Chapter 495: 495

“Maybe they came to the point where His Majesty’s regretful situations started . Auster . His Majesty’s future wasn’t normal . Everything was much slower than now . ”

Luke, who returned from saving Count Ferrero, didn’t have a great complexion .

And according to Philip’s words, who escorted him, Luke was injured after touching a monument in the ancient ruins that were close to the prison dungeon .

Although they escaped, Luke was unconscious as he wasn’t able to suppress the energy that his body absorbed .

“Right . There was a tremendous Aether in the monument, and the moment I touched it, it flowed . I tried everything I knew to stop the runaway, but I misjudged the situation . ”

“According to Sir Philip’s words, Your Majesty wasn’t in a dangerous situation, and your locket was shining bright . And because of that, you were barely awake . ”

‘Right . Wasn’t that Karen, or was it because of Reina’s locket?’

The Aether runaway was too severe .

“The problem was Hiros . ”

“Yes, a battle broke out as he waits for His Majesty’s return . And unlike this time, His Majesty, who wasn’t in normal condition ended up using dark magic . ”

However, Luke still didn’t win over Hiros .

Shortly before the death of Luke, who was at the end of Hiros’ sword to punish him, Saint Nanda appeared and took Luke away .

“Of course, the entire nation turned upside down . The retainers who got deceived by His Majesty were condemned . And I, who didn’t like that, abandoned my post and searched for His Majesty . ”

“And did you find me?”

“Yes, during my search, a warlock from Dark Moon came in the shadows to inform me that His Majesty was living in the Jason Estate . ”

“Yeah, that’s where Dark Moon Magic Tower is . ”

And Hwang Bo-sung immediately went to the Jason Estate and met with Luke .

Although Luke was pale, Nanda managed to help him by healing his injuries and calming his unstable Aether .

“I need to thank Saint Nanda then . ”

“After that, I contacted the queen of the Holy Empire with Arch Duke Belik’s help . Despite Arch Duke Gregory’s opposition, she came to Jason Estate to look after His Majesty . ”

However, even with the treatment from Nanda and Reina, Luke’s body couldn’t be cured .

That was how bad it was, so Reina secretly took care of Luke while traveling back and forth from Bless to Jason .

“Meanwhile, a great disaster happened in the Symphonia Kingdom . Hiros managed to become the king by forcing punishments on the retainers who opposed him like Hans and many others . ”

Belik was their representative .

Belik defended Luke when he knew that Luke mastered dark magic .

It was because Reina said Luke didn’t learn dark magic with any wicked sense in his heart and persuaded everyone that Devil King Saymon wasn’t actually an evil person .

“In addition, the military commanders such as the Gram brothers and Volant protested too . Those who never saw the battle happen between you and Hiros thought that a plot has been conspired . ”

“Then, there must have been a civil war . ”

“Yes, they tried to rectify it, but it didn’t work . ”

Hiros, the new king, brought his own loyal group of men and took over the Symphonia Kingdom .

He took over the military commanders, who were opposing the throne, and abolished the fairies and made them his slaves .

“At that point, the retainers who were against such forces weren’t considered at the beginning . Rather, as time went by, they were framed and then executed or sent into exile . ”

As a result, there was never a peaceful day in the Symphonia Kingdom .

The Baroque was still in war with the Libiya Kingdom, or Rudolf would have immediately pushed his army for a takeover .

“But eventually, an external invasion occurred . ”

“Was it Rudolf or the Grenada Kingdom?”

“No . It was the Holy Arthenia Empire who invaded . ”

“The Holy Empire? Why would they?”

Hwang Bo-sung went silent for a moment and slowly answered,

“Because Hiros had His Majesty assassinated . ”

“Ha…”

Luke, who heard that, smiled vainly at Hwang Bo-sung’s words .

However, the following explanation changed Luke’s complexion .

“The identity was later revealed to be the Veritas Magic Tower . What was surprising was that there was an Undead made from Saymon’s body . And Your Majesty, you died fighting that monster . ”

‘I guess so . It was Arsene and Veritas who supported Hiros to become the king . ’

Reina, who lost her man, lost her reasoning .

After not eating, drinking, and crying for days, she was engulfed in anger and wanted revenge . That led her toward the Symphonia Kingdom… No, she declared war on Hiros .

“The war lasted for more than three years . Eventually, Symphonia was defeated, and Hiros, who fought against the Holy Empire till the end, met his end . ”

Hiros’ end was between Arch Duke Gregory and Belik . He transformed into a monster that used magi .

That was when Gorgos was summoned, the Ghost Armor, which he lost in the hands of current Luke .

“Belik was killed while fighting the monster . Arch Duke Gregory tied Hiros using his Gigant and used his full divine power by using the core engine to amplify it . ”

And just like that, Gregory was able to execute Hiros after sacrificing himself .

The Holy Empire won, but it gained more wounds than glory .

It wasn’t just that . The nation’s proudest knight, Arch Duke Gregory, was no more . The pillar who stood strong for years with the Empire .

As a result, the Holy Empire went into war, but Constantine and the others opposed .

“Reina? Didn’t she leave?”

“The queen was in a deep depression . Even though she got her revenge, she didn’t get you back . ”

“Hmm…”

Eventually, Reina resigned as Pope .

