111 – Final Choice
The will came from Dratus, who had turned into a large, round rock.
“Max….”
Dratus’ voice seemed to reach Priscilla as well.
Priscilla called me with a slightly worried voice.
I carefully stroked Priscilla’s face.
“It’s time to choose.”
“Yes, I heard that too.”
“I guess this was our final destination.”
I remember a scene that passed like a fantasy.
The scene that seemed to be a boy pleading with Dratus.
Dratus gave the boy some power.
It’s probably something like a miracle happening to the empire.
Honestly, isn’t it a very convenient power?
An emperor with the power of a savior who appears whenever the empire stands at a crossroads of fate….
It must be a miracle created with the power received from a being close to an indigenous god, such as a dragon.
‘Mana of the Sun…. Seventh Dawn….’
I looked down at my sweaty hands.
With this choice, the history that the empire has maintained for a thousand years will end.
Quuk.
Priscilla is staring at me.
As always, it was a gaze full of trust and love.
I was able to calm down because of the gaze that said it would respect me no matter what choice I made.
“Dratus, great guardian.”
I knelt down on one knee in front of a large rock, just as the guest had done.
And then he held out his hand to Dratus, who was as hard as a stone.
[Is that your choice?]
I nodded to Dratus’ question.
“I heard that if it were a force that appeared to destroy evil, it would be the way of the world for it to disappear as soon as it completed its mission.”
The mana of the sun starting from my hand began to breathe life into Dratus’ body, which had been as hard as stone.
On the contrary, I felt something flowing out of my body like an ebb and flow.
For a brief moment, I felt dizzy and my body was shaking.
Quuk.
There was someone gently supporting the staggering body.
It was Priscilla.
I looked at Priscilla for a moment and then nodded slightly.
[Yes, this is your choice.]
Jeojeok.
A sound like a shell breaking was heard.
A brilliant light gradually began pouring out from within, illuminating the surrounding area.
That warm light was something we were very familiar with.
Because it was the power itself that the people of the empire called the mana of the sun.
[I will respect your choice, contractor.]
Wow.
A bright light began to gently envelop the world.
Then, something that had been swaying just now began to blur.
Wow.
[It was your last chance to achieve the future you wanted.]
The holy sword in my hand crumbled, and the fleeting pieces Priscilla held became light and scattered.
The remnants of the gods remaining on the continent of Acradium began to be erased one by one.
“I know.”
A fleeting fragment is a relic that has the power to turn back time.
If she wanted, she could have turned back time and finished her relationship with her late mother.
But if that happens, the last opportunity to eliminate the remnants of foreign media targeting the continent of Arcradium will be missed.
I will live each day in fear of the remnants of foreign media reappearing at any time.
That was not the future I wanted.
“The era of humans begins now.”
[I respect your choice. Contractor.]
I don’t know why.
For a moment, I felt like the being in front of me was looking at me and smiling.
[Yes, the era of humans begins now.]
I feel a warm light.
Priscilla and I slowly began to be swallowed up by the light.
[Go.]
***
I felt like my head was going to explode.
My teeth were grinding on their own and the corners of my eyes were frowning.
Swoosh swoosh.
Someone is stroking my head.
It was a truly warm, soft, yet powerful touch.
Priscilla….
When the name suddenly came to mind, my eyes naturally opened.
“Are you okay, Max?”
“Mother….”
When I made eye contact with my mother, I felt like I was going to burst into tears without knowing why.
“Uh, uh…. “What’s going on?”
My mother stroked my head with a worried expression.
He patted my head like this yesterday and the day before, and strangely enough, it felt warm for the first time in a long time.
“I feel like I had a nightmare.”
“Is that so? “Would you like to tell this mother what kind of dream it was?”
My mother made eye contact with me as she said that.
I racked my brain, but I couldn’t quite remember what the dream was.
“Well… I do not know.”
“hehehehe. “Dreams are like that.”
My mother said that and gently stroked my head.
“It’s a nice day today. Would you like to help this mother?”
After talking about my mother like that, I received white gloves and a trowel from the employee.
It seemed like he was going to take care of his flower garden, which is his usual hobby.
I nodded to her mother’s words and received a trowel from the employee.
“Oh my? hehehe.”
Usually, I would sneak away using the excuse of studying kings.
