87 episodes
25 Azela (2)
“ That doesn’t mean, of course, that you are a hero, Zion.”
Before Shion spoke about him, Rubrios’ voice was heard.
“ Even if the oracles come down one after another, there can be no two warriors, and the contents of your oracle are questionable.”
“ What is it?”
The first prince, who had been contemplating whether he should say this for a moment in response to Shion’s question, slowly opened his mouth.
“ Zion Agnes.”
“… … ?”
“ This is what the trust is all about. It literally only came down to your name.”
Absolutely incomprehensible oracle.
At that, Rubrios shook his head slightly as if he did not understand himself, and continued speaking again.
“ Of course, all light has a meaning, but as a human I cannot fathom the meaning. You still lack faith.”
It didn’t seem like it could be counted better just because he had great piety, but even if he said that, it didn’t seem like a seed would be eaten by Rubrios.
“ Have you ever had a story about me before, or have any other guesses?”
“ No. So, by the way, when should you stop by the headquarters church? If you come in person, the light can give you something more.”
Whoa!
As soon as the first prince’s words were finished, the magic difference stopped.
Suddenly, the majestic appearance of the people’s palace could be seen out the window.
“ Thanks for the ride, Sion. Then see you next time.”
Soon after, Rubrios, who expressed his gratitude to Zion, got off the horse-drawn carriage and started walking towards the People’s Palace.
As if they had been waiting in advance, the priests and attendants of the Church of Light followed behind him.
Seeing this, Shion knew from the beginning that Rubrios had gotten into a car to talk to him.
“ Only the name came down… … .”
Seeing Rubrios getting farther away, Shion recites the contents of the oracle.
It was certainly an oracle whose intentions were completely unknown, but there was a glimmer of light in Zion’s eyes.
read at noblemtl. com
Maybe because I thought I might get a clue as to why I fell into this world.
It must be no coincidence that the God of Light only mentioned his name during this time.
‘ The Church of Light is also worth visiting once.’
After thinking like that, Zion also began to head to the People’s Palace, where Rubrios entered first.
* * *
The office located on the top floor of Cheongseonggung Palace.
There, Diana was burying herself in the chair and tapping the armrests with her fingers.
“ After… … .”
A deep sigh escaped her mouth.
It was telling her that she wasn’t feeling very well.
“ Is it because of the 6th prince again?”
Lloyd, Diena’s henchman and commander of the 1st Squad of the Spirit Corps, who was standing next to him, asked as if he was familiar with it.
Because she had achieved a decent result at this emperor’s funeral, and that was the only thing she could breathe.
“ Yes.”
The 5th princess frowned while answering briefly.
The reason why she cares so much is not because Zion left the strongest impression among the royal family at this funeral.
read at noblemtl. com
Moreover, it was not because of the sudden increase in tax.
“ Then that darkness.”
4 Proof of succession started abruptly in the middle of a funeral by Prince Utekan.
In fact, in the process of proof that was nothing more than a race for the throne, the terrifying darkness that erupted as soon as Shion grabbed the sword was still not forgotten in her mind.
Of course, the appearance was not easily forgotten by anyone, but Diena could not forget the darkness in other ways.
“ It must have something to do with the power of eons. Otherwise, there is no reason why the sword would have reacted so intensely.”
Obviously, Utekan had said that the sword of the rebels reacted to Agnes’ blood.
If so, it must mean that the darkness is also related to Agnes.
“ Couldn’t it be something else related to Agnes other than the Aeons?”
“ No.”
Diana immediately shook her head at Lloyd’s question.
She must have seen such dark darkness before.
“ The sword of extinction used by Zion against Enoch. The power emanating from such an extinct light sword and the darkness that Zion showed at the funeral were very similar. It is most likely the same.”
“ If that’s true… … Is it not enough for the 6th Prince to have already obtained the Extinction Lightblade, so he has inherited the power of the Eternal Age?”
Diana did not answer the question.
Because the moment I answered it, it seemed like it would become the truth.
‘ If that’s the case, Sion will have an overwhelming advantage in this competition for the throne.’
If the emperor of the Agnes Empire reigned as the absolute master of the world, revered by all, it was a sacred realm that surpassed even that.
That’s because his achievements were mythical.
If Shion truly inherited the power of the Eternal Age, it would gain overwhelming support that could not even be compared with now.
Of course, it would be another matter to prove to people that the power is really the Eternal Age.
“ It’s not certain yet, so don’t jump to conclusions. I can’t help but hope that the remnants of the Extinction Lightblade are used instead of the succession of power… … .”
But Diena’s eyes, as she said that to Lloyd, were sinking deeply.
* * *
There are several secret rooms in the Baekseonggung Palace.
A small room with no windows and only a small table and two chairs inside.
The reason these secret rooms exist was for the high-ranking aristocrats who could enter the royal family or the people’s palace to have a secret meeting.
In fact, Baekseonggung itself, which is called the center of the world, was a difficult place to have secret meetings, but there were people who used it every once in a while.
Just like the present Zion.
‘ Are you here?’
After simply checking the location of the secret room, Shion immediately opened the door and went inside.
at that time,
Click!
As soon as you walk in, a faint yet sweet scent hits the tip of Shion’s nose.
“ Come on. Your Majesty Zion.”
