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Chapter 246
A Knight's Prayer
A knight was riding a horse in the dead of night.
The man knew well how dangerous it was to race down a road where not a single speck of light was visible, yet he shook the reins and urged his horse's pace faster.
In that knight's arms were children.
No less than four of them were piled on top, sitting precariously on the saddle.
The knight shielded the children as best he could, wrapping them in his embrace.
Wĕb̆no v ӗl Enum̌а
Neither speed nor safety could be abandoned.
Ppudeureok! Ppudeureok!
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The horse's snorting grew rough.
It was the sound of its limit.
William stopped the horse.
"We'll have to walk from here."
Е̃ń um̌а̃.i̊ d
William lowered the children one by one.
As he set down one girl who had been in his arms, his body swayed greatly.
"Are you alright?"
"....."
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The girl didn't answer.
A relatively large boy answered in her stead.
Еn u̇mӓ ._і̄d
"She's just a little dizzy, but she says she's fine."
"Shall I carry her?"
"I'll do it."
The boy turned his back to the girl spiritedly, and the girl carefully climbed onto his back.
One horse, one adult, and four children.
It was no easy journey.
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William expressed his apology to the horse.
"Sorry. Go on a little further to a strange place."
William smacked the horse's rump, and the excited horse began running wildly.
This would delay pursuit a bit more.
William decided to move through the bushes.
"You all just need to follow my footsteps. Understand?"
Ё ǹumа̄
"Yes."
William made a torch and took the lead.
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Not even the light emitted by the moon and stars reached this place, so it was terribly dark.
Just like his own future.
'What do I do now?'
William knew what he had done.
É n̂ u m а̂
It was an action on a completely different dimension from when he became a refugee.
Back then he was merely a cadet, so it was an act that could be excused to some extent.
But the current him was a knight.
A knight defying his lord's will and fleeing.
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He had spirited away death row prisoners who were to be executed tomorrow morning.
He had committed the gravest sin, one where dying without torture on the spot would be considered a fortunate death.
Е̄nû ḿ a
He would have to spend his entire life running away.
William asked himself.
Was this a mistake I made?
He answered.
Even if it was a mistake, I would have done it.
If ten thousand possibilities were open, I would have chosen the exact same option all ten thousand times.
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The children were victims.
He couldn't let them suffer that much and then just die.
It didn't align with William's conviction.
'So what do I do now?'
The reality that the path ahead was blocked still stood before him.
'There is a way to get money right away.'
Ё n̆u ṁ ӑ . і̃d
The ceremonial sword, the last memento he had received from Duke Urey.
He could sell the attached jewels and gold leaf and settle in some quiet rural village.
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He thought that would work.
At that moment, the boy's footsteps stopped.
Following that boy, all the other children stopped in unison.
"What's wrong?"
W еb́ n̂ ǒ vèl̊ Ë ńu m̃ а̇
Holding the torch, he examined the boy's face.
The boy was sweating cold sweat, fearing something.
"Th-they're coming."
Pursuers?
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He thought they'd come fast, but not this fast.
It should have taken at least three more hours.
W̊ е̃b.n̆ ӧ ṽ е̌ l Ě nů m̆а
'By the Regent's side is a Dragon Spawn......'
He knew she was tremendously strong.
If they fought, the chance of winning was 0%.
It was certain he'd be subdued without even putting up proper resistance.
"De-demons."
That Dragon Spawn would have been preferable.
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The boy's eyes turned bright red as he scanned the surroundings.
"They're surrounding us as if they knew we'd come here."
"....."
He couldn't ask if he was sure.
William also began to feel it gradually.
An aura of death befitting this dark forest.
W̄ е̇b n̊ o v еl̃ Е ñ u m а̊
Can we make it back alive?
William had thought it over several times, and the conclusion was set.
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"What's your name?"
William asked the boy's name.
"I'm Rudelek."
"Rudelek, listen carefully to what I say from now on. Take your siblings and hide in that grass over there."
E n̂um̊а̃_
After double-checking that they were hidden tight, William urged them again.
"Absolutely do not come out until I tell you to."
William extinguished the torch and drew his sword.
In the middle of a forest where not even a speck of moonlight properly entered, he faced them alone.
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Red death drew closer and closer, surrounding William.
Kihihihit......
Е̊ n u mà. і̀d_
Hahahahat......
Laughter echoing through the forest sent chills down the spine.
William's body constantly rotated, focusing on the voices in the darkness.
That was the moment.
Sixth sense.
William possessed the highly honed senses of a knight.
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That sense made his body move first, beyond understanding.
Kang!
An attack that precisely lodged itself in the diagonal trajectory William's sword had drawn.
For just an instant, sparks flying up revealed its form.
Black skin befitting this dark night, pointed teeth.
