Ending Maker Episode 420
Chapter 12 – Before and After
Iria has been destroyed.
Most of the foreign gods who shared the same views as Iria were destroyed, and those who survived all left the Pleiades.
“ha…….”
The young god Atalia sat down in place and slumped her shoulders.
Perhaps because I was so relaxed, I felt no strength in my legs or my entire body.
“You won… … .”
The invasion of Iria lasted only a few hours.
A crisis that lasted an extremely short period of time, less than ten hours at its longest.
But the extent of the crisis was no less severe than when Auriel herself descended upon the system in the past.
If the return of Uther and Cordelia had been just a little bit delayed, the entire Pleiades might have collapsed.
‘I never imagined that the World Stone would be threatened.’
It was a worldstone that would never have been revealed unless it was a world like the Pleiades that had been repeatedly pasted together in the first place.
Moreover, if it weren’t for a case like Iria, there would have been no reason to covet the Worldstones of other worlds in the first place.
The fact that the beings of heaven and hell never once wanted the Worldstone was proof of this.
‘We need to strengthen our defenses a bit more…’
What happened once can happen twice.
It would take a considerable amount of time for the Worldstone, which had been revealed through pasting, to melt back into the world, so a method to protect the Worldstone more safely would have to be devised during that time.
“ha…….”
Atalia sighed again and just lay down on the floor.
I wanted to completely escape from the Lord’s space, but that was impossible.
Because there was still work to be done.
‘Let’s try a little harder.’
Uther and Cordelia returned and defeated Iria, but that wasn’t the end.
This is because there were those who took advantage of the advent of foreign news and rose up.
‘For now… … the Eastern army is holding its ground.’
The Dragon of Heaven was gone, but the empire he founded still stands.
Furthermore, the conquest of the Dragon of Heaven was accomplished in just over a year.
There were many kings and generals who had surrendered to the Dragon of Heaven but still harbored ambitions, so it was possible that they would continue the war of conquest they had already begun.
‘And… … that’s something I shouldn’t get involved in.’
Unless there was foreign intervention, it would be absurd for the Lord himself to intervene in a war between the humans of the Pleiades.
Of course, since the initiator of this war was foreign media, it might have been right to stop the fighting itself.
But Attalia soon changed her mind.
It was because I had already expended a considerable amount of divine power to deal with Iria, and was exhausted both physically and mentally, but it also made me think that this war itself could not continue properly.
‘They’re going to fight amongst themselves like crazy.’
As initially thought, there would be groups that wanted to continue the war of conquest, but it was more likely that a larger number of groups would seek hegemony in the East where the King of Heaven had disappeared.
The fact that the Dragon of the Heavens was able to unite the East in just one year was possible because he was a hero born in the human world before being a human being with the power of an outsider.
It was an empire maintained by the charisma of the Dragon of the Heavens, so it was clear as day that the empire would split in less than a month.
Moreover, the battlefield was now occupied not only by the many powerful men of the Empire and the Kingdom, but also by Fran and Belkian.
The two of them would have been able to block a single imperial offensive.
‘If you look to the East… … the problems are disasters and demon followers.’
The plagues and demon followers who had fled the Calamity War took advantage of the chaos in the Pleiades to rise again.
Since they were guys who had nothing to do with the foreign press in the first place, they still maintained their power even after the foreign press disappeared, and Atalia thought it was actually a good thing.
‘Let’s eradicate it this time.’
They were the ones who couldn’t do anything because they were hiding from the beginning.
There were those who noticed the disappearance of foreign news and quickly fled, but there were also those who were oblivious and intoxicated with destruction and slaughter.
‘I’ll ask you all.’
The Holy Cross Guardians, reborn as the Knights of Cordelia, advanced toward the point pointed out by Atalia.
Powerful figures like Scarlett and Kaisa were also making moves, so it seemed that this would be an opportunity to greatly reduce the threat from the Pleiades itself.
‘It’s almost over.’
Atalia placed her palm on her forehead to cool the heat that had risen to her head, and looked back at the island, the royal capital, and the sacred country where the fighting had ended for the last time.
The human casualties from the system were greater than expected.
This is because the number of troops deployed to block the first attack was considerable.
Fortunately, however, since Lucas was brought in, there were almost no new casualties, so the situation itself was being resolved quite quickly.
‘Thank you, Lucas.’
Even though it was the last moment, the first sword definitely reached Geomri.
If we exclude Uther, he was clearly the best swordsman the Pleiades had ever produced.
‘You could have stopped it because you were Lucas.’
Lucas also gained enlightenment during his fight with the First Sword.
Atalia, who had been looking at Lucas, who was meditating with his eyes closed as if he was embodying enlightenment, turned her gaze towards the Holy Kingdom.
Uther and Cordelia’s house.
A land where two families live.
A deep sorrow appeared on Atalia’s face as she looked around the sacred country.
* * *
Belencia furrowed her brows.
She was looking at Uther and Cordelia with warm eyes as they began to share a sweet kiss as if to celebrate defeating Iria, but that was about 5 minutes ago.
[How long do you plan on doing this?]
[Well… isn’t that a common occurrence?]
Belencia nodded without realizing it at Melissa’s words, but only for a moment.
Soon, she started to cough hard, her face became stern, and she began to cough vigorously.
[Hmm! Hmm! Hmm!]
[Wouldn’t it be better to just say it?]
[… … I think so. Later generations! Have you really become an animal!]
