My Possession Became a Ghost Story - Chapter 263

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Pudding and Jelly aren’t here. At first, I thought it was the price for returning to the past, but that wasn’t it. If Rahel had tried to deceive me perfectly, she wouldn’t have excluded those two.

So it’s right to assume that Rahel couldn’t create Pudding and Jelly because they were impure beings. She would have wanted to create them to deceive me completely, but she couldn’t.

But Azazel is here just fine, isn’t he? I don’t know if he remembers the original world like me and acts consciously, but he was guiding me to catch the errors.

This is a fragment of consideration that Lea left behind.

I should assume that Lea had a hand in this.

‘Did Lea know my memories would be erased?’

It would help if I could remember the deal or conversation I had with Lea. But my mind was blurred as if it had been hazily processed. The conversations I had with Lea were erased like film that had been cut and randomly pieced back together.

Anyway, there was a high possibility that my purpose for coming here was related to the deal with Lea.

‘At least she gave me a somewhat useful ally.’

“Ugh.”

Azazel seemed to have received a great shock after making eye contact with the sun, as he was retching while spitting blood.

“Pull yourself together, will you?”

At my words, Azazel looked extremely wronged.

“What, am I the only one like this? Why are you perfectly fine after facing that thing, my lady?”

Azazel moved far away from the window and looked at me with strange eyes. I didn’t panic like that in the prayer room, did I?

“Don’t compare me to your pathetic self, will you? More importantly, do you have any idea where this place might be?”

Azazel roughly wiped his blood-stained lips with his sleeve and stood up.

“If it’s Rahel and a dream… probably… the cradle?”

“The cradle?”

It was a somewhat familiar word.

“You must have heard of it too, my lady? All life under the sun dies and sinks into Rahel’s lake. Since it’s a place of long slumber, they sometimes call it the cradle.”

So this cradle is like the underworld?

Hearing Azazel’s explanation, I could roughly guess why I came here.

“Gabriel…”

It seems I came to Rahel’s cradle to steal Gabriel’s soul.

If this place is the underworld, should I play a lyre like Orpheus in mythology? I turned my head while having such absurd thoughts.

“Azazel. Cooperate with me to get out of here.”

“I don’t want to.”

It was clearly something good for him too, but Azazel reflexively retorted. Even though he had just met Rahel’s eyes and spilled blood. Has contradicting me become second nature to you? Sorry, but you were the first one to suggest we go back first. This became troublesome because I have no memories. I let out a short sigh.

“Then stay sunk in the lake forever.”

There was no need to go through the trouble of persuading Azazel. I had the most effective way to shake him.

“If you keep staying here, you won’t be able to see Saraka’s end again.”

“Evangeline Rohanson!”

As expected, Azazel gritted his teeth and called my name.

“Fine. I’ll help. But cooperating with you is only until we get out of here.”

“The feeling is mutual.”

If I weren’t in the same situation, I wouldn’t have thought of joining hands with that snake who killed Gabriel.

The negotiation with Azazel was also finished. Now there was something I had to do before escaping.

I had to go get Gabriel.

“Let’s go to the Imperial Palace first.”

I spoke calmly, but my heart wasn’t so peaceful. I felt uncomfortable at the thought of facing Gabriel again, who would treat me as a stranger.

“What about this guy?”

Azazel asked, poking at Donau who had collapsed on the floor. I answered indifferently.

“Leave him.”

Azazel clicked his tongue with regret.

The carriage was still waiting outside. The coachman, who had been dozing off, was startled awake by the sudden presence. His every movement looked as vivid as a living person. All of this is fake… I quietly got into the carriage, avoiding the sunlight.

As soon as Azazel got in after me and sat down after closing the door, he drew the curtains.

“It’s watching us, isn’t it?”

“Yes.”

The sun was moving following me.

Even though I had decided to escape, it was quite suspicious that instead of appearing directly to speak like in the temple, it was just watching. Does it think I won’t be able to escape? Or can it not reveal itself again?

We arrived at the Imperial Palace before long.

When the carriage door opened and I got out, a palace maid politely bowed.

“Lady Rohanson.”

“I apologize for visiting without making an appointment. If it’s not too much trouble, I would like to see His Highness Gabriel.”

The maid answered calmly without the slightest disturbance.

“His Highness the Prince left word that if you came, my lady, I should guide you immediately. I shall escort you.”

…Gabriel was waiting for me? Could it be, could it be that his memories have returned…?

Expectation suddenly surged, but since it might not be the case, I tried to compose myself.

“Sir Knight, this way please.”

“What? We’re not going together? I’m the lady’s escort.”

“The Imperial Palace is safe. There’s no need for you to guard the lady. And His Highness the Prince only mentioned Lady Rohanson.”

It was as if she was treating Azazel like an unwelcome guest. Azazel looked at me as if asking what I would do.

“Azazel. Let’s meet shortly.”

“Alright for now.”

Leaving Azazel’s sharp gaze behind, I followed the maid’s guidance and walked toward the Prince’s Palace where Gabriel stayed. Passing through the neatly maintained palace garden, I came to a door carved with dazzling golden patterns.

“Your Highness. I have brought Lady Rohanson.”

After a brief silence, a low and dignified voice came from beyond the door.

“Please come in.”

I slowly stepped inside.

“Gabriel… Your Highness.”

My lips hesitated as I was about to habitually add ‘Sir.’ Instead of the familiar neat uniform of the Knight Order, what surrounded him was splendid formal wear. The luxurious clothes embroidered with gold thread made his status even clearer. I corrected myself and continued speaking.

“Thank you for personally receiving me despite my sudden visit.”

“Not at all. I was the one waiting.”

Gabriel extended his hand to me with his usual gentle and courteous manner. Unable to refuse his gesture, I quietly placed my hand on his.

Gabriel carefully kissed the back of my hand. Holding my pulsing wrist, as if feeling the warmth of something alive. It was a very familiar greeting to me. It was exactly the way my Gabriel, who had been my knight, used to do.

“I believed that you would surely come to see me.”

He slowly raised his head to look at me. His black hair flowed down softly.

“My lady.”

The blue eyes that met mine completely contained me. The warmth transmitted through our still-clasped fingertips tingled my fingertips. It was a familiar warmth to me, but on the other hand, a strangely uncomfortable premonition passed by.

“Gabriel…”

When I called his name, Gabriel smiled and suggested.

“Would you spare me some time? I would like to stroll with you for a while.”

Gabriel gently wrapped my arm and led me to the garden. As if trying to hold onto this moment a little longer, his steps were so slow that it took quite a while to reach the garden.

“How is it?”

“It’s quite pretty.”

At my answer, Gabriel nodded slightly and added.

“The Imperial Palace is not a place you can easily tour, so I wanted to show it to you.”

Ah. This moment might truly be the last moment Gabriel could exist as a prince. The prince who was abandoned and not even allowed a name was complete only here.

When a gentle breeze blew, the surrounding flowers swayed and spread a subtle fragrance.

Is it lily scent? But there wasn’t a single lily to be seen here. Well, strange things aren’t uncommon in this dream.

“My lady. If it’s you, you must have already guessed where this place is.”

I was flustered and kept my mouth shut. Gabriel didn’t wait for my answer and continued speaking.

“I am already dead.”

And he finally uttered the words I had expected but least wanted to hear. Gabriel’s words pierced my heart like a blade.

“By rights, I should tell you to forget me and return.”

However, the faint smile that appeared on his lips contained a strange emotion mixed with resignation and desire.

“But I am quite greedy, you see.”

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