Chapter 25: Dorothy, Tired at Heart 2

Chapter 25: Dorothy, Tired at Heart 2

Euphilia did just that, and eventually she found Adam, this genius Human Mage who was traveling through the witches' world.

And that's where the divergence from Dorothy's memory begins.

Her father Adam had once told her this story, saying that his looks had instantly charmed her mother, and the two quickly fell in love and eventually had him, the classic and prototypical love story of a poor boy and a wealthy beauty.

But the reality now revealed was that there had been no affection between them from the start, only a cold transaction.

Besides, with Mother Euphilia's aloof and majestic queenly demeanor, it was hard to see her as the lovesick girl in Father's story, Dorothy had always wanted to criticize this, but she had never thought much about it. Now it seemed, all of Father's words were lies.

The truth was that Euphilia had found Adam and, very directly, said to him, "Give me your seed, and I will make you the head steward of my territory."

For a mere Mortal Mage to become the steward of a powerful witch's territory was a tremendous temptation, irresistible to most.

As a scholar Mage, Adam's pride made him feel insulted at the moment, he stood up in outrage, ready to rebuke Euphilia for her excessive bullying, thinking that just because she was a witch it didn't make her incredible or anything.

But before he could protest, Euphilia simply raised the offer.

"My family's library will also be open to you."

Until one day, as the head steward, he accompanied Euphilia to the battlefield, and the young Human Mage witnessed firsthand the madness and cruelty of the witches.

It was a peaceful realm, where the people lived in tranquility, and the nation thrived in harmony. But on that day, the witches set their eyes on this beautiful and fertile land, and so Calamity struck.

The Human Mage, who had only studied and researched, had never seen such atrocious scenes; everything he had come across in books praised the witches' strength and glory. He had always believed the witches were as peaceful and graceful as their beautiful exteriors.

But witnessing those gorgeous human-like beings mercilessly riding their Brooms and indiscriminately raining down death and fear upon the world, his former beliefs collapsed.

At this moment, the romantically idealistic Human Mage profoundly understood the terror of the witches. They were colder than Angels, more cunning than Demons, and crueler than Great Dragons. No matter how much the books glossed over the facts or legends beautified them, nothing could change the reality of them being a cruelly invasive Race.

Indeed, they were more gentle in their methods than the other three Calamity Races, not truly annihilating everything in their path, but just because I am a tad kinder than a psychopathic killer, do not enjoy dismemberment, and leave an intact corpse, do you think I am a good person?

No, I am still a Wicked person.

Whether others could accept this cruel reality or not, Adam simply couldn't bear it at that moment. The young Mage, filled with thoughts of equality and beautiful romance, could not accept it all.

He even began to despise and resent the witches he once revered so much.

To his greater dismay, an event he could not accept soon occurred. Euphilia became pregnant, and Adam was the father. The seeds he once traded, thinking them insignificant, were soon to become a living being and, if things went as expected, would be raised by his cruel mother into a new Warmonger, a ruthless Executioner on the battlefield.