Book 9: Prologue
*Press Play Button to Play Chapter OST (May require pressing play twice**
Audio recording >>
Regardless of how snowy or bloody it is on human soil, the elven lands are always peaceful with birds singing, fragrant flowers and a nice-gentle breeze.
I felt a little perplexed.
‘How long has it been since I’ve been to the elven lands, haven’t seen that ancient tree, haven’t heard the soothing sound of the wind and haven’t flower scents that cross over countless mountains all the way here?’
I haven’t been back to the elven lands in a long time. To me, the elven lands are similar to a place cut off from the world, where I can take shelter from the turbulence. No matter how chaotic the outside world may be, it’s always blissful and warm here.
‘I should go back and see the elven lands. I should go back to take a look around after so much that has happened. I should take Luna back to look around. I should take her back to her hometown to look around. Luna’s home is here. If she didn’t meet with misfortune, Luna wouldn’t have appeared on human soil. She would be shining and radiating the same way the beautiful flowers in bloom here in this small village radiate.’
‘Luna is truly very beautiful. If she was here, she would definitely be very, very beautiful when combined with an innocent smile and a past void of pain. She would definitely be the most beautiful flower. However, would I have been able to meet her then? While I would be in the same lands as her, I’d be at the Imperial Capital as the Elf King living in peace, while she’d be at a tiny village as a ritual sacrifice. I’d accompany Lucia on strolls in the Imperial Capital and spend boring afternoons with her, while Luna would be singing in the sea of flowers and then lie down in the flowers when she got tired to catch her breath.’
‘We would never have met then, would we? If we didn’t meet for the first time at the market, we probably never would’ve met each other. Galle Village is too small. It’s so small that it’s never appeared on the map. I have no reason to come here, and Luna never would’ve come to the Imperial Capital, either. We would’ve travelled different paths that never would’ve crossed. Though we would’ve been in the same world, what happened after we met never would’ve taken place, because my Princess is Lucia, and she wouldn’t need me.’