In the middle of a vast flower field sat a young boy, quietly picking blossoms as countless butterflies fluttered around him. The sky above was covered with dark clouds, casting a gentle shadow over the land. Because of the gloomy weather, he could freely wander outside despite it being daytime.
While the boy was peacefully occupied with his flowers, a young man with his face concealed suddenly appeared behind him.
The man immediately dropped to one knee, showing his respect even though the child had yet to turn around.
"What is going on?" the boy asked calmly as he plucked another flower from the field.
"Chaos has broken out in the town. The demons have managed to escape from Hell," the masked man reported.
The flower slipped from the boy's fingers.
Slowly, he turned to face the man.
"How is the King?" he asked.
"He is safe. His companions are safe as well," the man replied.
"Is that so..." the boy whispered, lowering his gaze. "Continue watching over them."
The masked man bowed his head before disappearing without another word.
The boy reached down and picked up the flower he had dropped earlier.
"With the opening of the gate to Hell, three more portals have appeared..." he murmured softly. "They must be careful."
He then returned to his seat among the flowers, surrounded by the silent dance of butterflies.
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"What happened to my wife?" Xylon asked anxiously, his voice trembling with worry.
"When I found her, she was floating in the air and unconscious," Aria answered, unable to hide the concern in her expression. "When I approached her, I saw that her entire body was covered in bruises."
"Could this have something to do with the demons?" Heberlin asked with a grave expression.
Xylon gently caressed his wife's pale face, his heart tightening at the sight of her lying helplessly before him.
"We need to bring her to Aznar immediately. The healers must examine her," Xylon said, struggling to remain composed.
"I will inform the Gate Keeper to prepare for our departure," Kan said before sinking back into his own shadow.
Silence filled the room afterward.
Xylon remained beside Jade, his eyes never leaving her unconscious form. Fear and helplessness weighed heavily on his heart as countless questions raced through his mind.
Who had done this to her?
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Inside the demon's castle...
"Waaah! Papa, Sister Michelle is gone! Huhu..." Ji Park cried uncontrollably.
Leviathan immediately lifted the child into his arms and gently patted his back.
"Shhh, don't cry anymore," he whispered in a soothing voice. "Your sister was only too weak. Don't worry. My pets will avenge her."
Ji Park wrapped her small arms around Leviathan, tears still streaming down her face.
"They're so cruel, Papa... I hate vampires," Ji Park said through her sobs.
A sinister smile slowly appeared on Leviathan's lips.
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Zander sat alone on the veranda, silently smoking a cigarette as the cold breeze passed through the night.
What he didn't notice was Maddison watching him from a distance.
Once, Zander and Maddison had been lovers. They had shared countless memories and dreams together. However, their relationship ended when Zander chose to leave Aznar behind, abandoning both his home and the woman who loved him.
Yet despite the years that had passed, Maddison's feelings for him remained unchanged.
She still loved him.
No matter how much time passed, she had never been able to remove him from her heart.
"You still love him," Aria said softly as she stood beside her.
Maddison was slightly startled by her sudden presence, but she slowly nodded.
"He has never left my heart. Not even once," Maddison admitted, placing a hand over her chest.
Aria lowered her eyes, a painful smile appearing on her lips.
"I understand that feeling all too well," she whispered. "It hurts so much—so much that it feels like your heart is being torn apart when the person you love chooses to walk away."
Maddison forced a faint smile, though sadness lingered in her eyes.
"Why is life like this?" she asked quietly. "Why is it so unfair?"
Aria remained silent.
Because she had no answer.
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In Aznar.
The healer carefully examined the dark bruises spreading across Jade's body. A deep frown formed on his face as his worry became impossible to hide.
"Your Majesty, the bruises covering Her Majesty the Queen's body are unusual," the healer said with a troubled expression.
Xylon's eyes darkened as he looked at him.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
The healer took a deep breath before answering.
"Vampires do not suffer from illnesses. That is why I was greatly alarmed when I saw the Queen's condition. These bruises are not ordinary injuries. Her Majesty is suffering from a curse..." His voice trembled slightly. "And there is no known cure for it."
The room fell into complete silence.
"What did you say?" Xylon asked, his voice filled with anger and disbelief.
The healer lowered his head respectfully.
"Your Majesty, a curse has taken hold of the Queen's body. As long as this curse remains, she will never recover."
After delivering the terrible news, the healer quietly left the room.
Everyone remained frozen, unable to process what they had just heard.
"The Queen is gravely ill, and there is no cure for her condition..." Xenon murmured in shock. "How could this happen?"
"I do not wish to say this, but it is possible that Jinx is involved," Lilith said solemnly.
Everyone immediately turned toward her.
"But Jinx disappeared a long time ago," Heberlin argued.
"There is something all of you do not know about Jinx..." Kan spoke, his expression unusually serious.
Their attention shifted to him.
"What is it that we don't know?" Xylon demanded.
Kan closed his eyes for a brief moment before answering.
"It is true that we destroyed Jinx. However, as long as the vessel that once housed her soul still exists, there is a possibility that she can return."
"What?" Blake exclaimed in disbelief.
"And it appears that Leviathan has something to do with this," Aria added.
"Leviathan?" Xylon repeated, his brows knitting together.
Aria nodded. "It seems that Jinx sensed Leviathan's presence, and because of that, she is slowly awakening."
"But why?" Maddison asked. "What connection does she have with Leviathan?"
A heavy silence fell over the room.
Then Lilith finally spoke.
"They were once lovers."
Everyone's eyes widened in shock.
