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Chapter 238
The Very End
The Heinkel King died while seated on his throne.
It appeared the Order's holy relics had been embedded and purified with divinity.
Ferda knew divinity held no meaning.
Because he had already seen Ureas survive even after touching the power of a holy relic.
Since he died like that, it shouldn't have been just the kings who survived—their soldiers should have lived too.
Ė nu m̄а. і̃ d̈
But not a single person survived.
When Ferda arrived, four kings remained, and they were killing each other.
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And finally, only one was left.
"Ha, haha...... Everyone...... is dead."
Madness lingered in his eyes.
Blood poured freely, sweat soaked him like rain, yet a smile hung on his lips.
Е̇n ü.m̈ а̀
That joy was brief; the moment he spotted Ferda, his expression twisted in an instant.
"You, you!!"
He looked at Ferda with hate-filled eyes.
He raised his dagger again.
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The madness began anew.
"Don't you dare covet what's mine!!"
É nŭmâ . ї d
He charged at Ferda.
He tried to drive the dagger into Ferda's heart, but there was no way it could reach.
Ferda was a mage, and they were merely humans no different from commoners once you removed their crowns.
And he already knew what happened when someone bled and got excited.
He collapsed, exhausted and staggering, before he could even reach Ferda.
Even as his pupils lost focus, the words he spat out were a sight to behold.
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"It's mine...... All of it...... is mine."
And so the last remaining king breathed his last.
Ferda quietly looked down at him.
He could read the emotion in those eyes.
It was a distinct form, clear enough that even blind men could see it plainly.
'Greed.'
W̆ е̄b̆ n о̂ v̀ē l Е̊n uma
What controlled them was the greed welling up from their own hearts.
It was uncontrollable enough to render their final moments meaningless.
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What made them like this?
Ferda turned his gaze.
At that moment, something caught Ferda's eye.
He felt it instinctively.
Е̃_n uma
'That's the cause.'
That black book.
The moment he saw that sword book, an image pierced into Ferda's mind as if trauma itself were casting magic.
Valdrova's figure appeared.
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She wore a happy expression and reached out her hand.
It might seem trivial to others, but not to Ferda.
W̃e̊b̌ n̄ ӧ vĕl̈ Ěň_ûm а̊
Ferda could tell what the kings had seen.
If they but wished, silk garments would fill their wardrobes,
Mountains of delicacies would pile up,
Heroes would bow their heads, and beauties would fill their bedchambers.
That book.
If they just held that book, everything would come true.
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And only one person could possess the book.
That's why, in the final moment, they couldn't overcome their own greed and killed each other.
Even at that moment, Valdrova's form tempted Ferda.
But Ferda wasn't a fool.
The dark ring within him was spinning rapidly.
It was telling Ferda this:
Е̄n̈ um̈ ã
You'll regret it if you use that magic.
At that moment, the pounding that felt like his heart was being squeezed gradually subsided.
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Valdrova's form faded, and the book's form lay sprawled on the floor once more.
Retrieve it.
If I retrieve it, everything ends.
The moment Ferda made up his mind,
Ёn ǔmа́ . і̊ d
"Seems temptations like that don't work on you."
Someone walked up nonchalantly and picked up the book.
It was the Heinkel King, who had been dead with holy relics embedded in him.
At some point, he had risen from his seat and picked up the book.
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'As expected......'
Ferda entered a state of alert.
Е n̆ úm̊ а.і̄d̂
Even though so many humans had died, his magical power still exceeded Ferda's.
He bought time and spoke to him.
"Your citizens have died. And even at this very moment, they're dying."
"I know. Even now...... I can feel it."
"Was your revenge worth their lives?"
He pondered for a moment, then answered.
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"Not sure yet. King Hudret is still alive, isn't he?"
Come to think of it, Hudret wasn't visible.
I thought he'd be the first to rush in and snatch this book.
"He's a thorough man. Even at this moment, he's killing the humans inside the castle to shave off my power even further."
"You just watch their deaths?"
"Can't be helped. I made a promise."
Ě nu̇ m а̃
"What promise?"
