Chapter 588 – The Final Chapter. To Julian’s Future (16)
Time passed slowly, as if it had stopped.
In that time that seems like an eternity.
I saw the sun constantly rising and setting.
And the polar night and the white night.
A long night without the sun rising.
On the other hand, there are also those long nights when the sun never sets.
In that long time.
I have Reinhardt’s blood flowing inside me.
I saw the long history of the Lion Heart Sword.
‘The first Reinhardt… And the sword Atlin and my maternal grandfather… And my mother too.’
My mother, Agnes von Reinhardt.
Although she wasn’t a swordsman either, she already knew the meaning behind the lion’s heart sword.
The Lion Heart Sword is the sword of Essenmund of the Northern Kingdom.
The monarch of that barren land replaces the capricious sun of the sky.
I had to become the sun for all people.
That lion is the sun.
The Mystery of the Lion Heart Sword. The end is to become a person who brightens the morning on his own.
Wooooow-
At that moment, I returned to reality.
The dawn that I created, earlier than dawn, has come to an end.
Daybreak.
I am the end of the Lion’s Heart Sword that surpasses even Choi Jong-oh’s White Night.
That ultimate wisdom.
I decided to call it Daybreak and Dawn.
‘The ground is shaking.’
It is not an unpleasant sound created by demonic power.
The ground was resonating with a pleasant sound, as if spring was awakening.
It seems like the trunk of the world tree is growing on the ground I’m standing on.
Jaedin, the lord of light, and Yunir, the lord of darkness.
Those two gods sprouted and supported Island.
It is not the World Tree of the past, whose lifespan has expired due to the contamination of demonic soul power.
Me and my wives.
And the new world tree created by my child.
‘This was fate’s call.’
I resonated with the world tree and realized the truth of the great fate given to me.
The end of the Lion Heart Sword is dawn.
And I am the one who opened the new morning.
A person born with the destiny to become the god of dawn.
[Julian. You won.]
And the dawn breaks.
The ultimate five-pointed will that I created even pushed away the demonic soul power of the sky.
Under the sun that shines its light anew.
The apostle of chaos whose head I cut off.
I saw Pedro.
“Geuuuuu…”
Although his head was gone, Pedro was alive.
I wasn’t surprised by its bizarre appearance.
Even though his body was destroyed by the lion’s heart sword that used divine power.
This guy gathered the vengeful spirits of the old humanity and constantly regenerated himself.
But I had a hunch.
His whole body was burning in the light of the new dawn, not the false light of demonic soul power.
There will probably be no more plays.
I breathed the aura into Siertia again and burned the sword body.
“Extinct. “A ghost of a dark era.”
I swung that sword with all my heart.
Geaaaaagh-
Pedro’s soul burned, and he let out a deathly scream.
[Not yet… It’s not over yet!! The Demon God… Knoia… Knoia is alive in the Nine Emperor Islands… I am resurrected… I am resurrected and become the true monarch of Iceland…]
It was Pedro who looked so confident in front of me.
The ending was so bad that his face frowned.
Even those curse words.
It didn’t have the slightest effect on me who had already woken up early.
“I have to go back.”
I muttered that to myself.
Erti is listening, so it’s not pure talking to herself.
Like he said.
The final Keatic Gate was summoned to the Nine Imperial Capitals and the gate was completely opened.
It means that the demon god Knoia appeared through the gate.
However, the apostle Pedro, who manifested the godhead on earth instead, disappeared.
And now, the world tree is taking deep roots in Iceland in real time.
I will prevent the intervention of that demon in reality.
‘I don’t feel the slightest fear.’
I am the one who stands before him on behalf of all humans in Iceland.
I was convinced that it was time to end this fight.
The moment has come to advance to the Ninth Emperor Island with all the allied forces gathered here.
‘To the place where mother and father are.’
My mother Agnes guided me through the beginning and end of the Pantheon.
I had an intuition that if I went there, my parents would guide me through my final moments.
“Let’s go block the gate.”
I muttered to myself again.
With my parents.
And for the new dawn I will meet with my people.
***
The four-day dream-like festival has ended.
It was like a beautiful musical play.
Eirin Gloria.
Now, that status has been restored, and she now has the title of King of the Kingdom of Gloria and the title of Imperial Count.
Eirin is a new dawn.
She was welcoming her husband’s return.
“Master! “You’re safe!”
It was a long night of celebration.
Even the Allied forces gathered at the main camp were skeptical about holding the festival.
Julian protected everyone during the festival.
The lovers in the harem also grew the world tree together with Lilia and Eirin.
And that new world tree is the wish of all Iceland.
It grew from scratch with that wish for the future.
