Chapter 191 – 191 – Dare to Stand in Front of the Sun
The dinner for the warrior party was collected along with the table. In the spacious space secured in the hall, instead of music welcoming multiple guests, hymns for just one person are played.
And the guests, who have been robbed of their weapons and equipment, are bowing down and worshiping, wearing the white robes of slaves who humble themselves infinitely.
The person receiving praise is a woman wearing a robe woven with a halo of light. She is a warrior who was once pointed out by the Party Alliance as a strong candidate for the hero of the era.
She is also the sun.
Mithra-Thena tapped the armrest of the thornwood throne. The beat matches exactly with the second hand of the wall clock above her head, which is not visible from the throne.
Those who discovered the inhuman aspect of his facial expressions and movements trembled in vague fear. Mithra-Thena gladly enjoyed the horror. Praise and reverence for God are the few things that can be saved from these vain things like foam.
However, Mithra-Thena also feels fear. Her cause is the human spirit that is gradually losing its initiative.
The soul of the original body, touched by the great power of providence and order, is crushed and sobbing within Mithra-Thena.
Mithra-thena found her crying annoying and uncomfortable. She was born to disappear, but the absurdity of being afraid of disappearing is absurd. She is nothing more than a petty and weak error.
The discordant Thena containing the errors of Mithra-Thena will soon be corrected. Thus, only the harmonious sun god will soon remain in Mithra-Thena’s place.
Let there be light in all the world.
… But is this creeping sense of discomfort also a mortal thing?
Is there any reason to be anxious now? Even after declaring checkmate, there is no knight who trembles with anxiety.
It’s as if the royalties have already been earned. What was gained by taking over Elan was not only the strong soldiers of Great Elan.
The invention of magic tools that control aptitude was indeed useful. Even if the remaining gods hurriedly send out the church’s warriors, this power would turn them into ordinary people in an instant.
What about my father’s twisted power? The power of the Demon God was originally the power of creation and nourishment for all gods. The enormous magical power leaking out from the World Temple will make Mithra stronger than ever.
Not to mention the army of the church that will rise up at the sound of his call, or the invasion of the demon world that will begin just by giving orders to the fragments of Edin.
Of course, not all plans went smoothly as planned. We’ve lost quite a few fragments of Edin recently. However, in the process, even the last variable of the enemy was blocked, so it should be seen as a benefit.
The name of the variable is TENA Everlight. Or Tena Ishtarbon. A blasphemous being who followed the will of his original enemy, Nui, and led the side of the moon and chaos.
I don’t know how much the sister would have expected from a human who would grow old and disappear in an instant, but one thing was certain: it was a weapon of great performance. It almost reminded him of Edin, who was once his great warrior in his prime.
This young superhuman discovered and killed the most demon king fragments in history. If we were not careful, the great design could have suffered greatly in the future.
Of course, if you leave it as is.
‘What have you done to me?’
A part of Mithra-Thena, which will soon disappear, asks itself in a desperate voice. Mithra-Thena frowned and dismissed it. So some of her questions sought answers themselves.
Mithra, who sacrificed the largest piece of Edin’s fragments, took her enemy’s queen as her own.
‘You stole my body? How?’
What is the Demon King’s Fragment? It is a soul that broke away from Edin and gained substance, consumed by demonic energy.
What is Magi? It is the power of the creator god. Furthermore, it is the ultimate substance that grants transcendence to God. The devil can use it to make the soul go in and out of the body. You can resurrect a dying thing by injecting spiritual energy into it, and you can remove the soul from a living thing and turn it into a soulless living corpse.
What did it do to Thena? Before facing Thena Everlight, Gunther Waldenhardt performed a spiritual ritual to enshrine the spirit of Mithra within her bastard shell. And the moment her breath expired, Thena spread Mithra’s curse like a plague through the blood of the man covered in it. From a house polluted by demonic contamination, to a clean and pure house.
‘But why me of all people?’
This is because the warrior Thena belongs to his sister. Because she is the last struggle of a sister who is losing the war.
‘I don’t know, but if I were a general of the forces opposing you… You could have killed me, right? Why are you trying to take over my body and make it yours?’
