chapter 5
005. The Nymph of the Fallen Forest
Blink blink- blink blink-
Endymion blinked. Then, at some point, his vision opened up, and he squinted his eyes for a moment, but the scene that soon unfolded made him unable to take his eyes off it.
‘This… ‘
It was truly a dreamy sight. The leaves were white as snow, and the branches stretched out elegantly, reaching high into the purple sky.
I heard the sound of a stream coming from somewhere, and my steps headed toward me without my knowledge. Endymion walked through the white trees, stepping on the white leaves to where the sound came from.
“Ah…”
After a while, what we faced was a spectacular scene that evoked admiration. Perhaps it was influenced by the sky, the leisurely flowing stream was also purple.
‘What are you doing here?’
Mureungdowon, paradise… Etc., Etc., Were prevalent everywhere. Just then, a familiar voice rang in his ears.
“Have you finished watching?”
“…Selene-sama.”
That’s right, Endymion was too enchanted by the unbelievable sight and forgot about it for a while. When he called her name, Selene snorted in disapproval.
“It looks so beautiful. If it’s enough to shake off my hand and run around.”
“…….”
Is that so? It seemed that my wrists were tingling. Endymion rubbed his swollen wrist for no reason and rolled his head about what to say.
“It’s so sad…”
“Yeah… I guess.”
It didn’t look like he was getting any more angry when he shook his head excitedly. Endymion saw this as an opportunity and this time he snatched Selene’s wrist.
“…?”
“Uh…”
Isn’t this what it is?
However, a faint smile soon formed on Selene’s lips, probably not a bad choice. I don’t know if it was a mockery or what, but… Anyway. She was glad that she felt relieved enough.
‘It’s soft.’
I could feel the smooth texture of her porcelain skin without even a single hair. Endymion was in a daze for a moment, then she quickly pushed it away. Then she opened her mouth for a question.
“Is this the fairy world you speak of?”
“Yeah. It’s the first time I’ve been here too… Well, the scenery is pretty nicer than I thought.”
Selene also acknowledged that her scenery captivated her eyes. But….
“But where are the fairies… No matter how much I look around, I can’t see them.”
“Yes.”
Except for the gurgling sound of the stream, it was excessively quiet. I could hear the rustling of leaves in the occasional wind, but that was all.
“Something is strange…”
It doesn’t even make that common grass bug sound. Apart from being a picture-like landscape, it was like a dead forest.
The moment Selene squeezed her chin and narrowed her eyes-
“…Is this?”
Wheein——
It came unexpectedly with the wind. Selene’s expression changed as she picked it up at her feet.
Leaves that have turned black like you’ve never seen before.
Selene said quietly.
“A bad vibe… Be careful, the signs are unusual.”
“What does that mean?”
“It was written that it was a fairy forest, but it is a mistake not to recognize the time gap between when the book was written and now. It seems that something special has entered this place where only fairies should be…”
Speaking of something special…. Before she could express that question out of her mouth, another strong wind blew.
‘This?’
It was a completely different wind from just a moment ago. The atmosphere becomes heavy in an instant. Endymion had felt this once before.
‘It was on that battlefield.’
A battlefield where everything was swept away. The sky was full of demonic energy, and the smell of blood stung my nose from all directions.
The battlefield where I first met Selene is correct.
But Selene is no longer an enemy. Moreover, she came here and did nothing. That means….
“It seems fairies can use magic these days.”
“…….”
Another wizard exists. The moment Endymion recognized that, the atmosphere in the forest flowed even more dramatically.
Unexpectedly, the atmosphere was reversed. Where did that good dreamlike forest go, and in the blink of an eye, what took over Endymion’s vision was a dark and ominous forest.
“Who are you-!”
Selene shouted into the distant darkness as if she were shooting at her. Then, she responded with a voice that was appropriate for the expression that the jade ball rolls back like an echo.
“Should uninvited guests raise their voices to write?”
Judge-
A figure that breaks through the veil of darkness and reveals itself.
“This is not your front yard.”
Long, bright yellow hair swayed across her shoulders. Above her was a crown decorated with yellow flowers the same color as her hair, and below her neck was a precarious white robe that seemed to flow down at any moment.
‘Is it a fairy?’
