Episode
72 .
The full moon smiled broadly and softly illuminated Aiden and Saya.
Moonlight favored only the two of them, drove the world into deep darkness, and blessed their love with bluish light.
Atraksha, the goddess of the moon and love.
She was Vacheksar’s lover, but because she was the moon, she could not be with the sun, Vacheksar.
Vacheksar and Atraksha were synonymous with tragic love.
In the time and space that cannot coexist, they looked at the world by lighting up the morning and night separately.
The two ascended to heaven will never be able to meet again.
As such, despite being the protagonist of a tragic love story, Atraksha was not jealous of the love of others. just blessed
Aiden looked up at the full moon.
Infused with divine power, he drew the sign of the cross.
“Moon, I will make your wishes come true.”
It was Aiden’s first prayer and oath to God.
“Paladin, I swear in the name of Iden. St. Bacheksar.”
A brilliant halo stretched out to the sky. Manwol looked at Aiden and drew a crescent moon.
Iden was determined to keep this promise unconditionally.
He turned his gaze back to Saya.
The transparent skin that brightens the son-in-law, and the features made much clearer by the shadow created by the moonlight. Even though it was cold, she was more beautiful than anything in the world.
Aiden brushed his natural silver hair.
Then, suddenly, Ji-min of Valerian came to mind. residents who were slaughtered. A shadow passed across Aiden’s face.
In order to love Saya, he had to turn away from the sins he had committed against them.
I didn’t like that one. Aiden himself wouldn’t be able to endure it.
However, he promised to atone for them when he stood at the highest place in this world. It was just repeated rationalizations.
he let out a mischievous laugh.
love and humanity. It was a desire not to give up on either one, and Iden was well aware of his contradiction.
So I laughed at myself.
After a while, the mountain birds flew up and broke my thoughts.
A rumbling noise ensued. Something coming, Iden could foresee.
Fenrir. I had completely forgotten about him.
I was too complacent. Aiden immediately started shaking his head.
How will the beast come out? Obviously, there was a high probability that the wolf would not remember Saya.
Therefore, he may show hostility towards Iden. With my current state of health, I wouldn’t even be able to fight against it.
The getaway was wise. This acid will remove the smell of visitors, so Iden should be able to keep the wolves away if he wants to.
If that happened, the contact with Fenrir might be lost.
He had to unite Ain, and he had a role to play in the future. It was better to form a minimal relationship.
Iden finished his judgment for a split second.
Once you see the reaction, decide. Even if you run away then, it won’t be too late.
A dull sound is getting closer.
Finally, a huge wolf up to 10m in height appeared between the giant trees.
I met eyes with Iden, who was perched on a branch.
Fenrir’s face was distorted.
It was because of the sense that a part of the brain was empty.
The wolf clearly knew the man in front of him. However, I couldn’t remember why I came west with him.
Aiden checked the expression on the beast’s face and was convinced that his guess was correct.
Before the wolf could act unexpectedly, Iden opened his mouth first and let out the words.
“Your prediction is correct. Your memory is now erased. Listen carefully to what I have to say from now on.”
The wolf brought the huge head right in front of Iden’s nose.
A cool light came out of his eyes, but Aiden did not give in.
He calmly told the truth.
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Aiden couldn’t say anything specific about Atraksha. Karyemen’s authority is the same. Because it was forbidden.
There was so much limited information, but I tried to convey it as intuitively as possible.
The wolf wrinkled his face and looked down at Saya.
What the beast understood,
All he knew was that the dead woman was a nine-tailed fox and that Aiden had the ability to bring her back to life.
Even to the wolf, the woman in front of him was definitely a nine-tailed fox.
Also, I had a hunch that all these sights were not hallucinations.
Fenrir’s mental abilities didn’t work at all, and the wolf was well aware of his own constitution.
So, what is this sensation, as if a part of the brain has disappeared?
said like a beast.
“Is it a god?”
There was nothing to say about it. Mental system immunity didn’t even defend against divine attacks.
Iden said.
“Wrong.”
Karyemen’s authority only erased the very existence of Saya.
The divine power must have fallen on Aiden. Because only he remembers Saya.
The wolf narrowed his brow.
“Then what?”
“I have somewhere to go. You will find out there.”
After saying that, Aiden tore off all of her underwear and rolled Saya upside down.
After that, I put it on my back and tied it in a tight knot so it wouldn’t come undone.
“I need to ride you.”
Aiden jumped from a branch.
As soon as it landed on the huge back, the wolf had a seizure.
Kwaaang! The giant tree fell and shook the earth. The rock collapsed, scattering debris in all directions.
Aiden said in a calm voice.
“You have to help to save the nine-tailed fox. There is no time for this.”
Fenrir would never ride someone on his back, but one word from Aiden was enough to crush that conviction.
Also, the wolf had memories of burning Iden. Although I forgot why now.
Fenrir let out a frenzied roar.
“If this was your work, I would definitely tear it apart and swallow it.”
“Okay, go quickly.”
Aiden went straight to the Levana Great Temple.
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Karyemen, the high priest of the Great Monastery, heard the revelation of the moon.
“Kill the silver-haired visitor, and confess her infidelity to her lover.”
The first was already implemented.
The gumiho, who came on its own, forced the high priest to disappear, and Karyemen killed her without hesitation.
However, the second revelation caused a conflict between the flesh and nature.
Confess your teeth. In a word, it meant revealing the immoral history of the kingdom and empire.
