“…… gasping-,”
That was the last memory.
Radan covered his mouth with his hand to hide his scream.
What he felt as soon as he opened his eyes was Leshak’s warm arms, which were clasping his body.
Gauging from the sound of his breath, Leshak seemed to have fallen asleep too.
Leshak’s breath on the back of his neck cut through his skin like a knife. His skin was aching and he got goosebumps all over.
It was the first time he had ever been so scared of anyone.
Saying no was of no use!
No matter what he did, he couldn’t stop Leshak, he could do whatever he wanted.
Even his lost memories will be forcibly restored. Whatever Leshek wants.
A chill erupted from his stomach.
Radan trembled and curled up as far away as he could. He wanted to run away to a place where Leshak can’t chew on his memories as he pleases.
– Then run away.
Someone said something in his mind.
“… … !”
Radan opened his tightly closed eyes.
– It is not difficult. You can run away if you decide to.
He didn’t know who it was, but the voice was familiar.
– Take off the blindfold. Come on, before the moon rises.
“… …”
– I will help you.
Clink-
Suddenly, his wrist was free.
Radan opened his mouth in amazement. The shackles holding the wrists were released.
Swish-
Then, once again, this time his blindfold was removed without a moment of surprise.
Radan opened his eyes and looked around.
There was no one in the room except for Leshak, who was sleeping, and himself.
The voice was only heard in his head.
Radan raised his creaking body.
“Uh…...”
The arm Leshak’s held him with twitched in response to the movement. Radan took a deep breath.
But Leshak did not wake up. Radan moved little by little like a worm wiggling and escaped from within Leshak’s arms.
When he finally pulled himself out, Leshak’s body leaned.
“… …”
Radan turned his head to look at the droopy Leshak.
The naked man had his eyes closed as if he were dead, Radan looked as though this were the first face he had ever seen.
His lips were rough and dry.
There were scraps and cuts all over his body. Some hadn’t even healed yet.
Radan stared intently at the rather lean-looking face, and yet this handsome appearance seemed so far-fetched.
“Radan……”
Leshak opened his mouth and called him.
Radan flinched, but the sound was like the crumbs of a dream that had fallen out of sleep.
“Radan.”
Leshak tossed and turned. His silver hair scattered revealing the side of his forehead. Radan saw that Leshak’s forehead was wet with cold sweat.
“Ah…….”
The darkish brow indicated that he was somehow ill.
Radan didn’t know how Leshak was doing while he was gone.
Radan unconsciously reached out to Leshak’s forehead.
– You can’t.
The voice stopped Radan.
– Are you worried about him?
“… ….”
Radan bit his lip and looked at Leshak.
His sweat-soaked face and red. His fever seemed to be rising.
– Did you forget what he did to you?
No, he didn’t forget.
– Look at your wrist, look at what are you doing right now.
Even if he tried to forget it, he wouldn’t be able to.
– You’re scared of him aren’t you? Don’t you even want to remember who you are?
Radan nodded.
– That’s because the Leshak Caliph killed your entire family.
“… … !”
Radan quickly jerked his head up.
No one was there. There was only empty darkness resembling despair.
– Actually, you know how your father died. His stomach ripped open and his intestines spilled out and he died. You held his body.
“Oh, no…… !”
– It’s all because you didn’t kill Leshak Caliph. If you had killed him before then, your family wouldn’t have died. You’re a coward who lets go of your memories to forget your sins.
“No!”
The past was more in the past.
Even with the exception of being an assassin, it was a past that could be devastating.
– That’s right. So, kill Leshak Caliph now. Wake him up and make him see your eyes. The only thing you can do for our fallen kingdom is to get rid of the blood of the Caliphs.
“That’s……”
– Think about it. What would happen if he were to live? You’ll be subjected to the same thing every day. You’ll be bound and crushed
“That’s……”
Radan closed his eyes.
He wouldn’t be able to bear it again.
What was more severe than the physical pain was his broken heart.
He couldn’t stop or stop Leshak with his own strength. Leshak simply erased Radan’s resistance.
The fact that he couldn’t do anything broke his heart.
