Chapter 3: He said, I'll be back soon
In a medieval castle, although it is late at night, it is still brightly lit, and the castle involuntarily makes people feel nervous, as if something big is about to happen.
"Why haven't you come out yet?" a dark-haired man paced back and forth in front of a room, his armor colliding with the hilt of his sword as he moved.
"It's not about a war, what are you doing in this costume? Seemingly irritated by the man's behavior, an old voice said.
"Mother—" Hearing this, the man unconsciously stopped and saluted.
"As you know, the most accustomed outfit in your life is probably this armor, and perhaps it is the familiar outfit that gives him a sense of security at this moment. An elegant woman beside the old lady said, and as she spoke, she helped her to sit down in a chair next to her, and then bowed to Andrew.
"Just help him talk, he is still wearing armor in his castle, and people who don't know think we're fighting people." The old woman said dissatisfied.
Andrei glanced at the woman gratefully, and the woman smiled back. Then there was a scream in the room, and all eyes were on the door.
The man named Andrei did not dare to walk around anymore and forced himself to sit in the chair, but the shaking heels and clenched fists still showed the uneasiness in his heart. And with the intermittent screams in the room and the busy shouts of the people inside, the mood of the people outside also fluctuated.
What no one noticed was that a red light suddenly flashed outside the window at this time. If you can zoom in in the direction of the red light, you can see a large sphere approaching the place at a slow speed.
As the minutes passed, the screams in the room grew louder and louder, and finally, with a high-pitched scream, the whole castle seemed to fall silent. The handle of the wooden chair on which Andre was sitting was also shattered.
By this time, the sphere in the distance had become visible to the naked eye. And all the people in the country who could observe this phenomenon looked nervously in that direction.
"Oh my God, how big that can be. The country's chief stargazer looked in that direction and said, using the knowledge of the stars to calculate the size slightly, only to find that the number was beyond the range of his own comprehension, and if the thing approached in this direction, that is...
"Inform the Council of Legendary Magicians and the Council of the Knights of the Round Table, and gather them as quickly as possible. 」
"The end of the world is coming. The stargazer said as he looked at his old, bony hands, and a group of robed people hurried out and flew in all directions from the stargazing platform.
Then, like a distant spark, the castles on this continent were lit up one after another.
On the other side of the continent, it belongs to the world of beasts
A pure white holy dragon and a pure black evil dragon flew up to the highest peak of this world and looked in the same direction. The two opposing dragons only glanced at each other at this moment, and they didn't need great knowledge to know that the distant sphere was not only bigger than themselves, but also far bigger than the mountain below them. And it doesn't take deep intelligence to know what would happen if something so big crashed into him, or the continent below him.
They let out a mighty dragon howl at the same time, and as if echoing, one by one the dragons flew out of their nests and howled, and the beasts that ran on the ground ran out of their lairs at the same time and howled.
It was destined to be a sleepless night.
Same at this time.
There was a sound of footsteps coming from inside the room, and the nerves of the people outside were all tense.
"Congratulations, my lord, mother and son are safe. A middle-aged woman opened the door and said, a smile on her tired face.
Everyone outside suddenly felt a burst of nervousness and collapsed, and then Andre stood up first, regardless of the fact that he was still wearing a suit of armor, and rushed into the room, and the middle-aged woman let out an exclamation and flashed to the side.
The room was dimly lit, and under the light, a beautiful woman with a pale face was holding a white cloth wrap, and next to the large bed were several maids with joyful smiles. The birth of life is full of joy for any race.
Andrei trembled and walked to the bed, looking at the woman on the bed with a happy smile, although her face was pale and sweating, she felt that this woman was more beautiful than ever.
He took the cloth bag with a trembling hand, and looked at the baby inside, his wrinkled skin looked like a big flesh-colored mouse, but Andre felt that there was nothing more precious in this world than the child in his hand.
"I will name you Allen, and I hope that you will have a safe and smooth life and grow up safely with the blessing of the Lord God. 」
Andrei kissed the child's forehead, and at this moment, no one noticed a red light flashing in the baby's eyes. As if to echo the red light. Suddenly, there was a dazzling burst of red light from the window, like the midday sun. At the same time, the earth shook violently like a giant beast turning over, the whole castle shook, the cabinets fell, and the oil lamps kept shaking and illuminating everyone's shadows into black giants, dancing as if they were about to turn the whole continent upside down.
