I'll make it sadder
I'll make it sadder
The 「Drevo」 Forest, located between the Empire and the Beastkin Kingdom. It was as if an incarnation of fire had descended upon it.
Everything there was burning. Even if it was just a handful of territory compared to the Empire's lands, it was a different story if that entire size consisted of forest.
Black smoke from the burning forest covered the blue sky.
Because of that, the surrounding area became as dark as if night had fallen.
The forest was being covered by lava-like red flames.
Thousands of Dragon Beastkin exhaled 'Breath of Flame'. 'Pillars of Fire' rose up from everywhere.
Even though the Elf water ability users tried every trick in the book, there was no way out.
Soon, they too were killed by the Dragon Beastkin. Either cut down by swords or by 'Fireballs' tossed around as if they were playing a game.
"Hahaha! Let's run wild to our hearts' content! Leave only a few thousand!"
A one-sided massacre.
The Dragon Beastkin had not a shred of mercy.
To the eyes of other beastkin, the Elves' appearance was beautiful, but not to the Dragon Beastkin.
They couldn't even distinguish the Elves' faces. They were that much of a different species that could never mix.
The humming vibration of the air from the flames, the screams of the Elves being mercilessly slaughtered.
How must Kalina, who was still in her egg and fully feeling the current situation, have felt?
"Bring that last egg."
The 「Dragonia」 Emperor ordered.
Kalina was inside that last egg.
"I will check if the World Tree burns. I shall start first."
'No!'
The cry of Kalina, sleeping inside the egg, was not conveyed.
The Dragon Beastkin did not resist the order to slaughter the Elves and now burn the World Tree as well.
Rather, they were thinking that this Emperor was truly an iron-blooded Emperor.
The succession of the 「Dragonia」 Emperor depends on whether one can touch the Dragon's Orb.
You know the moment you see it.
If you are not the chosen one, you die the moment you touch it.
The World Tree, which we hold more sacred than our chosen Emperor?
Whoosh—!
The place named 「Drevo」 Forest,
The place where only a few hundred thousand Elves lived,
The place called neither a country nor having ranks like King or Emperor, living peacefully,
The forest of Elves without a single high-level ability user,
A sanctuary, mystery, awe,
The place no one ever thought to invade,
The tree called the World Tree, or 'Drevo', caught fire.
"What is this mystery! What is there to revere! It is not a sanctuary! The World Tree is just a big tree!"
There had never been a time when someone didn't try to destroy the Dragon's Orb.
But it didn't break from any attack.
However, the World Tree burned down.
'Now, now! The Elves have no choice but to get pregnant! Do you want to preserve your race? I will help you! All of you will live in my harem palace. Remaining Elves!'
The 「Dragonia」 Emperor said, opening his long snout wide and laughing.
"Your souls are mine!"
A fact confirmed by a few peculiar Elves.
Elves are born from the World Tree's eggs, but it's not that they can't get pregnant.
It's just that to the Elves, all other races looked like blue aliens, so they had no intention of connecting with them at all.
'But now you must obediently get pregnant and give birth to children!'
The child an Elf gives birth to is born only as an Elf even if other blood is mixed in.
The Emperor's mood was becoming pleasant as he thought about creating thousands of Elves to be born in the future from the remaining thousands of Elves.
Just before the World Tree was completely burned down.
'Kalina.'
Crack.
The last egg hatched.
"Oh? The last Elf born is a premature baby? Elves are only born as adults from eggs, is this what happens if they wake up early?"
At the Emperor's words, the Dragon Beastkin General next to him picked up the conversation.
"So the World Tree gives names, and even we nearby could hear it. Was this the only mystery? It's fascinating that it's just a name, though. Hahaha!"
They were watching with glee as Kalina hatched from the egg.
"You are shedding tears, you must be very sad, right? What should I do? Still, I will take care of the remaining ones like you, so don't be too sad. Hahahahahat!"
"Yes, it is sad."
Kalina looked at the dead Elf nearby.
"Now, you guys."
