31The second word overturns the game board (Episode 473)
the next day, and the day after that.
Maktus' attitude changed..
His gentle appearance was everywhere, and he was only focused on Tancia's training..
“That's not it!”
“but….”
“Do as you are told! Don't look down on the sky!”
Tancia can't jump off even a slightly low hill..
Because Maktus has difficulty moving, we trained him without even being able to see him in person..
“so… I could fly?”
Tanxia shook her head..
Strangely enough, leaping and flying felt very different..
My heart was beating too fast, and the low hills felt like rugged cliffs..
The wings were completely frozen and did not move. Even if it has small wings, a dragon, a creature of hope, would definitely be able to increase its size..
“Idiot….”
“Hehehe….”
Maktus spoke harsh words and urged him to continue training..
And, in the end, when Tansia started crying, I didn't know what to do and blamed myself..
“What... All I can do is show off because I'm too proud, I... . Who am I to teach this?.”
“…….”
“It must have been because Ka-Zan made me stay in Baldu because he was tired of it. I am… Abandoned. I am… trash….”
Wow-!
Tansia hugged Maktus, who was blaming himself..
“That's a bad word.”
“…….”
“It's hurtful, don't say it.”
“…….”
Maktus hugged Tancia..
“Sorry… Sorry. Because I can’t go out… I can't even fly anymore….”
“no no.”
“There's no time, kid. It's hard to breathe. The way you fly... I have to see it.”
Maktus must have had some regrets, so he projected his wishes onto Tansia..
The majestic appearance of a dragon freely roaming the sky..
Shoot aaaaa…
And even those expectations were dashed the next night..
The rain poured down hard.
Shoot aaaaa…
Tancia quickly went down to Baldu’s village and shouted..
“Oh, help me! Oh humans!”
“what… What's going on?!”
One by one, light gathered in a village where the lights were off..
“Maktus… Maktusgaa….”
Baldu's chief Ka-Boo answered Tansia's urgent cry..
“Hurry up and go. I guess the time has come.”
omg…
omg…
It was a strange procession..
All the residents of the village with the lights off jumped out and climbed the mountain without caring about falling..
Everyone ran to the top of the mountain, which was only allowed to great warriors, in one month..
When we climbed the mountain, we found Maktus out of breath in the rain..
Baldu's shamans quickly joined in..
“use… does not exist… already… Wrong….”
“…….”
Maktus was running out of breath..
“Tansia… closely… come.”
“Ugh….”
Tancia came close to Maktus' mouth with tears streaming down her face..
It was the innocence of a child that told me to speak even a little more comfortably..
“The thing about dragons... I will continue to breathe under your wings... For someone... I have no choice but to fly. A guardian is... That’s it… Keep in mind.”
“…Ugh.”
“I doubt you... No. Surely, when the time comes... I will fly.”
Ka-Boo approached Maktus..
“Maktus, Guardian of Baldu.”
“quite… I've become more dignified.”
“…I am older than you. I am.”
“ah… Was it so?.”
“You're old, but you're still young.”
“that's right… I did.”
“There are words my father left behind when he left the tribe. Would you like to hear?”
“Why say that now... You damn bastard.”
“I was told to tell you when I was out of breath or when I was afraid of death. If you're not afraid of death, I won't bother spitting it out..”
“afraid… Tell me quickly.”
Ka-boo imitated his father's speaking style..
“Maktus, my dear friend. What was the rest of your life like? Was it really fun??”
“…okay.”
“Do not fear death, my friend. Come confidently.”
“…what?”
“…I'll be waiting for you. As always.”
Maktus's pupils became bright for a moment..
“What do you mean??”
“I do not know. You left it like this.”
“…I'm so curious that I want to die quickly.”
“Maktus….”
Cheolpuk…
Ka-boo bowed flat in a puddle of water..
“In the meantime, thank you.”
“…….”
Only then did the tribe members come rushing in and gently touch Maktus' body..
“Maktus, I loved you..”
“I loved it. Guardian.”
“Lord of heaven, I loved you.”
Everyone said they loved each other and rubbed their cheeks against Maktus' body..
No one had anything to block the rain..
There were many people who did not have their shoes on..
“A dragon is... It's so easy to be loved….”
Maktus repeated with his breath almost breaking..
“Ka-zan… If I could once again fly in the sky with you on my back, this ugly dragon would have no wish.….”
“…….”
“really… I won't have any wishes.”
Until the end, Maktus struggled to raise his wings to cover the heads of his tribe members. Rainwater flowed down the wings.
“I loved you too, Baldu….”
Maktus' body gradually became wet with rain..
The legendary drake, the end…
not bad.
* * *
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Maktus felt like he was dreaming. Body glowing blue and feeling out of control.
Just floating like a cloud, I went to a new world..
Rather than being excited about this unfamiliar world, I felt a sense of comfort..
A world without movement.
A place without noise.
Feeling like part of the world.
But I knew this wasn't the end.
‘That is….’
The soul of Maktus, the legendary drake, reacted to the yellow sphere seen in the distance..
I could tell that his body was going there. And I thought, if the world after death is this comfortable, it's not that bad..
