Light (2)

Seo Moon-yeop, feeling that there was something far away, sang delight.

[Looks like we've arrived!]

He was mentally exhausted from walking alone on a road with no end in sight.

Now that I can see my destination, I have regained hope.

The closer I got, the more clearly I felt the presence of something far away.

'light?'

I felt as if a bright light was shining all around me.

There is no way that light could exist in the spirit realm where vision does not apply, but Seo Moon-yeop had such an illusion.

Exactly, it felt like a light that filled the area with a certain presence that was neither clear nor blurry.

'That's why it's called the light of the beginning.'

It was also surprising that this was only one person at the beginning.

It seemed that I could understand the faith of the people of the underground.

Seo Moon-yeop finally came closer to the light.

Now he felt himself enveloped in the light.

It seemed to be embraced by some great being.

A hazy feeling like being drunk. But it was not a low pleasure like alcohol, but a satisfaction that filled the soul.

However, Seo Moon-yeop soon came to his senses.

[Yibo Show!]

He opened his mouth with courage.

[There is something I want to ask you, but as if you are a 20-year-old, please don't talk vaguely and teach me something that is easy to understand. What should I do?]

Seo Moon-yeop asked how to prevent the tribulation predicted by this light-like being.

But there was no answer.

[Can you hear me? Have you been around for too long and your mind is wandering?]

It wasn't sarcastic, it was a sincere question.

'There really is no answer.'

Seo Moon-yeop was slightly disappointed.

But it wasn't even incomprehensible.

Even if you listen to the story of Pietro and the Queen, don't you hear a few words in your life?

Just because the other person came like this was a commemoration of their first visit, he wasn't the type to say a word.

'Still, according to the old man, he must have foreseen me to come here.'

Then shouldn't you have prepared something to say to yourself?

While thinking so freely, Seo Moon-yeop pondered.

'I can't wait for an answer to come out. Shall we go back?'

But that was just then.

[Throw it.]

[omg?!]

Seo Moon-yeop was taken aback.

It's because someone's message rushed into my mind like a tidal wave.

Just like the sandy beach is being eroded by the rising tide.

In shock and awe, Seo Moon-yeop barely came to his senses.

throw it

I realized that the person who said this was the very beginning of the light.

[What are you asking me to throw? I have a good idea of ​​what to throw.]

Then, to my surprise, the answer came.

[Yourself.]

throw yourself

Seo Mun-yeop tried to understand what that meant.

Does this mean that the tribulation should be prevented by burning this body?

'No, I already meant to, so it's just useless advice. It's there, but there's no way I'll tell you one thing?'

It was the light of the beginning that changed the flow of the world every time he said a word.

The words that such an existence gave to himself, a human being who was not a high priest, could not have been useless encouragement.

It must have meant something, but it was frustrating because I couldn't interpret it.

[Hey, I want you to teach me something that is easy to understand...]

At some point, Seo Mun-yeop was no longer surrounded by light.

When I came to my senses, I was far away from the light of the beginning.

'Is it a congratulatory order?'

He didn't seem to be able to speak any more.

Seo Mun-yeop had no choice but to turn around and go back the way he had come.

The process of going back to the way I came in the right time flow was, of course, miraculous.

Is this how it feels to be the main character in a fast-paced video?

'It feels like the world is changing quickly by fast-forwarding.'

Feeling the mystery of the spirit realm, Seo Moon-yeop returned to the point where Pietro was waiting.

Pietro, who had been waiting, approached and asked a question.

[How was it? Did you see him?]

Uncharacteristically, he was rushing for an answer.

It seemed that even Pietro couldn't keep his composure because it was a problem with the light from the beginning.

Seo Moon-yeop affirmed.

[We met.]

[We've reached that point. So did you hear me?]

[I heard it.]

Pietro was full of surprise.

[What did you say?]

[I'm curious about that too.]

Seo Moon-yeop felt like he was about to let out a sigh.

[I throw myself away.]

[Throw yourself away?]

[Yeah, that was just one word. No, throw a spear, throw a nuclear warhead, aren't there a lot of words that are easy to understand? Why are you talking nonsense again? I asked for trust to make it easier to understand!]

[Calm down. The words of light in the beginning have characteristics.]

[What?]

[Not easy to understand. But you'll find out when the time comes. And in the end, it will be done according to His will.]

[Did it happen according to his will that you had to throw away the whole world and run away?]

Seo Moon-yeop sneered.

Pietro replied without showing any sign of hurt feelings.

[Since we came out of the abandoned world, we have hardly ever met each other. In a way, I don't know if it was done according to his will. I had to give the whole world to the monsters, but I learned a lesson instead.]

[·······.]

Pietro advised Seo Moon-yeop, who was at a loss for words.

[Think about what my former job is. It wouldn't be a good idea to argue with him about me.]

