episode_0035

Let Kariel take a stance.

The atmosphere was completely different from before.

As the overwhelming energy that originally radiated faded away, the empty space was filled with silence that was infinitely close to nothingness.

Although this place was filled with Arina’s power, the world around him was only moaning coldly.

Arina felt threatened by the atmosphere and prepared to attack.

I couldn’t afford to waste any more time.

Even though he became stronger by shedding blood and sweat over a period of five years, he was much weaker and weaker than the Sun Clan hundreds of years ago when the Sun Clan was alive and well, so it was impossible to maintain this much energy for a long time.

Therefore, Arina decided to make her last move without fear.

‘It might be a little difficult, though.’

Arina muttered to herself.

In order to defeat him, who was called a warrior in the world and his father’s disciple, he had to endure such hardships.

Moreover, the current Kariel was giving off a completely different aura than before, and she felt deep in her bones that she was more dangerous than ever.

So she took out what could be considered the secret weapon of the Sun Clan.

The reason why they are called the Sun Tribe.

The reason is that they deal with the power of the sun, but there is another decisive factor that led them to be called the sun tribe.

It is the sun itself.

The sun-shaped attacks she has launched so far are also created with the power of the sun, but they are different.

The true power of the sun is not simply an imitation, but is irrational enough to burn down half of the dimension due to its mighty power that shrunk the sun.

A being who reached the end of the realm could be said to have such irrational power that he could burn down half of the dimension by bursting with secret energy.

However, even if she uses secret techniques with her power, it does not produce that much power.

Nevertheless, the moment she unleashed her secret power, it was at a level where she could burn down not only the center of the church where she currently exists, but also the entire empire.

Therefore, if a secret weapon were unleashed here, the center of the cult, it would be clear that many people would die. But Arina believed in Kariel.

Although she was now an enemy and was attacking with the purpose of defeating her, Arina believed that Kariel would block her attack, so Arina did her best to pull off a secret move.

A fire unlike any before raged around her.

The surrounding buildings began to melt, and the heat of the sun filled the air.

The magic power that existed in the atmosphere was absorbed into the sun she created and grew in size, and finally the true sun, the secret energy of the Sun Clan, bloomed here.

At that moment, there were only two words I could think of.

Destruction (滅亡) and extinction (消滅).

sun floating in space

It descends into reality.

Such aftereffects do not just stop in the surrounding area but spread widely.

However, the sun’s aftereffects only circled around and did not go any further.

This is because the hero Kariel is blocking it.

“… ”

Kariel saw the rising sun.

It was a beautifully burning form, but strangely enough, the only word that came to his eyes was destruction.

Thinking that the words he imagined could become reality, he drew his sword.

“After… ”

After taking a short breath, I let out a light breath and took a step forward. The sun rose high in contrast to his small, simple existence, but he knew it was not a sign of helplessness. Magical power spread around him.

Even in the face of the hot, blazing sun, he continued to move forward.

Even the sun, which would burn everything, could not destroy him.

All that could be clearly felt was a feeble amount of magic, but the presence of the sun that filled the surrounding area began to be overshadowed by the presence it radiated.

It was a contradictory thing.

What was clearly felt was that, despite its small presence, it was pushing out the huge presence of the sun.

It may have been an impossible statement, but the scene unfolding before my eyes was not a lie, a dream, or a delusion, but a clear reality.

‘… ‘Kael.’

Arina looked at Kariel, who was getting closer and closer and spreading his presence, and called out his pseudonym in her mind.

The world calls him a hero and bad rumors are going around about him.

But the Kael she saw was an infinitely pure young man.

A good being who thinks of others more than himself and puts himself first when others are in danger.

‘… thank you.’

The presence of the sun is slowly swallowed up by his presence.

Looking at that scene, Arina said a small thank you to herself.

She clearly dreamed of revenge, but deep down she always hoped someone would stop her. From the moment I first dreamed of revenge until now when I collided with Kariel.

And it was the moment when the small wish in my heart was about to come true.

“… ”

The sun she created was swallowed up by the atmosphere it gave off and disappeared.

Just before I lost consciousness due to the recoil from exerting all my strength.

Arina sighed as her magical energy suddenly filled up.

“Ah… ”

The mind becomes clear, and demonic energy builds up inside the body.

All the wounds on his body were healed and the power of the sun also returned.

The body’s control has passed.

Only then did Arina realize.

The one who informed him of all this truth and encouraged him was a demon.

And it means that he was played by such demons.

“Kael… ”

A situation where the body’s control is almost lost.

Rather than being shocked by the fact that all of his five years of effort had turned out to be nothing more than a prank by the demons, he uttered his last words to Kael before the initiative was completely taken over.

“Kill me… ”

Last shout.

If you kill him right now, when he has not yet taken control of his body, you can prevent future tragedies.

Even if it is to correct the mistakes made due to one’s own vain thoughts.

He wanted to kill her, but Kariel only trembled with the hand holding the sword.

No action was taken.

While hesitating like that.

Arina’s body’s control was completely lost.

Something that had completely taken over her body opened its eyes anew.

***

Kariel couldn’t believe the current situation.

