Her whole inner body shook violently. Memories flooded in like a wave.
A shock wave.
The pouring black waves. She was just choked in front of so many sensations. The realization struck her like a thunderbolt.
Charlize remembered.
âThis was real.â
However, even in Charlizeâs memory, there was a part where it was cut off by Charlize.
Exactly not long after she was made of swords. They came.
Wizards of the magic tower.
Because Charlize was just made of a sword, she was suffering from the broken essence and vessel. Thatâs why she didnât remember that impressively.
However, there was definitely one.
Shortly after she was made into a sword, a wizard lifted Charlize carefully. The moment he saw the blue jewel embedded in the sword, his eyes lit up with intense awe.
âIâm here, Father.â
His voice, as he knelt down, was boiling hot. It was a passionate joy. As if he had finally met his long-awaited longing.
âNo- You have become a new being by combining with Charlize Ronan. I should just call you Kiera from now on.â
Charlize was just dazed by the weight she couldnât handle. The moment a person becomes a sword.
She couldnât even have any emotions otherwise.
âAre you finally finished?â
The man whispered reverently. After that, other wizards began to gather.
âHow did it go, did you succeed?â
ââŚYes, it succeeded. Charlize Ronan even digested the energy of evil into her own, so her essence has turned into evil.â
The man turned around and replied back.
The energy of evil.
Not everyone who was kidnapped from the place where Charlize was trapped survived. There is something called the energy of evil in Ehyritâs piece, and the children who swallowed the piece died because they could not withstand the energy.
In Charlizeâs body, besides Ehyrit, there was clear evil. A frighteningly thick life and darkness.
With that, as a demon sword Kiera, she helped kill lives for four hundred years.
âItâs amazing, itâs unprecedented to have such a dark evil come out.â
âIsnât this the vessel of the evil spirit?â
What is that?
Charlize thought. She was just dumbfounded. It was no world. She suffered from herself that she had become a sword.
âNow open your eyes.â
They did something to Charlize.
To be exact, what the wizards used was the energy of evil. She knew it the first time she felt it.
In fact, it was wrong that the energy in Ehyritâs piece was the energy of evil. It was a more accurate expression if it had to be evil.
âKiera, my evil spirit.â
Charlizeâs body shone. The sapphire resonated with evils and prayers. However, it did not react.
âWhatâs going on?â
âHow did this happenâŚâ
The wizards looked at each other and talked.
âIsnât this the perfect completion of the purest evil? It canât be like this.â
âNo way,â
They seemed to be talking to Charlize.
However, Kiera, the guardian sword of the empire, was a sword made to communicate only with the emperor. There was no way they could communicate with her.
âOh my God, itâs a failureâŚâ
The wizard had a faint face. They seemed to know that the emperor was going to get rid of them soon, but they were even more troubled that she was not an evil spirit.
Some of them were in despair, and almost all were lost in grief. Even though they trampled on other peopleâs lives and turned them into swords.
The murderous intent towards the wizard may have come about at this time.
ââŚâ
Then someone looked at Charlize.
As if he had found something, he approached her as if he had been possessed by her distinctive eyes.
Charlize was alive. She was a human. She was conscious and had an essence. Even though she was a sword, Charlizeâs mind was clear. After a moment of silence, he called the others.
âLook at this.â
His finger pointed to Charlize.
âItâs too early to jump to conclusions.â
They looked down at Kiera.
The wizards are wearing hoods. And magic. No, evil spirits.
âThis is God.â
Why did he say that? On what basis did the word come from?
They seemed to have found something. And soon she held her breath.
âThe Birth of GodâŚâ
Someone said,
âStrong memories, though.â
Charlize soon forgot.
Just becoming a sword and killing at the hands of the emperor would crack Charlizeâs soul.
The memory, which she didnât even know was closed, opened up like a ripple. It swept all over Charlize. She was fragmented, merged, torn, and burned.
All those sensations that the average person would never be able to handle. The memories that will never be forgotten, shook Charlize at once.
âGod.â
No, evil spirits.
According to Payneâs theory, what the magic tower was trying to make was an evil spirit. According to Charlizeâs memory. She was already the evil God Kiera.
âMake.â
The shocking truth ran through her body like a shudder. They called Charlize God. Evil spirits.
Said Payne.
âWhy are you looking at me so silently? Scary.â
It was a word that returned Charlizeâs mind to reality. Payneâs voice trembled, but he acted as if he was determined.
âBut the Kiera project has never been successful. Of course, even if it did, it would not have been really completed.â
âWhat do you mean?â
Charlizeâs voice was low and calm. She was very calm in the eyes of others.
âTheoretically, the evil spirit would descend on a vessel called Kiera.â
Payne, who was somewhat embarrassed, returned playfully again, answered.
âThis genius wizard, Payne, knows that itâs absolutely impossible. Why? Due to the structure of magical power, the owner of the body is supposed to take the lead unconditionally. Yes. Kieraâs original owner.â
Payne looked happy the whole time he spoke to Charlize.
It seemed more comfortable just to convey this fact.
âIf Kiera is completed as a vessel of evil spirits, the only thing that is awake is the consciousness of the original owner.â
âWhat happens to the evil spirits?â
Charlize asked. When she asked the question, Payneâs mood eased.
He looked incredibly relieved.
At the same time, it was a cold-hearted gold eye.
âThe original owner slowly absorbs the evil spirit and becomes an evil spirit. No matter how long it takes, it will be less than fifty years?â
So rest assured! At the pleasant tone of Payne, Charlize reflexively swung her dagger. He managed to avoid it, but as a few strands of his hair were cut off, Payne screamed.
