Became A Blind Villain
Mom, I want to go home.

Duke Damien felt his head almost break at the thought of his family's condition. He really doesn't know how to fix his family anymore.

Ashlyn, left as soon as she said that she would discuss Ashlyn's request to Arabella. However, his daughter ... How could the girl be so stubborn and how could the girl's desire be unreasonable? how could that girl think that way?

"As I expected, in my heart there was never me."

On the other hand when he expressed his intentions to Arabella, Arabella raised her voice and asked why she married him if only to be humiliated by her family.

"How will someone else look at me later if I give up the right to take care of the house to your daughter. Duke Damien, am I really your wife?"

His daughter went to Merlyn and his wife locked herself in a room. Making himself in confusion as to where he would go to persuade who and defend who.

Wife or daughter.

Finally the Duke did not go to persuade or defend anyone from them.

The Duke instead went to the holy temple to gain enlightenment on what steps to take in his family matters.

The holy priest who has taken care of the descendants of Daren Lynx is an old man who has aged 90 years, this man is also the one who takes care of himself from the time he was born until the age of five years.

His name is Matheus, a gentle man who will teach the norms of life and ensure the descendants of Daren Lenx become a reliable person.

Killing monsters, saving the weak and humble.

Duke understands that basic principle, Matheus says it is the reason the descendants of Daren Lynx were born into the world. 

"The multitude of monsters I have killed has soiled all my body, probably because it has no humility left in me."

The duke looked at the holy priest who looked very calm like the surface of the water.

"My daughter said I was this kind of person, one who would rather give and do something than apologize. I know he's right, but I don't want to be blamed. I tried to fix things but they didn't understand what I was doing at all, or I didn't know what to do to make them understand. They are my family, all tied to me, Ashlyn is my daughter and Arabella is my wife, the mother of my son Vincent, I want them to be able to make up and walk side by side as a mother and child even though they are not bound by blood, so why can't they do it?"

Duke Damien sounded frustrated, but Reverend Matheus still looked calm and in control.

"Their relationship has been very bad, since the beginning your daughter did not like your wife, but Her Majesty went to the battle field after marriage, Her Majesty has been busy on the battlefield ever since, I feel that that is why your daughter feels that Her Majesty was never there for her. A child who only has a father, when his father comes with another wife and child, and shares the attention that is usually only for him, he will ask in his little heart, he said, does your father not like her anymore?"

The duke was speechless upon hearing these words, inside he was aware that he had been wrong to ignore Ashlyn all this time by simply focusing on the battlefield. He did not think that the consequences would be like this. 

"I don't want to blame you because His Majesty's duty to bring peace is not easy, it's just that your absence in his infancy makes your daughter slowly close the door of her heart, she said, his subconscious kept saying that His Majesty had left him. Then the boy would start looking for answers to the questions in his little heart 'why is his father never there for him again, why was he left behind?' and perhaps, your daughter made your wife and her family the reason you left her, which is why she hated them so much that their relationship would be hard to fix."

Duke closed his eyes and scooped his face, very frustrated. "Then what should I do to fix this?"

Reverend Matheus paused for a moment before saying, "Show him that His Majesty is there for him."

Duke, "I've done it, I asked him that I would give and do whatever he asked."

"Then what did he say when His Majesty asked that?"

Hearing the question from the priest, Duke Damien's eyes widened.

Because of you my world went dark. Don't do anything and never do anything like before when you're never here.

Don't do anything, I don't need it. Just go to war or just go to your wife, in your eyes I've never been, have I?

I had guessed that in Dad's heart, I had never existed.

"Think about it, Damien, when your daughter said that your wife and stepdaughter had taken everything that should have been hers, I thought that hers she meant you, Damien. Your daughter, Ashlyn feels lost to you, your affection, your concern and your support because of them. So when you slapped him, all the answers were already printed clearly in his mind and heart that he had been abandoned by you for their sake. However, all you ask him is exactly what he wants. How do you behave like this, Damien. I don't know if because you kill monsters too often and spill their blood, you're the one who starts to lose empathy, you should already know what he wants without needing to ask again, Duke."

The Duke fell silent, lowered his head and the priest Matheus sighed before continuing.

