Chapter 34. Requiem for the last solo performance (5)
“Kruk…” … .”
The man with only a black face stopped moving. The flame of the cadenza, which had nothing more to burn, also stopped.
“Uh, uhh. Ugh, uhm. mom… … .”
The child seemed so surprised that he started hiccuping. Looking at the dead man and me alternately.
Tuk.
After lightly shaking off the man’s body,
“Are you okay?”
With my other hand, I grabbed the child’s body and lifted him up.
“Ahh, ugh, ugh… … .”
Moisture rose over the child’s eyes.
Hiccup, hiccup.
The child seemed lost, wondering whether he would hiccup or bow his head to me.
Rustle.
The child’s two small hands grabbed my arm.
“Thank you, thank you.”
A small warmth touches my arm, and a wet voice settles on top of it.
“For saving me, for giving me… … .”
If I hadn’t come, this child would have died. What was left here must have been a small, dry corpse.
Tuk-tuk.
I lightly tapped the child on the shoulder.
“good. “As far as possible on the other side of the castle.”
“yes… … .”
The child wiped away his tears and started running. She caught a glimpse of the back and then turned around.
“Ugh! “Off!”
“Kyaak!”
People on fire continued to pour out of the castle.
Those who, if left alone, will turn the entire territory into a sea of fire, and are now nothing more than messengers of death.
“Let’s go, Black Star.”
“Purung!”
Black Star and I started running towards them.
Flutter!
Cut off the fiercely burning head,
Sigh!
Burning limbs pierce the heart of the writhing body.
Suddenly!
When I bend down low and cut off the groin, the limbless bodies collapse.
There were so many. The number of people who supported the Ardante family and their vassals.
“Aww, it’s hot!”
Among them, there was even a knight wearing armor. The molten metal heated their bodies red-hot.
Suddenly, boom!
Countless deaths were piling up due to Cadenza and Requiem.
chin.
After passing through the long, long garden, I finally entered the entrance to the castle. The interior was even more desolate.
Coogugung-
Acrid smoke was filling the space between the collapsed pillars here and there. Even if it weren’t for the cadenza’s flames, it was the perfect environment to suffocate to death.
First, I jumped off the Black Star.
“… … Tsk.”
At that time, thinking about entering, I clicked my tongue low.
Kwazizig!
A familiar sound came from behind me.
“?!”
The moment I looked back in surprise.
Leah with a blunt face, the knights lined up behind her, and Ekarot with a mischievous smile appeared from the portal.
Chuck, chuck, chuck.
Those who walked out all kneeled down.
thud!
Without a single inch of deviation, everyone’s knees hit the ground at the same time.
“See you, Your Majesty.”
Leah gave a greeting on behalf of everyone.
The presence of these people wearing armor in the middle of the burning garden of Sud Castle was extremely alien.
On the one hand, it is sublime and solemn. And it also looked brilliantly shining.
“… … .”
I looked down at the top of their heads for a moment,
“… … “Get up.”
He let out a slow voice. The very presence of these people who got up quickly was extremely annoying.
“Why did you come here?”
That emotion was expressed like an arrow to Leah, who was standing as the representative.
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“I would have told you never to come.”
“I did not come to help you, Your Majesty.”
Leah cast her gaze toward Sud Castle behind me.
“I came to help innocent people.”
The corners of Leah’s mouth drew a slight curve. It was a slightly extended smile, as if he was telling me to throw him away.
“… … .”
He stared at Leah with his face frozen.
The knights around me were secretly watching, but Leah kept a smile on her face and did not avoid my eyes.
For a moment, we looked at each other like that and faced each other.
“… … haha.”
I ended up letting out a soft laugh. Although she pretended to be angry, she wasn’t really angry.
“There shouldn’t be anything holding me back.”
“If you were going to be intrusive, you wouldn’t have come.”
Leah answered cheerfully and lifted Aria up.
“Anyway, the goal is to put out the fire.”
She was right.
Aria is the only one who can suppress the flames of the cadenza. Without Leah, the Sud territory would become a sea of fire.
I also knew that, so I laughed off Leah’s disobedience.
“Why did you come again?”
When I scolded him, Ekarot laughed bitterly.
“I want to check if the portal is working properly.”
– said the strongest wizard who created a portal connecting the capital to the southernmost tip of the continent.
“… … “This guy.”
I was trying to ruffle Ekarot’s hair out of habit, but I stopped when I realized that he had grown quite a bit now.
Instead, he turned away from them. I looked inside, filled with red-hot flames.
“I will go first.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“See you later.”
I left their greetings behind and started running.
Yep!
With the sound of Aria’s cold bursting,
“Find the survivors!”
Leah’s loud shout went away.
Tadadat!
I ran and ran through the ruins of Sud Castle.
Chi-Ik-
Beyond the cold, burnt corpse,
Grumbling-
Pass through a hallway that burns non-stop.
Trudging.
I arrived in front of Cain, who was standing beyond the fluttering flames.
No, he wasn’t alone.
“Tsk… … .”
One knight was doing his best to stop him.
