I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 246

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Chapter 246

 

 

 

 

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It was Grandfather.

It was something Grandfather Rodrigo had done.

Just how had he done it?

There were so many possible methods that it was impossible to gauge.

Perhaps he had arranged it so that Dana would start going mad if she left the Sanctuary for a certain period.

Or maybe he had planted deadly poison inside her body, designed to spread whenever he wanted it to.

What was certain was that she had become like this after leaving the Sanctuary.

That Grandfather had made her this way.

That much was definite.

 

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Dana was rapidly going insane.

“Wh-why are you doing this, Miss Eva! Aaaaah!”

After Dana tried to bite and attack a villager who had stopped by the ranch, rumors spread that she was possessed by a demon.

And now the sheep feared Dana more than Viego.

Moreover, since she would self-harm at any time without warning, Viego eventually had to tie Dana up.

“Viego, what’s happening to me?”

She would return to her senses very occasionally. When that happened, she would be terribly sad. She had noticed her own madness.

“Have I finally gone crazy? Haven’t I?”

“No.”

“But my memory cuts out several times a day. I’m scared. What on earth is happening to me?”

“Nothing.”

“And why is your body like that, Viego? Who’s biting you like this?”

“I’m fine.”

But Dana wasn’t a fool.

She noticed everything and cried.

“I’m sorry, Viego. I’m sorry that I’ve become strange.”

He couldn’t leave her like this.

Viego finally decided to secretly meet with his spy planted in the Sanctuary. It was to find a way to cure Dana.

“I’ll be back within half a day.”

Viego wrapped her body with soft cloth so she couldn’t self-harm during her fits of madness.

And he set up barrier stones around the house that formed a protective barrier. So no one could enter or leave.

“I’ll be back soon. Wait for me.”

 

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But when Viego returned, the village was burning.

Imperial Soldiers had attacked.

“No survivors needed. Kill them all!”

Ear-splitting screams and the stench of blood. The smell of gunpowder and burning filled the air.

From that point on, it seemed like reason had disappeared.

Viego rushed toward the ranch with all his might. Throughout his frantic run, bone-deep regret washed over him.

I shouldn’t have left her alone.

Or I should have at least given her a gun so she could protect herself when alone.

I should have at least taught her shooting.

Though it wouldn’t have mattered since he had tied her up, leaving her unable to resist.

Though it wouldn’t have mattered since she was insane and not in her right mind.

Though it wouldn’t have mattered. Though it wouldn’t have mattered. Though it wouldn’t have mattered…

In the end, it was because I failed to protect her properly.

Heart-wrenching regret poured down on him.

The ranch he finally reached was quiet. It was the early dawn when even the sheep were all fast asleep. It was a silence completely untouched by the horror of the Lower Village burning like hell.

But the barrier stones were shattered.

There were few in the world who could break these.

Viego guessed who it was. It was something he had sensed from the moment he saw the Imperial Soldiers.

He had come.

The worst possible opponent.

 

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‘Huh?’

Dana blinked her eyes.

‘Why am I like this?’

Dana was lying sprawled on the wooden floor of the house, tightly bound in cloth.

She sighed. Her memory was fragmented and cut off again.

“Viego…”

Dana whispered his name. He would always come whenever she called.

“Viego?”

But he didn’t come.

Had he gone somewhere for a moment?

Dana lay with her face against the wooden floor, blinking her eyes blankly. But…

But if Viego wasn’t here right now.

‘Who is that?’

In her tilted field of vision, she could see a man’s legs.

Someone had pulled up a chair and was sitting in front of her.

Black military boots.

Long, sturdy legs wrapped in a pitch-black uniform.

Her gaze slowly moved upward. And she stopped breathing.

“…”

It was an Imperial Soldier.

A soldier with a long coat casually draped over his shoulders was smoking a cigar. Under the shadow cast by his firmly pressed military cap, his dark eyes were calm.

When their eyes met, Dana instinctively held her breath, overwhelmed.

The man stared at her intently and put down his cigar in the ashtray beside him. Dana unconsciously looked at the ashtray and was startled.

How long had he been here? Five cigars were placed there…

“Hello.”

It was the man who first broke the long silence.

His voice was as clear as transparent air. Yet the tension didn’t ease, so Dana said breathlessly,

“H-hello.”

The man stroked his chin while gazing at her thoughtfully. Then he said quietly,

“You look very unwell.”

“Wh-what? Oh, I’m fine.”

Even as Dana said this, she felt it was a lie. Fine? When she was tied up tightly in cloth—

‘Huh, that’s not right?’

Now that she looked, the cloth was torn. Cut cleanly in a straight line, as if sliced with a blade.

Had that soldier cut it for her? Dana eyed him warily and very carefully raised her upper body.

“Well, there are circumstances—”

“No.”

The man quietly cut off her words.

“No need for explanations.”

Though his voice and atmosphere were incredibly gentle, she couldn’t argue back.

With a face like a kind reaper, Dana’s heart pounded wildly.

Dangerous.

That person is very dangerous.

And her premonition was right on target.

“I already know your circumstances.”

Click.

The man pressed the gun barrel against her forehead.

The cold sensation snapped her to attention like being doused with ice water.

What?

Suddenly, what’s this?

The moment she met the man’s eyes, realization struck her like lightning.

This person is going to kill me.

Now.

Yes, right now—

“I’m, I’m scared…”

At that moment, the man’s fingertip, about to pull the trigger immediately, hesitated.

