C485
**When Cale Henituse was grabbed by the neck by the Third Emperor.**
The imaginings about what would happen next were not, in general, very positive.
Some even visualized a terrifying future.
"Huh."
The Heavenly Demon stopped his advance.
"W-Wow—!"
Raon, who was in Eruhaben's arms, stuttered an exclamation. Soon, the little dragon opened his mouth to explain what he had just seen.
"Our human was grabbed by the neck, but suddenly, a sea bow shot out from his hand and aimed at the Third Emperor."
And then—
"The Third Emperor was hit by the bow and was sent flying. Our human also flew backward from the recoil."
Kuaaaak—!
Uuaaak—!
The screams of the Third Emperor and Cale echoed in that order.
"Our human suddenly touched his stomach and made a relieved face."
Raon muttered in astonishment.
Meanwhile, the Third Emperor—
Kwaaaaaa—!
Suddenly, almost half of the Sky Eating Water's power enveloped him, and because he was too close to Cale, he had no choice but to receive that sea without being able to defend himself.
A sea that was attacking him.
At that moment, the Third Emperor's mind went blank.
"This is ridiculous—!"
The Third Emperor shouted as his body was launched backward by the impact of the sea bow.
But in the end, it was the sea.
Moreover, a sea born from his own Sea Dragon.
That force could never inflict a fatal blow on the Third Emperor.
"......."
The Third Emperor's two hands moved.
Swoooosh—!
Water gushed from his body.
The seawater instantly engulfed the sea bow that threatened him.
"...Damn it!"
The Third Emperor's two hands grabbed the gigantic sea bow and shattered it effortlessly.
Chwaaaak—!
The sea split in two, trapped in the Third Emperor's hands.
But even after resolving the problem with ease, he could not hide his anger.
*Thump!*
The chest, where he had received the impact of the sea bow, throbbed with pain.
It was not a serious injury, but it was the first time in a long time that he had felt this kind of pain, and anger accumulated at the thought that its origin was the sea.
"How dare he?!"
And now, the sea bow he held in his hands.
The sea divided in two spun violently, rejecting him.
"Hah!"
He could not bear it.
Yes, this was simply unacceptable.
He applied force in his hands.
Chwaaaa—!
The seawater in his palms gushed out more forcefully.
The Third Emperor released the sea bow he was holding.
At the same time, he released the sea that had surged.
The two seas intertwined.
Chwaaaa—!
But finally, one of the seas was devoured by the other.
Chwaaaa—!
Cale's sea was absorbed by the Third Emperor's.
"......."
The Third Emperor closed his eyes as two columns of water swirled at his sides.
Swoooosh—
The sound of rain and the sea.
Both were audible.
"*I am a man of the sea.*"
He was born on the coast.
As a human, he had to live his entire life by the sea.
His father, his mother, his siblings… all were devoured by the damned sea.
Ah, right, he pushed one of his brothers in himself.
He wanted to keep the only boat his father had left.
He had to survive.
Either way, whether by shipwrecks or natural disasters, he lost his loved ones because of the sea.
Even so, he lived with it.
What else could a weak human like him do, who had only learned to live off the sea?
Damned sea.
Hateful sea.
And yet, that vast ocean was the only one that welcomed him.
It was his only family and friend throughout his life.
The village that was submerged by a tsunami.
The Third Emperor was the only one who survived there.
But his death was not caused by the sea.
It was by a damned dragon.
A dragon who, just because he liked the scenery, wanted to seize that submerged village, with no trace left.
He was forced to hand over the place he had protected alone.
He did not want to do it.
So he fought alone.
But in the end, he had to flee from the dragon and jumped into the sea.
That damned sea, which had taken everything he loved, ended up welcoming him in the end.
Although he died under the waves, he was reborn as a Wanderer and understood his uniqueness.
And when he knew that that power was, in essence, the sea, he understood that, in his last moments, the sea had truly embraced him and given him a place.
"*I am—*"
The Third Emperor understood it with desperation.
"*the sea.*"
That he was the sea.
That only he, who had dedicated his life to the ocean, could control it.
That the sea had given him his power!
Dragons or whatever.
There was nothing to fear.
He also did not need to be bound to a human body.
As a Wanderer who had awakened his Unique Power, he could become the vast sea, that dangerous but warm presence.
"Are you trying to take my place?"
But Cale Henituse.
This bastard had just manipulated the sea.
No, he had tried to steal it.
Like his brother, who wanted to keep the boat.
Like that dragon, who coveted the lands of his abandoned village.
"I... I can't forgive this."
He could not let it pass.