This is to break the enemy’s morale. It is also to show the futility of any attempt to go against the great design.
Now, the warrior sent to prevent the world from falling into a ricochet will take the lead in opening the world of that ricochet.
A vain attempt to prevent a tragedy is also a part of a grand tragedy.
‘Your excuses are childish. It’s all a lie steeped in narcissism.’
Mithra-Thena’s brow twitched.
‘What’s hiding behind it… Is like a child who is acting out by stealing his older sister’s toy…?’
Mithra-Thena was prepared for something like this. This kind of thing was common in the past. The young souls on earth dare to babble all day long, trying to read the great god’s design.
The meaning of Mithra is as follows. He loves you. That sounds funny. What is it with these people that they arbitrarily draw the line between sunlight and shade? If they weren’t the lifeline that supplies strength to Mitra, they’re arrogant, and I wouldn’t have been able to endure it.
She had endured such things for eons, so she thought she could just ignore it if it came from right next to her.
Mithra-Thena was wrong.
‘···You’re trying to play a hero by borrowing my image and life.’
Stop.
‘Do you need a physical hero to become your idol? A billboard that will further enhance the praise of your believers?’
‘No. That’s not all. The dark ages have reopened. And like Edin at the time, a peerless hero appeared in response to the needs of the times…’
‘That was it. What you truly want is not order, harmony, or a world of laws.’
‘It’s a world where only you are the main character and center.’
Mithra-Thena internally asked him to stop. But some of Mithra-Thena did not quit.
‘I will correct all the confusion and pain you experience in the name of order. You always attract believers with such enticements.’
‘If the effectiveness of missionary work seemed to be lacking, he would go to extreme lengths. Either cause An-Anu to fall and turn him into a demon god, or start a war against other gods.’
‘But despite all the effort, there was one person who received more praise than you, even if just for a moment.’
‘That one person ended up making you feel uncomfortable.’
Mithra-Thena was momentarily filled with intense desire. I wanted to shut that interpreter’s mouth, even if it meant piercing her own head with her sacred spear.
It’s unreasonable. Isn’t this something that will soon be digested and disappear anyway?
Mithra-Thena warned solemnly. The more she struggles, the closer she gets to the end of her consciousness being absorbed-
‘You were jealous of Edin’s life, weren’t you?’
“You talk so energetically. Do you have any energy left even though you are burning up under the pressure of my presence?”
‘It’s the Demon God’s fault that Edin was destroyed, but it was you who told him that sealing was the only answer. And… I also let him go outside for a while.’
‘You informed Edin about the relationship between the porter and Evenna… You know everything about the situation, but you commit such a terrible conspiracy. I feel so sorry for the people who misunderstood and for those who were misunderstood…’
‘No matter how jealous you are, isn’t it too much? As if forcing Edin to make a sacrifice wasn’t enough, you also made him destroy everyone around him with his own hands?’
‘And now, after making him, who has become so many beings, commit so many sins… At some point, you are going to present him as the villain of the times and defeat him while wearing my shell?’
‘I vaguely respected him as the god of the highest sect, but he was wrong from the start.’
“No. You are the one who is wrong. Ishtar took away what was my great warrior, so I also took away what was the great warrior of Ishtar. Why should I, who will soon ascend to a higher godhood, envy the lives of scum like you and Edin? ?’
‘No matter how many lies you tell, you can’t fool me. Because I am you at this moment.’
“If you want to arbitrarily misunderstand a piece of the Great Design, go ahead and do it. It doesn’t mean anything anyway. If that’s true, what can you do? There’s nothing.”
Only then did some, like the tumor, stop analyzing intent.
But at the same time, it reminded me of something. ‘I admitted the truth. There is nothing I can do. But not you. I insisted in a mean way.’
Ridicule of cowardice is always effective. Whether it’s between children’s arguments or in the middle of a heated debate in a forum. Even the conversation between humans and the sun god was no exception.
Mithra-Thena bared her teeth in exasperation. The believers simply trembled and bowed to the incomprehensible monologue of the god.
“There’s one thing you can do. Just watch as it slowly fades away.”
