'Alduin's and the guards' eyes widened in disbelief. Wasn't this Link fighting Virion? Then…what happened to the old man?
"Damn, that was really unexpected..."
Just as they were wondering, a voice rang out from nowhere behind them, it was very familiar to all of them and they already knew who he was.
"Annoying old man, you even survived something like that…"
Har turned his head and looked in the direction of the voice, his face showed a bit of dismay, after all, this was his most powerful attack.
But it was to be expected, Virion is one of the strongest powers in the entire Dicathen continent, it is estimated that his core has already reached the silver stage at this point, above him, there is only the White core, which is said to be it is the last stage of the mana core.
In this world, some lucky ones are able to awaken, a core of mana will be born in their body upon doing so, the core starts out black full of impurities, as the impurities are purified and the core becomes lighter, the quality of the mana it improves as well as the magician's power.
Virion, someone who reached the silver core stage, can be said to be one of the most powerful people among magicians, however, there are some who are above him, such powerful existences even if a dozen Virion are put together, there are no they would be opponents for one of them, the magicians with a white core, the spears of the kingdom, and that's just talking about this continent, but this is not the time to talk about that.
Just as Har, Alduin and the guards turned their heads, just as expected, Virion was standing in front of the corridor door, although Har couldn't understand his words, he could still distinguish between the voices of others.
"That was an amazing spell, boy, you really are a monster."
'...!'
When everyone turned and saw Virion, Alduin and the guards were shocked, this old man, the former king of Elenoir as one of the powers at the top of the entire continent, was injured.
That's right, despite being an augmenter, Virion cast a barrier that surrounded his entire body, similar to Daruk's protection, but, even though the toughness of this spell was incredible considering he's not a caster, he couldn't resist. completely the myriad thunderclaps invoked by Urbosa's wrath.
He stood his ground for a few blows, however, dozens of extremely powerful thunder cracked the barrier, tore through and tore his skin, embedding himself in his body and filling his flesh and blood with electricity, fortunately, the short-lived wind barrier gave him enough time to to use mana inside before being struck by thunder, after all, Virion is someone who reached the peak of control over the mana inside his body.
Once he prepared himself in advance, drawing out electrical power was like expelling poison after a snake bite, he mobilized the mana in his core to sweep through his entire body and expel electricity through the wounds.
It sounds simple, but in fact, only someone who has achieved extreme control over his mana can accomplish such a feat, if someone inexperienced does it... it is estimated that he will blow his own organs into a thousand pieces.
Virion was successful, but this is not to say that there are no side effects, in fact, Virion seems to be in a bad state, although it is estimated that he will recover in a day or two.
"You, doing this to the previous King Virion is a big-!"
Seeing Virion's condition, the guards were not afraid, but seemed angry and were about to fight Har, however, Virion stopped them.
"This fight was my idea, so you shouldn't blame the boy for the damage done."
Virion said this and walked to the front, his body of his had left the transformation long ago, now he just looked like a common weak and injured old man.
"Father, I don't suppose you know, but this is more serious than just some damage to the castle."
Alduin said with a serious expression, even though he agreed to test this Link, he never thought that Virion would take the fight to such extremes.
In the distance, the long-eared elves looked at the castle with confusion, daze and worry, they have no idea what has happened, some have the idea that it is just an experiment, but other conspiracy freaks start to imagine all kinds of terrorist attacks. of humans and things like that.
"What are you talking about?"
Seeing that everything seemed to be over, Har put all his weapons back into the inventory, calmly and curiously walked towards the door, reading the previous dialogues and wondering what Alduin was talking about.
'What the hell is up with his armor?!'
Unlike Alduin or the guards, who hadn't been in the fight before, Virion now witnessed something abnormal, that armor that he had torn earlier had actually been completely restored and didn't even have a scratch on it.
This is from the origin of the armor, just like Har's body, this thing comes from a game, also, no matter how much it gets ripped or damaged, it's designed to never break, so it will always go back to its normal state. normal.
Regarding Har's body, Virion couldn't see it since the armor covers it, but it only took eating a few things from the inventory to restore his Hp to full, the regenerative effect is still there, so it also healed like the armor.
Before Virion could express his surprise or doubt, Alduin's next words shocked both him and Har.
