[Comprehensive Fairy Tale] The Uncrowned King

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault, of course you are the best, you are the symbol of red."

Samuel said sincerely and perfunctorily.Now that the Red Death has been checked out, Samuel has regained his hope of being able to go out, and what he said before undoubtedly has the attribute of being arrogant. Although this attribute is difficult to deal with, once you master the skills, you will In fact, it is easy to be exploited.

In this way, Samuel made friends with the Red Death and concluded a "friendship".Samuel was completely out of the loop at first, but continued to use his rambling chatter to the Red Death.He has been unable to find any trace of the Red Death, and only feels that he is everywhere. No matter where Samuel stands in the castle, as long as he speaks, he will definitely get a response from him.

Although the Red Death is a little arrogant, he likes to speak with a sneer and a disdainful snort, but he can also see his talkative attributes at a glance. Xu feels that he can't help but talk to him anyway. When Samuel exclaimed that the weather was so good today, he would always reply "What the hell, it's bright and dark", even though this exact same conversation happens every day.

The sky here has always been gloomy, and as a concretization of horror novels, everything here will be accompanied by obscure and cold intentions.The sun will never be found, only the sky with thick clouds, the stale air, the food stored in the cellar that has not deteriorated but has a musty smell, the floor of the castle that has become more and more bloody and infested, etc., He always puts pressure on people and pushes them to the breaking point.

Samuel didn't break down.All these signs of uneasiness led to the Red Death, and the Red Death laughed at him and closed his eyes and said that the weather was fine, and he really had nothing to be nervous about.The Red Death is harmless for the time being. Maybe he spoke to Samuel because he was curious and tempted why Samuel kept bleeding, but did not die.

Samuel talked to the Red Death these days. Although he didn't deliberately obtain information, he could also learn about the character of the Red Death from the conversation.The Red Death has already added anthropomorphism in the setting, and from his conversation, it can also be seen that his anthropomorphism already has its own emotions and cognition, and at the same time, the expression of emotions is very ignorant, which can be said to be cold, but Can't say insidious.

The natural plague can anthropomorphize, can it still think?If this is the case, there have been several large-scale infectious diseases on the mainland of Hillsbu, so how come there are no individual monsters?Unless, the Red Death was artificially created.

Thinking about it carefully, this possibility is really quite high.The Red Death is the source of infection. Someone created such a plague-carrying body that can be killed by shaking around in an attempt to destroy human beings, and then was wiped out by a certain force. However, the Red Death's body cannot be destroyed but can only be imprisoned. This setting Usually it is waiting for someone to release him again, and then the brave will be wiped out again to gain prestige. If it is made into a movie, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven will be made, and each movie will let people come out for a walk. Heroes vs. slices are the same.

In the legend of the Hillsbu continent, the epidemics of plagues and diseases were all caused by evil wizards.If the Red Death was really created by a dark wizard, this would explain why Samuel was bleeding profusely, but did not die for a long time - he still had the wizard's key, the Mosgery Key, around his neck Well, the artifact created by the wizard god will of course have a restraining effect on witchcraft.

After Samuel got acquainted with the Red Death and found out that this guy is actually a straight-up guy, he stopped going around in circles and asked directly:

"Red Death, can I still go out?"

That voice was not what it used to be. Although it was always filled with impatience and ridicule, the answering speed was always very fast.There was no sound for a while this time, Samuel just waited patiently.

The Red Death spoke slowly:

"You want to go out? Is there anything wrong here? No, no, of course it's not good here. Not only you want to go out, but I also want to go out. "

"Then how can I get out?"

"Oh, boy, you are so confident that you think I will let you out? Let you out, yes, but you must also take me out."

"...Forget it, I don't want to be the sinner of the whole world."

Samuel replied weakly.The conditions in this routine can't even make him hesitate. Who makes the Red Death more terrifying than the devil who wants to rule the world? This is a biochemical weapon that can't be avoided at a super powerful level!

