【Gillay】Beauty and the Beast

Siegfried Gilfias felt himself awake and then asleep.

He floated to and fro like a real wind, over cliffs, through trees and streams, and leaped hurriedly through the sunlight in the gaps in the narrow valleys.At this time, the sense of physical restraint had just disappeared, and he was still a little uncomfortable.Always squeezed by the elements in the air, they are as lively as the larks in the morning, and as free as the water droplets in the blue ocean.

Some elements that are close to the breeze and dew like to hold this pure young soul. After a little recovery, they will fly into the sky, and the clouds will sing their own songs below.

But being surrounded and tossed by the elements like this is not uncomfortable. What really disturbed him was the black shadows that left his body with him.They were crying all the time, like they still hurt even if they were half souls.They seem to want to cling tightly to this soul that hasn't dissipated, but they have to fly at a distance with fear.

There was something golden in Siegfried's soul.At first the elementals thought that this soul contained a new sun, only to discover that this radiant object was neither a jewel nor a star, but a real heart.But when they try to touch the heart that protects the soul, the light stabs them again.

Because of the elementals and tainted souls, it took Siegfried a while to learn how to carefully wrap this heart that was radiant and fiery.

In the evening, the moonlights that belong to wisdom and reason come out from the setting sun, and they look at this pure soul curiously.To Siegfried, their "voice" was like the most moving chorus of children in a church choir.

Why didn't you dissipate?

This is the first question they ask.Siegfried would love to answer that question, but his soul never left his body, which makes him a bit less of a coherent human being.

At this time, the group of painful souls stretched out thousands of hands as if they wanted to grab Zig who was unaware of himself and was lifted up by the wind.This startled him, and when he subconsciously held a convulsive pitch-black hand, he himself was also stained a little black, like ink soaked in clear water.But as if he didn't notice it, he still held that hand gently.

What a tender soul, exclaimed the moonbeams, who embraced the cursed filth.

Please don't say that, fair ladies.

As if referring to something sad, the soul said quietly, he caressed the gleaming golden heart wrapped around himself, and he himself exuded a softer light, shining a little bit dispelling the darkness.

Not only is it not their fault, but it is their fault that hurts the most.

You must suffer equally from all souls to send them all back to us.Is it because of such suffering that you have not drifted away under the great curse?

The soul embracing the pain and suffering gently rejected: I am not such a righteous and beautiful person.It's just to carry out my private wishes.

So, what is your wish?What is your wish?Where are you going?Or what to get?my tender soul.

The suns disappeared, and the moon officially bowed to the soul bathed in her light. He looked at the young soul who refused to return to the right path because of his insistence.He happened to be sending the soul of a tiny baby, a lovely girl who was finally giggling after being freed from the curse.Chigurh teased her, and the little girl turned into a sweet rain and landed in a sunflower field.

This delayed the return of the Soul, and he said in a somewhat surprised apology:

I don't think I know, I'm so sorry, ma'am.

Of course it doesn't matter, sir.For man and all corporeal things under the sun cannot exist unless they have both a body and a soul, and though you refuse to come back among us, I am afraid, my child, that you have something to lose.Especially memorizing things that are obtained later.

The soul was silent for a while, and at this time he seemed to feel a familiar pain.

Soon you will forget your name, why don't you come back to us?All good elements will accommodate these polluted souls, you don't need to bear it alone.

Yes, why not?Why refuse?Be it the wind, or turn into a wisp of smoke, you can still guard him by his side.You obviously don't value your will to live, why are you so persistent?After you dissipate, that sharp golden heart will return to its real owner. Although it is soaked and torn apart by the curse, it is so tough when it is in your chest. True demise.

I'm also... not sure, I don't know, but I can't leave these miserable people behind, at least, let me do.

Siegfried Gilfias stood before it all, looking at it like a spectator at an opera.

fraud.

He thought so, he knew him, he knew him, he knew the true selfishness under everything he had insisted on, and that was nothing more than a petty breaker.

fraud.You just want to be Siegfried Gilfias and take one last look at him.

"You lied."

Gilfies murmured in a low voice, he looked at the cursed soul embracing the thorns.This lie even deceived the soul itself: "Even I believe it to be true, Gilfies."

The moon rose three times like this, and each time she and they would talk to the soul floating in the red maple forest or among the pure white pebbles (most of the time he would still be lifted high by the wind), or Sing sing.

sir, sir.You know, it's been a long time since a human being has programmed a whole lot of souls like this.

Moonlights laugh around the soul, usually.They will also help cleanse the curse, so that the burden on this soul will be lighter.For them, almost all the souls that leave the body will return directly to their arms, so it is a bit strange now.But for souls who are single-minded and burdened with huge resentment, their help is still a drop in the bucket, making the soul itself a little overwhelmed by the greetings of the curious elements.

When the soul is about to thank the moonlights who are about to leave.All the elements in the air trembled.

Even the moon that was about to go to the other side of the world was held tightly, and even the omnipotent wind was trapped by it. It was a huge force that could not be resisted.

