I Married the Terminally Ill Emperor - Chapter 142

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I Married a Terminally Ill Emperor

 

Chapter 142

 

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“Kill the Princess!”

 

Cole forcefully deflected his opponent’s sword, then quickly looked around to find whoever had given the command.

 

The one who just gave that order must be their leader. He had to find and eliminate them immediately.

 

But the man who had been clashing swords with him as if to kill suddenly dropped his sword with a thud.

 

“Kill the Princess. Kill the Princess…”

 

At his muttering, Cole glared at his opponent with cold eyes.

 

Neither the one who gave the command nor those who followed it could be forgiven.

 

“Kill the Princess. Kill the Princess…”

 

But as the muttering continued, Cole, who had been preparing for the next attack, looked at his opponent with puzzled eyes.

 

The fighting spirit he had shown while battling him had disappeared, and he could see empty pupils that seemed to have lost reason, just like Roand.

 

But his questions were brief, as Cole gripped his sword handle tightly with determined eyes.

 

This was not a place for sparring. No matter how little fighting spirit his opponent showed, he had to draw his sword to protect the Princess.

 

Bang!

 

Then, suddenly, the sound of an explosion came from somewhere.

 

Startled, he turned his head toward the sound and saw a man in night clothes running toward the Princess before self-destructing. His comrades nearby were knocked down by the blast’s aftermath.

 

Cole looked around with a bewildered expression. There were more corpses fallen on the ground than people standing.

 

Looking quickly ahead, he saw the man who had been standing in front was also taking something out with vacant eyes.

 

Cole quickly stepped back while assessing the situation. Hart, who met his eyes, was also breaking out in cold sweat.

 

Those who had lost their reason could no longer think, so their attack power disappeared and they were slowly walking toward them.

 

“Cole, Hart. I’ll go to where the demon beasts are.”

 

Dahlia, who had been watching the two fighting behind her, bit her lip and spoke.

 

If they stayed like this, they would be caught up in suicide bomb attacks. In that case, the place where the demon beasts were might be safer.

 

“Since the demon beasts can’t attack Your Highness, that might be better! I’ll clear the path!”

 

“I’ll take the rear!”

 

When Hart nodded, Cole followed by shouting.

 

“Annie, you should take cover for a moment.”

 

“I can’t do that. If only I survive, that would be death for me.”

 

Annie looked around with fearful eyes but pressed closer to Dahlia’s side.

 

“Alright. Then we need to run quickly.”

 

“Yes!”

 

As Hart threw daggers at the men in night clothes to clear a path, Dahlia grabbed Annie’s hand and ran toward the main gate where the demon beasts were gathered.

 

Explosive sounds began erupting one after another from behind.

 

At this, Annie gripped Dahlia’s hand tightly with a worried expression. She was concerned about Cole, who would be protecting them from behind.

 

“It’ll be okay! Us moving quickly is helping them.”

 

“Yes!”

 

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“Kill the Princess… Kill me… Kill the Princess… Please kill me!”

 

Meanwhile, Gray stared at Roand with serious eyes.

 

He had thought it might be hypnosis, but he never expected it to be real.

 

Roand was a Sword Master. He knew better than anyone the mental strength of a Sword Master. But hypnosis that could break down even that mental strength.

 

However, no matter if it was hypnosis, he couldn’t leave Roand alone when he was endangering Dahlia. He had to stop him, even if it meant killing him as he said.

 

Then, the sound of an explosion was heard.

 

Startled, he turned his head to see suicide bombs exploding around Dahlia. Everyone seemed to have lost their reason, walking slowly as they approached Dahlia.

 

“The Pope has gone completely mad. To use all his own knights as disposable pawns.”

 

Gray tried to run toward Dahlia with an angry expression, but there was someone running ahead of him.

 

It was Roand.

 

“That’s… deception… Kill the Princess.”

 

He was heading toward Dahlia with vacant eyes.

 

Gray pushed himself to maximum speed and followed behind him. He couldn’t let even a fingertip of Dahlia be harmed.

 

Then, he saw Roand reach her vicinity. If he also had a bomb, Dahlia would be in danger.

 

“Captain!!!”

