Little Priest's Cat Diary

Sardis the Great.

The second son of King David of Portoyas.

When King David died fighting against foreign enemies and the country was in turmoil, he succeeded as King Portoyas.

The young king, who had just come of age, turned the tide on his own, expelled the invaders who were called the sea nation at that time, and regained half of the land and the royal city occupied by them.

Afterwards, the young king led his iron cavalry to fight north and south, sweeping across the land, and ushered in an era called the glory of the empire.

In just a few years, he defeated and occupied Ston and other neighboring countries one after another. Even Mengast, which was regarded as one of the continental powers at that time, was defeated by his cavalry again and again, and was finally defeated by Bodo. The kingdom of Yas was annexed.

After the expansion of the country more than three times its original size, although the royal city located on the southernmost coast is a maritime trade center, it is gradually unsuitable as a political center because it is too remote.

Therefore, in the sixth year of King Sardis's succession, he suppressed all opposition and moved the capital to Shult City, which was located at the hub of the mainland, which was his subordinate city when he was a prince.

In the third year after Sardis moved the capital, the original royal city was swallowed by the sea due to the gradual rise of sea level.

This city, which stood by the sea for thousands of years and was called the pearl of the sea, has since sunk into the bottom of the sea and completely disappeared on the earth, leaving only its name and various legends in history.

No one has seen its grandeur and grandeur since.

Subsequently, Sardis established the Portoyas Empire.

The city of Schulte is the imperial capital.

As the founder of the empire, he was the first emperor.

Everyone called him Sardis the Great.

The once impoverished Portoyas Kingdom has now become a huge empire that dominates the land and makes many kingdoms fearful.

The great king, known as the undefeated hero by everyone, led many generals and the most powerful cavalry on the continent, sweeping across the entire continent like an unstoppable tide.

Wherever Emperor Sardis went, everyone was frightened and fled upon hearing the news.

Wherever his cavalry stepped, it became the territory under his rule.

In the No.12 year after he established the Portoyas Empire, he has conquered almost all the kingdoms on this continent, including the entire continent into the territory of the empire.

Sardis the Great is the only king on this continent.

He led the Portoyas Empire to glory.

However, the Sardis the Great, who was admired by all during his lifetime and left such a brilliant mark in the long river of history after his death, did not leave any descendants to inherit the huge empire he built by himself. He selected several young men from his bloodline and let them enter the army to fight everywhere. In the end, he appointed the most powerful young man with the most outstanding military exploits as his successor.

After his death, the young man he chose succeeded to the throne and became the second emperor of the Portoyas Empire.

After the young man succeeded to the throne, he abolished the title of high priest in accordance with the will of Emperor Sardis. From then on, the three chief priests jointly managed the Sea God Temple.

The high priest of Portoyas, which has been passed down for thousands of years, has since become history.

The high priest who was the lover of the great emperor and died before the great emperor was the last high priest of Portoyas.

Emperor Sardis is talked about not only by his achievements in unifying the continent, but also by his unconventional love affairs.

He was the first and only one in history to hold a wedding with his same-sex lover. He dared to risk the world to fall in love with the high priest who was considered as the messenger of God at that time, and made no secret of this to him. The emperor proclaimed by all.

And throughout his life, he and his partner remained faithful to each other.

It is touching that when his lover died of illness, the emperor, who was still in his prime and had always been in good health, missed his dead lover too much. Following his lover died of illness.

Such affection can't help but move everyone.

The emotional bards were even more inspired by this, and created countless ballads praising the beautiful love between the two, and sang the unswerving love between the two people until death and life and death from generation to generation.

…………

The entire imperial capital was shrouded in a heavy and sad atmosphere.

Almost every one of the people walking on the street showed a look of regret or grief on their faces, looking at the majestic palace in the center of the city from time to time, and sighing sadly.

In just one week, the people of Portoyas lost their benevolent high priest and heroic and great emperor one after another.

It was hard for them to believe and even more difficult to accept such bad news.

But they have to accept this sad reality.

The powerful bells echoed over the entire city, announcing the passing of their emperor.

The bards played the lyres in their hands in the squares, streets and alleys, and once again sang a sad dirge.

Or, chanting the love of the two people who live and die together.

In the depths of the magnificent palace, a solemn funeral is going on.

Bright red petals sprinkled the snow-white stone steps.

On the high white jade stone platform, a huge sarcophagus carved out of aquamarine as clear as sea water stands quietly on it.

