***
May 10, 1800.
About a month has passed since the war ended.
Now, even those who did not directly witness the sword emperor castle war and the Glyek subjugation knew what had happened in the world.
The fact that the emperor had driven the pillar of the empire as traitor, the identity of the white stone, and the results of all of it were still constantly being reported by newsletters from each faction.
Ron Hairan eventually succeeded in blocking the final explosion of chaos alone.
However, it was impossible for him to fully deal with the aftermath of the chaos and self-destruction that had already penetrated his protective wall during the battle with Glyek, even for him who had risen to the genesis knight realm.
As everyone on the battlefield feared. The chaos beyond the protective wall was making the world uninhabitable.
“There's no end to these crazy things. Are these really just the remnants of that monster of the King of Chaos or something?”
Daytona and Haytona.
The two were on a mission to subdue the 'remnants of chaos' that had fallen near Delki Kingdom.
The faces of the brothers and the guardian knights they had led showed signs of exhaustion. The subjugation had already been going on for several days.
Monsters named the Remnants of Chaos were being created in the lands of the world where Glyek’s Chaos was dropped.
Delki is just one of them. There are about 50 'contaminated areas' discovered so far, and the number is increasing with each passing day. It is unknown how many undiscovered areas of contamination there may be.
If Ron couldn't handle the Glyek's self-destruction, if Ron’s attribute of genesis knight’s power was other than protection. Then the world would have been irrevocably destroyed.
“The youngest, the people on that battlefield… What kind of monster did they fight with?”
“It must have been terrible enough if the monster that is only a remnant of it is this much.”
Heytona answered while cutting the monster's body into pieces.
The monsters in the contaminated area had a vitality that was incomparable to any monster known to the world.
When its body was torn apart, it multiplied according to the number of torn pieces, but it stopped only when it was disassembled until it became a piece of flesh the size of a bean.
Among them, there were individuals with super-regeneration ability, not proliferation. They belonged to a particularly strong axis, and in this way, all the monsters in the contaminated area were different.
The strongest individual discovered so far is known to be subjugated only with the power of the Black Knight. Their habits were also completely different from those of normal monsters. They specialized in parasitism, not combat, and took living creatures, including humans, as their hosts.
In addition, the creature that became the host was contagious, and the human being attacked by such an individual was eaten into chaos and exploded.
Fortunately, not all humans are vulnerable to contagion. Trained martial artists and mages showed a considerable level of immunity, but the Tona brothers did not even want to imagine what it would have been like without it.
The Magic Society named it 'contagious chaos'.
In other words, the world was facing a catastrophe. There is no shortage of comparison to the greatest catastrophes known to have been waged by Helluram.
Not only the Tona brothers, but all members of each faction, including Zipfel, were suppressing chaos around the world.
“It’s still terrible, but if Elder Brother Diphus from our clan and Kadun the Fire Dragon from Zipfel didn’t quickly choose the initial suppression, it would have been even more chaotic. Damn, that's creepy. Nevertheless, it is the first time that the clan has been hit so hard since the Holy Kingdom protection War 500 years ago.”
“Isn’t it fortunate that not only our clan, but the whole world, and that Zipfel suffered that much damage…….”
Runcandel and Zipfel. Excluding the Empire, it was by far those two clan that suffered the most damage in this war.
In Runcandel, nearly three hundred elite knights, including five black knights, were killed and Rosa was seriously injured.
Zipfel also lost the entire 1st and 2nd Fleet including Kozec, lost more than 30 dragons and over 500 mages and Kelliark seriously injured.
In particular, the aftermath of the last explosion was a problem. Glyek’s self-destruction continued for three days. The forces of each faction were able to escape the battlefield only two days after the unprecedented explosion in history.
Currently, the strength of the remaining two clans is less than that of one clan just a month ago.
And, of course, the injuries Rosa and Kelliark suffered were generally incurable. It was the power of chaos that had slandered them.
“The 10th and 11th flagbearer. I just got a message from main house.”
A Guardian Knight approached Tona Brothers.
“Report.”
Upon hearing the Guardian Knight's report, the Tona brothers' eyes widened.
“…… Is that how it was decided in the end?”
"I'll have to hurry up to meet the date."
Without time to shake off the flesh of the monsters on his body, the Tona brothers moved deeper into the contaminated area again.
Right after the war ended, they felt a strange power that began to develop in them.
* * *
“A truce with Zipfel has been decided.”
Hearing Rosa's words, Diphus nodded his head in anticipation.
A dark spot could be seen on Rosa's wrist, revealed through the sleeves of her dress. When Diphus' gaze reached it, Rosa naturally covered her wrist.
"It's because of Kinzelo."
