“Erginus...?”
After hundreds of years, the fairy's voice carried through the warm wind of the forest.
Mesmerized by the sweet voice echoing in his memory, Erginus turned his head, only to freeze upon seeing the woman who made even the surrounding spring seem fleeting.
Like a broken doll, he repeatedly opened and closed his mouth, turning what was meant to be a reunion—a miracle upon miracle—into a farce.
“Heh heh. So, it is you.”
With a light laugh at the sight that could hardly be called graceful, the Fairy Queen carefully approached and took Erginus’s hand, which seemed lost and without direction, in both of hers.
“Your Majesty!? W-wait, this...?”
“I’m sorry, but I won’t let go. I’m no longer the pure little girl I once was.”
Proving her words true, the Fairy Queen’s soft hand, which stroked his skin, slowly sank Erginus into oblivion.
“Your Majesty. It would be troublesome if you broke the Master so soon.”
As Erginus, who was on the verge of losing his initial dignity, struggled, Joy, no longer able to stand the pathetic sight of her teacher, stepped in between them with a sigh.
“But the evil god of darkness is still there, isn’t it?”
“No. I have no need to care. Continue your little farce. I find it quite amusing, seeing the pitiful hero who tormented me.”
Erginus’s sharp gaze met the darkness as it fixed on Joy’s light tone.
The Fairy Queen, momentarily taken aback by his gaze, slowly released Erginus’s hand.
“Aren’t you going to try again? I’d be more than willing to wait.”
“I refuse. I will not give you the satisfaction of entertaining your whims.”
“Haha. How amusing.”
Even though another sun had risen in the sky, the darkness still held its ground. A man with red eyes, his form as unwavering as the two suns, emerged once more.
Having consumed all the deepening darkness within the barrier for centuries, the man’s shape remained unchanged, even beneath the two suns.
“What are you saying? Your very existence brings me pleasure.”
Around him, the aura swelled, and within it, the god of darkness took root.
The darkness, which had wandered for ages, finally met its master and regained its original form.
“Why hide your true form? Are you afraid to reveal it before your master’s love?”
“What a foolish question. Of course, fear is natural. You wouldn’t know because you’ve never loved. How pitiful.”
Erginus replied calmly, his gaze examining the dark god. The god was still awkward in controlling its power.
It had only just been resurrected, still too preoccupied with regaining strength. This was fortunate.
At least until the miracle set in motion by the Lord’s apostle ended, that creature wouldn’t be able to unleash its full power.
“Oh, love, huh. I don’t know love. The kind of fiery passion that burns even the self, when it turns to ash, gives birth to the deepest of darkness. Just like the woman behind you.”
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With a grin, the man spread his arms and pushed the light of the miracle away with his own darkness, walking forward.
“Foolish Erginus. You thought you invited your love to a happy dream, but it was nothing but your delusion. The Fairy Queen figured out in an instant that it was all just a dream.”
The Fairy Queen opened her mouth to refute, but before she could, the darkness silenced her voice.
“Do you understand? The one who drove her mad was you. You are the one who stole her purity. It was because of you that the Queen, once a girl, became miserable.”
“What are you saying?♡ The only thing miserable here is my eyes, tainted by your disgusting face.♡”
The voice of darkness, which clung to the shadow that existed in the land, tried to sow doubt in Erginus’s heart, but the child, whose miracle had been ignited, easily trampled that seed.
“God’s been whining all day, huh?♡ Are you the goddess’s god or the darkness’s god?♡”
The fairies laughed, mocking the man’s rebuttal.
Even though the barrier had fallen and the Queen’s dream had ended, this place was still the fairy forest. No one here could outtalk the playful fairies.
“Is that so? To think someone like you was actually a woman?♡ How pitiful.♡ With a face like that, no wonder you have darkness in your heart.♡”
“...Do you want to keep singing your song of screams?”
“No?♡ I don’t want to.♡ I’m not singing to you at all.♡”
The man, who had been flaunting arrogance moments ago, bit his lip and shook his shoulders in anger.
After confirming his silence, Lucy, who had been waiting, delivered a blow to Erginus’s side, knocking him down.
“Is it really so frustrating to act like a fool in front of the chicken coop?”
“Wha-what?!”
“You’ve been locked away for hundreds of years in a cave, filled with delusions, haven’t you? Stinky virgin skeleton. Do something as disgusting as your delusions. Make me laugh.”
