Chapter 193 - Edda Chronicles 2 (2/2)

Eteria Rodinus hasn't told him all the information they knew yet, so he felt like he was being kept in the dark.

Alejandro laughed as if he had noticed Woohyuk's feelings.

“The Ark of Knowledge... It's a very hidden topic, so we can't say much about it either. Of course, Lady Lilith knows the essential information, but... the only human who was accepted by her in the Golden Rose Society is Aleister.”

”So you don't have any information?

“That’s not the case. I will tell you as much as I know. The Forbidden Library, which you call the Ark of Knowledge, was created by the original residents of the Eeth Continent who had inherited Lady Lilith's blood. They dreamed of immortality and wanted to return to Paradise Lost.”

When neither the gods nor the demons existed on the Eeth Continent, they focused solely on forbidden research.

Most of the magic books in the Ark of Knowledge were written during that era.

They gained an enormous amount of knowledge, but as if that alone was insufficient, the hand of salvation did not reach down to them.

While everyone was frustrated, a certain prominent alchemist (Aleister) declared:

“Lady Lilith may know a method!”

That was the moment the Witch Cult first appeared on the Eeth Continent.

Since then, the Witch Cult spread rapidly, and its members began to study dark magic to summon beings of different dimensions.

The King's Book had records of the accumulated knowledge.

It was the forbidden magic book that Helena wanted to find as soon as possible.

“… I didn't know there was such a long history in the Witch Cult.”

“Lord Aleister organized the doctrine. Many people began to follow and worship Lady Lilith.”

But one day a problem occurred.

Adam and Eve were expelled from Paradise Lost and came down to the Eeth Continent.

The Witch Cult tried to reject the two, but they couldn't achieve their will.

Because the seven gods commanded by the Creator appeared and made Adam and Eve dominate the descendants of Lilith.

As a result, the Witch Cult fell and was ruined, and Aleister summoned ancient demons from another dimension as a last resort.

“Are they the 72 Demon Kings?”

“No, listen to the end of the story. The ancient demons are different from the 72 Demon Kings.”

The 72 Demon Kings and Lilith were creatures later called by the Creator to the Eeth Continent to prevent the gods’ tyranny.

The ancient demons summoned by Aleister before the arrival of the demon kings were fallen angels.

They were former vassals of the Creator who served him before the gods.

But they also rebelled against him and were exiled to another dimension.

“Well, even if they were such great existences, they must have been suppressed since the gods were able to monopolize the Eeth Continent.”

“Still, they were able to buy a lot of time. Thanks to this, Lord Aleister was able to receive Lady Lilith’s grace on the border of life and death.”

The process was truly dramatic.

Although he had been defeated in the war against the gods, he had managed to escape, but Aleister had lost all the knowledge he had acquired through his studies due to the curse of the Sea God.

Afterwards, he was stabbed by the sword of some Light Doctrine believer, and fell on the side of the road, prepared to face death.

The moment everything was about to end...

Aleister completed a necromancy spell subconsciously.

Although he had forgotten about it, his body had managed to remember it while desperately seeking salvation.

It would have been impossible if he weren’t a fanatic to the bone.

Thanks to this, Aleister was able to connect with Lilith from the demon world and became the first person to make a contract with her.

“… He's crazier than Rosenkreuz. So, did the Ark of Knowledge come to be managed by the divine lineage?”

”That's right. The gods didn't want the Ark of Knowledge to be used by Lilith and her descendants.”

And, to prepare for urgent situations, the Akashic Records were given to the divine family.

If the Ark of Knowledge were about to be taken away by a hostile force, it would activate a top-class magic circle that would move the Ark to the heavenly world.

The Akashic Records had already been used once in the past and were extinguished now.

When all of Alejandro's explanations ended, Woohyuk nodded.

'He’s not lying, so it's probably all true.'

The problem was that those historical events weren't particularly helpful in the current situation.

After thinking for a while, Woohyuk ordered Brynhild to bring Roan, who was detained in the basement.

“Bring me alcohol and hoes right now! Otherwise I’ll...”

Thwack!

Upon arriving at the office, Woohyuk's fist flew toward Roan, who then began to scream in pain.

”Ouch! Roan hates being treated as a punching bag!”

“Zip it. The situation isn’t laid-back enough for me to accept your bullshit right now.”

Woohyuk retracted his fist and revealed his murderous intention.

As a result, the air froze and Roan gulped.

“Wha, what do you want? If you’re into pretty boys like me...”

“Brynhild, tie him to a chair first.”

”I understand.”

Brynhild pulled out a golden rope and quickly tied Roan.

Roan, whose abilities were sealed, couldn't resist.

“Now, then let’s continue the conversation.”

“But are you certain that the Homunculus that triggers the Epic Quest is Roan? I feel anxious for some reason...”

“Don't worry, Helena. If it’s not him, we’ll just seal him again.”

However, if things were going according to the Creator’s or Lilith's plans, the key was most likely to be Roan.

A glint flashed through Woohyuk’s eyes and he grabbed Roan’s nape.

Two faded runes.

Since a third rune was active next to them, only the first seal was released right now.