Dragon Maken War - Chapter 245

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Chapter 245 - Darkness Incarnate (3)

Even if he was able to buy time, it would be their victory .  If they were able to hold out for a certain amount of time, they would be able to use an ace up their sleeve .  It would guarantee their victory .  

However, Chanes wanted to end the fight with Reygus before that happened .  He wanted to end Reygus with his own hands .

“Ah . ”

Soon, Chanes realized that there was a fatal flaw to his plan .

His assessment of the situation was correct .  He gave the best possible orders he could give .

However, his soldiers couldn’t properly carry out his orders .

They were elite troops, but only a few of them had experienced the Dragon Demon war .  Most of them didn’t have experience in fighting extremely strong foes .  Moreover, Reygus was a legend in their eyes .  

When faced with these two realities, the shock and confusion felt by his troops was taking too large a toll .  The swiftness and the precision needed to carry out the plan suffered as a result .

Moreover, they weren’t facing easy opponents that would let such an opportunity pass them by .

<Soul Hammer!  Show me your will!>

Before the troops around him could increase the intensity of their attack, Reygus started to rush forward within the cloud of dust .  He minimized the magical energy allocated for his defense, and he tried to dodge as many attacks being rained down upon him .  He compressed his power, and he brought down his hammer using all his strength .

He wasn’t attacking in order to affect the entire region .  The seismic wave spread in a conical shape .

“Sir Reygus!  Go!”

Saibein started a fierce attack against the confused enemies .  Corrupted Beings and vindictive spirits wielded their cursed power against the Dragon Demon King worshippers .  The horrible screams of the Dragon Demon King worshippers rang out .

It really looked like hell had manifested in this world .

“Ha ha ha ha!”

Black magic was known to violate death .  It infringed upon what was called the final rest of living beings .  There was someone laughing like a mad man as this dark power defiled the battlefield .

It was Chanes .

Reygus was coming for him .

Reygus was destroying all the traps prepared for him .  He was pushing through the troops under Chanes’ command .

This truth made his heart race in a crazy manner .  How long had it been since he’d experienced such excitement?

“…ha!  It feels amazing, yet I’m having a hard time breathing .  This is why it sucks to have an old body .  However, it is better than becoming a shriveled up Undead!”

<Are you insulting me?>

“If you think that was an insult, I’m fine with that!”

Chanes pointed his sword towards Reygus, who was closing the distance at high speeds .  The troops, who were tasked his guarding Chanes, rushed forward to greet Reygus .

Kwahng!

Reygus sent the lead warrior flying .  It was as if he swatting away a fly .  However, these were elite troops .  In an instant, they focused on their movement .  They split off in both directions as they tried to attack from both sides .

<You should know your place, you brats!>

Reygus used one of his shoulders to receive an attack .  The attack glanced off his shoulder, and he used that same shoulder to blow away the head of an attacker .  He let the other side of his body take on another attack . The powerful sword strike left a deep mark, but it couldn’t penetrate the armor .  The warrior was surprised by Reygus’ preternatural sturdiness .  He tried to back out, but it was too late .

Puh-uhk!

Reygus brought up his knee, and the warrior’s body was pulverized .  The magicians continued to let out beams of light as they tried to gain distance from Reygus .  He brought down his foot, and an explosion erupted underneath the magicians .  Earth and rocks assaulted them .  

“As expected!”

Chanes laughed as he watched his underlings lose against Reygus .

There had been 12 troops guarding him .  It took Reygus less than 10 seconds to break through them .  Reygus didn’t even change direction as he fought them .  The only thing that changed was the fact that his speed had decreased a little bit .  Reygus continued to charge in a straight line as he slaughtered everyone in his path .  He approached Chanes .

Reygus was clearly weakened .  His armor was in tatters, and his magical energy was noticeably lower .  Still, he was on a different level .

He was all brute force .  He was like a walking fortress, yet he was surprisingly fast . There was precision to his movements .  He had cultivated his techniques until it could be called a work of art .

Chanes had raised his sword against such a being .  He used his Dragon Arts to shoot out continuous beams of light . It was as if a dozen archers was shooting at Reygus .  It was a continuous stream of attack .

Reygus didn’t stop

<Let’s go!  Chanes!>

Reygus didn’t care if the beams of light hit him or not .  He didn’t slow down at all as he arrived in front of Chanes .

Chanes had stopped giving a fuck at that moment .  He knew it would be useless, yet he attacked Reygus when he came in range .  He charged forward as he let out a sword strike containing all the power within his body .   He greeted Reygus, who was taking big strides towards him .

Kwahng!

An explosion rang out .

In a flash, Chanes’ vision was dyed with darkness .  He didn’t feel any pain .  He lost his five senses .  He lost his sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste .

When he regained them, his senses were so faint that he could no longer get a grip on reality .

“Ha ha ha…… . ”

Chanes laughed .

He could see the sky .  His messed up senses was starting to deliver their bleak information .

His body had been sent flying .

The battle was decided with a single strike .  He thought about his past self as he put every ounce of his power into the attack .  Reygus answered him with a heroic counterattack .  The attack ruthlessly broke his body, and he was sent flying for several dozen meters .

It was a wonder that he hadn’t died on impact .

However, it wasn’t a miracle .  Chanes knew this would happen from the start .  He had made preparations, so he would be able to have a final conversation with Reygus .

A large shadow appeared above the dying Chanes .  Chanes saw two burning red orbs within this dark silhouette .  When he saw this, he knew it was Reygus .

<Hmm .  What the hell?  Your body is old and withered, but your spirit remains strong . >

“…haha .  Koo-luhk!”