"Yes. They're the only ones in this war who haven't taken any damage. And they probably watched this war from the beginning and hoping that it would weaken us and Zipfel, and the outcome is what they wanted.”
Suppressing her cough, Rosa recalled the final moments of the war.
The terrifying explosion swept away the knights of the clan and the mages of Zipfel...… The moment Zipfel’s Demon’s God’s Orb was broken.
'Since the Demon’s God’s Orb is destroyed, it is impossible for Zipfel to recover its power within a short period of time.'
If Chiron was in the clan, now was the chance to end the thousand-year war with victory.
However, the Black Knights sent to the Black Sea at the beginning of the war eventually returned to the clan without being able to contact Chiron.
Therefore, on the contrary, now was the best time for Zipfel to attack Runcandel, but it couldn't venture out in front of a public enemy called Kinzelo.
For Zipfel, restoring the Demon’s God’s Orb was the most urgent thing. It is said that it was for healing power, but the real reason was different.
"Mother. As you know, strange things have been happening to purebloods, including myself.”
The strange thing Diphus said was about the power that Tona brothers felt.
“Are you talking about starting to feel mana?”
“…… That's right."
Mana.
Right after the war ended, the purebloods of Runcandel, excluding Jin, felt mana for the first time in their lives.
Rosa didn't feel that sensation, but she was aware that the mana that her children possessed was still at an extremely weak level.
As a result of broken Demon’s God’s Orb and Zipfel received a serious blow. The power of the stories, the magic of Zipfel that manipulates history, was weakening. Therefore, the oath and curse of a thousand years ago that had suppressed Runcandel also became unstable.
That was why Kelliark had so hastily proposed an ceasefire. Even though Rosa knew that fact, she had no choice but to accept.
“What should we do?”
“If you are asking whether you should be silent and vigilant, you don’t have to.”
Diphus flinched and met Rosa's eyes.
“What are you so surprised about? The youngest already told all members about the fact that our clan had the power of a magic sword. The present phenomenon must be the result of the weakening of Zipfel’s power and the fading of the curse they placed on our clan.”
“When they regain power, it will be back to square one.”
“Not everyone can become like the youngest just because they can handle mana. Besides, unless we completely destroy the Zipfel, this power will remain at a level where you can't use it properly.”
Rosa decided that there was no point in finding a way to use the weak mana right away.
She thinks that they can regain their status as a magic swordsman only when they puts an end to Zipfel and the curse of the clan really ends.
“The flagbearer won't have time for individual training until the chaos is fully suppressed anyway. Stay alert and start cleaning up the contaminated areas.”
Diphus lowered his head.
“And, is the 12th flagbearer still there?”
"Yes."
When Glyek’s self-destruction continued for three days, Jin and Dante suffered no additional damage in the storm of chaos. It was because Ron's will intensively protected the two.
Currently, the land where sword emperor castle was located is more seriously polluted than any other place in the world where fragments of chaos splattered.
For the past month, those who have been tasked with suppressing the chaos of each faction have not yet begun to purify the sword emperor castle.
It was just encamped and tying up the chaos that was still swirling inside the estate so that it could not escape.
Just as Rosa was about to say something, a guardian knight hurriedly found their office.
“Acting patriarch! it was reported that the 12th flagbearer entered the sword emperor castle territory two hours ago...…!”
"What!?"
Diphus shouted.
Like Rosa and Kelliark, Jin is still in a state where the encroachment of chaos is not completely over.
And since it has already been revealed that those engulfed in chaos respond to greater chaos and proceed with demonization, entering the territory of the Sword Emperor Castle was no different than suicide.
“Mother, I will go myself…….”
“No, there is no need for that.”
Rosa said in a calm voice.
“It must be because he is sure that something will protect him. If the youngest had fallen into demonization after entering the territory, then other peculiarities would have been reported. Like attacking an ally.”
What the hell are you saying something is protecting the youngest?
Seeing Rosa's bitter eyes, Diphus couldn't ask the question.
* * *
At that time, Jin was not the only one who entered the territory of the sword emperor castle.
There was a person who entered the territory that became a chaotic hell before him. Then, as Rosa expected, the two of them walked on the polluted ground with the help of a certain power.
With the blessing that no one else could enjoy without the two of them.
“Dante.”
Looking at his friend's back, Jin called his name.
"Jin."
Dante did not look back at Jin. Jin sat down next to Dante and moved his gaze to where he was looking.
Between the storms of chaos that engulfed the entire territory, only one spot the two were looking up at was generating a bright light.
That one piece of light.
Light, which was one person, protected the two from the chaos of the polluted land.
"This is not the end of you and me, so don't sit down in sorrow for too long, this is what my grandfather meant...….”
Jin patted Dante on the back for a long time without seeing him crying.
