Of course, Ron wasn't crazy over the loss of Dante at the end, and he wasn't talking as if Dante was alive for no reason.
“Lord Ron, Dante…… Are you saying he's still alive?”
Ron nodded his head, and Jin barely calmed his flooded chest. His heart was beating wildly as if it had run to its limit.
Since the beginning of the war, Jin not even once. He didn't give up on Dante. Even when the monster that devoured his friend says his last will is gone, even after his sword and spear have completely disappeared from hesitating to cut himself and Ron, even when he is trapped in this subspace.
Jin still believed that the existence of Dante Hairan had not completely disappeared from this world.
That's exactly what he wanted to believe, and he had to.
Thought that Dante was completely annihilated, he had no confidence to endure this terrible fight.
In fact, deep inside, Jin couldn't shake the thought that Dante was already dead.
“I can feel the energy of the child. At the end of this subspace...….”
The enlightenment that Ron got as soon as he encountered the light of genesis knight.
It tells him the 'truth' that has been hidden under the shroud of chaos. This subspace wasn't just created out of chaos, it was Glyek’s spiritual world.
And since the aftermath of long sealing had not yet disappeared, and the Black Sea had not been fully reconciled and Glyek had not yet realized what was lingering beneath his own depths.
Dante Hairan.
His will, which Glyek said was extinguished, still remained in the corner of his abyss and resisted.
It's faint like an infinitely distant star, but it definitely exists. Even if it is in a state of ‘unconsciousness’.
In other words, it was Dante's will that left in Glyek’s unconsciousness that brought Ron into subspace with Jin.
There was only one person, his grandfather, who could help Jin so that he would not fall into this fearful place alone, so that he would not disappear here alone without any hope.
Dante was the same as Jin and Ron.
He also has never made a choice for himself in a struggle that has continued so horribly.
"I'm going to save him from now on."
Ron's voice trembled slightly. He tremble with emotion, the certainty that Dante is out there, but not only that.
Fear.
Fear of not being able to save Dante even after becoming the genesis knight, fear of whether he will ever be able to cut Glyek alone, fear that the hope he finally gained may disappear like a bubble....
Those feelings were buried together in Ron's voice.
It is rather an emotion that he did not feel when he lost his mind and demonization was in progress.
The dry and cold heart of the being that has just risen to the realm of genesis knight has not yet erased its essential fear.
It also meant that Ron was desperate. Despair, death, and demonization were nothing to do. The longing for his grandson was making him tremble.
“I’m afraid.”
Ron confided his feelings to Jin.
“So, you come with this old man. Could you do that for me?”
"Of course."
“In life.”
Suddenly, Ron bowed his head to Jin. Jin couldn't react to that appearance, but he didn't show his embarrassment.
“I will remember it as an honor that will never happen again."
Ron turned around, continuing his words.
Tsuzuzuzu...…!
Rashid emitted a radiance. That blade shone brighter than any sword Jin had ever seen.
The light of genesis knight that Ron achieved had a completely different attribute from that of Chiron.
If Chiron’s genesis knight attribute is equal to the essence of dominance(覇道), then Ron's light is the righteousness(正道) itself.
Therefore, unlike Chiron, his sword is not intended to break, cut, or kill anything. His sword was to preserve, protect, and save.
Hairan has shared the history of the empire and its family, and for most of that time, it has always promoted the safety of its people, not usurpation, even though it had power ahead of the empire.
Even though Hairan decided to embrace the white stone, they have endured it alone for fear of the disaster that power will bring to the world, and have never been greedy.
The long years of guardianship that had been passed on from the previous generation were now shining on the sword symbolizing the patriarch of Hairan and lighting up in the darkness.
Responding to the light, the subspace vibrated even more violently. It seemed that Glyek's grudge and wrath would materialize at any moment and attack the two.
In fact, Glyek had planned to do so, but he was blocked by the repulsive power of the radiance extending from Rashid.
Then, as Ron gently swung his sword, the subspace earthquake stopped.
Instead, a chilling wind blew from all directions, and it was Glyek's screams of pain.
The power of the genesis knight that goes against fate is finally hurting him. It was the first Glyek felt pain in thousands of years.
