Title: Memory of Dark Prince

Author: Yoi-Sung 

Pairing: 

Lauren

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Gracious

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Lance (Look?)

Rating: PG

Clear~

Warning: 

It's dramatic.

This story has content about men who love men.

“Lauren, let's hurry and go.”

The girl's sweet voice called out to the current Death Patriarch or Demon Prince to turn around and look. Pale eyes looked blankly at the spirit mage who was currently in the body of a young woman.

"um"

Lauren replied emotionlessly before slowly following the girl. Traversing through the wilderness The sound of their footsteps alternating with each other echoed in the forest. Before the girl turned her head and looked at the Demon Prince again.

“What are you worried about?”

“No,” he answered immediately. That made Pinkie smile on her face. A smile that seemed to see him clearly.

"Fine," Pinky turned around. But he didn't hesitate to say the final word. “I just thought you might be feeling sorry.”

sad? The Demon Prince just smiled to himself. To this extent, a dead person... would the Death Master like him still have feelings left?

“I did the right thing,” he mused.

“Um! You did the right thing. But you shouldn't have slashed Creus like that. His body isn't beautiful, so I can't use it to make him a death knight!”

Lauren almost winced at those words. Fortunately, he stopped himself in time . . .

That's right...I'm doing this the best I can...

"That's it! That kid is the favorite to take on the position of future Knight Creus!"

The deafening sounds of many people echoed everywhere the boy walked. Those words made the boy couldn't help but secretly smile to himself. The position of Knight Creus is a very sacred position in the Wallace region. It was no wonder that he felt so proud that everyone said he had a better chance than anyone else.

But the truth of the world has never changed. If there is the best person, then there will always be the worst person.

“And what about that child? He applied as well, didn't he?”

“Is that person? Haha, he still can't hold a sword. Let alone the title of Divine Knight Creus!”

The men's inconsiderate criticism caused the boy to turn his head and look at the fingers they were pointing at the person insolently.

Dark blue eyes immediately fixed on the other boy. He had bright golden hair. beautiful blue eyes A cute face for his age was laughing brightly with another black-haired boy, completely ignoring the voices gossiping about him.

Looking at it from the outside...that child looked more like the god knight Creus than him...

The boy watched as the two walked past him until they disappeared quietly into the crowd. before immediately turning around and walking towards his old destination.

“Lauren, let's hurry and go.”

The girl's sweet voice called out to the current Death Patriarch or Demon Prince to turn around and look. Pale eyes looked blankly at the spirit mage who was currently in the body of a young woman.

"um"

Lauren replied emotionlessly before slowly following the girl. Traversing through the wilderness The sound of their footsteps alternating with each other echoed in the forest. Before the girl turned her head and looked at the Demon Prince again.

“What are you worried about?”

“No,” he answered immediately. That made Pinkie smile on her face. A smile that seemed to see him clearly.

"Fine," Pinky turned around. But he didn't hesitate to say the final word. “I just thought you might be feeling sorry.”

sad? The Demon Prince just smiled to himself. To this extent, a dead person... would the Death Master like him still have feelings left?

“I did the right thing,” he mused.

“Um! You did the right thing. But you shouldn't have slashed Creus like that. His body isn't beautiful, so I can't use it to make him a death knight!”

Lauren almost winced at those words. Fortunately, he stopped himself in time . . .

That's right...I do this the best I can...

"That's it! That kid is the favorite to take on the position of future Knight Creus!"

The deafening sounds of many people echoed everywhere the boy walked. Those words made the boy couldn't help but secretly smile to himself. The position of Knight Creus is a very sacred position in the Wallace region. It was no wonder that he felt so proud that everyone said he had a better chance than anyone else.

But the truth of the world has never changed. If there is the best person, then there is always the worst person.

“And what about that child? He applied as well, didn't he?”

“Is that person? Haha, he still can't hold a sword. Let alone the title of Divine Knight Creus!”

The men's inconsiderate criticism caused the boy to turn his head and look at the fingers they were pointing at the person insolently.

