I Became the Tyrant of a Defense Game [EN]: Chapter 800

The four fathers and sons had barely enjoyed a brief moment of peace when it was shattered. There was no time for leisure.

Kugugugugung!

The Outer Gods’ attacks, which had momentarily weakened, intensified once more.

Until now, they had merely been poking and scratching with their fingertips, but now they were becoming more concrete—giant hands began to grab and clench my aerial fortress, forcibly trying to tear it apart.

The sight of hands, dozens or even hundreds of times larger than my body, endlessly descending from the sky and ripping apart the ceiling of my fortress was truly terrifying.

“I request an interception!”

I immediately ordered Larc and Fernandes.

“Brothers, please defend the fortress and continue to fend off the Outer Gods’ attacks!”

The two brothers nodded emphatically, then lightly stepped onto their ship—the ‘Last Ark’—and soared into the sky without hesitation, wielding their swords and magic.

Following the trajectory of the Last Ark, a barrage of swords and magic intertwined, emitting a dazzling burst of light. The Outer Gods’ hands, which had been trying to grasp the Ark, were torn to shreds and exploded.

“I shall join the fray as well.”

The Emperor also drew his sword with his right hand and began to control La Mancha with his left.

“Father!”

I urgently called out to the Emperor before he could depart.

“What about the method to dismantle Everblack? When you connected to Everblack a moment ago, what did you see?”

“……”

The Emperor was silent for a moment, then suddenly said,

“It’s alright.”

“Huh?”

To my bewildered question, the Emperor smiled gently.

“Trust me. Everblack is fine. It will soon open its own path.”

“But!”

“Everblack is the guardian tree of humanity. And it is also a beacon that sees the future.”

There was a wistful smile on the Emperor’s face as he looked at the tree.

“This tree has never once failed to serve humanity. It is the same now.”

“……”

“Trust our thorn tree. And let us do what we can now.”

The Emperor seemed to have gained conviction after seeing something inside Everblack.

For some reason, he did not give a specific explanation, but I nodded.

Just as my people trust me.

I, too, trust my people.

I decided to accept the Emperor’s conviction.

“I understand, Father.”

Everblack will open its own path.

Until then, we will buy time.

“Huhu. Good. Then shall we go too! We are guardians as well, it wouldn’t do for your brothers to have all the fun!”

Thwack-!

La Mancha soared up, following the Last Ark. I also spread my dragon wings and flew up alongside La Mancha.

“By the way, Ash. You are truly blessed with good people.”

The Emperor suddenly said.

“Everyone is coming to help you, even in this Spirit Realm.”

“Huh?”

I widened my eyes.

What does he mean? The only ones who would come to help me in this Spirit Realm are Larc and Fernandes, those two?

Then, the Emperor silently pointed his hand towards the sky.

“Look.”

I followed the Emperor’s gaze to the sky.

There, countless giant palms were tearing through the sky and falling towards us. There were so many hands that they were intertwined, filling the sky without a gap, and falling like a giant curtain.

“I only see enemies trying to kill me, not people helping me!”

Even at my grumbling, the Emperor only smiled.

The next moment, the palms that poured down filled my vision and the sky above. The relentless hostility completely obscured the sky.

Soon, the whole world was plunged into complete darkness.

***

The sun rises.

***

Tearing through the curtain of darkness, the sunlight illuminated the Spirit Realm with a terrifying force, as if to burn it away.

I looked in that direction, startled. The dawn was shining brilliantly, forcibly tearing apart the artificial night created by the Outer Gods’ hands.

“This is…!”

Looking up, I saw the sun rising from the end of the vast land that stretched endlessly on the opposite side of the coast. And following the movement of the sun, all the hands of the Outer Gods burst into flames.

I was reminded of the time when I first drifted into this Spirit Realm long ago. That sun I had witnessed then was rising again.

Squinting at the dazzling light, I raised my hand to shield my eyes.

‘Huh?’

Was it an illusion?

Against the backdrop of the blazing sun, a shadow was flickering like a mirage.

I focused my gaze to get a better look at the approaching shadow.

It was….

Flying in against the sunrise,

Four giant dragons.

“……No way.”

Suddenly.

The last words of the one who had passed on the flame in my heart—Dusk Bringer—echoed in my mind.

– According to the legend my mother told me, red dragons who have reached the end of their lives gather on the shore at the end of the world… and wait together for the last sunrise of the world.

– So, this isn’t goodbye… we will be able to meet again on that last morning.

The shore at the end of the world.

The last sunrise on that shore.

I gasped, recalling the unbelievable legend. The Emperor chuckled softly.

“My sister is truly a woman of great determination.”

“……”

“It seems she has been waiting for you, even after death, in this boundary between this world and the next…”

Illuminating the world, four red dragons landed on my aerial fortress in succession.

An incredibly large dragon, radiating an aura like the sun itself, the first Dusk Bringer.

A flash of red light, and the next moment, she transformed into a woman with long, flowing red hair. Following her, the other three dragons also transformed into humans.

A woman with pale skin and short red hair. The first Dawn Bringer.

A woman with dark skin and braided hair. Day Bringer.

And….

