【Gillay】Beauty and the Beast

Gilfies only felt that he staggered forward, and when he recovered, he had already fallen off the horse.

He subconsciously wanted to raise his hands to protect his head at this moment, but he suddenly found that his hands had no strength, so he had no choice but to fall down on the solid ground below.

what happened?

Gilfies couldn't understand.What happened to your own body?Sudden illness?

No, get up quickly.Horses will go far, move, move, mother, father—

Gilfies gritted his teeth, even though he was still unable to move his whole body, his face was stuck on the ground in a landing posture, and sand got into his eyes, and tears flowed down when he moved his eyelids down.

But soon he discovered that his face was not soaked with tears, but a hotter and viscous liquid poured up like a tide.

His sight became farther away, and the light became dimmed.Gilfies only felt that he was in a moment of silence.

The five senses are gradually becoming dull, Gilfies has no spare energy to think about where he is injured.

Is this death?

Can't even move a finger, is this overwhelming death?An unprecedented drowsiness hit him, and when Gilfies' blue eyes gradually closed——

He saw his face.

It was the face of a dying man that could be judged at a glance.The expression on that unfamiliar face reminded Gilfies of a stag he hunted one winter, and he pierced its throat with an arrow. At that time, it was lying on the snow like this, Looking at himself with the eyes of the longan core, the warm blood of the stag flows at the hunter's feet.

But Gilfies couldn't read more fear from those blue eyes, and the fear in the opponent's blue eyes was like snowflakes in the spring breeze.In the next moment, he felt the scarlet blood of the person in front of him intertwined with his own, and their wounds intertwined like two flowers that were approaching each other when they bloomed.

The young hunter felt the thoughts of the person in front of him in the silence like sinking water.

The heart is torn, it's too late.

He accurately judged his situation, and the calmness of the elders even made the young hunter feel a little surprised.This made Gilfies also calm down.He struggled to open his eyes, and the eyes that gradually diverged and focused were very close to him.

He knew that his heart was torn, and that the arrow that pierced that heart had been cursed to dispel magic.It was too late, and he had no choice but to accept death.

Yes, that's right.

Gilphias agreed.At the same time, he could feel the unique expansive feeling that under the huge wound, the soul and consciousness gradually dispersed and returned to the natural elements.That is the gentle touch of the wind caressing them like a mother——

"Lord Reinhardt."

The consciousness of both of them was caught back by this weak voice at this moment.

The red-haired hunter saw the opponent struggling violently, and more blood was poured out because of this futile act. Gilfies watched the person who fell in front of him struggle to kneel, and then In the next moment, he staggered forward and fell.

What are you doing?What are you doing?Stop it, stop it, stop it, we're all going to die.

Gilfies' mouth opened in surprise, but he didn't have the strength to make a sound at all, let alone stand up like the other party.At the next moment, the red-haired man half kneeling on the ground turned his head, and he opened his mouth——

What are you trying to say, I can't hear you.

The hunter's once extremely sensitive ears could no longer hear anything. He looked at himself with a sad expression in front of him in despair, but then, some panicked voices came from his head.

I can't die.

I can't die here.Even if you have to die, it can't be now.

I can't, I can't do this, just give me time, a little bit, if I die here, Your Majesty will—

Gilfies heard it, a small and clear voice, different from the voice of the adult who was thinking about the whole situation when he was dying, it was more like a little Siegfried coming from the bottom of his heart, The red-haired boy who lived in the little house said loudly:

"I want to be by Reinhardt's side forever."

Gilfies suddenly felt very sad, he had never experienced such a huge sadness, it was something colder than the snow under his body.

For a split second he thought he was crying.Even though his vision soon became almost empty, he still wanted to cry with the rest of his strength.He heard the self who was finally able to stand up barely said to himself, and his chest was like a huge rose blooming.

"Don't die like this, Siegfried.

"You can do it. You know why.

"How can you leave him alone."

How can I leave him alone.

