CH 202

201. Treasure Hunt (3)

After many twists and turns, the treasure hunt trio reached the end of the cave.

The cave was much longer than I expected, so Sedna walked with a 3-year-old baby on her back carrying a weak stamina from the middle. Even if he did, he had to be very careful not to get hurt by the flame-type monsters that appeared in the middle.

However, the most worrying part of their path was what they would do if there was no rainbow stone at the end of this cave.

In fact, when they reached the end of the cave, the party’s faces became bewildered.

“Oh lava… … .”

“Yeah, it’s lava.”

– Yeah. lava.

The three stopped for a moment and looked at the scene unfolding in front of them.

bubbling bubbling.

A boiling lava lake was standing under the cave cliff.

As the reddish lava erupted, the fire spirit that was in it secretly revealed itself, then smirked and faded again.

“It is said that spirits often appear in places where the energy of nature is strong. It was a good sight.”

It was very rare to see a natural spirit with your own eyes. Ordinary people who do not have spirit-friendliness cannot meet spirits even if they go on for the rest of their lives.

Charerin, who was still a child, opened her eyes and saw the spirit of fire for the first time in her life.

“cute. I want to touch you.”

“Ahaha. Even if it looks cute, it will be very hot to the touch.”

Nathaniel gently cautioned the innocent princess.

“It looks different from Elfin.”

– If it’s an elfin, is it Razier’s spirit? Of course not! Because he is a spirit born from the snow.

When Elfin was talked about, Sedna pretended to know.

Elfin, the snow spirit who signed   in the Western Continent, still followed Razier.

Even though the contract was not made in the normal way, it was almost visible that he liked his contractor so much that he did not know what to do. Razier ate such a simple spirit, using it when needed.

These were mainly things like setting up a winter sledding rink in a theme park, or raising the position by showing a spirit in front of the envoys who visited Zereira.

In reality, it was, but in the eyes of those around him, he was just a friendly spirit and a boy.

“Anyway, wouldn’t it be unreasonable to go further in this direction?”

Nathaniel evoked reality to the pink fox and Char Erin riding on it.

The two looked down once more at the lava lake that stretched under the cliff with a disappointed expression.

Seething lava and sheer cliffs. By this time, the heat rising from the basement was so hot that the cave bats that were often seen at the entrance had long since disappeared. No matter how much I looked, there was no way I could go further.

“It was getting late.”

“Really?”

“Huh. The sun is already setting outside. The meeting Lazier attended would have been over by now, wouldn’t it?”

Due to Lazier’s nature, there was no way he could endure a protracted meeting. I rarely attend, but even if it’s an important meeting like now, when I cross a certain threshold, I unconditionally leave the place.

The standard was usually in the evening when the sun was setting. Razier never worked after dark.

Char Erin, who was aware of that fact, also cried.

“Come on, princess.”

“Huh! Yes. Come back.”

Char-Erin was always a bold and stubborn child, but she hated death more than being scolded by her brother. Whatever the circumstances, I tried to keep the promise I made with Ragier.

Anyway, as long as the heavenly Sedna always stayed at the Royal Palace of Zereira, there were plenty of opportunities to get gifts.

Charerin neatly gave up the task of finding a rainbow stone somewhere in the volcano. That was the moment when the three of them turned around.

Urleung.

Suddenly, the ground shook with a roar. Sedna, who lowered her posture to balance, looked down at the cliff with a serious look and shouted.

– Volcanoes are active!

“Well. I don’t have time to go out on foot. Sedna.”

Even when he was told that the volcano was about to erupt, Nathaniel responded calmly.

“Let’s get out of here with space movement.”

If you activate holy magic, it was easy to move through space to the Zereira Royal Palace where you know the coordinates. Sedna agreed with that opinion.

– Okay. Char, wait a minute!

“Yeah.”

Since it is an advanced magic that ordinary people cannot even cast, it took a little time to activate the space movement magic.

The pink fox changed the color of its fur to silver in an instant. As the divine powers handled by Cheonho were quickly arranged according to the invisible law, a blue magic circle appeared on the floor.

Seeing the magic circle emitting a soft light, Char Erin was amazed and burst into laughter. He was more of a curiosity than a sense of crisis.

Break up!

However, for a while, the magic circle that had just been completed was disturbed and began to lose its light.

– Huh?

No matter how much divine power was gathered, the magic was not activated.

‘Why are you doing this?’

Sedna panicked and tried a few more times, then hurriedly looked back at Nathaniel.

– Strange! Divine power keeps scattering. I think I’m getting in the way of something.

“Aha, that’s right. It seems that the rainbow stone contained in this volcano is playing a similar role to the magic stone.”

– What? What are you talking about?

As the magic circle disintegrated, Nathaniel, who was alone with her arms crossed and carefully examining the area around the lava, slowly expressed her view.

“The entire volcanic island is a medium that absorbs life energy, condenses it, and explodes it all at once. So, in such an environment, life energy mixes, a rainbow appears, and a flower garden grows rapidly.”

– … Is that possible?

“Well. In a nutshell, it means that all the divine powers you use within this place are driving volcanic eruptions.”

