I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 219

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Chapter 219

 

 

 

 

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The first to discover Danae Roland’s body was Lumiere Roland, who had been heading toward the red ship.

Lumiere doubted his own eyes from atop the ship.

‘That is…’

No way.

It couldn’t be.

He wanted to believe it wasn’t true, but it was certain.

Fragments of a broken ship. A woman collapsed on wooden planks was floating down…

“Danae!”

It was his younger sister.

Lumiere immediately jumped into the sea.

The moment he swam quickly through the icy waves and grabbed the girl’s arm, he realized. Actually, he had been suspecting it from before due to the bloody scent that stung his nose.

Danae’s legs were gone.

To be precise, everything below the knees had been completely blown away.

Lumiere hurriedly placed his hand on her nape.

Thump thump.

Fortunately, he could feel a pulse. She was alive. Truly fortunately, she was alive.

“Dana. Just hold on a little longer.”

Lumiere, who had been pulling Danae’s body, paused for a moment.

On the wooden plank, beside Danae, the wreckage of the ship was scattered messily.

Someone’s glasses, hairpins, shoes, and.

A crystal orb.

For an instant, Lumiere’s gaze was drawn to the crystal orb.

 

“What should we do, Lumiere.”

 

Because he saw something inside the orb.

 

“I’m worried.”

 

Moreover, because he saw a familiar face.

‘Danae?’

What is that?

He saw Danae inside the orb. But it wasn’t the Danae he knew. She didn’t have red eyes.

She had clear light green eyes.

 

“It seems Crown Prince still hasn’t been convinced.”

 

The green-eyed Danae.

 

“He still opposes our marriage.”

 

Whispered as she naturally nestled into his—Lumiere’s—embrace.

 

“He says it doesn’t matter even if we’re siblings, but I don’t know how to persuade Your Highness.”

 

Lumiere instantly frowned deeply. His self inside the orb had lightly pressed his lips to Danae’s lips.

 

“Don’t worry, Dana. I’ll go to Your Highness and have a conversation.”

 

Siblings kissing each other. It was a disgusting and unpleasant sight.

This must surely be a relic of demon worshippers. Their dark magic. This crystal orb seemed to project and show illusions.

But now wasn’t the time to worry about such things. Lumiere quickly pulled Danae into his arms and turned around.

No—

Just before that, he reached out to grab the crystal orb, then turned around. It could be a clue to those who had done this to Dana.

And he swam back toward the ship.

“You’ll be fine, Danae. You’ll get better soon. Don’t worry.”

Comforting his unconscious younger sister, Lumiere swam toward the ship.

It’s okay. If we go to the Sanctuary, we’ll somehow be able to heal her.

If we go to the Sanctuary. With holy water—

 

“Ah, wait a moment. Right now is…”

 

But what the hell are they doing inside this damn orb.

Even while swimming frantically, the scene inside the orb was so terrible that nausea gathered in his mouth.

He suppressed the urge to throw the orb into the sea.

It’s important evidence. It’s evidence, so I can’t throw it away…

 

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This news quickly reached Viego Windsor’s ears. He immediately summoned Danae to the Sanctuary and began treatment.

And a week passed.

“The legs have been successfully restored.”

Nettie, a priest of the Diana Church, let out a deep sigh.

“And there’s no threat to her life.”

Viego silently gazed at Danae inside the transparent glass tank.

There, Danae Roland was sleeping peacefully like a mermaid.

Danae had been treated with holy water.

Her severed legs had also been reattached.

Such physical damage wasn’t a problem for them at all in the first place. They had restored Lyos’s severed arm a few years ago too.

“However, there is a problem.”

But Nettie uttered a negative prophecy.

“She’ll probably develop a disability in her legs.”

“A disability?”

“Yes. It wasn’t just a regular bomb but a magic core. It’s a very malicious weapon that the demon worshippers are developing. It explodes magic power, and that magic power contained a powerful curse.”

Nettie clicked her tongue while looking at Danae’s smooth legs.

“They probably won’t function properly.”

“You mean she can’t walk.”

“Yes.”

“That’s not a problem.”

“Ah, of course. Whether Lady Danae lives with a disability or not, that’s not important. The problem I’m talking about isn’t that.”

Nettie tapped the glass tank.

“Right now, this body is completely empty.”

“….”

“Dana’s soul has disappeared.”

Nettie thought Viego would be surprised, but once again he seemed unimpressed.

He simply nodded indifferently.

“I thought as much.”

“Yes.”

Nettie sighed deeply as if finding it strange.

