Chapter 1500 – 1500. Paladin: Journey to Ruin
I hit the sanctuary door with my fist.
Bang!
The broken door rolled across the floor.
The appearance of the sanctuary was appalling. There was no sense of holiness at all. All that was here was blasphemy.
Blood flowed on the wall where the holy water flowed, and blood pooled in the pond where the holy water pooled. The statue of the goddess was half broken.
Beneath the statue, a demon resembling a goddess sat in her chair with her legs crossed.
“I’m here? Are you pretty late?”
“Die!”
Using the Divine Sword skill, he swung the execution sword. A golden sword flew through the air and flew towards Blaat. Blairt raised his index finger. He flicked his index finger as if playing a joke. The holy sword disappeared along with the invisible shield.
I hardened my face.
What I just did was a blow with all my might. Such a blow was blocked in an instant. Of course, it is not blocked by one finger. The snapping of a finger is more like a simple performance. The real thing is the enormous magical power she wields.
‘… Even so, it was too easily blocked.’
Rocking.
The pooled blood shakes.
They are all human blood. I can’t even guess how many humans were sacrificed to fill that pond.
I took a step toward the great devil. If attacking from a distance doesn’t work… Get close and kill I will pierce the executioner’s sword into that hideous torso and directly suffocate the great devil.
“Can I tell you something interesting? The goddess you bite and suck like that with us arch demons is of the same origin as her. Why does my face look like a goddess? Herianne and I are sisters. We were born together on the same day, at the same time, in the same place.”
“Therefore?”
“… Did you already know that reaction?”
The starting point of the five great demons and the goddess was the same.
Primordial demon.
The four great demons were born from the bodies of the primordial devils, and the goddesses Blaat and Herianne were the split souls of the primordial devils.
It’s a common story. Blaat is the evil part of the soul, and Herianne is the good part of the soul.
It may be incomprehensible that there is a good part in the original devil. However, the devil in the beginning is only a ‘devil’ in name, but in reality it is closer to the creator god. The demon of the beginning is just a name given by demons.
The distance is getting closer. Herianne let out her voluptuous breath.
“Me and Herianne are connected. If I die, Herianne will die too. Are you going to kill the goddess with your own hands?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
Wield an execution sword from top to bottom. It was the fastest swordsman I had ever used.
Blaat’s body contorted from the chair and appeared in a pool of blood beside it.
“It doesn’t work. Right. Bullshit. Because we are already separated. It’s the same yet different. But it’s not like there’s no effect at all. If I die, Herianne won’t be able to use her powers for at least a thousand years?”
“If you and other great demons disappear, the goddess won’t have much use for her power.”
“Do you think Herianne will be satisfied and do nothing if we disappear? Herianne’s purpose is to return. The bitch who was banished by us simply wants to come back to this land. After returning? Humans will only become Herianne’s livestock.”
“No, we will be believers, not cattle.”
“Even if I tell you the truth, there is no answer. So how about this one? Saintess. Do you want to save the saintess you love? Abandon your faith and turn to us. Then I’ll let you live with the saint for a thousand years or ten thousand years. The two of you will be together forever.”
“…….”
I clenched my fists and bit my lip. Blood flows from the bitten lips. This anger was not directed at the demon in front of me, but at myself.
It was only for a moment, but I was sincerely shaken. I dreamed of giving up everything about her and living her eternity with her.
But it was something I couldn’t tolerate. Amelia will not accept either.
Corruption is change and abandonment.
At the moment of depravity, human emotions become useless. The devil and the corrupt do not know love.
“Bleat. I won’t listen to your words anymore. It should have been like this a long time ago.”
Thunderstorm gale trust.
Gripping support.
Golden lightning covers my body.
‘Come, Holy.’
A golden halo flashes behind my head.
‘Sacred sword.’
The golden light that started from his hand coated the execution sword. Its shape was similar to that of lightning, perhaps under the influence of the windstorm.
He rushed towards Blair. In the blink of an eye, I closed the distance and tried to pierce the sword into his chest.
