#435
Helmut
Episode 435
It was all dark. He was on high ground. Probably a very high cliff.
Helmut stood there and witnessed a scene unfolding beneath his feet.
Deep in the depths, the abyss that stretched out from the underground pit was expanding towards the world.
A destructive darkness that turns life into death. Helmut could vividly feel what that fierce and tyrannical will meant.
ruin. It will destroy life and cover the earth with darkness. No one who opposes that power will survive.
The only survivors are those with demonic energy.
Helmut suddenly saw something sparkling within the abyss.
It has a red sheen… … Is it snow?
Those red eyes, the color of blood as if plucked from the heart of a living person, were staring at Helmut.
That gaze is indifferent yet persistent, as if contemplating. As if trying to gauge what Helmut is like.
I felt like I could hear red eyes whispering.
‘Are you dark? or not… … ?’
ridge. ridge. ridge.
Helmut frowned at the vibrations pounding inside him. Beneath the strong seal, sprouts of darkness were wriggling. Like reacting to those red eyes.
‘stop.’
Helmut placed his hand near his heart.
Never again will you lose yourself and be dominated. Even if this seal does not exist, never.
Was it because his will was strong? The red eyes disappeared into the abyss.
Helmut suddenly remembered where he had seen it.
Eyes of Lumen. The moment he was about to cross the sacred barrier, those eyes looked at him from the sky.
Although they had completely different powers, the way they looked at Helmut was similar. As if observing what kind of being he is with a watchful eye.
It was clear that neither side had Helmut within the line. Helmut, like his Vis, is a gray being.
Helmut watched the scenery unfolding before his eyes.
From above, piercing the abyss, a single, thin beam of light was shining down.
It was a beautiful, but not gentle light.
The light looked like a spear of the sun piercing into the abyss.
However, the abyss did not give itself up easily.
Light and darkness, that fierce clash.
Helmut looked at it and realized. This is a dream. But it was a very realistic dream.
A gloomy sensation as if darkness were constricting my limbs. A vague ominous feeling that cannot be cut with a sword.
If this is a dream, why do I dream like this?
As soon as I could question it, my mind soared to the surface.
Helmut opened his eyes convulsively, as if he had been forcibly shaken off.
The ceiling was just as I saw it before falling asleep. The world outside the dream was quiet.
Helmut lay still and looked at the ceiling. Recalling the scene he witnessed in his dream.
[what’s the matter?]
Elaga sneakily approached him and tapped his nose with her front paw.
As the fur tickled the tip of his nose, Helmut sneezed without realizing it. Hitch!
“… … “I had a strange dream.”
[Did you have a dirty dream? I have to tell Area.]
Helmut stretched out his hand and held Elaga’s body tightly.
Elaga meowed and struggled.
[What are you doing, you violent bastard!]
Helmut gritted his teeth and said.
“… … “No, so don’t say that.”
[why? You are a grown male. Things like that happen, too. There is nothing to hide as it is a natural phenomenon. It goes without saying that you let your female know that you are in heat… … .]
“No!”
Helmut shouted and threw Elaga away.
Elaga was always the only one who could raise his voice.
If other people had seen it, it would have been criticized as animal cruelty, but Elaga nimbly turned her stance in the air and landed on all fours.
[Are you still a prude? When on earth are you going to get out of playing house?]
The narrowed eyes looked somehow sinister. For a cat, it has a human-like expression.
Helmut glared at him and suddenly threw it.
“Elaga, you went to the temple yesterday, right?”
[Yes?]
Elaga’s body flinched after being counterattacked. Helmut was convinced by her reaction, which was far from calm.
“It looks like he went on a rampage there. “Looking at the temple guys running away in a huff.”
Is it like coming to set fire to someone else’s house, only to find out your own house is on fire? Elaga rolled her eyes.
[huh? well. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was taking a nap.]
“You were with Area. “But you took a nap?”
When Helmut sharply pointed out, Elaga’s mouth fell shut. It is best to avoid unfavorable conversations.
“I told you to be quiet… … .”
“I took him.”
The door opened, and Area entered. It is, after all, the room of the successor of Rinosa, and a man’s room.
However, Area stepped inside without hesitation.
‘I think you were here yesterday too?’
For a moment, Helmut wondered whether he should reprimand the escort knight.
‘No matter how much I am your fiancee, is it okay for me to go in and out of the bedroom without permission?’
He also has a private life. Instead of pointing out that fact, Helmut pointed out a more important fact.
“I did something dangerous.”
It’s almost like a temple mainland. A place called Sanctuary. If they had hidden powers, Elaga could have become dangerous.
