Episode 245. Cogwheel.
Rocky de Rockefeller.
The emperor who succeeded to the throne by defeating his greatest enemy and closest brother, Second Prince Vileist.
As he collapsed in Verdin’s hands, he looked blankly at the ceiling in the room and thought.
‘If I had known I would die in vain like this, I would have reduced my greed and looked at the world a little more broadly.’
He regretted the past days he spent in the palace, thinking that his perspective for trusting Strange was too narrow. Not only that, he resented Verdin for taking the emperor’s dominion in hopes of bringing peace to the continent.
Since when on earth had he been planning these things?
‘Could it be that they instigated a fight between me and Belayst from the beginning in order to take Bae Hu-ryeong from our family?’
Everyone, friend or foe alike, may have played into his hands.
Of course, I had no idea until this happened.
Verdin’s plan was one of the plans he came up with to avoid the crisis he faced.
There was some degree of control.
Because I knew that he had the name Strange and that he was waging a long war against Rothschild.
‘It’s all my fault.’
If my greed hadn’t reached the throne, none of this would have happened.
Verdin, who read Loki’s eyes, approached him and spoke.
“For the sake of this continent, I will prove that your choice to take the throne was not wrong.”
‘I’m already dead, so what does it matter?’
“The history that will be written here in the future will consider Rockefeller, not Strange, as the last owner of the royal capital.”
‘Isn’t that also important to the dead?’
“Rockefeller’s honor, enhanced by Loki’s noble sacrifice, brings peace to this land. And it will become the key to completing the past of humanity and the tower that has not been completed so far, and will lead the people to the light.”
Loki slowly closed his eyes and opened his mouth to whisper.
“What will happen to the royal capital?”
“It will disappear.”
“Is this what you want?”
“no. “It is the meaning of the one called God.”
“How to stop it?”
“doesn’t exist. “Not only the royal capital but also this world will disappear.”
“What a pity.”
“I also have the same thoughts as you, Your Majesty. So you are trying to use your power to stop them… .”
Verdin, who was talking, took a deep breath and spoke as he left, leaving the bloody Loki behind.
“Because Rockefeller, who received the power of God, and you who carry on that name, have forgotten history until now. “I had no choice but to make this choice, so don’t be too angry.”
Loki wrinkled his nose as he stared at the darkness unfolding before him without answering.
‘What have I been doing all this time?’
With these thoughts in mind, he fell into a deep sleep.
Gregory appeared in front of Verdin leaving the palace.
He asked a question with a natural expression on his face, as if he knew about the emperor’s death, which had been carried out in secret.
“What are you planning?”
“You know everything, right? “He must have talked to Baphomet.”
Yes, but… . He doesn’t know much about you either. “I came out of the tower just to help you.”
Verdin briefly shrugged his shoulders.
“Now I plan to go to open the road to the top of the tower. “Because we have all the keys needed to get there.”
“Ordin will be waiting there.”
“Does not matter. “He won’t be able to stop me anyway.”
“Does this mean you are stronger than him?”
Gregory chuckled and pointed with his index finger toward the top where the emperor’s room was.
“If his death becomes known, the imperial army won’t leave us alone, right?”
The death of an emperor is tantamount to turning the entire continent into enemies.
A dangerous idea that could lead to completely different results than simply dealing with the Pope.
Verdin proceeded with the task.
He did it even though he knew what would happen to him in the future.
“That can’t be possible. It would take a good month just to reveal the truth of the death, so how could they doubt me, who together took down the rebels? “I don’t even know what benefit I will gain by him disappearing.”
Verdin spoke with a confident expression. He said that his current position would never be questioned by them.
“Since you have made a key contribution to this war, the Imperial Army will not be able to make any rash moves.”
Moreover, the current imperial army has not yet resolved the aftermath of the succession war that occurred earlier.
“Anyway, we only have one day left. “After tonight, tomorrow will not come.”
“Tomorrow won’t come? “Then is it the destruction of the world that you want?”
Verdin responded, showing golden smoke burning behind his back.
“No, I will move for the survival of humanity.”
“Then how can you say that?”
“The one who gets to the top of the tower first. Because he wants destruction to create a new world.”
“New world?”
“… Yes, new world. Now to become the master of this world, not the tower.”
Gregory’s head became confused by Verdin’s answer. The person who promised to arrive at the tower first was ‘Bergin’, one of Bor’s spirits.
