Chapter 229 – Ingun – BREAKERS

Chapter 229 – Ingun

It was a rather familiar darkness. It was here that the woman in white usually appeared. And although pitch darkness hung around, he clearly saw the one who stood in front of him.

Before him stood the same woman in white clothes and with a gold crown on her head. However, it was not a Conquest, and Ingun immediately realized this.

– Hello, – the woman greeted, then closed her eyes. Ingun thought for a moment about how he should address his interlocutor, and then asked:

– Indigenous people… Should I call you that?

– Yes, if you want. It would be nice to have a name that represents all of us.

The inhabitants of ancient civilizations occupied both this space and this form.

Ingun exhaled. The woman smiled slightly, as if feeling somewhat tired. A moment later, Shutra realized that they were sitting opposite each other on the sofas.

– Is this an expression of your will? What is your general ego? Ingun asked. If these people had their own personalities, then why haven’t they provided any information until now?

The indigenous people frowned, as if embarrassed by such a question, and softly answered Ingun’s question:

– As a rule, we just exist and our will is not enough to conduct a dialogue with someone was not. Without the help of the Conquest, it would be too difficult to talk to you, and therefore we borrowed her image and voice. This is just a temporary change in order for our dialogue to take place. After what you and I have done… This is the least we had to go for.

A wry smile appeared on the woman’s face, but this did not last very long. Wiping unnecessary emotions from her face, she continued:

– We will answer all your questions. Ask, what do you want to know?

Finally, it’s time to get the long awaited answers. A great many questions swarmed in Ingun’s head, but the first thing he asked was quite unexpected even for him:

– Is the red dragon completely dead?

It was strange, but Ingun definitely felt it. After using Ultimate Nothingness, he sensed the disappearance of the red dragon. Nevertheless, this monster had already been able to return once, and therefore nothing guaranteed that he would not be able to do it again.

Hearing the question, the natives smiled. They probably did not expect Ingun to ask something like that either.

The woman’s eyes were closed, but for some reason it seemed that she was looking into the distance. Then the woman turned to Ingun and said:

– His essence was destroyed. One day such a presence may well reappear, but at the moment there is no such threat.

The Red Dragon was the epitome of destruction, so there was always the possibility that the Demon World would again be in danger after many, many years.

Not yet, however.

Obviously, this will happen many years after the death of Ingun himself.

Ingun sighed with relief and stretched slightly. Looking in the face of the indigenous people, he had another unexpected question.

– Is it because of you that I’m here?

– Correct. But it was not just us. We would like to explain something so that you can understand everything better. Okay?

Obviously, the story promised to be long.

– Can’t you pour this knowledge right into my head, like the Duke’s Sword? – Pointing a finger at his head, asked Ingun.

– Your soul may suffer from such interaction. We don’t show it, but there are too many of us.

Ingun understood. The person in front of him consisted of many souls.

– Well then, please explain.

– Required, – the woman took a deep breath. And then, similar to the Conquest, she began to explain in a slightly harsh manner:

– 10,000 years ago, all the indigenous people became one. Like the dark god Erebos, we have become one of the pillars that support this world. But unlike the gods, we have willpower. Although weakened, after becoming one we were still able to withstand for thousands of years. It is our will to stop destruction and protect this world.

The woman’s hands, lying on her knees, slowly clenched into fists, and she turned away.

– We have detected the onset of a crisis. Perhaps this feeling was due to the fact that the red dragon was alive. The former Demon King, Mithra, also felt this ominous foreboding. He didn’t know exactly what it was, but he felt the end approaching.

The Demon King was able to discern the flow of fate, but that did not mean that he could understand its true meaning.

– We wanted someone to become one with the Conquest and oppose the red dragon. Our goal was also to help the Conquest to surrender its share of destroying the world. And so, along with Archivist Torres, we came to the conclusion that we need someone out of this world. A man who cannot be influenced even by the red dragon, who is the embodiment of destruction. Anyone affected by the destruction will not be able to fully conquer the Conquest.

The Elder Dragons were godlike creatures. Despite the fact that her body was broken and her soul was shattered, Einkel could still sometimes express her will to Ingun. As such, there was nothing strange about a piece of Torres” shattered soul connecting with the indigenous people.

– The details and nuances of our plan began to come together like parts of a complex machine. The son of the Demon King, who was born without a soul, but had the opportunity to be reborn as a deity, and possesses a soul from another world… Such a person could save the Conquest from the fate prepared for her… Finally, the whole chain lined up.