Gilfies opened his eyes.He was in a trance, and he was surrounded by people who lined the road to welcome him.He is on his triumphant return and has already entered the territory of the new capital Odin.He wondered why he closed his eyes in such an environment.

Huge vitality burst out from this emerging city, showing its vigorous development.

Yes, it's a fresh start.

Gilfies raised the corners of his mouth and laughed. He was handsome and upright, with hair as beautiful as a burning flame and deep blue eyes as wide as the deep sea. Very popular with the people.There were waves of cheers as he raised his hand in response.

A little uncomfortable with such a situation, Gilfies breathed a sigh of relief, and he could already glimpse a corner of the majestic castle out of the corner of his eyes.

Lord Reinhard—what is His Majesty King Royankram doing now?

If it was in the past, Gilfies would have smiled helplessly and thoughtfully, wondering if the other party would stay up all night again and annoy the guards.

He who was cheering at the moment couldn't guess so easily.Lowering his eyes and stroking his chest with his hands, Gilfies' thoughts drifted away with the wind.

At the same time, the emperor of this country is indeed working at his desk. Although the battle against the old nobles can be handed over to his most trusted comrade-in-arms, he still needs to deal with the remaining internal affairs.Of course, the emperor himself did not reject his own obligations at all. It can even be said that he was a little too conscientious.

When he stopped writing for a while, the bell tower outside rang, and the blond emperor realized that he missed lunch again.

Oops, I'm afraid I'm going to be nagged by someone.

Taking a deep breath, Reinhardt stopped writing. Since Gilfies was sent out by himself, or earlier, when they had to deal with affairs separately, he was not used to having Others are gone.

For the blond His Majesty, it was so difficult to find a satisfactory adjutant, which made him prefer to spend a little more time sorting out the documents by himself, rather than having someone else sit next to him.

But now His Majesty the Emperor also knows that his work really needs the assistance of capable people, and it is only a matter of time before he has found the right people after he has obtained many talented generals.

If you want to evaluate, apart from the necessary loyalty, the young emperor almost only values ​​the ability of his subordinates.So although the vision is picky, there will always be suitable candidates, and after that, people's boundaries have begun to blur.

Since then.

One hand tapped on the table, the other touched his chest.The king, who was younger than most of his subjects, recalled that in his not-so-long life, he had already experienced things that could not be accumulated in several lifetimes than others: from the most extreme nobleman, to a soldier, and then to From officer to marshal, until he was 21 years old, he still carried the surname Mujer, and walked under the framework of the country's regulations that were full of rancid smell.

Things turned around in his great victory. Reinhardt was unexpectedly inspired by the victory he was not aware of, and was even a little ashamed to mention. The secret box that had been locked for centuries was released. The blond boy opened it.

After abandoning his original surname to accept a new noble title, he discovered a corner of the origin of magic.After a rather daring attempt, he exchanged hearts with his most trusted deputy and found that the other party could also use the magic of the same origin ability.

The teenagers were overjoyed.

In the end, they quickly discovered the blind spot that has always been - where does magic come from? Does magic really come from people who are born to use magic?

So they came to the conclusion that man himself cannot possess magical powers.The human body can neither create magic essence nor possess magic power.Just as the waterwheel itself cannot create water, so a person who can use magic is in other words manipulating the elements in the air.Therefore, human magic cannot create things that do not belong to this world. Of course, it cannot bring the dead back to life.

After finding the right direction of thinking, walking became faster.If so, wouldn't anyone be able to use magic?The answer is that the ability to manipulate magic relies on two necessary things, a body that is naturally in line with the flow of elements and a tough soul.

Reinhardt called the large "lock" that Rudolph lowered to his own kingdom "the commandment". The "discipline" restricts most of the connection between the soul and the outside world. In this case, the only people who can manipulate the elements are those who have a body that fits the physique.

If Gilfies were to describe it, the only thing Reinhardt is not good at in this world is eating lettuce leaves.As a peerless ruler and a genius, Reinhardt found a way to break the "Rule".