[Sheesh. Either way, it's kind of weird. just perfect! Could you please tell me clearly For example, where the first high priest is hiding.]

[·······.]

This time, not even Pietro responded.

According to Seo Moon-yeop's opinion, if only the first high-ranking priest is defeated, the problem will be solved easily.

however······.

[Is it really so?]

Pietro expressed his doubts as if in a monologue.

[huh? what?]

[I thought that if it was a problem that could be solved so easily, the light in the beginning would not have told me.]

[... It can also be interpreted that way.]

Seo Moon-yeop got tired of it.

But Pietro still couldn't shake his serious feelings.

***

woke up from meditation

- Heo-eok, keu-heuk!

Fatigue came over me as if my soul had been consumed.

He shook his body, breathing heavily.

First senior priest.

Now, the corrupt high priest serving the one he shouldn't have been able to get out of the lethargic emotions that filled his head.

- Great, high priest.

-Are you okay?

Several priests approached and asked cautiously.

The Corrupted High Priest nodded and beckoned him to leave.

The priests looked at each other and quietly disappeared.

'There aren't many priests who follow me now.'

Right after the day's fight, the fallen high priest lost too much.

What had been painstakingly prepared for a long time was destroyed by two people, the former high priest and Seo Mun-yeop, who borrowed human bodies.

And the third senior priest, who was the most precious helper, was also lost to that hateful human being Seo Moon-yeop.

However, the most severe blow was the bombshell statement made by the former high priest.

-I saw a cunning heroic spirit imitating the primordial light, but he is the one you are serving now.

The shocking words of someone who followed them like parents swallowed everyone's minds.

Numerous priests who followed the fallen high priest were shaken by his words and felt skeptical, and one by one began to leave.

It was because it would be a big deal if, by any chance, he believed in and followed the fallen high priest and then went astray and became a heroic spirit.

Above all else, the fallen High Priest himself was also struck by those words.

Are the things I've been doing really the right thing?

Could it be that he was really tricked by some evil heroic spirit?

That kind of doubt was eating away at himself.

Since then, the fallen High Priestess has been searching for ruins that contain records of the abandoned world, while meditating whenever she has time.

It was to go to the spirit realm and meet him again.

The greatest despair was tasted here.

The corrupted High Priest could no longer reach that point.

The fallen High Priest, who suffered great disappointment and doubted himself, had no more energy left to go there.

At a point that fell far short of that, the fallen High Priest felt a sense of wear and tear and had to return in a hurry.

The more I tried, the less depth I could go.

It meant that the spirit was gradually weakening.

'No way, is this a trap? Are you trying to put me under suspicion so that I can no longer hold the office of High Priest?!'

The Corrupted High Priest found the cause of his weakness in others.

Without realizing that it would make them weaker.

-What do you mean now... Now...

It was getting harder and harder to find the records of the abandoned world.

Many of the priests who left to look for them never returned.

They may have been attacked by enemies, but the Corrupted High Priestess guessed that they left from the beginning with the intention of never returning.

Each time, he had to move to a new place of residence.

If he had just left, he couldn't rule out the possibility that he might have sided with the queen and informed him of his location.

Not only did the work progress, but it became urgent to run away, and even the few priests who followed until the end were getting tired.

The more difficult the situation became, the more doubts were raised about whether this was the right path.

Is this the right path?

Could it be that I was really deceived?

At the moment when doubts creep in,

-Keugh!

The fallen high priest felt a headache.

It wasn't just physical pain. It was a soul-crunching pain.

-ah······!

The fallen High Priest realized that this suffering was a rebuke from Him.

He punished you for daring to doubt.

-okay! Do not doubt! I'm right!

The fallen high priest gained courage again.

Great achievements come with great hardships.

The fallen High Priest braced himself, saying that he would overcome this and achieve the feat without fail.

'Would this be the feeling of the first emperor who left the abandoned world and pioneered a new world? I'm sure he was just as afraid as I was.'

Thinking of the great first emperor of the new world, the fallen high priest rose again.

I felt a soul connection with him.

So, I knew that even if I couldn't see him in person and not hear from him, I wasn't far from him.

There was no way he knew that that soul connection would never be a good thing.

***

"Whoa!"

Seo Moon-yeop returned to reality with Pietro.

Suddenly, I felt a cramped feeling of a heavy body covering my soul.

Seo Moon-yeop frowned at the unpleasant feeling of being shackled.

"Is this the original?"

"Yes. You will have to get used to it."

Pietro replied calmly.

Seo Moon-yeop shook his head.

The experience of exploring the spirit realm was a strange experience that I had never experienced in my life.

However, every time I came back, I had to feel these aftereffects, so I doubted whether I could continue this training.

'But first, let's check how much his ability has risen. Since I've met the light of the beginning, my mental strength might have improved considerably.'

Seo Moon-yeop looked at the mirror with a hopeful heart.