147 – 44. Destiny (2)
Elijah cried like a child in the arms of his enemy.
I heard what he just said.
He says he loves himself.
Is it really true?
Why do they still say things like that?
You must not believe it.
Because his purpose is not to kill himself.
But, pathetically, I want to believe it.
I just want to believe it.
I covered my eyes and closed my ears, fell into faith, and just wanted to be a fool.
You shouldn’t do that.
That was wrong, Elijah rationally refuted.
I didn’t even know that my reason was paralyzed.
Sometimes humans are like that.
He believes that he can understand all matters cool-headedly with iron-like reason and make only realistic and pragmatic decisions objectively and without regret.
But reason is only a rider holding the reins of rampaging emotions.
He is unaware of being swayed by emotions and firmly believes that he is an infinitely rational person.
Because he is so convinced that he is rational, he cannot see the reality that he is not actually rational.
Elijah also did not deviate from that category.
“… Are you trying to use me instead of killing me?”
“That’s not true. Miss. Even though my past was like that… “I will never do anything that would harm you.”
“… Is it. Why? I do not know….”
Elijah muttered blankly to himself.
The confusion that came to Judah’s mind only worsened.
She didn’t have the key to solving this situation.
All relationships have already been thrown into a format suited to tragedy.
She desperately tried to think of a topic that would persuade her, but no answer came to her.
The only way for her was to convey her true feelings.
Even then, the results are unclear.
“I value you so much…. No matter what happens, I will stay by your side. I know it’s a little late, but….”
At that time.
The status window arrived as if mocking him for trying so calmly.
[‘Twist of Fate, Beginning of Cause and Effect’ has been completed.]
[The quest ends with ‘Discovery of Destiny, Completion of Cause and Effect’.]
[Discovery of Destiny: You are destined to kill Elijah D. Bevel.]
[Completion of cause and effect: You betrayed fate and failed to kill Elijah.]
[A twisted fate has led to a new causal ending.]
[According to the new cause and effect, special rewards from the main quest are provided.]
[Special reward: One-time portal opening ticket.]
[Open the portal: Through the portal, you can travel anywhere and become or achieve anything.]
[Example: You can return to the original world and live the life you wish.]
‘… ….’
While she was frozen in a daze, Elijah quietly escaped from her embrace.
“I’m sorry. Wouldn’t it be better if I died by your hands? “I don’t want to be taken advantage of.”
She stands up unsteadily.
The eyes looking down were empty, yet solid.
It seems like he has decided on something.
“I’m tired now.”
“Lady?”
“… Hi.”
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That moment.
-Boom!
“Miss-!”
The office door burst open.
Lia rolled inside.
She was out of breath as if she had rushed over.
At the sudden intrusion, Elijah and Judah watched Leah.
“Elijah, lady…. Wait….”
The moment Elijah used her magic on Judah.
Lia, who was in the bedroom, heard the commotion and rushed over.
I couldn’t hear the whole thing, but I vaguely understood why the two came to such a catastrophe.
Fundamentally speaking, it was his own fault.
Therefore, it must be resolved.
“Lady…. “No, Ellie.”
“… ?”
Elijah blinked blankly at the nickname he had heard for the first time in a long time.
Leah took a moment to catch her breath and calm down.
“… Ellie. “Your mother didn’t die that day 10 years ago.”
Elijah felt unfamiliar with her voice, but he was used to it.
A soft, gentle voice, different from the usual business-like tone.
That was 10 years ago….
“You have been shamelessly deceiving me, and you have no shame. “I’m truly sorry.”
Lia bowed deeply and apologized.
Elijah looked at Leah with her blank eyes.
The top of his head.
The roots of her hair were black.
Lia, from the beginning, her hair was red….
“Ellie.”
“… ….”
“I, with the excuse that I am weak, with the excuse that there is nothing I can do, with the excuse that it is for your sake…. “He is a coward who has been hiding the truth.”
“… ….”
“It’s an undeserved title, but….”
Leah raised her head.
Elijah looked into her deep black eyes.
A sad smile appears on Lia’s face.
“I am your mother.”
“… ….”
Elijah’s consciousness was far removed from reality.
As if looking at her flashback, she goes back to the past and quickly rummages through to the present.
10 Years ago.
Mother assassinated by Narcissi.
Burned site.
A funeral held without a body.
Lamekh. They make sure to let it be known that it was their own doing.
Kills the target with deadly poison.
Something like dying in a fire….
“… ….”
As much as Elijah was dazed, her Judah was also confused.
‘Mary… ‘He’s not dead?’
Then what documents did you see then?
What happened to her own past?
There was no time to wonder.
At that moment, her fingertips tingled.
‘… ‘Someone is targeting this place.’
The heavy feeling of death oppressed all the senses of her body.
Not just one person.
There are countless.
Survival experts issued thick and slow warnings from all directions.
‘The target is Elijah? Me? Leah? ‘All three?’
I slowly placed my hand on the moon’s pupil.
She is ready to pull out at any time.
‘9 People. ‘Can you cut them all at once?’
She was so nervous that her palms, which she placed on the handle, began to sweat a little.
Leah took a step closer to Elijah, who was dazed.
“Ellie. Judas has no sin. “Let me explain.”
“… ….”
“I originally didn’t want to tell you, but I couldn’t let you guys go wrong. So, here’s what happened….”
“Damage-!”
At the same time that Judah shouted urgently, her ceiling and window shattered.
Dozens of assassins dressed in black attacked from all directions.
Elijah’s consciousness was half immersed in the past.
I was busy looking back on her memories.
It was because of that that the notification magic she wore compulsively was turned off, and it was also why she stood there blankly even when the assassins came.
