Paladin of the Dead God - Chapter 249



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Episode 249. Sketch (2)

What is the highest honor and position that a human being can attain in this world?

In Isaac’s world, if you accomplished a heroic feat, you would appear in the game as a woman, but in this world, you become an angel named by God.

To be reborn with a new name. That is the highest status a human being can attain, the Angel of Heaven.

‘As long as you don’t dare to think of approaching God.’

Among the nine faiths, there are gods who were betrayed by angels, but none who were dethroned, so let’s exclude them.

Anyway, Isaac was shocked by the fact that such a huge position could be given to him.

My first thought was, ‘Is that okay?’

The lighthouse keeper must already know that there is more than just blood and bones under Isaac’s skin. Furthermore, Isaac is a Nephilim. The angel who gives birth to a Nephilim is bound to become a fallen angel, an undeniable proof of sin.

Is it possible to become a famous angel despite overcoming such adverse conditions?

The conclusion came quickly.

There is no reason why it cannot be done.

Belonging to another god’s cult?

There are also angels who committed apostasy and became gods themselves.

There are those who have attained the status of angels by abandoning their proper faith and becoming apostates to another faith.

Isaac could do that too.

Nephilim? There are already exemplary examples of the Red Grail and the Dancer. Although they are not angels but gods, Nephilim are evidence of sin, not sin itself. If that were a reason to punish, Isaac’s head would have already been cut off.

‘Still, he’s an angel.’

When Isaac was too deep in thought to answer, Horgel understood that he was shocked and smiled.

Isaac was actually shocked.

“You’re surprised. Well, I didn’t know I would be notified twice in my lifetime.”

Isaac barely managed to pull himself together at Horhel’s words.

“… … It seems that Brother Horgel also conveyed this message to Carlsen.”

“Yes, it is. Not everyone is given the opportunity to become an angel’s messenger. It is truly a blessed and glorious thing.”

Horhel observed Isaac’s complexion and slowly tilted his head.

“But Brother Isaac doesn’t seem as happy as Carlsen?”

Isaac quickly changed his attitude. He quickly knelt down on one knee before Horhel and bowed his head. Then, as was customary, he drew his sword and laid it on the ground.

“I dare not open my eyes to the unexpected light. Please forgive me for not being able to accept it with courtesy due to my confusion. It is a burdensome task that is not worthy of my glorious but empty reputation. Please take it away.”

Isaac thought that he would succeed in the Code of Light and live well. If it was foretold that he would become an angel of the Code of Light, he would certainly be able to live without any lack while he was alive.

But I couldn’t just accept it as a good thing.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. A promise of a generous reward means that you are prepared for a hardship. If you accept it because it sounds good, you may end up signing a slave contract.

But Horgel, either thinking that Isaac was being humble or deliberately ignoring him, lowered his posture, picked up the sword again, and handed it to Isaac.

“Please sit up straight, Grail Knight. I am not an angel, I am only delivering instructions. It is natural that you feel burdened, but all of this is the judgment of the angels who have watched over you with bright eyes.”

“but…….”

“There have been few heroes who have achieved great feats at such a young age as the Isaac brothers. No, even Carlsen, who was destined to become a great angel, did not achieve such feats at such a young age as the Isaac brothers. So how many more feats can there be in the future?”

“… … .”

“And the lighthouse keeper said that there is a name in preparation, but it is not yet decided. The name is not given right away, but after death. He wants to keep an eye on whether you have accomplished enough before then, so don’t worry.”

A cold sweat ran down Isaac’s spine.

Those words sounded like, ‘I’ll exploit you as much as you’ve accomplished so far, and I’ll exploit you until you die.’ In reality, it wouldn’t be much different. However, I couldn’t continue to refuse you under the guise of humility until the very end.

I just heard the example of Carlsen, who resembled Isaac right in front of his nose.

If I continued to refuse here, I might arouse suspicion by saying, ‘Come to think of it, Carlsen also refused the honor of becoming an Archangel by becoming an apostate. Are you doing the same?’

‘칼센, 이 개새끼.’

In the end, Isaac concluded that he had no choice but to accept the offer while cursing the poor Carlsen.