It's that one, it's that one!he woke up!He woke up from despair!

All elements, whether they are floating freely in the world or woven by humans, are ruled by the supreme power at this moment.

who is it?

Even the dark and huge curse trembled tremblingly under this force.asked the young soul.

It's that one!King of Humanity, Your Majesty Royankram!

The tightly bound elements are neatly arranged, and the soul that still does not forget to answer gentle questions.

Is an emperor?Why is he angry?

The souls are worried, and once the ruler falls into anger, it means that thousands of people will fall into pain.

A touch of wind said sadly: It was not anger, my kind soul, the knight most beloved by His Majesty died, and under the huge curse, the knight's body could not even wait to be returned to the royal city, but before that After being corroded, it turned into dust and mud.

very pitiful.

The soul thought this way, although he had just lost his body not long ago, he still felt sincerely sorry for that majesty and the knight, and at this moment he was a little worried.

The elements are waiting for the order of the natural leader. What will he do?The soul hopes from the bottom of his heart that someone can stop that majesty.

But apparently, the emperor was out of control.

In the next moment, the stars were shifted.The sun that should have appeared and the moon that had left were directly dragged and turned over, the beam of light like a golden arrow disappeared, and night fell on this land again.

All the rain in this world is condensed together, falling from the ground to the sky, like a huge curtain filling the sky and the land.The river rushes from the ocean back to the top of the mountain, and burns among the rising rocks.

When all the rivers and rivers were ignited, the new mountains had begun to take shape, so the newly born white mountains also began to burn, and the ashes scattered to every corner, turning into white snow.

Because all the stars are tightly held, time becomes meaningless, and when the rain finally stops, everything in this world, whether it is land, rivers, oceans, or houses and fields, has been covered with snow .

A severe winter like never before has arrived.

The only free soul watched all this sadly and helplessly. After a long time in this winter that ruled the world, the stars, sun and moon were released, and the world was able to return to the life of day and night.

Then the winds were able to flow, and finally a small green shoot emerged from under the white snow.It was an oak tree, which came to this world as the first plant in this new world, and the people and animals trapped in the ice gradually came back to life in the form of life.

The sad, sad, and penniless emperor came to his cherished sister. He lost the most important thing. The body of the upside-down emperor could not bear such a heavy magic, and his time was running out.

Even so, the emperor was still overwhelmed by his own sorrow all day long, and he could not breathe for a moment.

I've done things that can't be undone, and even then I still want something again.

The emperor's hand touched his chest, and his heart had stopped beating.

my poor brother.

The beautiful woman looked at her brother with pity, who was suffering all the time, both in soul and body.She said: You have nothing to lose.

The emperor groaned, knowing he couldn't get the only thing he wanted at this moment from his own sister.

He opened his own country with his body that was broken due to out of control, and comforted the people.Give new life to all the seeds in the earth, and call the new spring.He recruited virtuous ministers in his own castle, and the olive branch was thrown to the land of the magicians who barely resisted in the great changes in the south and the land of the Gordonbaum dynasty that had been enslaved for hundreds of years.

Things are finally back to normal after the fourth year, and the only thing left to do from the devastation for the people is to redraw the map.

Then those who cared found that even though the snow-covered plants returned to the land, there was not a single bright red rose blooming.

One day in late summer, the emperor of mankind announced to his subjects: I am about to die.

He stopped what everyone wanted to say, and continued: What I have done is the most despicable thing for human beings. It is not an exaggeration to call it a beast. erase.

Such a person is not worthy of returning to the roots, and I will deal with myself, so there is no need to say more.

After arranging all funeral affairs, the blond emperor took off his crown, which symbolized supreme power, and placed it on the throne in front of everyone.Immediately afterwards, this extremely fragile body disintegrated, leaving nothing behind.

At this time, in the flower field of an abandoned manor in the corner of Wangcheng, the originally empty land seemed to be kissed by the god of flowers, bouquets grew out of the soil again, and they bloomed one after another It came, and the flower was a red rose, sweeter than all the rubies that could be found in the world.

A domain is unfolded from here, and the column is more to imprison everything in it than to protect this domain from outside intrusion.The golden soul cursed itself and turned itself into a golden beast with all its power.

This heartless beast was confined in this mansion and courtyard. Even though he could still use magic, he was punished and never had the strength to leave this place. He would never be able to embrace death, and only loneliness accompanied him. side.

So far, the first emperor of the Royankram Dynasty has called a curtain call on the stage of history.

Among all the elements, there is a lonely soul floating, he is so gentle, like a breeze, washing away the dark curse left by the old dynasty.

Just one day, a warm red object came back to him.

The soul that had almost forgotten everything exclaimed in surprise: This one is my heart!

The crimson heart returned to the soul, clinging tightly to the golden heart inside, as if separated for too long, the two hearts were so close that they were about to merge into one.

The soul was puzzled and said: whose golden heart is it?I have to return something so important.

"I know whose heart it is."

