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Some time ago, one day after the war with the three empires ended.
"Fu."
Artluchi, who was awakened by the white demon dog, looked around the room subconsciously.
"What are these......"
She couldn't help but feel puzzled when she saw the table piled with dried flowers, hand-woven trinkets and some small ornaments.
It sounded very much like the things she hadn't had time to pack up in Constantinople, and she thought back to the years she had spent in Constantinople.
Although humans would give gifts to each other, Dead Apostles did not.
Moreover, she didn't remember anyone giving her anything before.
Could it be that the guards and knights did this? Was it because they had seen too many customs among humans?
She accepted these things with her head tilted. As the air blew, a faint sweet fragrance drifted in. It seemed that they were just picked not long ago and preserved with magic.
Although the flowers sent to her were dried flowers, they were made up of many colors. The colors and light fragrance were pleasing to the eye, making her exclaim in amazement. Unconsciously, when she came to her senses, she found that she had been intoxicated by them.
"Fu!"
"........"
So after being reminded by his pet, Ji Jun knew who sent the bouquet.
Avia, the human who had a contract with me, said it was a gift as an ally...
Maybe it was just to please him, and the last time he asked me to go to that valley, it was obviously to make me look bad on purpose...
Although she thought so, the girl's lips were already filled with a bright smile without her realizing it.
Afterwards, the gifts remained attached to the wall as they had once been in Constantinople.
Perhaps, this was the first time she received a gift that was not given as a joke or with any ulterior motive, but was given out of pure concern.
"Next time, please express your gratitude in person... I am very happy... Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
After a while, in her own room in the Hun royal court, which had almost no personal belongings, was luxurious yet empty, and even had no luggage, Avia opened the tent illuminated by the moonlight and walked out.
On nights when the temperature drops sharply, the thick silver clouds are forced to dissipate. Only at this time can you see the night sky above your head as if dotted with snowflakes. This season is less colorful than spring, but it is still very beautiful.
However, winter brings people not only beautiful scenery, but also a season of death, with food shortage, reduced sunshine and biting cold.
"I'm going to Millennium City. Do you want to come with me?"
Hearing the sound of footsteps softly on the thin snow, Avia's eyes moved forward.
Looking at the black-haired girl who had walked in front of him and was standing quietly in the very faint shadow formed by the moonlight.
"Since we are allies, it's hard to refuse."
"Ah."
There was no trace of tenderness in Ji Jun's words, only the usual indifference, but he continued very naturally,
"You must keep good company with me, Avia, and I am very happy....thank you very much for accepting my invitation and for the gift you sent me."
143: Gatekeeper of the Millennium City
The castle towers into the clouds, and its outline is looming under the blue aurora, like a hazy painting.
Around the lake, white flowers swayed in the moonlight, emitting charming fragrance. Occasionally, some small fantasy species flashed faint light, like stars in the night sky, adding a touch of agility to this quiet night.
This is the thousand-year-old city that was occupied by Zhu Yue, the King of the Moon, in the distant past.
The place where the Millennium City is located is not the highest from the ground, but it is closest to the moon. It is an ancient mountain city that is not accessible by sunlight and is full of moon and star flowers that can only grow by moonlight. It is also the place where the True Ancestors first occurred.
It was originally a building located on the surface, but after the war in 300 AD, it was moved to the inner sea of the star.
Since Zhu Yue's death and Princess Arteluch's departure, the remaining True Ancestors have enjoyed peace for hundreds of years.
But today, the Dead Apostles, who were regarded as "servants" and "dominated" by the True Ancestor, will start a war just like in 300 AD.
Most of the dead apostles who had managed to survive the church's stranglehold, led by Princess Altuluchi, White-winged Duke Tefanm, and Demon City Van Feim, will face the remaining 200 True Ancestors and their forces.
Most of the twenty-seven Dead Apostles belonged to the Dead Apostles camp, but there were also some who chose the True Ancestor camp, and that was Meilian, the 20th seat who had originally cooperated with Van Phimm.
