"Father......" said Joseph McGee, pushing the door in, "I heard from my brother that you were furious at the High Council today, and I just want to make sure you are okay. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Azir's strength of wine had not yet subsided, and he forced his head to open and said, "You just hope that something will happen to me, and everyone knows that when the king wants to tell you, you will naturally know." And how you can't wait, wish I was going to die immediately. ”

Joseph was so aggrieved that he thought about the words to answer, but he couldn't find more beautiful words to decorate his doubts while being nervous and heartbroken, and opened his mouth to say, "Father...... What am I doing wrong?"

"Wrong?" said Azir, "everything about you is wrong, when I see the mark of the curse on you." You should have been strangled to death in swaddling clothes, but I tolerate you living until now. Not only prolongs your suffering, but also allows the seeds of demons to sprout and grow......"

"You know that's nonsense!" Joseph asked desperately, "You know that......

Azir took another glass of red wine and said, "It's hard to convince me from the beginning, but I have to think about it when bad things come one after another." They say that the Son of the Damned will bring bad luck and that the whole family will die at his hands in the end......"

Joseph's fists were clenched so tightly that his nails were digging into his flesh that he said intermittently, "Mother...... Mother is here to save me from drowning......"

"That's right...... It made me think more than once. Azir stared at Joseph as if he were looking at a poisonous worm on his body and said, "If I had strangled you at that time, I wouldn't have been in so much trouble." ”

Joseph's eyes on his father gradually blurred, he raised his head to let the tears remain in his eyes, and said to Azir, "Retire, Your Majesty." ”

Joseph turned away without the king's permission, and did not let him see it while he wept......

The palace was decorated with gold, and his expression could be seen in the almost bright reflection of the walls, and I wonder if the servants had put a thick wax on the walls. Joseph turned his head to look at his own face on the marble tiles, which was not helpless and sad, but angry and hateful. Although it was only for a moment, it disappeared after Joseph realized it. But Joseph knew that the expression was not sorrow, but outright hatred.

Could it be that he is really a cursed child?

Joseph was born with a birthmark, right on his heart, and Joseph could see it faintly through the heavy clothes in his reflection. It was the size of the palm of a hand, and it looked like a myriad of intertwined lines, like a messy ball of yarn. It seems to have no regular pattern, and it seems to outline the face of the devil. It's a strange pattern that makes people creepy just by staring at it.

A subordinate came up to Joseph and said, "Prince Joseph, your brother Prince Patrick wants to talk to you. ”

"Tell him I'm not in the mood. Joseph reacted from a daze and said.

"Yes, Your Highness. The subordinate didn't dare to say much, and left hastily.

Joseph walked briskly, trying to get back to his room as soon as possible. I don't know if the nameless fire in my chest was because of my father's words, or because of what I saw in the shadows. The more he thought about it, the more angry Joseph became, and all the servants who saw him made a frightened detour.

"Please don't believe what's in the shadows, Your Highness," a voice said......

"How dare you lecture me, you bastard!" Joseph didn't know why he said that, and his voice was low and powerful, not at all like it came out of his own mouth. Subconsciously looked around, as if trying to find the person who said this.

Samuel Wesley bowed deeply and said, "Your Highness, I overheard you staring at the reflection. As a mage, it is my duty to remind Your Highness that shadows are the voice of demons speaking to their hearts. What comes out of it is generally a lie. ”

"Samuel......" Joseph's mind was filled with a gust of fresh air when he heard Samuel's words, and the nameless anger and hatred were swept away. Joseph said, "I know that you have always been a loyal knight, both by your name and by your deeds. I'm glad you were there for me and gave me guidance. ”

"As always, Your Highness. Samuel said, "The words of the devil are all taken advantage of, and His Highness must have been very sad to give the devil a chance." Forgive me for asking you, what problem do you encounter?"

Joseph leaned on the window, took a deep breath, and said, "It's my father, I shouldn't say that I made myself angry." Samuel, do you think I'm the child of the damned?"

Samuel looked around cautiously, and also leaned out of the window and said, "Your Highness, you'd better be careful what you say, the wall has ears and has to be guarded." ”

"I know that very well, you just need to answer the questions quickly. Joseph said.

"As you wish, Your Highness. Samuel said, "Son of the Damned...... It is an ancient story, so old that no human beings have ever recorded it, only elves have told it to exist. Legend has it that the children of the Damned came to bad luck, they were born with a demonic curse, and they were born abandoned by the kingdom of God......"

"Do you believe the story?"

"Strictly speaking, I only trust the evidence. Samuel said, "Your Highness is nothing but a victim of malicious slander." ”

"What is that fact!" said Joseph, "I could not control my emotions, and sometimes I thought I would be heartbroken but it turned out to be strangely hateful. Sometimes I feel like I'm telling funny jokes, but the audience feels creepy. I know, demons like me...... The demons just fucking like I like them from hell, and whisper in my ear in the dead of night. So tell me Samuel, what the hell am I!"

Samuel said in a panic: "Beware of Your Highness, this is not a soundproof secret room......

Samuel's voice was mixed with magic, which calmed Joseph a little.

"Your Highness, I have seen examples of demonic possession. It seems that the demon's only purpose is to drive the victim insane, or to incur an even more terrible truth. But this has nothing to do with the mark of His Highness, and there is no logic at all for the demon to choose the victim. Usually you can resist demons as long as you have a strong faith, so in my opinion, the most terrifying thing is not the demons themselves, but the pressure brought by the name 'Cursed Child', and even ten demons have less than a single evil thought. Samuel said, "This is the devil's insidious plan, the plan to make you lose your faith." The devil is out on your front lines, and the name is slaughtering your king inside. So you must rebel against him, Your Highness. ”

"Thank you, Samuel......" said Joseph as he stood up, "I feel better now." ”

"With all due respect, the king must have said something excessive, after all, he has not been in a very good mood these days. Samuel said to Joseph, who was about to leave.

"I don't use the word "bad mood" to say that my father is ...... It felt like the end of the world was coming. Joseph stopped, adding, "That's all I know, and I hope he gets better soon." ”

"Of course, Your Highness...... I assure you, there are no major problems with Your Majesty. Samuel said to himself, "He just needs time...... After that, nothing happened. ”