Dark blue eyes immediately fixed on the other boy. He had bright golden hair. beautiful blue eyes A cute face for his age was laughing brightly with another black-haired boy, completely ignoring the voices gossiping about him.

Looking at it from the outside...that child looked more like the god knight Creus than him...

The boy watched as the two walked past him until they disappeared quietly into the crowd. before immediately turning around and walking towards his old destination.

“Then come again~”

I walked out of the bakery with a few bags of bread in hand. In the afternoon, I have to attend an interview to apply to be a potential Knight Creus. The irrepressible excitement makes it easy for your stomach to empty too.

I walked around waiting for time and picked up some bread from the bag and munched on it. Look at the atmosphere while going to the market. At least it relaxed me a little. Until we walked until we almost reached the area of ​​the Divine Light Temple...

“Hahaha, you little chicken! Why do you want to help this guy?!”

Laughter that sounded very kicking could be heard throughout the area. along with a picture of a group of people having fun ganging up and stomping on people At first I didn't care because quarrels were not uncommon in the city. But when I saw the person struggling in the middle of the circle, I began to hesitate.

That's the kid I met just now!

He fell in the middle of the circle. The condition was completely battered and ragged. But those blue eyes stared at those thugs with vengeance. When he threw out a punch hoping to return, he was punched back until his face fell again. What a fool! Even when punching people, they still can't get hit!

Finally, I could no longer bear his miserable struggle. I stuffed the bag of snacks into my pocket before walking over and poking the shoulder of the supposed ringleader. That guy turned around and wanted to scold me for interrupting his joyful stomping on people, but....

pop!!

"Hoy!! You dare to punch me?!”

Well, I was right that this guy really was the ringleader. Because as soon as this guy scolded me, the rest of them immediately turned their attention from that blond boy to me. He made a ridiculous expression on his face. But of course, I wasn't laughing at this situation.

“Fuck that guy! Stomp on this guy!!”

The voice commanded. Three children immediately rushed in and wanted to attack me. But what can these mediocre fleas do to me? I received those attacks easily. before countering with two punches each. Until the three of them fell face first on the ground.

The bratty boy gasped in shock. The next second, his eyes flashed with fury and he swung a punch at my face without holding back. I dodged, causing him to lose control, but he didn't hesitate, pulling me by the collar of my shirt and causing me to roll with him.

“Hey!!” It looked like the blond-haired boy had just regained consciousness. He hurriedly blinked and stood up, wanting to help me who had fallen. But he was kicked away again by the cock that was crushing me. before suddenly hitting me in the face.

Damn it! I'm starting to get angry!!

Finally, I couldn't suppress my irritation. He flipped over and straddled himself over the brat before immediately punching him in without stopping.

pop! Thump! liver!

“Hey hey! He'll die soon. Stop it right now!” A loud voice sounded as he tried to stop me from hitting the battered body below again. I turned to look and saw that it was the blonde boy.

“You guys! Don't move!”

The sound of running footsteps sounded behind us. Turning around, he saw that they were the Divine Knight's scouts. They pointed at us harshly, and that made the blond boy's face turn as pale as boiled chicken.

“Run quickly!”

The blond-haired boy grabbed me by the arm and started running quickly. Surprisingly, he was able to run faster than me even though this guy couldn't dodge his punches. And then I gasped again as he conjured up a thunderbolt behind us, separating us and the Divine Knights.

This guy is a mage?!

No matter how curious I was, I didn't ask. I was still being dragged through the crowd. along the alleys Until it fell out into an open field somewhere. When we saw that the god knights had been shaken off, we sat on the ground panting as if we had just run a marathon. After a moment, I turned to look at the blonde boy and saw that he was looking at me as well.

We sat there staring into each other's eyes. But after a few minutes, the corners of both of our mouths twitched up. before bursting out laughing

“Heh heh.....Oops! Hahahahahaha.”

Our hysterical laughter echoed throughout the area. Strangely enough, I felt like I had never laughed so spontaneously before.

After laughing until our stomachs hurt, The blond-haired boy held out his hand to me. while speaking in a cheerful voice

"I'm Gracias, and you?"

