Chapter 21: Ch 21 : Garlos Nicolatel
The long staircase spiraled straight downward into complete darkness, with no lighting tools in sight.
Noel conjured a floating orb of light using magic, illuminating his surroundings.
The walls on both sides of the stairway were adorned with murals and ancient writings.
As he descended, Noel carefully examined these depictions and inscriptions.
Had it been anyone else, even the most knowledgeable archaeologist, they would have struggled to decipher these cryptic symbols, as they were the writings of the Age of the Gods, dating back thousands of years.
However, as a member of that family, Noel could understand the meaning behind these words.
(Divine Era, Year 424... The Moon Goddess took in the demon Tonis, who had been abandoned by the Demon God for his unwillingness to kill due to his kind heart. Grateful for the Moon Goddess's shelter, Tonis swore to guard the Moon Goddess's temple for generations. From then on, a branch of the demon race became the protectors of Moon Goddess Island... Divine Era, Year 737... The God King of Light abandoned his engagement with the Goddess of the Night and instead married the Moon Goddess... Divine Era, Year 463... The Goddess of the Night waged war against the God King of Light, but she was ultimately defeated and fell... Divine Era, Year 632... The apocalypse began. Triggered by the war between the God King of Light and the Goddess of the Night, the War of the Gods erupted. Within merely two months, the gods of both the Light and Dark factions engaged in full-scale conflict... Divine Era, Year 1732... The heavens and earth collapsed. The gods... died...)
The final record ended abruptly with the three words: The gods died. After that, there was no further inscription.
Noel gazed at the ancient words denoting God King of Light and Goddess of the Night, remaining silent for a long while.
Eventually, he let out a sigh, discarding the thoughts in his mind. (These things... have nothing to do with the current me anymore. There's no need to overthink.)
After roughly ten minutes of descending, a sudden light appeared before him.