Nothing will change.
The terrible thing that would happen if he were with Prince Leshak would surely come true as planned.
– He’s constantly driving you. You remember your terrible past just by listening to him.
“… …”
– Kill him. Kill him and run away. Hurry up. There is no time.
His voice was thin and low. It became small like a sobbing, and it became desperate like a temptation.
– Kill him!
Radan opened his eyes.
He reached out toward Leshak.
Only once.
Just once, just for a brief moment, if we make eye contact.
He would be able to kill Prince Leshak.
He was able to escape to a very distant place without worrying about waking up again, leaving the past buried like this.
“……”
Radan swallowed his saliva. His hand trembled slowly and touched Leshak’s sleeping face.
Then the closed eyes twitched. Radan saw water pooling under his eyelashes.
“Radan……”
Instead of opening his eyes, Leshak opened his lips.
A feverish voice called out to him. And,
“Now, be mine.”
He whispered unexpected words.
“…… !”
Those words hit him somewhere in his mind.
-I’m not okay. I want to do it right. I won’t embrace you in a hurry. So wait. [L]
Radan covered his mouth.
-Wait. Just look at it as it is.
And he replied:
-I like you, My Lord. [R]
Radan stumbled and crashed into the bedpost.
There was a thumping sound that rang out, and Leshak tossed and turned as if waking up.
“Oh, no…… !”
Confusion overtook Radan.
In the midst of a mess of the past and present awakening one by one, one of the most intense was the thought that Prince Leshak could not be killed.
Radan turned around quickly. He put all his strength on his shoulder and slammed against the door.
Bang!-
The door opened.
Radan ran out without a hitch.
Like a deception, there was no one outside. Radan found a large balcony at the end of the stairs.
He opened the balcony door and looked down. He could see the ground far down. The place where Radan was located was on the third floor.
Radan hung on the balcony. On the old fortress walls, there were places where his feet could be placed.
Radan began to climb down the ramparts as if he had known how to do it before.
“Ah…… ”
Halfway down, there was nowhere to place his feet. Radan looked down at his feet with a troubled look.
Then he heard a voice above his head.
“Radan!”
It was Leshak.
He must have woken up and followed him.
“Ugh!”
Radan took a breath. In the middle, his hand slipped.
“Radan!”
Radan’s body fell down.
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2…… Bam!
Thankfully, the place he fell was a boxwood thicket.
Radan forced his body to rise as though he were going to make a break for it. Without knowing which direction to take, Radan started running.
“Where……”
He could no longer hear the voice.
He had to find his own way.
What unfolded in front of him was a vast garden and a flowering-tree path that was carefully decorated.
Radan instinctively looked for the direction the sound of the water was coming from.
“What!?”
Radan, who was running, suddenly fell down. It was because he broke his ankle due to his haste.
He got up and ran again. The broken ankle was dragged along. No matter what he did, he couldn’t speed it up.
“There…… I think,”
The sound of the water grew louder and louder. Radan clenched his teeth and continued walking.
Torches were lit all over the place.
“The Unknown Assassin has escaped!”
“Search thoroughly! Guard the door!”
Such shouts were heard all over.
Anxiety bit his ankle. Radan followed the sound of the water, pointing himself in that direction, and then he went off the road and entered through the trees.
If he crossed there, he would be able to reach the sound of the water faster.
“Huh, huh…… !”
He ran out of breath. Branches scratched him all over his body, but he couldn’t feel it.
“Almost, I’m almost there…… !”
Finally, the sound of water grew louder.
Pop!-
Radan’s body leaped through the thick leaves.
But,
“…… Ah!”
His eyes were blurred.
The sound of water that Radan heard was not a river. It was not water that was flowing somewhere, but a large fountain in the middle of the garden.
The streams of water rushing upwards fell on the same spot. In a fountain like a round lake, the red moon suddenly appeared and imprisoned him.
It was waters that could not be escaped.
And,
“Radan.”
He heard a voice calling him from over his shoulder.
It was Leshak.
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3“Oh, no!”
Radan ran forward.
“Radan!”
Leshak reached out to grab him.
“No!”
