Act 213 Curtain VI

Although Brando couldn't guess the answer, he at least understood that there would be a moment when the answer would be revealed automatically in front of him. ○

After understanding this truth, he could wait leisurely for Her Majesty the Queen to take action. However, it turned out that the other party did not keep him waiting for too long.

And this moment, it seems, is right now——

There was a moment of silence in the eternal death hall, and the chanting of the acolytes seemed to become louder. For a moment, a voice seemed to respond to it in the void, and the voice rumbled like thunder. Rolling in.

The hall roared, and Brando thought it was an illusion at first, but then the seventeen pillars began to tremble. Some believers stood unsteadily and fell to the ground. When he raised his head, he found dust falling from the dome of the hall.

But under such circumstances, no one screamed and ran away. The acolytes just made their chanting voices sharper, as if to suppress the thunderous voice.

The shaking lasted only a few seconds and then subsided again.

"earthquake?"

Brando was stunned. He looked at Her Majesty the Queen and the officiant Philip who were not far away, but the expressions on their faces were indifferent, as if everything that had happened before was an illusion.

He frowned.

Her Majesty the Queen of Madara paid attention to the look on Brando's face. She was silent for a moment before asking: "Do you still remember what I said when I handed you the mercury staff on the battlefield of Fenhotos?" If so?"

This sentence shocked Brando, and he immediately forgot about the vision. He quickly raised his head and looked at Phillip aside - and there were several people a little further away in the hall. The undead lords who were whispering to each other were accompanied by two high-ranking priests.

Although the Queen's voice is not loud, it is not quiet either. In Brando's opinion, many people in the hall should have heard this sentence.

However, Madala's Supreme Master did not show too many unexpected expressions on his face. She paid attention to Brando's expression, as if she could see through his mind, and explained lightly: "Don't worry, people here are... They are all qualified to understand everything I said. They are all my confidants, and Priest Philip is also a trustworthy person."

Brando found that the expression on the old man's face did not change, and he had obviously known the secret for a long time. He looked at the others, and sure enough, except for him and Delphine, everyone looked prepared.

Only then did Brando frown, wondering what role this woman was acting in.

With this thought in mind, he replied thoughtfully: "I wonder which sentence your Majesty is referring to?"

The queen of Madara immediately said: "That's what I said when I handed the mercury staff to you - I asked you at that time. Do you understand what the responsibility it represents? Do you still remember that you are How did you answer me?"

Brando shook his head. How could he remember such a thing? At that time, he was completely immersed in controlling the five holy swords and accepting the authority Bai Kai gave him. He only vaguely remembered that the other party said to him "responsibility" If it was relevant, he didn't take it to heart at all at that time.

"You also answered me in the same way, Mr. Earl," the Supreme Being of the Undead said: "You shook your head at me. But it doesn't matter. I still handed over the scepter that represents the supreme power to you. Because no matter what Do you understand, but now that you have made a choice, you must bear this responsibility——"

"What's the meaning?"

"Do you understand what the mercury staff represents?" Madala's queen asked.

"Are you talking about its symbolic significance within the realm of the Dead Moon, Your Majesty?"

The queen shook her head: "That's not the most important thing. You have five of the seven holy swords. You should understand what kind of road this is. It is full of thorns and not a smooth road. I could bear all this for you, But you refused, and you chose to take the path of ascending to the throne.

Its responsibility will follow you closely. "

"On the throne?" Brando frowned: "What do you want to say, Your Majesty?"

"Hasn't anyone told you that in any era, there is a king in Warnd? In our era, the sages divided one into four, so the world will be in chaos, but it doesn't matter, that laurel crown will always be They are all there, after Odin, it is waiting for the next successor, a person who can lead everyone and change the destiny of the entire world. You should understand who I am talking about, right?"

Brando was silent. This was not the first time he heard such a statement. Tata had said something similar. He did have the blessing of the five holy swords, but what he wanted to do was just to save Roman. If, for example, there was an opportunity to collect the Seven Bar keys and open the door, then he would seize the opportunity at all costs.

But he had never thought about following Odin's path and changing the fate of the entire world.

It's not because he belittles himself, but because he believes that the opportunity Martha left for mortals must not be such a choice.

