Night of the Soulless Heathens – 207



#207. Even if I lose my light 2

“Are the stars beautiful to me?”

The person who made Azadin feel that the stars were beautiful was Aldis.

The tales and legends she taught me the devotion and love she showed me.

That’s why the stars were beautiful.

Those little lights twinkling in the night sky were not just lights they were memories longing and faith.

“I don’t know right now. But why are you asking me that now? If you want to laugh at me….”

The hostility in Azadin’s voice quickly disappeared.

“Ha. Do whatever you want.”

It’s an attitude that seems to have literally given up everything.

“Answer me. I deserve an answer Azadin.”

Who the hell is that?! Azadin was about to ask that question but then he remembered that Medium actually had the right to do so.

Yes he had expressed his beliefs to this girl.

The girl was definitely qualified to question him.

“I don’t know.”

“what?”

Ismail became angry when he heard that answer.

Azadin should not have answered like that.

Why did they come all this way?! They went through all that trouble to get here and now they want to see Azadin lose all hope in life and become frustrated?!

Ismail was stopped by Medium.

“Then is it beautiful to protect innocent people?”

“that….”

At one time it was Azadin’s horse.

But Azadin has now lost faith in his own words.

However the girl who sympathized with his words was looking at Azadin with innocent eyes and utmost longing sympathy and love.

“Azadin.”

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The girl opened her mouth.

“The stars may not be beautiful. The desire to protect the people may not be beautiful. But… the person who believes that the stars are beautiful is definitely beautiful.”

“!”

Is there anything more valuable in this world than eating shitting and ruling?

Is there any value in that insignificant halo of light twinkling in the sky?

It might be there it might not be there.

But the faith of those who believe so is certainly more beautiful than the stars themselves.

This girl gave Azadin back the faith that was once his voice.

“Yes. That was once my belief. I will have to take responsibility for telling you that. That is quite heavy.”

“That again…..”

Ismail was irritated at Azadin for mentioning responsibility but suddenly a hot wind began to blow from Azadin.

“uh?”

A hot heat was felt from Azadin who had been like a living corpse until just now and a powerful energy was filling his body.

Azadin regained his faith.

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The Etar clan had long ruled and protected the boy’s clan.

So the boy had to swear to protect the girl.

The boy fell in love with the girl because he had to devote all his talents and ambitions to her.

Because I can’t stand it if I don’t do that.

I will continue to live like this deceiving myself.

But one night the girl called the boy.

An ambitious plan to challenge and usurp the position of a messenger known for being a traitor.

It was a ridiculous request to hear that.

The boy knew that this was impossible.

Even if he is a lowly messenger a messenger from a family that is not of a noble family is fierce.

He became a messenger because he had a strength that could not be measured in numbers.

It may be possible later when their bodies have matured further but it is impossible for a young boy or girl to defeat an active messenger with their strength.

But the boy had to love the girl so he decided to grant her unreasonable wish.

“As expected it’s Ismail. Thank you. Is there anything you would like? A sword? Or a good bow?”

“No there isn’t. But if you’re going on a long journey you’ll need good shoes and a goat. If you’re going to a hot climate a horse might be better but if you take out a horse everyone will notice.”

“Oh don’t be greedy. If you had some material desires it would be easier for me to repay you.”

“You have no need to repay me my lady. After all the Etar clan has shown great favor to our family for a long time.”

“but….”

“yes?”

“I still want to give you something. Oh right.”

The girl took off the necklace around her neck.

“Keep this and show it to me if you get questioned later.”

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“This is…..”

It was a small piece of jewelry made of jade.

The evidence shared by the owners of the five ships that the Aragasas rode on when they came to this land. It was a cotton sack that the leader had guaranteed in order to prevent the successors of the five families from committing crimes and ending their lineage.

“I can’t receive it.”

It was something I could not dare to receive and should not receive.

But the girl was stubborn.

“It’s the most precious thing to me so I’ll give it to you. If you don’t want to receive it just keep it.”

“You want me to leave it to you?”

“Because I lose things easily.”

The girl said so and laughed.

*********

The girl was crying.

“ah.”

Medium covered his face with his hands.

Tears are flowing.

She pretended to be calm but in fact she was afraid too.

It broke my heart to see Azadin become a wreck lose his faith and become broken.

Still she tried to give back what she had received from Azadin by pretending to be as calm as possible and giving him the most precious thing in her heart.

thank god.

I’m glad it was accepted.

And I’m glad that Azadin lived up to his expectations.

As I felt relieved the anxiety I had been trying to suppress began to pour out as tears.

“Medium.”

Azadin looked at the crying Midiam with a complicated expression.

“Did I stay up too late? Well let’s make up for it by having some fun. But before that I’m really hungry.”

Perhaps because I had regained my will to live the hunger that I had been able to endure until just a moment ago came rushing back to me.

