Chapter 809 An Elf's Love
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Apparently, Ash came from the Goldsand Confederation, our next goal in this journey. He lived there as just another kid, but his mother died and then he was kidnaped… I didn't wanted to ask too much though, but it seemed the Vampires are working even there.
"I was… well, my mom… She died. And when I started being homeless, I was… kidnaped. I remember other kids also being kidnaped similarly. We were thrown into a strange underground room, and there were these creepy people with red eyes… They said we would be given powers beyond our imagination."
"Red Eyes…" I sighed. "Why are the Vampires trying so hard to be the villains now? They were wronged and all of that, yes, but do they have to hurt innocent people to accomplish their revenge? Don't they realize they're becoming worse than those that wronged them in the past now?"
"They used to be just and righteous, a family of knights." Said Lucifer. "When most of them died in the war against the Demon King, most likely… those that survived decided that their righteous and just ways were not necessary if they wanted to destroy their enemies, the humans. I guess those that survived did so by doing the nastiest of things imaginable, while slowly infiltrating human society."
"They've been infecting the human society ever since. I know they harbor deep hatred against us but… To go as far as to kill innocents. Do they believe this is the way they are taking revenge on our kin for doing the same before?" Jonathan sighed. "Hahh… I guess I shouldn't really comment on this, despite being seen as a hero and praised by many, I barely know these things, the politicians have been hiding this even from me."
"The Goldsand Confederation is also a rather lawless place." Said August. "While in the center and the south of Midgard, there are mostly kingdoms with laws we abide to, the Goldsand Confederation was built upon large groups of wealthy merchants that declared the Goldsand Desert as their territory. It is divided into many sub territories, most of them unprotected and lawless. Only the richest merchants and their descendants enjoy peaceful lives there… They most likely benefit out of the endless and constant corruption of the whole place."
"Well now, that's rather sad, is it not?" I sighed. "I guess it is the perfect place for those Vampires to do as many experiments as they wanted. What they did with the twins and all those other people they experimented on, the chimeras, and the slaves they had which we rescued… It was just a small-scale project somewhere else; I assume."
"Is there anything else that you would want us to know, Ash?" Asked August.
"W-Well, more than that… I don't really know. I was experimented and given this strange crystal in my chest." He sighed.
"I guess that's what makes us different too." Takeshi said. "While he was modified, we were created almost from scratch as artificial beings…"
"Yeah, they're probably mass-producing modified children for some reason… Maybe for the same reason they made Ash in here become something like a monster summoner for their army." Said Laura.
"I think they could be planning to amass a great army of monsters, using these modified children with Evil God Fragments' secretions must be essential for their plan, as Miasma can create monsters endlessly in the right conditions." Lucifer analyzed.
"Ugh, my head hurts a bit… I don't get half of what's going on!" Partner complained.
"Is there anything else you know?" I asked. "I… Have you ever meet a boy named Arthur Belle? He's… slightly blonde, maybe clear brown haired?"
"N-No, I don't remember anybody named like that…" Ash sighed. "I'm sorry…"
"A-Ah, well, that's fine." I sighed. "It might actually be a relief-"
"But I do know of someone that was blonde and brown haired. He was really nice, and helped me escape back then… I don't know what has happened to him ever since, but he was also… someone like me." Ash sighed.
"I-I see… Well, it could be just anybody else…" I sighed. "I just hope he's alright… But if there's… really the possibility he might be in a similar situation as yours, then I have to get there as soon as possible. We'll be leaving tomorrow." I said, as everyone nodded. "Of course, we need to restore the forest too. Ah, and about this… Emeraldine, if you don't want to, you don't really have to come along." I smiled back at her.
"Eh?"
"I mean, we've only arrived here for like two days… And I know you want to stay here with everyone you love, your uncle too… And you want to help the forest regrow completely. I doubt we can do that in just a single day. And all of that… Don't worry, you can stay here as much as you want, I don't want to force you to come along. I just want you to be happy." I smiled back. "I've seen you smile in here, like never before… I know this is the place you really belong to."
"M-Maria…" Emeraldine was left surprised. "I-I…!"
"It's fine, really." I nodded. "Don't feel afraid either… I don't want to force you to come along with me anywhere… You're free, free to do whatever you want."
"…" Emeraldine suddenly remained in silence, glancing into the table.
Then, her aura started surging from her body. Her face grew… red? And her eyes seemed very angry! What the hell?!
"Maria you idiot! Dummy! Stupid!" Suddenly, she jumped over me and started hitting me with her arms.
She was coated on holy light, and it actually hurt a lot!
"Ouch! Ay! Hey, what are you doing?!" I cried. "Why are you angry?!"
"Why wouldn't I be angry?! How can you say that to me after everything we've gone through?! I might be happy in here… But I'm even happier at your side! At the side… of the family we've built together!" She cried, sitting over my legs. "And with the whole thing about your brother… There's just no way I'm leaving your side! Idiot!"
"E-Emeraldine…"
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