Chapter 322

Chapter 322

Translator: yun

The moment I raised my head, I found myself in a completely different space.

‘I’m sure this is...’

It looked a lot like the space Rusbella had pulled me into or the space I met the God of Beasts.. Soon, blades of grass began sprouting from the ground in front of me and before I knew it, I found myself in a fresh garden.

‘Where did the crystal go?’

The grass beneath my feet felt real.

“Where are you! I know that you’re here!”

My pale fingers raked through the grass blades before I felt something pass through my body. A woman who had her long hair tied up appeared.

I could vaguely see her silhouette. Her hair was silverish-purple, a colour I had rarely seen before. She was dressed in something off-shoulder, exposing her pale skin with every sway of her hair. Her every movement was as elegant as snow. Even an ignorant peasant would be able to tell that she was noble.

“Here you are.”

Soon, the woman grabbed and dragged a man out.

“Are you running away again?”

The man looked larger than life but a look of despair could be seen on his face.

“Don’t get involved in this. I don’t want to be destroyed by the Lord of the Gods just yet.”

The man had white hair that was tied up as well with his upper body exposed.

“So, why did you come to find me?”

He had worn a leathery skin around his lower body. The white fur peeking out looked familiar. Just then, the woman raised her voice.

“Can’t you get something to cover your lower half!”

“Cover?”

“Are all Templars of Beasts as crazy as you?”

The man scratched the area between his bows as if he did not understand.

“Why should I cover it up?”

His mysterious eyes looked to be a mixture of gold and blue and his pupils were almond-shaped like that of a beast’s.

“You gave me strength, did you not? Are you planning on leaving things as is?”

The woman frowned beautifully and pointed out his mistake arrogantly.

“Well, I’ll consider it if you let me lick you.”

For some reason, the man looked familiar. Like his grey hair. The way he looked like he would start punching a wall like a moron...

In the next moment, the woman kicked the man in his shin.

“Ack! Kaltanias!”

“Stop acting like it hurt.”

“It hurts whenever you hit me though? Did the Lord of the Gods bless you with that much strength?”

“That’s a new level of theatrics from you.”

“What?”

The woman looked down at the man while laughing mockingly.

“If you struggle with even that much, why even bother to live? You might as well cut off that limb between your legs.”

“Wow. I can only admire that tongue of yours.”

Still groaning, the man grabbed her hand before licking it.

“Is it wrong for me to not hate this?”

The woman looked genuinely disgusted.

“Is the mind of the God of Beasts closer to an actual beast’s?”

Currently, that man was a god. And it was a god I thought I knew well too. Since I had just met him recently.

‘And if I’m not wrong, that woman is...’

I was sure after hearing her name but I wanted to confirm once more.

“You’re already the Lord of the Gods’ but I still want you.”

“Is that so? When will you free your Templars of Beasts from the curse of mana overuse?”

“Wasn’t I the one who personally gave them the reins? So, what do you think about warming my bed at night when the Lord of the Gods isn’t here?”

“Dear Tellus!”

Just then. The ground erupted upon her call as leaves showered down from the summoned trees.

‘...Amor?’

And there stood a man. He languidly lifted his head while holding onto his falling green hair.

“Did you call for me?”

“There is a little beast cub roaming here, isn’t there?”

“Ah, there is.”

The man rubbed his greyish-green eyes before nodding.

“So, what would you like me to do?”

If it had not been for his long green hair, his cold gaze looked exactly like Amor’s.

“Bind him tightly before burying him underground.”

“I shall heed your command.”

“Hey, Tellus! Oi! How could you treat a friend like this? Hey!”

“... I don’t remember ever making friends with a beast.”

The moment Tellus smiled coldly, the feet of the God of Beasts disappeared into the ground. In a moment’s time, Mars screamed with only his head aboveground.

“Hey! Kaltanisa! I was just joking. How could you do this to me!”

“Why are all your templars so modest and humble while their god is this crude?”

