Episode 279: The truth about Kronos (3)
Sudden meeting call.
High-ranking nobles, including the Marquis of Memphis, were worried about Emperor Kronos’ unholy decree.
‘According to the news just delivered, Duke Bamford’s 300,000-strong army suffered a crushing defeat against Dmitry.
Since all of Kronos’ knights, including Hannibal, were slaughtered, Emperor Kronos’s Majesty must be very angry.’
‘Damn the Duke of Bamford. I was confident of victory, but what kind of absurd result is this?!’
They haven’t yet.
I didn’t really know the situation on the battlefield.
If we had heard that Roman Dmitry had single-handedly slaughtered numerous troops and that Isabel, queen of the Kingdom of Luna, had appeared, we would not have criticized Duke Bamford’s commanding ability.
What is certain is that Kronos suffered the humiliation of a crushing defeat.
It was clear that Emperor Kronos, who usually did not allow anything that would overstep the authority of the empire, would vent tremendous anger at the outcome of this battle.
“His Majesty the Emperor is entering.”
The servant said.
The conference room was freezing cold.
However, Emperor Kronos, who appeared with an escort, strangely had a strangely different mood from usual.
Indifferent expressions and cruel words and actions.
This was Emperor Kronos’ usual appearance.
However, the person people saw now was strangely lively.
He did not show an indifferent expression that would have raised doubts about whether they were the same person, but as he entered, he made eye contact with the high-ranking nobles and showed a strong feeling.
A sense of heterogeneity arose.
I can’t say specifically what had changed, but even though everything, including the appearance, was the same as before, I couldn’t shake off the feeling of heterogeneity.
Emperor Kronos.
sat at the head table.
After receiving greetings from high-ranking nobles, he said something out of the blue rather than a reprimand for defeat.
“This war started for unjust reasons. “I fully realize that responsibility and will declare a ceasefire.”
“… … “What do you mean by that?”
“Your Majesty the Emperor. The war has already begun. Although they were defeated in the battle against Dmitri, some troops have already headed to the kingdoms of Umberto and Odelia for operations. But suddenly there was a truce. “Even if it’s just to punish the arrogant Dmitry, I can’t just step down like this.”
People were embarrassed.
Normally, I would not have dared to question it, but I reacted in opposition to the incomprehensible decision.
It was natural.
The Kronos Empire dreams of conquering the continent, and this war was the starting point.
Defeat on the Western Front is just one battle.
While attention was focused on Dmitry, other operations were progressing smoothly, and if things continued like this, there was a good chance of turning the situation around.
There could be no truce.
In response to the strong opposition, Emperor Kronos stared at them.
“So, you are going to rebel against your life?”
In those words.
All complaints were resolved.
Even the Marquis of Memphis, who had the most power, bowed his head with a pale face at the single word of protest.
“… … Absolutely not. We will follow His Majesty’s orders and proceed with a truce.”
Truce.
Not yet known to the world.
This unexpected development was decided by the Kronos imperial family.
* * *
Kairos.
The capital city of Cairo was in a festive mood as news of victory arrived from the Western Front.
Roman Dmitry, who moved through the warp gate, headed to the meeting place while receiving cheers from people.
“This is Roman Dmitry of the Principality of Dmitry.”
“I am Isabel, the King of the Luna Kingdom.”
Isabel.
It was a unique entity.
Roman Dmitry asked about the aura he felt from her.
“I heard an explanation about the situation so far. Let me ask you directly. What is the truth that Kronos is hiding? In the war against them, I met a group called ‘Shadows’. And today, I learned that they are historical figures from old books. Sven, Mystique, Shefir, and even Aleksandr. “Does the fact that people who should not exist in this world still survive have something to do with the Kronos Empire’s handling of ‘black magic’?”
There were many things to ask.
The relationship between Kronos and Luna.
And even the existence of Isabel, who had been ignoring this until now despite knowing the truth.
In response to a question that contained many questions, Isabel paused for a moment, looking into Roman Dmitry’s eyes.
yet.
She opened her mouth.
“In order to fully understand what has happened, you must know the oracles that have been handed down from generation to generation. The oracle has this saying: A long time ago. The door to the world has been opened. The oracle says that the cold energy that resulted from this froze the world, and the disaster left behind on the world lasted forever. In fact, not long after that oracle came down, the world tree that existed beyond the endless mountain range froze.”
Isabel’s words.
That was what the dwarf said.
In a similar vein, the dwarf said that Arcadia was dying because the world tree was frozen.
however.
Isabel, unlike the dwarves, was closer to the ‘truth’.
“What do you think is the calamity that the oracle speaks of? cold? Germs? death? Not all. The disaster refers to the existence of a human being who fell to the Salamander Continent through the Gate of the World. That was the beginning. Humans with greedy ambitions devoured the Kronos Empire and quickly expanded their bodies by embracing the power of darkness. By the time we noticed the being’s actions, he had already reached the point where he was physically out of control. Therefore, our ancestors took on the role of guardian and controlled him to prevent him from running rampant, but now he has become so strong that he can no longer be stopped.”
It was something that ordinary people would not understand.
A human who crossed over from another dimension.
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but.
Roman Dmitry was different.
Before living the life of Roman Dmitry, he was called Baek Jung-hyuk, the Heavenly Demon, so he accepted Isabel’s explanation as it was.
It was a problem I had thought about for a long time.
Could he really be the first being to cross the dimension? If there was a being like you before, what kind of life was that being leading?
There was no end to the questions.
