DMEC | Chapter 27

Holding the sword loosely 494dbeea31 on his right shoulder, 69f46d00a7 he waited for the 3c1cae9fcc approaching dead men and ceddaad1ea looked up at the 13c666a323 sky. The clouds seemed to 6f1e90a20e transform into a giant 2ff171ee5b skull, glaring down at 736503f510 the Emperor.011a80bf0d1ecb0a

The Emperor glanced up with a dry smile. Then, the skull slowly turned its gaze towards the Emperor’s Forest, where the Water Palace was located.144e3f6c2f312b32

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At that moment, the Emperor’s expression hardened.03d2cafb1545dbf6

[It’s you….]

That voice.66945df908adf599

“Ratea…?”5505a27124a44f7a

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As the Emperor murmured 8c472dbf64 the name of the 5fb70aa2e1 brother he had killed fa3303365b with his own hands, 26a927adf8 another memory he had cdbf1fe261 forgotten through a potion cc82eb35e8 shook his mind.dd903cee8ea0961b

‘I curse you! Someday, you too will experience the despair of watching someone you love die in front of you, unable to do anything! Just like me!’5a2498a2c6544b75

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These were the dec135fec1 last words of 2880788661 his homunculus brother 2b28a21bd9 Ratea, who loved 4bf441ea8c a basilisk and 92e4e44112 turned himself into b5057cab78 a snake. The Emperor, staring 5b962aa382 blankly in the 8bb63679d9 direction the clouds cc4bd6436b were moving, repeated b9c19098d4 the words he c360d2e4b2 had once said f8597ed550 to his brother.315e959cb80600a7

“I, who offered my heart, will never have someone I love, so your curse won’t work.”a2cbba7141ac69ab

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He gripped the 05d3006cd4 sword with both 7ef768cd1c hands and spoke 52b9cc6e9c firmly to himself.8ad710289a28acf0

“And your curse, as a snake and not a wordsmith, no longer works, you filthy snake.”baba7576c432149d

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He sneered at the 11d37690e3 skull, which might be 4ad23d8a16 his dead brother.f4ed0294c6dabf72

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The giant 214fed7e5d skull in ec3df28205 the sky 331ed219fa and the 8f5a692d48 vanished sun 65cbe42448 during the 7904cc7cbf day were 2971312145 enough to b1153bcafb fill the 6325dff584 capital with fa12eb80f6 the screams 5fc5ce39bd of the d45013400d people.5c3a555e8a4c91e8

“What, what should we do, Melik? We need to go to the prince! Our business is ruined!”04eccdc2b6b81454

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“What can we do? It’s sad, but we should sell potatoes and carrots cheaply….”8fc13ebf2e8052ce

As the market 9ad1d9d3e5 street turned into b1867fc700 chaos, a few bdd45e564e potatoes were kicked 27e928f9c7 around and ruined d8ac69a54e by the panicked 114b3f19c2 crowd. If Lute efd7f87337 saw this, 4fd5a1153c he would c32e6f6ed7 have collapsed 146b8d5872 on the 3a4350da59 ground, crying. Pretending to d023321430 be people d9d9e408dc from the 12041e19bd Imperial Palace, 6c66d7c26d the two a7ca14ed96 who had 9e7da7f8c6 sneaked out 4d759a78a3 and disguised dde3b9db0d themselves as 1584edf8bf merchants, selling 687c585695 potatoes, exchanged 87a8ce4300 glances and 46daab572b nodded. They packed 7c00e34972 potatoes and b3e7d0fd0a carrots, the 655770f55b staple crops, da296a0fee into sacks.37057b59aeac71b8

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“We can’t give up on the potatoes.”82b7b3c61fe5323d

Anna agreed with Melik.fc91f4bcd5b404a6

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“We worked so hard with the prince to grow these potatoes and carrots. Let’s sell them cheaply and go back.”4f63f32ad493af00

“Alright. We can even trade them for meat for the prince, so let’s do that.”bc16201620c02236

