Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 22

Player as a Constellation – Episode 22

Chapter 22

Aum stared at her younger brother and Kudan, both alive and well.

“How on earth…?”

They should have been dead or, at best, crippled, yet they were unscathed.

In that moment, Aum Linia recalled the potion the undead had used for healing at the frozen lake some time ago.

‘Good heavens…!’ A single potion had revived even the dying Kudan and regenerated his severed limb!

It was a type of potion she had never encountered before… unheard of.

It was as if….

‘A miracle of God!’

She had thought he was a fraud. At best, she considered him a puppet of another country or a magician with exceptional abilities.

But this was on a different level. A greatness that already transcended human limits existed.

A panacea [a remedy for all diseases or ills] of absolute power, like something out of legends or myths?

“Is this perhaps… an elixir of immortality?”

“It’s not that grand.”

At the dignified voice, Aum looked at the demon sitting on the throne.

The red light emanating from the holes in the ram’s skull stared directly at Aum.

Aum realized why she had come here and bowed her head.

There was no more hesitation in her movement. Only worship and praise remained.

A potion with absolute efficacy, an undead legion that seemed like death itself.

This was not something a mere human could do. Nor was it a multi-species or other race affair.

It was like a real ‘god.’

A greatness as if a constellation had descended!

“Aum Linia, I have come at the call of the great Constellation.”

Aum was as respectful as possible.

She realized the foolishness of fighting against such an opponent. If the other party had been so inclined, there would have been no need for such troublesome actions. He could simply order the undead legion to extinguish all life in this frozen land.

The fact that he faced her and treated her as an equal was probably….

‘A simple game….’

He might just want to play. Or perhaps he was giving Aum Linia a chance.

A chance to stand against a great being.

“Good. I will ask you about the Nodo tribe later. What I want to know now is about Kudan Raguna. About you.”

Kudan lowered his head.

He no longer harbored hatred for Loki.

He had heard that Loki had saved Kankun several times. And the strength he had shown so far made it clear what kind of being was before him.

He, too, had no choice but to bow his head in awe.

“What is it? I am already a dead man walking; I will tell you everything I know.”

“It is about the woman you escorted. The chess game, and the woman who made that food.”

“The chess game has been a popular game on the continent for 300 years. I don’t know much about the food, but… I know it is related to ‘that person.’”

Kudan had heard to some extent through Aum, so he knew what questions Loki was asking.

Kudan hesitated for a moment.

Because of the promise he had made with ‘her’ when they first met.

That ‘woman’ had said: Never tell anyone about meeting her. But… for some reason, the being before him was obsessed with her. And strangely, she and the being before him exuded a similar aura. Clearly, the two beings were connected.

“This is a promise. I was told never to speak of it.”

“…….”

“But you saved a dying life, so I will tell you. That being had the appearance of an all-too-beautiful goddess.”

Loki’s eyes widened.

“She called herself the incarnation and queen of death.”

“…….”

“She even revived the dead.”

“…….”

“People called her the ‘Angel of Death,’ and she is now a target of the Theocracy [a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god] on the continent.”

Kudan took a deep breath and continued.

“Her name… was Helga.”

Loki was in a complicated mood.

It was no coincidence.

The time when Loki came to this world about 300 years ago and the time when chess became popular were the same. Also, Aum Linia learned otherworldly food from a woman, and that woman was said to control even death.

That alone cannot be dismissed as a coincidence.

Decisively, her name was ‘Helga.’

One of the game characters Loki created.

Another boss monster of Ragnarok.

And that being is now being chased by the ‘Theocracy,’ a religious nation that dominates the continent, and is said to be a target of the entire continent.

“The Helga I know is a being who travels the continent and saves those infected with the plague. I, too, was about to die from the plague, but she saved me. She performs so many miraculous deeds that there are even groups that worship her. Her influence has grown that much. Enough to threaten the Theocracy.”

Kudan paused to catch his breath and continued.

“But the Theocracy did not like that, so they declared her a demon or a witch. They have been tracking her for 50 years since the end of the Demon King’s Advent.”

Witch hunts, Loki knew what they were.

From the early 15th century in the West, the act of hunting down those who did not believe in a single religion or who believed in other gods, calling them heretics or witches.

Even when the Black Death spread, humans were led by superstition and arrested and burned at the stake anyone who was even slightly suspected of being a witch. His junior ‘Yoon Si-rin’ had spent nearly 300 years in such a terrible and unfamiliar world.

‘Si-rin, where and how are you living?’

Loki rubbed his forehead.

If Kudan’s words were true, she was being chased alone.

Loki asked Kudan.

How can I find her?

“Finding her doesn’t solve the problem. The opponent is the Theocracy. They have considerable influence on the continent. Their words are so dangerous that even the empire must follow them. But if you still want to find her….”

Then Aum interjected.

