Make Dark Fantasy Great Again

Chapter 269 "Ah, ahhhhh- ahhhhh!!!!!" It was a scream that burst forth from the vassal who had been closest to Hera. She was someone who, even compared to other followers, particularly deeply admired the Nad'ga. Therefore, when the thoughts that were the source of that admiration collapsed- the dissonance had no choice but to strike particularly deep. "I, I why- until now..." She began to recall the moments she had spent with Hera as her follower until now. The things she had done while intoxicated by the Nad'ga's beauty. Her own appearance as she craved her affection as a slave. Prejudice. Recognition. Bias. The kaleidoscope that had beautifully distorted all the elements that made up the Nad'ga no longer existed. Thanks to this, the picture called memory that she recalled had quite a shocking composition. Her own appearance, captivated by that being who was far removed from general standards of beauty- "Ughhh-...!" She embraced her own body and shuddered in revulsion. Because her own appearance, captivated by it as if the Nad'ga's beauty was some truth of the world, was so utterly unfamiliar. "I, I why!? Why!?! That's not me!!!" It was the moment when the rumination of memory reached the secret meetings in the bedroom. Having remembered her own appearance lying under the Nad'ga and rejoicing, she couldn't bear it and began to writhe. "Shodina!!! What disrespect are you showing to Lady Hera right now-...huh? Lady Hera?" "Lady Hera... Apostle of Dinus, goddess of beauty...? Why did I follow Lady Hera- no, that being...?" "Because... she's Nad'ga...?" "...Right, I followed that being because she's Nad'ga... Because she's Nad'ga... Because she's Nad'ga... but that's strange? Why does being Nad'ga become a reason to follow that being?" "Stupid talk! Have you forgotten what the Nad'ga did for the world!?" "...What did they do?" "Obviously they-... huh?" It was like dominoes falling in sequence. The expressions of the followers who had revered Hera as if it were natural became distorted one by one. First with confusion. And then- "This, this monster...!!! What the hell did you do to me!!!" There was no time to feel revulsion at that inhuman appearance. Shock. Their thoughts had been completely dominated without their knowledge. Anxiety. Their thoughts might still be under that domination. That incomprehensibility. That irrationality. Right at this moment. The emotion they felt toward the high-Status being called Nad'ga was pure terror. "If you try any more of your vile tricks...!!!" It was why their appearance, dominated by anger and hostile toward the Nad'ga, appeared somewhat pathetic at first glance. "...!" Those who had been watching the Nad'ga recoiled in shock and stepped back. It was because the Nad'ga, who had been standing still in place, had shown sudden movement. In fact, calling it sudden movement was just taking one step back. And that while having her back turned to them! Yet they were still so intimidated- "..." "..." They exchanged glances with each other. Even if distorted thoughts were corrected, memories remained clear. The memory of being dominated by that power without their knowledge. Since when had that power been dominating them? How many people had that power dominated? How long had all of this been going on? That power that had affected their entire world might truly be divine power, just as the Nad'ga said. They were