I Became Crown Prince's Wife
Following the Light in Darkness (11)

Phillip created a ring of light to draw the Power of Light from the body of the cursed descendant.

It was passed on to the next Emperor as an heirloom and the future Emperor used it to seal the Door of Darkness each time it was opened.

The more they used the ring of light, the more curse bearers would suffer.

Phillip was a bad guy until the end. He never considered the lives of others as important.

But it's not as cruel as he escorts the heir to the curse to a remote island to hide his disgrace.

He tries to hide the truth by saying the curse was made by the Goddess to mark the seeds of the tyrants and the broken souls.

I don't know what's going on either, but it's Phillip's punishment.

Phillip died, and his son became Emperor.

The new emperor must have thought about whether he should tell the truth or not.

However, it was clear that the dignity of the Imperial family would be destroyed when he revealed the truth.

The Asteris Empire was a country created by the power of the Goddess.

However, the country is still unstable because it is still new.

In the end, the second Emperor did not reveal anything.

But unfortunately, all the mistakes were inflicted on the heir of the curse. The second emperor only revealed the truth to some of his family.

The fact that Phillip caused the curse happened because he betrayed the Goddess.

This was a truth known only to the heir of the curse.

Over the years, Blake and many others have been sacrificed for Phillip's greed.

On the way, Laontel's memories came to my mind.

It turns out I'm Laontel.

That's why I keep seeing scenes that don't appear in novels.

Those memories are all mine.

On the day I married Blake, I fell into the lake and died when my head hit a stone slab. Then, I reincarnated into another world.

I forgot everything and lived an ordinary life in Korea.

And somehow, the story became a book there and I reincarnated back here.

How did that story become a novel?

Maybe it was written by someone connected to two worlds like me?

I died twice and miraculously got another chance.

It was to save Ser.

I think heaven sent me to remove this curse.

I can't fail this time.

The darkness continued and the heat would not go away.

I walked with great difficulty, using all my strength.

It was hard to breathe and the pain slowly controlled all my senses.

But I still forced myself to walk.

All I can think about is Blake and Ser.

As I walked along the only path in the darkness, I saw bright red lights flashing from afar.

I finally found it.

Ser.

“Arghh!”

I started running towards him.

I squeezed out the last part of my last strength and moved forward.

It was hard to lift my legs because of the mud, but I ran without caring about anything.

The darkness immediately faded and the red light gradually shone brighter.

Everything around me is red.

Just like the fire in Tenlarn Palace, as the flames engulfed the entire place.

As soon as I saw it, I froze.

"Hot! Save me! Laontel, save me!I'm scared…"

"I'll be there soon, Ser!"

Ser's right in front of me. I had to hurry and save him.

I went into a hot and sizzling fire.

It was so painful that I couldn't even scream.

But it's not real fire.

Amidst the heat of the flames, a distorted Power of Light swayed around him.

That must be Phillip's strength

He locked Ser in this very hot place.

I grit my teeth and keep going.

It wasn't a real fire, but it felt like being in a real fire because of the pain.

My body feels like it's going to melt.

I walked and walked, until I could see a clear ball that was half covered in black liquid.

Ser is trapped inside.

I ran straight towards him. There is no time to doubt.

“Argh!”

But, I can't see the black spots that were on her a thousand years ago.

I fell silent when I saw Ser, whom I had not seen for a thousand years. There were a lot of burns on that area of black spots. He probably suffered serious burns during the great fire at Tenlarn Palace. He had been sealed without receiving any treatment and a thousand years had passed by now. The wounds from the burns remain a terrible scar.

“Ser!”

“Laontel?”

Ser recognized me as I approached him.

“Yes, it's me. Ser, wait a minute. I'll get you out of there in a minute.”

I tried to unseal.

As soon as I touched it, I could feel the power within.

Phillip's seal is too strong.

But I can't give up like this.

I could see a small crack in the ball.

It was a clear sign of Ser's struggle for a thousand years and my heart broke upon seeing him.

How hard it has been for him for years.

But there is no time to be sad now.

Ser has tried to unseal Phillip many times. But every time he did, the Door of Darkness also opened.

Emperor Asteris sealed the door using Phillip's ring.

At the same time, the door closed again, making all of Ser's efforts futile.

Ser gave me some of his power before he was sealed.

If I combine my power with hers, I will be able to unseal her.

I remember Laontel's memories of how to use my powers.

I focused and called out the power Ser gave me, but it wasn't easy.

After I gathered my strength, I barely managed to put my hand on the seal.

At that moment, the power surrounding the ball instantly flowed into my hands. It was a magic that Philip had left behind to prevent the seal from being broken.

I remember when I was attacked by Philip's powers in the past. Will I die from his power again? Can I really save Ser and Blake?

I am more afraid of it than of my own death.

I can't even scream because I'm sick. Then all of a sudden, Phillip's powers started to come out of my body.

My eyes were shocked. Then I saw Ser. He reached out from above the transparent ball and grabbed my hand.

Immediately, the Power of Light that had fallen asleep within me awoke with its help.

I started to focus again.

I feel like I'm back to my days as Laontel Bellacian.

As we both worked at the same time, Phillip's strength gradually lost its strength and disappeared.

Cracks began to appear on the seal and grew increasingly larger.

Finally, the seal shattered into pieces.

At that moment, our surroundings became dark again. The fire was also gone.

But it was different from before.I didn't feel like I was being devoured by despair anymore. It felt more like a peaceful and quiet night.

“Laontel!”

“Ser!”

I finally released the seal and hugged her.

"Why are you so late?! It's too late!You said you'd save me! You're my only friend!”

Ser was crying.

“I'm sorry Ser, I'm sorry.”.

I could feel her burn scars as I hugged her tightly.

My tears welled up when I saw the burn scar covering the left side of Ser's body.

"I hate you! I hate you! I called you many times! You're all I got..”.

"I'm sorry. I'm sorry because I'm so late.”

All I can say is that I'm sorry.

I only found Ser after a thousand years. I've lost my memory of him.

“Laon!I hate you so much! I called you many times! I hate you! I hate you!"

“I'm sorry Ser, it's all my fault.”.

I keep apologizing to Ser.

She said she hated me but she hugged me very tightly with her skinny arms.

I don't remember my past life before.

Before I was reborn as Ancia, I reincarnated into a completely different world.

And when I came back to this world, I thought it was just a world in a novel.

It's not my fault that I forgot Ser, but I still feel sorry for him.

Ser was betrayed by Phillip, so he only had me left to save him.

"I'm sorry."

I patted her on the back and hugged her as she cried sadly.

Ser's cries gradually stopped and he shook his head.

"No, it's not Laontel's fault."