Novelist Running Through Time - Chapter 82



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EP 3 – Demon Sword! Please control me!

World Tree Yggdrasil.

Home of all elves.

At one time, hundreds of thousands of elves formed a civilization in this giant tree. That brilliant ancient civilization cannot be explained by the term ‘powerful nation.’ They were the only ‘nation’ that existed in this world.

The word ‘king’ referred to the Elven Sun King, and the word ‘kingdom’ naturally referred to the only nation that existed in this world – the Elven Kingdom.

And thousands of years passed.

Before the test of time, ancient civilizations were shattered.

The Demon King’s army swept the continent, and from the ashes of the Elven civilization, humans, dwarves, gnomes, beastmen, and lizardmen, who were mere slaves, built their own civilizations. The Wizard King Linhardt unified the continent, and even the empire he founded The sword collapsed from plague.

The Wizard King’s legacy – the Magic Towers worked together to save the world that had collapsed due to a plague, and in the rebuilt world, all races gathered at the Imperial Council to elect an emperor, and this is the third time that the royal dynasty that was created has been replaced by all kinds of troubles in history.

In this way, history flows steeply like a winding torrent.

However, the world tree Yggdrasil.

Home of all elves.

The gigantic Tree of Life, which once contained hundreds of thousands of elves, still remains, thousands of years later.

In the middle of the desert.

It became a skinny old tree.

Now the World Tree does not produce even a single fruit. There are no green leaves to block the sunlight. Now this tree has dried up to the point where it cannot even feed a single person, let alone a civilization.

But everyone wants this tree.

The elf kingdom that barely survives, the Church of the Virgin Mary that has existed since ancient times, the dark elf nomad empire that believes in the moon goddess, and the emperor of the empire who claims to be the most faithful believer.

Everyone wants the land with these dry trees.

The reason is-

“God willing!”

-crusades.

A large army of tens of thousands of people was approaching from beyond the horizon, accompanied by the cries of knights. It is an army of white light holding the golden cross of the Virgin Mary.

History proves how much dark elf blood soaked the desert sand beneath that golden cross.

The dark elf nomads living under the dry shade of the World Tree fell into a state of despair, screaming as if they had encountered the devil.

“It’s a crusade! “It’s a crusade!”

“The white-skinned demons are coming!”

“Goddess! “Have mercy!”

“mom! mom!”

“Hide underground and never come out! “Because mom is okay…”

“We must protect the holy place! Gather warriors from all tribes!”

Meanwhile, under the roots of the World Tree, the conference hall where the elders of the Dark Elf tribe gathered was in the same situation.

An army of tens of thousands of people was enough to make even the wisest of men lose their senses.

“Are you saying that’s just an advance team?”

“Western spies are telling me that the main force of the Crusaders is crossing the sea. “The Grand Wizard of the Blue Magic Tower is calming the sea, so it’s no good to hope for a fluke like a typhoon.”

“Holy shit! This Sadal was born because a mixed breed with nothing to boast about other than the fact that his 27th great ancestor was of elf royalty became emperor! How many times have I said that war is basically about unorthodox people trying to establish legitimacy! “That bastard should have been assassinated before Hwang Seon!”

“It’s too late to lament now. “We are all dead…”

“There is still a way. Let’s convert first. “Repent later.”

“Shut up! Losing one’s faith means death…”

The dark elf leadership, in confusion, was unable to unite.

Of course, the defense posture was not properly established.

The Crusader command realized this fact through the sight of the sire through a telescope.

“Half of the people run away, and half of the people come together to fight…”

One-eyed Saint Rosaline, commander-in-chief of the crusader vanguard, put down her telescope, waved her mace in the air, and commanded her adjutant.

“Drive the Guard Light Cavalry around the World Tree! “Make those niggers run away scared like you would herd a flock of sheep.”

“I understand, Your Majesty.”

“Commander of the Holy Knights! Gather the knights of the secular lords and charge! We must beat them before they establish themselves! Magic tower lord! Please bless the knights with fire!”

“I understand.”

“Charging in before the signal is strictly prohibited – damn it. “Those crazy colts are doing it again.”

After months of forced marches through the Great Desert, the sacred site is finally visible before our eyes.

Whether driven by religious fanaticism or by the plunder that would take place in the Grand Bazaar, where all the wealth of the Dark Elves was gathered, the knights were beside themselves.

“God willing!”

“In the name of the Virgin Mary!”

“Kill the infidels!”

