Episode 121. A fate that transcends time
Seunggi.
A feeling I never thought I would see in the person standing in front of me.
A possibility that should never appear in front of me who wants to destroy all mankind in this world and leave only the madness they left behind in this world.
“You won, you made me…” … ?”
-Bloody enemy!!
Mana with a red air current surging. All of that became an afterimage and solidified in the process of following her, and began to change into the shape of a weapon.
A temporary material creation created through the detailed control of mana.
“Are you saying that just one hero can defeat me, the war itself!?”
The soldiers were blown away by the torrent of magical power that arose in addition to such weapons, but the red knight did not care.
Those who can only watch dumbly due to their ability to forcibly engrave their existence are nothing more than a piece of meat that hinders the advance in the current fight.
“This guy is nothing on his own, and if he hadn’t been harassed, he would have come under me a long time ago!!”
A red knight who wants to drive away by soaking his body in blood.
However, although the angry attacks were fierce, they lacked coolness.
Because she is focused on her memories of her childhood, it is believed that her fight is something that should not be used leisurely.
-Quaaang!!!
And he does not miss the opportunity.
The body of a red knight being pushed away by the explosion of a javelin thrown aiming for an opportunity.
The rotten blood flowing from his mouth immediately afterward showed that he had finally outwitted his opponent.
No matter how bad they are at using their troops, they only suffered enough damage to shed blood in the fight against humans.
“Ugh, ah, ah!”
The enemy knight stood up, spitting out her blood, regenerating her wounds and holding her sword, but the man who was glaring at her only spoke to her in a quiet voice.
“… “You must have worked really hard to have the strength you have now.”
“Shut your mouth….”
“Because you were thrown into the battlefield at a young age, it is only natural that you, who survived to the end, would end up like this.”
“What do you know, what about me…… !!”
“I know everything. “Because I experienced all your memories.”
The voice suddenly breaks in anger, and the use of power stops along with it.
That meant that he could not ignore her words lightly enough to calm his anger for a moment.
“Remember…. Experience it…… ?”
Yes, what has been shown so far is not something that can be implemented by simply inheriting the status of a dragon.
That’s because the weapons and techniques he used matched so exquisitely.
“Oh, yes. My memories…….”
Above all, even in situations where he had a slight advantage, he did not laugh at himself.
Underneath that cold gaze is an emotion called sympathy.
That’s probably a feeling you can show because you experienced that life yourself, rather than just hearing about the situation from someone.
“Yes, you are the same as me, right?”
If this is truly true, the state of the person in front of me can be said to be a state in which two personalities are combined.
Now he is Woo Hyo-seong and at the same time Tacia Philoi.
A person who understands the feelings of a child abandoned by his mother as he wandered the battlefield, and how he felt when he met his mother at the end.
“If you saw my memories too… …. “You can understand me.”
I would have realized this by comparing those memories with the present.
Right now, they only see themselves as victims because they are in the position of the weak, but in the end, the human species is a race that is rotten from the very foundation.
“Because you hate the world, you decided to hope for strength and have the same memories as me.”
Those with power always look down on the weak, and those with power always hide from the crowd and try to run the world as they please.
It is a natural trend that mankind, played by such people, will be engulfed in madness, and in the end, everything will fall into ruin.
What I want to do is to quickly hasten the end of the race that returns to its will and to preserve its ugly appearance forever.
As they wish, and as my mother wishes.
“Because I hate humans. Because I want to wipe out all the people who are bothering you…… !!”
“Is that really all there is?”
I hope you can understand such unfair feelings.
In fact, the pity in his eyes before him was not erased.
“Everything, Nyani… ….”
“I asked you if every person you met did nothing but torment you.”
And sympathy is an emotion expressed simply by watching…….
What I was able to reveal because I never considered it to be my situation was also a lesson in teaching me that the person I thought I understood did not follow the same path as me.
Even though we may share memories, in the end we clearly conclude that we are different beings.
“… “The fact that I am where I am today was possible because of the person who followed in my footsteps.”
Unlike the ghost before me who was only obsessed with the past, he faced a world that had moved on after her death.
A lonely teacher who couldn’t forget the person he admired and wanted to create a successor.
This moment was created by the old generals who wanted to create an army that could work together, even if they could not become a replacement hero, and those who followed in their footsteps.
“Even after you died, the people who remembered you continued your existence with me.”
If there is something left even after a person dies, there is meaning in that life, even if it was miserable and hopeless.
The same goes for the hero in front of me.
A person who understands that honor and a greater cause existed in the end cannot live by seeing only the negative side of humans.
“So, I’m sorry. “I owe too much to be with you.”
At this moment, such differences became the decisive factor that separated us even though we had the same memories.
Although the monster born of regret may still be bound by the past, the successor seeks to pursue a future that those who have gone before have not been able to reach.
“… Oh yeah. “That’s right.”
