Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 473
◈ 473. [Side Story] Good Brothers (6)
Ash tried to say more, but Fernandez caught Ash by surprise by manipulating a tree branch.-
slap!
thrown out of the ark.
“Wait a minute, bro.……!”
Without being able to say anything, Ash disappeared as if he was being sucked out..
Cough, crack, crack.!
The passage that was open in the throne room wall was soon filled with thorn tree trunks..
While Fernández was doing this, Larque slowly crawled across the floor and came up next to Fernández's throne..
“……Are you okay with your sister-in-law and nephews??”
Fernandez asked with his head down..
“really… … Won't you regret it??”
“She is the wife and child of a soldier. I always told you to be prepared in case I disappear..”
Larque laughed..
“And, Ash will take good care of you. I believe so.”
“…….”
“i will be with you.”
Fernandez, who hesitated, spoke out..
“I am a failed slayer, brother..”
“Would it be any different if it were me??”
Arriving at the foot of the throne, Larc took a deep breath and placed his back against the throne..
“Both of us, in the name of serving the Empire... … Many innocent lives have been killed..”
“…….”
“In this prison called the Ark, we can enter the purgatory of timelessness together... … You could say it was the punishment we deserved..”
Then Larque shrugged his shoulders humorously..
“Or, only the soul remains, remaining as the last human being in the world. Depending on your perspective, it could be considered punishment..”
“older brother…….”
“Let’s be stuffed together, Fernandez..”
Fernandez muttered in confusion at Larque’s words..
“It's going to be a long and boring trip..”
“Haha, isn't that what traveling with brothers is like??”
Giiiiiiing-
The entire ark began to glow white..
The entire black thorn tree trunk gave off white light. Surrounded by that light, Larque nodded his head..
“Well, we have plenty of time… … Let’s talk leisurely. Tell me the story of you and Ash, who fought in my absence.”
“……I will do it, brother..”
Fernandez nodded and suddenly looked down at the bottom of the ark..
The city and world he tried to protect and destroy. and.
“And after that story is over, the future story to be added later is…….”
Drawing the youngest child returning there.
“……Please, I hope this is a satisfying ending for that child..”
said so.
flashing-!
And then, the entire huge ark turned into particles of light and disappeared as if annihilated..
***
“brother……!”
I was thrown out of the ark, helplessly thrown into the air... … I fell down and looked up at the ark..
The huge ark's pitch-black hull was immediately surrounded by dazzling light.,
flashing-!
It turned into a particle of light and disappeared..
As if it had never existed in the first place. Without a trace.
“…….”
For some reason, I felt sick to my stomach..
For a moment, I followed the disappearance of the ark with my eyes..
‘……what.’
I notice my current situation..
‘Wait a minute, I… … It's falling now……?!’
Then I was startled and looked around. This is crazy?!
I am falling from the sky to the ground. A strong wind passed by my ears one beat late, and I could see the ground rapidly getting closer..
‘If you were going to drop me off as a courtesy, you should have brought me a parachute, Fernandez, you bastard.!’
Trembling, I tried my best to land somehow..
‘Chi, calm down, calm down! The means of flight is-’
I quickly search for emergency means, from skills to attributes to inventory..
It was then.
I love you so much-!
I heard a mechanical sound coming from afar, and in the blink of an eye, a huge airship stopped below, matching my fall path..
My eyes widened when I saw that empty appearance..
‘alcatraz……?!’
It was the imperial flagship, Alcatraz..
And on the deck of the airship, there stood the emperor, remotely controlling the airship with light emanating from the back of his hand..
The Emperor looked up at me calmly, and slowly opened his arms. and.
wobble!
“Fuck you.”
Lightly, he picked me up as if I was falling..
“…….”
Suddenly, I was lifted into his arms like a child and looked up at my father with a dumbfounded look on his face. The emperor has a solemn expression as usual..
“Hmm, I think it's the first time I've held her since I was a baby.…….”
The Emperor lifted his arms to estimate my weight, and then crossed his eyebrows..
“It's gotten a lot heavier?”
“Then it hasn't grown in over 20 years??!”
I was so shocked that I let out a squeak..
And what? Is this your first hug since you were a newborn? So that means you neglected the child throughout infancy??
I shouldn’t have hugged you more often! I wonder if Ash ended up like this because you neglected him.?!
Whether I gritted my teeth or not, the Emperor lightly set me aside. I stumbled and stood on the deck of Alcatraz. Anyway, thanks to you I survived.
“…….”
The emperor quietly looked at the distant sky. I saw that too.
The ark disappeared as if its existence had been a lie, and only a few particles of disappearing light were fluttering in the air..
“You're gone.”
“……That's right.”
Rumble…….
The huge thorn tree trunk that supported the ark disintegrated like puzzle pieces and fell apart in pieces..
The stem, which was pitch black as if absorbing light, had turned white like charcoal that had finished burning..
When I saw this scene, I felt it again..
finished.
The shutdown protocol and the final ark plan... … stopped.
However, despite it being an unmistakable victory. I didn't feel that refreshed..
Lark.
fernandes.
