411. Head Tower (9)
Intense precognition often comes when the mind is at its most defenseless.
The reason why most of them take the form of precognitive dreams is that the time when people are asleep means that human mental boundaries are weakened.
When such a broken spirit suddenly encounters a powerful symbol of disaster –
Foresight quickly penetrates the mind like a secretly spreading fog, and soon completely engulfs one’s vision.
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Nodding.
Sisley was half asleep.
For a moment, the girl pricked up her ears to the sound of a wolf howling from afar, but then lowered her eyes to avoid hurting the feelings of the council member who had volunteered to guide her.
Perhaps it was because they were a little tired after several days of intense relief work. At first, the gentle scenery flowing along the slow flow of the river did not seem very inspiring to the young girl.
How long had it been since I was leaning against the boat in such a dazed mood? Sisley felt the calm waters of the Breeze River suddenly roiling violently.
“… … ?”
What is this?
Sisley looked around in confusion. He had been bored by the peaceful scenery just a moment ago, but the boat he was on suddenly found itself in the middle of a storm.
The waves hit the boat violently. It was an ugly sight, as if a small cruise ship could capsize at once.
The riverbank on the other side was not safe either. Above the rapidly rising river, trees caught in the strong wind are shaking as if they will be uprooted and blown away at any moment. It felt as if all the anger in the world was rushing into this place at once.
Rumble! bang!
Huge dark clouds swirled in the black sky, scattering ominous thunderstorms.
and-
At the center of all the disasters was Ambrosia’s [Tower].
“… … !”
The tower that raised its head towards the sky alone in a hellish landscape seemed like a symbol representing all the despair and death that this storm would bring.
‘There’s something over there…’ ‘There’s something scary!’
There is no doubt. It was clear that there was something evil and terrible in that tower. Otherwise, how could it be possible to evoke such ominous foreboding and fear just by looking at it for a moment?
Wiggle-
At that time, the shape of the head tower that had been standing still began to slightly twitch.
No, maybe what I thought I was standing quietly until now was just an illusion. If you think about it carefully, wasn’t that tower always crying loudly toward the sky?
The sound of the wind whipping around as if it were tearing apart is actually a desperate scream from the tower.
‘Head.’
okay. If you look closely, each stone that makes up that sparse wall is a severed human head. Hundreds of heads piled high, covered in red blood, let out a loud sound toward the sky.
Ah-ah-ah-ah-!
Sisley trembled.
How can I express all these unrealistic scenes in just one word?
“excuse me… … .”
The girl let out a helpless breath and spoke.
“The head over there… … !”
“… what?”
“Brother! Over there, the heads are screaming terrifyingly… … !”
“Sisle!”
Logan, who realized that his sister’s condition was unusual, grabbed the girl’s shoulders and shook her violently.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? Come to your senses, Sisley!”
Flash.
Only then did Sisley come to his senses and look around.
“… ah?”
The son-in-law quickly calmed down.
The cool river breeze tickles my hair, and the sunset sky is clear without a single cloud.
There was no strong storm or strange, screaming tower. All that remains is the tension still constricting my body and the cold sweat seeping out profusely.
‘It was a precognitive dream!’
Sisley could feel it intuitively.
A feeling that always comes after having a precognitive dream. This deep anxiety and fear.
‘Besides, it’s not that far into the future!’
The closer the event seen in the dream, and the greater the impact it had on Sisley himself, the more intense the precognitive dream would leave behind memories and emotions.
What’s more, it’s a nightmare that comes vividly even though I keep my eyes open.
Sisley stood up, struggling to strengthen his weak fists. I was able to figure out what was at the center of this precognitive dream without having to look back closely.
“Head tower.”
“huh?”
“I want to see that tower a little closer.”
Logan was taken aback by the sudden words and looked at Sisley’s condition.
Fortunately, my younger brother seemed to be in good spirits. Her body was still trembling occasionally, but the girl’s eyes looking back at Ambrose were clear and straight.
“Please, Ambrose. “Can we go up the hill where the tower is?”
Upon hearing that request, Ambrose showed a subtle smile and-
Woooooo-
In the distance, a long wolf howl was heard again.
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[Ambrosia’s Head Tower] is a building that is quite worthy of being called a famous landmark.
