I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 58

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Chapter 58

“Do you possess the Original Scripture?”

“…Yes.”

She swallowed hard. Strength entered even the tip of her tongue, making her throat stiff.

“I possess the Original Scripture, Your Majesty.”

Then once again, silence descended.

In that stillness, Dana became lost in confusion. Not knowing his position heightened her anxiety.

Where is the Emperor now?

Is he still behind me?

“I will ask once more.”

Dana gripped her own hands tightly. This time too, she had to suppress a groan.

Right in front.

This time the Emperor was standing right in front of her.

At the edge of her vision, she could see a robe that reached down to the floor. Pure white fabric that stood out precisely because it had no patterns at all.

“Is it correct that you possess the Original Scripture?”

“Yes.”

Dana answered with force.

“Your Majesty, it may be hard to believe, but I have found the Original Scripture.”

He did not answer.

He seemed to doubt her.

Of course. The Original Scripture had been lost for a thousand years, an item that only appeared in legends.

‘Please say something…’

Gradually her breath was being cut off. Just when she thought she might suffocate, the Emperor opened his lips.

“Raise your head, Danae Windsor.”

These were the words she had been waiting for, so why did raising her head feel so unpleasant?

However, it was an unavoidable command. Dana very slowly lifted her head and ended up meeting the eyes that had been waiting for her.

Dana put strength into her eyes to avoid frowning.

The Emperor was like the sun at midday.

His brilliantly shining golden hair and face that seemed carved directly from the sun god were so beautiful that her vision began to ache.

“It would be best not to speak falsehoods.”

But she must not be deceived by this godlike appearance.

Emperor Justio had once been one of the Seven Cardinals and the head of the notorious Papal Court Inquisitors.

‘He’s the human the Barbarians fear most…’

The rumor that the demon worshippers he had killed and eliminated in Barbarian hunts numbered close to a thousand was not mere gossip.

Moreover, Justio was one who had ascended to the imperial throne he never wanted due to divine oracle.

Perhaps because he was an emperor chosen by heaven, she could not think of him as the same species at all.

To have to make another deal with such a person was truly exasperating, but.

“Your Majesty, do you remember when I purified the Corrupted Land before?”

Dana calmly brought up the topic.

He nodded his chin as if telling her to continue speaking. Dana gained courage from this and spoke.

“While purifying that land, there was one time I received a particularly strange feeling. After finishing the purification, it appeared in my dreams many times, continuously for years.”

“…”

“Just in case, I had my secretary dig up that place this time, and we discovered Scripture there.”

If someone else said this, it would be absurd nonsense.

But when she said it, it was different.

If it was Danae Windsor, who had purified the great disaster called ‘Corrupted Land’.

It would be plausible for her to have another ability.

And what she had just said was close to the truth. It was true that she had found the location of the Original Scripture within the memories held by the land.

‘Right. So he absolutely cannot ignore this.’

Moreover, it was Scripture no less.

Scripture containing the words of God.

No one had ever seen the Original Scripture.

The Scripture of the present era was merely a collection of copy fragments transcribed from the real Scripture.

Perhaps because of this, rumors of manipulation were also widespread.

Actually—.

“Ten years ago, Demian Windsor came with Scripture copies.”

Actually, the contents of Scripture had changed several times since then.

“Thanks to Demian Windsor, didn’t an era of embracing the Moon God begin, Danae Windsor?”

Dana did not answer. The Emperor probably did not expect an answer.

Originally, the Moon God was treated as a demon.

The interpretation that it was similar to the demon worshipped by Barbarians was dominant, but.

‘It changed after Danae’s father discovered Scripture copy fragments.’

What Demian Windsor found on Treasure Island was not only vast treasure. He also discovered Scripture copies.

In fact, the Moon God is not a demon.

It is a benevolent and great god like the sun god.

There was a time when the continent was turned upside down by revealing Scripture copies containing such content.

And from that day, religious forces began to split.

The New Church Faction that acknowledged the Moon God, and the Orthodox Sect that denied it.

‘In other words, people who believe in the Scripture copies Demian brought are the New Church Faction, and those who don’t believe are the Orthodox Sect.’

And Justio belonged to the Orthodox Sect.

He was on the side that believed the Scripture copies Demian Windsor had found were fake.

“But for Demian’s daughter to bring the Original Scripture. This could be called a generational discovery.”

The Emperor’s voice was calm without a trace of laughter, but Dana knew.

That he was being sarcastic now.

“As you know, I believe Demian Windsor was a fraud and blasphemer who will be remembered throughout history.”

“…”

“Thanks to acknowledging the Moon God, the Windsor Family was able to start business with the Southern Continent as well. Thanks to that, they rose to the position of the continent’s greatest wealthy family in a short time.”

A representative example of this was the Moonlight Flower.

A flower that bloomed only in the Southern Continent, the land of heretics where trade was originally prohibited. They had monopolized the import of that flower symbolizing the Moon God.

‘I used that as leverage to propose a threatening deal before, so it was understandable that my throat was choked.’

The moment she thought her throat seemed to hurt again for some reason.

“…!”

The Emperor reached out his hand again.

Surely he’s not going to strangle my throat again!

“So.”

But his elegant fingertips grasped her chin and lifted it up.

“Where is this original you speak of?”

“It’s precious, so I didn’t bring it with me.”

“That’s not the reason, there must be another…”

The Emperor raised the corners of his mouth and muttered as if to himself. Then he withdrew his hand and asked directly.

“What do you want this time?”

Finally, they had reached the topic she had been waiting for. Dana answered immediately.

“I want to break off my engagement with Lyos.”

“If what you brought is truly the Original Scripture, yes, I will do so.”

The Emperor accepted surprisingly readily. Then he stepped back one pace.

“However, if it is proven that it is not the original…”

He’ll probably threaten to cut off my neck again.

That’s what she thought, but.

“I will annihilate the Windsor family.”

“….”

What?

Dana stared at him blankly.

The Emperor’s face was simply calm. It wasn’t a threat or intimidation.

He was merely stating a sincere plan.

“How dare they attempt to mock the ages through generations. There would be sufficient grounds to dispose of them for insulting the Imperial Family and committing blasphemy.”

The Emperor turned around. His white robe, which seemed too sacred for even dust to settle upon, fluttered.

“Send me the original. After verification, we shall discuss this matter again.”

Walking toward the Imperial Throne, he added.

“Danae Windsor, I hear that you love your family.”

“….”

“It seems you must be quite desperate to break off the engagement with the Crown Prince, enough to stake their lives on it.”

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