I Became the Descendant of My Favorite Character

Chapter 195 : The Fallen One (6)

The Demon King's Origin Demonic Energy, spewing berserkly from the Fallen One's body, enveloped me and Tayon.

I was engulfed in a feeling as if I had fallen into a black sea.

Nothing entered my vision, and only black and ominous energy filled the world.

Eventually, the Demon King's Origin Demonic Energy pressured me to penetrate into my weakened body.

I tried to resist the Demonic Energy somehow, but it wasn't easy.

I had already fallen into a state of Mana depletion, and the Demon King's Demonic Energy hindered me from breathing Mana even from the already barren atmosphere of Myeolji.

In the end, I was just flailing my hands and being encroached deeper into the Demon King's Demonic Energy.

At that moment, a ray of light entered my eyes in the darkness.

‘Lord Tayon?’

I could soon notice the identity of the bright light too.

Tayon's eyes were emitting light even within the Demon King's Demonic Energy that settled down like thick darkness.

The light approached closer to me who was sinking deeper into the Demonic Energy.

And a white hand popped out through the darkness.

That hand grabbed my wrist.

“Endure, Polarin.”

Yes, I understand.

I tried to answer, but my voice didn't flow out easily.

I just nodded.

“You suffered a lot.”

Tayon's warm voice was heard in the darkness.

Although Tayon's face was still not visible, I could know for sure that I saved him.

Even amidst the tough fight with Demonic Energy, that fact alone became a comfort to me, and I could smile faintly.

***

“What on earth is happening…….”

“Did he save Lord Tayon? No, isn't it a bigger loss if the Expedition Leader gets done like this?”

“Watch your words. Lord Polarin doesn't get done that easily.”

The Expedition members looked up at the sky and muttered with worried voices.

Following the Expedition members' wishes, Polarin was curing Tayon, but suddenly a tremendous amount of Demonic Energy spewed out from Tayon's body and swallowed Tayon and Polarin.

Before, Polarin's Mana was brightening the atmosphere of Myeolji, but as powerful Demonic Energy was overlaid, Polarin and Tayon became invisible.

The commanders also sent worried gazes, but since they were hidden by Demonic Energy and it was difficult to grasp the situation, they couldn't move carelessly.

It was a decision made from the judgment that it might be a hindrance if that too was in the process of curing Tayon.

While everyone was looking up at the storm of black Demonic Energy with worried faces like that, Hike recited Dragon Speech.

– Be gone.

Then the Demon King's Origin Demonic Energy that fully covered the atmosphere of Myeolji began to clear.

At the center, Polarin, who was limp as if he lost consciousness, and Tayon holding his wrist were seen.

Before anyone knew it, Tayon had regained his original appearance, not the form of a black giant.

Polarin and Tayon were falling, and Kiyot caught them.

“Lord Tayon! Polarin!”

For Kiyot, it was a reunion with Tayon he wished for so much, but there was no time to enjoy that joy.

It was because Tayon, who came down to the ground, shouted with all his might to the clergymen even while staggering.

“Paladins and priests, recite blessing spells on Polarin!”

“May the protection of light be with you!”

“The Apostle broke through the encroachment of darkness and shall color the world with light.”

Paladins and priests of the Holy Order flocked and cast blessings on Polarin.

In the meantime, Tayon placed his hand on Polarin's neck, the carotid artery.

‘……A beat isn't felt.’

Surprised, Tayon brought his finger under Polarin's nose too.

It was the same that not even a faint breath leaked out.

Tayon took off the Thunder Plate Polarin was wearing with a bewildered heart.

Tayon had memories of when he became a Fallen One.

Although he couldn't maintain reason or move according to his will, he could remember what he saw and heard.

That was the same even when his whole body stopped because Hike used Dragon Speech on him.

So Tayon knew well that Polarin struggled desperately to save him.

Tayon saw clearly that a massive amount of Mana poured onto him and fought against the Demon King's Demonic Energy.

Tayon knew far too well that the reason Polarin was not breathing now was because of him.

After taking off the armor, Tayon placed his hand on Polarin's chest.

Polarin's heart, from which a thumping beat sound leaked out even if one listened just a little, was silent.

‘He poured a tremendous amount of Mana into me. Did he fall into Mana depletion?’

Tayon thought there was a point to the thought that passed by in an instant.

Pouring Mana enough to drive away even the Demon King's Origin Demonic Energy wouldn't have been easy even for Polarin.

For the descendant of the family who came all the way to Myeolji to save him, for the disciple who spewed out a tremendous amount of Mana to save him.

Now it was Tayon's turn to move.

Huu…….

Tayon inhaled a deep breath.

Heterogeneous energy was still sleeping inside Tayon's body.

Even after the Demon King's Origin Demonic Energy escaped, Polarin's Mana still lingered inside Tayon's body and cured him.

Tayon intended to return that to Polarin.

Although the work of pushing another person's Mana out of the body was something even Tayon had never done, there was no choice.

Woooooooong──.

White light spewed out from Tayon's hand.

