CHAPTER 100

When they were in the dark cave only had torches as lighting. Suddenly…

Dorrr…

A bullet shot through the chest of the Dullahan walking at the rear.

Bang… Bang…

The explosive sound of exploding gunpowder blasted Mithril with lead.

"Finish them, take the Elf and the woman before Queen Lamia wakes up."

Emilio and the others took cover in a boulder inside the cave to avoid being shot by the Dwarf Race.

Bang…

The slingshot of a net made of Silver wrapped around Tiffany and Xora. The net that wrapped them was covered in sleep magic, so they immediately sprawled on the ground.

The Dwarves, who saw the Humans taking cover and a man who had been slain from his first attack, immediately dragged Tifanny and Xora away from the dark cave.

"Shit!" Emilio cursed furiously that the Dwarves had managed to take Tiffany and Xora away.

After the Dwarves left, Emilio came out of his shelter toward the Dullahan.

"Hey, are you all right?"

Dullahan slowly got up, holding his chest, which the bullets had hollowed out from the Dwarf Race.

Reinhard stared blankly at the Dullahan lying on the ground; he knew that the Dullahan was not dead, only that he had not woken up due to the shock attacks that the Dwarves had given him.

"What happened?" asked Dullahan. He didn't remember anything because he fell straight down and was unconscious.

"Dwarves, they brought Tiffany and Xora."

Smoldering emotions hit Dullahan because he had been unconscious due to the actions of the Dwarf Race, and they took Tiffany with them instead.

When Dullahan was standing, a loud hissing sound echoed in the cave.

Gradually a wonderful woman emerged from the deepest cave, and the woman crawled because from the waist down is the tail of a snake.

A beautiful face that has jet black eyes that can hypnotize anyone who sees it, and long straight hair decorated with black Orchid Flowers blooming on her head.

"Queen Lamia." muttered Ril.

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"You guys dare to disturb my sleep!" Her hoarse voice was terrible, in stark contrast to the beautiful face that Queen Lamia had. "You will be my meal." Queen Lamia holds a curved sword in her left hand and a round shield in her right.

Queen Lamia was creeping very fast towards them. Emilio was surprised to see Queen Lamia crawling as fast as Tiffany moved. Queen lamia pointed her sword at Emilio.

Emilio had no time to dodge Queen Lamia's attack. But Queen Lamia's hiss grew louder, showing that she was furious that Reinhard blocked her attack with her bare hands. Reinhard immediately moved as he saw that Emilio could not dodge Queen Lamia's slash aimed at Emilio's neck.

Tangg…

Queen Lamia's round shield trembled against the attack the Dullahan gave her with her greatsword.

"Arghhh…" Queen Lamia's scream made them all bounce because Queen Lamia's voice frequency was so loud.

Ril managed to hold the three bounced so they didn't hit the Goa wall using his magic.

Queen Lamia's target has shifted to Ril, who managed to help them. Queen Lamia creeps very fast, accompanied by a frightening hiss for anyone who hears it.

Reinhardt managed to catch Queen Lamia's tail. He pulled it with all his might and threw Queen Lamia against the cave wall.

Even though the cave's vision was very dark, it didn't apply to the four of them, and they could still see even though it was only dimly lit.

Queen Lamia screamed as she hit the cave wall, so strong that Queen Lamia vomited black blood from her mouth.

When Queen Lamia tried to get up, she was held back when she felt the coldness of a very sharp iron pressed against her neck.

"Why are you bothering me?" Queen Lamia hissed. Even though she was already on edge, she was not afraid of the Dullahan Sword stuck to her neck.

"We didn't bother you, Princess." Ril replied to Queen Lamia Politely.

Ril knows that Queen Lamia is not an aggressive demon if she is not disturbed. She spoke friendly and polite, and he also knew that Lamia was a princess before.

"You are the only ones in my house." although Queen Lamia had eased from anger because Ril answered her kindly. She still couldn't get rid of her hatred for humans.

Sounding like pointless chatter, Reinhard wanted to finish Queen Lamia right then and there. But Ril got in his way and tried to negotiate with Queen Lamia.

"We don't want to hurt you at all, Princess Sifa." Ril spoke softly to Queen Lamia.

Queen Lamia fell silent hearing a human call her by her first name.

"How did you know my former name?" Queen Lamia's voice had turned soft like a normal female voice.

"That's precisely why my colleagues and I don't want to hurt you."

"But you guys have already killed two of my soldiers." Queen Lamia said, raising her voice.

"I'm sorry about that, Princess Sifa."

Queen Lamia was silent for a moment; this was the first time she had met a human who spoke softly to her since 900 years ago.

"What do you want here?" Queen Lamia started weakening her voice.

Ril turned to Reinhard for a moment. Reinhard nodded his head at Ril.

"We need Black Pearl and Black Orchid Flower," Ril replied kindly, and he didn't mistreat Queen Mia at all.

