Chapter 143: Chapter 143 - Three Norns (2)
Chapter 143: Three Norns (2)
Drip-
Drip .
The sound of something falling .
The Sword God opened his eyes at the ticklish sound . The lion mask that always covered his face was gone at some point .
Where was this place?
The Sword God wanted to speak but only a whimper escaped . He couldn’t muster anything .
From birth, he was mute, so he didn’t know how to speak . Thanks to this, he was always bullied . Because a disabled person could only survive by being strong in this Tower, he worked harder towards his goal .
Then, the Martial King noticed him, and he became his disciple and arrived at a high point in his life, earning a skill called Open Speaking .
At the time, he was so moved to tears . That was the first and last time he cried .
After that, he used Open Speaking all the time and he didn’t feel any discomfort anymore .
But since his body was heavily damaged, as was his magic power, he couldn’t use Open Speaking .
It was this uncomfortable to not be able to speak . The Sword God reminisced about his old days .
And barely pushing down his confusion with pain and pulling out whatever he could, he opened up his Open Speaking .
[Is… . . anyone… . . there?]
He spoke with difficulty, but there was no answer . His Open Speaking evaporated futilely into the air .
Did no one here?
The Sword God pushed out his Open Speaking again .
[Anyone, there?]
But there was still no response .
He grimaced .
Wherever he went, his subordinates always followed like shadows . So even when tired, they always followed him .
No, they used to ask if he was tired first before he called for them .
So the Sword God thought something was wrong . In his scattered memories, his subordinates still existed . His subordinates that followed him even when badly hurt, and Spear God running with him on his back .
And after that… . .
What happened?
His head ached like it had been bitten into with canines . The Sword God frowned .
As if saying he shouldn’t think about anything else, his head was denying further thinking . Saying as if to rest, since it was tired .
But the Sword God frowned and tried to explore his mind even further .
It was clear he was missing something . He had to remember it .
So he tried to remember what he was missing, and with his mind becoming clearer, everything started to fit like a puzzle .
The Summer Queen right behind them, red Dragon, his subordinates who threw their bodies like moths drawn into a flame, and the collapsing island .
And .
The Spear God who had been protecting him to the best he could, receiving arrows and knives with a smile .
The Sword God shot to attention . When he opened his eyes, everything swept by like a panorama .
He remembered being chased, but he didn’t know what happened after . The Sword God ended up using the last of his energy at the ominous feeling .
The destroyed magic power system continued to move .
Everytime it did, his body twisted around screaming in pain, but he endured it .
Beginning with his fingers, he slowly moved half of his body . Moving his arms, then his legs, his body started to unsteadily stand up .
He stretched out his hand to grab the wall . And he lifted his heavy head to observe his surroundings .
The Sword God was able to realize he had been in a tunnel all this time . He could feel the humidity through his nose . And when he barely managed to trudge along, the puddles on the floor made a splashing sound as he went .
He moved towards the light he could see far away . Like it was a lifeline from the sky, he walked towards it like it was a signpost .
After some time, he was able to leave the tunnel . The damp smell of the tunnel disappeared, and a breeze slapped his face . He felt relieved .
But the Sword God couldn’t smile .
He saw a sight spread along the large field in front of the tunnel .
Familiar faces were standing along it like a wall .
As if they weren’t going to allow anyone inside the tunnel, they stood trying to block the tunnel, standing in a line . No, they did block it .
People who looked like enemies were all collapsed on the floor, not able to climb the wall . Like there had been a messy fight, the surroundings were all destroyed and only empty ruins were left .
[Ah… . . !]
The subordinates making up the wall were all smiling .
Like they were over the moon at the fact that they were able to protect the Sword God without letting a single person in . Like they were happy to be able to complete their tasks until the very end .
[Ahh… . . !]
Although they had already breathed their last breath some time ago, they were still standing firmly . As if they would protect their master even in death .
And in the middle of them all, was the Spear God .
