Descendants of the King of Dragons (3)
Thorkell never once in his life thought of himself as a genius.
That’s because there were already so many brothers with outstanding skills ahead of him.
Instead, Thorkel was proud of it.
-I love having lots of brothers and sisters! It’s so noisy and fun!
-Our son seems to like his brothers… … .
-huh!
At the time, I didn’t understand why my mother, who used to smile brightly, looked at me with such bitterness.
So Thorkel decided to go and find his brothers.
Even though they were brothers who had never properly greeted each other or even had a conversation.
I thought that since we shared the same surname, they would welcome me warmly.
Because the ‘family’ in the fairy tales he had seen so far was originally like that.
So let’s find out all about how great our family members are and tell our mothers all day long.
Then your mother will laugh too.
I thought so.
however,
-Hahaha! Why am I so strong? Well. Because I’m good?
Her older sister, Leje, always boasted a free-spirited personality.
-Ansiyo, have you seen this? This guy looks so stupid. Can we even call this guy our brother? How much longer does Dad plan on fighting his brother?
-Brother, watch your words. You said Thorkel, right? Let’s get along well from now on.
Guishar and Ansio, who were already famous as genius twins, were busy making him laugh.
Guishar did not hide his contempt at all, and Ansio smiled warmly, but also struck a strange wall.
and,
-You’re my brother? So?
Kinkarnon, the eldest brother, didn’t show much interest.
-I called you out of curiosity because I heard there was a guy who wanted to see me. He asked me some really strange questions.
At that time, the feeling Thorkel received was ‘gloomy’.
However, he was known to be the closest to his father among his brothers, and he was the eldest brother who boasted outstanding achievements as well as talent.
Because he was my eldest brother, and even though I had never actually met him, I always kept his name close to my heart.
Every single word he uttered,
-How many guys like you do you think I have? I can’t even remember half of them. I have a lot of people to worry about besides you guys.
They all became daggers and stabbed Thorkel in the chest.
-If you want to get noticed, you have to struggle that much. Then maybe I’ll notice? Maybe I’ll remember your name.
A name not even worth remembering.
To Kinkarnon, Thorkell was just that kind of person.
‘I… I was wrong.’
Besides that, most of the other brothers were too lazy to even meet Thorkel.
Even if you meet him, you should glare at him as if you want to kill him.
There was even an author who attempted assassination.
So, I went to the family home where my father was crying.
But the answer that comes back is one.
-so?
Kyle said just that and turned around.
Only then did Thorkel realize.
‘This is not a family. This is a den of beasts.’
No, even beasts knew how to take care of their own families. So this place was worse than beasts.
It was probably from that time.
It was then that Thorkel began to train with all his might.
He held a sword in his right hand and a spear in his left.
He knew himself.
Since he lacked talent compared to his other brothers, he had to work harder to make up for it.
When others trained for one hour, he trained for five hours. Otherwise, he could not catch up or surpass them.
Is that why?
After a very long time, he was able to become the captain of the Black Iron Corps that he had been waiting for so long.
The rich cheered the birth of a genius who would threaten the existing successors, and some were excited that the ‘Big Five’ had finally been formed.
And then the face-to-face meeting with Kinkarnon took place again.
Now even his eldest brother would have to remember him, and he would feel threatened, Thorkel thought.
Even Regina Guishard, who used to ignore his younger self, seemed wary of him.
but,
-You look familiar. Who were you?
Thorkel bit his lower lip at the words Kincarnon threw at him.
As expected.
There really wasn’t a single thing I liked about this house.
* * *
-I see. You are my grandson.
When was it?
It was a day when I harbored hatred towards Ragnar, but had no way to do anything about it, so I only thought about sitting on the throne.
That day too, Thorkel was out on a mission.
The mission is to subdue the remnants of the Holy Demon Church.
He moved to subdue the one who caused massacre in a small town in Ragnar’s territory.
That’s where we met.
An old man.
A person with a small build and an average impression, but who somehow gives off an air of being difficult to approach.
He stood before Thorkell and said, ‘Grandson.’
Thorkel was dumbfounded.
His maternal grandfather passed away from a long illness, and he himself moved the burial site, and his paternal grandfather would have died in Kyle’s rebellion before he was even born.
but,
-There is something called resurrection. It refers to the act of receiving the spirit and body of God directly in one’s body and descending to this earth. I was able to open my eyes again by sharing the spirit and body of the shameful god.
The old man explained that he was indeed the ‘Gwangryongje’.
And the visions shown were certainly ones that only a direct descendant of Ragnar could have known.
A mixture of madness, magic, and strength.
The moment he saw the energies that seemed impossible to mix, Thorkel naturally grabbed his sword.
So, even though he was prepared to die, Emperor Gwangryong calmly lowered Thorkel’s sword.
– You show hostility towards me… … . Yes. In a way, that would be natural for you. That’s what you learned from Kyle and Robert.
Gwangryongje laughed.
Very warm.
-So you can be my enemy. But before that, wouldn’t you listen to my story?
Thorkel heard all the secrets about the ‘Day of Expulsion’ that were unknown to the world.
I could see how cowardly Kyle was, how cunning the Black Dragon was, how hypocritical Julius was, and how vicious the Plum Princess was.
