The World of Masks

Chloe stares up dazed. I can see the dark ceiling. It would have been better if there were blue skies and white clouds, but it was luxurious to wish for that in this dungeon. Unless it was a hologram, there was no way to see the sky through those thick ceilings, and even with such technology, there was no way the grim owner of this place could use it.

'If it turns new and flew to that sky · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·.'

I imagine the blue sky beyond that ceiling. A princess trapped in the Castle of Darkness would think this in a place like this. Thinking nonsense, Chloe cooks her insides. But the idea of wanting to get out of here now was no different than the princess.

"Do you have any other ideas?"

I hear an annoying pain in front of me. I frowned. Take a deep sigh and look down. You can see the Dark Wizard holding a large cane with an awfully dry finger. The back of your hand, holding the staff, makes you pretty angry.

'The old man's temper.'

Kick your tongue and look straight at the Dark Wizard. All I could see inside the hoodie was darkness. For an ordinary person to doze off and be left alone, Chloe was fine. In the beginning, Chloe was not an ordinary human being, and I'm used to it now. It's no surprise.

"What, you want to know more?"

I shrugged and asked. This side reveals an uncomfortable twist, and a silly gesture blends together to make fun of the opposing team. Of course, her inner self was not much different.

The Dark Wizard's fury rises even further. I used to be this kind of servant, but today, the critical reports brought together drive the Dark Wizard even more furious. I wanted to kill him right away and turn him into an undead. You barely stop your unconscious flinching hand as you prepare to squeeze life force for magic. I try to calm my anger with a deep breath.

"Hmph!"

Seeing that, Chloe snorts and turns her head to the side. The calm anger is lifted again. But I barely held back. Now there's more important things to do than provoke anger.

"Tell me again that you've met another follower of the Demon King."

"I already told you everything, right?"

Boom!

Stamp the ground with your staff. The bitter life surrounds Chloe.

'Tsk, that's far enough.'

It is dangerous to inflict further anger. Chloe begins to talk about the situation in detail before she dies, as if she had no choice. Who dealt with other undead and their undead. And I didn't get a good look at the coat, but he was wearing the same kind of armor as Chloe.

The more you listen to Chloe, the darker the wizard gets. After everything Chloe said, the Dark Wizard falls into silence for a while. Chloe scratches the ground with her feet as if it were free.

"Probably."

About 10 minutes later, the Dark Wizard finally breaks the silence and shuts up.

"He could be a dark knight."

Chloe's ears widen.

"Dark Knight? Equal to you?"

"Yes."

The Dark Wizard said in a trembling voice, as if his taste was bitter.

'Why are you here now?'

He used to be a colleague, but now he is coveting the Demon King's place without any pressure. He must be feeling the Demon King's extinction. There was also a good chance that he was coming up here to take the Demon King's place with him.

'An old friend of mine is the enemy of today.'

Of course, I had no intention of conceding. Since the Demon King's extinction, the whole world has been searching for the Demon King's power like this, hiding in the building, waiting for a thunderstorm. For more than 50 years, I didn't like my former colleague who had barely settled down and was now waiting for the Demon King's power to avenge the world.

'The Demon King's power is mine.'

The Dark Wizard rises. I had to be prepared just in case.

'We need to be prepared. We should look at the army and repair the altar.'

It's not clear that it's a dark knight yet, but there's nothing bad about being prepared. The Dark Wizard moves his body, dragging the raging labor force, even though he moves lightly.

'Oh, before that.'

I turned and looked at Chloe. You move the staff as it is, pointing to Chloe.

"Huff!"

Chloe hesitates. The flesh and bones of the entire body move strangely. The brain screams as the nerves rattle.

"Grrrgh!"

Not even a scream worked. The Dark Wizard, who was looking at Chloe in agony coldly, waves his staff again as if it were over.

"Huff, huff!"

On the ground, Chloe breathes a short breath. The Dark Wizard turns away after a cold farewell.

"Climb properly. How long do you think you're gonna keep this up? Remember, I know how to end a traveler completely."

The Dark Wizard slowly disappears to the other side of the darkness.

After that, Chloe fell to the ground and moaned for a while.

Chloe feels that she's barely gaining control of her body. I barely woke up with tears, snot, and saliva. You look up at the place where the Dark Wizard disappeared. I gently grinded it.

'This is why I hate you.'

I still held myself trembling with one arm.

'The pain you inflict is no fun at all.'

Chloe's eyes darken, and then she disappears.

'Compared to the suffering he inflicted.'

My youthful life disappeared in an instant and the wild light occupied me. I'm already desperately holding on to my fingers trying to move to my lower abdomen. Even if he is crazy, he is not far enough away to do that here.

The Dark Knight.

That's what the fucking wizard said. Of course, it was still a possibility. If you expect too much, you may be disappointed later. However, the unbearable expectation came up in my mind.

"Will he be hot? '

My eyes sparkled with anticipation. I raised myself up to support the sword. The Dark Wizard drooled towards the disappearance. 'I spit it out. I really disliked him in every way. Nervously, you hit the ground with your sword once and then turn around. I still have the aftermath of the pain, so I walk like a flicker. The body appeals to rest, but not to Chloe. It was annoying to be in the same room as that wizard. Chloe's new brother disappeared slowly into the darkness.

* * *

Scream, chaos, fear and death. A loud wail and scream echoes through the town of Abigail, summoned by the Devil of Hell. Whoever wears black armor struggles to survive somehow cut through the crops one by one. There were those who rebelled and acted with farm tools such as axes and axes, burning the will of life. But even that effort goes back to the bulldozers. The Dark Rough Sword, which seems to have shaped death, was very easily neutralized and brought to life the rebellion of the people.

People's despair grows as their family members and neighbors die. But the real fear was then. Their bodies, lying on the cold ground, begin to fester. A white bone protrudes through the skin and moves around as if searching for something. I peeled off my skin and muscles as if I was stuffy and stood up on my bones. It was the sight of my head writhing. The bones that rose on their own without skin or muscles ran out everywhere, swinging a sword made of bones, which was handed to them. Like a hunted predator, people run around screaming. But they didn't make it out alive. You killed those who flew away from a magical attack from somewhere outside the town. The skinless bones were spreading around the village and forming a siege net. I turned those who had succeeded in escaping into the kind of beings they were. Fearful people crawl into the house with their last choices. However, the Black Armored vigilante who appeared suddenly in the village and sprinkled death and the undead, who were just now neighbors, found them like evil and slaughtered them. There was nowhere to live. Over time, the screams that had resounded in the village began to fade. And at some point, all the screams were cut off.

In the desolate environment to the north, a village that worked hard without losing hope disappeared from the world.