"His temperament is getting worse and it will be difficult to make him believe again because his heart is already hurt. Even if you ask him what he wants, then he will ask for something that is difficult for you to decide. It's as if she's asking you to choose between herself and your wife. He wants to test you, how you feel for him. So, when he heard a disappointing reply from you, he would rather leave. Damien I hope you don't forget where Ashlyn came from, even though she is your daughter, she is also his, if it comes his time to take Ashlyn from you what are you going to do?"

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The Duke's eyes stared intently as he rode his horse so quickly, many times he stomped his feet for the black horse riding to accelerate its run. 

Ever since the letter from Merlyn came to him, Duke could not help but feel his chest being squeezed and doused in acid water. So crowded and painful as she read the report about Ashlyn trying to drown herself on Merlyn beach.

If it's time for him to take Ashlyn from you, what are you gonna do?

This question swirled in his head and his eyes grew sharp. In the Duke's heart was determined that forever, even if it meant he had to kill his own daughter, he would do so because he would not allow her to take Ashlyn from him.

Ashlyn had to stay by his side.

The Duke continued to whip his horse, making him run all night until it began to lose its grip and was unable to run again because the Duke had too much force and inflicted terrible injuries on the body part.

The horse fell as the Duke was about to reach Merlyn, but the Duke did not care how his horse was dying and rushed to leave his horse, he wanted to get to the villa where his daughter was.

The moon was still hanging above the sky when the Duke arrived at the villa where Ashlyn lived. The Duke recalled the letter saying that while walking by the sea, Ashlyn suddenly ran towards the water and tried to drown herself. Carolin and the knights try to stop him, when they get Ashlyn, Ashlyn continues to mutter the words that the world is unfair to her and she wants to go home. 

It is also said that Ashlyn kept calling her mother.

Duke's heart was like being squeezed while reading that passage. He reached the villa where Ashlyn lived, but wasn't it too quiet?

There were no knights standing guard in front of the villa, fear soon creeping across the Duke's body. He looked at the unclosed front door and rushed in only to find that everyone was lying unconscious on the floor.

"Ashlyn's!" Duke yells. However, he did not get an answer.

The fear inside his chest grew so much that he felt a pain in his heart. With a huff Duke exits the villa and runs looking for Ashlyn and he finds her on Merlyn beach.

Ashlyn was alone, wearing only white pajamas that would not be able to protect her from the cold sea breeze, but the girl seemed to not care. With her bare feet she walked close to the water, her silvery-gray hair was seen glowing with moonlight, surging like waves in the wind.

The Duke chased after him and shouted his name.

"Ashlyn's!" 

The duke immediately pulled Ashlyn into his arms, but the girl tried to rebel.

They wrestle in the sea water which makes their bodies and clothes wet. Ashlyn tried hard to break away while the Duke firmly held her back. It lasted for a while until Ashlyn slumped in the water.

The Duke held her and looked at her daughter's face.

Her daughter was crying, her gray eyes were constantly shedding tears. "Mother, I want to go home, mother of this world is not fair to me, mother .. I want to go home."

Duke Darian who saw this realized that his daughter was not in a conscious state, she was walking in her sleep, following the magical call inside her dream. However, still, seeing this Duke's heart ached. She takes Ashlyn into her arms, apologizing many times even though she knows that her daughter will not listen to her apology at this time. But he still apologizes.

While in the distance Edmund who arrived late, stared at them with a feeling of relief. When he hears that Ashlyn is going to Merlyn's beach, Edmund realizes that the future has changed too much, Ashlyn should never go to Merlyn's beach because she was supposed to take care of him in the back residence.

Edmund who was in a state of mind immediately borrowed money from Ramus and hurried away, ignoring his wounds, even when he ran out of money due to being stalked by street thugs he was still on foot to get to Merlyn. 

A feeling of fear enveloped him about the events he had experienced, when I knew what had happened but the magic power was so strong that everyone fell asleep and Ashlyn went to the beach with a body full of wounds. In the past, Edmund was almost too late to get it, Ashlyn almost drowned herself, as Edmund pulled her to the mainland the girl continued muttering.

"The mother of this world is not fair to me, I want to go home."

"I want to go home."