115. Luna
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The troops that surrounded Cocacoatl were unmobilized.
It was a sudden and uninformed call-up or cancellation, but there was no back talk. Because it was a force composed of only a small number of people close to them who could be trusted from the beginning and would blindly follow them.
However, after seeing Luna, Brudet, Dokgo Moo-young, Heineken, and Eloa seemed to have many thoughts.
‘…to be the daughter of a god of death.’
Truly a monster.
Like Doyoon before them, they also thought they had to kill Luna. It was a very dangerous seed.
However, no one opened their mouths. There was no hemisphere.
It was a decision made by Enoch, not by anyone else. They themselves must have an immeasurable insight.
Besides, wasn’t it the decision made by the person who feared the death more than anyone else? It must have had a deep meaning.
To them, Enoch was an object of unconditional trust.
After returning to the house, Doyoon took Luna to her room.
The bathtub had warm running water all the time.
“Go in.”
“…”
Luna stared at Doyoon and soaked herself in hot water while wearing a ragged slave uniform.
While washing her, Do-yoon kept her senses up and was alert.
It was a small and insignificant child, but it was a kick due to the trauma of the Shinigami, which still exists in the corner of his heart.
Doyoon browsed Luna’s status window with her talent.
[Status Window]
Name: Luna Thanatos
Race: Half-Dark Elf/Human
belong: –
Talent: Genius
Stats:
Strength – Level 1
Agility – Level 3
Stamina – Level 1
Toughness – Level 1
Magic – Level 3
Congenital traits:
[Thănatos]
[Shadow Empress]
[Everywhere, nowhere]
[Genius]
Acquired traits:
[Magi deficiency]
[growth disorders]
[lack of affection]
skill:
[Stealth Power Lv.1Rate.S]
[Death Force Lv.1Rate.S]
[Dark Medicine Lv.1Rate.A]
‘Also…’
Looking back… it’s a monster itself.
Two S rate skills. Doyoon had never seen a status window like that other than his own. The same is true of congenital traits.
More than anything else, his characteristics are clearly marked as [genius]. Brudet’s status window didn’t have that characteristic either.
However, the acquired traits [Demonic Deficiency] and [Growth Impediment] were holding back her.
‘Did I fall out with the Shinigami when I was growing up?’
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Just like Tiamat and Tiamat, demons and monsters must be by their parents’ side to bask in the strong demonic energy during their growth period.
Doyoon washed Luna and examined her body.
The body of a little girl who looked barely seven years old was scrawny, as if only bones were left, and there were scars everywhere.
Originally, high-ranking demons do not have scars like this. Due to the lack of growth, the healing power is too low, so even minor scratches remain as scars.
He remembered Tiamat’s advice.
‘Like Tia, I said that she would grow rapidly if she basked in aura next to me.’
If you receive Reiki and start growing normally, these scars will disappear.
Now, Luna was just a small, frail girl.
‘Then the presence I felt in Cocacoatl, and the stealth that escaped my senses…’
Perhaps the S and A rate skills that exist as skills right now are only innate, and they will not be able to use them properly. So I got caught by humans.
So, the things you showed me are just the kicks of unconscious talent? You avoided my senses in this state?
‘…’
After all, wouldn’t it be right to kill him?
“…How old are you?”
“I don’t know.”
voice for the first time.
A cold, dry voice with no emotion.
Still, it was a very pretty voice.
“Tell me your memories from the time you were born, in chronological order.”
Unexpectedly, Luna obediently followed Doyun’s words.
Most of these were memories from when I was little.
However, at least one of them was salvageable.
“…You said you witnessed the birth of the current demon king?”
“yes.”
So… you mean I was born before I died?
“The Demon King was born with the belly of a corpse ripped open.”
It was hard to believe that it came from the mouth of a child, and Do-yoon flinched at the grotesque but dry words without fear.
‘…The demon lord was pregnant when he fought me?’
It was also the first time I knew that the demon king gave birth to babies through pregnancy.
Anyway, then Luna is at least 70 years old. It means at most 100 years old.
‘Much longer than I thought, I fell with the Shinigami.’
Do-yoon asked Luna about her old memories.