‘It will come.’
“To save you? Who is it?”
‘I believe.’
“What? You are talking without knowing what you are talking about. I am the sun! Do you think the emperor of Armatam and the masters of the dragons would dare stand against me?”
Mithra-Thena subtly mocked him but did not press him. This is because she hoped that the other person would throw a tantrum and divulge her information.
But a small portion remained silent. A small boat called Thena, stuck in the middle of a huge sea whirlpool called Mithra, seemed to be struggling, unable to even hold on to the wheel of reason.
When her opponent, who had upset her, shut her up, Mithra-thena bit her lip in frustration.
Her secret anxiety rose. Did TENA Everlight really have any kind of insurance?
Mithra-thena knows her sister’s character better than anyone else. Her greedy and vicious enemy will never accept her defeat easily.
If there is an evil plan among those who reject the sun, perhaps the sign will soon be revealed.
Inside Mithra-Thena, I will try to move before Thena disappears completely…
“Let me see your face, you bastard!”
···It seems it came sooner than expected. Mithra-Thena was very embarrassed by the loud call.
The main door of the hall was wide open. A man wearing a black cloak walks in majestically barefoot.
Following them are white armored Sabaton boots with the ‘Sunstorm’ emblem engraved on them, grassroots guardian sandals with a rune of protection engraved on them, and practical mid- to low-priced travel boots favored by porters.
From the shoes, the personality is varied.
However, the group with clear differences also had clear similarities. The expression speaks volumes.
She looks like she got her ass kicked by someone and got stabbed in the eye. It seems that she heard from the fleeing robber that her bank deposit had been robbed.
At least that scary frown won’t appear for no reason.
A group of people with very angry expressions walks in.
Eshen Taiga, who was standing in the lead, stopped about a hundred steps away from Mithra-Thena.
It was very impressive manners. Tigris, who was not taught to be respectful despite having very strict parents, dared to bow his head in front of his god with his hands in his pockets.
Then, she raised one eyebrow and glared at her Mithra-Thena in a cocky manner.
“Hey, is it good to sell?”
“Not at all.”
Mithra-Thena said, feeling very uncomfortable.
“First, I am not your friend. Second, your friend is disappearing in pain within me. The evaluation that ‘8-year-olds are good’ is nonsense-“
“Did you at least eat strawberry cake?”
“What?”
“It’s in my mouth.”
Mithra-Thena hardened her face. And he stepped on her foot rug.
Danar Numen Iben Narson, who was bowing down, slightly raised her head in response to the silent greeting.
And she nodded. That’s right.
Mithra-thena quickly wiped her mouth with her handkerchief. She was indeed covered in strawberry cream.
It seemed like he was being overly influenced by his human side. Mithra-thena cleared his throat and spoke solemnly.
“If you weren’t a fool, you would have guessed that I was something extraordinary.”
“He’s a god who eats sweets and doesn’t even brush his teeth. That’s unusual.
Mithra-Thena paused again. She had to suck her teeth for a while.
And she found herself in a major conflict. Which is undignified? Sucking out strawberry seeds stuck between your teeth? Or just leave it alone and make it visible every time she opens her mouth?
A very girlish urgency shook Mithra-Thena. What she made in a hurry was the third decision.
A flash of light flashed from Mithra-Thena’s fingers. Eshen, who had temporarily lost her sight, rolled around and roared, clutching her bloodshot eyes.
“Ahh, fuck! My eyes-!”
“Hmm. Cough. Unless you’re a fool, you would have guessed that I was something unusual. Then, I thought you would run away or sneak in. I never thought you would boldly approach me from the front. I only praise you for your courage-“
“She had no choice but to come from the front.”
Renia Astala said with her sigh. And she glared at someone as if she were going to kill them with her gaze.
“Thanks to someone, I was caught sneaking in through the kitchen vent.”
“···It’s not my fault.”
“Does being allergic to garlic make sense in this critical time, Nidro? ‘Etchu’? Instead of worrying about how to make a cute sneezing sound, wouldn’t it be a timely action to stop sneezing, even if it means punching one’s own lungs?”
