Episode 356
: “New Sword Vision….”
A groan came out.
If you think about it, the cover of the vision he obtained was particularly worn. It wouldn’t be surprising if one letter was erased.
However, I was just wondering how an ancient person could have predicted this situation.
Fortunately, the answer to that question followed immediately.
Taron’s prophecy is as vague as always, so it could be both. But I think the best case scenario is that no one reads this book.
“ah…!”
A sigh flowed from Logan’s mouth.
Logan’s brows narrowed.
This ancient superman, who is said to have created the divine sword vision, did not mention his name in the book. Instead, there was a name that appeared several times starting from the fight against the Kassel Tower. Taron ‘Ares’ is a close friend of the author.
More than the anecdotes related to him, I was more concerned about that castle.
‘I hope it was a coincidence…’
Despite the creeping anxiety, Logan couldn’t take his eyes off the booklet.
“under…?”
“He was probably mankind’s first knight….”
Logan was impressed but continued reading the booklet.
It seemed like an answer to this situation would come out soon.
Contrary to Logan’s expectations, the words that followed actually increased his anxiety. Because it was something that even he couldn’t interpret.
And that anxiety revealed itself right away.
“Demon power…”
As of now, it is difficult to even find records of the name Magic Saint. However, with the calendar named after it, it was impossible to guess how far back in the past it was.
The only thing is that it was long before the era of the Great Migration.
I couldn’t help but sigh, but what followed was even more shocking.
It seemed that the power of will that the author was talking about was not simply about inheriting one’s will. Logan was amazed again and focused on the contents of the book.
The atrocities of the Kassel Tower were enough for him to have seen in his past life.
However, there was one thing that puzzled me.
“Arrangements?”
Logan looked around in confusion, but all he could see were plain gray bricks and a giant wolf.
Could it be that the bricks in the ruins that are not even scratched by the aura are heritage?
Or…
‘…Surely he?’
“Krrr.”
Logan twitched his eyes as he looked at the wolf and frowned and growled as if asking why the wolf was looking at him.
No matter how I looked at it, it didn’t seem like he looked good on himself.
Logan couldn’t believe it and turned his eyes to the booklet again.
“A little friend?”
Logan looked at the wolf again with a puzzled look on his face.
Instead of the gigantic monster he had seen before he fainted, his current appearance was the size of an average bull.
‘Could it be that a child that size was small in ancient times?’
Could that be possible?
“Oh my…”
“Kung.”
The wolf, probably feeling the gaze, frowned and barked again.
Just by looking at that sight, I could tell that something was wrong. Above all, the powerful power and roar that drove away the demon beasts of the demon forest could never have belonged to the young divine beast.
‘If it were a young divine beast, all divine beasts would have eaten it even in the mythical era.’
Even if all the images of divine beasts handed down in myths were true without exaggeration, it was impossible for them to demonstrate such power from an early age. Even ‘dragons’, the most famous race of divine beasts and classified as intelligent beings, are bound to be weak when they are young.
And from what followed, Logan was convinced that his thoughts were correct.
“…I think it’s already too late.”
It was absurd to say that he was weak to demonic energy.
Twelve eyes glowing red on three heads. Moreover, he still clearly remembered the dark red wave of power that passed before his eyes.
This guy was already a full-grown divine beast, not a perfect…
‘demon beast…’
Considering what he saw right before he fainted, he seemed to have become the magical beast of an almost emperor-like being.
“wait…?”
As I thought about it, another myth of a divine beast came to mind.
How long does it take for Shinsu to grow from a cub to an adult?
Hasn’t it been at least hundreds of years?
Cold sweat ran down my back.
just as expected. What followed seemed to confirm that ominous inference.
Although the description of the realm was somewhat vague, it seemed to refer to an Auror Master. In other words, it was so old that there was no exact name for it.
That aside.
“What kind of essence is that?…”
The essence that the ancient transcendental created by carving out life force was nowhere to be seen.
As he was lamenting, he seemed to have heard the sound and saw the wolf, who had been frowning at him, slowly turning his head.
“You really…?”
When Logan frowned, the wolf turned his head further.
“…Did you eat it?”
