302 – Purple (1)

Purple.

A color that symbolizes nobility as well as God.

While red to dark blue can grow through various situations, purple is a color that must be born with it.

Even that innate ability is impossible to obtain unless you are a god or an equivalent being.

Therefore, it has been a color that has been envied since ancient times, and is a color revered by all living things.

Currently, there are three beings that correspond to the color purple: Gaia, Chaos, and Gulag.

In addition, there are a very small number of beings that have the color purple, and these include demons.

[Where do demons with the color purple come from?]

[Purple demons are probably beings born from human ‘evil’.]

[According to the literature, there are a total of three purple demons excluding the demon god…]

Although there are numerous hypotheses like this, each of the purple demons symbolizes ‘violence’.

Physical violence, verbal violence, sexual violence, and finally violence at the national level.

In particular, the symbol of violence at the national level is the ‘demon god’ defeated by the hero.

Extremism, genocide, ethnic cleansing, torture, riots, etc. Things that definitely exist in the human world.

The rest of the violence is also a necessary ‘evil’ for humans to establish civilization. Even if you want to erase it, you can’t.

So scholars are speculating. The closer humans get to evil, the stronger the power of demons will become.

It was a reasonable hypothesis, and it was good to preach from the perspective of clergy who believed in God.

However, all life, including humans, cannot be completely eradicated from the evil called ‘violence’.

It was like a kind of truth, but everyone had completely forgotten about it and moved on.

-Kugugu!

The atmosphere vibrates. Warden, no, I felt it from the moment the devil’s purple eyes flashed.

Even though I was still, I felt like I was suffocating.

On the outside, he is a grandfather with an unsightly appearance. However, the feeling of intimidation weighing on his shoulders made me aware of it.

The being before my eyes is ‘purple’, that is, a devil with powers equivalent to a god. A person who is like a god to demons.

[Lord of Lies]

There is no name. It is only referred to as ‘false’.

It symbolizes verbal violence among the three major forms of violence, and is the most vicious and cunning devil.

In terms of risk alone, lies can be said to be the most dangerous. You can tell just by looking at the devil under his command

Jester, Rust, Hunter, etc. They are demons that can easily wield some countries.

Since ancient times, when a country falls, it often rots from the inside, not the outside.

Lie and the demons under his command and specialize in this area. It is very dangerous.

‘Why…?’

I don’t know why I ended up at the academy directly. I could at least understand it if a dark-blue devil came.

But it is purple. The purple devil is a being that even the gods cannot ignore.

Nevertheless, if you look at him stepping forward confidently… It must mean that there is something he must gain.

“I would like you to release my subordinates there first.”

False said, pointing her wand at Rust, who was lying on the floor. It was a tone close to a request.

When I heard that, I turned my head and looked at Rust. When he closed his eyes, he didn’t move, probably because he had fainted.

“What if you don’t like it?”

Rod responded with a firm voice. It looks like they will attack at any moment.

I think this is the first time that he, who has always been easy-going, is this alert. Even Rod didn’t know that purple would appear.

“If you don’t like it, there’s nothing you can do. You have to force it.”

“··· ···”

False shrugged her shoulders and answered calmly. Just in case you don’t know, there is Rust below us.

The moment he lifts his finger, Rust’s head will fly off. Rod must have thought of that as well and immediately took action.

With his gaze still fixed on Lie, he plunged the sword in his right hand towards Rust’s heart.

[Stop.]

-Tall!

Just before the sword plunged into Rust’s heart, Lie opened its mouth.

It’s not just a voice that enters your ears, but it feels like it’s being forced into your brain.

What’s even more surprising is Rod’s reaction. Even Rod stopped like a ghost as soon as he heard the lie.

Little by little, little by little, the sword was going down towards the heart, but at a very slow speed.

“Mo, my body…”

“··· ···”

But at least the load is weak. Kara and I couldn’t even move.

I am clearly conscious, but my body seems frozen. In one simple word.

[Move.]

-Shoo!

In the next words, Rust’s new model disappeared. A space movement magic that consumes a lot of magical energy.

Only the black blood stains on the floor showed that Rust was there. At the same time, my stiff body gradually relaxed.

“Hmm. As expected, she seems to be quite strong, even if she’s not as strong as a saint. Judging by the way her body her moves.”

Lie stroked his beard and looked at him curiously. It seems to be a story about the road.

While Kara and I were frozen, Rod was moving. Thanks to that, Lie must have used space movement magic.

As we have seen, lies are the pinnacle of ‘magic’. As I’ve said many times, magic is an ability that has a lot to do with language.

