Chapter 45
Chapter 45
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 45
Chapter Title: Inherited Myth
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Iven's plan to kill Miplas was exactly this.
First, he would kill the princess and seize the Holy Brazier.
Second, the Hero would kill the Great Demon King and seize the Miserable Eyes.
Third, together they would forge the Great Sin and kill Miplas.
But right here was the problem.
He could kill the princess with the Great Demon King's power, but could the Hero kill the Great Demon King? If the Hero couldn't defeat him, then he would receive that will and try to kill the Hero as well.
So he came up with the next step. If the Great Demon King, sunk so deep into the abyss that he felt no particular urge to kill the Hero upon seeing him, then the Great Demon King would prioritize killing the princess instead. And after he killed her, there would definitely be an opening.
Then, he would reveal himself as Iven and cut off the horns together with the Hero, escaping the Great Demon King's will. From there, they could somehow kill the Great Demon King together.
But then the next problem arose.
When he was moving according to the Great Demon King's will, could Bulki really defeat him?
The power overflowing from his body. It was certainly enough to kill the princess. Could his friend block that power? And the Bulki he met was still lacking. So he kept telling him ways to defeat him. In that way, he dragged the Hero into the abyss while biding his time.
And then the Hero of the future appeared.
Realizing that all his plans had ultimately failed, Iven once again wretchedly awaited the death the Hero would grant him. But at that moment, the Hero struck the Great Demon King. Had something changed in the future? But there was no time to think.
Kill the Great Demon King.
Usurp his horns.
"The trials are sufficient, and the purpose found, so now a single chance shall come to you."
Iven wouldn't miss that one chance when it arrived.
"Right now."
And now, Iven stood before his chance.
"Your sins and will shall all be mine. Lucifer van Ivelhac, so die without worry. Vanish, and be forgotten. I promise. The goddess will surely die by my hand."
Iven shattered the Great Demon King's horns and embedded them into his own head. He plucked out the Miserable Eyes and placed them into his right eye socket. In that instant, a new Great Demon King with two pairs of horns was born into the world.
Iveldra sang of that horrific moment of succession like this.
「Aven Kohen
King of Demons
El Mastema
God's Shackles
Kets Sever
Final Hope
Halak Cheth Lahav Yarash
Go and usurp the flame of sin
Yerutsa Tsofer
Inherit the horns
Olam Kets Sever
Humanity's last hope
Tehom Matsa
The abyss approaches
Helel Ben Shachar
O Lucifer
Reshit Mofei Bobot
Primordial Puppeteer
Mut
Die
Mut
Vanish
Cheth Yahav
Surrender the sin
Tehom
Deep waters
Tehom
Abyss
Hu Olam Kets Sever
It is humanity's last hope
Kol Min Kohen
King of all races
Olam Kohen
King of humanity
Tachton Nefesh
Lowest of souls
Tola Damah Nefesh
Worm-like beings
Kohen Kum
The king has risen
Olam Yosher Yada Kohen
He who knows the truth of the world
Kum
Advance
El, Maves
God, die
Tehom Choze Nevua
Prophecy of Tehom's seers
Zeh Or Geviya Al Kum
Now standing atop Or's corpse
[Banahut]
Connects the good
Kohen Kokhavim Savav Halak
He journeys through the starry vault
Tohlah Saval Halak
Bears the sin onward
Yerutsa Tsofer
Inherit the horns
Reshit El
Primordial will
Ata Mashiach
Your messiah
Elyon Cheth Chayah Savav
Revive the great sin」
And the being with two pairs of massive horns, possessing the world's most wretched eyes, sat at the highest point of Tehom. All horns bowed before his will.
The Great Demon King who would kill a god, Iven van Ivelhac.
***
The ruins of Sonain Empire.
"Are you coming to?"
Bulki opened his eyes in the saintess's arms.
"Where is this... Ah! The Demon King!"
"Don't worry. Please get up first, Hero."
Bulki came to his senses and slowly surveyed his surroundings. He and the saintess were leaning against the collapsed castle to shelter from the rain, while the others were transporting the wounded and clearing the bodies.
"Is it over, Princess? I can't remember what happened at all."
"I'll tell you everything."
Mariel continued, shedding those false tears drop by drop.
"Father has passed away. That's when the Great Demon King appeared, and we hid under Graveheim's protection, but we were ultimately pushed back."
"And that's when I arrived?"
"Yes. Do you remember anything after that?"
"I picked up my sword and rushed to save you, Princess, and there I saw Iven... Iven."
At the mention of Iven, the princess clamped her mouth shut, fearing her facade might crack.
"What happened to my friend?"
"I'm not certain he was your friend. But through a knight blessed by Miplas, the future Hero suddenly appeared and purged all evil. The Great Demon King retreated, and you returned as well."
"The future me?"
