Chapter 95 - Extra – Bloody Fairy Tale (5) (2/2)

At this moment, the card was still cooling down and it couldn’t be used. Cheng Zhi Chu looked warily at the guards slowly approaching him. Just when he was feeling overwhelmed, he noticed the puddle of water on the ground reflect blood-red light.

The dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated and bright blood-red light shone down. No one knew why the moonlight had suddenly turned a blood-red colour. They all looked up and immediately cried out in horror.

The stars in the night sky disappeared one after another. At some point, even the moon had disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by a blood-red ball. From the centre, it split open. It was as if a huge monster had opened its eyes, revealing its red eyeball.

“Glug…….glug……..”

The rainwater on the ground began to bubble. Under the reflection from the blood-red light, it looked like boiling magma. From within it, a bloody hand suddenly reached out. This was followed by a head and their upper body. It looked like a corpse that had had its skin peeled off.

“What is this thing?!”

The guards were in shock. They aimed the guns and spears in their hands and pinned the skinless monster to the ground. However, more monsters appeared from the water puddles around them and they rushed over at them.

The blood-red eyes in the sky opened one by one and the sky turned brighter. Bathed in the blood-red light, the guards’ movements slowly became stagnant and their skin turned pale. All the expression on their faces disappeared. All that was left was an empty shell. They emotionlessly watched everything happening around them.

Chrisis also felt a strange power taking control of him and he could sense that the source was the blood-red light coming from the sky. His expression changed and he immediately grabbed Cheng Zhi Chu’s wrist. He pulled him into the building: “Let’s go!”

The blood-red light had no effect on Cheng Zhi Chu but it made him feel extremely uncomfortable. He didn’t think that he would witness with his own eyes Emerald City becoming cursed and the residents turning into the living dead. Their eyes were hollow, and they wandered aimlessly around in the courtyard.

They ran into the building to avoid the moonlight. Chrisis then released his hold of Cheng Zhi Chu’s hand and looked very serious.

“That has a curse-like power and it contains strong malice. We mustn’t go out. Let’s wait until dawn, I hope all the residents are sleeping and didn’t go outside…..”

“Boom———–”

“Boom thud!”

Loud noise could be heard outside. It sounded like a building collapsing. This was then followed by peoples screams and the roar of monsters.

Chrisis’s expression changed dramatically. He immediately grabbed the umbrella nearby and added a layer of light-absorbing magic before rushing out. Cheng Zhi Chu immediately followed behind him.

“Don’t come out. It’s dangerous, go back!”

Chrisis didn’t expect Cheng Zhi Chu to follow him. He immediately looked back to yell at him and he quickly moved the umbrella over him.

Cheng Zhi Chu quickly pushed the umbrella back. He said: “Don’t worry about me. I am immune to this light. You should be the one going back!”

“I can’t go back. My father must be saving the residents right now. I can’t let him be in danger and not do anything myself.”

Chrisis tried to remain calm but he was still a young man after all. He couldn’t help but look nervous. Cheng Zhi Chu didn’t continue persuading him and just went to find the city lord with him.

On the streets, they saw that many of the residents had become immortal, but they had also lost their emotions. They had turned into a group of emotionless undead. A few of them were running around in panic as dark creatures chased after them

Chrisis used his magic to continuously kill the monsters but they continued to appear in waves and could not be completely eliminated.

In desperation, he could only take Cheng Zhi Chu around the monsters but at this moment there was another sudden change. The ground suddenly shook and cracked open, revealing a large crevice. The crevice spread along quickly, reaching the location where Chrisis stood.

【There is time distortion in the crevice. I can transfer you away!]

The system said this quickly and advised Cheng Zhi Chu not to panic.

Cheng Zhi Chu calmed himself down. He saw the cracks spreading towards Chrisis’s location. Chrisis wasn’t Cheng Zhi Chu. If he fell, he would definitely die. Cheng Zhi Chu quickly became alarmed and pushed Chrisis aside to prevent him from falling in. His body then fell backwards, and he was about to fall into the crevice.

【I’ll transfer you now!]

The system said this and Cheng Zhi Chu’s body flashed. His figure disappeared from the street.

“Swooshh——–”

From beginning to end, Cheng Zhi Chu didn’t find the chance to store the robe into his backpack. Because of inertia, the black robe hanging from his shoulder flew off and it fell onto Chrisis, blocking his line of sight.

Chrisis held the umbrella and quickly pried off the magic robe only to see that there was no one in front of him. He looked in the other direction but he couldn’t find Cheng Zhi Chu.

Before his line of sight was obstructed, he had clearly seen Cheng Zhi Chu about to fall into the crevice.

“Clack.”

The umbrella fell to the ground. All the blood on Chrisi’s face faded. He fell to his knees next to the crevice and used astrology magic, but he couldn’t see anything.

“………..”

After a few seconds, the ground stopped shaking. Everything became silent. He sat stunned next to the crevice while holding onto Cheng Zhi Chu’s robe. He opened his mouth and his eyes turned red. He looked like he was about to shed tears, but it quickly stopped.

