When the Black Moon Rises - Chapter 223
Chapter 223
The warrior, who turned his body following the sound echoing from behind, swallowed his breath and couldn’t continue his words.
“……!”
The opponent, who curiously thought of that appearance and also turned his body following, was the same.
Someone wearing red clothes was stepping their foot out from outside the large gate.
A woman who was exceedingly beautiful like a dream, hiding small feet like butterflies inside red shoes in a flamboyant red ceremonial robe appearance, and loosely tying up her jet-black hair.
Was it because of the red outer robe where various gold decorations were put in?
Just by walking out from the crack of the door, she was like a large flower bud blooming below the night sky of a dark new moon.
Perhaps because of her snow-white skin, she also felt like a meticulous craftwork created with light and glass.
The reason why the warrior was surprised was not only because the main character of the topic he had been noisily talking about until now appeared from behind.
‘Why is it. She also feels like a different person from that time, somehow.’
The atmosphere surrounding Sehwa was also different from when he had seen her.
Comfort and softness as if she broke the shell of an egg and came out, surrounding the woman as if something fundamentally changed from that time.
Her beautiful looks that made eyes be captured to the point of being mesmerized, and her dignified and majestic appearance that made knees want to kneel were the same.
However.
Such emotions that somehow warmly and intensely touched one corner inside his chest just by seeing her, were something that he hadn't fully felt at that time.
“…….”
While he was hardened like that, the person inside his gaze passed him by leisurely and started walking towards somewhere.
And the warrior could discover something.
Small grass and tender flower buds blooming with each of her steps below the small red shoes.
The opponent who was sharing words with the Baek family warrior also witnessed that scene.
“……Gasp.”
The main character of the story that this person had been praising noisily until now, was here. Those words were all true.
Sehwa, leaving their fluster behind, left the Ju family residence that had been left sealed, her own mansion, and walked straight on.
Fresh green and warm tender leaves that were left dotted followed her footsteps that were not hurried.
The place her steps headed towards was the Mystic Ruler’s mansion.
The Baek family warriors who were guarding that place recognized her and avoided their seats.
The Mystic Ruler’s mansion had only the walls that were being protected by Spiritual Energy, and everything else was charred black and collapsed.
Wasn’t it the Mystic Ruler’s fire that wouldn't be extinguished until it burned all of the target and turned it into ashes, even if only one was made to burst.
It was not unreasonable for it to be in this state because he had poured dozens of those into it.
‘Even so, I didn't know it would become such a miserable state.’
The warriors seemed to still be looking for the culprit who made the mansion like this.
However, the culprit who set up even Spiritual Energy and caused a full-scale fire would likely not have left his traces.
Even so, they couldn't help but search.
Seeing that they had blocked the inside so seamlessly so that the people inside couldn't get out, it seemed like it wasn't a deed done with ordinary resentment.
She quietly stared at the inside of the wall that had become ashes and stood in front of the gate. Soon, the red shoes went over the frame of the gate that Spiritual Energy had been blocking.
White ash that had cooled down coldly stuck to the shoes below that had no dust on them.
She looked back at the remains of the mansion that were charred and collapsed in a mess.
Only a few pieces of black charcoal that hadn't broken completely and an endlessly desolate ashen vacant lot were caught in her eyes.
However, not only the remains of the building but also countless bones would be sleeping below that.
At that moment, a dry wind swept past her.
Inside the wind, screams and resentment, curses, sorrow, pain, and wailing were fully melted.
The appearance of numerous hands as cold as ice wandering above the ground was caught in her reddish-purple eyes.
Those that only had bones left seemed to want to grab her body and drag her and pull her to the place where they were right away.
“Get lost.”
The hands that had been wandering stopped their movements at the short words.
“I am not going to the same place as you.”
The Mystic Ruler’s mansion was a place that had been exposed to the curse of the Corrupt Dragon for a long time.
At the moment when she became a Divine Beast and purified everything.
It was also the one place that wasn't purified because it was being swept up by the fire of the Mystic Ruler.
She quietly watched the land where the vengeful spirits’ coldness was lingering, and then slightly lifted her hand.
“I will open one way to go.”
She quietly touched the ground.
Then a warm and cozy light seemed to be formed around that, and soon it swelled and spread to the surroundings.
Whoosh—
The land with ashes all over it shook a little as the light that was like morning mist covered it.
Soon the black and white ashes slightly floated as if they were riding the wind.
Jingle jingle.
The sounds rang clearly and the surroundings began to ring.
The vengeful spirits that made a light like fireflies slowly flew up into the air.
The process of purifying and scattering the evil energy and vengeful spirits was done so quietly.
She was no longer needed there anymore as the purification had begun, however, Sehwa stood in that place for quite a while and turned back after keeping that scene in her eyes.
The white moon went floating on the surface of the lake and touched a lotus leaf. The lotus leaf that was trembling calmly scattered the fragrance of the lotus flower.
Sehwa, who was sitting in the pavilion and looking at that sight, lifted her head at the warmth that she suddenly felt.
A pure white Divine Beast was rushing toward her flying above the dark night sky.
“Baek Giha.”
The eyes of the Divine Beast that held her changed softly as if they were about to melt, and soon landed lightly next to the pavilion.
