Chapter 250: The Woman Who Cried Black Tears. Ramashthu (2)
Z5q51QIt was a space of complete darkness.FOwv1kP
ViGSPAA place where I couldn’t even see my own hand when I looked down.OrV2
mRPJajYet, even in this seemingly empty space, a faint singing could be heard.WejQ
XpV“…Singing?”Xyi
ppmJoseph, who was alone in the darkness, wore a confused expression at the sound of the song being sung in front of him.d0A
afa08ZI don’t know where I am now, nor why I’m here, but the voice singing in front of me was undeniably clear.Wbt
af5c8M······Spin, spin. Round and round.tKQiSvN
AL7It sounded like a song sung by children.5vU
lOO9S9Joseph, who was drawn toward the faint sound as if enchanted, soon found the light of a small bonfire before him.yM8
bOoSH5BUntil the song they were singing ended.E3ESXz
cCKTAUntil all who had been called fall.STieDT
Zfw2V3Spin, spin.kYu
UsaAhead, small children played beside the bonfire, accompanied by cheerful singing.fWR
41pzn7Watching 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.fmNq
pVIrn5“…They never rest.”XAb
fLDAnd so, Joseph watched the children from afar for a long time.kmgBK
s2UIn total darkness, he had no idea how much time had passed.4AP8
QVvXmT4However, it was undoubtedly strange to see the children never stop, even during that incomprehensible span of time.KWl
vHuzhw“…”WceHB
Im5PThey just kept spinning endlessly.toYpznl
Vg74vGThe children, who had stopped because they found no place to move forward, continued to remain in place, turning and turning.S1fKc
oqI“You can’t keep doing that.”a8ZLD7
5DJhJoseph began to walk toward the scene, step by step, feeling that someone needed to make it stop.k7HHYjG
NfRtkLToward the children whom no one had ever come to find.8qkadv
Bwm7o6As Joseph’s footsteps drew closer, the heads of the children playing around the bonfire began to turn one by one.ng2AQ
Ig55TOk-Someone’s coming.nZcvd2
oDR-Who is it?OnzCEyR
JifW0Although only empty hollows remained where their eyes should have been.05t
syIPnccThat wounded gaze had also been blocked by the woman in black, telling you not to look at the dark places in the world.kzF
DTmkv-What’s that?GwJqm
fk64XgG-Is it shining?SB9Y7
Rk7VY0Yet, even through their vacant stares, light was visible.iGbbd
3TNg22sThe light was faint, but in this dark place, it shone brighter than anything else.UDcY8C
8zPYCngIn a place where only the bonfire lit by Ramashthu had been burning, the new, shining light was enough to pique the children’s interest.kAn
OSdCSt-·····It’s silver. Pretty.rkvU
xx8WP0Where it should be.8mtQ
JRBKtAFor the just price of death.8ekhFjY
YmkslGOn 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.3x5m
1oWIw0***XCZ
58KCrash-!kS7Y
NrPbVlad ran beneath the brilliant purple sky, mercilessly cutting down the headless knights who stood in his way.n6jebz
uWcV50bAnother false dead fell onto the white bridge that connected life and death.TY3
1R4om-Keuuuuuu!nTExcmX
tFIThe natural blue flower quivered as if it couldn’t believe Vlad was passing by, but life is about moving forward.Ayleo
9oYVlad, who had already paid the price in full, simply advanced, leaving death behind him.mQn
kKLt“Vlad! Ahead of us!”RqMPp0x
KPMLhBmThe group ran toward death, stepping over the sacrifices of the knights left behind them.wd2U
ebJjMxFAfter paying the price to cross the bridge, the tree they were aiming for soon came into view.4eFa8z
UPD“It’s bigger than in Moshiam!”8ELRDDQ
pbHBeyond Nibelun’s fingertips pointing skyward, a towering tree rose high above.UCuGQ4u
