Episode 132 – Place with scars (1)
In a landscape dyed in darkness in all directions.
A pitch-black darkness covered his vision.
Even if I stretched out my hand, there was only darkness that I couldn’t see even an inch ahead.
But the feeling was different.
The darkness of the demonic realm spread by Aslandis. It was different from that gloomy feeling.
It wasn’t evil, it wasn’t sinister.
Nor was it fearful or terrifying.
The night sky seen in the quiet dawn.
Darkness decorates the end of a tiring day.
It just felt warm and cozy.
A thick silence descended.
No sound came out.
Is the sound eaten by the darkness?
Or is it that no sound can come out?
The darkness that fell did not reveal the answer.
aaa!
Eventually, the darkness dissipated, revealing the landscape ahead.
Everything in the world started to fall back into place.
The purple sky turns back to the blue sky.
The light green sun is a blazing yellow flame.
The red earth is a barren wasteland.
The upside-down reality of the five senses returned, and the laws of the phenomenal world played their part again.
The demons of the shadows had disappeared without a trace.
All the negative feelings that had boiled over also disappeared.
The unfolding demonic world disappears.
The color of the earth and the color of the sky. It returns to its natural order.
People stared blankly at the scene.
No one, no one uttered a voice.
My mind, my consciousness, I can’t understand the scenery in front of my eyes.
That moment.
Pajik-!
A cracking sound came from somewhere.
People’s eyes naturally turned to the direction where the sound came from.
There, Aslandis was standing there holding an Instiz.
Aslandis’ hand stretched forward was covered with red magic.
However, the destination of the red magic power was none other than empty space.
As if someone had been there, Aslandis was reaching out into the air.
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Jigsaw Jigsaw—!
The sound of cracks was heard again.
Instiz held by Aslandis.
The instiz he looked at was engraved with tiny cracks like spider webs.
That moment.
Chaeng-Geurang!
In the end, Instiz was shattered.
and at the same time.
【“Kuaaa]]
Aslandis let out a terrible scream.
Red magic power came out from Aslandis’ body.
The extracted red magic went to Instiz, but the broken Instiz did not contain that magic.
“Quaaa!!!”
Aslandis’ screams continued to erupt.
But the voice was different from before.
Not the grotesque voice, but that of Aslandis.
The two eyes of Aslandis, which had been emitting a red glow, were already dyed black.
Kwaaa!!
The magical energy that had lost its place began to scatter in all directions.
A storm of intense magical power raged.
“Stop, no way…! Runaway again…?”
Someone shouted at the sight.
However, at the sound of the voice that followed, he kept his mouth shut.
“It’s not a runaway… It’s just returning to where the magic should be…”
the place you looked at.
There, Panat was looking at the scene in front of him with a blank expression.
“As the Instiz broke, I lost control of my powers. Those magical powers are just magical powers that have lost control, and are different from runaways.”
Runaway is an artificial force.
There was no runaway in magic and mana that existed in nature.
Mana is the source of the material of the world.
Mana just moved freely.
Putting that mana under artificial control and detonating it.
That was the principle of mana runaway.
So, magic that was out of control like now couldn’t cause a runaway.
It’s just mana that moves freely.
However, the mana that Instiz controlled was so huge.
Therefore, the mana dissipation was also huge.
In terms of strength or the naked eye, it seemed like a runaway.
Eventually, Panat’s gaze slowly turned to one side.
“Keep it off…!”
Aslandis still looked in pain.
But the sound of the screams was quiet, and it seemed better than before.
The power of madness and malice that ruled Aslandis.
It was because the magical powers that lost control of their power were scattered and that too was scattered.
One reason why this is possible.
Instiz scattered on the floor came into Panat’s eyes.
To be precise, only the remnants of what “was” Instiz were scattered on the floor.
“how···..”
Panat murmured this involuntarily.
I couldn’t believe it at all…
The power of Instiz was transcendent.
And Aslandis, who uses that power, was also transcendent.
Aslandis was the worst and worst evil.
In fact, there was no way to stop him.
An evil that will linger on the empire beyond the north and on the continent.
Lorsilt and Elandur.
All the families of the empire and the power of the imperial family.
Could it have been stopped by mobilizing all the power of the Charlotte Empire?
Aslandis was such a terrible evil that it would be better if Instiz’s magical power ran out of control and blew away half of the northern part.
A wizard who understands phenomena and deals with laws.
The probability defined by Panat was 0%.
The possibility of facing Aslandis.
Possibility of reversing the situation.
It wasn’t even close to 0.
Literally 0%.
It was a non-existent possibility.
It was the same no matter who came.
Head of household, Egritte Lorsilt.
The strongest archmage in existence who has reached the 8th tier.
Even if he comes, the 0% possibility will not be overturned.
A non-existent possibility.
0% means that possibility.
An absolute rule that can never be overturned.
But now.
That possibility has been overturned.
A 0% possibility, a possibility that cannot exist.
It was now appearing in front of my eyes.
