137 – I love you… Forever…
“Ugh…!”
With a magnificent voice ringing from the sky, something falls in front of Marika.
In an instant, the dust that covered the scene formed a thick fog that obscured her vision.
“”Ugh?!””
And then you hear the screams of the soldiers
“…..!”
Marika’s body suddenly became frightened and froze…
“I have been someone who has been very at odds with the royal family since ancient times. Today, I will properly resolve that resentment.”
With a calm voice ringing once again, the dust transforms into a small storm and swirls around.
“Ugh…!!”
Marika moaned softly, protecting herself with her arms as the strong wind cut her skin.
After a while, a strong man walks out from there.
“My name is Auron, let me introduce myself as the golden god.”
The Golden God, who carries her own thick golden armor and an unusually large greatsword on her shoulder, radiating a menacing presence just by looking at her, stops in front of Marika.
“Golden God… What grudge do you have against me that makes you make such a cruel face…?”
Marika’s legs are shaking due to the hostility that threatens to tear her apart at any moment, but she somehow suppresses her weakness and politely treats her with courtesy.
“To be precise, I hate the royal family… As a human being, I don’t have any feelings, because I have been disadvantaged financially until now.”
At that moment, Marika realized why the Golden God had invaded this palace.
In order for a country to function properly, it is inevitable to collect taxes…
So, the Golden God seemed to be dissatisfied with the structure in which he was naturally bound to suffer damage.
“Of course it’s an inevitable fate… I know that, but today… I couldn’t handle the hatred that suddenly exploded as I lost my strength.”
Auron himself seemed to know the way he spoke… I thought there might have been a problem in the area of understanding.
“So, I will kill all the royal family members who have ruled this place until today and change the system.”
“…….”
A sword much larger than her Marika is pointed at her… And she senses that she is clearly trying to kill herself.
What is she thinking now…
Probably all kinds of negative things are trying to subjugate you…
However, if that were the case, it would not befit the status of the royal family.
“Foolishly… I will not suffer quietly…”
It is a fight that seems inevitable, but no matter what choice is made, the end is final, so Marika confidently overcomes her fear and tries to face it confidently.
“It doesn’t matter, but please note… I only hate status and current politics… I respected him as a person as much as possible and tried to end him with as little pain as possible.”
Boom!
As Auron puts his foot down on the ground in preparation for his leap, the ground shakes as if an earthquake has occurred.
“But if you come out like that… I can’t be sure of the end either, so keep that in mind…!”
A fight that seems impossible to achieve…
“Princess!”
In the end, the moment the soldiers are unable to pass by and try to help, regardless of whether they are in the same place…
“You’re going to stop God?! If you don’t value your life if you leave it alone, you can do that!”
He stops them with all his might and lets them know once again that God’s goal is only him.
“”….!””
Then they all freeze…
“Just go somewhere else, leave me behind and provide support to places that need more help! That’s an order!”
She eventually forced her soldiers away, leaving only her and Auron in her vast outskirts.
“That’s a great virtue… Then let’s go!”
Contrary to what he knew, the golden god took his stance again, admiring the royal family who tried to serve people other than themselves…
ㅡㅡㅡ!
It rushes towards Marika at a speed that does not match her own size.
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“Ugh?!”
“Husband? Why are you doing this?!”
She suddenly got chills and felt anxious as if she was shaking her head…
What on earth is going on…?
“Oppa, what’s happening all of a sudden?”
Right now… Someone is in danger… It’s just a hunch… But right now, my mind is filled with the thought that someone around me is in danger.
I wonder who wouldn’t be in danger in a situation where everyone could be an enemy… But something is different…
If you are relatively weak… The most dangerous person in a situation where even God can be hostile…
“You guys go to Abneh’s temple first…”
I can’t just lead everyone based on imagination without physical evidence… I leave them alone and set off on my own.
“Herald?!”
Morione was also taken aback by the sudden action, but… I had no time to hesitate now.
“Please join us first! There’s something I’d like to check briefly!”
After leaving those words, I crossed this really messy little battlefield without even looking back.
Please… I hope nothing happens…
I may have been wasted due to unnecessary worries, but it would have been better if I had done so.
Abne and Erina were strong enough on their own, so I was less worried, and Aris was also less worried since she would be with the demigod Arsia.
However, a being that cannot be protected by anyone
Marika…
I was so curious about her current situation that I was going crazy.
There is no reason, just a random idea…
But for some reason, I felt like I had to move even faster.
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Thump!
“Ugh….!”