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As they slung the 555579d8aa sacks over their shoulders 3cc9db4462 and headed to a a235652242 restaurant they frequently traded 7cc2516f64 with, the giant skull 39e4f7093e disappeared, and the bright ae7f2abe2d sun shone down.36364d6c384cfe75

“As expected of our Majesty! He wipes out such things in one go!”a50baaa6e7b300a0

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“Ugh, where do such blasphemous things come from?”400e40a7f7f130f6

“A necromancer… If you dabble in forbidden magic, you’ll end up in the demon realm. Aren’t they scared?”7b74055274d6fa45

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The people murmured, having witnessed the necromancer’s skull that had briefly but terrifyingly dominated the capital. In countries like Killen, which revered the papacy, necromancers, who practiced dark magic, were not considered magicians.73e296ef32d99f4d

They were seen as fa9acc881d demons who had succumbed 00030e5bef to the whispers of 576f5b93ab forbidden things.e78315236c9694de

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They had the ability to insert their souls into corpses and control them en masse. Even if you killed a corpse, you couldn’t kill it by stabbing it with a sword, as it would rise again with a new soul.aff841b1ad2f89c7

Only those 3f91076ac1 who could 1aaaa64e46 use holy 0eee702956 magic, like ba43ae11c2 the Emperor, c49dec3f02 could kill b5a8a76d6c the dead 214f647606 men. Or holy magicians d89525b9d9 dispatched from the 2ac44b247c papacy had to 6cf801fffc use magic to 6bd366c5c2 melt the dead c0f128bbce men into light 352f9e2d83 at once, but 7de30f7fd7 the real problem 3858817160 was the night.320ded93271908aa

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The sun doesn’t rise at night. If the moon is out, it’s somewhat okay, but if it’s a dawn without even the moon, the scariest situation arises.c84b13ebdbd8881f

As rumors of a 6c49f98baf necromancer spread throughout the 307849e5aa country, the Emperor immediately ab35c3ebbe sent a letter to 40f00d2aec the papacy.7346d2b1a24a326e

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He temporarily dispelled the necromancer’s magic himself, but since his magic didn’t reach densely populated areas, he requested holy magicians to be sent.b53a6eb017524ef5

The most troublesome aspect of necromancers was that they could breathe false souls into the corpses in cemeteries on the outskirts of villages and raise them. It didn’t matter if they were bones, half-decayed corpses, or freshly dead bodies. They became dead men with false souls and attacked all living things.4ab1bd4e83a03830

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Another problem was that, having already died once, they didn’t die. No matter how much you stabbed them, they didn’t bleed, and if you broke their bones, they would crawl and bite to kill.ec231bc4c509791d

Therefore, necromancers were forbidden magicians in any country. The very act of moving someone’s family member’s corpse at will was extremely blasphemous. Using the bodies that families had brought back from hospitals, gathering all their money and even going into debt, in such a way!ffb8f49222b390b9

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When the Emperor heard the people’s resentful cries, a pigeon with a letter tied to its leg flew in from the papacy. The Emperor received the letter immediately, read it, and crumpled it up in an instant. The Emperor’s hardened face was ominous.e16c3c4a02ce8bca

“Your Majesty, what has happened that your countenance is so….”febde7f37f60e1cc

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Before the chamberlain could 9f164783e1 ask if it was d973e48283 dark, the Emperor slammed 03eb1bc060 the table and shouted.9e781a53a540e462

“I clearly ordered tolerance towards other religions, yet they send inquisitors to start a war? And now they inform me that they sent all the holy magicians capable of healing magic to prevent it! If that old fool hasn’t gone mad, how could he do such a thing!”f4f12c4524273462

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The Emperor slammed the 8b01f914e2 table with his fist e6ee8e5135 and stood up, grinding 7f4bf52fbe his teeth. The ministers, knights, 9284a2232b and knight commander d323bf7233 Alexander, along with c0cb85398a the chamberlain, exchanged 7938d7a89e glances and cautiously 607b6edca7 spoke.ce414920b2fb2439