So I cried there for a long time.
Because I feel so sorry for my grandfather.
I felt sorry for him, having been abandoned by the children he trusted, being pointed at by his family, and having to wander his entire life with all sorts of evil accusations against him.
-But fortunately, I was able to settle down here. Would you like to meet my new ‘family’?
Where I followed the Gwangryong Festival,
Thorkel finally understood.
What a real family is.
And then I realized.
Since I couldn’t choose the family I met at birth, there’s nothing I can do to stop them from harming me.
That the family you choose can truly embrace you.
That day,
For the first time in his life, Thorkel was able to laugh out loud and freely.
* * *
Thorkel returned to Ragnar.
So that one day I can put my grandfather back where he belongs.
And I thought that ‘that day’ had finally arrived… … .
“Theooooooo!”
Thorkel roared as he saw the Orb of Shame disappear in an instant.
Only the fragments of broken beads fell from his clenched fist.
The madness and magic contained within it had become lightning and was sweeping away Troyban’s white armored and black iron cavalry.
“Brother!”
“It’s dangerous right now. Let’s get out of here first.”
But there were two hands holding Thorkel back as he tried to run to Theo.
Arnold and Harke, who were the captains of Troyvan’s White Dragons and Black Iron Cavalry, respectively.
Thorkel wanted to shout at them to put it down, but he bit his lower lip when he saw the serious looks in their eyes.
“But you didn’t lose all the pearls of shame, did you? At least take the ones you recovered. I’m sure the Master will understand.”
“but……!”
“Can’t you see? The author’s offensive isn’t over yet.”
At that moment, Theo clenched his open fist.
<Hellfire>
As the second phase of the Yeouiju Sun unfolded, fire erupted from the lightning that had struck the ground.
Dozens of tornadoes formed in all directions, turning the entire area into a sea of fire.
Even those who managed to avoid the offensive were swept up in it.
Moreover, the dragon army ran around freely as if they were not affected by the fire at all, which only made the confusion worse.
More than half of the force had already collapsed. It was only a matter of time before the rest would fall as well.
The catastrophe was caused by the enormous amount of energy contained in the marble of shame.
“Brother!”
Eventually, Thorkell had no choice but to turn his body the other way.
As my brothers said, I had to focus on surviving first… … .
Kwakwakwakwa!
“this!”
Before Thorkel could even take a proper step, a wall of flame suddenly rose tens of meters high in front of his feet, creating a high-temperature wall of fire.
Even if I wrapped myself in an aura and tried to just ignore it and pass through, it seemed like I would be more susceptible to it.
Theo had completely blocked the escape route.
Paaaaat-
And then Theo started running towards me, his whole body covered in the flames of hell.
“Here he comes!!”
“Brothers! We will block this place somehow, so open the way somehow!”
Arnold and Harke tried to block Theo’s path without even listening to Thorkel’s answer.
All they could think about was how to somehow get Thorkel out alive.
If they had been Ragnar’s brothers… … it would have been an unthinkable sacrifice.
‘I… …what on earth did I say!’
Thorkel cut down the wall with tears in his eyes.
My mind was filled with the thought that my brothers’ sacrifice should not be in vain.
However, whenever the fire wall seemed to split, a new fire would rise up and take its place, and even if it was repelled by a large shock wave, it quickly recovered its firepower.
Theo was already pouring all of the firepower of the inferno towards Thorkell.
Pupupupu!
Squeak! Squeak!
The dragon sword charged.
Arnold’s upper armour was shattered as he tried to clash with Theo first, leaving a hole in his heart.
The Moonlight Sword fell.
Harke’s steps, which were trying to exploit Theo’s blind spot by sacrificing Arnold, suddenly stopped.
At that moment, the Mysterious Sword flashed and blew his head off.
Jeeeeeeing!
Currently, the sword orb in Theo’s head was emitting a stronger flame than ever before.
It is activated to the maximum in response to the madness that has emerged from the Orb of Shame.
Thanks to this, Theo was able to select only the most correct ideas from among the numerous inspirations with extreme concentration, and quickly eliminate his enemies by following the path they suggested.
At this very moment.
Theo was now at the peak of his physical and mental capabilities.
Hwaaaaak!
And at that moment, a new path was presented again.
A straight path that can take you all the way to Torkel.
“Daejaaaaang!”
“It’s dangerous, Captain!”
The members of the Black Iron Cavalry also managed to gather together, but most of them were either cut by Drake’s blades or fell one after another in the pursuit of the White Armor Cavalry.
In the end, Theo ended up reaching where Thorkel was.
Thorkel, having failed to break through the wall, turned his black spear back and aimed for Theo’s head.
Chaaaaang!
The black spear nicked Theo’s head as it scraped the blade of the greatsword.
Theo avoids it by slightly nodding his head to the side, while-
“Got it.”
Before he knew it, the Moon White Sword attached to his left hand had drawn a crescent moon.
Squeak!
A dark line of blood ran from the crown of Thorkell’s head to his lower jaw.
“I… … you guys… … really… … hate… … !”
Thorkel’s gaze looked at Theo in vain,
Phew! Phew!
Soon, he fell down helplessly along with the pouring fountain of blood.
How the bastard of the Return Sword Family lives