"It's not just simple damage to the castle, although the number is unknown, we suffered several casualties from our people due to your 'little test'."
"...!!"
Virion's eyes widened and his pupils shrunk, he couldn't believe it, how could innocent people have been involved in this, he even chose a secluded place to avoid unnecessary injuries, but there are not only injuries, but also did they even kill some people?
"What are you talking about, our attacks didn't extend outside of this hallway!"
Virion placed his hand on his son's shoulder, although he was not convinced, he was quickly thinking of all kinds of situations that could explain Alduin's words, because according to his cognition, none of the attacks made here were able to escape from the corridor, much less injure someone seriously enough to kill them.
'What's this guy say now? Did someone freak out or something?'
Har wondered in confusion, he thinks the same as Virion, they never really attacked outside the corridor, however, he thought about it for only a second before his pupils narrowed, a vague idea of what could have happened came to Har's mind. he.
'Was it Urbosa's anger?'
When Har thought about this attack, he remembered one of its in-game features, when using it, the attack range expands in a radius of about 10 meters, it can be a bit unbelievable, but even if there are walls or other objects that get in the way ,The green spherical aura,representing places within attack range,will expand through everything up to 10 meters,so thunder will hit enemies even through walls.
This is quite useful in the game, you can use this to stay hidden and attack powerful enemies, however, Har never thought that this feature would still have an effect even in another world.
'It just can't be…'
Seeing Link's stunned expression, even if he was wearing a helmet, Virion was shocked, it's as if Link admitted without saying a word that he really did it, or at least seemed to think so.
Due to his concern about what could have happened due to his own idea, Virion immediately ordered to be taken to see the victims, but despite this, Virion couldn't help but take a look at this battlefield. before leaving.
Arrows capable of instant freezing, a powerful ranged slashing attack from the sword, spells of fire and thunder, and possibly wind.
This Link is at least a dual element wizard, meaning he masters wind and is a fire deflector, which means he can take an element to the next level, in this case, from fire to thunder.
He has such a strong spell like that, it is said that he can attack even between walls, it is too scary, extremely mysterious, and most of all, dangerous.
Virion couldn't help but remember the scene where he didn't bleed when he was injured by his claws, but he didn't say anything, just took one last look back.
Cuts and cracks everywhere, the floor and walls are scorched, the end of the corridor was pierced and pierced, now you can even see inside the castle from there, also, that last terrifying attack…
Despite all this, there is something that remains intact, the beautiful flowers that adorn the entire destroyed road with beautiful colors, continue without losing a single petal, they only dance gracefully following the soft melody of the wind.
….
After some time, Alduin, Virion and Har were led out of the castle, according to the guards, heading to the place of the victims.
As they walked, cries of tears and whining could be heard from outside the castle, Har and Virion couldn't help but feel strange, only after leaving did they realize what was happening.
Outside the castle, a dozen bodies lay sprawled on the ground on stretchers, no matter which one they looked at, they all had burned skin and looked charred.
Around, a group of elves who appear to be doctors stood aside, leaving the place for the families of these people who came to mourn their deaths.
Virion had a sad expression, watching as children and adults clung to the bodies of their relatives, his heart was filled with a sense of guilt, even though the attack that caused this misfortune did not come from his hand, the thought of the fight came out of his mouth, if it wasn't for his whim this wouldn't have happened.
'Is this...my fault?'
To the side, Har seemed to have gone blank, his dazed eyes of him looking at the people not far away with a lot of complicated emotions.
Whether it's the guards or some servants who died, they all had a life, a family, beings who care for them and love them, yet their entire future was cut short by their negligence.
'..?'
While his gaze passed over everyone, something caught her attention, he fixed his gaze on a lonely child next to a body, although it is difficult to distinguish, it is estimated that the body must have been a servant.
Har doesn't know what this child of hers is, maybe her brother, her son or her friend, but the disorganized looking elf boy is the only one next to her, and this is not what caught her attention the most, it's just that, Unlike other children or adults, this boy knelt by the body without shedding a tear.
The boy's eyes seemed lost, he had an empty look as if he had lost his soul, he just stared at the body in front of him with an expression devastating to anyone, even though he doesn't look sad, it's easy to say that this loss was too much for him. he.
