novelThe Transcendental Beings (5)
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What would be the sacred race of the demon world?
Based on what was known, it was the Unicorn race.
The flying white horses.
As the unicorn's horn was used as an exorbitantly expensive ingredient for medicine and material for weapons, there were many who frantically sought it.
However, discovering unicorns was like finding a needle in a hay stack. It was because not only were there a very limited number of unicorns, they also had special abilities like hiding and remove presence.
Furthermore, they were said to be so quick that it was nearly impossible to see them with your eyes. The saying that 'it would be safe to travel inside the demon world after catching a single unicorn' had basis in fact.
However, there was a truth that wasn't known by most.
When in a group, the unicorns could create a separate 'space' on their own.
There, they lived and inhabited this special 'space' as a group.
However, most of the unicorns that gathered in a group were females. As a result, when they were in heat, they would leave the 'space' in search for a male.
Neighhhhh!
Would a dreamland be like this?
Two gently rolling, verdant hills. A rainbow was over and in between the two hills. Only the unicorns lived where there was a flowing spring and wide, open grasslands.
A black horse was there that especially caught attention.
Although it had a horn and wings like the others, it was a being that had different characteristics from a unicorn.
The magical power that was felt from it proved it was a being that was a monster of the highest rank.
The Hell Horse!
It was, originally, King Slayer's favorite horse.
And it was also a present given to Muyoung by King Slayer.
However, after having met the unicorns, it left Muyoung and came to this space where the unicorns lived in a group.
And in here, the Hell Horse was living happily.
Neighing!
Neighhhhhing!
As if displaying their charms, the unicorns gathered around the Hell Horse.
The Hell Horse was a king around here.
The hundreds of unicorns were all females, and as if they were captivated, they all followed the Hell Horse.
Certainly, it was not an ordinary event.
The number of Hell Horse's foals has already surpassed ten.
For the most part, the foals of the Hell Horse were black, yet their horns remained white. Furthermore, sired with enormous powers, they were growing rapidly.
To receive the seed of the Hell Horse, the unicorns tried their hardest.
Offering up food as they saw fit, and they tried to captivate the Hell Horse with all their flirtatiousness.
Neighhhhhing!
The Hell Horse trotted heroically.
As if the Parting of the Red Sea was being recreated, the unicorns gave way.
The Hell Horse stopped at a large boulder, where there were many rare medicinal herbs all around it.
A thousand year old mandragora, a rainbow plant that has been exposed to the moon light for a long time, the King's Flower that was known to grow by absorbing an entire forest's life force, and others.
The unicorns were also known to search for these precious medicinal herbs to offer to a prospective mate.
These were the legendary medicinal herbs that would increase the magical powers from just by consumption.
As the Hell Horse was eating such herbs every day, it grew stronger each day.
Even its symbol of malehood, in the center, did not show any signs of withering at all.
...?
The Hell Horse tilted its head just after it put a mandragora in its mouth.
It was because something was slithering among the medicinal herbs.
"You can't eat this much... wooheehee."
It even talked.
The Hell Horse soon realized what it was.
The almost transparent fairy.
Upon seeing the playful face and the sting mark, the Hell Horse could think of only one being.
Woohee!
Why is the fairy, who should have been following Muyoung around, in the unicorn's 'space'?
Thup. Thup.
The Hell Horse tapped on Woohee's head with his chin.
Even if it was a fairy, it was possible for a being, at the level of the Hell Horse, to provoke it as it pleased.
"Hmm, let me sleep for another 5 more minutes, mom..."
Tuck! Tuck!
"A beautiful one sleeps a lot. Woohee needs to sleep some... more..."
Tuck!! Tuck!!
"What the heck! Who the hell is it!"
Aggrieved, Woohee opened her eyes. Immediately, the face of the Hell Horse covered the entire vision of Woohee.
"Gah! What? You, you, you are that black horse!"
Since the name Hell Horse did not come to her mind, she just called it a black horse.
However, she clearly remembered it.
Neighhhhing!
Straightening out its mane, the Hell Horse raised its head high.
As if to say who else could be the Hell Horse, other than him.
"Then is my dear husband here too? Woohee wants to see my dear hubby."
The Hell Horse shook his head.
This was the world and 'space' for the unicorns.
Muyoung was not here.
On the other hand, he was curious as to how Woohee had entered this 'space'.
"How did I get in here? That was..."
Woohee lowered her head.
Then she began to cry.
"Wuehhh, I was chased by the wyverns. All that Woohee did was entered where my dear husband's scent was? Then, then I entered a strange cave. Aaang! Sniffle!"
In other words, she came to this place by following Muyoung's scent.
Even dogs would not have such sense of smell so it could be looked on as a great feat.
Woohee blew her nose at the King's Flower, the Flower of Flowers. The flower that had an entire forest's life force was now coated with Woohee's nasal mucus.
"Really, my dear husband is not here?"
Nodded!