This exquisitely carved sea-blue sarcophagus is much larger than normal sarcophagi, and more than three times wider.

Because there are two people lying in the sarcophagus.

According to the will of Sardis the Great, who died because of missing his dead lover, the two were buried together in a sarcophagus.

The priests around the funeral hall sang in low voices dirges for the dead.

Headed by the young emperor who was chosen as the successor by the great emperor, all the people bowed their heads deeply and knelt down below.

Except for the low voice of singing, there was no other sound in the whole hall.

A mournful dirge echoed in the silent hall.

Grief lingers around everyone.

Prime Minister Antiste stood beside the huge aquamarine sarcophagus that was higher than his head, pouring sake in front of the sarcophagus according to the funeral ritual.

He bowed his head as he bowed to pour the wine.

The shadow of his forehead covered his eyes, making it difficult to see the expression in his eyes at the moment.

From the beginning of the funeral ceremony until now, he has been silent, not saying a word.

It's just that the lips are always pressed tightly, very tightly.

After pouring the sake in front of the sarcophagus, he raised his head, and his eyes flicked from the crowd below, and fell on one of the black-haired generals, as if he wanted to see something from him.

But Faer knelt on the ground from the beginning to the end, bowed his head deeply, and his whole body was like a lifeless stone sculpture, motionless.

Antiste glanced at Faer, looked away indifferently, and walked down the stone steps.

Then, like everyone else, he looked up at the sarcophagus quietly, without any expression on his face, not knowing what he was thinking at this moment.

Many people looked at the huge aquamarine sarcophagus with dazed expressions, feeling extremely unreal.

They never expected that His Majesty whom they admired would leave them so suddenly.

Suddenly... it was like a dream, a nightmare that caught people off guard.

But the sarcophagus that stood quietly reminded them of the reality they had to face.

Their majesty, the heroic emperor who was so powerful that no one could be defeated on the battlefield, the godlike existence in their hearts... passed away.

This made them feel extremely sad, but at the same time, a strong sense of loss welled up from the bottom of their hearts.

Sardis the Great is dead.

The gods of the empire are gone.

forever.

…………

This is the end of an era.

In later generations, all think so.

The life of Sardis the Great is a legend.

He even created a legendary era with his own hands.

His departure means the end of the legendary and glorious era he created.

The untimely death of this great emperor has made many future generations feel sorry for it.

Just like Venus with a broken arm, the beauty with great regret is even more touching and engraved in my heart.

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The funeral of Sardis the Great ended in daylight.

It is now late at night.

Even in the daytime, the city that was extremely silent became quieter after nightfall.

Especially this Sea God Temple, which has lost its owner, is silent in the dark night.

Walking in the deep courtyard, only the rustling sound of the night wind passing by the trees can be heard.

The fine starlight fell on the path in the courtyard, and also fell on Antiste who was walking on the stone path.

Eight years ago, after the old prime minister died at the age of nearly 90, he took over the post of prime minister, and his original post of general was taken over by Faer.

He glanced up at the night sky.

The night sky was clear and cloudless, with stars twinkling above the night sky.

Standing under a big tree in the courtyard, looking up at the starry sky, Antiste sighed long and desolately.

Eight years ago, he sent away his teacher.

But now, what he will send away is his disciple.

Since then, he has been alone.

He murmured to himself in a melancholy voice, "From now on, I will be the only one left..."

"teacher."

A voice came from above him, it was as clear as spring water, and there was a hint of dumbfounding in the voice.

The person sitting on the tree jumped down and landed in front of Antiste.

"Teacher, there are only a few of us here, so let's pass the show."

The person who jumped down from the tree raised his head while talking, revealing a handsome face that was still as handsome as a boy.

Antiste snorted.

"Where am I wrong? Am I not staying here alone?"

"You guys used the trick of death escape, and ran out on your own."

He clicked his tongue.

"If people find out, the sarcophagus that they knelt down for most of the day is empty, and I don't know how much trouble it will cause."

He raised his eyebrows and gave Mia a sideways look.

"The two of you are straightforward, the high priest and the emperor, if you don't want to do it, don't do it, run away if you want to, and leave no escape for yourself."

Miya didn't object.

He just raised his head and looked at Antiste with his eyes open.

Starlight fell into those blue eyes, like a pair of aquamarines shining brightly in the dark night.

When the angry pupils move slightly, it seems that there is a streamer flowing in them.

Looking at those beautiful blue eyes, no matter how big the anger is, it can't help but be completely extinguished.