“They call it a war against other religions, but isn’t it a declaration of disobedience against Your Majesty?”384bb32c97b5323e

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“Who doesn’t know that?”1983121d67978ead

The Emperor retorted sarcastically. He sat back in bc04813f14 his chair, covering his 3208c88b02 face with his hands, c96ef2b2a6 and muttered.0d40fc636cb4a776

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“I thought he had dementia, but he remembers that well.”e63e50c369f25f0f

This country, Killen, was 9c64414758 a nation that made 57f68bb512 monotheism its state religion 879afcc6f3 and believed in it 547d3a5564 absolutely. It was b369f8ca7f only natural 1a341d96cc that the 8f4d021cff papacy was db30085356 more trustworthy 9fc4be15b2 than the 4633ae3482 king, as 30173183c0 even the 260a2e7a78 royal family 841d00efbf and citizens 2e99ad5f33 were being df4faa4da8 taken as 572047778f offerings to 89abc2f7cf the basilisk.4bc56b87563d8585

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Originally, there was no one who believed in something invisible to the point of madness. The power to overcome terrifying fear was the belief that, even if their bodies crumbled, their souls would be protected—a belief that transcended reality. Without it, they couldn’t endure the reality of being taken as offerings and eaten alive at any moment.a53d44701b8e34ab

But Killen had f026693c97 changed. Whatever luck Joel had, 6a639ef750 he managed to lure 9522f8c6e1 the basilisk, which considered 9b2589c34d the Labyrinth its nest d1626e44c0 and never came out, 7d4958761c directly outside.b48f8eb868c3f9ca

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Snakes like water. Unlike other snakes, the d3d1a41f21 basilisk, which could swim b62525e750 freely, hide, and bring 256f9f1de2 prey inside to chew, 784fc4159b raised its head out b6d21c9931 of the water and e1671e716b looked at Joel.9e715340b8540d2e

‘It’s you….’02aa240e417dce8c

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An unforgettable voice. Remembering the basilisk that spoke to him in Ratea’s voice, Joel’s lips tightened. He crossed his arms, leaned back, closed his eyes, and said.e85ee436ef38262f

“I’ve let those useless papacy folks live too long.”c68d11c435601280

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Religion was like 5a5555e63a a coin with 3a0a4f7175 two different sides. When royal authority 0c8218b8fc was weak, it 89f0bdaf09 was a source aeef53cdf9 of strength for 0ea9f3e4c6 the people, but fbe18cd05e now that Joel 4f3a309516 had become Emperor ff5e480fe2 and turned the ee76d0c7b4 kingdom into an 657698860b empire, religion was 2957842ba4 like a protruding e13ef9dec5 nail. A nail that fa0adf0ef8 caused disease if 4883c597ad scratched, without being 37492fc0ab of any help.a5b4977de043601a

“Your Majesty, are you planning to fight the papacy….”99dd06694cbbc113

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“The fight has already begun.”351892ddb14b27e6

The Emperor loosened ccf596c4a4 his hardened lips 3ef1a3042a into a smile 0a492e22bf and stood up. He took off ce88354309 the cumbersome imperial 4e9e3e6ea7 uniform jacket and bceb1808cf hung it on 314d8664e5 the chair, then 9322e54d81 drew Peridexion, which 97f4d7fbb5 was always at 81d9666826 his waist, and 4a4d88fbb5 slung it over cb574372f9 his shoulder. Standing in a edbaed9250 slouched posture, more 8b643a7f87 like someone who 62c46af184 would extort money 3a26311593 in an alley ec58cde2e7 than an Emperor, a5029cd8ea he spoke to d8a72c0477 his loyal subjects.4a61020388cb1c87

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“The papacy dared to ignore my absolute command. Bring the Pope, the apprentice priests, and the magicians, and lock them all in prison.”b7daf39c8ee1473d