Whoa...…!
There was a sound like sand blowing in the wind.
The faint sound quickly amplified and caused an intense resonance throughout the subspace, and the next moment.
Jin was able to confirm that the empty darkness of subspace, which seemed to never fade, was dispersing.
A crack is forming in the subspace. Like a closed door being broken.
As Ron cut through space once more with a straight slash, a new path opened up that hadn't been seen before.
The passage opened like the jaws of a dead beast, and headed towards the abyss of Glyek.
The landscape beyond it was completely different from the subspace, which maintained a solid and stable form until it vibrated.
Huge chaos, like a stormy sea, raged madly.
It was to the point where Jin wondered if he would really be able to cross that hellish landscape even though a genesis knight is right next to him.
However, the two of them strode into the abyss without thinking for a second. Holding two swords shining like lanterns.
“If you are unable to do so, do not force yourself to fight and hide behind my back.”
“I hope that doesn’t happen, but I can’t get over it without relying on Lord.”
“Isn’t it all like that? That's why I also asked you to came with me.”
As soon as they stepped into the passage of the abyss, chaos as sharp as an awl stabbed the two of them.
Each one had a power that was too much for Jin to handle. Jin hid himself behind a shield called Ron whenever he felt overwhelmed.
'It's not just physical attacks. As before, the energy of chaos continues to contaminate the mind.'
But unlike before, Jin was completely unaffected by the chaos that was trying to encroach his mind.
Ron slashed the awl of chaos with his sword, and was in the process of preventing his and Jin's souls from being attacked with energy.
Only Chiron and Ron can walk this long abyss passage. Without the power of genesis knight, the encroachment of the soul could never be prevented.
But Ron was the only one who could walk this place with someone else. It was because the power of genesis knight that Chiron have could not protect others from being trampled by chaos.
Like a boat tossed by a storm, the two rocked and stumbled from time to time, but they were clearly moving forward.
As the two got closer, Glyek desperately blocked the entry.
However, even though they looked like they were going to collapse, they endured several times, and never once showed a look of being crushed by the crisis.
It was as if an unbreakable stone was rolling down a cliff.
Contrary to the past, now it was Glyek who was being crushed from the inside, not them.
And he still didn't know. Why did those hateful humans venture so far into his abyss at such a risk?
If they want to kill him, it's better to come outside and join other humans than to destroy the abyss, which is completely incomprehensible.
He still didn't know that Dante is chained to the bottom of his abyss.
“Looks like we’re almost there….”
Ron said in a weary voice.
Before they knew it, the two of them were approaching the end of the aisle.
Originally, Ron’s power should not be exhausted even after crossing the waves of chaos, but he had no choice because he shared some of the energy of the genesis knight with Jin.
However, his exhaustion did not prevent him from completing the rest of his mission.
Kaaaaaa...…!
Glyek's screams, which continued throughout, has moved away.
At the end, the backlash of chaos was incomparably weaker than at the beginning.
It meant that the end of this abyss was an area that’s not under Glyek’s control. He had been able to control this place after the Black Sea had progressed just a little bit more.
Dante would have really perished if he had control of it.
Finally. The two faced a chaotic space that did not attack them.
Instead of chaos, a soft black energy surrounded the two of them which feel like shadow force.
And, they saw. The white stone....
Just as it was in the Sword emperor castle before it was broken and Dante's figure sealed inside began to appear.
It was obscured by the seal, but it’s clearly recognizable.
In this silent and chaotic landscape, which had reached the end after overcoming and transcending so much despair, the two could not even pronounce Dante's name.
Ron's eyes were wet as he swung his sword at the seal.
The barrier was scattered with a single sword, and finally. Ron was able to hug his grandson, who had been freed from the chaos.
His throat was choked and he couldn't say anything for a while.
“Grandpa…….”
Jin was also choked up to say anything, but Dante spoke in a thin voice that made them even more sad.
“I couldn't….. able to beat that guy. I overcame….. everything, but I was….. fooled at the end.….”
“It’s okay, Dante. It's okay, it's okay...….”
Ron couldn't help but burst into tears like a child.
