Ending Maker Episode 400
Chapter 2 – Back to Earth #2
There was a huge dungeon underground in the Paragon Palace.
The dungeon created by the Demon Prince summoned by Archbishop Manuela was several times as wide as the royal palace, and was also deep, reaching over ten floors.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the dungeon, filled with countless monsters and evil spirits that had crossed through the gates of hell, was a hell descended upon humanity.
But this was all a story of the past.
The Demon Prince, the master of the dungeon, was defeated and destroyed by the five heroes of Paragon, and the Gate of Hell hidden deep within the dungeon was also completely destroyed and no longer exists.
Of course, that doesn’t mean all threats have disappeared.
Deep within the complex and massive dungeon, there were still a few monsters left, and the spirits that had been used as sacrifices to summon the Demon Prince were wandering the dungeon, screaming and cursing in resentment.
[And that’s why the opportunity came.]
In a space filled with the energy of hell.
A giant demon with the head and wings of a bat was crouching, smiling sinisterly.
His name is Raizegang.
Although he had fallen, his true nature was that of a Demon Prince, a great demon with title and territory, one of the most powerful demons in Hell.
It was only a year and a few months ago that he opened his eyes.
It wasn’t that he was a devil who had been born less than two years ago.
A clone that awakens due to the death of the main body.
The second life that the Red Moon Raizegang, the king of vampires, left behind in case he were to perish.
The moment the clone Raizegang opened his eyes, he realized that his main body had disappeared.
So he became a new body from his clone, and absorbed the last thoughts passed down from the original body, recovering some of the original body’s power and memories.
[Revenge must be taken.]
The resentment that the main body let out just before it died was beyond imagination.
That is why, as soon as the clone became the new body, it poured all its energy into preparing for revenge.
[And finally I was able to find it.]
Traces of the Gate of Hell that remained underground in the Paragon Palace.
He carefully let the aura of hell flow through the small gap.
The monsters in the dungeon, hungry for the magic of hell, gathered in front of the energy that Raizegang was sending out, and Raizegang prepared to use those monsters to open the door from both the inside and the outside at the same time.
About a year passed like that.
After a long period of suffering, Raizegang was finally able to open the gates of hell, albeit a small one, and let out a bitter smile.
If you fall for royalty again, I will dye the entire continent in blood.
I will curse the birth of all those who dare to bring humiliation upon this body, the King of Vampires.
[Especially, especially those bastards.]
Even though it was originally a blurry ideology, the resentment left behind by the main body was so strong that I could clearly recall their faces.
That evil smile of theirs.
A race of evil people more evil than the devil.
[The luggage will go.]
The Red Moon’s Raise River.
The mighty king of vampires seeks bloody revenge.
Raizegang stretched out his hand towards the gates of hell right before his eyes.
The lives of the sacrifices prepared in advance were sacrificed while reciting the spell, and the gates of hell slowly began to open along with the screams of the lower-level demons tied to the pillars.
[Fear, you humans… … .]
Originally, a being of the level of a Demon Prince would not be able to easily cross over even if the gates of Hell were open, but since Raizegang had not yet fully recovered his strength, he was able to cross over in one go.
That’s why Raizegang looked through the slowly opening door with a smile on his face.
The thought of breathing in the air of humanity and devouring blood to my heart’s content made my entire body boil with magical power.
And finally, just after stepping through the open door-
“Oh, it’s the Raize River.”
“Oh, is this really Raizegang?”
At the voice coming from the front, Raizegang opened his eyes wide without realizing it.
Although I didn’t hear them that often, they were voices I could never forget.
Things more devilish than the devil.
The enemies of the main body must be wiped out!
[Those bastards who will tear me to pieces!]
The moment we met, there were things that flashed through my mind.
Memories of the main body.
Those mad things that continued to chat among themselves as if they didn’t care about their own curses and didn’t even listen properly.
Even at the moment when they were destroying the main body – themselves – they were so absorbed in their own quarrels.
