It was a long, war-torn time.

The king believed in the magician's prophecy and expected a good heir, but the child he gave birth to was not the person the king expected.

That child is not a boy, even if he has the fate of a king, but if he is not a boy, he cannot inherit the throne.

The maiden was fostered by a retainer and grew up as a knight's child.

Although the king was disappointed by this, the magician was satisfied, and his surname had nothing to do with becoming a king.

More importantly, the magician believed that the fact that the maiden had to leave the castle before the prophecy was the proof of the true king.

………………

In the dark, Lei Zhe knelt on the ground, his body was wrapped in black chains, he closed his eyes and waited quietly, I don't know how long it took, he suddenly felt that someone was talking to him, very vague, and intermittently, what was he saying...?

Lei Zhe didn't know, he wanted to open his eyes, but found that his eyelids were as heavy as lead and iron, he wanted to move his body, but found that he was bound by some kind of force.

In my mind was the image of the room burning, the girl whose chest was pierced by the long sword was lying on the bed looking at herself, smiling, even if she was lifeless and breathless, she was still thrillingly beautiful when she laughed, attracting her own attention.

Well...

I remembered that the maiden was called Nero, a maiden like a flame, and she was like a flame burning in the night that kept luring moths closer, and she was one of them.

Trade?

Is that really just a simple transaction?

Maybe, right...

I really don't have any thoughts about this girl?

Maybe, right...

When I saw her leave this world, why could I laugh, why could I be so calm, why would I... With tears...?

My relationship with her was just a transaction.

My relationship with her was just a game.

As a result, it was me who lost...

"I said that while you are changing your fate, you are also creating a new destiny, now you understand? There are some things that can't be changed..."Standing in the burning room, the chain soul said to himself, without the slightest emotion or comfort.

“… Can't change it? After all, I still don't have the strength! If, if I had the strength, it would never end like this! This game, I lost, but I want you to tell me how to gain power, because I don't want to see such things happen again..."This is my answer, yes, that's it, it's all because I don't have power, if I have power, then the girl won't have such an ending, the future can be changed, as long as you have power!

"You still haven't seen it clearly, since that's the case, I'll give you the power, I want to see if you can change it with power, no, it should be said that after you change the fate of other people, whether you can accept your own fate, I'm looking forward to it..."

Chain Soul, are you looking forward to it? I'm also looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to what kind of power you can give me, how powerful it can be for me, and whether I can change my fate with this power?!

I'm looking forward to...

"The person who has been waiting for thousands of years finally appears, don't you open your eyes and look at her? How long will you sleep? Thunder..."The originally indistinct voice became clear, someone was calling me, yes, the other party was calling me, who was it...?

The chains on my body continued to break and disappear, the power that bound me was gone, my eyes became less heavy, and I opened my eyes.

In the dark cave, in this dim world, there are three humans, all strange...

A handsome young man, his gaze looking at him was full of vigilance, why did he put his hand on the hilt of the sword, was he still afraid that I would make any moves?

A slightly chubby middle-aged man, he smiled, smiled very gently, smiled very comfortingly, his black eyes revealed excitement, and... Expect...? What are you expecting? Stranger, why do I think you're so familiar...?

In addition to these two people, there was also a baby, this baby was lying on a boulder, his turquoise eyes were looking at him, with a smile on his lovely face, he stretched out his hand and shook it in front of him, as if he wanted to catch himself, the smile on his face, it was really like the light that attracted moths in the darkness...

Stretching out my right hand, I really want to touch this baby's cheek, I want to feel his temperature, but I'm so tired, so tired, I, I want to sleep again, just a while, I hope that when I open my eyes again, you are still in front of me, at that time, please allow me to hug you, just a little...

No, it's not true...

At the moment when I was about to fall into a deep sleep, I suddenly thought of a girl who turned into dirt in front of me, a girl who was killed in front of me and finally consumed by flames, I thought of their smiles, and the final ending.

Light...?

No, I don't need it, don't give me light, please take this pesky light away from me, please don't attract me anymore, a moth wandering in the dark!

I don't want to be hurt anymore, and I don't want to see anyone hurt because of me...

As long as there's darkness, that's fine...

Lei Zhe closed his eyes again, and the black substance appeared and wrapped around him, solidifying into a black armor, and the iron chains that had disappeared and broken appeared from the void again and wrapped around his body, these iron chains were more than before, and even filled the entire space.

An inexplicable power appeared on his body, a solid and huge black castle appeared in this dark world, one after another iron doors were closed, and Lei Zhe was trapped in the deepest part of the castle, only the darkness accompanied him...

"So... That's it... I... You don't need light," said Lei Zhe dreamily in his sleep.

……

Seeing the disappearing chains on the black knight's body reappear, Merlin's brows furrowed, and he shook his head: "When will you understand?" In this blackened world, there are actually many things you yearn for..."Merlin finished speaking, picking up the baby lying on the boulder.

He turned to King Uther and said, "Your Majesty, I have seen the future clearly, Artoria is indeed the prophesied king, she will conquer France, conquer Rome, she will prosper Britain. Merlin paused as he spoke, but there was still a word in his mind that had not yet been spoken.

She may also destroy Britain completely...

"I've always trusted you, Merlin! In that case, she is Eckert's adopted son from today onwards, and you have to keep her secret! King Uther did not like this illegitimate daughter from the bottom of his heart, and although Merlin prophesied that she would become king of Britain, he still did not like it.

Maybe it's because in his eyes, only a man can be a king?

"I will be at your disposal, Your Majesty, and I will train her to be the greatest king, I promise." Merlin bent down and said to King Uther.

After that, the two left the cave, and the entire space was once again plunged into darkness.

In this darkness, the occasional sound of chains clashing, but no one hears...