“…Crung.”
It absentmindedly touched its nose with its front paw and pretended to doze off. He said he could hear soul waves and seemed to know what he was asking.
Logan just sighed at the absurd sight.
“Ha…”
The premonitions that had felt ominous from the beginning were coming true one by one.
Logan hurriedly turned the page back.
Then, a vision that truly manipulates the Force was described.
“…It’s the same.”
Fortunately or unfortunately, he seemed to have learned the proper divine sword vision, or rather, the vision of a murderer.
His slightly different ways of dealing with the Force had their own pros and cons, but overall, it seemed like the vision he had learned was a sophisticated form that was further refined in later generations.
Logan sighed and looked at the contents in front of him again to see if there was anything else.
There were words written that could tempt anyone, but as expected, it only made me sigh.
“It seems like a thousand years have already passed…”
Logan was helpless as he guessed the time that had passed.
Still, I looked at the map drawn on the back just in case, but it was barely recognizable, as if countless years had passed.
The map inside the ruins, which was said to have been made by an ancient great mage, was not very important.
At least this is where the ruins of Zibrik Kassel, which I visited a while ago, are located. By tracing the flow of a large river flowing through the Crown Mountains, I came across a city that everyone on the continent would know today.
“…Aserian. As expected. Damn it!”
Somehow, all my ominous premonitions turned out to be correct.
“Talon ‘Ares’. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Zenjaaaaang!
As an irritated cry echoed throughout the stone chamber, the wolf Tyr, who had been pretending to sleep, stood up in surprise.
“Krrr.”
Tyr frowned at Logan.
But this time, Logan didn’t back down either.
“…It’s because I feel wronged. So, do you want to spit out what you ate?”
I guess he fed me something while I was unconscious, but I was full of energy.
If it was in such perfect condition, it seemed like it could easily deal with the transformed form of the guy I saw before.
But he didn’t back down easily either.
“Krrrrrrr.”
As if he thought Logan’s plan to kill him was real, Tyr grew bigger and his fur began to turn dark red. Soon, two more eyes appeared on the ordinary-looking head, and the four pupils turned red and sparkled.
It looks like they will fight in earnest.
Logan was so embarrassed that he even lost his fighting spirit.
“It’s okay. Still, it’s my lifesaver. Ugh.”
As Logan sighed and flopped down on the altar, Tyr tilted his head and returned to his normal appearance.
It looked like an ordinary wolf that was just a little too big, or a lot bigger, so Logan felt a little disgusted with him.
“But why are you so angry? What did I do wrong to you?”
As I was shooting it, the guy turned his head and immediately grabbed something with his claws.
When I looked at it, I saw that it was pieces that looked like some kind of animal bone.
Bones that have been broken into pieces so much that you can’t even guess how long their original shape has passed. The small piece he took quickly crumbled and disappeared.
Looking at that, Logan seemed to know what the guy wanted to say.
“…Too much time has passed? Did I come late?”
Nod.
Who should I blame for this?
Master of Prophecy? Or the one who prophesied?
At least the Shinsu, which had consumed the essence of its owner and had become a demon beast, seemed to be blaming Logan, who had finally come to visit.
“It’s like this…”
Ugh.
Only sighs continued to flow out.
I felt like I was expecting a big hit and only ended up with a bad result.
“Why did I save my life? I was too greedy.”
That’s how Logan soothes himself.
“Crung!”
Tyr approached him before he knew it and tapped his chest with the bridge of his huge nose.
“hmm?”
“Crrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
It felt like they were protesting, asking why I didn’t get anything when I had it.
However, it was not possible to take a wolf the size of an ox, a monster wolf that frequently turns into a giant demonic beast, into human society.
But why do expectations arise?
Logan suddenly asked, feeling somewhat confident.
“Can you possibly become smaller?”
“Whin?”
The look in their eyes is as if they are asking why they want something like that.
It was no longer surprising to see all kinds of emotions on the wolf’s face.
“Only then can I take you with me. You must also promise not to change too much without permission…”
“Kkiiing.”
Tyr held his head with his paws as if he was very worried.
‘Is it possible?’
I am looking at you with such interest.