The appearance of the animal slowly began to change below the pure white moonlight.
The long black hair fluttered inside the air where the fragrance of the lotus flower was fully ripe, and soon a pure white ceremonial robe like a snowy mountain was revealed.
He equipped the appearance of an exceptionally handsome man in a short time and approached her.
“Why did you come this early. Did Father kick you out or something?”
“What kind of words are those.”
The man came inside the pavilion hastily without even being able to smile at her.
“Father-in-law is already thinking of me as his one and only son-in-law. Before I could even take out the words, he asked when we were going to do the wedding ceremony with you, and said that the faster we did it the better.”
“……Really?”
“Of course. So the Chancellor is going to prepare to do the ceremony while catching the fastest auspicious day.”
“Were there any other words?”
“He said that he didn't have other worries because my heart for you was so deep and strong, and simply said to take good care of you.”
The man approached Sehwa who was still leaning her body on the railing and hugged her fragile body.
“It’s cold, why are you being like this here. I put fire and went, why aren’t you in the room.”
His eyes wrinkled slightly as his eyes felt that the hand holding the railing was a bit cool.
He put the small fragile hands inside his own and blew his breath in between them.
“Why aren’t you using Spiritual Power. Why were you just standing here getting hit by the wind?”
“How many layers of clothes do you think I am wearing right now. You told me not to take off this ceremonial robe until you came back, and you’re thinking of putting me inside that hot room?”
The inside of the room that the man burned the fire in whatever way was so hot that she didn’t even want to stay for half an hour.
However, she stayed inside for one hour because she was thinking of his sincerity, but what words was he even saying.
However, her lips kept breaking as she thought about this man who likely had never done those things himself and had sat crouching to put firewood in the stove for her.
In the end, a clear laughter burst out.
The eyes of Baek Giha were dazedly fixed on the transparent and soft face that was happily showing laughter and had no shadow on it.
Because he wanted to touch her no matter what. Because he wanted to touch her right now, he put his lips on her cheek lightly.
“I saw that you already finished the purification on the way here. We decided to do it together. Why didn’t you wait for me a little.”
The eyes of the man reached the dazzlingly white slender nape below the hair that was roughly tied up.
As he took his lips to that place, the shoulders of her that was spilling laughter shriveled a bit.
“It wasn't a hard job or a job that took a lot of time……Ah.”
The sweet body fragrance stimulated the tip of his nose dizzily and rushed to him.
His hands took out the hairpin that was fixing her long hair. The glossy black hair poured down like a waterfall.
“I hurried and came back because I was worried you would do that.”
The man mentioned in a sulky tone as he put his lips on her neck and the white shoulders inside the clothes that were pulled down a little, after touching the boundary of her ears while touching the hair with his hands.
He was being as if it was not a big deal with the words, but in truth, he had been in fear after discovering the mansion that had been purified.
Purification was a power that belonged to the new Divine Beast, and it was power where a side effect could happen if she had used it alone without him being with her.
The woman smiled as if she didn't know his unrest.
Baek Giha also dropped his eyes that had power after seeing that appearance.
However, the situation on the river where he had been about to lose her had left a scar that could not be healed deep inside his soul even though he had found her again.
“It really wasn't a big deal. If there had been a job that would have even 1/10000th of risk, I would have waited for you.”
The woman answered with a smile that had no shadow on it. Without knowing his gaze that was trembling inside it.
Because he didn't want to disturb that happy voice, he didn't reveal his unrest and instead buried his lips again on her shoulders.
The unrest of how he almost lost her seemed like it would keep bothering him for quite a while, however, it also seemed to be blurring a bit while they were touching each other like this with their skin.
The woman who had taken off all burdens and didn't think of the past anymore had a comfortable face and was at peace, it was as if she was completely new.
She was pretty before too, but she was so pretty now that it made him not know what to do.
‘This beauty, it’s not like only I will be able to find out, right.’
“…….”
His Adam’s apple moved a bit.
Inside that light, he had been with her. He had been one body.
They had become one Divine Beast and ran in the world, so there had been no need to worry about how they would get separated from each other.
If there was a problem, it would be that they had experienced that strong sense of unity.
They had equipped a body again like they were passing a test, and had been separated from each other, and the memory of the perfect unity had given them a bitter sense of loss.
“What’s wrong. Were you tired because you went to the Baek family?”
“……I guess so.”
“You had a hard time. I will hug you.”
He got hugged by her thin arms as he was being as if they were being nested, and swung his hands one time.
The pure white barrier spun around the lake surrounding the pavilion and erased their appearance.
He hurriedly peeled off the red ceremonial robe that had many layers and seemed like a wedding dress.
“Come to think of it, why did you tell me not to take off this ceremonial robe?”
“…….”
“Hmm? Why?”
“…….”
He had hastened to go to the wedding hall before because he couldn’t hold it in anymore,
In between that, he wanted the people who would see her by any chance to see this ceremonial robe that resembled the appearance of a wedding dress. He wanted them to think of him as putting on the same ceremonial robe with that thought because he wanted them to think that they had already had the wedding.
It was a story that was too shy to take out from his own mouth.
Perhaps because she discovered his ears that had been reddened behind the shining moonlight first, she didn't ask him further.
Instead, she put her white arms around his neck.
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