[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]
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Chapter 249: Aftermath (2)
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Damien montarily forgot his thoughts. This was because an entirely unexpected figure stood before him.
The Imperial Supre Sword.
The knight who reigned supre in the empire, where master classes were piled up like mountains.
People wondered who was the strongest among the Imperial Supre Sword, Sword Saint, Church’s Cheongyeum, and the future Sword Empress, who would one day rise to power.
Damien knew the answer, as he had fought all of them.
No matter what anyone said, the strongest human was the Imperial Supre Sword.
Among those whom people ntioned as candidates for the strongest human, the Imperial Supre Sword’s skills were the most outstanding. To the point of being unparalleled.
Even Damien in his days as a Death Knight had almost been defeated.
At this point in ti, the only existence who could rival the Imperial Supre Sword was the leader of Pandemonium. Even he was far inferior to the Imperial Supre Sword.
The Imperial Supre Sword glanced at Damien and said.
“Do you have an umbrella?”
Damien’s expression crumbled slightly at the out-of-the-blue question.
“This guy. Is that what you’re suddenly going to say?”
“It’s going to rain tomorrow. I feel that fate strongly. So I recomnd you prepare in advance.”
Damien looked at the Imperial Supre Sword with an incredulous expression.
‘No, co to think of it, this was the kind of person he was.’
To put it nicely, the Imperial Supre Sword was always lost in his own world, or, to put it another way, he was crazy.
Those were the words he had said when he first t Damien in his previous life.
– Isn’t it hot?
– He rembered laughing awkwardly because he was so dumbfounded.
Of course, at that ti, Damien was trapped inside his body, so he couldn’t show it with his actions.
“What brings you to ?”
The Imperial Supre Sword rarely left the capital. He was confined to the imperial palace and did not do anything.
So whenever he showed up, the whole empire would be in an uproar.
‘It’s not strange since I killed Sla.’
Sla was one of the most powerful figures among the forces of Pandemonium.
It was only natural that the Imperial Supre Sword would take an interest in Damien after such a bigwig was killed.
“Sla… yeah, Sla’s dead. It’s strange. I didn’t feel any fate for Sla to die.”
The Imperial Supre Sword said in a dreamy tone. The Sword Saint standing beside him chuckled and said.
“Don’t think about it too much. That’s just the kind of guy he is. He talks nonsense all the ti.”
The Imperial Supre Sword was also known by the nickna of ‘Prophet’.
He often talked out of his hat, but sotis it turned out to be true.
“Damien Haksen.”
At that mont, the Imperial Supre Sword’s eyes gradually gained strength. His blood-red eyes stared at Damien as if they were going to pierce through him.
‘That look is exactly the sa as in my previous life.’
The Imperial Supre Sword had a natural lack of pigntation in his body. As a result, his skin and hair were white, and his eyes were blood-red.
Many people found the Imperial Supre Sword’s gaze unsettling.
Was it because his eyes were blood-red? No, it wasn’t. It was because when they were looked at by the Imperial Supre Sword, they felt as if they were stripped naked.
That’s when it happened.
He closed his eyes and opened them again, and the world had changed.
Damien found himself standing under a starry night sky instead of in his room. The ground beneath his feet was covered in bright yellow flowers.
There was nothing else around them. It was just Damien and the Imperial Supre Sword.
Suddenly, the Imperial Supre Sword swung his sword. A breathtakingly beautiful trajectory slashed towards Damien’s neck.
Imdiately afterward, the world changed again. Instead of the night sky and flower field, he saw the familiar scenery of his room.
Damien touched his neck. There was not even a scratch, let alone a cut. The Imperial Supre Sword was also no longer holding his sword.
‘…What a tireso prank.’
A mont ago, Damien had been in the Imperial Supre Sword’s ntal realm.
The Imperial Supre Sword possessed strange abilities that no one else had.
One of them was the ability to pull people into his own ntal world.
Damien had heard that the Imperial Supre Sword trained his swordsmanship there and sotis brought people in to test sothing.
“Your prank is a bit too much.”
At Damien’s words, Sword Saint turned to the Imperial Supre Sword.
“Did you do that again? You scared everyone after doing it, so I told you to stop.”
“Why didn’t you stop yourself?”
The Imperial Supre Sword ignored Sword Saint’s reprimand. Sword Saint sighed as if he had expected this.
“All restrictions disappear there. You can purely test your skills. So why didn’t you stop?”
“It’s not that I didn’t stop myself. It’s that I couldn’t. How can I stop the Imperial Supre Sword’s sword?”
“You’re lying.”
The Imperial Supre Sword imdiately denied Damien’s words.
“I can feel it. Your skills are not at this level. So don’t hide it. Don’t deceive .”
His blood-red eyes stared intently at Damien as he spoke.
“I ca here today to see your true form.”
Damien let out a sigh he had been holding back at the Imperial Supre Sword’s words.
This was what Damien had been most worried about when the Imperial Supre Sword appeared before him.
As far as Damien knew, the Imperial Supre Sword’s insight was far beyond human level.
It was the sa in his Death Knight days. While fighting him, the Imperial Supre Sword had said this:
– How long have you been like this? You’re lucky you haven’t gone mad.
– It would have been easier if you had gone mad. Then you could have accepted your changed self.
– Did you want to remain human until the end? It’s foolish but noble.
He had a bad feeling that the Imperial Supre Sword’s insight might notice that he was hiding his true strength.
And as expected, his premonition ca true.
Damien thought for a mont. It was impossible to deceive the Imperial Supre Sword.
Then it might be better to show him everything.
Moreover, Damien himself wanted to fight the Imperial Supre Sword properly.
After all, the man before him was a person who had threatened him even in his previous life.