bBVIts grotesque roots, writhing as if warning people not to approach, were, as Nibelun said, larger and more imposing than the tree in Moshiam.eOU1k
oYIx“…!”1gZiF
BYNB1lHowever, Vlad’s eyes could no longer register the grandeur of the tree before him.mtr
YwRThump!g51M3
Iw2All he could see was someone pierced by towering roots.n2GDTiu
SAer6The black hair, recognizable even from a distance, was unmistakably the color Vlad had been searching for.uhH
ZCgZ“Ahhh…”Q0WMAq
EHrUpg‘Are you here now?’IkZv0
iS2When I opened the door and entered, there was always a young man with black eyes waiting to greet me.8o1
91KxwtWith his back to the bright sunlight, he always rested his chin on his clasped hands.EVB1yZ
QqEz‘Come and have some tea. I can’t drink whiskey anymore.’U1e
eIk0POEven though his sunken eyes were filled with deep fatigue, he was one of the few people in this world who welcomed me.xUDxc3
G4ye8His appearance, seemingly unchanged by time, had been one of the few comforts for Vlad.aOgdOJ6
xM9y“Aaaah!”r6OAvxn
EPemygNow, I will never see him again.0OnmyBY
MDYsA man with black hair, head hanging low, pierced by roots reaching toward the sky.54BQ8Io
NnceSeeing Joseph in such a wretched state, red veins began to form in Vlad’s blue eyes.xxftOU
FRfzU“Ramashthu—!”1d7bfyG
wQQToward the woman in black who had created this scene.yQT3C4
hIDMA mother, shedding black tears.aEnCJi
TPUU6Children, suffocating as they died.IodLYN
cik6GwThe unfortunate prostitute whose eyes I had closed myself, and the paladin who showed me the way.CtWv9
tdCRi7TAnd now the great wall that once confined me.i5q4AB
gyV8YU“I will definitely kill you!”Z0FT
5FFUUThud!J1aN
UqnNA dragon, unable to protect them all, roared fiercely as it charged toward death.Tqu
b9g-Kugh!sbPWy
90q-Stop them!qjzpZj
iVglThe golden horizon began to speed up from the edge of the bridge.lyc0MLt
OuJToday’s sun, having stepped over someone’s life, crossed the pure white border and now plunged toward death, rising from Ramashthu’s world.kkkx
SN4d“Vlad! Vlad of Soara!”1C6BR
HSs21T2To erase the world I’m running toward now.kxO
QTObCThe woman with black tears recognized the light and began to wail beneath the tree.LZ3c8s0
z6Y6“It’s your fault! All of this! It’s because of you!”Bsg
xwnXewjIt was a bright light, but in the end, it was a light that couldn’t shine on everyone in this world.997
7z24EehShe, who had struggled in the shadows cast by that light, now threw everything aside and extended her black wolf-like fingers.C9BB
ooF7spBoooom—!t1k
2MPaxRTo die, to kill. Thus, two worlds that cannot coexist in the same place.Jmt2G
YFiThe 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.Ip5dsny
cUydzfK“Leave my children alone!”e4u
Akd0“Those damned children! I’m sick of it now!”vH5ogMM
yiy3Vlad raised his sword toward Ramashthu.JJ7
zoXLThe headless knights who had returned from the bridge charged toward Vlad.uvS0o1
ddMy6Y“Why did they drag me to this place?”qAbc
RThyvSuddenly, red flames erupted from the dragon’s left eye.rQfyA
BmWVRadu’s world is one filled with inferiority complexes, half-formed.JROvzl
lGuRHis world, burning endlessly because it could never be perfect, was now creating a great wall of fire, accompanied by the inquisitor’s staff strike.GbW9c
6UHH“Do you know how many people died because of those children you speak of?”e12
IJmUFxBetween the border of life and death that had been created, Vlad cried, clutching the collar of his shirt.TX0Sy
2YMbtlnAnd Ramashthu’s eyes, gazing at the weeping Vlad, were also filled with dark moisture.dh8
RbGt“You killed him!”PlB
Ao58aeEYou killed Joseph!eHN
HlGiuVBoom! Bang! Bang!Mf2ugE0