Her extremely heightened survival instinct caught it like a ghost.

Just now, the man stopped. Clearly, he was about to shoot without hesitation, but he stopped.

Why did he stop?

“I’m scared.”

Ah. It’s because of this.

Something about this word seemed to touch him.

“I’m scared…”

Indeed, the man slowly tilted his head as if caught by something in that word. Dana poured it on aggressively.

“I’m, I’m scared. So scared…”

She shed thick tears and repeated only those words. Like an incantation. Like a spell to ward off evil spirits.

Did that shamanism work?

The man seemed to face a light conflict.

And at that moment.

Bang!

An ear-splitting gunshot erupted, and blood splattered before her eyes.

Dana gasped and collapsed backward with a thud.

The bullet wasn’t aimed at her.

Someone had fired from outside the cabin.

The bullet that flew through the window lodged in the man’s hand. That was the beginning.

Bang bang bang bang!

Violent gunshots followed. The bullets that skillfully avoided Dana all hit the man’s body.

Dana saw blood spray mercilessly from the man’s body. In his shoulder, elbow, abdomen—bullets lodged continuously without pause. And—

Suddenly the man clenched his fist tightly above his forehead.

Then slowly opened his palm again.

Clang, a small piece of metal fell from his grip. It rolled and stopped in front of Dana.

‘No way.’

It was a bullet.

The man had caught a bullet flying toward his forehead with his hand. Dana’s breathing became erratic at the impossible sight.

That’s impossible.

This can’t be.

Absolutely, if he’s human, it’s impossible. That man is—

“Monster…”

When she muttered unconsciously, the man asked.

“What did you say?”

“Monster! I hate it. Go away! I’m scared!”

“…”

That’s when it happened.

A strong force embraced her waist from behind.

At those arms, that scent, Dana immediately turned and threw her arms around the man’s neck. She didn’t need to check his face.

“Viego!”

Relief washed over her. I’m alive. I’m alive now!

That’s when it happened.

“This makes it seem…”

The man sitting in the chair slowly rose.

“Like I’m the villain.”

Then the uniform draped over his shoulders, the black leather coat, hung heavily. Like a demon’s black wings. Terribly oppressive.

“Run away, Viego!”

Dana screamed in terror.

“Viego. That man’s a monster. He’s not human. Hurry and run!”

“…”

But Viego didn’t run away. Rather, he asked with surprising composure.

“What are you doing here, Uncle?”

Uncle?

That monster?

Dana looked at the man with tear-filled eyes. Now that she looked, he had platinum blonde hair and green eyes.

“I asked what you’re doing here.”

“I came to find Major Krevel’s murderer.”

“You came personally just to find one murderer?”

“Ah.”

The man rubbed his neck as if stiff and said calmly.

“While investigating, I discovered this village was a den of Barbarian Tribe criminals, so I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone.”

“…”

A criminal den?

The Lower Village?

Shocked by this fact, Dana looked up at Viego. But Viego didn’t look surprised.

“Is that the only reason?”

“It was.”

The man gestured lightly toward Dana with his chin.

“Until I saw that.”

When his gaze reached her, Dana burrowed into Viego’s embrace.

The man muttered with disinterested eyes.

“She was terribly broken.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“You might think so. But would Dana not mind either?”

“…”

“Shall I tell you what happens when that madness spreads?”

He recited in a completely matter-of-fact tone.

“Later, they’ll cleanly scrape off all the flesh clinging to my bones and eat it, and after that, they’ll even pull out my organs to devour.”

Dana gripped Viego’s collar tightly. Her heart felt like it was plummeting.

I become such a monster? I go completely insane like that?

“So don’t make me see such a disgusting sight and kill her now to transfer her to a new body.”

However, once again Viego’s face showed no surprise.

“Dana is a living human being. Don’t speak as if you can just swap out shells like that.”

At Viego’s words, the man seemed to lose interest and sat back down in his chair with an expressionless face.

Then he pulled out a cigar from his uniform pocket. It was a black cigar.

“Viego. Shall I give you a piece of advice?”

He spoke while slowly putting the cigar to his lips.

“I know Dana is adorable too. And she’s quite pitiful as well.”

“….”

“Poor thing.”

The man looked at her as if he felt sorry for her. Yet his gaze was so cold that Dana felt chills.

“But Dana is a specter that burrows into the Windsor Family Men. Viego. You grew up watching your grandfather and father, so you should have realized this sufficiently.”

“….”

“Will you really stake your life on such a thing?”

Viego didn’t answer. His face showed he didn’t even feel it was worth answering.

As if he expected this, the man smiled tiredly and gestured.

“If that’s what you’re thinking, then hurry up and run away. Right now your father is leading the Diana Church Holy Knights Order here.”

In that moment, Dana felt like her breath stopped.

Demian is…?

“30 minutes. He’ll probably arrive within that time.”

He pulled out a silver lighter and lit the cigar in his mouth. Then he smiled and said.

“And I’ll finish smoking this and then chase after you.”

As he inhaled deeply, a bright red ember flared up at the tip of the cigar. Through the hazy smoke, the man spoke matter-of-factly.

“If I catch you, I’ll kill that thing.”

At that moment, strength entered Viego’s grip as he held Dana. Dana felt deep anger from him.

“Uncle Karl.”

However, his voice was cold.

“The day will come when you’ll regret today.”

“How amusing. Why would I have regrets?”

The man snorted dismissively.

“Hurry along now.”

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