Although it is quite noticeable as it stands alone on a hill, its actual height is less than three stories and it is poorly maintained.
“It’s an old building.”
Logan evaluated the tower in one word, which looked more unsightly as he got closer.
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The pagoda, made up of stones of different sizes and shapes intertwined irregularly, was piled up in a mess with no particular style, making it impossible to guess when the pagoda was made.
In addition, the mud spread between the coarse stones had cracks here and there, making it look precarious as if it could collapse at any moment if the wind blows.
“haha. Compared to its reputation, this tower is nothing special. Did you say he was a Sorbonne teacher? “Thanks to the opera written by that playwright, the number of visitors to the Tower of Heads has increased significantly recently.”
Slowly guiding his still uncomfortable body, Ambrosius continued to give friendly explanations to the siblings.
“In the past, the famous places in Cyprus were the council building and the civic square. But suddenly one performance started to become popular, and now this ‘head tower’ has become the most famous place representing Cyprus.”
“okay.”
Logan responded briefly and asked a question with some hesitation.
“But like that story, there really is… “Do you have anything?”
As in [Ambrosia’s Head Tower], the question was whether there really was a severed human head in the tower.
Just because of Sisley’s appearance earlier, Logan avoided mentioning ‘head’ directly. Fortunately, Ambrose seemed to understand his question correctly.
“well. That tower doesn’t even have a decent entrance inside. “It’s nothing more than a pile of empty stones.”
“then… … .”
“Just a few years ago, part of the tower collapsed during a major typhoon. According to the workers who were mobilized for repairs at the time, they did not see anything like a human skull inside the actual tower.”
With those words, they walked towards the tower in silence for a while.
Some time passed while we were climbing the hill, and now the sun had completely set and darkness was falling around us.
“Well, isn’t that usually the way word of mouth is?”
Ambrose stopped walking for a moment and continued his explanation, taking a deep breath as if it was difficult.
“The Ambrosia in the story is an ancient person who died before the empire was founded. However, it was during the reign of His Majesty the Fourth Emperor that the tower began to be properly recorded.”
“Does that mean that the current tower is not the tower in the story?”
“yes. At least no one here thinks that Ambrosia built it herself.”
Ambrosia of Eleusis.
It is said that she was the princess of Eleusis, an ancient city-state that is now extinct.
According to the story, at the time, Eleusis was in the midst of a war with Helios, where Ambrosia’s lover died miserably.
Dongfeng, don’t say that you pity him without thinking. I will call his name Brilliant Glory.
Ambrosia, deeply saddened, began to build a tower by collecting the dead heads of her compatriots one by one, starting with her lover’s head. On this high hill that overlooks Helios at a glance.
And it is said that the tower eventually became a huge curse, ruthlessly sweeping away the enemy soldiers of Helios.
“But it was Eleusis that was actually destroyed in that war. Helios is one of the few cities that has survived unscathed from ancient times. “What clearer evidence can there be than this to prove that the story is entirely fiction?”
While talking like that, they finally reached the top of the hill. Beneath the tower that stands alone on the loose, desolate land where weeds have not grown properly.
“Well, how are you? Mr. Logan, Mr. Sisley. That is the famous Tower of Ambrosia. “It’s so shabby that it’s embarrassing to introduce it.”
“… … .”
Logan quietly looked up at the gray tower.
Is it because it’s dark everywhere? Each of the stones that make up the tower is extremely shabby, as if it were someone’s tombstone.
‘They said it was just an empty stone tower.’
Even with Logan’s keen senses, he could not detect any magical energy or curse energy.
but-
‘Then what was that? That vague sense of truth and lies mixed together that I sometimes felt in Ambrose’s words… … .’
It was a time when Logan was feeling strangely uncomfortable.
“Brother Logan.”
Sisley, who had been silent the entire time, began to walk with a somewhat dazed look on his face.
“Sisley?”
“I also think this tower is Ambrosia’s head tower.”
“… what?”
Unlike Logan, who was embarrassed, Ambrosius’ eyes, looking at Sisley’s actions, flashed with a strong expression.
“Are you okay? Sisley. “What on earth are you talking about earlier?”
However, despite Logan’s question, the girl slowly walked towards the tower and muttered as if she was possessed by something.