And every simple ‘word’ of lies becomes magic and is implemented in reality.

“Look. I have a suggestion…”

-Seeing!

It was before Lie had even finished speaking. Rod pulled out the bloody great sword from the ground and ran towards Lie.

At the same time, various weapons guard his back like a knight. From the looks of it, it seemed like they were going to leave with a question and answer dance.

It may be dangerous, but it is wise. At the very least, we must not allow ‘lies’ to ‘speak’.

There is only one way to attack lies: to constantly push them so that they cannot speak.

“Tsk tsk.”

But who is the lie? Isn’t he a ‘purple’ devil equivalent to a god?

He clicked his tongue and spoke toward Rod, who struck down the bloody greatsword from above.

[Destroy.]

-Wow!!

At the same time he said those words, the great sword of fresh blood shattered into pieces. Again, it splintered like broken glass.

A bloody greatsword that has not even been used a few times. However, the part of the handle with the eye shape engraved on it was intact.

“Hmm?”

Lies looked surprised, as if he didn’t expect the handle to be intact. Originally, the handle would have been destroyed as well.

Meanwhile, Lord grabbed Ragnarok floating behind his back. There are still many weapons left.

-Kwasik!

Ragnarok’s blade was pierced exactly into the top of Lie’s head. It went beyond being pierced and split to the center of his face.

A lie that allowed attacks so easily. But lies are not ‘lies’ for nothing.

As soon as I saw that he was allowed to attack, I turned my back. And the situation unfolded as expected.

[Broken…]

Lies that I don’t even know when were left behind were opening their mouths. I reached out for his hand before he finished speaking.

The place where my hand reaches is precisely the mouth of lies. Aim for the purple tongue that shines brightly in the mouth.

If it’s a weakness, it’s a weakness. For lies, which symbolize verbal violence, the tongue is no different from a weapon.

-Quaak!

My hand went into the mouth of lies. The lie was looking at me with an indifferent face.

Finally, he grabbed his lower jaw like a handle and pulled it hard.

– Quad deuk!!

When his lower jaw was torn off, a purple tongue swam down. It’s a disgusting tongue like a snake.

It would be nice to just pull it out, but unfortunately my attempt was in vain.

-Gurgling

Lie’s body began to melt. Like a snowman melting in the heat, it gradually lost its shape.

This too is an alter ego. Just like the name Lie, he uses various tricks.

“Yekki. You’re interrupting while an adult is talking. If you take me away, I’ll get scolded. Heheul.”

A false voice was heard from behind. I clicked my tongue and looked in that direction.

Afterwards, I could see Lies relaxing and stroking his beard. I was confused as to what was real.

“······When on earth are you using magic? I’m sure you didn’t even say anything?”

“··· ···”

Kara was confused. She wasn’t just her.

Rod, who first attacked Lie, also frowned, clearly showing that he was troubled.

Magic is at least an ability that can be activated through language. One of two things is absolutely necessary, either writing or speaking.

But the lie just now completely ignored that law. He had no idea when he had used his self-immolation.

“······They are all self-immolations.”

Rod opened his mouth calmly. I looked at him.

“The main body must be somewhere. They’re probably just sending out clones to try and get us.”

“Are you an alter ego?”

“Okay.”

“Then where is the main body…”

It was before Kara could finish her sentence.

Rod threw the Ragnarok he was holding in her hand to Kara.

That was when Kara naturally tried to catch Ragnarok.

-Dismissal!

A spark flew. A weak, but weak spark.

As soon as Rod and I saw the spark, we attacked Kara without delay.

The road is the Usk curved road, and I use my bare fists.

[Change.]

It was about the time when the Usk curved sword and bare fist touched Kara’s body her

Kara, no, a lie disguised as Kara’s body opened her mouth. At the same time, a slight tremor occurred.

Even after the shimmer, Kara’s existence itself did not change. However, the reaction was clearly different from before.

“Wow, wow?! What, what? Why is everyone like this?!”

“··· ···”

I’m sure it’s Kara. As soon as Rod confirmed that Kara was real, she withdrew her sword.

I also raised my fist. However, the question was not resolved.

“Where have you been?”

“I-I don’t know. I even remember giving the sword to the president…”

It seems that Kara was moved somewhere while Rod was fighting Rust and I was unconscious.

I frowned and looked in the direction where the lie was. The lie was laughing loudly.

“I played a bit of a prank. It’s a shame when I could have seen a fun scene.”

“··· ···”

“I’m just kidding. Just kidding. I won’t do anything you might dislike, so don’t worry. I’ve heard that too.”

