Chapter 409: The Battlefield (3)

Chapter 409: The Battlefield (3)

The Divine Sword that had been lifted high into the air fell forward. Agaroths holy ground also began to advance.

Agaroth wasnt unaware of the terror that everyone was feeling. His current actions also werent done out of personal courage because Agaroth himself couldnt muster up any courage in the face of this battle.

It was all forced. They were only doing this because the circumstances had forced them to do so.

Agaroth was much more vividly aware of one inevitable fact than anyone else here.

Today, I am going to die.

Agaroth had already accepted this fact.

If they wanted to avoid dying then the only method seemed to be running away? But regardless of whether that was even possible, Agaroth had never even considered the idea of running away.

So, he completely disregarded the opinions of his believers in this matter. Once one agreed to take part in something like a war, there would be times when one would be forced to do something that one didnt want to do. For Agaroth, now was just such a time.

You, Agaroth growled.

Roooaaarrr!

Space itself was split apart as the Divine Sword slashed towards the Demon King of Destruction. Although this was the Divine Sword that Agaroth had been confident could slice through anything in this world, it still couldnt inflict even a single wound on the Demon King of Destruction. In the first place, it didnt seem like the Demon King had anything resembling a body, so was it even possible for it to be injured?

Currently, Agaroth couldnt sense the existence of anything like flesh, blood, or bones within the Demon King of Destruction. Though if that was the case, then what exactly was its existence even composed of? All that could be seen was the riot of all sorts of different colors caused by a spatial distortion and the black hole in the center of it all.

It was unnatural. Exceptionally unnatural. Agaroth had killed many Demon Kings until now, but he had never once seen a Demon King that looked like this. The other Demon Kings, even when they werent human-like in appearance, had at least resembled living beings.

However, what was going on with the Demon King of Destruction? It was clearly right in front of him, but he still couldnt feel any sense of life coming from it.

The shudders coursing through him were causing Agaroth to breathe faster.

Wrestling back control of his breathing, Agaroth voicelessly demanded, Just what on earth are you?

However, there was no response. His attempts to converse with this thing were met with failure.

Agaroth accepted this failure and used both hands to grip the Divine Sword.

Cracracrackle!

Agaroth mustered up all of his divine power. Even the dark red sun that was transforming this area into a holy ground drew closer to Agaroth.

Aaaah! his soldiers roared from behind him.

Despite being terrified and wanting to run away, his soldiers would obey the will of the god that they had sworn themselves to.

Their god refused to run away from this battle. Their god wanted to keep fighting this battle, even if it meant that all his believers would be dying here today. Not only that, but Agaroth had also resolved himself to die here alongside them.

Because of that, the believers could no longer remain frozen in fear. This was the battlefield, and the god that they had sworn themselves to was the God of War. If their God wanted them all to give their lives on this battlefield, then as his believers, they must offer their lives to him.Dive into Stories, Embrace Enchantment: N♡vεlB¡n.

Aaaaah! the soldiers roared once more.

Agaroths Divine Army was made up of his most faithful followers, who would have gladly sacrificed their lives for him at any other time, but the presence of the Demon King of Destruction was stimulating the primal fear that all humans carried.

However, this was their chance for glorious martyrdom. Even in the midst of the terror provoked by the Demon King of Destruction, their faith in Agaroth could not be erased. So most of the Divine Army charged forward, holding their weapons aloft and spitting out curses.

The swirl of colors surrounding the Demon King of Destruction slowly began to spread out. The gradually expanding colors pushed back at Agaroths divine power. Eventually, these colors transformed into a wall that met the soldiers as they charged forward, holding their weapons aloft and letting out roars.

The wall of colors proved to be an attack for which there was no method to counter. The moment the soldiers reached those colors, which seemed to be eroding space itself, every attempt they made to break it failed.

The colors themselves were made up of the dark power of Destruction. The mana and divine power that was wrapped around the bodies of each of the Divine Armys soldiers disappeared as soon as they touched the dark power of Destruction, and the armor they were wearing wasnt able to resist such absolute power, even for a moment.

Was it truly possible that the lives of all of these men would continue to be wasted like this? This was Agaroths Divine Army, the army that had won countless wars at his side and even overwhelmed the armies of the Demon Kings. But this very Divine Army was rapidly being turned into corpses as they advanced.

Aaaaaargh! the divine army continued to roar.

Their comrades were dying right in front of them. Even so, they refused to back down. The soldiers of the Divine Army let out roars as they continued the attack. At the same time, Agaroths name was chanted, and a hymn was sung. At the moment of their deaths, instead of screaming, they each celebrated their martyrdom.

As for Agaroth.

He watched as the bodies of his believers were torn into pieces and scattered. He heard their cries. He felt it distinctly as each life was extinguished.

Yet he couldnt allow himself to feel fear and despair. Those two types of emotions would just cause his body to freeze. What Agaroth needed right now was rage, hatred, and the fighting spirit that those emotions aroused.

With a curse, Agaroth sliced at the dark power. With that, he made an opening in the swirling, corrosive wall of colors. He swung his Divine Sword again and again. The sunlight shining from the sun that was made up of his divine power collided with the dark power of Destruction. Agaroth was trying to push the dark power back with his sunlight, but it wasnt working. Instead, it was Agaroths own divine power that was getting erased each time the two touched.

Agaroths eyes shone with a red light. As a God of War who had won hundreds of thousands of battles, his eyes had already developed a special ability. Agaroths eyes could see through an opponent, even if this was their first meeting.

But he wasnt able to see anything from the Demon King of Destruction. He could only see the unbelievably large, ominous, and terrifying mass of dark power in front of him.

And in the center of that chaos, where everything was mixing together.

