Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 93
Episode 93. 〈 Kasim Derian 〉
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It was a dark night.
Heavy rain fell on the streets of Lorensis, the capital of the Holy Empire.
As dark clouds ate up the moonlight, it was difficult to see the surroundings other than the brazier and torch lit at the outer gate.
A person wearing golden armor walked out of the pitch black darkness.
“Stop for a moment!”
The Holy Knights raised their sheathed swords and blocked the Golden Knight.
Golden Cross.
That armor and appearance proved it.
Normally, it would have been a check-up that I would have passed lightly, but as the timing was critical, I had to make sure I verified my identity.
The paladins approached the golden knight.
Height is well over 2.5m.
He looked like a giant, as he had the size of a giant and was wearing golden armor.
The paladin raised his head.
A dry beard sticks out from between the helmet that covers his face.
“Please present your ID.”
In response to the Paladin’s words, the Golden Knight said nothing or did nothing.
As silence continued, the paladin frowned.
“Is this a golden cross?”
The golden knight tilted his head.
He only moved his head and looked around.
The dry eyes inside the helmet moved.
I confirmed the four paladins at the outer gate and the seven paladins on the outer wall.
The Golden Knight lowered his head again.
The paladin is making an uncomfortable expression.
“If you do this, you will be in trouble. Identification card…”
“I heard you made a contract with the devil.”
“…yes?”
The paladin had a blank expression.
The golden knight grabbed the sword handle.
A 2m long sword attached to the waist.
It was pulled out.
When the Paladins were startled and were about to draw their swords, the Golden Knight spoke.
“The 7th prince who made a contract with the devil is being interrogated for heresy.”
When the sword was completely drawn, the lower and upper bodies of the paladins were split apart.
The paladins looked down at their bodies in shock.
Red liquid flows out from the cracks in the silver armor.
“What…!”
His body collapsed and he died instantly.
“What happened!”
“Ring the bell! It’s an intruder!”
As the Holy Knights on the outer wall urgently tried to ring the bell, the golden knight moved. He
kicked the ground and stretched out his hand and touched the wall.
His fingers dug into the outer wall and he applied force to throw his body away.
In an instant, he fell tens of meters away . He jumped onto the outer wall. The golden knight grabbed the great sword in his right hand.
There was no further movement.
The heads of the seven paladins on the outer wall were cut off.
At the same time, raindrops expanded and exploded.
The bodies of the paladins collapsed.
Strong . Not even a scream spread through the rain.
Cassim Derian raised his head without even taking the stance of swinging his sword.
In the distance, he could see the Imperial Palace of the Holy Emperor.
It was the place where the 7th prince, who was said to have made a contract with the devil, was located.
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“It’s ruined! You always have this snout. “That’s the problem!”
I covered my head in the library.
Damn it!
These guys from the Chaolium Church had no intention of surrendering.
As time passed, the Church did not send any letter.
I could only despair.
Tomorrow is the 10th day of the grace period.
If until tomorrow, If there is no response, I will have to lead the army of the dead to subdue them.
“Why is this happening?”
To begin with, the Chaolium Church was a force unrelated to me.
However, as soon as I returned from Aslan, they started a fight and said they would hold a heresy trial. Now, because of them, I am even forced to send out troops.
‘Of course, I brought the last one on myself.’
Still, wouldn’t this have happened if they hadn’t touched it first?
“The peaceful and prosperous kingdom is a mess! Why is it so crowded?”
Lycan, the Ronia vampire of the North. Now there is internal division?
There is no separate fighting race.
“Kkeuuuuu…”
I remembered the expression on Seonghwang’s face not long ago.
After the hearing, Seonghwang came to me in person.
He was like when he beat up his son. He said this with a kind smile towards his other lovely grandson.
-Tell me when you are ready to compete. I will help you at any time.
No, grandfather. Is that what you want to say to your grandson?
He seemed to have no worries at all.
Of course.
The divinity of 1,500. It’s an undead army.
That’s enough power to wipe out the Chaolium Church.
Still, if you’re worried about your grandson, you’ll order Sword King Oscar.