afraid of that incomprehensible power. They were afraid of the being who wielded that incomprehensible power. Without anyone going first, they began to very carefully step backward. Hoping that the Nad'ga, who had turned her back to them, would not watch them until the end. But something was strange. The distance between the back-turned Nad'ga and themselves backing away wasn't increasing at all. Was that thing's power controlling them again? "...!" They realized. The Nad'ga. That incomprehensible being was secretly stepping backward. Getting closer to them that way! In fact, from one perspective, it was a defenseless appearance of being distracted by something else and showing her back to enemies. No, looking at it as it was, that interpretation would have been appropriate. But they couldn't do that. The Nad'ga's incomprehensibility gave meaning to each of her actions. Even that defenseless appearance of approaching backward with her back shown came to them as unknown terror. "Wh, what the hell are you...!" "!!!" Someone's outcry. They thought a member of their group had shouted toward the Nad'ga. Because that terrified voice perfectly represented their own state of mind. "What the hell are you!!!" But surprisingly, that voice had come from the Nad'ga. This was the Nad'ga's voice? That monster also felt fear? Empathy. It caused cracks in the incomprehensibility that the Nad'ga had been emanating. Now the Nad'ga's appearance came across intuitively. "Sh, she's afraid...? That monster?" They overlapped the Nad'ga's appearance with their own. So terrified but consumed by incomprehensibility, unable to even properly have the conviction to run away- That's right. The Nad'ga was feeling fear toward an incomprehensible being. Incomprehensibility of incomprehensibility. Was that even plausible? The emotion of fear that had been dominating them was overlaid with curiosity. The gaze that had been fixed on the Nad'ga turned toward a slightly more distant place. "Answer me!!!!! Wh, what did you do to me!!! What did you do to my mind!!!" Along with that hideous scream, the figure of a man came into view. An alienation they had never encountered anywhere. Unlike the Nad'ga's twisted atmosphere that had blatantly added to their fear, the man's atmosphere was extremely ordinary. If one had to point out a peculiarity, it would be that he looked rather simple for a nobleman in his prime. And- that was all. The man didn't emanate any distinctive aura or show off his power. He just looked at the Nad'ga with a meaningful gaze. They couldn't understand the Nad'ga's reaction. "Why is she so afraid...?" "Could it be because of what just happened?" "What?" "She said something about father or mother of the World Tree." "...What the hell is that supposed to be?" "It must be some kind of position that's recognized among elves?" "Good heavens, a human has a position related to the World Tree!?" "Certainly... that is surprising..." The Nad'ga didn't see them as anything more than useful tools. Thanks to this, they didn't know exactly what power the lost ancient Magic they casted was- And they didn't know what it meant to claim to be the 'Mother of World Tree' in a situation affected by that power. In short. Their world was far too small to accept something like the Nad'ga. In a way, it was natural. Even the High Elves, who were Guardian of the World Tree, had needed a great deal of time and