Episode 35 .
Seawater seeped through the cracks.
A few strands of seawater dripped like rain from reeds.
As screams were heard from outside the temple one by one, the devotees looked around with bewildered expressions.
Someone ran up and shouted.
“Three, the world is breaking!”
“What do you mean!”
The priest standing next to the altar shouted at the young man’s bullsh*t. One song was gradually increasing. The priest also recognized that things were going wrong.
“Hello! Come on out!”
A few believers immediately jumped out.
Guards surrounded Aiden and thrust spears into them.
Of course, he did not expect that the chaos spreading outdoors was caused by his atrocities.
The priest glared at Aiden.
“Did you dare climb the altar brightly? Stop thinking about getting over it.”
Aiden had a calm expression.
“Okay, so you guys should leave quickly.”
The moment the priest’s face turned red with anger, a roar like a bursting dam shook the heavens and the earth.
aaang! Screams erupted from everywhere. Sea water squeezed through the cracks in the barrier and poured like a waterfall.
The priestess glared intently to remember Aiden’s face, then hurriedly moved on.
No one was able to keep their seat. He immediately started running out of the temple.
Soon after, only Aiden and Uriel were left inside.
Yuriel stared at Iden with a very puzzled expression. Do you change your eyes? I couldn’t help but doubt my ears.
“Oh, Sir Aiden? What did you just say…”
“You asked for my eyes.”
It wasn’t a joke. In the first place, Yuriel could not imagine the paladin in front of him playing with words.
So, I asked again.
“······You asked for eyes. Did I hear you right?”
Aiden looked at Yuriel with a more sincere look than usual.
“You heard me right. I desperately need the eyes of the saintess.”
The benefits that would arise when Aiden had the Eye of Mind were too numerous to enumerate one by one.
In short, the number of lives that can be saved will increase overwhelmingly. You’ll be able to get past the middle part much easier.
Therefore, Iden had to convince Uriel.
There was no way to rob it. This is because they could be exchanged under the premise of mutual agreement.
And the power exchange is only once. It was possible only in the ruins of the great hero Elpis.
It was the reason he had brought the saintess here.
Of course, Uriel didn’t know the inside story, and Iden couldn’t mention it either.
Iden just wanted her to quickly understand the meaning of ‘eye’.
Uriel chewed on Aiden’s words. After thinking for a while, she calmed her expression.
Uriel looked straight into Iden’s gaze.
The shape to use the heart’s eye. A strangeness hovered over her pupils.
“I’m not asking you to dig out your eyes. Please tell me exactly.”
Aiden was very satisfied with Uriel’s question.
“If you speak specifically, I will die. However, the saintess seems to have vaguely guessed what that means.”
The mind’s eye worked.
I couldn’t understand the meaning of dying, but it was the truth.
More than that, the words that followed made Yuriel more and more frozen. She paused for a moment.
“Sir, if I were to ask you what I think the inner meaning is, of course you would say that you cannot answer. As an excuse to die.”
“Sorry, but yes.”
Uriel didn’t know how to accept that fact, if Aiden really knew the identity of his inner eye.
The public does not know the mind.
Bondi human beings have a heart that they want to hide. But who wants to talk to the person who steals it? There will be no one left by Yuriel’s side.
She knew full well that this would happen, so she never revealed her powers.
However, Aiden was talking as if he knew the existence of the Mind’s Eye.
Of course, Yuriel was not sure. Because Aiden didn’t exactly say it. As he said, it was only a vague guess.
Uriel searched for his memory. There were certainly times when Aiden’s words and actions were questionable.
Representatively, the stories we shared in Tegain’s office.
Whether Iden himself believes in God or not.
What is the reason to deny God in front of the saints of the church?
Iden, who plays a devout paladin, seemed to have no reason to say that only to the saintess.
‘Why are you telling me this?’ If he had asked such a question at that time, Aiden would have said, ‘Wasn’t the saintess asked first?’ I would have answered that.
The Aiden that Uriel saw was such a person. Also, a similar answer would have come back in reality.
Uriel, who was lost in thought, opened his mouth again. Moisture dripped onto the floor.
“Kyung did not hesitate to speak disrespectfully in front of me as a saint.”
Uriel was asking back. Did you expect the truth to be found out anyway and tell your true feelings?
“Somehow, the reason…”
“you’re right.”
Uriel’s time stopped.
The supposed assumption came true and hit her hard on the head.
“Uh, how…”
Does the paladin in front of you have the power to read others? If not, there is no explanation. There was no basis for him to know his mind.
“sorry. I cannot tell you.”
Uriel crumpled his face for the first time. It was still beautiful, but even cooler than that.
The voice that followed was cold enough to be cold.
“Do you respect me?”
Aiden lowered his head slightly.
“of course.”
It was the truth.
“Kyung asked me to give him the Mind’s Eye.”
The ban was lifted.
“you’re right.”
“Is that possible here?”
“That’s right.”
“Then, the reason you brought me in is to gain peace of mind.”
“you’re right.”
Yuriel’s expression darkened, but soon cooled down.
