Book 1: Believers of Light Chapter 77: Demon Lord
For darkness, people are very afraid of it from birth, it is the fear of the unknown, the fear of confusion. When people are in endless darkness and can't extricate themselves, they will want to grasp everything that appears in front of them as a lifesaver.
Arthur stood in the darkness, constantly looking around, looking for an exit to get out, but the endless darkness wrapped him tightly, making him feel extremely panicked.
Arthur wanted to scream, to let his fear unleashed. But when he opened his mouth, he found that he couldn't say a word, only whining there.
While Arthur was panicking and confused, a bright spot flickered in the distance. As if he had found a life-saving straw, Arthur began to run there without hesitation.
"Father, what's wrong with him?" Inside, Uncle Hanks and his daughter Catherine stood by Arthur's bedside, while Agaros had long since left.
"It seems that there are two forces competing for his spirit in his body, and these two forces are exactly opposites, light and darkness!" Uncle Hanks looked at Arthur's pale face with a cold sweat and a painful expression on his face.
"It's just that neither of these forces is a well-intentioned existence, if I'm not mistaken. That power of light should be the power of the sun god Heberis, and that power of darkness comes from hell, which should be the power of the lord of hell. As long as the child's willpower is defeated by one of these forces, then he will become a puppet of that force. Uncle Hanks explained.
"Then what can be done to help him. Catherine worried.
"Eh, daughter. Your father and I are only a warrior, not an alchemist and a spiritually proficient soul chanter, and I can't help this child. It's also strange that Agaros must have known that I didn't have the ability to help this kid when he was in such a situation, so why did he send this kid here?"
It's like when I was a child, when I couldn't get anything, I would keep running to find it. Arthur ran in the darkness, trying to hold the point of light in his hand, but the point of light seemed to be an unattainable dream, and he could not get close to it in the distance.
"My child, stop, come to Mommy. Suddenly, to Arthur's left sounded the voice of his mother, Princess Catherina. Arthur suddenly stopped and looked to the left. Her mother, Princess Caterina, was opening her arms and preparing to embrace her.
"Mother. Seeing his longing mother, Arthur, who had been helpless in the dark, immediately gave up looking for the light in the distance and ran towards Princess Caterina.
When Arthur was about to throw herself into Princess Caterina's arms, Arthur noticed that Princess Caterina's body had taken a step back, and the warm smile on her face had disappeared, replaced by an angry and sad expression.
Arthur was a little at a loss, standing still looking at his mother.
"Arthur, you son of a son who has turned his back on his country and abandoned his father. Your father is terminally ill, and you are still serving your enemies. The Holy See slaughtered your people, and you are still confused?" reprimanded Princess Caiterina.
"What?," Arthur looked at his mother in surprise, could it be that there was no news from the kingdom for a long time?
"Why don't you stop them from destroying Little Rock?
"Mother, how is my father now? Arthur wanted to get closer to Princess Caterina, but with every step Arthur took forward, the princess moved farther away from Arthur.
"Don't come near me, you who turn your back on the country and go against chivalry are not worthy of being my child. ”
Hearing Princess Caterina's reprimand, Arthur was a little desperate. When I was most confused, when I needed help the most, I realized that I was the culprit of everything. The Little Rock tragedy was his own inaction and failure to stop Sir Horace. My father's serious illness was also due to his own incompetence. And even more so because of these against the spirit of knighthood.
The original dream was to become a great knight hero like King Arthur, to be a good king, so that all the people could live and work in peace and contentment, but at this moment they all collapsed. Arthur fell to his knees, his eyes blank.
The distant points of light flickered as Arthur's mind was overshadowed.
"All this is the reason for the Holy See, as soon as you return to the kingdom, your father will appoint you as a marshal, and the kingdom of Ovit will start a war against the Holy See. It's all going to end. Princess Caterina said suddenly.
"The Holy See is to blame for everything. Come, my child, if you embrace this power, and together we defeat the Holy See, and the people of Little Rock will be redeemed, and your father will be healed. Princess Caterina came to Arthur's side with a dark evil force in her hands, and smiled warmly.
"Really? Mother. Arthur raised his tearful face and said to Princess Caterina.
"Yes, my child. As long as you embrace this darkness, then everything will be resolved. Princess Caterina's tone was extremely gentle.
After hearing Princess Caterina's words, Arthur's originally sad face smiled, as if he had thrown into his mother's arms when he was a child, and Arthur and Princess Caterina hugged each other tightly.
