Light Spirit Epic Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Omen of Darkness

Darkness gradually fell. It swallowed everything the youth knew.

The past, present, and future were all gone, there was nothing but the infinite darkness and a dark endless void.

It denied all existence, alive but never living, there was only pure chaos and utter silence.

“Ahhhhhhhhhh!” As if he had a nightmare, the werewolf boy Bedivere suddenly opened his eyes. His forehead was full of perspiration, sweat permeated from the tip of his hair, it was messy and in total disarray.

"Awake?" A voice asked.

Still confused, the werewolf looked at a young knight who was a bit older than him. It took him a full quarter of an hour to gradually reassess his memories.

"Where am……?"

"At the base of the Pendragon North Heaven Knights." Knight Arthur replied briefly.

"How long have I been unconscious?"

"A week."

"A week!!!!?!" The werewolf almost jumped out from his bed of fright, but the intense pain suppressed him.

"….the village. What about the village?'

"I'm sorry. There were no survivors other than you." The knight looked indifferent, as if the villagers' life had nothing to do with him, "The bodies that were found were buried well."

There was a sad expression on Bedivere's face. “Thank you, young knight. I owe you a favor.”

“I am not just a young knight, I’m a Silver Knight, Arthur Kelton.” Knight Arthur said, “Take a rest. The doctor said that your bones have been successfully regenerated, but if you move, you might break them.”

“No,” The boy endured the pain in his body. “I want to see your head.”

Arthur disdainfully smirked: “Oh, do you think the North Heaven Knights will receive you so easily?”

"Dont Laugh! This is important!" The werewolf yelled, "The Savage Tooth Clan are going to open the Wall of the World – The Grand Wall!!!!"

"The Wall of the World?" Arthur shot his eyes outside the window, "You mean the end of the world?"

At the far end of the distant sky, an ancient wall rose that stretched into the sky and on into the endless horizon. It isolated the living creatures on this side of the wall and literally divided the whole world into two halves.

Arthur looked at the looming shadow of the wall beyond the window.

Does the world really have an end?

“Whatever you call it, that thing is the Wall of the World." Bedivere went on to say, “If you know anything about the Wall of the World, you should also know that because of the high wall, Eastern Europe has such a large expanse called the Dark Area where they only see the sun six hours a day. The entire Dark Area is not entirely a barren wasteland, but is also a gas-filled poisonous swamp. “

“……I know. The environment in which the Hungarians live is indeed very harsh, So you continue raiding the glorious areas of the Western European countries and grab food and weapons.” The young knight retorted.

"Wrong! Only the Savage Tooth Clan are doing those horrendous things. Most other clans living in the Dark Area are living in peace! "  Bedivere defended the Beastmen. “Even though the days are hard, everyone live honest lives and uses the limited resources for generations. Until……."

"Until?"

"Until one day, the Fox Clan discovered the remains of an ancient fossil. They interpreted the data in the relics and discovered something that made them furious."

"Long ago, the Wall of the World did not exist in the first place. It was your ancestors, the Anglo-Saxons, the Celts, the Romans, the Egyptians…..and other ancient civilization that built it together. The Beastmen were originally slaves of the ancient civilization and they were forced to undergo genetic modifications in order for them to solely live in the Dark Area and manage the Wall of the World. “

“Why? It’s just a broken wall. Why is it important?” Arthur asked in puzzlement.

“No one knows. Some people say that outside the Wall of the World is the end of the world. Some say the Wall of the World is used to stop a rushing flood coming from the end of the world. It was also said that the world has no end and that the other side of the Wall of the World is the Golden Continent of the East, where gold is everywhere and food and wine are inexhaustible. “

“…….these two theories sounds too obnoxious.” Arthur disdainfully sneered.

“No matter what the facts are…..,” said Bedivere, “A lot of Beastmen strongly argued that the Wall of the World should be opened. It doesn’t matter what's on the other side of the wall, the important thing is that as long as the wall no longer exists, the Dark Area will have more sunlight and everyone’s days will not be so hard.”