Radan shrugged his shoulders, avoiding him. His hands went ahead of his feet in a rush.
Pow!
His body tilted.
“Ugh….. ”
Unsurprisingly Radan fell into the fountain.
“Radan!”
Radan got up desperately. However, the marble fountain had a round bottom. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stand on his feet.
“Radan!”
Leshak approached the fountain and grabbed Radan’s shoulder.
“Ugh!”
Radan, who was crawling on the floor avoiding him, slipped again.
His already wet body sank into the water again, and he struggled.
“No!”
Then Radan saw Leshak’s face reflected on the rippling water.
The surface of the water was rippling, so Leshak’s face was distorted too.
Fear ran down his spine.
He remembered.
– Be careful, Your Majesty. The monster can kill people even by reflecting his eyes on the water like a mirror.
– Really, we shouldn’t give him water anymore.
– The only other way is to close your eyes.
This was after the unintentional killing of the maid who brought him bathwater.
It was the same now as back then.
The swaying water was strange, so he deliberately put his hand in it and squeezed. The handmaiden was reflected in the water. Radan thought she was doing it because she was curious to see the water shaking, like him. He smiled as he looked into her eyes reflected in the water.
As the water poured, the maid’s eyes were also distorted.
No, it was distorted regardless of water.
– Aaaah!
The maid became a corpse.
For a brief moment, there were only eyes reflected in the water
Like now.
“Oh, no! No!”
Radan stretched out his hand toward Leshak reflected in the water.
Leshak’s face scattered.
“Ah, ah…… !”
Radan screamed.
His whole body was drained.
No more thoughts appeared. He just wanted to erase the moment his eyes met with Leshak’s.
lt…… It was too late this time, again.
If he had run away sooner…… Then he wouldn’t even have killed this man.
If you look in his eyes, you die.
His eyes were meant to kill this man.
He ended up killing this man. He swore over and over that he would never kill him.
Really……
Splash!-
His body lost its strength and sank into the water.
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4“Radan!”
Radan was awakened by the sound of a slap in his ear.
His dimmed eyes were back where they belong. Radan saw the red moon filling the black sky.
And,
“Are you out of your mind?”
He saw a man with wet silver hair sticking to his cheek, in the dark.
“Ah…… ?”
The man had dark eyes.
His eyes were as beautiful as a lie. The moment his eyes met, his stomach flipped.
He was beautiful but scary. Radan couldn’t take his eyes off them, but he had to.
“… … !”
It was only after one breath had passed that Radan realized the reason.
He was Prince Leshak.
He was looking at him.
He should never see him.
“Oh, no!”
Radan closed his eyes and pushed him away.
“No, don’t look! If you see me, you will die!”
Leshak reached out and embraced Radan.
“It’s okay, Radan. I’ve already seen your eyes.”
“No! No way…… It can’t be,”
“Nothing happened.”
“I don’t think-…… !”
“I swear.”
“… …”
Radan opened his eyes in Leshak’s arms.
Dozens of soldiers gathered near the fountain. Radan saw their faces and behind them a great red moon that colored the night sky.
“Ah…….”
Radan recognized the face of one of them.
It was Karum.
He had been chased by him in the forest, he had met his eyes. Even then, the first thing he saw before his eyes was the bloody moon floating behind Karum’s back.
Just like that time, he could feel the poison in his eyes disappearing as if he were sleeping.
“When the moon is red……it’s okay…… isn’t it?”
“Radan.”
Leshak pulled away and grabbed Radan’s chin with one hand.
Radan met Leshak’s face. Tears welled up.
All kinds of memories ran through his head. His heart fluttered.
Drip- Drip- Drip-
Tears rolled down his cheeks.
He saw Leshak. He was alive.
Now it seemed that nothing mattered.
“Radan.”
Leshak called him.
He wanted to give him any answer.
“It’s good……”
I like you, My Lord.
An answer like that.
Leshak looked at him and moved his lips. Radan saw the smile that spread across Leshak’s lips.
He wanted to laugh.
“I like……”
I like you, My Lord.
Radan squeezed his remaining strength into a smile.
His eyes closed.
