Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty Six

The marriage was settled in such a muddle-headed way. D didn't know why he agreed at all, but he couldn't find an excuse to refuse.He is now on the other side's territory.It sounded like he was here to join his allies, but in fact, he was no different from a prisoner.He has no position to bargain with the other party. What's more, Magash also mentioned that his bride came from the respected Hilaki family in Hungary.Magash's mother, Hunyadi's wife was a Shiraj.After Hunyadi's death, his brother-in-law Mihai succeeded as regent of Hungary. D had joined forces with Mihai to fight against the Saxons in Transylvania.He remembered that the opponent was a brave general, but unfortunately he died in the hands of the Turks two years ago.

And his bride, Ilona, ​​is said to be the orphan of Mihai Hiraj. Again, he didn't have any reason to say no. Magash hopes that after they get married, they will be stationed in Brasov to guard the border of Transylvania for him.This sounds completely reasonable.So D didn't think too much about it.He hadn't even seen the girl's face before the wedding. He is not interested. The only thing he needs now is the trust of Magash, King of Hungary, and a shelter from the sun.No matter what the price is for these two things, he will gladly accept it. The wedding took place at Bran Castle, west of Brasov.The castle was originally under the jurisdiction of Brasov, and Magash generously presented it to the couple as a gift.

This is a strange wedding.The time was set for midnight, and the place was the humble chapel in Brown Castle.Apart from the newcomers, there was only one priest and a few guests, and a large number of Hungarian soldiers were stationed outside the chapel.No matter how ardently and enthusiastically King Magas prepared everything before, he did not attend his cousin's wedding at all. D drank a lot of wine.He is late.He walked crookedly into the chapel, squinting at the young girl waiting in front of the altar.Michael's daughter Ilona, ​​cousin of the King of Hungary. Magash was not lying, the bride-to-be was slim and beautiful.But something seems wrong.

He froze for a moment, because his bride did not wear a white traditional wedding dress "as white as a lily" like other nobles of the time.Ilona's gown was the color of fire and blood.Even her hair is red. The girl looked at him with a pair of golden eyes that surpassed his age, and his heart skipped a beat.He raised his head and found that the top of the altar was empty, and there was no icon of Christ enshrined as usual.This isn't right, he thought, there must be something wrong. At this moment, the clock struck midnight for the first time.A shrill echo echoed over the silent hall, and an owl flew low outside the window.

The girl in red took his hand. "Ilona Shiraj, would you marry Vlad Dracula? In good times and bad, swear to love him forever and be by his side?" "I am willing." The girl blinked, and a captivating smile appeared on the corner of her bright mouth. The priest turned to D: "Vlad Dracula, are you willing to marry Ilona Hiraj? Whether in good times or bad times, swear to love her forever and stay by her side?" D has a splitting headache.He didn't understand why today was his day of great joy, but he couldn't be happy at all.The bottom of his heart was cold and empty, and an inexplicable fear and sadness revolved around his nerves.He wanted to concentrate on thinking about what went wrong in this wedding.But he obviously drank too much alcohol, the damn alcohol made him muddle, his mind went blank.

The midnight bell struck one after another, one faster than the other, and the echoes were superimposed into a harmony, the buzzing made his ears numb, and he kept urging him for a moment, and finally spit out the three words involuntarily: "I am willing. " "You didn't invite me to get married!" A shrill voice suddenly sounded from behind, like a ray of light splitting the chaos. He looked back in shock, and saw that the door of the chapel was open, and a cold night wind, mixed with the cold air of late autumn and a few wet leaves, rolled in.A girl in black stood there, and the strong wind blew her black skirt, flapping in the night like the wings of a bat.

"O...Dell?" D's eyes widened, he didn't expect to meet her again.Especially meeting her in this situation.He felt extremely embarrassed, and he didn't know if it was because of his drunken gaffe, or because of the wedding itself.He didn't understand why the other party appeared at his wedding.Audrey was complaining that he hadn't invited her to the wedding.But why is her face as wet as the air outside?Why are her eyes so red?Did she cry just now? "You would rather marry her than me!" Odell said sharply, her voice was torn apart by the gust of wind intermittently, as if she was crying, she stared at the bride in red behind him, "You know she is who?"

D's head hurts even more.He didn't know what was going on.his bride?Bride Ilona?Isn't she a Sheilaj? "Her surname is not Shiraj at all, she is just Mikhail's adopted daughter!" Odell said loudly, "You idiot! Do you really think Magash is so kind? You killed his people, and he even asked Don't even ask, not only took you in but also found you a wife? Where in the world is there such a good thing! Don't you even have the slightest suspicion!" D looked at each other blankly.His mind was in turmoil.But he wasn't thinking of Magash, or his eccentric bride in red, the only person on his mind was Odile.He was thinking about where she went after leaving the mermaid country, and how she found here.He was wondering if she knew that he was no longer that dragon knight...

And will she care about all this? ... "She's a witch! The witch that Magash specially found for you! He knows your power, and he just wants to use you!" Odell pointed at the girl in red and shouted, "If you marry her, you You will become Magash's servant forever and be under his control forever!" "It's too late, Odell. He has already sworn." The girl in red called the other party's name familiarly, and once again showed a deceptive smile, "You lost. He is mine now." She reached out from the wide skirt and took out a little straw figure, wearing the same felt hat and fur cape as D.A doll of D.She dug hard into the doll's heart with two bright red long nails.

D staggered, he couldn't stand firmly, his hands clutched his chest tightly.His heart had stopped beating long ago, but he still felt the long-lost pain.It was as if someone folded himself into a small ball and rolled hard through the poisoned needle tip.He lay powerlessly on the ground, and the stained-glass ceiling of the entire chapel was torn apart in front of him, like breaking a kaleidoscope that could never be repaired. Through his absent-minded eyes, I saw that the bright light of the stars dimmed and disappeared one by one, leaving only a dark eternal night in the whole universe.