173 – Devil (2)
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The world is filled with countless colors.
There are so many that it is impossible to separate them, including the first rainbow color to appear.
There is a unique name depending on the brightness and saturation, and when different colors are combined, another color appears.
Especially for ‘life’, color is something that cannot be separated. If color does not exist, it is impossible to sustain life.
In that sense, the ‘devil’ is a being that ignores all the foundations of the world, including common sense. Those who maintain their existence despite being robbed of their color.
The devil has no color, so it is not life. However, it maintains its existence intact.
Beings that will disappear one day unless they regain their color. Because of this, scholars had doubts.
How on earth does the devil have color without disappearing?
Nothing is properly known about the devil because its very existence is a being that distorts the foundation of the world.
Even sodomy was barely recorded. It was an incident so long ago that mankind has forgotten.
However, since it cannot leave behind future generations, it has no choice but to naturally disappear over time. Most scholars expected that.
However, this does not mean that they are harmless. First of all, it is strong and must seize life to maintain its existence.
Above all, it basically possesses intelligence and even has the ability to control monsters.
For this reason, incidents that are suspected to be the work of the devil occasionally occur. It’s still doubtful, though.
“Hmm…”
A space that seems to have been chosen arbitrarily as a fairly large cave.
In a place that relied only on torches for light, a being was sitting on the floor.
The being had a fairly unique appearance, first of all, its overall color was black and white.
It looks as if it was drawn with a black pen. Although it was a dark space, it seemed alone and isolated, unlike the surroundings full of color.
But the chest, especially the heart, is glowing slightly blue. It is the only thing that has color.
A devil who loses his color in the war with the gods and ignores the foundations of the world.
On the outside, he was a muscular giant, but his painting style was different, making it clear that he was a devil.
“It’s not enough.”
The devil muttered in an annoyed tone. A great sword lay next to him.
The sword’s body was uniquely red, and the handle and other decorative parts were jet black.
Also, an eye-like shape was engraved on the part connecting the sword body and the handle. A shape that looks like the eyes of a reptile.
“It’s still not enough.”
The devil muttered that and slowly stood up. As I stood up, the size of the devil became clearly visible.
It is so large that it is almost as big as an ogre. A body full of muscles gave the impression of strength.
Soon, the devil picked up the sword lying on the floor and walked somewhere. The place he walked to was none other than a wooden prison.
“Kerreuk? Keruk?!”
“Kiik!”
There were two goblins trapped in the prison. As the demon slowly approached, the goblins retreated in fear.
But there is no escape from the wooden prison. The demon reached into the cell and grabbed the goblin’s head.
Kwasik!
Afterwards, he applied force in that state and easily popped his head. It’s like popping a balloon filled with water.
The goblin next to me was the same. He resisted somehow, but it was useless against the power of the devil.
“Um…”
The devil frowned and looked at his hands. The goblin’s blood and brain fluid were smeared on the black and white hands.
In order to maintain life, the devil must take on another life. Just like he did.
But strangely, I was not satisfied. He was full of monsters like goblins until he clearly turned blue.
‘Now, we have to take on humans.’
An animal that symbolizes blue and a human who rules the world. Now it seemed like their lives had to be taken.
It had taken quite a few humans before, but recently it had been keeping them alive. You can prepare for the future by refraining from activities as much as possible.
But I don’t think that will work anymore. Since it has become blue, it will have to eat human life unconditionally.
Rattle-
“Kiruk! Kiruk!”
“Keeek!”
It was around this time that the devil was lost in thought. Several goblins opened the door and came in proudly.
Because it was an individual with low intelligence, I didn’t even want to knock. At this, the demon shifted his gaze towards the goblin.
“Hmm?”
And then he opened his eyes round. I wonder if the goblin brought someone with him.
It seems that they were kidnapped just in time when they needed a human. But that didn’t mean it was all that good.
‘If possible, I would have ordered humans to be ignored…’
It is still too early to kidnap humans. If he acted rashly, his location and identity could have been revealed.
Of course, the goblins had no way of knowing that. They roughly lowered their heads and ran out of the hiding place as if running away.
Soon, the door closed, leaving only the devil and one human left inside. The devil looked down at the human with an indifferent gaze.
