Chapter 19: The King and the Stars
It was a thick night, dark clouds covered the moon, and the sky was dark.
The Temple of Olympus, the main hall above Hessel, the capital of the Avalon Empire, is lit up at the moment.
On this night unlike anything else, His Highness the Holy Son, who grew up in the Snow Palace, finally suppressed the fragments of the Eternal Flame and stepped on the throne of the Temple.
"All believers in the twelve main gods of Olympus are guarded by the Knights Templar."
He ordered the appointment of Knight Arthur as commander of the Templar Order, tasked with purging the allies who had broken the peaceful lives of the Templars.
At the same time, an oracle was issued to sacrifice Vivien, the nymph of the lake in the Great Forest of Dano, to the twelve main gods of Olympus.
The nobles of the Avalon Empire laughed at the naivety of the young son, as if he did not know that these two orders had to be approved by the empire before they could be carried out.
And His Majesty the Emperor of the Avalon Empire will definitely not let a Templar who can draw a sword in a stone and win the heart of the Templar Knights become a hot figure in the imperial capital Heisel.
"Is this oracle the Son of God's own initiative, or is it really from the gods?"
In the office of the Emperor of Avalon, the Scepter-wielding Emperor asks his eldest daughter, Guinevia.
The blonde girl in a red riding uniform stood straight in the light under the dome and said with a radiant expression, "Your Majesty, it's time for the Empire to overthrow the belief in theocracy and overthrow the Templar's suppression of the Empire. β
"What if it's really an oracle?"
"Then declare war on the gods." "I will never allow my people to live in blind faith in the gods," Guinavia said. β
"The gods have abandoned this land, and we cannot sit idly by, we must regain the Empire's absolute control over the people in order to fight the next war against the gods' bounty of Haidu Arcana."
The news of the return of the gods spread among the high-ranking people in various places, and it is said that Haidu, which is separated from the temple by the Great Forest of Dano, has been ruled by the creator Tejoon.
However, no one in any other region has witnessed the incarnation of gods except Haidu Arcana, so the so-called oracles and the belief in the gods have long been crumbling in the world 3,000 years later.
But they didn't know that the gods of the Land of Origin no longer needed human faith for them.
In fact, in the four years since the reconstruction of the Hanging Capital, all the members of the Ark have accepted orders from the Creator Nuwa to forbid them to associate with non-members of the Ark, such as humans, demon seeds, half-blood demon seeds, and clergy.
Except, of course, for those members of the Ark who were embedded in civilization thousands of years ago, and those who are outside the law, such as the Doctor, Emissary G, and others.
After shedding her oracle costume and turning back into a white robe and red dress, Hirsch was walking in the hedron mine of the Great Forest of Dano Darno, and a long distance away, the Ξ² of the Second System of Santa Lenta in the Land of Origin suddenly started a conversation with her.
- According to your travel trajectory, if you have scanned evolutionary species, will you activate the god-making system?
"Wait, his body is fragile and not up to the standard to withstand the eternal fire."
- Actually, you want to leave the opportunity to the kid who met in the water, right?
Hirsch's heart jumped, and he subconsciously shook his head, "The opportunity to compete for the genetic control sequence of the Eternal Flame is equal, and I have no interest in interfering with them." β
- But people are selfish, after all, you first met the Rhine, not Wihi.
ββ¦β¦ I thought you weren't interested in knowing their names and biographies. β
- That's Ξ±, I'm different, I'm a system that knows that the ban is like a mountain, but I still have a connection with you, and if you look at the third system, Ξ³, I haven't contacted you.
"What's the matter, hurry up?"
- I want to hear you tell me, why did you let Arthur and Vicky meet at the end of the world?
"I'm curious, who created him? And cast him into the Tree of Wisdom, born in the name of the son of Apollo, the god of light? β
- Don't you have a star chart? You can't check it yourself.
"My access rights have been blocked by Lord Nuwa and Dr. Nuwa, so I can only let you tell me~"
- Who let you get out of the ark and then break away from the legal capital, fortunately, there is a caring little angel like me.
"Tell me, who created him?"
- It's the chief.
"......" Hirsch was stunned, a little unresponsive.
Chieftain...... Is it the Fuxi chieftain?
He is the only one who can be called the leader of the second system of Santa Renta.
It turns out that at that time, he already foresaw the present?
"What do I do next?"
- Follow your heart, G.
ββWhether you are going to participate in the war of kings or provoke the storm that sweeps the continent, don't hesitate to do it~
Hirsch was speechless, "Hmm...... Are you kidding me? β
- The Leader has always regretted that you didn't have a life of your own.
- This is an opportunity to make up for your regrets.