Marika, who was barely able to react to the speed that was so fast, flew her body to the side, leaving a dent where she was.
If there had been even the slightest hesitation, Marika’s blood would have overflowed in the pale pit…
“Fierce sand, lash out at my enemies! With the power to overcome and overcome the current crisis!”
Unable to avoid her attack, Marika decides to resist with all her might and chants her magic.
“Sand Storm!”
A sand hell stronger than a typhoon in the rough desert attacks the golden god.
But…
“It’s no use!”
Thump!
With one strike, the ground shakes as if it were a small earthquake and the body trembles from the vibration.
Once again, the great sword striking the floor easily neutralizes Marika’s typhoon.
“Then this time…”
Auron, the golden god without a single scratch… Is it possible for him to cause damage since his entire body is covered in armor stronger than a castle wall in the first place…?
“Is this the next attack?”
He protects his head with a helmet carved in gold, as if he were about to enter a full-fledged battle stance.
“But…”
“Water! Pierce the enemy with pressure that can cut even diamonds, water… ㅡ”
Boom!
While Marika was chanting her spell, she hurriedly dodged her body to the side. In the end, the spells she had worked so hard to gather using her magic were miserably scattered as her concentration was lost.
“You think I’ll wait for you?!”
The wizard’s biggest drawback is the lack of close range… He attacks before he even finishes chanting, destroying everything.
“You’re pretty quick, but I guess the first hit is the limit?!”
Once again, I leapt at Marika and this time I barely managed to avoid it…
“Huh?!”
Auron, already anticipating it, lets go of her sword and thrusts her fist in the direction she dodged.
“Ugh…!!”
In the end, Marika catches her golden fist and throws it away, causing her body to fly in a straight line as if she were hit head-on by a carriage traveling at high speed.
“Whoa…?!”
The princess falls to the floor as the wall breaks…
“Ugh…”
She barely managed to get her body up, but she looked so helpless… Her feet were limp and her body was so disheveled that it seemed impossible to avoid her next attack.
“Water…”
However, Marika did not give up… And tried to continue her attacks even though her body was completely destroyed after one effective hit.
Her opponent, the Golden God, was already confident of victory and was approaching leisurely…
“Water Splash!”
After barely finishing the chant, the deadly water pressure, although very small in scope, heads towards Auron.
“I’m sorry about this.”
However, the opponent was a god wearing golden armor… He could not challenge him with the capabilities of a mere human.
She just lightly defends herself by extending her left hand as if blocking the stream of water.
The time of the duel was so short that it was meaningless… It seemed like the winner had already been decided.
“Close your eyes.”
Auron, leisurely standing in front of her, raises his huge sword and tries to strike her…
Wow!
“Hmm?”
Auron stumbles for a moment, perhaps feeling something near her legs.
“Elbert?”
Elina’s older brother and the eldest son of a knightly family who stands closest to the royal family.
Officially, he is a knight commander who is respected by many as the kingdom’s best swordsman.
“Sorry for being late. Princess, I heard that the situation here is not the best.”
Originally, he was supposed to exist only right next to the king, but in an emergency, he had the duty to prioritize saving the royal family whose safety was not guaranteed.
“I am the one who would give up my life for the captain in the first place, so it doesn’t matter if I come, right?!”
When everyone runs away to save themselves… Auron looks down at Elbert with curious eyes when a mysterious man comes alone.
“Elbert..? You’re wearing this armor and it leaves you with a sharp pain. So, let’s see what skills you have?!”
And then Auron draws Marika’s attention and changes the target to Elbert. He knew that if he could not overcome this man anyway, he would be endlessly hindered in dealing with the princess, so the target of his extreme power was something else. It heads to.
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“Ugh!!”
Elbert clenched his teeth and fought back, neatly dealing with the Golden God’s strike.
Chiiiiing…!
It slides and rubs against the sword, trying to dig into the giant embrace of the god.
“Oh…!”
Then Auron changed his stance again and swung his great sword again… But Elbert was not hit by the blow.
A blade that swings sideways, an advanced technique that attacks and evades at the same time.
“Ugh… I can’t believe the pain is being conveyed again…”
Auron was momentarily annoyed by Elbert’s attack… But it was nothing more or less than that.
It’s annoying… Just to that level.
“It doesn’t seem like an ordinary bet… Tips gained through many battles, appropriate response as a result… Also, an attitude to destroy clear weaknesses…”
God was aware of his ways.
No matter how thick and sturdy the armor was, there were definitely some weak points or gaps that had to be left in order to be able to move.
