1483 times. Are you planning to destroy this world?
Archduke Kaiser Knauf was not on the emperor’s side from the beginning.
Or rather when he heard that the Emperor was interacting with warlocks he criticized the Emperor for going out of bounds.
-He believes in his genius brain and goes too far.
―Are you going to abandon Manaptras and take the hand of Shaitin the evil god?
―The evil god Shaitin is after all an evil god.
―Even if the darkness is thick morning comes. You should not stay away from Mana Pras.
-The emperor has fallen into the wrong path and I am worried about the future of the empire.
These are all words that Archduke Knauf said to the nobles who followed him.
But as the world fell into darkness he too despaired.
Around that time warlocks spread something called ‘hidden history’ among the aristocratic society.
―The god who created this world is Shaitin not Manaptras.
―Mana Traths robbed this world from Shaitin.
―Just as history is written centered on the winners the winners came to be called good gods and the losers evil gods.
– Shaytin will return at some point and reclaim his place as the creator god.
But surprisingly the opposition from the nobles – who were bound to be conservative – was weak.
Few people were shocked.
This is because Count Elio Lagoa made a similar claim five years ago.
Just in time the warlocks who had been hiding came out into the world.
Unlike in the past orthodox wizards and security forces pretended not to see the warlocks.
Not only did the warlocks receive protection from the imperial family but more than that it was because the warlocks were stronger than the orthodox wizards in a world engulfed in darkness.
As the positions of the strong and the weak changed warlocks were incorporated into mainstream society.
When aristocratic society became tolerant of black magic Archduke Knauf was summoned to the emperor.
That day he learned about the pact between the emperor and the evil god Shaitin.
Archduke Knauf did not criticize the emperor’s decision.
Because I knew that if things continued like this it would only be a matter of time before the empire collapsed.
It was not surprising considering the emperor’s hatred for Count Elio Lagoa.
However as he was teaching the Count of Lagoa’s students he was in trouble himself.
God’s knight was not willing to do it for reasons such as honor.
Archduke Knauf who was worried met with Count Lagoa ten days before the departure ceremony of the Abyss conquest army.
Count Lagoa whom I met in person was a superman who exceeded my expectations.
However I was not convinced that he was stronger than the evil spirit.
Rather my worries deepened.
The conflict of ‘Who should join hands a superhuman or an evil god?’ continued even after entering the Abyss.
My feelings were different when I went to bed and when I woke up.
Then through Sync Lair he learned that Count Lagoa had not been able to throw off his human shackles.
No matter how excellent a human being is he cannot defeat the Creator God.
So he decided to join hands with evil spirits rather than humans.
To protect the empire.
Count Lagoa whom we met again at the Black Mountain was weakened.
Archduke Knauf felt human sympathy for Count Lagoa but he was also relieved that his choice was right.
After that everything went according to the Emperor’s will.
Count Lagoa was bleeding and looked as if he would die at any moment due to the attack by Archduke Knauf and the imperial army.
In the meantime Count Lagoa said ‘I can defeat the evil spirit’ but Archduke Knauf did not believe it.
How can he deal with the evil spirit if he can’t even get his own sword right away?
The last words ‘I’m sorry’ were sincere.
With those words Archduke Knauf slashed the staggering Count Lagoa’s head with his sword.
At that moment something no one expected happened.
Flash!
Archduke Knauf startled by the dazzling flash of light hastily retreated.
As he strained his eyes to see what was going on his expression suddenly changed.
There was a huge sword in front of him that he had never seen in his life.
Even the statues of gods standing along the wall seemed small compared to the size of the sword.
The huge sword appeared as if it had been there from the beginning.
Archduke Knauf examined the sword with surprised eyes.
‘What on earth is this sword?’
The width of the sword seemed to be about 3 meters and the length was also 30 meters.
The weapons of the giants in mythology were also supposed to be smaller than mine.
Surprisingly the unrealistically sized sword seemed to be aimed at him.
I moved towards Goliath just in case and the tip of the sword moved along with me.
‘omg!’
Archduke Knauf held his breath.
I feel like I am shrinking in front of an unprecedented power that I cannot resist.
Next his eyes turned to Count Lagoa.
Because here he was the only one who was hostile to him.
Elio and Archduke Knauf’s gaze met in the air.
For a moment everything stopped.
Not only the imperial army but even the evil god Shaitin could not take their eyes off the sword that suddenly appeared.
That’s it.
Elio who was drenched in blood suddenly burst into laughter.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!”
The further back he went the louder the laughter became and eventually even his shoulders were shaking.
“Keuhahahaha!”
Elio was so shocked by the current situation that he could only laugh.
Attacking yourself in front of the evil god Shaitin?
What kind of madness is this when joining forces to fight evil spirits is not enough?
Archduke Knauf feeling uneasy at the appearance of the huge sword shouted.
“Shoot! Kill Count Lagoa… gasp!”
As the huge sword flew Archduke Knauf swallowed his words.
Then he stepped back and frantically struck the huge sword with his mana blade.
bang! bang! bang! Kwaang-!
But the giant sword did not even nod.
Archduke Knauf cornered against the wall grabbed the tip of the huge sword – which was held up to his chest – with one hand.
With his other hand he desperately struck the giant sword.
However because his posture was not good the sound of the collision was lighter than before.
visor! visor! visor-!
Even that disappeared when the huge sword dug into his chest.
“Ugh….”
