[Amkena Side Story Episode 4]
Kung!
The room shakes.
There were dozens of layers of defensive magic circles and shock absorbers installed in the training room in Valhalla, but it was useless.
bang!
Every time the ball came and went, the entire fortress shook with a roar.
The heroes of Valhalla who were resting below were thrown into confusion by an unexpected earthquake.
“It’s been a while since my blood is boiling Master!”
The heat rises over time.
Ridigion hit the iron ball from the front.
Kugoong!
A high-intensity shockwave resonated throughout the space.
Great!
The floor that couldn’t overcome the pressure cracked like a spider’s web.
“Take it!”
Originally, the basic strategy in tennis was to send the ball where there is no opponent, but such rules are worthless here.
Shoot the ball where each person is standing.
with power.
With all your might.
like to kill
don’t avoid it either
The moment you dodge the ball, you lose.
The two intuitively understood it.
Their match is something beyond tennis. It was a world of heated competition.
Han smiled.
Jigsaw Jigsaw!
The dark red thunderbolt couldn’t overcome the shock and screamed.
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt pain since I obtained divinity.
But this feeling.
This sensation riding up the heart… It was definitely pain.
Han’s body was damaged for the first time in hundreds of years.
“Take this too!”
The sword made of the black dragon’s scales bent like a whip and shot an iron ball in the opposite direction.
One kill after another.
Lidigion eventually formed the second sword.
The blades cross each other to block the iron ball.
Kugoong!
Remnants of the broken floor are scattered in all directions.
The shockwave alone destroyed the various instruments in the training room.
“This is… tennis.”
Cool.
A trickle of blood flowed from Ridigion’s mouth.
but stand upright.
He was getting the ball right.
“Even on Earth…wasn’t there a useful exercise?”
With a spirited spirit, Lydegion struck back the iron ball.
bang!
After receiving the ball, Han’s body bounced off and landed on the wall.
Dust rose like a storm.
“It’s quite right.”
Han emerged from the dust.
The stiff uniform with no wrinkles is terribly torn.
Blood was flowing from all over the body.
“Not yet.”
keying!
A chain-shaped dragon sword is wrapped around the spinning ball.
The dragon sword extracted from the elements of the dragon inside his body was able to freely change the length and shape of the sword.
“Huh!”
Han took a deep breath and held out his dragon sword.
The sword of the chain was released and the ball inside was fired.
“Come Master!”
Lidigion took a stand.
A third sword then rose from behind the man’s back.
this is his strength
Unmatched (無雙斬).
The three swords he was holding began to merge into one.
Lydegion uttered an incantation.
Magic letters slowly appeared on the blade.
Before long, the engraved letters darkened and shone.
There is no turning back now.
Ridigion hesitated for a moment, but made up his mind.
This was a man’s game.
If it is neglected, the Master will be disappointed.
Whoops!
Finally, the finisher was completed.
Ridigion gripped the demonic sword firmly and prepared to repel the flying ball.
don’t know the result
However, the end must be the one the Master wants.
Ridigion smiled and swung the sword…
“….”
Han loosened his posture.
somewhere not far.
Lydigion is sprawled with the back of his head exposed.
“Whoop whoop.”
Behind her, Yurnet, with a smile, was looking down at Lidigion.
A blunt weapon is held in the right hand.
It was a huge hammer, commonly called Ohamma.
“It was fun. Shall we exercise here?”
Yurnet looked at Han and smiled.
Han felt a chill.
“…is it so?”
Push Sisi.
The ball Han sent off landed in Yurnet’s left hand.
Smoke rose from the iron ball.
Yurnet, who raised her hand as if nothing had happened, looked down at Lidigion.
“Take it with you.”
At Yurnet’s command, two shadows appeared from the ceiling and took Lidigion away.
“The line is messed up, Master. go to the bathroom I will prepare new clothes for you.”
Han obediently followed Yurnet.
In his mind, the image of Yurnet smiling while holding an Ohamma was constantly replaying.
Han was able to regain his cool after taking a bath and changing clothes.
“It was a little too much. sorry.”
“No Master. Facility restoration will take time, but there are no casualties. I’ll be glad if you stop.”