Seeing that the situation had improved, Dullahan drew his greatsword from Queen Lamia's neck.

"Why do you need it?"

Ril turned to Reinhard. "I need the Black Pearl as a sign of my love for my lover." Reinhardt replied firmly.

Now Ril turned to Emilio. "I need the Black Orchid Flower for a dowry to propose to my lover." replied Emilio quickly.

"Hahaha, you need something from me as a sign of your love struggle. But what do I get?" Queen Lamia felt sorry for her and looked at the two men who fought for their love for the woman.

If she remembered her old self, she wished she could find men like them.

Ril concluded with a smile seeing Queen lamia dreaming after laughing, and he knew that laughter was a sad laugh for her betrayed self.

"I have something for you, Princess Sifa." Ril showed a warm smile.

Queen Lamia was silent for a moment looking at Ril, a warm smile like that she never got again, she thought she would continue to be insulted for the rest of her life, but she was wrong.

"Fine, but I want the others out of here, it would be embarrassing for me if you guys saw it."

Ril agreed to the request to convince Reinhard and Emilio to wait outside the cave. Reinhard trusted Ril to get the Black Pearl from Queen Lamia. He, Emilio, and Dullahan left Ril and Queen Lamia alone in the dark cave.

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"Do you know what Master Ril gave you?" Emilio asked Reinhard. He was curious as to why he agreed to Queen Lamia's request.

"I don't know. But I believe it."

Reinhardt's answer silenced Emilio's mouth, and he didn't know what else to ask this very cool-looking man.

"So you need the Black Pearl for your lover, Master Reinhard?"

Reinhard stared at Emilio for a moment. From the first sight, he could feel his girl's Essence inside Emilio.

"Right, how about you?"

"Her Majesty the Queen wants the Black Orchid Flower to bless my relationship with her sister." replied Emilio.

Reinhard nodded in understanding. "Hmm, fighting for love too, this love is very interesting." muttered Reinhard.

Not long after, Ril came out of the cave with a beaming face. His hands held a bunch of black Orchid Flowers and a package containing a Black Gem.

"Why are you so happy?" Reinhard asked, seeing Ril's face, which never lost the stupid smile in Reinhardt's eyes.

Ril gave them the two items that Emilio and Reinhard were looking for. "Nothing can beat the Power of Love." Reinhardt frowned at the words that came out of Ril's mouth.

"Well then, we should head back." said Reinhard. "What about you guys." he continued looking at Emilio and Dullahan.

"We have to save our comrades." replied Emilio.

Ril looked at Reinhard meaningfully. "Let us help you." Reinhard said.

"Thank you, sir. Won't it bother you?" asked Emilio. He felt bad for the two people he had just met.

"No, I helped love comrades too," Reinhard replied with a faint smile.

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Epilogue.

"Maybe it's too early for us to know love, stringing the beautiful ropes of romance,

Thousands of sharp pebbles block the wind blowing, decorating a long journey,

But believe me, God has prepared a story that is more beautiful than what was dreamed of,

Let time roll like a wheel that keeps turning with our steps towards the throne of love,

Let the beautiful world be the witness of our love until the night closes the soul."

Queen Lamia had tears dripping from her eyes when she heard the poem Ril sang for her. This feeling used to be there for someone, but the person who has the feeling gets betrayed.

If only the poem told itself. She is the happiest creature in this world.

Queen Lamia's falling tears hardened before touching the ground. The water that was originally very clear now became a beautiful black pearl.

Gradually, Queen Lamia's tail, covered in scales, turned into beautiful white long legs. She stepped towards Ril, who was sitting not far from her.

Her hand gripped the Pearl that tasted from her tears. She also plucked the Black Orchid Flower that had already bloomed on her head as she walked.

She was already standing in front of the man singing Poetry for him. Ril stood up from his seat and gave the cursed woman a genuine smile.

Queen Lamia gave the Pearl and Black Orchid to Ril's hand.

They were held back because their eyes were fixed on each other. Queen Lamia stood on tiptoe to match Ril's height.

She gave Ril a soft kiss on the lips, the kiss she wanted to give to a man who could relieve the pain in her heart.

Ril received a sincere kiss from Lamia, and there was no lust in the kiss holding their breath.

Queen Lamia released her kiss, and she looked sadly at the face of the man in front of her. If only the man who captured her heart then was this man, she might have become the luckiest woman.

"Thank you." Sincere words accompanied by a smile escaped Queen Lamia's lips.

She took a step back from Ril, her form that looked like a beautiful princess like an angel now turned into a woman half snake.

She turned her back to Ril but looked away for a moment. "This feeling, a feeling that has been lost for a long time, but you can bring it back. I can't deny this feeling, but I really don't deserve to be close to you." Queen Lamia's last words. She moved quickly, leaving Ril, who still showed a sincere smile for her.