novelraw Chapter 149 : Chapter 149
Chapter 149 : Chapter 149
Chapter 149. The Final Showdown (3)
At the very moment Frank was firing a rainbow-colored pillar of light containing everything he had towards Primus.
Inside a temporary barracks on the coast of Reubungwo, Noemi was having a deep and sweet dream for the first time in a long while.
After pouring all her magic into Balisardo and falling into a deep sleep, her consciousness, escaping the fierce battlefield of reality, was wandering through a warm and peaceful landscape of a certain future.
It wasn't future foresight.
But she knew it was definitely a piece of the coming future.
Because there, there was a child so lovely she resembled her surprisingly, a child so precious
you wouldn't feel pain even if you put her in your eyes.
The child ran towards her with a bright smile and hugged her.
"Mom."
At that one word, Noemi was engulfed in an overwhelming emotion and happiness she had never felt before in her life.
She held the child tightly in her arms and stroked her soft hair.
The child's laughter sounded more beautiful than any music in the world.
At that moment.
A voice that was so familiar and longed for was heard from behind.
It wasn't the child's father.
It was her father, Frank.
"Our little puppy, you have to come to grandpa too."
Then, as if she had been waiting, the child broke away from Noemi's embrace and toddled towards Frank.
"Grandpa!"
My dad's face was filled with a gentle and affectionate smile, as if he had forgotten all the worries of the world.
He lifted his grandchild up and raised him high into the sky.
The child's giggles and my dad's benevolent laughter echoed peacefully under the sunlight.
The scene was so affectionate and perfect that a happy smile spread on Noemi's lips as she
watched.
'Such a future can really come.'
But suddenly.
Clang-!
The peaceful landscape before her began to crack like breaking glass.
The blue sky split into pieces, and the warm sunlight grew cold.
The happy laughter faded away, and fragments of the dream fell precariously.
And in the center of that crack, Noemi had a gut feeling.
'Something must have happened to Dad.'
And a very dangerous thing at that.
She couldn't explain it, but every cell in her body was screaming, informing her of that fact.
"No!!"
With a desperate scream, Noemi's eyes shot open.
Her heart was pounding like crazy.
Cold sweat soaked her entire body, and she couldn't breathe properly.
She hurriedly looked around.
Adel and Iris were still in a deep sleep next to her.
The faint sound of a fierce battle could still be heard from outside the barracks.
'It wasn't a dream. What was that just now?'
Noemi had no more time to hesitate.
She began to shake the shoulders of her two sleeping sisters urgently.
"Sisters, wake up quickly! I think something happened to Dad!"
Her desperate voice echoed in the quiet barracks.
What could the ominous premonition that came after a peaceful dream possibly mean?
***
At the very moment Noemi woke up.
Aman was holding his breath, watching the clash between Frank and Primus.
The tremendous energy that erupted every time the two beings collided seemed to shake space itself.
A battle of gods, one that he wouldn't even dare to intervene in.
And finally.
The moment the victor was decided was approaching.
When Frank raised Balisardo, the sword that had received all the power of his daughters, high into the sky, an indescribable rainbow-colored aura erupted explosively.
That brilliant light swallowed up the pitch-black darkness of Primus that had covered the sky without a trace.
KWAAAAAAA――
Nothing remained in the place where the light had cleared.
Primus, who was called the primordial being, the first son of the Goddess, had not even left a single scream, but had simply become a handful of dust and scattered in the wind.
At the same time, the evil and overwhelming aura also completely disappeared from the world.
“……”
Aman felt hot tears unknowingly stream down his cheeks.
Elation, relief, and a deep sense of awe.
Complex emotions wrapped around his entire body.
He slowly raised his head and looked at Frank, who was standing there holding the sword with a faint rainbow afterimage still remaining.
But his expression was surprisingly nonchalant.
It was too calm for the face of a hero who had saved the world.
As if all of this was only natural.
Aman trembled once again at that sight.
'That man is the true savior that my ancestor had been waiting for so long.'
Aman thought to himself.
The Goddess was no longer important.
The being standing before his eyes, Frank Pendragon, was the only savior and hope for the desperate humanity.
No, for all beings in this world.
Forgetting to even wipe away his hot tears, Aman looked at the Hero with a reverent heart.
***
The brilliant rainbow pillar of light that had filled the night sky for a while.
The time on the battlefield that had stopped in front of that overwhelming sight did not last long.
As soon as the pillar of light slowly faded, Nox coldly gave a command as if nothing had happened, and his subordinates once again unleashed a fierce magic attack on the allied forces.
"Keuk."
Douglas Junior barely blocked the dark magic flying at him with his shield and reformed his line.
He was at the forefront, blocking the attacks of the Liches with other warriors and advancing little by little.
And finally.
After cutting down the last Liches blocking his path, he came face to face with Nox, one of the masterminds of this whole tragedy.
A man truly worthy of being called the king of Liches.