“Lauren,” I replied simply, reaching out to shake his hand tightly. Why are boys' hands so soft?

I stood up and brushed off the dust from my body. Gracias did the same. He also cast spells to heal wounds. I looked at him puzzled and Gracies seemed to understand my confusion.

I spoke to him absentmindedly. “I remember you applied for the examination for the position of Criuss the Divine Knight. Or am I remembering wrongly?”

“You think I'm applying to be a priest?” Gracias sighed. “I really want to be the god knight Creus! I don't really want to be a priest. Even...even if I can't use a sword, that's fine. But I have a very strong divine beam!”

Even so...is being a divine knight but not knowing how to use a sword a little strange?

I thought this but didn't say it. At least having a focused mind is a good thing... I reached into my pocket and pulled out a piece of bread that was now so flattened that the filling was sticking out of the bread. In my mind, I thought about whether to leave or not.

“Is that blueberry bread?” As soon as Gracies saw the remains of the bread, he immediately asked with a look of disgust. Damn...I can see how your eyes glistened when you looked at his lumpy intestines.

“Do you want to eat?” I asked him. He held out a piece of bread but Gracias wrinkled his nose. Why do I feel like the more we talk, this guy is so far removed from being a man?

“Who is going to eat the leftovers?!”

Even if you say that But my eyes never left the bread. I smiled before walking towards the trash can. intending to throw it away But I can only raise my hand. The bread in his hand was snatched away.

“Think again, it's not so bad that you can't eat it,” Gracias said without looking at me. before happily snapping the bread into his mouth Made me smile as I did...

Because of this, I gained another new friend...if I'm correct, it's more like my first friend...

After that, Gracias and I went everywhere together. The interview with the god knight Creus went well for me. But...not with Gracies.

Because the current god knight Creus forgot to interview him!

Gracias...looks like you don't just have terrible swordsmanship. But you're bringing in misfortune as well...

Even though he looked disappointed at first. But after a while, he recovered from his disappointment and returned to causing trouble as before. Yes...you heard me right. He's causing trouble again. The original reason was because he went to find trouble with those gangster kids...

“Lauren!! Please take care of them!”

This is the sentence I've heard for the tenth time... and I don't know what's wrong with it, but I always get tickled by what he says.

And now, for the tenth time, he and I were sitting by the fountain. Each person has a lemon on their face....uh. In fact, Gracias's might actually be a kaffir lime.

“Tomorrow the results will be announced…” Gracias said softly, breaking the silence. Along with using magic to heal yourself and me like always.

“I don't think you care at all,” I said, and that made Gracias laugh.

“Do you think I will get it? You have a better chance than me.”

I looked at him who was throwing healing magic at my face. before pulling his hands back to his chin in boredom. I don't know why I can't take my eyes off his face.

“Why are you staring at me so much?” Gracies asked, causing me to flinch. He tilted his head and looked at me with cute, curious eyes...Eh? What has happened to me? He's a man, so why do I have to say he's cute?!

I coughed lightly to relieve my embarrassment. My face felt strangely hot. But I faked a smile before speaking softly. “If...I really became the god knight Creus, Gracies, you should become a priest. It will help me heal my wounds.”

Gracias was silent for a bit before laughing, "That's it. I'll go back and think about it."

And just like always... I came to buy the blueberry bread that Gracias asked for as usual... I'm wondering why he eats so many desserts but is still so fragile. that can stay

On the way I walked back to Gracias. I was stopped along the way when someone blocked my way.

She was a little girl who was probably a few years younger than me (Lauren and Gracies are 12 right now), with wavy, golden hair. At first glance, she doesn't seem strange at all. The strange thing is that if you look closely...her skin is pink!

"Hey!"

I cried out as my wrist was grabbed by the girl. Even though she's actually much smaller than me, why is her strength so great?

I screamed all the way, but no one paid any attention. Because the picture that other people saw was more like a picture of a younger sister dragging her mischievous older brother home. When he dragged me to a corner of a building, far away from people, She released her hand.

“Who are you? Why did you drag me here?” I asked as soon as I was free. Gently rub your red, swollen wrist. The girl giggled before answering me in a clear voice.

