Isʟᴀɴᴅ Oғ Mᴇɴ|| Dᴀʀᴋ Rᴇᴠᴇʀsᴇ Hᴀʀᴇᴍ x Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜɪʀᴛʏ

"Be honest with me, and tell me the whole truth about you and this island"

"I just returned from the hunting trip, I believe you can wait a little longer to ask questions"

"Answering a few questions isn't tiring"

"It's when I have to explain everything to you"

"You are hiding something, and I want to know it now" you nag him.

Beginning to see his annoyance, you smile as he sighs in frustration.

"What do you wish to know?"

"Let us begin your origin story and how you arrived to this island"

You take a seat on one of the comfy chair in his study chamber, crossing one leg over the other.

"I don't think you would see me the same if I told you my story"

Celestan walks over to obe of the books shelves, searching for a certain book.

When he finds it, he goes and takes a seat behind his desk.

"Why? would it make me see you as worse or better?"

The question made the king smirk and shook his head.

"It's not about being worse or better, it's about being stronger or weaker"

"I'm all ears, your highness"

Celestan opens the book on a certain page and moves it towards you.

"This map was of my former home"

You examine the map only to realize that this is the map of France.

But not modern France, more like the map of France in 10th century.

Studying geography and history benefited you after all.

"You were from France?"

"Yes, I was from a small village called Eguisheim, but my parents were abusive so I decided to run away"

"I travelled with a bench of sailors to discover new places, but a storm happened and we found ourselves on this island"

"What happened afterwards?"

"I killed them"

"Why would you do that?"

"To earn immortality and become the new king of this island"

"This is madness"

"Yes, but in the end, I created my own kingdom"

"You left out the part where you should explain how you found about immortality"

"This book changes its contents everytime someone touches it"

Celestan gestures for you to touch the book, prompting you to pick it up and flip through its pages.

As you do so, you are shocked to see detailed representations of your life, including your country's map, the pictures and names of your loved ones, and your deepest secrets.

The more pages you turn, the more unsettling it becomes, as the book reveals even the smallest aspects of your daily routine.

Throughout your examination of the book, the king remains silent.

"This book doesn't show how to become an immortal" you point out.

"When you think of a wish while holding it, it reveals the methods to make it come true, but there is a price"

°°°

A handsome young man in his twenties walks through the beach, looking exhausted.

In his right hand is a map, a wet ruined map.

All Damien could think of is finding you.