in the northern kingdom The former great empire of Malifia, a young nobleman walked and looked at the scarlet flowers that were like his eyes. He ran his hand over the flowers and thought about something in his mind before turning to look at the sky. Tonight the moon seemed much larger than usual, as if it was looking down at him.

“Is this what you're looking for, Vlas? house..

In two days, I will become the Duke of Martinez and rule this place rightfully.. ”

“Young Master.”

An old woman's voice greeted her master.

“Hm.. Grandma Ausra.”

“Still stressed about tomorrow, Lord Veneya?”

The old woman walked in with composure and crouched down to look at the scarlet flowers.

“Leaders need kindness and stability just like you. Originally, I was just an old woman without any relatives. If it weren't for him taking me in to serve, I would probably be no different from the flowers on the side of the road that were born and then passed away.. For us Martinez, you are the pillar that continues to make us believe, little nobleman..

Look, a long time has passed, but you are still as young and strong as before. This kind of thing will definitely be with everyone for a long time.”

The old woman reached up and adjusted Veneya's clothes, like a mother who clearly adores her son.

“Hearing you say this made me feel a lot more relieved. Thank you very much. Go get some rest. I think I'll take a walk some more.”

After the old woman walked away, he looked up at the sky again and closed his eyes to breathe in air to calm himself, but if---

The moon in the sky disappeared. Veneya's brows furrowed slightly because just now he could still see it with his own two eyes.

Turning his head, he saw a mysterious figure wearing a cloak like a hired assassin.

But what was even more surprising was that his eyes couldn't see who it was beneath the cloth.

“Huh, prepare yourself well, this assassin has bathed himself in magic to conceal his identity like this.

Or will it be..? People of the Lilysia house? If I say that I was hired, can I let it go? ”

Veneya didn't even have time to finish speaking and the assassin rushed towards him directly.

He knew that no weapon could harm him, so he raised his hand and unleashed a punch with such great force that it shook the flowers on the side of the road. But what's shocking... The assassin's fist collided with Veneya's hand, which meant that the force was comparable.

“Here you are..”

Veneya frowned and tried to use magic with her other hand (Blood Magic). As the magic was charging, it was instantly dispersed into particles. Veneya was shocked by the sight in front of him. How many people in the world could counteract him like this besides… his mother?

That's right, the assassin slowly raised his head to see the face beneath the veil he was wearing. It was the woman that Veneya was afraid to meet. "Mother." The face of Veneya that Veneya saw almost completely put him at ease. Strength to fight on The self who thought they had escaped from the distant past, but why did they have to meet again?

“What are you doing here, Mother?”

Veneya said while clenching her teeth.

"Oh ho ho~ I've come to reclaim my justice! "

An inhuman smile appeared like a crazy vampire without fear. In the blink of an eye, the two began to compete with each other. With such force and speed, it caused the surrounding trees and grass to sway with the wind. Boom, boom, the original vampire's battle was to use his own strength to defeat the other party.

But seeing that Veneya had to pull out her sword to prevent further damage.

"Come out and smite those who harm me."

A blood blade was summoned through Veneya's hand. Just by calling out, the bats would be in chaos as it was a sign that he was starting to get serious.

“No matter what face you think you can defeat me. It would be unwise and foolish to try to win against me.”

The female vampire summoned a sword which had an aura similar to that of death.

The two clashed swords again.

Veneya changed his stance on his sword. Changing swords or even trying to use magic to change the game, it was not possible, as if the other party knew what was going to happen and used the same moves or styles to counter and block the attack, causing Veneya to think of something. climb..

“I offer my blood to end everything.

Devour my flesh and blood to give me what I desire most. . . A sword that can cut even this dimension.”

After chanting the spell for a while, a startling thing appeared. The veiled mother changed her face to his own. As he got all the answers, the spell that was being cast ceased. Veneya was kneeling on the ground with red flower petals flying everywhere.

“I know..your true identity..

You are death.. Heck--- and the image I saw in front of me was (the future), which meant that the person I saw was the person who would kill me in the future that was about to happen.. Just!! ”

Veneya vomited a large amount of blood because he had to use a lethal spell to know that what he was thinking was indeed correct.

“That's right, Martinez.

I am death Something that everyone must be afraid of and have to face at the end of their lives. What do you think will be the last thing in our lives? It's the person who killed him! ,You are different because everyone in the world must die no matter how old they are. No one is truly immortal, Veneya, but.. your existence goes against the laws of our world. You are indeed immortal, I must admit, but it goes against the laws of this world.

If you stay in Malifia, you will stay here forever and the entire world will burn with only you and this kingdom will last. That is the result of immortality.. Okay, choose. Go from here..or die here by a leader like me.”

The Grim Reaper points his deadly sword at Veneya, hoping to take his life as soon as he chooses to die peacefully because even the Reaper knows that Veneya is a person who is willing to die even for the entire world.

“Hey, hey, hey.

It's death. We didn't agree to kill him.”

A young girl's voice spoke up.

Veneya lay helpless on the ground, covered in a pool of his own blood, only two pairs of feet could be seen standing and talking to each other.

The girl crouched down in front of Veneya.

“Hello, I am the future, the entity that transcends everything and is something that does not fade away like death and the past.

I'll give you a chance, young nobleman. If you stay here and continue living your life, you will become the leader of the kingdom, but the world will be set on fire because of your choices.. but! If you choose to rebel and destroy this place and leave to return power to the people, you will have a future you never thought you would have… love, daughter, sister.

Haha, does that sound interesting? Then I'll let you think about it. Bye."

“Telling the future to others is wrong..----”

“Come on, in a world where there aren't any heroes, this is perfect.”

And the last thing Veneya saw before falling asleep was the moon that had returned to circle in the sky.

He looked at it with thoughts about which way he should go until he accidentally smiled at the moon.

Sixty years have passed.

Malifia fell for nearly ten years and was recovered by white tyrants.

“Angelina, have you ever heard of the first princess of Malifia?”

“Do you think this story is a story?

A young traveling girl searches for the crown of the future, hoping for the one she loves to be reborn and see where she was born. And in the end, that princess chose to use various powers to build this kingdom. Nowadays, they are called by many names as well.. ”

She finished speaking and continued sipping her tea.

“We all do it for the future.. But what I want to know is, who exactly is this future for? ”

Veneya looked at a young man with white hair who went by the name of a new noble, Moon Lillizia.

" yes..? ”

“Oh, no, I just keep talking. ,Tonight I'm going to have a few drinks. Do you want to join together? ”

"I'm not carrying you back anymore."

“Like me, are you going to get drunk? You can play while talking.”

Veneya got up from the table where he was drawing something.. In the picture was the hooded man or Death he had met that time, but that night, when the two of them walked away, what he saw under the cloak was a young man with long white hair and blue eyes. Is it beautiful or is it his death? He drew it along with a mysterious girl in a top hat who also had beautiful blue eyes.

In the end, what Veneya is trying to convey from the painting is The future may be the first princess, and the future may have seen its own death during the fight with Veneya as well. And this story is --------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ----- together at last