Episode 102. I don’t have to die
“… … .”
A heavy silence fell over the battlefield.
Aaron, who was nearby, as well as the Raven and the ghosts who shot the arrow, were dumbfounded and glared at each other.
It wasn’t easy to decide whether the kid running rampant above Cerberus’s head was an ally or an enemy, whether to attack or not.
From the way he jumped out of the recall gate, it was clear he was Azazel’s minion, but looking at what he did again, it didn’t seem like that.
‘what?’
Azazel was also at a loss for words.
What he expected was that the saintess and her minions who had fallen into the trap would come out of the gate as dry mummies.
However, I was very embarrassed because the saintess called Nao did not appear, and a watchman who had to protect the area around Hadman Castle and a kid I had never seen before appeared.
“Who are you?”
Azazel asked in a low voice.
It was only then that the child, who had been resenting the dark elves, looked at Azazel.
“I didn’t expect it, but I really succeeded in reviving. But why is it like this?”
He looked the wounded Azazel up and down in surprise.
Indifferent attitude, as if the previous question was not worth listening to.
Azazel’s chin trembled.
“Didn’t I ask who you are? Was that from Beltor?”
He suppressed his anger and asked again.
Had I been in perfect condition, I would have turned this spoiled bastard into powder right away, but unfortunately I didn’t have the strength to do so now.
“Beltor? Well, I did get help from him.”
The little boy stroked his chin with an ambiguous face.
It seemed that he had no intention of cooperating.
“It’s all about accepting jokes. I will gladly forgive you, so kill him quickly and offer his essence to me.”
Azazel gave up talking to him and pointed at Cerberus.
The kid grinned and stroked Cerberus’ fiery mane.
“He wants to kill you, what should I do?”
“Krrr… … .”
Cerberus, who was sitting dignifiedly, glared at Azazel, showing his teeth.
The little boy said with a slightly surprised expression.
“Ouch, you say you don’t like this guy?”
“… … You are testing my patience to the end.”
Azazel gathered the remaining demonic energy at her fingertips.
“mind control.”
“Dispel magic.”
The black grip, which had been flying stealthily, was scattered like dust with one gesture of the child.
“Still, the reputation of the demons is not going anywhere. To be able to use magic even in that situation.”
“… … .”
Azazel pursed her lips as if at a loss for words.
No matter how weak his power was, to scatter the magic cast at close range with a single gesture.
It was absolutely impossible with a body like that.
“… … Yes Ino Ohm! Who are you! Who are you to disturb me like this!”
Azazel finally couldn’t hold back her anger and let out a shout.
The little boy glared at him with a hard face and spoke slowly.
“The idiot who sold off hundreds of thousands of people by being deceived by the devil’s flattery. Humanity’s worst traitor. The old owner of this land.”
“… … Gaos.”
Azazel, who was glaring at the kid, muttered as if chewing.
He was very similar to the man he first subdued when he descended on the continent a thousand years ago.
The light brown hair and sharp eyes were the representative characteristics of a guy that would not be forgotten even after a long time.
“I came over with the determination to die fighting, but it’s really unfortunate to see you lying down so ugly.”
Gaos floated into the air and landed on the ground.
Then, with his hands behind his back, he walked up to Azazel’s nose and clicked his tongue mockingly.
“dare… dare… … .”
Azazel tried to stay calm, but the rage boiling inside made it impossible to control her expression.
“Where did that body come from?”
Aaron, who had overheard the story and roughly grasped the situation, approached Gaos.
Gaos glanced at him, then turned back to Azazel.
“As I said before, I’ve been waiting for the day to get revenge on this guy for the past thousand years. This body was also prepared for that.”
“Oh, but why are you a kid? Did you miss your childhood?”
“Can that be? There was one more finished version, but it was broken because I couldn’t manage it because of the risk of detection.”
“Danger of detection? Where did you make it?”
“Under Hadman Castle. my lab.”
“It’s too big.”
“It is always dark under the lamp.”
“Kill him.”
Seeing the two brazenly chatting in front of their eyes, Azazel spoke briefly.
Seeing the two worms chattering proudly in front of him as he died, he seemed to drown in a wave of shame.
It seemed that he would rather be decapitated than to be ridiculed until he died.
“By the way, did you make this guy like this?”
However, Gaos listened and continued the conversation.
“huh. I was lucky.”
Aaron nodded and briefly explained the process of fighting Azazel.
“What a monster.”
Gaos looked around and murmured.
Looking at the deep pit in the middle of the battlefield and the corpses of monsters scattered everywhere, you could tell how fierce the battle was.
“By the way, did you leave Nesty and Raast somewhere and come alone?”
Aaron asked, looking at the recall gate. It was then.
“Wow!”
“Kyaaagh!”
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The gate flashed once and two people jumped out.
“They’re not good enough for a nobleman either.”
Gaos laughed at the two of them scattered on the ground.
“These worms! Even if you say kill, why can’t you kill! Give me time and you will surely regret it!”
When Nesti and Raast appeared intact, Azazel screamed in a fit.
‘I was scared.’
Aaron knew why Azazel was running amok.
Even if the body of a demon with a legitimate title disappears due to an unfortunate accident, the soul is preserved and returns to the demon realm.
As long as the demonic realm does not disappear, they will enjoy eternal life.
However, the story changes when the priest of the Sephiroth intervenes.
Those who serve the Goddess of Light can perform a purification ceremony to burn the evil spirits.
‘I stupidly dug my own grave.’
