Night of the Soulless Heathens – 223



#223. Knight of Prophecy 2

Planck Martensias was born as an illegitimate child of the royal family of Banleung.

The problem was that King Ban-reung had too many illegitimate children and the king’s church already had too many of his illegitimate children so the king’s church rejected him.

If things continued this way the King’s Church in the Banreung area might be filled with the children of the King of Banreung. It was to the point that people began to suspect that the King of Banreung was planning to take over the King’s Church with his illegitimate children.

Eventually Planck was sent to the Rescue Squadron along with the donation.

Planck who possesses the blood of the Yaegasu God King continued to rise through the ranks of the Knights of the Salvation Order eventually reaching the position of Captain just below the Knight Commander.

And on that day a prophecy came down to Planck Martensias from the great Archangel of the Trinity.

‘The last knight you consecrate will be the flower of chivalry.’

Planck Martensias was greatly disappointed when he heard the prophecy.

Isn’t that saying that you are not the flower of chivalry?

No matter how hard he works and how much he cultivates himself no matter how much he achieves great feats he is not the flower of chivalry but merely a stepping stone for the next generation of knights.

At the time I didn’t know the repercussions of that prophecy and was simply dissatisfied with its vulgarity.

After that he served as a knight of wisdom symbolizing wisdom among the three virtues for over 30 years.

Under his command the Order of the Salvation Knights continued to prosper but despite the apparent prosperity the Order of the Salvation Knights was in internal disarray. The Order of the Salvation Knights’ white magic was weakening with each passing day.

Thanks to the constant influx of illegitimate children from the Yaegasu clan White Magic has managed to maintain its status but if its magical power continues to weaken will it be able to stand up to the Knights when the prophesied Age of Jupiter approaches?

But the peace lasted a long time without any disturbance even in the Netherstrom let alone the Age of Jupiter.

Even though they were unable to use white magic the fief continued to have good harvests without any challenges from the Nether monsters and the knights enjoyed prosperity.

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The Hybris Peninsula has been famous for its octopuses since ancient times.

Crops grew so well here without much fertilizer that many kings had coveted the land but in front of the Hyvris Peninsula was the Netherstrom.

When Jupiter’s gravity becomes stronger and Netherstrom shakes monsters appear and wreak havoc. Even if ambitious kings take over the Hybris Peninsula they end up wasting all their energy fighting off the monsters that invaded afterward eventually ending in destruction.

In the end no monarch could occupy the Hybris Peninsula and had no choice but to spit it out so only the Knights of Salvation could become the masters of this land.

The Knights Templar were formed from the produce of the farmland on the Hybris Peninsula and were forced to stand on the front lines fighting against the creatures of the Nether.

But as the peace continued… the war expenditures disappeared and the Order of the Knights began to accumulate enormous wealth. The knights began to harbor other thoughts and even Planck Martensias realized that his ambitions which he had tried to keep to himself were beginning to surface.

Just then a young man came under his command and his name was Cohen Lionaire.

He was the former prince of King Assander.

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Although he was a legitimate child not an illegitimate one he became the new queen’s biggest political enemy after his mother died and his father the king remarried.

Unable to overcome the Queen’s temptation he became a member of the Knights of the Rescue in order to escape death.

Planck planned to use Cohen to plant his power in Assander and actually succeeded in his plan restoring Cohen as king of Assander.

A great national teacher and teacher of the newly crowned king he himself is a descendant of the noble Banreung royal family.

Planck’s plan was so major that he gained a reputation as a great being. The vassals of the Banling royal family even came to him and secretly asked if he too would aim for the throne as the king of Banling.

Everything was going so well.

However… a group of assassins attacked Planck as he was returning from meeting with the nobles of Banreung.

These assassins accompanied by the Emperor’s messengers and heralds defeated and easily killed Planck’s close associates the Knights of Wisdom and Virtue with surprising skill.

Planck fought against them but then he discovered among them someone with a familiar swordsmanship and bearing.

“Are you out of your mind? Cohen! How could you as the king directly participate in an assassination? How could you join hands with the messengers?”

Cohen Lionaire took it upon himself to kill his master Planck.

“Isn’t it clear that I was the last one to receive the appointment from the Master?”

“Fool! You are already the king of Assander! Isn’t it ridiculous to do such a thing because of a ridiculous prophecy like the flower of chivalry? And how can someone who assassinates his master be called the flower of chivalry?”

“Of course this is just collecting one more card. I may or may not use it but I want to keep a good card in my hand. And Sir Planck the Knight of Wisdom. If that title is true think about it. As a king why would I allow someone who would arbitrarily interfere with the succession of another country and change the king alive?”

Cohen had reasons to get rid of Planck even without the prophecy. The prophecy was just a spice that added a little interest.