Though he was just a gaunt figure of bones, the evil and powerful demonic energy emanating from him was enough to freeze the surrounding air.
Douglas was nervous, but he did not back down.
He gathered as much blue aura as possible on his sword and thrust sharply towards Nox.
Shwiiik!
But Nox, as if he had predicted his attack, lightly swung his staff and deflected the Aura Sword.
It was surprising that he didn't have a single wound on his body.
Rather, Nox did not miss the opportunity and attempted a counterattack.
The black coldness shot from his fingertips grazed Douglas' arm.
"Ugh."
An extreme pain that felt like it was cutting through his flesh.
His entire arm had almost frozen and shattered.
Douglas barely managed to retreat and glared at Nox.
Anger and sorrow boiled in his chest.
"Because of you, I lost my hometown and my family! Pay for it, you devilish bastard!"
At his scream-like shout, Nox just let out a scoff.
"I don't know where you're talking about. I've destroyed more than one or two places."
"Uwaaaaah!"
Douglas lost his reason and charged at Nox once again.
But Nox still calmly blocked his attack.
As if an adult was taking a child's attack.
At that sight, Douglas swung his sword even more frantically.
But it was at that very moment.
"Keoheok?!"
Nox, who had been relaxed until now, suddenly clutched his empty chest and staggered, letting out a pained groan.
The powerful dark magic surrounding his body began to fluctuate violently and scatter unstably.
As if the connection to the source of his power had suddenly been severed.
It wasn't just Nox.
The other Liches who were fighting fiercely with the allied forces around them also seemed to have lost their power at the same time.
One by one, they began to slump to the ground.
No more evil energy could be felt from their empty eye sockets.
Rather, a strange joy and peace, as if they had finally been freed from a long bondage, seemed to be reflected.
Douglas stared blankly at the scene before him, as if he couldn't believe it.
'What in the world is happening?'
He was confused, but he was not foolish enough to miss this golden opportunity.
He concentrated the last of his aura on the tip of his sword.
Towards Nox, who was clutching his heart in pain, he shouted with all his anger and sorrow.
"Die!!"
With a flash of blue light, Nox's head flew into the air.
It was the end of the Lich King.
***
The brilliant rainbow-colored energy of Balisardo slowly subsided.
Before my eyes, the form of the primordial being, Primus, was no longer visible.
Even his evil aura had completely disappeared like dust scattered in the wind.
The long, long fight was finally over.
I looked at the empty air for a moment.
And at the sky of Reubungwo, which had turned blue.
'It's all over.'
But it was strange.
I didn't feel my vision blurring like when I first fell here, or the sensation of my body being erased from this world.
Rather, now that the fight was over, my mind was clearer than ever, and my feet were firmly planted on this land.
'I defeated Primus, but it seems I'm not going back to my original world.'
Perhaps it was only natural.
I was no longer the me from the original world.
I quietly shook my head and thought to myself.
'I am Frank Pendragon. A father to three lovely daughters named Adel, Iris, and Noemi.'
That was who I was now.
The reality I had to accept, and the world where I was currently living.
And the world where I would continue to live.
I approached Aman, who was crying with emotion beside me, and lightly patted his shoulder.
"Let's go back, Aman. It's all over now."
Aman nodded his head vigorously with a moved face.
When we returned to the place where the coastal command barracks had been, the fierce battle there had also ended.
When Nox disappeared, the Lich legion under his control lost their power and crumbled like dust, and no more undead were to be seen.
All that was left were the allied soldiers shouting in victory.
And in the center of them, were my daughters.
"Father!!"
Adel, Iris, and Noemi, who were resting in the barracks, ran to me at the same time and hugged me tightly as soon as they saw me.
Their faces were a mixture of relief and worry.
"Are you okay? You're not hurt anywhere, are you?"
"We were worried."
"You defeated him, right? Right?"
I hugged all three of my daughters tightly at once.
Their warmth, the proof that they were alive, felt more precious than anything.
Behind them, Anonymous and Isabel were watching us with a gentle smile.
I patted my daughters' backs and slowly opened my mouth.
"It's all thanks to you. Without your power, I wouldn't have been able to defeat Primus."
"No."
Adel shook her head.
"We were just lying there collapsed. You're the one who did everything, Father."
Noemi and Iris also nodded their heads.
I talked with my daughters for a little longer, then turned to everyone who was looking at me.
The soldiers of the alliance, adventurers, elves, dwarves, vampires, and my comrades.
I declared to them with force.
"You all worked hard. This is our victory."
“……”
A moment of silence.
And the next moment,
"Waaaaaaaaah!!!"
An enthusiastic cheer that seemed to shake the entire island erupted.
Everyone raised their weapons high into the sky, hugged each other, and reveled in the joy of victory.
The long, dark war was finally over.
Is this a coincidence or an inevitability?
At that moment, a brilliant sun began to rise from the eastern sea.
As if to herald our bright future.