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Chapter 241 - Fate of the Races (3)





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“What are you thinking right now?”

A very soft voice could be heard from his side .  Her voice woke Atein up from his revery .

Atein was sitting lotus style in front of an enormous magic circle .  On the surface of the magic circle, the light was being tossed around like a wave .  He turned his head to look .  He caught sight of the shy face of Aincera .  She was pushing a trolley containing his dinner .

While he was progressing with his ritual, Atein couldn’t leave the magic circle for an extended amount of time .  He wasn’t working on the magic circle 24/7, but problems occurred intermittently .  He had to fix errors, and he had to provide magical energy when the flow of magical energy thinned out .  He had to continuously make adjustments .

While he was doing this, Aincera waited on him .  If something needed to be done, she didn’t order her maids .  She did it herself .  She was acting very differently from how she normally acted over the years .  The servants didn’t know what to make of this stark difference .

“Thanks to the numerous sacrifices the ritual was able to move on to the next step .  At the very least, I can now sleep in my bed for a couple hours each day . ”

Atein let out a bright smile as he spoke .

He could feel it at this moment .  The Great Darkness was being filled .

The Dragon Demon worshippers, who promised to follow his cause, continued to die .  Their deaths were fattening up the Great Darkness .  The specters of intelligent beings were the essence that made up the Great Darkness .

‘I lost the Infinite Beast and the Tree god, but…… . ’

He had lost two pillars, and it was a very big loss .  In losing them, he was no longer able to use their abilities .  He would have to make up for the loss with his own magic .  Time and effort had to be diverted to bridge this gap .

However, the Great Darkness was stronger than ever despite losing the two pillars .

Unfortunately, this boost in power was temporary .  In the long term, the loss of the pillars was larger than the gain achieved through the deaths of the Dragon Demon King worshippers .

Still, it was enough power to stop the threat from his enemies .  He would be able to finish his ritual .

Suddenly, Atein spoke .

“Another one of my friends have left my side . ”

“You are talking about general Almarick . ”

“That’s right .  His fate didn’t allow him to achieve his earnest wish… . ”

Beings that occupied the same time frame as him were dying one by one .

Aunsaurus, Baldazark and even Almarick… .

Each death hurt Atein .

The life of a human being was akin to a firefly in front of his eyes .  They let out a bright light before they disappeared .  It was exceedingly fleeting .  



This was why the existence of the Dragon Demon generals was precious to him .  Atein was able to see the world only in the macroscopic view .  That was why there weren’t many beings that could occupy the same time period as him for an extended amount of time .

“If I kill Reygus with my own hands, there will be no one left . ”

“You have me . ”

Aincera embraced Atein .

“I will be with you until the end . ”

“Thank you . ”

Atein smiled as he spoke .  His eyes couldn’t see Aincera .  His eyes were empty .

She truly was a lovely mate .  She was a precious partner that shared his cause .  However, she could not exist in the same time frame as him .

In comparison to the years he had to live, her life was fleeting .  He was true to the love being felt in the present .  However, he couldn’t help but imagine the future where this love would erode away .  This was the pain that Atein would have to bear .

“If you treat the world with hate, you have to be ready to be hated by the world… . . ”

Suddenly, Atein mumbled the resolve that he had recited to himself during the Dragon Demon war .

In truth, Atein hadn’t come up with those words .

In the distant past, a human had told him those words .  From Atein’s perspective, the youth had lived for a very short amount of time .

He could no longer remember the name or the face of this youth .  However, when he closed his eyes, he could recall the conversation .  He could do it at will .

‘Do you hate the world, magician-nim?’

‘You don’t hate it?’

‘I’ll be lying if I said I didn’t hate it .  It is a messed up world . ’

‘Why do you live like this then?’

He was a youth that was born with nothing .

He was born to a poor family, and he had lost his parents at a young age .  He had lived an arduous life, and he got sick before he could achieve anything .  In the end, he died before he could recover from the illness .