"Why is he not here? Black horse. You are my dear husband's horse, right."
Neighhhhhing!
The Hell Horse raised its head even taller.
Being called Muyoung's horse did not sit well with him, it seemed.
He was the king around here.
Why would a king be underneath someone else!
*****
"Then do you know where my dear husband is? Black horse, Woohee needs to go to my dear husband quickly."
The Hell Horse shook his head again.
It was possible to find out if he wanted to, but to do so, he needed to exit out of this space.
Woohee became deflated again.
"I have to go to my dear husband... If not, my dear husband could be in danger..."
Neighhhing?
Only then the Hell Horse showed some curiosity.
At any rate, the King Slayer said to diligently assist Muyoung.
However, as a matter of fact, even without his aid, that monster like jerk would live as he pleased. As he became stronger each day, he should be able to even capture the demon gods.
However, Woohee's concern was sincere.
Finally getting up from the place, Woohee lowered her shoulders.
"Diablo was said to be a very dangerous demon god. Woohee's mom said so. Ah, Woohee's mom is the Queen of the Fairies? So, she knows a lot that even Woohee doesn't know."
The Hell Horse patiently kept his cool.
It was an unspoken gesture, instructing her to continue to explain.
"So, you know what? It was strange that Diablo has been summoned. Diablo is a god that 'should not exist' in the first place? So, unless he is destroyed as soon as possible, something called the end of the world will come."
The end of the world.
They were the words that signified the destruction of the world.
The Hell Horse flared his nostrils.
It did not have much to do with him.
Whether the demon world was to be destroyed or not, all that he needed was to continue to live comfortably with all the unicorns.
"Without Woohee and the one who summoned Diablo, it was said that my dear husband would not be able to defeat him. Ah, but Woohee's dad also said something different. The most important issue was the 'Masters of Darkness'. The reason for Diablo's ability to maintain himself was because he had eaten the 'Masters of Darkness' or something?"
The Masters of Darkness!
King Slayer was one of them.
The true master of the Hell Horse. He was one of the Masters of Darkness, who had drowned in the Darkness.
Would Diablo even consider King Slayer as a prey?
However, King Slayer was strong. Even the true gods could not provoke King Slayer.
The Hell Horse knew that very well.
"So, hmm, the Masters of Darkness? It was said that there will be someone who will offer them up! If the Darkness collapses with Diablo eating up the Masters of Darkness... there will be confusion in all dimensions? Woohee doesn't understand it well, but I guess it would lead to a disaster!"
The Darnkness was the final stop for the gods that could not become gods.
Solomon kept several of such beings based on contracts.
Even King Slayer was one of them.
The Hell Horse stiffened up for a minute.
Muyoung was someone he thought wouldn't die even if he was killed.
However, King Slayer was unexpectedly weak. Even though his power was nearly equivalent to the ordinary gods, he did have an experience of having fallen down into the Darkness with despair.
As he liked Muyoung a lot and it had been a favor from King Slayer, the Hell Horse assisted Muyoung for a while.
In fact, the Hell Horse's concern was over King Slayer, rather than Muyoung.
"So, Woohee has to go find my dear husband. Black horse. Woohee will be moving again. Good bye."
Woohee did not even ask for help. She had the sense of responsibility to carry it out on her own.
Woohee wasn't that kind of a fairy to begin with.
She had optimized skills in the areas of cunning and scheming, so that she could spend her time in comfort.
That was her trait that even the Hell Horse knew, despite having spent only a few moments with her.
Neighhhhhhing!
The Hell Horse stepped in front of Woohee's way.
"O, black horse, do you mean to tell me I can ride you?"
Neighhing!
The Hell Horse loudly released air through its nostrils. Then moved by that action, Woohee began to tear up. Although she did not make it explicit, it must have been very hard on her for a long time.
"Thank you! Black horse!"
Woohee got on the back of the Hell Horse.
Neighhhing!
Neighhhhhhhhing!
And as they were about to leave the space... hundreds of unicorns followed behind.
Even the Hell Horse's matured foals begged to follow him.
They, too, have sensed the aura of something important between the two.
After a pause and consideration, the Hell Horse decided to mobilize in large number by leaving behind only the minimal number of them for the purpose of protecting this 'space' and the children.
It was the end of the dream like moment in time that the Hell Horse had enjoyed.
The Earth tore itself, titanic fissures and rents appearing in a frenzy.
The Heavens reverberated, as if titantic, invisible beings were warring on each other.
The Great Waves came, vast mountains of water, sweeping clean all before them.
The Forbidden Magics were unleashed, warping the very fabric of space itself.
The monsters that surrounded the castle died instantly.
The monsters screamed as they ran off, and even the demon kings fled.
A man, wearing an old cape, appeared at the top of the castle wall.
"I am Merlin, your protector and guide."
Everyone in the big city had their eyes fixed on the man. There were easily over one million eyes.
"Ah! It's Merlin!"
"Merlin, the grand sorcerer!"
