Chapter 564 – 163. Last Rites (1)
Soaring high into the sky, I vigorously flapped my wings.
It reminded me of the day I first awakened to the form of a demonic dragon.
It was only a few months ago, but it felt like a distant past.
‘At that time, it was difficult to maintain the figure of Yongin, let alone the body, but…’
It was different now.
A proto-dragon beyond an old dragon.
Even when I reached the final stage as that dragon, I was still able to maintain my current state.
[Aren’t both of you uncomfortable?]
I asked Lilia and Eirin, who were riding on my back.
“No problem at all. Young master!”
“I feel as comfortable as riding in a carriage!”
Now it is in the sky, like the flight altitude of a supersonic fighter jet.
So, I will arrive in New York, my destination, in no time.
A normal human would not be able to withstand that acceleration with their bodies.
There was no problem with both of them.
Two people under the protection of God.
And Siertia, who was with the two of them, provided a stable seat for the two of them while integrating with me.
A very different experience for both of them.
During the flight, I silently thought about the remaining schedule.
‘Today is the last night.’
Night of the sixth day.
There might be a time difference between Seoul and New York.
It is not a real space anyway.
Matching the party’s time difference, time will pass in the same way in New York.
‘It’s New York…’
The United States, the most prosperous country in the history of the old human race.
Although it was not an empire, it cannot be called an empire.
It was a hegemonic state that flourished more than any empire that existed in the history of the old human race.
And for the old mankind who faced the apocalypse, the last empire was the United States.
The will of the world tree was heading the party to New York, the most prosperous city in the United States.
Not long after, the party appeared in New York.
The lights of the big city from above were beautiful.
“It’s beautiful…”
Lilia admired the night view.
Although it was over the United States, where unauthorized flying objects were never allowed.
Because my will as a proto-dragon wanted me to hide myself.
Without any disturbance, the party landed on the roof of a huge skyscraper.
Returning to my human form again, I observed the appearance of the party and New York.
Two people came to my side and leaned their heads against me.
It was a beautiful night view.
Eirin and Lillia also looked at it and their voices fell silent.
“Such a beautiful and huge city… It seems that not even a trace remains in our time.”
Eirin said as if she was sorry.
If I had more time, I’d also like to do her famous performances and musicals in New York with her.
Time on Earth has already passed.
And like she said.
Most of the literature has been lost, but the story was different from the ruins of the old empire era, which can be traced.
The scenery of the old human beings that can be seen below.
No trace of them left in Island.
The primordial proto-dragon.
Jedin and Yunir’s will erased all traces of them.
‘In the traces of the old mankind. Knoia’s ghost dwells. It was a choice I had no choice but to make.’
From that era of 0, the era of the New Humans and Islands began.
After a short appreciation, the time of the old era and the scenes began to change like a speeding video.
As the three already experienced in the Pantheon’s 6 underground temples.
The prosperous Earth has reached its end.
Just a little while ago, the appearance of New York that was so splendidly sparkling.
Only the ruins were left.
The two of them made sad faces at the extreme reversal.
All of them are the history of the past.
– And it is a history that should not be repeated.
That was the moment.
I heard someone’s voice.
“This voice…”
“No way. Is it the will of the World Tree?”
I nodded my head at the words of the two.
The huge skyscraper the group was already standing on had long since disappeared.
The party was still looking down from a very high altitude.
The place where the party was located was the main body of the World Tree.
“Now is the time to move. Towards the heart of the World Tree.”
Goo Goo Goo Goo Goo Goo-
At my words, the ground the three of them were standing on shook.
In fact, not the ground, but a huge tree in itself.
It was the world tree.
Soon, a round green light appeared in the air.
Even without asking, I could see that it was a light to guide us.
The party followed the guide and moved into the depths of the World Tree.
***
So the group walked for nearly 3 hours.
And when the dark surroundings became bright again.
The party entered an unfamiliar place they had never seen before.
“This place…”
Eirin looked around with a slightly startled voice.
An ominous aura like the magic power, now I am a being who can perceive it better than anyone else on the ground.
