The Live

It was frustrating.

The blood in your body was your senses, not your own. Even breathing was uncomfortable enough to consciously do it.

“Huff, huff -”

I took a deep breath and exhaled. Then you hear Zahar's voice behind you.

“I told you to stay unconscious, right? ”

“As you wish……. ”

“You asked me to teach you how? You asked for it. ”

Zahar looks like he's enjoying himself somewhere.

The voice says, "It's all like you brought this on yourself. It's a joke."

I feel relieved. Someone is struggling here and sitting in a nice chair with their arms crossed behind them.

Why did you ask? ’

But there was no other way.

I had to have a good teacher so I could take a quick shortcut. It was obvious.

‘Patience.’

It was already the same conclusion a few times.

The medication was rising, but I was definitely looking at the effect.

“You have to absorb your power first. You absorbed the energy surrounding the shard. The power of the sculpture itself flowed out. It's important that you make it yours. ”

“…… I know. ”

It was already a story I had heard that made my ears ache.

Now I could memorize it and say it without forgetting a single word. But it didn't come to that.

‘You don't listen as if you have the will of the energy itself. ’

The power that was in Yun Jae's body continued to not listen to me.

I could see that they were becoming more and more assimilated. But the speed was too slow.

“Phew -”

I sweated on my forehead.

After a violent fight, it was a sweat that did not leak. I've always felt that fighting against myself was the hardest.

“Do you want to take a break? ”

Zahar said so and handed the barrel to Yoon Jae.

Soon, Yoon Jae who was handed over started drinking water. The water was cool like ice water.

“I'll live a little. ”

“Any progress? ”

“It's hard. I hardly listen to him as if he's sedated. ”

“How do you know she's sedated? ”

“There was one. ”

“Was he married? Doesn't look like it. ”

“I'm often told I'm older than I look. I've been here for quite a while. ”

In the past few months, Zahar has had a few exchanges of jokes with him. I thought he was a stern and powerful monarch, but he smelled more human than I thought.

“But there was...... Does that mean there isn't now?" ”

“You're quick to notice. Yes, he's dead. ”

Yoon Jae told a few stories, including regular and Elvin.

“I had a wife. Well, I had a daughter, of course...... but they're both dead. I was killed.”

Even though he spoke nonetheless, Zahar read Yun Jae's expression about it.

For a moment, I remembered the pain and elegance that I couldn't hide on that face. Zahar couldn't say anything because his expression was so deep and dark.

There is no word between the two of you. Zahar looks away and says, "I'm sorry.

“... I guess I asked you a bad question. I'm sorry."

Suddenly, Yoon Jae smiled slightly at the apology. Whether it's because it's been too long or because I'm looking for other possibilities, this story doesn't feel as painful as it used to be.

“That's okay. We'll see each other again anyway. ”

“By using the Holy Grail? ”

“Yes. That's what I'm trying to do. ”

Yoon Jae tightly gripped his fist, muttering.

“We... will meet again... for sure. ”

“Please let that be the case. ”

Zahar smiled maliciously and suddenly spoke with a serious voice.

“Please... I hope you don't lose to temptation." ”

At this time, he was a king without meaning.

Even though he seemed like a playful and friendly brother, he was always serious and majestic when serious. I feel a word engraved deep in my bones.

Over the past few months, Zahar has spoken as a habit of speaking.

Don't lose to temptation.

It seemed to be that important. Yoon Jae remembered what he said and remembered.

I thought that I would abandon my family if it was a big temptation, but I just didn't know.

“So, that's it for today? ”

“That's okay. Let's start again. ”

“Isn't that too much? ”

“You said that? There aren't many possibilities. It's rare.”

Then, again, he forcibly slammed into the energy and magic within his body. Zahar had no time to stop him.

“Then where's the rest of your time... to raise the possibility a little bit?" ”

“... Poisonous. ”

“I've heard a lot. ”

Tsk, tsk.

The energy of the raised Magical Power and the pieces collide.

It fought fiercely like it was devouring each other. Strangely, the energy of the fragment is quieter than before.

It looked like Yoon Jae was tired of his persistence. The man who had never bowed his pride was easily accepting that his master was Yoon Jae.

‘Commitment and talent. I want you to know this. ’

It was obvious where that determination came from.

It was a family that Yoon Jae had just told me about.

Dead wife and daughter. Hoping and eager to meet them.

That made Yoon Jae desperate. Zahar believed that Yoon Jae's power stems from that.