Even before the instructions from the Crusader headquarters were given, dozens of knights charged. Other knights who saw this also rushed their horses to keep up. Thousands of cavalrymen, including knights, wandering knights, and their squires, charged at once.

Horses cannot live in the desert. Camels are very valuable. And even if he had just 100 camel cavalry, it was enough to be called the great chief of the area.

However, the sight of dozens of times the number of Western heavy cavalry charging at once was enough to make all the dark elves who witnessed it feel unrealistic fear.

Some people lost their minds and were incontinent, while others ran away screaming and fell and were trampled by others.

However, the dark elf scout closest to them realized through long experience that it was already too late to run away.

If the enemy cavalry started charging at this distance, you would already be dead.

So the old man got off the camel and knelt on the desert sand. And he prayed earnestly.

“Goddess…”

According to legend, the goddess of the desert is the goddess of moonlight.

To prevent the harsh sun from burning the whole world, it stirs up darkness and cools the earth, and so that the tiny creatures no longer kill each other, it sings with the moonlight in silence and puts all things to sleep.

When such a goddess is angry, when injustice devours righteousness, when impurity violates what is pure, when justice fades, when hypocrisy rejects goodness, and when the least of the world suffers.

It is said that only then will the moon turn red, and the goddess will send an agent to earth to punish evil on her behalf.

So, our children must grow up to be good – all dark elves grow up hearing such old stories from their mothers.

It wasn’t until the last moment that the dark elf with wrinkled skin and a long beard knelt, relying on his mother and the stories she told him.

“Sing your anger…”

Thousands of crusader knights charged with spears in front of the kneeling dark elf old man.

“Holy Mother! “Watch over us!”

“God willing!”

“Wipe out all the infidels!”

In the end, the goddess did not answer prayers.

The old dark elf closed his eyes while reciting a prayer.

“Goddess, sing of your anger…”

Still the goddess does not answer.

It was at that moment that the charge of the Crusader cavalry was about to trample the old man to pieces.

A swordsman jumped between the old man and the knight.

Wow – !

A red sword crossed the desert. At first glance, the curved sword resembles a red moon.

An enormous amount of magical energy cut between the old man and the cavalry, and the extraordinary magical energy that remained as a trace of the sword strike took on physical power in itself and formed a wall.

The knights were essentially charging towards the wall.

Kwasik – !

The Crusaders’ charge crashed into the wall and crushed it. Horses, people, and armor were all mixed up in one place.

It was a cruel scene, but it was only a small part of it when seen from above the battlefield.

The crusader vanguard, who quickly regained control, shouted at the culprit who had caused this disaster.

“What a guy!”

There was no need for introduction. The moment the swordsman wearing the old robe took off his robe, there was not a single knight who did not recognize who he was.

“Joseph…!”

“It’s a sword demon!”

“Why is the Emperor Slayer in a place like this…!”

The name of the empire is Josef.

The name of the desert is Yusuf.

He murdered his father and succeeded to the throne, subdued the surrounding fiefdoms that opposed him, ascended to the throne himself, and eventually defeated the emperor’s army, killing the previous emperor due to high blood pressure. The owner of the magic sword was there.

Having proven several times that he could take on an army alone, the crusaders halted their advance and the one-eyed saint Rosaline came out with her horse to negotiate.

“Joseph! “Why are you, the Elector of the Empire, on their side!”

Before Josef answered, he had a meeting with the magic sword.

‘Demon Sword…? ‘Am I really answering this?’

– Now it is time for you to have a meeting at an important place. How long are you going to leave it to me?

‘But… I’m not good at giving presentations in front of others…’

– Be confident! Haven’t you tried killing the emperor too?

‘That was because His Majesty the Emperor collapsed alone due to high blood pressure. And if you die at that age, it will just be a natural death. I feel unfair. An emperor slayer…’

– Answer me quickly! Isn’t that saint waiting for you?

Joseph answered the saint in a very nervous voice.

“Well… my mom asked me to deliver a letter to my uncle, so I left Yeongji with my mom and came to the desert…”

“···?”

“Well… my mother is from the Blackblade tribe. So, I was invited to the Dark Elf tribe and stayed there for a while. Although they are pagans, they are not as bad as I thought… I also met my cousin…”

“···???”

“Ah, anyway, I think it’s bad to harass the dark elves…!”

“What do you mean, Duke Josef?”

The one-eyed saint Rosaline was mesmerized by Joseph’s brilliant speech.

The worse demon sword took over Josef’s body again.

Josef’s dull eyes turned fierce.

“hey. “That’s it.”