<Episode 90>
At that moment, Ariel was visibly agitated and seemed unable to control his anger.
“Their choice offended Arkane. He thought little of life and hated it so much that he could not bear the fact that the opportunity to seal himself was given to humans rather than anyone else.”
Mekaila’s narration continued.
“So, with the goal of destroying all of the Spirit King’s relics, Arkane began to gradually implement a plan he had been plotting over a long period of time to avoid neutral eyes.”
I couldn’t stop the tremors shaking, so I gritted my teeth and clenched my fists.
“The very first was the Empire of Wind. The Epis Empire, which was destroyed by Arkane’s trick without anyone realizing it because it was the first one, eventually lost the Wind Relic.”
Mekaila spoke in a detached tone.
I looked back at the Wind Spirit King in shock.
“Do you know why your ancestor, the emperor of the Lumen Empire, laid down his status and gave up the empire? It was because he witnessed the end of the Epis Empire.”
He turned his head and said nothing.
“In order not to lose the lives and peace of countless people. He lost the country that was like half of him to the hands of the hateful darkness, but in order to preserve ‘hope’ for the future, he had to escape from being Arkane’s target.”
I could not even fathom the weight of the decision my ancestors had to make so long ago.
“Thus, the Emperor of Lumen protected the future by giving up the relic of light. There is ample room to consider his choice as cowardly, but we who did not directly experience the situation at the time would not be able to understand the desperation that led him to make such a choice.”
“……..”
I pursed my lips and lowered my head.
“Thus, the Relic of Wind and the Relic of Light were destroyed by Arkane and disappeared somewhere unknown.”
Ku kum-
At that very moment, the sky began to swirl more ominously than before.
[Arkane’s shadow is about to stick out its head.]
His light blue hair fluttered in the air.
[I will stop it as much as possible, so send it quickly.]
Ariel raised his hand and muttered.
……Send it?
I was puzzled by the last words the Spirit King spoke, but soon he disappeared as if melting into the air.
“You know what happened after that. On a continent that was facing an era of chaos due to the failure of a proper country to be founded, the descendants of the Spirit Masters who were loved by the Spirit Kings in the distant past began to found a nation again.”
Mekaila continued speaking calmly.
“First, the Earth Empire, Integer, was founded, and then various countries, including the Roshan Empire, appeared. However, the peace that seemed to have been restored began to collapse from unseen places.”
The name that came to mind at that moment was nothing else.
“Starting with the Integer Empire……Your mother’s family, the Principality of Hacardella and the Kingdom of the Forest, have been destroyed.”
Principality of Hacardella.
“The Kingdom of the Forest, Dryas, and the Principality of Water had been on verge of destruction for decades before the onset of the disaster, due to the pressure of the Kingdom of Nisha.”
……What?
As I was listening to her story in shock and anger, I looked up at Riat in shock at the name ‘Nisha’ that appeared in the middle.
He remained silent with deeply penetrating eyes and did not show any reaction.
“And when the time came when all the relics except the relics of fire were no longer able to use their full power, Arkane saw this as an opportunity to erase all life in the universe, so he poured out the disaster he had been building up on the world. ”
“No way….”
“Yes, it was the beginning of disaster. However, the Spirit Kings did not just sit back and do nothing. Because Arkane did not get his hands dirty and used humans to destroy the relics, they had predicted that a disaster that would wipe out all life would soon arrive.”
However, ‘neutral’ presence meant that the Spirit Kings themselves were not allowed to face the Spirit King of Darkness, no matter what.
So, they created beings to replace the spirit king relics.
Those beings were the six Great Spiritists.
“In fact, we, whom the world reveres, were beings created to replace damaged objects. However, to put it bluntly, we are beings who made up for the shortcomings of relics.”
Mekaila said with a faint smile.
“Because we are living being, we can think arbitrarily, making it more difficult for Arkane to touch us, and we also have the advantage of not being easily destroyed.”
Mekaila muttered self-deprecatingly, leaning against the railing with her hands.
“The situation is urgent, so let’s stop self-deprecation. Anyway, when we learned the truth, we were shocked, but we could not refuse the mission given to us.”
I looked up at the sky filled with ominous swirls and strong winds.
“We faced the Spirit King of Darkness directly that way and fought back with all our might. However, no matter how much we contained a part of the Spirit King’s spirit, we were still mortal.”
“……..”
“After pouring out all our strength as we wandered through death, we ended up suffering serious damage to our souls, and after that, we were no longer able to use the same powers we had in our prime.”
I bit my lip and spoke carefully.
“…..Well, this is rude, but.…I once saw Judith passing away.”
