〈 Pantheon (3) 〉
Internet broadcaster.
Recently, as society has entered the information age and video platforms have developed, it has been a job that has been in the spotlight under the name of a solo content creator.
Since the information about the profits became known, everyone has jumped into the market and it is becoming a red ocean.
“…The store just turned out to be worse than I expected. The color is good, but it feels like there’s too much MSG. Personal rating is 4 out of 10! “It was something I had high expectations for, but the taste wasn’t as good as I heard.”
Hong Du-sik, a young man talking enthusiastically while looking at a smartphone attached to a selfie stick on the street, was one of those who jumped on the bandwagon.
His main content is finding hidden restaurants.
In fact, I didn’t know anything about gourmet food, but I was confident that I could wear something fancy, so I jumped in ambitiously…
‘Ah, why aren’t so many people coming in today? Should I go in a more provocative direction?’
The average number of viewers barely exceeded double digits, and the number of views on video platforms that uploaded clumsily edited videos was also miserable.
Even though I worked hard to benefit from the algorithm as much as possible by mobilizing all my family accounts and even getting help from friends!
“Then next is dessert! The place to visit this time is a crepe street vendor that has been slowly spreading rumors on social media. “Let me try it myself…”
Today was an ordinary day, not much different from usual.
A boring aspect of everyday life with nothing special to the point where I feel like I should just quit everything and get a part-time job.
okay.
Until that happened.
It’s shaky—!
A sparking sound as if a high-voltage current is flowing.
“uh…?”
A tingling sensation ran through my entire body along with the sudden sound.
He stopped in his tracks without realizing it, as goosebumps appeared on his skin for a moment.
Hong Du-sik was not the only one who reacted to the incident.
Other people nearby also stopped what they were doing and looked up blankly at the sky where the sound came from.
Like them, his head slowly rose upward.
Pajik—!
Is this what it means to be struck by lightning in a dry sky?
A loud spark was flashing fiercely in the middle of the sunny sky.
‘Wait a minute, that can’t be right…!’
Then, suddenly, as if I had been doused with cold water, a shiver ran down my spine, and my stiff head began to spin violently.
Isn’t that a phenomenon caused by someone’s supernatural ability?
And that was a large-scale manifestation of supernatural abilities without any prior notice!
That means…
‘Awakened Terror!’
The sense of crisis reached my head.
Recently, so-called vigilante groups such as Hahoetal and Phantom have become active, and public security in Seoul, especially in Korea, has improved significantly in recent years.
The fact that he chose outdoor activities as his main content was also greatly influenced by that…!
Pajik! It’s shaky—!
The sparks above my head began to grow bigger and bigger.
He was an ordinary person with no special abilities or eyes, but for some reason, he was able to intuitively understand it.
If the energy contained in ‘that’ exploded all at once, the person standing at this distance would evaporate without leaving any form.
‘Oh, I haven’t even gotten a girlfriend yet!’
All kinds of thoughts were jumbled and flashed by.
Meanwhile, without realizing it, he turned the camera angle to capture the abnormal phenomenon occurring in the sky.
I couldn’t tell whether it was my poor journalism as a broadcaster or my instinct to leave behind a reason for my death.
Paaaat—
Then, a dazzling golden light burst from the center of the spark.
And right after that.
[Koooooooo——!]
With the appearance of that being—.
A tremendous roar that made my bones tingle swept the surroundings.
Rumbling—
“Aaaahhh!” evil!”
“Aaaah!”
“What are you doing? What is that!”
That fleeting moment.
A strong wind blew, and the surrounding area became chaos in an instant.
This chaos wasn’t just happening nearby.
The entire area touched by the cries of that gigantic figure was affected.
Hong Du-sik looked up at the sky in fascination, feeling his whole body tremble from the intimidating feeling emanating from that presence.
A creature measuring tens of meters in height, its entire body covered in gold, flapping its wings and swimming in the sky.
“Dragon…?”
Of course, in reality, I had never seen it once in my life, but when I encountered that being, its name naturally came to mind.
This is a subject that is now familiar to us because it has been covered so ad nauseam in various media such as games and comics.
However, in the meantime, if there is one thing that concerns me—.
‘But what is that?’
It was a large bead held in the golden dragon’s mouth.
It was also my first time encountering it, but somehow I felt like I knew its name.
“…Yeouiju?”
Another confusion of meaning came to my head that had not yet been sorted out.
It looks like a typical Western dragon, but is it a hybrid of some kind?
‘Umm no. Rather, it may have been a prejudice….’
Well, it’s a dragon in the first place, and what would you know if you’ve never seen it in person?
In a situation where the real thing appears in reality like that.
It seems like I’ve fallen into a stereotype because of the information I’ve read in the media.
While I was thinking in a dazed state, I suddenly came to my senses.
“Jijiji is it really a dragon?! uh? real?!”
My brain, which had been in confusion, belatedly realized the current situation.
So, to put it simply, this situation right now is…
the sky above the Earth.
In the middle of Seoul.
A dragon appeared.
In real life.
-???
-What is the real situation?
-It’s crazy and true! It’s crazy outside right now!
-Lee Waejin?
The chat window on the smartphone caught in my absent-minded gaze was also a crucible of confusion.
The chats that had been coming up sparsely so far went up quickly, and the number of viewers began to continue to increase.
Everyone was shocked to see the dragon on the screen he was filming.
‘…Now that I think about it, this place is definitely a good place.’