Of course, Ron wasn't crazy over the loss of Dante at the end, and he wasn't talking as if Dante was alive for no reason.
“Lord Ron, Dante…… Are you saying he's still alive?”
Ron nodded his head, and Jin barely calmed his flooded chest. His heart was beating wildly as if it had run to its limit.
Since the beginning of the war, Jin not even once. He didn't give up on Dante. Even when the monster that devoured his friend says his last will is gone, even after his sword and spear have completely disappeared from hesitating to cut himself and Ron, even when he is trapped in this subspace.
Jin still believed that the existence of Dante Hairan had not completely disappeared from this world.
That's exactly what he wanted to believe, and he had to.
Thought that Dante was completely annihilated, he had no confidence to endure this terrible fight.
In fact, deep inside, Jin couldn't shake the thought that Dante was already dead.
“I can feel the energy of the child. At the end of this subspace...….”
The enlightenment that Ron got as soon as he encountered the light of genesis knight.
It tells him the 'truth' that has been hidden under the shroud of chaos. This subspace wasn't just created out of chaos, it was Glyek’s spiritual world.
And since the aftermath of long sealing had not yet disappeared, and the Black Sea had not been fully reconciled and Glyek had not yet realized what was lingering beneath his own depths.
Dante Hairan.
His will, which Glyek said was extinguished, still remained in the corner of his abyss and resisted.
It's faint like an infinitely distant star, but it definitely exists. Even if it is in a state of ‘unconsciousness’.
In other words, it was Dante's will that left in Glyek’s unconsciousness that brought Ron into subspace with Jin.
There was only one person, his grandfather, who could help Jin so that he would not fall into this fearful place alone, so that he would not disappear here alone without any hope.
Dante was the same as Jin and Ron.
He also has never made a choice for himself in a struggle that has continued so horribly.
"I'm going to save him from now on."
Ron's voice trembled slightly. He tremble with emotion, the certainty that Dante is out there, but not only that.
Fear.
Fear of not being able to save Dante even after becoming the genesis knight, fear of whether he will ever be able to cut Glyek alone, fear that the hope he finally gained may disappear like a bubble....
Those feelings were buried together in Ron's voice.
It is rather an emotion that he did not feel when he lost his mind and demonization was in progress.
The dry and cold heart of the being that has just risen to the realm of genesis knight has not yet erased its essential fear.
It also meant that Ron was desperate. Despair, death, and demonization were nothing to do. The longing for his grandson was making him tremble.
“I’m afraid.”
Ron confided his feelings to Jin.
“So, you come with this old man. Could you do that for me?”
"Of course."
“In life.”
Suddenly, Ron bowed his head to Jin. Jin couldn't react to that appearance, but he didn't show his embarrassment.
“I will remember it as an honor that will never happen again."
Ron turned around, continuing his words.
Tsuzuzuzu...…!
Rashid emitted a radiance. That blade shone brighter than any sword Jin had ever seen.
The light of genesis knight that Ron achieved had a completely different attribute from that of Chiron.
If Chiron’s genesis knight attribute is equal to the essence of dominance(覇道), then Ron's light is the righteousness(正道) itself.
Therefore, unlike Chiron, his sword is not intended to break, cut, or kill anything. His sword was to preserve, protect, and save.
Hairan has shared the history of the empire and its family, and for most of that time, it has always promoted the safety of its people, not usurpation, even though it had power ahead of the empire.
Even though Hairan decided to embrace the white stone, they have endured it alone for fear of the disaster that power will bring to the world, and have never been greedy.
The long years of guardianship that had been passed on from the previous generation were now shining on the sword symbolizing the patriarch of Hairan and lighting up in the darkness.
Responding to the light, the subspace vibrated even more violently. It seemed that Glyek's grudge and wrath would materialize at any moment and attack the two.
In fact, Glyek had planned to do so, but he was blocked by the repulsive power of the radiance extending from Rashid.
Then, as Ron gently swung his sword, the subspace earthquake stopped.
Instead, a chilling wind blew from all directions, and it was Glyek's screams of pain.
The power of the genesis knight that goes against fate is finally hurting him. It was the first Glyek felt pain in thousands of years.
