Chapter 32. Standing on a plain where ice and fire come together. (15)
Cain was once again speechless.
The reason was different from before. It’s not because I’m angry all the way through,
“… … “What did you say just now?”
It was because I had too much to say.
Each and every word of the black knight stuck in my head and made me dizzy.
“Requiem? “The sword of autumn?”
I had heard of that name.
Information provided by the Wizard’s Tower when Cain first became the owner of Cadenza.
‘Fall’s Sword Requiem, Spring’s Sword Serenade.’
I don’t know what kind of ability it has, but it is said to be powerful in a different way than Cadenza or Aria.
But it already existed. And someone was holding it and swinging it.
“that is… … “Requiem.”
Cain shuddered as he looked at the pitch-black sword in the Black Knight’s hand.
It was a famous sword with a different feel from the Cadenza.
If the Cadenza was grand and extravagant, the Requiem had a quiet and understated beauty.
“So that’s why.”
It was a moment when I understood the abnormal strength of the Black Knight.
It is a sword of the four seasons.
By wielding it, he would have been able to carry out such an overwhelming massacre.
However, there were a few words that I did not understand.
“But what is God’s will? scourge? “What does that mean?”
“Literally.”
The Black Knight answered immediately without any hesitation.
“God wants to punish Cain Ardante.”
There was silence for a moment.
“… … .”
Cain thought over the Black Knight’s words several times, but he couldn’t bear it anymore.
“ostrich.”
So I asked Leah, who was standing next to him.
“Why did you accept this crazy person as a colleague?”
I meant it.
Cain thought that the black knight who was talking such nonsense was truly crazy.
however,
“… … .”
There was no change in Leah’s calm appearance.
“… … ostrich?”
Cain was taken aback when he saw her smileless face.
“It’s true.”
Leah slowly opened her mouth.
“The oracle has come down.”
It’s hard to believe that it would come out of that cold-hearted mouth of hers.
“God sent the Black Knight into the world to protect the empire.”
An absurd and absurd agreement.
“… … .”
Cain began to doubt whether the two people in front of him were sane.
‘Can these people hold the sword of the four seasons?’
Despite Cain’s scolding gaze, the two remained calm. When I saw the two people standing like that, one side of my head started to tingle and hurt.
“… … I,”
Cain touched his forehead with a helpless look on his face.
“I was out of my mind for trying to have a conversation.”
“… … .”
“I won’t listen to any more nonsense.”
Cain glanced at Bianca’s condition from the corner of his eye.
Cheolkeong-
I picked up the cadenza and put it upright.
“I’ll kill you both.”
Some of his nerves were focused on distant places.
“Mr. Bennet!”
“Ugh!”
Bennett managed to retreat with the help of other soldiers.
“Stand there!”
Hayden of the Ovest Knights rushes to chase after him.
“Save me, ugh!”
“Jenjaang!”
Soldiers who died in the same posture as they were fleeing. Cain’s army bleeds to death while trying to stop them somehow.
… … There was no time for this. I had to hurry.
Hold-
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Cain put a lot of strength into his whole body, but then released it flexibly.
“Raise your sword, black knight.”
He spat heavily, glaring at the Black Knight.
“I will end it here.”
The answer to that solemn sentence was,
“ha ha ha… … .”
It was the black knight’s soft laugh. Leah looked at him as he laughed, shaking her body.
Cain caught Leah’s emotions for a moment and became dumbfounded.
‘… … what?’
Worry, sorry, shame.
Incomprehensible emotions were swirling in Leah’s face. In a very raw state.
“I will take charge of this place.”
The Black Knight stopped laughing and spoke to Leah.
“Leave.”
Leah jumped as if bouncing on a spring.
“But Cain-”
“The soldiers need you.”
Leah’s face was so strong as if she could never accept it,
“Are you going to disobey ‘my’ words?”
I was faintly shaken by a single word from the Black Knight.
“… … All right.”
Leah pursed her lips and then lowered her head.
Parr-
The black knight stared at her slightly trembling shoulders.
Tuk.
Soon his hand landed on Leah’s shoulder.
“Good job.”
Swish!
Leah lifted her lowered head.
“I had a hard time surviving alone all this time.”
The Black Knight’s tone of voice was slightly different from just now.
“It’s not because I don’t trust you.”
“… … .”
“I trust you, so I’m sending you where you need to be.”
“ah… … .”
Leia’s emerald eyes began to wave. Leah, who was looking at the black knight with her cheeks trembling, soon closed her eyes tightly.
“… … Yeah, no.”
When she opened her eyes again, Leah’s face had returned to normal.
“All right.”
After answering firmly, she immediately turned around.
Beep!
The horse heard Leah’s signal and turned its head.
“Hee hee!”
Leah started running towards the horse running towards me.
“… … .”
Cain watched Leah walking away with a frown.
‘anyway… … .’
You can deal with her after killing the Black Knight. So all I had to do was let go.
There was something else that bothered him more than that.
‘Why?’
A rare expression that Leah made.
‘That blunt and heartless woman.’
Leah was delighted with every word the Black Knight said. Moreover, he showed an attitude of absolute obedience to his words.
‘I’m not the type of person to do that.’
The Leah he knew was not someone who gave up trust so easily. She was a woman who lightly ignored the will of God and moved according to her own will.
‘We haven’t known each other for very long.’
Nevertheless, Leah showed an unfamiliar, friendly air, and underneath it all, there was a firm trust in the Black Knight.
Of course, there was a clear temperature difference between Leah and the Black Knight’s attitude.
Unlike Leah, who couldn’t control her emotions, the Black Knight was always calm.
