217 Arthur, the Demon King
Different choices can lead someone to an unknown path.
This sentence could not be more suitable for Artoria, this girl is like this, her starting point has never changed, but because of her inadvertent choice, she has become three completely different Artoria, changing three worlds.
The pure white knight Lily, she came to Europe as a woman to create the 'Holy Britain' Empire, and under her leadership Britain swept across Europe, and she became the legendary king, the most perfect king, leaving her name in this world for thousands of years without being forgotten.
Arthur is the complete opposite of Lily, she is a bloodthirsty tyrant in her own world, a demon king who ravages Europe with his sword and tramples the living with his war boots!
Her name has not been forgotten, but no matter what the legend and story is, she appears as a demon king.
Her name surpassed even Nero, the 'tyrant of Rome', and the 'British' empire she had built with blood and death collapsed decades after her death. And for thousands of years to come, Europe will not be willing to mention this young girl who once fought for her country.
Where exactly have they changed? In fact, it was in her own room for a week after Reezer was killed.
…… What did you see when you killed Lei Zhe?
It was a myriad of images, which appeared and disappeared in an instant, but Artoria could not forget them, and she spent a whole week digesting them, feeling the mood and feelings of Reizhe, and the unspeakable love.
At this time, the girl finally recalled that when she was a child, when Merlin took her to the Sword Hill, she saw the black knight floating above the holy sword, and whenever she saw him, she couldn't help but ask the teacher, "What is that person doing?" ”
How did Merlin answer?
"He's waiting for his own sheath," the teacher told himself.
Scabbard? Why did he wait, and what did he wait for?
When he asked, the teacher smiled and said: "His sheath is the one who can draw a long sword, Tolia do you know, when a person is lost in the dark, he will desperately look for the light that can guide him, no matter what kind of darkness this light exists, as long as you look for it with your heart, you will inevitably leave the darkness, maybe this light is by your side." ”
Soon after, he could no longer see the man, and he had no memory of him, until he drew his sword and the man appeared in front of him. It wasn't until he killed him that he remembered this memory that had been forgotten for many years.
When Artoria accepted all the memories, she knew that the sheath that Retzer was waiting for was herself, and the light he was looking for was herself, but what was the result?
As a result, I killed him myself ... But even so, the other party didn't blame himself, just said that 'thank you', what was he thanking for? Thank you for killing him? Or thanks... Can I pull out this sword and be his light?
"Why don't you say it, why are you hiding everything? I, I'm not your sheath at all! Artoria asked, looking at the broken sword in her hand, tears running down her cheeks and dripping on the cold sword, knowing everything but it was too late.
"It's not too late, honorable King Arthur." A low voice sounded in the room late at night, Artoria instantly stood up with a broken sword in her hand and looked at the room vigilantly, she was looking for the owner of the voice, and the other party must not be too weak to enter the room quietly.
"Please don't be nervous honorable King Arthur, I have no enmity towards you." The wind blew through the window, and a figure stood in front of Artoria, who seemed to have been standing there all along, but the girl had not noticed it.
Leaning slightly, the man, whose whole body was hidden in a wide robe, saluted Artoria and said, "Honorable king, it's not too late, you can save everything..."
A book, a pitch-black skull.
"Who are you?" Artoria asked.
"It doesn't matter who I am, if you want to save him, look at this thing, maybe it will help you." The man placed the two things on the table, slowly backed back to the window and saluted Artoria again, before he jumped out of the window and vanished.
As the mystery man left, Artoria walked over to the two objects that emanated an eerie aura, and as for the skull, she ignored it, opening the book and flipping it in the candlelight.
Because she studied magic with Merlin, Artoria is no stranger to the things recorded on it, and she already knows what it is written on it just by looking at it a little!
Black magic, the magic of evil, though powerful but too evil, is rarely studied, and Artoria immediately closes the book, ready to throw it into the flames of the fireplace.
But she finally stopped, and after much hesitation, she opened the book again and continued reading, and when she saw the end, she got up from her bed, because the last magic of the book is to bring the dead back to life.
If she had lost the book, she might have been transformed into someone like Lily or Artoria again, but she didn't do so in the end, and a new future was born at this moment.
Artoria's hands trembled and closed the magic book, but her heart couldn't calm down, she looked at the black skull, that is a person's reincarnation prop, as long as she engraves the other party's name on this skull, as long as there is a 666666 soul, as long as...!
Three days later, in the early morning, Artoria stood in front of the mirror and looked at herself, the blue dress that had been worn had been changed, and she was wearing a pure black dress, which looked very beautiful, but gave people a very ominous feeling.
