Episode 265
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The king of men and the king of monsters clashed.
In order to hide the true human, the losing side will be branded with the name of a monster and will be reborn as an evil in history.
History belongs to the victors, and strength is justice.
This land was not theirs, but that made no difference.
The Shadow Lord was more than willing to embrace the ugliness of gold, and the two goddesses were with him.
The Lord of Black Gold, Dale raised his head as he accelerated the eight circles and the shadow circle.
The mana that filled the land and the primordial darkness that Shuve possessed began to scatter in all directions.
Those beings referred to themselves as ‘humans’.
“Ahhhhh!”
“Monster, monster!”
The true rulers of this star, those beings, were rising one by one.
They emerged from the deepest part of the world and began unilaterally slaughtering the people of the Dead Sea Archipelago.
It was a horrifying sight, as if the end of the world was in sight. But at the same time, it was a very familiar and unforgettable sight for Dale.
Hungry monsters were hunting their prey.
“This is what we deserve.”
The king of monsters spoke, leaving behind the screams that echoed from all directions. The roiling sea smelled of salt.
“This is a fight to reclaim what you invaders have taken and taken away.”
“I can’t leave it like that.”
“Do you intend to reject and resist the truth, you king of false men?”
“… … .”
“We are the true humans of this planet. And you are nothing more than monsters invading our planet.”
“Why should I believe you?”
“Don’t you know the truth too?”
“At this point, it doesn’t matter whether it’s true or false.”
“Was the truth you have been crying out for so long not so important? Lord of Truth and Shadows.”
The king of the real men mocked. In the final end, what Dale got was the ugliness of gold.
“… … .”
The Black Gold Lord was there.
The one who stood against him was the king of monsters, wearing the shell of the Drowned One, Barbarossa.
Dale stretched out his arms, leaving behind the endless slaughter unfolding on all sides.
8 circles.
The five magicians who were once called the pinnacle of the continent, at the same time, raised their heads with power greater than that of all five of them combined.
Phew!
Darkness enveloped Dale’s body, covering him in a suit of dark blood.
At the same time, the ground tore open and pitch-black tentacles rose up, wrapping themselves around the monsters.
One, two, towards the countless number of monsters rising from the sea onto land.
The Black Gold Lord readjusted his sword. At the same time, he lowered his head.
In his shadow, a truth that even he himself was unaware of was reflected like a mirror.
“… …the old mother of darkness.”
Now I think I understand why she loves humans and stays with them.
“Were you our mother?”
─ Now I realize it, my child, my little black lamb.
Dark Young.
Dale and his people, the ‘real humans’ here, were never of this earth, as they say.
“What are you hoping for?”
─ I just want my children and my seeds to spread far and wide.
The old dark mother answered happily.
That was why Shub was by Dale’s side, and why the Shadow Lord could be with Shub.
─ Now, go and get this star. You have the right and the power to do so, my black little lamb.
“… … .”
The old dark mother spoke, and Dale did not answer.
I just couldn’t understand why I had been fighting and shouting for truth and lies until now.
Charlotte’s face came to mind involuntarily. Dale did not hesitate to reveal the truth in front of her.
It was a cruel truth, and Charlotte and Dale would never be able to go back to the way things were.
In the battle between truth and lies over who truly deserves to take the stars, Dale ultimately stands on lies.
As the Shadow Lord has done so far, the inescapable truth must be accepted and the lies must retreat.
But I couldn’t do that.
Even now, I watched the endless army of monsters rising from across the sea. Real humans. I thought about the tragedy that would befall the false humans when they took what they rightfully deserved as rulers of this land.
I thought back to the old world that the other world’s warrior had failed to protect and given up.
“… …don’t forgive us.”
As the lord of the false men, Dale stretched out his arms to protect those he was supposed to protect.
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“Thus began the ‘Fourth Empire,’ which was said to be the greatest in the world.”
The blue-haired reaper said,
“My brother willingly fought against the invaders who wanted to take over the world. And he won.”
“──Your Majesty the Emperor!”
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At those words, a child laughed and called out the name.
“How did Your Majesty defeat the monsters alone?”
“Under the protection of the goddess and the blessing of mana, he drew his sword filled with his nobility.”
A child asked, and Lize answered.
“And we fought against the legions of monsters that sought to take our land away, until the last one fell.”
“──Lize.”
It was just then.
A voice was heard. The children held their breath and turned their heads.
“… … Brother.”
“Are you telling me a story from the old days, Lize?”
Lize smiled silently.