"I'm Pinkie, I'm your mother."

She's definitely lying. My mother can never be this young! Besides, she was not yet of legal age. Don't just say you're of legal age. Not even teenagers yet!

“I know you don't believe me,” she shrugged. “You really aren't my son. I'm a lich."

Lich? How could such an evil creature be in the Wallace Province?

Unfortunately, I don't have a sword with me right now. Otherwise, I would have rushed in and slashed her since I had dragged her here.

“Why did you drag me here?” I repeated the question. To which she smiled and answered me clearly. “I came to warn you.”

“Warning?” I repeated in surprise. Why did a lich warn me like this?

“I know you are close to Gracias right now…” She began to speak in a casual tone. “I just want to say that you and him shouldn't be close.”

“Who am I close to and what does it have to do with you?” Who was she to have the right to say that I shouldn't be close to Gracias?

“Does it matter if I say that in the future you and one of them will die at the hands of the other?” She replied in the same tone as if it were a normal matter. But that immediately made me freeze.

If someone else told me, I definitely wouldn't believe it. But this was a lich whose power could not be predicted at all...

“Lauren! Where have you been? I'm dying of hunger!!” As soon as Gracias saw me, he let out a cry of displeasure. However, your scowling face and the way your eyes lit up when he looked at the blueberry bread in my hand was annoyed. How are you doing?

I just smiled softly and handed over the bread in my hand. “Sorry, the bakery is very crowded today.”

When I saw the bread in front of me His bright blue eyes were even brighter than before. The grimace was gone. There was only that little hand that couldn't help but grab the snack and unwrap it.

Gracias paused for a moment before turning to speak to me. “Thank you!.....Lauren?”

I shook my head at him to show that I was okay. So Gracias shrugged his shoulders and ate the bread in his hand with gusto instead.

'Does it matter if I say that in the future you and one of them will die at the hands of the other?'

The lich's words suddenly came into his head again. My face instantly darkened.

‘What are you fantasizing about?’ At that time, I asked her like that… in a trembling voice. Why? We're friends, aren't we? Is there any reason why Gracias and I would have to kill each other?

'I already knew you wouldn't believe it.' The lich smiled sweetly. She shrugged nonchalantly. 'I didn't expect you to believe me anyway. I told you that I only came to warn you.'

You crazy girl! Throwing a bomb away and then leaving?!

I frowned in annoyance. 'If you're out of business, I'll excuse myself.'

'Don't forget what I said. No, in the future it might be good for you. Then do as you please, goodbye'. She left those words behind before turning and walking deeper into the darkness of the alley.

You idiot, can you say something so that other people can understand you too? At first it was interrupted. In the end, he said that he wanted to do what he wanted, stupid!

“Lauren!”

I was so startled that I woke up from my trance. The first thing I saw was Gracias's face, which was stretched so far in that his pupils were almost touching mine. And this made me startle again until I fell backwards when I just realized that....I was sitting on the edge of the fountain.

“Wow!”

Gracias cried out in shock when he saw me fall backwards like that. His small hand automatically reached out to hold my hand, hoping to help pull me up...

Are you crazy or not? You don't have the strength to lift a sword yet. Let alone that I'm much heavier than a sword!

And it was as I thought. Gracias couldn't support my weight and lost his footing as well. But he still wouldn't let go of my hand. The moment I thought I would have to go back and change my clothes....

I saw a pair of hands quickly wrap around Gracias and pull him back hard. And that resulted in me being dragged up as well...that's good. There's no need to wash another shirt.

But...it seemed like the owner of those hands was pulling Gracias a little too hard. The three of us lost our footing and fell to the ground with Gracies in the middle like a sandwich.

“Oui…” I immediately stood up, realizing that I was on top of Gracies and that mysterious person. Gracias slowly lifted himself up and opened his sleepy eyes. before crying out when he saw the person beneath him.

“Lance!! You've come back?!”

Lance? Is this the person they say will be the future god knight Thermis?

I considered him from head to toe. The way he talked with Gracias, with a bored expression on his face but with a gentle glint in his black eyes, didn't look like someone whose heart was cruel enough to punish people.

