105. This Altar
105.
Zer Pied threw her body at the falling saint.
-Huh ㅇㅇㅇㅇ – !
The next thing that crossed her mind after the thought of saving the saintess was a strange sense of déjà vu. The Death Knight, who hurled his body at the saintess, was the same in the Mage Tower and now in the Tenma War, and I thought I didn’t know why this contract had so many falls.
Thanks to his experience in the Mage Tower, the Death Knight was able to act relatively skillfully. However, the saintess was not like that. The hole through which her gargoyle was exposed was so deep that it was incomparably larger than the magic tower. The speed of the fall was also considerably greater than that of the Magic Tower. The good thing was that it took some time for the hole to collide with the floor due to the size of the hole.
The feeling of air rushing upward was almost like weightlessness. The dizzying feeling that even her mind was floating in zero gravity, the saintess did not even have time to feel her deja vu.
The saintess shivered with her knees pressed to her stomach and her face bowed down like a fetus.
“Huh… ! Flaw…… !”
She couldn’t keep her eyes open. It seemed that as soon as she opened her eyes, this deep leader would close her mouth and throw her into the stomach called the floor. She had nothing to support her.
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Except for one thing.
“Esilia – !”
The saintess of her innocence blinked her eyes at the sound of her lowly trembling her own body.
But as soon as she opened her eyes, she immediately closed them again to the dizziness of her pressure. The teeth that are bitten so tightly that they are closed so strongly that they even make a grinding sound.
“Huh…… ! Black…… !!”
However, even those things could not stop her saintly weeping. Hearing the sobs of her saintess, Zer Peied swallowed her breath. The air that had been rumbling wildly inside her mouth was transformed into a wilder cry and took shape.
“Esilia! Open your eyes!”
“Heo Eok…… ! Omg… !”
At that intense cry, Ecilia’s breath seemed to stop. Cold sweat broke out from her body, even as she fell under her in an instant of impact. The saintess gave strength to her trembling eyes. When she opened her eyes, the Death Knight, which was falling just like her, came into her field of vision a little higher than her. Ecilia involuntarily pursed her lips.
“Gi, Knight… ! Article… Knight…… !”
The words didn’t come out right. The barely spoken words were blown away by the rising wind. But Zerfied could understand. He slowly made eye contact with the saintess and nodded her head.
“Haa… ! Under… !”
It was a simple movement, but the saintess was finally able to breathe. As soon as the Death Knight confirmed that Esilia had come to her senses, she pointed at her own ear with her index finger. Ecilia turned all her nerves to hearing.
“Esilia! Don’t crouch, get your body covered! Crouching over her will make her fall faster!”
After hearing the death knight’s words, the saintess somehow tried to avoid her limbs curled up like a fetus. However, perhaps because she was too nervous, her body did not follow her will. The moment she flinched, she suddenly turned over or something seemed about to happen. In her magic tower, her knight held her in her arms, but not here. The saintess and death knight are currently falling apart.
Seeing her limbs stopped blooming halfway through, the Death Knight bit her lips. He quickly surveyed his surroundings. The feeling of weightlessness was gradually diminishing. It was a sign that the bottom was approaching. Time was running out. If he tried to hold on to it while he was childishly crouching like that, he could get hurt.
Zerfied took a short breath and muttered slowly but clearly.
“Esilia.”
“Huh… ! Black… !”
Cries blew in the wind. Her saintess somehow used her dragon to open her eyes, and she could see her tears flowing low. Zer Pied made eye contact with the saintess once more. And nodded her head.
“Esilia, it’s okay.”
“Ha, but…… !”
“Fix your limbs.”
However, the limbs could not be moved freely. The Death Knight murmured more eloquently and quietly.
“Ecilia, it’s okay.”
“Ah, ah…… !”
The saintess blinked her eyes. With those blue and red eyes, she looked at the knight with dark blue armor and bloody eyes.
“I will catch you.”
“Article… sir….”
“Trust me.”
It was a simple statement. And it was too slow. However, the saintess was slowly nodding her head.
Because there was only one thing that was certain in this uneasy flight, not knowing what would happen.
The saintess spread her arms and legs as the Death Knight said. The momentary air resistance generated significantly slowed the fall, even for an instant. Zerfied did not miss that moment. She tried to glide in earnest with her cloak, reaching out her arms to her saint’s back and her hamstrings. Then, she slowly picked up her saintess.
