Chapter 19:

Chapter 19:

Shortly after the family of Count Monad left the imperial palace in a carriage, some of the guests also decided to leave the banquet hall earlier.

Oh, its His Highness!

But its the middle of the ball

There were Duke Carlyle and his knights.

Some of the nobles began whispering in amazement as they watched him, but no one dared to stand in the Dukes way.

It was a waste of time.

Lennox Carlyle had nothing more to do here. He has seen enough already.

Besides, he didnt originally come here to hang out with idiots who danced carelessly in their gaudy, ridiculous costumes.

Moreover, visiting the capital in the summer was a rather spontaneous decision.

One of the three men he left behind in the capital contacted him and said that he might have found what he had been looking for.

Few of Duke Carlyles closest associates knew that for many years he had been secretly looking for one thing.

It was a relic given long ago to Duke Carlyle. However, it disappeared ten years ago in the chaos that followed the death of Lennoxs father, the previous Duke Carlyle, when the seat of ruler of the Northern Lands was empty and his relatives committed various atrocities.

You will find it soon.

Hadin, the dark-clothed man who followed the Duke, said softly.

Although Hadin had served the Duke for a long time, he still didnt know exactly what the item was.

All he knew was that this item looked like an ordinary gem, but unlike ordinary gems, it also had magical powers.

Hadin knew that his master, for whom neither things nor people had value, was simply obsessed with finding this relic for many years.

Lets go back to the auction house located to the south and research everything there again.

No, no need. As soon as I finish urgent business here, we will head North.

Yes, Your Highness.

When Lennox reached the main entrance, he suddenly turned around and gazed at the banquet hall before leaving the imperial palace.

Are you looking for someone?

No.

He felt a vague unease, as if someones gaze had followed him from the moment he entered the hall, but some time ago this feeling disappeared, as suddenly as it appeared.

Lennox watched the people in the brightly lit banquet hall for a moment longer, then turned away and said:

We are returning.

* * *

Flash!

Oh my God, dont do this!

Get out of my way!

Being half-conscious, she could only distinguish someones voices that barely made their way through the fog that descended on her mind.

Damn it, dont move!

Lily!

No, Cassius!

Then someone screamed, but the scream was abruptly cut off.

Juliet!

Hearing someone scream, Juliet could barely open her eyes.

(Hey.)

Who said that? Is this a hallucination?

She felt as if something was talking to her.

(You.)

(We are waiting.)

(I will kill them for you.)

Juliet felt a throbbing pain begin to rise in the back of her head.

At the same time, she felt the rumble of insistent voices, without stopping, swarmed in her head.

As soon as she realized this, the line that had previously separated them broke and they poured out in an unrestrained stream. There were several voices. Some sounded sweet and gentle, while others were fierce and vicious.

But they all desperately wanted to talk to her.

(No. I will kill them for you!)

(We are big, we are strong.)

(For us it costs nothing.)

(Tear them apart)

(Easy.)

(You can lie still.)

(Only me. Just take it out. Us. From here.)

To take out where?

And then an insight, like a lightning strike, hit her.

Juliet finally noticed that those voices were coming from the key.

Key.

Monad Guardian.

And what was this door that she couldnt find in any way, no matter how much she wandered around the mansion.

Ah, thats it.

Suddenly Juliet understood everything.

It was a door to lock something.

No wonder she couldnt find the right door anywhere.

Was what lay behind her really that dangerous?

But, if this door was originally hidden so that no one could even find it, then it is so.

The guardian is the protector!

And this meant that what was locked there shouldnt come out

But, then Juliets eyes began to slowly close.

In a fading consciousness, she quickly grabbed the key.

At that moment, in the midst of the darkness that clouded Juliets mind, a huge door appeared, all covered in blood.

Chink!

Even with her eyes closed, Juliet clearly saw and heard the opening of a door that had been closed for hundreds of years.

Then there was a deafening, joyous laugh, and she saw the monster that was held back by this door return to this world again.