âOuch! What are you doing! I gave you the information!â
It was the same atmosphere as always.
Payne couldnât read the darkness beneath Charlizeâs eyes.
Because it was too dark.
âIt was interesting, but Iâm not going to Alperier. So get lost.â
âYouâre heartless, but Iâll come again tomorrow.â
Payne smiled with a handsome wink. He was afraid that Charlize would say no, so he said what he had to say and disappeared.
Whatâs left in the lilac room is a letter from the summoner, who had turned to ashes and burned to the ground. It was only a mixture of smoke on the floor. Even that will be gone soon.
ââŚâ
âI was the evil spirit.â
Charlize exhaled slowly.
She was already waiting for Payne to come tomorrow. They just had a conversation.
âI was the evil spirit.â
Words that she couldnât reach no matter how many times she repeated them. But it wasnât that it didnât feel real. She seemed to know.
It was less than fifty years, as Payne said, that Charlize became insensitive to murder. After 50 years of becoming Kiera, she became aloof after that. On everything.
Although she was a human being, she did not lose her callousness somewhere. Like an extraterrestrial being that transcends human beings.
âI.â
It was enough time to absorb the evil spirit and become an evil spirit.
***
Kahu looked around the drawing room. Akan sent a messenger to Kahu to invite him. One memory of him came to mind, so he told him to come to hear it.
âWhat do you want to talk about?â
Kahu looked ahead.
Akan was sitting in front of him.
Akan said.
âIâm just trying to let go of my guilt, but⌠Itâs something I couldnât tell anyone, so I called you. Besides, youâre the one who asked about Charlize first.â
âIâll just listen.â
Kahu was calm as if he would not interfere with anything more than that.
Akan laughed bitterly.
Akan started talking.
âNeither Dante nor my father knows. I just remember the direct reason I avoided Charlize. It was very strange and bizarre.â
It was a voice filled with regret.
âWhen I was young, my father caught a monster. He left the corpse at home. You know when a child learns swords, he will try to win by competing with others. I wanted to try it, too.â
Akan seemed to see the scene in front of his eyes. He had gone to see the monsterâs corpse. And. There he saw Charlize, a very small girl who had killed her mother. A very pretty child.
âI was having a really hard time at that time. I thought it was her fault that my mother died. So I guess thatâs what I saw.â
âWhat is it?â
Kahu asked calmly. Akan replied with a sigh.
âI saw that child was attracted to the monsterâs magic. As if absorbing it, all the energy that flowed out of the dead monster was absorbed into Charlize.â
Something like the energy of evil that gathered in a childâs bracken hands. What Akan saw was black and terrifying, so he had to call her evil.
Charlize canât even remember when she was very young, and when she was just walking around. It was creepy and scary. Even after receiving all of her dark energy, she was still fine.
The child, who was smiling brightly with affection, came to be embraced in Akanâs arms.
But Akan pushed her away.
ââŚMonster.â
The first rejection, in which he began to distance himself from Charlize.
Akan spoke to Kahu. Since then, he seems to have treated Charlize as no one. The same goes for Dante, but Akan completely neglected Charlize. It was something he didnât even remember.
âEnergy of evil in a human body. Iâve never heard such a nonsensical sound. In fact, I know it too, young duke. Because I resented her, I remembered her with that sight. Iâm pathetic, too.â
Kahuâs eyes were still cold. No, the more he heard the story, the colder he just became.
He didnât take his time to visit him just to listen to these excuses.
ââŚYou know the sin, so if you know it, donât sin anymore.â
As if the story was over, Akan remained silent and smiled bitterly. Kahu walked out of the drawing room after being polite.
From the moment he heard the story, he somehow felt bad. As soon as he left the mansion, he felt disgusted.
âDamn it.â
What kind of people are like that? You pushed an innocent child who knew nothing, and you did it because of the evil spirit?
Kahu stopped.
However, it was not a story to be completely overlooked.
Charlize, the emperorâs lover, and Dylan, the ruling tyrant. There was an image that came to mind when he looked at the two.
âBlack and white.â
If Dylan is the light, Charlize is the dark. If people were good, Charlize was evil.
Nevertheless, Charlize is dreamy and fatally beautiful.
âUseless thought.â
Kahu stopped thinking about continuing for a long time. He still felt bad.
***
The class is over.
âYou did a great job today, Your Majesty.â
Charlize closed the book. No matter how confusing it was, she did her job perfectly. Charlizeâs tone of explaining politics was uninterrupted and unshakable.
âThank you for a good class as always.â
Dylan looked at Charlize.
When viewed from such close sunlight, Charlizeâs hair was like silver hair. Her mysterious navy blue eyes were mysterious as if they contained the whole world beyond the universe.
How could there be such a beautiful person? She was too enchanting, and every time she exhaled a breath, the world seemed to bow in front of Charlize. Heâs dying to take care of herself.
Although Dylan did not clearly notice the change in Charlize, he suddenly got an intuition.
âMaster.â
Dylan called Charlize, who was about to go back and rest alone. Charlize looked up at Dylan silently.
Kiss her lips and suppress the urge to covet. No, actually, he wanted to put something in that mouth.
âWhatever you do, I donât care.â
ââŚâ
âJust donât stay away from me.â
âThat wonât happen, Your Majesty.â
Charlize blinked.
Her eyelids fell like butterflies. Charlize was sincere. However, she wanted to ask.
âHowever⌠If that happens, what are you going to do?â
There was a quiet tension in the space.
Dylan, who had been silent for a short time, laughed.
âIâm going crazy.â
A little unfamiliar, yet unawakened possessive desire. Shined hotly in his laughter.