Agaroth still couldnt see anything, but it was obvious that something was there. So Agaroth decided to trust his intuition. Though, this was also because he was left with no other choice but to do so.

Boooom!

The Divine Army wasn't just dying pointlessly.

Agaroths second-in-command, the mighty warrior, a Chosen[1] of the God of War, looked to be in a state where it wouldnt be strange if he died at any moment. When his god had ordered the army to march forward, the mighty warrior had led the charge despite his own feelings of fear. He swung the greatsword that his god had personally bestowed upon him, cutting through the dark power in front of him, and advanced forward.

His left arm had already disappeared during the charge. Blood and internal organs were flowing out from his torn-open side. Nevertheless, the mighty warrior continued to swing his greatsword as he let out a battle cry.

Weve made it, Agaroth thought in relief.

Through their combined efforts, they had gotten past the swirling colors and had reached a place that could lead them to the center of the Demon King of Destruction.

Before she had become the Saint, she was known as the Twilight Witch. She had usurped control of a country, invaded the surrounding countries, and sacrificed everyone that she could get her hands on in a bid to take her place as the God of Evil.

However, just when her goal was right in front of her, she had been overthrown by Agaroth.

The Saint confessed, My Lord, I hated you. I wanted revenge on you. But you viewed my hatred and desire for revenge as a source of entertainment. You were looking forward to me attempting to take my revenge on you someday, eventually.

Agaroth didnt deny these words. Because they were the truth. The Twilight Witch had committed many evil deeds, but Agaroth didnt really consider those to be character faults. In this current era, anyone was justified in doing anything they could to survive.

In any case, the Twilight Witch had failed, so Agaroth had taken her as his trophy.

So what if she would someday seek revenge. For Agaroth, keeping someone who was giving off such dangerous intentions by his side was quite an amusement.

But now, all that was in vain, the Saint sighed, her finger, which had been caressing Agaroths lips, falling away.

As Agaroths vision restored itself, he was able to see the Saints current visage.

She she looked a right mess. Diving in to carry away Agaroth, who had been swept away by the dark power of Destruction, was no different than immersing your entire body in a river of death. Agaroth was left staring into the half-dissolved face of the Saint.

Still, Agaroth wasnt surprised. This was because he had already guessed it. At this close distance, there was no way that he could miss the smell of blood coming from her.

With my face like this, I am embarrassed to show you such an ugly sight, the Saint whispered, her lips having been torn into pieces.

Agaroth scoffed, What do you mean? Youre just as beautiful as you always are.

If she had truly wanted to betray him, she could have done so at any time. Her title as the Saint had been prepared for when she eventually fell into corruption. If a Saint was to betray the god whom she had sworn to while killing countless of his believers, she could have easily become an Evil God, obtaining the power that she had pursued for so long.

But she hadnt done so.

My Lord, the Saint whispered. In these last moments of ours I will have to deny your will. I wont run from here. My Lord, I wont see you die before me.

...Alright, Agaroth agreed with a wry smile as he reached out his hand.

Agaroths hand gently caressed the Saints cheek, and the Saint tilted her head up towards him with a weak smile.

If you have any last wishes, I will hear them, Agaroth offered.

Haha, my Lord is so merciful, the Saint chuckled as she held Agaroths face between both her hands.

A kiss.

The Saints breath drew closer to his skin.

And also my death.

Their lips touched. Agaroths hands wrapped around the Saints neck. A smile was drawn across the Saints blood-stained lips.

Crack.

Agaroth immediately laid down the deceased Saint. Even though she had died when her neck was broken, there was still a smile on her face, and the blood from where her lips had touched Agaroths own remained stained in place like lipstick.

Agaroth placed the ring that he was holding on top of the Saints chest.

You will all be dying here today. There are no other options. All of you will definitely perish here.

I guess that was a divine prophecy, Agaroth chuckled as he turned his head.

And Ill be dead along with you.

The colors had slowly been creeping towards him. The Demon King of Destruction was now right in front of him. The corpses of his deceased believers also covered the plain before him.

Agaroth created a new Divine Sword in his hands as he stared at the Demon King of Destruction. He held the Divine Sword aloft, and then he poured all of his remaining divine power into it. Apart from that, he didnt perform any other miracles. Against that thing, a gods miracles were meaningless. Facing it like this, standing on his own two feet, and being able to point his sword at it was a miracle in its own right.

Agaroth was silent as light shone from him.

He was aware of all the corpses in front of him.

Inside his body, he felt a void where their voices could no longer be heard.

But at this moment, his heart was calm.

That thing... didnt possess any rage, hatred, or other such emotions. It operated more like a natural disaster than anything else. It didnt move with any malice or murderous intent.

Agaroth ground his teeth.

Grk.

So what if it wasnt moving with malice or murderous intent? Did that mean there was no need for him to feel rage or hatred? There was nothing in this world that said that he shouldnt. Rage and hatred were both a matter of personal feelings. In front of this Destruction that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere and sought to end everything, what reason was there not to feel rage and hatred toward it?

Agaroth might be a god, but he had once been a human, and his lifetime spent as a human was longer than his lifetime spent as a god.

Because of that, in front of this Destruction that could not be resisted by human efforts and could only be described as a calamity, Agaroth felt the most human rage and hatred towards it.

Agaroth raised his Divine Sword and stepped forward.

Just like when the Demon King of Destruction first appeared, he continued to advance towards it without stopping.

Agaroth met the Demon King of Destruction, and the swirling, expanding wall of colors engulfed Agaroth.

After that, the Demon King of Destruction finally came to a halt.

It didnt move from that spot for several days.

1. The original word used here is literally translated as Incarnation. Its used to describe the mighty warrior as the embodiment of all that the God of War stands for. However, considering that Agaroth is right there, it felt wrong to use Incarnation here, so I went with Chosen instead.