In the human realm other than the celestial realm, the power that the Elyos can use is reduced by half.

Even so, the power that Cheonho deals with is the second most powerful divine power after the Emperor. A stone that can absorb even that huge power, I had never heard of it.

“I need to find something called a rainbow stone just in case… … .”

Nathaniel muttered a little.

Apart from the current situation, it was the perfect item to contain the power of the Elyos or Demons who will run rampant in the future. Or, it was necessary to take out a stone called a rainbow stone to prevent it from accidentally entering and dying in vain.

Nathaniel thought about him for a moment, then relaxed his arms and said calmly.

“It seemed like it was going to be like this from a while ago. Well, is it because I’m a coward?”

– Whoops. Now is the time to take revenge on what you teased before? Nathaniel. My power doesn’t work, so there’s only you!

“It is.”

– But?

When Sedna started to cry, Nathaniel smiled and gave the answer.

“I’m still a kid.”

“It’s impossible to move through space in this situation. Well, I think I’ll be able to do a decent job of stopping the explosion.”

It was. Although ascended to the throne of Heaven, Nathaniel was still a young Elyos.

Apart from the mind with the memories of the previous life, it was difficult to control the strong power with a body that had not grown up. Even so, it was fortunate that he had the will to use his divine power, which he did not want to use at all, for fear of being caught by the Elyos.

“It’s hot.”

Char Erin murmured.

Energy boiling underground was preparing to explode. The surrounding area was full of heat, and the lava that would soon break through the ground swelled up like crazy.

“character.”

Jiing.

The moment Nathaniel drew something with her finger in the air, a white curtain was placed around it.

“If you do this, even if it’s a little hot, you won’t die.”

It was a divine shield.

Even if it wasn’t lava, it was a sacred and strong barrier that could not be broken even if the demon dragon’s breath flew in.

“Even if you’re scared, be patient, princess.”

“Wow… … .”

There was a little bit of water in Charerin’s blue eyes.

No matter how clever and daring the little princess of Zereira was, it was not enough to maintain her composure in the face of the shaking earth and the raging fire. Char Erin was still a baby, and she was terrified of a natural disaster that she had experienced for the first time in her life.

In the midst of that, Charerin held Sedna tightly with her small hand.

“It’s okay. I am not afraid.”

– Really? Char, you’re shaking.

“I’m not afraid of anything.”

Charerine repeated only that it was not as scary as a spell.

In the end, it was as if he was admitting his fear with his whole body, but only he himself did not know it. Sedna looked down on the sun-chilled princess who was hanging on to her and gave her an anxious expression.

‘A volcanic eruption… … . Is it tolerable for such a small child?’

It was difficult to be sure of the extent of the shock transmitted through the barrier to a child who was not an adult and had barely seen the light of the world for three years.

It is unknown whether it is really a little hot or if it will be exposed to the heat that makes it difficult to breathe. Sedna gathered as much divine power as possible and tried to cover Char Erin.

Quang!

The explosion happened suddenly. As if the entire cave, which had been resounding, had become a cannon itself, a terrifying roar and gas burst from deep underground.

The flames soar like an angry demon. It was such a huge explosion that the surroundings were colored brightly.

The flames rushing in in the blink of an eye were like watching a dreadful booty from hell. Char Erin couldn’t even scream, and buried her face in the bluish-silver fox’s fur and trembled.

It was a terrifying sight for a child to endure with his bare mind, even though he knew he would not die.

But it was then.

“What are you doing?”

As all the flames that had been fluttering around the pot disappeared, a cold darkness came. Instead of the hot heat that seemed to swallow me at any moment, the cool air touched my skin.

Char Erin, who raised her head in surprise, saw her hair blacker than the darkness and a black uniform first.

“I am. Are children’s playgrounds a lava field, not a sandy field these days? What the hell, all these Dels are in.”

It was dark all of a sudden, so I couldn’t see his face very well, but he was used to his grumbling tone.

As the explosion stopped and the light disappeared in an instant, it was dark inside the cave, but Char Erin regained her composure.

“Oh, oh, brother… … .”

Tears streamed down her blue eyes. After a while, Charerine burst into tears.

“Wow!”

“Ugh. Why are you crying?”

“Wrong, what’s wrong? Huh.”

Sedna blinked her pink eyes blankly as she heard the sound of a child’s cries and squeaks.

It really was a moment.

In a moment that was too short to recognize, the entire volcanic island was already under the control of the Demon King.

The explosive energy was pressed down by the magic and evaporated, and the seeping lava was swallowed up by the cold darkness and lost its fire.

It was such a strong domination that the expression of ruthlessness was just right.

Razier, who looked at Char Erin, who fainted from crying because of so much surprise, opened his mouth with a lowered voice.

“Sedna.”

– I’m sorry, Ragier! It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have brought Char.

Sedna took it upon herself to admit that I was wrong. However, the Demon King did not raise an eyebrow and immediately scolded him.

“I’ve been telling you not to fall for my sister-in-law’s tricks.”

– Huh. sorry. I didn’t know this place was Just a simple volcano… … .

“You have the same mindset as Char. It felt like putting the kids together at the water’s edge.”