When Belencia screamed, Uder and Cordelia, who had been lost in their own world, flinched and stopped moving.
Then, as if gaining momentum, Velencia continued to shout.
[Let’s start with the training first.]
[Landius is also waiting there.]
[See? Standing there with a somewhat bewildered expression.]
It was just as Belencia said.
In the center of the royal capital, which had been leveled by successive battles, Landius was standing there, laughing, with Rena tightly held in his arms.
“Randy, why don’t we do it too?”
It was a voice that was almost a whisper, but since Uther and Cordelia had their senses heightened, they could hear it as if they were right next to them.
Of course, there is also the voice of Kamael, who stands up alone and admonishes, “Choose the time and place.”
‘It wasn’t us, but it was done to Lena and Landius.’
Still feeling embarrassed, Cordelia pursed her lips and took a step back, and Uther looked back at the royal capital while holding Cordelia’s waist tightly.
“Cordelia, I’ll ask you one more time.”
“Huh? Uh-huh. Okay, I get it.”
Cordelia opened her eyes wide, thinking it was a kiss story for a moment, but it only lasted a moment.
Understanding what Uder was asking, she spread her wings of light and flew up into the sky of the royal capital.
The light of the sun that heals life.
It had already shone once before the final battle with Iria and healed the wounded in the royal capital, but it was not complete.
Moreover, the effect was small.
[You said the effect was small? Are you talking about the therapeutic effect?]
“It’s advertising effect.”
[yes?]
In response to Belencia’s question, Yuder explained with his usual dark smile.
“When the first light comes down, many people are unconscious or hidden, so few people see Cordelia giving off the sun’s grace. But the second time will be different.”
Many of them regained consciousness and many of them looked outside, knowing that the fighting was over.
“The more people who witness the miracles of Saint Cordelia, the better.”
That way, the number of believers, donations, and sacredness will increase.
Belencia let out a clumsy laugh when faced with Yuder’s refreshing smile, and Melissa made a relieved expression, saying that it was only a day or two.
“Anyway, let’s move.”
Uder started taking pictures of Cordelia from multiple directions simultaneously, using the semi-automatic artifacts to bestow the sun’s grace, and then started walking towards where Landius and Lena were.
“Master.”
“You came, disciple.”
Landius’s appearance was as robust as ever, but it was really just an appearance.
Uder could immediately sense that Landius had no strength left at the moment.
“Wait a minute, are you sure you’re not the goddess of sentences?!”
It wasn’t just because of the fierce battle with the dragon of the sky.
I could tell because it was already a sentence that had been opened.
I felt traces of divinity in Landius.
It was clear that Landius had also opened the syntax and entered the realm of the transcendent.
“Haha. You noticed, disciple.”
As Landius spoke with a pleased expression, Rena, who was in his arms, and Kamael, who was standing next to him, simultaneously made proud expressions.
Our sun is now opening its gates too.
Landius also reached the syntax.
For a moment, Uder thought that the Paragon heroes were cute and smiled while covering his mouth with his hand.
“Congratulations, Master.”
“Yes, disciple. Now we have finally reached the same height.”
Landius was also a person.
He was secretly concerned that his disciple, Yuder, had surpassed him and reached the grammar mark.
It was a feeling that was far from petty jealousy, closer to a sense of responsibility and dignity as a teacher to guide his students, and a sense of superiority as a warrior.
Now it’s the same sentence.
Standing in the same position.
Yuder smiled awkwardly at Landius’s words, which were full of pride, and Landius soon understood why.
“Was there another one above?”
“Um… … yes.”
The realm of the divine beyond the grammar.
“Have you already reached it?”
“yes.”
“Fuck.”
Although swear words came out of Landius’ mouth, his face was smiling.
The fact that there was still room to climb further stimulated his spirit of challenge.
“Somehow, this is a different divinity than before. Congratulations, disciple.”
“Thank you, Master.”
[It’s heartwarming to see priests sharing good advice with each other.]
That was when Belencia spoke with an elegant smile.
“It’s coming down.”
It was as Kamael said, who had recovered much of his energy thanks to the sun’s grace.
Cordelia, who had been radiating the sun’s divinity above the royal capital’s sky, slowly descended while shedding light, and the people of the royal capital began to pray with their hands together as they looked at Cordelia.
“This is my wife.”
“… … I know.”
Kamael wanted to reply to Yuder’s sudden boasting, asking who wouldn’t know that, but he tried to give a polite answer.
“Are you going to meet the King and the Crown Princess?”
“That’s fine, but… … I’m thinking of going to the Sacred Kingdom first.”
Kamael nodded at Uder’s answer.
The crown princess was safe, and the king, who had been hiding in the basement of the palace, was also safe, so there was no need to rush the meeting.
It’s not like before, Uther and Cordelia were nobility of the Cailun royal family.
“Understood, we will take charge of the royal road.”
“thank you.”
It was right after Uder answered.
Cordelia landed on the ground and bowed to Landius, Lena, and Kamael before approaching Uther and speaking.
“Yuder, let’s go to the Holy Land first.”
Because I was worried about Dahlia and Maia all over again.
Since the royal capital suffered this much damage, the sacred kingdom must have suffered considerable damage as well.
“Okay, let’s hurry.”
Yuder nodded and exchanged greetings with Landius and his party, who had already finished talking, before quickly embracing Cordelia.
He transformed into a black beast and flew across the sky.
And about thirty minutes later.
Cordelia burst into tears as she stood before Dahlia and Maia.