Chanes was laughing, but he suddenly vomited blood .  He was dying, but he fought to stay conscious .  He used his Dragon Arts, so his words were clear .

“Thank you for the compliment .  It is shameful, but my spirit isn’t strong .  I’m a coward . ”

<Yes, your actions up until now was cowardly . >

“You are still  quite ruthless . ”

<Still, you fought like a man right now .  You are going to the other side before me .  Find a place for us, and wait for me .  The day of our reunion won’t be far off . >

Chanes saw an illusion through his blurred vision .  He didn’t see the Undead skeleton of Reygus .  It was a vision of Reygus when he was alive .  He saw Reygus grinning towards him .

In the past 220 years, he had gotten old, and he had lost his honor .  He had fallen .

He told himself that he had no choice, but he knew it was a poor excuse .  If he had a firm resolve, he would have been able to choose a different path for himself .  

He used his injuries as an excuse .  He told himself that he had to get along with the others .  He used it as an excuse to not change the flow of events .  He let himself be dragged along .

This was why he was happy right now .  Reygus hadn’t changed .

Reygus had died .  He jumped 220 years to appear in this era as an Undead, yet he remained the same… .  

Reygus was still his hero .

“…I was afraid of standing by your side . ”

Chanes’ vision became blurry as he confessed his true feelings .

“If I chose that path, I would have merely been an old man that had nothing .  I would have become a burden that would be of no help to you . ”

This was why he chose to go against Reygus .  In his ugly descent into corruption, he had built up a lot of things .  He was able to become a powerful foe that could become a threat to Reygus .  Instead of dying as a useless burden, he decided to put everything he had on the line .  He wanted to become a threat to Reygus .  

He knew it was a cowardly choice .  He knew this to be true, but he was already walking down that path before he knew it .

<It is the same now as in old time .  You have too much unnecessary thought .  That’s your problem . >

Reygus was baffled so he laughed .  Then he spoke .

<Anyways, I had fun .  What about you?>

“I…… . ”

Chanes’ voice faded away as he spoke .  He smiled .

“…it was fun .  It really has been so long . ”

These were his last words .

A darkness erupted beyond the corpse of Chanes, and it started to surge forth in front of Reygus .

4

Reshoo returned to the Plain of Darkness when he received Atein’s summon .

He should be protecting seal of the god of Rest, but there were two reasons why he had left the job to Chanes .

First, Chanes had prepared a trap for Reygus if he decided to come that way .  The other reason… .

<Atein!>

Reygus looked at the Dragon Demon that appeared from within the surging darkness .

Atein floated in the air as his black hair whipped around him .  He looked down at Reygus . The surging darkness looked as if it would disperse into the surrounding, but it suddenly changed direction .  The darkness gathered around Atein .

No, it wasn’t gathering only around Atein .  A portion of the darkness was being sucked into Reygus, and it helped in his recovery .  As his magical energy was replenished, even his destroyed armor was restored .

<This is the Darkness Incarnate .  Were you preparing this?>

This darkness was part of the Great Darkness .  Reygus was part of the Great Darkness, so he was able to receive benefits from it .

Atein’s Dragon Demon weapon had appeared in front of Reygus .  The Darkness Incarnate resolved itself into a clone .

However, the clone was different from the one that had appeared when Almarick had died at the hands of Azell .  Kayalia had interfered, so Atein couldn’t manifest the clone fully .  Atein was able to manifest a perfect clone here .  Chanes had bought enough time in his fight against Reygus .  

A silence descended upon the battlefield .  

Saibein stopped breathing for a moment .

“Father……!”

Atein was his father .  He was his teacher in magic .  Furthermore, he was like a god-like figure in his eyes .  

It had been 220 years since he saw Atein last .  He thought time had eroded his feelings, but he felt long lost emotions come alive within his heart .  Confusion and fear spread like a wildfire within his soul .

Suddenly, Saibein flinched .

He looked to his side, and he could see Niberis holding his hand .  She was looking at Atein, but he could feel her hand shaking .

When he saw this, he amazingly felt himself calm down .  In place of fear and confusion, the new resolve he made when exiting the Albatan forest returned to his heart .

“Hmmm…… . ”

Atein had been looking at the empty air before he spoke .  To be precise, his clone, which had manifested through the Darkness Incarnate, spoke .

“I never expected this . ”

He never expected the process of manifesting the Darkness Incarnate to heal Reygus .  Atein’s consciousness had been sent to this place, and the first thing to catch his interest was this phenomena .

<As expected, you didn’t intend to do it?  I knew it wasn't like you to do so .  You don’t like a fair fight . >

“If it is a fight against you, I might do something unreasonable like healing you .  There are times when I do treasure my feelings over logic . ”

<Koohk koohk .  The situation turned quite interesting .  I was disappointed that Reshoo wasn’t here .  It seems I was too hasty in feeling that way!>

“Has it been 270 years since we’ve last met each other as enemies?”

<It doesn’t feel that long ago to me, but in reality, it has been that long . >

At times, Atein and Reygus had been allies .  However, there were numerous instances where they had fought each other as foes .

These two beings lived for a long time .  The lifespan of a human wasn’t comparable .  Their stances and circumstances changed over time .  Above all else, Reygus wanted to fight powerful foes .  He would make up excuses to fight powerful foes .  This was why he had challenged Atein numerous times .

Atein spoke .

“I have 7 wins, 2 losses and one tie against you .  We will renew our fight, but it will also be our last fight . ”

<Don’t give me that bullshit .  Who said I won two times?  I lost all 10 times . >

Reygus refuted Atein’s words .