I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 307

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Chapter 307

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One hour before the wedding.

Dana had finally finished all her wedding preparations.

She had put on her dress and finished her makeup. Now she just needed to go to the Grand Chapel where the wedding ceremony would be held.

‘Why isn’t Lumiere coming?’

Lumiere, who had first proposed to escort her into the wedding ceremony, still hadn’t arrived.

“Where are you going?”

As Dana tried to leave her room, the maids approached her.

“I’m going to visit Lumiere’s room briefly.”

“Oh, then we’ll attend to you…”

“It’s fine. This dress is comfortable to move in.”

All the priests of the Imperial Lamon Church Grand Temple would attend this wedding as witnesses. So the wedding dress was decorated only with white lace according to the ascetic doctrine of the Lamon Church.

‘Actually, the dress I prepared for the engagement ceremony was more glamorous.’

Dana became lost in complicated thoughts as she headed toward Lumiere’s room.

Would Lumiere be okay? She could enter alone, but he had insisted on wanting to enter the wedding venue together…

“Brother.”

Dana knocked on his door. About 5 seconds later, Lumiere’s voice could be heard.

“Yeah. Dana.”

It was his usual voice. Dana asked carefully.

“Are you finished preparing?”

“Of course, of course. I’m all done.”

“Let’s leave quickly now.”

And another 3 seconds later.

“I’ll be right there, so why don’t you go back to your room first?”

What? Something about his reaction was slightly suspicious. And it was a subtly different tone from the usual Lumiere.

Dana grabbed the door handle and said.

“Brother. I’m coming in for now.”

“Ah. Don’t.”

At his urgent refusal, Dana stopped her hand that was turning the door handle. Don’t?

“Dana. I’m with a woman right now.”

“…”

“We’re both naked.”

“…”

“It’s embarrassing, so please don’t come in, Dana.”

What kind of nonsense is that? There’s no way that could be true.

Dana turned the door handle sharply and entered inside. And at that moment, she froze at the fishy smell that hit her nose.

This is…

“I told you not to come in.”

Dana swallowed hard.

His room was a mess. Furniture broken chaotically as if a storm had swept through. And…

“That’s too much. I have something called privacy too.”

Red blood.

Lumiere, soaked in blood, was smiling while pinning down a priest and gripping his throat tightly.

“Dana. Look somewhere else for a moment.”

Dana’s eyes trembled. She couldn’t understand this moment.

“Dana. Please. Okay?”

Lumiere looked so violent. And the priest beneath him, being strangled. The priest was covered in blood but-

He was still alive.

Blood foam bubbled from his mouth as if it was broken inside, but he was still breathing. And as if asking for help, he looked at her with desperate eyes and twitched his hand.

“I said look somewhere else, Dana.”

Tears welled up in the priest’s eyes. She seemed to hear soundless screams and cries.

No. Just as Dana muttered that and tried to move forward,

“You really don’t listen.”

A large hand covered her eyes from behind. It grabbed her shoulder and blocked her movement.

At the same time, a cracking sound of bones breaking could be heard. A violent struggle of scratching and kicking the ground followed once, then stopped completely.

“How rude. Even when Lumiere said he was with a woman, what kind of manners is it to come in anyway?”

Dana clenched her teeth tightly. Her heart felt like it was plummeting to rock bottom. The hand covering her eyes, this body temperature felt as hot as flames.

This man is…

“What would you have done if he was really rolling around with a woman?”

Soon the hand was removed and her vision was revealed again.

Thud, thud. The man who had been standing behind passed by Dana and approached Lumiere.

And as if to see the dead priest’s face, he tapped the tip of his chin with his shoe heel to check his features, then nodded.

“Yes. This is the right one.”

“You should have told me earlier that he was a Holy Mage. I almost died.”

“You know well. I didn’t tell you so you’d die too.”

Dana stared coldly at the two men.

“Dana. Sorry. Are you angry?”

Lumiere approached with a troubled smile. Dana could neither accept nor tolerate the blood on that beautiful face.

‘It was Lumiere?’

She had seen articles recently about Lamon Church priests being killed in succession.

She had vaguely sensed it was Lyos’s doing.

However, she never imagined, not even in her dreams, that the one he was using as an assassin would be Lumiere.

“Don’t make such a scary face. That priest tried to kill me first. You’ve heard of self-defense, right?”

Lumiere walked into the bathroom as he spoke. Soon after, the sound of rushing water could be heard. He had started washing the blood off his body.

Dana said stiffly.

“Lie.”

“It’s true though.”

“Don’t lie.”

“Hmm, can’t you just pretend to believe me?”

Why?

Lumiere isn’t this kind of person. He wasn’t someone who would go around doing cowardly assassinations. Why on earth.

What kind of threat did Lyos make-

Dana turned her head to look at Lyos.

The moment she met his pitch-black eyes, her heart ached. The blue-eyed Lyos overlapped above that, making her want to look away… but she didn’t.

She looked even more directly at him and asked.

“Did you order this?”

Lyos crossed his arms as if appreciating her and tilted his head sideways.