“It’s heavy anyway so I’ll just eat it all then.”

Ismail took out some dry goods from his backpack and suddenly sighed.

It was because the necklace ‘Cotton Jade’ at the bottom of the backpack was in my hand.

‘Ah. Am I… free?’

Now there is no need to suppress one’s ambitions or freedom by pretending to be in love with the girl.

Anyway I have already rebelled against the leader. I am in no position to keep my loyalty to the Etar clan.

But why is my heart so heavy?

I’m sure that’s what he wanted too.

He also desperately hoped that this girl’s heart would be touched.

‘After all I wasn’t completely heartless. I’m arrogant. I was afraid that my pride would be broken that my pride would be hurt so I watched from a distance even when I liked it…’

It was at that time that Ismail suppressed his complicated feelings.

[Is it all over?]

Suddenly a bird was watching Azadin and Midiam Ismail. The bird had large eyes embedded in its body.

[Let’s meet up when you’re done. If you go along the nearby river there will be a port to the northeast. I’ll be waiting for you there so come find me.]

It was Arael’s voice.

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Waiting at the meeting place were Arael and her subordinates. There were ten people including the four members of the Flower and Bird Wind and Moon Zenith the younger sister of the Flower Dimia and their servants.

Azadin looked at them and clicked his tongue.

The state of the once powerful tribe of Arael is abysmal.

‘Except for the four members of Hwajopungwol and Zenith there was no one who was a messenger. Did everyone switch after the leader revealed his true colors and Korasaar fell?’

When the reclusive leader Hatir revealed himself and the Senate’s ambitions were realized most of those in the tribe of Arael turned their backs on him.

Only these five and their servants remained loyal to Arael until the end but there were two more familiar faces to Azadin.

“Captain! I’m glad you’re safe.”

Scott and Shati were with Arael’s gang.

“What are you doing there?”

“I guess it’s because I’m a talented person so there are a lot of places that ask me to come here. It’s hard to live up to everyone’s expectations.”

“I’m not going to misunderstand but I got caught. I tried to run away but they caught me.”

Chatty corrected it.

“So. Why did you ask to see me?”

Azadin asked Arael.

“Well we have to join forces. So this was yours right?”

As Arael spoke she threw something to Azadin. It was Azadin’s saddlebag.

Looking inside the head of the Azure Steel axe the ‘Qing Executioner’ and gold coins even the emperor’s gold coins were all still intact.

However there were no copies of the New King’s Book.

“How did you find it?”

“They attacked Amun-Zadek.”

“Huh? You didn’t kill him? That guy must have been necessary to gather and command the refugees.”

“You’re defending the guy who threw you in jail and left you to die. You’re still the same.”

“It seems a bit odd to kill a child who has been indebted to the Golden King. But I don’t think you Arael would have killed Amun-Zadek either.”

Arael is not a bloodthirsty killer.

Even if she had a personal grudge against Amun-Zadek and had a reason to kill him wouldn’t she have held off on killing him in this situation?

Anyway once this chaos subsides Amun-Zadek will lose its power.

Although he originally boasted of great power as the official successor his support base based in Bthuma suffered a serious blow.

On the other hand Darhan-Zadek another child of the Golden King and a military leader in the north will maintain his base so even if Azadin does not take revenge on Amun-Zadek the road ahead for him will be difficult.

In this situation if Arael had any thoughts she would not have killed Amun-Zadek and caused chaos.

“Yes. I only stole a copy of the New King’s Book.”

Arael said so and spread out her hands.

Pure white magical letters appeared on her palm. A sphere of light made up of countless languages ​​danced on her palm.

The Book of the New King is not perfect and has some teeth missing here and there but it is a powerful white magic book that has not been corrupted or contaminated.

“that?”

“I have combined the copies of the Book of the New Kings that I have collected the ones you have collected and the ones that the Senate copied long ago. If I place this on the throne of Bthuma the throne that the leader has defiled will be purified and I will become the new king of Bthuma.”

“….”

It’s an amazing achievement. I can’t believe Arael can do this.

If Aldis had shown this to his clan before he took over Korasaar everyone would have praised Arael and rebelled against the clan for her sake.

But now that Hathir and Aldis have taken control of Korasar and have also taken Bthuma its meaning has faded.

“You must have collected a lot right? But even if I show you this is this all…?”

Azadin looked at the four members of the Flower Bird and Moon and Zenith.

“Because most are powerless before the order established by the Senate.”

“They are people who have lived as slaves for a long time. Among the lower class people there are some who agree with Lady Arael’s ideals but they still do not want to resist the Five Houses or the Senate.”

Seraph of the Birds and Aleph of the Wind burst into anger.

Hearing that Azadin became very curious and asked.

“What exactly is the difference between what Arael is trying to do and what the Senate is trying to do?”