I thought this was something a gardener should do, not a future emperor.
But for some reason, I felt like I should follow my mother today.
“Okay, here it is.”
My mother said that and pointed to a corner of the Biryong Pavilion.
This was the place where your mother planted the crops she grew for you.
“Line gave me flowers as a gift not long ago. “I thought I would give a gift to match that.”
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Rine….
That was an expression referring to Mother Lynette, the mother of my younger brother Dior and the empress of the empire.
“… Mother.”
“Okay, what’s going on?”
“Since you are not single, you must be especially careful with flowers.”
“Hmm, you said the same thing last time….”
When was the last time?
“I checked everything one by one just in case? “I also received help from court wizards.”
After saying that, my mother gently touched my head.
“Is it related to nightmares?”
I nodded slightly to my mother’s question.
It’s blurry.
But for some reason, I think I had a very sad dream.
“Some say that pollen is harmful to the body, so I feel sorry for Rine, but I think you should refrain from playing in the dirt for the time being.”
My mother said that with a slightly regretful expression.
I nodded, feeling somehow fortunate.
“Brother!!!”
“Dior is calling, Max.”
For some reason, contrary to my memories, Dior, with an innocent expression on his face, approached me waving his hand.
“Then let’s go, Mother.”
“Yes, Max.”
“You will win today, brother!”
Was this guy originally like this?
For some reason, I felt a strange sense of discomfort.
I have this strange feeling, like I had a big fight with this guy one day….
***
The cry of a newborn baby echoed throughout the imperial palace.
“He is such a beautiful child, just like you.”
“hehehehe….”
Her father gave words of consolation to her mother, saying that she had really had a hard time.
“Max. “Please come a little closer.”
I followed my mother’s instructions and carefully approached the two people.
“I’m Max’s younger brother. “I guess you will become my brother starting today?”
My younger sister….
When I saw him start crying as soon as he made eye contact with me, I felt like his name suddenly came to me.
“Rosaria….”
As I muttered that, my parents’ eyes fell on me.
The two people looked at me with surprised expressions and then looked at each other as if they had made a promise.
“I think Rosaria would be a good name for this child.”
I smiled brightly, looking at the noisy guy who was screaming while holding my finger tightly.
She is a cute girl.
But for some reason, I felt like she would shed tears as she looked at this guy.
It was because my heart ached at the feeling that I was missing something very precious.
She definitely knew something similar to her name, Rosalia, but now she felt like she couldn’t remember what it was.
So, I bowed my head slightly.
“I heard that mothers should get plenty of rest. “I will try to go out first.”
Kkiik.
Tak.
As I closed the door and started walking down the hallway, I ran into the Dior guy.
“Brother. That….”
“We have a younger sister, Dior.”
“Ah… !”
The Dior guy nodded at her with a noticeably bright expression.
“Now that I think about it, the bird we picked up last time is flying well now, brother.”
“Let’s go see it.”
“Yes!”
To soothe my bitter feelings, I went with Dior to see the birds he was raising.
“Is it okay to continue raising them here?”
Dior asked that question while looking at a pair of birds in a cage.
“I heard this is a summer migratory bird. “It’ll be okay for a while.”
The pair of birds in the cage seemed to get along really well.
I was obviously picking up guys who had gotten away from the group and were having a hard time. At first, the two of them were bickering, but soon they got along really well.
“Our relationship has improved a lot. In the past, we just fought….”
Because of an injured wing, he was separated from the group and locked in a narrow cage.
He must have confided his dissatisfaction to someone nearby.
At first, I think we fought so often that I wondered if this was okay.
But later, their relationship began to improve as they comforted each other’s wounds.
“I think these guys will lay eggs soon, too.”
“Is that so?”
“He made a nest out of the twigs we gave him. That means it will lay eggs soon.”
These two guys must have flown here with the group to lay eggs.
However, due to a damaged wing, the other person, who had no interest in each other, made eye contact and ended up building a nest and laying eggs.
If these two hadn’t had their wings damaged, would they have flown further away with the group and connected with others…? .
When I thought about that, I felt like crying for some reason.
“Brother?”
“It’s nothing.”
Something was lost in order to regain this clear sky without a single cloud.
But I don’t remember what that something was.
It was a really precious thing….
It was as precious as my life….
I couldn’t remember.