Therefore, the True Ancestor naturally anticipated the attack from the Dead Apostles.
The True Ancestors were on a high platform, from where they could see a large group of Dead Apostles gathering.
Just like the thick and dark rain clouds that covered the sky, causing the entire world to be dark, coupled with the dark colors, continuously advancing around the Millennium City, continuously crossing the river, like a nightmare -
This large-scale army of dead apostles is probably comparable in scale to the Millennium City War of the past.
Even though they had expected this, the True Ancestors all watched the march in silence, probably because they felt that they could imagine the horror of this war from it.
"So, just like Typhon said, you have always been with me?"
At this moment, in Jijun's camp, Avia said as he looked at the Flower Magician who appeared before him.
Although it is also in the inner sea of the star, perhaps because of the Millennium City, it is isolated from other inner sides. At the same time, the mystery is not to the point that the human body cannot accept, so even the flesh can enter openly.
However, this also resulted in Typhon being unable to transform into armor on Avia. He had to choose either a machine form or a human form, and finally chose to appear in the form of a red-haired girl.
At the same time, Mary, who relied on the Rhine Gold, could not avoid it. She had originally found a reason for coming here, but was unexpectedly exposed by Typhon.
"Isn't this showing how powerful you are, Avia? I am a Half-Nightmare, I will live forever, and I will spread the news of your deeds into the future! This is a huge profit! Your name will go down in history!"
Mary clapped her hands together and her eyes lit up.
Typhon, who was doing nothing on the side, was not interested in this fantasy creature who always lied to her, but -
"Nightmare? As I recall, females of your race are called succubi, aren't they?"
The red-haired girl asked in confusion.
"My brother won't let me be a succubus, so I can only be a nightmare~"
The petite half-nightmare girl shook her shoulders and laughed to her heart's content, then shrugged.
The silver-haired young man said calmly: "I don't remember having a sister like you."
After talking with Typhon, Avia realized that Meli had deceived Typhon by claiming to be his sister. However, when he thought that this guy was the flower magician, it was normal.
"You are such an ungrateful man. I have condescended to be your sister, but you didn't even give me this. Woohoo, Meili, I am so miserable~"
"......I'm talking to you..."
"Did you take it seriously? Sorry, I was just joking~"
Although he said this, Half-Nightmare kept laughing.
Avia looked at the smiling Mary and suddenly wanted to ask her how she became after she cried that day.
I don't know if when Merry faces the Knight King many years later, she will be able to give him a good ending during the years of war, or will she just stand by and watch him go on to a life of misfortune as always.
Thinking about it this way, he found it incredible that the same thing in the same world could be rewritten like this.
"We're about to attack. Have you dealt with your business?"
A voice came from the side, and blood-red eyes appeared and blinked. It was Altuluchi.
During the journey here, she seemed to check on Avia's condition from time to time.
"If that's the case..."
Avia was silent for a moment, as if thinking... or listening to a distant voice, and finally nodded slowly.
"Nothing, I think it should be OK."
"Really? We can wait a little longer. There's no rush."
"Of course it's true, but aren't you worried about failure, Ji-jun?"
Altuluchi was silent for a moment.
"It is not the right attitude for a monarch to complete a mission with his subordinates without feeling at ease. I believe we will succeed this time as well."
Monarch - King, or Emperor.
"Oh my, come to think of it, you can't inherit it."
Meili narrowed her eyes and said it as a matter of course.
Artluqi is the original one that had long been abandoned by Zhu Yue, and is an uncontrollable failure.
Even so, Artelucci still calls herself a princess.
"You obviously can't be a king, but you still want to try to be one?"
The black-haired girl tilted her head slightly, her blood-red eyes seemed to devour everything.
She didn't understand why this hybrid creature of human and fantasy species asked such a question when he was obviously not a king.