Whoa...…!
There was a sound like sand blowing in the wind.
The faint sound quickly amplified and caused an intense resonance throughout the subspace, and the next moment.
Jin was able to confirm that the empty darkness of subspace, which seemed to never fade, was dispersing.
A crack is forming in the subspace. Like a closed door being broken.
As Ron cut through space once more with a straight slash, a new path opened up that hadn't been seen before.
The passage opened like the jaws of a dead beast, and headed towards the abyss of Glyek.
The landscape beyond it was completely different from the subspace, which maintained a solid and stable form until it vibrated.
Huge chaos, like a stormy sea, raged madly.
It was to the point where Jin wondered if he would really be able to cross that hellish landscape even though a genesis knight is right next to him.
However, the two of them strode into the abyss without thinking for a second. Holding two swords shining like lanterns.
“If you are unable to do so, do not force yourself to fight and hide behind my back.”
“I hope that doesn’t happen, but I can’t get over it without relying on Lord.”
“Isn’t it all like that? That's why I also asked you to came with me.”
As soon as they stepped into the passage of the abyss, chaos as sharp as an awl stabbed the two of them.
Each one had a power that was too much for Jin to handle. Jin hid himself behind a shield called Ron whenever he felt overwhelmed.
'It's not just physical attacks. As before, the energy of chaos continues to contaminate the mind.'
But unlike before, Jin was completely unaffected by the chaos that was trying to encroach his mind.
Ron slashed the awl of chaos with his sword, and was in the process of preventing his and Jin's souls from being attacked with energy.
Only Chiron and Ron can walk this long abyss passage. Without the power of genesis knight, the encroachment of the soul could never be prevented.
But Ron was the only one who could walk this place with someone else. It was because the power of genesis knight that Chiron have could not protect others from being trampled by chaos.
Like a boat tossed by a storm, the two rocked and stumbled from time to time, but they were clearly moving forward.
As the two got closer, Glyek desperately blocked the entry.
However, even though they looked like they were going to collapse, they endured several times, and never once showed a look of being crushed by the crisis.
It was as if an unbreakable stone was rolling down a cliff.
Contrary to the past, now it was Glyek who was being crushed from the inside, not them.
And he still didn't know. Why did those hateful humans venture so far into his abyss at such a risk?
If they want to kill him, it's better to come outside and join other humans than to destroy the abyss, which is completely incomprehensible.
He still didn't know that Dante is chained to the bottom of his abyss.
“Looks like we’re almost there….”
Ron said in a weary voice.
Before they knew it, the two of them were approaching the end of the aisle.
Originally, Ron’s power should not be exhausted even after crossing the waves of chaos, but he had no choice because he shared some of the energy of the genesis knight with Jin.
However, his exhaustion did not prevent him from completing the rest of his mission.
Kaaaaaa...…!
Glyek's screams, which continued throughout, has moved away.
At the end, the backlash of chaos was incomparably weaker than at the beginning.
It meant that the end of this abyss was an area that’s not under Glyek’s control. He had been able to control this place after the Black Sea had progressed just a little bit more.
Dante would have really perished if he had control of it.
Finally. The two faced a chaotic space that did not attack them.
Instead of chaos, a soft black energy surrounded the two of them which feel like shadow force.
And, they saw. The white stone....
Just as it was in the Sword emperor castle before it was broken and Dante's figure sealed inside began to appear.
It was obscured by the seal, but it’s clearly recognizable.
In this silent and chaotic landscape, which had reached the end after overcoming and transcending so much despair, the two could not even pronounce Dante's name.
Ron's eyes were wet as he swung his sword at the seal.
The barrier was scattered with a single sword, and finally. Ron was able to hug his grandson, who had been freed from the chaos.
His throat was choked and he couldn't say anything for a while.
“Grandpa…….”
Jin was also choked up to say anything, but Dante spoke in a thin voice that made them even more sad.
“I couldn't….. able to beat that guy. I overcame….. everything, but I was….. fooled at the end.….”
“It’s okay, Dante. It's okay, it's okay...….”
Ron couldn't help but burst into tears like a child.
