< 309. Finale (1) >
#309
“at las….”
Abel muttered. If only the two legs had been properly attached it wouldn’t have taken this long but it took longer than expected. There was almost no feeling left in my cold body.
‘I’ll have to finish it quickly.’
He took refuge at the headquarters and had already arrived in the world of giants. A sphere as large as the imperial palace was pulsating before Abel’s eyes.
The identity of the sphere was a mass of energy that the giants called ‘source’. Abel was putting his remaining hand there. An indescribably powerful energy was spreading throughout his body.
“It’s incredible power….”
There was a reason why giants worshiped it. The white clouds that had been flowing quietly were swirling roughly around the source. Low deep voices were constantly echoing around me.
『You foolish mortal get out of there right now.』
『This is nothing short of presumptuous. Why does someone who has sworn loyalty try to break a taboo!』
Each word was so loud that it seemed as if it would tear his eardrums but Abel did not react. There were probably thousands of giants surrounding him.
『How dare you touch his heart!』
A giant shouted. Even the guys who were always calm couldn’t hide their embarrassment this time. We should have taken Abel out right away but we couldn’t get close to her for fear of damaging her whereabouts or her source.
“How do you feel? Bald guys. This is the power of mortals.”
Abel who was looking at the faces of the giants chuckled. Their bustling wings were revealing their urgent feelings. There was nothing more fun than watching arrogant people fall into despair.
Abel had planned this operation for a long time. It was for this moment that I bowed my head to the giants despite facing the threat of death and the trembling humiliation.
This mass which served as the heart of the entire race of giants could only be touched when the king was away. Sigh-! Abel took one more step and completely inserted her arm into the source.
『What are you trying to do!』
The giants’ faces distorted once again. Instead of answering Abel smiled bitterly.
The things I had given up for this moment were passing before my eyes. Finally while reminiscing about his memories with Cain he opened his mouth solemnly.
“Watch carefully from there. “How we move toward immortality.”
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“…Abel!”
The king of giants sighed. He was seeing Abel through a shared sense. The dirty traitor had reached the source while she had taken her eyes off him for a moment.
He was slowly pushing his body inside the source. I don’t know what he was going to do but he was in a really bad mood. The children of the stars were unable to attack for fear of causing damage to the source.
『How dare you…a worm as small as dust in the universe…』
The king gritted his teeth. Suddenly a memory from a while ago came to mind. Abel who came to his world shouted out loud and provoked him asking if he was afraid of coming to this planet.
In fact that one word was what started the situation. The king who originally did not want to come down because he was wary of the disappearance of the previous king came down in response to the provocation. Kwaaang-! Eight wings unfolded at once.
『Get out of the way!』
“He’s running away too!”
The people watching the battle burst out in astonishment. The king ignored them and soared into the sky. It was extremely humiliating but I had to stop Abel first.
“Where are you going to run away from fighting?”
Ronan who was fighting the king with his sword shouted. I thought she was so injured that she couldn’t fly but it seemed like she still had some strength left.
It was a pity for the king but Ronan and others had no intention of letting him go away easily. Ronan’s thighs strengthened by mana swelled to the point of bursting.
“Stand!”
Ronan kicked the ground and leaped vertically. He barely caught up with the king and stabbed him with his wide back sword. Sigh! The tip of the sword penetrated the flesh and became lodged in the king’s wing bone.
『Ugh…!』
The king’s body swayed greatly. But he didn’t stop increasing his altitude. Ronan cursed at the unexpected reaction.
“This bastard….”
Quaaa! The king who was ascending with Ronan hanging on him reached just below the magic circle in the blink of an eye. There were only two or three flaps left before entry. Suddenly a dizzying pain hit him.
『Ugh…!』
It was a pain that could not be ignored. The king’s brows furrowed as he felt his body becoming heavier.
When he turned his head he saw two huge ice spikes growing through one wing and one thigh respectively. Asher who confirmed the hit shrugged his shoulders and was shocked.
“You got it right!”
『You…wizard.』
The king looked down at the ground and grabbed the hilt of his sword. The red-haired wizard had seen this through shared senses. A shameful thing that dares to steal and use the power of the stars on a mortal subject.
It was necessary to tear it to death but there was no time to do so. The area hit by the magic was slowly freezing. The king who had managed to shake off the pain was about to fly again.
Paaaaang-! What looked like a black comet flying from a blind spot passed through his third right wing. At almost the same time a black shadow flew from the opposite direction and completely severed the left fourth wing.
【You damn good man would have shown me such a fantasy!】
【Bloodshed must end with bloodshed.】
It was the Archduke Orsay and the Shadow. When they woke up from the hallucination shown by Iril they were angry to the core. At that time a huge invisible force pressed down on the king from the sky.
『Wow!』
It was a pressure I had never experienced before. The king who had fallen over a hundred meters barely managed to maintain his balance and stopped in the air. Lorhorn who saw the scene wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and sighed.
“It was such a secret move.”
Even though he pressed with all his might he could not be restrained. However it was not a meaningless attempt. The king could not bear it anymore and became angry.
『How dare you-!!』
Hahaha! The five remaining wings spread out like an explosion. The bodies of Orsay and the Shadow Prince were blown away by a wind strong enough to uproot a mountain.
【Kaaaaaaak!】
『I swear no matter what happens I will definitely destroy this planet!』
cried the king. Now it’s too late to turn back. Uncontrollable anger was boiling deep in his heart.