After giving up the post to Luther, she left the Holy Empire . She returned to Rakan estates where her memories of Luke were strong .

“She just had five more years to live . Her body and mind became weak since His Majesty’s death . ”

Luke could only sigh after hearing the long and terrible future that would have happened if not for Karen .

“Then… Did the dark story end there?”

“No, it wasn’t the end . It was the beginning of the end . ”

“Beginning of the end?”

Hwang Bo-sung began to explain once again .

A few years later after Reina’s death, unidentified troops appeared on the Rhodesia and Southern Continent .

No warlock, wizard, martial arts, or divine power could defeat them .

The Undead Legion .

The seeds of death quickly seized the entire world .

“It was different from 500 years ago from Saymon’s time . Because of the battle for the throne, the Song Empire couldn’t fight the Undead with their full power, and the Rhodesia had internal fights as well . They all came together, but it was already too late . ”

As a result, small nations began to form and the great powers of the Holy Empire, the Baroque Empire, and the Volga collapsed one after the other .

And the Libiya Kingdom wasn’t an exception .

Shaikan, who claimed to be the true blood holder of the God Dragon and leader of the monster legion, met a terrible end as well .

It was in the hands of Rudolf, who was defeated by the Undead Legion and was turned into a Death Knight .

“In the meantime, a small hope rose . After His Majesty’s death, Court Wizard Erwin appeared with a genius mage . ”

“That is Karen”

“Yes, you’re right . ”

Karen, taught by Erwin, was a master in using magic, sword, divine power, and Aether .

Thanks to her, surviving humans and fairies gathered around and began to resist the Undead Legion .

The point of resistance was Brandon, the Capital of the Symphonia Kingdom .

The remaining people gathered together, but more than half of the human race was already turned into the Undead, so the fight couldn’t be overturned .

In addition, Arsene’s power over the Undead was beyond comprehension .

They fell one after the other from the Undead’s attacks .

The hope they had was soon turning into despair .

At that time, Karen went on an expedition and stumbled upon the ruins of Nemesis and found the monument that Emperor Rudolf was working on in the past .

“The study of space and time in God’s realm . Using her power, Karen saw it, and the time and space were reversed to change history . ”

Luke couldn’t help but feel stuck at Hwang Bo-sung’s words .

He was a wizard, and he himself knew how reckless and ridiculous the research was .

It was because it would be a rejection of the laws set by God .

However, surprisingly, Karen succeeded .

She even managed to come back and change history!

“If you’re Auster, I will take my time to understand it slowly . ”

“That is true . What Erwin and Karen did was nothing less than a miracle . ”

Eventually, Karen succeeded in gaining time, and with the old Hwang Bo-sung, she came to the past .

The reason why Hwang Bo-sung was chosen was because he was a prominent knight who managed to survive and knew all the events that happened on the continent .

“So he came back to the past, but he had to pay the price . Karen lost her magic, aura, divine power, and also her long life . That was why she turned into a child . ”

“There is Aether remains…”

“That power is needed to restore time and space . That was why she didn’t lose it . ”

And it was a necessary force to save Luke .

Hwang Bo-sung, who recalled that, only felt guilty .

It was because he was hiding a fact from his Master that needed to be told .

It was related to Karen’s birth .

‘Your Majesty, Miss Karen, or rather Princess Karen is your and the queen’s daughter . ’

Reina conceived Karen while Luke was hiding in the Dark Moon .

He was defeated by Hiros and neglected by his own retainers, and the only person he could rely on was the woman who loved him for what he was .

It was no wonder that love only grew for them .

Sadly, a child that should have been nurtured with love grew up in an unfortunate era and gave up everything she had to change history .

Nevertheless, he couldn’t tell the truth to Luke that he was Karen’s father .

Hwang Bo-sung couldn’t tell the future that was changed .

‘If I reveal the truth, we might lose the existence of the princess here . ’

Karen was sick because her existence was threatened .

She was someone who didn’t exist in the current time and space .

In addition, she was a child who had to be born at a later time because she needed to be born to Luke who got defeated by Hiros .

Even if there was a child born for ‘Luke who won over Hiros’, the child of Luke and Reina wouldn’t be Karen .

“The small actions of the present will have an impact on the future . Going back to the past and telling my existence will make me disappear, and I am supposed to disappear either way . ”

Before coming to the past, Karen told Auster to never reveal her identity to her father no matter what .

‘In the beginning, I refused to accept the future . It is so pitiful that Princess Karen will be forgotten for all that she was . ’

Nevertheless, he agreed because Karen only said that after meeting up with the past Luke .

“I have never seen my father . I only heard things about him from mother and master . So while I’m still alive, I want to see him a little longer . ”

Brrr!

Hwang Bo-sung, who recalled the future, was sad and clenched his fists to not let himself speak the truth .

“Sir Hwang Bo-sung?”

“Your Majesty, Karen is a pitiful kid . Please take good care of her . ”

“Obviously, I will . You don’t have to mention it to me . ”

A child who gave up everything to save him and change his dark future .

Even if Hwang Bo-sung didn’t ask for it, he was going to protect her with all his heart .