But trust was also evident in him. The kind that makes you feel like you are a trustworthy successor.
‘no way… … .’
Suddenly, a certain assumption passed through Cain’s mind.
Trudging.
At that moment, the Black Knight turned and stared at Cain.
“-!”
Cain tensed, surprised by the change in his momentum.
There was a sharp, deadly force that seemed to be aimed at the heart, blocking vision like fog. It was a deadly creature with a shape so clear that it made my skin tingle.
The fur all over my body stood on end.
Jureuk-
Sweat was already forming on the palms holding the cadenza.
Excited, Excited.
His heart and intuition warned him.
You have to be extremely careful. The person in front of him is on a different level from those he has met so far.
‘for a moment.’
Cain suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
He had definitely faced this powerful beast head-on. And that too relatively recently.
‘It must have been that time…’ … .’
At that moment when I was trying to remember,
Pot!
The monster the black knight was riding kicked the ground. And then he raced towards Cain.
There was no need for any further conversation. It was time to fight each other with sword and sword.
“let’s go!”
Cain stopped thinking and moved Bianca.
“Hee hee hee!”
Bianca ran, holding back the pain. As the speed increased, the intervals between the dripping blood stains became longer and longer.
Doo doo doo!
The Black Knight’s monster, Black Star, the black shining Requiem. The pitch-black helmet and the darkness within it got closer and closer.
“… … .”
Cain concentrated, even stopping his breathing.
The smell of blood and burnt water rushing into your nostrils, the sound of the wind passing by and disappearing, and the vivid sensation of your fingertips.
The moment when their gazes became entangled and the distance between them became zero.
bang!
The two men’s swords clashed.
“-!”
Cain’s face twisted.
Kagak-
The tip of Requiem’s thin blade was piercing precisely into the center of the cadenza.
‘Failed.’
The first attack of conversion.
The breakthrough power achieved by the combination of Bianca and Cadenza was the strongest. He often died by falling from a horse or having his heart pierced.
However, the Black Knight easily blocked Cain’s attack.
That wasn’t all.
Shoo!
Suddenly, Requiem was strangely bent and aimed at Cain.
“Sigh!”
Cain hurriedly leaned back and raised his cadenza upward.
Yep!
The moment I blocked it, my wrist rang painfully.
Each attack was heavy and sharp. If he had let his guard down even a little, he would have had his head cut off.
“Ugh!”
I was so focused on that that I didn’t even have time to show off the power of the cadenza.
The Black Knight’s skills were overwhelming. He used vicious swordsmanship that did not even give him time to breathe or catch his breath.
Awesome! Yep!
The only thing I could do was block the tip of the sword to avoid grazing it. There was no opportunity to fight back or push back.
‘What, swordsmanship!’
A word passed through Cain’s mind while he was struggling.
A swordsmanship reputed to be the most powerful in the empire, mastered at taking the life of an opponent.
‘Obest… … ?’
Kang!
Cain’s Cadenza and the Black Knight’s Requiem collided once again.
“Tsk.”
A moan escaped from Cain’s teeth.
shaking.
His forearms were trembling as he felt his limit. But no matter how hard he tried, Cadenza could not move forward.
Kagagak-
A harsh metallic sound came from the surface where the blades met each other. Requiem was sliding down further and further.
“Are you ready to receive heavenly punishment?”
The black knight’s soft voice was heard.
“scourge?”
Cain put pressure on his fingertips and snorted loudly. As if she wasn’t at a disadvantage at all.
“Really, I’ve been so pathetic since a while ago that I can’t listen to you.”
“… … .”
“What kind of divine punishment am I receiving? “What is the crime?”
The darkness inside the Black Knight’s helmet began to change into a burning flame. I could feel the light in his eyes stinging.
“Do you really think so?”
The Black Knight’s voice became deeper.
“Do you know how many people you burned to death in Yeongjijeon?”
“… … .”
“What about the miserably destroyed Temple of Liberente? “What happened to the saint that she was in danger?”
“… … .”
“What about the injustice of those who died in the wizards’ attack?”
The deeper the Black Knight’s voice became, the louder it resonated. The solemnity there weighed down Cain from above.
“Do you still think you are innocent?”
Now it seemed as if God was speaking.
“Cain, you are putting the empire in danger.”
For a moment, Cain’s breathing seemed to slow down, but then it exploded.
“I!”
It was so big that it made my eardrums vibrate. A voice that barely managed to hold on to a ray of reason followed.
“I’m putting the empire in danger?!”
The cadenza’s flame grew stronger according to Cain’s state of mind.
“I just took righteous revenge!”
Cain’s eyes burned red and he shouted as if chewing out each and every word.
“The one who caused my teacher’s death! The one who threatens me with vain greed! “The worthless lives of such people should be taken away!”
“… … .”
“I am trying to save the empire! From the foolish and incompetent emperor!”
The Black Knight stared at Cain without wavering. Cain continued speaking as if he were screaming.
“That’s me! “What kind of heavenly punishment is coming!”
Right then,
“Ugh!”
A faint, faint scream passed my ears.
This was the sound that Bennett finally made as he rolled around on the floor. Hayden was approaching, holding a bloody sword.
“Ca, Cain!”
Bennett let out a sorrowful sound.
“Do, help me… … !”
His trembling eyes turned to Cain.
“… … .”
Cain didn’t look back. No, she didn’t even hear Bennett’s voice.
Justice, values, and beliefs that he believed in and pushed for until now.
Everything was under attack. The whole thing was about to shake.
I couldn’t bear it.
What was more important to Cain now than saving his friends or winning the war was that he wasn’t wrong.
“Cain… … !”
Bennett’s face turned an earthy color.
fantasy,