***
May 10, 1800.
About a month has passed since the war ended.
Now, even those who did not directly witness the sword emperor castle war and the Glyek subjugation knew what had happened in the world.
The fact that the emperor had driven the pillar of the empire as traitor, the identity of the white stone, and the results of all of it were still constantly being reported by newsletters from each faction.
Ron Hairan eventually succeeded in blocking the final explosion of chaos alone.
However, it was impossible for him to fully deal with the aftermath of the chaos and self-destruction that had already penetrated his protective wall during the battle with Glyek, even for him who had risen to the genesis knight realm.
As everyone on the battlefield feared. The chaos beyond the protective wall was making the world uninhabitable.
“There's no end to these crazy things. Are these really just the remnants of that monster of the King of Chaos or something?”
Daytona and Haytona.
The two were on a mission to subdue the 'remnants of chaos' that had fallen near Delki Kingdom.
The faces of the brothers and the guardian knights they had led showed signs of exhaustion. The subjugation had already been going on for several days.
Monsters named the Remnants of Chaos were being created in the lands of the world where Glyek’s Chaos was dropped.
Delki is just one of them. There are about 50 'contaminated areas' discovered so far, and the number is increasing with each passing day. It is unknown how many undiscovered areas of contamination there may be.
If Ron couldn't handle the Glyek's self-destruction, if Ron’s attribute of genesis knight’s power was other than protection. Then the world would have been irrevocably destroyed.
“The youngest, the people on that battlefield… What kind of monster did they fight with?”
“It must have been terrible enough if the monster that is only a remnant of it is this much.”
Heytona answered while cutting the monster's body into pieces.
The monsters in the contaminated area had a vitality that was incomparable to any monster known to the world.
When its body was torn apart, it multiplied according to the number of torn pieces, but it stopped only when it was disassembled until it became a piece of flesh the size of a bean.
Among them, there were individuals with super-regeneration ability, not proliferation. They belonged to a particularly strong axis, and in this way, all the monsters in the contaminated area were different.
The strongest individual discovered so far is known to be subjugated only with the power of the Black Knight. Their habits were also completely different from those of normal monsters. They specialized in parasitism, not combat, and took living creatures, including humans, as their hosts.
In addition, the creature that became the host was contagious, and the human being attacked by such an individual was eaten into chaos and exploded.
Fortunately, not all humans are vulnerable to contagion. Trained martial artists and mages showed a considerable level of immunity, but the Tona brothers did not even want to imagine what it would have been like without it.
The Magic Society named it 'contagious chaos'.
In other words, the world was facing a catastrophe. There is no shortage of comparison to the greatest catastrophes known to have been waged by Helluram.
Not only the Tona brothers, but all members of each faction, including Zipfel, were suppressing chaos around the world.
“It’s still terrible, but if Elder Brother Diphus from our clan and Kadun the Fire Dragon from Zipfel didn’t quickly choose the initial suppression, it would have been even more chaotic. Damn, that's creepy. Nevertheless, it is the first time that the clan has been hit so hard since the Holy Kingdom protection War 500 years ago.”
“Isn’t it fortunate that not only our clan, but the whole world, and that Zipfel suffered that much damage…….”
Runcandel and Zipfel. Excluding the Empire, it was by far those two clan that suffered the most damage in this war.
In Runcandel, nearly three hundred elite knights, including five black knights, were killed and Rosa was seriously injured.
Zipfel also lost the entire 1st and 2nd Fleet including Kozec, lost more than 30 dragons and over 500 mages and Kelliark seriously injured.
In particular, the aftermath of the last explosion was a problem. Glyek’s self-destruction continued for three days. The forces of each faction were able to escape the battlefield only two days after the unprecedented explosion in history.
Currently, the strength of the remaining two clans is less than that of one clan just a month ago.
And, of course, the injuries Rosa and Kelliark suffered were generally incurable. It was the power of chaos that had slandered them.
“The 10th and 11th flagbearer. I just got a message from main house.”
A Guardian Knight approached Tona Brothers.
“Report.”
Upon hearing the Guardian Knight's report, the Tona brothers' eyes widened.
“…… Is that how it was decided in the end?”
"I'll have to hurry up to meet the date."
Without time to shake off the flesh of the monsters on his body, the Tona brothers moved deeper into the contaminated area again.
Right after the war ended, they felt a strange power that began to develop in them.
* * *
“A truce with Zipfel has been decided.”
Hearing Rosa's words, Diphus nodded his head in anticipation.
A dark spot could be seen on Rosa's wrist, revealed through the sleeves of her dress. When Diphus' gaze reached it, Rosa naturally covered her wrist.
"It's because of Kinzelo."
