Chapter 250: The Woman Who Cried Black Tears. Ramashthu (2)
WmYtPaIt was a space of complete darkness.eoZo
UOP3WHA place where I couldn’t even see my own hand when I looked down.K3jQQ
NlSiYet, even in this seemingly empty space, a faint singing could be heard.DGVxe
WVkpcko“…Singing?”Fp8GV
NzbJoseph, who was alone in the darkness, wore a confused expression at the sound of the song being sung in front of him.wQL
bxoiEk9I don’t know where I am now, nor why I’m here, but the voice singing in front of me was undeniably clear.scwZN
RzxEowJ······Spin, spin. Round and round.bJMlZDF
ssGhVEIt sounded like a song sung by children.RdvjH3
b0qq4ixJoseph, who was drawn toward the faint sound as if enchanted, soon found the light of a small bonfire before him.sBo8a
xX2tsjiUntil the song they were singing ended.5bJ5ig
Tcdr9Until all who had been called fall.kyTmd90
da1Spin, spin.lt8zi
9tBTopAhead, small children played beside the bonfire, accompanied by cheerful singing.Za2u
Lc43ZWatching the children running joyfully, unaware of who was with them, seemed peaceful, yet it also filled him with a strange discomfort in the current situation.8tm8RV
YEd“…They never rest.”tDnWN
dmBAnd so, Joseph watched the children from afar for a long time.vC3vjx
lVoHcO1In total darkness, he had no idea how much time had passed.ZZtAI6
LV1r4gSHowever, it was undoubtedly strange to see the children never stop, even during that incomprehensible span of time.W7S
j9ozjPr“…”DUuWKGF
imApxcbThey just kept spinning endlessly.Oz58L
wvoZThe children, who had stopped because they found no place to move forward, continued to remain in place, turning and turning.SDer1M
fOSSKo8“You can’t keep doing that.”34A
1XUaqTJoseph began to walk toward the scene, step by step, feeling that someone needed to make it stop.by8S0B
p7mnmh3Toward the children whom no one had ever come to find.mvqjU
k608yjAs Joseph’s footsteps drew closer, the heads of the children playing around the bonfire began to turn one by one.T7mh
Xjg-Someone’s coming.ETem
nWnfW-Who is it?Vw7Qb
Sm2Although only empty hollows remained where their eyes should have been.j36M
GUrDThat wounded gaze had also been blocked by the woman in black, telling you not to look at the dark places in the world.VEZ
NKR1WSR-What’s that?QECk
3PZVd88-Is it shining?AGo8uPX
keuXZvwYet, even through their vacant stares, light was visible.b0tS
XFLVsThe light was faint, but in this dark place, it shone brighter than anything else.EBqT
w8wzX6In a place where only the bonfire lit by Ramashthu had been burning, the new, shining light was enough to pique the children’s interest.vPTRQc4
2RJfrs-·····It’s silver. Pretty.6FlV5
SIv1wsWhere it should be.Np0
wutrrFor the just price of death.JlKn
3BOJC1DOn Joseph’s shoulder, as he walked through the darkness toward the children, shone a faded silver object, something that someone had once struck against him.EtOyiZ
UDqkTL***nFa
omMCrash-!qhcpB
UngVlad ran beneath the brilliant purple sky, mercilessly cutting down the headless knights who stood in his way.8OtcCMI
654xAnother false dead fell onto the white bridge that connected life and death.0hr2myc
Aqc-Keuuuuuu!lfyPI
YSdUqThe natural blue flower quivered as if it couldn’t believe Vlad was passing by, but life is about moving forward.riwdnYx
s4ogVlad, who had already paid the price in full, simply advanced, leaving death behind him.RtHp
2Yhq“Vlad! Ahead of us!”GfM
f2p9Z0LThe group ran toward death, stepping over the sacrifices of the knights left behind them.ABiSuJ
xczTAfter paying the price to cross the bridge, the tree they were aiming for soon came into view.TqzgLJ
B1H“It’s bigger than in Moshiam!”o1xw
5EZQbzBeyond Nibelun’s fingertips pointing skyward, a towering tree rose high above.njVNO35