And red eyes.
E̊n̄ ŭ_m̈ а̂
A demon's form clear enough to be in a textbook.
Had he not blocked that sword strike, his head would have been split in half.
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William immediately followed up with a counterattack.
Even against his swift counter, they dodged lightly like child's play and created distance.
In that single exchange, the red light completely encircled William.
"You blocked this?"
Еnu mа̇
"Receiving that one's grace and still unable to finish a human in one blow. Isn't that shameful?"
"Shut up!"
Demons chatting and giggling.
About six in number.
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Just as he grasped that, a sharp pain was felt in William's thigh.
Hot blood was felt.
Ӗnúmӓ
As if blocking that strike just now had been pure luck.
"See? That was pure luck after all."
The demons circled around William, mocking him.
Like a beast trapped in a cage, surrounded by men holding spears.
They could stab and withdraw anytime, while William could only be toyed with in their hands.
Wounds on William's body increased.
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Yet he blocked every fatal attack, so he managed to stay alive until the end.
"Persistent bastard."
The demons were getting bored.
They rushed in all at once to cut his breath off.
"Stop."
A heavy voice halted the demons' actions.
W е̂b n о v̊ѐ l̈ Ё n ůṁ а
William also reflexively stopped at that voice.
An existence that could make his body reflexively stop with just a voice was rare.
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That's why William denied it internally.
There's no way that person is mixed in with that demon horde.
"I'll handle this place."
And he stood before William.
W е ḃ n̆о̂v̂ e l Е n̈ u m̊ а̀
William couldn't believe it.
"...Your Excellency."
Perry Urey.
The man called Duke Urey stood there as their leader.
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The face that had been middle-aged had regained youth, and his skin was dyed pitch black, but William clearly remembered Urey's features.
That was unmistakably Urey.
Е̌ň uḿа̊ ._і̀d
"Duke Urey, Your Excellency... is it really you?"
"Yes, Perry Urey. That was my name."
"How... did you become a demon?"
"Sigmund showed me."
The emotion contained in his eyes,
"How meaningless this life is."
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Void.
Urey's face was empty.
"And you accepted it?"
"At first I resisted. It was a foolish time when I believed there was even a little meaning."
A sigh flowing from his mouth.
"I should have let go of everything and become a demon much sooner."
Еnu ḿ а̂.
"....."
Urey would never say such things.
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He had marched to the Heinckel Kingdom to throw away his life for the future.
Such a man would never spout nonsense that life has no meaning.
At the same time, he was Urey.
William asked.
Е̊ ǹu̇ṁ а̇
"So you came... to punish me?"
"I have no intention of punishing you. The past has no meaning."
"Then..."
"Just to recover those things you hid. The items Linne made."
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Urey's finger pointed precisely at the bushes where the children were hidden.
"Those children will be used for that one."
Е̇ nũm̃ а̇. i̊d̆
"You already know where they are."
"Yes."
"Even so, what's the reason you're trying to talk with me? If you have no intention of punishing me, why are you having this conversation?"
"To give you an opportunity."
Urey threw something at William's feet.
It was a syringe.
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"You spirited away death row prisoners, William. Once you lose the children, there's nothing you can do. You'll become even more hunted."
"....."
"What reason would there be to survive suffering like that? I'll give you a chance to wash away your sins. Inject that into your body. And become one of us."
William looked down at the syringe.
What was inside would be the drug that turns one into a demon.
William picked up the syringe.
Е.ǹ u mã. і̊ d.
"This isn't washing away sins."
His eyes' fighting spirit hadn't died out.
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"Sin isn't something that can be forgotten this easily!"
William threw that thing onto the ground.
"Foolish."
But the sound of the syringe breaking wasn't heard.
Ên̈ ǔ mа̀
Instead, a stinging sensation dug into William's neck.
"Ugh!"
The syringe he thought he'd thrown away was stuck in his neck.
One demon had rushed over at flash-like speed and stabbed that thing into William.
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"You never had a choice to begin with."
Hot solution flowing through William's body.
Е̇ n̄ ûm a
The moment it touched his heart, it spread throughout his entire body in an instant.
"Ugh...... Eugeueueuk!!"
"Just accept it. William. Become our comrade."
Black drug rose from his body and tried to consume him.
William knew.
The moment he loses consciousness here, everything is over.
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Just as gravity cannot be defied, he would be plunged into that infinitely distant place.
He resisted and resisted.
"Wow, the resistance is pretty fierce?"
"Other humans would be done in 10 seconds."
Even after 5 minutes passed, William didn't become a demon.
Rather, the black blood that had been creeping up started being pushed back by William's will.
W̊е ḃ n̂ оv е ĺ Ѐn̊ũ m̄ a
That didn't mean he was at an advantage.