With him, in Zion’s eyes, the figure of the woman who had been waiting for him in the secret room first came into view.
A beautiful woman with an impressive height of 180 centimeters and cool features.
“ Who are you?”
“ My name is Azela. I am working under His Majesty Utekan, though it is not enough.”
“ What about Utekan?”
“Your Majesty is suddenly unable to come due to an urgent matter. Still, I entrusted the entire authority to me, so don’t be too angry.”
A woman bowing her head politely and apologizing.
Zion’s eyes sank as she looked at such a woman.
‘ Is this coming out so blatantly?’
It was a name I knew for sure.
Azela.
Utekan’s henchman, unknown to the public.
He was a man of mixed blood with a giant, and with his powerful magic and excellent brain, he was a person who did a lot of things in an invisible place.
However, this was not the reason why Zion thought so.
she was a demon
It’s the same kind of Tarahal that swallowed Utekan.
‘It was fun.’
Soon after, Shion, who smiled bitterly, sat down on a chair and asked Azela.
“ So, how are you going to do the transfer?”
In the meantime, the scent is getting stronger.
“ I hear you like simplicity.”
“ Do I really need to chat with you?”
“ It’s not like that.”
After saying those words, Azela, who looked at Zion for a moment, slowly opened her mouth.
“ Sir Zion, in fact, I did not come here to surrender here today.”
“ Then?”
“ I came out to receive a transfer.”
Along with those words, Azela’s lips were filled with a young, faint smile.
“ What do you mean?”
“ Sir, can you smell this scent?”
She answered Shion’s question with another question and tapped her nose.
“ This fragrance flows from my body and paralyzes the other person’s senses and muscles. In a closed room like this, it takes less than 30 seconds for the effect to reach its full potential.”
“… … .”
As if the words were true, Shion’s eyes gradually turned cloudy.
“ It also serves to shake the mind so that I can infiltrate.”
Azela’s eyes toward Zion begin to glow blue in the scent that fills the entire room.
The Evil Eye of Extermination.
It is a mental erosion type demonic eye that only a few of the demons can open, and even under Utekan, it was an eye that did not have even five individuals.
A superlative magic eye that can penetrate into the mind of a target just by looking at it.
The effect was maximized when met with Monghonhyang (夢魂香), a magical incense that emanates from her body.
‘ With this, the preliminary work is over.’
Azela grinned as she looked into Shion’s eyes, which had now lost their light because of the cloudiness.
He must have never thought that he would perform such a feat in the people’s palace.
So I was blown away.
Because it’s going to erode the mind anyway, so there won’t be any disturbance on the outside.
“ Well, you can’t hear it, but I’ll take over that body well.”
With those words, the moment when the young blue light in Azela’s eyes reaches its peak, wow!
Her mind penetrated into Zion.
Azela’s spirit body that penetrates the surface memory at once and descends below it.
Unlike the general mental domination, which only occupies the body, the process of mastering the superlative mind, which occupies the memory, power, and even the soul of an object, was difficult.
Because the caster had to dig into the depths of the target’s mind and devour them all from the root.
self-
That’s why she had to break through all the mental barriers inside the subject, but it wasn’t too difficult for her.
‘Evil Eye of Annihilation’, which is the highest level among magic eyes, made her mental body almost invincible.
If it was simply a battle between cerebral bodies, Azela could win even Tarahal, who devoured Utekan’s body.
at that time,
‘ Is something strange?’
Azela’s eyes as she went down through Zion’s mind were dyed with doubt.
A mental barrier exists for beings who can think for themselves.
The barrier appeared in various forms such as lions, dragons, and unicorns depending on the target, and there could be several, starting with one.
‘ If it’s a direct blood relative of Agnes, it’s true that there must be multiple layers of mental barriers… … .’
But she had never encountered a single mental barrier until now, passing through several layers.
So it was easy, but at the same time, I couldn’t erase the strange feeling.
That moment,
Whoa!
Azela’s perception, which seemed to pass through a narrow hallway, expanded in an instant, and a world unfolded before her eyes.
‘ Well… … .’
A world covered in mist, as if you had come to the waterfront at dawn.
‘ Are you finally showing up?’
Intuitively, knowing that Zion’s mental barrier exists here, her eyes lit up with a welcome light.
It felt like it was going normally now.
It was time for Azela to look around with a cruel smile, as she had to break the mental barrier at once and head to the depths.
thud!
The ground shook.
Was there even an earthquake?
thud! thud! thud! thud!
The earth shakes continuously with a continuous loud sound.
Her eyes turned to the sound of the sound, with the mist slowly clearing away.
“!!!!!!!!”
It started to shudder like it was about to rip.
It was an army.
No, it was something more than just a military force.
read at noblemtl. com
Millions? No, tens of millions?
thud! thud! thud! thud!
The army that filled the world was slashing its spears and shields endlessly to the ground.
As if praising something.
And in the center of such an army, a throne soaring soaring into the sky.
A man was sitting on the throne.
read at noblemtl. com
More than anything in the world, with a boredom.
thud! thud! thud! thud!
This ringing was the awe sent by the tens of millions of troops only for that man.
It was worship only for that man.
“ Ah… … .”
Azela let out her voice as if she was tired of the mythical sight of the thrill.
The man’s bored eyes turned to her.
That moment,
thud!
Tens of thousands of troops looked at Azela at the same time.