This is also destiny (1)

record.

A world of mysteries and secrets isolated from the outside world.

A space where all magic laws are distorted, unknown since when it existed.

It provides opportunities for growth to everyone, but it is a place with risks beyond that.

A place that was isolated earlier and no one can enter.

A monster called the ‘Shadow King’ was crossing.

“I see. Does the magical power of the record reject the beast?”

He looked at the haze rising from his body and let out a small sigh.

Although Balthazar had the strongest magical resistance among the Witchbeasts, the record’s magical power was so fatal to the Witchbeasts that it could pierce even him.

Thanks to this, Balthazar was now alone.

It was because even if he was like this, his subordinates couldn’t withstand the environment here, and he didn’t have the energy to protect them…

“Hmm…”

In an instant, his head lifted.

His gaze, immersed in jet-black, pierced the distant space of the record and stared at the ‘entrance’ of the side road.

The sharp senses of the legionnaire did not miss the minute changes in the swaying walls of the dimension.

Someone broke into this place.

“…the god of death preparing. Is it you?”

It must have moved secretly, and it must have even set up a barrier around it.

The speed of the chase was faster than expected.

“…and one more young human woman.”

young human woman.

Its existence attracted Balthazar’s curious curiosity.

“Is he a disciple?”

Lately, I heard he’s teaching at Helios.

If there was a young human by his side, he would most likely be a disciple.

If so, he must have visited Heritage for educational purposes.

Then, by chance, he must have been caught up in a barrier.

It was said that this meeting was just a coincidence.

“…that’s unfortunate.”

Is this an arrangement of fate?

Are the old enemies who must die and be killed become entangled under the name of ‘inevitability’?

From the recent news, Balthazar felt the existence of an unavoidable fate…

“However, you will not currently have an assistant.”

I didn’t come here for the chase, so there’s no one to help me.

They probably didn’t know that Baltazar was here, but was it out of arrogance and confidence?

He couldn’t fathom Kang Yoo-jin’s intentions.

“…Come, Shinigami.”

If he comes, it’s just a welcome.

That would be the courtesy of dealing with the great enemy of the Witchbeast.

“If you come, I’d like to talk with you personally.”

An enemy he would meet someday, it wouldn’t be strange if he met him now.

He raised his head and guessed the existence of the ‘star’ that he could now feel not far away.

A light that shines alone in the deep, deep abyss of the record.

It is the ‘nucleus’ and ‘heart’ of the record called ‘Singularity’.

Ahead of the unknown that supports this vast record, he recited with sincerity.

“Shinigami. Do you know the truth of all this?”

Did ‘Laniakea’ tell you the truth of this huge war that burns the entire dimension, the secret that the name ‘Constellation’ holds?

He didn’t know, but he was sure of it nonetheless.

Yujin Kang said she hadn’t heard the truth yet.

When he finds out, what choice will he make?

He couldn’t wait for the future at that time.

“I will look forward to meeting you.”

*

A world where everything is immersed in darkness, and only starlight-like phosphorescence shines strangely.

In a world called record, I was moving with my presence reduced to the limit.

‘Is that Balthazar?’

Beyond the sheer terrain, I could see a huge body crossing the record.

The appearance of a ghost that seems to be shimmering in the dark.

Even though I was far away, the tremendous demonic energy that I could feel pierced my lungs.

“…A boss is a boss.”

Indeed, Magi beyond imagination.

Feeling a piercing pain in my lungs, I called for Estelle.

“Sooner or later he’ll reveal the core of the record.”

“Yeah.”

The core of the record, also known as ‘Singularity’, is hidden in the dense magic of this place.

As much as I have a history that I once revealed through the hive mind, there is no law that Balthazar who has reached the corps commander can’t do it.

If it wasn’t possible in the first place, I wouldn’t have come here.

I quietly reviewed the plans I had made when I came here.

“…I’ll explain the plan from now on.”

I communicated the plan in silence so that no sound leaked out.

Estelle, who had been listening with a nod of her head, had a slightly perplexed expression.

“Is that possible?”

“yes.”

“But then, Professor, you’re in danger.”

“Never mind me. I have thoughts.”

Looking around like that, Estelle seemed to believe.

