I Possessed the Wicked Empress (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 185

Count Halstein’s voice, responding to Ermedilin’s command, was flat.

But his heart was anything but calm.

He was prepared to accept any consequence for his actions, burdened by guilt over having driven the emperor he once served to his death.

Having already received news of Henri through a messenger, Ermedilin quietly nodded and rose to her feet.

She briefly left Ferdant by Leopold’s side and followed Count Halstein as he led the way.

In the dark, damp underground—the place where all the capital’s filth gathered—two lovers lay embraced in eternal sleep.

Ermedilin felt no pity at the tender sight before her.

What good would it do now to witness such a scene?

The tragedy, born from a vengeful consort and an emperor obsessed with his throne, could never be undone.

Moreover, Valière could have reclaimed her life if only she had abandoned her thirst for revenge.

Henri, for his part, had not only branded his lover a witch but even driven his own wife onto the battlefield—and yet failed to protect the capital.

Ermedilin believed the two had simply met the deaths their lives deserved.

‘Still, at least they died together—perhaps that counts as a happy ending.’

“See to their remains.”

Noctavius was dead. Arbian and Runi were dead.

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