That guy seems to like fighting. Even
if you complain for a hundred days, there’s nothing you can do.
Tomorrow. It is a forced dispatch.
The Chaolium Church will certainly not surrender. Rather, they will bother to gather troops and set up camp.
“Aren’t you going to surrender after seeing the Holy Undead?”
I was wondering
if it would change the hearts of the people and nobles in Lorensis.
“I don’t know about others, but I think it would be different if it were Cardinal Michael.”
I looked to the side, and
it was Elise, a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.
“It’s a tea that clears your head.”
Ellis brewed some black tea and put it on the desk.
“Oh, sorry. Did I interrupt you while you were studying?”
At my words, Ellis shook her head with an awkward smile.
I raised my teacup and asked a question.
“Are you saying you won’t surrender?”
“Cardinal Michael is a man of strong faith. That’s how strongly he will push for my cause.”
Ellis’s words reminded me of Lich Nasus.
Lich Nasus, too, was intoxicated with his faith and Aslan’s loyalty and opposed me, using
power to the point of destroying his soul.
Faith and faith change depending on each person’s beliefs. It seems.
‘Now that I think about it, I’ve never summoned a lich before.’
I took out the Dragon Lair, or rather the Necromancer’s Book, taken from Aslan’s Tomb.
It contained knowledge about summoning various undead.
Among them, there were Lich Death Knights, but there were also separate beings.
It was…
ding- ! Ding-! Ding-!
I hear the bell ringing.
I looked down at the window.
The Holy Knights were moving and hurriedly leaving the imperial palace.
“What’s going on?”
“Well. Me too…”
Ellis also tilted his head.
At that time, a knock was heard from the library door.
After a while, the door opened and Charlotte, who was in charge of the escort, stuck her head out.
“What’s going on?”
“It looks like there was an intruder at the eastern gate. The paladins were killed.”
“Oh my god, what kind of crazy person is this? A vampire?”
“We haven’t found the culprit yet. But it seems like he’s a very skilled prosecutor.”
It looks like an investigation still needs to be done.
I stood up.
Whether they were vampires or the Chaolium Church, those who attacked the capital now would not last long before they were caught.
This is a nest of monsters where the prosperous Sword King Crown Prince is located.
“Are you leaving?”
I looked back at Ellis.
She was shocked and panicked.
She quickly lowered her head and said,
“Are you planning to compete as a member of the Chaolium Church tomorrow?”
“I guess so. It’s already been decided.”
It’s a tedious task, but it would be better to finish it quickly.
Just in case, it would be a good idea to get Oscar’s help.
“I beg the prince.”
Ellis grabbed the hem of her skirt.
She said, trying hard to hide her emotions.
“Please confirm whether Archbishop Raphael Astoria is alive or dead.
He must have been worried as expected.
I smiled bitterly and nodded.
No words of consolation aside . I didn’t do it.
Vain hope could have caused even more pain.
“Then rest in peace.”
I waved my hand and opened the library door.
Charlotte slightly bowed her head and prepared to escort me.
At that time, I suddenly got a strange feeling.
“…?” I
stared straight ahead.
Perhaps because it was raining heavily, it was inside the imperial palace. It was also quite dark.
I felt a strange presence in the darkness.
I wonder if I was the only one who felt it, but Charlotte blocked my way as if to protect me
. She put her hand on the handle of the sword.
The moment Charlotte narrowed her fierce eyes, her eyes widened.
” “Prince, it’s dangerous!”
She wrapped herself around me and threw herself into the library.
At the same time, I strengthened my vision with my holy power.
Everything slowed down as if in slow motion.
An intangible blade came out of my vision and narrowly grazed the tip of Charlotte’s head.
It was a simple sword. This is not it.
A blade of wind created by swinging a sword.
“…!”
Crash!
Charlotte’s body burst out of the library door and fell to the floor.
Belatedly, the door and wall split smoothly.
Bang!
The sound of the explosion echoed.
Countless books were torn and pieces of paper were flying around.
The wall collapsed, the study was shattered, and the wind was blowing away.
Ellis, who was in the library, covered her head in surprise.
Charlotte lifted me up and grabbed me.