“Oh, really? Then you’ll understand quickly.”
Mekaila answered without even questioning how I could have witnessed Judith’s death.
“During our heyday, we were able to easily destroy human sacrifice spells. Killing people was even simpler. Countless dark spiritists met their deaths at the hands of us.”
I was speechless due to her cynical tone.
“The reason Judith died so vainly was because she forcibly drew on her power even though her soul was damaged during the decisive battle with Arkane. If it had been the way it was before, she wouldn’t have died. That’s what should have happened.….”
Ah, how far does Arkane’s evil spirit extend?
I felt dizzy and closed my eyes.
“Do you understand now? We have exhausted all of our strength in that one decisive battle and can no longer stop the Spirit King of Darkness. So now, I would like to entrust the mission we have undertaken to you.”
“……Mekaila, what do you mean by that?”
How can I fight against the Dark Spirit King, that even the great spirit masters could barely stop at the cost of their souls being damaged?
I asked in fear.
But Mekaila didn’t care.
“We clearly won the battle and drove Arkane into Forbidden City. However, even though the ban has not been lifted, Arkane is trying to crawl out into the world again, even breaking his ‘promise’ with neutrality.”
She spoke with her blue eyes shining brightly.
“Now the world is in danger once again. We are old, and there is no way he didn’t know about all this.”
“He is…….”
“The Spirit King of Wisdom, Lore.”
Once again, like an unbreakable fate, the name of the Spirit of Wisdom King was placed before me.
“I can vaguely see it. You are clearly someone prepared by Lore. Together with us, we will stop Arkane and seal him once again to protect the world.”
“Makaila, I am not that great. I just wanted to avenge my mother and grandfather. Then, I learned the truth about my mother, and because of that, I harbored hostility toward Arkane……!”
When I learned the story of the long past, the feeling that engulfed me was nothing else but fear.
How can I, a mere human, oppose an ancient being with such breathtaking malice?
Even the great spiritists, including my maternal grandparents, barely sealed him at the risk of having their souls destroyed.
…… And even though he was sealed with all their might, he was a being so powerful that he crawled out again and threatened the world.
Me, how.
“……Fear is an emotion that precedes everything. I will not tell you to face the darkness coming here right now. However, Judith’s descendants and I must endure and protect this Litera.”
“The descendant of Judith… Meinhardt?”
I mumbled absentmindedly and suddenly turned my head to look up at Meinhardt standing on the spire next to me.
“Idris, you know why I called you here.”
“……Master.”
Meanwhile, Mekaila spoke to Idris.
“Don’t forget that you, who is blessed with wisdom, must become that girl’s guide from now on. Never!”
“……Yes, I will never forget.”
Idris answered resolutely, even though his voice showed a slight tremor.
“Edith, turn your head and look at me. I will tell you what to do.”
“……..”
I chewed my lip and stared at Mekaila.
“From now on, take Idris and flee to Nisha with the king. Nisha has been part of the realm of darkness since ancient times, so it will catch Arkane off guard.”
Mekaila turned her gaze towards Riat.
“I think it will be possible to head to Nisha now, Young King.”
“…I understand, I will take the Grand Princess and your student and flee to Nisha.”
“Wait…!”
I shouted urgently, but was silenced by Mekaila’s harsh gaze.
“Idris is the Great Spiritualist of Wisdom. So, you should be able to use ‘that power.’ Edith, after that, you must go to the past with the help of Idris.”
“……Yes?”
Going back to the past?
Let alone that Idris is the Great Spiritists of Wisdom, how is that possible…?
“Please listen to Idris for a detailed explanation. What you need to do by going back to the past is to find the destroyed relics. Although they were damaged by the Dark Spirit King so that they cannot fulfill their calling, if you can find the remains… There is a possibility that we, the ones who hold the spirit king’s origins, can fix it. We are in a situation where we have to rely on such uncertain hope.”
“……..!”
“The power of wisdom cannot transport the body to the past, so go back to the past in spirit, find the remains of the relic, and hide them safely in a place known only to you. Then return to the present, take the relic, and return them back to Litera.”
I couldn’t bear to speak.
“By then, the outside world will also notice the incident that has occurred in Litera, and there is no way my comrades will not come here. I swear that I will be alive until that moment, so you will do as I say…..Do you understand?”
“I am….”
I couldn’t say anything because I felt like I was suffocating from the pressure I felt for the first time.
However, under Mekaila’s harsh eyes, I saw the desperation to put her fate on a young girl like me.
“…All right. As Mekaila said, I will find the remains the relics…and will definitely come back to Litera.”
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TL:
Things are getting brutal (・–・;)ゞ
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