132. Great Omen – The Nine Apostles
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—-It’s out of sync.
It also continues to fall apart.
A space far away from the Empire’s front lines.
The monsters pouring into the frontlines every day, the inexplicable overwhelming number of apostles.
A darkness that contains the truth every officer on the frontline wants to know.
In the darkness, a strange wave was constantly taking place.
“I don’t know.”
A small voice rang out in the darkness.
The voice was so strange that if anyone heard it, it would be like a child’s voice.
That’s why it was so alien to the space full of darkness.
In the endless darkness, in a deep space where not a single light enters, the voice of such a clear child resonates… … .
“That means Leteia has failed.”
And with a slightly calm male voice, several beings soon began to express their presence intensely in the darkness.
ㅡ!
ㅡㅡㅡ!
ㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!
Beings that devour the darkness and emit a stronger presence.
Every time they reveal their presence one after another, a huge ripple arose in the darkness.
The number of powerful beings revealed like that is eight.
More than half of them were unknown even to those who could be said to hold the real power of the empire.
“Failure, that’s a funny word. Isn’t it strange to call Leteia a failure in itself? What could an apostle with such a vessel do?”
Afterwards, the voice of a cynical woman followed, and some beings agreed with the words in silence.
—-Sacrificing Apostle Leteia.
It was one of the hundreds of apostles that were just a bowl, and a very small bowl for those who showed their presence in this darkness.
“But, didn’t you put a lot of effort into it? It wouldn’t have been easy to create a being with a kite within the empire. If it’s Leteia, you can say that we’ve had a pretty close relationship.”
As a strange voice of unknown gender followed, the gaze of the mighty being Eight naturally grew darker.
I set my eyes on the place where the darkness that could not be erased despite their different powerful presences.
And everyone paused for a moment as if waiting for an answer.
“…the prophecy is broken.”
From the thick darkness, the voice of a slender child resounded again.
Those words weren’t even aimed at Leteia, who had previously planned a bloody beast.
A strange voice that seemed to encompass everything.
“Hmm… … .”
“Could the prophecy of Yusilia be broken…?”
“is it.”
Eucelia’s voice was so unexpected that most beings let out a silent voice.
And the name of the being with the voice of a child revealed.
ㅡUcilia.
Eusilia’s prophecies had seen through all reality in the last few centuries.
Even minor prophecies, or prophecies with enormous influence, Yusilia used to tell all prophecies to those present without warning.
And more than half of the beings here were no different from being saved by Eusilia’s prophecy.
The fate of a certain death. However, a mighty existence that can even twist fate by finding out even such a death in advance.
To the eight mighty beings sitting here now, Eusilia was just such a being.
An absolute existence that cannot be judged based on strength and presence, and an existence that means ‘the one and only’ among the countless apostles.
Yusilia slowly pursed her lips as she gazed at the few beings who focused on Leteia in the dark.
“Anastasia. One of the greatest pillars of the Empire has been absent from the battlefield.”
When Eusilia’s voice rang again, several beings at once expressed their power of existence incomparable to before.
—-!
As the fiercely flowing energy tried to engulf the darkness even more, a being broke the silence.
“Everyone erase the nursery rhyme.”
Despite the deep subdued voice, most of the beings who had been showing off their presence so far had to immediately withdraw their energy.
Even so, a car with deep doubts settled between them.
“…Then shouldn’t we move up the schedule for the great plan we prepared?”
An extremely cautious woman’s voice rang out.
And now, all beings in this place were feeling it.
But… there was no existence that could easily answer that voice.
ㅡAxis of the Empire.
All the beings in this place knew about the being with great power and even being called the axis of the empire.
And the exclusion of Anastasia, one of the more powerful humans who support the empire and maintain the front line.
Anastasia had taken the first step in the grand finale, and Eucelia was saying that it had been distorted by the emptying of the wires.
At those words, they realized how huge the meaning of the words of Eucilia’s deviation was.
“……”
“Whoa.”
A car filled with silence and deep sighs.
The eyes of the majority again turned to the thick darkness.
Originally, there was no hierarchy for the apostles gathered in this darkness. All nine apostles gathered here are equal, and can express their opinions on an equal footing.
It was the same as the first principle pursued by the apostles present here, but they were implicitly agreeing.
ㅡUcilia.
That the opinions she gives are the most important.
“There is no change in the great world. But it’s clear that my prophecy is breaking. An entity that disturbs my prophecy. No, as far as the fact that there is an existence that makes it misaligned.”
And in response, Eucelia gave a very strange answer.
There is no change in the course of action.
However, there is an existence that interferes with the prophecy.
“Does that mean that there are existences we are unaware of?”
“It’s strange… If it’s a being powerful enough to distort Eucelia’s prophecy, we should have recognized it.”
“You should at least keep in mind the possibility of a new axis appearing.”
“Are you saying that the power of the empire is still intact after centuries of confrontation?”
The time when different voices connected their opinions.