“A dress the Sun God would like. Too simple for a bride’s dress.”

“Answer my question. Did you threaten him?”

“You don’t know Lumiere. That guy is so stubborn he won’t bend his opinion even with a knife to his throat, so threats don’t work on him.”

Then Lumiere’s laughter could be heard from the bathroom along with the sound of water. It was laughter as if Dana’s words were cute.

“No, that’s right. Dana. I really, really don’t want to do it, but His Majesty the Emperor threatened to destroy three generations if I don’t.”

Then Lyos clicked his tongue and glared at the bathroom.

“Your three generations aren’t even worth hunting down and exterminating one by one.”

“Don’t say that, please find them for me. If I have more family out there, I’d really like to know.”

“Really? Then I suppose we’ll have to search through the slave market.”

A terrible sense of dissonance washed over her. She couldn’t believe this moment, this conversation.

A conversation mixing thorny jokes and serious talk.

That was the kind of banter that could only be exchanged between those who were extremely close.

Had these two always been this close?

Shortly after, the sound of a faucet being turned off could be heard. Then Lumiere emerged wearing a robe, his face now clean.

“Dana, I’ll get ready and leave in ten minutes. Go back to your room quickly.”

“Why are you getting blood on your hands, Brother?”

At that, Lumiere stared intently at her before smiling. It was an enigmatic smile.

“Don’t do it.”

Dana grabbed Lumiere’s hand.

“Don’t help Lyos with his work. This kind of thing doesn’t suit you, Brother.”

“I’m sorry for upsetting you, Dana.”

“Brother.”

“Just this once.”

“….”

“Will you overlook it just this one time?”

The scent of soap wafted from him as he spoke. His face was so gentle and warm, but the touch that softly pulled her hand away was surprisingly firm.

“Lumiere says he won’t take your side anymore.”

Lyos threw out teasing words, gently scratching at her.

“How does it feel? Having your ally turn away?”

“Stop being so childish and get ready for the wedding ceremony, Your Majesty. We’ll be late at this rate.”

Lumiere pushed both Lyos and Dana’s backs, sending them out the door. Dana was pushed along by that hand and walked out the door.

“I’ll be right there, Dana.”

Click. The door closed.

“What a dumbfounded expression.”

At that moment, Dana felt an uncontrollable surge of emotion and glared at Lyos.

“Are you planning to go to war again this time?”

At that, Lyos grinned wickedly.

“Oh my, it seems you remember that too. How much do you remember?”

“I remember going to the Papal Court as a hostage to stop your insane actions. Don’t tell me I have to do that again?”

“Of course not. I’m a pacifist.”

Lyos raised both hands as if declaring his innocence. Then he smiled like a boy, which was truly infuriating.

“A pacifist? A so-called pacifist who makes Lumiere do dirty work like assassination? Are you planning to secretly kill them from behind until all the Ramun priests are dead?”

“Of course not. I’m just eliminating extremely dangerous elements.”

“Lyos. Please stop attacking the Ramun Church!”

“Yes, Elder Sister.”

“….”

“I’ll do that.”

What?

For a moment, the strength left her tongue completely. Her expression turned pale as if bleached.

Watching that face, Lyos burst into laughter.

“-is what you hoped I’d say while obediently listening to you, but that fool no longer exists anywhere. So, Dana.”

Lyos suddenly reached out his hand. He roughly grabbed her face and slowly lowered his head.

Hot breath touched her skin.

“Never give me orders again.”

Eyes burning black with intense heat. Dana’s breath caught. He laughed long and low.

“Because I’m sick and tired of being manipulated by you.”

Dana was completely at a loss for words.

She absolutely couldn’t say anything….

“Let’s get married first and then talk. There’s less than thirty minutes until the ceremony. A bride being late to her own wedding, how embarrassing.”

Soon after, Lyos removed his hand from her face. He was about to turn away when he stopped as if suddenly remembering something.

“Oh, and I’m telling you this in case you’re worried.”

He bent his waist and whispered in Dana’s ear.

“My wife, Alice is safe.”

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In front of the Grand Chapel doors.

Inside, the wedding ceremony was already in progress, as the choir’s singing could be heard.

Dana held onto Lumiere’s arm and waited for the doors to open.

Then suddenly, she looked at the fresco decorating the door—a painting of the Sun God strangling the Seven-Headed Serpent to death—and remembered.

Come to think of it, I received a Divine Trial here and broke off my engagement with Lyos….

“Dana. I couldn’t say this earlier.”

Then the doors slowly opened. Lumiere tapped the back of her hand that was gripping his arm and whispered.

“Congratulations on your wedding.”

She couldn’t give any response.

Dana simply gazed at the slowly opening doors.

The sanctuary decorated with golden ornaments and white marble. Light from stained glass poured down beneath sun patterns that filled the ceiling.

The Archpriest officiating the ceremony solemnly declared.

“Please let the bride enter.”

With the choir’s hymns as background, Dana slowly stepped into the wedding venue.

Into the wedding hall that would soon turn into chaos.

At the end of the Virgin Road, she could see the figure of the man who would become her husband.

Viego Windsor, his figure.

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