"Because I wish I could, because I am—"
There was nothing to ask about this question. At the 'first' position in the dispute, it was natural to deal with the other party. What's more, they were just relatives that you didn't even know, so killing them was natural, even if it was a 'humiliating' victory.
"Altluchi Brunstad."
.......
Not long after, the army of Dead Apostles attacked the Millennium City from three directions. Although the True Ancestors had anticipated this, due to the delay of the Dead Apostles, no one was able to stop Altluchi from moving step by step towards the center. Once she entered, the other Princess who was in the process of being born would have no chance of being her opponent and would have to be killed.
At this point, Arteluci will achieve a unique counterattack. She, who was regarded as a failure by Zhu Yue, successfully becomes the original "one" of the planet.
But before entering the last door, there was still a problem in front of her and Avia -
Severely injured by the Holy Scripture, Kishua had to give up using the second method to avoid being followed, and stood guard in front of the last door.
"Get out of my way, Demon Marshal!"
144: Long time no see, Kobak
Under the illumination of the blue aurora, in the endless white sea of flowers in the Millennium City, the blood of Dead Apostles and True Ancestors with their internal organs exposed and burning smoke was scattered everywhere, casting one long shadow after another.
Looking around, all you can see is killing caused by the blood-sucking species that have been eliminated by humans.
In that ancient city that looked like the moon, there was a seemingly endless red glow.
"That guy Van Phimm really caused me a lot of trouble."
In front of the last door, the silence was chilling.
The Demon Marshal, Kishiya, who masters the second law, has a shadow on his face.
Ever since he was seriously injured, he has been looking forward to the future. It is not so much optimism as it is belief in the planet's choice.
After all, it was the theory of parallel worlds deduced by his Second Law that gave the planet the desire to "live" after the end of the Age of Gods.
In his opinion, the trouble caused by his good friend Van Phim is even more troublesome than the new humans being researched by his other friend Messala Eskides. After all, that guy's success is at least in the distant future, not now... But if he can't deal with the guy from the church, there will probably be no future.
"Alteruqi, even if you become the original 'one' that Zhu Yue hopes for, you still can't be a match for the one in the church." The sturdy old man said helplessly in a tone as if he was treating his granddaughter, "You won't get any support from the planet, not to mention-"
The original 'one', the UO of the planet, is simply the strongest "individual" on the planet. It can also be regarded as an existence derived from the "planetary will" and acts as a manifestation of the planet's will...
Therefore, everything he does will be supported by the planet, without limit. As the "One" with the greatest power, he will have endless magic power and physical strength as long as he is on this planet.
It was not supposed to be like this, but Kishua knew that the planet's support had now been given to Mabel Kiara of the church, who was supposed to be the savior.
There is no future, but the planet recognizes that future.
"You will never be able to resist Zhu Yue's ideals on you. Because of her actions and ideals, you will die or go crazy and lose yourself."
Although Zhuyue's body was destroyed, there is a backdoor buried in all the True Ancestors. There is an action concept called Zhuyue, but only True Ancestors who have reached the same purity as her will welcome Zhuyue, so both Baiji and Heiji may become another version of themselves.
The essence will not change, the concept of action will be transformed into Zhu Yue, but unlike Elquet, the finished product that Zhu Yue failed to achieve, as long as Elquet affirms himself and does not give up on himself, he will not reach the stage of being occupied by Zhu Yue.
But it is hard to say about Altluchi, who became a failure due to her instability. Although Kishua is not sure what the consequences will be, the fact that he saw in the future a long time ago, before he was seriously injured, did not include the possibility that this black-haired girl could solve Zhu Yue's problem, which is enough to explain everything.
"..I hope I can do that."
Altruci turned her gaze back to the outside.
In the moonlight world that was reflected in red, or should I say blood, the dead apostles and true ancestors of the vampires, as well as the magicians brought by the magic marshal, were all organizations that should have united to fight against the church, but now they started killing each other first.
"Do you think so too?"
