The White Tiger Clan’s Baby Cotton Ball - Chapter 150

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Chapter 150

As the rising flames enveloped the entire Imperial Palace, red feathers fluttered down.

Soon, a massive red bird filled with sacred energy covered the dark sky, and the whole world became brightly illuminated.

It was Suzaku, the ancient divine beast that protects the Southern Region.

People looked up at it with eyes full of wonder.

Their faces were also reflected in the firelight, appearing quite reddish.

Suzaku looked down upon the world and slowly opened her mouth.

―You have summoned me from the center of the earth, little bird.

That sacred voice resonated through the air.

“Heavenly Lady…?”

―Yes, I am the Southern Purifier, Vermillion Bird Heavenly Lady. My little bird who inherited my blood. What shall I help you with?

Soya stared at her blankly.

‘Why is the Heavenly Lady… She said appearing in her true form was extremely difficult.’

―Looks like the old Suzaku lady exerted some effort. She’s been grinding her teeth at those chicken-brained fools ever since coming to the Imperial Palace.

―How vexing, little bird. I can appear magnificently too. Next time, call upon me.

White Tiger Mountain Lord and Cheonghae Yongsin whispered in voices only Soya could hear.

‘Ah…’

Understanding Vermillion Bird Heavenly Lady’s intention from their words, Soya felt her heart swell with emotion.

‘For my sake…’

Just a few days ago, Lili had falsely claimed to be the Dragon Emperor’s Bride in front of people.

To prevent Soya from receiving the same suspicion due to her precedent, she deliberately revealed her true form before countless witnesses.

So that no one could doubt Soya’s birth, firmly establishing that she was Suzaku’s direct descendant.

“Please purify the people who became demon beasts.”

―Where my flames reach, your will shall burn together with them.

Vermillion Bird Heavenly Lady answered Soya’s request with an elegant voice.

Soon, bright red flames fell one by one from her crimson feathers, and brilliant light enveloped the entire Imperial Palace.

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Meanwhile, in the White Tiger Family’s pavilion, there were two boys engaged in fierce battle with a sparrow.

That small sparrow, whose demon beast transformation had progressed a little earlier than others, mercilessly attacked Gayul when he returned to his room after finishing dinner.

“Ugh, ahhh, sparrow?”

The baby sparrow, whose pupils had turned bright blood red, fluttered and pecked and clawed at Gayul’s body.

Due to the demon beast transformation, the impact was quite severe.

“Young Master, are you alright? That wicked sparrow!”

“Stop it! What are you doing to that tiny bird!”

When Su Ri attacked the sparrow instead to protect Gayul, Gayul shouted.

“What? But that bird is attacking you, Young Master…”

“No, don’t attack it! It’s the sparrow I healed! I promised to protect it until it fully recovered!”

“B-but that bird doesn’t seem to want our protection very much?”

As if responding to those words, the sparrow fluttered and pecked at Su Ri.

“I-I don’t care! Don’t attack, just defend!”

“How can I only defend, eek!”

Bang!

Eventually, Su Ri, who had transformed into his beast form, jumped out the window to escape the sparrow’s attacks.

The sparrow, which had switched its target from Gayul to Su Ri, fiercely chased after Su Ri as if it wouldn’t let him escape.

Gayul also followed them outside and watched Su Ri being attacked by the sparrow, not understanding what was happening.

“What should I do? Why is the sparrow so angry?”

It was so angry that its eyes had turned red and it had become stronger.

Just like the goblins in old fairy tales.

At that moment, the sky suddenly flashed and turned red.

“Huh…? This is…”

For a moment, Gayul stared blankly up at the red sky.

He had seen this red-tinted sky somewhere before.

“Cotton Ball…?”

Two years ago in that village where they had gone to solve the plague problem, on the day Soya began her growth pains with red flames.

On that day too, the sky had turned red like this, and sparkling red feathers had…

Just then, red feathers fluttered down from the sky.

Gayul, who had been staring at them blankly, quickly picked up a red feather.

“Mine!”

“Oh my, Young Master. Feathers aren’t important right now… Huh?”

The sparrow that had been attacking Su Ri suddenly stopped its attack.