Suddenly…
Until someone catches his tail.
“Hey, I ask you something..”
“Kiyi-!”
“I know how to talk, I know it all.”
“…Why are you holding your tail? who are you?”
“Everyone wonders who I am. Since my business comes first, will you answer my question??”
“…….”
There was no need to rush.
Maktus asked the blue light of this human form that captured him..
“What are you curious about??”
“About your life, I wonder.”
“I won….”
Maktus secretly smiled and told him about what kind of person he was, how much Baldu loved him, how fierce the fight was with Azanic, and how the stone statues of himself and Kha-zan were erected after that..
“ha ha ha! He was a great guy.?”
“Hmm… If you recognize me now, you can respect me.”
“I respect you, I respect you.”
“however… Now answer my question.”
Maktus' eyes became serious..
“I am definitely dead. Where are you and who are you??”
“hmm… I really think you're dead?”
“I stopped breathing. I definitely felt it.”
“no no. Is it really dead??”
“…what?”
the other person said.
“You are a soul now. Me too.”
“also… That's right.”
“Hey. True death is when the body and soul fall asleep. It's easy?”
“…….”
“The light you see over there. If you enter there, your soul will disappear. If there is an afterlife after that... Well, you're going there, right? Of course if there is.”
“What are you talking about... ? If it's dead, of course….”
“ah… It's difficult. You didn't understand at all. You're not dead. This is the world of the soul, not the land of the dead..”
“…Then I will die soon. I was just being sucked into that light..”
Maktus tried to move his body towards the yellow light..
“Have you ever wondered who I am? I'm actually looking for someone in addition to my personal hobbies. I was asked a favor.”
“I really hope you find it.”
“…That's you.”
Maktus' head turned..
“…what?”
“It's you, Maktus. Baldu's Drake.”
“…….”
“I'm going to steal your soul from now on.”
“dare….”
the soul said.
“There's someone waiting for you.”
At that moment, Maktus’ soul trembled. It's because I remembered what I heard him say before he died..
- …I'll be waiting for you. As always.
The spirit grinned and guided Maktus. Maktus clung to his soul, unable to calm his trembling heart..
“me… Take me down.”
“why?”
“If only I were this old... What good is it? If he sees me….”
“The soul never grows old, your soul is still young?”
“…what?”
Maktus confirmed the image of himself shown by the soul..
This was when he reached the peak of his physical body and was the king of heaven..
Whioooooooo…
The soul escaped somewhere.
I still couldn't tell where exactly this was..
However, I only felt that a man was sitting with his back turned..
“Wait, Maktus..”
“…….”
“Was it a happy life??”
Maktus went back in time with just one sentence..
“Ka-zan! It was you! It was you….”
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Can you talk now?!”
Maktus asked..
“me… Wasn’t it thrown away??”
“…No way. you are my only partner.”
“…….”
“I wanted to become a god. You, no... It's all useless now..”
“…god?”
“ha ha ha! It failed spectacularly! I ended up slipping. maybe… Is it because you weren't there??”
The man turned around.
As expected, it was Kazan..
“why are you crying?”
“Hahaha! Anyway, he's dead! It's okay to cry over the death of my best friend!”
Kha-Zan asks.
“No shame, Maktus. Can I ask you again??”
“…what?”
“Will you be my strength in the coming fight? Dear friend.”
Kazan Reaching Out His Hand.
“It's okay with me?”
“of course! Because the dragon I ride is the strongest!”
Maktus grinned, showing his teeth..
“then… of course.”
join hands.
Okay, this isn't a very bad ending..
“As always.”
* * *
Maktus' body was cremated..
A fire so hot that only bone fragments remain..
The bone meal was shared by everyone in Baldu. It was up to each person to decide what to do with it..
Some people may keep bone powder jars in their homes like guardian spirits, and others may use them as catalysts for magic..
That's Baldu's life.
The drake gives everything to Baldu, and Baldu gives love to the drake..
No one says it's harsh.
Everyone, it's a satisfying life.
However, there was someone who had not yet been able to shake off the flames left behind by Maktus..
Tansia held the bone meal jar and headed to the top of the mountain..
It's a flower.
Baldu scattered flowers in front of the statues of Maktus and Kha-zan..
It was a loving dragon and a loved dragon..
“Maktus….”
- Look at my death up close. How shamefully the flightless dragon throws away his life….
As a result, everything Maktus said became a lie..
His ending was a ending that everyone dreams of..
Tansia wanted to leave like that when the end came..
- The thing about dragons... I will continue to breathe under your wings... For someone... I have no choice but to fly. A guardian is... That’s it… Keep in mind.
Pusssss…
The bone dust from the jar was scattered in the wind..
The harsh wind of Wing Canyon guided the bone dust..
He held out his hand as if asking me to follow him..
“…….”
Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…
Tansia kept her mouth shut and threw herself into the cliff..
Is it a fall?.
Is it a flight?.
The legend of Wing Canyon is not over yet. Unlike Maktus, the girl has only just begun her adventure.
No, in fact, even Maktus was continuing the legend.…
It was midday on a rough day, the day before the resurrection ceremony of the three giants..
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