In an even worse state than he remembered, with numerous weapons planted in his body, leaving him to wonder how he was still alive at the time .
Using a spear as a cane, he was kneeling on one knee with his eyes closed . There were numerous corpses lying down in front of him, like he had been fighting until the very end .
[AHHHHH!]
The Sword God screamed at the unbelievable sight . He wanted to release the emotions building up . He wanted to shout, but his voice didn’t make a sound . For the first time, he cursed his mute body .
He was the Sword God, calculating every single one of his moves .
There was only one person he revealed everything to .
Spear God . His friend who had extended a hand to him, who only received scorn and contempt from others . The mischievous guy who had continued to entice him saying that they should learn a fun game called Mugong together .
And he died . But he was strangely smiling . He must’ve been happy at the fact that he was able to protect his friend using all means possible .
But the Sword God felt even more pain from that fact .
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He should’ve run away, what a foolish guy he was . Why would he risk his life for him . If he was alive, at the very least, Sword God could slightly hate him and sweep him aside . But with this, he couldn’t even hate him .
He wanted to pull his heart out .
If only he could save Spear God . If only he could return his dead subordinates .
Then he would immediately give it up . But the world wasn’t that simple .
So the Sword God sobbed . And he lifted his head, clenching his fist and gritting his teeth . The veins in his red face popped out .
Then .
He felt something with his hands . It was Gungnir, in the bracelet form . The sword that he wanted to wield so bad was still in his hand .
At that moment, all of his emotions settled down like a lie .
He thought to himself .
He already had experience setting up Cheonghwado from nothing . Why wouldn’t he be able to do something he already did once? Aside from that, he had the confidence to establish something even bigger .
Unlike last time, Spear God wasn’t with him . But the Sword God thought that he would still be with him after death .
No, not ‘still’ be with him .
[Always with me . Forever . ]
Sword God slowly stood up . It was painful because his body wasn’t healed yet, but he approached Spear God with a dry face like he didn’t feel anything .
And he used his hand to cut his chest . Past his chest, a cold heart could be seen .
Sword God unhesitatingly put his face towards his heart .
Crunch . Crunch . The tough heart pieces mushed through his teeth . He felt like barfing, because it was on its way to being rotten, but Sword God forced himself to swallow Spear God’s heart .
Very slowly . So it would be properly digested .
[Cannibal]
To reestablish Cheonghwado, he would need more strength than before . And to do that, it wasn’t possible using normal means .
He needed to touch a taboo .
Cannibal was an energy-drain type skill that absorbed the powers of the person who’s heart was eaten .
It was also one of the basic skills written on the Emerald Tablet Leonte had .
The Sword God had never once used it, even though it was in his possession .
Power gained through shortcuts only came back to hurt its owner . And it was something that he, who prioritized martial training over everything, couldn’t accept . So he just ignored it .
Also, if souls and curses were mixed into his magic power, it could irrevocably damage his body .
However, the Sword God didn’t have anywhere to turn to . And if he tried to slowly heal himself, it could take years . Then, his dream of reestablishment of revenge wouldn’t be accomplished .
More than anything else .
Since he didn’t have a method to get the Stone of the Sage, this was the only way to activate Gungnir .
So the Sword God threw away the last of his pride .
He no longer had the pride of the martialist . Thankfully, there were many ‘materials’ that would shoot him up to even higher than before .
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His friend and subordinates . He was going to make their wish to protect him even by dying true .
And he was planning on returning the power of the enemies back to his owner .
Crunch .
Crunch .
Only the sound of Sword God chewing and swallowing could be heard . It shook the peace of the field .
“… . . So . You’re leaving?”
The Summer Queen wrinkled her face at Bow God, who was bowing at her . No, she needed to call him by another name now .
Jang Wei . She remembered it was something weird like that . He was from some insignificant planet called Earth . She remembered it because it was the same world as Heaven Wing .