“If you wish, I will show you.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the world changed again. The starry sky and flower field spread out before his eyes.
Before he could even admire the breathtaking scenery, a sword attack struck.
Damien raised his sword and blocked it. The Imperial Supre Sword’s sword attack was blocked just below his neck.
Then, a smile finally appeared on the Imperial Supre Sword’s lips.
“Yes, that’s it. Show your trueself.”
The Imperial Supre Sword put away his sword. And then he swung it towards Damien again. Damien imdiately responded.
Dozens of clashes of swordsmanship that were too fast to be seen collided.
The Imperial Supre Sword’s swordsmanship was not flashy. It was not fast. It was not even powerful.
It was ordinary, quiet. It was even monotonous.
But it was strangely difficult to block. If he lost focus for even a mont, the sword would be at his throat before he knew it.
Suddenly, the Imperial Supre Sword disappeared. At the sa ti, the night sky began to be stained with the trajectory of swords.
Thousands? Tens of thousands?
Countless swordsmanship attacks poured in. It was not just about tearing Damien apart, but about turning him into dust.
Despite the horrific sight, Damien was not surprised.
If he had been Damien in reality, he would not have been able to deal with this technique.
However, in the ntal realm, the limitations of the physical body and mana were lifted. Damien could fully display his full strength.
Damien’s sword moved.
He deflected the incoming swordsmanship. He smashed it. He cut it off.
The storm of swordsmanship that was trying to engulf Damien ca to a halt. It couldn’t get close to Damien and started to be pushed back.
The mont so space was created, Damien’s body spun. He swung his sword wide.
Darkness exploded.
Dark swordsmanship cut through the storm. The trajectory of the swords was instantly erased.
Thanks to this, a path was created. He could see the figure of the Imperial Supre Sword standing far away.
The Imperial Supre Sword was staring at Damien with a surprised expression.
“This can’t be…”
Damien imdiately kicked the ground. At the sa ti, he swung his sword.
A long line of swordsmanship slit the Imperial Supre Sword’s throat.
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As soon as he slit the Imperial Supre Sword’s throat, Damien returned to reality.
“I lost.”
Sword Saint’s mouth dropped open at the words of the Imperial Supre Sword.
It was true that the Imperial Supre Sword had once been Damien’s most difficult opponent.
However, Damien had already surpassed the Imperial Supre Sword. He had absorbed his techniques and realm and risen to a higher level.
So now, the Imperial Supre Sword was no match for Damien.
“It’s amazing. Your swordsmanship mixes various techniques. It’s like fighting hundreds of people at the sa ti.”
The Imperial Supre Sword said with a dreamy expression.
“But the foundation was one. You created the techniques based on that.”
The Imperial Supre Sword stared at Damien and asked.
“Damien Haksen, you were a Dark Knight.”
At those words, Sword Saint’s eyes widened. Sword Saint scolded the Imperial Supre Sword.
“That’s nonsense… How can Damien be a Dark Knight?”
The Imperial Supre Sword did not respond to Sword Saint’s words this ti either. Sword Saint looked like he was going to explode.
“But there is no malice. He is full of hatred and anger, but it is not directed at us. In the first place, his destiny is not directed at us.”
The Imperial Supre Sword closed his eyes for a mont. As if he was thinking about sothing.
“…I’m glad I ca to see you. Thanks to that, everything is clear.”
The Imperial Supre Sword continued speaking with his eyes closed.
“Damien Haksen, I can feel destiny. But at so point, the fate of the world took a big turn. I don’t know the cause or the reason. I can only know that it has twisted.”
The Imperial Supre Sword opened his eyes again. His blood-red eyes were directed at Damien.
“Damien Haksen, your action of killing Sla was also a departure from the predetermined fate. But paradoxically, thanks to you killing Sla, the twist was sowhat resolved. Thanks to that, I was able to read the flow for a while.”
The Imperial Supre Sword stopped talking for a mont. And then he said in an unshakeable tone.
“Damien Haksen, I will die soon.”
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“What do you an?”
Damien couldn’t help but ask back. The Imperial Supre Sword was not a man who would die so quickly.
Even during the War of Destruction, he had survived to the end and led the imperial army. It wasn’t until much later that he lost his life to Damien.
“Yes, I was not ant to die. But fate twisted. Everything changed. I will die soon.”
It was a nonsensical statent. But he couldn’t just ignore it.
The Imperial Supre Sword’s prophecies were eerily accurate.
“I am not afraid of death. But I am afraid of the world that has changed because of it. The future that will be ruined by my death makes so anxious that I can’t bear it. That’s why I ca to you.”
The Imperial Supre Sword continued speaking at length.
“Damien Haksen, soon your nesis will regain his forr self. However, that’s not a big problem. That much of a twist won’t be able to do anything to you. The problem is what cos next.”
The Imperial Supre Sword’s voice darkened slightly.
“A bigger twist is coming. It’s so big that I can’t see anything. With my abilities, it’s impossible to even fathom what that twist is.”
The Imperial Supre Sword spoke firmly.
“So be prepared. Beco stronger than you are now. Prepare for the new disaster that is about to co.”
The Imperial Supre Sword reached into his pocket. And he took sothing out.
What the Imperial Supre Sword took out was a shard of sword.
It was quite large and had a broken edge. Blades were attached to both sides.
The mont he saw it, Damien’s eyes widened.
“Originally, I was looking for a way to get rid of this. But this ti, I could feel it. Its destiny is linked to yours.”
A fragnt of Erebos.
The Imperial Supre Sword held it out and said.
“I hope this will help you on your way.”
[PR/N- Author is really cooking sothing very big.]
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[Translator – Kie]
[Proofreader – Kawaii]
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