Episode 998
“I found it.”
Sella nodded, putting down the hard bread and dried fruit.
“It’s the Kingdom of Roser.”
She let out a heavy breath as she figured out which kingdom the knights who had kidnapped the villagers came from.
“Ro, Roselle?”
Merlin swallowed dryly as he looked at Sella.
‘It was the greatest kingdom in the South.’
The Kingdom of Roser was known as the Empire of the South, and even he, who had never left the village, knew of its reputation.
“Why is a small town like ours in a country like that…?”
“They call us devils. This cross on the eye is an inverted cross, and it is a symbol of the devil.”
Cella bit her lip as she pointed to the red eyes she thought were beautiful.
“Oh, the devil….”
Merlin’s chin trembled.
‘Why on earth?’
They did not understand why they had become demons when they had lived peacefully without harming anyone.
It was so absurd that I didn’t even feel frustrated.
“Anyway, I have to go to Roser. If I delay any longer, I might not be able to save everyone.”
Sella looked at herself and said that she would come back after saving the villagers.
“Ha, but….”
“It’s okay. The magic interference formation has already been interpreted.”
She clasped her hands together, saying that she had figured out all the magic that the villagers had used to block their magic.
“I’ll save everyone, can you wait here?”
“I, I’ll go with you. I don’t want to be alone… .”
Merlin grabbed Sella’s torn sleeve, shouting not to leave her alone.
“please….”
If he didn’t return to Sella, he couldn’t live. He wanted to be with her, whether he lived or died.
“Haaah… .”
Cella let out a long sigh, unable to look away from her younger self’s gaze.
“Well, seeing as how they found us when we were hiding, they might find you when you’re alone.”
She took my hand as if she thought I might be tracked down if I was alone.
“Let’s go together. But….”
Sella placed her hand on her head.
“If my identity is discovered, you and I have no relationship. Do you understand?”
She grabbed his shoulder and told him to abandon everything and run away alone if it was dangerous.
“If you swear that, I’ll go with you.”
“ah….”
Merlin looked into Sella’s desperate eyes and nodded his head with difficulty.
“all right.”
“I will trust you, my daughter.”
Sella hugged her, telling her that she was her daughter. Not wanting to let go of that warmth, she raised her trembling hands and grabbed her back.
I wish time would stop like this. No, I wanted to go back to the past when I lived with everyone.
***
Gulp.
Merlin swallowed dryly as he looked at the entrance to the Kingdom of Roser.
‘What if I get caught…?’
Just seeing the entire view of the kingdom made my whole body tremble, because the first people I saw outside were the knights of Roser who stabbed me with their swords without hesitation.
“Don’t worry. Mom is with you.”
Selah took his hand and entered the kingdom’s gate without hesitation.
Hwaaaaaaaaaa!
As we passed through the gate larger than a giant, we saw a multitude of people walking along the royal road.
Just counting the number of people passing by on one street, there were more than the number of people in the village. Overflowing energy. It felt like a huge kingdom.
Kwuk.
However, Merlin clenched his fists as he looked at the energetic people of the kingdom.
‘why….’
Why on earth is it so ordinary… .
When I saw the people of the cruel kingdom who had kidnapped the villagers like animals living like normal humans, my fingertips trembled with a sense of alienation.
As I followed Cella around the Kingdom of Roser, the more I felt nauseated and angry at its ordinariness.
No matter how much I looked at it, I couldn’t understand why they considered fellow humans as demons and treated them like monsters.
As Merlin was barely able to contain his anger, people began to gather on the upper side of the royal road.
“Let’s go too.”
Sella seemed to feel the same way as he did, and with trembling hands she strengthened herself and climbed up the royal road.
Phew.
The place where people were gathered was the execution ground, and the people kneeling on the platform were the villagers who lived with him.
“Three, Sella.”
“You have to endure it.”
Cella clenched her hands tightly, telling herself not to move. She too seemed to be having a hard time holding back, her hands aching with pain.
“Are they the ones who colluded with the demons?”
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“Your pupils are definitely weird.”
“It looks like a cross, but it’s actually an inverted cross. It’s not for nothing that they side with the demons.”
“They say that the flow of mana is different from ours, so it’s easier to think of them as monsters.”
The people of the kingdom ridiculed the Para tribe, treating them as monsters rather than humans.
“Execute the devil!”
“Kill them all!”
“Kill him!”
People threw stones at the hanging Para tribe and shouted for them to be killed immediately.