"That's the only way I can describe it. That majestic figure who shone the sun upon this land once more with his golden sword seemed just like Or incarnate."
"Who was that knight? I can't remember..."
"He manifested the omen and then vanished."
"Did he... die? I've lost another one."
Bulki tilted his head to the sky to hold back his tears. The sky was as dark as his lost memories, weeping in his stead. Then the princess said to him.
"But Hero, you must rise now."
"I don't know. I have no idea what to do next. Once again, I'm the only one left alive."
Mariel Sonain flushed with excitement at those words but spoke without showing it.
"You saved me, Hero. And you will forevermore. Shall we walk a bit?"
Thus, Bulki and Mariel Sonain-the Hero and the princess-headed to the highest point of the ruined castle, looking down upon the subjects returning from evacuation and the knights aiding them.
"You must become the light of Helred. Come, the sorrow has passed-lead us even more."
Though it was a ruined castle, Bulki stood above all humans and other races.
"Everyone! The Hero has awakened!"
As the princess shouted, all began to praise the two.
"He saved us!"
"Hero! Sonain!"
"Yerutsa Rahav, Hero!"
"Sob, lead my daughter into Your arms, O Miplas."
"Saintess! Look upon us! Helred is not broken!"
And he gazed down at them, striving to clear his complicated heart. As his beloved saintess had said, they needed a guiding star.
Now, he had to raise his sword.
Bulki held his sword high with one hand.
And a week later.
The coronation of the new emperor took place.
The grand cathedral was built before the imperial palace. And now it was repaired first as well. The construction and repairs were completed without difficulty, thanks to Bulki and the other knights' omens.
In the central hall of the grand cathedral, shining even brighter than before the crisis.
"Yerutsa Rahav."
Before the Holy Brazier, the empire's new emperor, Lui Sonain, knelt on one knee. His sister and saintess stood before him and handed him the ceremonial dagger.
"Rise."
"Thank you, Saintess."
Tears flowed at the saintess's words, but without distorting his expression, Lui cut his palm and drew blood. Then he reached into the Holy Brazier and drew the sword.
"Great El, protect the Prince."
"Emperor! Look upon the new Emperor!"
"That's... Migdal! Oh, the sword of the continued empire..."
The sword the new emperor drew was the previous emperor's sword. Thus, the emperor was succeeded.
"Father..."
In the end, Lui distorted his face and wept. Then he turned around, planted his sword into the ground, and proclaimed to all.
"I, Lui Sonain, have become the new emperor of Sonain, and I hereby declare myself Lui'el Sonain VII in my father's name! Moreover, I vow to rebuild the empire wounded by the demon invasion stronger than before. Inheriting the wisdom of the Knight Orders, the benevolence of the subjects, and the steadfast sword of the late emperor, Yerutsa Rahav! Knight Orders, and my subjects, inherit your swords!"
"Yerutsa Rahav!"
All the subjects and Knight Orders gathered in the grand cathedral knelt in and paid homage to him. And the princess didn't like it.
"Hurry and appoint the Knight Order Captains, Emperor."
"I understand, Saintess."
But the new emperor would never understand that from now on, eternally. The emperor sat on the throne and summoned two knights.
"Saint Holden of the 1st Knight Order, Elya Shive of the 3rd Knight Order, step forward."
Thereupon, Saint Holden of the 1st and the female knight named Elya Shive of the 3rd stepped forward. As they knelt, the saintess spoke.
"Saint Holden of Gilnaun, though your manifestation of the sword in this demon invasion is still immature in use, reports confirm its origin differs from others, and praising your great achievements, by Imperial Decree 382326, I appoint you as 1st Knight Order Captain."
"I receive the empire's command."
Saint Holden still didn't even know himself that he had manifested and wielded the power of Mir, but he gladly inherited the position of Riu, whom he respected and trusted, vowing to do his utmost.
"My sword is for Sonain."
Moreover, from his experience in this battle, he planned not to return home but to establish his own base in the capital as a Knight Order Captain.
"Elya Shive of Sonain, even before the demon invasion, you continuously researched knight promotions. As chief physician, you fulfilled your duties with utmost effort, and your dedication to the wounded in this invasion was like that of the now-vanished celestial race. Thus, by the same Imperial Decree 382326, I appoint you as 3rd Knight Order Captain."
"By the name of my sword of healing and revival, Marpe, and the strongest knights who were my longtime friends, I swear to uphold the empire and the emperor's command."
She, petite like a scholar, had been Riu's classmate and friend. Feeling she had kept their promise to become Knight Order Captains too late-and that she could never keep it eternally-she burst into tears.
"My sword is for Sonain."
Thus, the coronation and appointments filling the vacant positions concluded.
"Where is the Hero?"
And the saintess went outside in search of Bulki. He was at the ruins, before the tomb of the sword where Riu had died.