Crimson Love의 모든 챕터: 챕터 111 - 챕터 120

Night settled over Nysera's domain. The vast chamber was quiet except for the low crackle of fire from the braziers lining the walls. Nysera sat at the end of the long stone table, one leg crossed over the other. A glass filled with dark red liquid rested between her fingers. She hadn't touched it. Her attention was fixed on the two vampires standing before her.They looked exhausted. One still carried a faint wound across his jaw from the previous encounter. The other lowered his head.Nysera finally spoke. "Report."The first hunter swallowed. "We found her."Nysera's fingers stopped moving. "Sera?""Yes, Queen.""And?"The vampire hesitated. "She is no longer in Zelios."Nysera's eyes narrowed. "Then where is she?""We don't know."Silence.The glass in Nysera's hand slowly rotated. "You don't know?"The second hunter stepped forward. "Her trail disappeared.""Disappeared?""Completely."Nysera leaned back. "Explain.""We followed the route from the Council city. We were certain sh

The Council chamber had not been repaired. No one had dared touch it. Broken restraints still hung from the machine. Several cables lay torn across the floor, their ends sparking occasionally. The chair where Sera had been held remained exactly where she had left it. But the most disturbing thing wasn't the damage. It was the machine. It was still running.Caedryn stood before the central console. Around him, council officials watched the screens in silence.A technician finally spoke. "The system has been active for six hours."Caedryn's eyes remained fixed on the display. "Without a subject?""Yes.""How?""We don't know."Aldren, standing near the entrance, crossed his arms. "You've lost control of it."Caedryn looked at him. "No."The machine suddenly emitted a deep vibration.THUM.Everyone turned.Another pulse followed.THUM.The lights flickered.Elias stared at the monitor. "That's not a power fluctuation."The technician shook his head. "No.""Then what is it?"The technicia

Long before Zelios. Before the Council built its walls. Before Nysera wore a crown. Before Husen became the first name whispered whenever Crimson Blood was mentioned there was another. A man who had learned that blood could remember. His name was Listener. Though once, he had been called something else. Something ordinary. Something human.He had lived beneath the old cities, in a place where people recorded everything. Not with machines. With memory. The people there believed that knowledge was more valuable than gold. The Listener was born different. He could remember things others couldn't. A conversation heard once could remain in his mind for decades. A face glimpsed for seconds could never leave him. A voice heard through a wall could be recognized years later. People eventually stopped calling it a gift. They called it unnatural. So he learned to listen quietly. And he learned that people revealed more when they believed nobody was listening. He became a keeper of secrets. Then

The eastern gate of Zelios was almost silent. The patrols had already returned .The corridors behind the outer wall had emptied, leaving only the low mechanical hum of the gate mechanism and the occasional hiss of the locking system. Nysera walked through the shadows with two of her hunters following several steps behind. They had almost reached the outer passage.Almost."Nysera." She stopped.So did both hunters. For one brief second, nobody moved. The name echoed through the empty gate passage. Nysera slowly turned her head. At the far end of the corridor stood Commander Aldren. Alone. His hands rested loosely at his sides. His expression was calm. Too calm. His footsteps began to echo.Step. Step. Step.He walked toward them without rushing. The two vampire hunters instinctively shifted into defensive positions. Nysera raised one hand. They immediately stopped. Aldren continued forward. He stopped several feet away.His eyes moved from Nysera to the two vampires behind her.Then b

The ruins had swallowed the last traces of daylight. Husen and Sera moved through the narrow passage between two collapsed buildings, keeping to the shadows. The distant lights of Zelios were long gone behind them. They had left quietly. No farewell. No announcement. No promises about when they would return. Only a map, a handful of unanswered questions, and Nathan's name.Husen walked ahead, his senses constantly searching the darkness. Sera followed beside him. For several minutes, neither spoke.Then Sera suddenly stopped. "Husen."He turned. "What?""I forgot something."His eyebrow rose. "Again?"She gave him an irritated look. "This is important.""Then I'm listening."Sera hesitated. "Nysera came to the cave."Husen's expression changed immediately. "What?""She came herself.""When?""After you left somewhere."Husen stared at her. "You're telling me this now?""I forgot.""You forgot that the vampire queen personally came to my home?"Sera grimaced. "When you say it like that