Chapter 123: A Painful Decision
() No Kenshin Mirror
As Owen cried out, Julian found that he was surrounded by a deep green, and everything around him turned green, and he could no longer see any other color or thing except green, but this situation did not last long, and Julian soon found that he was being taken to a strange world, the sky was covered with a veil of green mist, and all around him was also green, Julian saw that he seemed to be on the surface of a strange lake, the lake was as calm as a mirror, and his reflection was clear, and miraculously his feet stood on the top of the lake, but did not sink to the bottom of the lake, and Owen standing in front of him was in the same situation
What's going on, Julian looked around and asked Owen in front of him, "You're using a little trick like a mental attack again."
No, Owen replied, "Everything you see now is true, and the 'No Sword Heart Mirror' is an independent world formed by putting my inner will into reality, and it is also a world exclusive to me
A world that belongs to you also means that I am trapped by you
Well, please stay here until Sophia is done with her work
It turns out that this is your plan, you have a good idea, Owen, it's a pity that you missed a step, if you are the founder of this world, then as long as I defeat you, I can also return to the world
Oh, Owen smiled and said, Julian, do you really think you can still fight now
What do you mean
Look at your sword
Julian looked at his right hand, but he was surprised to find that the wrist holding the sword was weak, and at some point it fell into the lake at his feet, and soon sank to the bottom of the lake, and disappeared, and there were ripples in circles where the sword fell into the water;
Owen, what did you do
Julian's place is called 'Mirrorless Sword', an absolutely peaceful world without fighting, where killing weapons such as swords are not allowed
I see, but do you think I can't fight without a sword, Julian took a fighting stance, and you should have learned a lesson in the knight training camp back then: 'Knights don't die with their bare hands'
Owen didn't mean to fight: I said there wasn't any kind of fighting here in the 'Mirror of the Swordless Heart', and if you didn't believe it, you could feel it for yourself
What the...... At this time, Julian gradually felt that the nerves that had been tense were slowly stretching, a sense of calm away from the worldly struggle was spreading in his heart, and the spirit of war was slowly extinguishing, and my will to fight was gradually disappearing, as if it didn't matter a bit...... I seem to think that it would be nice if this feeling of peace could last forever...... Julian couldn't help but say what he felt inside
The 'No Sword Heart Mirror' can reflect the reasons why you don't want to fight in your heart like a mirror, which is also a friend I specially prepared for you, it seems that there are many reasons why you don't want to fight this battle in your heart, otherwise you wouldn't have unarmed so quickly
Well done Owen, I'm completely convinced of you, Julian has a helpless smile on his face, but there is a trace of sadness hidden in it, but if I don't fight, how can I save Frey
Sophia climbed halfway, but because she was too anxious, she stepped on the air and planted herself from the ladder with a sword, and fell to the floor with a bang, which almost made Sophia faint, and the bones on her body broke a few more, but it didn't take long for Sophia to stand up one by one
I couldn't give up at this time, Sophia looked at the top of the ladder and swore in her heart
Outside the Tower of the Seven Sins
It was evening, under the thick clouds, but it was as dark as late at night, and the sky was as dark as the night, and only then did people see the occasional light, the wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the temperature was getting lower and lower, and the soldiers were covered with frost all over their bodies, and some soldiers finally couldn't support it, and their feet were weak and fell to the ground;
His Majesty said to his king that we should withdraw, and if we don't leave, it will be too late
Dexid, you are timid, Duris, looking at his men, he has the impression that this knight is not a coward
No, he was never afraid of sacrifice, but look at them, Desid pointed to the group of soldiers who were getting weaker and weaker, and the warriors had reached their limit, and they could be swept into that tearing force field at any moment
Decid was telling the truth, in fact, he and Duris were covered in frost just like the soldiers, but the two of them resisted with great willpower, but only a little longer than the normal soldiers
You mean that I will abandon the city of Hansha and the people of the kingdom whom I have sworn to defend to leave the battlefield in humiliation
But this is no way, Di Xide knelt down, even if it is for you, please do your best to make this decision, what you have done for the country is obvious to all, this is an inevitable disaster, we cannot lose a Ming monarch like you, without Your Majesty, our Pole Kingdom will no longer have any hope of revival
What nonsense is Dixid, Duris, once again categorically refused, Duris, knowing that Dexid's eagerness was out of his heart, this young knight is different from Fox, he is not the old subordinate brought by Duris, from the Fayele Empire, but selected from the old nobles of the Bole Kingdom, what Duriss has done for the kingdom over the years, and the kingdom's growing national strength, Dexid has seen it, and he has recognized this invader from the bottom of his heart and swore to dedicate himself to it
Please put the overall situation first, Your Majesty, our Kingdom of Pole, cannot do without you, although the Kingdom may be destroyed by Yan in this disaster, as long as Your Majesty is alive, you will definitely be able to lead us......
That being said, if I leave now, how will I explain to the young men who rushed into the tower in my place?