Ingun began to understand everything. This result was achieved solely due to the fact that Ingun’s soul was able to find refuge in the body of Shutra. However, he suddenly had a new question. Why did they choose him? Why exactly did he become who he became?

– You are a person who really suits the role of the Knight of Conquest, – having foreseen his question, the natives said, and their smile slightly consoled Ingun.

It wasn’t just a coincidence. He really suited them. He may not have been the only candidate, but what happened was far from bad.

– So it wasn’t a game?

On his first day in this world, he realized that the concept of “game” is simply inapplicable to him. He saw everything with his own eyes, and this world was completely different from the Saga of the Knights.

The natives nodded.

– We do not understand what game you are talking about, but this is a different world. Different from the one you lived in. We can only assume that someone spied on.

– Spied on?

– To find you, Archivist Torres had to reveal information about our world. Apparently, they still reached someone from your world, and he may have created a game in which our world was described. You saw her and when you got here, you thought that everything fits together.

It made a certain sense. The difference he saw between playing and what he experienced in this world was probably caused by some kind of error.

– Wait, what about a temporary gap between our worlds?

The Saga of the Knights appeared 10 years ago. However, Ingun arrived here long before the start of the storyline events of the game. Logically, he should have entered this world much later. There must have been some reason for this “time lag”.

– This feature really exists. However, this is not easy to explain. Sometimes time in our world goes slower than in yours. But now everything will be the other way around.

Ingun shook his head and immediately asked another question:

– If this is not a game system and not a game world… What is the Main Character Adjustment?

– You are the chosen savior of our world. You can be called the main character of our world. Perhaps it only helped you occasionally, but have you ever found it strange that the world itself is coming towards you?

Ingun nodded involuntarily. The world helped him by adjusting some parameters.

– As for what you called the game system… This was the easiest way to understand the current progress. It would be more correct to say that this system was not created by us, but by your own subconscious. Moreover, you had the power of Conquest. You may have already guessed, but it was thanks to Conquest that you could quickly learn skills.

Ingun nodded again. It was certainly a compelling story. However, suddenly he thought of something else unexpected.

– Is that you – that voice that I heard every time I got new levels?

– We cannot talk to you directly. And the voice in your head was a gift from Conquest.

At that moment, Ingun imagined how the Conquest was standing in the middle of the darkness and monotonously repeating: “You have received a new level.” He didn’t know how true it was, but he couldn’t help but smile.

– Why is Zephyr like that?

– We do not understand what you are asking.

Then Ingun explained more specifically. He told her about Zephyr’s horrific deeds in the Saga of the Knights. The natives frowned, as if trying to figure out their own thoughts, and then replied:

– Your story is based on the raw data of our world, but it is not the same at all. And maybe… Zephyr in your story could have become so precisely because he was influenced by the Four Horsemen. Death and War really haunted him. But thanks to your intervention, Zephyr escaped first contact. Even the smallest changes can have big consequences.

Ingun thought of Gerard, who became the Knight of Hunger. Perhaps Zephyr’s actions were indeed initiated by Death and War, which managed to get to him.

– So there won’t be something like the Day of Massacre? Zephyr won’t start a riot?

– Everything depends solely on him. We cannot know the future for sure.

Now Zephyr was quite a reasonable and prudent prince of the Demon World, but there was no guarantee that he would calmly bow his knees before Ingun. Even though Zephyr was not such a brutal assassin as in the Knight Saga, he was still a powerful man with great ambition and strength.

However, Ingun did not care much about it. He had been here for a fairly short period of time, but he could say with certainty that this Zephyr does not correspond to that.

– Have we answered all your questions?

– Well… – Ingun nodded, getting up from his seat.

And I realized that I almost forgot to ask the most important thing.

– Can I return to my original world?

Return… Here he found many friends, and some people have become truly precious to him. But in his home world he had loving parents and good friends.

The woman shrugged slightly and replied:

– It won’t be easy now. But one day it may become possible. The most difficult thing in passing through the worlds is the alignment of the coordinates of your world and this one. Also, moving between worlds requires a huge amount of magical power.

Ingun managed to achieve the most important goals. His eyes shone, and a regretful expression appeared on the woman’s face.

– We can give you the coordinates right now. Sorry, but you’ll have to do the rest yourself. Once we fall asleep again, we probably won’t wake up. While we can still be in this state, we need to do a lot.

For a while, Ingun felt sad at the thought that returning right now was impossible. He made no secret of his frustration, which caused the natives to chuckle and say:

– Don’t make that expression. Although our words are somewhat tactless, aren’t you glad that you got into this world?