“You have been traveling for a week!! Where is my souvenir?!”

“...Gracius, I didn't go on a trip. I'm going to visit Mother."

“Visiting your mother is like going on a trip. It's a souvenir! A souvenir!”

I can see there's sweat on Lance's temple.

Gracias then acted like he remembered that I was standing here as well. He introduced me to Lance and introduced Lance to me. Lance is the real candidate to become the Thermis Knight.

The three of us sat and talked for the next several hours. And I realized that Gracies was closer to Lance than I thought.

Until when the sun started to set. We will separate and go home. Waiting for the decision....

I've lost...

Lance becomes the future god knight Thermis as expected. But what everyone couldn't believe was that I wasn't selected to be the god knight Creus. The person who got it was Gracias.

I watched as the 37th god knight, Creus, gently rubbed his head to welcome Gracias. Gracias' face was full of smiles. But those blue eyes wandered back and forth as if searching for someone... well, me. before being dragged by his teacher to get to know the other god knights

I looked at that picture... with what emotion I couldn't tell. Sadness, joy, disappointment, all mixed together.

I hurriedly turned around and walked out of there.

I want to be the god knight Creus....that's okay. At least the person who got this position is Gracias, not someone else. I believe he will definitely make a good Knight Kreus.

I hope that from now on, Gracias won't be attacked by those crazy people again. No, I hope you won't find trouble for them to attack him again... but that's okay.

I believe Lance can protect him...no...keep him from causing trouble.

But...what should I do from now on?

Go to Wang Luang....

A small voice entered my ears. But strangely, I didn't even bother to turn around to see who was talking to me.

The royal palace?...Then you mean becoming a royal knight!

Even though I'm not a god knight But the Royal Knights can work for the country as well. Plus, I can use the swordsmanship I've had since birth!

Good! Then I will apply to be a Royal Knight!!

The moment I made that decision I couldn't help but turn around and look at the God Knight Temple, which was now crowded with villagers hoping to come see the faces of the little God Knights.

Gracious...no matter what the future holds, I will always miss you. Leave it alone and I'll come visit you.

Goodbye...Gracius...

“Lauren, what exactly are you doing? Is that your side tooth?”

“Creus, you are really stupid about some things. Do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand?” Pinky laughed as she scooped up the shaved ice that Gracias had brought with ease.

I saw that Gracias had a bitter expression on his face. Thinking back to the things that had happened since he first met me as 'Death Knight'

“Lauren is the final Demon Prince chosen?”

I stood still, unmoved, even though Gracias was alluding to me. But in his heart he was so anxious that he wanted to run up and slash Pinky with a sword and shut her mouth who was talking about the terrible things that day.

It hurts so much.

'I' looked painfully at the wound that 'Lauren' had left on Gracias' back. But couldn't do anything Because from the moment you stepped into Pinky's house This body is no longer mine.

Gracias' expression was very shocked. He looked at Pinkie as if she wasn't a spirit mage he'd known for decades.

"What a shame, Creus. I actually like you a lot. I really do!" Your personality is more interesting than a stupid person like Lauren. Unfortunately, Lauren is my chosen one, not you, and for him, I will have to ask you to die.”

You don't have to do it for me, Pinky!! And now you're killing me again!!

End of Pinky's words. 'I' almost cried out when When 'Lauren' walked closer to Gracies, she quickly slashed the knife down his throat.

Gracias held his hand to his throat, dazed. Then he collapsed like that, oh my! I can't help him at all!!

Gracias continued to talk to Pinky in that state. Gracias looked up at 'Lauren' who was looking down at him emotionlessly. The moment I saw his questioning eyes I really wanted to drag him away.

But I can't do it!!

Realizing again, 'I' saw Pinky walk over and sit curled in the chair as usual while muttering something that I couldn't hear. But strangely, Gracias' voice, which was many times quieter than hers, I could clearly hear.

“Kill me..”

"no! The less wounds on the body, the more durable the human will be! You must not forget that your body after death will belong to me. You endured the bleeding to death. There will be no more injuries.”

What do you say?