determination to accept the 'Mother of World Tree'. "E, everyone, don't be afraid." Ares, the second son of the Great Noble house Dibrian, spoke. He believed he had completely grasped the situation. "The great warrior of the elves that even that monster fears- the 'Mother of World Tree' is with us! Now is the time to face that monster!!! Let us reclaim with our own hands the honor that was insulted by the monster!" "!" Ah! The Mother of World Tree must be a mighty being that elves court and the Nad'ga fears greatly! Perfectly understood! They straightened their posture at the Knight Commander's encouragement. They raised their fighting spirit that had been shaken by fear. "Surrender, monster!!! The Mother of World Tree you fear is with us!!! You have no hope!!!" Already agitated, their attitude of excitedly backing themselves with the Mother of World Tree properly turned the Nad'ga's insides upside down. "Shut up, you lowly beings!!! Shut up I say-... urgh!" Her efforts to regain composure by denying reality had come to nothing. The collapse of willpower that had constituted the Relic's power. The aftermath of overusing the Relic's power. On top of that, uncontrollable chaos was added. In an instant, the Nad'ga's aura wavered unstably. "Keurgh!" The Nad'ga spat blood from every hole in her face. "Ah, ahh!!! This can't be!!! How did I, how did we Nad'ga come this far...!!!" The Nad'ga writhed in frustration. Where had it gone wrong? The moment she was deceived by humans and gave up the dragon? The moment she meaninglessly overused the Relic's power? She couldn't tell. At least one thing was certain: it was too late to turn back. Her power was extremely unstable and her followers had turned their backs. Could she face the elves in this state? No. Even running away didn't seem feasible. The end of herself, the last survivor of the Nad'ga, was already predetermined. "Ahh... now that it's come to this..." Hera's sobbing expression became grotesquely distorted. "Urgh...!" Not only humans but even elves- Everyone present simultaneously covered their ears. The Nad'ga's voice was like the sound made by thick liquid dripping. Such a voice settled down even more heavily and split irritably. -g̵͔҇́̚͢Ḋ̸̢̯̇̚͠R҈̡̛̰̀͌́O̸̡̟͊̕ͅk҉̢͎̱̤͑̚͡'̵̡̠͚̌͝t̵̡̘͋̏͞ā̸̭̉͜͠ m̷̡̜̄́͞a҈̗̘͖̄̿͆͢͡n̴̨̜̥͔̋͞d҈̢̛̦̳͙́͋̄m̸̡̠͓҇̑͂o̴̧͙͔̪͂̽͠Ṭ̵̽͜͠'̸̗̩̭̓̋̾͢͞n̷̢̯̏̎͝d̵̛̰͎̍̍͢ę̷͍̱̓̃̔͡p̴̲͙҇̆̎͢i҈̡͕̇̂̕a̴̢̤͖̓̓̋͝m̶̡͔͚̥̏͝ a҈̰̬̒̇͜͝g̵̤̠̒̏͜͝ͅr̵̨̠͓̈́͞o҉̢̭͙̬̄͞s̴̛͎̪͈͗̚͢h҉̧͖͕҇͗i̷̧̤̊̊̕'̴̡̥̙҇̐͐̔ͅd҉̢͖̳̯̒͞ m̷̧̤̟̓̈̕e҉̢͉͎̮̅̕i̵͎̦̰̋̍̚͢͡h̵̨͓̙̓͊͞a҉͍͂͂͜͠c҈̢̛̰̫̠̽̓k̸̰͎͖̂̾̕͜a̴̬̟̖͋͆̉͢͞ṯ̴̡҇̓̅̅o҈̧͓̟͛̔͠ Perhaps this was what it would sound like if evil spirits were tangled up in a narrow pit, gnawing at each other? It was already an uncomfortable and terrible sound to hear, as if it were an attack in itself. It echoed throughout the entire camp like a song. The Nad'ga's appearance, withering and twisting moment by moment, added eeriness to that voice. "Damn it, that monster is trying to do something again... we must stop it...!" The humans and elves tried to stop the Nad'ga's ominous actions. -Q̸̢͚͋́̓͠ͅu҈̧̳̤̑̈̈́̕ͅa̵͉̙͉̍̀͗͢͞e҉̧̛̝̭̈̔̈́s҉̢̛͈̝̑͆̃ǫ̵̛͉̫̉̋̈́ s̷̝̣̘̽̃̀̕͜ā̷̛̳̱͜ń̵̦͙̠͢͝ḡ̵̛̭̐̓͜ȕ̶̳͆͜͡ḭ̶҇͆̽͢n̵̛͖̋̓̀͜e̵̢̛͚͒̉m҈̢̦̈͞ c҈̡̘́̿͗͠a҈͈̮̅͋̈͢͞r̵̡͈͚͆̕n̶̡̛͍̘͈͆̃ę̶̫̖̟҇̽m҈̢͕̌͠q̷̢͓̲̲̊͆̈́͞ư̵̰̄̃͑͜ę̸̀̓͞ͅ m̵̖͇̄͢͞e̸̬̤̣̅͜͡à̸̡̛͍̭͒ͅṃ̵̧͙́̐͒̕ c̶̨̫̝̎͆̇͠o̴͙͓̭҇̌͜n̷͚͍̩̋͛͜͠c҉͓͇̌͢͞ų̸̯̠̗͌͋͠p̸̡͇̾͋͡i̴̭̱̖͊̏̑͢͝s҈̞̰̿͂͜͡ç̸̰͕͖҇̌̂̂e҉̨̭̄͝ At that moment. The Nad'ga's strange cry took shape and surrounded