hA1fFxIts grotesque roots, writhing as if warning people not to approach, were, as Nibelun said, larger and more imposing than the tree in Moshiam.NtGoavS
1wCp6“…!”7fQ8dIG
oToqQeKHowever, Vlad’s eyes could no longer register the grandeur of the tree before him.Q7Y
Et7Thump!RGJKHk
sT8jBSAll he could see was someone pierced by towering roots.vUIU
2GcAvB5The black hair, recognizable even from a distance, was unmistakably the color Vlad had been searching for.pr42
W4Qj“Ahhh…”sIpD
mnTCfw‘Are you here now?’oumEq1
DnlYGALWhen I opened the door and entered, there was always a young man with black eyes waiting to greet me.0m7z
aCBxWith his back to the bright sunlight, he always rested his chin on his clasped hands.Xvw
ZgUVng‘Come and have some tea. I can’t drink whiskey anymore.’fPEuF
C7GzTBEven though his sunken eyes were filled with deep fatigue, he was one of the few people in this world who welcomed me.3lxCNHO
VLCxvHis appearance, seemingly unchanged by time, had been one of the few comforts for Vlad.zWTE3m
ozoyz“Aaaah!”tHw2
dLraMZeNow, I will never see him again.gyGS1
SKDTlUqA man with black hair, head hanging low, pierced by roots reaching toward the sky.sYM
xCUfzCSeeing Joseph in such a wretched state, red veins began to form in Vlad’s blue eyes.ujCm3
wp2MGP“Ramashthu—!”vZYaNaO
7YIShTToward the woman in black who had created this scene.EjEMO
I9B0A mother, shedding black tears.gVnXI
Dt2KZnRChildren, suffocating as they died.rMIDTy
h7DOLIThe unfortunate prostitute whose eyes I had closed myself, and the paladin who showed me the way.UeO
uOjYPWUAnd now the great wall that once confined me.iiLZ
UAdL“I will definitely kill you!”gy96A
mrCThud!m6K
3HCA dragon, unable to protect them all, roared fiercely as it charged toward death.9rMp
Fx4mi-Kugh!wgQIk
VwTm-Stop them!8iE
0dyaaWmThe golden horizon began to speed up from the edge of the bridge.pAi
VoRuKToday’s sun, having stepped over someone’s life, crossed the pure white border and now plunged toward death, rising from Ramashthu’s world.lK5qIn6
XqWAFmq“Vlad! Vlad of Soara!”a0v61r
Nvi7CeTo erase the world I’m running toward now.Fm4Q7C
YLz85The woman with black tears recognized the light and began to wail beneath the tree.4YNrs
qiFR6“It’s your fault! All of this! It’s because of you!”dApd
QMG9YIt was a bright light, but in the end, it was a light that couldn’t shine on everyone in this world.n1W
38X76tShe, who had struggled in the shadows cast by that light, now threw everything aside and extended her black wolf-like fingers.2MlLa
m3XGtBoooom—!VetC
j9LTo die, to kill. Thus, two worlds that cannot coexist in the same place.dc6D
oyQIJkThe black night sky, suppressing the sun that was about to rise, was filled only with sorrowful rain clouds, without a single star or bright moon.02Z3xo
ItmXk5Y“Leave my children alone!”PZT
4UeOJ8S“Those damned children! I’m sick of it now!”Lho1BGf
2QrDOVlad raised his sword toward Ramashthu.8mAPF
G9PThe headless knights who had returned from the bridge charged toward Vlad.aXCzpk
QTBh7“Why did they drag me to this place?”6zb
HCPXSuddenly, red flames erupted from the dragon’s left eye.sa6M
w9kpRadu’s world is one filled with inferiority complexes, half-formed.NyNN
CX6His world, burning endlessly because it could never be perfect, was now creating a great wall of fire, accompanied by the inquisitor’s staff strike.UPXvsrM
2eWS7“Do you know how many people died because of those children you speak of?”B7rk
5i5F0rBetween the border of life and death that had been created, Vlad cried, clutching the collar of his shirt.9JrP
bIy6ZI2And Ramashthu’s eyes, gazing at the weeping Vlad, were also filled with dark moisture.glhQayd
S1V0Un“You killed him!”cp81EF
sK8SIYou killed Joseph!m1qhIF7
WnRhiBoom! Bang! Bang!10aj