Kalina pulled out the sword the Elf was holding and gripped it in her hand.
"Oh? Don't do anything useless. Small Elves are precious, so I don't want to kill you."
"I'll make you even sadder."
'Before the Sun'
It was the first manifestation of the [Wish] 'So-taeyang'.
[Wish] is not something spoken out loud, but my earnest thoughts being conveyed to the surroundings.
The Dragon Beastkin's scales flipped up and rose at the [Wish] of a Transcendent that they had never experienced before.
That overwhelming [Wish] of the Transcendent.
Those who heard the [Wish] also realized. That she was an unspeakable powerhouse.
A Seongwi-level ability user as soon as she was born? Is this possible?
They were thinking this. It was when the concept of a Transcendent did not yet exist. They thought she was a super-powerhouse who had passed the early and middle stages of the Seongwi-level.
A powerhouse comparable even to the Emperor who grasped the Dragon's Orb.
"What was that [Wish]? Nothing happened? What did you do?"
Kalina did not solve the Emperor's curiosity.
They did not know that one of the Empire's cities was already melting away due to 'So-taeyang', which had manifested thousands of kilometers away.
"Since you destroyed the 'World Tree', I will destroy your sanctuary too."
The Emperor felt a chill. That being is something different. The Dragon's Orb that no one could break.
If it were that small Elf, she could break it. The Emperor's judgment was quick.
"Stop her! She's a powerhouse even among Seongwi-levels!"
But Kalina was faster. She didn't even wipe away the flowing tears and ran straight toward the Empire.
Kalina moved so far away from them that she looked like a dot in an instant.
Kalina's speed was strange even to the Seongwi-level Dragon Beastkin with excellent physical abilities.
"We must chase her somehow!"
The Dragon Beastkin immediately spread their huge wings.
"What are you doing! We're going to the Imperial Palace! Catch that! Chase her all of you!"
With the 'Dragon's Roar' that only the Emperor could use, finally, all the Dragon Beastkin spread their huge wings and chased after Kalina.
However, even the Emperor could not keep up with Kalina's simple sprint.
The direction is unusual. I had to stop her. She might break the Dragon's Orb.
Kalina was intoxicated by her own power. She acquires basic knowledge in the egg, but she was just a child who had just hatched.
Her anger at confirming the World Tree that had turned to ash was unspeakable.
Beyond the Dragon Beastkin, she intended to repay all the citizens of the Empire who just watched this happen.
Her surroundings for hundreds of meters burned with the [Wish] 'Like a Wildfire'.
All the [Wishes] of the High Elves were created by Kalina.
"Who is breathing fire in the Empire's territory!"
When an Elf, who only has water abilities, used fire abilities, they didn't recognize it properly at first.
But with the [Wish] 'Like the Wildfire in My Eyes', everything in the direction of the tens of kilometers visible to her eyes burned.
Every time Kalina turned her head while running, that radius burned.
Only then did the Dragon Beastkin know. That it was that small Elf burning the Empire's territory.
"Kuaaaak!"
Those among the Dragon Beastkin who were not high-level were hit directly by 'Like the Wildfire in My Eyes' and could no longer fly, falling while burning.
"Is this fire the work of that Elf!"
Boom!
A tower that would be preserved for ages collapsed.
"Can't you stop right now!"
Crackle—!
A marble statue reaching tens of meters in height shattered. It was a statue of the Emperor of Dragonia.
"What are you doing!!! Are you truly crazy!!!"
Kuaaaaa!!!
The Empire's city walls, spanning thousands of kilometers, were burning and collapsing.
"I will absolutely tear you to death!"
They were enraged, putting themselves in the same state while not thinking about what they had done.
It was worth seeing the things the Empire had built up over time burning within a radius of tens of kilometers.
Buildings that would have been preserved for their historical value if they had remained, especially wooden buildings, all collapsed.
The [Wish] 'Like a Heart That Never Extinguishes' was manifested.
For a whole month, no, until Kalina dies, the Transcendent's anger will burn the Empire's territory like a disaster.