The light flowed into Polarin's chest.

There was no time to check if it was going well.

He just concentrated all his nerves and returned Polarin's Mana to him.

Thump…… Thump…….

The beat that was weak gradually grew bigger.

Mana was filling up again in Polarin's heart that had dried up after falling into Mana depletion.

Nevertheless, Polarin's consciousness still didn't return.

Tayon looked down at Polarin with a worried face.

At that moment, Derix approached his side.

“I will do it from here on. There is a lot of Lord Polarin's Mana inside me too.”

“I beg of you.”

Derix nodded with a hardened face and placed his hand on Polarin's chest.

Whoooooong…….

Light came out from Derix's hand too and permeated into Polarin's chest.

It wasn't just Derix.

All the Demons of Remnant, including Bitelleanus, flocked near Polarin.

Everyone waited for their turn with determined expressions.

***

‘What happened to Lord Tayon?’

When I regained consciousness, I was lying inside a temporary tent.

As soon as I got up in surprise, a voice I missed was heard.

“Have you come to your senses?”

It was Tayon's affectionate voice.

He was smiling brightly.

Although he looked somewhat haggard compared to when I saw him before, the smile was the same.

“Lord Tayon, is your body okay?”

“Of course. How about you?”

“I am also fine…… Ugh.”

Only then did pain rush in.

The Dragon Heart was throwing a tantrum for the first time in a while and knocking on the inside of my body.

“Others are standing guard so don't overdo it and lie down a little more. You…… were practically dead for a moment.”

“Was I. Indeed, it seemed I fell into Mana exhaustion…….”

“Is your heart any ordinary heart? Since it went beyond Mana exhaustion to a state of depletion, the function of the heart almost stopped.”

I rubbed my chest.

The Dragon Heart was knocking fiercely from inside the body.

“It reminds me of old times. Back then, you were a child who couldn't even defeat a single Shaber.”

“Haha, true. Lord Tayon saved me many times.”

“This time you saved me.”

Tayon smiled brightly.

“After being dragged to Myeolji, I thought I was dead for sure. Since that bastard Zenburga was already practically dying, I could shake him off somehow, but there were truly countless Demons inside Myeolji.”

“So what happened?”

“After sticking a sword into the chest of Zenburga who bit and dragged me, I tried to kill as many Demons as possible and die too. But suddenly ominous Demonic Energy was felt and the space changed.”

Tayon's expression became serious.

“It would have been the same anywhere in Myeolji, but it was a place I saw for the first time. However, that place remains so clearly in my memory. Because I saw something so terrible.”

“What did you see that…….”

“ The Demon King, I saw the Demon King.”

Tayon shuddered.

His body shrank as if just recalling it was painful.

“……Are you okay? If it's difficult, you can tell me later.”

“No. I have to say it. That…… The Demon King…… was much more terrible than what I had pictured in my head.”

Terrible?

“What was terrible? The energy he harbored?”

“The energy was terrible too. Since you must have been enveloped together, you would know. But the Demon King's appearance itself was terrible. Just looking at him made fear rise naturally.”

“…….”

Does it mean the new Demon King is terrible even in appearance?

While playing as Adjak, I had met the previous Demon King.

The previous Demon King was beautiful rather than terrible.

He had purple skin and two large wings, and although terrible Demonic Energy surged and spewed from around him, his appearance was admirable.

Since the previous Demon King's appearance was beautiful, I thought the new Demon King might be similar to him, but it seemed completely different.

“The new Demon King is…… I don't know what to call him. He was completely distorted. There weren't many elements to feel that he was a living organism. An arm was bulging out in the middle of his face, and it was difficult to count how many legs he had. And…….”

Tayon even trembled while talking about the Demon King's appearance.

Certainly, even after hearing Tayon's explanation, the Demon King's appearance wasn't drawn well. It was regarded as a lump where all sorts of body parts like arms, legs, and face were twisted…….

Actually, the Demon King's appearance wouldn't be important.

There were plenty of terribly looking beasts.

I didn't think Tayon, who must have watched numerous beasts in front of Myeolji, would act as if his mind collapsed just because of the twisted Demon King's appearance.

‘There must be something more important than that.’

Listening to Tayon's explanation, I hoped to grasp the Demon King and find a clue to defeat him.

However, Tayon gibbered without being able to speak properly. It wasn't easy to notice meaningful information in this situation.

“The Demon King was…… one who drew out instinctive fear. No, he was afraid of himself. If a calamity is implemented in this world, it would feel like that.”

“Calamity?”

“I also didn't know I would fear something so much. The Demon King is the Calamity and destruction of the world by existence itself. Just by looking, my existence itself gets polluted, and I feel like I am nothing, and get twisted and broken…….”

It seemed Tayon, who was so powerful, was completely encroached by the fear of the Demon King.

Are the keywords I can extract at least Calamity, destruction, and fear?

We will have to deal with one who instills fear huge enough to collapse the mind just by looking.

I patted Tayon's back and strengthened my will.

‘……The Demon King, just what kind of existence is he?’