And Elbert, who knew this part well through various experiences and knowledge, persistently targeted only that part.
“It’s perfect. Excluding the simple difference in strength due to the difference in race, no matter what you consider, you’ll be superior to me, who has been away from fighting for a long time.”
Although he is an enemy, he leaves a compliment and raises his sword once again –
“Then there is no need to choose a disadvantageous fighting method.”
No… Something was different this time…
Rather, he throws the sword anywhere.
And
“Ugh?!”
He grabs the entire nape of his neck and lifts him up so easily.
Sword-to-sword technology was required, but primitive methods were of no use.
No matter how the opponent dealt with it… All you had to do was press down with overwhelming force.
“Ahh?”
Elbert, who jumped into the air in an instant, was enormous compared to a human… But compared to the god he was dealing with, he seemed like a child.
Thump!
Auron lifts him up and slams him straight into the ground.
“Ugh!”
A strong impact hit Elbert’s armor… No, rather, it felt more painful because of the heavy armor.
But that wasn’t the end of the Golden God’s attacks…
He was still holding Elbert.
Boom! Thud! Thud! Boom!
The impact sound repeated over and over again… It was indiscriminate, like a naughty child magnifying a toy.
“Is this enough?!”
Elbert, who had endured several small earthquakes with his whole body, was already half-fazed…
Kwazizig –!
When he was lightly thrown away, the small stable that was supposed to receive him collapsed with an unsettling sound as if it had been bombed by a catapult.
“Oh my god…”
Marika, who had no choice but to watch the scene, was astonished by his pity…
“It looks like there are no intruders anymore…”
“?!”
Once again, he is horrified by the life that is directed at him.
“Ugh..!”
I tried to run away, but… There was so much damage that it seemed like I couldn’t even walk.
“Ah…”
In the end, he falls to the floor again and becomes a patient waiting for the end.
“First of all, it’s you… Like I said before, I don’t hate you as a person, so I’ll end it all at once.
Auron, who has drawn his great sword again, approaches Marika and raises the huge weapon once again…
“Ah… Please…”
Are you begging for your life? Marika suddenly starts muttering in a desperate voice.
“Herald…”
No, the feeling of waiting for someone you love
“I’m sorry….”
However, in the end… Those feelings were repulsed… And instead, with an apology to him, she conveyed her true feelings that she would carry with her forever.
I love you… Forever….
“Maraca!”
Cow!
Shock waves surround Marika as if protecting her, with her name screaming like a scream.
“Ugh?!”
Auron falls victim to an unexpected attack.
“Herald…?”
“I’m glad it’s not too late…! Huh…!”
A man, breathing heavily and wiping away sweat, as if he had run a very, very long distance without stopping.
That’s the person Marika was muttering about a little while ago.
“Uh… Okay… I’m here.”
The unique hair color that appeared dramatically as I took a few breaths.
“Herald…!!”
Her own hero appears, radiating her dazzling halo.
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It was a narrow miss…
If it had been a little later, Marika’s life would have been cut short by that unknown giant…
I was so glad that my intuition was right.
“Ugh… Head… This is a fresh way to show respect…”
A man who was struck by a shock wave and was left standing for a long time stands up while stroking his helmet.
It was meant to be a simple push, but the opponent hesitated for a moment, perhaps because of the weight of the armor.
“You can explain Marika later… Since the situation doesn’t look good, I’ll take charge.”
He stretches out his arm to cast magic on a person who is probably a god…
“Wait a minute, Harold! Most attacks won’t work! That golden armor is so strong that at least my magic couldn’t pierce it!”
Is it as hard as it looks? Unlike the mess you see now, the armor looks completely fine…
“Another talented person? It doesn’t matter, as long as I’m wearing this armor firmly, I’m immune to most types of magic!”
That being also shows its confidence by tapping its chest area, where it has strong confidence in its armor.
“Looks like you’re a wizard. If that’s the case, I won’t give you time to chant and I’ll crush you with my next strike!”
As if he doesn’t think he’ll lose due to the fact that I’m a wizard, he shows an arrogant attitude and slams his huge foot down on the ground and grabs his great sword.
Probably the intention is to decide the fight without even giving time for chanting.
But there was something that that being overlooked.
Because…
“Great Electro”
I was able to cast magic without chanting.
Paaajjijijijijik ㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!!
Lightning struck in an instant from the dry sky, such a blue disaster falling exactly on top of the golden armor.
“Ugh?! Kwaaah!!!”
Then he screamed in pain and barely tried to endure the pain.
Maybe it was possible because I had the upper hand in terms of compatibility.
