Chapter 167 – Quarantined Night (5)
All I could say was that was the end. Just as the elf saw the disappearance of Theorard, Theorard also witnessed the disappearance of the elf.
“…….”
The final expression of the elf, which became numerous particles and scattered, was anger and bewilderment.
Wheeeee
A blizzard rages again in the space where the elves disappeared. Theorard took a deep breath and looked around him. The pure white snowfield is terrifyingly quiet. Since he had cut off his bracelet, of course Rastain’s voice could not be heard.
‘Am I trapped?’
It was now unknown how to find the elf’s self. If he couldn’t find a way, he would have to stay here for a really long time.
No regrets either If this was punishment for meddling in the elves’ past, he was willing to accept it.
‘It’s cold.’
Taking a long breath, Theo Rad turned and walked away. His feet his sink into the snow, his fingertips his tremble from the cold that bites his flesh his, and his ears his go cold.
A raging blizzard obscures vision. The wind was so strong that I couldn’t even open my eyes properly.
His whole body his seemed to freeze, but Theo Rad dutifully explored his surroundings.
A way to go back to the elves’ past…… I had to find a way to save the idiot hiding behind the ceremony.
Like that, he continued to wander around, but he couldn’t find any clues that could lead him back to the past.
The moment he cut off the bracelet Rastane gave him, the normal route must have been blocked. The grisly fact shocked him, but Theorard remained calm.
─ In theory, it is possible. However, Viscount Theorard’s mental strength will not be able to withstand it.
Rastain clearly showed her that she could travel back in time without a guide. That’s it. Because if there was a chance, she would have had to bump into it a few times.
With his heart full, Theo Rad climbed a nearby peak and looked down at him. Faint clouds can be seen forming a band below.
High and far It was only then that Theorard understood why the elf said it was a height above sea level that humans could not climb. I let out a sigh for some reason.
‘It will take a long time to go down the mountain…….’
You may be seriously injured in the process. Because this was a snowy mountain that humans could not conquer. Even if he strays a little outside, the cliffs are so steep that he cannot properly step on them.
The moment he steps on the wrong foot, a fall will be unavoidable. If you hit the frozen ground, you will surely experience indescribable pain covering your entire body. It was self-evident that if it was a real body, not a soul, the pain would not be strange even if it died immediately.
However, Theorard did not give up hope. Since Rastain’s supernatural ability is gone, he will have to go down the mountain to find traces of the elves.
‘Wait.’
No matter how long it takes I wouldn’t mind if countless anguish followed. Because Theorard had a clear goal that he would not be shaken by any storm.
‘I will definitely save you.’
Remembering the elf lying in the hospital bed, Theo Rad silently moved his steps.
*
The divine power in the room is scattered. Unintentionally brought back to reality, Rastain sighed and opened her eyes slowly.
I see an elf lying in a hospital bed bathed in the cold moonlight. For this woman, Theo Rad broke the boundaries between her consciousness her and her past her by ripping off her bracelet.
Theorard had meddled with the elves’ past, and had plunged himself into an infernal abyss in order to have a fleeting conversation. Rastane didn’t understand that. He would not have been unaware of the side effects he would receive from interfering in the past.
‘Why do you….’
Rastane turned his head and looked at Theo Rad’s side face his. The sight of him gently lowering his head and closing his eyes feels holy because he is not reverent.
Wouldn’t it be like this if the murals depicting the saints of the past appeared in reality? Rastane reached out his hand, thinking nonsensically.
Sloppy, with his thread broken, he had removed the bracelet from Theorard’s wrist his. As long as Theorard is trapped in the elves’ consciousness, magic tools won’t be of any help.
A bitter smile spreads across Rastane’s lips his.
‘Viscount Theorard made a very difficult choice.’
A foolish and stubborn person. It was a choice that could be made because it was foolish and stubborn.
Trapped in the elven consciousness, Theorard would now experience an infinitely repeating day. It was evident that he would wander for a very long time in an empty world.
Decades if you’re lucky…… Perhaps hundreds of years would have to pass like ghosts. It was a long enough time that even if you saved the elves, your mind would collapse and collapse.
If you save the patient and go mad, you’re better off. If you wander around while trapped in your consciousness, and choose to commit suicide without overcoming solitude and loneliness, your soul would perish.
In that case, Theorad will lead a life from never waking up. In fact, it is to face death.
‘…… Viscount Theorard. I feel sorry for you.’
The long years that Theorard will go through are the time separated from reality. It was clear to him that no matter how many years he lived there, in reality not a single day would pass.
It was a sacrifice that no one would know about except for the saints Rastein and Theorard themselves.
Even if the treatment was successful and the elf miraculously survived, others would think it was an overnight treatment and pass it lightly.
Will Theorard be able to accept the honor that no one recognizes?
I knew Theo Rad was n’t trying to save the elves for his honor his, but I could n’t help but feel sorry for him.
However, worrying here won’t change anything. Now everything depended on Theorard’s will his.
‘God of light.’
Rastane, with her hands together, offered her prayers her with all her heart her.
