Chapter 750: A Broken Vow

Chapter 750: A Broken Vow



Ethan dreamed.

A dream of Lilian playing with a boy who seemed to be around ten to twelve years old beside the Lake Shore.

"Lilian, I'll marry you when I grow up," the boy, who looked just like Ethan when he was younger, said with a smile.

"Marriage?" Lilian tilted her head in confusion. "Why would you marry me?"

"Because Mother said that when I grow up, I'll marry an amazing lady just like her," the boy replied. “Lilian is amazing, so you must be my wife when I grow up."

"... What kind of logic is that?" Lilian smiled faintly. "You humans sure are funny. But when you grow up, I'm sure you will forget about these things."

"I won't!" the boy said. "I even have this!"

The boy took something out of his pocket and presented it to Lilian with a big smile on his face.

"A ring?" Lilian observed the ring on the boy's hand. "This blue gem is quite mysterious. I can feel a faint power emanating from it."

"This is our wedding ring!" the boy said. "Mother said that my father picked up this ring in a place called a Dungeon. But instead of selling it, he said that it might be a good dowry for a girl I will marry when I grow up. "

"Did you steal this from your mother?"

"No. They gave it to me two years ago, so it's mine. But it's yours now. You will be my wife anyway, right?"

"... I never agreed to be your wife."

"Eh?" The boy, who looked like the young Ethan, didn't expect that he would get rejected.

Even so, he decided to be stubborn and asked for Lilian's hand.

"Give me your hand," the boy said.

"Hand."

"You humans sure are funny."

But even though the Lady of the Lake said those words, she reluctantly did as the boy said and placed her hand on the palm of his hand.

With a big smile on his face, the boy slid the ring on her finger.

"Now it's a done deal," The boy stated. "The two of us will get married when I grow up."

"This marriage is so one-sided. I didn't even get a choice."

"Because you don't need to make a choice. I made the choice for you."

Lilian lightly flicked the boy's forehead, making the latter cry out in pain.

"You're already this pushy when you're still a boy," Lilian said. "When you grow older, you will definitely be more pushy."

"I won't." The boy firmly shook his head. "I promise that I will take good care of you." "We'll see about that," Lilian smiled. "We'll see if you can keep that promise."

The years passed by, and the boy became a teenager.

Their relationship became closer, and Lilian, who knew that she would outlive the teenage boy, decided that it might not be so bad to spend a few decades with him.

She even temporarily left the lake to go to Fortis Town, where she got to know the boy's mother, who was his only family.

Even though her strength greatly diminished whenever she was far from her Lake, she thought that it would be alright as long as they built a small cottage near her home so that they could spend their time together.

Just as she thought that her happiness wouldn't be that short-lived, tragedy struck.

A bandit group that had come from another region had decided to raid the town.

The guards were overpowered by them, for they had planned their raid properly, allowing them to attack from outside and within the town.

Heavy rain started to pour, making the Bandit Leader click his tongue.

"Let's go back," the Bandit Leader grabbed Lilian's arm forcefully, intending to take her

away.

To his surprise, the lady didn't budge.

Making him frown.

"If only you didn't come," Lilian said as she continued to gaze at the young man, whose

blood soaked the ground. "If only all of you didn't come!"

"Boss, I think she lost it," one of the bandits commented. "You should knock a bit of sense

into her-if you know what I mean."

The Bandit Lord snorted and was about to use brute force to carry his woman away like a sack

of rice.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

One of the bandits cried out in pain and disbelief as the rain that hit him became as heavy as

lead, puncturing his body.

The other Bandits also suffered the same fate, making them panic.

Some of them even attempted to escape, but they, too, were struck down by the rain, which had turned into countless bullets that pierced through their body without mercy. The Bandit Leader finally realized that something he had never dreamed of was happening.

Out of fear, he even forgot about taking Lilian back with him, let alone his goal to have his

way with her.

He ran toward his horse so that he could escape from the town as soon as possible.

When he was only a few steps away from his horse, the Bandit Leader found himself falling face-first toward the muddy ground.

He immediately tried to stand up but realized that no matter what he did, he couldn't seem to

stand up.

That was when he realized that his legs were cleanly cut off from his body, making him fall

from the ground. "No0000000000!" the Bandit Leader shouted. "Spare me! I don't want to die!"

A sad chuckle reached his ears, making him shudder uncontrollably.

"You don't want to die?" Lilian asked. "And what about him? Do you think that he wanted to

die?"

"I-I was wrong!" the Bandit Leader pleaded. "I will turn over a new leaf. I will never steal or kill people again! Please, have mercy!"

"Mercy?" Lilian gazed at the scum in front of her and laughed. "Even death will not be

enough punishment for you."

Lilian then snapped her fingers, and the water around her transformed into Water Spears.

"I will not kill you quickly," Lilian said icily, her gaze filled with madness. "I'll make you wish that you were never born."

The screams of the Bandit Lord reverberated in the surroundings as Lilian's tears fell like rain.

Ethan, who saw everything from start to finish, stared coldly at the Bandit Leader, whom he wished he could have personally killed with his own two hands.