Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 185:
Chapter 185 – Last Holy Item (1)
God of Time Heres .
The **** was reported to have been born alongside Alphen, but he didn’t have many followers . No, the existence of the **** hadn’t been spread, so the normal people didn’t even know about his existence .
Only his priests worshipped Heres, and their missions were conducted in secret . They secretly traveled across the continent, and they only opened their doors to their successors .
Scholars and the long-lived races were the only ones, who knew about the existence of Heres .
The exclusive and secret order of the **** was located on a land covered with ice .
Too too too too .
A Phantom Steed was running above this land .
“Ha-ah . ”
A white plume of breath came out of Latasha’s mouth .
The Elf Lord was once again co-opted as a guide, because she knew the location of Heres’ temple, and she had good eyesight .
“Are you sure we are on the right path?”
“Yes, I’m sure . ”
“I don’t see anything here . ”
Woojin tilted his head in puzzlement, yet Shing Shing didn’t stop running .
“It is located at the land of ice . Heres’ temple is located at the deepest and coldest location . ”
“Where is that suppose to be?”
“We can see it now . ”
Woojin’s eyes lit up when he looked at the location pointed out by Latasha . One could see an enormous ice mountain towering over this flat lands .
As they got closer, his eyes kept getting larger .
It wasn’t a mountain .
“Ice Castle?”
“Yes . You are correct . ”
The Ice Castle was placed in a location where the cold made it impossible for any creature to live here . However, the enormous castle was as big as the Saurus mountain .
“Huh . ”
This was beyond it being grand . Its overwhelming size gave even Woojin a pause . It was the same for Latasha .
The information about this place was passed down through oral tradition, and this was the first time she was seeing this place .
“Well, let’s head in . ”
They circled the castle once, and they were able to find an entrance halfway up the castle . When the Phantom Steed approached it, one could see a very small door big enough to allow only a single person to enter .
Kwahng kwahng!
“I think it is locked . ”
Latasha knocked on the door then she turned to looked at Woojin . He stepped forward .
“Move aside . ”
He saw no doorknob or keyhole .
Moreover, when he put his palm to the door, he could feel the coldness through the door .
Weeeeeng .
“W…wait a moment…”
When she felt the nearby magical energy move, Latasha tried to stop him .
Woojin gathered his power into his palm, and he detonated the door .
Ggoo-ahng!
Accompanying a shock wave, the door flew inward .
“It’s open . ”
“Why are you so rude?”
“Did you want me to knock and wait for someone to come to the door?”
“…”
She didn’t know why she bothered with words .
The Immortal wasn’t a good candidate for her to lecture about manners and etiquette . Latasha’s cheeks puffed out as she turned her head away .
Woojin ignored her, and he started climbing the long staircase made out of ice .
“Why is it so dark in here?”
“Please wait . ”
Latasha elegantly waved her hands before cupping her hands together .
Pah-paht .
A small fairy made out of light appeared atop her palms . It gave a bright smile before it flew in front of the party .
“It is a Spirit of Light . ”
“I didn’t ask for one . ”
“Uh-whew…”
Latasha shook her head from side to side as she walked in front of him . They climbed long enough that they were starting to get bored . At the end of the stairway, a door appeared .
Unlike the one before, this steel door had a deeply recessed handhold . Latasha pulled with all her might, yet it refused to open .
“Are you going to blow it up again?”
“Of course . ”
Weeeng .
Woojin placed his palm on the door, and he gathered his magical energy . However, the door opened before the explosion could occur .
Chweeek, weeeeng!
“… . ”
After looking at the opened crack, Latasha looked towards the Immortal .
“What should we do? Should we not go in?”
“We’ll go in . ”
Eeeng, chweeek!
When they went in, the door locked itself .
“… . ”
Woojin frowned, and Latasha was taken aback .
“W…what the **** happened? I can’t hear the voice of the wind . ”
The temple severed the inhabitants from the outside . It seemed the Immortal wasn’t the only one, who had his power taken away .
Latasha also lost her power, and she floundered at this alien feeling .
“L…let’s go back out . This is too dangerous . ”
In an unexpected turn of event, an unknown power had made her lose her power . The pitfall of such a situation made her feel agitated .
“It’s all right . It is always like this . We’ll leave after we find the Holy Item . ”
“But…”
Latasha frowned . However, she inferred from the Immortal’s expression that this was normal .
Woojin walked as if he was used to such a situation .