There was no threat in this space.
No, it was rather a warm feeling.
‘It’s a really cozy feeling… That’s…’
Kim was blooming here.
Literally water vapor.
Lilia looked around and left an honest impression.
“This place is like an open-air bath.”
Just like she said, the wooden staircase terrain surrounding it was wide open.
And at every crack in the stairs, I could see warm water pooling and steaming up.
However, it was not a completely open outdoor space.
Because that ceiling exists, it surrounds this place in the form of a hemisphere.
And in the center of the space, there was a huge black and white pillar.
“That, could it be?”
The surroundings of the pillars were like temples.
The party carefully climbed the stairs made between the hot springs and moved to the temple below.
The appearance of the temple was familiar.
A temple carved with the sun and moon, symbolizing Jedin and Unir.
If you think about it, it was a temple that could not be found in Island.
Two humans who follow Jedin and Unir.
Humans and demons couldn’t get along together and were at enmity.
But when I reached this place, I was able to understand all the meanings of the World Tree.
‘Right. What the World Tree said is regeneration…’
Like the moon rising when the sun goes down.
And as there is light, there is also shadow.
Light and darkness were two and one at the same time.
Although each received the blessings of Jedin and Unir, the new race has prospered.
Now, the era of the end was ahead.
It’s like looking down from a skyscraper in New York a while ago.
Like the end of that old human race.
The party stopped at the entrance of the temple.
Eirin and Lilia looked at me with worried eyes.
“Nothing to worry about. The will of that obelisk…The world tree is calling me, so I’ll come back for a while.”
I entered the temple alone.
Soon, I passed the wide hall and arrived at the center.
Two huge pillars.
In the middle of the light and dark obelisks.
He went up to the altar prepared there.
The obelisk that gave birth to the primitive proto-dragons Jedin and Unir.
And the existence that the obelisk was created with the will of life and regeneration is the world tree.
Having reached this place now, I was able to become aware.
I finally reached the obelisk I had only seen in Pantheon’s memory.
Inadvertently, I burst into tears.
Jedin’s Obelisk as well. The Obelisk of Unir.
The main body of the World Tree, its huge stem and root, was already collapsing.
The poison of bitter resentment left by the Old Man.
Even the world tree that created Island and the two main gods due to the resurrected Knoia was contaminated to the point that it could no longer be regenerated.
Jedin, who had been dealing with Knoia with his own divine power, was declining.
Even Unir lost his godhood at the same time.
The appearance of the world tree now could explain everything.
As a concrete agent.
It was impossible only with the system of the two gods.
For the new people of today, there is only the end of the end that is the same as that of the old people.
– So, now you have to open a new era.
Obelisk. The World Tree spoke to me.
A lot of thoughts went through my head.
What I’ve been doing with a sword so far.
The fact that I, who had not even awakened mana, reached this place as a proto-dragon.
I now know that it was only because of one fate.
Now, that fate is my own will.
As the last lord of this world, I will protect everything I own.
I immediately responded to the world tree.
“Julian von Reinhardt. I will uphold the will to regenerate.”
Last night at the World Tree.
On the night of the sixth day, the night of regeneration began.
***
The oracles of the World Tree are all over.
The three of them were certified as regenerators by the source of this world.
I have Siertia in the middle of the two obelisks.
I left it on top of the altar and went down the steps of the altar.
“Young master…”
“Yulian-sama…”
Eirin and Lilia were also inside the temple.
Suddenly, their clothes changed.
In a way, it was like a shaman’s attire in an ancient temple.
To the point where you could see both of their beautiful naked bodies.
It was a thin material that could see through.
I also changed into the same clothes as them.
“Tonight. I will perform the last rites with you two.”
My sincerity means that I will choose one person.
At my words, the two nodded.
Just by looking at their current attire and the hot spring outside the temple, they could tell what the three of them had to do first.
Holy water being purified through the world tree.
The holy water had to purify the bodies of the three people.
The three of them headed to one of the many open-air baths.
Soon, the three of them entered the bath together.
It was my turn to wash both of them.
