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31 Ascalonga (4)
” What’s going on, my lord?”
Grown Ozurima asked as he looked at the first prince, whose eyebrows were furrowed as if contemplating something in front of him.
Since the Ozrima family decided to join the side of Rubrios, Groud often spends time with the first prince like this.
Of course, Rubrios also welcomed him very much because one of the five great families came under him.
“ Something has been happening lately.”
After saying those words, the first prince shuts his mouth again.
Groud knew what that silence meant.
Rubrios still didn’t completely trust him and the Ozrima family, so he must be deciding whether it’s okay to say what’s going on.
How much time has passed
“ Do you think that one who cannot feel the touch of God can serve God?”
A question came out of Rubrios’ mouth.
“ If it is the hand of God, is it the word of divine power?”
“ No, it’s not like that. Literally speaking of the hand of God.”
“… … I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Groud replied, shaking his head.
Once upon a time, the first prince would say things like this that he couldn’t understand.
You can see why he was nicknamed ‘ The Fanatic Prince’.
“ I saw such a person in the Imperial Palace not long ago.”
Regardless of Groud’s words, Rubrios continued.
“ He was a priest of the branch of the Church of Light that exists in the Hwangseong. The first time I saw it, it was heading towards Chimseonggung Palace. The night it happened.”
“ If that’s the case… … Is it the light from above Chimseonggung that illuminates the sky of Hwangseong?”
“ Yes.”
At that answer, Groud’s eyes were of interest for the first time.
1 What the prince said was thought to have something to do with what happened at Chimseonggung Palace.
The light of Chimseonggung that night was a mystery to him, and also a matter of great interest to find out.
“ I was alone in the garden that night, and other things were strange in many ways, so I went and talked to them. I was perplexed.”
“Your Majesty, do you think the priest has anything to do with the affairs of Chimseonggung?”
“ I pretended to go to Chimseonggung to find out, and then secretly followed the priest. And I saw an unexpected sight.”
“ If it’s an unexpected sight… … .”
“ The priest entered Jaseong Palace.”
“… … !”
At Rubrios’ words, Groud’s face hardened.
Utekan does not believe in the god of light.
No, they do not serve God themselves.
A priest of light enters the magnetic palace where Utekan resides?
Yes, the 4th Prince could have suddenly decided to believe in the God of Light after making a hundred concessions.
‘ But the priest, who was heading to Chimseonggung alone at night when the light was shining, suddenly changed direction after meeting the first prince and went to another royal palace?’
Is that also in the palace of the 4th prince Utekan, who is currently facing the most confrontation with Prince Zion?
It could be a coincidence, but it is very rare that so many coincidences happen at once.
“… … Let’s take a look at the priest and the fourth prince.”
“ Please.”
At Groud’s words, the first prince nodded with a cold look.
* * *
Shion stopped walking at the sudden voice in her head.
“ Sir Zion… … ?”
Rohanna and the others stop walking and look at Zion with suspicious eyes.
Without answering the question, Shion thought for a moment before starting to walk towards the prohibition.
“Your Majesty, you must not go there!”
Rohanna exclaimed urgently at the sudden action.
“ Forbidden is a place that only the head of Ascalonga can enter!”
It wasn’t that the ban was being controlled at the family level so that other people could not enter.
In fact, only ‘Gaju’ could enter that ban.
Except for the head of the Ascalon family, even if they went near the ban, they were blocked by an unknown force or sometimes even cursed.
People guessed that it was probably because of some kind of ‘being’ in the ban, but only the previous heads of state knew about it.
“ I know.”
However, Zion approaches the Black Tower without heeding the cry.
Soon after, such a new form of Zion stopped right in front of the ban,
“ Sir, danger… … !”
It was the moment when Rohanna, who had followed in a hurry, reached out toward Zion to stop it by force.
Paah!!
A bright light began to burst from the feet of the place where Zion was standing.
The light spread out in all directions in an instant and covered Zion’s whole body.
“ Wow, what!”
A voice mixed with bewilderment and astonishment came out of Rohanna’s mouth, who had stopped even approaching the scene she had seen for the first time in her life.
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Meanwhile, the light is getting brighter.
The moment even the people in the nearby building came out to find out what had happened, wow!
All the light that had covered their sight disappeared in an instant.
“Your Majesty Zion!”
At the same time, Rohanna looked at the place where Zion was and shouted.
But no one was there already.
* * *
‘ Isn’t this in the tower?’
Shion thought as she looked around, where there was nothing but pure darkness.
From the moment the voice first echoed in his head, Shion had been aware that the owner of the voice was within this ban.
So he immediately moved towards the ban, and as if waiting, the lord of the ban sent Zion himself inside.
at that time,
-… … what? you are not a warrior
In Shion’s head, the voice of courtesy resounded once more.
A strong gaze felt from one side with him.
A pair of eyes burning red in the darkness came into Shion’s eyes as he turned his head toward that gaze.
The pupil, which seemed to be about the size of an adult male, was torn vertically like that of a reptile.
And a long neck and a body large enough to fill the entire tower.
It was such a daunting figure that anyone who saw it for the first time would faint as it was, but the eyes of Shion, who already knew his identity, did not change.
‘ Black Dragon Kalonix.’
The evil dragon in the legend of the Ascalon family was that black dragon.
Legend has it that he is dead, but in reality, he made a contract with the first lord of Ascalon and stayed within the ban.
– He smelled similar to the hero I saw before, so I thought he was the hero of this generation and called me… … I must have misunderstood.