‘This is crazy…’ !’
Judah quickly threw Elijah down and swung her sword.
A thin ivory afterimage fell off the assassin’s head at once.
However, she could not kill all the assassins at once by herself.
A blind spot that inevitably occurs.
One person survived.
A very short gap.
‘The most important thing here is Elijah.’
Judas chose to fall by her sword instead of her.
Think about your next response at that time.
It doesn’t really matter if I die.
That is the meaning of the profession of escort knight.
However, what the lone assassin was targeting was not Elijah.
It wasn’t even Judas.
“Kkeuheu-!”
Leah was stabbed.
Her sword slides out of her side and slices open her side.
“… Ah?”
Elijah belatedly recognized reality.
I see Leah.
Lia’s body is weakening.
Her face.
The expression she shows to herself.
As if to tell you not to worry.
A warm smile.
Judas quickly pushed the assassin away and cut off her head, but he was one step too late.
Lia had already been stabbed by her sword.
“Ah, ah….”
Elijah crawled over to Leah.
Support her fallen head and raise her up.
Blood flowed mercilessly from her mouth and body.
Even with Elijah’s healing magic.
Even with the divine power of any priest, the fatal wound that split her upper body could not be reversed.
Nevertheless, Elijah tried to use her healing magic.
However, her magic did not work properly.
“Ah… ? Ah, uh, uh….”
She can’t use magic at all.
I feel a sense of déjà vu.
10 Years ago.
It was the same day she heard the news that her mother had died.
Judah noticed that her Elijah’s condition was strange.
She ran straight to her window and shouted outside her.
“Gail and May! Bring me the two councilors and the wizard Bols! Anyone, quickly! “There is a seriously injured person!”
With no magic or medical knowledge, that was all he could do to help.
At that moment, a method flashes through my mind.
‘… Wait for a sec. By any chance, if you use it, you might be able to save it? But will it work for that level of slander?’
Meanwhile, Leah leaned against Elijah and lifted her trembling hands.
Elijah was familiar with that appearance.
One day, Judas, who was almost dead, tried to reach out to himself.
Just like that, Elijah placed Leah’s hand on her own face.
Her blood-soaked red hands touch her face.
Soggy.
Lia, who was shaking and vomiting blood, smiled darkly and bitterly.
“Ellie…. Sorry….”
That moment.
-Puuuuu!
The sound of a horn sounded outside.
‘Raid warning?’
Judah, who had been predicting the possibility, hurriedly turned her head.
Someone rode a horse and rode towards the gate of the mansion.
It was Hermis.
She was blowing her horn until her face was red.
Her warning, which started from her, gradually spreads to those around her and shakes her entire mansion.
-Buuuuu….
Judas cast her gaze far away.
Far away.
Beyond the wide-open grounds of the mansion, human figures rose up.
Waving a platinum flag.
The golden symbol drawn in the middle is the sun.
It is the mark of the imperial army.
All soldiers visible under the flag were heavily armed.
What you rarely see are imperial knights wearing golden armor.
These people, armed with platinum-colored armor, are the royal guards.
The imperial army invaded.
The surprise attack at this point couldn’t have been a coincidence.
It was clear that this was an intentional situation.
Judas gritted his teeth and pondered the name of the enemy hiding behind them.
‘John… !’
*
“Hmm….”
John, the emperor of the Helios Empire, furrowed his brows and shook his head in displeasure.
“It’s unfortunate. Was his feelings much more serious than my calculations? .”
John predicted the current situation, and half intended it.
However, it did not work out completely as intended.
The full story of the incident was like this.
When Elijah started digging into Judah, Angra and the imperial family thoroughly concealed Judah’s information.
Prevented Elijah from finding out in advance.
But as time passed, she fell for Judah before Elijah knew him.
Judah also had affection for Elijah.
For John, the phenomenon was truly strange.
It was the perfect relationship for assassination, but Judas had no intention of doing so.
I don’t think there was any way to figure out what was going on, but it was also obvious.
Is it rare for a man to neglect his main job because he is obsessed with a woman?
Even if that person is my enemy.
It was difficult at first, but the situation soon changed.
If your heart is so strong, you can use it.
John intentionally spread some of Judas’ hidden information.
Hide the source and secretly reach Elijah’s ears.
I designed and waited for Elijah to fall.
The power of the sun, which cannot be controlled by reason, will run away and disappear along with its surroundings.
But even after learning the truth, Elijah did not die together.
There was only a small gap that did not respond.
It’s unfortunate, but there was a countermeasure.
John hired many skilled assassins and targeted Elijah at once.
Originally, both Elijah and Judah had to die in that surprise attack.
However, Judah’s reaction was much sharper and faster than calculated.
Instead, there is an unexpected harvest.
“But at this rate, there won’t be any disruption to the plan. It’s not an important issue now. “I won’t be able to stand up again anyway.”
Leah, a maid close to Elijah.
She was Maria.
Elijah and Judah lived, but they killed Mary.
As a result, Elijah’s power was sealed.
When Mary died.
Elijah became disillusioned with her own powers and was unable to use her magic.
“She expected Maria to be alive…. “I never thought she would be right there by her side.”
It’s the same this time too.
Elijah collapsed.
She won’t be able to use magic for a while.
And John was confident that this war would completely eliminate Elijah, who had become helpless.
“I got caught unexpectedly. I got lucky. Anyway, it would have been better not to know the truth…. Tsk tsk. “Human curiosity is truly irrational yet useful.”
He sneered as if looking down and gave instructions to Geist, the leader of the Imperial Wizards.
“Bring the sun statue. “I will open a new era.”