i2ZkSdEven though they cried out in the same grief, the two clashing worlds could never understand each other.mbIG
buJ4Es1Because I lost, you must lose, and because I suffered, you too must suffer.VUUFU
uS3vz“Save me!”AvPY
BQ7Thus, Vlad’s world and Ramashthu’s world collided.TPzGf
UGkDyw5Vlad’s fist, striking Ramashthu as though even the sword he wielded was unnecessary, was filled with the black blood that poured from her.dul4
PhmwTOq“Save me!”ZCPHeyB
h1YBut no matter how hard they tried, the two people now facing each other could not let go of what they had lost.WcPU
VTeMOTheir empty hearts were now filled with the fury they exchanged between them.rY4dV
bDH1v“I wish everyone would die.”5gjy
b7mVi5“Aaaah!”r3qwTxH
SUno5KlThe branches of the black, wolf-like tree began to twist between the two worlds, which broke further with each clash.3ZDX9p
DSgtUpon seeing the signal that only she could recognize, Ramashthu knew the moment had come.I6P
yWk“So I’ll kill them all.”XRUJ757
llhyF4[······!]PhlKEB
GuMxofHer smile, unseen by the enraged Vlad.jM0GK
hmywylBut as soon as Kihano sensed her suspicious presence, it began to darken, along with her sinister, twisting fingers.6NB3WGO
HDXb1H[I told you not to give her time!]cLeD
BBQVWham!8LgdU
LmbE4iThe leader of the warlocks of this era.LzLtA
oo1mCMIA great tremor began to rise from the beast that Ramashthu, weeping black tears, had secretly pointed to.KoDd
TBG72“What is this?*9w3u
9T5f“…Legs!”8Uc
q3mfBehind Radu, who was startled by the sudden quake, the bridge he had been crossing began to collapse.1OArR2n
Jzm6aRCountless white bridges had spanned a small circle.WCs
kfHrwpAs the bridges connecting the border of life and death crumbled, the place where Vlad stood became a world filled only with death.A4Jqu0a
aLi3I“Agh!”MO50
brSkvVlad, realizing too late what was happening, drove his sword into Ramashthu’s chest, but she was already gone.uxS2BS
NMpmAs if she had never existed in the first place.B2PPXi8
7kX“Did you really think I didn’t know?”kzhnAOw
UiC8Though she seemed a bit weary, Ramashthu smiled.q0Z
nj6For the dragon, who was now right before her, had fallen into her trap, just as she intended.XytvZ8
XeggyAnd the bait for that trap was none other than Joseph Bayezid.dPK2
Lb730OZ“Is that Joseph Bayezid the spy you sent?”zmr
J5Odd2Vlad began to feel a creeping unease as he stared at Ramashthu, who stood there smiling serenely, as if nothing had happened.SgATi
1pdBGUzThe woman who had been weeping before him just moments ago was now grinning so brightly.hNnZ
n2dThe deep instincts of the dragon told him that this sudden change in demeanor was not a mere hallucination brought on by madness.LFVoQJk
MiGb“…Though I never thought I’d burn my precious children.”NQlVOfi
Av6aBeneath the floating island, now stripped of its supports, lay a black-toned lake that he had never seen before.vrN
HPGhsUPThe lake, seemingly so deep that once you entered, you couldn’t leave, was filled with the black tears Ramashthu had shed.6dPMx
g2I9o7“But now that we’ve gathered three, it’s enough.”S9WipDO
d0ykS“…What?”2cZqlN
cZARamashthu 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.HcR
KuMgfgOne towards the top.b5GZUFp
CXFSltbTwo behind.P9U2
PrPwZAnd three toward Vlad, standing right in front of her.lo34jl3
QlvqP“Even though there were only two pieces promised.”P8K
W20pThe most perfect piece, able to become anything, to be whatever you wished.UaYx
GHcZThe three pieces gathered here were visible in her eyes, now smiling through black tears.5lN1NB
sqewb“At this rate, my children will breathe again.”Lmvr0m