I sent her out of the surrounding terrain after giving her a ‘recognition suppression’ through mind control.

Estelle’s goal is to get to the singularity without being noticed.

“be careful.”

“yes.”

By the time Estelle is far away like that.

cooong-

A huge shock swept all over the place, with vibrations that shook the entire sky.

The darkness was torn apart and a radiance of clear light was revealed.

“Is that the ‘singularity’?”

Light flickering in the sky.

The heart of the record called ‘Singularity’ has emerged.

I hurriedly checked Estelle’s location.

‘That would be enough.’

Perhaps it was because of his quick movements, he had already reached just below the singularity.

Balthazar did not notice Estelle because of the Singularity’s powerful magic.

“Whoa…”

From now on, I intend to reveal my position on purpose.

Exactly, to make Estelle seize that singularity.

I grabbed my revolver and pulled the trigger at Balthazar.

···no.

Tried to pull.

If it wasn’t for the one voice that crossed my mind.

– Dear…

“·······?”

It was a voice that resonated not in my ears, but in my head.

– My voice…

I looked up and saw the core of the record floating in the air.

Could it be that this is talking to me?

The moment I realized that, heat surged in my chest.

My head hurt as if it would break, and a burning pain spread due to the holy power that started rampaging out of nowhere.

It was a crushing pain that I had never experienced before.

‘This is… the same as the Divine Equation.’

Lapless’ divinity equation.

I had the same experience when I saw things related to holy power.

The sensation that the core of the record and my holy power were connected for some reason and caused a reaction.

“Shit···.”

I don’t know why, but me and the Singularity were reacting through some kind of ‘connection’.

And that, unintentionally, brought about the ‘attention-grabbing’ effect I was hoping for.

“There you are.”

“······!”

Tuquaang—!!

With a huge impact, the hidden rocky ground exploded.

Quickly rolling on the ground, I took cover behind a nearby hill and looked behind me.

Sure enough, Baltazar, who had been looking at the core until just now, was right in front of him.

“I thought you would come here, preparing messenger.”

“·······.”

A gloomy voice gnaws at the mind.

A truly bossy voice that shakes reason just by hearing it.

“Did you think that you could kill me too, just because you killed Omen and Humel?”

“·······.”

“The arrogance pierces the sky.”

It was an angry voice.

Was it that he was so dissatisfied with his subordinates?

It’s love for subordinates that brings tears, but I had no intention of just admiring it.

Either way, it was my plan for this guy to come after me.

“You guys always take the bait well.”

“What?”

In an instant, the light that had been illuminating the four sides faded away in an instant.

The place where Balthazar turned his head and looked.

The singularity that burned brilliantly was in the hands of Estelle, who flew up before she knew it.

Taking advantage of his lost sight, Estelle succeeded in snatching the singularity.

“There’s no way I would have brought that child blindly.”

“You bastard…”

“You guys have always been so careless.”

I immediately took out the Gatling gun from the weapon case.

The loaded bullet is a soft glowing blue light.

It was because he melted all the magic crystals he had collected so far.

It’s a waste, but now is not the time to save. There is no better way than this to amplify the power as it exists.

‘It will hurt a little.’

There was only one magic formula that was blown in, [Perm].

A spell that breaks demonic spirit dwells in the bullet, and countless kits are connected in series and rotate fiercely.

The immense power that amplified the circle’s hierarchy poured in with the trigger being pulled.

Kaga Gaga River—!!

Flashes of lightning flew and a roar erupted.

Balthazar’s magic is obviously powerful, but this is a record that is fatal to the magic beast.

Having descended into the inner dimension and enduring even the magical power of the record, his power was weakened to the point where the name ‘Brigade Commander’ was meaningless.

If you look at it, it’s a level similar to or a little stronger than the superlatives I’ve encountered before.

If you get hit by thousands of bullets that amplify the [Perm] spell to the limit here, even Balthazar will inevitably suffer damage.

────!!

Demon energy surged up and surrounded Baltazar’s body as if to protect it.

It soon became a wave of demonic energy that covered all sides, consuming the pouring bullets as they were.

“Tsk…”

I emptied all the bullets, but the creature’s movement was briefly atrophied, but it didn’t do any meaningful damage.

