The Eldest Daughter Walks Down The Flower Path - Chapter 285

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Chapter 285

Translator: Yonnee

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Luu rose from his seat. Now that it was time for him to return to the realm of the gods, his body began to radiate a dazzling light.

Before him, Dantes Arpend could do nothing but kneel.

Luu spoke in a majestic voice,

“How is it that humans can be both so noble and beautiful, yet so foolish and unsightly at the same time?”

He then bowed his head toward Dantes and continued,

“Your lifespan is short. Sometimes, it’s so brief that you don’t even live long enough to face the consequences of your own foolishness. Instead, your descendants will bear the weight of your sins. For you have used Hestia’s love, you and all those who carry your blood will never find true love until she is freed from her curse.”

Behind them, Verad cradled the slumbering Alexis and gently laid her beneath the roots of the Underworld Tree. He spoke softly,

“Alexis, someday someone will come to free you from this long torment. Until then, I will protect you. Even if my time granted by the gods ends, my descendants will continue this duty.”

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Radis lifted her gaze from the notebook and looked at Daniel.

“You’ve told me everything, haven’t you?”

Here was the original version of the ancient, fearsome, and beautiful tale that Daniel had shared with her. Daniel smiled gently.

“Not just you, Radis. I believe everyone deserves to know this story, separate from my loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor. That’s why I wrote a novel based on it.”

“Dame Angela, right?”

“Yes. And to confess something, Angela’s character was modeled after you.”

Radis blushed slightly, and Daniel gave her a soft smile.

“After sealing Alexis, Verad spent his entire life researching how to break the curse. This notebook contains Verad Russell’s records.”

Radis flipped through the notebook’s pages. It was filled with complex research notes about spells that even she had difficulty understanding.

Near the end, in handwriting that trembled as if written by shaking hands, she found the following:

[ …There is no such thing as an eternal spell. When the seal I created reaches the end of its lifespan or is destroyed by external forces, the curse will consume her again. If no one saves her, she will be swallowed by darkness, and the world will suffer as much as she did. ]

Radis turned the old page carefully.

[ Though I’ve spent my life searching for a way to break this curse, I couldn’t find even a single method. However, for her and for whoever might find this record, I leave instructions on how to break the seal and meet her. The seal I created contains all my power as a Steward of Kronos. The only thing that can destroy it is another Kronos. ]

That was the end of Verad Russell’s record. Radis closed her eyes.

‘If no one saves her, she will be swallowed by darkness, and the world will suffer as much as she did…’

Radis felt she knew exactly what that future looked like. She recalled what Robert had told her.

“Shortly after your death, an unexpected event occurred. It’s beginning was heralded by the appearance of a monster that appeared at the Imperial Palace. Not just that, but the monster was powerful. It’s not even enough to say that they’re tremendously powerful. It was like… the incarnation of a deity.”

The monster Robert had spoken of must have been Alexis.

“Half of the capital got blown away. Almost all of the White Dragon Knights and the soldiers in the capital were killed. The Imperial Palace was in ruins, and Emperor Claude also passed away.”

While the emperor’s death didn’t bother her much, the capital was not home to just the emperor.

There were nobles—whom she didn’t care for but couldn’t just let die—people who had been kind to her, and many others striving to live their best lives each day.

Olivier and Elizabeth were also there.

“It did not stop there. The monster that appeared at the capital eventually met its end, but at the same time, changes took place in the southern region. Monsterwood began to expand like crazy, and a new master of the woods was born. It was a dragon. It is the greatest type of monster which is believed to be extinct now, but it appeared.”

Terrifying thoughts she had briefly forgotten resurfaced. She imagined Yves leading his knights to fight the dragon—monsters swarming, trampling the marquisate.

Radis shuddered and asked Regia,

‘If Kronos is the only one who can break Alexis’s seal, do we have to wait for the egg in the forest to hatch?’

Regia answered,

[ But for a new Kronos to awaken, you’d have to exhaust all the Kronos power that remains within you. ]

Radis’ eyes widened in shock at the vague explanation.

‘What are you saying?’

Regia responded in a serious tone,

[ You used Kronos’ power to turn back time, didn’t you? That power must have been what Verad Russell left behind. In the process, the remaining power of Kronos was absorbed by you. The reason the egg in the forest hasn’t hatched yet is that you still have the previous Kronos’ power inside you. There can only be one Steward per generation. Didn’t you know that? ]