“ha… … .”
A deep sigh interrupted the conversation.
When the eyes of the mighty apostles turned to the apostle who sighed in one breath,
“Keep…you guys are still hesitating like that… even after a long time has passed.”
The apostle, who let out a bizarre laugh, twisted the corner of his mouth and expressed a strong meaning.
“Are we hesitating?”
“Azazel. What do you want to say now?”
Some of the apostles responded with cold voices to the disquieting expression of the apostle named Azazel. Azazel twisted her lips even more.
“Yes, first… I must explain one thing. Leteia is one of the apostles who greatly inherited my influence, but from your point of view, she can’t be called an apostle with such a large bowl. Even the power you have cannot be said to be exceptional among the apostles.”
Azazel paused for a moment, and her eyes widened.
ㅡ!
Then, the faint sight flickered before Azazel’s eyes again. Surprisingly, the sight that came to mind was the same as Leteia’s vision for a moment.
Leteia’s plan was obviously going smoothly.
An offering filled with negative thoughts over many years. The car that was trying to cause great confusion with that as an excuse. Unexpected incidents occurred.
Due to the large distance, even Azazel couldn’t bring back the full memories of Leteia.
Still, Azazel could see clearly.
A human being who was supposed to fall down and die showed an unbelievable miracle by expressing a strong will.
It was like a miracle in this world that could not happen to himself and the other apostles and was allowed only to humans.
But that’s why it was heterogeneous.
It was understandable if it was a strong will that rarely manifested in humans on the front lines.
In Leteia’s memory, the existence that manifested a strong will was nothing more than a ‘seed’ called a student.
The reality that a seed that has not yet fully bloomed has shown an unbelievable miracle by expressing an overwhelming presence.
…Azazel clearly understood what that meant.
“I have some guesses about the failure of the prophecy that Eucelia said and Leteia’s failure. The disappearance of Anastasia’s ‘main axis’ from the battlefield would be like a very huge alteration, but the place where Anastasia is heading now would also be the Empire’s Central Academy. Is that right, Yucelia?”
As Azazel guessed it, she cast her gaze into the deep darkness, and several of the apostles looked at her in disbelief.
And when some other apostles looked at Eucelia.
“…that’s right.”
Yusilia obediently agreed to the question.
The direction that Anastasia is headed, which has gone against the prophecy. It was clear that it was heading towards the center, the capital of the empire, Eucelia realized.
And Azazel was sure of Yusilia’s answer and smiled coldly.
“You thought that the existence of the axis had appeared, but that statement was completely wrong. principal axis. Yes, there are humans who will rise to the top in the next few years at the Imperial Academy. Even with the seed of a cadet.”
“The main axis… .”
“Azazel. You make it easy again.”
“You, who failed because you couldn’t even deal with Leteia, are now certain of what?”
Responding to that remark with unprecedented intensity, Azazel did not erase the sneer from his lips.
The other apostles were watching Azazel with interest. In fact, there was a great alarm in the hearts of all of them.
ㅡThe main axis of the empire.
Among the axes that support the empire, the exceptional beings are called the axis.
And in the current empire, there were four powerful beings who could be said to be the main axis.
As soon as one of them can be knocked down or eliminated, the great battle is scheduled to begin. The word “juchuk” was never a word that could be easily spit out.
However, Azazel was no different from predicting the emergence of a mighty being reaching the main axis.
“But if Azazel is true… .”
“Didn’t even Eucelia accept Azazel’s words?”
As some beings raised their voices in response to such alarm, opinions soon began to diverge within.
Those who oppose that it is not very reliable because Azazel is the one who brought up the word pivot,
Even so, those who answer that they need to be careful and careful enough.
The time when the opinions of the apostles divided on both sides endlessly clashed.
An apostle put an end to that endless clash of opinions.
“Azazel. They say that they think what you said is true and consider the appearance of the main axis as a fait accompli. So what are we supposed to do? What is the true meaning of the word hesitation?”
“Your question is ridiculous. The answer to your question is no different from what has already been said. We have to advance the great plan we prepared. Excluding all risk factors and minimizing damage is no longer meaningful. Rather, if time dragged on like this and the main axis appeared, the map of this battlefield itself would tilt significantly.”
Contrary to his previous cynicism, Azazel expressed his opinion in a calm voice.
“…a grand plan.”
“Nonsense!”
“Didn’t Yusilia already tell you? The deal should proceed without a hitch.”
Then, unlike before, the voices of the opposing beings grew louder.
Even so, Azazel looked at them calmly.
He met the mighty apostles one by one and captured the face of the opposing apostles in his eyes.
Then, he calmly nodded his head.
“Then, as I said, when a new main axis appeared a few years later. Are those who oppose it now willing to fully bear the aftermath? I will take responsibility for my words. I’m sure a new mainstay will emerge within five years. If that kind of seed doesn’t exist, I’ll hand over 90% of my power to Eusilia.”