Seeing the boy's vacant gaze, like someone who wants to forget what he sees, like someone who wants to wake up from a horrible dream, as if he is on the verge of a collapse and doesn't want to believe what is in front of him, Har's mind he remembered a scene.
Looking at this boy, he could see himself that day when he lost his family, defeated by life, lying on the ground like a wounded bird, he hoped to wake up from that reality, he wished that everything he had in his eyes It was a lie, that his brain was playing a trick on him, but he couldn't wake up and was finally killed by the goblins who played with his family as if they were worthless objects.
"What have I been doing?"
Coming out of this memory, Har put his hands to his head in pain and regret, he crouched down and put his head between his knees.
"Hey kid, are you okay?"
Virion noticed this anomaly in Link and hastened to support him a bit, judging from Link's attitude a second ago, it seems that this boy regrets what he has done.
Har didn't pay attention, he couldn't understand it and he couldn't listen to it, his mind had started to reflect on himself and his gaze was lost in nothingness.
"Why do you keep trying to forget him?"
In his subconscious, a voice woke him up causing him to raise his head, but he did not see the Elenoir realm, but only a vast darkness, and in front of him, his former body was like a spirit that communicated with him.
"What are you taking about?"
Forgetting the abnormality of this situation, Har communicated with himself in confusion.
"The reason why you seek to be always busy, the reason why you don't want to be bored, the reason why you avoid having a minimum time to think, the reason why you act so different and indifferent..."
The spirit of Har at the fore continued to speak, each of his words seemed to weigh immensely on the consciousness of the real Har, almost as if his own identity was becoming more lost with each word, a strange feeling washed over him, despite that it wasn't a physical body right now, I could feel it.
"Be quiet!!"
Because of this, Har yelled angrily at the spirit in front of him, he knew something was wrong, so he stretched out his hand to the side and prepared to pull out the master sword, but…
'Not in inventory?'
Only now did he realize, he couldn't see any traces of the system, both the divine beasts, the map and their hearts disappeared from his sight, this made him feel an inexplicable feeling of weakness.
"You already know, what you want to forget, what causes you so much pain and what you have repressed inside of you."
"I do not know what are you talking about!!"
Har was defenseless, he clenched his fists tightly and launched himself to hit the spirit of him, however, a black mist held his arms and prevented his movements, but the spirit paid no attention and he continued speaking.
"Don't put it off anymore, don't try to forget or ignore it, your family...they are already dead."
"No!!"
Har screamed immediately, he struggled to get out of the grip of the black mist, but to no avail, he refused to believe that he is the only one who was taken to another world, his family must still be alive, they must be somewhere, if not… why is he alive then?
Thinking of this, his fight stopped, noticing this, the spirit in front of him began to disappear, but not before leaving some last words.
"You must vent, let your emotions out, only in that way, will you be yourself again..."
The words of the spirit were descending in tone, as if it were slowly fading away, this made Har completely fall into reflection, his eyes were lost in nothing, he doesn't know if this was advice or a binding curse on him, but he knows it now, no, he's known it for a long time.
The mist dropped from his arms, just like that, Har fell into the endless darkness curled up like a ball.
He has kept the hope of seeing his family again, due to reincarnating as Link, he ignored that his family had been brutally murdered in a tragic scene, he did not even mourn his death, he just embarked on an almost meaningless adventure keeping blind faith to see them again sometime.
Har remembered his family with a smile, just the next second, his expression filled with sadness and his eyes filled with tears.
What have you been doing up to now? Why did you forget who you were and become such a crazy and indifferent person? You have been burying your feelings and covering them with an attitude that is inappropriate for you. You have been suppressing your emotions and continue to lie to yourself. himself about what really happened.
Now that he has gained this strength, that attitude only became a heavy burden on his back, instead of helping others, he simply carried the misfortune that he has tried to hide to another place, spreading death and causing other people to experience the same thing as him. him and his family, if it were the other way around, wouldn't he be seen as a monster, someone who took away their happiness, the heartless being who killed their loved ones, that makes him no different from the bastard goblins who treat human life as a worthless object.
'What have I done?'
Disappointed in himself, the tears that had flowed endlessly from his eyes, like an endless sea, he finally stopped, he closed his eyes and began to roll in the vast darkness as he pondered.