Listening to Marika’s words, it seemed like the golden armor prevented any damage to the inside without knowing what was inside.
Although its identity is still questionable… Given that it is a god and has similar characteristics to humans, nothing is as effective as an electric attack.
No matter how thick and strong the armor is, most ores have high electrical conductivity, so damage is easily transmitted to the inside.
“aaah!!!”
In fact, the man wearing that armor continued to scream in very pain.
“Ugh!! How dare you…!!”
However, the firepower seemed to be insufficient to kill it, so it moved a little and tried to grab the weapon again, so I had to crush it even more forcefully.
“….!!”
I concentrate even more and continue my attack with lightning at maximum output.
“Ugh….!”
At the same time, magical power is rapidly being consumed…
Also, my consciousness is moving away, as if my mind will break off at any moment…
Whatever that means… This will probably be the first and last attack…
That’s why the magic cannot be stopped… Soon, a short time passed and all the magic power was depleted, but it did not stop.
“Heh… Harold?!”
Usually it stops when magical power is depleted… But if you burn your body and convert it into magical energy, you can maintain it even if you force it.
In fact, in the game, a system was implemented that allowed magic to be used by sacrificing physical strength if all magical power was consumed.
“You, your arm…!”
“Ahh…!!”
I also forced myself to maintain my magic… My body began to burn with magic.
A disgusting smell that stings your nose as it slowly burns black from your fingertips.
The black marks gradually expand their territory.
Fingers… And wrists…
The marks have already reached down to the elbows.
But it doesn’t stop… The enemy is still standing…
The moment she died… I vaguely realized something about her.
When Marika thought she was going to die… An indescribable feeling pierced her heart.
It’s like the gruesome moment of losing a precious person…
Then the desire that arises, the will to protect it even if it means sacrificing anything.
Okay… I’ve been denying it until now, but let’s be a little more honest with myself… I include Marika… And others who truly care about me–
“Stop it!!”
But before I can even finish thinking, my body is pulled away…
“Please…! Now you…!!”
A voice so sad… At the end of my rapidly fading vision, Marika was crying so sadly…
“Harold… Oh my God…”
When her cold tears fell on my cheeks, I barely managed to maintain consciousness due to the stinging sensation…
“Uh… Ah….”
I slowly raise my head and look at where the enemy was.
“…………”
He was still standing… But for some reason he wasn’t moving…
Thump!
Soon, that huge body… Its weight slowly shifted forward and soon fell to the floor helplessly.
Is that so… In fact, he wasn’t holding on, but was knocked out by the hull?
Okay… This way, we’ll be safe for now…
Then ㅡ
Was he trying to think of something?
“……..”
However… Along with the rush of relief… The tension was released and I lost consciousness.
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“Herald?!”
The princess continues to shed tears while hugging the man who suddenly collapsed.
“No way…!”
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Just in case, I hope it’s not that bad and check for life…
“I’m glad… I just fainted…”
I exhale a sense of relief that I am still alive.
“But Harold’s arm… This much for me…”
However, even for a moment, he worries about his body again in a worried voice.
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t look like it will come back using normal methods…
“That’s right…! There was this!”
Then he suddenly hurriedly searched in his arms and quickly pulled out a small, stylish bottle.
In case of emergency, each member of the royal family can carry only one potion of the Very Return potion… A legendary medicine that is said to cure everything and that one small bottle of this is worth the price of several houses….
“Give this elixir to Harold…”
A water bottle loses its effectiveness when it comes in contact with the air, so once you open it, you have no choice but to drink it. You open it without a second thought.
“Harold… Drink it…”
However, no matter how much I tried to tell him, Harold had already lost his mind and could not accept it….
“…….”
I had no choice… I threw the elixir into my mouth.
Since Harold couldn’t drink, was he trying to drink it himself?
No… It wasn’t.
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Two lips overlapped
Marika gives Harold the contents of the elixir by kissing her.
“How about…?”
I put aside my shyness for now and check the reaction to the medicine I was barely given.
“…….”
The moment the elixir flows into Harold’s body, the burn marks that seemed to remain forever are gradually fading away.
“Thank goodness…!”
It was only later that her worries were swept away, and Marika began to feel truly happy.
“Thank you, Harold… For giving it to me.”
Now, feeling her heartbeat starting to beat like crazy in a different way, Marika folded her lips once again.
“Is it going to take some time to wake up?”
She strokes his hair and smiles sweetly.
And…
“I love you… Forever….”
She whispered into his ear her true heart that she would carry forever.