“your majesty!”
“Honestly, I greet Your Majesty the Emperor!”
Those there were the children of noble families who had once practiced magic under the Blue Tower. And the ruler of this empire to whom they were supposed to be loyal was there.
“that’s right.”
And his sister, Lise of Saxony, smiled and answered.
“How my brother protected this world and how he fought against the invaders and defeated them.”
“It’s a story from my childhood.”
Dale, the Black Gold Lord, answered with a bitter smile.
Dale has no way of knowing what stories Lize might have told the children. One thing is certain: they are not the cruel truth.
“Because my brother is a person who can do anything to protect the world.”
“Yes, that’s true.”
“Lize said. Dale answered bitterly.
It happened one sunny day in the imperial castle.
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The Black Gold Lord was there.
He was the one who stood alone against the endless army of monsters that filled the sea beyond the horizon.
But his hunting was never to protect the world. It was to take their world away.
The black lamb finally revealed his true form.
His power as a monster hunter, his otherworldly abilities that he suddenly gained one day, none of them were abnormal.
That was the true nature of their race from the beginning.
The Awakened One, it was indeed as he said.
The black lamb finally finished his childhood and grew up.
By fighting against monsters who claim to be real humans, and being reborn as beings that are even more monstrous than them.
The black-gold monarch stretched out his arm toward the night sea teeming with monsters.
As the water spout rose, countless columns of water began to swallow up the monsters like black holes.
At the same time, the Black Gold Lord kicked the ground towards the monsters on the ground.
The night of the hunt has begun.
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It was while Dale was talking to children learning magic under the Blue Tower.
“your majesty.”
Charlotte Orchard, now Empress of the Empire and Charlotte of Saxony, appeared there.
“I told you, you don’t have to call me that.”
“People are watching, Your Majesty.”
When Dale spoke awkwardly, Charlotte smiled and answered.
Charlotte was no longer a child who knew nothing about the world.
And now, there is no one in this world who remembers the truth about the Shadow Lord, the past of humans, or even the monsters.
As was the case with the warriors of the Third Reich.
Charlotte was one of those who knew the most about the truth, outside of the parties involved.
In the ultimate final moments, she too chose silence.
“From the beginning, we had no right to measure justice.”
By choosing to tacitly consent to the Shadow Lord’s lies.
“Even the old empires that we believed to be so evil were the same.”
He recalled the enemy they had once fought together in unity.
The Golden Emperor, and the empire of lies he ruled. They had no doubt that this was the evil they had to defeat.
“Be careful what you say, Your Majesty.”
At Charlotte’s words, Lize’s expression suddenly froze coldly. As the ruler of the blue curtain, the tower of intrigue and lies.
“Okay, Lize.”
But it was Dale who interrupted Lize’s words.
“… … Brother.”
“What makes us different from them then?”
“Nothing will be different.”
Charlotte answered self-mockingly. Once again, Lize’s expression froze, and the children tilted their heads, not understanding their war of nerves.
“… … This empire is not an empire that exists for us.”
Dale shook his head quietly. Then, looking at the children next to Lize, he continued speaking calmly.
“Everything I fought for and built is for all of us.”
“Your Majesty’s will is right.”
Lize smiled and nodded. Charlotte also remained silent, confirming his words.
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“I respectfully greet His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire!”
There was a new empire, the imperial castle built by the Dale of Saxony in the north, over the duchy of Saxony.
Beyond the castle walls, the frozen ground stretched endlessly, yet no one dared complain about the cold.
The heart of the world’s most powerful and influential empire, that was another name for the Saxon Imperial Territory.
An endless line of vassals bowed their heads to their monarch.
A magnificent and gloomy Gothic cathedral.
At the end of it all, on a black-gold throne, sat the emperor of the empire.
He was formerly the Black Prince of Saxony, and succeeded his father as Duke of the Black Prince, and he claimed to be the Watcher of Kings.
In the end, the man was reborn as the ruler of a new empire.
By defeating the invaders of this land at the end of the world and being reborn as a hero.
The sailors who were saved by the Emperor that day in the Sahae Islands still tell tales of his exploits as if they were heroic tales.
In their eyes, it was an army of monsters trying to devour the world, and the Emperor of the Empire volunteered to stand against them alone and willingly protect the world.
That was their truth. Nothing would change.
─ What a beautiful sight.
The little girl with the goat’s horns smiled lovingly, and Dale did not answer.
Nothing was ending. Still nothing.
It has been that way so far, and it will be that way in the future.