Chapter 22: The Song of the Dead
The battle was over, but there were no flowers, no applause, no cheers.
Many young paladins sat on the ground in a daze after the battle, staring blankly at the tragic battlefield, and tears flowed down their eyes. Most of the corpses destroyed by the demons are no longer recognizable, they can't tell where their comrades and brothers have fallen on the battlefield, they can't understand why the evil is so powerful, they have worked hard, but the power they get from the gods can't fight those demons, they hope that they can change the world with their efforts, but the reality is so cruel. Many young clergy shake their faith at this moment, of course this is a very common thing, after which you will become more pious and gain more power, if you do not survive you will lose your status as a priest, and in severe cases you may fall directly.
The middle-aged priests with resolute faces silently gathered the corpses of their companions, accustomed to parting, devotion, and sacrifice, and firmly believing that the death of their companions was nothing more than an early journey to the kingdom of the gods, and that they might leave at their pace the next time, or in the next battle. This group of battle-hardened warriors has seen too much, they are not impatient, they are not cowardly, they know the human sophistication and the power of evil in this world. This group of talents is the true wealth of all the temples, the foundational strength of the clergy.
"Young man." On the other side of the battlefield, Anya broke the broken bones for Acoste, but since all the priest's magic was used up today, the priest girl could only fix Acoste's arm with a bandage. At this moment, an old man came over and greeted Acoste, who knew him, and this old man was the one who had mobilized the clergy in the town of Belgost, and he was naturally not low, and he was also a bishop of the region.
"My name is Boggs, I am the priest of Tyre, the god of justice, you are very powerful, have you ever thought of joining us and contributing your part to the fight against the evil of this world." Boggs smiled and threw an olive branch at Yacoste, the last thrilling blow of Yacoste and the Berserker Demon shocked him, being able to kill the Berserker with just one blow is not something that a low-level warrior can do, since Yacoste has done it, then it can only be said that he has amazing talent and superb martial arts. This made Boggs can't help but lobbied, and in his opinion, Acoste will become a legendary figure in the future.
"I'm sorry, I have no intention of becoming a priest, and as for dealing with demons this time, it is also for the revenge of my hometown." Acoster carefully examined the physical condition of the Bearish Lavis, and did not even raise his head to look at Boggs, which was an extremely rude act, but Yaxter did not have the time to pay attention to so many details. Earlier, Lavis and the Source of Order unleashed a magic spell, the huge consumption was too heavy for an 8-year-old girl, and now Yacoste just wanted to take Lavis to find a place to rest.
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Bishop, my friend, their bodies are still waiting for me to be placed, so I won't bother." Yacoste said sadly, after this disaster, there were less than a dozen residents in Tuke Town who survived, Yacoste couldn't help but sink his heart when he looked at the past, there was no good brother among the survivors, so what he could do was to die and find their bones to help them bury.
"Wait a minute, your friends have people like you as brothers, and I believe that even if their souls die, they will be able to go to the underworld happily and turn around." Boggs stopped Acoste from behind, but instead of trying to persuade again, he threw a necklace over. "You deserve it, you have contributed to this war against evil, and this is your reward."
Acoster took the necklace, the whole necklace was made of silver, with a few rubies strung in the middle that radiated a holy light, and the powerful magic fluctuations made Axter, a big man who did not study magical objects deeply, know that this was a powerful item, and he bowed to Boggs to express his gratitude.
"Loyalty's Redemption [Magic Item]
Durability 120/130
Gain +1 per PERCEPTION
One, two, and three rings are +1
Holy Light Shield 1 time/Celestial Light Spell 3 times/day
May my life be able to illuminate your dark and lonely world. ”
Acoste placed the necklace around Lavis's neck, the first magical item that Acoste had given Lavis, and the lingua franca engraved on the necklace's gem also represented Acoste's heart. The corpses of the demons cannot be disposed of in the wilderness at will, they need to be brought back to the church for purification, otherwise they will corrupt a piece of land, and the corpses of the demons also represent their own merits, and they can be regarded as justifying the names of those dead companions.
As for Tuk Town, it is a thing of the past, and the surviving Tuke townspeople have followed the footsteps of the clergy troops, preparing to follow them to Belgoust Town, which is also a matter of no choice, in the wilderness, more than a dozen civilians who can only farm or craft are undoubtedly lambs in the eyes of the beasts, they know that they will be treated very poorly when they go to Belgost Town as outcasts, but they can only do this in order to survive.
All of a sudden, in the broken ruins of Tuku Town, Acoste was left wandering alone, he carried his sleeping sister on his back and kept searching in the ruins, and finally spent an afternoon unable to find the bodies of his three friends, only found some relics in front of them, such as a broken sword and a shield broken in half, Acoste's eyes were a little astringent, he knew that none of them in Curry were bad, and when the demon came, they would definitely take up arms to fight. The Acoste ninja buried them all in grief and erected a tombstone on them.
"Cheerful Curry, bubbly Will, shy Paul, you are all the bravest warriors who sacrificed your lives to protect the town when the demons descended on Tuke. May this place of your burial bloom in the coming year. ”
After carving the epitaph with Frost Sorrow, Acoste felt as if he had suddenly aged a few years, and sat in front of the tombstone with a wry smile for a while, and left the place without looking back. He still has a sister to take care of, so he can't just let it go.
As everyone knows, when Acoste left, three translucent phantoms suddenly appeared from the grass next to him, and they kept watching what Acoste was doing until the other party left.
"Yacoste, we'll be brothers again in the next life!" Like whispers in the mountains, the three phantoms were blown away by the wind, as if they had never appeared. 、