Dungeon Prowler : One Man Army 352 That Smile

"Do you know what is the worst part about betrayal?" Lucian asked suddenly, not expecting Yunan to answer him at all he continued " it is the afterthought that keeps nagging you, deep on the back of the mind, it keeps saying that if you were good enough, you would never be betrayed or discarded, all the apparent emotions that you would experience after a betrayal are your responses to that thought, anger, sadness, melancholy, jealousy and many many more such emotions. These are simply the manifestation of your answer to the thought of being inadequate".

"I would a.s.sume so" responded Yunan "even though i have not been betrayed yet, inadequacy is sure something i believe that i will feel, right as i chew on the heart of whoever betrays me". The two chuckled at the thought of Yunan being betrayed, he can be left behind, cheated, but never betrayed, simply because those who he trusts with his life are incapable of betrayal, Bai included, that and his luck had a good deal to do with that too, for a guy like him, he should not have been this happy, successful or alive if it was not for his ludicrous luck.

"You see, i am naive, stupid and socially awkward, that calm and collected way of acting was taught to me by Mary, back when we first met, back then she was an empress, ferocious and undeniably powerful, some people would find their brows touching the ground upon seeing her walk by, that was how grand and imperial she felt, it is only after the whole party was a.s.sembled that her edge has been hidden and she became the sweetest angel, but we all know not to trust that smile, because no matter how calm the ocean is on a windless day, its rage can be brought about by any light breeze".

"I trust that smile more than i do my own mind" said Yunan "that smile; to me; is the most reliable thing in this world, Mary is an empress, and just like all emperors, she has no need to voice her heart, the least gesture from her is worth a thousand words, an emperor who requires to be heard has no majesty, a majestic emperor speaks only when words are absolutely necessary, and that smile, as long as i can keep seeing that smile, i know that i am safe".

Although Lucian said nothing in response, he just contemplated the opposite point of view while nodding his head, after a moment of thinking he said "Mary, is my G.o.ddess, i worship her because she accepted me when i was a reject, she healed me when i was broken and gave me a purpose when i was useless, she said i can leave the day i finish repaying her, it is up to me to pack up and leave, i told her i might just leave immediately, she said i will be her loyal puppy for life, whether i was to leave then or stay, i would return to her, she was right, i am her loyal puppy, one she doesn't even have to keep on a leash".

"Mary is something else isn't she" Yunan agreed with Lucian "the day i met her, i knew deep down she was something else, so i can agree, it feels like we are her chosen or something". Lucian felt a bit befuddled then he became glad, he was not the only one thinking the same thing, so he smiled at Yunan saying "that, she is, i think i love her". "Don't we all love her more than we should?" The two laughed at the statement, it was so true it turned funny.

"Did you know how mary converted me?" Lucian turned serious suddenly "something about hunting some people and feeding you their hearts and then pulling you behind her by the ear or something" Yunan answered with a bit of sarcasm. "She did kill those people and feed me their hearts, that is true, but those were not the ones who betrayed, they were just the knives that were used to kill me, my own party was used to kill me, something i never thought about before, but the one who betrayed died begging me for release, by my own hands".

"My wife you see; was a good girl from my village, i was talented in ranging and she was talented in casting, we were taught by the same master and got closer since we were toddlers, she had ambition, i was satisfied with my lot in life, we both ventured into the dungeon side by side until we were both taken in by a faction, we were unrivalled, she was a bit less talented in casting than Fae and i was beyond compare in ranging, no scouts, rogues or trackers could out do me even as a group, she had her sociable personality and beauty to propel her up the ranks while i had to work hard, even so i climbed the ranks faster than she did and was more and more relied upon in the parties that reached lower floors".

"I pulled her up with me, taking her deeper and deeper into the dungeon, getting more and more lucrative jobs inside the faction, somewhere along the line she started getting blinded by vanity, her looks and her self-worth, we slowly drifted apart, i did not realize, I thought she was ready to give up and start a home back at the village, so I did more jobs and she spent it all somehow, it wasn't long before she got acquainted with the heir of the faction"