The revelation struck the room like a bolt of lightning.
"Five hundred years ago, this is where it all began..." Kan said quietly.
His eyes became distant as old memories, buried by centuries of time, slowly resurfaced.
And so, he began to tell the story of the tragic love between Leviathan and Jinx.
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FLASHBACKS
Five hundred years ago, an angel named Jinx crossed paths with a demon named Leviathan.
Despite belonging to two worlds destined to be enemies, they secretly met in the mortal realm. They would walk among humans, explore the lands beneath the heavens, and spend countless moments together away from the eyes of both Heaven and Hell.
As time passed, their forbidden meetings turned into love.
They fell deeply for one another and made a promise—to love each other for eternity.
However, their forbidden relationship was eventually discovered by the Supreme Ruler of the Angels. Their love was strongly opposed, for Jinx was a holy angel, while Leviathan was a demon born from Hell itself.
"Mother, please! I beg you! Allow me to be with Leviathan!" Jinx cried, kneeling before the ruler of Heaven as tears streamed down her face.
"What you have done is an act of betrayal and a grave sin against the God," the Angel Ruler declared coldly. "You have abandoned your duty and tainted the purity of your kind."
Jinx could only continue crying as she was forbidden from leaving Heaven, her freedom taken away so she could never see the one she loved again.
Meanwhile, Leviathan faced the same rejection in Hell.
His father, the King of Hell, could never accept that his son—a prince of Hell—had fallen in love with an angel. For countless ages, angels and demons had been mortal enemies.
"You fool!" the King of Hell roared. "You dared to love an angel? Have you forgotten that our kind has despised the angels since the beginning of time? You are one of the Seven Princes of Hell, Leviathan! Never forget your place!"
"But Father, I truly love Jinx. Please... allow us to be together," Leviathan pleaded.
"Silence!" the King shouted. "From this moment onward, you are forbidden from leaving Hell!"
Leviathan's eyes burned with rage as he stared at his father.
"No one will stop me. No one will stand in the way of our love."
With those words, he turned around.
"And where do you think you're going?" the King demanded.
Leviathan did not even look back.
"That is none of your concern."
Before he could leave, his brothers—Asmodius, Mammon, and Belphegor—stood in his path.
"Leviathan, listen to Father," Mammon said.
"You are a prince of Hell, yet you gave your heart to an angel. You have broken the laws of our realm," Belphegor added.
"Tsk."
Leviathan clicked his tongue and smiled darkly.
"I do not care about your laws. If every one of you intends to stand against our love, then I will simply destroy this world."
His words caused everyone to freeze.
"Do you even hear yourself?" Asmodius shouted. "You would destroy the balance of the world because of your obsession?"
Leviathan's smile widened.
"Why, Asmodius? Are you afraid of losing the humans you prey upon in their dreams? Isn't it your favorite pastime to fuck with mortal women?"
Asmodius glared at him. "Perhaps. But even I have never wished to destroy the world!"
"Tsk. You all talk too much."
Leviathan summoned his sword, and a terrifying aura filled the halls of Hell.
"If you refuse to help me, then I will kill all of you."
A bloody battle erupted throughout Hell.
Consumed by anger and grief, Leviathan slaughtered his brothers one by one. Even the King of Hell fell beneath his blade.
After killing his own father, Leviathan claimed the throne and became the new King of Hell.
Meanwhile, Jinx suffered a cruel fate.
Because of the sin she had committed, the angels cast a terrible curse upon her and banished her to the World of Emptiness—a prison beyond Heaven, Hell, and the mortal realm.
A prophecy was left behind:
The moment Jinx escaped the World of Emptiness, the world itself would fall into ruin.
When Leviathan learned what had happened to the woman he loved, his grief turned into hatred.
Blinded by despair and rage, he decided to destroy the very world that had taken Jinx away from him.
However, he failed.
Before he could fulfill his plan, the vampires stood against him.
The Vampire King himself fought Leviathan and, after a fierce battle, defeated him. The demons were forced back into Hell, and the gate between Hell and the world of the mortals was sealed forever.
Thus, the Demon King was imprisoned within his own realm...
And the tragic love story between an angel and a demon became nothing more than a forgotten legend—one written in blood, hatred, and endless sorrow.
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END OF FLASHBACKS
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"Because of their forbidden love, a war was born," Xenon said in a heavy voice.
"And now Jade is the one suffering because of it!" Xylon shouted in anger.
He looked at his unconscious wife and gently held her cold hand, his eyes filled with pain and helplessness.
"I will not give up. I will search for every ancient text, every forbidden knowledge, and every possible cure until I find a way to heal Jade," Maddison declared with determination.
After that, everyone quietly left the room, giving Xylon a moment alone with his beloved wife.
Meanwhile, Kan gathered everyone for an urgent meeting.
"With the opening of the portal to Hell, three other portals have also appeared," Kan announced.
"What? Oh, come on! This is seriously bad," Heberlin complained, his expression turning pale.
"What are these portals?" Xenon asked.
"The first leads to the human realm, the second leads here to Aznar, and the third leads to the World of Emptiness," Kan explained. "We must seal all three before more demons can invade our realms."
"They have already entered the human world," Stephen said grimly.
"Then Aznar will surely be their next target," Lilith added.
"We have to close those portals as quickly as possible," Zake said firmly.
Kan nodded. "You are right. But the first portal we must seal is the portal to Hell. We must prevent any more demons from escaping into the other worlds."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
They knew that time was running out.
The demons had begun to move, and another great war was slowly approaching.