Published at 21st of November 2020 06:12:50 PM
Chapter 84: 84
When Evelyn arrived inside the cave, a scene of despair unfolded before her eyes . The view in the cave, where flames lit the knights in several places was like Hell .
The cave’s ground was filled with the corpses of Devil Eye, and the disgusting smell of demon blood made it hard for her to breathe properly .
“Adrian, how about Adrian?”
But everything became a problem when she confirmed Adrian’s safety . Evelyn shook off the knight’s hand, trying to stop her and ran inside . But soon, her steps stopped when she saw that a pile of stones blocked the narrow cavern passage .
“No way, is he over there? Adrian, is he safe?”
“Princess, please calm down . The Prince is safe . His Majesty is with him . ”
But, Serus’ answer left Evelyn more confused .
“I used explosives to destroy the demons, but the fragile cave ground also collapsed . But before that, His Majesty already went to the carriage to save the Prince and defeat all the demons . We will remove this stone rubble soon . ”
“Is it true?”
“Yes . The knights are still working on it . Over there, on the less stony side, you can hear His Majesty’s voice . ”
“Where?! That way?!”
Evelyn hurriedly went to that place without hearing his answer . She walked on a demon corpse several times, but he couldn’t stop her feet because of this .
“Princess, I need to tell you something first . ”
Evelyn suddenly had a bad hunch as Serus grabbed her hand . She was sure that Fabian saved Adrian, but why did her heart beating so fast?
“I will tell you the whole situation, so please listen calmly . ”
“What’s going on?! Go ahead and tell me!”
“His Majesty said that the Prince was wounded by a demon . ”
Evelyn’s lips quivered all of a sudden, listening to him .
“······W-Why is he now, no . How can he get hurt!”
“Now is not the time to worry about it . ”
Serus’s words were a little harsh, but what he said was true . The number of knights currently available wasn’t many, so it would take quite a while to clear the pile of stones . Nevertheless, the reason why he was saying this was probably because she needed to make a quick decision .
“Then, what should I do?”
Evelyn was struggling to hide her emotions . It seemed easy for Fabian to do it, but when she tried it, Evelyn couldn’t help but feel bad .
“Since the last mysterious demon attack, His Majesty has always carried an antidote in his body to deal with poison . It is an emergency antidote to prevent the spread of poison and at the same time will also help to stop the bleeding … . . ”
Evelyn’s hand flinched at the word ‘poison’ . Because it was common knowledge that if the demon’s poison injured someone, there was a risk of being addicted . Now, the poison of anxiety was spreading through her mind .
“Is Adrian addicted? Tell me what’s wrong with him now! Didn’t His Majesty give the antidote to Adrian?”
“There’s a possibility of addiction . The problem right now is that the antidote works only for His Majesty . ”
Evelyn’s face turned pale .
“What… . . ?”
“This is an antidote that can temporarily cope with an emergency situations and was made only for His Majesty . I don’t know if you know of this, but it’s a Imperial blood-medicine that has been extracted from His Majesty ‘s blood . ”
Evelyn had heard of blood-based medicine before, but she didn’t know what’s the use of that in the current situation?
“I mean, that antidote can’t be used on Adrian?”
“I’m sorry… . . ” Evelyn almost collapsed because her legs were weak .
“But, there’s a possibility . ”
Evelyn squinted her eyes at Serus’s words .
“If the Prince …… has His Majesty’s blood, that medicine will be effective to a certain extent . ”
Evelyn’s head was dizzy . No way, she hoped that it wasn’t Fabian’s trick … He couldn’t do this .
At this moment, Evelyn felt like she was at a crossroads where she couldn’t choose anything .
“Sir Serus! We’ve made a gap here !!” Logan shouted from the corner of the pile of stones . But it was Evelyn who came up there .
“Everyone, give me a little distance . ”
Hearing her calm and determined voice, the knights nodded and went to break rocks on the other side .
There was a hole in the lower part of the ground, covered only by a few stones where she could peek inside .
Evelyn sat on the dirt floor and rested her head in the cracks of the rock .
“Your Majesty, are you there? Your Majesty!”
Not long after she had repeatedly called him, Evelyn sensed Fabian’s presence . The gap was so narrow that she couldn’t see his face . Only her low voice could pass through the hole .
“Evelyn, listen carefully…… . I don’t think we have time . ”
“Yes……”
She felt her heart dropped . Then, Evelyn put her ear in the crack, so she didn’t miss a word .
“Adrian is wounded by the demon and bleeding, and it looks like he’s poisoned too”
Evelyn clenched her hand until the nails dug into her palm .
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“This poison won’t threaten his life if he’s treated properly, but since he’s still a child …… Most importantly, Serus said that he needs time to destroy this pile of stones . There’s nothing we can do about it . ”
Her eyes quickly turned red . But she couldn’t waste time crying right now .
“Please tell me honestly . Is Adrian’s condition…… really bad?”
“……I’m sorry . ”
The words of apology pierced Evelyn’s heart . Fabian’s low voice was full of guilt . And now, she felt so stupid when she thought for a moment that it might be his trick .
“I can’t guarantee that everything will be fine until I can get out of here …… . . Have you heard about the antidote from Serus?”
“Yes . ”
“That’s the best I can give …… Adrian is bleeding a little now … . ”
Adrian was a child who never cried even though he was stabbed with a thorn . Evelyn found it difficult to maintain her sanity when she heard that such a child was bitten by terrible demons and bleeding .
“How bad is it?”
