Mythology: Ragnarok

The enchanted magic circle on the legendary sword instantly unleashed its power, creating mirror images. In the eyes of the enemy, Agrede suddenly became four. But the enemy was, after all, a legendary warrior. Agrede's little tricks could only interfere with them. The legendary warriors instantly destroyed three of the clones and, after confirming the real Agrede, joined forces to attack him.

Using his weapon advantage, Agred cleanly parried, countered, and retaliated, knocking the weapon from a legendary warrior's hand and piercing his wrist. Immediately afterward, attacks from the other two struck Agred, sending him flying. However, Agred quickly bounced back to his feet, thanks to the defensive magic array on the legendary sword that saved his life at the crucial moment.

Agreed beckoned, and the legendary sword that had just flown from his hand instantly flew back to him. At the same time, Agreed poured all his magic into the legendary sword, which immediately shone brightly. Then, Agreed launched another counterattack, stepping forward and swinging his sword. The terrifying sword energy instantly blasted the other two legendary warriors away. The power of this move was so great that the two legendary warriors suffered severe internal injuries and fell to the ground, unable to stand up for a while.

Argreed planted the tip of his sword in the ground, struggling to support himself with the legendary sword. He was nearing his limit; his magic was exhausted, and his body was injured from the explosion and battle. But then, the three legendary warriors struggled to their feet again, shouting at Argreed in despair. They then mustered their last strength and rushed over, ready to take Argreed down with them.

Seeing this, Agred struggled to his feet and tried to escape, but he had truly reached his limit. The three men were already in front of him, but he couldn't even stand up.

"Am I really going to die here?" Agreed cried out in despair as he reluctantly moved his heavy steps.

But just then, an unexpected figure flew in from afar, tackling the three legendary warriors who were rushing towards him. Immediately afterward, the three legendary warriors self-destructed with a loud bang, blasting away the figure who had saved Agred. At the same time, Agred's eyes widened in that instant, because he saw that the person who had risked his life to save him... was Emma!

Argreed immediately scrambled to Emma's side, took out the finest healing potion from his spatial ring and applied it to Emma's wounds. At the same time, he fed Emma medicine to replenish her life force and suppress internal injuries. After doing all this, Argreed positioned Emma to prevent her from straining her muscles and bones due to improper posture, which could cause further injury.

After doing all this, Agreed yelled at Emma, ​​"Are you crazy? Why did you rush up? I have protective armor and I might not die. Do you really think your body is made of mithril?!"

Emma said weakly, "It's what I should do."

"You have nothing to do for me, and if you do, it's that you better live on!" Agreed yelled at Emma. Pushkin then ran back and, seeing the mess and the wounded everywhere, immediately called for the medical priests and army doctors.

The priests rushed over, and Agreed, seeing the situation, shouted, "Come here! He's the most seriously injured, save him first! Quick!!"

The priests immediately obeyed and carefully lifted Emma onto a stretcher for emergency treatment. As Agreed watched them walk further and further away, he finally collapsed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Agred was suddenly awakened from his cot in the wounded soldiers' tent. He struggled to get up, but the accompanying nurse immediately stopped him, saying, "Marshal, you have suffered serious internal injuries. You need to rest in bed."

"Get out of the way!" Agreed shouted, then realized he was being too hasty, so he softened his tone and continued, "Do you know where Emma... my bodyguard is? I need to see him."

Upon hearing this, the nurse's eyes darted away as she said, "Your guard... his condition isn't very good. He's still receiving emergency treatment over there, I..."

Before the nurse could finish speaking, Agred got up and ran over, bumping right into the priest who was coming out of the first aid tent. Agred immediately asked, "Master, is my guard alright?"

Seeing this, the pastor reassured him, "You should be prepared, he can only hold on until noon today at most."

Agreed lost his composure upon hearing this, grabbing his collar and yelling, "What do you mean! What are you good for? If you don't save him, believe me, I'll make you pay with your life!"

The priest wasn't angry; he understood the marshal's irrationality. Anyone in his position would struggle to remain calm. The priest could only explain with a pained expression, "He suffered severe internal injuries, and multiple wounds from the explosion of his battle aura that are difficult to heal on their own. I think you know that all healing magic works by using the patient's own or external life force to accelerate physical regeneration. But he's like a broken barrel; his body can no longer hold life force and will only continue to drain away until he's completely exhausted. The more you try to inject life force into him to save him, the faster his life force drains away, and the closer he gets to death. You… please accept my condolences."

Agreed released the priest's hand and rushed into the first-aid tent. The priest shook his head helplessly and sighed, "Misfortune really doesn't discriminate. Even this young, promising, and brilliant legendary warrior has not been spared any mercy from fate." With that, the priest left, as he had many other things to attend to.

Agreed went inside and used communication magic to contact the Griffin Empire, asking them to send him a royal griffin. Then he looked at Emma, ​​who was lying on the bed like a candle in the wind. He went over and took Emma's hand, saying, "Hang in there, I will save you. I have already contacted the royal griffin. We will go to the Elf Kingdom. They will definitely be able to save you there."

Emma weakly shook her head and said, "There's no need to waste that time. I can feel that I'm dying. I can't make it that far. I'm already very grateful that you came to accompany me on my final journey."

Agreed choked back tears and cried out, "What nonsense are you talking about? You became like this to save me. If I don't come to see you again, am I even human?"

Emma laughed and said frankly, "Izzy, I only now understand what you said. I have been enslaving myself all along, but I can't escape. I've gotten used to being a slave and can't get out... But when I rushed to save you, I felt an indescribable joy and sense of honor. I am still determined that even if I am not your slave, I would still choose to save you without hesitation. At least in that moment, I really felt... the beauty of freedom."

Although this is the last time, it's my choice. Thank you. The time I spent with you was the happiest period of my life. For a moment, you made me feel like I wasn't a slave, but a free…person.

"Don't you hate me?" Agreed asked. "I'm the one who killed you. If I hadn't dragged you to this battlefield, you wouldn't be dead."

Emma shook her head and said, "Who could have imagined all of this? Even God might not, let alone you. Iz, I don't hate you anymore. I only understood many things after I died. Don't you think I was incredibly stupid?"

“No,” Agreed said, shaking his head. “You are much smarter than me, Emma. You’ve just been tricked by fate.”

Emma chuckled foolishly and pleaded, "Do you remember your promise to end slavery in this world? Can you promise me to liberate them? Helping them is helping me too, to escape that miserable fate and endless suffering?"

“Yes, I promise you, I will make sure there are no more slaves in this world!” Agreed swore, then asked, “Do you have any other wishes?”

Emma coughed slightly and said, "Could you... tell me some more of your interesting stories? I want to hear them before I leave."

Agreed nodded, his eyes welling up with tears, and continued telling Emma the stories he had been telling her, his voice trembling slightly. He was deeply engrossed in his storytelling, trying his best to hide his trembling voice. Emma smiled, closed her eyes, and whispered almost inaudibly, "Thank you. It's so good to have met you in this life..."