“Uh, how…”
Fanat couldn’t get out of the shock.
And it wasn’t just Panat.
“I didn’t see…”
Osley murmured softly.
In the raging storm of magic.
Osley was staring forward, supporting himself on his greatsword.
Didn’t see.
I couldn’t understand
Master Intermediate Osley.
There was nothing that Osley saw or could see.
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Just a ray of ink light.
That was all Osley could see and understand.
Something that unfolds outside the realm of cognition.
Osley couldn’t understand it.
“This, this is…”
“No words… no words…”
The expression of people’s faces couldn’t even permeate the emotion of surprise.
The feeling of facing something that shouldn’t exist.
That contradictory logic has ate into people’s minds.
how the hell
Did you create this contradiction?
People could not answer this question.
Even Panat, called the star of the empire, could not answer.
It was because I couldn’t see it.
because I couldn’t perceive it.
People saw only two things.
So, there is one question that can be answered.
Who created this contradiction?
People’s eyes turned to one place all at once.
Behind Aslandis.
A man was lying there.
The whole body was covered with blood and it was difficult to recognize the shape.
Blood continued to flow from the punctured abdomen.
Blood was pouring from every orifice in his face.
Is it right to be alive?
maybe it’s already dead
The man’s appearance was so terrifying that he even questioned it.
movement that cannot be felt.
-Master!!
“Lord!!”
Kendrick and Ruben’s knights rushed towards Xi’an.
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“It’s okay, Sian. Everything will be fine.”
Xian’s mother, Cecil, said to Xian.
A warm smile appeared on her face.
Xian looked at that smile and thought.
oh, this is a dream
Xian’s mother died in childhood.
This is a dream from when my mother was still alive.
At first, I was more than happy.
But now it’s calm enough to know at once that it’s a lucid dream.
‘Cause I’ve been dreaming too much
Rather, this dream.
It seems like it’s been a while.
Probably… he hadn’t dreamed since he became the lord of Ruben.
“Mom is fine. Because we have Xian, Mom doesn’t nod.”
Cecile’s words were heard.
Cecile always said it was okay.
But now I knew.
The young Xian at the time did not know.
And he probably didn’t even know Xian in his previous dream.
But now Xian knew.
The treatment Xian received when he went to the Ellandur Mansion.
The feelings I felt while having a solo meeting with Durak.
What kind of treatment had Cecile been receiving?
What kind of pain have you endured?
Xian now knew.
“It’s okay. Everything will be fine.”
Cecil’s words continued.
Xian smiled bitterly.
Dreams are truly savage.
If you think it’s worth forgetting, you bring out that memory.
It is even the repetition of the same content and the same words.
I want to see my mother in a slightly different way.
It would be nice to bring out the memories of other memories.
Why do the same dreams repeat over and over again?
“draft. Love people, have pity and be for them. This is how Xian can live like an aristocrat.”
Mom can’t do it…
Cecile quietly muttered her last words.
Cecile’s gaze turned slightly downward.
Xian in the previous dream hugged Cecile whenever this happened.
Then he replied, ‘Yes, I will definitely do that’.
Every time that happened, Bashish, the smiling mother’s face was truly beautiful.
It’s something I’ll never see again.
Xian slowly approached Cecile.
And instead of hugging Cecile, he sat down next to her.
“mother. you know me I became the lord of the estate called Ruben.”
Same dream, slightly different content.
Cecile’s eyes widened.
“At first, I thought there were all these trashy estates, right? But really… I can’t believe this…”
Cecile smiled softly at Xian’s words.
The Xian that Cecile saw was not the current Xian.
Cecile in the dream, Xian in the dream.
Still staying in that childhood, stopped time.
That’s why Xi’an said he became a lord.
It would be foolish to believe that.
But Xian continued to tell me what had happened.
“oh. When did you become a lord without your mother knowing?”
Even so, Cecile agreed with Xian’s words.
I deeply sympathized with Xian’s story and listened.
“Then a merchant named Amelia came to Leuven… Ah, mother. Do you know the Brahe family? The caravan of the West, the Brahe Merchant.”
Numerous incidents that have passed by.
What Xian felt and realized in it.
It was a really long story.
However, Cecile never stopped talking and listened to Xian’s story.
“Then I came to the North. Oh, come to think of it, I don’t know if Aslandis will be okay. I was aiming for Instiz, but I’m sure he wasn’t hurt, right? Then you can’t. Sera might be in a lot of pain. I lost my whole family.”
Xian had a worried expression on his face.
Cecile looked at Xian silently.
“Our Xian. You have become a really cool lord.”
And then Cecile’s voice was heard.
Cecile continued once more.
“Sian, I’m sorry. Because I was born as the son of this ugly mother. And thank you…”
Cecile raised her hand and stroked Xian’s cheek.
It’s just a dream.
I could feel the warm energy all over my cheeks.
“Thank you very much, Xian, for allowing me to live as the mother of such a wonderful son.”
Cecil looked at Xi’an with a sad look.
Xian looked at Cecil and hugged her tightly.
