Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 68 The Oath
"In that case," Knight Mugram showed a faint smile on his pale face, "then our previous agreement will rest on the result of the next battle between the two Highnesses."

"Mugram—" Radhagang said with a cold expression, "because of our friendship in the past, I can agree to a fair fight with you, but I never agreed to the children's matter."

"Your Excellency," the Ordopis knight also pressed his palm on the furnace sword at his waist, and a look of anger appeared on his old face, "The battle just now really opened my eyes, and the world today is comparable to your Excellency." I am afraid that there are less than one hand, but the matter of the two highnesses is not something that you can decide with one word."

"They are all the flesh and blood of His Majesty. If Your Excellency Mugram uses the authority of a teacher to coerce His Highness Rataen's will and force the two demigods to fight each other, it will be a violation of the way of knights——If Your Excellency insists on going your own way, old man Although it is a piece of rotten wood, it can still pull out the sword and kill the enemy!"

When the two sides were at war, there was a sudden shout from below: "That's not the case!"

Seeing Rataen standing up suddenly, striding towards Knight Mugram, he said in a loud voice, "Father, what the teacher said just now is not his own decision, but my brother and sister's common thinking!"

He looked straight ahead at Radagon, who was a little at a loss, and said with eyes like electricity: "Ten years ago when my father left, he told me, who was under four years old, that he wanted me to be a hero in this life! , I have never forgotten my father's expectations, so I practiced hard under the guidance of Kalia's teachers until today."

"Today I just want to prove to my father that I, who grew up in Kalia, are not inferior to my younger brother who grew up under the golden tree, and my mother, who was abandoned by my father ten years ago, is not inferior to His Majesty Malika— —”

His expression became more and more agitated, and finally declared in a way that was almost roaring: "I want you to know that even if I don't accept the teachings of the golden royal family, I can still become the strongest demigod in the world!"

His words echoed in everyone's ears like rolling thunder, like a newborn lion cub roaring through the field!

The Ordopis knight who had spoken to stop him was speechless for a moment.Since he fought with King Gefrey, this old knight has been on the battlefield for decades, and has seen too many talented teenagers—but this kid in front of him is very different from them.

That kind of wildfire-like anger and unwillingness, that kind of love and perseverance that never faded in the loneliness of being betrayed, and that kind of amazing ambition that can't be dissipated despite the passage of time, all these made the old knight suddenly feel a little dazed, as if From the boy in front of him, he saw the figure of another boy—if that boy was present, he would probably accept this challenge calmly, right?

Ratan's words were too straightforward, completely tearing up the false harmony between father and son.

Ladagang stared blankly at his eldest son whom he admired the most, feeling that his mind was in chaos for a moment, countless past memories were distorted into a manic storm, and there seemed to be a lofty and grand voice whispering in the depths of his mind.

Renara's face kept flashing in front of him—the graceful and graceful figure when they met on the battlefield in the past, the dream-like full moon magic that contained endless power, drinking glasses at the moon-watching place in the king's court. The sweet and mellow wine, the laughing children and the red wolf in the palace, he thought of the bewilderment, anger, powerlessness, and despair when he was summoned. In the end, all kinds of emotions can only be solved by an irrefutable betrayal and years of experience. Can not let go of the guilt as the end.

He couldn't refuse, not because of the power represented by the imperial edict from the Eternal Queen, but at that moment, he found with bewilderment that he "couldn't" refuse the woman's request at all.

In the confusion of thoughts, he seemed to be sitting in front of a mirror. In the mirror, he was shining with a faint golden light, and every line showed the perfect suddenness of divinity. The virtual image in the mirror collapsed without warning. In an instant, they merged into a woman's figure.

Radagon was startled, that woman was his current wife, the only orthodox true god of the junction—Eternal Queen Malika!

He hugged his head in pain, and the divine power all over his body suddenly surged, forcibly dispelling the weird nightmare in his mind.Opening their bloodshot eyes again, everyone still maintained their previous expressions and states, and it seemed that only a moment had passed.

He looked around the crowd wearily, and focused his eyes on Lataen for a moment, then stood up under the gaze of the crowd, and said hoarsely: "You guys decide this matter for yourself."

After saying this, he rubbed his aching temple again, then turned around and left.

"Why." Marenia opened her eyes wide, staring blankly at Ladagang's back, "Why did Dad leave?"

The little girl looked at Lataen standing in the center of the banquet table in bewilderment. This big brother she had just met exuded a very depressing aura, and it was even more difficult for her to breathe.

Brother Rakade, who was obliquely in front, obviously smiled at her when we first met, but now he looks at her and Michaela with resentment—even the most beautiful sister Lani is not as gentle as before, but He stared straight ahead indifferently, with no trace of emotion in his eyes.

The Ortapis knight also looked at the direction where Radagon was leaving with suspicion, but in the final analysis, he was still a veteran of the Queen's line, so it was naturally difficult to catch up and persuade him at this time, so he could only look at Mugla Knight Mu said: "Your Majesty is not feeling well today, can you temporarily put aside the matter you just mentioned, and leave it for tomorrow?"

However, Knight Mugram remained unmoved, and said: "Chief Altapis, although I am the teacher of my three highnesses, I have no right to interfere with their choices. Since your majesty ordered this The matter is for us to decide on our own, why don't you and I let His Royal Highness Rataen and His Royal Highness Michaela decide for themselves?"

"you--"

"Chief Autopis," it was Rataen who spoke, "Neither the teacher nor I intend to offend the Golden Dynasty. Today's matter is my family's business, and I hope you will not obstruct it. Besides, Bi I have my own measure in the fight, and I will never hurt Mikaela."