Especially the innocent eyes looking at him, no matter how you look at it, it makes people feel soft, making Antiste want to pretend to be angry for a while, but he can't hold it anymore.

He sighed.

His eyes fell on Mia's face.

So many years have passed, but his disciple still looks like a young man.

In fact, he also knew.

In the past 20 years, whether it is Mia or Sardis, the appearance and body shape have not changed at all, as if time has stopped passing on them.

According to Mia, the divine power in their bodies will keep their faces in their current state forever.

In this way, as time goes by, their unchanging appearance will definitely arouse everyone's doubts.

Therefore, they chose to disappear in front of everyone forever.

"At the beginning, my teacher fled to death in order not to be the high priest."

"Later, in order to go to the battlefield, I ran away from my teacher."

"Now, after me, you follow..."

Antiste looked at Mia, and complained with a toothache on his face: "So the death escape has become a tradition for three generations of our master and apprentice?"

No, teacher, not after you, in fact, I escaped for the first time earlier than you.

The number of death escapes is also more than you and your teacher combined.

Mia answered silently in her heart.

After complaining, while talking, Antiste babbled a few more words worriedly.

"Fleeing to death is not a simple matter. Remember to pay more attention, cover up your whereabouts, and don't be easily discovered by others. Learn from my teacher... If you knew it, you should learn how to disguise yourself from that thief ..."

Teacher, don't worry, I am more proficient than you and your teacher in the matter of death escape.

Of course, Mia could only answer the above sentence silently in her heart.

However, this time is definitely his last escape.

Moreover, he kidnapped someone and ran away with him.

"teacher."

Shouting softly, interrupting Antiste's chanting, Mia's eyes were bent, still curved into the arc of a crescent moon as before.

"Sadie and I will come back to see you and Fael every once in a while."

He said with a smile,

"So, you can't be lazy and do nothing after we're gone."

Antiste gouged out his apprentice angrily.

"What qualifications do you two dumping pots have to say such things?"

He looked at the sky, the crescent moon had crossed the sky.

He sighed silently in his heart.

"Okay, let's go now."

He says,

"If you stay here for a while longer, it is estimated that our deceased Majesty will come here to ask for someone."

Mia shrugged.

He turned his head and his eyes fell on the side behind Antiste.

After a while, a tall figure who seemed to be one with the night slowly stepped out from the shadow of the trees.

Fael walked up to Mia.

He didn't speak, just stared at his master quietly with those black eyes as silent as the night.

Mia smiled at Fael.

Then, he raised his hand.

Although Faer was much taller than him, every time he raised his hand, Faer would obediently lower his head.

This has been the case since childhood.

This time, too.

Mia patted Faer's head skillfully, and said with a smile: "In the future, when I travel in various cities on the mainland, I'm afraid I will encounter many problems and some people who don't like me. I have to ask you to go over and help me solve the trouble."

"I am always waiting for your call."

Farel replied in a low voice.

His dark eyes stared at his master, as if he wanted to imprint his master's shadow deep in his pupils.

"……no matter when."

The night wind swept across the courtyard, and the tree shadows swayed on the ground.

After a long time, the earth returned to silence.

…………

The night sky is full of stars.

On the ground, two horses, one black and one white, galloped along the road.

In the silent night, the horseshoes on the ground made a crisp knocking sound, kicking up bursts of dust.

Fragments of starlight fell and fell on the two people on horseback.

Behind the two galloping horses, dark gray capes fluttered in the air.

The faces of the two people could not be seen clearly in the darkness, only their golden hairs of different shades refracted bright light under the starlight, leaving streamer-like traces in the dark night.

Horses gallop on the avenue.

They gradually moved away from the majestic and magnificent city behind them, and finally disappeared into the vast night.

The night passed.

Dawn has come.

The fiery red sun rose from the distant horizon, dyeing the clouds on the horizon with a red glow.

The fresh morning breeze passed over the woods, shaking the branches and leaves, making rustling sounds.

The crisp chirping of birds echoed over the jungle with the sound of the wind.

On one side of the jungle, a huge lake reflects the dawn light, and the clear water of the lake sways slightly, sparkling.

Two horses, one black and one white, stand by the lake, either drinking water with their heads down, or gnawing grass with their heads down, looking very leisurely.

Sardis was sitting on a rock by the lake, with one hand resting on his slightly raised left knee, the breeze blowing from the lake lifted the fine golden hair scattered around his eyes.

In the early morning, the reddish sunlight shone on his side cheeks, reflecting his delicate and sharp handsome face even more eye-catching.