"What else do you have to hesitate about? Don't you think there are enough reasons? If you really don't have a reason, then I'll give you a reason. Artoria looked at herself in the mirror and said, and after a long time, a smile appeared on her face: "Is it a reason to stay by his side forever and be his sheath?" ”
"I have not forgotten my mission, but from now on I will no longer live only for this reason, war will inevitably kill people, in that case, let me use your souls to fulfill my wishes!" Artoria said to herself, still talking to herself, looking at the swaying hairs on her head in the mirror, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Perhaps, I shouldn't have pulled out the sword in the stone at all... No, if I don't pull out the sword in the stone, how can I be his sheath, his light? After Artoria finished speaking, she raised her hand and grabbed the stupid hair on her head, and then pulled it down: "Protect the glory of the country? From today onwards there is no guard in my dictionary, only attacking, destroying everything with the sword in your hand! Anyway, I should be looking for a new sword..."
The girl walked to the door in a self-talk, holding in her hand a black skull with the name of Lei Zhe engraved on it.
…… Was King Arthur a woman? This kind of thing is absolutely unacceptable!
There was chaos in the hall, many people were blaming King Arthur, and they threatened to withdraw from the war and return to Britain to tell everyone about it, so that they knew that they had been deceived!
Artoria sat on the throne and looked down calmly, her hand gently caressing the black skull, and then a wicked smile appeared on her face: "In that case, who wants to leave?" Her tone was flat, not the slightest bit unmoving.
A third of the nobles stepped forward, but what followed was a naked massacre, which also heralded the rise of the demon king Arthur and the chaos of Europe!
Artoria stood among the corpses with a long sword in her hand, her left hand still holding the strange black skull, the long black dress stained with blood, and the whole hall was silent.
In her sight, Artoria saw countless souls inhaled into the black skulls, and at this time, what was originally a dead thing actually gave her a breath of life, and the mental fluctuations alone were constantly transmitted to the girl, which felt very familiar to the girl, and this was exactly the feeling that Lei Zhe gave her!
The sword in her hand was thrown to the ground, and Artoria sat back on her throne and looked down.
At this time, her green eyes had turned golden, weird and beautiful, although she killed more than 20 people with her own hands, her expression still did not change: "Give up the glory of the country for their own sake, they deserve to die!" From now on, I declare that all lords will surrender their military powers, and each of them can only retain a maximum of thirty people to form their own escort team, and those who exceed thirty will be killed! Rebel against the order, kill! Those who spread rumors and disturb the morale of the army, kill! ”
Artoria said three killings in a row, and everyone present dared to object, because those who opposed had already turned into corpses, and how many idiots did the nobles have? The early birds are all dead, and if you look for trouble, you will not be a rising bird but a brain-dead idiot!
"I'm Arthur. Panda has sworn that he will lead you to plant the banner of the Empire all over the land, and that I will become the master of all Europe! "That's right, Artoria is dead, and from now on I'm Arthur, Arthur. Pan Dagang, Emperor of the British Empire!
From this moment on, there is one less girl named Artoria in this world, and a demon king named Arthur has appeared!
She is a messenger of war and death, leaving nothing but scorched earth and bones in her passes!
In the end she unified Europe, and finally she resurrected that man, but at the cost of more than 700,000 deaths, and the whole of Europe saw almost no human existence for decades, and it took hundreds of years of recuperation to regain its original prosperity!
And whether she has fulfilled her wish or not, no one knows... After her death, she made a pact with Alayah and began a long wait until the Holy Grail War......... Divider...... When Arthur opens his eyes and finds himself asleep, will the incarnate Heroic Spirit also fall asleep? Her gaze shifted downward, and she found that her right hand was gripping Ray's left hand and not letting go.
"Are you awake?" Ray asked, sensing Arthur wake up, opening his eyes.
Arthur, who was leaning on his shoulder, tugged at the corners of his mouth and shook his head, she held the other party's hand harder, and closed her eyes again and said softly, "Let me sleep a little longer... If this is a dream... Please don't wake me up..."
"It's not a dream..."After Ray finished speaking, he closed his eyes as if he was also asleep, and involuntarily his left hand became stronger, as if he was unwilling to let go of Arthur, and some intuition told him that if he let go, he would regret it for the rest of his life... In the silent room, the two people leaned against each other in the twilight sun, and the golden sunlight fell on the two of them.
If this is a dream, please don't wake me up, I'm willing to trade everything for this moment of peace......... The hermit, who was drinking alone on the roof of the villa, suddenly raised his head, a smile appeared on his face, and he touched his mask with his left hand and whispered, "All this is true... It's great to be able to change..."
"How can such a good deed not be celebrated? That's right, celebrate. The hermit directly picked up the wine bottle and drank it, and after the bottle of wine was wiped out, he lowered his head and said in a choked voice: "I'm really sorry to let you bear so much..."
(To be continued)