*Tremble!*
As if sharing his emotions, the two columns of water vibrated.
It was as if his anger was uncontrollable.
It was then....
"So what?"
Cale looked at him indifferently.
But his expression was strangely fresh and relaxed.
He patted his stomach and spoke.
"Forgive? What do you have to forgive?"
How ridiculous.
Of course, it was understandable that he was furious for having stolen his Sea Dragon, created with his uniqueness.
But, to ignore the remaining Sea Dragon?
And on top of that, try to destroy the castle that was home to so many?
"Hah."
Cale's blood was boiling.
So he spoke firmly.
"Heavenly Demon! Catch that idiot!"
Swoooosh—!
"......."
"......."
For a moment, both the Heavenly Demon and the Third Emperor were speechless.
"T-that—!"
The Third Emperor was stunned.
He had stopped fleeing and vowed to kill Cale Henituse with his own hands, and now he was receiving this reaction?
"Is he crazy?"
The Third Emperor could not help but blurt it out.
"Kuh, kuk—"
The Heavenly Demon's stunned expression disappeared.
"Kahahahaha—!"
The Heavenly Demon burst out laughing.
In his eyes was only the brazen and defiant face of Cale Henituse.
"That's right. He's crazy."
The Heavenly Demon stepped on the ground and moved between Cale and the Third Emperor.
"!"
The Third Emperor had no time to stare at the crazy man.
Chwaaaa—!
The two columns of water headed, one towards the Heavenly Demon and the other towards Cale.
"Human!"
Raon's black shield blocked the approaching column of water, now turned into a huge spear.
Crack!
But the shield began to crack immediately.
Raon quickly created more shields.
He had not forgotten what happened when he fought against the Third Emperor. He knew how strong he was.
A broken shield would not make him give up. It never had.
Uuung—!
While three more shields formed in succession to stop the column of water.
"Eh?"
Raon noticed something strange in Cale.
"Why isn't our human deploying his shield?"
The shield, now silver.
Raon thought that Cale would use it without hesitation.
"Mmm."
But Cale hesitated, as if he could not do something.
"*The leaves have not fully bloomed yet.*"
Sky Eating Water had asked him to wait a little longer.
"*I'm sorry. Hold on for five minutes.*"
Five minutes.
A very short time.
The problem was that, against an enemy like the Third Emperor, five minutes could be an eternity.
"Damn it!"
Cale's face twisted.
"*I think I will become five times stronger.*"
At the Glutton Priestess's serene words, Cale smiled.
"*Especially against chaos and water.*"
*Smile. Smile.*
Cale's smile became even brighter.
"...Why is our human acting like that?"
Raon was confused, but it did not matter.
"Cale."
"Cale-nim."
While Raon focused on blocking the column of water, Choi Han and Eruhaben approached.
"Let's retreat."
As Eruhaben said, the best thing to do was to move away while the Heavenly Demon and the Third Emperor fought.
Choi Han stood in front of Cale.
"?"
Cale, bewildered, saw Choi Han's back.
"Get on."
"Ah."
Immediately, he carried him.
Cale ran towards the walls of the castle, comfortably transported by Choi Han.
"*Mmm.*"
Then, the voice of the Sky Eating Water resonated.
"*Do you think the Heavenly Demon can beat the sea/ocean?*"
At those words, Cale's expression calmed down.
"*The Heavenly Demon has the power to capture the Third Emperor.*"
That was why the Heavenly Demon was acting according to Cale's plan.
The Third Emperor would probably try to flee.
Cale already understood the Third Emperor's intentions when he grabbed him by the neck.
"*Rather, now is an opportunity.*"
Today he could adequately assess the power of the Heavenly Demon and the Third Emperor.
"*I must record it.*"
With this, he could measure the strength of the First Emperor, the leader of the Five Colored Family's Wanderers, and the Second Emperor.
"*I already did my part.*"
He had already purified the two cities.
Dealt with the Sea Dragon.
And, as the presence of the Heavenly Demon and Third Emperor here demonstrated, he had avoided the prophecy.
"*Now it's my turn to rest a little.*"
So, after taking a look at the column of water that was stubbornly chasing him, he said to Choi Han:
"Towards the Heavenly Demon!"
Choi Han ran towards the Heavenly Demon.
The column of water followed him.
"......."
Cale, who had made eye contact with the Heavenly Demon, shouted:
"Take care of this too!"
Yes, you do it!
This is happening in the Demon Kingdom!
You work a little too!
"Choi Han, jump!"
Choi Han obeyed.
"Excuse me."