The shaking never seemed to stop, yet it stopped in the darkness. As if waking up, the whole castle and the surrounding town began to emit a cacophony, cries and wails. The whole town was instantly transformed into the scene of hell.
"What about the child, what about my child. A somewhat hysterical voice came from the bed in the castle room, and a white figure groped in the darkness, almost falling off the bed.
"The kid is fine, he's still with me. A deep man's voice said, and then slowly took the baby out of his arms, but what scared Andre a little was that from the beginning of the earthquake to the present, the child did not cry at all, in this era, the level of medicine is not developed, unless it is a big city or can find a priest to treat bleeding, otherwise the average town still relies on experienced women to help give birth to children. In this environment, the survival rate of childbirth is still not high, even if the family is equipped with a priest and can afford to hire a priest, at most in terms of fertility, the most can ensure that women have a better chance of survival, but if it is a difficult birth, it is still powerless.
Andre uneasily opened the cloth bag in his arms, but he found that the child in his arms was actually looking at him, and he also stretched out his flesh-colored little hand as if grasping something. For a moment, Andre felt a little ridiculous, but this absurdity was instantly replaced by the joy of his son's safety, and he gently held his child, letting the child scratch his face.
Seeing that Andre was holding the child who was constantly writhing, the woman on the bed also quieted down, quietly looking at this extremely beautiful picture in the name of family happiness.
"Thank you for your hard work. An old woman's voice came from beside the woman.
"Mother. The woman struggled to get out of bed and salute, but was held down slowly but firmly by a thin hand.
"Get some rest. The old woman said, and pressed the woman back to the bed, pulling the quilt for her.
"Mother—" The woman felt a burst of warmth and tears in her eyes, her background was not good, and only now did she truly feel that she was part of the family.
The woman next to her couldn't help but feel a little gloomy when she saw this scene, but then she puffed up her chest firmly, and after helping the old woman to sit down, she went to greet Andre, who was holding the child, and walked over.
Andre's joy when he saw this scene also filled his heart, even if he was a strong man who was barely ranked in the mainland, but when facing family problems, his right to speak was no different from that of ordinary men, or it was more embarrassing in terms of position. However, it is only now that he truly feels that his family is complete and has become truly one.
André was about to say something when suddenly there was a very rapid knock and shouting at the castle gate.
"Lord André, Lord Baron André is here. A group of soldiers knocked and shouted in front of the castle.
Andre suddenly realized that with the red light and earthquake just now, something big must have happened on this continent, a major event that even a low-status official like the Baron must participate in.
Andrei reluctantly glanced at his child again, then handed him to the woman on the bed, and after arranging his armor, he was about to step out, but found that his hand was held by a slender force.
The woman on the bed looked at the high-spirited body that walked out slowly, and suddenly there was an uncontrollable fear in her heart, she felt that this man would not come back after walking out.
"I'll be back soon. 」
Andre seemed to sense the uneasiness in the woman's heart, and turned around and hugged the woman, the old woman and the woman beside her, and finally his own child.
The woman's heart was not reassured by these actions, but her irritability grew, and when she was about to reach out again, she felt a small but firm hand hold her hand and pat it gently.
"Go, have a safe journey. The old woman said calmly, and the woman bit her lower lip, looked at Andre reluctantly, and then lowered her head.
"Just going out for a while... It's okay..."The woman kept comforting herself inwardly, trying to soothe the uneasiness that had grown up like a monster in her heart.
Andrei nodded, walked out of the room and walked out of the castle.
Instead of returning from the end of his speech, as everyone in the room had hoped, but, after a loud conversation, heard the cry of the only griffon in the castle, the mount that Baron André had kept since he was a child, and a combat companion, who seemed to be still resigned to his fate after several years of recuperation and flew to the battlefield.
The woman and the woman couldn't help but cry at the sound of the griffin's wings flapping, and the old woman turned pale, they both knew what the griffon's dispatch meant, and what the order meant in such a hurry that André didn't even have time to return to say goodbye.
At the end of the same month, the First Doomsday War broke out, with numerous casualties.