Chapter 20: The Real Enemy
"Guards! Guards!"
Edmund on the throne was still screaming and shouting.
Yaris looked coldly at the Eastern Black Mage Taoist priest lying in a pool of blood, who was already hopeless. He turned around and ordered the imperial guards who had arrived: "Be careful and don't let him suffer too much."
"Yes, sir!"
Then, he returned to Lucien's side, and with his delicate and soft hand, he placed his brother's sword-holding hand on his. In a voice so gentle that it was almost a whisper, he asked, "Lucien, are you okay? Your hemophobia..."
(Sickness?!)
(Yes! I have blood phobia and must faint immediately to avoid Edmund and Jarris’ suspicion.)
Clang——
Xiao Yun let go of the blood-stained sword and hugged Yaris tremblingly.
"Brother... I... I just... blood... blood... so much blood... What did I do just now?"
"You just protected me... like a true knight... I'm very satisfied... very happy..."
Yaris comforted his brother, his eyes full of tenderness.
…
The body of the black magician was taken away by the guards, and Edmund gradually recovered from his shock.
He straightened his purple robe, walked up to the two people hugging each other tightly, and said sarcastically: "What a deep brotherly love!"
"Lucien is my only brother, and I am his only brother. Our common blood makes us love each other from birth."
Yaris looked up and looked at Edmund as if he were a stranger.
"I'm not your brother?"
"If you don't love us, how can you be considered our brother?"
"How can I not love you? I have always-"
"Having a black mage of unknown origin summon resentful undead spirits in the palace is a sign of your love for us?"
"I--"
Dark clouds rolled in Edmund's eyes again.
"Alright! It's true that I wasn't careful enough to allow the black mage to perform the dangerous undead summoning in the palace. However, it's also true that you brothers protected the civilian students in the lower city, instigating them to criticize national politics and attack the royal family! And..."
"And what?"
"The thing that possessed Sangong is very familiar to you."
"You and I are also very familiar with each other."
“…”
"If there's nothing else, I want to take my brother away immediately."
"Tell me, what is it that is attached to Sangong?"
"Conjured by your black mage through a failed necromancy, it now roams the palace like a twisted creature of murder, resentment, and the darkness of the human heart."
"I don't believe it! That thing—"
"Lucien is about to faint. I must take him away immediately."
Yaris signaled the royal knight to open the door of the audience hall for him.
Edmund pressed on, "What did Sangong mean by those words he said to you before he died, which I didn't understand?"
"A curse, which basically means that He will one day drag me into hell alive to be with Him forever."
"real?"
Edmund's voice suddenly became dark, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Yaris was also a little moist and lustful.
"Between you two...if it's you, it wouldn't be surprising..."
"Some time ago, I read a book of unknown origin. It said that the Holy Family is a relic of the Eternal Empire, which was destroyed overnight by divine punishment six thousand years ago. It is a gift to the Twin Gods created by all the scientists and magicians of the Eternal Empire using super science and super magic..."
"...My beautiful and arrogant cousin...What are you? A person or an object?"
"Since this is a book of unknown origin, why do you take its contents seriously?"
With a bright smile, Yaris, with the help of his servants, helped his brother who was "fainting at the sight of blood" out of the audience hall.
…
…
"Lucien—"
In the exquisite and elegant lounge, Yaris took the water from the servant and carefully fed it to his brother.
"Drink slowly, don't rush... be careful... you really scared me just now..."
"Cough! Cough cough!"
Yaris quickly put down the water cup and patted his brother on the back.
"Do you feel better now?"
"Um."
Xiao Yun agreed guiltily.
Yaris breathed a sigh of relief, and his cheeks, which had turned pale due to nervousness, regained their rosy color.
"I knew something would go wrong when I entered the palace this time, but I didn't expect Edmund to do something like this..."
"sorry……"
"sorry?"
Yaris looked at his brother strangely: "Why are you saying sorry?"
"I didn't listen to my brother. When that thing pounced on you... I couldn't hold back..."
"But I'm very happy."
Yaris interrupted his brother's apology.
He hugged Lucien tightly, his voice trembling.
"I've always treated you like a fragile little bird in need of protection. I hid you behind me and faced the enemy alone... I told myself that I couldn't rely on anyone else. No one could provide me with effective help..."
"I'm often sick, sometimes with a fever for days on end... I feel like I can't hold on any longer... I'm about to die... But I don't dare die, I can't die. If I die... there will be no one to protect you..."
"elder brother……"
Yaris's true feelings made Xiao Yun unable to control himself, and a painful murmur arose in his heart, which he could not tell whether belonged to Xiao Yun or Lucien.