“…… gasping-,”
That was the last memory.
Radan covered his mouth with his hand to hide his scream.
What he felt as soon as he opened his eyes was Leshak’s warm arms, which were clasping his body.
Gauging from the sound of his breath, Leshak seemed to have fallen asleep too.
Leshak’s breath on the back of his neck cut through his skin like a knife. His skin was aching and he got goosebumps all over.
It was the first time he had ever been so scared of anyone.
Saying no was of no use!
No matter what he did, he couldn’t stop Leshak, he could do whatever he wanted.
Even his lost memories will be forcibly restored. Whatever Leshek wants.
A chill erupted from his stomach.
Radan trembled and curled up as far away as he could. He wanted to run away to a place where Leshak can’t chew on his memories as he pleases.
– Then run away.
Someone said something in his mind.
“… … !”
Radan opened his tightly closed eyes.
– It is not difficult. You can run away if you decide to.
He didn’t know who it was, but the voice was familiar.
– Take off the blindfold. Come on, before the moon rises.
“… …”
– I will help you.
Clink-
Suddenly, his wrist was free.
Radan opened his mouth in amazement. The shackles holding the wrists were released.
Swish-
Then, once again, this time his blindfold was removed without a moment of surprise.
Radan opened his eyes and looked around.
There was no one in the room except for Leshak, who was sleeping, and himself.
The voice was only heard in his head.
Radan raised his creaking body.
“Uh…...”
The arm Leshak’s held him with twitched in response to the movement. Radan took a deep breath.
But Leshak did not wake up. Radan moved little by little like a worm wiggling and escaped from within Leshak’s arms.
When he finally pulled himself out, Leshak’s body leaned.
“… …”
Radan turned his head to look at the droopy Leshak.
The naked man had his eyes closed as if he were dead, Radan looked as though this were the first face he had ever seen.
His lips were rough and dry.
There were scraps and cuts all over his body. Some hadn’t even healed yet.
Radan stared intently at the rather lean-looking face, and yet this handsome appearance seemed so far-fetched.
“Radan……”
Leshak opened his mouth and called him.
Radan flinched, but the sound was like the crumbs of a dream that had fallen out of sleep.
“Radan.”
Leshak tossed and turned. His silver hair scattered revealing the side of his forehead. Radan saw that Leshak’s forehead was wet with cold sweat.
“Ah…….”
The darkish brow indicated that he was somehow ill.
Radan didn’t know how Leshak was doing while he was gone.
Radan unconsciously reached out to Leshak’s forehead.
– You can’t.
The voice stopped Radan.
– Are you worried about him?
“… ….”
Radan bit his lip and looked at Leshak.
His sweat-soaked face and red. His fever seemed to be rising.
– Did you forget what he did to you?
No, he didn’t forget.
– Look at your wrist, look at what are you doing right now.
Even if he tried to forget it, he wouldn’t be able to.
– You’re scared of him aren’t you? Don’t you even want to remember who you are?
Radan nodded.
– That’s because the Leshak Caliph killed your entire family.
“… … !”
Radan quickly jerked his head up.
No one was there. There was only empty darkness resembling despair.
– Actually, you know how your father died. His stomach ripped open and his intestines spilled out and he died. You held his body.
“Oh, no…… !”
– It’s all because you didn’t kill Leshak Caliph. If you had killed him before then, your family wouldn’t have died. You’re a coward who lets go of your memories to forget your sins.
“No!”
The past was more in the past.
Even with the exception of being an assassin, it was a past that could be devastating.
– That’s right. So, kill Leshak Caliph now. Wake him up and make him see your eyes. The only thing you can do for our fallen kingdom is to get rid of the blood of the Caliphs.
“That’s……”
– Think about it. What would happen if he were to live? You’ll be subjected to the same thing every day. You’ll be bound and crushed
“That’s……”
Radan closed his eyes.
He wouldn’t be able to bear it again.
What was more severe than the physical pain was his broken heart.
He couldn’t stop or stop Leshak with his own strength. Leshak simply erased Radan’s resistance.
The fact that he couldn’t do anything broke his heart.
