Chapter 19: The Legend of Excalibur (9)
"Elendil, Elendil, this is the posture of the Dawn Knight, the Liliang of the Dawn Knight!"
All the knights did not hesitate to dedicate their praises to this knight wearing eagle armor and purple cloak, and praised loudly, and the knights who were originally a little lost by the blows again and again suddenly pushed the atmosphere to a climax, and the scene was suddenly shocked by a silver-white beam of light exposed in the scabbard!
Now there is no one to argue, and that is the Radiant Cross - a sword that shines with the brilliance of the stars in the dark night, illuminates the earth, and makes everyone feel confident, and it is definitely not a fraud!
For knights, there is no shame in defeat, as long as they fight bravely on the battlefield, even defeat is just bad luck, and the most shameful thing is that their dignity is ridiculed. There was also a delegation of the Noldor elves watching the ceremony, but none of the three hundred best knights of the human race Shijie succeeded, which was too big a blow to them!
Since the time of the Emperor of Mankind, he has been a human shijie watchman, a knight synonymous with absolute force, and even seeing the sword of the glorious cross has become a luxury, and there is no doubt that he is unwilling. Even if they know that they are unlikely to succeed, but they are so powerless that they feel that their dignity has been hurt too much and they have failed their honor.
Elendil's success has brought back a near-lost dignity for them, even though he is now a Roman knight and has converted to Mars, the god of war. But his origin, and now that Rome has also become a member of the alliance, Elendil is still regarded by them as a knight of the human shijie, as long as he is a knight, he is one of them!
"Perfect knight. It seems that he did not have a name for nothing. Will was stunned as he recalled the scene just now, and he had a little disdain for Elendil who had broken his oath. He was already completely convinced: "How did he do it, a natural talent, or an indestructible faith?"
"It should be...... Firm heart. Bring courage. Terenus raised the corners of his mouth slightly, Elendil was brought up by him, and his growth also made the old man deeply gratified: "He did not avoid the fear in his heart, he chose to face it." Frightened but still not looking back, he was already a good knight. ”
"Elendil's allegiance would have earned Theodore Julian greater prestige in the north, and the Romans would become more powerful than ever. Will said, "Can you not let him ...... again?"
"Nope. Terenus smiled and shook his head: "It's better to give him the right to choose, I won't interfere with him anymore." This kid has too many vows on his body, and then he is under pressure. It's going to break him!"
"The Radiant Cross, shining in the castle of the Romans, must also be the choice of the Radiant Cross itself, and it is also a foreshadowing of us. Terenus was a little tired: "The Romans, they are already part of us. ”
Elendil, who was in the spotlight of everyone, finally knelt in front of Theodore, stroked his chest and bowed his head: "Please allow me to give you this glory first, my lord." ”
Envy, jealousy, and resentment. Theodore could feel the eyes on him. He smiled slightly, "This glory belongs to you, knight." It will always belong to you, and I will carve your name before the throne of Mars, the god of war, and the title of squire can only belong to you!"
"Long live the generous and merciful Lord Theodore Julian!" "I wish you a long life. Caesar of Rome!" "Toast to Elendil!" "Toast to the Squire!"
The knights cheered loudly and offered their blessings to Theodor and Elendil. Theodore's actions made them feel that their honor was respected.
"A good knight!" said Salald, who took off his cloak and walked over with the hilt of his sword in hand, "then." Dear knight, can you tell me. What do you see?"
"Fear. Elendil stood up calmly, but her fingers were still trembling: "I see it." A scene that could have happened. The Radiant Cross made me relive ...... Something. ”
"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked. Salald bowed his head apologetically, and he saw the fear on Elendil's face: "Please forgive me for my rudeness and ...... I didn't mean to ......."
"Come on, what's the matter. Theodore smiled and waved his hand, "Take a good rest, my knight." I think you must be tired. ”
"Xiexie, your understanding, my Caesar. Elendil gave Theodore a Roman salute with some restraint, and then bowed his head and left the place very humbly.