“C-crude? Just because you’re loved by the gods, your nose is pointed so high it might pierce Jupinel (the sky)!”

“Isn’t it true?”

“I see.”

“I have told the Lord of the Gods if he is anywhere on this earth to guard this land for the rest of his life and find me.”

“... Alright.”

Kaltanias brought the knife to her neck before she pressed her lips together.

“Is happiness receiving flesh someone had carved out for you? Was that what you were trying to achieve?”

“.....”

“Would someone be able to find the answer I had failed to?”

Her voice slowly resonated through the space.

“Fate is cruel.”

Her voice was cold and dry but filled with an uncontrollable sorrow.

“I can’t believe I have to lose something to make my wish come true.”

The brilliant sun hung high in the sky. As the great emperor received her much desired rest in her lover’s arms. The pale blue sky stretched behind the sobbing god.

The day she died, the sky was sunny.

***

“Your Majesty!”

The voice in the distance crescendoed as though the voice was right next to me. When I opened my eyes, I spotted Dike waving his arms outside the circle.

The sigil was still shining brightly. The characters continued to change into the colour of my divinity before changing to a completely different colour repeatedly.

‘Did time pass...’

With the vision of Kaltanias lingering, I clasped my face. I had no idea what the scene I had just witnessed was trying to convey.

“Your Majesty, this way!”

Dike called me out of the circle for a moment.

“What’s the matter?”

“I felt something strange. I had stopped the engine for the moment because I couldn’t shake off this weird feeling.”

Unlike the business-like expression he usually held, his hands could not stop shaking.

“What’s wrong? Did the sigil fail?”

Dike shook his head.

“That’s not it. The sigil had succeeded. But, but...”

“Speak.”

“Your Majesty had passed away.”

“What?”

“That was the feeling I got. And I’m sure of it.”

Absolutely he was. He added before closing his eyes.

“And the moment you pass, the barrier will fall apart once again even if you were to successfully rebuild it.”

The moment his bright eyes turned to me, I wanted to refute but it seemed to be true.

“B-but, there’s no way we can give up building the barrier!”

We needed the barrier.

“Even now, a part of our lands is at war!”

I stretched my hand out. I opened the diary that flew towards me. Just then, it glowed red. What was it trying to say? As soon as I flipped open the book, I noticed the urgent writing.

[The Head Templar is right.]

Like a warning siren, the diary was glowing red.

[If you continue pushing yourself to set up the barrier, you will fall into a deep sleep.]

Lies.

“And when will I wake up?”

[You will sleep without a guarantee you will awaken.]

The diary which had been silent thus far used its strength to warn me. Raising my head, the moment I bit my lips.

“To summarise the current situation. We need to set up a barrier. But we cannot allow the emperor to fall into an eternal hibernation.”

“Amor?”

Amor approached us to grab one end of the diary before letting go.

“I think everyone has forgotten something.”

He turned his head.

“Let me ask you something. Does the templar who provides the barrier with divinity necessarily have to be a Templar of the Lord?”

His cold gaze was directed towards Dike.

“N-No, it doesn’t. But there is no other templar who has the same amount of divinity as a Templar of the Lord’s...”

“What about a templar even the Crown Prince acknowledged?”

“What?”

“I am the last templar of the 4th god, Tellus. And the amount of divinity I possess is second only to my brother, the Crown Prince.”

“So, what you’re suggesting is...”

“He was a strong heir so the amount he had was only natural but I too have an abnormal amount of divinity.”

Amor added with a slight sigh.

“That was why the previous emperor had locked me up with the intention of sacrificing me to the crystal in any case of an emergency. Even if it hadn’t been for the curse, I would have been dying from the side effects of my immense divinity.”

“B-but you’ve survived that!”

“Yes. I did.”

Amor held my hands. It was strange. His hands had always been cold while mine had been warm but at that moment, his hands felt so warm.

“Rosé, Tellus had used his powers to relay a prophecy to me.”

“Amor.”

“My last words would be as a sacrifice.”