The corpses of knights formed a mountain around them. Molten metal and blood that had not yet flowed were mixed together and pooled together.
“ha ha ha.”
Cain laughed out loud. She seemed genuinely happy. She had the brightest face she had ever seen in a while.
Hold-
When he pressed the cadenza with force,
“… … “Tsk.”
A crack appeared on the face of the knight who was fighting. Her arm, which was holding Cain’s sword, slowly tilted.
“Ugh!”
The holding time was not long.
Good luck!
Cadenza’s blade finally cut off the knight’s shoulder.
“Aaaah!”
The knight fell down screaming in pain. Still, he did not let go of the sword in his hand.
“Cain! “Please come to your senses!”
A heartbreaking voice rose up, but Cain’s face did not move at all. He just stared at the knight with burning eyes.
fault!
He kicked off the ground and ran towards Cain.
Wow!
Cain reacted immediately and blocked Requiem. However, I was unable to withstand my strength and quickly retreated.
‘What is this?’
Cain’s face tilts slightly as if he’s saying this.
Still compliant but surprisingly unfamiliar. Now, empty eyes that are out of human scope are looking at me.
‘You’re strong?’
Pure curiosity rises above him.
Cain looked at me with great amazement as I dealt what could be considered a blow for the first time.
There was no reason or will in it. Just a merciless and endless killing intent towards others.
A passage from the original, which had bothered me for a long time, flashes through my mind. A description of Abel just before he was punished by Cain.
“… … under.”
A slow laugh flows from my clenched lips.
“Finish it, finally.”
You became me.
He is standing burning in the middle of the ruined Sud territory, and I am standing here to punish him amidst the expectations of the Sud territory residents.
Cain and Abel. Abel and Cain.
There can be no more perfect twist than this.
The illusion that was deeply embedded in my brain that I could never shake off was completely shattered. A dazzling light flickers through the gaps where the pieces are scattered.
How should I express this feeling? freedom? Relieved? A sense of liberation?
No, whatever it was was fine.
In all of my life – past or present – I was experiencing the most joyful sense of accomplishment.
Sweeter than any moment imaginable, more ecstatic than any pleasure I have ever tasted.
“your majesty… … .”
The driver, who was still breathing, called to me in a dying voice.
Grumbling-
The flames that had burned one shoulder were moving toward his body. It was a good thing I didn’t scream once until now.
“… … please.”
From those short words, I was able to guess the emotions he wanted to convey and what he couldn’t say.
“I get it.”
When I nodded slightly, the knight let out a long breath and stretched his body. There was a strange calmness that preceded his death.
A knight who stopped Cain until the very end. To prevent the master he served from harming others.
Shoo!
The Requiem stretched out faster than a beam of light and pierced his heart. What little vitality was left flowed in quickly.
“Whoa… … .”
The knight’s eyes gradually became cloudy.
It was a strange feeling. The day will come when I will use Requiem to end the suffering of others.
Grung-
Requiem also cried softly, as if this situation was unfamiliar. Instead of fussing and harassing me like usual.
Tuk.
Finally, the knight’s head dropped. The death that finally comes will be like a sweet rest for him.
After the last breath of the unknown knight, I raised my head.
“… … .”
Cain was looking at me with his usual smile.
The gaze is sharp and cold, like that of an animal, aimed solely at taking the other person’s life.
“Yes, there is no turning back now.”
His lips move unconsciously, letting out the last line Cain recited in the original before cutting down Abel.
“For you… … “It’s not, but it’s awesome.”
With a little variation.
Because I am different from Cain. Because I am not Cain.
“… … .”
Cain made no reply. But she tensed her body as if she sensed my murderous intent becoming more intense.
Trudging.
Me and Cain started walking in a circle.
Plop, plod.
With every step, a thick layer of murder descends, and the air becomes so tight that it is difficult to breathe.
Hwareuk-
Cadenza meets an unusual opponent, and the flame grows,
Grung-
Requiem, feeling the same hostility, growled softly.
“… … .”
We both didn’t take our eyes off each other. Without blinking even once, we only focused on each other’s presence.
The pressure was so intense that I couldn’t bear it. A drop of sweat is enough to live on top of that,
Pop-
The moment it fell.
fault!
Without even thinking about who would go first, Cain and I clashed.
Wow! Kang!
Requiem was constantly looking for an opening, and Cadenza twisted his entire body to block it.
Kang!
Cadenza seemed to have taken complete control of Cain’s body.
Use only as much strength as necessary, and take steps at intervals. Truly mechanical and efficient swordsmanship.
It was a movement that could not be seen by a human being swayed by emotions.
‘You’ve completely lost yourself.’
What was in front of my eyes was Cain, but what was inside was not Cain.
Cadenza was the one who was completely swallowed up in the flames.
Grumble!
Cadenza’s flames enveloped Cain’s entire body.
It made it difficult to approach Cain, and at the same time made Cain’s attacks more powerful.
The current Cain was like the embodiment of flame.
but.
‘I win.’
Rather, that’s why I was convinced.
No, it was just a reinforcement of the confidence I had had before.
