Predatory Marriage (Web Novel)

Chapter 301 – Isha (1)

Translator: Atlas / Editor: Regan

It was a strange birth.

Everyone in Kurkan was talking about the creation of this being that no one had ever seen before. The sorcerers spent three days wrangling over the problem and eventually came to one inescapable conclusion.

It was a child of the ancient species.

For many Kurkans, it would be cause to rejoice. This was a child of legend, a creature that could only be found in history books, born again. But no one dared to celebrate openly. This child was not pure Kurkan. Half the blood in its veins was human.

It should not be possible. The child was nearer to the essence of beasts than any other, it should not be possible unless it was from the purest Kurkan bloodline. They could not understand it. Those Kurkans who prided themselves on the purity of their blood could not accept it. The existence of this child was proof of their own unremarkable nature.

And so, he should be killed.

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In the conference hall of the royal palace in Kurkan, they took their places at the long table with fury in their faces.

“We have to kill him!” shouted one young Kurkan.

“He will certainly bring calamity,” said another.

“Please choose wisely, King.”

Amidst all the furor, the Kurkan King looked down at the child in silence. Though they were discussing his death, the child was calm. His golden eyes shone brightly, and no emotion showed on his expressionless face.

The Kurkan King, who believed in the supremacy of blood, knew that something must be done with this child before the rest of the Kurkans discovered it. But if they killed this child here, it would only concede that he was a threat. They could not admit even that truth.

Besides, he could not afford to publicly slay a Kurkan child. It would make it seem that he feared the creature, and his throne was still unstable. He could not afford to show the least weakness.

After long reflection, he spoke.