Chapter 311 (1/2)
[Human of prophecy, do you have no fear of fire? Are you scared?]
Ignur spread out his folded wings and showed off the majesty of a phoenix. Indeed, the crimson flames of the phoenix called Ignur was amazing. However, I was very familiar with fire. It was because fire couldn’t be separated from a chef.
“Well, I’m afraid I’m familiar with it. I've always lived with fire due to that friend there.”
I pointed at Solar next to Ignur. Ignur stared silently at Solar and then glanced back at me. Ignur’s gaze was very deep.
[A friend... is it?]
“Yes, it is a friend.”
Of course, Solar’s manner of speaking was a bit impolite, but I would forget about it for now.
[You remind me of a human I once knew.]
I seemed to know who Ignur was talking about. Perhaps...
[Alexus was also a friendly person close to fire. He asked me to be his friend, but I couldn’t. It was due to my self-esteem. I thought it was impossible for a constellation to be friends with humans.]
I was bothered by Ignur’s tone filled with regret. Then I suddenly noticed the deep wound on Ignur’s chest. I asked with a shocked expression, “This wound...?”
[It is a wound dealt by Pandora. It won’t recover.]
“Aren’t you immortal?”
[I thought so. However, the power of death in Pandora is even greater than I thought. If this continues, I will die shortly.]
I frowned as I observed the wound on Ignur’s chest. It was so deep that his heart was visible. More than half his heart had been blown away. It was barely beating at the moment and it wasn’t strange if it stopped at any time.
[So why come to this place?]
Prometheus walked over with one hand picking his nostril. Ignur spoke to Prometheus in a low and earnest voice, [God of fire and prophecy, you and the four seasons constellations have accompanied Gaia.]
Prometheus spoke while still picking at his nostrils, [Yes, that’s true.]
[I will die soon. However, you... can’t you be a bit more serious?]
[Ah, sorry.]
Prometheus flicked away the booger and looked up at Ignur again. I couldn’t help frowning. Ugh, what a dirty guy.
[...Was the name Solar? God of fire and prophecy, I feel your strength from this child. It is your family, right?]
[That’s right. It was made with one of my arms.]
Prometheus indicated to his left shoulder.
[I see. This is what I was looking for.]
Ignur nodded as if he understood. I still couldn’t understand what Ignur was saying. Ignur’s gaze shifted back to me.
[Human of prophecy.]
“......?”
[Can you accept me as a friend...?]
“......”
I opened my eyes again and was back in the middle of the battlefield. The clock that was stopped was ticking again. First, I could hear the sounds of various weapons as well as the humans and taurus mixing together. Time stopped and then ran again without hesitation.
“Kill them all—!”
“Archers! Support!”
“Use ice magic!”
The surroundings were full of blood. There were traces of a fierce fight and the ground I stood on had a large shadow cast on it.
“......!”
The giant axe radiating jade flames struck. I managed to avoid it. I used the wind to widen the distance from Belphegor while Belphegor’s eyes lit up like he was aiming for me alone.
[Like a rat...!] Belphegor shouted angrily as I continued to dodge the axes. [I’ll make it so you can’t avoid it!]
Belphegor gathered the jade flames together to create a huge flower. It started to absorb the surrounding jade flames. It was flashing like it was going to cause a huge explosion.
[Once the jade fire flower fully blossoms, none of you will survive!]
Belphegor laughed happily as the jade petals blossomed one by one, raising the tension. At this moment—
[The sun elemental ‘Solar’ is ushering in a new change.]
“......!”
The message I was waiting for finally arrived.
[The sun elemental ‘Solar’ and Phoenix Ignur’s Egg have become one.]
[The sun and phoenix have met and heralds the birth of a new being!]
A giant phoenix appeared in the sky before disappearing. It wasn’t a crimson flame that resembled Phoenix Ignur, but a very white flame. Everyone was startled by the unexpected situation. The same was true for Belphegor.