Beast Knights (KKM Fanfiction)

Seventh

If my destiny is already set in stone, then I won't imagine the future I couldn't choose — that's what I vowed... — Gyakko, Sakamoto Maaya

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The seventh Beast Spirit? The other Mazoku looked at each other as they recalled the things that Yozak once mentioned to them before they left Shin Makoku to head to Esovia.

"So it did exist... even back then..." Günter uttered as he and the others continued to listen to the conversation happening in front of them.

"So even back then, they wanted to claim it for themselves, huh?" Shinou muttered and chuckled rather bitterly.

The three Knights could only look at each other with sad smiles on their faces. The soldiers noticed it, which confused them, of course. But they didn't probe further as they wanted the discussion to unfold as it should.

"Has the entity ever made another appearance after the first time the Beast Knights summoned it?"

But Chie shook her head, which made Shinou frown.

"What do you mean?"

A heavy sigh came from Mari before turning her head to face Yuri. Without a doubt, the young Maoh was confused at the gesture. Especially upon seeing the serious expression on her face.

A few moments more, the said Beast Knight faced the first Maoh with a hardened expression.

"None of the Maoh you chose over the four millennia that passed by had met the criteria of Esovia's progenitors that they had placed for the succeeding Beast Knights to use. Unfortunate as it was, but that's the truth. Well, that might change now if what I noticed since knowing you chose Yuri to be the Maoh would remain as it is."

Only the two Knights understood what Mari meant and soon enough, they saw Shinou smiled, as well, as if he also understood the riddled words of the black-haired woman.

Yuri and Murata couldn't help but look at each other while it was happening, especially when they heard Mari mention the young man's name. It was frustrating that they couldn't discern what the Beast Knights and Shinou were talking about. But it seemed to be a secret that only those four people understood since it had something to do with what happened 4,000 years ago.

"Then it looks like I was able to fulfill Yunsoo's last request for me, then," Shinou said, which made the Knight frown.

"Lady Yunsoo's last request?"

The blond former king nodded and handed over the gold journal to Rina, since she was standing the closest to Shinou. The sandy brown-haired girl took it and opened to the anticipated first page of the journal.

"This is the life I chose for the sake of my people, despite the curse that will kill us because of turning our backs on Shinou. My brother, I hope you'll be able to forgive me someday. If this would reach you or your retainers somehow, please remember these words I'm going to utter on my deathbed."