A frustrated groan flowed from Archduke Knauf’s mouth.
He looked at Count Lagoa with remorseful eyes.
If only I had known that Count Lagoa had this ability.
If so would the results have been different?
Archduke Knauf remained motionless with his eyes wide open.
he is dead
The huge sword that bisected Archduke Knauf even penetrated the temple wall.
The musketeers belatedly came to their senses and pulled the trigger.
Puff puff puff!
However Exitium did not reach Elio.
The Nine Heavenly Sword Spirit returned at some point and blocked Elio’s path.
Boom boom!
A red beam of light bounced off the face of the sword and bounced in all directions.
Another giant sword appeared and swept past the musketeers.
There is no way for the Musketeers to withstand the Nine Heavenly Sword Spirit that can split even the Grand Master.
Goliath who remained with the musketeers was cut down without even being able to resist.
The surviving musketeers and priests hurriedly hid behind the demon statue.
No one was shooting magic guns at Elio anymore.
And so the battle between the imperial army and Elio ended.
Two Nine Heavenly Sword Spirits were positioned on Elio’s left and right sides as if protecting him.
Even with the descent of the nine heavenly sword spirits the temple did not feel narrow.
In fact it was open to the left and right as well as front and back.
Elio looked around her and slowly walked towards the evil spirit.
A thick blood line was drawn where he passed.
Shai Tin who was sitting on his throne also lifted his back from the chair and stood up.
Shaitin was about thirty meters tall so he had to look down at Elio.
Elio and Shaitin’s eyes met.
At that moment for the first time the Nine Heavenly Sword Spirits let out a heavy sword command.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
Ji-ing-.
Shaitin was the first to speak.
“That’s amazing. An astral sword in a human body. “There has been no human being like you since the universe was created.”
Following Antar five years ago even Shaitin said that the Nine Heavenly Sword Spirit was the Astral Sword and Elio’s curiosity piqued with her.
The nine heavenly sword spirits were obtained from the Mysterious Land of the Savior a long time ago.
Although the mystical realm was in the Savior that space did not belong to the Savior.
The mystery was a mystery that could not be solved even in the Savior.
To put it mildly even the name is a mystery.
Five years ago I heard about the Astral Sword from the demonic transcendent Angnes Roden but Angnes Roden also only heard about it through hearsay.
Perhaps now might be the last chance to solve the mystery of the Nine Heavenly Sword Spirits.
“Do you know about the Astral Sword?”
“Do you know? Did you accept it without knowing what it was?”
“It’s the soul of the sword.”
“It’s more than that.”
Elio who did not understand Shai Tin’s words tilted his head.
When Elio noticed that he didn’t understand Shaitin continued speaking.
“Do you know that the body of God is based on the spiritual body?”
“I see.”
Elio a proud man did not say that she did not know.
Shaitin glanced at the Astral Sword and then continued his explanation.
“God can incarnate in any form he wishes. This is because its essence is a spiritual body. So even if the spiritual body is destroyed it can be rebuilt through will alone. For this reason God is sometimes called the immortal will (Thelema).”
When it seemed like the explanation was going to be long Elio intervened.
It’s because I don’t want to hear a story I already know again.
She said “I was told by the demonic transcendent that that ‘Sword Soul’ is an ‘irreversible polymorph.’ That you and Manaptras joined forces and sent it to another dimension. “Is that true?”
“Hehe. “It seems like I heard an ancient tradition passed down to the demons.”
“….”
Elio waited silently for the next words.
“The ancient tradition is generally correct but there are some parts that are incorrect.”
“What is correct and what is incorrect?”
“The origin of the Astral Sword and its harmful effects are true. “The Astral Sword has become uncontrollable due to its merciless destruction.”
“So you and Manaptras join forces….”
“That part was distorted. I and Manaptras are inherently opposites so we cannot join forces. “If we perish together we perish. There is no reason to join forces and it is even impossible to join forces.”
“What happened to the Astral Sword if you didn’t dispose of it?”
“This world was almost destroyed by the Astral Swords’ rampage. “You have to live forever in the form of a sword while possessing the ego of a god… Even if you are a god it is easy for your mind to go back and forth.”
“So what happened to the Astral Swords?”
“Hehe do you want to know?”
“If you don’t want to talk you don’t have to. “That’s not what’s important anyway.”
Elio took out another Nine Heavenly Sword Spirit.
The nine heavenly sword spirit that appeared above Elio’s head let out an eerie sword name.
Wow…
“….”
As another Astral Sword appeared Shaitin’s expression distorted.
“Are you planning to destroy this world?”
“I guess it depends on your attitude. “It was you who tried to kill me.”
Shai Tin who was glaring at Elio let out a long exhale and said.
“Ha it is best not to use the Astral Sword if possible. “If they run wild again you and the world you belong to will be destroyed.”
“If you want to talk to the creator god of this world show sincerity.”
Elio looked up at the evil spirit.
The more Elio learned about the Astral Sword the more curious he was about the entity that sent the Astral Sword to another dimension.
At Elio’s urging Shaitin finally opened his mouth.
“I also don’t know who sent the Astral Swords to another dimension. One day a hole suddenly opened in the sky and sucked in the Astral Swords. After that the Astral Sword did not appear again.”
“What is that…”
“Maybe it was the work of the cosmic absolute that the Titans are looking for.”
Elio thought Shaitin’s voice was somehow hollow.