“Good idea. However, such assumption is unconceivably impossible. You are talking about……..the Wall of the World? No matter how strong their attacks, it can’t scratch a single mark. It is an incredible hard wall. Ancient people’s technology can’t be surpassed for another thousand years.”

“Of course, it cannot be opened with any physical brute force means.” Bedivere said mysteriously, “But what if I tell you there is a key to open it?”

"Key?"

“There are Magical Crests that is guarded by each of the seven Beastmen Clans and inherited from generation to generation, from clan patriarchs to clan patriarchs. These are the key fragments that would unlock the seal of the Wall of the World. The seven shards together combined into one complete key.”

Arthur used his keen eyesight to look into the heart of the werewolf, "That’s the reason why the Tigermen are after you?”

“Well, you already know. My clan has been annihilated…….massacred. I’m probably the only survivor of the clan. I can’t tell you where my family’s key piece, but……I can assure you, all other key pieces have already fallen into the hands of the Savage Tooth Clan."

"Originally, there were four clans who did not agree to open the Wall of the World. But those despicable Savage Tooth Clan! When their patriarchs were attending the Clans Assembly, they were robbed of their key fragments."

"Before the assembly, my father, the patriarch of our clan, knew there would be an incoming disaster. He gave the last key fragment to me in advance so as to avoid the fragment falling into the hands of the Savage Tooth Clan. However, our clan was immediately besieged by the Savage Tooth Clan and finally it was genocide.”

“So you also had a hard time…..don't care….” The knight did not show any mercy, or he never knew what compassion was, “You are saying….without your key fragment, the plan of the Hungarians will never be enforced? Isn’t it simple, just keep hiding in the Pendragon Knight's Base.”

"How can it be so smooth?” Bedivere sighed desperately. "All the Beastmen including the three clans that did not support the plan, plus the loss of their patriarchs, and the fear of being massacred had to support the plan of the other three clans. They add up to 3 million troops."

"Evenmore, a single Beastman possess greater fighting power than you humans. Even if you and the European countries form a coalition, the number of troops you can amass will not exceed two million, and this can not cover the huge gap of troops between you and the Beastmen."

"In the past, they did not make a particularly conspicuous move to the countries of Western Europe in order not to arouse suspicion. But now, they are already aware of my existence. In order to get the last key fragment in my hand, they will certainly attack at all costs…..What are you going to do then?"

Arthur looked at Bedivere with no trace of emotion, “At that time, I had to kill them all.”

“—— Are you serious? Are you crazy?!”

Arthur kept silent. The boy saw from the knight’s eyes that the other man’s words were not casual.

Did this youth considered the madness of one man fighting against millions of Beastmen?

Crazy?

The knight indeed easily killed the Tigerman Bandit Chief with his Light Sabre.

The chief did not even put up a fight. He was mutilated by this seemingly unobtrusive young knight in a simple, almost boring way.

Does the Pendragon Knights have a trump card?

Or is it that each Pendragon Knight are strong like monsters? !

Perhaps there is really a glimmer of hope.

Maybe, everything is not as bad as it seems.

The werewolf boy climbed out of bed and knelt to the ground: “Knight Arthur, please teach me swordsmanship. I want to be strong, no, I have to be strong. I must stop the Beastmen.”

Arthur was at a loss, “Even if I teach, I don’t know what to do. My swordsmanship is…,,,,,a special thing. It’s a technique that I developed to match my own physique. Even if others were to learn it, they can not optimize it to their potential."

The knight paused.

“Oh, that’s right. I can’t teach swordsmanship, but I know one that can teach you swordsmanship techniques that would belong to you.”

“Only belonging to me…..swordsmanship?”

“That’s right. I know a person who is a genius in guiding other people in swordsmanship and martial arts….” Arthur said.

Chapter end