“Hmm?”
The devil’s eyes widened slightly. Because the energy coming from a human was unusual.
Gently shining pink hair and long eyelashes. The attire is similar to what a priest would wear.
Objectively speaking, she was a beauty, but the devil didn’t care. What bothers me more than that is the energy she exudes.
“You are a believer of Gaia.”
Clergy who have more vitality than others. He is also a believer in Gaia, which directly governs life.
So it was quite difficult to take life. To the devil, priests were literally like rulers.
Because it is overflowing with vitality, the moment you absorb it, your strength is greatly strengthened, but the problem is that you may get sick.
Sacred power is like poison to devils. If you eat it whole, problems may arise.
For humans, it is convenient to think of the symptoms as being similar to food poisoning. In reality, it is treated that way.
‘I’ll have to deal with this person later.’
The devil clicked his tongue. It is still too early. No matter how weak a cleric is, absorbing it will cause trouble.
So the devil decided to imprison him in a wooden prison. If you are starving to death, you should starve to death.
I realized long ago that if you act rashly, you end up bleeding. Now is the time to bow down.
‘I wish it had been another human being.’
The woman threw her head to where she had trapped the goblins earlier. Again, she threw.
It looked like it was being thrown around like some kind of luggage, but from the devil’s perspective, it was just luggage itself.
Cow!
“Ugh…”
Is it because of a roughly thrown shock? The priest let out a sigh.
Then, I slowly opened my eyes, revealing pink eyes hidden behind my eyelids.
“W-Where are you…?”
Even in the midst of her hesitation, the woman looked around her. It was difficult to tell because she was in a cave relying only on torches.
Cheolpuk-
“Huh?”
Then a clanking sound reached her ears. The woman turned her head towards the source of the sound.
Soon, what caught my eye were goblin corpses with the top of their necks missing. Brain fluid and blood are scattered everywhere.
I couldn’t understand the situation for a moment, but the woman’s complexion turned pale. She appears to be so shocked that she doesn’t even scream.
“Ah… Uh… This…”
How on earth did this happen? She clearly only entered the forest to find something she had lost.
After that, she was confronted by a goblin, and as she tried to escape, she was eventually captured. When I opened my eyes again, the corpses of goblins were lying around.
The woman looked around her as truly as she could as what was inside her came up. Once she realized that she was a tree and that she was in prison.
Soon enough, I could see a being sitting in the center like an old tree. She opened her mouth to see the being.
“What, what is it?”
Compared to the surroundings, there is a significant sense of heterogeneity. Not only the color, but also the feeling of being disconnected from the world, as if it were painted.
There is no color at all and is filled with only black and white. At least her chest is glowing blue?
It was difficult to identify for a moment, but she was able to realize it right away. It reminded me of the knowledge I had recently gained at the Academy.
“Seo, really a devil?”
“··· ···”
No matter what the priest said, the devil remained silent. Just quietly closing her eyes and controlling her mind.
Afterwards, the priest panicked and muttered something, but she heard it with one ear and let it go with the other. Anyway, it feels like priests are more like emergency food(?).
“Oh, why is the devil here?! Answer me!”
“··· ···”
“If you don’t answer…!”
“Be quiet.”
A heavy answer came back. The priest shut her mouth after hearing her demon’s answer.
She only said one word, but she felt a pressure pressing down on her shoulders. What on earth is the devil?
But she did not give in, as she was not an easy woman. She looked around her and put her hands together neatly.
“Bird, Gaia, the master of life! To that wicked man…”
Wow-
Golden energy began to gather from the two neatly placed hands. The demon felt the energy and frowned at her.
Next, the woman shouted, pointing at the devil as if she was pointing a finger at him.
“Judgment!”
Golden energy shot out like a laser from the tips of her fingers. As soon as the devil saw the beam, he indifferently raised his hand.
Cheese!
The energy was extinguished by the hand of the devil. However, a change occurred at the hands of the devil who was hit.
Like burning paper on fire, isn’t the devil’s hand gradually burning out? It soon died down, but the devil frowned.
This is why I hate priests. Even if it was such a weak being, it could have caused this much damage.
If the devil’s body is a piece of oil-soaked paper, its divine power is a small spark. It’s an extreme evil.