Cecile looked slightly surprised.
Soon after, Bashisi, the smiling face is beautiful as expected.
A look you will never see again.
Now is the time to wake up slowly.
A dream was a dream after all.
It is the past that cannot be undone.
“When the opportunity arises, I will introduce you to the people of Ruben.”
“Really? Then I’ll look forward to it.”
A dream flows like a dream.
Soon, the rich mind returns.
“mmm…”
Xian felt a dizzying headache and was able to hold on to consciousness.
stupid mind.
Consciousness returned, but the mind was still hazy.
Xian couldn’t come to his senses for a while and squirmed a few times.
How much time had passed like that?
Seeing the returning spirit, Xian slowly opened his eyes.
And what I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling.
It also had a wooden ceiling.
Xian slowly turned his gaze to the side.
Then, the scenery of a house decorated with wood came in.
A moderately sized room, probably about 10 pyeong.
As you can see, it was not decorated with wood, but it seemed to be just inside the wood.
It seems to be a dark elf village…
Xian turned his gaze to the side once again.
Then I saw a woman sitting with her back turned.
Black hair that fell over her shoulders.
The pale white skin that can be seen from the nape of the neck.
The downy hair was as soft as a child’s, and the pores were so small that they were invisible to the naked eye, so no blemishes were visible.
“Sera?”
As Xian muttered, the woman slowly turned her head.
The face is small and the nose is straight.
A beautiful woman with large black eyes.
It was Sarah again.
“huh. draft.”
Sarah looked at Xian and nodded.
Then stop.
“draft···?”
Sarah’s two black eyes opened wide.
Soon, his mouth opened wide.
“draft!!!!”
With a loud cry, Sera jumped into Xian’s arms.
“Cuck!”
Sera’s sudden action caused Xian to burst into excruciating pain.
Mind just came back.
Because the body hasn’t come back yet!
A body that fell apart in an extreme instant.
The muscles of the whole body were still trembling and trembling.
Every time I breathed, a terrible pain came over me, as if my ribs had splintered.
“draft. draft!”
In such a physical state, Sera was hugging and rubbing.
“Chehehehe!”
Xian looked like he would go black at any moment!
Move! I think I’m going to die!
Xian shouted inwardly, but no voice came out.
“draft. i thought i was dying I really thought I was going to die…”
Sera sniffed in Xian’s arms.
Now Sarah, you’re killing me!
You might really die!
Xian shouted incessantly, but as expected, his voice did not leak out.
You might die if you go on like this.
The moment when those thoughts really dominate your brain.
-Are you saying that Xian is here?
-That’s right.
A voice of salvation came from outside the door.
smart.
– Can I come in for a minute?
Along with a light knock, a sound came from outside the door.
But Sarah didn’t seem to hear it.
Sera was hugged by Xian and continued to sob.
– It seems that the elf has been away for a while.
– Then you can go in for a while.
Then, with a click, the door to the room opened.
And the two figures who appeared.
One of them is a knight as big as a bear.
It was Osley, Margrave of the North.
And the person who was with Osley.
It was a person who was really unexpected for Xian.
A handsome blond man in a neat attire.
Although he was not much older than Xi’an, he was a being with dignity and grace that naturally emanated from him.
Your Highness the Crown Prince?
The second-in-command prince of the empire, Conrad.
He was standing in front of the door.
majesty···?
Xian put a question mark on his face and said.
But only spit out inside.
“Cheuk…!”
The only thing that came out as a sound was an excruciating moan.
Conrad tilted his head at Xian’s appearance.
“······ hmm?”
Conrad did not understand the situation in front of him.
It was only then that Sera stopped moving.
However, while still in Xi’an’s arms, he only slightly turned his head.
Then he found Osley and Conrad and tilted his head.
Sarah pointed her finger at Conrad and asked Osley.
“Uncle Bear. who?”
“I am the crown prince of the empire. Set an example.”
“Prince? What is it?”
Sarah tilted her head the other way.
Then Osley sighed deeply.
Seeing this, Xian was a little surprised.
I knew he would get angry, but somehow it was Yu Hae-jin Osley.
“Like you dark elves forest keepers…”
“It is done. You can’t force human culture on elves.”
However, Conrad’s words kept Osley silent.
Conrad looked back and looked ahead.
Xian lying on the bed and Sera in his arms.
And why?
“Heh heh…! hehehehe…!”
Sian was breathing heavily.
His head was wet with cold sweat.
It looked like he was doing something intense.
Conrad said, recalling the situation just before when he hadn’t even heard a knock.
“I was interrupted—”
For an instant, Conrad’s words suddenly cut off.
Conrad was looking at Xian with a complex and subtle expression through his difficultly turned vision.
I’m sorry, but it’s a feeling that I’m sorry somewhere.
It was like a mixture of contradictory emotions.
I don’t know why there are mixed emotions.
But Conrad is like watching a cheating brother-in-law…?
“you···!!”
The voice of that unknown reprehensible emotion went to Xian.