The Third Prince Of Darkness

Children born under darkness think of light as their enemy...

Is darkness just an element?

Or is it something more?

I don't know...

But without a doubt, darkness is very powerful.

Maybe the reason for the power rising within me now was the power of darkness, or maybe it was the power of anger.

Without a doubt, there are things that human intelligence cannot comprehend. In this new world... In the world where people are stronger with the Kaizer power... actually, people are in a more helpless situation...

Did I have to feel this pain for this power rising within me to be born?

"Pain makes you stronger."

Whoever invented this phrase, I curse their mother...

A person who truly feels pain never wants to become stronger through pain.

Looking at Emilia, who no longer smiles, lying on my arm, I don't think it was worth it. The Kaizer power rising within me now is probably telling me that I have reached Kaizer stage 4, but...

When I look at Emilia, who took her last breath, and see the small, transparent tear coming from her right eye, I finally understand. If there is an absolute similarity between this world and my previous one, it is that there is no justice.

Pull yourself together, Ethan!

When tears started to flow from my eyes, I told myself to pull it together again... Pull yourself together! Your life is in danger right now!

Y-yes... Yes!

Finally, an idea came to my mind again, and to implement this idea, I activated my Kaizer power, which was rising again, and activated the freezing power, a feature of the water element. Starting from Emilia's still weakly beating heart, I began to freeze her entire body with ice. All of this happened within seconds, but the jester who threw a dagger at my chest from a distance still did not rest.

"Ighhm" a pained groan escaped my lips as the dagger pierced my chest.

But I continued to freeze Emilia's body without caring about the jester, and finally covered her entire body with ice, except for her face.

I gently stroked her beautiful blonde hair, her now cold cheeks, and her full cherry lips. I gently tucked a strand of hair falling on her face behind her ear. Lowering my head, I looked closely at her beautiful face. And... I gently kissed those pale lips. This... was my first kiss... As tears began to flow from my eyes again, I quickly pulled my head back.

In the meantime, the jester threw another dagger at me, but I no longer felt the pain...

After looking at her beautiful but now pale face for the last time, I covered her head with ice, putting her into a deep sleep. Her face, visible through the ice, was still very beautiful, but this did not make me feel good.

After all, this was a world of magic and many mysteries, and I am sure I will find a way to bring her back to life... I have to find it...

Now that I have slowly laid Emilia's ice-covered body on the ground, it is time to calm my rising anger...

The fog was still surrounding me, and because of the intense emotions I was experiencing, my Kaizer power had increased. This was a rare but not impossible situation. In a book I read in the library before, it was mentioned that someone with enough potential could experience a surge in Kaizer power after intense emotional situations, but I am sure this increased power will never make me happy...

Even though my Kaizer power had increased, my body was still injured. I also had no idea about the new features I had gained. But I don't care! The only thing that matters to me right now is revenge. The intense desire for revenge was the only thing calming the intense pain in my heart.

My steps were slow but strong. I had no idea where the jester was; I was just following my instincts. Every second I didn't see him, my anger grew even more. When I saw a dagger being thrown at me, all my instincts worked in an inhuman way, and as the fog in front of me dispersed because of my speed, the only thing on my mind was revenge.

I didn't know what I was doing or what was happening, but that wasn't important. In a quarter of a second, I reached the place where the jester was..

"What? Cough! What? AaaEee?"

When I grabbed the jester by the throat, he was making meaningless sounds as if his tongue had been cut off. He began to stab me with the two daggers in his hands, but I didn't care... I just wanted to satisfy the greatest desire for revenge that humanity had ever seen.

The jester's daggers continued to make holes in my body, but the jester's face was full of fear.

When I looked closely at the jester, if it weren't for the incredible anger I felt, I would definitely have been shocked...

I hadn't seen his face much because of the paint on his face and his constant presence in the fog, but now that I was looking this closely, I recognized him. This man... The man who killed Emilia was also the court jester in the Asina kingdom!

This man was a servant personally chosen by the king, a member of the king's entourage!