Reinhardt knew that on the day he inherited Luo Yankram, part of the "commandments" had been lifted by the emperor, and part of the shackles of his soul had been liberated.Then, of course, he can find a suitable "style" to release the rest.

free.

The blond boy knew that what he had been longing for was finally coming.

After freeing his soul, Reinhard von Rohenkram became the most powerful magician in the world.His strength even knocked on the air, vibrating all those with bodies that flowed through the elements.

He expelled the "discipline" from his domain and taught his followers how to really use magic.Even without the restraints, because Rudolph once slaughtered talented people on a large scale, there are still a small number of Yuan civilians who can use magic.

But among them, there are many talents with strong tenacity who stand out. After the territory and the crowd are increasing steadily, in just two years, the 23-year-old Reinhardt declared the independence of his territory, and the Royanklam Dynasty has since appeared on the stage of history.

The Goldenbaum dynasty was dying.

It's just a matter of time.The young and beautiful blond emperor is so convinced that his self-confidence comes from his boundless strength and many outstanding subordinates.

If those old guys still hope to rely on the last "discipline" of the capital of the old empire and the only remaining noble magician group, it is impossible to struggle for too long.All the land that is now within reach will become his property.

but……

Reinhardt looked out the window to see that it was time for his imperial knights to return.After knocking on the copper bell on the table, the little attendant walked in quickly and lightly, asking him politely what help he needed.

"I should move too."

Reinhardt slowed down his high-speed brain a little.Thinking about the delicacies he collected in the room that belonged to him to rest, this made his expression loosen a little and softened.

"Help me change my clothes."

When the emperor came in front of the returning soldiers, the red-haired supreme commander of the army had already taken off his helmet, handed it to the attendants who came to help, and nodded with a smile.

"Gilfies!"

"His Majesty."

Reinhard thought he would give him a hug, but he stopped his steps.From a distance, he smiled at the triumphant warrior.Standing on the red velvet carpet, he felt that it might be due to his hard work for many days that he felt a fluttering sensation under his feet, as if he was lightly floating in mid-air.

Once again his warriors have won for him.

"Thank you, Gilfies."

"how come."

Wiping away the spider silk floating in the air in his heart, Reinhard said happily, he smiled with a domineering air, and after signaling to others, he walked towards the palace one after the other with his red-haired knight A lounge for those with the highest power.

"Gilfies, just right, there is a bottle of fine wine here, I forgot when it was put here."

The moment the door was closed, the distance between them seemed to disappear. When Reinhardt walked towards the transparent cabinet, the red-haired knight naturally sat down on the sofa.

"You came back earlier than planned, and my sister is still recuperating in the house in the mountains and forests in the west. You know that the weather has started to turn cold recently, Gilfies. Otherwise, I would have the best fruit pie in the world to entertain Shengli Mr. Knight."

Reinhard smiled and bent over to reach for the bottle opener at the bottom of the cabinet. At this moment, Gilfies, who was sitting upright on the comfortable golden velvet sofa, said: "I heard that you are going to s arrangement."

"Oh? Heard?"

Reinhard, who echoed casually, didn't seem to understand what the other party was trying to say, his thumb rubbing the cold metal in his hand.

"Yes, I heard that I will be sent by you to the northern border next to resist the magician Yang."

"What are you trying to say, Gilfies?"

Here it comes, Reinhardt thought. At this moment, it seemed that being too connected with the other party was an obstacle.

After a moment of blankness, Gilfies said fluently: "Not long ago, the old nobles summoned civilians to join the army, saying that they could give them the ability to use magic. I heard that this matter has your tacit approval. It is so Is it the same thing?"

Asking this question made Jilfiece feel a little bit strenuous.He still remembered the body that had exploded at his ankles just ten days earlier.This is due to the inability to accept the direct circulation of processed magic essence, and the fate of the soul in extreme panic and fluctuations.In this way, blood and flesh slime entangled Gilfies' armor, and the instability of the soul was still contagious. In that battle, the New Imperial Army won the battle in a panic.