Salald stared at Elendil's departing back, touching his chin and taking a closer look. Then he said in a very confident tone: "Have you noticed that he respects you more than before?" ”
"Come on, you see that people are never allowed. Theodore pouted and smiled, "He was forced to choose to be loyal to me, but it was only out of some courtesy that he would be so humble." ”
"I guess what he saw must have something to do with you, he saw it...... Something that doesn't match the original facts, but is highly likely to happen. A wicked smile appeared on the corner of Salald's mouth: "It must be interesting." ”
"Won't you draw your sword, Lord Duke of Ultok?" asked Theodore, "isn't this a good opportunity? ”
"It's really attractive for a knight. Salald nodded: "But I've given up, and for me, it's not a test." ”
"You gave up?!" Theodore looked at him in astonishment: "This is not the choice that the golden lion I know, will make, and you will give up?!"
"It's not just me, but even Aaron has given up, maybe because of some influence. Salald smiled, "Didn't you have such a thought when you saw the brilliance of the star? that almost undesecrated sacredness." I wasn't afraid of anything! But at that moment, at that moment, I wanted to kneel down at this sword. ”
"The Radiant Cross is not something that ordinary people can touch, there must be the blood of the human emperor on it. Salald seemed a little discouraged, but unwilling, gritted his teeth and smiled: "For the first time, I realized how ridiculous my pride was in front of that sword!"
"In the body of the Pendragon family, there is the blood of the human emperor, and the liliang of that bloodline is not something we can touch. Salald said in a deep voice: "Maybe you think I'm just showing cowardice, but I'm telling you, it's not cowardice, it's not cowardice. ”
"Maybe, maybe you have your concerns. Theodore smiled: "Perhaps, this is what God wants to make Helena the new human emperor." ”
"I'm a firm believer in that. Salald nodded: "The oath contains liliang, Aragorn's body carries the oath of all knights, and the radiant cross contains this powerful liliang!"
Soul, will, sword, oath. The people of this era firmly believe that these things have some kind of elusive liliang. The soul will be judged, the will will determine the future, the sword is the embodiment of chivalry, and the oath carries the promise through which it is obtained.
As ridiculous as it sounds, Theodore had scoffed at these mystical things in the past. But after seeing the impossible things one after another, he began to believe them, nodded silently, and like all the other knights, set his eyes on Duke Bran and Helena.
The Emperor of Men will emerge from among them, and the future empire will also begin from this. Which of the two of them will be able to bear the glory of Aragorn in the past?
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In the years when I, Malcius, first came into contact with Aragon, we were always running back and forth between the city-states of the human Shijie with nothing to do, and it was during this time that Aragorn himself began to become famous.
It's completely different from what I thought, this guy with big dreams is actually much more realistic in life, he seems to have forgotten his dreams, and he is a ranger in a down-to-earth manner.
On the other hand, I was dressed up in disguise, and I also saw some truth about human shijie, which made my inner shijie even more gray. I believe that these wizards have also gone to the Silent Forest to study with the dream of changing the human shijie, hoping that one day, human beings can choose their own future prospects and fate, but the reality is unacceptable......
"This is something that can't be helped, when they leave, it is equivalent to separating themselves from the original shijie, not understanding will inevitably bring incomprehension, and the strong side will inevitably make the weak side fear and hate. ”
This is the most philosophical passage he has ever said to me, and in the following ten years, I, who was impressed by his profound thinking, have been silently following behind him, watching this vulgar ranger slowly become famous among the human beings, and some people began to be willing to follow him, even the Pendragon family of Issos was willing to canonize him with a knighthood.
But there was a little accident...... Hehe, at that time, I seemed to be quite young.
But I still have to say that this beast has taken a fancy to the Pendragon family, the thirteen-year-old Artoria, and is ready to abduct the girl after the canonization ceremony!
Of course, the Zuihou affair was revealed -- the frightened little girl bit him fiercely, and did a good job! But the price in exchange was that we had been hiding in Tibet for nearly four years.
In this way, I kept running around to avoid pursuit, and I was suddenly recalled by my teacher. And Aragorn, the emperor of the people, finally waited for the golden moment of his life - the glorious cross appeared. (To be continued......)
PS: Thank you for the reward from His Royal Highness Albedo, and uh, the god of the line of fire, save me (is it from my big 300 million) children's shoes monthly pass!