The Heinkel King's eyes turned to Ferda.
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Ferda couldn't know what eye color he originally had.
At the very least, it wouldn't have been this ominous green.
"I asked that you, at the very least, be killed. Even if the revenge doesn't end cleanly......"
"The one who made that request...... was Gokma?"
W ѐ_b̂ n̄ о̆ v е ľ Ӗnú m а̂
"Yes."
I'd thought demons came with the ambition to rule the world.
Was that the only reason he helped the Heinkel King?
What reason would he have to go to such trouble just to kill one human?
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'Demon King.'
That word kept flashing in Ferda's mind.
Е n̈ ũm̌ ā . i d
It's as if my ominous premonition is telling me it's no longer groundless.
Avoiding a fight like this is the best option right now.
"You won't be able to avoid it."
The Heinkel King saw through Ferda's thoughts.
He had already resolved to kill Ferda, and that resolve led to thorough preparation.
The black book in his hand opened on its own, emitting an ominous light that gathered in the Heinkel King's hand.
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"Rise."
At the same time, the bodies of the dead knights clattered as they rose from their positions.
The number of corpses exceeded a hundred; they were all elite soldiers, knights, and mages.
An undead's abilities follow their base.
"Bring death to the Regent."
At the command, the knights and mages charged at Ferda.
Е n̈_ů mа́
Ferda had to fight what the Heinkel King had faced.
'It's been a while since I felt this sensation.'
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It was like this when he was publicly branded and an army was dispatched to kill him.
Back then he was also 5th Circle, but a greenhorn—clumsier and dull to malice compared to now.
The pressure and despair of being cornered that he felt back then found Ferda again.
But he didn't despair.
Е̊ n_ü ḿ а. ì d
The Ferda of then and the Ferda of now are different.
'And the one in a hurry isn't me—it's that bastard.'
The remnants in the outer castle would've been cleaned up by now, and the inner castle's numbers are steadily decreasing too.
King Hudret armed his knights for the purpose of mass slaughter from the start.
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If he's searching this castle like catching mice, the number of citizens fueling the Heinkel King's power will plummet in no time.
'I just need to hold out until then.'
Ŵ eb̆ n õ v̇е̇l Е n̄ ů m̃ ã
And Ferda had another decisive advantage.
-Hugeeeek......
A Ghoul Knight swinging its sword with a deflated voice.
As Ferda watched that sight, his whole body suddenly began to corrode.
It was a reaction that required divine power.
But there was no way Ferda had divine power.
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'But the knights do.'
Some knights had worn ceremonial armor for the undead, and mages carried holy water.
While pouring everything into facing the Heinkel King, they still carried some on their bodies for prayers to the gods.
Ferda touched the holy relics they possessed, made them contact his body, and returned everything to the natural order.
There was a breakthrough, but it was by no means an advantageous fight.
Because even a graze would be fatal to Ferda.
Е̇ ṅ ŭḿa.іd
"Shadows, is it? Barbatos's magic?"
After about 30 corpses corroded and disappeared, the Heinkel King seemed to have unraveled the secret of Ferda's combat.
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That was fast for a mage's battle.
"Those shadows are annoying...... I'll make it so you can't use them."
An undead mage grabbed the holy oil from a priest's body and wrapped it around his own.
Even as his whole body corroded, he set himself on fire right then and there.
En̆u m а
-Hugelegelege......!
The green flames instantly turned into golden flames and began to burn.
'Shit.'
He realized the holy oil's flames prevented shadows from moving.
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Those flames were fatal to the undead too, but not as much as to Ferda.
-Hugelegelege!
Е̇ ǹ ū.m̀ӓ
One rushed at Ferda in haste.
The extended shadows naturally shrank and tried to transfer onto Ferda's body.
If the holy oil's flames touch me, it's over.
With that thought, Ferda's moves became increasingly tangled.
The more they tangled, the closer the distance to the Ghoul Knight grew.
But just as Ferda's stamina dropped, the enemy dropped too.
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As time passed, the speed of the Ghoul Knights and mages who had resisted corrosion noticeably increased.
