Chapter 54 (1/2)
[You have learned Resurrection Song Lv1]
'Oh, was that so that could be passed on to others?'
'Right, that is a skill that was obtained through Divine Grace, so it could also be passed on I performed a siic'
Gnoss advised me telepathically
”Lord although it ift, I think it can be useful for you I'm tired now and require some rest”
Noradriana immediately went to sleep because she was quite exhausted
”When your ift”
The dragons nodded silently in return
”Let's go Valenor, it's finally ti which I have postponed for too long already Let's head back to the observatory first”
After returning to the palace I contacted Alpeon
'Begin clearing the passage we blocked to the Catacombs!'
'Yes Lord'
After four days of hard work by the Antilliens, the passage was once again open
”Everyone else stay here, Valenor you follow me”
My walking along the tunnel with Valenor was like a throwback down memory lane
”Is this where Johra first came from?”
”Right, I was nothing but a poor little skeleton, just trying to survive in a harsh world”
We kept walking as I reminisced about all ases which had saved me on more than one occasion
”Was that where Johra fell down?”
”I nodded, looking at a pile of skeletons which could very well have been my comrades at some point
”Oh right, and what about the Tyrant's o there? Oh wait, nevermind, don't tell me I want to find it myself!”
Valenor was sniffing around like an excited child on her first adventure
”Valenor you look like a puppy right now”
”Quiet you, I' the treasure”
Surprisingly she actuallyher nose
”What is this pile of scrap metal?”
Valenor was truly disappointed with the quality of the items collected by the Tyrant
”Sure, but at that tiuy like me”
”Let's keep going!”
Ithe hole which was half hidden behind the pile of treasure It had been locked doith Jenna's webs, but that hardly stoppedwith rated into dust
”I reed?'”
”It's a pretty nice place here right? Johra, where exactly was it that you were born?”
”Hmm… I wasn't so much born here, rather it was the first time I opened my eyes”
While conversing with Valenor we passed by sooyles which I had no idea still remained They were pulverised when Valenor chose to step on them
After a short and relaxing walk, we finally arrived before Soleste's majestic door
”Here?”
To Valenor's question I si behind this door was my first experience of total defeat in this world Perhaps without this lesson, I would never have striven so hard to improve es I have co way since then and was now ready to face ed to humble me so
Kieeeeeeik!
”Ha ha ha…You careat! Come to kill me and toward your steps!”
Somehow Soleste felt more like an NPC character than a Reincarnator from another world This Soleste which at that time felt like an insurmountable
”Is it true what you said? Was he truly the first to give you the taste of defeat?”
Valenor's reaction was expected, after all our current rank difference was quite substantial
”Well… it was a while back”
Chomp Chomp Psshhh
Soleste legion of undead crumbled under my Paralysis Stare
”Wonderful, my wish has finally been fulfilled! Come, put an end to my existence!”
”How noisy, even if you clai on to the throne is shaking”
”…”
He had nothing to say Even if he had ed to somewhat resist my Paralysis Stare, he wasn't i
”I have a question froe to ask of you Why is it that you killed so h you are indeed pushed towards the path death, it isn't too difficult to resist it
”… then is Gnoss doing fine?”
Soleste asked me in a soft, melancholic voice
”He is only a shadow of his former self, but he still lives Why don't you hurry up and answer my question?”
”Well, you see it all began when I learned of a prophecy”
”A prophecy?”
”Right, it spoke of the end of the world In retrospect, it ht have all been an elaborate trap”
”Sounds like an interesting story, go on”
”It all began when Talesias,The Archwizard of the kingdom came to find me”
'Who's that Gnoss?'
'He's a Messiah, but I don't knohat his involvement is'
”Talesias spoke to me of a prophecy and told me of how certain he was about its accuracy He said that only a Lich which had gone past the ArchLich level could put an end to it
”Past the ArchLich level?”
”Yes, a Deht I was the only one that could accomplish it
”So?”
”Having heard Talesias' counsel, I proceeded to massacre an entire nation in order to try and level up as much as possible I rationalized that the sacrifice of one kingdo when faced with the destruction of the world”