“I think we’re done . Are we not?”
Jang Wei didn’t belong to Cheonghwado or Red Dragon .
He was a mercenary who did whatever he was paid to do . And in that field, he was quite a well-known S ranker mercenary . Once upon a time, he was better known by the name ‘Secret Twilight . ’
However, other than the fact that he was from Earth, not much was known about him . Also, his face that he showed every time was different, so it was said that no one knew his real face .
And there was one job he had received from Red Dragon a long time ago .
To climb up to a high position in Red Dragon, and become their eyes and ears . And to help them until they needed him to .
Because Cheonghwado was known to be exclusive, this was the only method they could choose . And over the span of a few years, he showed huge potential in Cheonghwado, and was able to sit in the position of Bow God .
From the Summer Queen’s perspective, Jang Wei was a chess piece that could be used efficiently .
Since no one would want to throw away years of what they had been working on .
And Jang Wei had even become one of the Five Martial Gods of Cheonghwado . If he wanted to, he could easily cut ties with Red Dragon .
However, he dissipated all suspicion and led Red Dragon to their final victory .
Even though it was a victory with losses for the Summer Queen, with Bahal gone, she wouldn’t be able to find a henchman like this .
So Summer Queen suggested he become one of the 81 Eyes . With the conditions to give him the highest position .
But Jang Wei firmly said no .
Saying that he would do it if it was a job, but that he wouldn’t actually go under someone to work for them . Adding on a threat-like statement asking if they could handle a spy like Cheonghwado .
So the Summer Queen wanted him even more .
In the Draconic Eyes that had to get what it wanted, Jang Wei was like a precious treasure .
But the Summer Queen had to regretfully fold those thoughts .
Since she wasn’t in the position to be greedy now . Her hair that she was twisting in her fingers was even more blue now . It was proof that her Dragon Heart was halthing .
The Summer Queen felt danger every now and then . If this kept up, her Dragon Heart could end up as a single stone .
A Draconic species without a Dragon Heart was nothing more than a large lizard . The value of the Draconic species would disappear . It was the same thing as following the fate of the rest of the species .
The Summer Queen was scared of such a future . She hadn’t felt fear even during the war with Allforone, but she was scared that she might disappear .
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But the Stone of the Sage that she thought would be able to fix her heart disappeared, along with the rest of the materials to make the stone .
It was really dangerous if this continued .
She was still searching the floors to find the Sword God, but she thought even if he was found, she wouldn’t find the Stone of the Sage .
Someone had definitely taken it . The person who had made them fight from behind the scenes and left them with confusion .
She needed to find his trace . Fortunately, Jang Wei said that he was able to track people as well .
“Fine . Then I’ll ask you for the last time . Do you really have no intention to work under me? You should know very well what it means to receive my blessing . ”
“I already have a god that I serve . ”
“Sure . There’s no better answer than to reject like that, right?”
“Thank you . ”
“Fine . Then I’ll request another job . There’s no time limit . I’ll give you as much as you want . But I want you to finish the job as quickly as possible . You just have to find someone . ”
“Who are you looking for?”
At Jang Wei’s question, the Summer Queen crossed her legs and opened her mouth .
“Another job…”
On the path away from the red portal from the 76th floor, Jang Wei rubbed his chin with his thumb and foreigner .
“I wonder how long it’ll take this time . ”
Jang Wei didn’t want a lot of money . He had already earned a lot, and he already had the Four Directions Bow he received from before, so he didn’t need anything else .
But he needed something to quench his thirst . The thirst that always itched his soul from the corner of his mind .
If this wasn’t quenched, he wouldn’t be able to settle anywhere and would have to wander around .
“I hope it lasts a long time this time too . ”
With his fast movements, a necklace shined from within his clothes .
It was a shell necklace that he had made with his fellow comrades back when he was young .
But now, it was the origin of the thirst that was tightening his soul .
Like it was waiting for something .
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