It meant King Hudret's army was finding human clusters and continuously eliminating them.
"I cannot...... let His wish...... be ruined."
The Heinkel King finally rose from his seat and joined the fray, driving Ferda into a corner.
One trying to buy time, one trying to eliminate quickly.
The result wasn't far off.
Ёn̄ ù m̌ а̃
A Ghoul Knight's spear pierced through Ferda's body.
"Ugh......!"
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He gritted his teeth and didn't let go of his focus.
Ferda touched the holy relic with his shadow hand, and the man scattered as the last knight.
That was Ferda's last mana.
"Truly impressive."
W è ḃ ǹо.v е l Е̌n̈u̇ m̃ а̀
The Heinkel King genuinely admired.
He knew how strong they were.
Even though he'd played dead, when he took their true strength head-on, he'd thought he might die.
For a mere 5th Circle mage to face them at full power and end with just an injury.
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"You're an amazing mage, Regent Ferda."
At that, Ferda scoffed.
W̊ е̇b̀ñ о̆ v̇ е̂ ľ Е̊ǹ ù.mа̊
"Don't want to be acknowledged as a mage by you."
"Why's that?"
"Because you're not a mage."
The Heinkel King's eyebrow twitched.
Ferda provoked him once more.
"Don't tell me you think you're a mage?"
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"I am a mage."
"No, you don't know what a mage is."
Ferda spoke to him as if he were laughable.
"A mage's fight isn't like chess or tabula. It's not about doing your best with visible moves. In that respect, you've already lost."
Clang!
At the same time, the sound of a glass bottle breaking.
Ёnu mа
While his attention was diverted, Ferda dropped the holy oil at the Heinkel King's feet.
"A mage hides their means until the very, very end."
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He ignited it, scattering light sparks.
The golden flames instantly engulfed the Heinkel King.
But his expression remained impassive.
"A shallow trick. No matter how holy the flames, they cannot bring me down."
W е̃ b̆ ǹ о̀ v е l Ӗ n̆ǔm̈ а̂
The Heinkel King was already protected by a barrier.
Even flames made from holy oil couldn't match the Heinkel King's power in his own domain.
"Did you think I wouldn't know that?"
Ferda said.
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"Have you ever researched the principle of how your barrier works?"
"......?"
Wе b nо v е l̄ Е n̆ ú m а̃
"Your barrier seems to be attack-reactive. It responds appropriately to the situation, so its efficiency is good, and its performance follows suit."
Ferda had faced many mages.
The ones trying to kill him were always a few steps above him.
That's why Ferda immersed himself in research to counter them.
And he always found a breakthrough.
"That reactive type has a limit. When something continuously harasses the caster, it can't block a powerful attack."
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Ferda pulled out the item he'd hidden in his hand.
It was a round cylindrical cylinder.
A magitech rifle's magazine, simultaneously used as a magitech shotgun's ammunition.
Ferda gripped that item tightly.
He already knew how it operated.
"That's why you're not a mage, Heinkel."
Ẁ éb̆nо vẽ l̄ Ё n ù m а
A mage hides their hand until the very, very end.
Ferda activated the spell formula on the cylinder.
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The shotgun's activation was instantaneous.
Kwaang!
The Heinkel King's face blew away along with his barrier.
* * *
Wе̂b̃n оv ё l Е̃ ṅ uḿа
At the moment the blue mana lump struck his face, the Heinkel King's consciousness seemed to move elsewhere.
He was sitting at a table, and a chessboard lay before him.
Instead of the 32 pieces that should have been there, four broken King Pins were visible before him.
The Heinkel King instinctively realized.
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That this was his death.
But surprisingly, no thoughts arose.
Eñuḿ а́
Neither joy nor sadness touched him.
The Heinkel King blankly stared down at it.
That was when.
Something took shape across from the Heinkel King.
Seeing it, the Heinkel King blurted it out.
"Father......"
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As his consciousness faded, the first thing he sought was his father, with whom he'd only been awkward.
He was looking down at the chessboard with the sickly face he'd last seen.
That figure looked so shabby.
"Father......"