“It isn’t shaped like a spaceship…”
The light attached to the ceiling reminded him of the ones at the Aria’s Temple .
He didn’t have to see Skia, Lecia, and Coor’s temples to know what was in it . Still, he wonder why these 5 gods held the Master Codes of Alphen… .
As they walked down the long corridor, they came to an intersection . The space partitioned into sections, and they arrived at doors as they followed the walls . However, none of them were open .
Toong, toong!
He tried punching the door, but he knew it wouldn’t be easy to break through the doors .
“S…shall we continue forward? Since we came in without consent, maybe the **** Heres is mad at us?”
“I have no idea . ”
Maybe, it was the absence of her power, but she was unusually chatty right now . She continued to speak as they searched the place .
A high priest must exist somewhere, so they continued the hide & seek .
“Jeez . ”
If he had his abilities… He would have used Ggaebi to scout the surrounding . It was very unfortunate that this option wasn’t available to him .
He walked through the long corridors, while he drew a map inside his mind . While he was searching, he came upon a door with a different looking door handle . He tried opening it .
Poo-shook .
He only put a small amount of pressure on it, yet the door opened automatically . The sight across the door was familiar to Woojin, but it was foreign to Latasha .
“A pool table and a refrigerator…”
It was a pretty large room, and at a glance, one could tell it was being used as a break room . Woojin opened the refrigerator, and he saw the familiar sight of a cola .
“This is…”
Kahng, cheeek .
Woojin opened the can, and he started drinking the soda . Latasha was taken aback .
“W…what if it is poisoned…”
“You should try drinking it . ”
He unexpectedly threw another can of coke towards Latasha . She caught it, and she looked over it in confusion .
Tik, tik .
She didn’t know how to open it, so she struggled to open the drink . He smirked at the sight, then he looked at his surrounding .
He saw a sofa and a tv . Beyond the screen, he could see a locker room . He saw familiar letters on each locker . Woojin looked at it with narrowed eyes .
He could read some characters .
“Saurie, Iello, Gahng, Natamube… . ”
There were around 8 lockers, and the letters looked similar to english, but he wasn’t sure if it was the same language . He wasn’t sure if he was reading it right .
If this was a spaceship, it would have had a crew . If this was a building, it would have had custodians .
He opened all the lockers, but it was all empty .
He looked through the items within the break room, and he was sure of one thing .
‘There’s a connection here with earth . ’
Woojin had finished searching the room, and he was about to move on when Latasha was successful in opening the can .
“Wow . ”
She looked at it with a face filled with curiosity . She took two gulps before she sprayed the liquid into the air .
Poo-ooh-ooh .
“Ooh-ook! As expected, it’s poison!”
She felt her throat being tickled as the carbonation of the drink attacked her . Latasha grabbed her white neck as she rolled around on the floor . When she felt a pressure rising from her stomach, she gave into it by opening her mouth .
Burrrrrp .
She had been rolling on the floor, but now she lay perfectly still . She was surprised as she stared at the ceiling . Woojin let out a sigh .
“Stop playing around . Let’s go . ”
“… . ”
“What’re you doing?”
Her face was bright red from embarrassment, but at the same time, her eyes widened .
“There is movement over there!”
“Huh?”
He looked towards where Latasha was pointing at . He saw a small camera installed on the ceiling near the kitchen .
“Ho-oh . ”
It seemed someone was here .
Woojin approached the lens of the camera, and he had a wide grin on his face .
“Since you’ve invited me, should we talk face to face?”
To be precise, he hadn’t been invited . However, Woojin sent a warning towards the unfriendly owner of the temple .
“I saw some tools over there . If you don’t come out now, I’ll destroy everything . ”
He gave the camera a wink, and he headed towards the bags containing tools .
“What are you doing? You should carry one too . ”
“Yes . ”
Woojin took out a long claw hammer, and he passed the bag to Latasha . .
“Ughh . ”
The bag was quite heavy . She was a woman, yet she wasn’t laboring under the weight .
Her magical energy had disappeared, but it seemed her strength as an Elf Lord remained .
“Well, shall we start now?”
If all the doors were locked, he’ll force it open .
Woojin exited the breakroom to force open the locked doors .
This was when a light turned on in the corridor .
To be precise, a guiding light in the shape of an arrow appeared on the floor .
“Ho-oh . You should have done this in the first place . ”
Woojin and Latasha walked through the maze-like corridors as they were guided by the arrow . Afterwards, they arrived at a pretty large hallway .