That insult.
That humiliation.
That anger!
[Klarararararararara-!]
A roar burst out from Raizegang’s mouth.
No, it wasn’t just simple aging anymore.
The roar that contained the aura of the Great Demon spread with such force that it shook not only the dungeon but the entire palace.
[It’s a good thing. It’s a good thing. This must be fate.]
It was different from the past when I was sealed by the power of that cursed Solari.
Even though he was weak, he was now free.
So I’ll let them know.
The true power of the Demon Prince.
The true horror of the great devil with title and territory!
A wicked smile spread across Raizegang’s face.
The red eyes that had been sparkling with anger began to show joy.
[I’ll make you cry out, you wicked things, please kill me.]
Raizegang was genuinely delighted.
That’s why he burst into hearty laughter even though he was giving off an aura like a monster.
But that was the moment.
As Raizegang trembled at the thrill of revenge he was about to experience, he realized that there was something strange.
The people in front of my eyes.
He was so calm.
Despite the powerful aura that would make even a dragon tremble in fear, not a single human before his eyes showed a fearful expression.
‘What is it? What happened?’
Those guys who are the targets of revenge are people with strange minds to begin with, so even if that’s true, what about the other two?
[No, wait.]
The other two?
A huge human who looks like he could fight Raizegang himself with his bare body, and a very beautiful woman.
It was definitely my first time seeing them.
But the moment he encountered Raizegang, he could feel it.
It’s ominous.
No, it’s beyond ominous, it’s dangerous-
“Open the nine heavens and nine gates, transcend the earth.”
At that moment, Yuder unleashed the power of the Heaven and Earth God.
The jet-black energy that surged up burned like a flame and extinguished the energy of the Raize River that had been covering the surrounding area.
But it didn’t end there.
“The nine gates of heaven and earth, the eight gates of the seventh heaven and earth.”
A golden aura rose from Landius’ entire body.
The entire dungeon seemed to shake with the power of the sun.
Lena also released her power.
A bright halo formed above her head, and six wings of light, symbolizing the angels, unfolded behind her back.
[Ah, an angel?!]
Although Raizegang was astonished by the sacred power that suddenly swelled up, there was something else that was truly astonishing.
It was Cordelia who unleashed her power.
The power of the Archangels, also known as the Gods of Heaven.
The power of the sun god descended upon the earth.
A giant halo that rises like a crown and rotates fiercely.
Nine wings of light spread out behind Cordelia’s back.
The descent of the Archangel was a miracle in itself.
The interior of the dungeon, which had already been half purified by the power of Uder and Landius, instantly became a celestial realm itself, suffocating Raizegang’s breath.
‘Run away.’
Raizegang took a step back without realizing it.
But at that moment, Cordelia also smiled brightly and snapped her fingers.
bang.
The gates of hell are shut cruelly.
Startled by the sound, Raizegang quickly turned around and tried to open the door, but it was too late.
It was because the gates of hell were firmly sealed by a level of telekinesis that transcended common sense.
“Hey, where are you going?”
At Cordelia’s sweet voice heard from behind, Raizegang turned around, gasping for breath. Cordelia, who had grabbed the power of the sun in her right hand, smiled brightly again and spoke.
“You can come in when you want, but you can’t go out when you want… you know that?”
It’s the devil.
He is truly the devil.
There’s no way that thing is the archangel of the sun!
But the scream in Raizegang’s heart was nothing more than an escape from reality.
What on earth happened?
What on earth happened that gave those devilish bastards powers comparable to that of the Overlord?
Can the world be this absurd?
“Hey, if you’re not coming, should we go?”
Uther asked with a soft smile, and Cordelia raised both her hands with a dark, truly magical smile on her face.
[Hey, these devilish things!]
A dilemma.
If it’s all the same whether I die this way or that way, I’ll at least die fighting!
Raizegang, who had summoned up his courage, charged towards the Great Demon – no, towards Yuder and Cordelia, while letting out a roar, and Yuder and Cordelia welcomed Raizegang warmly.
