250. Daniel McClain
“I’ve been watching you for too long lately.”
“……”
At the voice of the God of Life who suddenly approached her, the goddess of time answered with a blunt chin.
“Because it’s beautiful.”
“Yes, the continent you created is truly beautiful. I never get tired of seeing them immersed in joy and happiness.”
The God of Life truly thought so. To the extent that he thought it was fortunate that the darkness of death and his own flame did not sweep the continent and destroy it.
It was more beautiful than any sight he had ever seen.
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Just looking at it brought a smile to the lonely life.
But it wasn’t this continent he was talking about.
“But aren’t you looking at that man, not the continent?”
“……”
The man still sitting there staring at the elf, Daniel MacLean.
The Goddess of Time deliberately pretended not to, but in fact, the divine realm continued to pay attention to his movements.
Gradually, the frequency started to increase, and now I just looked down at him without doing anything.
The God of Life pointed out that.
“Time, we are the wielders. Don’t be swayed.”
“I know.”
She thought that the goddess of time would naturally grumble and pout her lips and make excuses.
But she still kept her eyes on Daniel and replied pitifully.
“But it is so beautiful.”
“……”
“Even though the years that human mental strength couldn’t have endured have passed, he still stands tall. I am waiting for a fleeting hope that cannot be caught.”
The goddess had eyes as if she would run towards Daniel at any moment.
“He is noble. Maybe even more than me.”
“It is a useless idea.”
“……”
“We are the creators and they are only creatures. Don’t think it’s strange.”
“That’s right.”
Goddess of time nodding her head in agreement. As if gaining momentum, the God of Life continued to speak.
“They have no power. One gesture of our hand they call a miracle. They are so fleeting, weak, and pitiful. Don’t make any comparisons.”
“That is also true. by the way.”
The goddess of time, who slowly opened her chin and released her hand, and made eye contact with the god of life. There were all kinds of new emotions in her face.
“That’s why that effort can be beautiful.”
*
“hour!”
The god of life, who came down to the continent after the goddess of time, called her urgently. It was the first time he had left the new realm without saying anything, so he was bewildered, but he was able to find it quickly.
She was, again, in front of Daniel McClain.
Now it was difficult to even move, and even his mind was worn out and he was sporadically losing consciousness.
“……”
With his eyes closed, he had turned gray.
Looking down at him blankly, the goddess of time murmured.
“Are you surprised? I thought I had used all my power to stop the continent, but I think there was one room left.”
“he……”
“Yeah, I stopped my own time. Maybe he realized he couldn’t stand it any longer.”
Rather than a mental death, he himself stopped time with the continent. He carried through the image of Daniel McLain until the very end.
“……It’s beautiful.”
The God of Life mumbled that without me knowing. I could understand why the goddess of time had been watching this boy for so long.
“In the end, even though there was an easy way to be half-dead, he fought temptation for a long, terribly long time and carried through his beliefs.”
The goddess of time wanted to say something, but she shut her mouth again. No matter what he said, in the end, Daniel McLain couldn’t hear him.
sh*t.
At that moment, the eyes of the two gods opened wide.
The two slowly turned around and looked back.
Brilliant blondes regain their color.
There was a fresh vitality reminiscent of blue jewels in the eyes that were hardened like stone statues.
damn!
“Whoa!”
Eris Anen Seriller, who had been frozen for so long, woke up from the calamity of time.
“This……”
The god of life identified the goddess of time. The goddess was glaring at the elves with sullen eyes.
“Uh, huh? Why is everyone…”
Eris made a bewildered expression when she saw that the people around her who had just been shouting for victory had all turned gray.
“It’s amazing. I thought a miracle was a word referring to our progress.”
The goddess of time, approaching Eris, declared with deep disgust.
“But it’s too late.”
*
As I stare at Daniel McLain, who has already turned gray and has stopped as if to sleep, the hand holding the wand is full of strength.
-hurt.
The staff of Yggdrasil, who had come to his senses with Eris, said a word, but it did not reach his ears.
“You knew what the training meant.”
I asked the staff resentfully, and the staff came out brazenly.
– Because that’s the way to save the world, Daniel MacLean said. actually succeeded We’ve done something so absurd that God says it’s a miracle.
“……”
– Of course, it took an excruciatingly long time. In the end, you can see that Daniel MacLean’s training has blossomed.
“after.”
– So don’t hesitate. Anyway, the ending of the guy has already been decided.
Even if you don’t kill Daniel here, he can’t wake up because time is frozen.
But if I kill him, I will lose him, but the world will return to its original form. After all, Daniel MacLean was the center of the disaster that stopped this world.
“This is why you stopped your own time.”
The Goddess of Time, who was looking at Eris from behind, nodded, saying that she finally understood.
If time hadn’t stopped and remained half-alive, Eris could have somehow sought a way to bring Daniel back to life.
Daniel, who is unconscious but alive, judged that he was an obstacle to her choice, so Daniel stopped his own time.
“It is terribly beautiful.”
The goddess of time gave a self-deprecating bitter smile. When Daniel stopped time himself, he thought he had finally been defeated.
In a situation where he had already lost miserably, he judged it as a struggle to the end.
It wasn’t.
All of his actions were, in the end, the foundation for the continent’s victory.
This meant her own defeat as a goddess.
drip.
