Chapter 128 (2/2)

The sword in his hand whispered to him.

‘Find her. Find her and make her yours forever.’

His head filled itself with crazy thoughts.

‘I need to make sure she can never run away from me again, but if I kill her… she won’t be able to run from me. However, she also won’t be able to love me too. Then should I cut her foot off?’

‘No, I can’t cut her pretty ankle.’

‘Then why not just cut her Achilles tendons?’

The monster inside him continued to whisper horrendous suggestions, but Lucretius ignored them.

Bina probably didn’t know that he was an unforgivable beast.

That was probably why she dared to run away from him.

Like a bird.

She flew away with her wings.

He purposely ordered her seal design to be a bird returning to its nest in desperate hopes. He wanted to be her nest, and he prayed she would always return to him even when she learned to fly.

He truly believed this was possible, but…

She flew away.

Would he be able to get her back?

If he did find her, what would he do?

Even if he was lucky enough to find her before she left through the gate, what could he do?

Should he drag her back by force? Against her will?

Should he break his promise to her and make her give up her desire to return to her world?

Could he live with her resentment and devastation for life?

His sword whispered again, ‘Then make her choose you.’

‘She loves you. At least, that much is true.’

‘So threaten to kill yourself.’

‘Before she can go through the gate, give her your life.’

He knew he could never hurt her. Even if it would help to keep her here, he could never harm her.

Then there was only one way.

If he found her, he would stab himself in front of her. He would stab himself in a delicate spot, so he would need immediate attention from a doctor. This would force her to run and get someone from the castle.

He didn’t want to die, but he wasn’t afraid of death either. He had lived for 27 years with constant threats. His biggest fear was losing Bina, not death.

The feeling when he woke up and found her missing… He couldn’t even describe it. It was despair, fear, and more.

If he had to live without her, his life would be hell, and it would be better to just end it now. If she chose to return even when he offered her his life, then so be it.

He was willing to make this bet. What he could gain from it was so much bigger than what he may lose.

He made his decision.

Lucretius continued to walk fast despite the ache he felt in his legs.

Just then, he saw it.

There was a hole in the sky. This gap… was drawing in the moonlight.

At the same time, he also smelled something burning.

His instinct told him that he needed to follow the smell and the light. Something strange was happening there.

He started to run. He was already breathless. His body was still not fully recovered from his injury, but he felt nothing, no pain at all.

Finally, he found it.

A huge gap in the middle of the forest.

And a woman standing in front of it.

The moonlight shined brightly from the sky, and it was being absorbed by the dark gap like a waterfall. Her black hair danced around her, and the scene reminded Lucretius of what was described in the priestess’ letter.

The woman who stood in front of the gate that brought her to a strange world.

The man who ran after her in an attempt to stop her.

However, the woman jumped into the gate without hesitation.

The woman disappeared into the darkness, leaving the man in despair.

The gate closed afterward.

The exact same thing was happening many generations later.

Lucretius cried out with everything he had.

“Bina!”