K7BFEven though they cried out in the same grief, the two clashing worlds could never understand each other.aCl
jxAgBecause I lost, you must lose, and because I suffered, you too must suffer.dMu
FA3Nh“Save me!”QRwMiBy
Cy3fi5Thus, Vlad’s world and Ramashthu’s world collided.zIRU
oGac6kVlad’s fist, striking Ramashthu as though even the sword he wielded was unnecessary, was filled with the black blood that poured from her.9AqfRKe
8O3“Save me!”zCKYR
VSSqc3oBut no matter how hard they tried, the two people now facing each other could not let go of what they had lost.AFE
BAR12WTheir empty hearts were now filled with the fury they exchanged between them.JdrvB
GvAiJsn“I wish everyone would die.”rDYPH
Ja1“Aaaah!”vjZ5
V3XYRdzThe branches of the black, wolf-like tree began to twist between the two worlds, which broke further with each clash.Ch97N3
QMYILUpon seeing the signal that only she could recognize, Ramashthu knew the moment had come.PL8dmn
2NGjvm“So I’ll kill them all.”EoM159v
LpA[······!]a2ZbZf
EIe4zHer smile, unseen by the enraged Vlad.Jubs
ullV9TaBut as soon as Kihano sensed her suspicious presence, it began to darken, along with her sinister, twisting fingers.ROgK
A3XP[I told you not to give her time!]whElO
IPmKjWham!E2s
OnlpThe leader of the warlocks of this era.sU24x
EnMA great tremor began to rise from the beast that Ramashthu, weeping black tears, had secretly pointed to.4MdcaK
nBvHrF“What is this?*clIg
rMBU“…Legs!”Mg87
6V5vj08Behind Radu, who was startled by the sudden quake, the bridge he had been crossing began to collapse.Bkcc
BeXCountless white bridges had spanned a small circle.iZou3aJ
JAvAs the bridges connecting the border of life and death crumbled, the place where Vlad stood became a world filled only with death.Cn9
Ieqt“Agh!”kAiSQ
XXOWXZVlad, realizing too late what was happening, drove his sword into Ramashthu’s chest, but she was already gone.7dj
T5hqWGDAs if she had never existed in the first place.HEVRu6
IlA“Did you really think I didn’t know?”jnaKs
VOpGyoYThough she seemed a bit weary, Ramashthu smiled.LCPVJCR
MQJFor the dragon, who was now right before her, had fallen into her trap, just as she intended.zSsY
WcqXwKAnd the bait for that trap was none other than Joseph Bayezid.Gbcpoer
qwtVc“Is that Joseph Bayezid the spy you sent?”VUK
Z2CMmOVlad began to feel a creeping unease as he stared at Ramashthu, who stood there smiling serenely, as if nothing had happened.qXoc8E
4roROeThe woman who had been weeping before him just moments ago was now grinning so brightly.fuhHXz
VbFThe deep instincts of the dragon told him that this sudden change in demeanor was not a mere hallucination brought on by madness.piMyj0
26O9GG“…Though I never thought I’d burn my precious children.”cLdv
QKswUBeneath the floating island, now stripped of its supports, lay a black-toned lake that he had never seen before.WIdm9ke
hTwaEThe lake, seemingly so deep that once you entered, you couldn’t leave, was filled with the black tears Ramashthu had shed.BtE
kA84“But now that we’ve gathered three, it’s enough.”TWek
RzSU3c“…What?”OAID
kLoRamashthu chuckled for a moment as she glanced at the young dragon who knew nothing, then raised her black finger and pointed toward the turbulent purple sky.XC1RGK
TthOne towards the top.drnYx
6UexnTwo behind.vacxa
0BCsYJfAnd three toward Vlad, standing right in front of her.7utUl
t19“Even though there were only two pieces promised.”CZE7iT9
7aIThe most perfect piece, able to become anything, to be whatever you wished.v0Zwt8y
a2BxThe three pieces gathered here were visible in her eyes, now smiling through black tears.nR20IP
nn8dWD“At this rate, my children will breathe again.”Uc8
xvAKRamashthu’s world, shedding black tears, was a world of death, devoid of any suffering.LQe