* * *
“Wow, it’s been a long time since I leveled up.”
“I know.”
Cordelia looked at the pure white ring floating around her chest and was amazed, and Uther nodded as he looked at the rings floating around him as if he was also quite surprised.
Because it was the first level-up effect seen since the bloody battle with Overlord Asmodeus in Hell.
“Even if weakened, a Demon Prince is still a Demon Prince.”
“Because it’s right below the overlord.”
Cordelia nodded at Uther’s explanation and smiled brightly as she looked back at herself.
Anyway, I was really happy that I had leveled up.
“Thank you. Thanks to you guys, I think I got through it easily.”
As Landius spoke with a hearty laugh, Uder and Cordelia nodded their heads with a hahaha.
That’s understandable, because Landius played the biggest role in the disappearance of the reappearing Raizegang.
‘It felt like we were just putting our spoons up to gain experience… … right?’
‘Because I almost got the last blow.’
Uder and Cordelia flinched and trembled involuntarily as they recalled the image of Landius beating up the Raize River while emitting golden sun energy from his entire body.
It was a one-sided beating that was so refreshing and terrifying that it made Raizegang feel sorry for himself.
‘No matter how weak he may be, a Demon Prince is still a Demon Prince.’
‘Well… … It was at the level of a Greater Demon. And there was support, too.’
The already weakened Raizegang was not a good place to fight.
The interior of the dungeon had been made virtually heavenly by Cordelia and Lena, so it wouldn’t have been much different from fighting in a land full of poison.
‘Anyway, as expected, Master.’
This could be called the epitome of a benevolent lecture.
It was clear that Yuder himself was at a higher level than Landius in terms of the level of the Nine Heavens and Nine Gates, but it was also true that there were doubts as to whether he would be able to defeat Landius in an actual battle.
‘A truly invincible hero… … .’
An invincible being, like the sun, who will always be victorious and protect everyone, no matter where.
‘Sure, it’s the sun.’
Cordelia and Landius.
The goddess of the sun and the hero of the sun.
The two of them looked even more dazzling because they realized their true nature was the ‘black moon’ during the final battle with Auriel.
“Disciple, why are you doing this?”
“No, just.”
As Uther tried to brush it off with a slightly embarrassed smile, Landius and Cordelia tilted their heads in agreement, and Uther smiled bitterly again.
And then another hour or so passed.
Lena, who was investigating the gates of hell that were gradually shrinking, said with a relieved look on her face, her shoulders slumped.
“First of all, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the overlords of Hell. This gate itself isn’t even properly connected to Hell in the first place.”
Cordelia raised her hand like a student asking a question in response to Lena’s explanation.
“Then is that… … a separate subspace like the hellish territory created by Asmodeus?”
“Yes, that’s right. I think it was called the Raize River. It must have been the gate to hell connected to the territory created by that Demon Prince.”
It is not a direct connection to Hell, nor is it the work of the overlords of Hell.
“Once we destroy and purify the gates of Hell… … and then destroy or fill in the dungeon, I don’t think we’ll have to worry anymore.”
To be honest, it was a shame to get rid of it, and it was such a huge dungeon, but the king couldn’t just leave it like that underground.
“Don’t worry too much. It won’t be that hard to take it down.”
As Landius spoke with a hearty laugh, Yuder nodded without realizing it.
It was definitely because I thought that if Landius caused a bit of a ruckus, it would collapse quickly.
‘Yuder, Yuuder. Can I join you?’
‘Oh, no.’
‘Tch, it would be fun if we blew it up with a bang.’
‘Yeah, so that won’t work.’
Even though Yuder wanted to grant Cordelia anything she wanted, there was a limit.
Cordelia already loves explosions, so if you let her do something like a dungeon explosion, her desire to explode will definitely surge.
‘It’s the same principle as when you only eat very delicious food, your appetite gets so high that you can’t eat ordinary food.’