Elaga is a monster. It is a being vulnerable to divine power.
[Yes, it was dangerous. The fur got burnt.]
Elaga grumbled, showing her exposed front paw.
There were no injuries, but the fur had burned off after hitting the barrier, so the pinkish flesh was still visible.
Area calmly opened her mouth.
“The temple’s power was aimed at Latona, and it would be much more dangerous to fight them head-on. “If the bracelet I gave you activated, it would have been really dangerous.”
Area, who was in the middle of using movement magic, did not sense the danger facing Helmut.
How surprised I was later to discover that the bracelet was broken.
‘I’ll have to make a better artifact next time.’
Area made a promise.
“The bracelet was a big help. thank you. but,”
Helmut’s eyes gained strength.
“I hope from now on you won’t do something like that on your own.”
It’s not arrogance or overconfidence that you don’t need help.
It’s just that I didn’t want to take risks in a place that was out of my reach, whether it was Area or Elaga.
Because they were the greatest treasure Helmut had in his life.
[If I had told you, I wouldn’t have let you.]
Elaga grumbled. Area hesitated, but then nodded her head.
“okay.”
When I thought about it, I thought it would be okay to persuade him in advance. I was confident I could go through with it.
Area asked the question she had been putting off.
“How are you feeling?”
Only then did Helmut check his physical condition. The minor wounds sustained during the battle have healed completely. I don’t feel any pain at all.
Of course, the vis wasn’t all back yet, but it seemed like it would be fine in 2 or 3 days.
“are you okay. Could you please take a look at my seal instead?”
Area placed her hand on his chest. Since the location was his bedroom, it was a bit of a strange composition.
Elaga snorted.
[Ugh, huh huh huh]
Helmut’s fist gained strength.
“Elaga, you’re so loud!”
It seems that Ella is in heat.
Area, who closely examined the seal surrounding the sprout of darkness, immediately withdrew her hand.
“The seal is fine. But why? “Did you feel something strange?”
Helmut told about an ominous dream he had last night.
Unlike Area, who listened to the story seriously, Elaga reacted sullenly.
[It’s a dream. I guess I was emotionally unstable.]
Ignoring his words completely, the two continued talking.
“You once said that. “It seems like the sprouts of your darkness are alive.”
Helmut nodded to Area’s question.
“It did.”
“Then maybe the sprout of darkness taught you something, or maybe it was through it that you caught a glimpse of something beyond.”
Helmut retorted.
“The sprout of darkness is not a monster or anything. “This is just a piece of Magi.”
Area’s words sounded as if the sprout of darkness had demonic properties.
There were times when I felt that the sprouts of darkness had a will.
But that was the original attribute and will of the demonic spirit. A force that seeks destruction and slaughter.
That is why Magi is called a dark force that must be rejected.
Alea’s purple eyes shone brightly. This is the look she often shows when she is interested in something.
“No, the sprout of darkness is not just a piece of demonic energy. In that case, it would be enough to remove it. “Removing it won’t kill you.”
Her voice gradually became clearer.
“As you grew, the dark sprouts became deeply intertwined with your source, your soul, and your mind. In that way, I naturally developed a demonic nature. It might affect your subconscious. On the other hand, you may be able to look into the sprouts of darkness.”
“… … “I’m not happy about anything.”
Helmut shook his head.
Thinking about what he had experienced so far just because he was born with the sprout of darkness, he felt uncomfortable.
It seemed like the day would never come in my life when I would feel good about the sprout of darkness or want to communicate with it.
A smile appeared on Alea’s lips.
“Darkness spreads, light pierces it, and two forces collide. “I think I need to look into this.”
It seems like something unusual is going to happen. That might have been predicted from the moment they escaped the sacred barrier.
Helmut opened his mouth.
“I have to go see the Archduke.”
To hear the results of the war. And as Linosa’s successor, there was still work left for him to do.
* * *
After the clash between Rinosa and the Temple, the world was in shock.
The defeat of an incredible temple.
Linosa single-handedly defeated the temple’s army before reinforcements could arrive.
The successor of Rinosa, who possessed the sprout of darkness, penetrated the middle of the enemy lines with his fearsome skills and captured the high priest.
Meanwhile, the temple that had been trampled by demons was on the verge of collapse, and rumors were spreading uncontrollably by those who had seen the huge white leopard.
The absolute has been shattered, and only winners and losers remain.
The temple, covered with the stigma of a loser, was surprisingly quiet.
Without making any statement.
The temple ended in failure, and the temple lost its opportunity for revenge.
And it didn’t just end there.