I took the wedge out of my bosom and lifted it.

The remaining magical power crystals were collected and cut into the shape of a stake.

I hit the mana as it was in the crystal that glowed blue, and I opened the engine part of the gun, which was red from overheating, and drove the stake into it.

Kwajijik—!!

The barrel of the overloaded Gatling gun let out a scream, and I threw it with all my might.

The gun, which creaked anxiously, eventually reacted with Balthazar’s dense demonic energy and caused a huge explosion.

Kwaaa!!!!

The synergy between the remaining perm spell and the overloaded magical power.

It was so enormous that Balthazar’s huge body shook for an instant.

“dare!!”

The magi’s scythe hit the ground.

When I fired back with a revolver wrapped in a circle and bounced it off, a demonic storm pierced through the rising smoke.

“Kuh…!”

The two crossed guns quickly formed a barrier.

The shock that shook her whole body continued, and the leg she was supporting slid across the ground.

“”Darkness that pierces and breaks””

A sullen voice followed.

The condensed demonic energy rushed in, tearing apart the storm.

I hurriedly twisted my body to avoid it, but the wedge that broke the barrier ate the flesh from my side in chunks and disappeared.

The pain was intense, but there was no time to be distracted by it.

“”The madness that swarms over you””

“”Go away””

A power like Baltazar’s “Speech Spirit” clashed with my control over my mind.

The result is co-destruction.

The two energies of the Middle Ages of Baek were destroyed by the enormous repulsive action, tearing away the magical energy of all directions.

‘Is it this much even if I become weak?’

Even though there must be a lot of restrictions on the strength due to the environment of the record, it is this much.

Had they met outside, they probably wouldn’t have lasted less than five seconds.

“「O devastating waves of demons!」”

Quaang!

The waves of demonic energy that had come over time passed through the whole body.

I immediately dodged it, but the reaction was slow.

This is because the strong ego of the corps commander does not work on ‘search’.

I was pushed back as if I was about to bounce off, and after rolling on the floor several times, I stopped scratching the floor.

“·······.”

My head is dizzy.

My tinnitus sounded as if my ear had been torn, and blood dripped from the torn and scratched affected area.

And the eroding Magi added more pain to pain.

To be honest, it was so painful that it wouldn’t be strange if he died soon.

“…”I don’t know pain””

He used ‘erosion’ to self-suggest.

When I locked my pain, my mind became a little clearer.

While wiping the blood from the broken head, Estelle returned.

“professor!”

“… Estelle.”

“That… the blood…”

“Estel. Listen to me carefully.”

I pointed to the core of the record she was holding, the ‘singular point’ and said.

“Take it and run to the side road we came in.”

“…then what about the professor?”

“Never mind me.”

The two of them will run away and be caught by Balthazar.

Sadly, it’s next to impossible to shake off Balthazar while protecting Estelle.

Her face had gone pale, and her voice was trembling.

“Professor… together…”

“good.”

I grabbed my revolver and stood up.

“Go and don’t look back.”

“Professor… Gah!”

In an instant, the demonic wedge rushed in and pushed Estelle away, deflecting the attack.

It creaks on the torn shoulder.

One or two more and it would break.

“hurry!”

“I’ll call the rescue team… I’ll call the rescue team. By all means.”

I nodded, and Estelle ran with all her might.

Feeling her moving away, I was finally able to fully face Baltazar.

Keep your spirits up and look ahead clearly.

Raises holy power, burns demonic energy, and promotes healing of wounds.

As much as the area of the wound was reduced, the mind became clearer, but the use of holy power put a strain on the body, so the heart groaned as if squeezed.

“·······.”

Still, I raise my head and look ahead.

As always.

I am only here to kill the Witchbeast.

Raising his sharpened eyes, he spoke to the approaching King of Ghosts.

“Come. The preparing messenger is here.”

*

Legs are heavy.

It is filled to the end of the hidden chin, and the chest is filled with pain.

“hahahaha···.”

The heat of frustration permeates the exhaled breath.

The chest that embraced the ‘singularity’ was hot, and the burning sensation seemed to burn the heart black.

“Ugh…”

The fight between Professor Yujin Kang and Balthazar.

