114. The End of the Dream Demon
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When the Demon God of Dreams opened his eyes, he saw the magi’s awl right in front of him, and realized that this is how it feels to not even scream.
The Demon God of Dreams raised one of his arms. No, he just wanted to lift. She was missing one of her arms. Not just one side of her arm. Half of her body had completely disappeared.
When her demonic awl attacked her, she barely managed to dispel the illusion of her demon king. However, her magic itself was definitely real, and she had to face the torrent of demonic power with her entire body, which was not sharp but was like a raging sword.
She blinked her eyes slowly. The golden colonnades and ceiling, which had usually given her beauty and pride, now seemed determined to rob her of her sight. Her mind was dizzy.
The Demon God of Dreams opened her eyes wide open as she watched the group of lights scattered around her so much that she couldn’t tell if it was hundreds or thousands. The part of her body that was left of her was not unstable, and still retained her former beauty.
But paradoxically, because that was all that was left, she became unstable. Because I can’t do anything with only her half body left. She didn’t know whether to be happy or sad that what was left of her was the part that wasn’t unstable.
The Demon God of Dreams twisted his lips bitterly at that fact.
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At first glance, a shadow appeared in the light clusters that invaded the field of view. Leternia opened her eyes slightly wider at the more comfortable sight.
It was a death knight and a saint.
The dream demon could not stop laughing. Oddly enough, laughter kept coming out. She couldn’t tell if the laugh was her self-deprecation to herself or what.
The only thing that was certain was that she was defeated. That too for sure.
The laughter continued to flow. The movement of simply twisting the corners of the mouth was accompanied by a sound. The sound of croaking and gasping for breath. The sound of spewing indiscriminately mingled together.
It was now more like an act of self-torture than laughter.
Her voice crashed through the helmet of the death knight who watched her sadistic behavior.
“Leternia.”
Her phantom demon stopped her demeanor when she heard her own name. Humorous and sadistic acts. Blinking her eyelids a few times, she realized she was crying.
She didn’t answer Death Knight’s words. Zerfied didn’t seem to pay much attention to that. His voice continued to crash on the dream demons scattered on the floor.
“Leternia.”
It was only then that the Demon God of Hwanmong showed a meaningful response. She quivered her eyes at Zer Pied and she started looking at him. After seeing the Death Knight, Leternia was able to see other things as well. Something like Partisan Day towards her own neck. The Death Knight, who saw the dream demon who began to see her, sighed at her.
“…… Leternia. In the past, during the Holy Demon War, I wasn’t the type to say that the two of us were quite close.”
A giggling laugh flowed from the mouth of the Demon God of Dreams again. To be precise, it was an act that seemed similar to making such a sound.
“Ha, are you trying to sell memories now?”
“…… You’re asking why they attacked us. Didn’t you hear what Ecilia said? That I was going to advance to the General Church of Purity. Wouldn’t that be a win-win situation? If done well, it could be an opportunity for you to gain a lot of power.”
After hearing that, Leternia smiled softly. It was a sure laugh this time.
“Why… …. That’s right, if I give you the ring of Revancalus and lend you my strength, in the future I might be able to secure my share. Who knows Maybe, by any chance, an era will come when us demons, not the holy spirits, take the lead?”
After saying that, Leternia let out a breath as if she felt comfortable after releasing something she had been holding back. A softer smile crept across her lips.
“But, Zerfied.”
And the words spoken were not soft at all.
“I hate you.”
Leternia said to the Death Knight, still not taking her laughter from her mouth.
“I still remember. No, i can’t forget How can we forget the time when our king was with the holy spirits?”
Leternia slowly closed her eyes. At first glance, she seemed to be recalling a very pleasant memory of hers. Her words were so soft. But her content was creepy enough to be embarrassing.
“After Revancalus threw himself to self-destruct and met the death of the leader of the Holy Ghosts, the Holy Ghosts were greatly weakened. Of course, we also lost an important force called Revancalus, so it was not a good situation, but…… You were there though.”
Leternia’s uplifted voice faded.
“You were there, Zerpied. I am… i really can’t forget The words you said at the time when everyone was covered in Revancalus’ blood and flesh.”
A dull sound came from the inside of her mouth. Ecilia could easily guess the sound. It was the sound of her teeth grinding. She was so strong that she wondered if her teeth had been smashed.
” ‘…… As the contractor Revancalus dies, this contract is terminated here. The matter of assisting you, the devil’s side, to win the battle with the Holy Ghosts he requested will cease as of the present time.
Therefore, I declare that I am no longer obligated to assist you in battle. As I announced before, I will collect the life of Revancalus.
Since the transfer of ownership of the ring for the purpose of defending divine power, given to me by Revancalus, was not included in the contract, I would like to ask you to entrust this item to you now that the owner died. Inform…….'”
Leternia continued dryly, as if reciting the contents of a book, and when she finished, she began to laugh out loud. A gasping breath flowed from her radiance.
“Isn’t that crazy?! This is what the illegitimate son of that life told us as soon as Revancalus died! Do you know what the illegitimate son of that contract-mad life did next?! Just left! He handed us the ring and left the place!
We’ve been together for such a long time-! I thought you would at least have some faith!! It’s not like we looked down on you…… ! We all treated you as a companion of Revancalus…….
Revancalus too… Revancalus also treated you as a colleague…….”