“I can’t judge accurately . So it’s better to use my antidote on him . ”
“Then whatever happens, first of all…… . ”
“Of course, I wanted to give it to him . But the side effects of blood-based medicine are severe when it’s used by someone who isn’t blood-related . ”
Evelyn bit her lips tightly .
“So,…… I need your confirmation . ”
Her eyes were trembling .
“Evelyn, I want to save this child . I really mean it . ” Fabian’s voice rang desperately through the cracks in the stone ruins .
“… …whether he’s my child or not, I want to save him . But there’s a limit to what I can do . ”
So, that’s why Fabian said he was sorry because he couldn’t forgive himself for hurting his child .
“As an Emperor, no, I promise as a person . After I leave this place, I will forget the truth that is needed to save this child . I will forget it all . And I won’t ask you again . ”
Evelyn wasn’t the only one who wanted to save Adrian .
“I won’t force you to admit your sin or take this child away . ”
There was a word lingered in Evelyn’s mouth . She thought it was a secret she would never tell even if she had to risk her life . But now Adrian’s life was at stake .
Now Evelyn couldn’t think of anything . No calculations, no judgments, nothing .
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“So tell me…… . only one word is enough . ”
Even in a low voice, there was faint despair . Evelyn opened her tightly closed eyes . There was hope even though she still couldn’t see Adrian .
“Evelyn…”
She promised to keep it a secret until the day she died . She thought it would be all right if she had lost her life .
“Can you help this child?” Tears rolled down Evelyn’s cheeks .
“Your Majesty… . . ”
Sometimes, some things couldn’t be hung on the scale .
“Help him… . . ”
It was ……the life of her beloved child .
“Please help Adrian, Your Majesty… . . ” The crying that she had endured all this time finally broke out . Evelyn sobbed, clinging to the resentful pile of stones that had blocked her .
“Please, help him… . . ” Evelyn couldn’t stop crying after she spat it out .
“Your Majesty, please save the child… . . ”
Evelyn begged him, putting everything down . Fabian beyond the wall could felt her sincere heart and despair .
“Fine… . . I will surely save this child . ” Fabian turned his back from the pile of rocks where he could hear the crying sound of his loved one .
There was something more urgent than comforting Evelyn right now . As Adrian’s face, who was lying on his stomach, looked bluer than before .
Without delay, Fabian took the medicine bottle from his chest . It was an item that couldn’t be used until he heard Evelyn’s answer .
“Adrian…you must take my antidote . ” While holding the child, Fabian opened his lips and spilled the medicine . But Adrian coughed and spat it out .
Fabian used the other way . He put the antidote into his mouth and fed it to Adrian’s .
Only then did the child manage to swallow the antidote . Fabian repeated the same thing several times, and the medicine in the bottle ran out quickly . This was all the treatment he could do for now .
“There’s strong blood flowing within you too . It’s the same blood with someone you said was strong’ . ” Fabian said softly while carrying the child in his arms . “So I’m sure……you can get through this . ”
The life in his arms seemed too fleet and small . Fabian had no memory of hugging something so fragile like this .
He had never been so desperate in his life as he was now . How he felt when Evelyn left was completely different from how he felt when he saw his breathless son .
“You’re a brave child . ”
This child whispered thanks for being hugged by Fabian even though he just had a terrifying experience, and his whole body was covered with scars . So, he couldn’t lose his life to demons in a place like this .
If that happened, Fabian probably wouldn’t be able to forgive himself .
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“So, Adrian… . . you have to help me . ” Fabian touched his forehead while holding Adrian . The desire to cool down this hot fever was like a string of prayers . ”You have to help me so that I can keep my promise . ”
Fortunately, only a small amount of blood flowed out of his wound . However, Fabian didn’t feel relieved because Adrian had shed quite a lot of blood . The antidote was working, but his fever was still not completely reduced .
What was left now was the fight between Adrian’s stamina and time to escape from this place .
“Adrian . ” Fabian never believed in God . But for this time, he wanted to pray to the absolute being .
“We’ve just met …”
Once he heard Evelyn’s answer, everything became clear . Adrian was his child with Evelyn, whom Fabian loved so much .
“I still have so many things I want to do for you . ” Fabian couldn’t say in a second that he knew all about fatherly love . But his instinct to protect the small warmth that was sleeping in his arms coursed his whole body . He felt helpless, just like Evelyn, who was crying now .
“Nothing, I haven’t done anything for you . ”It was the first time Fabian hugged him so tightly . And he didn’t want to make this the last .
“Come on, You can do it . ”
Adrian’s eyes flinched . Fabian looked closely at his face, and his heart pounded at the moment .
“Ugh… . · . ”
A weary voice rang through his small lips .
“Adrian?”
“Ughhh… . . ”
Adrian slowly opened one of his eyes . As he tried to rub his eyes with his tiny hands, Adrian couldn’t move his body as he wanted . And soon his tears came out again .
“Adrian, can you see me?”
“Uhm… . ”
If the antidote worked well, Adrian should have woken up by now . Because the longer he lost consciousness, the harder it was for him to recover from the poison .
Fabian was forced to pinch Adrian’s cheek . Then, his two small, round eyes opened wide .
“Jimoo… . ”
Fabian was so happy that he felt his throat tight .
“Jimoo, you pinched me… . . ” Adrian’s eyes suddenly filled with tears .
Soon, the saddest cries in the world burst out . Only then did Fabian feel relieved, freed from his fear . Luckily, Adrian’s scream was loud . Even Evelyn, who was behind the pile of stones, could hear it clearly .
“Jimoo…… Jimoo has bothered me!”
As his loud cry broke out, everyone who was stricken with despair in the cave could finally let out a long sigh .