Subscriber of the Gods Episode 348
Episode 348. Shine One
-… … .
Lessar was silent.
At the time when the evil spirit was sealed, Moon Force did not have much power. Its power really rose to the sky when the evil spirit was sealed and the number of believers increased significantly.
But still, Moon Force is a god.
Ethan is saying that he will do what God could not do.
Of course, Ethan is a descendant of Moon Force. He is the one who officially inherited the power of Moon Force.
Still, Lessar thought Ethan’s words were frivolous.
But for some reason, no rebuttal was made to that.
I have to say that it’s impossible.
I should have told him to aim for the seal, but no words came out.
“I will make the desert people believers again and make the best among them apostles. With that, the Moon Force Church will be able to spread throughout this desert once again.”
-Do you really intend to destroy it?
“I guess you want to ask if it can be annihilated.”
Ethan looked at Lesar.
If it were the old Ethan, he would have said he would seal it first.
“You have to try to find out, right? You can’t know if it’s possible or not until you try.”
Worrying about the risks comes after you’ve tried it.
“If it doesn’t work, let’s try again.”
It’s okay if it’s dangerous. As long as I don’t die, that’s fine.
If you keep challenging yourself, there will definitely be a different ending waiting for you at the end.
‘You’ll know once you try it.’
-Your descendants… … .
Lesar smiled kindly.
-I guess I can leave everything to my descendants…
Then it slowly turned into particles and began to disappear.
-Please take good care of me. I will watch over the new Moon Force sect that your descendants will create in the next world.
-You have cleared the quest!
-Goddess Moon Force sees off the last apostle.
-Your career has grown!
Ethan looked at his fist.
“I feel like I’m getting stronger.”
Kwaaak-.
Ethan clenched his fists hard.
“I think it would be best to close this place down for now.”
From what I’ve heard, this place is actually a symbol of Moon Force’s decline.
It seemed like a good idea to close this place down and move only the important items to the first floor of the temple.
“I also confirmed that the Desert King’s treasure exists.”
I also learned that the treasure was in the tomb.
Perhaps the crown marked on the map represents the Desert King’s tomb.
“I guess I should go straight to the top floor.”
Ethan destroyed the hidden Moon Force temple in one breath.
* * *
The top floor of the temple.
There were quite a few souls on the way up. There were traces left here and there, and since it was Ethan who had heard the whole story from Lessar, I could understand better.
‘I could see how strong the evil spirit was.’
Traces of resistance and deep regret and helplessness remaining in the soul.
As I continued to climb up, I could see many loyal subordinates of the past desert kings.
Their souls remained vivid even after so many years had passed.
‘I guess the regret remains that much.’
Top floor.
Ethan faced a huge iron door.
“hmm.”
Even though I pushed hard, the iron door didn’t budge.
“There’s no magic installed.”
The iron gate itself was heavy and solid. Ethan picked up the Frost Sword and the Thunder Sword. And he applied strong force.
Ethan’s Sword 1st Form
Frost Thunder
Wheaaa …
A forked line was drawn across the iron gate with a loud noise.
Thud-.
Kwagagagagagak-!
With a loud noise, the iron door split in two.
Ethan pushed open the iron door and entered the top floor.
As soon as we entered the top floor, a map began to be drawn.
“This is the top floor. And the tomb is inside.”
The crown marker has moved back to the very end of the top map. And there’s one more marker on the map.
“knife.”
It was a simple sword mark. And this sword mark was located right in front of the crown symbol.
“Right.”
Clank-. Clank-.
I heard the sound of full plate armor clashing.
As the sound gradually got closer, the sword mark on the map also began to move.
There is always a guard at the grave.
Just as there were knights guarding the princess’s tomb, there was also an escort to the desert king’s tomb.
But there was something crucially different.
“I thought if someone came in here, it would be an evil spirit. But a living human being. How surprising.”
The guard guarding the tomb of the Desert King still had some sense left in him.
“What business do you have in His Majesty’s tomb? You are neither a desert folk nor a sorcerer. What business do you have here, one from the center of the continent?”
Huge height.
Full plate armor and a massive shield.
And judging by his sharp sword, he seemed to be the knight the Desert King would most trust.
‘It’s not alive.’
Ethan glanced over the knight’s head. There was something pitch black there, and the knight was connected to the pitch black thing with a thread.
Every time the knight moved, something black also moved, as if he was manipulating a puppet.
‘It’s similar to the magic used by necromancers.’
But all they use is necromancy, which turns you into a rotting corpse.
‘Is it transformed?’
What is certain is that it is a magic that Ethan does not know about.
“You must have good eyesight.”
“You already know.”
“I know. How could I not know? It is the fate I have accepted.”
Crunch-.
The knight aimed his sword at Ethan.
“If you’ve come this far, you must be very skilled. But you’ll never get what you want.”
Ethan looked at the entrance to the tomb behind the knight. It wasn’t really an entrance, but there was magic protecting the tomb. And that magic was definitely connected to the knight.
‘If you kill a knight, you will never be able to enter the tomb.’
This tomb is one that must be opened by a knight himself. The magic is designed that way.
‘I have to persuade him.’
Kyaang-!
Ethan suddenly raised his Frost Sword and blocked the knight’s sword that suddenly flew towards him. It was a pretty heavy blow.
“Why are you guarding this place?”
“… … .”
“You haven’t forgotten the reason you’re protecting it, have you? I’m the one who’s suspicious.”
Ethan smiled kindly.
“Let me clear your doubts.”
Kyaang-!
Ethan’s Sword 1st Form
Frost Thunder
Ethan swung his sword and lunged forward at the knight.