 

Gray quickly sent his sword flying toward his back.

 

Dahlia was running frantically when someone suddenly got close behind her, so she pushed Annie aside to protect her.

 

Annie fell to the ground and Dahlia turned her body in the opposite direction, when suddenly a shadow figure shot up from the ground.

 

Just how much had they prepared to kill her? She never expected someone to be hiding even underground.

 

Had they set off bombs to drive her this way? No matter how much she tried to avoid it, was death a fate she couldn’t escape? No matter how much she tried to overcome it, the world seemed to keep wanting her death.

 

Then, Roand blocked her path and deflected the sword that came up from the ground.

 

“Your Highness… I wanted to protect you until the end, but I’m sorry…”

 

The masked man gave a bitter smile.

 

Dahlia looked at him with wide, surprised eyes, and behind him she could see a sword flying like lightning.

 

Dahlia froze in place. Roand embraced her protectively in his arms.

 

“Dahlia!”

 

At the same time, the Emperor’s desperate voice could be heard.

 

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Gray froze solid, feeling as if the world was collapsing.

 

The sword he had sent was piercing through Roand’s back and striking her as well.

 

Despair consumed him, showing him terrible visions before his eyes.

 

Before his eyes appeared Dahlia in a beautiful wedding dress.

 

My beautiful companion approaching with light steps.

 

Though he had once avoided her because of his terminal fate, he had finally been able to hold a wedding ceremony with her through her endless courage and deep love.

 

Even though he didn’t have much time left, he would remember this moment forever.

 

But the firm vow was brief. Before his eyes appeared Dahlia bleeding and collapsing.

 

It had happened in an instant.

 

He was a Sword Master. How could she die before his very eyes? How? Could it be that his curse had transferred to her? How else could she be dying!

 

“Dahlia… Wait just a moment. I’ll get the Royal Physician soon-”

 

“…It’s, it’s okay. Your Majesty.”

 

She forced her trembling lips upward to comfort him.

 

What was okay? You’re dying before my eyes right now. What exactly is okay! What!

 

“Dahlia…”

 

He was so afraid and scared. He had always been alone, but meeting her had taught him the joy of being together. And now he had to be alone again?

 

Even while dying, she reached out her hand as if to comfort him.

 

Gray carefully took her hand and brought it to his face. Her hand, which had always been warm, was cold as ice today.

 

Looking down at her pale face without a trace of color, he felt as if his breath would stop at any moment.

 

Dahlia. I can’t live without you. Please.

 

“…I love you.”

 

With those words as her last, Dahlia’s hand fell powerlessly to the ground.

 

“Aaaahhhhh!”

 

Gray embraced her and let out a scream of agony.

 

It felt as if the world was deceiving him. He resented the sky. Why not take him away faster instead? Why show him her dying like this?

 

A world without her was unnecessary.

 

He would not forgive this. He would tear that entire sky apart.

 

At that moment, black aura burst from his body, thickly covering the surroundings.

 

His pupils, having lost reason, were completely empty.

 

His hair, which had been black as the night sky, bleached to silver as it grew long, and pitch-black wings burst through his formal wear from his back.

 

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Dahlia slowly opened her eyes that had been closed, feeling the heavy sensation in her stomach.

 

Thinking she might be stabbed with a sword again like in the past, she had wrapped a protective guard around herself under her dress that was said to block even steel. Fortunately, the guard had been effective.

 

She hurriedly checked on Roand who had collapsed while protecting her, and he was breathing faintly.

 

Just as Dahlia was quickly channeling divine power into him.

 

Rumble crash!

 

The sky made a terrifying sound as if it would collapse at any moment.

 

When she looked up at the sky in surprise, the black night sky began to gradually turn white.

 

White Night.

 

Below it stood the Emperor with empty pupils.

 

The Emperor’s hair bleached white and grew long, fluttering around him. He had always been surrounded by blue aura, but now his entire body was covered in black aura.

 

As he curled up his body as if in pain, the back of his shirt tore lengthwise.

 

Dahlia hurriedly ran toward him. If his wings fully grew and he flew up to the sky, there would be nothing she could do.

 

It would be the end of the world once again.

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