RGS Vol 8 Part 27 : End

“Give up his own share? Do you mean… his life?”

Abel asked the dragon, now aware of how rapidly his heart was beating. His heart pounded strangely fast.

What were the prayers of the kings who wanted the powerless human knight to listen to?

And the method was for the knight himself to give up his share and be buried in the dragon’s territory.

Abel stared at the small child’s mouth, even though he knew her voice was echoing inside his head. The explanation, as always, came in a dry, emotionless tone. However, there was a hint of bewilderment in it, as if Abel should have already known.

「To live again.」

“……”

「You’re alive again, so you should know, shouldn’t you? That someone’s desperate prayer, at the cost of their own life, allowed you to live once more.」

The dragon watched Abel’s face turn white with shock and continued.

「Did you really think that being reincarnated into another body was just some random miracle? No, the strong wind that blew from the knight’s grave is what allowed you to exist now. The knight marked the place where he would bury himself in the Dragon Forest. It was a small spring, built with solid stones, strong enough not to collapse in any storm. What the knight sacrificed there was his own share of reincarnation.」

After the dragon disappeared, Abel instinctively reached into his pocket and pulled out the wooden pendant, holding it tightly in his hand. There was only one chance left, as the pendant was nearly worn away. Abel clutched it for a long time before finally tucking it back into his clothes. A short while later, someone grabbed his arm and pulled him along, saying softly.

‘I’m hungry.’

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At some point, the prince faintly regained consciousness, but he could no longer hear Abel’s voice. With his weak hands, he reached out to shake Abel, pulling at his clothes. However, there was no response. His eyes had been pierced by his mother, leaving him unable to see, so all he could rely on were his ears and the tips of his fingers.

“Eppel, Eppel.”

He called out his name. His voice was so small it was barely more than a whisper, but it didn’t matter, because Abel would always notice. Yet again, there was no answer.

Why isn’t he waking up?

The prince, trembling, clung to Abel’s motionless body, desperately trying to shake him awake.

Eppel, wake up.

However, his body remained still, and his breathing could no longer be heard.

The prince knew well what death was. The animals that turned into corpses always went limp, their hearts stopped beating, and they became cold.

Just like Eppel now.

Still, the prince fumbled around and pressed his ear to Abel’s chest, waiting for a long time. In the distance, red flames rose high, painting the black sky with their glow, but in the prince’s world, everything had come to a halt.

‘And, this spring is the Spring of Prayer. If you pray earnestly, it will take you to the side of the person you desire. I prayed earnestly. I asked to be by your side, Prince. This spring is a magical spring that grants wish. It really does. If you pray desperately enough, it will come true…’

Abel’s words echoed in his mind. The prince, struggling to get up, pulled away from Abel’s arms and crawled over to lean against the stones piled around the spring. Then, he prayed to the spring.

“I want… to go to Eppel’s side too.”

Already delirious with fever, Karas fumbled around until he found something near Abel and grabbed it, opening the stopper. Then a pungent, rotten smell spread out. The prince remembered Abel’s warning about the black potion, but he swallowed it all down, praying to the spring as he did.

“Eppel has to live so that I can live too.”

The prince’s weak body couldn’t withstand the effects of the black potion, and he collapsed onto Abel. In that moment, the fog, which had been pushed back by the burning heat, found the prince and swarmed around him. His body was empty, a perfect vessel to contain the power of a dragon.

Once his body was filled with power, the prince’s fingers twitched.

⊹˚. ♡.𖥔 ݁ ˖ ⊹˚. ♡.𖥔 ݁ ˖

Previous T/N: Omg. I am speechless… is this really the end?? T-T

I am hoping for more extras, we have the manhwa so I’m really hoping for one!!

And also, we finally get to know why Karas seemed so obsessed with Abel, he really did live just for his Eppel, I am crying, he was just a child!!! I really hope everyone will live happily forever…

Thanks for this wonderful journey, guys! I really appreciate your kind words and support<3 If you love this story, please give a decent rating and review in NU^^