‘I don’t think there’s any need to persuade her with words.’
Even if the knight dies, it won’t be a big problem.
‘The reason I can’t get in there is because of the magic that’s installed, so wouldn’t it be okay if I just release it?’
Since even the evil spirits are releasing their seals and coming out, there is no way Ethan could not dispel the magic installed in the tomb.
Clang-! Clang-!
Ethan swung his sword fiercely.
The knight was rather flustered as the slender Ethan pushed forward with his brutal force.
Bang! Bang!
There was no room to breathe, let alone counterattack.
All the knight could do was block it. Then, instinctively, the knight realized.
I’m doing it while the other person is watching.
“… … Didn’t you say you would clear my doubts? This doesn’t seem like that kind of behavior.”
“I don’t think there’s a need to explain it in words. And I intentionally relaxed my strength to dispel your doubts. I think you can feel it.”
Ethan has fully unleashed the power of Moon Force.
However, the knight seemed to be so focused on finding a clue to counterattack that he did not feel the power of the Moon Force.
‘I guess there’s nothing I can do.’
“If you still don’t know, then there’s no need to convince you.”
“Didn’t you already know? If you could see the curse above my head, you would know what to do. If you kill me, this tomb will be closed forever. It can never be opened.”
“I guess so.”
Ethan said with a smile.
“Because I wasn’t there then. You probably thought it was closed forever.”
“… … .”
For a moment, the knight’s movements stopped. Inside the helmet, there was definitely a look of confusion on his face.
Ethan’s overwhelming confidence made me forget what to say or do.
“Then, knock me down and open the grave.”
Shaaaaah-.
Ethan scattered the cold air of Moon Force and then put the Frost Sword away.
‘Still, it would be better to keep it alive in order to smoothly obtain the treasures inside.’
“It seems you have really forgotten about Moon Force. I don’t think there is any point in fighting any longer.”
Even though Ethan sheathed his sword, the knight did not stop.
Bullet time.
Ethan easily dodged the knight’s attack and then opened his mouth.
“I know that this tomb is being sealed to keep the evil spirits out.”
“… … !”
Only then did the knight’s movements stop completely.
“How do you… … .”
“That’s because the seal of the evil spirit has been released.”
“Released… …? Your Majesty sacrificed you to seal the evil spirit forever. But the seal has been released?”
“They tried to seal it forever, but failed. You probably expected that the seal would be released someday.”
“… … .”
The knight put down his sword altogether.
“Who are you?”
“I am Ethan Wickers. I am a descendant of the goddess Moon Force that you once believed in.”
* * *
The knight did not know the power of Moon Force, but he knew who Moon Force was.
“It was our fault. It shouldn’t have been that way. We should have known what Moon Force was protecting us from, but we didn’t. We tried to turn back somehow… … but by then, it was all too late.”
The knight sighed.
“I am a knight of His Majesty Ixert, whom everyone calls the Desert King. Although I say it myself, I am the knight who holds His Majesty’s greatest trust.”
The Desert King had a great knight.
Even amidst the blooming rape blossoms, the shining knight won the king’s trust and was praised by everyone.
He stood at the forefront of every battlefield and always achieved brilliant victories with his outstanding performance, so everyone praised him as the chosen one and called him the Shine One.
But as time passed, the brilliant era came to an end.
The evil spirits have awakened and the glorious era has come to an end.
The land that was once full of flowers became a desert and entire cities disappeared.
Those who fled established a temporary city called Lubin, but it was impossible to construct proper buildings in the barren desert.
It was just a place where people gathered and lived in tents.
‘This is the Shine One that Scorpion spoke of.’
“Your Majesty has discovered an ancient document. It was a method of sealing the evil spirit. However, it cost many lives. Your Majesty’s life alone was not enough. So… … .”
“500 people.”
He looked surprised when Ethan told him the exact number.
“How did you… … .”
“I came knowing everything.”
Of course, it was only visible through the ears, but those words made the knight completely abandon his distrust of Ethan.
“Yes, 500 people sacrificed their lives to seal the evil spirit. But you may wonder. Why didn’t I, who was given the greatest trust by Your Majesty, participate in the ritual?”
Ethan looked up at something black hanging above his head.
“Yes, this is not something that the evil spirits did, but something that Your Majesty did. Ironically, since Your Majesty passed away, it has become an even more powerful spell that is binding me to this world.”
The king left his most trusted servant, Shine One, in charge.
“Your Majesty probably didn’t know either. Surely he didn’t think that those words would become a trap to tie me up.”
Shine One shrugged.
“I was surprised when I found out that I wouldn’t die.”
“How long have you been here?”
“It was quite a while. But I didn’t lose consciousness. Fortunately, I was able to fall asleep.”
Since I was alive but not alive, I did not need to eat or drink. I was blessed with one thing: the ability to maintain my sanity.
Blessings to be able to sleep.
“That’s how the seal was kept. But the evil spirit was released? What does that mean?”
Shine One was furious.
“I thought the seal might be broken. But it’s still early. It’s still very early.”
“It’s been quite some time, Shine One. Hundreds of years.”
“… … .”
He blinked at Ethan’s words.
“That long?”
“yes.”
“… … Then I guess I have no choice but to open it.”
He stuck his sword into the floor and went to the tomb.
“I was hoping I would never have to open this door myself.”
Tiring-!
-You have cleared the quest.
-Received a quest clear reward.
-You can now enter the Desert King’s Tomb.
Kuguguguguguung-!
The Desert King’s tomb opened with a loud noise.
-You have discovered the Desert King’s tomb!
fantasy,
