The Paladin Owns the Relic

190 – End and Beginning (2)

Lucia, the apostle of ‘Lu’, the god of the moon, looked up at the sky.

Apocalypse. Unexpected star erosion is floating in the sky. It is slowly coming down as if it will eat everything at any moment.

“……”

I thought that the prepared seal would surely overcome the turning point of destruction. In the first place, the source of existence itself was forcibly confined here, and it was a structure that prevented it from escaping.

But it failed.

I didn’t expect a helper to help me at the turning point of destruction.

I didn’t expect that the doomsday divergence was so powerful.

The story of a hero heard in advance through prophecy. He says the name of the turning point of destruction that was creepy just by hearing it.

“…Mercedes…!”

A cruel story.

A story about a person who fought tirelessly to save the world, but eventually assimilated with the enemy. And the story that the assimilated part was forcibly cut out and thrown into an unknown ‘other side’.

Only a few people heard the truth. Only one god knew that the piece of Mercedes that had been cut and discarded was still alive despite being discarded.

Lu, God of the Moon.

A sister of Ra, the sun god, who always took care of her wrongdoings.

But even though everything went as expected, everything was still running towards destruction.

As if…

As if saying that this world must perish from the heart.

“…Ugh…!”

Tear the ground. All the fragments of the collapsed building are sucked in.

Formidable gravity. The pressure is so high that if you stretch your tension even for a moment, your body will float in the air.

…By the way.

But how?

“…That… Thing?”

There is light.

The light that rose from the ground kicked in and kicked the part of the ground that was sucked in. A building that could not stand the pressure and split apart hit the light.

But I was not discouraged. Rather, it shone brighter.

The red sky cleared. The one who appeared in the flames jumped into the black star that sang of destruction.

A human being is only a handful of light compared to the great darkness.

But for some reason, Lu couldn’t take her eyes off her back. She wasn’t the only one.

“That… Is…”

The moon paladins stood up.

“What the hell…?”

“What… Nonsense…”

“You say you’re going against something like that…?”

“Are you crazy…?!”

The red sky clears. In the approaching destruction, a handful of light drives away the darkness.

It is bright but not bright.

It is dark but not dark.

Time in between. A clear time when everything is tidy.

The light that falls through the red clouds that are being lifted colors the world.

“…Twilight.”

Lucia’s complexion turned pale.

“Impossible divinity…?!”

. . .

Alpina grabbed Ascalon. But she couldn’t bear to wield it.

The best way is to dry it to the end.

“No! Duran! Please stop it!”

“Don’t stop me!”

The confrontation between Basmov and Duran. Forcefully separate the two. Although destruction is coming from above, those in front of you are fighting each other.

“My…my Majesty…!”

“Shut up! Government ordinance! Have you forgotten all the countless slaughter you committed!”

“Why should I care about human lives?!”

“Me too! Why should I care about the circumstances of the spirits? I don’t need your detailed ejaculations at all!”

Basmorph raised his sword. While the ground was shaking and collapsing, the remaining knights and wizards also raised their weapons.

“You are all…all slayers! In front of the life you trampled on, what you guys are doing is just an ugly and heinous play!!”

A growl of hostility raged. Despite facing destruction, they point their swords at each other.

Emotions that have been left behind. The accumulated mass exploded.

A knight who lost his loved ones and the lord of a large city who lost hundreds of thousands of lives.

Alpina had to use all her strength to keep the two apart. She clutched Ascalon and glared menacingly at the two, praying that the worst wouldn’t happen.

“Everything…Stop it…Please…”

Hate bites the tail of hatred and does not fall off.

The end is coming, and the people who have to join forces are all messed up.

It’s not that I don’t understand. But yes…

“His Excellency Basmov! Refugees…there are refugees who couldn’t evacuate…!”

“Shut up! Priests! You don’t understand my feelings!”

Basmorph gripped his sword harder. Arpina turned her head.

“Are you planning on putting the queen of the forest like that…? Duran…? It’s never too late to solve everything even when it’s a mess!”

“Everything is messed up already! I will kill them!”

Duran embraced the queen’s corpse.

Alpina held onto Ascalon tightly. I want to save people and solve hatred. Even if it is a spirit, it is no exception.