The red knight understands this with his head, but cannot accept it with his heart.
Even as all the memories of my life came back to me, the only thing that came to mind clearly was the memories of the slaughter I experienced as a child.
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The only thing allowed for the ghost that gains strength and moves through such memories is to act as its instincts urge until the lingering attachment is resolved.
“In the end, if my other self doesn’t understand me… ….”
The sword filled with such will was pointed towards him and then downward.
In the midst of the fierce battle, they arrived again and began to aim at the spot where the crumbling dragon was lying down.
“Now, wait a minute. What!”
“Of course, the only one who accepts me is my mom!!”
By the time she noticed, the sword had already pierced her body.
She noticed it too late and threw her spear, but even though half of her upper body was blown away by the impact, she did not fall.
On the contrary, she lifted the entire sword that had been stabbed into her body and only smiled with a passionate smile.
“Oh, Mom…” . Mom…… ! Why did you leave me and only now have you reappeared!?”
Now, there is nothing left inside, so the body is infinitely light.
However, the concept and status of the lord of all things, like a living corpse, remains.
“Yes, because you loved me too…” …. He went on a rampage because he loved me. “If those disgusting people hadn’t gotten in our way, we could have loved each other again!!!”
Heart of the dragon.
It has now become so weak that there is not even a trace of fire left, but beings who have been forced to make an oath that has not yet been fulfilled are not allowed to die even if their heart is stabbed by a sword.
If only such a vessel is healthy, just fill in the missing strength. If it is lacking, just fill in with your own.
As soon as the disturbing magical power that responded to such will was transmitted to the heart, the body began to swell in a deformed manner.
“No! Mr. Tacia…….”
-Quaaa!!!
By the time I noticed, it was already too late.
Her body expanded rapidly under the influence of her magic, blowing away everything around her.
And what was built at the end was a dragon rising from the ground… No, something in the shape of a dragon.
“Okay… …. There is no need to go to war. Just like back then.”
Ashes scattered on the ground clumped together and began to form bones.
The new flesh gradually sprouting on top of it even looked as if a dragon was being created on the spot.
“You just have to throw everything away and start like you did then. Is not it…… !?”
For now, it’s just an unstable build.
However, if the obsession with the mother becomes stronger, it will soon lead to embodying the form of the dragon from the past.
She plunged the sword into the spine of the dragon created with such faith, and even more, she burned her own will and began to fill her vessel with power.
Numerous spirits gradually begin to gather. The shape of a dragon that is being cultivated and solidified by their hands.
The moment he saw the bone that formed the frame gradually swell and new flesh and scales sprouted, someone’s voice quietly rang in his head as he looked up at the scene.
‘Are you disappointed?’
No, more specifically, it’s about the question and answer we had before coming here.
Now that he has completely become one with himself, there is no need to even talk to him, but if he were to see the scene now, he would probably have repeated the conversation they had back then.
‘I’m not a hero or anything. ‘I’m just a coward who ran away from reality because I wanted to start a new life.’
Just one human being.
A girl who was born with a bit more strength by inheriting her status from a dragon, but was weak on the inside and only had love for her mother.
“… “Still, you forgave Tacia.”
But knowing that she was such a weak human being, he did not spare her respect for her.
“Even when you were alive, you could always turn into something like this, but you forgave your mother in the end.”
The biggest part of her life was her hatred toward humans, but she endured it and her mother gave her a chance to meet her.
More than that, she gave a reprieve to the life of her mother who may have committed sins, and she proved through her final forgiveness that she, too, knows how to love someone.
“So I think it’s unfortunate. “If you had been given a little more time, you might have been able to become a true hero that everyone would remember.”
‘… ‘Do you really think so?’
“Yes.”
Because I believe that, even when I see a huge disaster in front of me, I can demonstrate the courage to face it while holding my spear.
“Because I am here to prove it.”
By following in her footsteps, I will achieve what she could not.
That is the duty that he must bear as he admires the warrior in order to protect himself and those who care for him, and ultimately succeeds Tacia Philoi.
-Quarring, boom!!!
An imperfect dragon sweeping across the mountain range that appeared as the first gateway to that goal, and distorted soldiers pouring down from above.
The hideous things created by a tangle of memories from the past gave a feeling of fear, as if this place had become a living hell.
“… Don’t be scared, Woo Hyo-seong. “If you just deal with one thing, it’s a fight that will end anyway.”
However, no matter how powerful an army is, there is only one leader, and even for giant dragons, there are challenges.
What you need to aim for in this vast battlefield is no different from before.
The key is whether you can break through to that point.
Can we reach the ruler of the legion that represents Yeokrin on top of that gigantic dragon, which can be said to be a living fortress in itself?
“Woah, it seems like Woo Hyosung has gotten really strong since I haven’t seen him in a while?”
As I was holding my breath to gauge the opportunity, a familiar voice began to come from behind me.
