The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 204: Cursed fate

Annan has completely understood.

If the sinking of the Yasselan Empire is directly related to the loss of control of one or more great-level curses... then the shattering of the great barrier and the subsequent collapse of the imperial capital can be said to be a thing of the past. .

But when explaining the principle of the sinking of the empire, another problem also appeared...

“Has it always been our Winter clan that has been protecting the ‘Three Sirens’?”

Annan asked Ivan.

Beyond his expectations.

Ivan shook his head: "We, the Winter Clan, are indeed a family with a very long history. But we did not exist from the very beginning... At least at the end of the Third Age, we began to become great The caretaker of things.

"Before us, those responsible for guarding the great things were the 'Frost Whisperer' clan who were closer to the old grandmother. You know the 'Barber' of Razor Ridge, right? He is a member of the Frost Whisper clan."

Late third era?

Annan frowned and asked: "Is it the period when the elves stopped using magic power?"

"That is after the era of curse energy ends. At least after the curse energy near Frostwhisper Province completely ends."

To this question, Ivan replied with certainty: "Because [Blood of Winter] has never been contaminated by curse energy, and it has been so since a thousand years ago until now.

"We have been the guardians of the 'Three Sirens' since the Empire era... In fact, at the moment when the imperial capital collapsed, the Three Sirens were still held as the scepter of the Archduke of Winter. In the hands of the Grand Duke of Winter."

"So, besides me, is there anyone else in the Winter clan who has reversed the Heart of Winter?"

"Absolutely not."

Ivan shook his head and replied in detail: "You should understand now. The Heart of Winter has two functions. One is that grandma wants to create the same kind of people in this way, and the other is for use - at least Guard this curse. Therefore, she will not let others easily interfere with the Heart of Winter.

"Only those of the same level can interfere with the 'Heart of Winter'. Therefore, the only ones who carved the reverse inscription are the two ladies. But the relationship between my grandmother and them is distant, neither hostile nor friendly.

"So grandma's face alone is not enough for them to help directly; and they will not deliberately destroy her heart of winter in order to go against grandma - you are the only special case, but this is also because of the 'Tianche "Book", not because you are "Frost Whisperer".

"Taking a step back, even if you want to find those two ladies, it is not an easy task. It is a realm of mystery and darkness. If they don't want to see someone, then he will never be able to reach 'Nowhere' in his lifetime. Land of Light'."

"So that means," Annan said solemnly, "the [Tyrant] stance has actually never been used by anyone, right?"

"That's right."

Ivan affirmed: "The history of 'Frost Whisper' is too long, and I don't know how the Dragon Clan guarded this great curse. But at least in the history of 'Winter', we have never had anyone I have accepted the power of [Tyrant]. Because the Heart of Winter sealed our choice.

"——You are the first [tyrant]."

"...Don't say that, it's a bit awkward."

Annan grinned.

I don’t know why, but I always feel that Ivan’s praise is a bit awkward... like a curse.

"This means..."

He murmured quietly.

Considering from this point of view, [Crazy Blood]'s three "other gods" have not been activated yet. And Heart of Winter has not been allowed to use the power of the Tyrant from the "beginning of design"...

Is this...not a coincidence?

Because the Heart of Winter is really the ability given by the old grandmother - in popular understanding, the lack of positive emotions is to restrain the frost beast.

But Annan now knows that this is a lie.

Because the "Heart of Winter" he held had been reversed, but when he came into contact with the wolf girl, he realized that he could still tame the frost beast.

This means that the ability to tame the frost beast is related to his bloodline itself and has nothing to do with his emotional state.

And the old grandmother herself is very partial to her offspring - it can even be said to be partial. Brilliant offspring, don't even let them die. In other words, he will let them accompany him after death.

——Then wouldn’t the old grandmother know that after the Heart of Winter blocks positive emotions, it will greatly increase the probability of premature death?

Grandma must know.

But even so, the old grandmother still chose this way...

That is to say, she is conscious and allows her descendants to use the ability of [Hunjun].