"Yes. They're the only ones in this war who haven't taken any damage. And they probably watched this war from the beginning and hoping that it would weaken us and Zipfel, and the outcome is what they wanted.”
Suppressing her cough, Rosa recalled the final moments of the war.
The terrifying explosion swept away the knights of the clan and the mages of Zipfel...… The moment Zipfel’s Demon’s God’s Orb was broken.
'Since the Demon’s God’s Orb is destroyed, it is impossible for Zipfel to recover its power within a short period of time.'
If Chiron was in the clan, now was the chance to end the thousand-year war with victory.
However, the Black Knights sent to the Black Sea at the beginning of the war eventually returned to the clan without being able to contact Chiron.
Therefore, on the contrary, now was the best time for Zipfel to attack Runcandel, but it couldn't venture out in front of a public enemy called Kinzelo.
For Zipfel, restoring the Demon’s God’s Orb was the most urgent thing. It is said that it was for healing power, but the real reason was different.
"Mother. As you know, strange things have been happening to purebloods, including myself.”
The strange thing Diphus said was about the power that Tona brothers felt.
“Are you talking about starting to feel mana?”
“…… That's right."
Mana.
Right after the war ended, the purebloods of Runcandel, excluding Jin, felt mana for the first time in their lives.
Rosa didn't feel that sensation, but she was aware that the mana that her children possessed was still at an extremely weak level.
As a result of broken Demon’s God’s Orb and Zipfel received a serious blow. The power of the stories, the magic of Zipfel that manipulates history, was weakening. Therefore, the oath and curse of a thousand years ago that had suppressed Runcandel also became unstable.
That was why Kelliark had so hastily proposed an ceasefire. Even though Rosa knew that fact, she had no choice but to accept.
“What should we do?”
“If you are asking whether you should be silent and vigilant, you don’t have to.”
Diphus flinched and met Rosa's eyes.
“What are you so surprised about? The youngest already told all members about the fact that our clan had the power of a magic sword. The present phenomenon must be the result of the weakening of Zipfel’s power and the fading of the curse they placed on our clan.”
“When they regain power, it will be back to square one.”
“Not everyone can become like the youngest just because they can handle mana. Besides, unless we completely destroy the Zipfel, this power will remain at a level where you can't use it properly.”
Rosa decided that there was no point in finding a way to use the weak mana right away.
She thinks that they can regain their status as a magic swordsman only when they puts an end to Zipfel and the curse of the clan really ends.
“The flagbearer won't have time for individual training until the chaos is fully suppressed anyway. Stay alert and start cleaning up the contaminated areas.”
Diphus lowered his head.
“And, is the 12th flagbearer still there?”
"Yes."
When Glyek’s self-destruction continued for three days, Jin and Dante suffered no additional damage in the storm of chaos. It was because Ron's will intensively protected the two.
Currently, the land where sword emperor castle was located is more seriously polluted than any other place in the world where fragments of chaos splattered.
For the past month, those who have been tasked with suppressing the chaos of each faction have not yet begun to purify the sword emperor castle.
It was just encamped and tying up the chaos that was still swirling inside the estate so that it could not escape.
Just as Rosa was about to say something, a guardian knight hurriedly found their office.
“Acting patriarch! it was reported that the 12th flagbearer entered the sword emperor castle territory two hours ago...…!”
"What!?"
Diphus shouted.
Like Rosa and Kelliark, Jin is still in a state where the encroachment of chaos is not completely over.
And since it has already been revealed that those engulfed in chaos respond to greater chaos and proceed with demonization, entering the territory of the Sword Emperor Castle was no different than suicide.
“Mother, I will go myself…….”
“No, there is no need for that.”
Rosa said in a calm voice.
“It must be because he is sure that something will protect him. If the youngest had fallen into demonization after entering the territory, then other peculiarities would have been reported. Like attacking an ally.”
What the hell are you saying something is protecting the youngest?
Seeing Rosa's bitter eyes, Diphus couldn't ask the question.
* * *
At that time, Jin was not the only one who entered the territory of the sword emperor castle.
There was a person who entered the territory that became a chaotic hell before him. Then, as Rosa expected, the two of them walked on the polluted ground with the help of a certain power.
With the blessing that no one else could enjoy without the two of them.
“Dante.”
Looking at his friend's back, Jin called his name.
"Jin."
Dante did not look back at Jin. Jin sat down next to Dante and moved his gaze to where he was looking.
Between the storms of chaos that engulfed the entire territory, only one spot the two were looking up at was generating a bright light.
That one piece of light.
Light, which was one person, protected the two from the chaos of the polluted land.
"This is not the end of you and me, so don't sit down in sorrow for too long, this is what my grandfather meant...….”
Jin patted Dante on the back for a long time without seeing him crying.
