Episode 161. Black Blood Clan (5)
When people encounter something unexpected, they usually become more skeptical than confident.
That’s exactly the state I am in right now.
I repeated my doubts and convictions over and over again in my head, wondering if that something that was right in front of my eyes really existed and not just an illusion.
So what is in front of you?
It’s a doll.
Of course, it’s not an ordinary doll.
A doll that is not cute and cute, but gives off a very disgusting atmosphere as if it has sucked blood from the body.
It is a marionette doll.
The marionette’s ability is to inject mana into a soulless corpse and manipulate it like a minion.
The medium and artifact that connects the mana and the corpse is that doll.
Usually, it is small enough to cover everything if held in the palm of an adult’s hand.
The thing in front of me right now is so difficult to even call it a doll.
big.
So much so that he made eye contact with me standing right in front of him.
It’s so ridiculously large that even if it were just a person, it wouldn’t feel out of place at all.
There wasn’t just one to begin with.
If you estimate what you can see right now, there are ten.
Were you planning on making a doll army out of this?
“What is this?”
Before I knew it, I glanced at the guy who approached me and wrapped his arms around my neck and asked.
“You won’t believe it, but it’s a marionette doll. It’s an artifact that Lord Gallas was secretly making to show to Prince Ruinel… … .”
Are you ready for the 1st prince?
I was so dumbfounded that I burst out laughing.
Well, let’s say it’s like a secretly prepared gift to attract attention from the next emperor.
However, no matter how excellent and grand the gift may seem, if there is no way to use it, it is treated as no better than a twig for a fire.
This is exactly the case with dolls that don’t work.
If you showed this to the 1st prince, he would probably say this.
How are you going to store mana in this big doll?
Moving a dead creature again requires more strength than you might think.
As mentioned earlier, in order to cast Marionette, you must put the corresponding mana into the doll.
As the size of the doll increases, the mana that must be transferred also increases, so unless you are controlling the corpse of some kind of huge demonic beast, do not increase the size of the doll more than necessary.
At this size, it would be impossible to even contain magic power in the first place.
Putting feasibility aside, I wondered what kind of confidence they had in making such a doll, and it struck me that it was both reckless and brave at the same time.
“Do you think this is possible?”
“It’s probably impossible to do everything… … .”
It is impossible to do everything.
That meant that some, but not all, were possible.
“I think if I infuse all the mana I have, I could do a few… … .”
Still, it wasn’t like he was doing something completely impossible.
“Do you know what will happen if this comes true?”
“It’s definitely not a good thing… … .”
Boris finally shouted at the top of his lungs, as if trying to complain about his unfairness.
“I know! Rather than helping people, this doll is something that can cause terrible pain! This might sound like a lame excuse, but I didn’t want to have to make this either! My power being used in such an inappropriate way… … .”
That’s a bad excuse.
Even though I knew, I couldn’t help it.
I had to do it for the sake of the slum residents.
Adding such an odd formula does not justify the action.
In the end, it cannot be denied that he contributed to an act that could bring about great disaster beyond the empire and on this continent.
This is probably why you asked me to die.
I know it’s not right, but there’s no way to get out on my own.
I am trying to be saved through death through my existence.
It’s so real that it’s ridiculous.
Contrary to the mouth that couldn’t be opened due to embarrassment, the hand naturally went towards Kairam.
First of all, let’s get rid of the strange and gloomy doll first.
Next, this guy and Youngju captured everyone… … .
-Tap-tap-tap!
At that moment, the sound of several people approaching this direction was heard.
I would guess about thirty people.
Most of them were heavy footsteps, as if they were armed with armor.
“… … !”
Soon, dozens of armed knights who arrived in the space all looked at us with distrust, and among them, a man with a furrowed brow shouted fiercely at Boris.
“Look, Boris! “You bastard!”
Galas Avon, lord of Axilium.
The person who created this space has appeared.
* * *
Two years ago, somewhere near the slums.
In front of Gallas, who was sitting on the stone steps and escorted by knights, was a man kneeling.
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“Let’s make a marionette puppet? Similar to human size?”
“yes.”
Gallas snorted at the absurd statement, which could not even be described as absurd.
“Are you ignoring me? “I’m not ignorant of magic or the principles of marionettes, so why are you saying such improbable things in front of me?”
“I don’t know if it’s unlikely, but I’m not saying there’s no possibility at all.”
“You speak well. “Okay, I’ll pretend I’m being fooled and listen.”
Gallas narrowed his eyes and glared at the man, as if asking him to make a comment.
“The principle of the marionette is to transfer the mana contained in the doll to the dead body and move it with the power of magic.”
“Know. “You have to go through a forbidden process to make it by injecting living human blood.”
The man gave a strangely bitter smile at the word ‘forbidden’.
“In the end, the key is how much mana is packed into the doll. However, there is one fact that many people, including you, do not know. The doll created through that forbidden process does not lose the mana that has been passed down over time… … .”
Gallas’s pupils shook slightly in embarrassment.
“What kind of nonsense are you saying? Even if it were true, how come you and the like know such a huge fact?”
