[75 years ago]
"Liam!"
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"Liam, wake up, honey!"
Liam turned his sleeping position sideways and groaned softly.
"Five more minutes, Mom," he whispered.
"Wake up. Didn't you say you wanted to come to the capital to get a rare medical journal from the desert doctors?" a woman's voice made Liam moan softly.
Liam forced himself to get up. He looked at the half-opened door of his room with his eyes still sticky, and the maids pacing back and forth tidying up the clothes he was about to bring with him. Liam jumped off the bed, out of the room, and looked left and right.
His mother had disa
“Cecilia Wolfsbane came from the West Continent. There, she was known as one of the three Saintess, the only Saintess born of noble blood,” Liam said, as Harriet gently dried his hair.“At that time, a prominent noble in the West Continent named Henry Marigold announced to a handful of people that he needed an Alchemist to help him create the Philosopher's Stone in order to raise his master from the dead.”Liam began his story which he got after investigating everything that happened at that time.The Philosopher's Stone was made by combining the four basic powers and arts, namely magic, alchemy, holy power, and Aura.However, at that time, magic and alchemy had begun to separate because several governments had started to policy to stop the creation of sorcery. And technically, the creation of the Philosopher's stone itself also had something to do with sorcery.Since many of the Alchemists on the West Continent chose to migrate East, to Euclase, and since there weren't many Alchemist
"AAAAAAAH!""STOP!""WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME?!""I AM YOUR MATE!""LIAM–…!"SNAP!Cecilia still felt like she was screaming, but her voice couldn't come out like someone had pressed the mute button on a television remote. Cecilia slowly calmed herself, still in confusion, and she looked around.An empty and vast white room, without a floor and a ceiling, and seemingly without end–while her body floated in the air.She tried to scream once more, but she couldn't make any sound. And that's when she heard a masculine voice."Noi
<Euclase Imperial Palace>"Do you know why Sorcery is forbidden to use in this world, son?" asked Axias.Ezekiel was packing. He only prepared some of his ordinary clothes and weapons, as well as a small amount of money. The young man turned to his father. "Why?""Because unlike ordinary magic spells or potions from alchemy, Sorcery changes personalities and corrupts its victims. People who were good, humble and loyal, will become so cunning, a narcisist and a traitor. Sorcery brings out the greatest desire within us and bends it into something vile," explained Axias.Ezekiel was silent. His greatest wish was to live happily with his true love, Harriet, but Cecilia's Sorcery forced him to hate her.Because of that, he m
<Western Fort>It had been a week since Liam killed Cecilia Morganite, the alleged sorcerer who was widely reported to be the mastermind behind all the chaos involving Liam's rampage in the palace… and the culprit who influenced the Crown Prince's mind with her dark art abilities.And finally, Heath Goldlane got the news in a letter detailing all the events he had missed.The wind blew through his black hair, and he heard someone closing the window for him. He turned his head to see Miriam smiling at him after closing the window."Is that news from Elder Sister Harriet?" Miriam asked.Heath nodded, and folded the letter, putting it back in the envelope."They're fine,
"Sire! Your Grace!" called out a young man, chasing after the Old Duke who was about to mount his horse to return to the Duchy.When the Old Duke turned his head, he saw a young man with grey hair. That man was Jake Scolecite, who immediately introduced himself to the Old Duke. "Madam Goldlane has made a deal with me."The Old Duke let the man talk about the deal he made with Harriet and nodded in understanding."So you want to come with me to the North and arrange things from there?" asked the old man.Jake nodded. "I want to use the port city in the east of the North area as a place to transit trade goods with the East Continent. I already have contacts on the East Continent, and I also heard from the Madam that you have plans to build a merchant ship project, right?"
Finished with a delicious meatless lunch and the chicken pieces' funeral in the courtyard, Liam led Harriet to a pavilion in the garden.Since he had forbidden Harriet to work, for the time being, he had planned some activities that would not bore his wife and help her relax.So he invited a harpist and brought her lots of cheerful children's novels. As Harriet saw all this, she looked at Liam in surprise with puffy eyes after so much crying.Liam chuckled, pinching Harriet's cheek affectionately. "Choose some to read to our baby before bed."Liam's explanation instantly made Harriet's eyes sparkle. She then began to read the pile of novels, some containing compilations of short stories, and others containing long stories about the adventures of teenagers.The soft melody of the harp and the faint sound of Harriet turning the pages of the novel made Liam feel sleepy. His body which was aching as usual made him want to sleep constantly, but this made him very annoyed.Many times he had
Harriet sat awkwardly on the single sofa and felt uncomfortable letting Liam stand on the left side behind her. She didn't like the thought of Liam having to stand motionless for a long time.So before the painter in front of them actually started his sketch, she stood up, surprising Liam and the painter."How about I just stand?" asked Harriet cheerfully.Liam looked at her confused. "You want to stand up? Why?""Look, Milord, there's a pretty detail on my dress here," Harriet pointed at her waist. The curve of the lace was so pretty visible there. "If I sit down these details won't show up in the painting."Harriet's explanation made Liam furrow his brows. "Oh, then you can sit on your side a little, can't you."Harriet shook her head. "I want to look tall, so you sit down."The painter wanted to say something, considering that he was used to giving pose suggestions to his customers. But for some reason, his hunch made him want to just shut up. There was something else that made him
"The Philosopher's Stone could turn mercury into gold, right? As well as my healing. I have to sacrifice something to get something.” Liam added, "And I don't have anything to sacrifice." “Sacrifice? Ah– no, no, Young Lord, you don't have to sacrifice anything so you can recover,” said Heinrich. "You can extract the essence of the Philosopher's Stone and become an immortal!" Heinrich's words were nothing to Liam. “Do I look like someone who is willing to live eternal life?” Liam asked. Heinrich was silent. Liam remembered when Harriet showed him her grey hair. A sore feeling crept into his empty chest. It would be better for him to suffer all his life and die at the same time as Harriet than to live in eternity without her after she died. “Back then…” Heinrich raised his voice for a moment. "You took the Philosopher's Stone I created, didn't you?" Liam answered Heinrich's question by nodding. “Back then, you only made one, but I decided not to use it. Because in order to heal, I