After being sacrificed to Eros [Greek mythology]

Quack, quack, the hoarse and rough cry of the jackdaw came from afar.

The night was dim, with a waning moon hanging on the twig, and the silver light sprinkled on the earth.

In the cold corner of the palace, Psyche was shivering, sharpening the copper dagger in his hand.

She has been grinding for nearly an hour, and her forehead is covered with fine sweat, and her nails are also oozing blood due to excessive force.

This dagger was given by her bodyguard, Aldos. It was originally just an ornament, and the blade and blade were blunt, but now it became the only life-saving straw in her hands.

Of course, facing a monster with a hundred arms and a hundred eyes, even with a weapon that is a hundred times sharper than this dagger, it is impossible for mere human beings to escape.

All she can do is to sharpen the dagger as much as possible, and then hold a sliver of fantasy and resign herself to fate.

Psyche let out a long sigh, and his right eyelid twitched.

This is the lair of the monster Lu Junke, and what she will face soon is a life-and-death battle.

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Psyche was married to a monster as his bride.

As the youngest princess in the kingdom, she has a pair of bright blue eyes, long hair like a golden river, snow-skinned red lips, and she is gentle and charming like a pearl when she smiles.

Strangely enough, however, until Psyche there was no suitor in the kingdom.

The oracle indicated that Psyche was destined to marry the monster Lu Junke as his wife, otherwise the whole kingdom would fall into plague and disaster.

The old king and queen loved their daughter very much. Even if they defied the oracle, they couldn't bear to send their favorite little daughter to the tiger's mouth.

Under their protection, Psyche and her sisters have been living carefree with flowers and fine wines—until their parents died in a strange accident on a sea trip, and Uncle Chloe temporarily took over the throne.

Psyche could hardly accept the sudden and sad news.

She didn't believe that her parents, who were proficient in sailing, died in a shipwreck, so she wept and mourned on the surface, secretly investigated the sail of the accident, and visited witnesses at sea at that time, trying to find out the truth about her parents' death.

In fact she was close to it too.

She collected the ship on which her parents were killed on the seabed, and found that the gaps in the plank of the ship had been sawn off neatly, apparently deliberately done secretly.

She found the key witness who was involved in the shipbuilding, and asked her bodyguard Ados to protect the witness first, to prevent anyone from trying to kill someone.

However, this move annoyed the uncle Chloe who is about to ascend the throne.

Chloe is a capable and ruthless person. Seeing that Psyche is constantly investigating the truth about the death of her parents, she is eager to silence her, and she can't help but see her as a thorn in the flesh.

During the time when the king and queen passed away, Chloe had already bought off the ministers of the kingdom and took over the affairs of the kingdom.

He incited the people, saying that the hunger and plague that prevailed in the country today were caused by Psyche's violation of the oracle.Without sacrificing Psyche to the monster Lujunk, the disaster will never be abated.

The monster Lu Junke's neck is full of venom, and his mouth can spray green flames. His lair is like a gloomy underworld. He often tramples crops, causing destructive hurricanes, and the girls who fall under his claws never come back.

Legend has it that the monster Lu Junke will turn into a human man on a night when the moonlight is dim, and use his siren-like voice to seduce girls, confuse their minds, and suck their souls dry.

The angry citizens believed it and rushed into the palace to capture Psyche and sacrifice it to the monster.

Psyche knew that the so-called oracle was just a hoax, a cover used by Uncle Chloe to get rid of her.

The monster Lu Junke is extremely cruel, and once a human being falls into its hands, it will undoubtedly die. Chloe did this just to put her to death.

But Psyche hadn't finished collecting the evidence that he killed his brother and usurped the throne, so he couldn't die, so he had to escape from the palace overnight.

He had escaped from the control of the palace, but was recognized by a shepherd because of Psyche's dazzling appearance.

Psyche beat his feet and chest for a moment, wishing he could ruin his hideous face.

In the end, Psyche was chained by Chloe and the guards of the palace with a thick chain, and then sent to the top of the mountain where the monster was.

The sun disappeared into the sky, and the torrential mountain wind coated a layer of frost on the steep rocks.The top of the mountain was bare, bleak and desolate, with only a few scattered fir trees hidden in the mist.

The civilians talked a lot.

"I didn't expect the beautiful Princess Psyche to be the disaster of the kingdom. Thanks to King Chloe for saving us."

"Princess Psyche is so beautiful. Do you think the monster will take pity on her?"

"What nonsense are you talking about. Lu Junke has grown a pair of wings full of thorns, and it is impossible for any human being to escape from its mouth."

cold, so cold.

The corners of Psyche's mouth trembled uneasily, the cold wind penetrated into her internal organs, making her teeth shiver from the cold.

But she can't just sleep like this, her parents' revenge hasn't been avenged yet.

She opened her eyes a little, and stared coldly at the chattering people in front of her.

"Look, she's still staring at us."