“I’m running away.”
“uh?”
I turned my gaze back.
I saw golden armor in the dark at the end of the hallway.
“Golden Cross?”
“No, it’s different. The author is…!”
Charlotte turned her gaze.
The large man raised his great sword.
It was just a movement.
If an ordinary person had seen it, it would have been seen that way.
However, with the eyesight strengthened by holy power, his movements were visible.
In a slow space where there seemed to be a time difference, he was there. It moved.
He pulled the sword, leaving an afterimage. Then he returned the sword to the place where the afterimage was.
That too at an absurd speed.
Boom!
The air burst out.
At the same time, a blade of wind was created and flew away.
Charlotte was carrying me. I lifted the holy sword, carrying
it on my shoulder. Charlotte swung the holy sword towards the intangible sword.
Bang!
The air exploded.
Charlotte and I were shocked by the powerful layer of air.
It rolled on the library floor and shattered the studies.
With that, Not enough, it hit the window and bounced off.
It fell dozens of meters above the imperial palace.
“Prince!”
Charlotte wrapped around me.
Meanwhile, Charlotte and I looked at the library.
Ellis covered her head. At some point, I saw a golden knight appear behind her.
“Ah.”
Charlotte made an expression of regret.
I summoned a musket.
I tried to infuse my holy power, but it was already too late.
It takes too long to summon Christmas.
Ellis was startled and turned his head.
The golden knight raised his sword.
Ellis looked frightened.
The moment when the blade of the wind is about to fly.
Ellis’ eyes became harsh.
thud-!
Her legs hit the floor.
I pull in my fist with all my holy power.
“uh? uh?”
I was embarrassed.
no way?
The golden knight flew the blade of the wind.
At the same time, Ellis swung a fist imbued with holy power.
The two collided at the same time, exploded, and Ellis’ body was thrown away.
Ellis coughed up blood. Fortunately, he didn’t die.
The wall collapsed and her body fell to the bottom of the imperial palace.
“this!”
I snapped my fingers.
Runes appeared under the imperial palace, and skeletons were summoned.
They caught Charlotte, me, and Ellis from falling.
I looked at Ellis.
“it hurts…!”
She was holding her bare hands and moaning.
Just that?
Although it contained holy power, he blocked the blade of the wind with his bare hands.
Although she is a saint with a fragment of God. This has gone too far.
“Is this what happens when a saint likes fighting sports?”
Ellis was startled by those words and looked at me.
She said with a dumbfounded look on her face.
“how…?”
I took my gaze away from Ellis and looked up.
A golden knight was looking down between the broken walls.
Even if you try to look into the other person’s eyes, it is difficult to see them because they are wearing helmets.
“Why is such a monster running rampant in the imperial palace!”
I shouted out of frustration.
“…Vice-captain of the Golden Cross. This is Kassim Derian. He was Oscar’s successor. “He’s the person Oscar was talking about.”
“what?”
The sword king’s successor?
Why is that guy attacking me?
Charlotte said, breaking into a cold sweat as if she had read my expression.
“He is a felon who disobeyed orders and massacred 300 civilians. I heard he was tried and executed by the Chaolium Church.”
“After all, is it the Chaolium Church?”
Kasim grabs his sword.
I summoned the mummies.
Mummies were summoned around the library and raised their curved swords.
Dozens of them rushed at the same time from all directions.
But it was foolish resistance.
Just by raising Kasim’s sword, the mummies around him were cut into pieces.
“Magic?”
“It’s swordsmanship.”
I clicked my tongue at Charlotte’s words.
“Should I wait until the soldiers come?”
Three minutes is enough time for the soldiers to gather.
but.
“7th Prince Allen Allpols.”
It looks like he doesn’t want to wait.
I flinched and looked at him.
“You, the devil contractor.”
He jumped out of the imperial palace.
It landed easily from a height of tens of meters.
The ground shook and debris flew out from the heavy body.
He stretched out his sword and pointed it at me.
A thick, cracked voice rang out.
“We will judge heresy.”
The eyes inside the helmet were burning.
It’s outrage.
It was anger directed at those who used necromancy.