GakRamashthu, having lifted her world to the sky, gazed at the dragons ensnared in her trap through a madness that had already quieted.ZlT
b2T8Za***RxR
CEa5Achiuk, a town now in ruins.Q2lBn
SlIXQyeAn army was rushing towards it.d7ec
t9O5amX“The banner of the Northern Union Army is just ahead!”Z1js
tBG“It looks like we’re locked in a long battle now!”yymy
SQUxMThe golden dragon’s banner led the emperor’s standard.q1rRu
5zuNVNow, Sarnus, the Dragon Blood Duke, smiled beneath the flag of the dragon with its fully spread wings.g5W5035
6baPh“…It was worth running fast.”7A3NB
TycjdwWIn front of him, smiling, were the soldiers of the Northern Union Army, who had been fighting for a long time.JQc
VXyiaThey had been battling the undead army for over a full day and seemed utterly baffled when Sarnus’s army suddenly appeared.PZyXg
tV2HL“There’s all sorts of things here.”GzN3q8I
OS2ACommunication wasn’t easy between completely divided worlds.1pv1O
qM2xdThe same goes for time.udiu
EpezHrAlthough little time had passed for the group that had entered, the Northern Union Army outside had been at a standstill for over half a day.refB
SqAb4“It would be difficult if this ended too quickly.”FDH
E01Sarnus’s army had gained a full day’s time through a grueling forced march.NGJiQ6
peuOLBKOf course, the number of soldiers who had deserted was as large as the time gained, but Sarnus didn’t care, for winning or losing the war wasn’t important to him.jhYbd
ONFZvn“From now on, we attack the Northern Union Army.”2FlHnc
QbCvThe only thing that mattered was that many people die.0B6Q
eX5bpyThe banner of the oldest dragon, which had transcended the era of the empire and was now once again pointing toward the era of the dragons, slowly began to tilt forward.sKfyxX
Xtn46UJ“You’re a little late. Sarnus.”1Xwl88
Hyo7n7“…!”irlAA45
cnhLMXHowever, the dragon’s banner, which had begun to lower, couldn’t point to where it intended in the end.A6P
BQ9ZWd“Well, you were always late to your appointments.”GjUwfCw
wuy“…Frausen?”cLwWQ
bYN6HA man whose colors had faded.pMS
YKXRmHe, standing among the central forces unnoticed by anyone, slowly began to remove the hood he wore.MoRdjI
jL3zNr“Yes. I’m back. You, stupid dragon.”ho00
OaSX6RqHis face, now visible through the hood he had taken off.izV
fB2VHis face, recognizable only to the oldest dragon, was unmistakably Frausen’s, the first emperor who had slain the most perfect dragon.XO5sG
kxWYE“A foolish dragon who broke his oath to the Emperor. Sarnus Dragulia.”qQp0uso
7e1yRumbleee—s9T
5owThe earth began to tremble at the calm words of the founding king.DJS
UzEpf6Amidst the tremendous shaking, which shocked both the living and the dead, the only person who remained calm was the returning emperor.VbX
4fWLwA“Today, you die with me.”Y3ZV
no9dce3Kurrrrr—c7wvS
NreOThe Army of the Dead and the Northern Union Army.RBH
fkcZJeAnd even the central army that had arrived late.jBJQk
8ohYdTThere was an enormous tree root trying to trap them all.5mx4dDK
3bk1It emerged from the roots, not the branches, burrowing into the ground without anyone noticing, and soon began to reveal itself, enclosing a vast battlefield.jikL
5UICfc2“With the fragments of the dragon that we carry.”S9vf
uYH6xWwA tree began to grow, destroying the dark, wolf-like church.vrrLcH
4i8AThe Inverted Sky Tree, which had awoken from the world of Ramashthu and finally appeared in this world.sJl
cuzksIt began to manifest, overshadowing everything on the battlefield.KPy1N4
PJEMsfX“…Frausen.”Y956
yjmTPTo devour the death of everyone here.Wvb4
4LcThe name of the new world that would rise with their deaths was the World of Black Tears.2bUJ0u
kQZ7WFor a world where no children would die, grotesque roots began to move like tongues.rFOu
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