– Huh?

– You met Felicia and Caitlin, Carrack and Green Wind. You met them and changed your destiny. Perhaps, if you had not appeared in this world, it would have been much more years before the appearance of the red dragon. However, one way or another, you saved them all.

The Day of the Massacre and the destruction of the werewolves – all this could very well have happened. Ingun remembered the last moments of Felicia and Caitlyn’s lives in the Saga of the Knights and shuddered at the thought.

– It’s hard for me to admit it, but I’m really glad.

In fact, it wasn’t just the two of them. The list of his new companions includes all the children of the Demon King, including Zephyr. And also Sylvia and Elaine. If such a future, as described in the Saga of the Knights, really began to unfold here, then it would be a real disaster for the Demon World. A war with the Human World would be truly destructive and would be quite like the true end of the world.

The natives smiled.

– Really? Not everyone is lucky to meet beauties like Felicia and Caitlin. Moreover, now you are the king. Isn’t that like winning the lottery?

– Who knows, maybe my life would have turned out completely differently…

How many times did Ingun walk along the edge of a knife?

However, in response to Ingun’s harsh remark, the natives just shrugged their shoulders.

– Sorry. It’s time for us to go.

They didn’t seem to be able to say anything else using the appearance of the Conquest. Ingun folded his hands expectantly, and the natives came to life again, tenderly saying:

– Coincidence and inevitability are two components of any fate.

Ingun’s meeting with this world… And that is where he started such a connection with him.

– Thank you. Thank you for saving our world.

Then the woman got up from her seat and, going up to Ingun, gently kissed his forehead. It was a blessing from this world.

– May your destiny always be full of blessings.

The natives smiled. And then white light filled the darkness.

***

Ingun opened his eyes. There was a battlefield all around. Felicia dozed on his chest, and Caitlin, sitting next to him, sipped the elixir he had given her a little earlier.

– Shutra? – Caitlin exclaimed as soon as Ingun suddenly raised his head.

Ingun looked at the girl and then turned the other way.

– Carrack.

– What is it?

– Do you know that I’m here because of you?

– This, in what sense? The orc asked in confusion, but Ingun did not answer. Instead, he turned to Felicia and Caitlin and pulled them closer to him.

– Shutra?

Caitlyn looked surprised, and Felicia muttered that she was in pain. However, Ingun did not loosen his embrace.

– This is good.

– What’s good?

– Everything… It’s all good.

Ingun changed the ending. Now a completely different future awaited them, and not the one he saw. Ingun smiled and kissed Caitlin. And then he kissed Felicia’s forehead several times. It was a very unexpected manifestation of feelings, but there were no more black animals, and therefore Carrack also had no reason to grumble.

– Prince, do it in moderation. The 6th Princess is having a hard time.

The orc still found something to reproach him with.

He knew himself that Felicia and Caitlyn should rest. Moreover, there was one more thing that Ingun had to take care of.

– Master, do you want to praise me? I’ve waited a long time.

An inflated keeper appeared near Ingun. Ingun stretched out his hand, on which Caitlin was leaning, and stroked Green Wind’s head.

– Okay?

– Good.

The Green Wind hugged Ingun’s neck, and Karrak grinned again.

Ingun’s gaze moved into the distance. He saw them moving in his direction. They were all so familiar and friendly faces. While waiting for them, Ingun asked:

– The Demon King’s Palace. Should I build it again?

The new Demon King was to be crowned. Remembering her father, Felicia nodded grimly. Ingun squeezed Felicia a little tighter around the waist, and then whispered:

– Then we will get married.

Felicia hastily opened her fan, but it was useless. On behalf of the flushed elf, Ingun received a blow to the chest from Caitlin.

– Let’s go back first. And after we rest, I’ll tell you everything.

– Huh? Felicia asked, confused, and Caitlin just shook her head.

Green Wind didn’t worry about anything at all. The keeper simply closed her eyes and clung to Ingun.

– Prince, – came Carrack’s voice.

And so, the one whom Ingun first saw in this world after he opened his eyes, said:

– You were good.

– Yes, you too.

Should I have said something else?

Ingun looked at the column of light where the indigenous people were located, and then looked back towards the Demon King’s Palace.

A pleasant breeze blew across his cheeks.

Read Light Novel BREAKERS – Chapter 229 – Ingun

Author: Chwiryong, 취룡

Translation: Artificial_Intelligence

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