Anyone can see that Yujin Kang is at a disadvantage.

The odds of him defeating Balthazar by himself, not even a Constellation, were virtually zero.

The only thing waiting at the end is death.

Even in the face of such an obvious fact, she had no choice but to run away.

Because that was the only thing she could do…

“···I know.”

this is what i can do

This singularity must be a precious thing that must not be taken away by the Witchbeast, so it had to be moved to a safe place while he waited.

Obviously, I know.

“I know.”

I thought back to Kang Yoo-jin, who had been yelling at me to go.

The figure of him who did his duty as a teacher even in the face of an impossible fight.

‘···mom. Dad.’

On Kang Yoo-jin’s figure, the memories of her parents who died long ago are overlaid.

The one and only family member who had disappeared and hugged her with a smile, saying he would protect her.

Courage!

The slanted body called to the floor as if it had been caught on a stone beak.

After rolling on the floor several times without looking good, I struggled to touch the floor.

Her face was a mess with sweat and dirt.

“Why… I can’t do anything…”

He muttered a lamentation as if chewing and spitting it out.

Seeing the ‘exit’ in front of her nose, she pressed her aching chest.

“I don’t want to lose…”

I don’t want to be alone again.

I also didn’t want to see someone die trying to protect themselves.

“please···.”

Holding onto the core of the record, ‘Singularity’, I leaned my forehead against it.

I hoped earnestly with my hands clenched as if praying.

“please···!”

A desperate yet sincere wish.

It mixed with a drop of flowing tear and fell onto the light that embraced it.

“… save him.”

Moment.

The light flickered.

A light shimmered in her hand, and then it burned like a torch.

The flames of stars as bright as the sun.

It was a fire that burned more brilliantly than the existing flames.

A voice echoed in Estelle’s ears as she gazed at it with rabbit eyes.

-Is that your wish?

It was the voice emitted by the light in his hand.

-Young ‘Constellation’.

Calling out her nickname, who will one day become a constellation.

The light in his hand emits a dazzling light that engulfs the world.

*

“The situation is not good, Shinigami.”

“·······.”

the ghost says

It can be said that the appearance covered in wounds while shedding darkness like blood is devastating.

But in front of him, I was covered with more scars.

“Cool…”

broken and torn

ripped and cracked

My whole body is bleeding.

The encroaching demonic energy is now so strong that it is impossible to drive it out even with holy power.

Dead blood poured endlessly from the wounds that were stained black everywhere.

Blood dripped from the cough he coughed up.

“I see. You drove me to this point even with incomplete power.”

“·······.”

“It was fortunate that I met you alone here.”

He no longer cared about the Singularity.

Because I place a greater value on my life.

The man who came forward reached out his hand.

“There are many stories I want to share with you.”

“·······.”

“Would you like to come with me?”

I saw the gathering demons.

And, I focused all my attention on the holy power that circulates my heart.

If you explode this, it’s possible to send the weakened guy into the goal.

Instead, the problem is that it is a method close to gambling that I can die together.

‘…is this the last prey?’

The sense of having to gamble with one’s life is always bittersweet.

I had no choice but to blame myself for my ‘weakness’ for not being able to overcome this difficulty.

“damn.”

The moment he tried to gather his holy power as a last resort.

Whoaaagh

A flash of light flashed in front of my eyes.

“what···!”

The light engulfed the whole area and pushed Balthazar away with great power.

The power to set the demon on fire gently wrapped around me and touched my wounds.

Leaving behind the demon that had faded in an instant, the light spoke to me.

– Dear.

It was like reaching out to me.

-My fate that I couldn’t reach the stars because I wasn’t chosen earlier.

It was a voice as holy as the sky, resounding in a majestic voice.

-The primeval light represents your destiny. Against the ‘Cheonki’, I tell you.

A hand stretched out into the light, an arm stretched out and grabbed that hand.

-At this moment, even if it’s just a fleeting moment, you will rise to the ranks of the Constellation.

I felt the force of disobedience envelop me.

the light declares to me

-Your divinity is the providence of death that exterminates demons.

So, I heard the one nickname given to me.

-Its name is ‘The Great Destiny’.