# 314
Helmut
Episode 314
‘What is it?’
It felt like something black was passing before my eyes.
As if for a moment, my vision was covered. And the next moment Helmut raised his head.
The space has changed. The place where he was standing was no longer a forest. Whether it was a tombstone or a terrace, he was standing alone.
‘A cave…?’
Starlight was pouring down in the sky above. And two shining ovals floating in the air below, illuminated by light.
There was no form or anything else, but it was there. The spirit of the earth.
Helmut slowly looked at it. Two eyes looking down at him. There was something there that weighed down my heart.
For the first time in a long time, the sprout of darkness reacted to its absolute enemy.
During the Demon King War, spirit wizards fought against the Demon King on the side of humans. Lumen was not the only one who rejected Magi.
The spirit of the earth. Ironically, this most powerful spirit on earth was restricted because it was the most powerful.
Just as rocks cannot move and flow freely like stones or sand, so did he who lived in the mountains.
However, the Earth Spirit is not a being that feels uncomfortable by that fact. It is a sensation felt by living creatures.
Many wizards wondered why such a being had made a contract with the insignificant human wizard Rodril, but no one knew what it meant.
Although it is an earth spirit with no material greed or desire for domination, it only knows that it has the will to appear on earth.
Rodril was a passage connecting the earth spirit and the earth. But now, here, that passage was completely excluded.
Just as heaven and earth meet, something unreal was taking place in this space.
A huge supernatural being. A quiet yet powerful force that has formed this world. That contemplative yet observational gaze was mysterious yet stimulated my instincts.
A normal human being would have wanted to run away. But Helmut felt the urge to fight back.
Because he is a prosecutor and, above all, a prosecutor who has reached the pinnacle of excellence.
‘Why did you call me? ‘What do you want to know from me?’
Helmut stared into the two eyes as if asking that question. Helmut’s unwavering pupils were black as if absorbing light.
Although he has lived a short life, his eyes are filled with a strong will and firmness that is unusual for humans who have lived such a short life.
It was clearly reflecting Helmut’s ego. Helmut was a sharply forged sword, a sword held in his hand. A controlled sword that moves as wielded by itself and its master.
The sword that is ruled will not be wielded indiscriminately. Because I won’t cut anything but my enemies.
The essence of the other person can be read in just a short moment. It’s just something you realize intuitively.
The Earth Spirit slowly looked down at Helmut.
Although he has existed for a long time, what stands before him is the only being he has never seen before.
If the most powerful spirit on earth was the only being, then Helmut was the only miracle on earth.
A person who escaped the Forest of Pahe with a sprout of darkness that had never existed before.
Is it dangerous? Isn’t that so? What does his existence mean? What impact does this variable have on the world?
There were things that could be predicted and things that could not be predicted. What was clear was that the future was an unfinished picture. No matter how you draw the sketch, the result may be completely different. It may be better to eliminate variables in advance. But…
that was not a choice for a spirit of the natural world to make. It’s a human choice.
The Earth Spirit was not at the Rinosana Temple. Lumen gave his power to humans and allowed them to use their own judgment and act on his will.
But the earth spirit was different. If they were going to do that, they would have appointed a priest and not made a contract.
The spirit wizard was like his priest, but a wizard is not a being subordinate to someone in the first place.
As the long silence continued, Helmut finally asked.
“Do you have something to say to me?”
Two eyes in the air blinked as if waiting.
Both Lumen and the Earth Spirit seemed to regard human eyes as a good means of reflecting themselves.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have taken that form.
Helmut tilted his head slightly.
‘Am I not able to speak or am I not allowed to speak?’
Spirits cannot speak directly to humans. Contrary to Helmut’s expectations, it seemed to be effective even in this special space.
Or maybe that’s the good the spirit wants to protect.
Before Helmut could urge again, something was placed between them. It was a translucent circular sphere.
“Divinity…barrier?”
The sacred barrier has a circular shape. I knew it in my head, but it was my first time seeing it in person.
As Helmut watched, pitch-black darkness covered the sacred barrier. No, it was just a moment.
Soon the darkness was sucked back into the white sphere. It’s almost like being locked up.
This scenery felt somehow familiar.
‘Does this mean that the sacred barrier has been trapping demon energy since the Demon King War?’
Soon, black particles appeared inside the white sphere. The black speck was sticking out of one corner of the white sphere.