"Let me go! Let me go!... please let me go"

His eyes kept turning, and his body was trembling, but reflexively he continued to attack me with his dagger, but as I continued to squeeze his throat, his strength was gradually fading. Just as I had guessed, his physical strength was low, but I realized this was too late...

"Ewwehe! Cough! Plea-se! For"

These were his last words. With the sound of his neck bones breaking and his red face, silence reigned. As the surrounding fog slowly dispersed, the jester's body fell from my hand. Without a doubt, he was dead, but... the desire for revenge within me had given way to anger.

Killing him did not feel good. After all, Emilia had not come back... But now that I look back, I realize that I was also one of the biggest culprits in all of this. Yes, maybe I could have been successful in quelling the rebellion, but still... still, I didn't take it seriously. What have I taken seriously since I came to this world?

I always relied on my intelligence and thought I could overcome everything... How naïve I was! I always saw this world through rose-colored glasses until today, but upon closer inspection, this world was even darker than my old world. Everywhere was full of deaths, and there was a significant class division within society. I couldn't see all of this because I had a golden spoon from the moment I was born...

"Aghhh!"

My thoughts disappeared when I fell hard to the ground. The strength in my entire body was about to run out. I was covered in blood, and I had lost a lot of blood up until now. I no longer had the strength to stand up. I looked at Emilia's body covered in ice a little distance away.

"This... Is the worst possible ending?"

Biting my lip, I crawled toward Emilia's body. Even crawling felt like torture. How absurd it was to accept that I would die here in this desolate forest. After some effort, I reached Emilia's body and leaned my back against her ice-covered form.

"Huh, so cold..."

Now that I think about it, I was pathetically far from being an emperor who wanted to conquer the entire world.

"I wonder if I'll be given a third life?"

I realized now that I hadn't even told Emilia, the person I trusted the most, that I was reincarnated... With the grass I was lying on stained with blood... my blood, it was obvious that it was too late to say anything.

"Hah... Hah... Hah... Hah... Thanks..."

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(Isabella's POV)

As I was reviewing the documents scattered on the table, I picked up Ethan's letter from the corner and started reading it. It was a rather brief letter and only talked about business. He wanted me to find a piece of farmland for him. He specified that it should get 6-8 hours of sunlight daily, have a temperate climate, and rich soil.

I don't know what he plans to grow there, but I think I can find land that fits Ethan's requirements... I don't know why I want to help him so much, but I want to be by his side and be the person he trusts.

When he told me he would conquer the entire continent, I didn't think he was serious, but I guess he was quite serious about it. Does he have any idea how bloody the end of this road will be? I don't know, even so, I will support him when he suffers or is unhappy.

As far as I know, he is currently busy successfully completing his mission in the rebellion area, but I'm sure he will return here soon... I don't know why I miss him... maybe I see him as my son...

Anyway, it's time to sleep now...

I got up from my chair and ate the last piece of cake left on the table. This cake was given to me and Luciana by a girl named Roxanne. I think she wants to get along with both of us, but the reason is probably that she likes Ethan. After eating her cake and praising it, the sparkle in her eyes showed she was truly happy.

Unfortunately, Roxanne is engaged to the son of Fiona the Witch, but... they are not officially engaged yet. Maybe I can stop them, but I need to get Ethan's opinion first.

I lay down on my cold bed and silently watched the sky through the open window in front of me. The stars shining in the darkness of the night made one feel both very big and very small...

"I wonder what Ethan is doing right now?"

As these words left my mouth, the view in front of me closed, and a bright light appeared. My heart pounded in my chest with fear as I saw the bright blue light shining above me and the small lightning bolts flickering within it.

While all this was happening, unaware that the necklace around my neck was glowing, I was looking for a way to escape, but when something fell on me uncontrollably, all I could do was scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

A moment later, I saw that the thing that fell on me was a person and that he wasn't moving. When I looked at him, I saw blood flowing from everywhere and knife marks all over his body. Maybe instinctively, I reached out my hands to see his face and turned him over. When I saw his pale face... It... It... was Ethan!

"!!!!!!!"