“My mother told me to live.”
“…live?”
The god of death made her escape from the demon castle.
‘The only person who can harm the Shinigami is me and the Demon King in their prime.’
In other words, the demon king beat the death god.
‘why?’
The answer wasn’t too difficult.
If it wasn’t for the Great Demon King, he would have taken the Demon King’s throne. And the Great Demon King was preparing for the next generation even before he fought Enoch.
The Demon King is not a hereditary position. It’s just that the most heinous being becomes the Demon King.
From her point of view, who had to hand over the position of demon king to her newborn daughter, the death god must have been an obstacle. The Great Demon King of the previous era had beaten the death god.
In other words, the Shinigami is dead.
‘Then, the 40 Shinigami…’
I remembered the Corps Commander Resurrection Project I had heard from Berd.
Perhaps, they may be candidates for the next generation of four gods born as part of the project.
‘Do they have the same talent as Luna?’
Doyoon shook his head. Talent is not something like being tickled.
Not all heroes become heroes when they have children. If that was the case, the demon king would have given birth to 40 children.
Talent is a thousand people. A destiny determined by heaven that only the chosen ones, such as the current demon king or Luna, can enjoy.
‘Of course, the Shinigami’s blood wouldn’t have gone anywhere.’
Those forty, if not as big as Luna, would be formidable monsters one by one.
‘…no. for a moment.’
Doyoon noticed something strange.
You said Luna’s age is over 70.
“…Are you first?”
“I am the youngest.”
In other words, it means the 41st child of the god of death.
However, as far as Doyoon knows, the birth cycle of dark elves is three years.
The Shinigami of Death last appeared about 100 years ago. In other words, in 30 years, she gave birth to 41 people including Luna. It is impossible.
‘…Isn’t that 40 child?’
If you’re not a child, how did you get Thanatos’ last name?
That wasn’t the only strange thing.
Doyoon grabbed Luna’s chin, who was turning her back, and slowly turned her head.
Luna obediently followed his hand and met Doyoon’s eyes.
In the indifferent eyes, golden eyes shining softly.
“…”
Enoch is not the only person with golden mana on the continent.
It’s not very likely that the color of mana is a coincidence… but I was born with such a thick blood of a god of death, but a different golden color from the god of death by chance?
‘and…’
When I look at this child, I feel this unknown emotion.
‘…’
…Do-yoon stopped thinking. It was an absurd assumption.
After taking a bath, Doyoon gave Luna one of her lighter clothes.
“Put it on.”
“…”
While watching this, she put Doyoon’s clothes on her skinny body.
The dress fell below Luna’s knees, and the sleeves were long enough to cover her hands. The dark brown skin contrasted sharply with the white hem.
Do-yoon could see that she was strangely feeling a sense of stability as she looked at his sleeve dryly.
It was unknown why she felt secure or why her emotions were being conveyed. But I didn’t want to think about it.
After a while, a nutritious meal prepared in the middle of the night was served to his room.
“Eat.”
Doyoon watched her eat.
Unexpectedly, Luna was not just eating, but was savoring the taste like a gourmet. A series of culture was also felt in skillful fork and knife skills.
He must have lived a wild life in the Devil’s Land for a long time, but it was a mysterious thing.
Do-yoon, who was watching her small lips and cheeks, moved her mouth unconsciously.
“What kind of life do you want to live?”
he flinched at himself.
why did you ask that?
Luna, who was staring at Doyun again this time, also gave an unexpected answer.
“I want to be with you.”
“…anyway.”
“…”
“…”
The forks and knives moved again.
Around the end of the meal, Doyoon opened his mouth again.
“I will kill the Demon King.”
He was still saying things he couldn’t understand why he was saying them.
“Choose. Grow up to be an assassin like your mother, and put a knife to the devil’s neck. Or just find freedom.”
Do-yoon hoped she would choose the former. Because freedom meant death.
If it wasn’t for keeping her by her side and monitoring her, she couldn’t keep the daughter of a god of death alive.
He didn’t want to kill Luna.
“…”
Luna put down her knife and fork and looked up at him again.
“What would you like me to do?”
Do-yoon flinched at the unexpected reverse question.