Because ‘I’ was better and better than Abel in every way. When it comes to swordsmanship, it involves swordsmanship, physical ability, and even mental strength.
I could never tire of Cain or the devil of Cadenza.
Is there anyone in this empire, or indeed in the entire continent, who can defeat me?
Wow! Kang!
The more we exchanged attacks, the faster and fiercer my sword strikes became. As if it knows no limits.
Kagak!
The number of times the cadenza was missed gradually increased. The gaps where attacks could not be received were widening by the minute.
And finally,
Kagagak!
A cadenza that failed to defend itself scratches the floor,
Fasth!
Requiem passed the tips of Cain’s ears.
“-!”
Cain, or rather the Demon of Cadenza, took a step back in surprise. His fingertips trembled slightly as he touched my ear.
Ssut-
The tips of his ears faded to black. Looking at that,
“Tsk.”
I also swallowed a low groan.
Cain’s vitality is… … It was very hot. This was because it contained the energy of a cadenza.
It felt like a whole bucket of boiling water had been poured down my throat. In an instant, the depths of my stomach became sizzling hot.
Crying-
Requiem shook violently. It seemed like he was protesting to me, asking why I fed him something like this.
“… … ha.”
I let out a hot sigh and giggled.
“If you are a picky eater, you will eat it.”
I tried to suppress the heated energy rising in my stomach.
I couldn’t lose here. I also had no intention of backing down in an unsightly manner.
“Shut up and eat.”
Crumble!
Requiem shook violently, but was completely ignored. Then I raised my head again and looked ahead.
“… … .”
Cain took his hands off the tips of his ears and was looking at me. His completely expressionless face was eerily cold.
Grumpy-
The ends of my hair stood on end as I felt a terrible death. But rather than retreating in fear, he
“Cain!”
He shouted confidently and ran towards Cain.
Even though I was furious, Cadenza’s devil could not overcome me.
Push!
Stab Cain’s thigh with Requiem,
Suddenly!
A handful of the ends of the shoulders were cut off.
Cry! Crumble!
Requiem writhed in pain. I also felt pain as if my whole body was on fire, but I gritted my teeth and endured.
“little bit more!”
Cain, whose entire body turned black, began to stumble. Her attacks became blunted and her steps also became precarious.
If it were an ordinary person, black flames would have spread throughout their body and they would have died long ago. It was indeed the persistence of a Cadenza owner.
“I’ll cut as much as I can!”
wickedness!
Cut off the tip of Cain’s sharp chin,
Jump!
A Requiem was placed on the lower abdomen.
bang!
Finally, Cain got down on both knees.
Despite losing the function of both legs, he held on to the cadenza until the last moment and did not collapse.
“haha.”
In a feast of flame and emptiness, without even a single cry of blood.
chuck-
I aimed at Cain’s heart and stopped.
“… … “Any last words?”
I asked even though I knew I wouldn’t get an answer.
“… … .”
As expected, Cain was silent.
I couldn’t tell if it was because I couldn’t move my chin after brushing against Requiem or because I didn’t even have the sense to speak.
Cain could no longer move. This was because all visible body parts had turned black and dry.
Eyes still red but blurry.
I was curious about what Cain was doing inside.
Are you struggling to somehow regain control of your body, or are you giving up everything and closing your eyes?
“… … “I guess it’s a meaningless question.”
With a lukewarm smile,
Phew!
Cain’s heart was pierced with the Requiem.
Burbubbuk!
The last remaining vitality poured out like a waterfall. A sensation as if burning lava is pouring over your entire body.
“Huh, huh.”
In order to absorb every last drop, I held on and held on with the Requiem in my mouth.
Passu-
Cain’s red hair was flying, and his sturdy body, like that of a vigorous young man, was shriveled.
Saaaa-
Finally, the vitality disappeared from the red eyes. completely.
The cadenza that Cain did not let go until the end,
Clang!
I slipped and fell to the floor.
Grumble!
The final flame rose above the sword that had lost its owner. Starting with the red, wide blade and ending with the hard hilt.
Good luck!
The cadenza, which had turned into red particles, collapsed. There was no trace left there.
“… … under.”
There was no more life flowing into Requiem.
“It’s over, huh?”
He smiled and finished the Requiem.
Cain’s body did not collapse until the end. She was just frozen in place, as if rooted to the floor.
“ha ha ha.”
The one who was once my nemesis and destiny. But now, in front of a changed fate.
“Ha ha ha ha ha!”
I laughed and laughed again.
More cheerfully and happily than ever before. On the one hand, I feel relieved.
[It is called Cain Sud Ardante.]
The memory of our first meeting, which was so vivid, is now blackened and crumbling, just like Cain’s appearance.
[Is this me?]
When I first opened my eyes in this world,
[Come, Requiem.]
When you fight against the descending Requiem and win.
[Why did I endure this?]
I almost got eaten by Requiem,
[Ugh, is this a hangover?]
When you finally overcome it.
Those small moments of victory came together to become what we are now.
“I won.”
I muttered mockingly to myself, to Cain, or to fate.
The final winner was, of course, me.
fantasy,
