Truth and Choice [Modified Hamel Empire Map]

Ginivir and the Undead Legion cleared out all the Inquisitors outside the camp.

No matter how elite the Kyle Holy Kingdom’s Inquisitors were, they couldn’t defeat tens of thousands of Undead mixed with high-ranking Undead.

Ginivir led her subordinates and hurriedly entered the tent.

A flash of light occurred, and inside was only one Inquisitor with a severed arm.

The Inquisitor sneered with a venomous face.

“Hahahaha! You’re too late!”

Ginivir’s eyes rolled back in rage, showing only the whites, and her hair stood on end.

Ginivir stretched out both hands and unleashed a compressed aura of cold, freezing the Inquisitor into pieces.

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Ginivir shrieked shrilly.

“Kyaaaaa! Annoying! Annoying! Annoying! Priests! I’ll kill you all! I’ll kill you right now!”

Sren stopped Ginivir.

“Ginivir-nunim. The God of Darkness-nim told us to go to Talca City, so how about we go there first? There will be opportunities for revenge later.”

Ginivir suppressed her excitement.

“Tsk. Tsk. Okay. Let’s go to Talca City as Kyle-oppa instructed. Gather the Inquisitor corpses in one place!”

The Undead Legion gathered the Inquisitor corpses in one place.

Ginivir stretched out her hand, and all the life force remaining in the corpses was sucked into Ginivir.

The corpses turned into crumbly powder and scattered in the wind.

Ginivir cast a wide-area Undead revival magic.

“Massive Undead Revive!”

Undead remains gathered from all over and returned to their original Undead forms.

The Inquisitors’ power was quite strong, so a lot of life force gathered, and most of the high-ranking Undead were revived.

Death Knight Jacque also came back to life.

“Heo-eo~ I’m alive? Should I pinch my cheek?”

Senora flew to Jacque with a bright face.

“Jacque!”

“Senora!”

Jacque and Senora hugged each other tightly and spun around.

The Undead Legion moved to Talca City.

Today, all the female Inquisitors died, but the Elia Holy Kingdom gained a Hero.

The Elia Holy Kingdom would brainwash the Hero in its own way, through torture, training, and confession.

—

This is around Marquis Iosap’s territory.

The army consisting of Winston, Elroy, Tentacles, Dark Elves, and Mountain Trolls crossed the mountains to go to Marquis Iosap’s territory.

As news of the Dark Army’s arrival came in, Marquis Iosap declared martial law.

All the nobles around the territory gathered their troops, residents, and supplies and entered the Marquis Iosap’s castle.

They planned to fight to the death in the Marquis’s castle.

Marquis Iosap also sent letters to the Elves of Kyle Barony, asking them to come into the castle.

In Kyle Barony, 40,000 Elves were cultivating herbs and crops.

If the Dark Army crossed the mountains, they would encounter Kyle Barony first.

However, the Elves refused the Marquis’s instructions.

Lirei, the vice-commander of Kyle Barony, declared that they would fight to the death to protect the Barony.

The Marquis decided to use the Elves as the first line of defense and allowed it.

All the Elves received military training every week, so they could fight.

There were no weak Elves here like in the old days.

The Elves would fight to protect their territory, even if they died.

Under Lirei’s command, the Elves piled up supplies in the residential area, which was the center of the territory.

The Elves surrounded the territory with walls made of bushes and dirt.

Afterward, the Dark Army stopped at a reasonable distance from the wall made by the Elves.

Elroy came out from the Dark Army and shouted.

“I am Archbishop Elroy of the Dark Elf settlement!”

The Elves on the wall heard Elroy’s name and buzzed.

That’s because Elroy was originally a princess of the Elf Kingdom.

Lirei climbed onto the wall and shouted.

“Aren’t you the Dark Elf Elroy who sold the Elf Kingdom to the darkness!”

“I didn’t sell it! Can’t you see the Dark Elves next to me? We are prospering under the God of Darkness! My father Mirphis and mother Shandalar are doing well too!”

“So what are you saying!”

“If you surrender, the God of Darkness-nim said he will recognize your territory and appoint you, Lirei, as the manager!”

The Elves buzzed.

Lirei shouted.