her. Ominous energy began to swirl around her as the center. "Everyone stand back!!! You must not be swept away by that!!!" If there was anything stronger than the Archmage's warning, it was the cry of instinct. They moved as far away as possible from that ominous swirl of energy, following the intense instinctual warning they were experiencing for the first time in their lives. "Lunadien! Do you know anything about that power- that language!?" "...I don't know! Even I am encountering this language for the first time!" "...I do." "Huh?" At that moment, their gazes focused on one place. The dragonkin girl Alenza. Her eyes and breathing were trembling violently as she looked at the Nad'ga. "This language... I encountered it in fragments of memory left by my ancestors... The ancestors said this was a terrible language that should never be spoken... A language used when communicating with transcendent beings that mortal existences cannot handle..." She muttered quietly with a despairing expression. "Soon... something that heard that voice will appear in this place..." *** [Title: What does first-come-first-serve mean in the Nad'ga final pattern strategy?] Content: The Nad'ga goes crazy right before dying and summons one boss mob on a first-come-first-serve basis < Can anyone interpret this sentence? -: Before the Nad'ga dies, she mutters in some fucked up language When translated, it's roughly this 'Dropping loot first-come-first-serve raise your hand' She's basically broadcasting through a megaphone for anyone to come and covet her existence -[OP]: Ah so it's this? Whoever hears that voice first gets randomly selected and summoned? -: Yeah -[OP]: But then isn't this pure luck? What if some random weakling passing by hears that voice -: The thing is That language is special, only those ancient bastards who were skilled can interpret it Roughly speaking, from the Nad'ga's perspective, there are no duds -[OP]: Damn it Then it's not one phase left but one more boss left, right? -: Think positively You can do two boss battles in one Fate Quest -[OP]: Ah hahaha I understand perfectly haha double combat double reward burning event haha -: No, rewards are only given once -[OP]: Damn it *** "Then! Wouldn't it be fine if we stop that voice before something hears it!?" The first to speak after hearing Alenza's explanation was Ratsil. That plan was extremely simple, but it was also that clear. Those who had been lost in complex worries unanimously joined forces and were about to take action. """!!!""" But at that moment, the atmosphere of the place suddenly changed. The ominous energy that had been swirling around the Nad'ga suddenly dispersed. "This is..." They could tell. It was not 'annihilation' but 'movement'. The Nad'ga's call had already reached something. A silence like void descended on the place where the strange sound had stopped. "Heoeoeogh..." In that silence, someone's breathing trembling with tension and fear came across as clearly as if it were coming from their own mouth. "Kyahahahahahahat!!!!!" After enjoying that silence for a while, the Nad'ga burst into maniacal laughter. "Damn it!!!" Risir rushed in and subdued the Nad'ga. Even with her body pinned to the ground and a blade at her throat, her maniacal laughter did not stop. "Lowly beings!!! Go ahead and struggle to your heart's content!!! I, borrowing the existence of the ancients Nad'ga, the fate of destruction that has manifested will trample all of you!!!" "Urgh!" In an instant, Risir unconsciously covered his ears. -e҈̧͓̑͝t̸̨̩̖̘̓͐͝ m҈̡̤͌́͡e̸̡̠̗̽̊͡ ì̶̡͈͐́͡ņ̴̛͉͌ e҉̲̟҇̽́͒͜ͅơ̷̧̰̦̱͊ŗ̴̛͔̗̈́̒̋ͅu̴̡̥̅͗͂͠m̴̨̩̿̏͝ p҉̰̅̒͊̕͢e̶̢̗̗͛̉͞ͅs̸̨̭̈́͞ŝ̵̞͋̃͢͠i҈͉̝͇̈̕͜m̵̧̛̙̙͕͂̓u҉̡̛͕̆m҈̡̝̍̈̕ s̶̨̤͋̑͝o҉̞͇̥҇̊͜m҉̨̩̆̐͞n̵̨̯̗͉̄͞ȋ̵̧̦͍̤̄̕u҈̡͎̔̈́͝m̷̗̮͎̉̀͑͢͡ v҈̧̭̦̆͡e҈̨͕̋̏͐͞r̵̡͇̥͓̉͛͡t̸̡̯̬̤͒̕e̴̢̖̥҇̌̏.