“Hey?!”
When the texture of her armor touched her, the saintess’ eyes widened. But soon the saintess was able to catch her breath slowly. It was because the Death Knight was looking down at her.
-Surely… ….
– Took.
The two of them were getting closer to the floor before they knew it. Holding Ecilia in his arms, Zerpied adjusted the gliding speed even more slowly. The Death Knight, who was gliding gently through the air, landed on the floor with a light movement that did not suit her large body. As the saintess knelt down to keep her from being shocked.
“Haa… ha… ….”
The Death Knight’s eyes were still fixed on Esilia after holding her saintess horizontally. As she fell, all the tears she had just shed were dried up by the wind she received. The Death Knight opened her mouth while maintaining her posture.
“It’s okay. It’s okay, Ecilia. I caught you.”
A sigh of relief flowed from her saintess’ mouth. It happened so quickly that her breath burst like a dam burst.
“Hey… ! Hick… !”
Her Death Knight, who had been watching her for a while, murmured at her.
“Ecilia, are you okay? Any injuries?”
The saintess nodded while catching her breath. Seeing her nod her head, the Death Knight also nodded to her.
“Thank God, can you stand up?”
The saintess slowly took a look at her own condition. Her rough breath was still flowing out. Her limbs were weak from the strain of the fall, and she couldn’t even afford to answer. There was nothing the saintess could do except shake her head. As if expected, the Death Knight nodded.
“Okay, then let’s go this way.”
“Eh, huh?!”
The saintess’ eyes widened again when she said that she was going to stay in this state. The Death Knight tilted her head as if not understanding her reaction.
“Hmm? Why? Surely, is it difficult to move to this state now?”
As if it was absolutely not the case, the saintess shook her head vigorously. The saintess, who tried to open her lips several times, shut her mouth tightly. She couldn’t possibly speak.
Like this…… It’s because it’s embarrassing to go in the position of hugging a princess you’ve only seen in children’s books.
The saintess unknowingly leaned her head against the Death Knight’s chest and buried it. She couldn’t possibly show her blushing, because she fantasized about it. However, the Death Knight asked her question as if she was still worried about her saintly appearance.
“…… Ecilia, are you okay?”
– Nod.
The Death Knight, who was momentarily troubled by the movement of the saintess in her arms, slowly raised her body. She said that the saintess was fine, so there shouldn’t be any problems with her. The Death Knight hugged her saintess and carefully moved her steps.
-Tumble…….
A sound like echoing through the corridors of a cathedral entangled in my ears. Hearing her familiar voice, the saintess stuck her head out of her arms and looked outside. The floor they were walking on was made of marble, like a cathedral.
“…… Here is?”
Celia mumbled as she carefully looked at the floor, but she didn’t answer. Embarrassed, Ecilia raised her head with a bang. Raising her head, she saw Jer Peed, who was looking at something with her head raised like her. The saintess who followed her gaze had to widen her eyes again.
Just like the stairs we passed earlier, stone statues were placed near the walls on either side. But this time it was ten cubits in size. Moreover, these statues were not grotesque like the gargoyles. It was as intimidating as they were, but it felt far more majestic than grotesque.
At that time, Death Knight’s low voice dropped.
“The altar.”
“The Altar… oh… ? The altar… This temple… Wasn’t this… ?”
“Look ahead.”
Turning her head from the death knight’s arms and looking in front of her, she saw a structure made up of several tiers that glowed black in the distance.
“What you said is the outer altar, and what is now located here is the main altar. It can be said to be the true altar of this temple. I’ve only been here a few times……. You could also access it through the meeting square.”
“Um… If you tried to throw it at the altar… Was that stone monster trying to sacrifice us…… ?”
“Maybe.”
-Chin – .
Suddenly, the Death Knight’s stride stopped. The saintess sent her gaze asking why, but the Death Knight did not let go of her gaze once. His gaze was fixed in front. Fortunately, Zerfied’s mouth, which had been tightly closed, opened soon.
“I think it would be better to ask directly for details.”
In person? Ask?
Following her gaze at the Death Knight’s words, the saintess turned her head to the front. She opened her eyes anxiously and focused on the altar in front of her. The saintess’ eyes gradually grew in size.
What I thought was just a tier at the top wasn’t a tier. It was a chair It has the same black color as the altar.
That, too, is the chair someone is sitting on.