Chapter 104 – Felgion (4)
Black dragons are called the cursed clan.
An impurity in the world that causes only chaos and destruction instead of order, polluting the surroundings just by breathing.
Still, not all of Black’s clan are objects of contempt and contempt.
Long ago, before the continents were united, there was a black dragon that was called the guardian of a kingdom.
Chaos was an instinct for the black dragon.
Just as Red is violent, Blue is emotional, and Gold is greedy.
A black dragon who overcame even such instincts and was respected by everyone in the kingdom.
Even White, who trembled when black was mentioned, and other dragons were also regarded as friends.
Since the continent was devastated after the great war between gods and demons, the kingdom prospered even more under the protection of the Black Dragon, which absorbed the pollution and miasma remaining throughout the continent.
It also became the most prosperous kingdom on the continent. Magic developed, and technology advanced day by day.
Someday, it was said that the continent would be unified by removing all the scars of war that had been carved on the continent without disappearing for thousands of years.
… It was already a story from 10,000 years ago.
The once respected guardian deity, whose life and heart were stolen by her beloved child, and Hetzling, who robbed her mother of everything, destroyed the kingdom she protected.
Many dragons were sad. He dared to find and punish the perverted child who had killed his mother.
Still, he couldn’t find the hatchling.
But Scarlett and Luna know.
That Hetzling at that time was the old black dragon, Felgrion.
The sad news that her mother handed to her instead of hating the idiot who killed her to the end. An hourglass twisted to symbolize the black dragon called chaos itself.
Because he used it to stay away from the dragons’ eyes, and in return, his body rapidly aged.
The dragon, which violated the temporal providence, had to periodically devour hundreds of thousands of living creatures to raise its crumbling body and replenish its vitality.
Sometimes. Occasionally, they even preyed on their own kind, so it was thanks to the twisted hourglass given to them by Felgion’s mother in the distant past.
That’s why this old black dragon wants to have the Hallows of Time.
On this continent, only Scarlett and Luna knew it.
I didn’t tell Iris. There’s nothing better than telling the story of an evil dragon that killed its mother for no reason, just for its own pleasure.
Why are you talking about the fact that even before the mother died, she was worried about the child who killed her?
But.
“Only once. Leave it to me.”
Iris stepped out. She only had to defend until the Elder Dragon came, so she didn’t need Iris to step out.
Nonetheless, she stepped out.
As if the Black Dragon, which shed venom in front of his eyes, was his nemesis, he proudly held up his holy sword.
It was like a hero fighting against an evil dragon in a legend.
“… It’s stupid.”
Luna’s grumbling voice. It doesn’t dry out though. As if she couldn’t stop it, she even smiled and turned all of her auxiliary techniques to Iris.
“Thank you. Sister.”
There was something about the grinning warrior’s figure that touched her, so Scarlett lowered her head as if she couldn’t help it.
“… Do you really think it will happen this time?”
“Yes.”
To the question asked for confirmation, he answered without hesitation.
Scarlett glanced at the black dragon. Perhaps because her wings were torn off and she took considerable damage from flying and using magical energy forcibly, she did not rush towards us.
“Hand.”
“Yes? Yes…”
In the middle of a fight, what did the hand suddenly say? Even if she wanted to, her brother couldn’t say anything, so she was the one who obediently offered her hand.
Clasped hands.
Slowly, information about the black dragon Felgrion reached Iris.
“This…”
It was a skill that was only possible because the two had connected the magic pass in the imperial palace just a few days ago.
Iris’s expression hardened at the vivid memories of her.
As Pelgrion counted the number of lives he had swallowed so far, the hero gripped his holy sword tightly.
In addition, after Scarlett relieved her own remaining magic power and delivered it to Iris, he backed away in a sweat as if exhausted.
“… Believe.”
It was a gamble for him. No matter how much she was a dragon, she was still one step short of an Aura Master, let alone a Grand Master. To her like that, she staked the fate of the party, so she was in danger of being wiped out.
Even so, Scarlett’s face was at ease. Except for the fact that her complexion was stained with fatigue from spitting out her mana in an instant.
Iris knew that it was solid trust.
“… Yes!”
So, Iris too, she wanted to repay the two people who trusted her with results.
Fire-!