Leternia, who gave off her passion, glared at her Death Knight with those clear eyes. The tip of her Death Knight’s spear, receiving the demon’s gaze, began to tremble little by little.
“…… The result, as you can see, is this. In the end, the surviving gods, who are holy spirits and demon gods, lost their bodies and perished, leaving us with no choice but to step on the world indirectly through the children who believed in us.”
Leternia, who spoke her words like a spit, gritted her teeth again.
The tip of the Death Knight’s spear trembled. Just as the tip of her spear trembled, so did her pupils.
“……… That is… It was a contract, Leternia.”
She snorted at the death knight’s words.
“Ha…… The damn contract… ! OK, so are you satisfied? Will you keep the covenant and leave us? From now on… It was a little bit ahead… ! The Holy Ghosts weren’t in a good situation either… !
You know I won more than one battle because of you!! But why the hell did he abandon us… ! … If only you, if only you helped us…… ! It was so difficult to help us a little…… !”
“Stop it.”
At the sudden voice, both the demon and the Death Knight turned their gazes. A small woman was standing there. Her saintess opened her mouth again.
“Stop, do it.”
Leternia laughed at the saintess’ voice, which was soft but cold.
“…… You are wild, Renaire’s child. Are you telling God to stop?”
“Yes, that’s right. So, stop.”
The demon raised her gaze and made eye contact with the saintess, and the demon flinched at her. The saintess’ eyes as she looked at her were so cold that it was difficult to recall her appearance just before.
“Demon God, you told the knight. Do you have a conscience? That’s what I want to say. Do you have a conscience? If the driver had helped, would this not have happened? Wouldn’t he have lost his body and fallen like he is now? Then the demons, not the holy spirits, would have been able to completely seize the initiative?”
The saintess blinked once. Her lips opened slowly. It was so cold that it stopped breathing for a second.
“Don’t be ridiculous. The knight has already helped the demons. You’ve already helped, but the fact that the knight left and the situation turned out that way would mean that the ability of the demons, not the knight, was the only one. Don’t blame your lack of ability as the driver’s responsibility. No, rather, you deserve to be thanked for your help.”
Leternia burst into laughter at the factual point pointed out coldly.
“What a fun kid. You’re Renaire’s first child, but I think you’re the first one to talk to me that way.”
Leternia took a slow, deep breath.
“…… Yes, that’s right I can’t deny it. We ended up with Revancalus and Zerpied. Because it relies heavily on these two. …… You said you wanted the ring of Revancalus.”
Leternia lifted her arms, remaining her slowly. The ring she put on her middle finger gleamed. The Death Knight and the saint hesitated. The Demon God, who read the suspicion in the eyes of the two, smiled.
“Anyway, I won’t live long in this condition.”
The Death Knight slowly reached out her hand and pulled her ring from her middle finger. Zerfied murmured softly.
“…… I am sorry that it turned out this way.”
“Yeah, I think so too.”
The moment she spit out her words, the dream demon’s body began to crack. Death Knight’s body stopped in an incomprehensible situation.
“But, I always thought. The demons, the reason my people sacrificed their lives to fight was to seize the initiative in the end. Because some of them believed that even if they were defeated here, strong people like you, Revancalus, or Lukast would be victorious on other battlefields. I thought so and gave my life…….
Look at this now. We didn’t win, and we can’t say we took the initiative from the Holy Ghosts. In the end, I wondered if they had been killed by dogs.
I mean, I mean.”
The cracks began to crack more and more. Death Knight was then able to grasp the situation.
Magi. A thick demonic spirit that made one feel dizzy just by looking at it was wriggling inside her body.
“Although my conclusions are by no means reasonable or rational. In the end I can’t forgive you Zerfied.”
Self-destruct. It was a word suitable for this situation that Death Knight came up with. The Death Knight hurriedly gave strength to her hand that held her spear. Unfortunately, he should have been quicker.
“You can take the ring. If only I could get out of here.”
Intense demonic energy surged in all directions. The Death Knight immediately captured her saintess. The moment he grabbed her, her demonic body exploded. Dark magic that distorted vision surged in all directions. The spaces shook oddly. The space gradually began to distort into a bizarre sight that had never been seen before.
“Leternia – !”
Death Knight roared wildly and quickly scanned his sights. The entrance to the altar they had entered was still intact and intact. The voice of the dream demon resounded like an echo.
“Let’s think about it for a moment, Renaire’s child. What about the other Death Knights…… !!! I don’t know anything else, but it’s ‘real’ to hide the fact that my heart beats for you…… !!!”
Only madness lingered in her voice as it slowly dissipated.
The Death Knight, who closed his teeth as if he would break them, immediately started running toward the entrance. Towards the hole they fell into.
It was unknown what kind of illusion Leternia performed her last spell. However, when you see that the entrance side is not yet distorted, you can definitely not get caught up in it if you get out of the hole…….
“Hey, knight!!”
At the saintess’s urgent voice, she raised her gaze. And the Death Knight had to stop.
Ahead, the space was slowly distorting. The distortion that started between the fallen hole and the place where they were spread spread like paint, making the space with the hole invisible. The fact that the Distortion could no longer avoid approaching them, the Death Knight closed her eyes and embraced her saintess with her whole body.
‘…… !!’
After an indescribably bizarre sensation passed through them once, the two opened their eyes, wondering that nothing had happened.
Then they realized that nothing had happened was purely their illusion.
What was in front of them was a maze formed by the space itself.