"Then do you know how to make me stop bleeding? I've had enough!"

Samuel pricked up his ears and waited for the Red Death's answer. He paid more attention to this question than the previous one. He didn't expect the Red Death to let him out. The Red Death is not set by the Virgin.What he wants to stop most now is this blood. He has been forced to control his strength again, because flushing the castle with water every once in a while can't dilute the smell at all. He is now leaving it on 24 hours a day. The water washes over his body, and the "faucet" is on the top of his head, even when he is sleeping.

"Why should I stop you? People who have the Red Death don't need to think that they still have a good time."

"But what if I die and no one talks to you?"

"...I won't stop the bleeding for you."

"You are the Red Death, the incarnation of the Red Death! Whoever you want to get sick can get sick, and you can also control the severity of the disease. Why can't you stop my bleeding?"

"When you make weapons, will you also make healing medicine at the same time?"

"Who made you?"

"Yes... why should I tell you! No, how did you guess it!"

Under Samuel's calm question, the Red Death, who was not aware of it for a while, almost spit out a name. Even if he didn't say it, he verified Samuel's guess. The Red Death is indeed a product made by man. .

"It's not hard to guess. You can tell me the name, so what if you say it, I am not from the same era as you, even if I know, I can't do anything to him, I'm just curious, Who is such a genius to have created such a powerful weapon like yours."

"Then I don't want to tell you either."

"That……"

Samuel still has many questions to ask.Who are those guys wrapped in white cloth, why are people with holy power thrown into the castle, why the Red Death is not known to outsiders... But the Red Death interrupted his question:

"You asked me a lot of questions today. Why do I have to answer you honestly? But I also want to ask you—why aren't you dead? The amount of blood you bleed out by yourself is equal to your upper body. The blood of those 1000 people."

Samuel's expression changed, he changed his mind, and pulled out the Mosceri key that had been hanging around his neck, and immediately felt a little more depression around his body. He knew that it was because the invisible Red Death was right in front of him Watch the key carefully.

This key still looks so old, and now everyone recognizes him as the master, and I haven't seen it clattering and flashing for a while, changing to a noble and gorgeous appearance.He had carefully realized that this key did not carry any power fluctuations, and even before he served two popes, he did not let them feel that he carried something belonging to a wizard.

But even so, Samuel also heard a long "Hey" sound from the Red Death, could it be——

"You know the key?"

"I don't know." The Red Death's voice was puzzled, "But I know this is not an ordinary thing. I am the Red Death, and everything can be attached to it, but I can't touch this key. It seems It is true that he protected you."

"This is the Mosgeli key, the wizard's key."

"Oh... that's no wonder. Now I want to tell you about the man who made me. Andra Keith, have you heard of this man? I know people outside don't know me anymore, and Don’t know if that name was blocked as well.”

Samuel quickly searched the name in his mind.Andra is a common name. At the very least, he has seen many Andras from the classics. Some are appreciated by the Holy See, and some are expelled by the Holy See. But Keith is not a common surname. Unknown meaning.Now that the two words came together, it finally reminded Samuel.

Andra Keith, the name Samuel had only seen once, would not have remembered the name if he hadn't been impressed by the book bearing it.That book is one of the most boring tomes in a set, so boring that even pious clergymen are unwilling to read it more. A sentence is what a person has done. The reason why Samuel remembered this name was because of the page he opened casually. The name caught his attention with the obvious contrast of a short sentence.

The general idea of ​​that sentence is: Andra Keith, a witchcraft, was purified in xx years.

Purification here, of course, means to be eliminated, but in the paragraphs above and below, except for the sentence of witchcraft, they also write what specific crimes have been committed, and there are also emotionally colored condemnation sentences, which can be safe. There was only one sentence from Della Keith, which made Samuel murmur at the time, thinking that this was too much cutting corners.

But since Andra Keith created the Red Death, such an evil wizard has been wiped out, but why, as if feared by the Holy See, can only leave a record?