Due to the resurrection of the Demon God, the atmosphere of the continent was completely covered with the demonic power, and it seemed like an endless night had arrived.
The new world tree has begun its purification process.
“The morning air is clear.”
So much so that Julian, who returned to the main camp, could breathe the morning air with a smile.
“I will take you to the barracks.”
“Your face looks haggard. “Are you not even able to sleep properly because you’re waiting for me?”
“That’s…”
Eirin avoided her gaze with an embarrassed expression.
Waiting all night for the master who doesn’t come back at night.
It became a habit as a maid.
Julian smiled and kissed her forehead.
“Because I’m not alone anymore. You should get enough sleep. As you can see, I am fine.”
I felt like I was going to cry because I was so moved by those words.
But Eirin held back after hearing the voice of Julian and her husband.
Not everything is over yet.
With Julian defeating Pedro and returning safely, it felt like the 8th ridge had been crossed.
The Kiatic Gate located on the continent has not closed yet.
‘Still… I want to be a little spoiled.’
Arrived at Julian’s personal barracks.
Eirin was held tightly in Julian’s arms and rubbed her face against his wide chest for a while.
“Master… I was really worried.”
When I said that, I felt like crying again.
But crying is ugly.
And Eirin did not forget her position as the first wife of the harem.
As she held back her tears, Julian stroked her head as if he was proud of her.
“No need to worry now. The fire of dawn has already been lit. Now I’m not alone. Because it is time for everyone to advance to the Nine Imperial Capitals together.”
After saying that, Julian took off all of his armor for a moment.
He sat down on the bed.
“Master. “You look tired.”
Julian smiled lightly at those words.
“I’m in good spirits, though. Still, I did swing my sword all night long during the festival. “I’ll have to catch some sleep and then meet the staff.”
“Do, master?”
After saying that, Julian hugged Eirin tightly.
“If I sleep with you, I feel like I can sleep well, even if it’s only for a short time.”
After saying that, Julian lay down with Eirin.
He buried her face into Eirin’s chest and fell asleep just like her.
“You were very… Tired.”
Eirin hugged the sleeping Julian tightly and fell asleep with him under the blanket.
***
A day has passed.
Allied commander’s barracks.
The place was vibrant like never before.
– Prince Julian finally defeated Pedro!
– Your Majesty has finally led humanity to victory!
Of course, not everything is over.
All high-ranking commanders above general level witnessed the miracle.
Duke Pedro was called the Nightmare Knight even before he became a demon.
The owner of the Sentiac became an apostle of chaos, and the imperial army fell into deep despair.
Yulian eventually killed the apostle of chaos with his own sword.
And at the command barracks where all the high-ranking commanders of the Allied Forces gathered.
Finally, the triumphal general appeared.
“Emperor of Agriel and Imperial Count Julian von Reinhardt. He finally returned here victorious! Everyone please welcome him!”
The person who directly met Yulian was Lilia, the emperor of the Holy Empire.
And no one knew that the empress was already Julian’s lover.
Immediately after the news of Julian’s victory was delivered.
Lilia has prepared the current victory ceremony.
According to Julian’s wishes, the ceremony was held in an informal manner.
The eyes of all the commanders gathered here were full of awe.
Chak-
Everyone saluted at the same time towards Julian.
And for a moment they were silent.
As Lilia said, it is no exaggeration to say that Yulian’s current status is the unique in the empire.
That strange tension flowed for a moment.
Soon the commanders were impressed by Julian’s manners.
“The endless sun of the midnight sun will bless the lion’s roar.”
The etiquette is the reply greeting of the Knights of the White Night.
As a knight of the midnight sun, Julian declared himself to have defeated the empire’s exploits, or rather, Iceland’s exploits.
Naturally, everyone glanced at Margrave Wilhelm.
‘You are desperately holding back tears.’
Because the dignity of Grand Duke Lion had to be protected.
Everyone, including Duke Gerard, avoided looking at him.
But Julian’s greeting did not end.
“And as the emperor of the demon kingdom Agriel. “I convey that the quiet blessings of the moon will be with you.”
At the same time, he also conveyed his greetings as the ruler of the Demon Kingdom.
At those words, the corners of Ustina’s mouth, the red dragon with her arms crossed, went up.
And the triumphal ceremony began with a congratulatory speech from the imperial emperor, Lilia.
At the end of the event that lasted about two hours.
Lilia told a story that surprised the commanders gathered here.
“Now in the Empire, the story of the old gods will end, and the story of the new gods will begin.”
Those are the two saints who delayed the end of humanity in the Nine Imperial Capitals 20 years ago.
Agnes and Lucifer.
And, it was the story of Julian, the son of those two people.
