Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 216



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Episode 216. The Great War (1)

How much self-confidence and your own world do you need to have to be able to do that?

It would be impossible for an ordinary human being.

“Usually, warriors awaken their sword spirit. That’s why this power is called sword spirit. Perhaps it’s because as you train and gain skills, your self-confidence and confidence grow.”

But Ellie added a clue there.

“There is no rule that only those who use the sword can manifest it. Anyone can do it if they have strong self-confidence, faith, and desire. However, at that time, it will not be manifested as sword energy, but in the form of a miracle. Something like the extraordinary aura of an outstanding artist or the magic that captivates people. I think they have also awakened their own ‘sword energy.’”

Great people who have accomplished feats that are humanly impossible or performed miracles on their own.

The gods take note of them and name them and make them into angels. However, this may be an act of recognizing their strong rivals and bringing them on their side before they become a threat. This can be seen in the beings that were made into angels even though they were clearly going to rebel against the gods.

“When someone or someone else does something unbelievable, people say, ‘God helped me! An angel came!’ It’s nonsense. In fact, it’s the world responding to that person’s wishes and efforts.”

Miracles from God are known to be accidental and to be accomplished by some grand plan.

That may be true, but perhaps a significant number of miracles happen this way.

However, Eliel unconditionally grants miracles to those who train themselves.

Even if he’s a crazy thug.

“I did not ban the swordsmanship because I saw it as proof that the warrior had reached sufficient self-confidence and realm. However, other gods are different. They have no reason to allow the swordsmanship. No, they should actively block it. However, the power does not disappear when suppressed, so it often manifests in other ways. Like miracles or physical transformations.”

The same goes for adults.

Isaac suddenly remembered that Emperor Baltsemer had been incarnated at the age of twenty. It was the time when he had grown shining antlers on his head. With that power, he was able to end the civil war and unite the Order and the aristocracy.

‘But what if it wasn’t actually the Holy Eucharist given by the Code of Light?’

No, Isaac decided not to think about it anymore. It wasn’t important right now.

Isaac’s mind was already filled with the secrets of the sword.

‘God is like Leviathan.’

Hobbes said that in order to escape the fear of death, man gave up some of his rights and gave them to the state, which, with its monstrous power, could do what individuals could never do.

In this world, God is a personified nation.

But some outstanding individuals have the power to threaten the nation.

They are the Swordmasters, the bearers of miracles, the holders of the Holy Body.

“And he is also a small god who grants miracles to himself.”

Only after hearing Elril’s answer, Isaac was able to understand why Villon had awakened his sword spirit. Since he was already an Elril believer, there was no reason for his sword spirit to be suppressed. However, the reason he was able to awaken his sword spirit at such an old age was because at that moment, he had acquired firm self-confidence, positivity, and his own world.

Even if it is a twisted and distorted world.

But just like Alfred and Pio, it is difficult to maintain that twisted world, as there will be constant pressure from those around you.

That may be why sword masters are left out of society.

Lyanna, too, was in a different world from the knights of Georg, and so was Aethelred.

Isaac also believes that he belongs to another world, not this one.

***

When Isaac learned the secrets of God and this world, he became afraid again.

Ultimately, gods were a paranoid part of the collective unconsciousness of humanity that had been brought to light.

You could call it a human mental illness.

If so, then the nameless chaos may be a god created by human self-destructive desires. It is not surprising that a god created from self-destructive desires would commit suicide.

Isaac is one of those people.

Elril approached Isaac, smiling loosely, and ruffled his hair.

“She looks like my daughter.”

Isaac had never heard anything so spine-chilling in his entire life.

Even though it would certainly be an affectionate remark from an ordinary father.

However, it was not strange that Isaac, a Nephilim, resembled Larabia, a fellow Nephilim, in appearance.

Fortunately, before Isaac could run away in a panic, Elril spoke first.

“I don’t know who your father was, but he must have been a nameless member of the Chaos Regiment. I don’t know why he gave birth to you and then abandoned you, but there must have been some reason why he couldn’t have done it. There is no god who wouldn’t desire you.”

Just when Isaac was thinking about running away, Ellie took something out.

It was the sword he had brought with him through all his hardships, the dividing ceremony. This was why Elil insisted on bringing up the subject of his daughter. He held out the dividing ceremony to Isaac.

“This sword is no longer mine.”

Isaac looked at Elril with suspicious eyes, wondering what he was talking about.

“That sword has another owner. You must return Gargaldia to that owner, not me.”

If there is another master in the division ceremony, there is only one person. But Isaac couldn’t figure out why Elril was acting differently than in the game. Then suddenly he realized the difference.

‘Usually, the division ceremony is returned with the Red Grail, that is, the heart of Elril. At that time, the Red Grail Club was already bankrupt. Since it was already the end, there was no reason to return it.’

Isaac realized that his journey as a Grail Knight had been lengthened yet again.

There is no reason to refuse, as it will allow him to use the division ritual again until it is returned to the dancer.

Anyway, if you were going on a journey to the Holy Land, you had to stop by the Walaika Kingdom.

But it seemed to Elril that simply leaving Isaac to carry out his orders was not enough. He once again drew his sword out of thin air.

It was the holy sword, Cachulain, encrusted with a blue jewel.