If the guards of the Tower of Seven Sins were really as powerful as the intelligence said, the young men might have died a long time ago, otherwise why would there have been no news all this time, Your Majesty, I know that this decision will be very painful for you, but this is our only choice
Duris pondered for a moment, yes, what Dexid said was reasonable, he couldn't help but touch his heart with his hand through the armor, as if there was a faint pain inside, Duris who had already made a decision turned around and gave the final order to the army: all the warriors listened and retreated with Lord Dexid
Your Majesty heard the sound of Duris
I'm going to stay and fight until the last moment
No, the soldiers shouted in unison, Your Majesty, we won't go
You guys...... Wouldn't he even listen to the king, but he was about to get angry, when suddenly a soldier pointed to the top of the Tower of Seven Sins and shouted, "Look what it is."
Everyone looked to the top of the tower together, only to see a girl in a white priest's robe with a black sword climbed to the top of the arched tower, suddenly the wind blew, the girl screamed, her feet slipped, and almost fell from the top of the tower to the ground, fortunately she grabbed the edge of the top of the tower with her hands in time to not fall, but her thin body was floating in the wind, the whole person was shaking, this thrilling scene, the soldiers screamed again and again
You just called out a woman's name, she must be someone who is extremely important to you, even if you give up your knightly dignity
The dignity of a knight alas...... A few months ago, when I treacherously killed someone who had helped me, I had already disqualified myself as a knight, and he couldn't help but think of the resentful face of Gellingis before she died, and now I only wanted to live for Frey, and it didn't matter what I would become if she lived
But you can't be willing to fall because of this, even if you are not a knight, as an ordinary person with a conscience, you should know what you are doing...... O--Wow, Owen suddenly burst out of rage, and his face turned very ugly, and he pressed his heart and knelt on the surface of the water in pain
Ah, Owen's reaction made Julian hesitate
My 'Swordless Heart Mirror' is the same as Shamosa's 'Ten Thousand Hells' in essence, both belong to the 'realm' category, but the difference in level is too far...... Owen's expression grew more and more pained
At this moment, everything around him was shattered like glass, and Julian found that he and Owen had returned to the room on the top floor of the Tower of Seven Sins together, and the sword that had just fallen into the lake fell right at his feet, while Owen on the other side had shrunk into a ball and was twitching on the ground
Owen, what's wrong with you, the mutation of a friend makes Julian feel uneasy, and years of friendship make him forget his hostile identity for a while
Master said...... 'No Sword Heart Mirror'...... No...... Now I ...... Controllable ...... If you force the drive...... Have to...... Must pay...... Life...... Heart...... It's going to stop...... Owen's face was already purple, a symptom of his heart stopping and the blood supply was not working, and he gasped for air, looking extremely painful
At this time, an old man's voice came from the ninth silver plate, that is, the silver plate without any reflection: Julian, quickly take your sword, kill this person, and then go and stop Princess Sophia, hear it
Julian bent down and picked up the knight's saber on the ground, and walked over to Owen step by step......
The sky brought not only strong winds and bitter cold, but also hail
The hail flew in the sky and smashed Sophia's head and bleed, but she still gritted her teeth and stubbornly inserted the Tears of Repentance on her right hand into the outer wall of the Tower of the Seven Sins, and then used the blade of the Tears of Repentance to help her hands and feet, and climbed to the top of the arch tower again, and after standing firm, Sophia pulled back the tears of repentance with force
The howling wind and hail did not stop Sophia's determination, and she swayed from side to side as she moved to the center of the top of the tower
The distance of just a few meters was like 100,000 kilometers to Sophia, but she finally crossed the 100,000 kilometers, and Sophia raised her tears of repentance and shouted: Stop
The cursed sword was stuck in the center of the tower's roof
Suddenly, a silver-gray pillar of light emanated from the Tears of Repentance and soared into the sky, and then the pillar of light grew thicker and thicker, until the entire Tower of Seven Sins encircled Sophia, and Sophia fell in the silver-gray pillar of light, completing the final task, and she also exhausted all her body
The room was swaying violently
Do you feel that Owen's entire tower is shaking, Julian said to Owen, who had just woken up
Julian was holding Owen in one hand and a silver cross in the other, on which there were still remnants of the elemental reaction of the light magic, and on the wall where the silver plate was hung, a long sword was piercing through the ninth silver plate, and half submerged into the wall, and at the last moment, Julian destroyed the magic device that the pope used to command him
Sophia finally succeeded, and Owen smiled with relief on his face, and then he coughed up a few more mouthfuls of blood
Don't move Owen, although I used healing magic to restore the function of your heart, but this is only a stopgap measure, your heart is still very weak, and if you are not careful, you will go into arrest again
Thank you, Julian, for saving thousands of lives
Your words make me feel ashamed, thousands of lives were saved by you, Sophia, Joyka, Cassius, and Ray, and you all fought with your lives to defend this qiē, and I was completely embarrassed in front of you, and Julian's eyes couldn't help but shed tears
I have no authority to advise you not to grieve, because I know that this decision may be painful for you for the rest of your life...... Owen held out his hand to Julian with a shiver, and let me thank you, friend
My crime is already hard to write, but I still have your understanding, I have been content with this life, and now I can still do one thing for you
Owen was stunned
The Tower of Seven Sins' ultra-long-range teleportation magic has been activated, and soon the entire tower will be teleported back to Holy Pope Island, and the Central Curia will not let you go, so let me send you away
What about you
Julian shook his head, tears but smiles: I have to go back because there is a battlefield where I have to fight and a life that I can't avoid
(End of Part V).