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Chapter III

Resurrection for The Fortunate One

The sun totally set and darkness began covering the world after Fou-Lu finished the lunatic scientists off. The huge castle in where he was stepping on was heavily damaged. Thick and grey smoke billowed out of the castle's ruin causing people got panic and flooded into the ruin only to find the God emperor giving his threatening look.

"M…Monster…"

"You demon! What have you done?"

The citizen of Astana was panic. Some of them were screaming and ran away while the others were swearing causing the God emperor smirked and shook his head.

"Won-Qu…Come…" called Fou-Lu as he reached his hand out. Less than a minute, there was a blue light in front of Fou-Lu.

"Yes, Sire"

"I have some business I must deal with. Do your job!"

"Yes, Sire!"

Fou-Lu turned his body and walked casually towards the half ruined castle. Fou-Lu walked forward without wanting to look back. Screaming and whining of help could be heard but the God emperor was indifferent. He kept walking ignoring the citizen's painful screaming. His gaze had never turned to any other direction. His eyes were scanning for what he was looking for -the peasant woman's tomb-but it seemed that he did not find it here. The God emperor decided to go outside and looked around.

The God emperor did not know how far he walked. He kept searching what he wanted until finally he found a pile of earth at the back of the ruined castle. The God emperor stared at the pile of earth and thought that it was the peasant's woman grave. Fou-Lu knelt down and touched the ground with his hand. He closed his eyes and concentrated. For at least half hour, the God emperor did nothing but 'scanning.'

"Mami…"

AWHOOO

Fou-Lu glanced on his shoulder. It was Won-Qu's howl which attracted his attention.

"Won-Qu…It seems that he has finished his job," he said to himself.

"Won-Qu…Come! I need your help!"

Won-Qu who felt that his master was calling him ran quickly to his master. When he came nearer to his master he could feel that the atmosphere darkened soon after the Dragon Emperor found the innocent girl tomb behind the Castle of Astana. The blue dog-like monster stood next to the gloomy emperor and shifted his head to see his master.

"My Majesty…"

"Dig the tomb Won-Qu! And bring Mami's corpse to sacrificial room. I will be waiting for you there!"

"Yes, Sir!"

Fou-Lu left A-Tur heading to sacrificial room in where Mami previously was sacrificed. He went along the stairs leading him to two paths. Having been urged by unknown drive the God emperor choose the right path which led him to a stairs directing him to upstairs.

"What is this? Why do I feel I have ever come here?"

Fou-Lu put a hand on his forehead.

"Ku…What am I thinking about? Why do I hesitate? I absolutely have no concern to step forward! I want to go to sacrificial room!" he stated to himself as he turned back to the first place.

Fou-Lu walked along the path he took to reach the sacrificial room. Unwanted memory displayed in his mind as he walked.

"What are you doing?"

"Th-The imperial people're…It looks like they're coming here'"

"Don't be stupid! Such a thing will not hinder them and protecting me only will put you in danger! It will be best to give me to them and you have nothing to do with me!"

His cold purple eyes looked at a room in front of him. The God emperor saw the room's light very dim. The troches' light was very weak. Fou-Lu stepped into the room where Mami was sacrificed. He saw a lifeless guard in his right side. It seemed that he died because of the explosion. Fou-Lu smiled in contentment but his smile vanished by the time he saw the circle of spell runes written on the floor. His Endless' instinct told him that Mami was killed in the middle of the written spell runes. Because of this, Fou-Lu decided to come over it and saw it from very close distant.

In the middle of the dim room in the middle of the written spell runes he saw Mami's figure vaguely and he even could see how horrible her wounds were.

"I know that from the start! But if I wanted nothing to do with you, I will not have done something like putting you up! You can run through the stove. There is a hole that leads you behind the house!"

"Putting me up? What for?" said Fou-Lu to himself as he put his golden mane aside.

"But…Then you will…."

"It's fine! Just go! I'll be alright! We'll…We'll surely be together again, someday…"

"Fine? What do you mean by 'fine' here?"

Fou-Lu bemused because of the memory. When he wanted touch the woman suddenly he heard very loud noise. When he saw through his back he saw Won-Qu standing there bringing Mami's corpse.

"Here I bring you the woman's corpse! To be honest, actually her body had been decomposing but I decided to revitalize it a little."

Fou-Lu looked at Mami's corpse. Yes…It was still decomposing actually but thanks to Won-Qu who had decided to recover her body a little.

"Thank you so much, my friend! You're my kindest and the most loyal friend that can be relied on!" praised Fou-Lu as he patted Won-Qu's head.

"Thank you, my Lord! Now…What should we do?"

"I will revive her!"

Fou-Lu took Mami's death body on the circle of spell rune and put his hand on Mami's forehead. He could see bruises and cuts everywhere. This made him sickened causing him to have desire to destroy human race immediately and the world! However, he had to refrain from doing so now that he still wanted to consider two humans who had saved his life.

"You are brave but idiot and you have been suffering because of your own folly decision. However, I will revive you as a reward for you, little one!" said Fou-Lu as he transferred his wonderful power to the woman's body.

After several hours the ritual finally ended. Fou-Lu decided to bring Mami to his empire and he had Won-Qu to take them to the castle after the blue dog monster wiped out all of the inhabitants of Astana. Won-Qu only needed less than six hours to take his master to his resident.

A-Tur had finished his job and he bent his head when he saw the founder of Fou Empire appeared in his vision.

"Your Highness..."

"Won-Qu…A-Tur…Guard here! I will take Mami to a chamber near my throne room."

"Yes, Sire!"

Won-Qu and A-Tur turned into dog statues after Fou-Lu ordered them to guard the throne room.

Fou-Lu walked down the stairs behind his throne room. After walking half hour he finally reached a huge chamber. The chamber seemed so attractive. There was a king size bed with purple canopies surrounded the bed and red blossom comforter seemed to cover the bed.

Fou-Lu put Mami on the bed. When Fou-Lu wanted to return to his throne room, Mami unexpectedly opened her eyes.

"Where am I?"

"…You are in my castle, little one!"

"In your…castle? Who are you?"

"You'll know me soon after you get well. Now, take a rest!"

Before she lost her consciousness Mami looked at the source of voice and she felt that the voice was familiar to her. However, she could not yet notice who the owner of the voice since she felt a mystical power urged her to sleep once more.

To be continued….