeon Jungkook and Jung Hoseok. He felt a brief moment of frustration, but then he realized that everything was over when he had to accept complete defeat.
"This can't be happening... After using black magic..."
Forbidden black magic. I resent the Fujika Empire for brazenly breaking the promises of all empires.
"I must... admit defeat."
The moment Min Yoongi admits defeat, the war ends. It means giving up on this empire.
" ...... "
I hesitated. My mouth wouldn't open. I'd already lost those dear to me, my people. I was angry at myself for failing to protect them. If I gave in to defeat like this...
"Defeat..."
Suddenly!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince!! In front of the palace...!! "
Kugu Palace - !!
The ground began to shake. I quickly looked out the window toward the palace and saw someone emitting a massive amount of magical energy.
" no way... "
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" uh...? "
Sea stopped dead in her tracks. She could see her older brother, Kim Taehyung, in the distance... and Jeon Jungkook.
"What the heck, Brother? Why are you crying so painfully, with such a deathly expression? Why... why are you hugging Jungkook while he's lying down?"
No? No...?
Thump... thump... tadadak - !!
With a hardened expression, he slowly stepped forward and then ran in a hurry, shouting "Please, please" frantically.
"Come...Bunny?"
"Se-ah...? Really Se-ah?"
"Jungkook... Why is Jungkook like this...?"
"What should I do... Jeon Jungkook... because of me..."
"No... That can't be... It's not anyone else, it's Jungkook... The Jungkook who said he would stay by my side for the rest of his life!! "
"Sera, what's going on there... Jeon Jungkook...?"
Jimin, who had been following Sea, stopped in his tracks when he saw Jungkook. Why, why, that smart Jeon Jungkook...
"No, that can't be..."
Jimin moved, vowing to find the doctor immediately. He saw the injured knights carrying someone. They were covered in a blood-soaked veil, making it impossible to identify them.
But if he was just a knight, he wouldn't have moved like that. He must have been in a high position.
"Hey, who are you moving?"
The knights looked at Jimin. Jimin would never forget those empty eyes and expressions of the knights who had given up everything in life.
"...This is Archmage Jeong Ho-seok..."
" what...? "
"Now... what..."
" ...... "
My heart sank and fell. This was the result of countless "no way, no way." The reason my earring broke... was this?
"How could he do that...? How could such a great great wizard and magic tower master... do that?!!!!"
Sea couldn't control herself. Anger and resentment consumed her.
A war I'd never experienced before. I could clearly see how horrific and painful the war I'd always learned about from books could be.
Enlightenment is a good thing. But when did I ever want this kind of enlightenment...? This... This isn't it...
"I don't like this... I don't like this anymore..."
Sea cried endlessly. I still haven't found my father or my older brother, Namjoon... How can I only face tragedy?
"In the Fujika Empire... there were hidden wizards. And they just so happened to be users of forbidden black magic..."
"What...?" Jimin
"Where are they..."
" ...... "
The knights looked at each other. The woman before them was the witch who had disappeared. Her sudden appearance was bound to be disconcerting.
" hurry!! "
"I went towards the palace..."
"Seah, you wouldn't..." Jimin
"Let go of my hand."
"Are you crazy??! Where the hell are you going!!!"
"Are you crazy? I think it's less crazy than what I've been through so far."
"I survived this place that I thought was hell, not because I was strong. I survived because of them."
"I can't let them go without giving them a single bit in return. They are people I cherish so much."
Jimin let go of Sea's firm expression. Sea was barely holding on. She was holding on, holding back the anger that threatened to burst at any moment.
The one who is having the hardest time here right now is probably Sea.
If Sea harbors venom, who can stop her?
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Sea ran. She ran towards the palace. But at this rate, it would be too late.
"I have to go to the palace..."
Swoosh -
Sea used her magical powers to teleport. While she had struggled with them, spending time with Hoseok allowed her to master them almost perfectly.
"Break down the door now!!"
In front of the palace stood knights and wizards. The wizards began using black magic to break the barrier the saint had placed.
Phage !!
It wasn't forbidden for nothing. Wizards used black magic to break the barrier, which was practically divine power.
Then the knights began to break down the entrance.
"The saint is nothing special lol" Wizard
Hwaruk - !!
Suddenly, flames rose up in a circle around the knights and wizards.
"What?!!! The wizard is still alive?!!"
"A wizard..."
Sea appeared, one corner of her mouth raised. Floating in the air, Sea looked down at them.
"I am a being who looks down on you wizards. I don't know where to rub it."
"Could it be... the witch of the rumors...?"
"That witch who appeared in this empire is that woman?! "
"Huh... I never thought the witch would really come back to life."
A true wizard would be a burden to a witch. Trying to kill a witch alone? That would be tantamount to suicide.
When all the witches were alive, they were able to win because many wizards and the women of the Karna family came together to defeat the witches with great power.
That battle left countless wizards dead, leaving them a minority. Of course, only two women from the Karna clan survived, and now only Sea remained.
She was a powerful witch. However, the wizards before Sea now use black magic. So, rather than being scary, they'd probably just make her laugh.
An interesting entity that appears to be a material to be used for new magic.
"Do you really think you can dare to enter the palace?"
"Huh, you're saying something obvious. After all, don't witches tremble when they're royalty?"
"That's a lot of barking."
To begin with, Sea's body belongs to the Karna family. Even if she possessed witch powers, she had no reason to hate the royal family.
Sea's flames grew even stronger.
"Ugh..."
"You'd better not even think about coming back alive. I'll torment you until you beg for your life."
The Second World War begins. Will the outcome of this war be tragic, farcical, or neither?
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If Sea really turns dark, who will win?
Sonting 🥺