Because no one can control the destiny of others.

This mortal era was originally born because of this.

Since the stars fell to the ground, Odin and the four sages, as well as the many gods and people of the Council of Truth, the gods and their followers, and the countless successors behind them like stars, countless people have sacrificed and sacrificed for this. Bleeding, struggling and unyielding shouts, the mortal world staggered forward and reached this point.

But in this era, they want to turn back and bring everything back to where it started?

No.

Brando silently denied this in his heart. He did not think this path was correct, just like his sonorous rebuttal in front of the Silver Queen that day, because in this era, countless people are fighting for their own destiny. And fighting, for their homeland, for their loved ones.

Freya, Princess Griffin, Haruze, Caglis, the figures of the Fir Leaders, the young men of the White Lion Guard, the Knight of Lantonilan, Eco, and the others seemed to appear in front of his eyes. There is the King of Silman, even if it is only within this small kingdom. People are still fighting for the chance that they still have, even if everything they do is so insignificant in this magnificent era, just like the small, peaceful kingdom of Eruin. The fate of the world cannot move the footsteps of the whole world.

People tend to focus on the long term and ignore those short-term and precious things, maybe. Just like the Queen of Madala in front of her, she only needs one order to make all the efforts of the ancient kingdom of Eruin come to nothing.

And he himself has grown to such a point that he felt the power of the sages for the first time on the battlefield of Fenhotos. He is now only one step away from the final threshold, just like Her Majesty the Queen turned over. Just like he could crush the ant Eruin with his hands, now his power seems to be able to easily change Madara's fate.

That's all he does now.

That little kingdom. It seemed that he could no longer hold back his footsteps or accommodate his gaze. Everything he had tried his best to achieve in the past seemed to be easily achieved with just one word.

The feeling of being in control of someone else's destiny is truly fascinating.

but--

This is not what he wants.

The redemption that Eruin needs is not like this, because he deeply understands this. The future of this ancient kingdom is not built on his words alone. Maybe he can make Eruin brilliant today. But in the distant future, it will once again fall into this cycle of going back and forth. The decay, rise and fall of the kingdom is like an unbreakable ring, going back and forth, repeating everything the four sages have done. Hasn't it already given mortals an answer?

The lonely fool waited for such an answer for thousands of years.

But its answer will never be to repeat the past.

Brando's eyes seemed to have seen Eruin's most glorious era, and the late Lord Ek was in front of him. He lowered his sword and nodded to him, telling him that this was the answer he sought.

Eruin was born because of one person's will, but it was also dimmed because of the eclipse of this will. Now, it will no longer repeat this path.

Warnd will be the same.

Brando shook his head. At that moment, the answers from the four sages seemed to have missed him.

"That may sound nice, Her Majesty," he replied, "but that's not the answer I want, and I don't think it's the answer Wander wants either."

"Then what is the answer you want?" Her Majesty the Queen of Madara seemed not to have expected his answer. Her eyes only flickered slightly before she asked again.

Brando just shook his head.

"I haven't thought about it yet, Your Majesty, but I think everyone has the power to decide their own destiny, instead of leaving it in the hands of others and handing everything they cherish to others in a single thought."

"Although it is indeed beautiful to say this, the reality is very cruel. If the sages and the gods had such thoughts, the mortals might not be able to wait for this day, and Warnde would have perished long ago." Her Majesty the Queen of Madara He said coldly: "Five of the seven holy swords are in your hands, which means that you almost have the highest authority of the tiamat law. With such power, do you want to evade responsibility?"

"I have never thought about escaping responsibility. I will face the dusk, but not as a savior. Just because I am also a member of Warnd, so I have interests to fight for it——"

"Besides, I'm not just fighting for it." Brando replied silently: "I will fight for everything I cherish, even if they eventually disappear, but Warnd needs this kind of redemption."

"This is self-salvation. Your Majesty, everyone, including you and me, will experience this war personally, because it belongs to each of us - no one is exempt."

"Perhaps one day we will understand what opportunities Martha left us."

Her Majesty the Queen of Madara kept a calm expression and looked at him coldly.

"very good."

she replied.

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