Most of the empire’s successive emperors were murderers who slaughtered their brothers.
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However, the world was unaware of their evil deeds.
A power inherited by Kar Yemen. The ability to erase existence, passed down from generation to generation through killing, made this history repeat itself.
Over the centuries, they killed incompetent princes and put able men on the throne.
It was because of the unwritten laws of the gods and customs of the empire.
The truth that the ‘first child’ of goddess status has divine power. Imperial tradition that the emperor must be a ‘male’.
Thus, the empire recognized only the ‘elderly son’ as emperor.
However, not all firstborn sons were born with the qualities of a monarch.
There were also many stupid or heinous characters.
They couldn’t be put on the throne just because they were the eldest.
It was because the incompetent emperor was a disgrace to Bacheksar’s face just by being there.
So, Salseong approached the most capable prince, revealed their identity, and made him the eldest son.
For example, by annihilating the stupid first prince, he paved the way for the clever second prince to become crown prince.
Something a little unusual happened this time. The person chosen as Wangjae was a woman. It was a revelation from God, and flesh does not judge.
was just doing it.
anyway.
This was the reason that among the emperors of the empire, there was no dethroned class that would go down in history.
The authority and dignity of the imperial family were thus maintained.
However, on the inside, it was too human and not divine at all to be of the lineage of a god.
It was very similar to the bloody politics of humans.
If it is revealed, the authority of the imperial family will fall.
Atraksha was ordering to confess the history of the secret.
Karyemen couldn’t figure out why. Why? It was something she had tolerated for hundreds of years.
The motive for coming here was unclear.
Karyemen counted the rosary and looked at the moon, but there was no answer.
You can’t go against one. It was because he was not the sun, but a follower of Atraksha.
Dozens of coffins were already lined up in the courtyard of the temple hall.
It was a chest containing the corpses of past eradicated princes.
Karyemen sat on the main hall of the courthouse and waited patiently for someone.
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At that time, Aiden arrived at the Levana Great Temple.
Sponsored by moonlight. A huge wolf roamed slowly along the way.
Hundreds of monks jumped out and looked at Iden and the wolf with tense expressions.
Aiden was a bit puzzled.
It was because they were nailed to their positions, even if they were determined to die.
Could this be Araksha’s help?
There is no explanation other than that hypothesis, but it was difficult to understand.
In order for the ascended god to intervene in human affairs, he had to pay a heavy price.
It was a separate matter from granting Saya’s wish, feeling sorry for Saya’s love.
This is because gods could exercise their power without cost only in the domains under their control.
Whatever it was, Iden was happy. There is no need to make unnecessary sacrifices.
Fenrir snorted as he looked at the trembling monks.
“My ancestors swallowed the moon. You ate their gods. Worshiping prey, you have no choice but to be weak.”
The monster that swallowed the moon, Fenrir. It was a distorted legend.
To correct it, the pet dog bit the owner.
And the dog was torn to pieces by Vacheksar, and even its shape disappeared.
Iden wanted to tell the truth, but he couldn’t.
He just pointed at the Moonstone Altar that stretched out into the night sky.
Man-stairs made of moonstone. It was a passage leading to the temple located in the sky.
“Go up.”
Fenrir growled.
“I’ll sort things out with you when I’m done.”
“Okay, go quickly.”
The wolf, looking very displeased, smashed the ground and jumped toward the Moonstone Altar.
It only took a few tens of seconds to cover the 10,000 steps.
Aiden stepped into the temple, admiring Fenrir’s performance.
Dozens of coffins were placed as far as the eye could see.
Looks like Atraksha really intervened. Since the blood of the moon also flows in the veins of the royal family, Atraksha may be thinking of breaking the link of immorality woven by her descendants.
Of course I wasn’t sure. I couldn’t figure out why it was doing this all of a sudden.
Aiden was genuinely satisfied with the easy-to-resolve situation.
He jumped off Fenrir’s back and walked towards the coffin.
A high priest sitting on the floor of the main hall stood up.
“Messenger of the sun, nice to meet you.”
He counted the beads and half bowed his head.
Seeing the high priest, Aiden had mixed feelings. He was the one who erased Saya, and was originally an enemy.
Didn’t show any hostility. In the yard where good results have already come out, there will be no need to see blood.
Aiden was also polite.
“Meet the Apostle of Atraksha.”
The high priest lowered his head once more, looked at the coffin, and said,
“We finished the preparations according to the revelation of the moon.”
Fenrir strode towards him.
“This old guy killed Mi-soo?”
To the wolf, the old man did not have that much power.
As the threat from Fenrir began, Iden warned.
“If you kill the old man, you will be in trouble. Quit and go to the outbuilding in the backyard. It will explain.”
The high priest turned his head and looked at Aiden.
Aiden said calmly.
“If the beast doesn’t understand, everyone in the temple will die.”
The high priest was unable to reveal anything, including his authority. However, those secrets were well kept in the annex.
Aiden lifted the coffins, ignoring the killer’s reaction.
Then, he placed the coffin on Fenrir’s back and began to wrap it tightly with a rope.
The wolf could never forgive this ruthless human. When the job is over, I promised myself that I would teach you manners without fail.
Of course, the order of the two was already decided.
This is because Saya, who will become the only god of Ain, chose Aiden as her mate.
Aiden climbed on Fenrir’s back and said.
“Go away. I stop by the backyard and go straight to save Saya.”
Fenrir crumpled his face. I was patiently holding back my excitement.
Unfortunately, it was an unrequited patience.