The darkness was split.
It wasn’t just a simple slicing of waves.
Like how the sea parts to reveal the land, the swordsman’s strike cleaved the darkness in half, and the crimson sunset appeared, revealing itself.
This was beyond the man’s comprehension.
How could the darkness be split? A human sword. How could the strength of an ordinary human, with no divine power, possibly touch the realm of the gods!?
The bewilderment in the man’s eyes made his pupils tremble, but there was no time to ponder the answer.
Before he could process it, a monster appeared before his face, spinning around in the air.
Its massive mouth and sharp fangs resembled the wolves of bards’ tales, as if they could rip apart even concepts. The sight was terrifying enough to tear at his very being.
Staring into the mouth of hell, the man briefly lost his focus, feeling his body rise.
“Haha! Yes! Even if I split the darkness for a moment, what good is it!? If I cannot sever your power, it is all meaningless.”
“Pleasure meeting you.”
The knight’s greeting, as he wielded a sword the size of his own body, was casual.
“And farewell.”
With those words, the knight’s strike, aiming to break the earth itself, was terrifying.
Crack!
The sound of thunder rang out. The man’s body exploded as the shockwave followed.
The massive knight’s sword descended faster than the sound itself, and the impact arrived before the man’s body could react.
As his consciousness began to fade, the man resolved that when the night arrived, he would have to draw the first one to fall.
And when the man opened his eyes again, what greeted him was a grim, watchful saint.
He was a man of considerable beauty, chosen by the goddess to be her apostle, willing to abandon his powers for the sake of beauty itself. His appearance only made his madness more striking.
“Die! Enemy of the goddess!”
The man, who had been entranced by the apostle’s madness, snapped back to his senses, only to find his head already destroyed.
At this point, even a man who was once full of arrogance would feel the oddness of the situation.
The fact that they were waiting for him at the place of his resurrection was not a coincidence.
If it had been a one-time occurrence, he could have laughed it off as luck. But this was different.
They were clearly reading his actions. How?
“Hello?”
The playful tone and yet unrelenting strike shattered the man’s face the moment it appeared. As his body was torn into pieces, his thoughts circled.
Erginius? No. That guy thinks he understands the darkness, but he can’t escape human reasoning.
He tries to match my level, but in areas where his perception fails, he is powerless.
The fact that he couldn’t block my resurrection proves this.
“Fall!”
The fairy queen? This one’s persuasive. She has spent centuries communicating with the darkness.
She endured long, long years in solitude.
So, it’s not so strange that she understands the darkness, but...
The problem is that she was purified by a miracle.
Despite being annoyed by the little brat’s constant screaming, there’s no doubt that the miracle she performed is real.
If the fairy, who had regained her original form through the miracle, still understands the darkness, it doesn’t make sense.
This is a far too convenient tale.
“Die!”
Then where is it?
The goddess’s apostle?
A foolish woman who thinks only of beauty could never understand my powers.
Thus, that apostle cannot have the ability to counter the darkness.
Ganshu? Even less worth discussing. He’s the trash who locked himself away to write his own book during the wars of the mythical era.
How could a coward who’s never faced the darkness understand it? Aramadi? No. This doesn’t make sense.
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If he had interfered, the darkness should have been dispelled. These fools can’t act as though they understand the darkness. Light can never comprehend the dark.
The more I think about it, the deeper I feel I’m sinking into a swamp.
While the man pondered this, his body continued to meet death again and again.
He was resurrected, but the strike, already dealt before his resurrection, shattered him into dust with the darkness.
The wolf’s fangs, along with the darkness, tore him apart.
The apostle’s fist shattered his body once more.
Dammit. If the darkness were complete! If only the surrounding darkness were a bit denser! If I had retained my full power, I wouldn’t have been made to play along in this farce!
No matter how exceptional they are, they are still humans, and I will make them realize that deep within their souls!
When is it coming? When will the night arrive? When will the cursed Aramadi’s time come to an end!?
As the man’s endurance wore thin in the endless death, a thick, dark shadow enveloped his surroundings.
It was certain. This was no delusion. Finally. Finally! The night has descended on this world!
“Seems like it’s coming back faster.”
Facing the massive great sword, the knight met the strike with reverence, accepting the blow into the darkness.
Darkness is not simply blackness. It is a force that dyes everything and absorbs it into itself. It is more overwhelming than anything.
No matter how powerful a force may be, the darkness will swallow it and make it its own.
“I see the darkness that resides in your heart.”
The man watched as the knight, with a blank expression, raised his sword again, but he did not retreat. There was no reason to. With the night having arrived, no human weapon could reach him now.
“Do you not hate the heavens for not saving your wife?”
The man did not respond, but continued to smile as he spoke. There was no need for a response. Each word made his wavering heart visible.
“Is death natural? Why is death natural? Who decided that?”
Before the whispering darkness, no one could resist.
This is why the Evil God of Darkness was once the most formidable enemy. Those who carry darkness in their hearts can never resist the power of the dark god.
The hero who was once called a warrior was merely an anomaly. How could there ever be a hero without darkness in their heart?
As long as they don’t hold onto such ideals, I will never be defeated. As long as they carry darkness in their hearts, as long as the cursed Aramadi’s light fades from the world, I will never—
“With that filthy mouth.”
“Huh?”
“The resolve of your wife.”
What is this? How did he resist the darkness? With such deep lingering regrets in his heart, how could he escape the allure?
“Don’t taint it!”
The man, staring blankly at the knight’s sword, saw light seep into it and chuckled.
Did he feel the danger? The cursed Aramadi.
But it was too late. It was far too late for a last-ditch effort.
Your time is over, and my time has come. How could your betrayal stop me?
The darkness, having crushed the earth and created a massive crater, exploded with a sound like meteors falling from the sky, and the monster appeared before the knight once more, grinning.
“Meaningless struggles.”
As expected. The father of that wretched little brat. Of course, the parents of those who possess the qualities of a hero must possess the same qualities.
“Why? Swing your sword again. Vent your anger until you are exhausted. Darkness will embrace all, so pour your rage into it.”
“I refuse. My turn is over.”
“Hah. You’re giving up already?”
“Didn’t you hear me? I said my work is done.”
As the knight spoke, a magic circle appeared on the ground.
...Did he hide a magic circle under the darkness!?
In a place I couldn’t even detect!?
The man recognized the magic circle from before.
It was Erginius’s magic, the one that had cornered him.
A binding with the power to seal the darkness. This massive magic created by layering dozens of layers had dragged the Evil God of Darkness to the ground.
“Pfft♡ How pathetic♡”
A voice that shook his sanity like a curse echoed in his ears.
Quickly, the man looked up, only to see the girl, who had been laughing proudly among the fairies, and he clenched his lips tightly.
“The night’s here, and you’re getting excited, huh? Have you forgotten what the night even is, buried so deep in the earth?”
“...What?”
“What?♡ Didn’t you realize it?♡ Heh♡ Heh♡ How pathetic♡ How could someone like you become a god?”