“Please, just.... ”

Zahar closes his eyes and prays with all his heart.

“I hope your wish comes true. ”

* * *

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

A low cry echoes through the cavern.

There was no sound in the cave for a long time. Except for the occasional crying.

But there was a longtime guest in that cave.

- I've been hearing a lot about you lately.

A voice that resonates throughout the cave.

The old man looks up at the owner of the voice and opens his mouth.

“You look ridiculous. ”

- Are you here to make fun of me? Go to hell before I tear you to shreds.

“No way? Is there anyone who would dare mock you for knowing who you are? I'm just here to talk. ”

The old man opens his mouth with a hollow smile and straightens up his unclean waist.

The massive young man looks at the old man with red sparkly eyes. The old man looks up and opens his mouth.

“I actually wanted you to be our king. You wanted the Holy Grail too, didn't you? ”

The old man opened his eyes and said,

“Isn't that right? Baloch.”

Rrrrrrrrrrrrr

A cry leaks from Baloch's fangs.

He looks down at the old man in front of him and opens his mouth.

- Turns out it was a lizard.

Lizards.

It was a word that made fun of the dragon.

The old man was the oldest of the dragons. Maybe there are a few who live longer than Baloch.

Baloch opens his mouth and bursts into laughter.

Kahahaha! I thought you were here to avenge them? You're not just a kid this time, you've got a pretty thick head.

Baloch says so, looking at the massive bones behind him.

It was the bones of the dragons. A long time ago, Baloch slaughtered a dragon, and he slaughtered another dragon to avenge it.

With his whole body sealed up like this.

“Misunderstanding. I respect their choices. ”

You mean their deaths are okay?

“Yes. There's no reason for an adult to be angry at children. More than that, I found you somewhere else. ”

Looking at his smiling face, Baloch puzzled.

It was strange that the dragon had come to find himself, but he was so friendly to the one who killed his own kind.

‘I feel dangerous. ’

Unlike other dragons you've met.

Even though it looked old on the outside, the atmosphere felt unusual.

Although it was just an intuition, Baloch was quite confident in his intuition.

- So why 'd you find me?

“Don't you want to have the Holy Grail? ”

Balock's eyes widened in the old man's question.

The old man smiles small and opens his mouth again, confirming that his eyes were shaking.

“Too late for introductions. I say warmth. I'm not enough, but I'm responsible for my clan. ”

Head of the clan.

Lord.

Warmth was the leader of the dragons.

- He wasn't just an old man.

“I'm just old. ”

- Aren't you going to have the Holy Grail?

Oops.

Baloch opens his mouth wide and smiles. He smiles joyfully, knowing why warmth came to him.

- I'd love to have it. That's why I want revenge on Zahar for making me this way! I want to rip his body apart, chew his guts out, and bathe in blood!

A frenzied voice echoes through the cave. The life in his voice made even warmer skin numb.

The god of demons sealed by the monarch.

That was Baloch.

He was different from the Demon King.

I like it.

Warmth wanted this king.

He and quite a lot of dragons wanted a king like this.

“Now, the keys to the demons and angels are dead. ”

At the words of warmth, Baloch's eyes are once again covered in red.

“Humans have won. But I want to give you another chance. ”

Choo-choo-choo-choo.

The chains that were binding Baloch's body are peeled off one by one. In addition, the chain that had imprisoned his heart together began to break off all the seals.

Thump, thump.

A thick, huge chain falls to the floor and rings the cave. Not only was the chain hard, but it was also heavy enough to build the ground.

Baloch looks back at his body for a moment, when the chains are off.

It was a strange feeling.

I've been tied up for centuries. He tied his arms and legs, his heart tied. Even if I try to use a little more power, the chain in my heart is still there.

But I didn't feel that way at all.

Free.

I wanted to talk to the world with my arms and legs extended at the earliest.

I'm here.

- What are you up to?

Balock asked.

He was wary of warmth again.

Free yourself? Do you know what that means? Do you know what warmth means?

- You think you can stop me?

“How can an old man like me stop you? ”

Warmth still said with a look on his face.

“I had no intention of stopping you.

- What do you want?

“The Holy Grail seeks a new master. ”

The words of warmth were similar to what I said before.

Saying you don't want the Holy Grail.

Baloch once thought it was a word of ridicule to himself, but not anymore.

The chain is loosened. The seal is broken.

I became a free man. Besides, she was the key.

He is qualified to have the Holy Grail.

Warmth turns around and says,

“Let's see you fly. ”