“By the way… was that just tennis? It seemed different from my memory.”
“Whoops. That can’t be tennis. Lydigion is delusional.”
is it.
At that time, I ignored it because of the heat of the game, but I thought it was strange.
“Did you enjoy it though?”
“It wasn’t bad.”
“Fortunately, the.”
The day isn’t over yet.
Han headed to the next location following Yunet’s guidance.
Siris was waiting for him there.
“How about playing the master game?”
What Siris brought was a machine he was familiar with.
An object in the form of an elongated rectangle.
Smartphone.
“It’s a game.”
Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I haven’t played the game directly.
In the past, Han had enjoyed the game to the point of becoming addicted.
My relationship with these guys started from there.
‘A lot of time must have passed on Earth.’
is at least 3 years
At that point, it’s not too much of a stretch to come up with one or two games that will surpass Pick Me Up.
Han immediately turned on the smartphone.
All the top-grossing games are installed.
Click on the icon at the top.
After a while.
[Ooh~ Uma-pyo! Umapyoi!]
“What is this?”
“Hmm. It is said that the horse is personified in the latest popular game these days. By imitating the gambling called horse racing…”
“In horse racing, horses have to come out.”
“yes?”
“This is a man! That’s not a word!”
“I’m sorry for that.”
“No, no.”
Han clicked his tongue.
It’s clumsy.
Even if you attach a horse’s ears and tail to a person, it doesn’t make sense.
It ends up becoming something halfway between the two.
Besides, it’s a racehorse.
‘It’s a hybrid.’
What he wants is not this kind of scenery.
Han watched the girls dance on stage and immediately turned off the game.
[Mole?]
Next game.
A girl with light blue hair is making a strange expression.
[I don’t know why I’m like this]
Are all games these days like this ?
end of time
In the end, Han couldn’t find a game he liked.
Siris said with a dark face.
“Are you not satisfied?”
“Don’t worry. It’s not your fault.”
He looked down at his henchmen.
Siris Argentheim.
A black eyepatch is attached to one of her eyes.
The right arm on the shoulder was also covered by a cloak, but one arm was missing.
Siris decided to carry this wound as atonement for the past incident.
I was told to regenerate it for battle, but Siris was stubborn until the end, so I couldn’t help it.
‘He’s a savvy guy.’
Han smiled.
In fact, as long as he brought a game, he would not have been very impressed.
Siris, who just figured out his old taste and bought a smartphone, was admirable.
“It wasn’t that it wasn’t fun at all. I knew the world trend well these days.”
“yes.”
“Get some rest.”
The last place was the arcade.
There was a little commotion because the horse doll was in the doll machine in the arcade, but it ended safely.
After that, it was dinner time, and the six of us gathered together to have a meal of sweet and sour pork and jajangmyeon jjamppong.
This
was the end of the vacation they prepared for Han.
“it was fun?”
Han’s bedroom.
The time was deep in the morning.
A dust of light flew from a dark corner, and a little girl with wings appeared.
It looked like a fairy.
“okay.”
When asked if he was happy, Han answered briefly.
“Listen Loki! I thought I was going to die today! That silver-haired woman left all her work for the day to me! Really crazy, go crazy!”
A fairy named Isel, now Frey, started chattering beside her.
His swollen cheeks seemed like he was full of complaints.
Even though it was said to be transferred to a human body, this fairy maintained this form because she was helping Han by her side.
“No, I’m not the only one who enjoys it, but everyone else… Heung heung! Excited!”
The fairy, who had been grumbling to the fullest, looked at Han.
“Loki, couldn’t it be… wasn’t it fun?”
“no.”
“But what’s wrong with your expression?”
“What expression?”
Han stood and looked in the mirror.
In the mirror, a young man in a black uniform was looking at himself with cold eyes.
“That doesn’t look very pleasant. I’m not even laughing.”
“Does it look like that?”
“huh. I’m scared because I’m angry.”
“Not like that.”
Today was a fun day.
It was sincere.
It felt like the world had regained its color for the first time in a while.
Except for a very slight… sense of loss.
“Do you think I have changed too?”