Until the moment of his death, the youth lived to help the young homeless children of the streets .

Atein had disguised himself as a human magician during his travels .  In some small city, he had rescued a youth protecting a young girl, who had been selling her body in the back streets .  The youth was being beaten as a price for helping the young girl .  Atein had rescued the young man, and they had become friends .  This was why Atein decided to stay near this city for a couple months .  It was also the reason why Atein was able to hear the last will of the dying youth .

‘If you treat the world with hate, you have to be ready to be hated by the world . ’

‘Aren’t you already hated by this world?’

‘I suppose so .  Despite being hated, I cannot bring myself to hate the world .  I refuse to hate the world even if the world hates me .  If I do this, I know there will be people that’ll love me . ’

It was as the youth had said .  There were a lot of people, who loved this youth .

He didn’t have any parents or relatives .  When his body became so weak that he couldn’t stand up, people willingly searched him out .  They came to take care of him .  When Atein held a funeral service for the young man, a great number of people had attended the funeral, and they had cried for him .



The youth’s last will was simple .

‘I worked myself to death, yet the only thing I have is my house .  Please use this house to help the children I fed . ’

Basically, he wanted to give his home to the homeless street urchins .

The life of this young youth was an example of ridiculous amount of selflessness and sacrifice .  He hadn't been a philosopher or a magician .  He was a poor youth that had a hard time making ends meet everyday .  This was why he had left behind a deep impression within Atein’s mind .  After countless years had passed, he still remembered the youth .

‘Magician-nim, you are handsome, so you should laugh more .  Women will line up for you .  They’ll love you . ’

‘Even if I don’t do that, there are many women that want me . ’

‘Wow .  You are so full of yourself .  Well, I guess I can see it since you are a mage .  Magician-nim?’

‘What is it?’

‘I don’t know the source of your hatred, but you should hate in moderation .  You should try to live without doing so . ’

‘What if I said I’m incapable of feeling hate?’

‘How could you be considered to be a person if that is possible?’


‘…… . ’

‘For some reason, i know that magician-nim is different from other people .  You really seem like someone that is capable of hating the world despite the whole world hating you back .  That is why you should reign in your hate .  Magician-nim is a good person . ’

After the youth died, Atein left the small city .

He revisited the city after a couple of years, but the young man's home was no longer there .  

A criminal organization that ruled over that part of the city had started selling drugs to the residents .  After making the residents addicted to the drug, the residents were chased out of the district .  The crime organization made an entertainment district in place of the residential area .

Some left in disgust and others were chased out with no place to go .  Many people became ruined by the drugs, and they died in the streets .    

Atein checked up on the children that the young man had taken under his wing .  He also looked for the young girl, who the youth had saved in their first meeting .  She had been the last act of kindness carried out by the young man . Every one of them had become hooked on drugs, and they had been worked to death like slaves .  In the end, they became ruined or they died .

When Atein confirmed this truth, he killed all the members of the criminal organization that had been involved in their deaths .  Then he killed all the men of influence that pulled the strings from behind the scenes .  He knew it wouldn't change anything, but he couldn't help it .  He killed them all .

“I can take on the hate of the entire world . If humanity can gain their future as a price……"

He couldn’t remember the face or the name of the youth .  He recalled the youth's words as he mumbled to himself .

“…it'll be well worth it . ”

In the middle of his torment, he reaffirmed his resolve .  For some reason, his smile looked sad .  


6

The death of Almarick was an event worthy of a celebration to the members of the Guardian Shadows .

However, they didn't pause in their work .

They knew that they were given a finite time .

Kayalia spoke .

-The Great Darkness is getting stronger .

The destruction of two pillars had been a huge loss .  It was apt to say that the Great Darkness had lost significant portion of its function .  

However, this loss was being made up by the deaths of the Dragon Demon King worshippers .  In terms of strength, Atein was becoming stronger .  He was at the peak of his power .

-My power is getting stronger .

Her essence was within the great Darkness, so she could feel her power grow continuously .