Nothing will change.
The terrible thing that would happen if he were with Prince Leshak would surely come true as planned.
– He’s constantly driving you. You remember your terrible past just by listening to him.
“… …”
– Kill him. Kill him and run away. Hurry up. There is no time.
His voice was thin and low. It became small like a sobbing, and it became desperate like a temptation.
– Kill him!
Radan opened his eyes.
He reached out toward Leshak.
Only once.
Just once, just for a brief moment, if we make eye contact.
He would be able to kill Prince Leshak.
He was able to escape to a very distant place without worrying about waking up again, leaving the past buried like this.
“……”
Radan swallowed his saliva. His hand trembled slowly and touched Leshak’s sleeping face.
Then the closed eyes twitched. Radan saw water pooling under his eyelashes.
“Radan……”
Instead of opening his eyes, Leshak opened his lips.
A feverish voice called out to him. And,
“Now, be mine.”
He whispered unexpected words.
“…… !”
Those words hit him somewhere in his mind.
-I’m not okay. I want to do it right. I won’t embrace you in a hurry. So wait. [L]
Radan covered his mouth.
-Wait. Just look at it as it is.
And he replied:
-I like you, My Lord. [R]
Radan stumbled and crashed into the bedpost.
There was a thumping sound that rang out, and Leshak tossed and turned as if waking up.
“Oh, no…… !”
Confusion overtook Radan.
In the midst of a mess of the past and present awakening one by one, one of the most intense was the thought that Prince Leshak could not be killed.
Radan turned around quickly. He put all his strength on his shoulder and slammed against the door.
Bang!-
The door opened.
Radan ran out without a hitch.
Like a deception, there was no one outside. Radan found a large balcony at the end of the stairs.
He opened the balcony door and looked down. He could see the ground far down. The place where Radan was located was on the third floor.
Radan hung on the balcony. On the old fortress walls, there were places where his feet could be placed.
Radan began to climb down the ramparts as if he had known how to do it before.
“Ah…… ”
Halfway down, there was nowhere to place his feet. Radan looked down at his feet with a troubled look.
Then he heard a voice above his head.
“Radan!”
It was Leshak.
He must have woken up and followed him.
“Ugh!”
Radan took a breath. In the middle, his hand slipped.
“Radan!”
Radan’s body fell down.
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2…… Bam!
Thankfully, the place he fell was a boxwood thicket.
Radan forced his body to rise as though he were going to make a break for it. Without knowing which direction to take, Radan started running.
“Where……”
He could no longer hear the voice.
He had to find his own way.
What unfolded in front of him was a vast garden and a flowering-tree path that was carefully decorated.
Radan instinctively looked for the direction the sound of the water was coming from.
“What!?”
Radan, who was running, suddenly fell down. It was because he broke his ankle due to his haste.
He got up and ran again. The broken ankle was dragged along. No matter what he did, he couldn’t speed it up.
“There…… I think,”
The sound of the water grew louder and louder. Radan clenched his teeth and continued walking.
Torches were lit all over the place.
“The Unknown Assassin has escaped!”
“Search thoroughly! Guard the door!”
Such shouts were heard all over.
Anxiety bit his ankle. Radan followed the sound of the water, pointing himself in that direction, and then he went off the road and entered through the trees.
If he crossed there, he would be able to reach the sound of the water faster.
“Huh, huh…… !”
He ran out of breath. Branches scratched him all over his body, but he couldn’t feel it.
“Almost, I’m almost there…… !”
Finally, the sound of water grew louder.
Pop!-
Radan’s body leaped through the thick leaves.
But,
“…… Ah!”
His eyes were blurred.
The sound of water that Radan heard was not a river. It was not water that was flowing somewhere, but a large fountain in the middle of the garden.
The streams of water rushing upwards fell on the same spot. In a fountain like a round lake, the red moon suddenly appeared and imprisoned him.
It was waters that could not be escaped.
And,
“Radan.”
He heard a voice calling him from over his shoulder.
It was Leshak.
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3“Oh, no!”
Radan ran forward.
“Radan!”
Leshak reached out to grab him.
“No!”