Kalina arrived at the Imperial Palace and finally stopped her sprint.
Even a distance of thousands of kilometers was only a few hours for a Transcendent.
In those few hours, the situation in the Empire was a mess.
First, one city was completely erased by 'So-taeyang',
And the path she passed became a road of fire, a space where it was difficult to even breathe.
Everywhere her gaze turned, everything in the Empire was burning.
It was to the point where it was impossible to estimate how much wealth and time would be needed to rebuild it.
Only after the Transcendent's sprint stopped could the Dragon Beastkin, who had been chasing her by spreading their huge wings, catch up to her.
Dragon Beastkin packed the sky.
Unlike now, the 「Dragonia」 Empire alone had thousands of high-level ability users, and dozens of Seongwi-level ability users.
Truly a military power worthy of the Dragon Beastkin Empire.
But a single Transcendent surpassed all of this.
Kalina threw [Wish] 'Fire Spear' here and there.
Screeeee—
A sharp sound that seemed to tear the eardrums was heard at that terrifying speed.
The trajectory of fire embroidering the sky.
In front of one of the trajectories of the 'Fire Spear' cutting through the ground, there was a major building in the capital.
One Dragon Beastkin blocked in front of it. He was also Seongwi-level. But it was of no use.
Erasing half of the Seongwi-level Dragon Beastkin's upper body, the building he tried to protect was also erased.
"Stop that crazy bitch! Stop her!"
The 「Dragonia」 Emperor shouted. Before he could even set up his harem palace, he was in a situation where he had to rebuild the Imperial Palace from scratch.
The capital of 「Dragonia」 was burning in real-time and becoming ruins.
DonkeyGalller1 - Did that answer your question? The Emperor's anger was immense; he didn't stop the slaughter of the Dragon Beastkin for over a month.
DonkeyGalller2 - Yeah, it's known that the Dragon Beastkin were almost wiped out at this time. He killed everyone he saw for over a month, yeah.
DonkeyGalller3 - I know the Dragon's Orb was also melted and disappeared by 'So-taeyang'.
DonkeyGalller1 - That's how she destroyed 「Dragonia」 and declared the 「Drevo」 Empire herself, becoming the Emperor, yeah.
DonkeyGalller2 - At first, she even wiped out the beastkin races who were the Great Chiefs during the 「Dragonia」 era who didn't come to their senses and attacked the Emperor.
ㄴDonkeyGalller3 - That happened when there was no such thing as communication yet. It was slow for the fact that she was a Transcendent to be properly known.
ㄴDonkeyGalller1 - Since it was the first time a Transcendent appeared, they didn't know it would be to this extent.
DonkeyGalller4 - The 「Dragonia」 Emperor dies? An Elf did that? That's strange? Now an Elf is the Emperor? I don't like it? Let's fight me! And then he met another Emperor.
ㄴDonkeyGalller1 - The Jade Emperor, damn.
DonkeyGalller3 - Even at this time, the population must have been smaller than now, but the estimated death toll is about 200-300 million.
ㄴDonkeyGalller1 - It's history from too long ago, so it's not all recorded accurately. But a lot must have died.
ㄴDonkeyGalller - That's scary, damn.
ㄴDonkeyGalller1 - If you hear that Elves, who only had thousands 2000 years ago, became 100 million in less than 100 years, you'll be surprised by this too?
ㄴDonkeyGalller - Thousands became 100 million in 100 years?
Saklasi woke up, but he was lazing around in bed.
Instead of getting up right away, he turned on his phone and habitually accessed the gallery, entering <Imdang Gallery>.
To the post asking about the Emperor, the history-experts who happened to be gathered there rushed in, asking if he was that history-illiterate from last time.
To the history-experts residing in <DonkeyGalller>, the story of the Emperor, who is a living myth itself, was mouth-watering.
Saklasi, who was reeking of a horny newbie, had made the Emperor fan club and the history-expert DonkeyGalllers rush in from early in the morning.