My Husband Has Changed - Chapter 157



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#157. Awakening
2024.03.05.

Adele swung her dagger at ‘it’ in anger.

She cut, stabbed, and slashed everything she could get her hands on. But hope felt distant. No matter

how much power she wielded, no matter how many hands she disabled, new ‘it’s’ would soon emerge and enslave Valentin.

She cut off two black hands that tried to push her away with her dagger, and at the same time, she drew up her strength and poured it out.

The swarms seemed to think she was a marauder who had come to steal Valentin.

[Get away from him now!] Even

though she commanded with her ‘will’, it only lasted for a moment. Was it because her strength was still weak, or was it due to her innate limitations? The lack of omnipotence sadly struck her.

At that moment, a large black mass emerged from the shadows.

While other beings cowered to avoid her magic, this mass flew straight toward her.

She thought in her head that she had to dodge, but her body did not move. Fortunately, the mass stopped a couple of feet away from her.

“… … .”

Adele held her breath and observed the mass.

It was a round object with a small crack in the center, and things that squirmed and wriggled like earthworms covered its surface. She did not know what it was, but it looked terrifying.

Before she could shake off the unpleasantness, the cracks opened up and down. And what was revealed inside

was… … . a giant eyeball dripping with pale mucus.

Adele instinctively felt that this eye was the leader of the group, and its weak point.

And she also realized that it was the entity that was holding Valentin back.

She had to kill it. That was the only way he could live.

She had never felt such hatred in her life. Her eyes felt hot and burning with anger.

Her whole body trembled with the emotions rushing to the extreme. She raised the blade she was holding high into the air. It was the moment when she was about to slam it down with all her might.

“Don’t do that.”

A hand suddenly popped out from the crowd and grabbed her wrist. The field, which was struggling to breathe, then let out a sigh.

It was Valentin. He, who had seemed to have lost consciousness just a moment ago, struggled to get up.

[You.]

“There’s nothing that can be undone… ….”

He barely moved his pale lips as he spoke.

“The body has already been torn, and as you can see, the soul has been damaged… … . Even if I were lucky enough to find a way to turn it back now… … I can’t return to you.”

His golden eyes, which had lost their light and were sinking, traced her face. He continued calmly.

“However, the corruption will spread even more… … quickly. You still need more time.”

[But then you’ll be completely destroyed.]

“I’m already prepared.”

[Since when? All these plans.]

Valentin stared at her for a while without answering.

Perhaps, he seemed to be appreciating her determination. Adele could easily sense the satisfaction in his eyes.

“I thought this moment would come someday.”

[Answer.]

“I want you to be happy. I only want that… … .”

He suddenly laughed. Perhaps happily.

“You’ll become a god.”

To become a god. That was his only goal from the beginning. Valentin’s face looked incredibly calm as he confessed that.

Adele clenched her trembling hands without saying a word.

Become a god, give me the whole world. It was the same old story. Nevertheless, the shock was new. There was only one reason.

Because he had stopped pretending to be enthusiastic about life. Adele let out a hollow laugh with a dejected face.

[It was like that from the beginning. It was all planned from the beginning.]

“… … .”

[Did I misunderstand?]

Valentin looked at her with deepened eyes and slowly shook his head.

She let out a long sigh. A strong sense of exhaustion washed over her. It felt like she had opened her eyes for the first time in her life.

All the past and present were intertwined and unfolded into a single understanding. How great had the deception been directed at me all this time.

‘You didn’t know because you didn’t learn it. Adele didn’t teach you… … right.’

A lie.

‘And what did she say… … . Did she harm Adele’s nanny? Answer me, no.’

A lie.

‘Humans cannot become gods. Even if you were able to manipulate the source to that extent, if you regularly absorb magic like this, it will be the same as before.’

A lie.

‘It’s all as you wish.’

A lie.

‘I want to be with you in every moment of your life.’

A terrible lie, without a single sincerity.