Radan shrugged his shoulders, avoiding him. His hands went ahead of his feet in a rush.
Pow!
His body tilted.
“Ugh….. ”
Unsurprisingly Radan fell into the fountain.
“Radan!”
Radan got up desperately. However, the marble fountain had a round bottom. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stand on his feet.
“Radan!”
Leshak approached the fountain and grabbed Radan’s shoulder.
“Ugh!”
Radan, who was crawling on the floor avoiding him, slipped again.
His already wet body sank into the water again, and he struggled.
“No!”
Then Radan saw Leshak’s face reflected on the rippling water.
The surface of the water was rippling, so Leshak’s face was distorted too.
Fear ran down his spine.
He remembered.
– Be careful, Your Majesty. The monster can kill people even by reflecting his eyes on the water like a mirror.
– Really, we shouldn’t give him water anymore.
– The only other way is to close your eyes.
This was after the unintentional killing of the maid who brought him bathwater.
It was the same now as back then.
The swaying water was strange, so he deliberately put his hand in it and squeezed. The handmaiden was reflected in the water. Radan thought she was doing it because she was curious to see the water shaking, like him. He smiled as he looked into her eyes reflected in the water.
As the water poured, the maid’s eyes were also distorted.
No, it was distorted regardless of water.
– Aaaah!
The maid became a corpse.
For a brief moment, there were only eyes reflected in the water
Like now.
“Oh, no! No!”
Radan stretched out his hand toward Leshak reflected in the water.
Leshak’s face scattered.
“Ah, ah…… !”
Radan screamed.
His whole body was drained.
No more thoughts appeared. He just wanted to erase the moment his eyes met with Leshak’s.
lt…… It was too late this time, again.
If he had run away sooner…… Then he wouldn’t even have killed this man.
If you look in his eyes, you die.
His eyes were meant to kill this man.
He ended up killing this man. He swore over and over that he would never kill him.
Really……
Splash!-
His body lost its strength and sank into the water.
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4“Radan!”
Radan was awakened by the sound of a slap in his ear.
His dimmed eyes were back where they belong. Radan saw the red moon filling the black sky.
And,
“Are you out of your mind?”
He saw a man with wet silver hair sticking to his cheek, in the dark.
“Ah…… ?”
The man had dark eyes.
His eyes were as beautiful as a lie. The moment his eyes met, his stomach flipped.
He was beautiful but scary. Radan couldn’t take his eyes off them, but he had to.
“… … !”
It was only after one breath had passed that Radan realized the reason.
He was Prince Leshak.
He was looking at him.
He should never see him.
“Oh, no!”
Radan closed his eyes and pushed him away.
“No, don’t look! If you see me, you will die!”
Leshak reached out and embraced Radan.
“It’s okay, Radan. I’ve already seen your eyes.”
“No! No way…… It can’t be,”
“Nothing happened.”
“I don’t think-…… !”
“I swear.”
“… …”
Radan opened his eyes in Leshak’s arms.
Dozens of soldiers gathered near the fountain. Radan saw their faces and behind them a great red moon that colored the night sky.
“Ah…….”
Radan recognized the face of one of them.
It was Karum.
He had been chased by him in the forest, he had met his eyes. Even then, the first thing he saw before his eyes was the bloody moon floating behind Karum’s back.
Just like that time, he could feel the poison in his eyes disappearing as if he were sleeping.
“When the moon is red……it’s okay…… isn’t it?”
“Radan.”
Leshak pulled away and grabbed Radan’s chin with one hand.
Radan met Leshak’s face. Tears welled up.
All kinds of memories ran through his head. His heart fluttered.
Drip- Drip- Drip-
Tears rolled down his cheeks.
He saw Leshak. He was alive.
Now it seemed that nothing mattered.
“Radan.”
Leshak called him.
He wanted to give him any answer.
“It’s good……”
I like you, My Lord.
An answer like that.
Leshak looked at him and moved his lips. Radan saw the smile that spread across Leshak’s lips.
He wanted to laugh.
“I like……”
I like you, My Lord.
Radan squeezed his remaining strength into a smile.
His eyes closed.