“Don’t be fooled by sweet words! Nothing has meaning unless it’s the freedom we acquired ourselves! Didn’t we experience that in the human world!”

The Elves came to their senses and chanted.

“That’s right!!!”

Lirei scolded Elroy.

“We have learned the cruelty of the world! We won’t be fooled! All Elves will fight for freedom rather than live as slaves!”

The Elves waved their weapons and shouted.

“Uwaaaaa!!!”

Elroy scratched the back of her head and muttered.

“It’s true….”

Elroy threatened.

“You guys! Do you think you can fight against this great army and win?! Do you want to die like dogs?!”

“Kyle-nim will protect us! We won’t lose if we’re with Kyle-nim!”

Thanks to the efforts of the Elf Refugee Support Association and three missionaries, many Elves were deifying the Elf Hero Kyle.

Elroy muttered again.

“That Kyle is the God of Darkness-nim….”

Winston, who was next to her, suggested to Elroy.

“Let’s wait since His Majesty is coming here.”

The God of Darkness raised and cherished the Elves himself, so Winston and Elroy couldn’t attack them at will.

Elroy nodded.

The Dark Army built a temporary camp and waited.

—

After waiting for a few days, Kyle, Nisa, and Serena descended in the center of the Elf settlement.

The Elves welcomed Kyle and his party.

Lirei greeted him happily.

“Baron Kyle-nim! Welcome! We’ve been waiting for you!”

“Hahaha. I heard you’re fighting the Dark Army.”

“The Dark Army is building a camp and not attacking directly. I think they’re scared of our determination.”

‘It’s because I advised them not to fight.’

“I see. Let’s go to the wall.”

I went up to the wall where the Dark Army could be seen, escorted by the Elves.

The Elves on guard were well-armed and had excellent morale.

I instructed Lirei.

“Bring all the Elves.”

“What’s going on?”

“I’m going to give an important speech.”

“I understand.”

After a little time passed, the Elves gathered and swarmed in front of the wall where I was standing.

Lirei said to me.

“Baron Kyle-nim. Please give your speech now.”

I cleared my throat and said.

“It’s been a while. How have you been?”

The Elves chanted.

“We’ve been well!!!”

“I see the Dark Army is waiting in front of us now.”

“We’re not afraid as long as we’re with Kyle-nim!!!”

“Hahaha. Thank you. I’m going to talk about something really important now. Remember that I have always loved and cherished you. Even now.”

The Elves shouted.

“We believe you!!!”

I asked the Elves.

“Which is more important to you, remaining in the light or surviving?”

The Elves answered.

“Isn’t it 당연히 surviving?!”

“The one who survives to the end wins!”

I decided to get to the point.

“You remember my teachings well. I am the God of Darkness.”

A moment of silence flowed among the Elves.

The Elves were bewildered and then laughed.

“Your jokes are funny! Hahaha”

“Euhaha~ Kyle-nim, you’ve only gotten wittier while you were with the Hero party!”

I shouted with a serious face.

“I really am the God of Darkness! I became an Elf Hero and used you to enter the Hamel Empire! But! I truly consider you my people!”

I released the Flowers of Concealment on both sides.

There was no need to use the Flowers of Concealment anymore.

An enormous aura of darkness that couldn’t be hidden flowed out of my body.

The Elves were flustered.

Lirei asked me with a trembling voice, with an unbelievable look on her face.

“Uhm…. Kyle-nim? This is really a bad joke, right? Please tell me it is.”

I looked at Lirei and said.

“I really am the God of Darkness.”

I felt the need to show more definite proof.

I floated high into the sky, and my body grew so large that it became a giant Tentacle covering Kyle Barony.

My body was so big that it blocked the sun, and darkness fell on the Elf settlement.

The Elves were speechless.

The Elves were embarrassed by the fact that the great Elf Hero they had followed, trusted, and even deified was actually the God of Darkness.

Soon, the Elves’ wails echoed.

“Euaaaa! This can’t be happening!”

“Euheoeoeong! Kyle-nim! Please tell me it’s a lie! Heongheongheong!”

Lirei collapsed to the floor with a look of giving up on everything.

“This is a nightmare….”

The Dark Army advanced into the Elf settlement.

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The Elves had already lost all will to fight and didn’t care.