“Usually the soul and body are connected by a long thread, right? Commonly called the lifeline, or soul thread.”

“….”

“Dana’s soul and Danae’s body are still bound and connected by the soul thread. As long as the body lives, the soul should naturally return to the body….”

But it’s not returning.

Which means.

“It has disappeared to a place so distant that it cannot naturally return.”

A distant place. A very distant place.

Nettie couldn’t know where that distant place was.

But Viego had a place in mind.

Where Dana’s soul had disappeared to, how, and why it had vanished.

However, he didn’t bother to voice it.

“But since we have Dana’s original body, we can summon her soul. Shall I summon it?”

They had Yeon Dana’s body.

Therefore, they could summon Dana’s soul to Yeon Dana’s body at any time.

No matter how distant the place.

Even if that soul was in another dimension. In another world, in another space-time….

“Ah. That would be troublesome.”

Just then. The door opened and a man walked in with heavy steps.

It was Karl.

“If we summon her to the original body? Danae’s body would die, wouldn’t it?”

Karl smiled.

“Then all the memories built up as Danae might disappear, and that won’t do. Dana wouldn’t want to lose her memories again and start anew.”

“Karl Windsor!”

Nettie screamed with an incredulous expression.

“H-how are you here―!”

This place, the Holy Mother Chapel, was forbidden to all except the cult leader and executives.

How could Karl Windsor, an enemy of the Grand Cathedral, be here!

Then Karl laughed heartily.

“Calm down. I came to talk.”

“Do you know where you are!”

Nettie was furious. Karl Windsor had infiltrated the Grand Cathedral once again. Once again―

“I came to talk. Today.”

Suddenly Nettie’s lips stiffened.

Karl smiled gently. At the same time, a chill washed over Nettie’s back like a wave.

“Or would you prefer not to talk?”

“….”

Only then did the smell of blood from outside the door pierce her nose.

“Go out, Nettie.”

Viego, who had been watching, nodded as if it was no big deal. Nettie eventually swallowed her anger and left the research room.

Viego spoke to Karl who had approached closer.

“Do you oppose summoning her to the original body?”

“That’s not all. I oppose everything about the Diana cult.”

“They say if Dana returns as Danae, she might not be able to use her legs.”

“How pitiful. But that much doesn’t matter. I can take care of her.”

“….”

“So don’t transfer her to another body. That’s what I came to say.”

Another body.

Dana had far too many other bodies.

Here, in the Holy Mother Chapel, countless glass tanks lined up.

There were numerous Danas submerged inside them.

Each glass tube had a name engraved on it. Karl scanned those names with his eyes.

Danawin. Danae. Danae. Danayu. Daname. Danashell. Danaren. Danawella….

Countless.

The ages varied as well. From young babies and young girls to young women.

“The names seem rather carelessly chosen, what do you think, Viego?”

“I agree. But it’s a tradition that’s come down through 200 years of experimentation.”

“Tradition. That’s important.”

Karl laughed as if amused. But his eyes weren’t smiling at all.

“Viego.”

“Yes.”

“Before the red ship exploded, I put several slaves on lifeboats and sent them out. There were quite a few slaves I had business with.”

“Is that so.”

“Yes. Your mother was among those slaves.”

“….”

Viego didn’t answer.

He remained silent.

For a long, very long time he maintained the silence.

Then he slowly turned his head to stare intently at Karl Windsor’s face. As if trying to determine the truth of it.

After a moment, he casually threw out a word.

“Mother?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t have a mother.”

“Where in this world is there a person without a mother?”

“She is.”

His words cut off.

Were cut off.

It wasn’t a hesitation Viego intended. He steadied his completely twisted breathing for a moment and spoke calmly.

“That woman is dead.”

“Yes, the Duchess of Windsor is dead.”

Karl wrinkled his nose and chuckled.

“No one would know my sister-in-law’s death better than you, Viego.”

Karl looked around the Holy Mother Chapel with gentle movements.

“But I’m not talking about your father’s wife. I’m talking about your real birth mother who gave birth to you.”

“….”

“If you want to see her, just say so anytime.”

Even after Karl left, Viego stood blankly in the middle of the Holy Mother Chapel for a while.

He walked slowly down the corridor. Passing by countless Danas.

Mother.

Mother.

Mother….

Viego murmured that word in his mouth. A strange and alien word.

He had no history of a mother existing.

There is no Duchess of Windsor.

There never was. Never.

―No.

There were times when there was.

‘Mother….’

Mother.

Dana.

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