“This tower probably contains a strong curse.”
“A curse… … .”
“I saw it clearly, brother. Because it was a sign of a curse that would plunge Cyprus into disaster. It must be down there-”
At that time, Ambrose cut the girl off as if he had been waiting and asked,
“Can you find it?”
Then he hurried over to Sisley and asked again. He walked so fast that it was hard to believe he had any aftereffects from his injury.
“Would Sisley know? “Which was the cornerstone that was first placed on this land by the person who built the tower a long time ago?”
“Maybe I can tell. That’s over there… … .”
Even though he was staring at the whole scene, Logan could hardly understand what was going on.
However, the Sword Master’s sensitive instincts whisper that Sisley’s actions must be stopped immediately.
“Wait, Sisley!”
Logan, who was hurriedly running ahead of Ambrose, saw an unconcealable joy on his face as he reflexively glanced at him.
“… … ?!”
It was right then.
Cough!
Suddenly, the black shadow of an animal leapt up before their eyes.
It was the shadow of a huge wolf, something that is rarely seen around here.
“… … !”
Before I could even be surprised by his sudden appearance-
Crack!
The beast hit the ground in an instant and rushed straight towards Sisley and Ambrosius.
Blame, blame, blame!
“Uh, it’s dangerous! Councilor!”
“Hurry this way!”
The soldiers waiting behind to protect them are startled and pull out their swords.
But they couldn’t rush straight towards the dangerous beast. Because the prince of Delcross quickly blocked their path.
“for a moment! It’s okay, just stop there!”
For a moment, everyone could not understand the prince’s actions. Now that wild beast is running straight towards her saint, what kind of carefree… … !
“Everyone, lower your weapons. Can’t you clearly see the royal family’s emblem over there?”
Due to the prince’s successive words, the soldiers were finally able to clearly see the wolf’s appearance.
“… … ?”
But, just as he said, isn’t it true that the wolf is wearing the brilliant imperial insignia wrapped around its neck like a cloak?
As the surprised soldiers stopped in their tracks, Logan lowered his hand that was touching Arjuna and let out a small sigh. The owner of the wolf dog probably placed it around for the safety of the dog that was wandering around alone.
As expected, Logan, who often used this method for his Rottweiler Roxana, was able to immediately identify the wolf as soon as he saw it.
“As you can all see, that dog is the property of the Delcross royal family. “It’s not dangerous, so you can let your guard down.”
OK-
Wow!
As if responding to his words, the wolf barked briefly at Logan. He then quickly walks up to Sisley and quickly grabs the girl’s collar.
Hot!
“uh?”
Sisley suddenly came to a halt and turned his head towards the dog, which was hanging out with its collar in its mouth.
“… Max?”
Softly-
The wolf dog’s tail wags as if it is happy. Of course, he was still pulling hard on her collar with his snout.
“Max! “Are you really Max?”
The little saint’s face slowly brightens with a smile. Before she knew it, the fog that had settled in her mind had disappeared without a trace.
When the girl lightly stroked the wolfdog’s head as if she couldn’t believe it, the dog responded vigorously, letting go of the girl’s collar.
Wow!
Of course, his body still subtly blocks the gap between Sisley and the head tower.
At that moment, Logan saw a strange yet familiar silver-gray glow flash through the wolfdog’s eyes.
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“… under! Lowering!”
“huh?”
“Why are you dozing off with your eyes open? “Are you meditating right now?”
“uh… … ?”
At Masain’s call, Seongjin woke up and blinked. It seems that as soon as she left the imperial capital, she settled into her carriage and dozed off.
‘No, that’s not all. What was I doing? Clearly doing something important… … .’
I tried rubbing my eyes a few times with my hand, but it felt like there was fog and my mind couldn’t clear.
When Seongjin couldn’t come to his senses and kept making a blank expression, Lord Masain smiled as if he felt sorry.
“Are you very tired? I’d like to tell you to sleep some more, but you really need to wake up now. Lowering. “The carriage has arrived in Regina.”
“Regina… … .”
Only then did Seongjin blink and look back at the carriage window.
Indeed, the dazzling scenery of the city, brightening the darkness like daylight, is gradually getting closer.
It was Regina, a sleepy city where logistics from all over the continent gathered.
fantasy,
