Chapter 81 - Chapter 12: Legend #7 (2/2)
Were Death and Famine on one side?
Why did Famine express hostility toward Conquest? It wasn’t just because of In-gong’s confrontation with Gerard. The enmity of Famine was rooted in something much deeper.
The white woman... Sadness flashed in the red and blue eyes of Conquest. She reached out her hand slowly and stroked the air like she was touching In-gong’s cheek despite not being able to reach him. Then she opened her mouth slowly,
”Conquest Knight, my one and only hope.”
The white woman’s voice was cut off like she had lost all strength after a few words. She gave another sad smile before melting into the darkness.
In-gong closed his eyes. Like the white woman, he melted into the darkness.
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Gerard dragged himself across the ground. He had cut off his left arm that couldn’t be used anymore, but he couldn’t suppress the pain.
His remaining arm was touching the ground. He pushed against it and his heavy legs moved a little bit.
”Find him! He is around here!”
“I smell blood!”
The voices of the lycanthropes weren’t far away. Gerard gritted his teeth and concentrated all his power in his right hand. His aura circulation was a mess, so it took a lot of work to collect the power.
Gerard sat on the ground and panted. The soil was wet and cold but that helped relieve the pain.
Gerard counted down. He closed his eyes and focused on his hearing while gathering strength in his right arm.
Kwang!
The explosive power of Divine Beast Authority burst through his right arm. Gerard leapt up and hit the lycanthrope soldier who came close to him. The soldier swung his arm reflexively at Gerard, but it just passed through air. Gerard grabbed one of the soldier’s arms, threw him down and grabbed his neck with one hand.
The neck of the beast form lycanthrope was too large that it was hard to squeeze. However, Gerard used brute force and struck the soldier’s neck with the palm of his hand. There was a terrible sound as the wolf lycanthrope soldier’s neck broke.
“Kukek!”
The lycanthrope solider lost his breath and tried to reach out, but Gerard placed more force on the soldier’s neck.
“Pant... Pant...”
The lycanthrope soldier collapsed and Gerard triggered the power of Famine. He gained a certain amount of strength back, but it was still lacking, like collecting water in a bucket with a hole.
”There!”
”Throw the spears!”
There was no room for his body to avoid them. The spears pierced Gerard and the dead lycanthrope soldier at the same time.
It was hot. Despite being on the verge of death, the pain was vivid.
”Throw!”
Spears flew one after another and pierced his shoulders, waist, thighs and all over his body. Even for the lycanthropes with their huge vitality, this level of injury would cause death.
The lycanthrope soldiers didn’t approach Gerard once. It would take more time to kill Gerard, but they were being careful.
Gerard laughed. Despite his lips cramping from the pain and injury, it was definitely a laugh.
He had spent 20 years in the deepest part of the Grey Tower. It had been a horrible time spent in the darkness where not even the moonlight could reach.
He would die without being able to resolve the resentment and animosity that had built up.
Elaine Moonlight. His sister, she had taken away everything of his; she was a hateful enemy.
Chris and Caitlin, her children.
And the Conquest Knight. The reason for all of this. The person who had blocked him on the verge of victory!
Gerard was no longer looking forward and only darkness could be seen in his eyes.
However, Gerard saw a man in the darkness. He wore robes that were darker than black as he stared down at Gerard.
‘Now, will you accept?’
Famine.
He differed from War or Death. The comparison with Conquest itself was ridiculous.
He was always hungry and his desires were never satisfied. He didn’t just want to choose a knight like the other three.
What he wanted was the incarnation of Famine, the existence of Famine itself.
Gerard laughed at him. He finally released the last strings on his pride and allowed Famine into his soul.
He wasn’t Gerard in the pure sense anymore.
The only thing remaining was Famine mixed in with a black desire that would never be fulfilled.
The power of Famine swallowed Gerard’s heart and his soul was conquered.
The Famine Knight, formerly called Gerard, smiled. Famine found it ridiculous that he had used the term ‘conquest’.
”Drain.”
The whisper was a beginning and an end. The lycanthrope soldiers, who were aiming spears at Gerard, were now in the realm of Famine without being aware of it.
If he had to name it, it was a garden of draining. All things within the range were drained by Famine.
The legs of the lycanthrope soldiers surrounding Gerard hardened. They couldn’t even scream as the cracked land covered them.
The Famine Knight drained everything in his realm and raised his body slowly. Some of the broken bodies collapsed, but he didn’t care. His gaze was looking at a time long ago.
Everything had become warped since the day Ainkel was murdered 1,000 years ago.
Now, it was time to restart. This time there had to be a different ending.
The Famine Knight gazed at the moonlight, then he melted into the darkness.