The king who had shaken off all the obstacles soared toward the magic circle again. Now it was time to go back. He was about to push his head into the magic circle.
Suddenly a familiar voice came from behind him.
“I’m still here.”
“what….”
At that time the king felt fear for the first time in his life. All the feathers on my wings bristled at once. He was so distracted that he forgot. Ronan was still hanging on his back.
“So…I should have forgotten something.”
Ronan muttered like he was chewing. The La Mancha which was deeply carved right up to the hilt was stained an intense red that I had never seen before.
Inside the thin sword body was all the power Ronan had saved up until now. The moment the power was released the condensed sword energy would tear the king’s heart apart.
『You…how dare you!!』
“It ends here. “It took a long time.”
The king growled but Ronan ignored him. It was the moment when he was about to release the power he had been gathering. Paaaa-! Suddenly a dazzling wave burst out from inside the magic circle that covered the sky.
“what?”
Ronan frowned at the unknown phenomenon. The white light fluttered and spread throughout the battlefield. Suddenly all the strength drained from the body of the king who was stabbing the sword.
“100 million….”
“uh?”
Ronan was taken aback when he suddenly felt as if the rock had turned into mud. Why is this like this? I haven’t done anything yet?
“Why the fuck is this happening?”
The king fell to the ground before he could say anything. Kwaaaaang! The massive body that had fallen to the ground let out a roar.
The giants that still remained began to fall one by one. bang! Quang! The crash sound rang out continuously. The soldiers watching the final fight on the ground began to murmur.
“They’re going down!”
“…did you win?”
The change didn’t end there. The magic circles connected to the world of giants that completely covered the sky were slowly disappearing. The scenery of the headquarters which was entirely covered in an eerie white color was also changing.
“Hey this is where we started!”
“The scenery changes….”
Grass and flowers seemed to appear where the snow had melted. The sky and earth soon regained their original colors.
The Allied forces were already standing at the garrison where they had marched towards the headquarters. The dark green forest surrounding the area was swaying in the blowing night wind.
“Hey look over there!”
Then someone shouted. The king’s body lying scattered about was disappearing. The sight of his body turning into light from the extremities and disappearing seemed like burnt ashes being scattered in the wind.
The same was true for other giants. The corpses of the giants covering the ground were all turning into particles and flying away. Before long Ronan rose from the spot where the king’s body disappeared.
“What the fuck happened?”
“Ro Ronan!”
When his friends saw him they covered his mouth in shock. Even though he fell from such a high place not a single wound remained on Ronan’s body. Asher who ran first said in tears.
“You’ve worked so hard… I never thought I’d make it!”
“You’re amazing you really are…”
Tears were pouring from Marya’s eyes. They thought Ronan had slain the king of giants. Ronan twitched his lips without answering.
‘I didn’t kill him.’
It was very suspicious. An unidentifiable ominous feeling was creeping up. Why did this suddenly happen? People who had no way of knowing the truth of the incident were just happy.
“Ooh we won!”
“Viva! Viva!!”
Thunderous cheers were erupting from everywhere. The sound was so loud that it seemed like it could be heard even in the islands. After confirming that each other was not dead the soldiers were crying loudly while hugging their comrades. The atmosphere of joy continued.
[Everyone come to your senses! Watch the sky!]
Suddenly Adeshan’s electric sound rang in everyone’s head. People frowned at the intensity of the sound which was incomparable to any previous sound. Ronan’s gaze as he looked around urgently landed on Adeshan.
“What why….”
Her face was completely white. The gray gaze remained on the sky where the magic circle had disappeared. I felt the hairs on my whole body stand up due to an indescribable ominous feeling. Just as Ronan was about to approach her the pitch-black night sky turned white.
“What is this….”
Ronan’s eyes widened. It seemed as if the whole world had been struck by lightning. Then before I could say anything the sky began to fall.
“…!”
Ronan could feel it. An attack similar to the spear of light that the giants had been throwing was coming down. However the scope was ridiculously wide.
‘no.’
Everyone present felt death. But Ronan was the only one who could move in that split second. As time slowed down he was watching the elements that made up the landscape disintegrate into particles.
The clouds floating in the sky were followed by the tall Baidian Mountains. The light pouring over her head was obliterating the existence from high above. The upper part of the battleship Dainhar was disappearing revealing an interior made up of mechanical devices.
‘It’s late.’
Ronan gritted his molars. First of all since the attack was the same as the giants’ attack it would be possible to offset it by cutting it into pieces. But there were too many people to protect for that to happen. Clearly more than 70% would die.
“Holy shit…!”
Of course regardless of the calculation Ronan’s body was already moving. He had to save everyone around him. It was at that moment that he gathered all his remaining strength and tried to pull the hilt of his sword.
A familiar voice rang out from a corner of my vision.
“Conserve your strength.”
“what….”
Ronan turned his head in the direction of the sound. The savior was standing there. He had his arms raised high in the air as if he was about to receive something from him.
“father?”
Ronan’s eyes widened. The savior was also moving in slow time. A faint smile for unknown reasons appeared on his lips. A hemispherical protective shield suddenly appeared covering the entire Allied Forces.
“What are you doing now…!”
The Savior was not receiving mana from others. Ronan who had witnessed the reckless behavior was about to shout something. The white light that finally arrived collided with the protective shield.
Kwaaaaaa-! The whole world turned white with a loud noise that felt like the world was turning upside down.
