Berserk: The Prophet

Edward took out the necklace, his hands trembling almost imperceptibly.

Greene was so anxious on the other side of the stone steps that he was digging his toes into the ground, silently cheering Edward on.

“This necklace is beautiful, thank you, Edward.” Hickel smiled and accepted the necklace.

"I'm glad you like it." Edward breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Hickel liked the necklace, and at the same time, a surge of joy welled up in his heart.

To be honest, although he was born into a noble family, Hicker hadn't received such a valuable gift in a long time. Since then...

"Let me put it on for you."

"...good."

Edward gently placed the necklace around Hickel's elegant, slender neck. The silver embellishments made Hickel's fair skin even more captivating, while the shimmering aquamarine gemstone under the moonlight perfectly complemented her eyes.

“It suits you perfectly, Heechul,” Edward exclaimed sincerely.

“Thank you, Edward.” Hickel’s voice sounded quite cheerful.

Green breathed a sigh of relief on the stone steps. All in all, it was a good start for the two of them.

Just as Green was tiptoeing away, a rough, large hand covered his mouth and nose and abducted him.

Green tried to struggle desperately, but found that his legs were dangling in the air and he could not break free from the large hand's restraint.

That clump of reddish-brown wolf fur...it's Madwood!!

How could he be here? Shouldn't he be in the capital, Naurudkahuatti?

The two on the watchtower of the city tower seemed to be making a move as well. Green was restrained by Madwood and led into the martial arts arena where Gurenbelud often trained.

"Shh." Madwood put his left index finger to his lips, signaling Green not to make any noise.

The extreme lack of oxygen and the fact that his feet were dangling in the air made Green sense the threat. Even though his strength had surpassed that of most ordinary people, his child's body was still no match for Madwood, who had been licking blood from the edge of a knife since childhood. Madwood's one hand was enough to restrain Green without any power to fight back.

As the footsteps of the two men faded into the distance, Madwood released his right hand, letting Greene experience a short free fall.

The extreme lack of oxygen caused Green's face to turn purplish-red, and his legs, which had been cold and unresponsive, gave way, and he collapsed to the ground.

"Cough cough..."

Green coughed and gasped for air. He looked up at Madwood, his eyes filled with anger and confusion.

"Why are you here?" Green asked in a hoarse voice.

Madwood crouched down to meet Green's gaze, his eyes cold and resolute.

"I should be asking you that. I didn't expect you to still be alive. I need your help with something," he said slowly.

Green glared at him. "I won't do anything for you!"

Madwood's lips curled slightly, his scythe-shaped blade lightly grazing Green's face, the threat in his eyes unmistakable. "You will, and you don't want them to know you're a Judas spy, do you?"

Green's heart sank; he knew Madwood was telling the truth. He gritted his teeth. "What is it?"

Madwood stood up. "Come with me." He turned and walked deeper into the martial arts arena. Green hesitated for a moment, but eventually followed him inside.

.........

After a while, Green watched with a gloomy expression as Madwood walked out of the martial arts arena. His movements were very swift, and he disappeared into the night in a moment.

Green was filled with contradictions and struggles, knowing full well the dangers and consequences he would face if his identity were exposed.

Faced with Madwood's threat, Green decided to be patient for the time being, follow Madwood's instructions, and act according to circumstances.

"Phew..." Having figured this out, Green breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to leave.

The moment he stepped into the weapons room where Gurenberudo's warhammer was displayed, the totem on his chest began to heat up restlessly.

Green stopped and reached out to touch the totem on his chest, trying to calm its agitation. He felt a strange power surging within him, as if guiding him in a certain direction.

He looked around at the warhammer that Gurenbeludo often used on the battlefield, and the totem on his chest became increasingly agitated, as if urging Green to hurry over.

Green walked toward the warhammer without thinking and reached out to grasp it. In an instant, he felt a powerful force surge through his arms, as if countless undead threads were swirling around the warhammer, and the surrounding space seemed to distort crimson and eerily.

Green's eyes widened as he sensed the immense energy contained within the warhammer. This energy seemed to resonate with the totem on his body, and a strong bloodlust surged within him.

Green released the warhammer and quickly stepped back, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. The scene had been too terrifying. Looking at the seemingly unchanged warhammer and the room he was in, he breathed a sigh of relief.

In that brief moment of distorted space, he saw a place that looked like a stone dragon's nest, and a huge crystal fire dragon was staring at him.

Green calmed his wildly beating heart and was puzzled. What was wrong with this warhammer? Why did it produce that hallucination?

That fiery dragon...

However, after spending several days together, Green felt that Gurunberdo was now a completely human being. After all, when they bathed together in the castle tower after training last time, he didn't even have a tail.

Apart from his unusually tall and large size, he was no different from a human.

The totem's restlessness subsided, and the little dragon that had been sleeping for so long appeared to have grown even bigger, crawling out from under Green's clothes, its body length now almost the same as Green's forearm.

It looked different from before; its golden pupils appeared somewhat crimson, and it bared its teeth, making gurgling sounds from its throat. Its eyes were fixed intently on the handle of the warhammer.

"...What are you looking at?"

Green couldn't sense the same perspective as usual from the dragon's point of view, so he could only follow Belial's gaze. There, an oval stone was lying quietly hidden in the shadows of the night. With the help of the moonlight that suddenly shone into the room, Green was able to see the true appearance of the stone.

"!!!"

"Is it... the Overlord's Egg?"

Green stared in astonishment at the stone, which, as if it had come to life, opened its distorted golden eyes and tried to look at him.

"Roar~!!"

The moment Belial looked over, it unleashed a torrent of dragon fire equal to its own size, instantly charring the "Egg of the Overlord" black and closing its eyes.

Green rushed forward to check the authenticity of the "Egg of the Overlord". He was shocked by the way the stone had just opened its eyes, because this feature was very similar to the Overlord's Egg of Griffith in the anime.

However... even holding this "King's Egg," which was barely bigger than an egg, Green still noticed the difference between it and Griffith's.

—This stone is not bright red.

The black kin of this Overlord's Egg was not charred black; it was originally a dark gray stone-like texture.

...It's a bit like a foot-rubbing stone, Green thought to himself.

The dark gray Overlord's Egg, which was strung on a thin iron chain and wrapped around the end of the warhammer's handle, was now burned through. Just as Green was thinking about how to clean up the scene, Beligat stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it.

"?!"

Green's eyes widened in disbelief that Belial had actually swallowed the "Egg of the Overlord." He tried to get Belial to spit it out, but the little guy completely ignored him.

Green looked at Beligat helplessly, unsure of what to do. He had a feeling that things weren't so simple; there was definitely something wrong with this "Egg of the Overlord."

Suddenly, Belial's body began to emit a red glow, illuminating the entire room for a moment. Green watched in astonishment as Belial's body gradually grew larger, and its wings unfurled.

The little dragon, which was only the size of Green's arm a moment ago, suddenly grew to twice its size, reaching a length of fifty centimeters.

"This is...evolution?" Green was secretly shocked. He had never seen such a scene before. Could it also be the effect of the "Egg of the Overlord"?

Before Green could figure it out, Beligat let out a burp, expelling the "Egg of the Overlord" that had just been swallowed with a fart.

Green: "......"