He looked at Mikaela again and said: "You and I are connected by blood. It was not my hypocrisy to call you a younger brother before. It's just that you and I have different positions. This battle is inevitable."

Seeing that Mikaela's face was pale, Rataen sighed, and continued: "It's okay if you don't want to fight, then I will be enough to prove to my father what I just said, if you and Marenia go to the card Leah is a guest, and the blood relationship between us still counts."

Mikaela took a deep breath, and said against the coercion emanating from Ratan, "Brother Ratan, forgive me for not agreeing to this matter."

"Father and mother invited you to study in the royal capital. One is that the father and son have parted for a long time, and they want to make up for the family relationship. The other is that they are worried that the kingdom is now settled. It seems that the situation is stable, but in reality There are still dark tides everywhere in the corners that the golden tree can't take care of."

"We demigods are born with the mighty power that comes from the law. If we can't be familiar with each other, once troubles happen in the future, brothers and sisters will not be alarmist. Today between you and me may be just a matter of time. It’s not just a competition, but imagine that 20 years from now, if you and I compete as demigods, then from Lienia in the west to Galid in the east, where in the world will there be a pure land for mortals to live in?”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the room was shocked. Even Lakad, who had previously disliked Michaela and Marenia, was stunned for a moment, and then looked at him full of complicated and incomprehensible emotions.As one of the three Kalia brothers and sisters who has the deepest research on history, how could he not know that Mikaela's words have already had countless lessons learned?

Of course, the most shocking thing is Lucia sitting next to Mikaela. If he hadn't known the future development trend of the world in his previous life, he would probably still be dreaming of the prosperous and eternal dream like countless golden people at this time.

On the other hand, Mikaela not only sees the crisis hidden in the golden age, but also guesses the possible consequences of the broken war in the future. It can only be said that he is worthy of the saint who founded the pure golden law and is worshiped by countless living beings in the future.

Rataen raised his head slightly, closed his eyes, and seemed to be thinking seriously about Mikaela's words. After a while, he opened his eyes, but shook his head resolutely, "I listened to what you said, but There are priorities and priorities. I have prepared for today for ten years, but if I take half a step back, I will feel sorry for myself who has been working hard day and night, and even more sorry for my mother who has been suffering from worry and has been living in the deep palace."

Mikaela sighed softly, "In this case, I can only accompany my brother"

"Why do you guys have to fight?" Marenia's sudden crying interrupted Mikaela's words of challenge, "Obviously everything was fine before, why do you have to fight, you have to fight!"

At some point, Marenia's dark red pupils lighted up slightly, flashing a strange and gorgeous scarlet light.

She struggled to prop up her body on the table, looked at La Taen and said, "Brother was exhausted in order to help Marenia suppress the corruption disease in the morning. Why do you still want to fight with him? If you must fight, I will fight with you!"

Her voice was interspersed with intermittent sobs, but her anger contained a bit of the timidity of a little girl. Facing an elder brother like Lataen who looked majestic and terrifying, and exuded a fighting spirit all over his body, she was less than ten years old. How could she not be afraid?
Suddenly, Marenia felt someone rubbing the top of her head, and suddenly looked up, and at some point Lucia came to her side.

He gently wiped the tears off her face with his palm, and said softly: "Fool, what are you afraid of when I'm here?"

"And you," Lucia lightly kicked Mikaela's table leg, "didn't you say before that I'm going to take care of something today, so what's the rush to get ahead? You're still talking about a bunch of powerful-sounding things , so that I didn't have a chance to interrupt for a long time."

Michaela scratched her head in embarrassment, "I don't want to stand out, just"

"Okay, okay, don't say a few words," Lucia waved his hand casually, "Take care of your sister!"

After speaking, he walked to the center of the banquet table and stopped a few steps away from Lataen.

Latarn obviously didn't expect him to intervene suddenly, hesitantly said: "Lucia, after all, this is our family's private matter. It would be inappropriate for you to intervene on behalf of the ancient dragon dynasty, right?"

"You are mistaken, I am not representing the ancient dragon dynasty, but myself."

Just when Rataen showed doubts, Lucia explained: "I can't control the private affairs of your two families, but you just said that you want to become the strongest demigod in the world—"

He shrugged, "I counted carefully, and there are only a few demigods, including Godwin and me, right? But brother Godwin's sons are older than you, so it's not appropriate for you to fight him now. So if you want to prove yourself to His Majesty Radagon, why not fight with me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, an aura no less than that of Lataen suddenly bloomed on him. Under the confrontation between the two, the originally dignified atmosphere on the banquet table dissipated invisible.

Seeing Lucia suddenly come out to make a rescue, the Otaupis knight couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief despite being puzzled.

Knight Mugram did not want the matter to develop like this, and stopped it with words: "Your Highness Lucia, you have only been in the capital for a few months, even if you have the strength to rival His Highness Lataen, it is because His Highness carries the dragon's blood inheritance. It is not enough to refute the argument I just made."

"Your Majesty Mugram's words are wrong!" Lucia smiled and looked at the embarrassed knight, "As you all know, I came to Rodel just three months after I broke out of my shell. Coincidentally, it was just in the past In the past few months, I have benefited a lot from the teachings of many good teachers and helpful friends in the capital, and now I barely have the strength to fight against your Highness, if you don’t believe me, look—”

As he spoke, he drew out the Dragon Scale Knife behind him and pointed in the air, a bright golden light suddenly lit up on the blade, and countless dots of light fell down, the aura exuding from his body suddenly increased, breaking the previous balance immediately, like a sea tide reversing It's like heading towards Lataen!

"Gold makes an oath!" Knight Mugram exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)