Chapter 838 – Mythology Academy
After revising his plan, Tala decided to use the power of the meteorite as much as possible, but as he was unable to understand the intention of the meteorite, he tried to control the power as much as possible so that it could be used according to ‘his’ will.
“… So the ‘crystal’ was born. One’s own essence imbedded into the meteorite in order to control it.”
“Crazy…”
Seong-il is thrilled to hear the hidden history in the world of Mythology. He also naturally falls into trouble, recalling examples from various worlds.
‘Needless to say, the representative world where a meteorite appeared and destroyed the world is Pocket Girls. This was so obvious. And the farm world…’
Through the underground ruins he discovered while investigating the hidden past of the farm world and the past flashbacks he saw there, Seong-il knew that the farm world had also suffered a catastrophe due to the appearance of a strange meteorite.
Meanwhile, Seong-il finds out that a meteorite has appeared even within the world of Mythology Academy and wonders what on earth this ‘meteorite’ is. I am also very curious as to why it appears commonly in many game worlds.
‘What? Why do meteorites appear in various game worlds? And why didn’t it appear in some worlds?’
It is difficult to simply relate the game world to meteorites, such as Guardian of the Dungeon, Cursed Throne, and Martial Arts. Seong-il is confused by the appearance of this strange coincidence because no meteorite-related episodes have appeared in many of the game worlds that Seong-il has visited.
“Haa… Haa… Everyone. Master.”
“Hmm…?”
At that time, Seong-il was worried about Walter’s confession with a serious expression. Walter is having a hard time. However, he looks at the group with a very relaxed expression and shouts.
“If this is enough… I think I’ve let you in on quite a few secrets. Now… Will you please make it easy for me?”
Walter makes a request as he looks at Seongil and Arunlabe floating in front of him with an earnest expression, as if the life he is currently living is terrible.
“I… Have been tortured by Tala for so many years that now, if I were to be sane, just breathing would cause me terrible pain. Even now that I have been numbed by drugs, I still feel the pain in my soul. So. … Mercy…”
In addition, Walter confesses that he cannot be killed by ordinary attacks because he has received the ‘grace’ of Tala, and that he can only die if he is attacked by a divine entity as powerful as Arun Rabe, which can damage his divinity.
“Seongil. Will you show him mercy?”
Dean Anila must feel sorry for Walter Ludian and asks Seong-il to show mercy. Originally, Seong-il would have willingly raised his sword for Walter, but Seong-il felt a strange sense of discomfort at that moment and hesitated to use his hand.
‘What…? I think I missed something. Just a moment…’
Instead of answering blindly, Seongil tries to quickly figure out what he is missing in the current situation by following the hints given by the sense of discomfort.
‘Wait a minute… Gam-eung told me that if I brought Walter to the world of Mythology, I would gain great benefits, but at the same time, there would be great danger. But now things are going so smoothly, right? There must be something more.’
Seong-il, who believed the warning given by Gam-eung, instead of hastily showing ‘mercy’ to Walter Ludian, tries to take his time by digging for more from him. Then I felt a strange sense of discomfort again.
‘I don’t know why, but… There’s at least one important piece of information I can ask Walter… I think it’s possible.’
Seong-il feels that with her precognition, she can only ask one of two pieces of information: either asking Walter about the ‘bloodline curse’ or the ‘location of the meteorite.’ Therefore, he desperately racks his brain for a short period of time to figure out which option is better for him.
‘Ugh… That’s difficult. Sensitivity tells us that both are important… Then…’
Since it is difficult to choose because both are important anyway, Seong-il decides to focus on what he is more curious about instead of considering the benefits.
“Before showing mercy. You are the ancestor. So, shouldn’t you explain what it means to be ‘sold’ to the Flame Emperor? If you answer that, I will let you go as you said.”
Seong-il’s words were quite reasonable, so neither Walter nor the other two deans could really refute Seong-il’s words. In response to Seong-il’s firm tone, Walter seems to have no choice, and after taking another gulp of the strong anesthetic potion that Seong-il gave him, he continues his explanation.
“Whew… Actually… In the case of direct descendants who directly performed the ‘ancestor’s ritual’, they had no choice but to become slaves of Tala. As expected, the blessing given to them was the ‘essence of Tala’. ‘Because it was.”