-You can also observe it through the Guardian Shadows .

“You are right .  They are capable of pulling this off now… . . . ”

Leticia nodded her head .

It was as Kayalia had said .  The Guardian Shadows had gotten stronger too .  Each specter's ability was clearly becoming stronger .  This increased ability allowed the user of the staff to manifest oneself through the specter .  It was a new supplemental power .  

They had discussed this new new phenomena with Kayalia .  

-This ability might be based on the changes Atein made .  It is to help him manifest his clones through the Darkness Incarnate .

“It functions akin to Azell’s Dawn’s Defender . ”

Leticia spoke in astonishment as she looked at the specters that had taken on the form of herself .  Each of the specters was wielding a spear .

Of course, their battle capability couldn’t be compared to Leticia .  At most, the specters of the Guardian Shadow could use this new ability to copy Leticia’s appearance and style .  Still, this was enough .  It was quite useful in many ways .

She was quickly learning how to control the multiple Guardian Shadows thanks to Azell .  It was similar in technique to his cloning technique .

While she researched on how to make better use of this ability, she became deeply occupied in finishing her secret technique .

Azell spoke .

“At this point, I think you can use it in a real battle . ”

“You want me to use the technique at this degree of completion?”

Leticia was cultivating a secret technique learned from Azell .

She had been instructed on it from before, but it was such a high level technique that she was only able to learn it recently .  This was the first time Azell had said her technique was good enough to use in battle .

Azell nodded his head .

“The most important part is your confidence and trust in your technique .  You have to be confident that you’ll be able to succeed in using the technique in any situation .  We were going at each other, and you were able to succeed in using it in all ten attempts .  That means you are ready to use it in a real battle . ”

“I don’t think this is enough… . . ”

Leticia still didn’t look confident in herself .  Azell cut her off .

“If two combatants are fighting equipped with long sword and armor, there comes a moment in a fight where a dagger might be useful .  The degree of completion of your technique might look poor to you, but it can be used in a live battle .  ”

“Mmmm…… . ”

“Every technique doesn’t have to be a killer technique .  Each skill has its own role .  You know this to be true . ”

“…you are right . ”

Leticia smirked .

When she heard Azell’s words, she realized that she had unnecessarily set her expectations too high .  Her expectation was so high that she had missed the big picture .

Suddenly, she asked a question .

“If I get into a fight with Reshoo, will I be able to win against him?”

“I do not know the level of Reshoo’s power . ”

“It isn’t as if we are devoid of any information about him .  There is the information we heard from Kayalia . ”

Azell’s party learned about what had happened in the fight between Reygus and Reshoo .  It was an extremely important piece of information .

“…he would be too much for you .  Even if you are being supported by Laura and Kairen, I think you might need one or two more of our members if you want to face Reshoo . ”

"As expected…… . ”

Leticia let out a cold smile at his honest answer .

“It is a good thing I asked you that question .  If I asked Kairen, he would have tried to spare my feelings with his answer .  I wouldn’t have received a proper answer . ”

“Unexpectedly, the Duke is soft in some ways .  He is like that even when he is harsh on himself . ”

Azell smirked .  As he looked at Leticia, he had a thought .

‘I’m lucky . ’

Two hundred twenty years had passed, yet he still had good comrades by his side .  It was the same during his era .  He was surrounded by good people .

It wasn’t just the comrades that were alive right now .  Carlos had endured personal hell to give Azell hope in the future .  Then there were his descendents, who had given up their lives as humans .  They had taken up the duty of finding someone that they could entrust the future… . .

These were relationships that he would never forget .

It was the same for the comrades that were currently next to him .  If he hadn’t met them, he wouldn’t be alive right now .

‘That is why I’ll give you my answer as many times as you want, Atein . ’

The traces of all these people were etched into his soul .  That was why he wouldn’t hesitate to answer Atein’s enormous question .  Moreover, that time wasn’t too far off .  Atein would hear his answer .



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