At that moment, the entire white sphere blinked dimly and vibrated slightly. The black speck rolled out and stood in front of Helmut. As if pointing out him.
Helmut bent down and reached down.
However, the black grains only passed between my hands and were not caught. This is a fantasy.
“So this is me.”
The two eyes blinked slowly again. It’s a positive sign.
And the next moment, the black particle was sucked back into the white sphere.
After a moment, the light flowing from the white sphere became blurred. A total of four times. Over the course of four times, the sphere’s light gradually dimmed.
Soon the light became darker again and the entire sphere began to shake. The vibration this time was quite large.
And several large and small black particles rolled out of the white sphere. It was at Helmut’s feet again. Helmut frowned.
‘Everyone was watching.’
If this earth spirit is similar to Lumen, then it is like a god. It would not have been difficult to find out about what was happening on earth.
The white sphere that had gone through everything seemed to be in the same state as before.
But Helmut knew. That the light has dimmed, even if just a little.
The white sphere quickly disappeared and a scene suddenly appeared in the air. It was a forest.
Looking at the translucent barrier, it was probably some forest near the sacred barrier.
However, the green and vivid grass and trees suddenly lost their vitality and withered.
The sound of birds stopped and the sound of insects quieted down. As if the breath of death had touched me.
However, the sacred barrier was still glowing white. It sent shivers down my spine.
“Is this actually… happening?”
The two eyes blinked slowly. Helmut opened his mouth briefly.
“why.”
Countless assumptions crossed my mind. Because demonic energy leaked out? no.
Even if that were the case, it would have been purified again due to the sacred barrier.
Helmut has very little magical energy, and Elagan and Ygrel do not carry any magical energy.
In the first place, monsters are a race that becomes more powerful the more demon energy they have. The core of a monster, such as Elagan or Ygrel, holds a strong hold on magical energy and does not want to let go of any of it.
So, the plants around the sacred barrier are not withering because of demon energy.
So the conclusion
is…. “The sacred barrier is sucking out life force.”
The shaking that occurred when they escaped was so great that the sacred barrier was once weakened. It would have taken strength to restore it again.
If the sacred barrier is Lumen itself, it is possible with Lumen’s will.
However, sacred power is a power that is considered beneficial. It is difficult to imagine taking away the vitality of those around you.
Helmut came up with an idea that no one would have thought of based on preconceptions.
“But is that a big problem? “If it’s a temporary phenomenon.”
A swordsman can also wither the surrounding grass while sucking up vis. The same goes for wizards.
This is a natural phenomenon that occurs when you receive a lot of energy from around you at once.
Two eyes blinked rapidly. This was twice.
‘That’s denial.’
This means that it is not a temporary phenomenon. That meant that the sacred barrier had become so weak that it had to suck out the surrounding life force, or that more divine power was needed…
Anyway, something was happening. Something unusual.
“If it is my responsibility, is there anything I can do?”
The two eyes did not move at all this time. Neither positive nor negative. It means the question is wrong.
Helmut asked again after a while.
“Do you mean not yet?”
There is nothing Helmut can do yet. But he must know.
Because there is something he can do in the coming future.
Only then did the two eyes blink again. Slowly once. It meant positivity.
Helmut spoke to the Earth Spirit. A clear and firm voice flowed from his mouth.
“If this happened because of me, I will take responsibility.”
Because his sword exists for that purpose.
Something black passed before my eyes again.
Helmut blinked. The world has changed once again. The cool smell of grass seeped into my nostrils.
The space in the forest where it originally stood. It was mysterious and peaceful. It seemed like night and day had crossed.
Helmut removed his hand from the tombstone. Terra, who was standing quietly next to me, asked.
“Did you have a good conversation?”
“yes.”
If that can be called a conversation.
“I don’t know what he said. But it certainly wasn’t a light topic.”
“Do you want to know?”
“If it was something I needed to know, you would have told it through me. You don’t have to tell me. No, don’t tell me. “I am a human, and even though I am a wizard, I cannot escape the prejudices of humans.”
Helmut flinched. But there was no telling me not to tell anyone.
Helmut had thought that he should talk to Antiol or Area about this situation.
Terra seemed to understand his true feelings and smiled.
“Don’t tell me, isn’t it Helmut’s job to discuss it with his friends? You can do whatever you want. Rather…”
Terra’s eyes frowned.
“It looks like something happened in the village recently. I need to go down and have a look.”
The two immediately hurried away.