“Their execution will be a week later.”
The commander left after only saying that he would execute the Para tribe at this location a week later.
“iced coffee….”
Merlin bit his lip and started to walk forward, but Sella grabbed his hand and wouldn’t let go. She shook her head, her eyes bloodshot.
“No. Not now….”
Even though it must have been harder for Cella to endure than she had, she never got excited and turned her back.
“Let’s go down.”
She took herself to a rented annex on the outskirts of the royal palace.
“It’ll be okay.”
As soon as Sella entered the annex, she hugged him and patted him on the back.
“You can get them all.”
She nodded, meeting his eyes. Her eyes had changed color as she tried to hide herself, but they were still beautiful.
“Let’s all go back. This time, it might be nice to live by the sea.”
Cella laughed, saying that life would be better than before.
“yes….”
Merlin nodded, pretending not to notice the anxiety in Sella’s voice.
‘Am I unable to do anything again?’
If only I could use magic, I could help you, Sella.
This incompetence, not being able to use magic or swing a sword, was cursed.
Haaaah….
Merlin sighed inwardly as he watched Sella’s back shaking uneasily.
***
Since arriving in the Kingdom of Roser, Cella has changed her appearance countless times and has learned about the geography and power of this place.
She stood before him on the eve of her execution, having figured out who she had to fight and where she had to escape.
“I’ll start now.”
Sella smiled and took his hand.
“Even if I get caught and get chased, you must never move. Do you understand?”
She held out her little finger, telling me to remember the promise she made before coming here.
“Hmm….”
Merlin chewed his lip as he looked at Sella’s fingertips.
“Do you know what your name means?”
Sella met his eyes and smiled.
“Light and hope….”
Merlin nodded lowly.
“Yes. Just like your name suggests, everything will be fine.”
Sella smiled and patted Merlin’s head.
“Okay, you have to promise.”
“…all right.”
Knowing how dangerous and urgent the current situation was, Merlin lifted his little finger and grabbed Sella’s finger.
“Okay. See you later.”
Sella left a message saying she would see him again and disappeared.
‘I’m alone now.’
Since this was a separate building that Sella had rented out entirely, no one was coming or leaving, but that made me even more anxious. Whatever it was, I hoped for a quick result.
Merlin was hiding under the covers, his head covered, when a huge noise came from the palace.
‘Have you started?’
I immediately got out of bed and looked out the window. The walls, which seemed as stubborn as armor, were crumbling, and a storm of fire and frost was raging inside.
‘Sella… .’
It was clear that Cella was fighting while saving others.
‘You have to prepare to run away.’
Merlin got out of bed right away. He packed his bags and waited in front of the door so that he could leave right away, not knowing when Sella would return.
But no matter how long I waited, Sella did not return. Instead, the flow of mana inside the castle shook violently.
‘What happened….’
It was when Merlin was biting his lip and his hands were trembling while holding his backpack.
Beep! Beep!
A red pillar rose from the ground he was standing on, and a strange sound echoed.
However, the pillar of light only made a loud noise and had no effect on him.
‘What is this?’
As Merlin blinked at the light, he heard the sound of people crowding outside.
“This is it!”
“There’s a devil in here!”
After confirming that the door to the annex was locked, the men began to break down the wall with hammers and axes.
Kkwadduk!
Eventually, the walls and doors collapsed, and people turned their blue eyes toward him.
“Here it is! The little devil!”
“Who, there is no cross in the eyes?”
“No! That sign proves it! Trust the wise man!”
People began to come in through the broken walls, calling themselves devils.
“ah….”
Merlin ran backwards, but before he could get very far he hit his back against the wall.
“devil!”
As people tried to reach out to him, a blue wind blew from behind him, pushing them all away.
“are you okay?”
Celadon. Even though she was covered in wounds and blood all over her body, she worried about herself first.
“I’m sorry. It was all a trap…”
She bit her lip, saying that both the capture of the Para tribe and the execution were traps.
In fact, a red light was rising under Cella’s feet.
“Let’s get out of here quickly.”
Cella clasped her hands together and activated a movement spell.
Woohoo!
But her magic, like her own fire magic, faded away in vain.
“Is this blocked again?”
Cella bit her lip and shook her head as she brought her hands together to cast another movement spell.
Phew! Phew!
A pure white hand emerged from Sella’s abdomen.
“I’m sorry. I can’t just send guests who came all the way here away.”
A golden-eyed man appeared behind her, smiling faintly.