“ The smell of a warrior? What is it?”
After hearing Kalonix’s murmur, Shion immediately asked.
From the beginning, Shion had come here to find out why he called himself a hero.
– Whoa… … .
The black dragon’s eyes lit up with a strange light.
Even though he had seen himself for the first time, he was not surprised or embarrassed, nor did he ask for his identity.
Just staring straight into your own eyes with drowsy eyes.
The Black Dragon, who had a little interest in that appearance, answered Shion’s question docilely.
– All beings have their own destiny. And all those fates have their own unique smell. I can smell that.
“ So, does that mean that my fate is similar to that of the previous warrior?”
– I thought it was like that when I was in charge. But I didn’t see it in front of my eyes. It’s the first time this has happened to me, so I’m a little confused.
During his countless years of living, Kalonix has never mistaken the smell of fate.
Could it be that there is something wrong with the senses?
‘ The fate is similar… … .’
Kalonix said it was an illusion, but Shion thought that it might be right.
Hasn’t the god of light already given his oracle along with the hero?
Even though it was just a name.
Perhaps this is also a clue as to why he exists in this world.
Gradually, an outline was becoming clearer.
“ Then why did you want to call the hero?”
Shion, who had stopped thinking, asked the Black Dragon again.
– It’s for the warrior… … no.
Kalonix, who was about to answer him, stopped talking and looked at Sion with curious eyes.
I had no intention of answering the second question until the second question, but the answer almost came naturally to me without knowing it.
This was also an experience I had never had before.
– Before that, how about revealing your identity first? You seem to know who I am, but wouldn’t it be unfair if I didn’t?
“You must have guessed it already.”
At that, Shion smiled and pointed to his hair.
dark grayish.
There was only one family in the world with hair of this color.
-… … Was it Agnes’ bloodline? So it was natural to ask so. Well, if this is another fate, it must be fate.
Were you satisfied with that?
The Black Dragon murmured without asking any more questions about Zion there.
“ Tell me now.”
– Do you know that the fate of this world has already been decided and everything flows according to it?
It was a random word, but Shion nodded at him.
It was because I had already heard the words from the guardian who kept the ‘Five Questions of Kronos’ once before.
It’s probably referring to the main story of the Plosimar Chronicle.
– Dragons like me can glimpse a part of that fate. That’s why I knew that a hero would visit here soon. It was the fate that I witnessed until I asked for one request after recognizing such a hero and bringing him to this place. However… … .
Kalonix’s blazing red eyes looked at Sion.
– It’s already warped. By summoning you instead of the hero.
After sending out Zion, I could call them back when the heroes and the group visited the Ascalon family, but I didn’t know how the twisted fate would change in the future.
“ So you mean you were going to ask the hero a favor?”
– Yes. But you don’t have to worry about it. Because I was the one who called it the wrong way by mistake. Get it out right now if you want… … .
“ Well then.”
Shion’s low voice interrupted Kalonix.
“ How about I grant that request?”
With those words, Sion looked at the Black Dragon with calm eyes.
-… … ?
In the eyes of Kalonix, who faced such Sion, doubts arose for a moment.
Did I hear it wrong?
Soon after, the dragon’s eyes curved like a smile.
– Whoa! This is a request I made to the warrior myself. Don’t you know what that means?
This meant that only a hero called the savior of mankind would be able to grant this request.
Of course, it wasn’t really that much, but it was true that it was a very difficult request.
It was Kalonix’s idea that it would be difficult no matter how imperial it was.
“ I know. And I know what the request is.”
-… … what?
“ Isn’t that the darkness that covered the entire Ascalon family?”
-!!!!!!
At those words, Kalonix’s eyes widened.
because it was correct
– How the hell… … .
Darkness secretly covered the Ascalon family.
Only the two of them knew about its existence, Kalonix himself and the housekeeper, who is now lying in a hospital bed.
But how could an outsider who is not a member of the family know about it?
“ That darkness. I will erase everything.”
Shion smiled and opened her mouth to the black dragon, who was dyed with such astonishment.
After all, it was one of the things Shion was trying to do here in the Ascalon family.
Shion could not tolerate the fact that another hand was being touched by the Ascalon family, which would become his own.
‘ It would be better to take this guy’s reward as well.’
In the chronicle, the hero grants Kalonix’s request and receives a reward.
And Shion remembered that the reward was pretty good.
‘ There is no way that the reward given by the dragon would not be good in the first place.’
at that time,
– Those words… … Is it true?
A dubious voice came out of Kalonix’s mouth.
If it had been the case, he would have snorted as soon as he heard the word and sent him out immediately.
However, that he already knew the request and that he was Agnes’s royal family.
And those bored but confident eyes shook his heart.
For some reason, looking into those eyes, it felt as if those words would come true.
In addition, the current situation of Kalonix was urgent.
‘400 years.’
It was the period of the contract between Kalonix and the first head of the Ascalon family.
If Ascalonga disappears before the contract ends, Kalonix’s existence will also disappear.
Because that’s how the contract was signed in the first place.
However, in the current Kalonix view, the situation of the Ascalon family was not strange at any time.
– I asked if you could really listen.
“ You have already answered.”
With those words, Shion held out a hand toward the Black Dragon.
-… … ?
Kalonix looks at Shion’s hand with a look of what he’s doing.
Shion smiled softly at him and opened his mouth.
“ Before we start, I want to get one of the rewards first.”
Perhaps this meeting would make it easier for the Ascalon family to finish their work.