Bleat flapped his wings like a bat and backed away from her. At the same time, a demon’s hand came out from the ground and struck me. I shattered the ceiling and flew high into the sky.
He vomited blood as he watched the city of Valentier getting smaller and smaller. Drops of blood splattered into the sky through the armor.
I’m dead. Divine power shook when attacked. Squeezing the shaken divine power, Blairt’s magical power penetrated his body. The internal organs, including the heart, exploded.
‘The problem was that I was tired.’
But there was a chance.
Resurrection.
Body recovered. Vitality returned to the tired body. The body started to fall back to the ground.
My entire body was wrapped in divine power. Grip support. A golden electric current spreads throughout the body.
Down there, on the top of the cathedral, I saw Blaat standing coquettishly. Blairt was laughing at me. The tip of the execution sword was aimed at Blaat.
‘Heaven. In an instant.’
[Heavenly Heart is activated. Lasts 1 minute.]
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 2]
Yeongcheon-ryu (shadow tien-ryu) Geukgi (極技) Cheon-gwang (天光).
It became a ray of light and fell to the ground.
All sides are swept away. Lightning flashed, and building debris flew.
A chase took place within the city. I ran frantically and chased after Blehart, who kept as far away from me as possible.
As time passed, scars began to form on her body. It wasn’t just a unilateral attack. Blaat deftly counterattacked while running away from me.
‘It shouldn’t be like this.’
I was getting tired fast. Blair, on the other hand, shows no signs of getting tired. At this rate, I will be exhausted first. That must be what Blairt was aiming for.
‘Sacrifice.’
Believe in complete recovery and give up your life.
[Uses full recovery.]
The miracle of sacrifice returned with enormous power.
Feeling a surge of omnipotence, he swung the execution sword. Every time he swung his sword, a solid line was drawn in the air. Lines are drawn and cut in the world.
“Uh… ?”
First, I cut off Blaat’s wings. The composure disappeared from Blairt’s face as she lost her mobility. Spur her ground to close the distance.
A tidal wave of magical power swept across the ground from the front.
‘Sacred sword!’
Cut through the tidal wave of magical power.
Demonic hands appeared from the ground and tried to grab my body. I jumped and ignored it.
He cuts the leg of Blaat who is trying to run away. Blaat fell to the floor.
I felt the sense of omnipotence disappear. My strength was drained and I felt exhausted. I gritted it and endured it. This is the last one.
“The devil will be annihilated!”
I thrust my sword into Blaat’s chest.
•••
The goddess Herianne was in front of her eyes.
I knelt before the goddess. And said it proudly.
“Goddess! Killed all Prime Demons! Please fill this dark world with the light of the goddess!”
The goddess looked down at me.
Before long, a benevolent smile is drawn on the goddess’ lips.
“Hey Paladin. You have performed your duty successfully. What you need now is rest, so do your last duty.”
“What is the last duty left for me?”
“Erasing the buds of evil.”
Humans appeared between the goddess and me. There were babies who couldn’t even be weaned, little girls, and brave boys. There were frail old people and sick young men, and there were women who were praying.
“They are the seeds of evil, and one day the seeds will germinate and become demons. I will kill them.”
I got up with my execution sword.
The goddess told her to get rid of the evil seed, and as a paladin she had to follow that will.
The first place her toes were headed was the woman who was praying to the Goddess in abominable ways. Praying to the Goddess for being the seed of evil? She was very cheeky
I paused as I was about to decapitate her.
“… Goddess. She’s a poor woman. It is not the seed of evil.”
“Are you saying I’m wrong?”
“She is a saint. She sacrificed everything.”
“She has fallen. The seeds of evil were planted. Now, the last paladin. Eliminate the seed of evil.”
“… Okay. I realized.”
I raised the execution sword with my right hand. Then, his left hand moved like lightning and grabbed the goddess’ neck.
“Keo-eo-eok?!”
“Goddess, why has she fallen?”
The goddess struggles. She holds my hand with both of her hands and flutters her white wings.
“If you are corrupted.”
Poo-wook.