“… Isn’t it the meteorite that awakened my superpowers? Since it wasn’t actually a blessing given directly by Tala, it wouldn’t have a strong binding effect, would it?”
Seong-il knew quite well how contracts and restraints were manifested through the information and experience he gained while traveling around various other worlds.
It was close to a kind of equivalent exchange, but it had the fatal problem that if the target was deceived, the effect was greatly halved. Therefore, Seong-il realizes that there is an error in Walter’s logic and points it out.
“That’s right. Strictly speaking, the awakening of superpowers was given by an unknown meteorite. However, surprisingly, it is true that Tala also bestowed an equivalent blessing on the subject.”
“… What is that?”
“It was a blessing that protected the subject from being killed by the power of the meteorite.”
“Ah…!!”
Seong-il finally realizes why Tala’s blessing has such a strong binding force that it can eat the souls of his victims, and he lets out an exclamation.
‘That’s right… In the Poke Girls world, the ‘meteorite’ kills any living creature that comes near it on the spot, right?’
The only ones who were able to withstand the powerful waves of the meteorite, even for a moment, were the so-called S-class psychics with highly developed abilities. As a normal level psychic would have his brain melt and die just by approaching a meteorite, Seong-il realizes that Tala’s blessing is surprisingly one of the key elements in the ancestral ritual.
‘The power of the meteorite is powerful, but… It destroys the user. Tala’s blessing gave extremely strong protection to prevent the meteorite’s power from destroying the target.’
At that level, it could be seen that Tala had given a powerful enough reward to steal the target’s soul, and Seong-il was able to understand why his descendants naturally became slaves.
‘… How strong was the power radiated by the meteorite that many of his descendants died despite Tala’s blessing?’
Although the entity that gave the blessing was not the main body of Tala, but a part of the essence that it had used dimensional thinking, it was extremely weak compared to the power used by the main body.
However, it is still a piece of the essence of a powerful foreign media. It was clear that the blessing from Tala was different from the normal power. Therefore, Seong-il is amazed at the power of the meteorite that broke through even the blessings of foreign sources and killed the target.
“But… Unlike the early descendants who received the direct ‘blessing’… The descendants after the Great War did not.”
World Tree, Titan, Dragon, Spirit King. And a human civilization that suffered serious internal injuries from Tala’s work but still has sharp claws. The three avatars of the Outer Gods, who fought a fierce war against powerful enemies, were defeated by mortals who risked their lives to fiercely resist.
Naturally, psychics and wizards from both continents did not want to leave Tala’s crystals and meteorites alone, which brought a huge disaster to this world, and tried to find and destroy them in any way possible.
“… Destroyed?”
“No.”
With his defeat imminent, Tala asks his two brothers to make a deal. That is, to buy time to somehow steal away his essence and the meteorite and hide it.
Under normal circumstances, the two foreign reporters would have snorted and rejected Tala’s request, but Tala offered a considerable compensation. He also swore that in the future, he would unleash the power of the meteorite he was controlling, create a dimensional gap, and let the two foreign gods descend into this world again. Naigl and Ruhob, attracted by the request, agreed to Tala’s request. .
“In response to Tala’s request, Nygl caused his essence to go berserk, spewing out a terrible plague that killed the spirits and the World Tree, and Ruhob bestowed his essence with the fate of dragons and titans, making them crave blood and violence for eternity.”〈 Br〉
While the two foreign gods delivered a final blow powerful enough to destroy several opponents, causing a serious crack in the dimension and causing a catastrophe in the surrounding area, Tala poured all her remaining strength into the meteorite and a piece of her essence that had been hidden in ancient times. Successfully hides it somewhere in the world.
“Of course… The Flame Emperor’s descendants also had to be scattered. The Demon Emperor and the Flame Emperor’s family were treated as public figures on each continent. In fact, many of them died.”
Nevertheless, fortunately or unfortunately, some descendants managed to survive the pursuit of their former vassals. Some of the surviving descendants use the surname ‘Ludian’ and secretly maintain their lineage. It was so secretive that even they forgot that they were descendants of the Flame Emperor.
