Chapter 314
Chapter 314
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 314
Chapter Title: The Black Witch (8)
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Shuraphim was one of the rare dragons who could directly meet with Sepiro.
The leader of the Despair clan and one of the few among dragonkind who had awakened the power of Wishes.
Though the Despair clan wasn't the strongest overall among all the clans, Shuraphim was a dragon who had accomplished feats that even the other dragons acknowledged.
Moreover, Shuraphim moved solely for Sepiro.
Additionally, the Despair clan's loyalty to Sepiro surpassed that of the other clans.
And that Shuraphim had sensed the scattering mana and uttered the name 'Sepiro'.
"......Don't be mistaken. That's just a temporary phenomenon caused by an 'error'."
The Black Witch said coldly.
However, even the Black Witch was inwardly flustered.
The overwhelming, transcendent magics Sepiro had unleashed against the Demon Gods.
She had felt that power, which rivaled the gods who moved the world itself.
Because it had shaken the entire Abyss.
Naturally, she couldn't ignore the aura of mana emanating from those spells.
And now, the mana flowing from Park Chan-woo's heart...
'It resembles it.'
It resembled Sepiro's.
An undeniable fact.
But she had to deny it.
The dragons gathered here.
She knew how to deal with Ataraxia since she'd faced her many times.
But the leader Darkan and Shuraphim were monsters even she had to tread carefully around.
Witches and dragons were natural opposites.
People often said demons and witches were opposites, but that was wrong.
Demons drew power from Abyss territory, while witches strengthened themselves by polluting Abyss territory with curses.
It was merely a difference in methods.
However, dragon magic devoured even curses.
It could weaken curse power or reflect it back.
Because curses shared many similarities with magic.
"...It's right next to the Great Rift. Nothing strange about some phenomenon occurring. I can't agree that that thief and con artist is Sepiro."
It wasn't wrong.
The Great Rift was right beside them.
Though closed now, this place harbored all 'errors' connected to the Great Rift.
Of course, bizarre phenomena weren't out of the ordinary here.
Besides, wasn't it a fact that Sepiro had been sucked into the Great Rift?
Why else would the Demon Gods leave this place to the witches?
Even if they'd made a deal with Sepiro, they wouldn't abandon it so easily.
Because no one knew what might happen in the 'Night', including the Great Rift.
It was no different from using the witches as scapegoats.
To claim this 'Night', they had to endure and control the anomalies around the Great Rift.
"Still hesitating, Shuraphim?"
Darkan said.
He too was convinced that Park Chan-woo was 'Sepiro's incarnation'.
The only one to successfully achieve 'nuclear fission' when crafting the Primal God Arcana.
Not to mention the countless heart reactions shown in the process—things unbelievable unless it was Sepiro.
"...Darkan. You said you created the Primal God Arcana together?"
Shuraphim asked.
Darkan and the Sloth clan nodded.
They had revealed a few facts to bring along Shuraphim and the Despair clan.
They needed them to deal with the Black Witch.
The Sloth clan was weak to offensive magic, while Shuraphim and the Despair clan specialized in it.
However, Shuraphim still wore a skeptical expression.
"Sepiro never shares his research with you."
"......"
"Ataraxia. You expect me to believe he carried you around like a priestess?"
"......"
Both Darkan and Ataraxia fell silent for a moment.
It was an absurd claim.
Sepiro never collaborated on research or shared results.
He'd taken the Sloth clan's research成果 multiple times at will.
And that was just the beginning.
No matter where he went or what he did, Sepiro acted alone as he pleased.
He wasn't the type to do anything with others.
That was the decisive reason he was revered as a god.
A god doesn't stand shoulder-to-shoulder with its creations.
"You're just believing what you want to believe. That he's Lord Sepiro."
"Then how do you explain the mana from that heart? Do you think Lord Sepiro's heart could manifest just because of some 'error'?"
Darkan retorted.
To them, the Black Witch's words were blasphemy.
As if Sepiro's heart could appear in a human due to a mere error!
No, there was an even bigger problem.
"...Do you think an ordinary human could bear Lord Sepiro's heart, Shuraphim?"
Ataraxia said gravely.
Shuraphim was tarnishing her own path of faith and loyalty to Sepiro.
That was when it happened.
"Ataraxia. You're already a fallen wretch for following me. Sepiro would never accept your curse-tainted soul!"
The Black Witch sneered and continued.
