I Became Crown Prince's Wife
Following Light in Darkness(6)

“Don't worry, I won't kill him. I'm not cold-blooded.”

“Wah, I'm very touched.”

“Don't be sarcastic and think about your options. Which path is best for you to choose? It would be better to be Empress than to be locked in here. ”

His face gradually approached so I pushed his chest.

"God."

"I look forward to the day you give up."

He smiled and left.

I'd rather spend my whole life locked up than be his Empress.

Tap tap.

I heard a sudden knock on the window.

“Laon.”

“Ser!”

That's Ser's voice.

I opened the window in a hurry.

Ser came in and I saw a big belt around his waist.

It seems like he climbed upstairs using a belt.

I can still see the black spots on his hands which means he still suffers from the disease.

“Sorry, I came late.I've been trying to visit you for a while now, but I always fail. ”

"No, thanks for coming."

"But is your body okay?"

“All I care about is you, Laon.”

Ser seems really exhausted.

It seems like he has been through a lot after I was locked down.

“Phillip announces that he will make you Empress.”

"What?"

“She has set a wedding date. It's a month later. ”

Phillip said he wouldn't force me. I think he's honest because he hasn't done anything for a year.

But it's not so.

I spent a year in this room but will it all end like this?

My legs went limp and I collapsed.

“Laon, I'll do as you say. Can you restore my power?”

"Of course I'll give it back!"

We held each other's hands and I reciprocated the blessing I received from Ser.

As both sides agreed, power returned to Ser without any problems.

His body was enveloped by a white light,

"I'll save you later."

"Yes, I'll wait."

***

My memories of the past keep flooding in.

I think this terrible nightmare will end when I return the power to Ser.

I never dreamed that this was the beginning of a greater tragedy.

The more I walk, the hotter I feel.

Sweat ran through my body like a waterfall and I felt like I was about to melt.

It was the same back then.

Shortly after Ser's departure, the palace burned down.

***

The fire broke out at Tenlarn's palace.

The fire started in the main palace and quickly spread to other palaces.

A raging fire engulfed the palace as people started shouting and fleeing.

I knocked on the door, but there was no answer.

The knights guarding the gate must have run away in fear.

The fire spreads so quickly that it becomes difficult to breathe.

I couldn't see anything because of the black smoke.

I don't think it's too bad to die here.

I want to die and meet Rakshul soon instead of being trapped in the palace or being forced to be Phillips' wife.

Just as I was about to give up completely, Phillip went inside.

His expression remained calm even though the palace was being burned.

I woke up instinctively.

"Did you light a fire?"

"It's dangerous, let's go."

Phillip forcefully grabbed my hand.

I must be right. He lit the fire.

“Why did you start the fire? How can you do this ?! ”

The whole place was on fire and people were screaming for help.

But there was no guilt in Phillip's expression.

He looked at me expressionlessly and kept dragging me away.

“True, Ser!”

“….”

“Where is Ser?”

He then proceeded to take me instead of saying anything.

"Let me go! Hiya! Put me down now!”

But Phillip kept walking forward holding me.

As we walked away, the flames and screams gradually faded and the air became cold.

We have arrived at the deepest place in Tenlarn's palace.

“Stay here briefly.”

"Hi! Where's Ser?”

Phillip came out without answering.

***

I'm trapped in this room.

But where's Ser?

What about the palace?

Why did Phillip start the fire?

Unlike my previous place, this place doesn't even have a window.

I don't know how much time has passed or what is happening now.

All I could see was a stone slab.

It had all the deaths since the outbreak began to be recorded there, including Rakshul.

- In February 510, the Crown Prince died.

I read that sentence over and over again.

I didn't want to see it, but my eyes were fixed on the stone slab.

"Rakshul, Rakshul ..."

I miss him, I miss Rakshul.

“Rakshul..”.

I repeatedly mentioned his name, when suddenly, a light flowed from my hand.

The blessing Ser gave me has returned to me.

And there's something else, too,

That is the power of the Goddess. Part of his power has flowed back to me.

What the hell is going on here?

Did Ser regain his strength?

Did he send me some of his power?

I wonder what happened when I suddenly heard Ser's voice in my ear.

[Laon! Save me! Save me!]

I woke up in a hurry.

There is no time to be lost in thought.

I opened the door using the power he gave me.

The knights under Phillip's orders tried to stop me, but I silenced them all using that power.

I stopped after I left the palace.

The situation is much worse than I expected.

Tenlarn Palace had been turned into a pile of ash and the air was polluted by poisonous fumes.

At first, it looked like a black magic spell, but upon closer inspection, I realized that it was Light Power.

The flow of light was different than usual but I could see it clearly because of Ser's power.

This is what Philip did.

I'm heading to the palace where Phillip is.

There's nothing left to stop me.

After all everyone was dead.I passed through many corpses as I rushed forward.

It was a terrible sight. As I approached the Emperor's palace, I saw a large stone slab.

How could the stone slab remain untouched even in this situation?

After Phillip ascended the throne as Emperor, he made many statues and stone slabs to praise his achievements.

I thought it was just one of his plaques but the inscription on the stone slab caught my attention.

rakshul, former Crown Prince, announces.

Rakshul's?

I stopped in place.

- Phillip dared to call himself Emperor and changed the name of the Altar Palace as he wished. So, on September 1, 687, Rakshul led a coup to destroy Phillip and those who dared to take over the Roums and destroy the corrupt Altar Palace.

- O fool, obey the Roums. If you disobey them, they will take everything they give you. Khan's land will be darkened and consumed by pain forever.

Follow Rum. This is the last chance we give you. Pledge your allegiance to Rakshul, the new Emperor of Zelcan. Don't forget, you're a Zelcan!

Whatisthis?

On the stone slab, it is said that Rakshul burned the palace.

This must be Phillip's.

There was no way someone would have the time to make this slab in the midst of this chaos.

It is clear why he created it.

He would blame Rakshul for everything he had done.

"I told you to keep quiet, but you're here."

Phillip suddenly appeared behind me.

“Philip, what is this?! Are you out of your mind? How can you do this?! Are you even human?”

I poured my anger on him.

Phillip's eyes flashed with anger.

“Do not speak carelessly.I am the Emperor of this Empire.I will not forgive you if you do not respect me anymore. ”

“Yes, you are the Emperor! Then be responsible for this! Rakshul did nothing!”

Phillip smiled bitterly at me as I cried.

“Laontel, as expected, you are smart.I don't think you will notice who made this. ”

“Lies like this won't work! Rakshul is dead! Everybody knows that!"

“Man is stupid. They are easily misled by everything.”

"I can fake it by saying that the Crown Prince is still alive and burning Tenlarn's palace to regain his country and throne."

“Cracking? Did you kill everyone in the capital?”