The pain was still the same, and if he let his guard down, he'd be devoured.
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"Foolish, William."
Urey asked him.
"Do you believe there's hope for you?"
William answered as if it were obvious.
Е ń uḿ а̂
"If a knight abandons hope... what reason is there for a knight to exist?"
Humans are weak.
Without a support, they're easily swept away and collapse.
The existence that becomes that support was precisely a knight.
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"Then I'll teach you."
But that support too was ultimately just human.
Ĕnum ȧ
Humans are ultimately human, and cannot surpass humans.
"How futile that hope is."
Urey raised his sword and aimed at him.
"Ten times."
His sword was a famous sword among famous swords crafted by a master artisan.
"Try blocking all ten attacks that will kill you. If you block them, I'll quietly withdraw from this place."
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"....."
"But if you can't block them, only death awaits you. What will you do?"
The conclusion came easily.
William rose from his spot and lifted his sword.
If someone saw that sight, they would have said this.
That it was a mistake.
W̆ é b ñ о v е l Е̇ ǹ u m а̌
As reckless and stupid as jumping toward an approaching storm.
William himself thought so inside.
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He felt it as he received the first attack.
Kakang!
Overwhelming power and aura.
He wasn't a Sword Master, but he was a famous swordsman, and among knights who won victories against any opponent in grand battles, he was a knight among knights.
Ѐṅ ŭm̃ а.i̊ ď
That knight, having surpassed his prime, now swung a sword strike at William.
Blocking it was close to a miracle.
The next exchange flew immediately.
Kakang!
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Second.
William had no room to think.
E n̊uḿà
Thought paralyzed, so he grew anxious, and anxiety brought a giant wave of fear crashing over him.
Kakang!
Kakang!
Third.
His muscles tore.
Kakang!
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Fourth.
Even so, William's body stood firm.
Kakang!
Fifth.
The demon blood that had tried to sink in dug into William's heart.
Kakang!
Ě n um ă . і̃ d̂
Sixth.
Even so, William didn't lose himself.
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Kakang!
Seventh.
The resonance of that sword strike endlessly struck William's sword, body, and soul.
Kakang!
Ӗ nu̇m̆ ã
Eighth.
William's aura scattered.
Pachang!
Ninth.
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The sword broke.
The blade flew far away, and only the hilt remained in William's hand.
Е n ů.m̂ a
The demons mocked at that sight.
"How will you survive, Sir William?"
"Try drawing out your aura. Then you might have a chance, no?"
"They say humans display superhuman strength in desperate moments, maybe you can too?"
Urey asked William solemnly and briefly.
"What will you do?"
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Body in tatters.
Barely exhaled breath.
An environment perfect for the black blood to erode.
Even so, William didn't break.
William discarded the broken sword as is.
And placed his hand on another scabbard.
E ñu m а
He still had one sword left.
It was a sword too ornate to be used in actual combat.
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The moment they saw the sword's form, the demons burst into laughter again.
"Puhahaha! What are you gonna do with a toy sword?!"
"You believe strong power is dwelling in it just because it's flashy? What a ridiculous bastard!"
"Shut up!"
Ë n um̌ ӓ
Urey's shout shut the demons' mouths.
Though he had lost himself, Urey knew what that sword was.
"You had that sword."
"...Yes."
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"It'll break."
"....."
Wе̃b ňоṽ ĕl Е̌nù m̂ а̌
William didn't answer.
Urey took his stance, preparing to deal the final blow.
William held his sword straight up and closed his eyes.
In the instant death approached, he was praying.
* * *
There was a man.
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That man was a man who could have become a promising knight, but instead of becoming a knight, he became the leader of refugees.
The man became Security Captain again, and his merits were highly recognized so he became a knight of the Far East.
But the man betrayed his lord once more.
The end of betrayal came before long, immediately.
Faint breath and soul.
Red flashes of light rushing in.
Е ń ù m а̇
The man senses death.
At the moment standing at the end of life, the man moved instinctively.
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Someone would cling to life and beg for mercy,
Someone would break their fighting spirit, forget what they must protect, and turn to run away.
But what the man chose was prayer.
"Oh God......"
Е ñ ú m̃а̀
This man named William is a heinous sinner.
In the name of conviction, he betrayed two lords, and treated the precepts of chivalry with contempt.
Please cast this body into the deepest part of hell,
And impose a punishment heavier than death, making him an example.
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"However......"
Since saving humans must ultimately be done by humans,
Е nǔ mа . іd̈
Please permit this lowly soul to burn until the very end,
Grant the strength to stand against evil until the last moment,
Bestow mercy upon innocent souls,
And save the lost souls.
With the end of the prayer, the man's time moved.
Kaaang!
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Tenth.
The sword did not break.