Just imagining Cordelia, whose body was not satisfied with small explosions, was terrifying to Yuder.
‘I know you’re thinking something terribly rude, but I understand. I’ll bear with it.’
‘Our princess, you are truly wonderful.’
‘joy.’
While Uther and Cordelia were having a heated eye conversation, Landius and Lena also began to flirt in their own way, as if they couldn’t lose, and Belencia and Melissa began to play chess with lukewarm eyes again today.
And the next morning.
“Then, Master, I will be going.”
“Okay, have a nice trip. May your muscles always be with you.”
“May your muscles always be with you.”
Lena chuckled as she saw Cordelia responding to Landius instead of Uther, and she sent the two off while handing them a bunch of cookies she had made herself.
“Then shall we go to Earth now?”
“First, hide your body safely.”
For two people, who were divine beings of the Pleiades – to be precise, Uther was a quasi-god only when he opened the Nine Heavens Gate – to travel directly to another world called Earth was likely to cause various problems, just like a great monarch or archangel descending to the Pleiades.
So, as before, Uther and Cordelia decided to leave their main body in the Pleiades and create an avatar to travel to Earth.
“That place you mentioned last time? Are you going there?”
“Yeah, a safe house. Actually, it’s a bit too much of a place to tell someone not to go.”
Yuder, who chuckled, threw Cordelia over as usual and started running like a whirlwind.
Uther’s safe house.
An-ga, which was not a temple or dungeon that existed before, was a new place that Uder had built from scratch and was located between the Paragon Kingdom and the Seilun Kingdom.
A nuclear bunker hidden in bedrock more than a hundred meters underground.
Of course, there were no such things as nuclear missiles in the Pleiades, but Uder built a safe house that seemed like it could withstand real nuclear weapons.
Inside, they have stockpiled food and various facilities to last for more than 10 years, and even created a small ecosystem using magic.
And among those facilities, the one that was made with the most effort was the safe to store the main body.
“I think I’ve seen something like this in a science fiction movie.”
Inside the safe house.
When Cordelia’s eyes lit up at the sight of the storage device that looked like a cryogenic sleep device commonly found in science fiction, Uder smiled and continued his explanation.
“If you enter here, the gloves will automatically cover it. It’s sealed tightly with magic and a barrier, so even if a strong person like the Master decides to destroy it, it won’t be easy.”
“Wow… … But then if it breaks down and doesn’t open, wouldn’t that be a disaster in its own right?”
At Cordelia’s sharp observation, Uther chuckled and said while running his hands through his hair.
“It’s okay because it’s easy to break inside.”
“Okay~”
As expected, Yuder.
I said there are no gaps.
Cordelia, who was excited and happy, opened a dimensional gate to Earth and summoned the avatars as if there was no reason to wait any longer.
“Okay, then let’s keep the main body and move to the avatar.”
Since it was something I had already done once before, there was no stopping it.
After safely sealing the storage device, Uther and Cordelia took a deep breath in their Avatar state and walked into the dimensional gate, holding each other’s hands as always.
And after a while.
Cordelia, who had exited the dimensional gate, took a deep breath, puffing out her chest.
“Well, the air in Seoul is nice.”
On the rooftop of a high-rise building in the heart of Seoul.
At the place where the dimensional gate had been opened last time, Uder poked Cordelia in the rib and asked.
“Are you serious?”
Is the air in Seoul good?
“Mr. Woo, if it’s good, then it’s good. Why are you asking for something like that again-”
That was it.
The moment their senses, which had been dulled momentarily due to traveling between worlds, returned, Uther and Cordelia were able to realize that they were not the only ones in this place.
side.
It wasn’t that far away, just 5-6 meters away, there was a person named Inyoung squatting and looking at me with a blank expression.
“Yudel… … Leah?”
Inyoung spoke, and Yuder and Cordelia turned their heads.
I opened my eyes wide in surprise at meeting an unexpected person – no, at being called by an unexpected title.