"Father, why did he look so happy again?" Catherine asked in surprise when she saw the change in Arthur's expression.
Hanks also noticed the change in Arthur's expression, but he saw a little more than his own daughter.
Watching the darkness that had been entrenched in Arthur's heart began to spread to Arthur's body and limbs, the light power that had the upper hand could only hold on, unwilling to be completely engulfed by the dark power.
"It seems that the dark force that occupies his body is far better than the light force, and can prevail under the Holy Mountain of the Holy See, or is this child originally in the heart of darkness, and this dark force is just taking advantage of the situation?" So for Arthur's current situation, Hanks really can't help at all.
In the darkness, the light is far away. Arthur and Princess Caterina embraced, soaking a little warmth in the cold darkness.
Arthur, who was just immersed in his mother's tenderness, did not notice that Princess Caterina's arms around his back began to become illusory, gradually turning into a pair of demon arms, and Princess Caterina's face gradually changed into the face of the demon lord Ogris.
Seeing that Arthur was about to be dragged into the abyss of hell by himself, Ogliss was very happy. The pain of being suppressed by King Arthur for nearly a thousand years, and the depression of being deceived by the sun god were completely released at this moment.
Ogris's figure began to become illusory, slowly merging into Arthur's body, and Ogris's body had disappeared into Arthur's body. It was only when Ogris's body was about to completely merge into Arthur's body that a more pure darkness quietly appeared, stopping Ogris.
"God of Death, you have been down for thousands of years, and now this body is in my pocket, and you are still trying to stop me. The pure darkness slowly enveloped Arthur, expelling not only the illusory figure of Ogries from Arthur's body, but also the power of light.
The dispelled light power took on a human form next to Ogris, slightly different from the statue of the sun god standing in the temple of Arabug, with less divine brilliance and more human smile.
"Ohris hasn't seen you for a long time. Heberis, the god of the sun, smiled at Oglis, who also belonged to the Order lineup.
"Heberis, if it weren't for you, I would have taken possession of this body, and now you and I can't fulfill my wishes, all because you have deceived me. Ogris roared.
Faced with the questioning of the Hell Lord Ogris, the sun god Heberis turned a deaf ear, still smiling at Arthur, who was completely enveloped in pure darkness.
"The great Lord of Death, my noble master, your servant Heberis sends you the sincerest greetings. In the stunned gaze of Oglis, the sun god Herberis, who was admired by thousands of people, slowly knelt down on one knee.
The pure darkness that had always enveloped Arthur rolled violently after the sun god knelt down, and then was sucked into Arthur's body, only Arthur's face still had a dark face, making it difficult to see Arthur's face. "Get up, Heberis. Arthur, or rather Kern, the Grim Reaper, spoke.
"Thank you for your grace. Heberis, the sun god, stood up. This made the Hell Lord Ogris, who was standing on the sidelines, a little overwhelmed, he never thought that the sun god Heberis, who was conspiring with him, turned out to be the servant of the god of death Kern.
"It's been so long, I didn't expect me to sleep for so long. Death Kern remembered.
"My noble master, your servants are always looking forward to your return. Herbis said.
"Thank you, Herb....... Before the god of death could finish speaking, the sun god, who was still respectful, suddenly attacked, and the blazing divine light instantly tore this dark sky apart. Kern, the god of death, seemed a little powerless in the face of the blazing power of light, and the darkness that hung over Arthur's face began to writhe and dissipate.
"My noble master, may this be your final resting place. The sun god Heberis said indifferently, and a light that was more radiant than just now completely tore the dark canopy apart. The Hell Lord Ogris, who was standing on the sidelines and struggling to support himself, could no longer hold on in this light, and after a wail, he turned into a puff of black smoke and disappeared.
Hanks walked out of the house in shock, watching in the distance as the temple of Arabug erupted from the top of Jerusas, the sacred mountain of the Helios Cult, enveloping the entire holy mountain.
Agaros, who had just stepped on the White Jade Flower Avenue of the Holy Mountain, looked at the holy light above the holy mountain with a look of disbelief, and after being dull for a moment, he ran down the mountain at great speed.
In the temple of Alabog, Pope Peter XII and Cardinal Archbishop Terraria stood in front of the statue of the sun god, "Praise be to my Lord, my Lord's long-cherished wish is finally coming true." Cardinal Archbishop Terraria said. Pope Peter XII only laughed and did not say anything.
Sir Horace, the blood knight, stood at the bottom with a complicated expression on the face of the sun god.