On the continent of Zhuyuan, the term "Queen" specifically refers to Princess Elinda Rose of the Kingdom of Blackso.
In fact, the famous "Mad Queen" was named Ilinda Assassin Rose.
The Rose family is a powerful family that has led the Imperial Mage Corps since the Second Dynasty, and is now the royal family of the Kingdom of Blackthorn.
However, the surname "Assassin" is little known.
Later historians speculated that it was probably intricately connected to the assassin organization "Bloodstained Leaves," which was destroyed by Alejo.
It is said that every "Assassin" is ruthless. They are born without the empathy that ordinary people usually possess, and influenced by the unique cultural landscape of Upper Lafra, they exhibit extreme fanaticism and artistry.
After all, the Upper Lafra region surrounding the Reflecting Water Margin is dotted with lakes, forests, and high cliffs, and is home to a large number of magicians, hermits, and artists.
The latter three are often only a hair's breadth away from being insane.
But Queen Elinda's encounter with Leo Rose was legendary.
A naive girl who grew up in the forest saves a seriously injured and lost mage, and falls in love with him while fighting alongside him against an evil force threatening the forest.
Ultimately, the two broke through all constraints and shackles, and were crowned kings on the turbulent stream of floating ice.
Not long after, the beautiful queen gave birth to twins, a brother and a sister.
They inherited almost all of their parents' best features, from their shimmering gold hair to their deep blue eyes, all of which highlighted their noble birth and lineage.
The boy's name was Alaio. Although he was a bit taciturn, it was not necessarily a bad thing for the royal family, especially since the little prince had shown extraordinary talent in swordsmanship and horsemanship.
Unlike her brother, the girl named Vivian is lively and bold. She inherited her father's abundant emotions and was born with a harmonious connection with the water element. From a young age, she was a frequent visitor to the theater and library.
Everything was so beautiful, yet it suddenly changed on a cloudy morning.
Because on that morning, the king turned into bubbles.
...
"Resonance" is the extreme manifestation of resonance.
The humans of the Zhuyuan Continent are naturally compatible with the water element.
However, if this resonance is amplified infinitely, it will lead to complete assimilation in the oscillation lacking negative feedback, that is, being "resonated" into pure water element.
The Rose family, who are proficient in water magic, are almost entirely associated with this phenomenon.
They simply remained silent for hundreds of years during their period of decline, temporarily forgetting such hidden worries.
The pressing problem facing the Hexor royal family is Princess Vivian's ever-increasing level of magic.
According to the court sorcerer's diagnosis, her affinity with the water element was even more severe than that of her father.
Even with the use of expensive items purchased from the Golden Plains to suppress it, the court mage could determine that once Princess Vivian advanced to the level of a mage, she would, like her father, turn into a pool of pure water without warning.
Perhaps it was because of this blow that Queen Ilinda went mad.
The former jewelry and wealth were all turned into sinful gold leaves, the magnificent palaces were reduced to ashes in the fire, countless works of art and manuscripts vanished into thin air, and the once bright capital was completely stained with blood...
The Assassins, who lived deep in the forest, rose to power and became the de facto rulers of the Kingdom of Blackthorn.
The hunting game targeting the nobles also spread from the Reflecting Water Marsh—
The reason is simple: the nobles' emotions are far richer than those of the apathetic commoners, and their dying pleas and cries bring the Assassins a deeper sense of pleasure.
...
Gradually, the Assassins came to see the twins as a thorn in their side.
They were no longer seen as an honor to marry into a noble family, but as irrefutable proof that their family bloodline had been tainted. Thus, a secret hunting game, unknown even to the chieftain, began in the newly built palace.
Warm, foul-smelling blood splattered on the little prince's face, but he felt nothing.
All he knew was that the enemy was dead, and he was still alive.
So, despite his nearly broken body, he took his sister and fled to the ruins of the street.
It was there, before he lost consciousness, that he saw a rather handsome little beggar.
...
This was Allen's first meeting with Alejandro.
No one could have guessed that the little beggar Allen was actually an "enemy of God".
He secretly worshipped the primitive religion of the Upper Lavra region, the legendary goddess Kirkhova, the ruler of life and soul.
There are many other examples of this kind of primitive worship.
To be honest, even the magicians' reverence for the moon goddess Luna is a kind of native, primitive belief.
The powerful invasion of the Radiant Church completely eradicated the local indigenous beliefs.
To commemorate this great achievement, the Papacy of Red Moon City spared no expense in building a magnificent and solemn monastery on a high cliff outside the capital.
Allen was in such a state of hiding and fleeing.
He didn't know why, but it seemed that he could hear the goddess's whispers since he was a child, just like his ancestors, although the goddess's voice was getting weaker and weaker, to the point that it was almost inaudible.
But after all, he was a stubborn heretic, and Allen used a divine magic completely different from that of the Holy Church to save the little prince, who was covered in blood, from the embrace of death.
His bond with the Alejan siblings began from that time.
The combination of assassins and mages, which has a very low margin for error, has become completely stable with the addition of the heretical priest.
Relying on the abilities bestowed upon them by heaven, the three struggled through the ruined city, constantly growing stronger and more powerful.
I can't remember which year it was, but with inexplicable feelings, Allen made a vow of loyalty to Alejo.
On the lakeshore overlooking the shimmering waters, he gazed longingly at the increasingly handsome prince.
The soft, shallow grass sways in the wind. If Alejandra can successfully ascend the throne, the pastoral songs of the past will finally resound in the picturesque outskirts of the capital.
He remembered that Allen had given him a fixed look and said expressionlessly, "Allen, do you see that monastery? I need it."
...
Now, Alan, who has become a cardinal, is leading Vivian on the way to meet Alejandro.
This is a road paved amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Wrapped in cloaks, the two silently traversed the scorched earth outside Moonflower City.
"Ellen." The blonde girl suddenly stopped. "Tell me, did I do something wrong? If only I hadn't been so willful back then..."
Her voice was low and suppressed, like a taut string about to snap.
Allen also stopped walking.
He held his breath and thought for a long time before honestly replying, "I think you did nothing wrong."
God said that life should be free. Therefore, he understood the girl behind him perfectly.
Walking on a path they could no longer control, they lost their way several times and were now overwhelmed.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com