‘I hope you will lead me on the right path so that your lamb will not wander. If you’re looking down here from a distant sky…….’
Please, give this man grace, not trials.
*
A large mirror enters the half-open view. The exterior of the mirror, which was so large and antique, was neat and tidy, as if someone had taken care of it every day.
As if it would clearly illuminate your sins…… It was terrifyingly straight. Maybe that’s why the elf couldn’t approach the mirror.
Every time he took a step forward, the people he had killed appeared in the mirror. As soon as they opened their mouths, voices were heard in their ears.
—A monstrous bitch.
─ You cheated on us.
—If I had told you from the beginning that you were strong, I wouldn’t have attacked you.
─ You are a guy no different from us.
— Trash. Killer.
I knew that wasn’t what they were actually saying. Everyone in the mirror knew that it was simply an image of the guilt they felt.
So the elf ignored them and tried to break the mirror. It wasn’t long before the elf suddenly stopped.
– Do you think I can like you?
Theorard. It was because Theorard’s reflection in the mirror, glaring at him, sounded terrifyingly frightening. The elf tried hard to deny Theorard’s words, but he couldn’t open his mouth.
It was because the thought that Theorard might hate him was amplified. Theorard in the mirror spoke coldly, as if your thoughts were telling the truth.
─ I don’t even want to see it. Never see you again in my life
Something that the usual Theorad would not have said made the elf crumble.
It made me mistakenly think that Theorard’s kind treatment and convenience might actually be because he was afraid of his own power his.
If that was Theorard’s truth, he shouldn’t have escaped the mirror. Because he had to atone for his sins here for the rest of his life.
“Sorry….”
That was the reason why the elf didn’t even move while lying on the floor. Beneath the open sky, on the ground covered with black water, the elf quietly moved his lips.
“I’m sorry, Theorard…….”
An apology that could not be delivered echoes emptyly. After that, the black water slowly consumed the elf’s body his.
The body lying on its side his is drawn by the sticky water and sinks. The fingers that touched the floor, the arms and thighs were gradually being dragged down. A slight ripple spread around the elves.
The dark water wrapped around the elf carefully and steadily, as if to give him a comfortable sleep if he gave up.
Tired. Involuntarily, the eyes close. There was no strength in the whole body as if it was about to fall asleep. Was death really that comfortable? It was a time when the elf was humbly trying to give up his body.
Kung-
A dull noise opened my closed eyes. I wondered if I had heard an auditory hallucination, but the noise continued.
Thud!
Cracks occur on the straight mirror. Only then did the elf realize that someone was trying to break the mirror.
Thump-!
The balance spreads to dozens of branches. When the broken fragments began to fall one by one, the other side delivered a blow with all their might.
Kwajangchang—!
The huge mirror collapses into hundreds of fragments. Beyond the rain-like debris was Theorard, who was breathing hard while holding on to the rusty steel sword.
“Finally…”
A low muted voice. After dropping the iron sword, Theorard caught his breath and straightened his posture.
“…… Be impertinent. Who told you to lie down?”
It was a tired tone, but the firmness was alive. The elf, who had been absent-minded for a moment, raised her upper body with her eyes wide open. The dark water clinging to the elf’s body was cut off one by one.
“Theorard…… ?”
A faint smile crept across Theorard’s lips. It looked very difficult to keep a smile, but it was kind as usual.
“Sorry for being late.”
The innocent words made tears well up in the elf’s eyes. The elf wiped his eyes with his wrist and slowly began to stand up.
His legs were wobbly and his whole body was weak, but he moved his body resolutely. It was because he knew that Theo Rad in front of him was not a hallucination.
The elf, barely holding back his tears, stood up and looked at Theorad with a lot of emotions.
“Me…”
I feel like my heart is going to explode, so my voice won’t come out properly. Tears flowed uncontrollably, blurring her vision of her. But don’t close your eyes The moment I closed and opened my eyes, it felt like Theorard would disappear, which made me very anxious.
“I, I…….”
Hiccups stop speech. I was ashamed to see her crying like a child, but I couldn’t control it.
“Stop.”
To the elf, Theorard whispered.
“How long are you going to keep me in this shabby place?”
The longed-for cry bursts out. Theorard’s words acted as a trigger, causing the elf to run. The elf, who fluttered with brilliant silver hair, crossed the threshold of the mirror. Theorard raised his hands, and he embraced the elf charging towards him. Indeed, it was the warmth he felt in a long time.
“Theorard…… Remember you… !”
I couldn’t control the rising emotions. The elf hugged Theorard and sobbed sadly. With his eyes closed, he buried his face in Theo Rad’s chest and hugged him roughly on the back. As if he was asking for forgiveness for his own past of being overbearing.
“I also remember you.”
Theorard hugged the elf warmly. Because I understood the pain the elf must have been through.
Theorard, who exhaled a low breath, patted the back of the elf’s head and murmured softly.
“So, don’t be so hard anymore.”
Consecutively, the world that rescued the elves collapses like broken glass. One or two did not pay any attention to that fact. They only thought of the other person’s pain and held each other’s bodies a little closer.
