The Moon that Loved the Sun
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Prologue
"..."
"...How much time has passed?"
Raindrops fall onto the old armor.
No expression can be seen inside the helmet.
A sword is still held in the hand.
Suddenly, an old memory comes to mind.
The day it all began.
Childhood
I had a princess whom I served.
Her name was Erisia.
I first met her when I was in my teens.
My family has been a family of knights protecting the royalty for generations.
Even before I was born, my fate was set to protect Erisia.
A girl walked up to me as I stood nervously in the palace garden.
She reached out her hand without hesitation.
"Hi! I'm Erisia!"
"Are you the knight who's going to protect me from now on?"
"Nice to meet you!"
She smiled brightly.
My heart raced strangely at that single smile.
Since that day.
My world began to revolve around Erisia.
Growing Up Together
I swung my sword every single day.
Training that I used to grumble about being painful became enjoyable at some point.
I had to become strong.
To protect her.
Sometimes Princess Erisia would secretly visit the training grounds.
"You worked hard today, too."
She would smile and hand me a handkerchief.
Some days we walked through the garden together.
Some days we read books in the palace library.
On rainy days, we waited for the rain to stop under the same eaves.
They were ordinary times.
But to me, they were more precious than anything.
Very slowly.
And very deeply.
I came to love Erisia.
Twenty Years Old
In the year Princess Erisia turned twenty.
She was crowned as the new Queen.
The moment she put on the crown.
She was no longer my princess.
All the subjects knelt.
I, too, raised my sword and bowed my head.
Since that day.
Erisia no longer called me by my name.
"Knight."
She was the person who used to call my name and smile.
Now, we were King and Knight.
Nothing more, nothing less.
I knew that was how it should be.
But my heart could not understand it.
The Appearance of Kaiden
Time passed.
The Queen chose the heir of the kingdom's most prestigious noble family as her partner.
His name was Kaiden.
He was a wonderful person.
He was respected by the people.
He was courteous to the knights.
And above all.
Kaiden truly loved Erisia.
And.
Erisia loved Kaiden back.
I merely protected the two of them from a certain distance.
Nothing more was permitted.
War
Five years into Queen Erisia's reign.
A neighboring kingdom invaded.
A force tens of times larger than ours.
The generals left the battlefield one by one.
Only despair remained in the palace.
Then.
The Queen stood before me.
After a moment's hesitation.
She carefully took my hand.
"Please..."
"Fight for me."
It was warm.
It had been so long.
That single touch was enough.
I picked up my sword.
Countless Battles
The first battle.
Victory.
The second.
Victory.
The third.
My armor shattered.
The fourth.
An arrow pierced my arm.
The fifth.
I fell to my knees.
But.
I stood up again.
As long as the Queen lived.
My sword could not stop.
I muttered softly.
"Fight."
"So that your Queen may live and breathe today."
The Day the First War Ended
The kingdom was victorious.
I returned to the palace covered in blood.
Queen Erisia smiled at me for the first time in a long while.
It was the same smile as in our childhood.
But.
That smile was no longer directed at me.
"You did well."
"Knight."
Kaiden also approached me and said.
"The kingdom survived thanks to you."
"I am truly grateful."
The two of them praised me.
I bowed my head.
And I picked up my sword again.
Because there was still a war that had not ended.
The Way Back to the Battlefield
People called me a hero.
But I was no hero.
I was just.
A knight who loved one person.
If she could smile.
It didn't matter if my body was torn apart.
It was fine if my blood soaked the earth.
It was fine if my love was never fulfilled.
If she was happy.
That was enough.
I put my helmet back on and muttered softly.
"I shall kneel before the curse called love."
"And rise again to grasp the blade at an illusory touch."
"I shall become the moon to shine upon him and her in the dark night."
"Even if I am stained with blood and torn to pieces."
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The war is over.
Once again.
My sword has protected the kingdom.
After cutting down countless enemies, I returned to the palace covered in blood and dust.
Cheers celebrating the victory echoed through the palace.
The people survived.
And the kingdom did not fall today.
...
As I walked down the hallway.
Two people were waiting for me in front of the throne.
Erisia.
And her partner, Kaiden.
Erisia walked toward me slowly when she saw me.
She looked at my armor, which was full of traces of war.
She carefully wrapped her hands around mine.
Those hands.
Were just as warm as the hands she first reached out to me in our childhood.
I held my breath for a moment.
Erisia smiled.
As always.
It was a beautiful smile.
Kaiden also said with a smile.
The two of them praised my achievement.
I quietly bowed my head.
I was happy.
...
But at the same time.
A corner of my heart felt strangely empty.
Because that touch.
Was no longer meant for me alone.
After a moment.
I let go of Erisia's hand.
I fixed the scabbard back to my waist and turned around.
There was still a battlefield that had not ended.
...
As I left the palace, I heard familiar footsteps.
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Release Date 2026.08.20 / Last Updated 2026.08.20
