139. Titanomachia (5)
Moves quickly.
Now that the giant is chained up, this is the perfect opportunity, and Arcel cuts off the giant’s leg with a movement like a shooting star.
The giant with a broken leg falls down screaming, and Arcel once again turns his magic on the holy sword and cuts off both the holy swords on his legs.
Chaaa-!!!
‘I can definitely feel it.’
The fierce light of a sword that seems to cut through even space.
The magic power contained in the holy sword contained the factor of power contained in each holy sword.
‘Every time I absorb the magic power of the Holy Sword, not only is my magic power replenished, but my strength is also getting stronger. To be precise, the power of the previous warriors is coming into me.’
The power possessed and honed by past warriors.
‘With this power, definitely.’
Now that he had absorbed two of those powers, Arcel felt like he might be able to fight that demon lord.
‘No, it’s still not enough.’
Of course, it’s just a whistle, and we can’t defeat the devil yet.
But I thought that if I continued like this and liberated the Holy Sword, I would be able to defeat even that demon lord in the end.
A former warrior and the strongest demon king who could never surpass himself.
He will be able to cross swords with him equally.
Click!
The holy sword was broken.
The holy sword on the giant’s legs is released, and its magical power is absorbed again into Arcel’s holy sword.
As the golden and green blue lights come in at the same time, the memories of those who fought bravely with this sword before are brought to reality.
If courage and hope were what led them to move forward even in despair, what is being conveyed this time tells them which direction they should move forward.
-Hero, your opponent is a demon! Why are you trying to send them away alive!
The demons in shabby clothes, trembling in fear but barely holding farming tools, were glaring at the knights trying to protect the children.
-Don’t you know that you shouldn’t touch civilians no matter how much you’re at war? Even if it’s a demon.-
But the knights were unable to harm the demons, and it was all because of one girl.
An entity chosen by the Holy Sword.
A hero said to save the world from the devil.
The hero wrapped the demon.
He was showing mercy to the demons.
Demons are considered to be the demon king’s limbs, and even children grow up to become very dangerous monsters.
-They are not combatants. It’s not that they hate us. They’re afraid –
A girl dressed as a nun wearing a cross-shaped holy sword covered the demon child who was trembling in fear.
-It’s okay. Everything will be fine for you and your parents. So, rest assured and go to dreamland for a moment. After you wake up from your dream, nothing will happen. –
Calm down a frightened child and give him/her a warm pat on the back to help him/her calm down.
Then the child, who had been crying and afraid, calmed down and soon fell into a peaceful sleep.
Seeing that, both the knights and demons around looked in disbelief.
-Sorry for surprising you. We were on our way to defeat the monster that appeared in this devil’s forest. I’m not here to harm you, so I hope you can rest assured.
As the sleeping child was carefully placed in the mother’s arms, the knights could no longer even think about opposing the girl’s will.
Of course, the demon couple was quite embarrassed and just looked at each other.
-But do you know where the rumored monster is? We know that it travels through the sky, attacks nearby towns and cities, and eats people, but we don’t know exactly where the monster is.
A warrior who calmly asks for directions.
This demon couple was leaving this place with various daily necessities loaded on a carriage, so I thought they were probably residents of a nearby village.
-If you’re talking about a monster that eats humans… It’s in a cave 4km further north from here.-
-I see. Thank you for telling me. Oh, and just a moment before you go. Please take this name plate with you. Then, if you meet other drivers, show them to them. Then you will be able to pass safely. –
The warrior handed over a nameplate with his signature on it with a smile.
There are several knights stationed around here because they don’t know when monsters might appear again, and they were worried that these demons would harm them if they encountered them.
Of course, the knights still did not understand the warrior.
In the first place, even the demons who received the nameplate were in an atmosphere of disbelief, so other people must have been appalled.
-Okay then, be careful and stay safe.-
-Now, just wait a moment!-
Perhaps that was why, when her warrior tried to leave with her knights, her demon called her again.
Is there something you haven’t finished yet?
-If you are planning on defeating the monster in that cave, it would be best to stop. That’s suicidal!
The demon told the hero to stop if he was thinking of subduing the monster, and advised him to leave this land quickly, saying that it would be tantamount to suicide.
-How dare you make such an outrageous statement in front of anyone…!-
-Wait a minute. What does that mean?-
Of course, the knights got angry and drew their swords, but the warrior decided to stop them until the end and listen to their story.
Then.
-…Mom? Has she arrived yet? The Demon King ordered you to run away immediately if you want to live.
-Did the Demon King… Order you to run away?-
The child, who woke up again due to the commotion, said such shocking words.
Not only the knights but even the warriors were greatly shocked by the story of the devil.
I don’t know exactly what happened to this land, but the Demon King gave the order to flee because it was dangerous for his people, the Demons.
-Yes… I heard that at first, the Demon King took notice of the monster in this cave and tried to make him his subordinate. But… Because the monster was stronger than expected, many soldiers died and the Demon King gave up and bit the soldiers. –
The demons originally did not want to talk about the demon king, but in the end, when it came to this, they told the truth.
At first, I thought it was a lie, but when I heard the child’s pure voice, it wasn’t a lie.
-Do you not know exactly what kind of monster is in the cave?-
The hero asked the demon with a serious face.