qnZ3svRamashthu’s world, shedding black tears, was a world of death, devoid of any suffering.ntvGB8p
JmXC2nvRamashthu, having lifted her world to the sky, gazed at the dragons ensnared in her trap through a madness that had already quieted.0oiDxB
RVzN***U7kxb
UHXPAchiuk, a town now in ruins.Neim2
4PkJBaIAn army was rushing towards it.PRDKvD
CzcvfBS“The banner of the Northern Union Army is just ahead!”FVEI
H0FbON“It looks like we’re locked in a long battle now!”1oaQpj
N4fKQThe golden dragon’s banner led the emperor’s standard.ZcoJ6Y
LrTNow, Sarnus, the Dragon Blood Duke, smiled beneath the flag of the dragon with its fully spread wings.5i4
lQT41“…It was worth running fast.”a3sn
0PZIn front of him, smiling, were the soldiers of the Northern Union Army, who had been fighting for a long time.0bBvC
nlcaThey had been battling the undead army for over a full day and seemed utterly baffled when Sarnus’s army suddenly appeared.nmCr48F
9xXf“There’s all sorts of things here.”VAwnR
I747lCommunication wasn’t easy between completely divided worlds.Ne2f
3zrThe same goes for time.l1zEY
bWrkAlthough 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.dNV06D
h5D“It would be difficult if this ended too quickly.”bhq
HX4AxdoSarnus’s army had gained a full day’s time through a grueling forced march.ldSXe6x
GebuE0UOf 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.kJO
GqDelg“From now on, we attack the Northern Union Army.”CTpYf0O
0uh0WWThe only thing that mattered was that many people die.zlKu0v
fJhThe 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.0sz
cwn“You’re a little late. Sarnus.”qj7
MZEz“…!”pqgZA
AEnphOrHowever, the dragon’s banner, which had begun to lower, couldn’t point to where it intended in the end.vJfsgZE
Eo8“Well, you were always late to your appointments.”aRC
pLsn“…Frausen?”Z2Brg
4Is1fA man whose colors had faded.KYAP
FC1unRbHe, standing among the central forces unnoticed by anyone, slowly began to remove the hood he wore.vTv4yEg
YmMXU“Yes. I’m back. You, stupid dragon.”r2iT5a7
tDGpzmyHis face, now visible through the hood he had taken off.ZMnsr
6gSHis face, recognizable only to the oldest dragon, was unmistakably Frausen’s, the first emperor who had slain the most perfect dragon.Vvx
2IuFLvh“A foolish dragon who broke his oath to the Emperor. Sarnus Dragulia.”P6C
GAnBp3PRumbleee—IgWmZ1
L5e9The earth began to tremble at the calm words of the founding king.GbSDyD
VvEAmidst the tremendous shaking, which shocked both the living and the dead, the only person who remained calm was the returning emperor.AXF
oWJRb5“Today, you die with me.”3G9ESq
i2DmvrNKurrrrr—GmAtc6
s59a9cPThe Army of the Dead and the Northern Union Army.AWB
Doa2And even the central army that had arrived late.1220AGw
6UgOXThere was an enormous tree root trying to trap them all.uLdSSV
BREAgZZIt emerged from the roots, not the branches, burrowing into the ground without anyone noticing, and soon began to reveal itself, enclosing a vast battlefield.HOOn9
dFt1fjI“With the fragments of the dragon that we carry.”ZDVARS
jxHA tree began to grow, destroying the dark, wolf-like church.ql7W1eO
f0LThe Inverted Sky Tree, which had awoken from the world of Ramashthu and finally appeared in this world.GiBqma
iAeLIt began to manifest, overshadowing everything on the battlefield.E5eNo4
2iT“…Frausen.”wTnLXnK
6JfXTo devour the death of everyone here.3CSOmdY
baYThe name of the new world that would rise with their deaths was the World of Black Tears.Cgx5
SJ9l7AHFor a world where no children would die, grotesque roots began to move like tongues.AywOjz5
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