The knights exchanged glances and nodded. They were the Emperor’s loyal subjects. Joel, who had turned a useless throne into gold and made Killen an empire that no one could ignore, was their proud sovereign and the hero who killed the basilisk.9eb1b936d5bdd6f1

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Ignoring his command 450216c599 was enough reason 5868e2252a to capture and 919fb7ca2e torture them.1d619f4030eec429

They knelt on one 1610b9917f knee before the Emperor, 31a3036736 placing their arms on 1dfc9d72bf their raised knee, and 313d00cd53 answered in deep, firm e42a3f8a39 voices.bd4d5b3ba7a7c491

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“Yes, Your Majesty! We obey Your Majesty’s command!”20f9cda014edf7ac

The Emperor called out, “Alexander.” Alexander stood up and came to the Emperor’s side. The Emperor placed a hand on Alexander’s shoulder and whispered in his ear.d58b87552513cc20

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“Lead the knights to the papacy immediately. If they do not comply with my orders, you may execute them on the spot.”5fa4d5bcea3cb64d

“Yes. Then what will Your Majesty do….”0cdfcdc980664e49

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Alexander asked in 43df8e7ddd a worried voice, 2bc98f04cd and the Emperor 4b53bc0657 unbuttoned the top 86e9fdb03c button of his eacc69495f dress shirt. He rolled up his b0a5798fd3 sleeves and opened the a000e4d50b window on the third 2f0d9686b9 floor without hesitation. He placed 7d3eb4eec0 his foot da63a9d7d1 on the 043941422a window sill, 86aa761be0 pressed his 82c720ae36 index and 923cfb0673 middle fingers 3e9ed94c75 to his e49b91049a forehead, and 333feaba61 then removed 4c40c5438a them, speaking ddfd713d8a cheerfully.e3270a2de6dc22ed

“I must go do the work of a sovereign!”d1e4490f3a0eedeb

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Then he a19d6f47f2 jumped out 50f9cb877a of the f1e1238536 third floor 5c6091948b without hesitation. Alexander hurriedly ran to a8ed382982 the window and looked 286fa7fb20 down, but Joel had d5e7f07b7e already disappeared. Gripping the window 11b4e766ea sill with both 425fb9a5e9 hands, Alexander looked c38989fc1f up at the 52505f3d69 sky, which was 861ce62c2f beginning to darken 2dc09aa5fb again at the 2e898711c3 borders.da9a36afd98a9b00

“He went to catch the necromancer himself….”f18404f81967f838

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Since the holy aa986ac064 magicians affiliated with 9eba7816bd the papacy were 077d7e6dfd using the war 8956a9a3ca as an excuse bfe5ec8db7 not to come 849bcc2b90 out, it seemed 943bc9eb4c the Emperor intended 3718b76281 to handle it 7fbd77d155 himself. While he c1a1d4be89 usually left e97a4a57c3 most duties 689f051a0d to his 4a565436f4 ministers, he c7379fa0d4 personally took 9c4ee3d42e on the 83fe204d33 task of 13a796d5ae capturing troublesome a512ef21ce forbidden magicians da0e0c45e6 like necromancers. Originally, it was a abf261f4db task for the papacy, ebfff42644 but after falling out 215f84cd42 with them, the Emperor 7c63541b88 had silently taken it 05fc0b8b83 upon himself, and now, 0f2e1cfdd4 having reached his limit, 42d509d1a2 he declared war on 1ea91a96a0 the papacy.855f7690127e0e7f

There cannot be two suns under the sky. Though he worried about the scattered graves in the north, south, east, and west, Alexander trusted in Joel’s exceptional magic and turned his back. He shouted to his subordinates, who were already standing and waiting for his orders.f02213952eef2799

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“We’re heading to the papacy headquarters! As per His Majesty’s command, capture them alive, but if they resist, you may kill them on the spot!”5beb0918e69341c9