Sad to say, Gilfies has always known the fate of forcibly accepting magic.He has always been by Reinhard's side with the determination that such an ending may come.

But he believed that those people did not accept the magic power voluntarily, or in other words, they did not know the whole truth.The old empire has always regarded magic as a sacred right, even if it is too early to jump the wall in a hurry.The silence of the only lord of Gilfies at this moment made him feel uneasy, and he immediately continued eagerly:

"Not long ago, a group of nobles who had been imprisoned in our country returned to the old empire, it was——

Of course Reinhard knew that the other party would continue to question him, and he would never lie to Gilfies.

"Yes, Gilfies."

Reinhardt turned his wrist, and with a soft sound, the cork was pulled out from the mouth of the bottle.He could feel a look full of pity staring at him undisguisedly, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Then is it true that you 'accidentally' leaked part of the 'Command', allowing the enemy to know the shortcut to fill up the mana?"

Gilphiaice has rarely been so aggressive.His Majesty the Emperor who was almost scolded bit his lower lip.

Indeed, whether it is letting go of the old aristocrats who have obtained proper secrets, or continuing to put pressure on the old empire, they are all dramas directed by him.If this is the case, it will indeed sacrifice the lives of not a few civilians who are still in the old territory, but the group of empty nobles who still have rights will soon send these troops to attack together, and then there is no need to be afraid of the old capital. Rudolph left behind the cursed 'discipline' body, just defeat the opponent directly, just attack aggressively.After everyone learned about this, the group of nobles would only lose their peace of mind.

If it takes time to unlock the main body, how long will it take?Leaving aside the sacrifices of the regular army, civilians in the old environment would only be squeezed to death slowly in the same way.What's more, in the north there is the magician Yang who refuses to surrender.Doing so is obviously the most appropriate.

Why do you say I did something wrong, Gilphiace?

"Okay, Gilfies."

Am I doing something wrong, Gilphiace?

Gilfies seldom persisted like this. He knew that he had to say something: "No matter what, you can't sacrifice the lives of civilians. Even if it wasn't to remove me, I would take the initiative to apply to be stationed in the north,

When Reinhardt came to his senses, his voice had already reverberated loudly in the room. His pitch was a little higher than usual, like an extremely fine violin.

"Do I have to get your consent to do anything—or do I have to hide from you, Gilfies!"

Reinhardt tightly held the red wine bottle in his hand, and his knuckles were as white as pearls. When he turned around, he saw the red-haired man still looking at him with determined eyes.

He knew that the opponent would not back down at this point, and he also knew what a cruel battle the opponent had just experienced.All this is caused by himself.

"But, Your Majesty!"

Really.

So thought Emperor Reinhardt: If those bastards hadn't been so quick to rush that army into battle, Gilfies wouldn't have encountered them, and he'd have rushed to The northern frontier.

Reinhardt fled, his ice-blue eyes widening, trying to hide what was going on inside him.

"Gilfies!"

"...Yes, Your Majesty."

"Do you think you have an obligation to teach me?"

"but--"

"That's enough! Don't forget how you address me now. When it's time to ask you, I will naturally let you speak. Don't mention the things that have already been decided."

Close to scolding, Reinhardt said:

"In what capacity do you stay by my side, Gilfies?"

"..."

Gilfies seemed eager to say something at this moment, then he closed his mouth tightly and shook his head lightly.At this moment Reinhard felt that he seemed to be pitying something, but the blond emperor didn't know whether he was facing the civilians who died in absolute pain, or the knights rejected by his lord, or Looking at the dictator with great power in front of him.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."

"Okay, you are tired too, go down and have a good rest first."

"Yes."

Soon Reinhardt heard the sound of the door closing, and only then did he realize that the red wine bottle in his hand had been tipped over when he didn't realize it, and the red liquid was flowing with his hands.

After that, the highest knight of the empire, Gilfies, was ordered to garrison the northern border. As always, it was a very important appointment, but it was the first time that Caesar did not personally see off his knights.

Reinhardt rarely makes mistakes.