Like himself, Roman Dmitri, the secrets of the dimension could not be discovered unless they were directly revealed.
Roman Dmitry asked.
“Who is that being?”
“He is Alexander. “I am the emperor of the Kronos Empire, who created Aura.”
It was a shocking truth.
Alexander.
He was a being who moved between dimensions.
If so, Roman Dmitry was able to come up with a hypothesis.
‘Until Emperor Alexander appeared, the people of the Salamander Continent thought mana was the exclusive property of wizards. But he changed the whole system. As a result, the Aura Swordsman was born, and the knights gained great power.’
blast furnace.
There is a high probability that the being who moved between dimensions may have known how to manipulate mana from the beginning.
That means.
‘He may be from the same Jungwon martial arts group as me.’
It was just a hypothetical idea.
Isabelle gave assurance to Roman Dmitry’s gaze.
“Emperor Alexander is a being possessed by a soul from another dimension. When he first appeared in the world, according to a tradition passed down from generation to generation, Emperor Alexander revealed that he was not of royal lineage from Kronos, but that he had the difficult-to-pronounce name ‘Kim Pan-seok’. “That’s what I know to be true.”
Panseok Kim.
It became clear.
He is Roman Dmitry, no.
He was an entity that flowed from the ‘Jungwon Martial Forest’ like the Heavenly Demon Baek Jung-hyuk.
* * *
A gloomy space.
Here, the mysterious entity ordered an attack on Dmitri.
Unlike then, the mysterious being showed his anger towards Mystique, who was kneeling.
“So, Emperor Kronos declared a truce?”
“yes. “I think I lost control of my body for a while because the link was cut off.”
“A persistent guy. For generations, the emperors of the Kronos Empire have followed my control. However, this time, the emperor’s consciousness does not disappear easily as he has awakened the five-star aura. But it doesn’t matter. The link was broken due to the shock caused by Shefir, but he could only hold out for a day or two at most.”
“Mr. Alexander. What will we do with Roman Dmitry?”
Alexander.
Mystique called his name.
Moment.
Alexandre’s expression became grimly distorted.
Roman Dmitry.
It was such a big problem.
When he first appeared, I thought he was simply an annoying obstacle, but my thoughts changed when I saw Roman Dmitri’s appearance through Shefir’s ‘eyes’.
My doubts turned into certainty. It was clear that the power used by Roman Dmitry belonged to a midfielder like himself.
but.
I didn’t know exactly what kind of power it was.
Alexander.
Kim Pan-seok to be exact.
When I lived in the Jungwon martial arts world, I was just an ignorant person who didn’t know anything about martial arts.
* * *
It was a coincidence.
Panseok Kim.
He was just a commoner living at the foot of Mt. Hundred Thousand Mountains, but he climbed the mountain and picked vegetables like any other day.
But one day, dark clouds rose in the sky.
As if God was angry, the sky sucked something in, and Kim Pan-seok watched the scene in fascination and ended up being sucked into the sky by mistake.
And then I woke up.
People called him ‘Alexandr’.
It was confusing at first.
The fact that he is called by a different name than Kim Pan-seok, and the fact that this is a new world that has nothing to do with Jungwon Moorim. But I soon felt like it was an opportunity.
When he lived as Kim Pan-seok, he was just a poor person who had to worry about making a living every day, but Alexander’s life was very colorful.
Status as the emperor’s son.
Every moment was happy.
People bowed their heads, and everyone was busy flattering themselves.
I got greedy.
As a member of the royal family, he wanted to fully enjoy the wealth and fame that was available to him.
however.
As time passed, the limit was reached.
Alexander was not the legitimate son, and there was no way for an ignorant idiot to overcome the limitations of his origins and take the throne of emperor.
At that time, I didn’t know how much I regretted my past life.
The people of the Salamander Continent knew nothing about ‘martial arts’, and if they had known even third-rate martial arts, it was clear that they would have achieved great achievements.
The physical manifestation of mana was a revolution in the eyes of the people of this world.
The problem was that he had no knowledge whatsoever in his head, and Kim Pan-seok locked himself in his room every day and tried hard to recall memories of his past life.
Murim people.
It was not something that ordinary people could commonly encounter.
One day, Kim Pan-seok remembered bowing his head and praising someone.
“The Second Coming of the Heavenly Demon, the blessing of all the devils!”
“The Second Coming of the Heavenly Demon, Manmaangbok!”
if.
If you were that person that everyone looked up to.
Wouldn’t life as Alexander be a little different?
I was angry.
Kim Pan-seok lived an insignificant and insignificant life moving around the slums, but now that he was born as Alexander, he wanted to hold wealth and power in one hand.
Life at the imperial court aroused longing.
Craving became greed, and even though he was enjoying things that could not be compared to his previous life, he always wanted more.
I recalled my memories.
Then, suddenly, I remembered what a third-rate warrior who was passing by on the street had told me.
“Martial arts is simple. The energy in the body… … .”
his words.
I didn’t even fully understand it at the time.
Is that the right way or the wrong way?
Kim Pan-seok didn’t know the truth, but he held on to the memories of his past life in order to turn Alexander’s life around.
At first, it was a series of failures.
Slaves were brought in and experiments were conducted, and when the corpses of the dead slaves piled up like a mountain, Kim Pan-seok witnessed the energy of mana forming an aura.
“… … This is it!”
that day.
The legend of Alexander, the founder of Ora, began.
That was the truth of ‘Aura’, which everyone now considers to be the truth.
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