Originally, Aaron planned to kill the resurrected Azazel’s body and send only the soul back to the Devil’s World.
However, a trap set up to kill the saintess brought her here, and as a result, it ended up as if her neck was clamped.
“Saintess! Back off!”
Rhaast, who was staggering and straightening himself, saw Azazel and hurriedly drew out his sword.
Nesty also raised her divine power while staring at Azazel.
“It’s over, so don’t make a fuss.”
Aaron blocked them in slow motion.
“… … Lord?”
“Aaron?”
The two, who were preoccupied with Azazel, opened their eyes wide when they saw Aaron who suddenly appeared.
“It’s over, what is it… … .”
“That’s literally it. I’ve cooked it deliciously, so now all I have to do is finish it.”
Aaron said it insignificantly and held the cosmos with both hands.
“Prepare the purification ceremony. Nesty.”
* * *
Chiaaah-!
Horrible screams filled the battlefield.
The spirit pulled out of the decapitated body burned dazzlingly, captured by the purification ceremony that began immediately after.
After the ceremony, all that remains is fragments of the burned soul.
The debris hovering in the air like a lost bird landed in Nesty’s hand for a while before disappearing.
[-Azazel… dead.]
One of the ghosts who watched the ceremony held their breath muttered inaudibly.
[-Azazel is dead!]
[-Azazel is dead!]
[-The Shadow Forest! Death Landing has been completely liberated!]
[-we! We solved a thousand-year-old wish!]
[-aaa!]
[-Long live the liberators!]
[-Long live the Overlord!]
The spark of joy that started with a small voice quickly spread like wildfire.
Even the ghosts, trained to control their emotions as much as possible, put themselves down for this moment.
Those who kneel and cry in silence, those who embrace and scream, those who mutter to themselves with an expression of disbelief.
The reactions were different, but the emotions felt were the same.
Shadow Forest, Death Landing was finally freed from the thousand-year curse.
The joy of fulfilling a long-cherished wish that even the Dark Elf hero Garrond couldn’t, was incomparable to any other pleasure.
“It is over.”
Gaos looked up at the sky with a bitter expression.
Unlike the ghosts who raged with joy, he couldn’t laugh.
As the fog and dark clouds covering Death Landing began to clear, a white cloud of light was seen rising into the sky from the direction of Hadman Castle.
Hundreds of thousands of territories he sold to Azazel.
The souls who had been possessed by demons and suffered for a thousand years were finally ascending to heaven.
“It should have been enough to see you off.”
Gaos, who had been staring at the halo with tears in his eyes, looked at Aaron as if nothing had happened.
“Goodbye. I will not say thank you.”
awesome-
The life force vessel embedded in Aaron’s chest began to crack.
Gaos helped Aaron even though he knew that if Azazel was destroyed, he would also be destroyed.
A little regret left, but no regrets.
He liberated the suffering people of the territory and completed his thousand-year-long revenge.
If he was afraid of dying, he wouldn’t have helped Aaron in the first place.
“You said you didn’t become a lich by your will.”
Aaron removed the Life Force Vessel from the breastplate with a nonchalant expression.
Gaos nodded.
“Yes. Azazel tortured me, broke my mind, and then forcibly turned me into a lich.”
“I hope that is true.”
Aaron put down the Life Force Vessel at Gaos’ feet and picked up the Cosmos.
“Raguz. enchantment.”
[The sword is imbued with the power of the runes.]
[Spirit is reduced by 15%.]
Kwadeuk!
The blade, enveloped in the blue airflow, became lodged in the red orb.
“Ouch! This guy… to the end… … .”
Gaos knelt down clutching his heart.
Brown eyes full of resentment glared at Aaron fiercely.
Aaron murmured again.
“feedback.”
[Release the power of the enchanted rune.]
Puff!
The life force vessel, cracked like a spider’s web, exploded and Gaos collapsed, blindfolded.
shhhhh-
The faint soul that escaped from the shattered orb was soon enveloped in a blue current and sucked into the chest of the fallen Gaos.
“Cheuk! omg!”
Gaos, who had been lying dead, jumped up as if he had a nightmare and let out a rough breath.
Aaron grinned and stroked his hair.
“We Gaos were good children who didn’t lie, right?”
“… … What. What have you done to me?”
Gaos looked around himself, not even thinking about shaking off Aaron’s hand.
Since becoming a lich, he has never felt a sense of unity between body and soul.
It was natural. Even if he obtained a usable body and possessed it, his soul was still in the Life Force vessel.
But now it was different.
The feeling of body and soul being completely united as if they were alive a thousand years ago.
The soul that should have been in the Life Force vessel, no, the soul that should have been destroyed along with Azazel, was contained within this body.
“I just returned you to where you were supposed to be.”
“what?”
“You can continue to live with that body. You don’t have to die.”
“How, how… … .”
“Oh, by the way, I won’t be able to use black magic anymore. The magic hierarchy must have gone down a bit. It was like that when I wrote it to my grandfather before.”
“uh… … .”
Gaos looked up at Aaron with his mouth wide open as if he couldn’t say anything.
“okay. I know you’re thankful, so I’m organizing my thoughts.”
Aaron ruffled his hair and muttered as he stared into the air.
“Output message.”
[Do you want to print hidden messages? Please answer yes or no.]
“yes.”
[Output unread messages.]
[Your level has risen. (42 → 50)]
[All bioresources recovered… … .]
Immediately after defeating Azazel, the hidden messages began to appear all at once.
Only I am immune to magic
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