“···What are you telling me to do with something I was born with? Don’t be upset…”
“There is a lot of noise on the subject of prisoners. Exalted One, we have brought in intruders!”
“This is how it happened.”
Eshen, who was blinking his watery eyelids, nodded as if he was enlightened and said. Mithra stopped to say something and bit her lip.
Maybe it was because her gaze was taken away by the force of her expression. Now I can see that the ropes are tied to the bodies of the group of intruders.
As the elf soldiers tightened the rope, demanding to know what kind of safety they were talking about, Eshen and Garam Taiga growled like wild cats. And as soon as he was hit on the calf with the rod used for criminals, he crumpled.
However, there was one person who would not shut up no matter how many times he was beaten. Adamantone Sunstorm continued to pour out verbal abuse despite being beaten.
Nidrogar, who silently listened to all the words that could be used to question his intelligence, soon became unable to handle it and was crushed when all the party members joined in.
“Hey, isn’t it a bit harsh to tell them to go back into their mother’s womb and come out!”
“Again, garlic bitch!”
“···I feel like an asshole for having even a moment of hope that you came to save me.”
“Who on earth can save us in a situation like this? Can those kids give us the aptitude we lost? They’ll soon be in the same situation as us.”
On the other hand, the adventurers, who had lost their aptitude and were held hostage and were in despair, shook their heads at the pitiful appearance of the famous ‘Special Monster Destruction and Removal Team’.
Mithra-Thena was also disappointed. Could these be insurance prepared by Ishtar? If so, it seems that the enemy was overestimated.
Mithra-Thena’s eyes, which were scanning every face with a pitiful feeling, paused for a moment when they spotted someone.
A person of medium height or slightly shorter. She covered herself with her cloak.
However, it is not difficult to guess its identity. They were wearing the type of shoes preferred by porters.
Definitely not Erina. Not only is she taller than me, but she, Erina, was once a leader in a country. She at least had great sense when it came to choosing what to wear.
That’s a brand like Tan Bantai that only boys who don’t care how much they spend their wallets can wear…
A deep feeling boiled up inside Mithra-Thena. It embarrassed Mithra-Thena.
“
···
First, take away all their aptitude, like everyone else in this chapel. Disposition will be discussed later.”
Disposal? I have no intention of waiting until then.
Eshen Taiga, with an angry smile on her mind, opened her handcuffed hands and pretended to stretch them. And then he flexibly turned his back.
Her fingers extend towards the party members. Three. It’s for the count.
I can feel my companion’s muscles becoming stiff. Everyone is preparing for battle.
The original extermination party members and externally recruited personnel such as Isilun and Garam.
And the Skirnir forest keeper army that invaded with them, pretending to be the arresting guards.
On the other hand, as soon as the command to ‘take away the aptitude’ is given, a group of big men wearing legal uniforms enter. Judging by the fact that they are the same height and the heads are shiny, they are all fragments of Edin.
They placed the sophisticated machinery they were carrying on the back of Thena. It has a complex of rune-engraved springs and has quite a grotesque part in the middle.
A human heart engraved with runes.
The group had a clue to guess what that embarrassing object was. Thanh Bantai told them the story of the man who carved runes into his heart.
Eshen, who had killed the demon lord’s fragments in the Compassionate Valley, already knew that incomprehensible letters were engraved on their hearts. Danar probably obtained it from the fragment’s body.
Edin said that he made himself into a scroll and distributed the warrior’s aptitude. In that case, perhaps Danar’s invention for distributing aptitudes is that machine.
The target for the first blow was decided. Eshen communicated with a hand signal. Florica cleared her throat and replied that she understood.
Eshen spread her three fingers again. And she folded them one by one.
Three. Two. One.
The elf swung his dagger. The rope that was tying Florica up was cut and fell. The restraints of others were also removed at almost the same time.
The first thing to be swung was Uja’s lighthouse. The blooming warrior’s sword scattered a cool ray of light towards Edin’s heart.
At the same time, the Special Monster Destruction Elimination Team and its officials rushed in with infinite ferocity.
Towards that fearful sun that swallows royalties, straight and unwavering.