Even if he hated Goldbaum's stupid nobles from the bottom of his heart, he would not take such a move as to underestimate their only ability and feel that his victory is already at his fingertips.However, as a rare gifted person, he seems to have failed to fully understand the inferiority of despicable people.

When the nobles of Goldbaum knew the method of the blond man, they immediately cheered joyfully.They even threw a huge dance party for it.

It turns out that those things can still be used in this way, so isn't their army inexhaustible?Thinking of this, the nobles downed bottle after bottle of fine wine.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute—"

Amid the cheers and laughter that seemed to be victory, someone suggested: "Since this is the case, we can still try 'that'—"

"Which one, which one?"

"Ah—that's the one, the cursed arrow that requires many souls to pile up."

The nobleman said with a smile, as if he had been looking forward to it for a long time, and he couldn't wait to explain. He seriously thought and calculated with the people around him.

"Anyway, only men can be used. Women and children can all be sacrificed. Think about it, it should be enough for thousands of people."

"Ah, indeed, it really doesn't work, it's okay to use men to make up the number."

Among the group of people who nodded along, someone raised an objection.

"But doesn't this need the hard work of that blond man?"

The crowd fell silent, and then, a huge smile broke out from one side.

"Did you forget! You forgot! The ceremony when the late emperor was deceived by the golden-haired stick and wanted to give him the family name of Luo Yankelam! The blood of every high-ranking nobleman will be in His Majesty's collection!!"

The nobles were excited almost ecstatically.

Omg, impaled by the curse Reinhardt's dead body and endless armies, they've already won.Soon everything that is theirs will come back.Soon, soon, soon...

——Gilfies only felt that he staggered forward, and when he came back to his senses, he had already fallen off the red steed.

He subconsciously wanted to raise his hands to protect his head at this moment, but he suddenly found that his hands had no strength, so he had no choice but to fall down on the solid ground below without any warning.

what happened?

Gilfies couldn't understand.What happened to your own body?Sudden illness?

Immediately afterwards, he immediately vetoed such a judgment. Since he exchanged his heart with Reinhardt and obtained magic, he has never felt troubled by disease again.

He saw Barbasaro's red hooves.The panicked voices of the soldiers were indistinct like buzzing.

Then the power belonging to the curse immediately surged up from the limbs and bones.It was the resentment belonging to the thousands of souls who died in an instant, gnawing at Gilfies' heart like thousands of insect mouthparts.

The heart is torn, it's too late.

Gilfies judged it in the next moment, this huge pain that went deep to the soul beat every nerve of him.He knew that his heart was torn, that the arrow that pierced it bore a deep curse that dispelled healing and self-defense magic.It was too late, and he had no choice but to accept death.

To be here, on the northern frontier, so far from Odin to leave.Gilfies thought so, his eyes gradually closed, as long as he accepted death, this heart-wrenching pain would be over, he could rest, and no longer have to face the death of others...

Gilfies heard his own bleeding mouth slowly read:

"Lord Reinhardt."

Reinhardt

Reinhardt

Reinhardt

Reinhardt

Amidst the exclamation, the man whose heart was swallowed by the darkness struggled to stand up. Blood was pouring out of his whole body, like a field of roses blooming one after another.

I can't die.

I can't die here.Even if you have to die, it can't be now.

I can't, I can't do this, just give me time, just a little bit, if I die here, His Majesty will—— Reinhardt will think that the magician assassinated me, and the balance of the strategic arrangement will be broken, Many more people will die.

Reinhardt would be in danger.His reign needs me.His war needs me.He needs me.

At least while he still needs me, I can't—

The knight who stood up with great perseverance showed a sad expression.He knew that he could not resist this fate, that everything was a foregone conclusion.

He lost consciousness forever amidst the hurried crowd, until the last moment, he was still facing south.

And at the same moment—the heart in Reinhardt's chest also stopped beating, and passed away along with his original master.

Thus ends the story of the brief life of our knight Siegfried Gilfies.

TBC