Everyone knelt down on their knees in awe.
And Oscar, the man who was wearing the face of Merlin, nervously swallowed his saliva.
'Well, Bae Seungmin would take care of the rest himself, I'm sure. '
*****
The scenario that Bae Seungmin had developed was playing out very well.
Mulalan was in the middle of a celebration.
There were all sorts of events going on in the streets.
Magic devices and weapons with miraculous powers, which were the stuff of legends, were on full display for everyone to see.
The white owls were flying in the air, and the priests drew on the powers of gods, to make a spectacle, a celebration of fireworks.
It was historic. No masters of Mulalan, in any other times, have ever celebrated in such a scale.
Everyone's face lit up happily.
They played, forgetting all of their worries.
"Wow, so delicious. How could an apple pack such sweetness?"
Bae Suzy had a happy smile after having bitten off a piece of a red apple.
Kwon Wang was next to her.
Kwon Wang sighed repetitiously.
"Should concentrate more on the training..."
"This is celebration, celebration! If one does not enjoy it voluntarily, how can there be progress?"
"Only if you couldn't speak..."
"Ah! There's a pierrot. Hi, please make me a balloon, too!"
"Phew..."
Bae Suzy ran after the pierrot like a happy child.
Of course, it was true that she was a child, but for Kwon Wang who wanted to teach her everything, it was somewhat deflating.
'Well, I guess she has already surpassed me. '
The speed with which Bae Suzy moved up in strength was beyond one's imagination. Kwon Wang has never seen such a human.
She has already surpassed the level of Kwon Wang who was one of the humanity's ten strong ones.
And the reason for that strength was due to the 'Lineage of Light', the special skill that Bae Suzy had.
The Lineage of Light.
By utilizing the skill that appropriately calibrated everything, Bae Suzy has become capable of all things.
'Still, it is good. Her spirit is high again. '
Bae Suzy had been feeling deflated after having met Muyoung and Bae Seungmin. She was also angry because Kwon Wang took her away without consent.
As a result, she has been focused only on training as if she had no other choice, so it was good to see her feel happy again for the first time in a long while.
"It would start slowly."
After some time has passed, Kwon Wang went out to the square. There were already a countless number of people in the square.
Everyone wanted to hear the Pope speak.
To be exact, it would be the words of the 'God's Vessel' which the Pope would be relaying...
'Mulalan was taken over by the God's Vessel. She was the most likely one to have commissioned this celebration as well. They must be after something. '
Kwon Wang has years of experience.
He did not think that such a celebration could have been planned overnight.
There must be something behind this celebration.
Tatatata!
The trumpets blew.
"The Pope!"
"Long live the Pope!"
Everyone raised their hands.
The Pope has come.
And as always, there was Hyacinth, the God's Vessel.
Hyacinth, the Vessel of God.
Although she hasn't outgrown a girl's figure, a blinding charm was being permeating from her.
There was nothing more to say about it as she even made a puppet out of the Pope.
'My heart is pounding even by looking at her from this distance, phew!'
Kwon Wang reluctantly turned his head.
It was so that he could only focus on the Pope.
"Wow, that woman is really pretty? Just like a doll! But she looks very familiar..."
Holding a lollipop that was as big as her head, Bae Suzy came running.
Bae Suzy did not even shake at the power of the charm.
Anything that has been categorized as 'evil power' could not breach Bae Suzy's boundaries easily, and it was the same in this case, it seemed.
"Dear people of the Holy City, I hope you will enjoy today's celebration."
The Pope began to speak.
Then the anticipated speech has begun.
"Hraaaaarh."
Bae Suzy unconsciously let out a long yawn. But she soon closed his mouth after drawing the attentions of others around her.
"Teacher, has the Pope been always very talkative like that?"
Then she discretely whispered to Kwon Wang.
Kwon Wang shook his head.
The Pope was famous for not saying much. He only spoke of words that were needed to be said. However, the Pope spoke too much, today.
"...Not long ago, two demon kings had invaded the great city. And Merlin had stopped them."
Merlin!
This story has already been spread throughout the Holy Empire.
The grand sorcerer Merlin. People called him the 'Protector of the Green Temple'.
The protector has personally come out into the world.
Referencing him, the Pope wanted to set a course for the future.
Although his words were long, there was only one conclusion.
"Our new Holy City will follow the will of Merlin, and lead in overthrowing the Demon Gods. For every citizen and Humanity!"
"Waaaaaaah!"
"It's a war!!"
Kwon Wang creased his forehead.
Why a war all of a sudden.
However, people did not have a shroud of doubt. They appear to simply follow as what was being suggested. At this level, it appeared that everyone was under the influence of a group spell.
"Let's go. We should leave Mulalan."
It was not a good omen.
Kwon Wang said, but no reply came back.
"...?"
Thinking it as being odd, he looked around him, but Bae Suzy was nowhere to be found.
'Where has this rascal gone now?'
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