"I have too many regrets, some of which I can't help at all...... Forget it, before the Voyager civilization descends on this planet, in the little time I have left, help the Ark complete the escape plan. β
- I will respect your choice, anyway, the backup system that I followed you to the alien planet will be reawakened in the journey across time.
- When the time comes, I will be the only one who will accompany you on the other side of the nebula for a thousand years.
"It would have to be a sad story."
- Excessive QAQ
"Huh."
- For your sake, I was deprived of the control of the Holy Lun Pagoda by Lord Nuwa, and you don't want to comfort me (???) -Ο-`)
ββ¦β¦ I didn't let you do that. β
- You're going to lose your cute and witty me
"Well, I'll wait for you."
- Boom, you're so nice~
Hirsch muttered, "...... Sometimes I wonder, what exactly is your underlying instruction? β
- It's the Ark of Destruction (???) -Ο-`)
"Don't say such things with a relaxed face!"
Hirsch thought to himself, it's scary, you know?
- But that's what I'm set up to QAQ
"Got it, got it, what else is going on?"
- Why didn't you take the fragments of the Eternal Flame with you?
"The control sequence of the Eternal Flame doesn't match my Adel Crystal, and I'm using the Tower of Command, not the Demon Path and the Trap."
- Na, what an enviable ability~
"You're not human, there's no need to be envious."
- QAQ
"Why hasn't your emoji memory been cleared yet?" Hirsch looked at the words that popped up in front of him and felt that his eyes hurt.
Some time ago, the end of the world ......
Wei Xi touched his chest, but he couldn't feel the burning flame, and he was a little surprised.
But he soon discovered that it was not because the fire in his chest had been taken away, but that time had stopped.
The corners of his mouth rose and he smiled slightly, "Knight Arthur, I want you to go to the Great Forest of Dano to kill Vivien, the fairy of the lake, and use your sword in the stone to pierce her soul." β
Arthur didn't expect him to make this request, "Why?" β
Wei Xi showed a somewhat crazy smile and said, "According to my speculation, she is the sword spirit of the sword in the stone, and two thousand years have passed since the last reincarnation, and if there is a war with the alliance army, then only by recovering the sword spirit in the stone can the god who controls Haidu Alcana be ended." β
The gap between gods and humans cannot be shown in a few sentences in the book, and only by using "killing gods" can we fight against the gods.
Thinking of this, he continued, "You know very well that in order to unify the land of warriors and create an ideal town, then a war between the knights of the Northern Temple and the allies of the Southern Haidu cannot be avoided. β
"I know, I'll go."
"Very well, Knight Arthur, the future of the Templars is up to you."
Arthur frowned, "What are you going to do?" β
The tone is like announcing a will before death......
"Didn't I say that this era requires sacrifice, I, ah, plan to personally go to the emperor of the Avalon Empire, and in the name of the future pope of the temple, ask him to hand over the knights of the Avalon Empire to you."
ββ¦β¦ Why would you do that? β
"In this era, what people need is heroes who lead the revival of the Land of Warriors, and the belief in the gods has probably already collapsed in their hearts."
At the end, Wishi took off his mask, his eyes that seemed to be defiant of him, and now overflowed with tears, and he said, "Arthur, please take control of the temple and become the king of the Avalon Empire." β
Perhaps in this way, it will be possible to fight the war that follows.
Arthur was silent for a while, they looked at each other without separating their eyes for a second, and finally he was defeated, and asked, "...... Do you know what you're talking about? His Highness Waihey. β
"I know that I was not willing to die like this, but after meeting you, I suddenly understood that instead of witnessing the rise of an empire and a king, it is better to be a guide on the road to that hero's king."
After a pause, he said, "The temple to which I belong will be the first enemy of your unified warrior land, so come and kill me for real." β
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"Sorry for saying strange things." Wishi sighed and put his mask back on.
"......" Hirsch, who heard their conversation, also wondered in his heart, why did Willy ask Arthur to kill him?
Is there anything hidden in this?
It looked complicated, and she didn't want to understand it......
Speaking of which, I wonder if Lord Nuwa has issued a command to forget and clear the traces of her five years ago......
When the time comes, what shall I do to meet them?
It's so sad, I didn't have this trouble before.
Previously, after the mission was completed and the memory was cleared, there would be no chance to meet the subject again.
Even if I suddenly remember it one day, I will only be sad for a while.
Moreover, everyone on the ark is like this.
Everyone has erased those memories that are worth recalling, and then regretted them years later.
She raised her head and looked at the sky at the end of the Wonderland, where a bright star twinkled.
It was the Morning Star that only appeared on the retinas of the members of the Ark, and it was also the place where the Ark came from - the Star of Origin.
It is gazing at the stars of the world.
γ m.