“L-Let me try.”
“And the chicken coop queen.”
“Yes? Yes!”
“You know how many beasts are rushing here, right? Bring them.”
“Oh! Those people, right? Don’t worry! They’ve already gone out to meet them!”
Before the polite tone of the Queen even finished, the sky parted to reveal the Swordmaster and the Apostle of the Goddess.
With Erginus collapsed on the ground and the Fairy Queen drenched in cold sweat, the man, with clenched fists, stood beside Lucy Allen. The Swordmaster turned to ask what was going on, but no one had an answer to give.
The scene was set.
Lucy, who had sparked a miracle and obtained a beauty even more fairy-like than the fairies, and the Fairy Queen, cleansed in light, sent the Apostle of the Goddess off to stand beside the Goddess.
Staring with disdain at the Apostle, who was bleeding, the Swordmaster pressed his forehead and drew his sword.
“Saint, if you have any strength left, please make this trash normal again.”
“...I will heal him, but turning him back to normal is another matter.”
“That’s enough.”
As Faivy ran to the Apostle to perform the healing, bushes appeared beside her and began to clear. The wolf and fox emerged.
“It’s a relief. We’re not too late.”
The wolf, now in a fierce male form, bowed respectfully to the Fairy Queen.
“Mure, it’s been a long time.”
“...Do you remember me?”
“Of course. How could I forget the fangs that were so loyal to the forest?”
“Ha. Ha ha. Thank you, my Queen. The life you saved, I offer it to you.”
Hundreds of years later, those reunited bowed their heads to one another. Meanwhile, the fox, who had appeared with the wolf, collapsed beside the Apostle, struggling with life.
“If this is the last sight I see, then I can die without regret.”
Lucy, who had seen the scene unfold without any change in expression, casually patted the fox’s waist, and a melodious voice came from the fox’s mouth.
“Hey, you fool.”
“Haah. What? Why?”
“Are you really going to die just to avoid being squished by the chicken coop’s backside?”
“...Can that even happen?”
“If you act like a human.”
“Lina! Mist Fox! I’ll dedicate my life to fighting the evil god of darkness!”
In an instant, Lina transformed into a human form, her eyes filled with determination, and she stepped forward. Soon, vibrations echoed from the forest in the distance.
The knights, who had undergone the harshest training on the continent, drawn their swords, prepared to sacrifice themselves to save the world.
Having cast aside fear, they gazed upon the scene at the heart of the forest with wide eyes.
On one side, the Apostle of the Goddess, who had been healed, repeatedly fainted.
On the other side, there was a woman grinning and drooling.
Another man looked at the Fairy Queen with admiration.
The great wizard stared at him with wary eyes.
And between those two stood the Fairy Queen, whose hand trembled behind her back.
Beyond them, if you looked closely, you could see the man shuddering in the darkness, while the fairies busily mocked him.
...Is this truly the battlefield that will recreate the age of myth? Or is it just a stage for clowns?
As the knights each had their own thoughts, Benedict, the lord of the Allen family, was rushing toward his daughter.
“Lucyyyyyy!”
Easily catching Lucy, who tried to flee with the grace of a fairy, Benedict burst into tears of joy, rubbing his disheveled face against his daughter.
“You did so well! I’m so proud of you, my daughter!”
“I... I really wish my idiot papa would just die already.”
“Don’t worry! Lucy! This papa has no intention of dying and leaving you alone!”
“What... did you put in your ears? Haah.”
Seeing Lucy, who had given up in frustration, and watching Benedict act like a doting father, Posel, the captain of the knights, sighed for a long time before turning to restore discipline in the knight’s ranks.
“...How dare they.”
The sight of the battlefield, so full of commotion, only gained tension when the very target of the hunt, the evil god himself, appeared.
“You worthless beings, how dare you?!”
As the man poured his anger into the world, the fading miracle completely extinguished, and darkness once again claimed the earth.
“Do you think you can defeat me?”
Laughter echoed from the darkness. Laughter spread through the darkness, filling the world.
“Struggle all you want, trash. If you fail, you’ll suffer eternal torment in the darkness.”
“Puhahaha♡ Puhaha♡ Puhahaha♡ Did you hear that?♡ Eternal torment!♡”
“Shut uuuuup!”