Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90 - Light And Shadow>
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112 - The Morning Comes>
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118 - After The Storm
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132 -
Chapter 133
Chapter 134 - Epilogue 1.3
Chapter 135 - Epilogue 2.1: Traces Of Life
Chapter 136
Chapter 137 - Epilogue 2.3
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141 - Epilogue 4.1: Ever After>
Chapter 142 - Epilogue 4.2
Chapter 143 - Epilogue 4.3
Chapter 144 - Epilogue 5.1>
Chapter 145 - Epilogue 5.2
Chapter 146 - The Most Romantic Weekend>
Chapter 147 - Short Stories 1.2
Chapter 148 -
Chapter 149 -
Chapter 150 -
Chapter 151 -
Chapter 152 -
Chapter 153 -
Chapter 154 - Short Stories 3.1: Unexpected Things Happen>
Chapter 155 - Short Stories 3.2>
Chapter 156 -
Chapter 157 -
Chapter 158 -
Chapter 159 -
Chapter 160 -
Chapter 161 - Short Stories 5.1: The Man Behind The Mask>
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164 -
Chapter 165 -
Chapter 166
Chapter 167 - Short Stories 6.2
Chapter 168 - Short Stories 6.3
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189 (End)
Categories Genre: All, Completed, Fantasy Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 189
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
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Chapter 113:
Clap clap clap…
The silence broke with a loud applause from the dowager empress who was sitting on the throne elegantly.
She said to us in a mocking tone, “How amazing. What a great love!” Katleyanira laughed at Lucretius openly. “Of all the people in this world, I would have never guessed Lucretius to be the one risking his life to come here for love.”
She seemed excited, probably at the perspective of killing Lucretius.
The dowager empress continued, “But how did you get here without anyone noticing? I can understand you entering the city secretly but into the castle!”
Lucretius answered confidently, “This kingdom is mine and therefore there is nowhere I can’t go in this empire.”
The dowager empress laughed at him as if he told her a great joke.
“So the emperor sneaked in like a mouse. How funny.” She clapped her hands and continued, “Whatever. Your stupid decision has decided your fate.”
The guards surrounding us took out their swords and faced us. It seemed like the hall was filled with the dowager empress’ knights. There were at least thirty to forty of them.
Even if Lucretius was the best swordsman in this kingdom, there was no way he could protect me and kill everyone here at the same time.
I squeezed his hands and whispered to him, “Why did you come here?! I didn’t realize you are this stupid.”
He grinned. “I know you don’t mean that. I can see you missed me terribly.”
“… You made a wrong decision.”
I closed my eyes. Was this really how we die? However, the Lucretius I knew always had a plan for every situation.
“Do you have a plan?”
“Well…”
Lucretius smiled at me blankly.
Did… did he really come here without a plan?
If he did, I wanted a chance to throttle him myself before the dowager empress killed both of us!
While we whispered, the knights came closer to us. In a few steps, the swords would reach our bodies.
The dowager empress told Lucretius, “Put down your sword, Lucretius.”
He continued to smile and held his sword tighter, “Actually, these knights should put down THEIR swords first. By the way, you must be losing your eyesight. It must be your age.”
The dowager empress sneered and asked, “Eyesight?”
“You are sitting on my seat. You are getting so old you must not be able to see where you’re going.”
Katleyanira didn’t react to his goading. She still had a smile on her face, but it looked chilling.
Lucretius was making things worse by angering the already crazy Katleyanira.
What the heck was this man trying to do?
The dowager empress replied, “I’m tired of this foolishness.”
Surprisingly, Lucretius threw his sword on the ground.
“Okay. Now, are you satisfied?”
He then raised both of his hands and smiled brightly.
“…”
“…”
Everyone, including the dowager empress and myself, became speechless.
Did Lucretius finally lost his mind? O, or was he always this crazy?
The dowager empress screamed, “How dare you…!”
Just then, Lucretius whistled loudly with his fingers.
Following the sharp sound, something flew in.
“Arrrrg!”
The dowager empress grabbed her shoulder and cringed. When all the knights turned towards her, Lucretius grabbed his sword he threw a minute ago and started slaying the knights around us. He pulled me towards him, and we hid quickly behind a column.
From the second-floor terrace, arrows started to fall like heavy rain.