“Oh! It’s the wise man!”
“The wise man has arrived!”
The people of the kingdom who had tried to capture him knelt down when they saw the man with golden eyes.
“You… .”
Cella trembled her lips as she looked at her bleeding abdomen, as if she had not expected such a surprise attack.
“As expected, you are the last queen of Sirken.”
The man called the wise man smiled and nodded.
“Actually, as long as I catch you, it doesn’t matter what happens to the rest.”
He smiled sinisterly, as if he had some connection to the lost kingdom of Sirken.
“iced coffee….”
Merlin took a sharp breath.
‘Sella?’
The arm that had burst through Sella’s abdomen, the blood pouring out onto the ground, the monster with a human face laughing, the humans praying like fanatics – it all seemed like a nightmare.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
My heart ached as a thunderous roar spread through my chest, and my hair began to turn white.
“Now I’ll mark you too… .”
It was the moment when the wise man grabbed Sella’s neck and tried to twist it.
Kuwaaaaaah!
A huge blast of flame burst from Merlin’s palm, destroying the annex and spraying a huge blast of heat onto his son-in-law.
It wasn’t just fire. Wind and frost came down from the sky, creating a storm, and the earth turned upside down, burying all the approaching knights.
Gooooooooo!
Merlin unleashed the four elemental magics simultaneously, with a crimson cross appearing in his purple eyes.
Kuwaaaaaah!
Its power was so great that it swept across the heavens and earth, mercilessly tearing apart knights who were emitting a powerful aura.
“Tongue, wise man!”
The knights and the barely surviving citizens of the kingdom reached out to the wise man for help.
Wooooow!
The man known as the Sage pulled out the hand that had been piercing Sella’s abdomen and created a wall of mana to block Merlin’s magic.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
He looked into Merlin’s floating eyes and let out a twisted laugh.
“Yeah. You were real!”
The wise man reached out and interfered with Merlin’s magic.
Woof woof woof!
Merlin continued to pour out powerful magic, but it seemed as if he had reached his limit and began to vomit blood from his mouth and be pushed back.
“Dieeeeeeeeeeeee!”
She unleashed all her might to save Sella, but the sage did not back down even one step.
“Stop rebelling and come to me.”
As the sage reached out, Merlin’s body began to be sucked into him.
Cheeeeeing!
Just before Merlin’s neck was caught in the Sage’s grasp.
Paaaaaaaang!
A silver flash came from the right, cutting off the sage’s arm and embracing Merlin, who was leaning forward.
“New Lokta Deport. Following His Majesty’s orders, I will protect the princess first.”
Lokta chewed his lip deeply as he looked at the fallen Sella. He greeted his lord with a single blink and ran north, carrying Merlin in his arms.
“Oh, no… .”
Merlin vomited black blood and his voice cracked.
“I’m sorry. It’s too late.”
Lokta shook his head, saying that he could not save Sella. He continued to move his legs endlessly, tears streaming down his face.
‘yet….’
Merlin reached out to Sella, who was unable to get up.
‘I couldn’t even say thank you or that I loved you.’
I couldn’t even say thank you for treating me like my own daughter, or thank you for always loving me.
No, more than that… .
mom.
I regretted never once calling Sella ‘Mom’.
If this was the kind of farewell it would have been awkward and shameful, but I wish I had called that name, and I regretted my past so much that I couldn’t do anything about it.
“please….”
As if he was determined to save Merlin, Lokta Deporte continued forward, cutting down the knights blocking his way without a care in the world.
“I didn’t expect this.”
The wise man whose arm had been cut off appeared without a single scratch and blocked the road.
“But this is the end. Even though you don’t know it, that girl can’t go.”
As the sage opened his hand, a red spell was released and enveloped the bodies of Lokta and Merlin.
Kkuddeuk!
The bodies of the two people were lifted into the air and squeezed together as if they were going to crumble.
“Oh, Mom!”
Merlin, unable to hold back the regret that stabbed his heart, let out a final scream toward the fallen Sella.
“It’s already too late. The princess of Sirken….”
It was when the wise man smiled faintly and shook his head.
Pfft pfft pfft!
Sella, who had been lying as if dead, appeared in front of him and extended her fist filled with red lightning.
Kuwaaaaaang!
The wise man fell to the ground with his head bursting open, his smiling face still intact.
“Now… .”
Sella turned to Merlin without even wiping the black blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
“You call me mom.”
She nodded and smiled as if to say her final words.
“Evelyn.”