The soul raised its head and looked at the boy in front of him who suddenly made a sound.The other party was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and his hair was a beautiful red color like ruby ​​solution.He said to the soul: "I will return it to him."

But, I'm very sorry, I'm afraid I can't just give you my important things.

The young man smiled softly, and put his hands on his chest: "You don't need to give it to me, now both hearts are in my body."

who are you?

"I am Siegfried Gilfies, the son of a hunter appointed by the king, a man who has had two hearts since he was born in this world."

The red-haired boy showed a nostalgic and soft expression: "I am you."

Siegfried Gilfias opened his eyes. It was a long dream.

When he opened his eyes bluer than the sky, he found himself lying among blood-red roses.When he got up, he found that he was no longer bleeding, and the heart on his left had stopped beating.

Then he found himself surrounded by a huge golden body, and the golden lion curled up in a circle as if guarding his only treasure, surrounding the boy.

Under the soft fluorescent light, Gilfies said, "You didn't sleep?"

"Well, I have insomnia."

"...I was dreaming just now."

"What kind of dream?"

Gilfies smiled at the golden lion, his gentle smile as soft as all his.

"I dreamed of the time when I first met you."

The golden lion lowered his ears. He seemed to be thinking about what to say, but he didn't seem to think about anything. He said to the red-haired boy, "You failed to keep the promise, Gilfies."

For this reason, the red-haired boy said sincerely in a low voice: "I'm really sorry that I couldn't fulfill your wish."

As he said this, he gently stroked the slightly trembling body of the other party with his hands. They were so close at this moment, as if they wanted to separate the sadness.

"You failed to keep the promise, Gilfies."

The golden lion repeated it, and then the two in the rose forest stopped talking, and they stayed close together for a while.The beautiful golden lion put its head into the young man's arms, and was embraced by the young man vigorously.

Maybe this is the real dream.

Just as Gilfies was thinking, the lion in his arms said softly: "I made a mistake, Gilfies."

"……Yes."

"That was a huge mistake. Tens of millions of people died, Gilfies."

"Yes."

The lion raised his head, and his expression now had the firm look of the overlord in the past.He seemed to have waited too long for this, and said in an urgent and painful tone that he had never had before:

"I made you die in pain, Gilfies."

The boy knelt on one knee in the rose field, and he firmly stared at the wavering ice blue eyes in front of him.

"Yes, Lord Reinhardt."

Those ice blue eyes stared back at him too.

"I was wrong, I'm so sorry, Gilfies."

For a moment, Gilfies felt his eye sockets moist.He felt something warm melting in his chest, causing him to be enveloped in heat.His vision blurred.This is really, a long, long dream.

"I forgive you, Lord Reinhardt. I forgive you."

Never in the centuries since Reinhardt had been a heartless beast, or before, when he had lost his heart, had he thought he would cry like this.

It is so warm to be hugged tenderly and kiss the corner of the mouth by the one you love.It turned out to be so warm.

The golden radiance enveloped the golden lions, and when they spread out, a perfect body appeared in the boy's arms.That is a body that is incomparable even to all the statues in the world.

When the boy brushed away his blond hair that was brighter than the sun, the person with the beauty of the sun god showed him a childlike smile.He stretched out his hand, and gently stroked the red hair with his slender fingers.

They stayed in this position for a while, until Reinhardt looked up and gave the man who was holding him tenderly a kiss.

This is a kiss like a flower and like the wind.

They chuckled and fell towards the sea of ​​crimson flowers. Reinhardt's blond head rested on Gilfies' chest, and he listened to the heartbeat on the other side's right side.

"Did we take too long a detour, Gilfies?"

"At least no matter when, I am very happy to see you. Lord Reinhardt."

"I think, I'm afraid I won't make too much of a difference on this point, Gilfies——Which heart is beating now?"

Gilfies lowered his eyes, and he looked at the other party's golden hair.

"It's our hearts, Lord Reinhardt."

"Yeah, how could a heartless beast leave this cage."

"Thank you for coming to my side, Master Reinhardt."

The blond returned a kiss to the sincere boy.His eye sockets are still pink, more beautiful than any petals.

Golden particles gently surrounded them, quietly floating around the kissing two people.

"We seem to have a lot of work to do, Lord Reinhardt."

Reinhard laughed too, and stood up a little, his beautiful blond hair falling over his shoulders.He reported his actions in a childish tone: "I have included the entire village into the domain, and as for the group of rude people——

He winked at Gilfies: "After the 'commandment' was lowered, I threw them back to the royal city."

So Gilfies also showed a bigger smile, and he said: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty the King."

They finally stopped fighting and stood up neatly.Even though Gilfies was still wearing the tattered hunter's clothes and Reinhardt was naked in the golden light, this moment was more sacred and solemn than any coronation ceremony.

In the field of red roses when they first met, the red-haired knight saluted his king.

For this, his emperor held his knight's drooping head and kissed his red hair.

"A new egalitarian country?"

"Ah, a new equal country."

This is the beginning of a brand new story belonging to two people.

-The End-