Chapter 285 After the War (1)
An Unknown Place.
Soldiers from the Kingdom of Luna watched Isabel praying in a place bathed in warm sunlight.
It was a holy sight.
The sunlight lit up the surroundings as if wrapping around Isabelle’s body, and her flowing blonde hair turned white and manifested divine power.
When the kingdom of Luna is in danger of extinction due to the continuous cold wave. Isabel, who was born under an oracle, protected Luna Kingdom from the cold.
Remembering that the people cheered the name of ‘Isabel’ that day, Leo, the royal knight commander of Luna Kingdom, did not leave his seat even for a moment.
The prayer is over.
As her blonde hair regained its original color, Isabel got up and walked outside.
“… queen. How about going back to Arcadia? The oracle demands the queen’s sacrifice every time, but now that the Cronus Empire has declared a truce, there is no reason to remain here.”
“No, I can’t.”
Isabelle shook her head.
He heard the voice of God through prayer and decided the direction he should go.
“In the process of annihilating the capital of Odelia, Alexandre used the forbidden 9th circle magic. It means that restrictions have been lifted, and that’s why we waged a continental war even though we knew we would go out. I don’t have time anymore. As soon as they achieve their goal through human death, there is no way to stop the darkness that will come to the continent even if they borrow the power of God.”
Kronos Empire.
They have suppressed their ambitions in the meantime.
Although they were wary of Isabel’s existence, they were unable to fully express their powers due to ‘restrictions’ for unknown reasons.
But from that day when the cold wave got worse. The deterrence of the restrictions began to weaken, and it was proved that the restrictions were lifted to some extent starting from this continental war.
light and darkness.
Opposite forces coexisted with each other.
As much as Alexander became stronger, Isabel also gained strength, but the problem was the unknown being that was giving Alexander strength.
His descent had to be stopped.
As Isabel, as Leo said, she wanted to avoid the difficulties of reality, but she was destined to live like that from birth.
suddenly.
Roman Dmitry came to mind.
An entity not mentioned in the oracle.
He appeared out of nowhere, caused a stir, and was seen defeating the Dark Ones without the help of a god.
If it had been with his help, things might have been easier.
However, Roman Dmitri nailed that he would not fight for humanity, and Isabel, who followed God, had no choice but to part with him.
said Leo.
“As the commander of the Royal Knights, I will stand by the Queen until the end.”
From now on.
Isabel will be on a rough road.
The people welcomed peace through a truce, but Isabel and her soldiers said the war wasn’t over yet.
Isabelle looked at Leo.
Because it is his sword.
The soldiers of Luna Kingdom, including Leo, shared the weight of the oracle.
“Thank you everyone.”
Not to mention comfort.
There was no guarantee of the future.
just say thank you
Knowing the difficult future, he did not give false hope to those who had to accept sacrifices.
That’s Isabelle’s reason for being.
It was the life she lived.
* * *
On the hospital bed.
I could see Henderson’s pale complexion.
As Roman Dmitri looked down at him, the therapist spoke cautiously of what had happened.
“For the treatment of Henderson, I used one of the highest quality potions every day and called in priests to pray… … . Despite all the hard work, there was no sign of improvement. In fact, recovery from the beginning was impossible. The master’s treatment saved his dying life, but from the moment he was brought to the hospital, Henderson could not survive.”
right after the battle.
Henderson was moved to a disastrous disrepair.
There was no sound part of the whole body, and the blood flowing from it soaked the floor wherever it passed.
Originally, it was normal to not last a few days.
However, the therapist poured money and sincerity to barely hold on to the lifeline, and Roman Dmitri breathed in the energy of innate life and saved the hope of revival.
But that’s it.
I couldn’t open my eyes again.
Roman Dmitri’s method shows great resilience, but it couldn’t bring the dead back to life.
“The cause of death was the final attack with fatal internal wounds. According to Fernando, Henderson bought a second to catch the enemy. That’s a direct sign. If he had done just blocking the enemy attack, Henderson could have lived. However, he chose to sacrifice to kill the enemy, and at that time he had already crossed the irreversible river. As a therapist, I’m sorry I couldn’t save Henderson.”
Even in the words of the therapist.
Roman Dmitry reacted calmly.
I calmly looked down at Henderson’s face as I listened to him cry.
1 sec.
One second cuts life and death.
Until he faced a formidable enemy named Sven and vomited blood on his sword.
Clearly Henderson had a way to survive.
If he had saved himself even a little, if he hadn’t sacrificed himself for Fernando, even if he had sacrificed himself, if he hadn’t held out for one second with the determination to defeat Sven.
Henderson, who shared the innate energy, would have greeted him with a lively face.
His own choice took the direction for everyone every time, and he willingly accepted the sacrifice even though he knew that he would die.
for such a long time
I spent time with Henderson.
Roman Dmitri suddenly moved without saying anything and said to Chris, who was waiting behind him.
“Prepare the memorial service from now on.”
“All right.”
Words for Henderson.
No action was taken for Henderson.
However, seeing Roman Dmitri’s back outside, Chris felt lonely for some reason.
* * *
A memorial service was held.
Since ancient times, cremation was the best way to send off the dead, and it was set on fire in front of Dmitri’s people.
crackle. A fire flared up.
Those who recovered their bodies were shown to be engulfed in fire in front of their families and colleagues, not on a cold battlefield.
People swallowed their tears.
At the sight of Roman Dmitri staring at the flames, they couldn’t bear to vent their sadness.
Patience did not last long.
any one person
someone started crying.
Crying spread to the surroundings, and people wailed and wept profusely, as if they could not accept such a calm sadness.
Such was the sorrow of losing a family member.