As I turned my gaze in that direction, I saw a man carrying a shovel on his shoulder approaching and clearing out the nearby troops.
“It looks like you want to go up there as you come this far. Don’t you need a construction worker to open the way?”
“Jaseong hyung? Why are you here…”
“Postpone the joy of reunion or briefing until later. “Because I don’t like being dragged around.”
Hero masculinity.
A man who has always had an aggressive and reckless personality, but has survived until now because he is quick-witted.
“If you have a general understanding, get ready. “I’ll blow it at full power.”
“Now, wait a minute, bro. No way… ….”
“Nawabari unfolds!!”
-Quarring!!!
The shovel, swung with all its might, crashes into the ground, and at that moment, the soil around it begins to turn, ignoring the laws of physics.
Great Region Exhibition.
The power to turn the ground you step on in an instant by the amount of magical power.
-Quaaa!
The moment it was unleashed to its maximum power, everything in its area of influence flew up to the top of the mountain and reached a point where everything around it appeared as a dot.
A scene where people and ghosts look no different from insects.
The only thing clearly visible was the ash dragon roaming the mountain range, but even that was only for a moment.
-Kkieeek!
Soon, the reversed gravity will return to its original state and we will fall here.
As if he had a premonition of this, the crows made from the ash scattered around him all began to fly towards the fragment he was holding.
The memory of crows gathering on the battlefield to devour corpses begins to fly in, awakening their appetite for the living.
-Kwaang!!!
It’s okay to think for a moment that you have no choice but to face such an attack helplessly.
The trajectory of the rocks that rose together became abnormally distorted, blocking the crows’ path and causing them to be crushed by their own speed.
This is a familiar phenomenon.
This is the power of object control that can control the mass of tens of tons, even if there is no will.
“Garam!”
“Leave the cover to me!”
Hero Lee Garam.
She rode along with her on the earth reversal, using her abilities to glide her fragments and kill the approaching crows one by one.
When the controlled fragment was placed on the dragon’s bone at the end, Garam controlled his abilities and prepared to fly the fragment he was riding on there.
“What you’re aiming for is the enemy knight, right? What speed should we do!?”
“Damn, throw it as fast as you can!!”
No matter what, it’s good to get help.
As soon as he shouted, Garam did as he asked and threw the fragments on his body with all his might.
In addition to gravity, the throwing speed also accelerated. Recognizing the presence of such an intruder, the red knight pulled out the sword that had been embedded in the dragon’s back and swung at him with all his might.
The red sword that explodes at the end is an attack with great power that can destroy a person’s body in an instant.
However, the fragments that have already escaped Garam’s control cannot demonstrate the mobility needed to avoid that attack, and if they catch it with their body, they will be pushed out of here and fall down.
-Cow!!
While thinking about how to respond to such an attack, the third helper flies in from the side and throws his body to block it.
Noticing him, his gaze quickly turned to the man wearing the paper bag, who collided with the attack and fell far away.
– Rustle.
The warrior Lim Taeyang.
After a total of 28 deaths, he successfully threw himself to protect him, but was pushed back by the force and began to fall beneath the dragon.
“Mr. Sun…… !”
A hand reaches out reflexively as soon as its presence is recognized.
But even as he was falling, his fingers were aimed at the target.
‘Go.’
With my ability, even if I fall from this height, I can try landing thousands or tens of thousands of times until I survive.
But after that time passes, it is up to him from then on.
You can’t turn back time that has passed, and if you are separated, those who are left behind have to move forward.
-Quaaang!!!
Accepting that will, he finally kicks away the fragments and collides with the red knight who has taken over as if he were replacing the dragon.
After being pushed back, he deployed a weapon made of magical power at the landing point and drove it into the dragon’s spine, glaring at the enemy knight who was trying to confront him.
“… Woo Hyo-seong.”
A red knight deploying countless weapons in all directions just like himself.
However, the sword in his hand gathers a huge amount of mana and expresses his murderous intent towards himself.
“You are a person who should not exist in this world…”
“So, I will destroy you right here without leaving a trace. I will risk everything, no matter what happens…!!”
Even though the other person had the same memories as him, he was someone who wanted to go down different paths.
Furthermore, he is the only one who engraves his existence even in an eternal war and cracks my wish.
“… “I’m also curious about whether I will be forgotten by this world when I die.”
He, who received such hatred all at once, recalled what he wanted to protect and gathered mana into the spear.
A battlefield where the living and the dead are intertwined, and a decaying dragon that gradually reveals its presence in front of them.
And on top of that, a warrior is about to face adversity…….
-Kwaang!!!
The two people, who realized that everything was rooted in past memories, began to collide with each other’s bodies with more force.
The story of a warrior who faced a dragon.
At this moment, more than half a century later, that fate will be resolved by the hands of those who inherit that fate.
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