When Isaac could not answer easily, Horgel smiled and said.

“It doesn’t seem humble, but rather burdensome.”

Isaac asked broadly, expecting that he might not have to answer right away.

“I doubt whether I have achieved the achievements that would make me a worthy Archangel. I am young and not a good example to others. At best, I am just a swordsman who knows nothing but to kill and cut things. Do you think I am worthy of being an Archangel who can spread the order of the Light Code?”

Isaac’s words were a joke when it came to making excuses to refuse. But there was some truth to what he said.

Angels are beings that symbolize the values ​​that God pursues.

In the Code of Light, there is only one Archangel from the Paladin class, the Sword of May.

Even so, she was recognized for her achievements in battle, more so than for her achievements in creating the title of Paladin and the swordsmanship of the Paladin Order.

‘Karlsen almost became an angel, but failed.’

Horgel smiled and said, seeming pleased with Isaac’s rejection.

“Brother Isaac’s humble words seem to show why Brother Isaac should become an angel.”

‘Damn, now that I’m a famous angel, do I have to go around extorting money from people?’

Isaac thought while swallowing his tears. But Horhel sat down on the floor right in front of him, as if she had no intention of forcing herself on Isaac.

“Okay. Then let’s talk about what qualifies to be named.”

“yes?”

“An angel, that is. Let me guess why the lighthouse keeper wants to make you an angel. The closest example is Carlsen.”

Horhel bent down and looked closely at Isaac.

“Brother Isaac, do you know why Carlsen was given the name?”

***

Isaac wondered how much he knew about Carlsen.

Honorable Knight Carlsen Milter.

The Saint of the Sword, the leader of the Milishar Knights, the Crusher of Bones, the one who has built his exploits on the blood and corpses of countless enemies. He too had his chance to be named. Horhel must have come to him and asked him to serve the glorious highlands as they are now.

If Carlsen had been a normal-minded paladin, he would have cried tears of joy or praised God. However, instead of continuing his glorious mission and becoming a great angel, he chose to become an apostate.

‘why?’

Isaac recalled interrogating the Liberator Al Duazad long ago when he had invaded his domain. Al Duazad had said that he had tried to create the Kalsen as a new ninth faith to prevent the return of the nameless chaos.

Carlsen also agreed to this, and so the collaboration between the Code of Light and the Undead Cult was formed.

At the time, I couldn’t be sure whether it was Carlsen’s decision or the order of the church. But looking at the way things were going now, it seemed more likely that it was the latter.

Carlsen, who was destined to become a great angel, became an apostate from the sect and was expelled from the Immortal Sect.

In any case, it is true that he was once prepared to be an angel.

So what achievements did he have to achieve to be considered a saint?

“Brother Isaac, do you know about the angels who belong to the Code of Light?”

Isaac nodded.

There are four angels in the Code of Light.

“The Lighthouse Keeper, the Blind Watchman, the Sword of May, the Burning Maiden. That’s all I know.”

Originally, there was a ‘general’ Elril between the ‘lighthouse keeper’ and the ‘blind watchman’, but he ran away due to the absurd situation called the Elril faction. So he was excluded. Maybe Carlsen could have been listed as the fifth, or even sixth name. However, he also failed due to apostasy.

It is not that there are many apostates in the Code of Light. It is just that they are powerful and numerous, so it seems that way. Even in the case of the Red Grail, didn’t the red-flesh prophet jump out on his own two feet and try to escape?

“I see. Originally, Carlsen was supposed to be given the name ‘White Hunter.’ But… … that name is no longer in use.”

Horhel muttered, tapping his fingers together in order.

“Do you know how Carlsen got the chance to become an angel?”

Isaac shook his head. Carlsen had won countless victories on the battlefield and defeated his enemies. He was the undisputed strongest being in Baekje. However, it was unlikely that he would be appointed as a famous angel for that reason alone. After all, the same goes for Baltsemer.

“It’s only natural that you don’t know. Because his real accomplishments have been erased.”

“… … It was erased?”

“In fact, about 20 years ago, there was one more Archangel in the Code of Light.”