In my head, I couldn't accept them as real brothers. Perhaps memories are engraved in this body and soul?.
Those two people, whom I will never see again, were my brothers who had been together for a long time.…….
“As I said before, the spirit world is not the afterlife..”
The emperor suddenly opened his mouth..
“The gap between life and death, a space that exists somewhere... … It is a place for the transcendent and the divine. Setting up a refuge in a place like that?…….”
The head of the Absolute shook left and right..
“I will create an ark and a prison out of Everblack, which is rooted in the spirit world, to imprison the soul and escape for eternity..”
“do you think it's stupid?”
“No, I thought the idea itself was plausible. Theoretically, even if this world were to perish, the ark would last forever... … but.”
but?
As I looked, the emperor smiled bitterly..
“……I just thought that if life continued like that forever, it would be very boring..”
After slowly taking his eyes off the tracks of his two departed sons, the emperor turned to me..
“Thank you, Ash. For doing what I need to do.”
“It was nothing. It was an honor for me to act as your Majesty's representative..”
As I bowed lightly and answered the emperor's admiration, the emperor brushed back his disheveled hair with a dry hand..
“I am an emperor before I am a father. I am in a position where I cannot let Fernandez, who rebelled against me, live..”
“…….”
“however… … Although I am an emperor, I am also a father..”
His fist was clenched..
“Suffering my son with my own hands would be harsh even for me..”
“…….”
“Avalanche and Ember Keeper were lost like this.…….”
The emperor closed his golden eyes, chewed them slowly and spit them out..
“I am the one with the most sin…….”
Silence swirls in the empty air..
After standing silently for a moment, the emperor slowly called to me..
“ash.”
“yes.”
“Now you are the only son I have left..”
“…….”
“Please don't die easily..”
“Abama too.”
The emperor's eyes widened at my sudden words. I grinned..
“Because you are the only father I have left..”
“……haha.”
The emperor smiled as if it were absurd and shook his head..
“Really, I don't lose a word..”
“Isn’t this how father and son are?.”
“That's right, you prodigal brat..”
Immediately afterwards, the emperor stretched his arms forward..
“Now, let the earth know of your victory!”
His roaring roar echoed throughout the imperial capital..
“We all survived!”
***
When we returned to the ground, there was no chaos. In particular, all the soldiers who followed Fernandez were in confusion..
How many troops would truly follow the order to die together?.
Therefore, Fernandez had used powerful mind control spells and illusions on all of his troops to brainwash them..
This 'last ark' plan to massacre citizens and kill them all together is natural, right, and just..
That is why the army under Fernández obediently followed this nonsense..
However, Fernandez left this world and went to the spirit world..
Immediately, all the brainwashing and restraints that Fernández had placed on disappeared, and the army under Fernández came to its senses..
And then I realized.
what were they doing.
Under the emperor's command, the forces of the World Defense Front took the lead and suppressed them..
Not daring to rebel any further in front of the emperor, they surrendered obediently..
And it wasn't just Fernández's army that was in disarray..
The citizens of the imperial capital were also subject to brainwashing, mental control, and illusions, although not as much as the military..
Some people came to their senses thanks to the Emperor's shout, but most of them were still in a dazed state, as if they were in a dream..
These disappeared all at once.
All the citizens who realized what had happened were shocked and poured out onto the streets. The entire imperial capital was not in chaos..
And here and there in this restless ecliptic... … Many people were relieved.
“honey! Ah, honey!”
“Mother, be safe.?!”
“Jake! Are you hurt anywhere??”
“It's okay, Susan. The nightmare is over. are you okay…….”
Calling each other's names, rejoicing that we survived this mess... … We held each other in our arms.
All over the city, people hugged each other and checked each other's body temperature and survival. I looked at that in silence.
“majesty!”
Then someone called me. I looked over there..
“Be safe, Your Majesty.?!”
The one running towards me from the harbor... … It was a serenade.
“serenade?”
I blinked in surprise..
“How... … I told you to stay safe with the Mermaid King..”
“Your Majesty has jumped into such a big crisis, how can I remain silent?.”
It was the mermaid tribe that infiltrated my party members into the port through the inland sea, and Serenade was also in the sea with them..
Even though I was told to safely go out to the open sea for fear of being swept away... … This reckless woman seemed to have followed me all the way into the city..
“I'm glad it worked out well. The girl believed that Your Majesty would do it..”
Serenade said that with a slightly teary face, while holding my sleeve tightly with trembling hands..
“…….”
While staring at her blankly, I suddenly blurted out.
“serenade.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“I have a favor to ask.…….”
“Please speak.”
“Will you hug me just once??”
Serenade quietly blinked a few times at my unexpected request.,
“Sure, willingly..”
He opened his arms wide in front of me..
I slowly approached Serenade and gently hugged her..
Serenade's neck had a soft and refreshing scent..
For some reason, I felt a little relieved. I closed my eyes and took a quiet breath..
Serenade gently patted my back and whispered sweetly..
“It's okay, it's okay. You did a great job.…….”
***
On this day, I saved the ecliptic New Terra.
I lost both my brothers..
It was the second year since I started playing this game, in the winter..
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