You...will make me watch him bleed to death. Then you're going to take his corpse and make him a death knight... like me?

“I am...God Knight Creus. It's not like...it's easy to die."

Gracias' trembling voice cut deep into my heart. Lauren's hand holding the knife unconsciously trembled.

But Pinky sat and idly ate her shaved ice. Said with a smile on his face, “Well, even though I'm the god knight Creus, if I bleed all the way out, I'll die too, right? I'm not in any hurry. You can die slowly.”

Until now, Gracies' face had turned pale. The expression was panicked like never before. He turned and looked at me with pleading eyes.

The look in his eyes that told me to kill him....

More and more blood poured out from the wound on Gracias' neck. But he didn't cry out again. The white hand that was pressing down on his throat and even the clean white uniform of the God Knight Creus were all soaked in blood. His hair had turned white again as he no longer had the power to use magic to turn his hair golden.

I can't stand it any longer....

I can't stand watching him suffer like this anymore...

I quietly gather dark energy. Transformed back into the Patriarch of Death Completely shakes off Pinky's control magic without Pinky realizing.

The Death Lord was naturally more powerful than the Lich.

I gripped the knife in my hand and walked forward....

"Wow, Knight Creus is really amazing. I ate all the shaved ice and you still didn't die." After saying that, Pinky began to feel something strange about me. “Lauren...what are you doing?”

Pinky looked at the knife in my hand in alarm. As I swung the knife down without hesitation

“Ah!!”

Crimson blood splattered on my body.

Blood....that was filled with bright energy, corroded the Death Patriarch's skin until it burned...

But the pain on my skin was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.

I'm sorry...Gracius...

“Alright, now to the Dark God Temple.”

Pinky's cheerful voice woke me up from my trance. In front of me was a large black building. Looking at it gives a feeling of loneliness that is hard to say.

“Theo is coming to take you to the Demon Prince's palace...that's where he lives.....Lauren??”

She couldn't finish her sentence and had to stop speaking. The eyes that looked at me were full of questions.

“You are no longer useful,” I said coldly before pulling the sword out of her body…in the heart position.

Scarlet blood immediately spurted out. But the owner of the body didn't care. Pinky sighed as a large amount of blood gushed out of her mouth.

“I'm really happy,” Pinky smiled. “At least you are now a demon prince. You are safe now.”

"Sorry, I'm not the Demon Prince...now and forever," I replied quietly.

Pinky was silent for a while. It wasn't until her body gradually shattered into dust that she finally spoke.

“I said so. That crazy Creus isn't going to disappear from this world easily.”

After speaking, her body disintegrated into ashes at my feet...

That's right, people like Gracias. Creus won't leave this world that easily. Especially if something more important than his life is still here on Earth.

The twelve god knights...no. Eleven others...

As for me...even though I can't say it completely, I feel like I'm already a part of the twelve Divine Knights...

Being a demon prince is very dangerous. A huge amount of dark energy could cause the recipient to become a vessel to be harmed...and leave this world in a short period of time.

But I am the Monarch of Death... the dark energy will definitely not cause my death. So let me be the demon prince. Gracies will not suffer.

So I killed him...

Because I know what's wrong. The remaining Divine Knights definitely wouldn't let him die like this. Gracias must live on... to help me... the god knight Hades has returned.

I let out a small smile. Until Theo came out to welcome him. So I followed him inside.

In order to wait...wait for the day when the Divine Knight Temple would come to overthrow the Demon Prince.

END

Let's talk for a bit. This story has been written for a very long time. It's every year in

exteen

Which is now rotten, yay.

At that time, Yoi was still in high school. After going through the storm, the child added Yoi is now about to finish her first year. Oh, it's too fast. Even my ID is from last year. Haha.

During this time, Severe has been sending out a lot of work. So...I think I'll come back and write more fiction.//Oh. Instead of going to work.

But right now it's still just a plot in my head, I haven't started composing it yet. So let's put the old story down first, haha.

I hope you like it. See you next time.

P.S. This story was written by Yoi before the last volume came out. The story is not accurate haha. Consider it a defense for Lauren.