So, this means that the owner of the tower, divided into two souls, wants different results.
Gregory stared at Verdin’s face and then nodded slightly.
“I like you.”
Verdin built a statue of Oman that has never been seen before.
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“I’m sorry, but I don’t like men.”
“No, that’s not it! “If I had to choose between Jin and Dean, I would follow you.”
“Are you basing it on Bor?”
“Well, it’s your choice, so follow what you want. “I will walk along the path I intend.”
“… Let me ask you one last question. Are you Bor or Verdin?”
Verdin looked at Gregory and raised his eyebrows.
“My name is Verdin, Strange’s sword.”
Gregory looked at his face and smiled the same way.
“Verdin de Strange, I will never forget your name.”
The upper part of the tower, a place where fire dances and water sings due to strong winds.
Vergin, who was so angry that the blood on his forehead stood out, grabbed Ordin’s wife, Frigg, by the neck and said,
“The reason I kept you alive until now, even though you are not an apostle, was not simply to give you the role of gatekeeper.”
Frigg tried to resist with his hand filled with mana, but it was not enough to push away Jin, who had a higher power than him.
“Didn’t I tell you to watch to make sure Ordin doesn’t stray?”
“Please save me. Mr. Bor… .”
“Is there a need to save you when you haven’t even proven the value of your existence?”
“If you give me one more chance… . I’ll try to change his mind somehow… .”
“Shut up. “If you hadn’t been hiding Verdandi all this time, I could have finished the job right away and put Ordin back in his place!”
An eerie sound came from Frigg’s throat. After a few seconds, her eyes rolled back and her head dropped.
As if Frigg’s death still angered Bergin, he threw her into a hole filled with boiling lava and roared.
What made him like this? Verdin had already given up the way to the top of the tower, and Ordin had lost all power to stop him.
Baphomet, who was watching all this, asked cautiously.
“Amon died by the hand of Verdin. Now those who can stop Jin are gone… . We will have no problem taking the top of the tower again.”
Bergin glanced at him and answered, stroking his head.
“Yes, it is our victory.”
“Victory. “The war is not over yet, can we be so sure?”
“I never once doubted victory while working with Vergin. “Soon this world will be in our hands.”
“… Baphomet, let me ask you a question. “Who do you think is better suited to be the owner of the tower, me or Dean?”
Baphomet answered right away without any hesitation.
“This is Vergin.”
“There is no hesitation at all.”
“It’s such a natural thing to say.”
“Then let me ask you one more question. “If I became the owner of the tower, what would you do?”
I couldn’t answer this question right away. Could it be that he was unable to come up with an answer because he was not prepared for what was to come? Or was it something that couldn’t be told to Bergin?
Only Baphomet himself knew about it, but Vergin continued the conversation as if she was reading his mind.
“I don’t think the reason you followed me until now was simply loyalty.”
“… I am simply born by the Creator Bor. “We will move along the path desired by Verjin, who continues his will.”
“So what do you think I’ll do from now on? “I’d like you to try it out.”
Baphomet answered, looking at the boiling lava.
“I no longer need to deal with the dragon, so I think I’ll go deal with Ordin.”
“Ordin?”
“Yes, he is the biggest danger blocking our path.”
Bergin nodded briefly with a smile.
“That’s right, I’m going to go finish Ordin. “It will probably be the last battle before reaching the summit.”
“I received a message from Verdin that they would open a path to the top of the tower.”
“Tonight, when two moons rise above the tower, the giant Nort reaches the top from outside the tower. “They said it would open a path to the inside.”
It was only a split second, but Baphomet’s face stiffened and then straightened. Perhaps this suggests that something unexpected happened.
“that… . How did you get contacted? “I understand he is still in the royal capital.”
“why? “Am I not allowed to contact him?”
“No, it’s not like that. I thought Ordin might have leaked false information… .”
“Don’t worry about him. “This is what I heard when I met him in person.”
“You heard it yourself?”
“Okay, so make sure you get ready too. A new world will soon come to this continent.”
The white castle erected high in Ragnarok, the knights of God made of countless souls lined up inside.
And Ordin, who was sitting on the throne as they watched, raised his spear high above his head and spoke for all to hear.
“… The road to the top of the tower has been opened. “Take up arms against the God who has oppressed you until now.”
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