-I don’t know the details, but… According to the words of the surviving soldiers, it seems to be a monster whose entire body is covered in scales and has huge horns and wings.-
And then I fall into shock.
Even the demon king retreated because he felt that the loss was greater than the gain. If it is a monster whose entire body is covered in scales and has huge horns and wings, it is the only one.
-If it’s scales, horns, and wings… Could it be a dragon…-
The hero called out the name of a powerful and terrible being that only appeared in stories from long ago.
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– Speaking of dragons, I heard that dragons were exterminated by the elves a long time ago! This demon must be talking nonsense!-
-No. No. At least it is certain that the devil has visited this land. A little bit of his energy remains. –
It was thought that all of them were exterminated by the elf elders hundreds of years ago, but it seems that there were some dragons that still survived.
Maybe the elves couldn’t find all the dragons.
Elves tend to be quite lazy due to their long lifespans, so there was a possibility that someone might have overlooked one or two of them because they were annoying.
-Everyone, please go back. And please call my colleagues on the front lines.-
In the end, the warrior ordered his knights to retreat and decided to call his comrades on the front lines.
If the opponent was really a dragon, and even the Demon King gave up because he thought it would cause more harm than good, even if he was fully prepared, it would not be enough.
-Winter is coming soon. Then the dragon will eat more humans to enter hibernation. So he must be subdued as quickly as possible.-
-But hero…-
-Command. In the worst case scenario, the dragon could cause more casualties than the Demon King’s army has done so far. –
In fact, the hero came here during the war with the Demon King’s army, and he came here only when two cities were destroyed by a mysterious monster.
But why is it a dragon?
Somehow, it seemed like the Demon King’s army had recently retreated from the front line and was concentrating on defense.
In the past, dragons could easily destroy a kingdom, so even the devil’s army would have to feel burdened.
-Sister, are you going to fight the scary monster in that cave? The Demon King also passed away because he was having a hard time…?-
At that time, the child called out to the hero in a sleepy voice and asked.
-Yes, I am a warrior. So listen carefully to your parents and grow up to be a good child. I’ll do my best to deal with that scary monster.
She frowned at the presence of the dragon, but when the child called, she smiled and answered.
-Okay, I’ll definitely win…!-
A demon child clenching his fists and cheering for the hero.
Her heart felt lighter after receiving her child’s support.
The hero’s ending is as follows.
He classified the dragon as a greater threat to the world than the current Demon King, and together with his colleagues, he set out to subdue the dragon with a desperate resolve.
And the warrior went to the east with the dragon.
After sending his comrades out of the cave, he sacrificed himself and was eaten by the dragon, exploding all of his magical power from within.
A noble martyrdom for everyone in the world.
That was the end of her merciful heart.
It is said that she barely managed to defeat the dragon by sacrificing her own life, and at her funeral, the Demon Lord’s army even stopped fighting for a moment.
If he had gone straight to the cave after killing the demons he met along the way, he probably wouldn’t have been able to do it, but he was able to obtain information in return for showing mercy to the demons.
The name of the holy sword she used was ‘Mercy.’
Even if they were demons who were like enemies, it gave me the heart to try to understand their pain and emotions.
But it wasn’t just the power of the holy sword.
The Holy Sword was only an opportunity, and her merciful heart was just like her nature.
“…Was there anyone among our ancestors who knew that peace could not be achieved with the sword alone?”
Arsel felt sorry for her sacrifice.
If she had not made her sacrifice to subdue the dragon, perhaps she could have ended this false peace and dark war sooner than she did.
The reason the Demon Lord stopped her fight at the funeral of her hero was probably because it was thanks to her demons that allowed her to return alive.
It was a truly unfortunate death.
‘If God really exists, he must really like mischievous fate.’
But that is an illusion.
Fate was not determined by God.
More than anything, there were quite a few differences between the God she spoke of and the real God.
“…Huh? For a moment! “The giant’s regeneration is getting weaker!”
Alfred, who was holding the giant in chains, noticed the giant’s anomaly and shouted.
“I guess what I just dealt with was the holy sword in charge of regeneration! I can do it now! Go warrior! “I decided on you!”
Although the leg that was cut off by Arcel has now been reattached, its speed has decreased significantly compared to before, and its movements have also become significantly atrophied.
‘Was that sword just responsible for the giant’s regeneration?’
Probably, the thing that was associated with the dragon continuously regenerated its magic power and exploded it all at once.
Using himself as a bomb, he made the dragon eat him, and using it, he succeeded in defeating the dragon, which even the Demon King could not easily overcome.
Perhaps it was an achievement beyond defeating the Demon King.
‘There are still three holy swords left. If we just deal with them now, the giant will fall.’
Arsel ran to fix Mistel and free all the remaining holy swords.
I also wanted to see the memories of the remaining holy swords.
I wanted to keep in my heart what great and noble lives they lived and what they achieved through noble sacrifices, and to keep them for the rest of my life.
But time is running out now.
Playback may have stopped now, but this was not playable from the beginning.
“Quickly separate that psychopath queen’s bones from her flesh!”
Although Alfred was cheering and smiling, it was clearly visible that he was begging me to deal with it quickly with a quick glance.
Arsel flew up without stopping towards the giant’s left chest, where the heart was.
Phew!
The holy sword was inserted into the giant’s heart.