The execution sword ground to the floor of the goddess. The blood of the goddess splashed on my body. I didn’t care. I am doing my duty now. At the same time, it proves faith.
“You must die.”
Break her neck and draw her sword down. The blood and intestines of the goddess poured out.
“Quaaaaa!”
The goddess’s scream hit my ears.
I suddenly came to my senses. I was holding a sword in both hands, and beneath me, the Great Demon Blaat lay impaled on the sword.
Assessing the situation was over in an instant.
“You made a mess, Blairt… !”
“Oh…. Crazy baby…. He could not have thought that as soon as he judged that the goddess he believed in was corrupted, she would kill her without hesitation…. She wasn’t even sure she was corrupted.”
I stepped on Blairt’s shoulder. The sword moves and cuts her stomach.
“… Faith is more important than the goddess…. Damn. Where did this crazy bastard come from… !”
Kiyiying.
Holy Eye activates automatically.
I could see the rapid compression of Blaat’s soul.
Self-destruct.
This is Blairt’s final outburst.
“Sacred sword.”
A golden sword fell and cut through Blaat’s soul. Blaat’s spirit lost its power and clung to my body.
Finally, all the great demons were defeated.
But this wasn’t the end. Because the soul of the Great Demon did not perish.
“…….”
Problems to be solved remained.
•••
“Waaaaa!”
People shout. The lively shouts were heard even in the sanctuary of the Holy See.
It’s been half a year since I killed the great demon, Blaat.
I postponed the ritual of extermination of the soul of the Great Demon as much as possible, just because I was going to kill the demons hiding in different parts of the world.
In fact, for the past half year, I’ve been looking for a way to annihilate the Great Demon’s soul without going through the annihilation ritual.
There was no No matter how much I searched through old books, searched for secret ancient ruins, and even captured and tortured a demon that had lived for a long time, I could not find the answer I was looking for.
“Paladin, today is a happy day. Let go of your face and smile.”
“… Well. No matter how much I think about it, I can’t help but laugh.”
Amelia walked out of the Sacred Pool. After washing her body with holy water, she wiped her body with a white cloth and put on a white priestly robe.
She dies with the spirits of the Prime Evil.
He will die on the cross and burn.
Tens of thousands of people will cheer her noble sacrifice.
“It will burn to death. Aren’t you afraid?”
“I am afraid. But this is my duty.”
“… You said the goddess paid for her sacrifice, right? What is it?”
“My family had the plague. I asked the Goddess to save her family, and she accepted my request.”
“… Is that all? What happened to their families?”
“I was eaten by the devil.”
“…….”
The saintess tried to speak as calmly as possible, but she could not completely erase the sadness in her voice.
“Thank you so much, Paladin. I and this world were saved by Paladin. As promised, I will take the sins of the Paladins and the souls of the great demons and leave.”
She walks out of her sanctuary. I grabbed her wrist. She was trembling slightly.
She pulled her The saintess’ body trembled stronger. In my arms, she opened her mouth and closed hers again. Tears flow from her cheeks.
“Paladin, it is difficult if you do this. The ceremony must be done on time….”
“Don’t take away my duty.”
“… Yes?”
“It is my job to kill demons. And I bear my sins.”
Divine power moved.
At this point, my holy power easily overpowered the saintess’ enormous holy power. The seal on her back is broken. 4 Prime Demon Souls have been released. They didn’t disappear and stuck to my body. I was the one who killed the Archdemon. It is I who should be cursed by the souls of the great devil.
In the past, she wouldn’t have been able to endure it, but now, when she has more divine power than a saint, the story is different. Even if there are 10 souls of the Great Demon, it is enough.
“Hey Paladin! You can’t do this!”
Amelia said firmly. She knew it would turn out like this. You won’t be happy and you’ll scold me. And he’ll try to sacrifice himself. I already knew what Amelia would turn out to be. I laughed because it was so predictable.
Amelia had to motivate her to live. And that wasn’t difficult.
I stroked the saintess’ belly.
“If you die, the child in your belly will die too. Could it be that you were thinking of sacrificing an unborn child?”
“Yes… ? Oh, that can’t be I gave everything to the goddess. Could the goddess allow it….”