But its ability as a "tyrant" has been passed down - at least Ivan still knows it. This can't possibly be prepared for Annan, who will appear after who knows how many years, right?

That's impossible.

——So, the ability of this [Tyrant] should be the Duke of Winter’s last trump card.

The old grandmother probably means that the scepter is only allowed to be turned upside down when it cannot cope with the current situation. But so far, this ability has not been used by anyone...

"What is the ability of [Hunjun]?"

Annan asked: "Just tell me your abilities, no need to say curses."

Ivan said in a deep voice: "I was originally going to tell you. Your descendants may not have a reversed heart of winter, and may return to our destiny.

“Among the three abilities of [Hunjun], the most useful is... at least one of the descendants of the holder will be better than the holder. This is the foundation for the Winter family to be passed down for thousands of years.

“One of the other two abilities allows the holder to control all relatives within three generations...including parents, grandparents, uncles and nephews, children, great-grandchildren...including the Hand of Winter.

"In fact, this is how we control the Hand of Winter. The way to obtain the 'Hand of Winter' curse is to inject diluted and harmless winter blood. Anyone who tries to steal the Winter's Blood People with blood will eventually be controlled by us."

Ivan looked calm: "As long as you issue an order while holding the scepter and it is successfully received by the other party, the order must be executed. It is like receiving an equivalent command spell - even if you order the other party to commit suicide , the other party must also execute it immediately.

"This is also the power of [tradition]... It belongs to the authority of the 'head of the family'. There are also magical arts with similar effects in the traditional field. So I once suspected that the birth of this scepter may have a direct relationship with my grandmother. relationship, but I have no evidence."

"What about the third ability?"

"The third ability is the least meaningful... what is more present is the curse aspect of it."

Ivan was silent for a moment and replied: "That is the curse called [Invincible Fate]. In this life, whatever you want most, you are destined to not be able to get it... As compensation, it's just' Things in this category of interest can always be completed beyond expectations."

"...Huh?"

Anan was stunned for a moment.

But Ivan is obviously a very outstanding grand duke, even the most outstanding grand duke in the history of winter.

Could it be that...

Annan couldn't help but ask: "Father, what do you want most...?"

"...My grandfather died when I was very young. He died of exhaustion."

Ivan did not answer directly, but after a long silence, he murmured in a low voice: "My aunt dedicated herself to the Tower of Storms. My uncle was removed from the family as a traitor.

"My father is a delicate and weak man. He was born in a good year, so soon after the winter came, he became irritable and cried every day.

"My younger brother, who was the best with me, was kidnapped, and he was eventually killed by rescuers. My eldest brother couldn't bear the pressure and broke up with his father, and chose to run away from home when he was sixteen. , fled underground, I haven’t seen him in almost thirty years.

"After my younger brother died and my older brother ran away from home, my father committed suicide because he was overwhelmed.

"...So I don't want to be a prince at all."

The most outstanding and wise Grand Duke in history lamented in a low voice. ~IndoMTL.com~ I just hope that my family can live safely and happily, that's all. I had no idea why I was the one being groomed as the next generation of Grand Duke...until I took over. Until I took over this authority and inherited this curse. ”

A rare sarcastic smile appeared on Grand Duke Ivan's face.

That is not mocking others, but mocking yourself.

He was mocking his own destiny.

"——It wasn't until the night before my father committed suicide, and the day I took over the curse, that I finally understood everything. I was destined to kill my family... This is my fate.

"Anya's talent as a Grand Duke is indeed much better than mine. Because I don't want to be this **** Grand Duke of Winter at all... It was after Anya was killed by this curse that I wanted to inherit her will. , just triggered the 'power' of this authority."

I don't want this power.

I would rather my lover and my family live in peace and health.

"So...I'm sorry, Annan."

Ivan said with an expressionless face, like an ice sculpture: "I know that I shouldn't entrust this burden to you. You are still very young...far younger than I was back then, and I know the pressure you are under. .

"But perhaps all the misfortunes you have encountered so far and all the suffering you will suffer in the future are also the fate I have brought to you...

"This scepter is a terrible birthday present. So——

"I'm sorry."