“Well, compared to before.”
“Compared to before?”
“In the past, kuhuh! Hehehe! I used to laugh evilly like a villain like this, but it’s not like that these days.”
“Are you laughing wickedly? I?”
“joy! As a Rocky fanatic, I can tell anything apart.”
“I see.”
have changed
It wouldn’t be wrong if the whole party felt it, not just Frey.
Han thought.
If time goes by little by little like this.
that someday it might be like that again.
shade.
A monster that has no reason or emotion and just kills the approaching enemies.
Had it not been for Siris’ help, Han would have stayed that way forever.
“Are you okay Loki?”
Han smiled bitterly.
Obviously, today was fun, but the sense of loss was not filled.
“You are a nuisance.”
“I will find a way. Because there is a lot of time in the future…”
“It’s okay.”
Han took a step.
The place he arrived at was the bookshelf next to the bed.
When I gently pressed the corner of the wall, the bookshelf moved sideways, revealing a hidden place.
Tboob.
go into the room
Sprinkling light powder, Frey also accompanied them.
a large room.
A huge display case is installed on the wall.
However, the inside of the showcase was completely empty.
there is nothing to be
Han decided briefly.
The sense of loss he harbored was related to this place.
“…”
Han quietly closed his eyes.
Then the imagination unfolded.
A vast meadow bathed in starlight.
The horses are running in ranks.
Starlight shines with every step you take.
Its appearance is magnificent.
all over again.
The sound of their running echoed through the silence of the night.
It was certainly…
the most beautiful and majestic scenery in Han’s memory.
These are not ordinary words.
war horse.
It was a race born to fight to put a warrior on the saddle.
The galloping of warhorses is for struggle.
It is a resistance against fate.
Every time they run,
they run fast and beat the wind,
a sense of liberation covers Han’s whole body.
Duty rested on his shoulders.
Fear of a war in which victory or defeat is unknown.
The futility of not knowing the reason that comes upon you suddenly.
The war horse runs through these countless emotions.
Beyond the starlit horizon.
One becomes two, two becomes three, and finally the gallop of the warhorse becomes a mighty typhoon.
‘no.’
Han gritted it.
The nightmare is about to start again.
hee hee hee!
The leading warhorse falls.
Starting with the first warhorse, the horses suddenly began to fall one by one.
They die scattering light instead of blood.
The meadow, which had been filled with starlight, was once again plunged into darkness.
I reached out my hand in regret, but the outcome was already decided.
At last, standing in the meadow was Han alone.
He can no longer watch the majestic gallop of the war horse…
Han opened his eyes.
pounding.
My heart, which had been beating wildly, subsided.
With this, Han’s world turned gray again.
“Whoa.”
I regret it.
I know full well that the most useless thing is regret, but I can’t bear not doing it.
‘Why did I… throw them away?’
can’t turn back
In the end, he couldn’t find the traces of the lost statues of war horses.
The showcase, once full of warhorses, was now empty and serving as a tombstone.
The magnificent gallop of the warhorses is over forever.
‘If there was even one.’
I wouldn’t have felt so lost.
However, Han disposed of the last remaining statue.
It was given as a gift to the Master of Earth.
Now that I think about it, that was absurdly stupid.
“Loki…?”
Frey asked cautiously if he had noticed his frustration.
“Is it irreplaceable?”
When I was playing with Aaron today, there was a doll that looked almost exactly like the warhorse statue.
As a result of hanging on to it several times, I was able to pull it out somehow.
But the sense of loss was not filled.
The doll has no soul.
wild soul.
The will of the gallop to struggle against fate.
I couldn’t feel the things that a descendant of the wind running through the grasslands would surely have.
Whatever you bring will be the same.
Even if a statue that looks the same appears in front of you, you will not feel the emotion at that time.
Because the root is different.
“Loki? are you okay?”
“are you okay. Of course it’s okay.”
Han muttered softly.
“It is still necessary.”
“huh?”
“I misjudged. I need it.”
An eerie light flashed in Han’s eyes.
“Ask me to prepare for going out tomorrow morning. I have somewhere to go.”
“Outing? Where?”
“earth.”