“It’s rather strange if you do that and don’t get pregnant.”
The saintess’s face turned red. Me and her had sex whenever we had a chance. The demons were also almost exterminated, so there was quite a lot of free time.
“Well. Do you not believe me? Check it out. Can you do that much?”
She used her divine power to thoroughly check her own body condition. Her mouth twists in shock and bewilderment.
“Amelia. You live live and raise children I wish I could be a great mother. Okay. At least to the extent that it is called the Holy Mother.”
“This… This… You’re doing too much. Are you taking away my last duty like this?”
Tears flowed incessantly from her. I wiped away the tears with my hand on her cheek. But her tears didn’t stop. After looking at her for a moment, he kissed her on the lips. Only then did her saintly tears stop.
“Are you resentful?”
“… It’s just sad. What I can do for Paladin… Because there is nothing.”
“There is only one thing you can do for me. It’s not what I want from you either. Live. That was it.”
She leaned on my chest and cried. I stroked her hair.
After her death, she shook herself off and went out of her sanctuary. Walk through the halls of the Holy See. People’s voices grew louder.
I want to stop and look back. But if I look back here and now, I’ll probably make another choice that Amelia will be sad about.
I decided to think of something else.
Consciousness of destruction.
I was worried if I, not a saint, would be able to do it. It’s because I’m not destined to be a scapegoat like the saintess.
But I had a corner to believe in.
‘Status window.’
[Name: Eugene
Origin: Paladin
Level: 99
Strength: 121 Agility: 92 Stamina: 97 Holy Power: 150
Possessed Skills: Holy Eye (Lv. Ultimate), Holy Aura (Lv. Ultimate), Holy Sword (Lv. Ultimate), Sprint (Lv. Master), Holy Light (Lv. Master), Divine Enhancement (Lv. Master) Resurrection ( Master), Advent (Lv. Master), Sacrifice (Lv. Ultimate), Perfect Body (Lv. Master), Wings of Dawn (Lv. Master). Seonghwa (Lv. Master), Light Bondage (Lv. Master)]
Sacrifice.
A skill that causes miracles.
I strengthened Sacrifice with the heart I got from killing the great demon Blaat. The only thing I was hoping for was this skill.
I just hope it doesn’t fail.
Out of the papacy. The dazzling sun greeted me. The entrance to the Holy See led to a road leading to the square. I walked down the street Amelia will be watching me from the sanctuary, so she walked as boldly as she could.
Priests and paladins guarding the road were taken aback.
“Fa, are you a paladin?”
“Why are you here… ?!”
“Don’t panic. And ask her of her.”
The cheering crowd began to murmur. To be honest, I was kind of annoyed by the cheering crowd. But it’s not that I can’t understand. Today is the day of sacrifice, but it was an auspicious day when demons were annihilated.
“Goddess, I offer this body.”
Sacrifice was used.
Divine power came out with the body bursting with agony. The golden light became a path and led me to the cross.
“The perdition is realized, and my duty ends here… Please, protect her and her child.”
I believe that the goddess Herianne is a shameless goddess. If I die, I will not kill Amelia.
Sacrifice.
[Uses full recovery.]
I felt a miracle happen. I felt something disconnect between me and Amelia.
I climbed onto the ceremonial table, which was piled high with firewood. Lean back on the cross.
Paper weave.
The current caught fire. The firewood burns brightly in an instant.
Sacrifice could not be used. Because that would ruin the ritual of destruction. It would be difficult if the spirit of the Great Devil was released after using Sacrifice to say that he would die peacefully.
The red flame turned to golden light at some point and started to burn my body.
-Kyaaaaa
-Aaaaa!
-Gmmaaaaan!
– Help me!
Prime demons scream. I endured the pain with their screams as the driving force. In the midst of dying, I saw Amelia on the top of the Vatican. She held her hands together and prayed through tears. It was obvious who she was praying for.
“Goddess. Bless her.”
As if responding to my murmur, light fell from the sky. The light enveloped me
I closed my eyes feeling the pain go away.
