Two lights in the darkness
EP 5. The Destination Found
A few days later, at the Temple of Olympus
Time passed quickly, and for the first time in a long time, all the gods of Olympus gathered together and sat down to talk.
As they were talking for a while, when the topic of the human world came up, Ares asked Zeus as if he had been waiting for it.
아레스
Father, when do you think this strange thing will end?
아폴론
It's rude of you to ask such a strange question to your father.
아레스
Apollo, you always seem to dislike me.
아폴론
As the god of wisdom, I am just doing what I have to do.
아레스
What does that have to do with wisdom?
아폴론
They say that character is the level of the object.
아폴론
It's truly a shame to see your arrogant nature. You show no wisdom.
아레스
what??!!!
제우스
Everyone stop!!!!
아폴론
...
아레스
...
At Zeus's shout, the two gods were silent for a moment.
제우스
How can you guys fight every time you meet? And I'm right in front of you.
아폴론
sorry.
아레스
It's already been five days since darkness enveloped the human world. When will the sun shine again?
Ares, as bold as a god of war, asked Zeus again without hesitation.
제우스
...there won't be much time left.
Gulp-
Zeus paused for a moment before answering, then drank down the nectar, the drink of the gods, from his goblet.
제우스
Today will probably be the last day.
제우스
The last day before this darkness lifts...
Thud- thud-
루케온
Huh... Huh...
As expected, Luceon was walking through some unknown bushes.
When I lit the torch, I counted the days for five days, whether it was dark or light, and as I went here and there in the direction the torch indicated, I was sure that I was far from the village.
I looked around the cave several times during those five days, but I didn't see any glowing humans, not even small animals.
Before I knew it, the food I had been saving was all gone, and the torch could only be used once.
루케온
"...Let's conserve our stamina as much as possible. We should eat food slowly and in small portions, and the water we need is from the nearby river..."
루케온
'I wonder if Mother is doing well... and the villagers too...'
루케온
'Can I... go back?'
Even the most passionate person will doubt everything when faced with extreme circumstances.
루케온
...
Luceon was the same. He wanted to shout to the heavens right then and there, asking how a mere mortal could possibly act like a hero.
Why did he have to do this?
루케온
...Oh my god.
루케온
'Please kill me instead.'
루케온
Oh Zeus,
루케온
You have spoken highly of me, but it seems I am just another human being, just like them, stained with disaster.
루케온
If I give up everything... will I feel at least a little better?
루케온
What if I abandon the world myself?
루케온
...I'm... not a good person...
루케온
...
Swish...
Saruk-
루케온
...uh...?
...Is this a dream? I didn't even light a torch?
With such a bright light, it's impossible to see the surroundings...
Luceon was taken aback by the bright and cheerful sight before his eyes.
The gently flowing river, the soft chirping of birds, and the tall trees stretching into the sky were all scenes I had longed for, a sight I hadn't seen in the past few days.
Luceon couldn't tell whether he had died without anyone noticing or had finally gone mad.
루케온
"What the hell happened? Light in just a few minutes..."
"The time has finally come."
루케온
...Who are you?
Luceon, who had heard the unknown voice several times, was no longer surprised.
That's understandable, since I've encountered the voices of fairies, spirits, and even minor gods dozens of times over the past five days...
"I am Pythia, a priestess who delivers the oracle of the god Apollo."
"I have come to convey a message of trust."
루케온
What kind of trust is this?
"hmm..."
"Zeus commands, your mission ends here."
"Find the nearest source of light. It won't be far away."
"...he said."
루케온
...That means...
The moment when this long journey ends,
It means that it won't be long.
루케온
...I was a little foolish.
Luceon was silent for a moment, then shook his head and smiled awkwardly.
루케온
If you start something... you have to see it through to the end.
루케온
No matter how difficult the process may be.
"...You must not leave this space. You will be sucked back into the darkness."
Pythia warned again in a calm voice.
루케온
Okay, I'll keep that in mind.
루케온
then...
Luceon set out again.
Her steps, now considerably lighter, showed a sense of leisure, and it had been a while since she had felt her hair sway in the occasional cool breeze.
Something had changed in him in a short period of time.
Anything, for the better.
루케온
'It's good to be able to see clearly ahead.'
루케온
'It's like a dream I don't want to wake from.'
루케온
'Soon the world will be able to regain its light..'
루케온
eww...!!
A light brighter than any other light pours out.
Luceon had no choice but to lower his head in the intense light, as if he would go blind if he opened his eyes even for a moment.
루케온
...here it is.
The place where the shining human being I had been searching for is.
루케온
...
Luceon cautiously stepped into the cave.
As I continued to walk deeper and deeper, my head still bowed, I felt the wall with my hands,
Thump-
루케온
...!!
His fingertips felt soft human flesh.