“Was the conversation you had with me the cornerstone for taking my eyes?”
“There was a reason for that.”
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Sadness melted into Yuriel’s face. she turned around I wanted to hide my expression. He didn’t say anything for a while, then he murmured in a low voice.
“You’ve had plenty of opportunities to tell.”
i need your eyes If he had told me at least at the inn, he might not have felt this miserable feeling.
“I wasn’t sure if the saintess would come down to the deep sea after hearing my intentions.”
“Now that I’m isolated here, even if I refuse, it sounds like all I have to do is take it by force.”
“It is not. First, look at me.”
“······no, I do not want.”
Yuriel’s shoulders trembled slightly.
Aiden sighed softly.
“Even if the saintess refuses, I have no choice. Plus, that’s not all that brought them to the depths. Didn’t I promise to answer questions about God?”
Yuriel drew a dejected expression. It was turned around, so Iden couldn’t see it.
“If you always prove it with results, you will have all your thoughts this time too. Part of the plan must have been me this time. So, where are you going to use me, whose faith has collapsed? Of course you’d say you can’t answer.”
Uriel smiled bitterly.
“It’s hard for me to understand what Sir is looking at.”
“Please just know that it’s not for my own self-interest.”
“Of course you would, and even this time would be a waste. If you would like it, I would just give it to you.”
Iden didn’t fully understand Uriel’s feelings, but he felt that she was hurt.
Trying to persuade him with a word wrapped in lies, but it was counterproductive to Uriel.
“It is not worth the time.”
Until Atlantis was submerged, there was nothing that could be done.
“I am not asking for an answer right away. I will give you enough time to think about it. When the basis for my claim to God is revealed, please decide.”
The evidence was in the ruins of Elpis.
In the first place, powers could only be exchanged inside the ruins, so it took a lot of time until Atlantis was completely liberated and visitor status obtained.
Yuriel sat on the stairs inside and looked at the rising seawater for a long time.
Iden had nothing to add. In fact, I was judging that she was more likely to say no.
Even so, it was an advantage.
It was because she informed her that she was aware of the Authority, and since the ban was lifted, it became much easier to use her mind’s eye in certain situations.
In addition, Aiden could have twisted the development of a slowly ruined story by revealing her inner eye to the public.
It would be very unfortunate if he did not hand it over, but this level of income was understandable enough.
From now on, it was Uriel’s discretion.
It was a quiet time when no one spoke. The screams coming from outside were gradually fading away.
The temple itself was not a tall building, so the inside was half filled with water.
Soon after, the altar began to submerge in the seawater.
“Saintess, from now on, never leave my side.”
Uriel silently nodded.
increasing sleep. As soon as the altar was swept away by the sea, a group of blue lights flowed from the small statue of the goddess and embraced the temple.
Shaylan’s thoughts that were sealed are manifested.
Her body was torn to pieces by Bacheksar and scattered in all directions, but since her soul is immortal, the sea god has always looked down on her followers from this spot.
『You mortal.』
A soft voice permeated Aiden’s ears.
『Did Vacheksar send you?』
“no. I came of my own will.”
『You mean he hasn’t forgiven this sinner yet? So, are you driving the children of the sea to their death?”
Except for the fact that the mermaids heading ashore were originally human. They were originally pagans.
The church will never forgive pagans stepping on the empire’s soil.
Burning and burying alive awaited the Seilun tribe.
If it was originally, it was like that.
As long as the seal was released using Hana God-centered, the good wife was an unwritten rule.
It was fine to say that the church was an indulgence that could never be violated. This was the reason Jonah was looking for God-wisdom so much.
“It was not driven to death.”
As soon as the words were finished, a feeling of pressure wrapped around Aiden and Yuriel. It was because of Shaylan’s anger.
『Even if you had a God-centered attitude, it would be futile if it wasn’t for that person. Do you think Vacheksar will tolerate expedients!”
Yuriel went into a half-dead state and began to groan in pain. Aiden replied, suppressing the pain in his chest.
“It has been two hundred years since the gods have not descended.”
“You said you ascended?”
“I do not know. Rather, if this woman dies, I will definitely annihilate your people.”
Uriel shouldn’t have died now.
Shaylan, who has only thoughts, can kill Uriel, but he can do no more harm to Aiden.
The pressure disappeared like a ghost. Yuriel fell to the floor and let out a rough breath.
『······Certain.』
Shaylan was silent for a moment, then spoke again.
『However, it is true that I have received grace from you, so I will do my duty.』
Messages rained down in front of Aiden’s eyes at the same time.
『He who broke the shackles, I have bestowed prestige and power.』
Liberator of Atlantis. It was a title that was useful in many ways.
And the authority was drawn as a tattoo on Aiden’s wrist.
『Deny the death of others. It’s only once, so you have to be careful.”
If Uriel agreed, it was the power to exchange with the Mind’s Eye.
Soon the seawater was filling the temple.
Most of the ground was submerged and there was not much left. Aiden hugged the groaning Yuriel.
The ruins of Elpis, located in Atlantis, were the destination.
Without looking back, I walked down into the water.