(If my brother dies, I will die with him... I can't imagine a world without my brother... I can't live in a world without my brother... even for a second...)
"But today... after what happened today, I realized I'm not alone. I don't have to endure any longer... My brother is gradually growing from a little bird that needs my protection into an eagle that can protect me..."
"Even though for a long time after today, the relationship between us will still be one where I protect you and you are protected by me, I believe that in the future... in the near future, our relationship will become one where you protect me and I am protected by you... You will become very powerful, right?"
A soft voice, almost like a soliloquy, flowed into Xiao Yun's ears.
He nodded affirmatively.
"Yes, I will become very strong, very strong... I will never leave my brother... ever..."
"No, you have to leave me."
Jaris let go of Lucien with a sad smile.
"I did dream of brothers holding hands to face all dangers and enemies, and I also hope that you will stay with me forever, but——"
"Lucien, the enemy is closing in on us. If you stay in the capital, by my side, for a long time, you will not be able to possess true power."
"ah?"
Xiao Yun was stunned.
"Enemy? Edmund?"
"he?"
Yaris's lips flashed with undisguised sarcasm: "He is not worthy of being my enemy, my enemy——"
"Is that the thing?"
"Um?"
"The thing that took over Sanmiya's body and spoke to my brother when he was dying is my brother's enemy, right?"
"you--"
Yaris looked at his brother puzzledly: "Can you understand what He said to me?"
His expression made Xiao Yun, who understood the ancient secret language with the help of the system, realize that there was a huge secret hidden behind the hazy secret language, so he took a deep breath and held Yaris's hand.
I didn't understand what He said... but I think what He said to his brother was definitely not the so-called curse that his brother said to Edmund, but rather...
What is it?
Yaris also responded to his brother in his heart language.
[I don't know... I felt that thing was extremely intense, sticky, filled with pain and heat... But strangely, it didn't give me a feeling of darkness, but rather...]
【But it is full of light? 】
【--Yes. 】
Xiao Yun echoed Yaris's words and tried to find out the source of Yaris's fear.
[As expected, you can also sense those things, those things from another dimension that don't exist in this world... Fortunately, you didn't react at the time and didn't let that thing notice...]
Yaris's smile was slightly bitter and stiff.
【I must send you away as soon as possible.】
"In fact, I was planning to use the Durham incident to have Edmund force you to drop out of school and send you to a remote territory. I'll do everything I can to send talent and supplies to help you develop the economy and expand your army within your territory... When the time is right, we'll work together internally and externally to oust Edmund from the throne... and establish a new dynasty... Unexpectedly... Edmund's reaction was even more foolish than I expected!"
What is my brother going to do now?
Yaris said nothing, but a charming smile appeared on her beautiful face. Her long, silky black hair swayed slightly with her breathing, like a black flame.
Xiao Yun's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but think of Edmund's words -
(The Holy Family is a relic of the Eternal Empire, which was destroyed by divine punishment six thousand years ago. It is a gift dedicated to the Twin Gods, created by all the scientists and magicians of the Eternal Empire using super science and super magic...)
(Yaris, are you a person or a thing?)
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…
After the rest, Jarris and Lucien were about to leave. When they passed through the corridor, they met Kairusha, the younger brother of Prince Montpellier.
The two teams stopped at the same time.
Everyone felt a strong and sharp contrast at this moment.
It wasn't just because the black-clad Kairusha, in terms of both height and build, could easily completely envelop the slender Yaris, who was as delicate as a girl. It wasn't just because compared to Yaris, whose skin was so fair and delicate that it seemed unreal, Kairusha, who grew up on the grassland, had light black, rough skin.
The two men standing opposite each other both had black hair and black eyes, but Yaris's hair was as soft as silky flowing water, while Kairusha's hair was thick and hard, like thriving weeds. Yaris's eyes were like a night lake and a starry sky, flashing a deep and confusing light, while Kairusha's eyes reminded people of the black rocks standing in the wilderness and the black soil exposed after a fire.
(They are so different, like the two poles of the earth.)
Xiao Yun sighed secretly.
"I'm glad to see you're safe and sound."
Kairusha took the initiative to greet Yaris.
"oh?"
Yaris smiled brightly: "Why?"
"The servants say something terrible has just happened in the audience hall."
"Edmund was a little frightened, but fortunately he's not seriously injured."
"That's a shame."
"Pity?"
“It’s a pity.”
Kairusha repeated it subtly, then smiled and said, "Edmund doesn't like waiting. We'll talk another day."
"Okay, let's talk some other time."
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