No, exactly, I didn’t want to believe it.

These are the scenes we see now.

‘… ‘

The demonic energy spread around Arina, and the power of the sun was also affected by the demonic energy and turned black.

Horns began to grow on top of her head, and her eyes transformed into bright red blood-red irises.

Kariel knew what the phenomenon in that state was called.

Demon painting.

A being that is not a demon becomes a demon.

But the problem here is that it was not what Arina herself wanted, so the person who awakened after the demonization was completed was not her.

Her personality did not disappear completely, but because she had no control over her body, she was unable to do anything except see what was happening through her vision.

‘… ‘Arina.’

Kariel pursed her lips.

As a result, he felt no pain even though blood was leaking out.

This is because the situation he is in is not good enough to feel pain.

.

The demon was definitely a target of summary execution, and after being transformed into a demon, she was no longer her.

A new personality is awakened, and since that personality can actually be seen as a demon, it is clearly a situation where it must be killed.

There was ample opportunity for that to happen and no further damage could have occurred.

however.

‘… ‘

Kariel couldn’t bear it.

How can I kill her?

She is the only person I can call family because I have developed a close relationship with her without any walls.

Although Arina, who had been transformed into a demon, was no longer the woman he knew, Kariel could not choose because he knew that her personality still remained within her.

The option of killing her.

Even if it would lead to bad consequences later, he couldn’t choose the option of killing Arina.

If so, you need to find another way.

‘There must be some way.’

Reminds me of the original work I read.

And find a way to overcome this situation.

Since there was a way other than becoming a complete demon, Kariel recalled the original work she had read.

After searching for a way to recall memories of the past that are now almost forgotten.

He was able to recall a phrase.

-A holy sword that only warriors can use. It purifies and cuts down all evil energies. No matter how strong the Demon Lord is, he is vulnerable in front of the Holy Sword.

A holy sword that is exclusive to warriors and threatens even the Demon King.

If you have it, you can save Anna.

It is possible because his personality is not completely dead yet and he has only recently become a demon.

Kariel actually became depressed by that fact.

‘… ‘I don’t have a holy sword.’

In a way, it was natural.

Since Kariel is not a true hero, the Holy Sword does not exist.

No, there was, but it was fake.

There was no way that a fake holy sword could have the effect of a true holy sword.

Moreover, the grim thing was that since sacred power could not be used, there was no possibility of producing the effect of a holy sword.

But Kariel decided to give it a try.

If I couldn’t do it here anyway, there was nowhere else to go.

Even if there was no chance of success, he had to try.

‘come.’

Kariel shouted inwardly, recalling the image of the holy sword in her mind.

Then a huge long sword appeared in front of him.

In the original work, the fake hero Kariel’s way of calling the holy sword was the same as the way the main character, Arien, calls it.

It was a bit funny that this level of similarity was fake, but it was also thanks to this level of similarity that Kariel was able to act as a warrior in the original.

Kariel reached out to the fake holy sword floating in front of her.

He clenched the handle of his sword and prayed earnestly in his heart.

‘Please.’

Fake holy sword.

The essence of this is nothing more than a fake imitating the real thing.

Kariel knew this, but she prayed and prayed earnestly.

It’s okay to pay any price.

I want it to have the effect of a true holy sword just this once.

He cried out with earnest wishes to the goddess he had never prayed to before.

Ugh!

Did his earnest wish reach God?

The pure white holy sword began to contain an unknown light.

The light of divine power that started from the tip of the sword did not stop at covering the pure white sword, but slowly spread around Kariel.

The light emitted by the holy sword caused the ground and buildings that had melted due to the power of the sun to regain their original appearance. Kariel was unable to say anything as the sight of the power of God unfolded.

The current scene is so shocking, but it is because I saw it in one sentence.

-When Arien drew the holy sword and imbued it with divine power, a brilliant and beautiful light spread through the world. The golden yet mysterious light covered the land immersed in darkness like waves, and lands that had been devoid of life regained life.

-The dark clouds that covered the sky and poured rain avoided the light, and the river of blood that flowed from so many corpses that it formed a mountain returned to rest along with the countless souls that had accumulated there.

-Arien’s appearance, spreading intense light thanks to the power of the holy sword and displaying power close to that of a god, looked like a goddess descending to the underworld. Even the demons who had been fighting just moments before were mesmerized by her appearance, and the light she spread began to overflow with the energy of vitality in this place where the screams of death had been filled with the war.

– Her appearance truly deserves the word ‘hero.’ Everyone who was watching knelt before her.

The scene in the original where Arien pulls out the holy sword.

Although considering the description expressed in the text, the current light is very weak.

It was a sight that could clearly be called the light of the holy sword.

Kariel thought as she looked at the scene.

‘… ‘I don’t know why.’

I don’t know why fake holy swords emit the same light as the true holy sword, but that wasn’t an important fact at the moment.

The only thing that matters right now is that my earnest wish has turned into reality and that I have a chance to save Arina.

It is not too late to put off questions about him.

The only thing to think about now is to save Arina.

With that thought in mind, Kariel swung his sword at Arina, who was almost completely transformed into a demon.