When the Black Moon Rises - Chapter 187
Chapter 187
When Clan Head Kang knelt before Sehwa with a determined expression…
When he dared to offer his life…
Baek Giha had been so enraged that he wanted to silence him and throw him out of the room.
He hadn’t been able to because he couldn't deny his words.
“Clan Head Baek is also a Divine Beast, but can he defeat the Corrupt Dragon? The Ju Clan has always been ruled by dragons because only a dragon can defeat a dragon.”
He was confident he could enter the Ju Clan territory with her and return unharmed, even if it meant facing thousands of warriors.
But he couldn’t guarantee her safety if the Corrupt Dragon was involved.
Because, as Clan Head Kang had said, only a dragon could kill a dragon.
Baek Giha’s eyes darkened.
He felt frustrated and ashamed that he couldn't tell her she didn't have to fight, that he would deal with the Corrupt Dragon himself, that she could focus on her own goals.
He felt useless, his own weakened body a burden.
So all he could do was postpone the decision, swallow his words, and hope there was another way, a way to fight the Corrupt Dragon without her.
Just then, he felt a soft touch on his face.
“You have a wound here.”
“What?” A wound? Him?
“I’ll treat it.”
“No, it’s—” He was about to stop her from leaving, when…
Smooch.
“!”
“Heal quickly, heal quickly.”
She pressed her lips against his skin, her touch unexpectedly warm.
“Se—”
“Ah, there’s another one here. It was hidden by your hair.”
And another kiss. Smooch. “And here.” And another. Smooch.
Baek Giha looked at her, his eyes filled with an unreadable emotion as she kissed his wounds, then he gently took her hand.
Her vision swam as he pulled her closer.
“!”
“Sehwa. Ju Sehwa.”
She was in his arms, held tightly against his chest.
‘So that’s why he looked so troubled when Clan Head Kang spoke…’
She had been worried that Clan Head Kang had pledged his loyalty to her instead of Baek Giha…
Even though she knew Baek Giha wouldn’t be bothered by such things, she still tried to divert the conversation to the Six Clans’ loyalty…
But Baek Giha had been worried about something completely different.
‘Such a fool…’
She hugged him tightly, knowing he must have endured the pain alone, before she arrived. “Don’t hesitate. I’m happy.”
“About what?”
“About becoming a dragon.”
“......”
“I wasn’t sure what I was before, even though I was called a Divine Beast. Like when I saved Mother, transforming into some unknown creature with all my spiritual powers mixed… it was dangerous, I could have lost myself…” She sighed. “…And even when I could transform into a Divine Beast, because of the interference of the different spiritual powers within me, I didn’t feel like a true Divine Beast.”
Thanks to the Red Dragon’s Spirit Orb, she had finally become a true Red Dragon Divine Beast, suppressing the Baek Clan’s spiritual power within her.
‘Do you know how much I’ve longed for this?’
It wasn’t because she needed the power of a Divine Beast. She had to become a true Divine Beast to fulfill the wish he had made for her, the wish that had allowed her to turn back time, to obtain her second reverse scale.
He would never know how happy she was, how grateful that she could finally repay him for the lives he had given her.
“But now, I don’t have to let you go alone.”
“Let me go alone?”
“Yes. I won’t let you suffer alone anymore. I don’t want to just be protected by you. Why can't I protect those I love?”
She met his gaze.
“You know I’m just as afraid of you getting hurt as you are of me getting hurt.”
They both wanted to protect each other.
“You told me to do whatever I wanted, right? This is what I want to do,” she said, her forehead resting against his arm.
“To stand by your side, to protect you, as you charge into battle without fear. That’s what I desire most.”
“Sehwa.”
“So don’t try to take this away from me. Don’t take away my greatest wish.”
“But what if you get hurt? Even then?”
She didn’t hesitate.
“It’s alright. Even if I die, as long as I can protect you.”
She touched the mark she had placed near his shoulder blade, the mark imbued with her spiritual power.
Her crimson eyes gleamed in the dim light.
A single wish, granted by sacrificing a Divine Beast’s immortality.
How much she had longed for this.
She couldn't give it to him openly, like he had done for her.
‘If I do, he’ll surely use it for me, not for himself…’
So she had decided to hide it on his back, so that she could fulfill his wish, whenever he unknowingly voiced his deepest desire, even at the cost of her own life.
“I love you.”
She would protect him, no matter what, whether it was the Corrupt Dragon, the Ju Clan, or anything else.
“Do you think that Corrupt Dragon can even touch you? I’ll crush anything that tries to harm you.”
“…You call him ‘that Corrupt Dragon’… after all my worrying…”
“He’s just a corrupt dragon. Can a measly, rotting snake even compare to us, two Divine Beasts?”
“......”
“So stop worrying and let’s attack. Inform the Clan Heads and make an announcement. It’s time to end the Ju Clan’s tyranny.”
“......”
“We will, right?”
“You won’t get hurt… will you?”
“What are you talking about? Of course, I will.”
She smiled, her laughter echoing through the moonlit room.
“But we’ll be happy. I’ll have my revenge, we’ll overthrow the Ju Clan and kill the Corrupt Dragon, and then… we won’t have to worry about anything else but each other.”
She hugged him tightly.
Perhaps because her body temperature had dropped after transforming into a dragon, his warmth felt like a burning ember.
But she didn’t mind. She loved him, everything about him.
“We’ll get married and live happily ever after. Right?”
“......”
“Baek Giha?”
Instead of answering, he kissed her, his lips warm and soft against hers, his tongue parting her lips, their breaths mingling.
She kissed him back, her lips parting to welcome his tongue.
‘It’s good… so good…’
The longer their kiss lasted, the more her breathing quickened, her mind clouding with pleasure.
But she needed an answer first.
She pulled away slightly, her eyes searching his, her body still pressed against his.
“So? Tell me. Will we?”
“......”
“Are we going to attack?”
“…As you wish…” his eyes, which had been narrowed, now softened, just like when he had first seen her enter his room. “…How can I refuse your wish?”
Her clear laughter echoed through the quiet room.
She hugged him tighter, their lips meeting once more, their tongues tangling, their breaths mingling.
She spoke against his lips, her words barely audible, “We’ll be happy.”
She could already grant him one of his wishes.
And she had also secretly placed a reverse scale, obtained from her transformation, on his back, a reverse scale that could save his life.
She had already achieved her greatest wish.
That knowledge made her feel lighter, emboldened her to ask him for this war.
As if understanding her feelings, he gazed at her, his eyes filled with tenderness and love.
And then, he kissed her again.
A soft, wet sound echoed in the quiet room as their hands moved, undressing each other.
Their voices dropped to husky whispers, their moans mingling as their lips met.
Their heated bodies intertwined, as if this night would never end.
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