Chweek .
A door opened from both sides, and they entered a small room .
“T…the ground is shaking . ”
“It is called an elevator . ”
“… . ”
As if taken aback, Latasha grasped at the guardrails . This sight amused Woojin .
Weeeeng .
When the door opened once again, they came out to a large hall .
Woojin walked forward with a long claw hammer that was as long as a baseball bat .
He could see numerous computer screens placed everywhere .
Even at a glance, one could see a screen that was placed at the head, and the screen was on .
A bald man was standing inside the screen with a subdued smile on his face .
“What should we do? I think he is trapped inside . ”
“You should go stand over there . . ”
“Yes…”
Woojin distanced himself from Latasha, who was making a big fuss . Then he addressed the screen .
“Heres?”
[Yes . ]
“No, should I be referring to you as one of the crew members?”
[…both aren’t really suitable . If you are asking about why there’s no one here, they didn’t exist in the first place . ]
“I don’t plan on humoring your riddles . Just give me your belt . ”
[Hmm . You should have a lot of questions . Aren’t you going to ask me about it?]
“Do you plan on answering it?”
[Of course . ]
“Does the ancient civilization of Alphen have any connection with earth?”
[I only record . I don’t have the authority to browse the records . ]
“You… . ”
Ha . Nothing would come from his cussing at it .
Rather than wasting his effort with words, it would be better to ignore it .
Well, even if he hadn’t asked about it, he wasn’t too interested on finding those answers .
“Give me your belt . ”
[I can give it to you, but it isn’t time . ]
“What nonsense are you talking about?”
[I’ll give it to you when it is time . ]
“I’m asking what time?”
[… . ]
The bald man inside the screen didn’t answer him, so Woojin started to swear .
“Do you want to die?”
[If you want to terminate my system, it isn’t possible . You won’t be able to get close to my physical server . ]
“… . ”
Woojin had a big frown on his face .
“Server? What are your goals as gods?”
[We want to maintain and protect Alphen . That is all . ]
“Uh-whew . ”
Woojin shook his head from side to side . He never expected to find a **** that was harder to talk to than Aria .
So basically the gods were like a firewall protecting and preserving this planet .
However, the gods always spoke in obscure ways, and this one in particular was speaking in stiff tones that made Woojin’s blood boil .
“If you won’t give it to me, I’ll find it for myself . ”
[You won’t be able to find…]
Kwah-jeek!
Woojin took the sharp end of the claw hammer to the screen .
Pi-jee-jeek .
The screen let out a spark, and the screen next to it turned on .
[You won’t be able to find it . ]
“Ha . ”
Woojin once again smashed the lit screen, and another screen turned on again .
[Please be ready . When the time come, I’ll give you the ‘key’ . ]
“I told you I’ll find it!”
Kwah-jeek!
Woojin kept destroying the screens, and Latasha stared at Woojin from the corner with wide eyes .
In all her memories, she had never seen the Immortal in such an excited state .
***
Saurus Mountain’s World Tree .
“You rascals! If you cook meat here, you’ll be punished!”
“Ooh-ahk . It’s the soldiers . ”
Che-haesol and the Phantom Unit arrived in front of the unquenchable fire . It was called the Fire Spirit King’s Last Breath . The children, who had been playing around the fire, scattered into the surrounding as they laughed .
“Uh-whew . I wonder when our director will be back . ”
After crossing over to Alphen, they hadn’t spent much time with Woojin . Moreover, Do-jaemin had already returned to earth, and Sunggoo had disappeared into this single flame .
Weeeeng .
The portal vibrated as it let out a subdued light . It was right in front of them, yet they weren’t able to cross it .
“Who is it! Uh? Holy Maiden . ”
Haesol smiled as she watched Melody slowly walk towards the World Tree . Whether it was on earth or Alphen, her miraculous healing ability was an awesome power . Everyone in the Coalition liked her .
“I came here, because I would like to have a conversation with the World Tree . ”
“What? Ah… Well, please go ahead . ”
The World Tree was only a symbol representing the Colony to Haesol, but the World Tree held a special significance to the people of Alphen .
“Could you leave me alone with the tree for a brief moment?”
“Mmmm . All right . ”
Haesol and the Phantom Unit eyed Melody as they distanced themselves from the World Tree .
When the Holy Maiden was the only one left in front of the World Tree, she looked up at it with a heavy heart .