The holy sword shone. It was a majestic yet sacred aura.
“The Goddess’ Hound, you don’t know the subject… !!”
As she approached her alone, holding her sword, the black dragon, who had grasped her situation, growled at her face distorted with rage and humiliation.
The warrior didn’t care.
However, he quietly opened his mouth.
“Ask the evil one.”
“What?”
This is one judgment.
The task of a hero who was chosen by the goddess as the true guardian of order and the savior of the continent from the evil that distorted the world order.
“Are you proud?”
The black dragon did not answer. Because this question and answer were considered meaningless. He moved his massive body, spraying miasma and moving his hand toward the champion.
“Is it.”
Iris raised her holy sword. Toward her approaching claw, strike it straight down.
Seven Swords of the Arcadia Empire.
The first sword (第一劍) Cloud Slash.
Ka-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-g-ge!
The holy sword and the dragon’s claw collided. Compared to the gigantic dragon, the human body, which seemed infinitely small and weak, was not pushed away, and competed with the claws.
“What is uncivilized… !”
It was Felgrion who was astonished at the result. This little hound of the goddess, where did this power come from?
Iris, who drew the result, had a nonchalant face.
She felt a surge of energy all over her body. She was also the power that Scarlett gave her.
“You are the hero I have chosen.”
The chosen master of the Holy Sword, who truly shows his true worth only when he condemns evil.
The favor of the goddess filled her whole body.
“This means that I, the goddess of the sun, chose you as my hero.”
Goddess’ sweet voice.
But Iris shook her head slightly.
‘Even if I wasn’t a hero, I would have stood here.’
“So?”
Despite the bold answer, the goddess’ voice was soft. Iris continued talking to herself.
‘Even if it seemed like I couldn’t win, even if I was broken here, I would have fought. At that time, I probably wouldn’t have gone out alone like now.’
“Why do you think it was?”
Iris responded firmly to the quiet voice of her goddess.
“Because that is the right thing to do.”
“What are you talking about——!!”
The black dragon roared. The pier where the mountain range rings. Scarlett and Luna, who had almost exhausted their magic, frowned.
A flame boiled from the black dragon’s mouth. A black flame with a curse. The breath was about to fire again.
It was then.
“Okay.”
The goddess whispered to Iris as if she was very proud.
“Those who can stand up for what they believe is right. That’s why, Iris, you are my hero.”
The light of the Holy Sword became even more brilliant. I didn’t know that the brilliant and distant light that had risen from the Holy Sword would go out.
Like the sun that lights up the world.
“In that sense, the man you adore lacks the qualities to be called a hero.”
Do you know what I mean?
The goddess laughed lightly. Iris’s hands holding her holy sword tightened.
“At least for the position of a hero, it means that you are more suitable than that man.”
Holding a sun in her hands, holding it up high.
Towards the bubbling flames of miasma.
“It’s just a sin———!!”
Knock down
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A clash of great forces. At first, the black flame, which seemed to ignite the light, was eventually eaten up by a pillar of light that grew stronger.
Iris felt her strength draining from her whole body, but the feeling of something shimmering in her gripped her holy sword. With a little more, it seems to work. The feeling of a wall being torn down tickled her chest.
After a while
Fuhuaak!
Amidst the dust, which was so filled with blinding power due to the clash of powers, the black dragon, whose helplessly collapsed body was reduced by more than half and managed to maintain itself, jumped out.
It seems that there was a significant loss of life force from the previous blow, and the status that had reached almost the elder level was downgraded to the level of a normal adult-class dragon.
“It’s okay to chew on it… !”
The roaring black dragon, even though it was a body that had been painstakingly restored, was dripping with blood from its torn wounds.
Iris’ eyes touched the black dragon.
…
Do a little more.
“I think it will.”
I fixed my holy sword and took another step.
“How dare you look at me lightly——!!”
Roaring and shedding claws.
「Goddess Hound!」
Breath was still blocked with a holy sword that spit out powerful divine power.
“For a worthless human girl… !!”
Curse. Do poison magic with divine power. Or knock out magic bullets one by one.
Without hesitation.
Little by little I fell for the sword I wielded.
One step.
Another step.
Next moment.
“… ?”
Iris stood alone in the world.