“The gold we received is enough for this.”

“The rest is between you and your teacher.”

The heralds retreated after defeating the other knights of Planck’s awe. Cohen Lionaire aimed his sword at Planck using the swordsmanship he had learned from Planck.

“Well then Master. Please show us the power of the Knight of Wisdom!”

“foolish!”

Planck crossed swords with his disciple.

And then I realized.

The fact that he cannot handle the power of Cohen Lionaire who became king and came into possession of the Book of the New King….

“I am disappointed Master. How can you be so old and weak! What is my position in trying to get rid of you by making a deal with the messenger clan?”

Cohen said calmly as he pierced Planck’s heart with his sword.

“Wonderful…..”

Planck had no choice but to answer like that.

“It’s thanks to having a good teacher. But you’ve grown old Master.”

Thus Planck was murdered by his disciple and his body was dumped in a field.

But for some reason after that he woke up as a death knight and began to wander the place where he died suffering from boredom.

Cohen Lionaire and the Knights of the Rescue wanted to know how long it had been since he died but there weren’t many people coming and going in this desolate wilderness. Even if there were people coming and going most of them would freeze at the sight of Planck who had become a death knight and they wouldn’t be able to talk.

Then out of the blue a female ghost appeared and asked me to save someone so I couldn’t help but go at least out of curiosity.

Planck slowly descended the cliff and landed on the riverbank where white spray was continuously rising.

There was a young man lying there and even from a distance he looked like the ghost of the woman I had seen earlier.

“I thought you were asking me to find a lover or a lover but it was a blood relative.”

A pack of lynxes was swarming around the young man.

The faces of the lynxes were shadowed as if the power of the Nether was growing stronger and human faces were rising within the shadows.

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“Ss …

“meat….”

“I want to eat.”

The lynxes that had been trying to approach the young man’s body while making a creepy sound all retreated as Planck approached.

“…Planck of Wisdom.”

“The undead revenant.”

“How can you roam around shamelessly claiming the name of wisdom when you were killed by the hand of the disciple you raised?”

The shadows among the lynxes taunted and laughed at Planck.

Plank smiled bitterly and approached the young man. The young man smelled of unorganized life. It was an attractive smell that he could clearly recognize now that he was an undead.

Perhaps this young man had somehow miraculously managed to revive himself from the brink of death by magical means.

‘Is it the King’s miracle? Or is it the magic of the Nether? Either way it seems like this young man doesn’t have much time left.’

As Planck placed his hand on the hilt of his sword the lynxes retreated.

“You can’t fight the Planck of Wisdom.”

“For the immortal a life without rest is fitting…”

“It must be empty boredom.”

The lynxes disappeared laughing at Planck’s plight.

“How could such things appear in the world without any special magic?”

Planck was concerned when he saw a pack of lynxes under the influence of an evil force but it was not the time to worry about others. Wasn’t he a Death Knight too?

As he pondered his situation he examined the young man’s condition. He was huddled up shivering from the cold.

“Ah… this.”

Sir Planck smiled bitterly as he recalled the cold aura spreading around him.

His cold aura as a death knight was actually pushing the young man who had become a patient further towards death.

Planck gathered some firewood around the young man and set it on fire then stepped away from the flames.

“It’s a hassle and absurd. It should be worthwhile.”

Fortunately the young man soon came to his senses.

He jumped up from his seat in surprise when he saw Sir Planck but… Planck just stared at him.

“…You? Did you start this fire?”

“That’s right young man.”

“….”

“A very pretty ghost called to me from up there to save you. So I came.”

“Excuse me sir I don’t think you are alive.”

“Haha. I saw it. You’re not blind. I’m Planck Martensias one of the three virtues of the Knights of the Order of the Rescue. No should I say Planck Martensias? No. No. Even though I’m dead I still retain my essence as Planck. What I’ve lost here is my status as one of the three virtues of the Knights of the Order of the Rescue. So just call me Planck.”

“If the pretty lady is a ghost….”

“It looks just like you. Hehe.”

The young man was so shocked by those words that he put a mask on his face. He acted as if he had seen something that should not have been seen.

“Did you have a hard time because of your face? Well that kind of appearance must have been quite a headache for both men and women.”

“No. This is… not my face.”

“That’s not your face?”

“You took my sister’s eyes.”

“Hmm?”

Planck was intrigued when he heard that.

You stole your sister’s eyes?

Moreover the mask the young man was wearing and the curved bow on his waist indicated that he was a member of the Herald Clan.

“If we talk about it it will be long.”

“Well done. The night is long there is still plenty of firewood left and this wraith is hungry for stories. Will you tell me yours? I will pay you with a ransom for saving you.”