The evil and ominous blood-red light eroded away at his heart forming a black hole. All the sorrow, anger, fear and pain had disappeared, leaving behind nothing. His expression was like a calm lake. He had lost all signs of life in him.

All his emotions were gone.

A single drop of tear rolled down his cheek.

Chrisis raised his pale finger to wipe away this teardrop. His knuckle was stained with the water.

He held his hand up and looked at it for a long time, until the wet stain dried up. He then placed his hand back down. There was no feeling of heartache.

Even though his heart had been completely torn apart.

…………

The pair of knights followed behind Chrisis and they entered Eternal Sleep City.

All the damage and chaos left behind from the disaster a thousand years ago had been completely restored and the city retained its beautiful appearance. It however no longer had signs of life.

All the flowers that appeared to be in full bloom were carved from gems. The birds sitting on the branches had no internal organs, flesh or blood. They only had a body made of feathers and its cries were controlled by magic.

The pedestrians walking on the streets were all dark creatures. When the lords’ carriage descended from the sky, they all lowered their heads and waited respectfully for their lord to pass.

The carriage drove down the old city street and the door opened quietly. The young and beautiful lord personally carried the mirror spirit off the carriage. His black robe that hung from his body fluttered behind him while reflecting small beads of light. It looked like stars in the sky.

He took the mirror spirit into a spacious bedroom and gently placed his body onto the bed. Complex magic arrays were engraved onto the floor and walls and magic flowed through them like water eventually gathering in the centre.

“I need to use a large amount of souls to heal him. Also flesh and blood.”

Chrisis emotionlessly looked at the twin knights at the door: “You are strong. You’re suitable sources of flesh and blood for him. From today onwards, the two of you should feed him your blood on a regular basis.”

“Understood, Lord Chrisis.”

The twin knights bowed their heads and responded.

……..

The twin knights both have their own names. The older brother is called An and the younger brother is called Kai. This was their name before they were turned into a dark monster. In addition to their name, their memories from the time when they were human were also forgotten leaving them with broken fragments.

When they first became a dark monster, they were still very weak. They were taken in by Kashir their vampire leader and had been serving him until now.

An and Kai were indifferent and cold. Apart from their tasks, they rarely interacted with others. Because of their strength, others also didn’t dare approach them. No one was able to tell them apart. This included Kashir.

Since returning to Eternal Sleep City, An and Kai, in order to complete their task, would remain by the mirror spirits side day and night. They followed Chrisis’s instructions and would feed him their blood.

When they removed their helmets, they revealed their identical, handsome appearances. With dark hair, blue eyes, and sharp and cold features, they resembled the paladins described in folk poetry. Unfortunately, paladins no longer existed and only dark knights like them roamed the continent.

On this day, An removed his metal gloves and cut his wrist. He lifted the mirror spirits jaw and fed him the blood from his wrist. He fed him a lot, much more than the minimum requirements set by Chrisis.

Kai couldn’t understand. Although they have been faithfully completing their tasks, they would never do anything more than what they needed to. Whatever they are asked to do, they would do only it —- Even if feeding others their blood can cause them to weaken. He couldn’t understand why An was doing so much.

“Enough.”

Kai walked over and held down his older brother’s hand to stop him: “I can feel your energy weakening. Don’t hurt your energy source.”

“I know.”

An gently raised his hand. The remnants of blood left on the mirror spirits lips made him look rather seductive. His eyes lingered on him for a while before turning to look at his brother.

He nodded at Kai: “I’ll be careful.”

“Your attitude towards him is a little strange.” Kai looked at the face that was identical to his. He said, “You care about him. Why?”

“I hope that he wakes up soon.” An answered in a quiet voice. He lowered his eyes and waited for the wound to heal up before putting his gloves back on.

“Reason?”

“I don’t know.”

Hearing Kai’s question, An answered honestly. He revealed a rare look of confusion in his cold eyes.

Ever since the time he embraced the mirror spirit, he has been feeling a strange sensation inside.

That hug seemed to have awakened something inside him but he didn’t know what it was. Perhaps it was a memory, or perhaps it was some kind of emotion…….

Perhaps it was because of this that he wished for the mirror spirit to wake up soon. That way, he can clear up the doubts inside him.

He looked at the pale face of the figure lying in the bed. It was quiet and gentle, as if he had only fallen asleep. He suddenly thought of the legend surrounding Eternal Sleep City.

Although it was ridiculous using Chrisis as the protagonist of the story, when replaced with the mirror spirit, he felt that it was unexpectedly suitable. Like the princess in the story, she waited for her prince to wake her up with a kiss…….

Thinking this, An couldn’t help but lean forward. He looked at the mirror spirit more intently.

When he returned from his thoughts, he found himself kissing the mirror spirits lips.

He was shocked and he quickly got up. Kai who stood next to him revealed a look of surprise.

At this moment, the mirror spirit lying in bed had quietly opened his eyes.