“It doesn’t matter why you know. The only important thing is what more you know. What you should pay attention to now, my lord, is what I know.”
A ray of cold sweat ran down Gallas’s back as he struggled to maintain a smile.
“What you mean is that you can make a human-sized marionette puppet by yourself?”
The man just stood there with a mysterious smile, without any response or nod.
“You will have to take responsibility for your words. Boris… … .”
* * *
Back to the present.
Would you believe me if I told you that this place, where only the best elite troops from among Axilium’s knights were deployed, was breached by just two humans?
Gallas could never believe it.
I ran forward one step at a time, despite the knights’ dissuasion, thinking that I wouldn’t be able to trust it unless I saw it with my own eyes, but an even more unbelievable scene was unfolding at the scene.
There are two people that are immediately visible.
A boy with an unknown and unfamiliar atmosphere, including Boris, who had finished a secret conversation with him a little while ago, was sitting in front of the marionette doll.
A boy with sharp eyes that contrast with his youthful face and radiating an eerie murderous spirit.
The moment when everyone was so overwhelmed by the atmosphere that they couldn’t even make a sound.
-Suddenly
Soon, a cruel sound spread through their ears, and red blood drops flew in all directions.
“W, protect the lord!”
The knights came forward to protect the embarrassed lord, but
-Kwasik!
As the sound of bones and flesh cracking continued to ring, the knights who had been standing strong began to fall one by one.
Galas’ pupils shook violently as he watched the scene.
“W-what is that guy?”
“You should avoid it. “My lord!”
Feeling threatened, Gallas immediately turned around and started running away.
“Could it be an assassin? No, it can’t be! “Why is the assassin here?”
I tried to deny the speculations that came to my mind and ran without looking back.
-Suddenly
The sound of the reaper’s cruel execution did not stop.
The number of knights running together decreased rapidly, and some could not even scream.
“Ugh!”
The moment the last remaining knight’s sword fell in front of him with a single scream, Gallas stopped walking.
It seems like he realized that any further escape would be pointless.
“Whoa, what do you want?”
As if he didn’t have the courage to look back, Gallas closed his eyes tightly and barely opened his mouth.
“Why did you make the doll?”
The black-haired boy opened his mouth for the first time and asked.
“W-what?”
“Why did you make the doll? “Why on earth did you create such an absurd thing to manipulate?”
“I just want to help Prince Ruinel… … .”
-bang!
As if that wasn’t the answer he was looking for, the boy immediately grabbed Gallas by the collar and slammed him to the floor.
“I-I don’t know!”
“Well, how would I know that? “I just accepted what that baseless guy suggested?”
“what?”
“I wasn’t the one who suggested making the doll in the first place!”
The boy’s angry eyes instantly turned cold.
“It’s Boris! “That guy Boris suggested from the beginning that I make marionette puppets!”
Galas’ eyes, facing the shadow of death, were full of sincerity, not pretense.
* * *
Meanwhile, Boris is left alone after Sian disappears after Gallas.
His feet barely moved, as if intoxicated by the scent of blood scattered everywhere.
The place where his bitter gaze was directed was none other than the marionette doll.
It was a perfect original creation created by infusing his own magic with his own hands, but ironically, there were no memories related to this doll in his mind.
I don’t remember it, but the body’s senses reacting knowingly or unknowingly are only sending unfamiliar signals.
Boris did not know anything about why this doll was made, what process it went through, and what result it was intended to produce.
Boris naturally raised his hand and stroked the doll’s face like water.
-Woe!
At that moment, an unknown air current of light rose from the doll.
The generated airflow flowed like the wind, leading to an unknown space at the back, creating a strange atmosphere as if telling us to move forward.
Boris, attracted by the atmosphere, moved forward following the current.
It feels as if you are walking in a sacred space surrounded by a curtain of light rather than on the ground.
Although he couldn’t tell what was there or where it led, Boris didn’t stop walking.
Another space we arrived at like that.
Before we knew it, Boris’s body was out in the open air, the lonely night air caressing his skin.
What was in front of him was none other than a small grave.
There were clear traces of digging around, as if someone had touched it.
It was such an unfamiliar place that I wondered if there was a place like this in Axilium, but it didn’t feel that unfamiliar.
There will definitely be traces of visiting this place somewhere in my erased memories.
Otherwise, this now familiar feeling could not be explained.
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Boris, who had been staring at the grave, soon fell to his knees and slumped down.
An unidentifiable shape glimmered in his lifeless eyes, and it seemed to be sending a request for salvation, as if to quickly rescue him.
Boris, attracted by the request, began to remove the dirt with his rough hands.
Then, a shiny silver box soon appeared.
It was hard to believe that it had been buried in the dirt, and there were not even traces of small scratches.
Boris thought about this.
He said he had definitely seen this box.
Not only did I see it, but I also opened the box and checked the contents inside.
As the scattered pieces of memory come together one by one, I feel like my anxious mind is slowly subsiding.
“… … .”
Boris opened the box without any hesitation.
(Continued in the next part)
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