It was really the first thing that came to mind of a fairy. As Endymion was mesmerized by the sudden appearance, Selene’s eyes began to feel cold, as if she had glanced at him.
“What are you doing?”
“That’s what I wanted to ask? I suddenly sensed something strange, so I came to see it… I never thought something like this would happen.”
“Are you fairies?”
“You know that.”
After the fairy concluded her final words, she slowly raised one hand. As a result, Selene grabbed Endymion by the back of his head and stuck it in front of her. So that he does not see it secretly.
“What is this…?”
“This is for you.”
Selene, who didn’t mind telling her lies, kept a close eye on her nymph.
“My name is ‘Freesia’. What are the names of the two strangers?”
“…Selene.”
“What about the male side?”
“You know-“
“It’s called Endymion.”
“…….”
“Yes, Selene and Endymion… I’ll remember them well.”
With the names of the two engraved in her head, the fairy shook her head. On the other hand, Selene, who did not like Endymion for saying her name, pressed harder on the back of his head.
“Why, this rush, is that!”
“…That’s your problem.”
“Yes…?”
After a while, Selene, who managed to let him go after shaking his long hair, calmly crossed her arms.
‘What did I do wrong?’
Not knowing why she was pouting, Endymion struggled to lift her twitching head. How harshly he treated them, it was to the point that the world he saw when he woke up seemed upside down in an instant.
“Then… Tong Seong-myeong is finished-“
Pouddeuk, pouddeuk, pouddeuk——!
At that moment, the sound of fierce flapping of wings began to reverberate through the sky. From what I’ve heard, it didn’t sound like one or two. Selene looked at the fairy Phrygia with a gaze that she knew would happen.
“It’s embarrassing to think you’ll be treated kindly, right?”
“No way.”
Freesia smiled and shook her head. Around that time, the sound of flapping wings, which had come so close, eventually revealed its shape in the darkness.
‘Butterfly… ?’
Black and red butterflies. It’s not that it’s not, it was really a butterfly. It’s just that the number was so large that it was astonishingly comparable to a swarm of locusts.
“I just…”
Naturally put the rest of your hand on the arm you lifted earlier. The momentum that flowed from her movements was unusual. Freesia posed as if she would attack the two at any moment.
“Gear nose…”
Selene seemed to be raising her strength as if she had no intention of looking at her anymore. An unconcealable vitality flowed softly from her eyes.
A situation on the verge of a fight.
At that moment, something unexpected happened.
“…I’m just trying to right the wrong sisters.”
Swish- It was Freesia who turned away from the two as if she was about to attack.
Food de de de de de de de deuk——!!!!
A swarm of butterflies flying fiercely. Freesia stared at it with her sorrowful eyes for a moment, but after resolutely fixing her eyes, she finally launched an attack as she had made up her mind.
Hwaaak——
A yellow light that swells like waves. It immediately exploded like a flash and swallowed up all the butterflies in front.
The scene that lasted for a while deserves to be called an art of light unfolding in an instant.
… ….
“After…”
Freesia lets out a heavy breath. In front of her, as if the ominous and black forest of the previous night had been a nightmare, the original white forest had left its traces.
‘The darkness is lifting.’
Around that time, Endymion turned to her son-in-law. Soon, places filled with darkness were regaining their color with white light.
“That’s interesting.”
At this moment, Selene also looked at the clearing darkness with pure curiosity, probably because she thought it was quite interesting.
“Wasn’t it a gang?”
Freesia, who hadn’t turned around yet, was staring at the forest that had returned to normal, and replied in a calm tone.
“In the past.”
“That means they’ve split up now.”
“Unfortunately.”
It was a backside that seemed to have a lot of stories. As Endymion stared at her, wondering what her story was, Selene could not stand the bird and narrowed her eyes again.
“You are…”
“…Don’t you like me?”
It’s a big deal. Endymion made an expression of regret. But she was an act that Selene wouldn’t even eat her seed.
“Haaa she really doesn’t know, or she’s pretending she doesn’t know”
“What am I…”
She exhaled until her gears sighed. What is it that she doesn’t like? In the eyes of Endymion, she could not help but be capricious.
“Shall I follow you? Not only can I not stand here forever… I have work to do.”