A person who would have been precious to someone sacrificed for a problem at stake at the national level, and it became a sorrow that their family had to bear.
over the flames.
Roman Dmitry recalled a moment of memory.
The light horse dies.
The war did not last long.
Since the destruction of Shaolin, the war has progressed rapidly, and the small and medium-sized faction of the political faction Murim lost their ability to endure in the appearance of the Gupaibang declaring surrender.
The history of Moorim concluded that unification of the Moorim was impossible.
All the masters who flew and crawled in the generation before the heavenly demon, Baek Jung-hyeok, did not dare to reach the achievement of unification, but those who knelt at the feet of Baek Jung-hyuk spoke of the first moment.
unity.
He conquered Murim.
The moment he achieved what he had hoped for, Baek Joong-hyeok remembered the conversation he had with Gwangma.
“Are you satisfied with the life you live for others?”
One day I asked the madman.
He accepted a life of struggle.
He lived a life in which he could not live without having someone over his head, so the conquest of Moorim was a natural process to prove the meaning of his existence.
But the light horse was not like that.
Before meeting himself, Gwangma was just an ordinary boy, but after meeting him, he led an unintended life.
So I asked.
At least he couldn’t be satisfied with the life of a wild horse.
Gwangma laughed and said.
“Don’t tell me you are a stranger. From the moment you reached out your hand to me in the abyss of life, you became everything in my life. Everyone has their own dreams. If the lord wishes for the unification of Murim, it is my dream to achieve it. That’s why you will never die. I will survive to the end and watch my lord fulfill his dream.”
It was a contradictory statement.
He said he would watch from the side, but he never hesitated to sacrifice to achieve Baek Joong-hyeok’s dream.
From the beginning, unification of Moorim was a daunting dream for an ordinary boy.
Walking with Baek Joong-hyeok, he met death in a dream that he could not handle, and the moment he achieved his goal, the light horse did not exist by his side.
that day.
Baek Joong-hyeok left.
I searched around and found someone who was presumed to be Gwangma’s family.
“… I think there was a nephew like that, but what the hell is going on.”
Gwangma lost his family early.
The only family left was his uncle, who was addicted to drinking and gambling, and the uncle had lost the meaning of family to the extent that he wasn’t even worried about the disappearance of Gwangma.
He was so stupid that he couldn’t even recognize Baek Joong-hyeok.
However, he lowered his head and trembled, fearing that something might happen to him at the unusual momentum.
to him like that.
Took.
“Take it.”
threw something
The man who discovered that there was a gold coin in it looked at Baek Joong-hyeok with a wide face.
“It’s the price of that child’s life.”
“Thank you very much!”
The man was delighted.
As if he had the whole world, his eyes that contained gold coins sparkled as if he didn’t care about the sorrow of the light horse.
A man called Uncle.
I knew that I would not grieve the death of Gwangma.
He was going straight to the gambling table with the gold coins, and it was clear that he would spend all his money in pleasure.
Even if you’re lucky enough to come to your senses. The presence of light horses in a wealthy life will be forgotten.
Even so.
I wanted to visit him and make amends.
There was no particular reason.
Just like you remember the light horse.
I just wanted someone else in the world to remember the existence of a mad horse as a human being.
And I turned my steps.
Age of the Heavenly Demon.
Thus, the era of Baek Joong-hyeok came to an end.
* * *
It’s been a few days already.
Chris approached and said with a worried face to Roman Dmitri, who did not leave in front of the burnt ashes.
“Lord. How would you like to die? In the meantime, the lord is also in need of a break due to the never-ending forced march, starting with Redford. Dmitry’s people will fully understand your master’s heart.”
“chris.”
“Tell me.”
“I told you before. I want you to exist as a commander in my absence.”
He did not take his eyes off the ashes.
Roman Dmitri said, looking at the traces of what might have been a living life.
“If you live as a commander, you will inevitably face many deaths. At my word, at my command. It is the commander’s life that people die. In the life I’ve lived, I’ve never had the room to suffer under the weight of orders, nor the humanity to do so, but I never took my people’s deaths for granted. It may be a decorated action. As the commander, letting them go like this is the process of accepting death and at the same time, it is an action to show.”
It was a cold word.
However, Chris felt strangely lonely.
“The commander cannot exist as an ordinary human being. The moment I appeal to their emotions even once, those who follow my orders will recognize that I am the same human being and will try to distance myself one step closer. People might want such a humane commander. However, if there is a purpose you want to achieve as a commander, you must live by carefully calculating your words and actions.”
drew a line
While showing sincerity by commemorating the deaths of his subordinates, he blocked people from approaching him humanly.
Chris followed Roman Dmitri from the beginning.
He had sworn allegiance since the days when he was called Dmitri’s jerk, but even though time had passed, the existence of Roman Dmitri was not comfortable.
that interval.
It was what Roman Dmitry intended.
Thoroughly calculated words and actions did not allow recognition to crush the gap between the subject and the lord.
predator’s life.
Roman Dmitry lived like that.
Now, even without intention, he instinctively did what he had to do as a commander.
Chris wanted to ask.
Isn’t it hard to live like that?
But I couldn’t get it out of my mouth.
He knew very well that Roman Dmitri, whom he had watched so far, had to live like that.
said Roman Dmitry.
“chris. Keep that in mind if you want to live as a commander in the future. In this way, while showing an attitude that does not take people’s death lightly, only clear compensation can compensate for people’s sorrow.”
It was a firm attitude.
He never turned away from those who died for him.
“Convene Dmitri’s leadership. From now on, we will hold a meeting on compensation for war casualties.”
“I take orders.”
The meaning of the word clear reward.
People will soon realize its meaning.