– Well, it’s not like that.

The fox, who returned to the pink color again, tried to rebel timidly, but none of the seeds were eaten.

“Are the Elyos alive even if they drown in lava?”

– No, die.

“okay. You should have told me before going to a place with that kind of danger.”

– It wasn’t dangerous in the first place!

Razier glanced back at Sedna, who stood in the dark, making excuses.

– I can also get rid of the lava level. I thought that what I could do was move the space. But, there was a stone that absorbs divine power!

“so?”

– He, so… … . sorry.

A stone that absorbs divine power and whatever it was, Razier was not interested. Sedna, who sensed the chill, immediately gave up excuses and apologized repeatedly.

– I put Char in danger. My heart is weakened when the child asks with a confused face. I’m really sorry.

“Sigh. It’s not about Charlene.”

Razier touched his forehead with a troubled expression on his face.

“You almost got hurt. idiot.”

– Ah?

“You are my angel. Don’t put yourself in danger without my orders.”

– Ah.

It was an unexpected scolding.

‘No, this is not a criticism.’

Her tone was blunt, but Razier was obviously worried about her. Even though she was being scolded, Sedna had an ambiguous expression on her face as the corners of her lips were about to rise.

“answer.”

– Okay! Hehe. Next time I’ll be sure to tell you.

In the end, Razier, who had once patted Cheonho, who had laughed bashfully, turned his gaze and called the person next to him.

“And Nathaniel.”

“Huh.”

The Heavenly King who was called by name looked at him with a shameless face.

“A stone that absorbs divine power or something. Find it and take it to heaven.”

“Well. Fire guidance?”

“I don’t have much to say to you.”

Razier knew very well that he wasn’t the kind of person he could talk to.

Nathaniel is a character with a strong ego because he was born with the memories of his previous life. So, no matter what anyone said, he moved according to the rules he had set.

Char Erin was not very important by Nathaniel’s standards. At first, Nathaniel did not feel much value to people.

In fact, if there is only one thing that has an influence on the Great Heavenly King this time, it is ‘Lou Ambildon’.

“Anyway, if that stone absorbs divine power, it is a dangerous object not only in the human world but also in the heavenly world. I don’t know why I was left unattended in heaven for so long.”

“haha. If it was Michael, he would not have wanted to touch it because he wanted the heavens to be destroyed.”

Nathaniel spread her wings after kindly explaining. A subtle divine power fluttered over the dazzling white wings.

food gain.

clenched clenched.

Pigeons that sensed the divine power of the Heavenly King flocked from somewhere. Surrounded by a flock of white doves, Nathaniel waved her hand at Lazier lightly.

“I’ll pick up the stones. then.”

A ray of white light illuminating the darkness brightly lit the inside of the cave.

Pigeons flew together in unison following the soaring Heavenly King. White feathers scattered everywhere.

“See you again.”

“… You don’t have to come back, so go quickly.”

The crackling sound faded away like a dream. Razier, who waved his hand with an annoyed expression, looked down at Charerine, who was sleeping on Sedna.

“Oppa… … .”

A small call came out of her tear-soaked lips. Razier lightly held the little child in his arms.

The child rubbed her cheeks over the cold collar, not knowing what the black uniform symbolized beyond her hazy consciousness.

“… Thanks… … .”

Stop.

A calm smile appeared on his face, which was full of annoyance.

As he stood still in the cave without moving, the servant who followed the master bowed politely and asked.

“king. What would you do?”

“Go back.”

The order did not end there.

“The volcano.”

Razier held his sleeping brother in his arms, adding further orders to Tay.

“Destroy the Elyos as soon as they come out.”

“Yeah.”

On that day, the volcanic island of Ramahel disappeared from the map.

There were rumors that the disappearance of the volcanic island made neighboring countries much more livable because of the same volcanic area.

“Rainbow.”

And returning to the royal palace of Zereira, Char’Erin woke up and was very depressed.

“I missed the rainbow. It’s a present I want to give to my brother.”

“Gift?”

“birthday present.”

Hearing that Char Erin had gone to the volcano, Ragier replied with a grin.

“OK.”

As Lazier opened the window, the bright spring sunlight poured down on Char’Erin’s pale face.

The early spring sun was a cold, yet mysterious sunlight that melted the snow.

“I got it right.”

“… … ! It’s a rainbow!”

Charerine jumped up from her seat and cheered as she hung on the window sill. And in the castle where their gaze could not reach, the purple-haired servant was sitting on the roof with his chin on his hand.

“How difficult is this?”

Through his yellow eyes, the purple magic fluttered like a flame.

“You can just make a rainbow. It’s easy, isn’t it?”

The demon dragon, who created a huge rainbow over the capital of Zereira, murmured with a broad smile.

‘Above all history, there is a trick.’

One day, people prayed to the beautiful and mysterious rainbow that occupied the skies of Zereira, but in the end, there was a reason why it came into existence.

As if there was a miserable history of mankind behind the background of the birth of the Elyos and Asmodians.

Tei thought that the history of this era was ultimately a fraudulent play that the Demon King deceived against all mankind.

no one knows

完.