With those words, he jumped over the Heavenly Demon and escaped towards the walls of Mikasis Castle.
"Huh!"
The Heavenly Demon could not hide his indignation.
But Cale and Choi Han did not care.
In fact, Cale looked back and observed.
"*The Heavenly Demon.*"
What exactly was his power?
He still did not feel it clearly.
"!"
And soon, Cale glimpsed a fragment of that power.
Chwaaaak—!
Chwaaa—!
The two columns of water were heading towards the Heavenly Demon.
One was aimed at Cale, but in the end, both were going to the same place.
The Heavenly Demon extended his hands.
Like when Cale had summoned the sea.
Like when the Third Emperor had split it.
The Heavenly Demon extended his hands naturally.
Kaboom! Bang!
And he struck the columns of water with his own hands.
"H-Human! The columns of water were struck!"
As Raon, surprised, said, the Heavenly Demon did not use any special power.
He simply struck the columns of water with his bare hands.
Kwaaaa—!
Kwaaaaang!
And the columns shattered, exploding.
"What?"
Cale was stunned, but Choi Han had already reached the top of the walls, where General Mol was waiting for him.
"The God of War."
Eh?
"The Heavenly Demon is incredibly skilled in combat."
Ah.
Cale discovered something.
"...He didn't get wet."
The Heavenly Demon.
He had not been touched by a single drop of rain.
Cale remembered when he met him. Had he opened a door with his energy alone?
Did that energy envelop his entire body?
General Mol's voice continued.
"What do you think of a power that rejects everything?"
He looked at him with intrigued eyes as he watched the Heavenly Demon advance towards the Third Emperor.
"Neither the warm sun, nor the cool raindrops, nor the scent of flowers, nor even delicious food… For some, they may mean nothing."
Cale understood that he was talking about the Heavenly Demon.
"His Majesty has the power to reject anything."
Like now, the raindrops could not touch him.
The Heavenly Demon could reject anything that reached him.
Or, more exactly, he could repel it.
Because nothing made an impression on him.
The things that did not *move* his heart, he could reject them.
"The sea?"
Chwaaaa—!
When the Third Emperor extended his hand towards the sky, the rain clouds covering the area gathered.
They accumulated again and again.
An incredible scene formed.
Mikasis and Midisis. And the two ruins between them.
All the rain clouds headed towards there.
No, the water headed there.
In addition, all the drops on the ground moved towards the Third Emperor.
The water, no, the sea was returning.
"*The sea is coming.*"
A sea with more water than the tsunami they had faced before.
The moment he realized it.
Although the Heavenly Demon advanced towards the Third Emperor.
Although he would probably catch them.
"*What if the sea sweeps this place away first?*"
What if the same thing happened as before?
Cale's nape grew cold.
"Human—!"
Hearing Cale, Raon, who had lived through the previous event, felt something.
His companions and General Mol also paled.
"*Cale.*"
Sky Eating Water spoke calmly.
"*The sea, in the end, is also water.*"
Her voice contained a hint of laughter.
"*Let the Heavenly Demon capture the Third Emperor.*"
She seemed to have found an answer.
"*By devouring the sea, I understood what it is.*"
How could she, trapped in a lake, know the sea?
But by devouring it, she seemed to understand its essence.
In the end, it was water.
Like this rain.
"*We will take care of the sea.*"
The Heavenly Demon will capture the Third Emperor.
We will take care of the sea.
"...Is it possible?"
Cale asked, and Sky Eating Water replied.
"*The rain is not only on the Third Emperor's side.*"
The storm clouds were gathering.
The puddles formed by the rain.
"*There is a lot of water.*"
Sky Eating Water continued.
"*The Third Emperor only saw the sea. I have always looked at the sky.*"
That was why she affirmed it with certainty.
"*The water in the sky is mine.*"
Haha—
Finally, a smile appeared on Cale's face.
"Good."
His digestion had improved, and his body was in good condition.
Although a bit of chaos remained near his collarbone.
Even so, it was his best physical condition in a long time.
"*And if I can't stop it all, the shield, five times stronger, can intervene, right?*"
At her words, Cale nodded and looked ahead.
The Third Emperor's sea was rising.
The Heavenly Demon was advancing towards him without hesitation.
But he would only reject it and pass by.
And the sea would continue to flow.
Towards this place.
Swoooosh—
Cale looked at the raindrops falling on his hands.
And he felt it.
This rain is ready to listen to me.
The rain from the sky accepted Sky Eating Water's wish.
Swoooosh—
Standing on the walls, Cale faced the sea that rose much higher than him.
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