If you are in a situation where you shouldn’t see blood, the priest’s way is to avoid seeing blood as much as possible.

But no matter how much I try… It’s an emotional trough that can’t be solved.

What should I do in this situation? Rah.

Should I take the side of the forest knight who helped me along the way?

Or should I accept everything under the guise of Basmov’s revenge?

Everything is over…If the current situation goes beyond…

How do I resolve the next conflict?

“……”

If you pass one, if the things that follow are the same…

What does all of that mean?

The question goes beyond the question. The more you think about it, the more your body slows down.

Her strength drains from Ascalon, who is holding her tightly. Arpina raised her head.

Will everyone be able to stand up to the sudden appearance of the black disaster even if everyone joins forces?

My strength is gone, and the knight of the forest is also not in my condition.

Even the paladins of the moon who suddenly appeared are confused. It is rare to find one that stands upright.

A fate that cannot be solved by human hands.

If that’s the only thing waiting for us…

We are…Whatever…

“…Huh?”

Alpina blinked. She saw a light rising from the ground.

Everyone’s eyes gathered for an instant. The string of tension that had been pulled taut collapsed in an instant.

“…That is…”

Basmov’s arms lost strength. The sword touched the ground and made a clicking sound.

“…Paladin…?”

Duran blinked as he embraced the forest queen. I looked up at the light that shone so brightly that even my hostility could be dispelled for an instant.

Alpina blankly followed the trail of her light with her eyes.

It’s a flame.

A burning flame.

It’s so hot that you can’t breathe. You can feel the heat even though you are far away. It shines the fading light again and races toward the darkness.

I kick the debris of the building that is being sucked in.

Break through the fragments of the ground that have cracked and fallen.

From gap to gap.

Continuously climbing up.

In a human way, not a god.

“…Well…Hard…?”

Something is different. Arpina opened her eyes wide. Her sense of holy power was clearly immense.

It feels like hitting her holy power, which has been settled so far, all at once. But there was no Ra’s energy in it. She also lacked the snake aura she had felt before.

The source of her power, which she has neither heard nor seen, is something she has never felt in her life.

It’s far from being God’s.

It was too unstable to be called God’s.

Infinitely…

Endlessly human.

Arpina opened her mouth. I could feel her unspoken emotions swirling in her heart.

I felt like an idiot for a moment. All worries, all passions were shattered and scattered.

“…Really…Si…Right…Isn’t it…?”

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Yes.

He is fighting.

The inexplicable power that no one thinks can overcome.

…Always like that.

She helped herself. For no reason. Without saying anything, she even left the battlefield to the end for herself.

Arpina stretched out her hand. With her weak hand, she gripped Ascalon violently.

A burning flame is like a person’s life. Sometimes it warms the surroundings, sometimes it hurts the surroundings.

But as she struggles, she learns one thing.

I move forward little by little while suffering injuries and losses.

It is human nature to force yourself forward even when you are tired and exhausted.

That’s…

In other words, it can be seen as an act of chasing a ‘dream’.

“We may…maybe…can’t understand each other for the rest of our lives.”

Ascalon caught fire.

“But even so…For a better future…No matter how hard and exhausted you want to collapse…”

Alpina let out a short breath.

She stepped out.

I walked in front of her.

“We have no choice but to walk forward.”

Ascalon howled. He drew out all the holy power contained in it until the very end.

The shape of a howling dragon of flame. Arpina gritted her teeth behind the long lying shadow.

Her powers returned, but her mind still wandered.

Beneath her clumsy benevolence, she didn’t know where to turn.

But now I’m deciding which way to go.

By chasing after him, by chasing the spark.

“I…”

Decision. The future.

“I want to be a voice. The voice of a pioneer who finds a way that will not injure everyone!”

Lean your whole body back. It was too late to follow. But even so, there are things you can do.

The holy power brought out to the limit strengthens the body. Cardinal Arpina’s eyes burned. Her whole body was engulfed in flames, and she held the lifted Ascalon to her limit.

A blow thrown. The holy sword split the sky. Behind the thrown Arpina, the ground dug deep with a bang.

The Holy Sword, which had exhausted all its power and threw it, crossed the sky. The flame that started belatedly follows a ray of light against despair.