She was helplessly swept away by this great deception. It was terrible. The days when she had naively believed in him.

She had never felt more real that he was not human than today.

The sense of loss she would feel from the beginning would not have even been a factor in that brilliant plan.

Ah, this was truly God’s punishment. Living in poverty all her life, showing everything, making her give everything in return, and eventually taking it all away.

[You had no intention of living together from the beginning. And yet you were curious about human life, saying you would stay with me. How could you deceive me so well?]

Valentin’s brow furrowed slightly at her sharp answer. Adele burst into laughter while crying.

Oh, right. In fact, ‘God’ would not feel much guilt. How could the desperation of a mere human be trampled in his great eyes?

“Don’t cry.”

[Why did you do that?]

“More importantly and less importantly, well, the calculation is relatively clear. There is nothing that can be undone. This is best for you and for humanity… … .”

[No, Valentin.]

She roughly grabbed Valentin’s huge eyes as she cut him off.

As if she had sensed a terrible future, the swarms changed the direction they were rushing and rushed towards her.

Valentin’s hand seemed to reach out to stop them slowly through the gap. However, her actions were faster than anything else.

[I decide what is best for me.]

Adele swung down the dagger she had raised high in one breath. With a thud, a hot liquid of unknown origin splashed onto her cheeks and cheekbones.

The moment she grimaced at the foul smell, the ‘things’ that had been covering Valentin fell off, convulsing like an aspen tree.

The entire tip twisted violently.

If it had vocal cords and could scream, it would have screamed so terribly that it would be hard for a human to remain sane.

It ran away chaotically, slamming its body against the walls and ceiling.

“… … .”

With a thud, the stalactites hanging from the ceiling began to fall down in the aftermath.

Crack, crack. There was a sound of the ceiling cracking. It was a sign that the passage was collapsing.

Even in this dire situation, they stared at each other as if they were the only two people in the world.

Valentin’s soul, fully exposed, was miserable. Everywhere he looked, there were cracks, and there were traces of being crushed here and there.

He lifted his freed hand, looked back and forth, and clenched his fist.

“… … We shouldn’t have been like this.”

Adele shook her head quietly.

It was fortunate that she had learned her will. If not, she would have been overcome by her surging emotions and not been able to say anything.

[I couldn’t let you disappear.]

“Adele.”

[I know. Now the corruptions will pour out into the world, having lost the breakwater that was you.]

“… … .”

[The dragon’s body, which had begun to collapse, will begin to pour out corruptions deeper than anything we’ve ever experienced, and countless people will suffer. But this was something that would happen someday, whether you sacrificed yourself or not.]

She felt the light pouring down behind her. The light passed over her, gently embracing Valentin’s entire body.

It was the sight of the ‘dragon’s body’, which had begun to be irreparably damaged, calling out to her soul.

[I will take all the sins. I will grow that much faster. I will find a way to remove all the corruptions so that you can be at ease. This whole thing started because of my foolishness.]

The moment Valentin’s soul touched her hand, Adele witnessed a terrible hallucination.

Countless people died, and monsters continued to surge south.

The southern harbor was teeming with refugees trying to board ships, and even the high walls of Ingrada were falling to the darkened monsters.

[And I will come back to see you again.]

Valentin looked at her with very pitiful eyes. But now there was nothing left for him to do.

He could see his soul quickly melting in the dim light. Finally, it transformed into a single halo. When

Adele carefully spread her hands, the halo flew to her palms and stayed there for a moment.

Then it soon flew into the air, leaving behind a warm warmth.

Yes. I will wait, Adele.

His voice was affectionate until the end.

* * *

“… … Yes. Can you hear me? Your Majesty?”

She lifted her eyelids with difficulty. Someone was grabbing her shoulders and shaking her roughly.

As a result, she had a severe headache and her bones were throbbing. Adele groaned, holding her forehead.

“… … Donovan?”
　

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