He sat quietly, staring at the sparkling lake in front of him with a pair of different eyes, as if thinking.

"How does it feel to see your own funeral with your own eyes?"

The all-too-familiar voice, which could even be said to have been imprinted in his life, came from above, with a teasing smile in its tone.

Sardis looked up.

Seeing Mia standing in front of him and looking down at him, he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Mia lowered her head and looked at Sardis with a smile.

"'Sardis the Great' is dead, there is no such person in this world. If you are bullied by others in the future, you can't take your iron horse to crush it... eh!"

Before he could finish speaking, the man who was sitting quietly reached out and grabbed his wrist suddenly, and pulled it hard.

Caught off guard, or should I say simply unable to resist the opponent's powerful strength.

Mia was pulled forward all of a sudden, and fell into the chest that was so familiar to him.

Sardis held Mia in his arms.

"It's indeed the first time for me to escape from death, so it's normal to feel strange watching my funeral."

He looked at the person in his arms and said something meaningful.

"After all, not as skilled as you."

Mia: "..." Yu Xi Tuandui.

Sardis hugged Mia with one hand so that she couldn't escape, raised his right hand, and gently stroked Mia's cheek.

The thin lips curved a little.

"It might be unprofessional, after all, it's not once or twice that you escaped in front of me."

He smiled and said,

"Isn't it, Mia?"

The voice he called Mia's name sounded extremely gentle, full of love.

It's just that the tone of the last word rose a little inexplicably, and it made people's hearts tremble when they heard it.

"Uh, that... I can explain..."

Mia's words, which were already lacking in confidence, became weaker and weaker, and finally disappeared into nothingness.

Sardis stared at Mia, his eyes of different colors narrowed more and more slender.

If you look carefully, you can see some kind of dangerous traces in the squinted eyes.

His lips were still raised, and he didn't continue to speak, but let out a low heck.

The keen sixth sense made the hairs on the back of Mia's neck instantly stand on end, and she had the illusion that she was being stared at by a terrifying beast for a while.

The strong sense of crisis made him instinctively want to retreat.

But the waist was firmly pinched by the opponent's hand, and he couldn't move at all.

Sardis looked at him with gentle eyes.

No more mouth opening, no speaking.

But the right hand is still stroking his cheek and brushing his hair.

Mia and Sardis looked at each other for a few seconds.

Then, he blinked slightly.

He stretched out his hands and put his arms around Sardis' neck.

He raised his head, leaned closer, and his lips fell on the other's thin lips.

The lips still rubbed against each other lightly as if coquettish, so that each other's lips were stained a little pink.

"See, Sadie, I was wrong before."

he said softly,

"But this time... I took you with me too, didn't I?"

His blue eyes curled up, and he said with a smile,

"In the future, wherever I go, I will bring you there, okay?"

Sardis, who was squinting dangerously at Mia just a second ago, laughed dumbly.

With this smile, his eyes, which were originally narrowed and slender and gave people a sense of danger, stretched and softened.

Sardis, who was laughing, leaned over and kissed the lips of Mia who leaned forward.

With his arms still around the waist of the man in his arms, he lowered his head and rested his forehead on Mia's.

The blonde hair of different shades is intertwined in layers.

The faces of the two were very close.

When Mia blinked, the slender eyelashes almost brushed the end of Sardis' eyelashes.

The clear blue eyes in front of him were deeply reflected in the pupils of different colors, as if melting the blue color into his own eyes.

"you said."

He says,

"Wherever I go, take me there."

Once it is said, it will be done.

Like a long time ago, when they were young children, Mia said she would always be there for him, and he remembered.

Therefore, no matter how many times Mia left his side for whatever reason and method, he never let her go.

He finally held his beloved tightly in his arms.

He has always been very reasonable.

Mia said it, and she will do it.

If he can't do it, he must let Mia do it.

"Sadie..."

"Ok?"

"You look a little dangerous now."

"Is there? You read it wrong."

"Really, it's just... um!"

You cheat!

Mia, who was gagged and unable to make a sound, could only express her protest with her eyes.

But in the end, he softened under the tender and loving kiss of his lover, hugged his lover's neck, and immersed himself in the kiss that blended his heart and mind.

The morning wind blows across the lake, the lake water reflects the sun, and the waves are surging.

The figures hugging and kissing by the lake are reflected in the sparkling waves.

The hands of the two were always tightly clasped together.

The wind passed by their sides, lifted the tangled golden hair, and then blew it into the boundless blue sky.