“…Maybe I met you…”

Arpina leaned against the wall of the collapsing building. She caught her breath, and again cut the line between the frozen Basmorph and Duran.

There is no power.

But still, her whole body will block it.

Because seeing blood isn’t necessarily the solution to everything.

No matter how tough and difficult fate blocks our path…

Because I believe there must be a way to overcome it.

“I wonder if it wasn’t a miracle in my life.”

. . .

A huge doomsday star.

Above them, the demonic sword Surt exploded. But it lacked strength.

The blades of the colliding flames were shattered.

-aaa!!! I’m going to go oh oh !!! I’m going oh oh oh !!! Yaaah!!!!!

“Be patient!”

Push in. The total amount of simple power is far ahead of this black star of destruction.

In addition, as the distance narrows, debuffs stick to the body.

[Encountered an imperfect remnant of divine power.]

[The body becomes heavy.]

[The imperfect Godhead (SSS) resists.]

[Contamination permeates the body.]

[The imperfect Godhead (SSS) resists.]

[The total amount of divinity is rapidly decreasing.]

[Lack of collectible faith.]

[Discipline: 5]

[The output of divinity is reduced.]

Unknown status windows come and go busily. Beatrice, who was managing the cycle of power, whispered.

– What, what?! What comes to mind?!

“Think of it as just a rough visualization of information!”

One piece of information that I realized belatedly.

The status window was the way the gods viewed the world. A tool that organizes information in an easy-to-understand way and allows you to view the world more objectively.

As Beatrice managed my divinity, she also shared my vision. Perhaps because the things she saw for the first time were floating in the air, her voice was a bit haggard.

-This, strange things keep happening…!

A side effect of forcibly ascending to Godhood.

The sacred power once exhausted cannot be refilled. The source of power that constantly springs from the connection with Ra has long since disappeared.

Once it runs out, that’s it.

Looks like my strength is covered by the number of followers…

Oh sh*t!

There are only 5 of us now! Judging by the trickling in, it’s at a mana level!

-So why didn’t you look back and forth…!

“A man dies by Gao!”

-Then why do I benefit too!!!!!

The least amount of holy power is rapidly declining. However, the black star in front of his eyes was also shaking imperfectly.

“A little further…!”

It’s really only a little bit. However…

The speed at which my power falls is faster!

“Oh my gosh…!”

Amidst the swear words that came out of me, I felt a sense of dread. I immediately looked around and felt something flying behind me.

The shape of a flaming dragon. Another god possessing the holy power of Ra was heading straight toward me.

No way…Arpina?

“…Good!”

Immediately turned around. It rotated away from the center of the black star that was being sucked in.

I forcibly grabbed the flying dragon’s sword. The holy power of Ra immediately rebelled.

Now the holy power from a different source.

My right arm was immediately consumed by the flames.

“Keuugh!”

-Don’t worry!

Beatrice immediately took his hand. He forcibly sucked the energy of Ra flowing through her body.

-There may be some loss of power… But now…!

It gets sucked in. The holy power of Ra in my body. Most of the power spreads out and disappears, but only pure divine power remains and is absorbed inside me.

Compared to the whole, the power of a speck of dust. But that was the only way to open a bow for me.

【uuu?! Everything, who are you…?! Ra, aren’t you the apostle of Ra…?!]

Surt grinned, struggling at the new voice that erupted.

-Are you new? Crying out in pain When I was…!

“Be quiet! Surt! Goes!”

Ascalon, a sacred sword with a shape, shines with my divine power. Devouring divinity. The color of dusky twilight settles on the sword.

An intangible Shinigami that wraps around the outside. The demon sword Surt swallows the outside of Ascalon. He fights against despair by inflating his already huge sword.

It is drawn to the world.

The only gigantic, super-large sword that will stand against destruction.

[Unique Divine Twilight (EX) is activated.]

“Let’s go! A new slave!”

【Kyaaa!!】

-Kyahahahaha! I can’t be the only one who can’t be defeated!

Amidst the beautiful screams that erupted, I swung the great twilight greatsword.

Crumbling despair and splitting black stars.

The end…

It exploded under my hand.