The joke is a joke. I almost lost Kara with my eyes closed.

It may be a joke to some, but it was a heartbreaking situation to others.

While the anger was boiling in my heart, Lie did not blink an eye.

He just watched us with a polite, relaxed expression, as if this was all entertainment.

“Hey, let me make another suggestion. Let’s go home.”

Lie asked me in a very kind voice.

However, although the tone is kind, it is nothing more than abominable. I have a separate home.

The answer was to collect Ragnarok from the ground. The house the partner is talking about is definitely not a house.

“I don’t like it.”

The lie in front of you right now is not an alter ego. It is very likely to be real.

As soon as that thought occurred to me, I kicked the ground and ran towards him. Trusting that the road will cover you from behind.

Demons cannot harm me carelessly. So, we need to be proactive in this battle.

The more I get hurt, the better others will be. Above all, the weakness of lies is clear.

‘You must not make them open their mouths.’

As he belongs to the pinnacle of magic, his power will be drastically reduced the moment he becomes unable to speak. At least that’s what I know.

“I don’t like it… Can I ask why?”

“I have a house.”

As soon as I answered, I hit Ragnarok.

-Kyaang!

But she couldn’t split her head, as if she had already tried her hand at lying. She was blocked by a translucent membrane.

His face was relaxed, as if he thought I couldn’t tell a lie. Of course, I have no intention of stopping here.

-Pazy!

Red lightning flashed across Ragnarok. I lifted the ax upward.

If you hit it like this, it could cause some damage. If it doesn’t break through, just attack until it breaks through.

Finally, just before hitting Ragnarok containing the thunderbolt.

“It’s a house… Is this the house you said?”

-Shock!

Instead of piercing my ears, I heard lies that pierced my heart.

It is a nuance that can be interpreted in many ways. The word home itself had numerous meanings.

But you have to let it flow. Anything a lie says is most likely a lie, from start to finish.

He applied his strength once again and struck Ragnarok.

-Quang! Bang! Quang!

The translucent membrane slowly began to crack. However, Lie had an expression that did not reveal his true intentions.

It was as if his expression was piercing my heart. I felt quite uneasy.

-What a mess! Damn it!

The transparent shield is almost ready to break. I struck Ragnarok with all my might.

-Clink!

The shield was finally completely destroyed. The broken pieces, like glass, scattered straight into the air.

What remains is the body of lies. Without hesitation, I took the thunderbolt and struck it at his head.

“Do you really want to go back?”

“··· ···”

-Wow!

Ragnarok dug into Lie’s shoulders, not his head. Ragnarok buried deep in my right shoulder.

If you keep going like this, you will reach the heart. But the lie took no action.

There is absolutely no alter ego. If it had been a self-immolation, he wouldn’t have come forward like this.

Above all, my wild instincts spoke. The lie here is absolutely not an alter ego.

-Zuggeuk!

Little by little, the ax blade of Ragnarok goes down towards the heart. I looked at the face of lies.

Lie was making an expression that did not know Ye’s true intentions. So it’s even more confusing.

Why on earth are you taking this action? Why on earth isn’t there any reaction?

“It’s a pity. It’s a pity. Didn’t I tell you achieved before that your goal will never be?”

“Bullshit.”

It gave even more power to Ragnarok. If you go a little further, you can reach the heart.

“There are very few cases where the fate line gets longer or shorter. The only one is turning back ‘time’. That’s completely crazy.”

“··· ···”

“Let me ask you a question.”

Little bit more. Just a little more…

“Is your goal in the ‘past’ or in the ‘future’?”

Just a little…

“I’m just asking, just in case.”

There is no need to listen. Let’s think about why a lie is a lie.

But why? Why on earth? Why why?

“Have you not thought that the ‘order’ has changed?”

Does this sound like the truth? I gradually took away the power I had given to Ragnarok. I had no choice but to remove it.

His lies penetrate deep into the heart, not the ears. A completely unbelievable lie.

A lie that should never be true. I looked at the lie with trembling eyes.

He still has an indifferent face. No, at first glance he seems sad.

“Soon······West······?”

“Okay, that’s the order. I thought I was smart, but I was wrong. Tsk tsk.”

Lie clicked his tongue as if he was truly sorry. Rize has said something similar to this before.

Whatever the devil says, just listen with one ear. There is a very high possibility that what they say is not a lie but the ‘truth’.

Among them, the one who tells the most vicious lies is right in front of you.

But the lie he came up with was truly ironic.

“The goal that was your ‘future’ is gone. So cleanly.”

It felt like a confusing truth.

The only remaining purple eye spoke only the obvious truth.