This was a three-storey building with tall windows covering the walls. From the second and third floor terraces, it was easy to look down to the first floor. The arrows were coming from those terraces.
“Gyaaa.”
“Arggg!”
Many knights fell to the ground, while some of them who were wearing full metal armors survived.
Along with the arrows, a loud roar could be heard nearby. Suddenly, all the doors burst open and the knights ran in.
The symbols on the armors shined brightly.
Three eagles.
These were Lucretius’ royal guards!
***
It was like watching a battle in a movie.
The noise of the weapons and screams of injured men.
Black-red blood was spewing everywhere.
It was clear early on that Lucretius brought enough men to win this.
He smiled confidently and asked, “So, what do you think?”
I had no choice but to give him the answer he wanted. “It’s amazing.”
He smiled proudly. “Obviously.”
He was such an arrogant guy, but the truth was, he really was remarkable.
I felt an overwhelming happiness just being near him and feel his warmth.
I whispered to him quietly, “I’m sorry.”
“What for?”
I confessed to him remorsefully, “You left it to me, but I lost it to her. The royal seal, I mean.”
He smiled smoothly. “Just the fact that you are alive is the greatest gift I could ever receive.”
He took his cloak off and covered my body which was confusing.
“I’m not cold.”
His answer was very serious.
“I should be the only one who gets to see you like this. You should dress like this only in our bedroom.”
“…”
This was the corny Lucretius I knew. It was true they took away my servant outfit before sending me into this hall. I was only wearing a thin layer that resembled a pajama.
Normally, I would have protested or argued, but I decided to accept his offer this time without another word.
I just survived my own execution, and my husband came to rescue me. I couldn’t complain.
Perhaps it was the adrenaline talking, but he looked even more handsome. He was alive and standing in front of me. Nothing else mattered.
I did something I would never normally do; I hugged him again tightly.
Lucretius at first smiled but quickly groaned.
“Ugh…!”
It was a very small moan only I could hear, but it sounded like he was in pain. His forehead was sweating heavily.
Was he…?
“Luc?”
He noticed I realized what had happened to him. He gestured for me to keep quiet.
I became scared. Was he hurt very badly? He must have been injured either when the rebels attacked him or when he was sneaking into this castle.
He was standing on his feet, and he did fight off a few knights while protecting me. I tried to assure myself he couldn’t have been hurt seriously.
But… Perhaps he was pretending to be okay because he couldn’t show any weaknesses in this situation.
I asked him very quietly, “Are… you really ok?”
“I’m fine.”
After a quick pause, he continued, “But… It does hurt.”
I knew it!
I put his arm around me so he could lean on me for support. Lucretius joked in a pained voice.
“This is embarrassing. I was hoping to carry you to the bedroom.”
“Stop joking around. How did it happen…?”
I felt like crying again.
I wanted to check on his wound right away, but this wasn’t the time.
Just then, the head of the royal guards and other generals came towards us.
“Your highness, it is done.”
When we turned around, an incredible scene greeted us.
The dowager empress was still glaring at us, but she was severely disheveled. Her hair was a huge mess, and she was missing a shoe. Part of her dress was ripped to shreds.
She was dragged in front of us with her arms tied with a rope. She still had an arrow sticking out of her shoulder.
Marquis Toruka and Galisia, who looked just as bad, were brought to us as well.
Dowager empress Katleyanira glared at us angrily and yelled, “How did you do this?”
Lucretius ignored her and asked me, “Did you say that this traitor forcefully took the royal seal from you?”
I nodded. “Yes, I’m sorry I didn’t protect it.”
He shook his head and kissed the back of my hand.
“Like I said, there is no reason for you to feel sorry. It is that woman who committed a crime.”
He then turned to a royal guard nearby and ordered.
“Bring the royal seal here.”
The knight nodded and approached the dowager empress. He tried to take the ring off her finger, but she clenched her hand and resisted. She looked desperate as if keeping the ring would change anything.
Lucretius became annoyed as the guard struggled.
“I don’t care how you get it.”
“Yes, your highness!”
The guard immediately took out his sword. I turned away quickly as he swung it.
Slash!
Total Chapters in book: 189
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 290059 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1450(@200wpm)___ 1160(@250wpm)___ 967(@300wpm)
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