"If you want, I can ask the Messenger of Oaths for the truth. Ataraxia pretended to follow me to incite the Great War. She tried to feed the dragons to other races and demons. Are you going to believe a traitor's words, Shuraphim?"
The Black Witch knew why Ataraxia had followed her.
Using the Black Witch's authority to grant false identities, she had planned to infiltrate countless Abysses as other races and spark the Great War.
It was taboo.
Especially unforgivable for dragonkind.
Starting such a thing without Sepiro's command was tantamount to being a 'traitor'.
"...Is what she says true, Ataraxia?"
Shuraphim glared at Ataraxia with murderous eyes.
"......It's true. However."
"Shut your mouth, Ataraxia. I hereby exile you from the clan."
"......"
Ataraxia showed a devastated expression.
It had all been to reclaim the dragons' former glory.
But meeting Park Chan-woo had changed her mind.
She believed her role was to support the great one by his side, following in his footsteps.
However, what had happened was done.
She couldn't undo the past.
Regrettable, but too late.
Shuraphim turned to the Black Witch.
"I'll retrieve Lord Sepiro's heart from that human. If you interfere..."
"Do as you please."
The Black Witch smiled sweetly.
As Shuraphim moved toward Park Chan-woo.
"...Darkan. Step aside."
"That one is Lord Sepiro."
"No one knows him better than I. I'm certain. That human isn't him."
Shuraphim had met Sepiro before.
Multiple times, even.
"......I too believe that one is the Dragon God Lord Sepiro."
Ataraxia stood firmly beside him with a resolute face.
"Do you all truly wish to die?"
Shuraphim scowled.
Leaving aside Darkan, Ataraxia was a traitor who had followed the Black Witch and a disgrace to dragons.
There was no reason to trust her, who had sullied dragon honor.
She could crush her right then, but retrieving Sepiro's heart came first.
Tension filled the entire Night.
Conflict was brewing among the dragons.
'Fight and die. All of you perish.'
A racial war was on the verge of erupting.
If the dragons self-destructed like this, it couldn't be better for the Black Witch.
Shuraphim opened her mouth.
"......Despair."
She uttered the Dragon Word of Despair.
Signaling the start of the attack.
The other Despair clan members simultaneously deployed their magic.
The Sloth clan and Darkan cast protective spells.
If they clashed, it wouldn't end quietly.
They would fight until one side was annihilated.
At that moment.
"Stop."
A voice rang out.
All heads turned toward the source.
"Who gave you permission to start a war in front of me?"
Sepiro opened his eyes.
Ominous mana overflowed.
The heart's seal broke, and with just one word—"Stop"—
'......The Dragon Word.'
'Has been undone.'
All Dragon Words had been undone.
Only the Dragon God Sepiro, master of all dragons, could cancel ongoing Dragon Words.
In other words.
...It was proven.
The human before them was Sepiro.
"Black Witch. You played quite the amusing prank."
"......?"
The Black Witch stared at him with cold eyes.
Sepiro laughed.
"The 'deal' wasn't fulfilled properly. I asked for all of the Abyss's curses. Why did you give me only half?"
"...I don't know what you're talking about. I upheld the deal properly."
"You didn't include 'you', who embodies the Abyss's curses themselves, did you?"
"......!"
The Black Witch's pupils trembled faintly.
The deal's details were known only to her and Sepiro.
Yet now, he was speaking of them.
'The real...... Sepiro?'
Unbelievable.
He had undoubtedly been sucked into the Great Rift.
"Since you deceived me, you'll pay the price."
"The con artist is still babbling."
She denied it desperately.
Sepiro extended his hand.
Countless 'Wishes' floated into the air.
"......Absolute Magic."
Shuraphim immediately recognized it.
No one but Sepiro could handle that many 'Wishes'.
Absolute Magic created numerous Wishes through it.
Absolute Magic was fundamentally made using 'Wishes' as material.
Now, there was no denying it.
That being was—
"I pay respects to Lord Sepiro."
Shuraphim knelt and bowed her head.
Then she said flatly.
"For the sin of failing to recognize the greatest one, I offer my heart and both eyes. Please show mercy."
"I don't need that."
"Then I offer my life."
"Just your life? How boring."
Even that was so like Sepiro.
"However... I command you."
Sepiro then looked at the Black Witch and commanded.
"From now on, go all out."
He grinned.
"Kill the Black Witch."
"As you command, Dragon God Lord Sepiro."
"As you command!"
The Despair clan shouted in unison.
And all the powers of Despair turned toward the Black Witch.