“Create a force. The Constellation you are now is stronger than any other being. But even so, if you turn countless countries into enemies, you will eventually be held back. So create a nation. Build up your strength. No matter how strong the Theocracy is, as long as there is a framework of a nation, they cannot openly antagonize you.”

His junior Yoon Si-rin is in this world. And she is being chased. Then there is only one thing he can do.

Find and protect her. And create a force as Aum said.

Loki looked ahead.

The audience chamber was full of the relationships he had made since he woke up.

Shaman, Hans, Aum, Per, Kudan, Kankun.

One is a believer who serves God, one is a disgraced nobleman, one was once a ruler, one is a warrior who has a ruler by his side, another is an excellent warrior who has surpassed humans, and one is a chosen shaman.

They have now gathered at Loki’s call.

“I want to borrow your strength.”

Loki sat on the throne and assumed a straight posture. The arrogant attitude he had taken so far was nowhere to be found.

He looked at each of them seriously and said.

“Swear allegiance to me. Then I will do whatever it takes to protect you.”

“…….”

“Find her whereabouts. Even the smallest thing is fine. Find all clues and traces related to her and report them to me.”

Loki waved his hand in the air.

The air splits. And a golden spear appeared.

A myth-grade item.

The spear that Odin, the king of the gods, used.

Gungnir.

“I will become whatever you say, God or demon. Instead, find and protect her. If there is a group that threatens her, do not forgive any being. Consider them my enemy and destroy and crush them.”

Loki’s eyes burned, and he slammed the Gungnir he was holding onto the floor.

With a thud, all the undead in the hall flashed their burning eyes and screamed.

“My name is Loki. Centered on this Valhalla.”

Everyone kneels.

“I will build Asgard.”

***

There were several eras of war in the continent of Briton.

The first is the Age of Chaos in the continent – (Genesis 725).

The constellations of the world went mad.

They reveled in war through humans.

An era in which each country on the continent started wars to prove the greatness of the constellations they served.

Humans became cruel, slandering and betraying each other.

It was the most brutal period in history and an era of chaos and confusion.

At this time, empires began to encroach upon each country for the first time, and it was a time when the strong began to dominate the continent. At that time, the religious [Azelan Church] was created, and the Theocracy was born.

The history books described the events of that time as follows.

-There are corpses when you pass by, and it was an era when seeing dead people was more common than seeing living people.

Second, the Age of the Red Orcs – (Genesis 825).

Orcs with red skin began to gather. The number was over millions. A legion of orcs began to devour the continent.

The continent was instantly stained with blood by the red orcs, and even the mighty empires began to shake.

At this time, the allied forces were organized around the center of the continent, the Theocracy, and only after years of orc subjugation were the orcs finally suppressed.

The history books that recorded the situation at that time….

-It was an era in which people killed by red orcs were eaten and became nutrients for them, and the remaining corpses became nests for the next orcs.

…was written.

However, this event strengthened the influence of a single religion and became an opportunity for the Theocracy to grow rapidly.

Third, the Advent of the Demon King – (Genesis 1775)

A being who threatened the continent after hundreds of years, the ‘Demon King,’ who was called the king of monsters, appeared. He raised an army centered on a small mountain range in the northeast of the Briton continent and created a country called Hannes.

They were an army made up of demi-humans, and they shook the continent with their powerful power centered on the Demon King Kalib.

By interfering with humans, they blasphemed God and corrupted faith. They also caused epidemics and were called the worst beings in the history of the continent.

The Theocracy conscripted an army centered on the young Seonghwang [Saint Emperor], Falles, who was only twenty years old, and organized an allied force to subjugate the Demon King Kalib.

And finally, with the help of the 12 heroes, they executed the Demon King Kalib Hannes and destroyed the Demon Country Hannes.

The history books contained the Demon King’s end as follows.

-He cried even when his limbs were cut off and cursed humans. He insulted God and expressed hatred for humans until the end.

As a result, the Theocracy once again became the center of the continent and the guardian of peace, and demi-humans became the object of rejection as heretics.

That’s how 50 years passed….

The [Age of Plague] has arrived.

“S, save me! I, I’m not a demon!”

A man’s cry echoed in all directions.

In a city square, people are gathered together.

As if they were on an outing, everyone’s faces were full of smiles.

The age and gender were also very different.

There were old men, old women, young men, young women, and even young children.

They were looking at the young man placed on the log, which was a ‘fun sight.’

“That mister… says he’s not a demon?”

At the innocent child’s question, a man who appeared to be his father smiled like a crescent moon.

“No, he is definitely a heretic.”

“What is a heretic?”

“It refers to the descendants of demons who betray the Azelan Church.”

The child blinked and looked at the young man on the log.

“No! I’m not a demon!”

The young man shouted at the top of his lungs.

He was poor and lived in a slum, but he firmly endured, believing in faith alone.

He firmly believed that this was also a trial given by God, and if he overcame this trial, happiness would come someday.

But… that faith was betrayed.