"Fool…"Lazarus hissed "You were too long shower by praised and awed by other humans you start to forgot who you are…"

Lao Min Na wiped the tears from her cheek quickly "No, I'm not forgotten…." She gulped, she didn't know where she got the courage she lifts her head timidly "But we, we are not so different….isn't she sell her soul for power too, how could she be better than me" she hated it, why everyone thinks that woman better than her, not only that Zhao Li Xin chooses her even this Demon also think she is no match from that wretched princess, this can't be right, she can't accept it!

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"Petty human, you are so petty, you really have no shammed don't you" Lazarus tail circling around her, it make her heart beating so hard she feel suffocated.

"That's what I thought too, but I'm wrong…sssshe want power not because she wants to be a Queen but she wants to save her brother from being sacrificial lamb…ssshe even dare to trick me, can you believe that such a brave princess she was…" Lazarus sneered as his words mix of anger and admiration. The snake giant head moves closer and the snake sticking out its forked tongue just an inch from Lao Min Na face.

She shrinks her neck down as she tries to avoid the giant tongue, but Lazarus's tail wrapped around her waist make her unable to moves, Lazarus yellow eyes glistening as he saw her as a mere prey "And you….do you remember how you begged me that day, you came to me, battered, wounded, dying…"

Lao Min Na averts her gaze from the snake creepy and cold eyes. Lazarus amused "You found me inside that ring and you make a wish…what is it that you wissshh…..don't you remember….?"

Until this day she didn't know if finding that the gold ring is considered a stroke of luck or a cursed. The reluctance on her face make Lazarus excited, nothing is more fun than torture a pitiful soul, the snake wrapped got tighten and her face become paler.

"let me fresh in up for you, that day you wisssh…you can turn back time, the time when you are still young and beautiful before you become the crown prince concubines before you were tortured by your stepsister, disfigured by your own stepmother, you make a wish to be strong... stronger than anyone and every one so you will not be bullied, humiliated, taken advantage by all people around you, you wish you able to control your life….control other people life, a conquerer, rise above everyone…." Lazarus laughs in a creepy sound.

Human greeds always amused him, the length of people would do to fulfill their desire is indescribable "You said you will give me your soul, your humanity....your Sssson....your young innocent Ssson" Lazarus stare viciously as his laughter echoed and filled the space with eerie sounds make one body shiver tremendously.

More tears trickle on her cheeks, she feel chill in her spines as her body becomes numb, she doesn't understand if she cries for her Son or because her damnation, she can't differentiate anymore, just like that snake said, slowly she lost her humanity as she succumbs in hollow.

"Where there's a death, there always gonna be a death…." Lazarus snickered.

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'Where is this place?'

'Why everything is so dark?'

'Where am I?'

'Wait, who am I?'

'It's scary, I need to get out of here'

"SOMEBODY!" she screams for help but no one answers.

"SOMEBODY PLEASE ANSWER ME!" she screams louder but everything is dead silence. She feel so terrified she begins to run aimlessly, but the darkness remains what make her more terrified no matter how fast she runs she feel she's running in the same place.

her stamina depleted she panting heavily when her feet can't take it anymore she plops to the ground her body shaking so hard, desperation starts to overwhelm her, she holds her shivering body in fear and her skin feel so cold she's startled.

"Somebody….please, please help….me," she thought she was all alone in the darkness.

"I'm hhhhereee…." The chilling voice suddenly greets from behind her.

She turns around in a slow-motion, an enormous shadow with two yellow eyes staring at her, the creatures black elliptical pupil sharpen as the creature getting closer, all of the sudden whole her sense scream inside her head 'RUN' she crawls in desperate as she tried to get away from the shadow but she knew she's not fast enough so she forces herself to stand from the ground then she runs like hell and screams at the top of her lungs, she could feel the dark shadow following her, she can hear the shadow make screeching sound as it body moves faster against the ground.

She runs as fast as she could "Nooo, help me, somebody! somebody!" she make a last attempt as she felt the shadow hovered above her.

"LORY, TAKE MY HAND!"

She sees the light for the first time since she came then from the light, she saw a dainty hand reaching for her, without thinking she jump to reach the last glimmer hope to survive. When they're hand clasped she was pulled into an embrace. Lory engulfs by something soft and warm suddenly all worry and fear disappeared and she feel safe.

"MINEEEE, SHE'S MINE!" the shadow screams in anger.

"Marcus!" a lady shouts.

A white light appears the shadow could feel the sharp steel aimed at him. The shadow quickly dodges but the light is faster, he pushes away by a strong hit on it chest then the creature roll on the ground.

A man lands smoothly on the ground with a giant sword on his hand, he was cover with bright white light just like an angel descend from the sky the man looks down on the creature who finally reveals itself.

A giant black snake with yellow eyes, the snakes glower over the man who stares back at the creature without a hint of fear. The man stands between the snakes and Lory, the man looks enigmatic and gallant just like A great Hero in fairy tale lory had read before, the man purple iris glint his expression fill with determination as nothing could stop him.

"What make you think I will let you touch my daughter, snake…" he lifts his chin arrogantly.

"King Marcusss…why you here…" Lazarus stunned and also awed.

"When Lucient make a promised we eager to keep it, even after we died…." He calmly said.

The blood trickle from its belly, the snake hissed in an upset as his scales broken because of the attack. Behind him, Lory was embraced by a beautiful woman with golden hair and blue eyes. Lory staring at the familiar back she dreams every night "Fa…ther" she wants to reach that back but her hand is too short.

Marcus turns his head around slowly, he warmly smiles at her "Stay with your mother, Lory" he said the same way he talk to her when she was a child. her sight becomes blurred as she choked by her own tears.

"Mother?" only then she realizes who is the one who embraces her "Mother…" she lifted her head agape, this is a dream isn't it pr is she dead, whatever it is she doesn't want to wake up "Is it really you..." Lory didn't want to blink she scared her mother would disappear.

Lorenna caressed her daughter cheeks just like she did when Lory was still a child "Sweetheart, don't worry Mother and father will protect you" she comforts her softly, then she shifted her gaze back on the snake, her blue eyes brimmed with hatred "Marcus, don't waste more time!" her expression become stern.

"Hm, take care our daughter" Marcus raised his sword without waiting any more seconds he jumps towards Lazarus. The snakes didn't have a choice but dodged from the heavy attack. Lazarus bare his long fangs in raged but Marcus didn't budge, he summons the God's sword and throws more heavy blunt on the snakes head, Lazarus roll on the floor again.

Lorenna grip Lory's hand and run to the opposite direction "Follow me!"

Lory was hesitant, he turns around and watches her mighty Father fight with giant snake "Mother, we can't leave dad.., I can't leave him again, I can't do this again!" Lory pleads in tears.

Lorenna forces Lory to keep running "It's okay, your father could handle that snake" she reassured Lory but lory was not convinced so Lorenna cupped her face "Listen to me sweety, if you want to help us you must listen to me or everything we had done would become useless, you understand Lory, can you do that?" Lorenna cupped her face, her stern expression gives Lory no leeway she can only nod.

Lorenna nods her head in satisfied "Good, now follow me, we didn't have much time, if we lose this chance then everything will be lost"