The majestic army of demons marched along the mountainside. Occasionally, there would be the sound of explosions from the forest, followed by thick smoke, but it was quickly quelled. No one could stop this army. They were invincible and had never been defeated.
Now, they were like a black sword, piercing towards the heart of the Luas Empire.
The Luas Empire was an ancient city with a long history. It was the most famous city of magic in the world. The oldest magic books were stored here, as well as the largest magic library. This was the holy land of magicians, just like the holy land of the Rossi Empire. There were countless loyal believers.
However, all of these believers were magicians.
Magicians wearing magic robes and holding magic staffs could be seen everywhere on the streets. They stood in a row like soldiers, but they were not as orderly as soldiers. The magicians were of different ages and heights. Some were so old that their beards were white, while others were just apprentices who had just reached adulthood.
They spontaneously participated in the defense of the empire. They did not even have armor, only the wooden staffs in their hands as weapons. They shouted slogans on the streets, calling for those who knew magic to stand up and fight the demons.
At this moment, a black crow flew down from the sky and flew over the heads of the crowd, arriving at the palace.
It came to the back courtyard of the mountain peak city and landed on the ground, turning into human form.
"Princess! Welcome back! "
The soldier saw her and immediately knelt on the ground.
"Where's the Emperor?"
"Still in the Yinyang Lake."
She replied.
White's face darkened. She furrowed her brows and walked into the courtyard with a troubled expression. She walked along the flower bridge and came to a lotus lake.
"Father, why are you still here?"
She asked.
He saw an old man in white sitting cross-legged on a huge lotus flower. The lotus flower had already withered and was filled with black holes. All the lotus flowers in the dried-up pond had also withered. This place was filled with a dilapidated aura.
The old man slowly opened his eyes and said, "My roots are here. No matter what, I cannot leave."
"I have already ordered the imperial guards to take your brothers and sisters away. You should leave as soon as possible."
"I am a hero. If I leave, what will happen to the people?"
The old man smiled, "They don't need your protection."
"How did you know?"
White didn't understand, but the old man didn't explain. He only sighed and said, "If an emperor can conquer an empire without bloodshed, then he will definitely have many loyal followers. Obviously, Richard has more supporters than this. Although to us humans, he is a very scary demon king, I believe that at the same time, he is also a … good king. "
He then looked at White and said, "You don't need to worry about our people. A hero's duty has never been to protect, but to kill the Demon King. You should know this better than I do."
White didn't deny it.
She looked away with a sad expression on her face.
"Father, I want to ask you something about our family."
"Ask away. I'll tell you what I know."
"Grandmother once told me a story about our ancestor, the Queen of Constellation, Sophia. She was once kidnapped by the Demon King and learned mysterious magic. Is that true?"
White asked. She somehow felt that this story wasn't strange. Now, she met a disciple of the Demon King. Just like the princess, she learned mysterious magic from the Demon King. Moreover, they were originally people with ordinary abilities.
The old man was silent. Maybe he didn't know, or maybe he knew but didn't want to say.
"Before grandmother died, I cried and asked her about the Queen of Constellation's story. I wanted to know if she was together with the Demon King. Do you know how grandmother answered me? She used all her strength to hold my hand and said, 'No. If that was the case, we wouldn't exist here.' "
White took a deep breath. At that time, she was greatly affected by her grandmother's death. She searched for the princess' story like crazy. In the end, she found a story about Sophia in her family's history books.
The Queen of Constellation was a princess from a neighboring country. She was married to Prince Brandon, but people's comments about her were that she was as cold as the stars in the sky. No one had ever seen her smile. All the paintings about her showed a cold expression.
White found one of her paintings, but that painting was painted when she was middle-aged. The person in the painting was holding a boy, but she wasn't happy at all. White knew that for some reason, she didn't marry the Demon King. In her later years, she even fell into a frenzy of magical research. The magical spells she created were all recorded in taboo magical books.
"A story is a story after all. Maybe part of it is true. The history we think of is the same. I can only tell you, don't try to pry into the abyss."
"Richard, the Demon King, Richard! You can never defeat him with normal magic! I need that forbidden power! I need the Queen of Constellation's magic, but I've searched all the libraries in the capital! I've searched every corner of the library, I've searched all the hiding places, but I still can't find that so-called forbidden magic book. There's only one corner I haven't searched, and that's here. Father, that book is here, right? "
White looked at her old father and said.
The old man closed his eyes and remained silent, like a statue.
"Father! The Luyas Empire is about to be destroyed! What are you still worried about? "
White couldn't help but shout.
"The Luyas Empire won't be destroyed. As long as you and your brothers and sisters are still alive, the Luyas Empire will not be destroyed."
The old man's answer surprised her. White widened her eyes and gritted her teeth.
"Alright, since you said so, I won't force you. I'll stay and fight to the death with the Demon King. "
"You know that there's no chance of winning."
"What can I do after I survive? I know that no matter how much I practice my magic, I won't be able to defeat him. I don't want to admit it, but I know very well that I'm afraid. I don't know if I'll have the courage to stand in front of him and look him in the eyes after I escape this time. "
White shouted.
"You will. You're the bravest woman in the world."
"No, I'm definitely not."
She thought of Reina, a girl who was fearless in the face of danger. Her master was the terrifying Demon King, but she wasn't afraid at all.
White stood up, turned around, and prepared to leave.
But at that moment, the old man called out to her.
"Wait, you absolutely, absolutely can't go, but … but I really can't give it to you. She shouldn't be you."
He said bitterly. White turned around and saw a ball of black magic spreading out from the pool. She was shocked. The entire pool began to change. The pavilion in the center collapsed and sank into the mud. A huge black lotus grew out from the center of the pool.
Then, it bloomed and a strange parchment appeared. The words on it were blood-red, as if it was just written with blood.
"This is the magic left behind by the Queen of Constellation?"
White muttered as she looked at the parchment with strange power.
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