《…….》

Like the night waves dancing in the legendary sea,

A young sister with black sideburns fluttering.

The one who passed on her blood and will to me,

The second Dusk Bringer.

My Archduke.

《Didn’t we promise?》

I stood there, stunned, unable to believe it, and Dusk Bringer, who had been quietly observing me, smiled, revealing her sharp teeth.

《That it wasn’t goodbye. That we would meet again on the last morning.》

“Archduke…!”

As I called out, Dusk Bringer frowned, looking displeased.

《Hmm… instead of ‘Archduke,’ could you call me by the name you called me last time?》

She said hesitantly.

I carefully took her hand and called her again, changing the title.

“……Mother.”

《Huhu.》

Dusk Bringer blushed, not knowing what to do.

《That’s… ticklish, embarrassing, yet it feels so good to hear…》

Then, the Emperor, who had been watching, said,

“It seems like I’m hearing something about the family tree getting tangled again…”

《Be quiet, Traha. The Bringer family is connected by will, not blood. Ash is my descendant, connected to me by my heart.》

And then.

A woman with long, flowing red hair—the first Dusk Bringer—approached me, her footsteps echoing.

I was a little nervous and stiff as I looked at her. The first Dusk Bringer stood before me and looked me up and down, making a hmm- sound.

《So, I’ve heard a lot about you. You are the second Dawn Bringer.》

“I greet my ancestor.”

《The only male among my descendants. Huhu, how fascinating. Well, I suppose gender doesn’t matter in our family, which is connected by will.》

The first Dusk Bringer lowered her eyes and glanced at the second Dusk Bringer.

《By the way, to think you would betray the Outer Gods… truly, you are as bold as my descendant never ceases to boast about.》

《A-Ancestor! You didn’t have to mention that!》

《Doesn’t that mean you chose your son well? There’s no need to be embarrassed.》

She chuckled at the second Dusk Bringer, who was jumping up and down.

Then, the first Dusk Bringer gazed at me with her golden dragon eyes.

《The fifth to carry the name of the Bringer family. The one who has decided to discard the dragon blood.》

“……”

《I understand your will, but it is difficult for me to fully support your choice to abandon my blood. I am the last dragon, and it was to preserve that bloodline that I passed it on to humans.》

When the Spirit Realm closes, all magic, mysteries, and powers in this world will disappear.

The dragon blood is no exception. The Bringer family will lose all their specialness as dragons and become an ordinary human family.

《Descendant. Will you explain your will to me?》

I answered immediately.

“The most important thing that our ancestors left behind is not the dragon’s heart, the dragon’s blood, or even the name of Bringer.”

I placed my hand on my chest.

“What is important is this will, this heart, that has been passed down from our ancestors to me. It is to protect this.”

The justice that the people of the Bringer family have held for generations, the courage not to hate, to protect the world.

If we inherit only that, wouldn’t it be enough? Even if everything else is diluted.

《……It’s such a perfect answer that it’s almost absurd.》

The first Dusk Bringer shook her head.

《But, yes. Even in the distant past, and perhaps even now, there were few who sincerely spoke that obvious and old-fashioned answer. Everyone was obsessed with the power outside, not the will engraved within. But you are not like that.》

“……”

《The second Dawn Bringer. My son, who has inherited not only my blood but also my heart.》

The first Dusk Bringer, and the first Dawn Bringer and Day Bringer, smiled together.

It was a smile as gentle as the sunlight.

《We will lend you our strength.》

I knelt on one knee without a word and bowed my head in gratitude.

《……That man, Night Bringer, insisted that if he were to be deceived by the Outer Gods, he would rather destroy this world itself. On the other hand, I believed that even if we were destined to be deceived, the will of life itself was important.》

The first Dusk Bringer quietly looked into my chest.

《You, who have inherited both bloodlines, have presented a new path that transcends the conclusions of both that man and me.》

“I only hope that this path is the right one.”

《What does it matter if you stray a little?》

The first Dusk Bringer covered her mouth and chuckled.

《You can always find your way again on the path that follows.》

“……”

《Go on the path you believe in. Your mothers will help you.》

Then, the first Dusk Bringer commanded.

《Now, my daughters! The last day we have been waiting for in the gap between life and death, in this eternal moment, has dawned.》

The three women transformed back into dragons in succession.

《From this last dawn until dusk, let us spend a day without regrets!》

The first Dusk Bringer soared up, spreading her massive wings, followed by the first Dawn Bringer and Day Bringer.

《Ash.》

Dusk Bringer, who was preparing for her final transformation, smiled brightly.

《Meeting you and being connected to you was the best thing I have ever done in my life.》

“……”

《I am proud of you.》

For this moment.

In front of my mother of the heart, who had not rested even at the end of her life, and had endured endlessly in this harsh Spirit Realm, I could only tear up.

Then, Dusk Bringer reached out her small hand and gently stroked my head.

《Of course, a mother has to help her son when he’s going down a rough path!》

She smiled brightly and transformed into a graceful and beautiful red dragon.

The four red dragons, soaring up like fireworks, charged towards the Outer Gods in succession.

Under the final flames they ignited, the entire sky was illuminated.