Its red pupils turned black and it gradually regained its original appearance, then immediately fainted.

“Are you okay?”

Gayul ran over to Su Ri and the sparrow.

“Yes, I’m fine…”

“Not you, I mean the sparrow.”

“…Yes, the sparrow is fine.”

Su Ri pouted his lips as he replied.

“Phew, thank goodness.”

Gayul let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the sparrow sleeping peacefully.

And at the same time.

“Grrrr…”

“This chicken-brained fool…”

Demon beast-transformed Sanyu and Gaya were tangled together in confrontation.

Then, with the red light covering the sky, Sanyu also regained his original form and collapsed.

“Ugh…”

Gaya frowned at the weight falling on top of him.

“Is it… over?”

A short sigh escaped through Gaya’s teeth.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced down at his bitten shoulder.

Irritation flared up momentarily at the throbbing pain, and Gaya carelessly threw off Sanyu’s collapsed body and stood up.

When he raised his head, he could see the red-tinted sky.

No one had told him whose work this red sky was, but Gaya somehow felt like he knew.

Because he knew the most amazing and brave little bird in the world, who had made a decisive contribution to ending the long war.

And perhaps now was the very moment when that amazing little bird spread her wings before the world and soared.

Gaya kicked Sanyu’s shoulder once as he lay on the ground, then followed the crackling sound of burning flames as he walked away.

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Crackle, crackle.

Crackle, crackle, crackle.

A night filled only with the sound of sparking flames.

Everyone fell into silence.

“The Dragon Emperor’s… Bride…”

The silence was broken with someone’s murmur, and everyone looked at Soya with eyes of awe.

“The true Dragon Emperor’s Bride…”

And among those people, only the father and son Jeok Ayun and Jeok Hwayu couldn’t say anything with pale faces.

‘Why… No, how… Why…’

Hwayu’s eyes shook violently as he looked at Soya.

The red feathers of the small bird that had soared into the dark sky just moments ago.

And the purification flames that had descended warmly as if to embrace the whole world… and the divine beast’s voice.

Suzaku had clearly said so. ‘My little bird who inherited my blood.’

All of those things pointed to one thing.

[And, Young Master Hwayu. I have never deceived you.]

The moment Soya’s voice echoed in his mind as she looked at me with cold eyes and spoke those words.

“Ah….”

A painful sigh escaped from his throat.

Something was terribly wrong.

* * *

At the same time Taotie’s body exploded, Evil also fled.

Lili’s body, which had once harbored Evil, had half of it grotesquely withered and twisted as its life force was drained.

“An evil heart ultimately brings destruction.”

The stronger the evil heart becomes, the more it becomes nourishment that Evil favors.

The Cuckoo, who harbored a more evil heart than anyone, bloomed fully through those evil actions and ultimately became nourishment for Evil.

That body, which had been stolen by Evil for less than half a day, would not live long and its life would soon end.

Despite that strong evil heart, the Cuckoo’s body was far too weak to withstand Evil.

Whether the preservation of the remaining half of her life force should be considered fortunate or unfortunate.

“The fate of those who become nourishment for Evil is ultimately to be devoured by Evil and meet death.”

Irim muttered coldly and turned his head.

His gaze fell upon his dead guard.

“Those to whom I give my affection… why do they always meet such tragic ends.”

After gazing for a long while with a sorrowful face at the guard whose shell had been stolen by the malicious beast, he shifted his gaze and glanced outside.

The Purification Flame that Soya had ignited enveloped the entire Imperial Palace, dyeing the whole sky red.

Soya’s energy could be felt in the air.

A faint smile appeared on his face at that uniquely warm and comforting, gentle energy.

[Why do you just watch and leave?]

Do you know this, Soya?

Every moment I intervened in your life, you ultimately died.

Not even once was I able to save you.

How could someone like me… approach you?

Irim slowly closed and opened his eyes, then looked toward his chest where his dragon orb should have been.

His dragon orb was not with him.

Because he had given it to her long ago.

That first life which had now become a distant memory of long ago, yet had become a time that never existed for her, remembered only by him alone.

Soya, who had been the noble daughter of the Suzaku Family, when she… still possessed that brilliantly burning red hair….

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