҉̦̞̑͢͝ͅ From somewhere, the strange language that the Nad'ga had been chanting could be heard. As if responding. As if arriving at the place with a reply. The strange language gradually became clearer. The Nad'ga's maniacal laughter became equally loud. Finally, when that harmony of madness reached its peak- "Noisy!" A cute yet spirited voice flew like a stone and shattered the atmosphere. Before they knew it, that Baby Spirit was standing in front of the Nad'ga. "!!!" Those spirited eyebrows drew a particularly sharp angle as they faced the Nad'ga. The Baby Spirit shouted. -a̶̢̱̫̋̕l̴̢͎̳̿̋͡d̷̡̥̂̅͡o҈̡̠̋̉̊͡í̵̧̦͙̏̋͝m̶̡̳̱͊̈́̕m҉̠̕̚͜ m̴͕͇̐̾̌͜͡ͅȋ̷̧̠͙̐͞ͅų̴̳̭͎̑͞h̸̨͇͒̋̂̕d҉̧̲̾͗̄͠ṇ̵̡̣̀͞ǐ̸̱̃͢͝ò̶̧͚̳̇͡j҈̧̳̰̅̀̓͡q̵̨̭̤̠̂̎̽͡ ,̶̢̯҇̇͋m҈̯̈͢͝k̸̢̝̞̂̃̕ͅķ̸͙҇̾ǰ̷̢͇̩͌͝j҈͈̘̰̐̔̕͜w̴̟҇͒͜j̷̧̩̓͒͡į̴̲̟҇͗͐̇i̷̧̩҇́͌͐d̸̡̝̱͂͗̓͡m̷̨̳͈̋̅̕n҉̡͖̑͋̕k҈̨̠̟̜̇͠!? The meaning of those words, when interpreted, was as follows. -It's nap time right now!!! Why do you keep calling!? "..." The Nad'ga, who had thrown herself into madness, was now blinking blankly. She had certainly used her own existence as bait to summon 'great evil'. But why had this cute Spirit appeared? "!!!" At that moment. The Baby Spirit looked at the Nad'ga carefully and spoke. -N҉̢̛̙̔͗̉ơ̸͇͖̞̍͜l̶̰̬̜͗͐̀̕͢i̵̳̤͂͢͝ i̴͓͎͊͢͠d̷̡̟̂̐͡ ę̷̛̦̟̌̌̄d̵̨͖̯͉̀́̂͞e̵̡͔͎̬͂̓̏̕r҉̢̠͖̽̈́̕e҈̟̬̿͛̀͢͝ͅ!̵̧̠̯҇̓̅ I҈̡̬͖̱̓͠n̸̨̞͈̘҇͐̔s҈̨̛̳̖̤̀̀̀i̴͉̍̌̕͜p̶͕͉̉͜͞ͅî̶̡̜̝̰͠d̵̢̩̮͐̉͞ͅu̷͕̘̥̅̀̃͢͝m̸̝̊̐͜͡ v҈͙̔̕͢i҈̢̯͈̜͊̆̃͝d҉̛͔͊̉͜e̴̡̖̫͛̍͗͝ţ̴͚̙̓͞ṵ̴̧͍͐̓͡ṛ̶̢̛͛̀!̷̢̟̳̮̈́͊͠ The meaning of those words, when interpreted, was as follows. -Not tasty! I won't eat it! Bleh!!! The Baby Spirit stuck out her tongue as if sand had entered her mouth. "Ah, ahh!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!" And so the Nad'ga was spat out. "What the hell is this-" The Nad'ga's last words could not be fully uttered. The Nad'ga, who had performed a ritual by sacrificing her own existence, lost all Status and vanished. Her body scattered as dust. Only the clothes she had worn on her body remained in place. "...What really was that?" The dragonkin girl found herself unconsciously feeling sympathy for that cursed being. *** "Ah...!" Risir looked down at his own hand. The moment the Nad'ga vanished, the Nad'ga's Relic clutched in his hand also scattered as dust. Along with the power that had been felt there! Risir was certain. The Nad'ga's curse had been completely annihilated! "Whew..." Risir let out a sigh of relief. Though he didn't show it, he had been deeply worried about the brainwashing of the elves. The Mother of World Tree being a demon. The elves also didn't show it, but they must have been feeling extreme confusion. "Everyone! Are you alright!?" Risir checked on the elves' condition with a light heart. "Wh, what is this...? Ri, Risir isn't a demon? An ordinary human...? Wh, why?" "This doesn't make sense..." "Then what have I been seeing until now...?" "Urgh, my head...!" "N-no!!! Something is definitely wrong!!! R-Risir cannot be a human!!! The humans I know aren't like this!!!" "Urgh...! It's, it's a curse...! The Nad'ga must have cursed us!!!" "Excuse me?"