…
"What the hell happened?"
In front of the castle, Alduin and Virion looked at each other in astonishment, then they looked at a person on the ground, this is Har.
In their eyes, this Link suddenly seemed to go berserk, he began to speak only words that they did not understand, then he became aggressive and tried to hit nowhere, so the guards rushed to hold him, then he began to cry before collapsing on the ground. floor.
"I think this scene sparked something in him..."
Virion said with a complicated expression, Alduin also looked at Link with a bit of empathy upon hearing what Virion said.
"Maybe...he has a painful past..."
Virion could deduce it from his attitude, he understands it very well, before he was a determined and often indifferent king, but with the sad death of his wife, Virion became a different person, now he is an energetic and very kind old man, but when Remember those tragic days, all this attitude disappears without a trace.
"Take him to his room, you should assign a doctor to determine if he was injured."
Alduin said to his guards, who immediately moved on and took Har away, but seeing his father's expression, Alduin knew what he was thinking and his expression turned a little sad for a moment, but now he has things. to take care of, he clenched his fists behind his back and called some guards.
"Identify the families of the deceased, we must offer our most sincere apologies, we will take care of celebrating his funeral..."
Alduin continued giving orders to his subordinates, he's a bit harsh, even though he wanted to support his father right now, he's a king and he has the whole kingdom under his responsibility, so he really can't waste time with personal matters of Occasionally.
…
In a vast darkness, Har traveled for a long time, so much so that he can't remember when it happened since he talked to that guy who seems to be his spirit.
However, now that he lost hope that his family is alive, he has no reason to wake up, there is no reason to keep fighting, becoming strong is pointless, so he just stared into the void without end.
His eyes had already lost any shine, like a slave tired of life and suffering, he doesn't know how long he cried for, but he feels that there are no more tears to shed, now he is like an empty shell without any ambition, a puppet without soul that wanders in the darkness of its subconscious.
However, something abnormal happened, Har's eyes showed surprise after a long time, if you look at the abyss for a long time, the abyss will stare back at you, he never thought that the sentence he read a long time ago would be real, let alone be It would manifest to his eyes so literally, because at this moment, an immeasurable pupil appeared in the boundless void.
Har's immaterial body couldn't help but tense up, his hair twitched from head to toe, just seeing this, a terrifying chill ran through his entire body, filling him with fear.
That pupil was of unprecedented size, not like a giant, more like incalculable levels, even though he can see it, he has a feeling that this thing is much bigger than a planet, even a planet would dwarf this. Thing, the more he looks at her, the fantastic feeling that the pupil is huge takes over him more.
As if the greatness of this pupil, staring at him, is so great that the entire universe is but a speck of dust in front of her, this kind of feeling is incredibly terrifying, Har has never felt anything like this, a pressure that suppresses any thought of rebellion, even saying a word is impossible for him.
An even more terrifying thought came to his mind at that moment, if the pupil is like this, what kind of Being is looking at him exactly, what is the actual size of him?
Thinking of this, something that would stupefy anyone happened, in Har's eyes, lines were drawn in the void, the silhouette of a person began to slowly draw, however, Har could not see his appearance until the end, an unknown power shot from the eye directly into his chest.
"Ugh!"
Har hunched unconsciously, that power seemed like a bullet going through his body like lightning, yet he realized in the next second that he was perfectly fine.
With confusion, Har raised his head trying to see the great being that slowly appeared, the initial fear disappeared for some reason, replaced by warmth, as if that great being calmed him down by saying 'I'm not your enemy'.
He doesn't know if it's because he doesn't even consider it as an insect, or even out of mercy, but Har didn't have time to think, a light shone, preventing him from seeing the void any longer, the pupil seemed to have disappeared like the lines that formed the silhouette In addition, an unknown but familiar voice began to be heard resonating in his subconscious.
"...your eyes, open your eyes, Mr. Link."
-End of this chapter-
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-This chapter has more than 3500 words, one of the longest I've ever written, but forgetting about that, the big N has already shown the third preview of the next installment of 'the legend of Zelda', some still call it Breath of the Wild 2, I'm talking about Tears of the Kingdom, I've been thinking about adding some features from that game, but it's a surprise, we'll see in the future.-