“It won’t work.”
The devil slowly raised his body. I was thinking of leaving it alone for a while, but I was wrong.
As expected, it is better to eliminate priests in advance. No matter how strong you are, you don’t know what would happen if you were hit directly in the heart.
The woman was frightened and retreated as the demon approached her, holding her sword. She wanted to open her mouth, but fear prevented her from saying anything.
“Ah… Ugh…”
All you can do is put your hands together and pray earnestly. I couldn’t ask people around me for help.
‘Please. Please. Please. Gaia…!’
While the woman was praying earnestly with her hands together, the devil opened the prison door.
Then he grabbed the woman’s arm with his large hand and threw her outside. The woman’s body went limp and she fell.
“Ugh!”
The shock was not that great, perhaps because of the hard cave floor. The woman frowned and suddenly felt a chill.
The direction from which the energy is felt is exactly above her head. At this, she slowly raised her head.
When she raised her head, the devil was standing proudly holding a great sword. Because she was the size of an ogre, her intimidation was terrifying.
“Goodbye.”
“··· ···”
The woman could not even make a will. She said that because her fear prevented her from saying anything.
As the devil’s great sword came down, the woman closed her eyes tightly. Preparing for the pain to come.
Kwaang!
But before that, another sound broke in. It’s the sound of something being smashed.
Both the devil and the woman were startled and turned their heads towards the sound.
“Kek······! Keek······!”
It is a goblin. A goblin burst through her door and burst out.
It was difficult to figure out what was going on just by looking at this, but the goblin’s condition was unusual.
Because part of her face was caved in, as if she had been hit by a sledgehammer. The only thing she can do is open her mouth.
“··· ···”
The devil slowly lowered his sword. I don’t know who it is, but I’m sure it’s an intruder.
Perhaps he came to save a human who is a priest. Her intuition told her so.
‘What about the other guys? Are you sure you’ve taken care of all the monsters in the cave?’
If that’s the case, you should be able to hear the sound. But I didn’t hear any noise.
It looks like they either sneaked in or assassinated them one by one. The devil gave his strength to the latter.
Otherwise, I wouldn’t have done something like this in the end. In fact, there was almost no detectable presence within the cave.
Jerbuk- Jerbuk-
In the meantime, the main culprit who broke the door came inside. A person comes in holding a large ax in one hand.
She has a surprisingly young face. The appearance of a man who seems to have not yet passed the stage of maturity.
He was closer to a handsome boy than a handsome man, and what stood out was his bright red eyes.
“It’s here.”
The man muttered indifferently. She has a very pretty beauty, like a young face.
Next, the gazes of the man and the devil met each other. The woman who waited for her death still appears frozen.
‘······What is it?’
The devil narrowed his eyes. The man who suddenly broke in looked like a human at first glance.
But… Something is strange. Even though I was human, I felt a great sense of heterogeneity. Not only the eyes, but also the skin was pure white.
Even a youthful appearance that does not match the well-trained body. Of course, there was a possibility that he was babyface, but it felt like something was twisted about that man.
My body is all grown up, but it feels like one part of me hasn’t grown yet. It was just a feeling, but the strange thing was the same.
“Sa, please save me!!”
While the devil was worrying, the priest crawled towards the man, Sivar.
It was quite a funny sight, but the woman didn’t mind. Shouldn’t she just live and see?
Sivar looked at the woman crawling towards him and narrowed her eyes. Her reaction was as if she hadn’t even thought about it.
“Why are you here?”
“Yes, yes?”
“······No.”
“You’re not here to help me, right?! Yes?!”
The woman asked urgently. Sivar scratched his head and then looked ahead.
A demon comparable in size to an ogre. The sword held by the demon caught my eye.
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First of all, dealing with demons is no different. Sivar nodded in the affirmative.
“Well, then I will help you! Gaia! Bless this brave man!!”
This woman is so quick to judge the situation that she bestows a blessing. Her two hands held Shivar’s hand.
Body strengthening is one of the blessings that Gaia’s family can perform. She thought so at first, but…
Chii profit!!
I don’t know why, but smoke rose from Shivar’s hand.
“Attattette!!!”
Shivar jumped up and down and quickly shook her hand away.