“Get on your knees.”

Isaac knelt on one knee before Elil as if in a trance.

He neither obeyed Eliel nor believed in him, but somewhere an irresistible and powerful pressure was pressing down on him. Yet it did not feel humiliating.

Only then did Isaac realize Elil’s divine status.

“You are a warrior who has been given a sacred mission by me. I will grant you the authority you deserve.”

In this space, in this heaven, Elil is the absolute order. Isaac was happy to obey that order. Just as the knights in Elil’s heaven were happy to fight and kill each other.

Elril tapped Isaac’s right shoulder with Kachulain.

“I appoint you as the great warrior of Elril.”

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

Isaac raised his head and looked at him at the mention of the Great Warrior of Elril. It was an act of rudeness that should not have been committed recklessly, but it was a surprising act that the power of chaos was enough to break Elril’s oppression and raise him up.

I felt the nameless chaos raging fiercely.

‘Wait, I’m the Grand Champion of Elril?’

This is the position that was originally supposed to be held by Ethelred.

The Grand Master is given the same status as Elil, the incarnation of Elil on Earth. Usually, it is given only to the King of Elil who proclaimed the holy war, and in some cases, it boasts authority higher than that of the King.

As it was a position with the authority necessary to unify the Kingdom of Elril, it was natural that Ethelred should receive it.

Even Isaac was a saint of resurrection appointed by the Code of Light, a dreamer of the Salt Council, an unnamed agent of chaos, and by extension, the nephew-in-law of Emperor Baltzemer.

I didn’t even want to imagine how much chaos would arise if Elril’s status as a great warrior were to be lowered here.

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

“Wait a minute, I… … .”

“Stay still.”

Ellie tried to tap Isaac’s left shoulder with Cachulain, but some unknown, powerful pressure prevented her from lowering her sword.

Something was resisting, to the point of even turning back Ellie’s power.

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

Isaac was crushed to death between the nameless resistance of chaos and Elril’s stubbornness. But Elril opened his eyes wide and ignited his sword energy at Cachulin. A brilliant flash violently pushed everything away, illuminating only the path the sword would take.

And this was Elil’s paradise.

Everything was unilaterally favorable to Elil.

Very slowly, but steadily, Cachulain’s blade finally reached Isaac’s neck. It should have taken two or three taps, but Elril seemed satisfied with just the slight touch and pulled the sword away.

“Now you are the champion of Elril.”

“… … .”

[Nameless chaos watches you.]

[Nameless Chaos wants you to ‘Church Elil’.]

[The rewards of chaos await you.]

[The rewards of chaos await you.]

[The rewards of chaos await you.]

‘No, even if you’re angry, please don’t say such nonsense.’

Isaac had no intention of committing suicide, even though he didn’t know how great the reward would be. No, if it were Elril, he would be able to stop himself from committing suicide even if he wanted to.

Isaac was speechless and groaned at the thought of something that had happened without even asking for his opinion, but now it seemed ridiculous to bite him and it didn’t seem like he would bite him. Elil held Cachulain upside down and handed it to Isaac.

“This is a symbol of the oath between you and me, a symbol that you are my great warrior. Take up this sword and lead my knights into battle.”

As Isaac accepted Cachulain, Elril looked at him with burning eyes and smiled eerily.

“So that they may kill all their enemies and die glorious deaths on the battlefield. Remind my followers once again what war is.”

“ha…….”

It may be an extremely rude answer, but a great warrior would have to forgive this.

“And Calurien.”

Elril also whispered to the Dragonheart that was stuck in Cachulain.

“Your exile will last until the end of your mission as a Knight of the Holy Grail. Until then, whether you break or survive, fulfill your mission.”

The wind came rushing in.

In an instant, countless fallen leaves enveloped Isaac’s eyes and body.

***

When I opened my eyes, it was night.

The morning stars were spread across the night sky. The tall zelkova trees, the autumn scenery, and the faintly blooming camellia flowers were still there. Isaac was able to find Elril, who had been talking to him just a moment ago, lying dead as if asleep.

It’s back to reality.

Looking around, I saw Ethelred and Hesabel collapsed as well.

Isaac expected them to wake up soon, too. He didn’t know what they would say, but he guessed they would have had their own conversation with Elil.

And in Isaac’s hand was the holy sword, Cachulain.

[Holy Sword Kachulain (EX)]

[A real-life sword that Elril personally wielded on the battlefield. Made of a metal that does not exist in this world, it will not break or be damaged by anything. It can accelerate itself for a short period of time three times a day. If someone other than Elril’s great warrior holds it, it will stab its own neck.]

‘If you forget to bring this, you’ll be in big trouble.’

The self-harm option was an effect I had never heard of before. It seemed like an option that Elril had added specifically.

It was simple for a holy sword, with acceleration effects and sturdiness, but it was enough. Considering that even the Ruaddin Key could break at any time, it was top-notch. Furthermore, the true value of this sword was not revealed when it clashed with the enemy.

The true value of this sword was the authority that would make the knights of Elril willing to ‘jump into the sea and die’.

Although he was forced to become the great warrior of Elril, Isaac actually did not suffer any losses. No, he received the holy sword Kachulin and also received the division ceremony back.

‘It’s a problem because it’s too good.’