The distance itself was just right, neither too far nor too close, and there were no obstacles in the way, so it was the optimal location to capture the entire object on screen.
His liver was swollen as he faced the shocking situation, and his heart, which was initially filled with fear, slowly began to become greedy.
‘Maybe this could be an opportunity?’
Isn’t this the first report of a dragon appearing in this world? It’s truly the scoop of all scoops!
Hong Du-sik swallowed his saliva and tightly grasped the smartphone in his hand.
Rationally speaking, it wouldn’t have been enough to run away right away, but right now there was nothing he could see.
‘My lintel life begins now!’
‘It’s a scoop! ‘I absolutely have to film this!’
‘oh my god! If you post this on social media…!’
And in this vast and crowded city of Seoul, there were more than one person who had the same thought.
Is this what insensitivity to safety means?
Among those who were in confusion and trying to get as far away as possible, people one by one put in their lenses and began filming this historic event.
As befits the information age, this news quickly spread throughout Korea… no.
It quickly spread all over the world via the Internet.
Carrying the majestic figure of Horus who appeared on Earth.
***
‘As expected, the effect is clear.’
In fact, showing off Horus all of a sudden felt a bit hasty.
He immediately used the “Elder Dragon’s Heart” and even took out the fully-ripened body of Jackie Chan.
‘But this is the surest way to do it.’
In short, shock therapy.
Any awakened person who has reached a certain level would have felt it the moment they saw a dragon swimming in the sky.
That creature does not belong to this world.
That I could never become something like that.
It is not a pseudo-human race that originated from humans, such as vampires or werewolves and the undead, but a race that is literally on a different level from Earthlings from the very foundation of the species.
That was the position of the dragon, a creature that reigned supreme in most dimensions.
‘High elf Harris would have been a very good alternative, but Horus is still so overwhelming in terms of visuals.’
There was an incomparable difference between the delicate humanoid fairy men and the gigantic dragons tens of meters tall.
Thanks to this, the goal was fully achieved.
However, it was unavoidable that some… minor problems arose in the process.
The space where the conversation with Heinrich took place a little while ago.
“…….”
“…Whew.”
Those who had been continuously exclaiming in exclamation as they observed the overwhelming appearance of the gold dragon that suddenly appeared from the special seats, wiped the corners of their eyes with tired faces.
The difference from before was that the people at this location were not the only people who had been present for the meeting from the beginning.
The number of people is almost twice that of the beginning.
Most of their serious gazes were focused on one direction in the corner of the conference room.
Yum Yum.
In that heavy atmosphere, the sound of something being leisurely rummaged rang out.
A child sitting on a high chair, swinging his small legs as if he doesn’t care about the harsh gaze of those around him, and eagerly eating snacks—Gold Dragon Horus.
He was truly the true protagonist of this place, surpassing Heinrich.
“…I apologize again. “You moved hastily and caused trouble to many people.”
When everyone’s eyes were focused on Horus, Heinrich lowered his head and apologized again.
Of course, a huge dragon suddenly appeared above the city, and it couldn’t be passed over without incident.
“Ha haha….”
“…It’s okay. “It is already in the past.”
“Hehe, there’s nothing we can do. “We should have told you sooner.”
It was truly a mess.
Emergency sirens repeatedly sounded, a large-scale magic barrier was activated, and Awakened combat units, including Guardians, flocked in from all directions.
Even Yoon Ji-yoon, who is considered one of the top three thunderbolts in Korea, rushed to us with his whole body covered in lightning.
Of course, Horus also saved as much energy as possible in the process of unlocking “Polymorph” and using “Heart of the Elder Dragon.”
No matter what anyone says, this place was in the middle of Seoul, the capital of Korea.
If Horus in serious mode were to show his power with all his might and set off the Dragon Fear, wouldn’t a huge accident occur?
Most of the civilians here had very low resistance to supernatural powers, so if they were not careful, a terrible disaster could have occurred.
‘My goal was to deliberately make things bigger and make headlines around the world, but… still, since we paid the most attention to this and had the saint Heinrich, there would have been no serious accidents.’
There was still no damage at all, but fortunately it was not that serious.
In the process of sorting it out, those gathered here and other people involved had to go through a lot of trouble.
“That kid was that dragon from earlier…?”
“Wow, a being that only exists in this world has come to Earth. “It looks like another upheaval is coming.”
“It doesn’t remind me of what it was like before. “If it weren’t for the incredible magic power contained within that small body, I would never have believed it, even now.”
“…cute.”
Anyway, everything went according to plan.
Now there was not a single person who did not believe that Heinrich came from another world.
Everyone here, as well as everyone who heard about this commotion.
***
American Pantheon Headquarters.
“Puhup—!”
Tea water spurted out from the mouth of the secretary, who was leisurely enjoying tea time.
Her eyes shook violently, as if there had been an earthquake.
“…What is that?”
What was reflected in her eyes was surprising news from somewhere on the other side of the world.
On the huge monitor placed on one side of the lounge, a large and beautiful creature was showing off its majesty by continuously flapping its wings with a mysterious bead in its mouth.
“Dragon…? Why is that on Earth…?”
That, of course, happened in Seoul, Korea.
At the very point where Heinrich, the saint of Outerica, and the investigation team dispatched from the Pantheon were to meet!
An unknown ominous feeling began to creep through my feet.
She could feel it with an intuition that reached the level of a superhuman.
‘…Wait a minute, if this happens….’
Something is wrong.
And very tightly.