Shoo shoo shoo.
Ugh.
A light burst of light appeared, and Tyr’s enormous size clearly shrank.
Almost the size of a normal dog.
“Kung!”
It means are you satisfied now?
Logan, who was now able to interpret the barking sound of the animal, let out a hollow laugh.
Not long after that, a person and a dog(?) escaped from the ruins deep in the demonic forest and quickly started heading south.
And the time when Logan came into contact with ancient history in the Demon Forest.
Now, in the center of the huge city, which can be said to be the center of the continent, the ruler has begun to move.
However, Taron said that although it was a distant future, it was certain that it would happen, so we had no choice but to prepare this arrangement. Because his prophecy has been correct with a fairly high probability.
As I am writing this book, it is the 13th month of the 243rd year since the Demon Saint declared the empire in the 243rd year of the Demonic Calendar. If you calculate the calendar based on this, you will be able to calculate time.
…Take the arrangement I left behind and cut off their veins or destroy the descending magic saint. Since they are nothing more than pests in human affairs, there is no need for even the slightest hesitation.
I created a ruin using Permanent Stone, which is now difficult to obtain as it has been gradually disappearing since the Age of Myth, and added some of the essence created by shaving my lifespan to Taron’s magic to create a barrier that separates time and space. And within it, I put to sleep ‘Tir’, a descendant of an ancient divine beast and a small, young friend I acquired in my later years.
And take my essence that supports the barrier. I don’t know what your level is, but if you have not yet reached the level of freely manipulating space and interfering with the soul, this will be a great help in becoming stronger.
I think the probability is much lower, but if you have not learned the vision of the Assassin but have the power of wish, the vision is in the back of this booklet, so I hope you can learn it by looking at it. If you have gained the power of wish, it will be easier to learn.
And… the fact that there are people reading this book means that the barrier to this relic has been broken, which means that the disciples of Jeokjeon and their descendants, all of whom have inherited my wish, have died.
However, what was unsettling was that it was not clear when his prophecy would come true. Just like the prophecy he made when he first met me, ‘The First Knight’.
At that time, the word article did not exist, so both the speaker and the listener thought it was nonsense. But about 30 years later, everyone who knew me started calling me that.
The word knight, which means someone who protects people with a sword, was used quite honorably in my later years, but its origins were actually a bit funny. It all started when people who mistakenly thought that I, who used a sword and the Force, was just a subordinate (kniht) of a magician, and called me a knight.
In any case, I liked the title of ‘First Knight’ more than the nickname ‘Sword God’ I later received. Although people around me disliked the article, saying it had become commonplace now.
Anyway, it was said that such a Taron was in the distant future, so I had no idea when the era of the person reading this book would be. Therefore, I decided to leave the arrangements as I was.
For my part, I hope this isn’t discovered in the first place, but if it is, I hope it’s not too late.
I’ll say it again, if the barrier were broken, it would mean that the pulse of the disciples who inherited my will was cut off, so the person reading this book will either have accidentally received the ‘Vision of the Assassin’ or someone who has gained the power of another wish.
For me, I can only hope that my descendants will fulfill their duties and the power of my wish will be cut off. In that case, the power that was passed down through expedient means by borrowing the power of Taron was bound to disappear. But if not…
Taron also predicted that the spirit’s pulse would disappear. Therefore, his young but clever friend Tyr agreed to be sealed in order to leave the blood of the divine beast to future generations.
However, I was a little concerned that the seal according to the prophecy was Masurim. The divine beast is weak to demonic energy, so if you find him, I want you to take him out of the ruins right away. Even young divine beasts will be of great help as they can read soul waves and understand people’s words.
Once you have collected Tyr and the Essence, leave the ruins. And find the remains of Taron left behind in the central continent. That guy also prepared a separate arrangement, so take it. The location is depicted on the next page.
What he left behind was his treasure. So, I don’t know much about what’s in his remains. I am just confident that it will be helpful in dealing with the Sorcerer Saint who will descend at any time. So go and check it out for yourself.
Taron made a firm oath to me that not only he but his descendants would protect the ruins for generations to come. The Grand Mage’s Oath The oath will last for well over a thousand years.