Isaac felt a chill down his spine at the mention of twenty years. The fact that Isaac had never known the angel meant that the angel had been cast down and punished by being erased from history.

And Isaac felt a sense of deja vu at the number 20.

“That angel had committed a serious crime and had escaped. The lighthouse keeper ordered Carlsen to find the sinner and purge the angel with the Sword of May and the Burning Maiden. After that, the punishment of the other world was carried out and the angel was erased from history.”

The reason why they needed Kalsen’s help even though there were two angels present seemed to be the same reason Isaac had been with them in the Kingdom of Elril. They either needed to enter a place and the angels alone couldn’t do it, or they needed Kalsen’s ability, ‘The Watcher’s Lighthouse’.

“Have you ever heard of the teachings of the owl?”

“yes?”

Isaac was taken aback by the sudden words. He was nervous that they would ask questions about Camille, but the story Horgel told him was completely different.

“The name of the purged angel was ‘White Owl’. She was the one who created the teachings of the owl. Her name was erased from history, but the knowledge and traces she left behind persist.”

Ting. Isaac felt a strange ringing in his ears. The moment he heard the name Snow Owl, fragments of his memories that had been crushed came back to life and rang out over and over again.

It was a memory I had heard from Elli’s Urbansus.

“It seems that the newly named angel in the Code of Light, the White Owl, is very active. Even in Urbansus, we can’t keep up with her movements. If things continue like this… … .”

The name echoed in Isaac’s head over and over again. His stomach churned.

***

Horhel patted Isaac’s shoulder as if he understood his reaction.

“I understand. I guess I’ve heard her name somewhere. When erased knowledge is restored, it can give you a headache. I’ve experienced this myself several times.”

But Isaac was experiencing something completely different from what Horgel was talking about.

Snowy Owl, 20 years, eggs, Baelbaden, The Teachings of the Owl.

A series of words were combined to form a guess.

‘Is the White Owl, the Archangel, my biological mother?’

Then it is understandable that they were destroyed and erased. The gods absolutely forbid the reproduction of angels. That may be a greater sin than the radical doctrine of the teaching of the owl.

If that’s the case, then Carlsen and May’s Black Isaac would be the enemies of his own parents.

‘Carlsen, you son of a bitch. You were hiding it?’

Isaac clenched his teeth and barely suppressed his emotions. In the first place, Carlsen probably didn’t even know that he was the child of the Snow Owl. The Sword of May also only recognized that he was a Nephilim, and didn’t seem to know whose child he was.

‘No, maybe I just didn’t care. That’s the kind of personality you’d have. How could you be confused when there aren’t so many Nephilim in the world?’

Of course, even if giving birth to Nephilim is a great sin, if you don’t get caught, you won’t be punished. That’s why there are only a very small number of Nephilim in the world.

Isaac controlled his mind.

The only evidence that Snowy Owl is his biological mother is the timing. And even if she were real, she is not Isaac’s real mother, so he has no obligation to take revenge.

I have never met a mother who is a famous angel. I feel dizzy rather than longing. Even the targets of my revenge are the famous angels.

It is not a goal that helps longevity.

Isaac tried hard to remain calm, and Horgel seemed to have regained his composure, so he continued to speak calmly.

“In any case, due to such circumstances, even though Carlsen had accomplished great feats, he could not make his achievements known to the believers. The name of the White Owl was erased and only remained in the records of a very small number of the religious order and among the priests.”

“… … I see.”

“Although he was a great angel, the snowy owl had committed a great crime and had been on the run for a long time. The lighthouse keeper was so pleased with this achievement that he reserved a name for Carlsen. In that respect, when looking at the achievements of Brother Isaac… … .”

Horhel said with a smile.

“If we think about the great accomplishments and how much they have contributed to the great plan of heaven, Brother Isaac’s accomplishments are somewhat lacking. However, as you said, Brother Isaac is still young.”

“… … .”

“The coming of the Millennium Kingdom is just around the corner. If you will lend a helping hand to the coming new order, I will show you the way for Brother Isaac to become the prophet of the new era. So that Brother Isaac’s name will finally be engraved in the position of the fifth angel.”