Hot tears fell from Sigmund Heinkel's eyes.
"I realized...... your words too late."
Ӗ ň ũ m̆_ā . і̄d
Sigmund had always thought it was because his father had a belligerent personality.
But he only realized.
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That to become a good ruler, one must become a tyrant.
That to achieve peace, one must prepare for war.
Sigmund lived clinging to dreams until the end, and was foolish.
That's why he met an end like this.
W̊ е b n о vë l̊ Еn̆ú ṁа̌
He wanted forgiveness.
He wanted to hear 'You were my proud son' from that mouth.
He wanted even a little comfort that way.
But his father didn't answer and just scattered away.
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The chessboard and table receded into the distance.
It felt like his consciousness was falling to the other side, into the abyss of the void.
E ñu m̈а. ĭ d
"I......"
Only then did Sigmund feel himself waking.
"I don't want to die."
Regret igniting.
"I don't want to die."
And obsession.
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Even knowing he'd fallen into a swamp he couldn't escape, he screamed incessantly.
And to a desperate human,
-You've done a truly amusing thing, Sigmund Heinkel.
A demon comes calling.
He was a massive figure made of bones and skeletons, draped in a dark purple robe.
-My name is Gamigin. I am the ruler of the Third Hell, the Lord of Immortality and Legions, and the author of that black magic book you hold.
Е́ ǹ u m̄а̌ .і̀d
Bones clattered, making a peculiar percussion-like sound.
-You used the grimoire without making a contract with me, so the punishment of undying bones wouldn't be enough. However,
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Gamigin extended his index finger before him.
The thickness of his fingertip alone was far larger than Sigmund's body.
-I'll give you one chance to redeem yourself.
* * *
Ѐ n um ă.іḋ
Tinnitus accompanying the explosion.
Heavy eyelids tried to send Ferda to that far distant place, but Ferda resisted to the end.
He felt like he'd pass out if he lay down, so he forced his body up.
No sensation in his right hand.
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When a breeze occasionally blew, it felt cool and stinging at the same time.
There was nothing where his right hand should have been.
E ñu m а́.. іd
Valdrova's face reflexively came to mind.
'If she notices this, she'll definitely faint......'
He didn't even want to imagine it, so he shook his head wildly to shake it off.
'Can I restore it?'
If I donate a huge sum to the Alte Order, it might be possible somehow, but then the fact that I'm a black mage would be revealed.
If the Alte Order finds out I'm a black mage, they'll try to kill me regardless of reason.
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No, they won't be able to kill me.
Still, I am the Red Dragon's consort, after all.
They'll probably covet the Far East's assets they've been eyeing.
This wasn't the time for such leisurely worries.
"Geureuk...... eureureuk......"
The Heinkel King's body twitched.
Ѐ n̄ u ḿӑ .ĭd̆
Persistent.
Smashed beyond recognition, yet he won't let go of his attachment and struggles.
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Ferda approached him.
I need to cut his breath.
Before that thing does something.
"Rest easy now."
W̃е b̀ n о v е l Ѐn̈ û m̂ã
Resolving himself to mana exhaustion, he squeezed out his remaining mana and aimed at his head.
At that moment, something snatched Ferda's hand.
It wasn't just a death throe—the force felt distinct.
'Don't tell me......?'
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That's the demons' grimoire.
As long as he holds the demons' grimoire, a demon is watching him.
W̊ еb̂ nо v̌ е̌ĺ Е́ nům̆ а
And they strike when humans are at their weakest.
The body that had been twitching in death throes wasn't just thrashing—it was regaining vitality.
Shattered bone fragments gathered back into the face, reconstructing the skull.
At the same time, the charred flesh all melted like tar and revealed white bone.
Green flames flickered in the skeleton's eye sockets, and the smell of sulfur pierced his nose.
-You insolent thing, stepping into the King's domain without permission.
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The moment Ferda heard that voice, he knew.
The strong reveal their existence through voice alone.
This isn't Heinkel.
It was Gamigin, one of the Seven Great Demons of Hell, the Demon of Immortality and Legions.
-What should I do with you?