Stunned for words, he looked at Luna quietly. She also stared at Doyoon.
‘In addition…’
Doyoon also felt that they were connected to each other. It was a kind of bonding.
It was an unpleasant feeling.
After reading Doyoon’s heart, Luna replied.
“I want to be with you.”
“…anyway.”
Luna’s answer and Doyoon’s answer didn’t change from before.
Luna moved the tableware again.
As if to make an excuse for himself, he tried to think to himself.
‘…okay. It’s a waste of talent to kill.’
So it’s to keep it alive. to use as power.
That was it.
“…”
Click. multiple.
The sound of dainty hands moving tableware and the soft moonlight filled the quiet room.
Like that, the night of the Grand Temple passed quietly with the meeting between the two men and women.
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“…”
Tia glared at the little boy in front of her eyes.
dad clothes. Daddy’s room smells.
“What are you?”
“…”
“What is it?”
Tia purred at Luna.
“Tia?”
When Tia reacted unexpectedly, Doyoon, taken aback, hugged her.
Although she has grown up to look like a 12-year-old now, Tia still clings to Do-yoon’s arms as if she likes them the most.
“Kick.”
Then, she smiled triumphantly, like a goblin, at Luna who looked up. It was an angle invisible to Doyoon.
Tia rubbed her soft cheeks, which had not yet lost their breast meat, on Doyoon’s face. Doyoon thought that Tia has a lot of aegyo today.
“…”
“Luna?”
Unable to see Tia’s face, Doyoon turned her head and called Luna’s name. Out of nowhere, Luna felt negative emotions such as jealousy.
‘…was it an illusion?’
Yeah, there’s no reason that emotionless kid would suddenly do that. Do-yoon did not take it seriously.
Today is the day Tia learns shadow magic from Tiamat. Following Tiamat’s advice, Luna also decided to join them.
But for some reason, Tia seemed very disapproving of that.
“Dad! Look at this, this!”
Tia floated the shadow magic double magic circle I made on her small palm and boasted to Doyoon.
“I did well!”
“okay. You did very well.”
“Hi-Hi!”
Excited by the praise, she fell into Doyoon’s arms and rubbed her face.
Then, he looked back at Luna again and smiled like a goblin.
But immediately, Luna, who had been watching it indifferently, likewise created a magic circle on her palm.
“Uh, uh…?”
“Ohh.”
Tiama was embarrassed and Tiamat was admiring.
It was the same double magic circle, but the mana texture was much stronger than Tia’s.
Tiara is the daughter of the Dragon Lord, who is said to be the master of magic, but in terms of shadow magic, she could not keep up with Luna, who inherited the blood of the god of death.
Doyoon, too, looked at it and made a difference with his eyes without a sound.
Luna and Tia glanced at it at the same time.
“…”
“Oh, Dad! Look at me, even at me!”
Luna quietly reaped her magic, and Tia was embarrassed and clung to Doyoon even more.
After a while, Tia spoke to Luna using the telepathic magic she learned a while ago. Cleverly, she knew that Do-yoon’s senses were so good that she couldn’t do it in a whisper.
[Dad is mine.]
“…”
[Don’t act like a fox, and tell them to leave on their own. It’s ugly.]
If Doyoon had heard of it, he would have been horrified, asking where the hell did he learn the word from?
However, Tia’s appearance was nothing more than an innocent girl who was excited about the new magic.
Tiamat, overhearing Tia’s telepathy, laughed inwardly. Somehow, it seemed that a good competition had been created.
However, Luna was no longer moved by Tia’s provocation. I wasn’t in the mood for that.
‘…Dad?’
the first word you hear.
Oddly enough, that word kept running through Luna’s head.
“Dad, look at this! Look at this! My triple magic circle… uh, uh…? Uh, why is this…”
“Tia, don’t overdo it. The double magic circle was also faster than usual today.”
Luna watched the two entangle affectionately.
The magic circle quietly disappeared from her hand, which looked somewhat dazed.
‘…Dad.’
good sound.
From the first meeting, it was a word that summarized this unknown feeling she felt for that man at once.
‘Dad.’
Those were really nice words.