Tears flowed from Eris’ eyes, filled with emotion. I already heard from the goddess of time. He said he had been waiting for him for an eternity.
“Sorry.”
However, Daniel, a human being, could not endure such a long time and stopped his own time.
“I’m so sorry.”
Eris carefully knelt down and hugged him.
The goddess of time didn’t like that.
I felt like I was watching the audience tampering with the artwork.
He was unable to intervene.
Because I was defeated, I just quietly surrendered.
“I am so sorry that I am late. I’m sorry I couldn’t get through it sooner.”
It would be nice to hear an answer.
Suddenly, even the goddess of time felt that she felt sorry for her. What kind of expression did he make toward the awakened Eris?
“And I’m sorry I couldn’t make up my mind. I have a desire to be with you even a little longer.”
Even so, Eris slowly stood up and gripped her staff tightly.
“But I know that it taints your determination and beliefs.”
Eris wiped away her tears and slowly poured mana into her staff. The Distortion Mana used by Sharqal will present a gift of liberation to Daniel, who was imprisoned by the curse of immortality.
“Now I have no choice but to say goodbye.”
Poo-wook.
The staff stabs the imprint and enters.
The Dagger of Sealing is an item used to save people who have been engulfed in disaster.
Now that it’s all gone.
After all, the only way to get rid of disaster is death.
sh*t.
Starting with the heart of Daniel McLain, color begins to return to the world. The brilliant colors that began to spread out began to spread across the continent, embroidering the sky like a rainbow.
“Ugh, it was hard. It was really, really hard.”
Eris knelt in front of him.
Daniel McLain gradually became a halo and began to disappear, and was blown away by the wind that had been blowing for a long time.
And the goddess of time, who was watching all the scenes from behind, felt a sense of disappointment.
“okay.”
But it didn’t feel too bad.
In a way, I even felt nauseous after experiencing true defeat for the first time in my life.
“You win, Daniel McClain.”
Slowly outstretched hands point towards the sky.
It was not a simple act of destruction like the other two gods, but her power that was consumed by bringing the end of the name of salvation to the continent.
In fact, if you deal with power again now, you will lose power for quite a long time.
Still, the goddess wanted to repay her a little.
This is a gift for Daniel McLain, who showed us a beautiful sight that we cannot take our eyes off of.
“My curse on you, who, because you were terribly incompetent, handed all your burdens to one man.”
Another light falls as a drizzle over the continent that is slowly starting to find color.
It was the final push of the defeated goddess.
*
Three years have passed since Daniel McClane died.
A lot happened, but today was a very special day.
“Huu!”
Serdi, the housekeeper, couldn’t stop crying. Eris smiled awkwardly and stroked her hair.
“Don’t cry too much. It’s not like you can’t see it at all.”
“Sure! Enough!”
Crying Serdi. From now on, she will live as a housekeeper for the newly appointed watchman of Yggdrasil, not Eris’ housekeeper.
“Since you’re retiring, congratulate me instead.”
Yes.
Today is the retirement day of Eris Anen Seriller.
It was the day that the position of the watchman of Yggdrasil, which he had been carrying for hundreds of years, was handed over to another elf.
Although it was a little early, Eris actively proceeded and was able to make it come true after 3 years of first talking about retirement.
Outside, the elf queen and other new watchmen and many elves were waiting.
Eris’ heart had already turned elsewhere.
*
– Kiya, it’s finally over!
After the new watchman appointment ceremony was over and the elves saw me off, I was heading out of the forest.
Since the wand of Yggdrasil belonged to me personally, I did not pass it on separately.
It was annoying at first, but after three years, I got used to this loud voice.
“Let’s get out of the woods. I have a lot of work to do.”
-Yes, yes. You’ve been waiting for this day for three years.
Even as I kept my mouth shut at the words of the staff, I could feel my face getting hot and red.
‘No. It’s just the beginning.’
I can’t be happy already. Nothing has started yet.
Take out the small crystal in your pocket. I wrapped it carefully in the palm of my hand. Oddly enough, it felt warm every time I held it.
The image of Daniel MacLean disappearing into light is still embedded in my mind like a nightmare.
And this crystal was made by gathering the traces of light left on the staff that had pierced his heart at the time.
“I have too many promises to keep.”
The conversation at the year-end banquet of the Phrygian royal family runs through my head again.
[I’ll go find you, not the world, but for you who are supporting it.]
“Really, not just one or two.”
Three years ago, when the decisive battle took place, I sorted out my romance.
To be more precise, looking at other women who loved Daniel MacLean, his heart seemed infinitely shabby.
So I gave up on Daniel.
He had to admit that there was someone who needed him more than he did.
“If you had any other promises…”
-Ha, I’m sick of it.
I know I’ve said it a few times, but such an insincere response hurts a bit. Still, I wanted to say it one more time.
“I was supposed to get married. I said let’s fill the world with half elves.”
-Yes, yes. I think I said it 3 times a day for 3 years.
The grumbling cane is so cute that it swings it at a nearby tree and then steps out of the forest again.
The road ahead was a thorny road with no guarantees, and even though I knew that miracles and miracles were a goal that could only be achieved by overlapping them, my steps were strangely light.
“I’m leaving now, Daniel.”
Once again, I gave up my love for ‘Daniel McLain’.
“No, Sherpa.”
But you, a Sherpa, I can’t give up yet.