"You can't blame us. If you want to blame, you can only hate the god of love, who shot through the hearts of her and the monster with a golden arrow coated with love spring water."

"May the gods calm the anger."

Chloe came over, picked her chin contemptuously, and said with a sneer, "My dear nephew, don't you have a more radiant appearance than the Goddess of Beauty? Let's see if the monster will take pity on you too."

The frost turned the girl's originally rosy lips into faint purple, no matter how hard Psyche struggled, he couldn't get rid of the shackles of the chains.

Sand and rocks were flying in the sky, and a black wind rushed towards her violently.

The huge wind seemed to tear her apart. In a daze, she felt that her head hit a rock, and when she woke up, she was in this dark palace.

The palace is tall and heavy, and the outer wall is covered with a circle of thorny thorns. On the wall are red and black runes and murals.

The windows all around were in sharp triangular shapes, looking eerie, like a huge black and white tomb.

Psyche knew he was done.

... This is a place that even the gods have abandoned.

When the monster comes back in a while, it will definitely catch her and swallow her in one gulp. She chews all the bones, not waiting for the guards to come to rescue her.

How to do.

Psyche searched all over, only the toy dagger that Aldous had given her as a birthday present.

If the monster is about the size of a human, or if it is limited in size, she can barely fight it with this sharpened dagger.

If the monster is really like a mountain, then it must be easier to crush her to death than to crush an ant... Psyche didn't dare to think deeply, a thin layer of sweat oozed from his forehead, looking at the cold moonlight on the dome, his fingertips trembled trembling.

Alive.

No matter what, she had to live.As long as she is alive, there is a glimmer of hope.

She tore off the lengthy tail of her wedding dress, held the brooch in her hand, and listened to the wind outside.

Whoosh, a black shadow passed by.

Psyche turned around quickly, almost nervous, and asked tentatively, "Who?"

This question was like sinking into the sea, and there was no response for a long time.

It wasn't until Psyche thought he was hallucinating that a voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

"Miss Psyche, please come to the restaurant for dinner."

Psyche was taken aback, as expected, there were a lot of melon and fruit delicacies in the restaurant, as well as thick sweet wine.

The food is very tempting, it looks like the drinking feast of the gods in the murals, exuding a tempting aroma...but it is slightly weird.

Do you still have a full meal before slaughtering?

Psyche looked around anxiously, somewhat suspecting that these things were made of some kind of disgusting stone bug.After all, how could there be human food in the monster's lair.

She dubiously picked up a piece of soft bread, put it to her mouth, and smelled it.

She didn't know whether it was the bread that was too tempting, or she was already delirious from hunger. By the time she realized it, most of the bread had already entered her stomach.

Psyche clenched his fists angrily.

After a while, the weird voice sounded again, "Please Miss Psyche to rest in the dormitory."

Before the words fell, the candles in the restaurant were extinguished.

Surrounded by cold moonlight and pitch darkness, except for the little yellow light in the dormitory.

Psyche groped while holding the stairs, and had no choice but to go to the bedroom.

In the dormitory, the quilt has been spread for her, and a small hole has been left for her.

Her robe fell off by itself, and the white gauze on her head automatically slid to the ground.

As she lay down, the quilt was tucked in by a gust of wind, and the candle went out with a snap.

Everything is so orderly.

Psyche lay straight on the bed, staring at the grotesque reliefs of gods on the dome, feeling more and more chilly down his spine.

... It was as if some hideous and terrifying thing would suddenly jump out from behind and wrap her around all of a sudden.

She couldn't help shivering down her spine, still holding the sharpened pin tightly in her hand.

The palace was quiet and silent, even the bleak moonlight was flowing slowly.

Psyche was lying on the bed, but his mind was extremely clear, but he didn't feel sleepy at all.

The real owner of the palace, the murderous monster, has not yet returned, and the most tormenting stage has not yet arrived.

If she really fell asleep, she might have become the monster's meal in her dream, not even a bone left.

... She shouldn't die so ignorantly.

But the monster seemed to be torturing her intentionally. After a long time, Psyche felt that his tense nerves were a little tired, and there was still no movement around.

She lifted the quilt quietly, got up and looked out the window.

It was the only floor-to-ceiling window in the palace. It was about half a person's height high. From above, you could see the dense bushes outside the palace, as well as the fragrant floating roses that bloomed at midnight.

Of course, it is impossible for a person to jump down from here. The place is about as high as two adult cedar trees stacked together, and the night wind is blowing and violent. Become a hedgehog.

Psyche squatted down lightly, and suddenly had a dangerous thought.

If she made a rope with the skirt of the bed sheet and let it go out from here, would she be able to reach the ground smoothly?

This thought only flashed through her subconscious mind, before she could think about it, suddenly, large and small eddies suddenly rolled up in the air, the wind sounded, and the rose leaves trembled violently, as if something was about to come .

Psyche suddenly felt a chill in his palm.

She looked up, and saw a shadowy black spot appearing in the waning moon, flying towards her along a pair of slender and curved wings.