I, Kyle, said in a resounding voice.

“What are you afraid of? I still consider you my people. I am still the Elf Hero Kyle you knew.”

Lirei looked at me, who was blocking the sky, and shouted.

“Didn’t you deceive us?!”

“I’m sorry for deceiving you. I had no choice because I had to go deep into the Hamel Empire. But! I sincerely loved and cherished the Elves while working as an Elf Hero. Didn’t the Elves escape from slavery and find freedom and happiness because of me?”

“How can we believe you?!”

I scolded Lirei.

“You rascal!”

Lirei flinched at my scolding.

I continued.

“You still lack learning! What does it matter whether it’s light or darkness! Is it hard to believe because my appearance is a Tentacle?! Then can you believe humans?!”

Lirei answered in a barely audible voice.

“No….”

“If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn’t have apologized like this! Even if I am the God of Darkness and a Tentacle, I am truly talking to you like this because I cherish you!”

The Elves looked up at me, shedding tears.

The Dark Army had completely arrived at the Elf wall, but they did not attack the Elves and waited quietly.

They were waiting for the God of Darkness to finish talking.

Lirei gained courage and shouted at me.

“What will happen to us!”

I answered.

“I will give you two choices!”

“What are they!”

“The first is to remain as Elves! This territory that you and I created is my precious memory! I will declare this area as an Elf Protected Zone! No dark race will be able to attack or kill Elves in the Elf Protected Zone! The dark race that does not follow this rule will be punished directly by me, the God of Darkness!”

Hope appeared on the Elves’ faces.

Lirei asked loudly.

“What is the second option?!”

I paused for a moment before telling her.

“The second is to accept the darkness and become Dark Elves! This territory will naturally remain your territory, and Lirei will be appointed as the manager! After this continent is covered in darkness, you will be able to roam freely and confidently assert your rights! Now! Which choice will you make?!”

The Elves’ eyes changed.

Lirei shed hot tears and said her choice.

“Isn’t it obvious! Didn’t you teach us! Whether it’s light or darkness, if they treat us well, they’re friends, and if they don’t, they’re enemies! The weak have no freedom or rights! We don’t want to be weak and be protected for the rest of our lives! We will become darkness and live proudly on this continent!”

The Elves made up their minds.

“We will also become Dark Elves!”

“It doesn’t matter whether Kyle-nim is an Elf or a Tentacle! I will follow you!”

I said in a satisfied voice.

“I will pour out a vast amount of dark energy below. Accept the dark energy. If you desperately want it, you will be able to become Dark Elves.”

A vast amount of dark energy flowed out of my body like fog and went down below.

Soon, the dark energy covered the territory.

Quite a long time passed, and the dark energy cleared.

Below were countless Dark Elves.

Lirei had also changed; her shimmering blonde hair had become red blonde, and her skin was dark blue and reddish dark purple.

Lirei’s eyes were blood red.

Lirei had become a Blood Elf, which is a rare occurrence among Dark Elves.

Blood Elves are fierce, cruel, crave blood, and have abilities related to blood.

Lirei looked at me and asked proudly.

“Are we now full members of this continent?!”

I said with a smile.

“Euhahaha! That’s right! This territory will be named ‘Lirei City,’ and Lirei will be appointed as the manager of this territory!”

The Dark Elves cheered.

“Uwaaaa! We finally have our own territory!”

“Long live the God of Darkness!”

It was a real Dark Elf territory, not land borrowed from someone.

The Dark Elves demolished part of the wall to allow the Dark Army to enter.

The Dark Army entered without shedding a drop of blood.

Elroy approached Lirei.

“How is it? Am I right?”

Lirei answered.

“That’s right. I’m sorry for doubting you earlier.”

“Hohoho~ It’s understandable since it’s the first time. Let’s work hard together for the God of Darkness-nim.”

“Of course.”

“Since you’ve become our ally, there will be a subway here too. Come to the Dark Elf settlement sometime. There are many good things to see.”

“Please introduce Lirei City a lot to the surrounding areas too.”

A group of Dark Elf executives approached Lirei and reported.

“Lirei-nim. There are still some who have not turned into Dark Elves. What should we do?”

[Revised Hamel Empire Map]