Chapter 405 Lost mories
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That night, as the two girls were already fast asleep in the bed, I walked outside my room looking for my dragon. I couldn't find him anywhere, until I expanded my Supernatural Senses, quickly finding him atop the castle's rooftop. I quickly flew there, passing through physical objects and finding him silently looking into the moon atop the skies. Tonight was a rare occasion where the clouds opened up a bit and they revealed the beauty of the moonlight.
"There you are!"
I flew to his side, sitting at his left side and resting my head over his shoulder.
"What's up? Why are you here?"
"Maria… Ah, I was just relaxing here. I often like to sit in here and admire the moonlight, or the cold breeze… I am an old man, so I enjoy the most simplistic of things." Sighed Lucifer.
"Huh… In a bit over a week, we're going to the dwarven mountains, your previous ho… A-Are you ready for it?" I wondered.
"Ah…"
Lucifer suddenly fell into silence for a bit.
"I guess you saw through it."
"Yep, I know when you're worried or concerned."
"Hm, you indeed know as much as my wife in that regard already."
"Your wife…"
"Don't worry, she's long dead by now."
"I see… I-I wasn't getting jealous or sothing… I understand how precious your family is for you."
Lucifer smiled gently, as he caressed my hair.
"You're also part of my precious family."
His simple words quickly made blush a bit.
"I-Is that so…?"
"You're beautiful below the moonlight."
"Ah… S-Stop it with the cute words…"
"Your embarrassnt is also adorable."
"Ugh…!"
I couldn't help it, so I began hitting his shoulders angrily.
"Hahah, okay, I'll stop…"
Lucifer laughed so carefreely. I think this is the first ti I saw him laugh this way. He's often so serious all the ti, it was really quite surprising.
"You don't seem all that nervous…"
"Yeah, I am good at pretending I am okay. But indeed, I am very nervous. I know they might be gone already. But I can't help but have this faint hope… this faint hope that they might be alive. Or that soone, one of them maybe, anybody at this point… that anybody of them could be alive."
"I guess it is only natural to feel that way… Hope is the last thing we abandon. Even now, I am sure you can't really let it go. I also… I am also wishing soone of your family could be alive. It would also make happy."
"R-Really?"
"Of course! Even if your wife was alive! I wouldn't really mind it if she were alive and you loved her alongside or sothing… It's not as if I don't have to lovers either."
"Hm… You're way too open minded. This world is filled with people that can't accept things as they are most of the ti… bloodshed, wars, and more, is brought due to these reasons…"
"Hm, I can tell… Though, only your wife! If you go around trying to find another girl, I'll smack you!"
"Hahaha! Don't worry, I am a very loyal man."
Lucifer held my hand as he kissed my forehead.
"You're lovelier than normal tonight…"
"I am just trying to appreciate the precious gift I have in front of ."
"You…!"
I couldn't help but feel even more embarrassed as he said all those things. I hit his chest and then accepted the embrace of his arms when I realized he was too tough for my hits to even damage him.
"You know? Back then I was… just lost. I had lost all the hopes I had in fact. I slept and slept, and each ti I regained consciousness I rely wanted to continue sleeping. I wanted to simply disappear, thinking that the world of now wasn't made for anymore. It was just a thing of chance that the dungeon was born out of all the magical power my body exuded as it slowly decayed underground…" Lucifer said. "It was very odd for all things to co and align together perfectly for you to co back as a ghost, so you could et and… well, save from the dungeon."
"You think about that a lot, don't you?" I asked while sighing.
"W-Well, a bit. I guess I can't really stop thinking about things like those, I am sorry…" Lucifer seed to apologize, but I quickly stopped him.
"There's no need to apologize, I am just picking up a pattern. You like to think about that… but why so much?" I wondered.
"Like you, my mories are fragnted…" Lucifer admitted.
"Eh?"
"It is not sothing I wanted to tell you because I was afraid you would beco worried… I didn't wanted to worry you." He sighed. "Although I rember various things, there is still a lot of other things I don't rember. In fact, I still… I don't rember the face of my family yet. I know I loved them… I know they were precious to , but each ti I try to rember their faces, I just can't."
"W-Why?" I asked.
"Probably due to my age. I've been a soul for hundreds of years after all, my soul was slowly dissipating already back then, if it wasn't for you, I would had been gone in a few more months…" Lucifer said. "Part of my weakness when I was turned into an Undead was because my soul was very weakened. As soone that is a ghost, I am sure you understand how mories are tied to the soul, right? If a soul slowly dissipates away, mories might be lost… forever."
"F-Forever?"
"Don't worry about it. I have gotten over it already. I recall those things I told you about because that's the mont I t you. Although it hasn't been that much ti, I am already beginning to appreciate every mory I make with you and everybody else." Said Lucifer.
"S-So that's how it is… Maybe if we go there and we find sothing, maybe your mories could co back?" I wondered.
Lucifer petted my head as he looked into the horizon.
"I hope so..."
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