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#237. Lake of Memory (2)
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Wherever he looked around the sleeping boy, there was only dark red water.
‘My vision is blurry, I can barely see.’
It’s dark and damp.
It was originally a transparent lake that was warm and filled with sunlight.
But now, it was just cooling down due to the cold air emitted by the crimson mana.
[Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!]
I raised my head.
On the surface of the lake, ripples of mana were visible, spreading out in concentric circles.
Countless crimson raindrops were falling onto the lake.
… I could sense it intuitively.
The spheres I saw as I climbed up to the island must have been the manas I had shot out.
‘Has the island’s defenses been lifted? Because Blue has lost consciousness?’
If it’s raining all over the island, the spirits could be in danger.
It won’t be easy since you have accumulated mana, but it’s clear that you don’t have much time.
‘We must quickly retrieve the memories related to the nuclear cure.’
The yellow flames burning all over the boy’s body slightly illuminated his surroundings.
Boom!
Where the boy swam to, colorful mana representing one of Blue’s memories was rippling.
The shape was unreadable due to the dark red mana that clung to it like a spider web.
[Hwa-reuk!]
After burning all the crimson mana with yellow flames, he focused his mind completely on reading Blue’s memories.
‘Blue is creating an oasis for the animals in the wilderness.’
It seemed like a relatively recent memory.
The boy moved to the next memory and repeated the same task.
[Hwa-reuk!]
‘Blue is looking down at the island spirits from the high sky. I feel a sense of sadness for some reason.’
[Hwa-reuk!]
‘Blue is pouring the mana of the blue gem to repair the island’s damaged defenses. It seems like the crimson spheres’ attacks have been going on nonstop before.’
We could catch a glimpse of Blue’s activities on Sky Island, or on the ground.
But there was no time to look at everyone.
The memories of Blue spread throughout the lake because the numbers seemed endless.
It was like an art gallery with tens of thousands of paintings hanging on the walls.
‘Memories, it seems like the lower you go, the older ones tend to appear.’
The core can be said to be the essence of the spirit.
Considering that, the method of treating damaged nuclei may have been passed down for a very long time.
The boy, having made his decision, boldly gave up on the memories above the lake and quickly descended vertically.
The view gradually became darker.
The bottom of the lake was also consumed by crimson mana.
The moment I tried to approach the blurry memory.
────!
Ray twisted his shoulder to avoid something that was shot from somewhere.
When I turned my head, I could see a crimson needle hiding its shape in the dark water.
I pulled up the tension in my body and became alert.
I looked around.
‘Not just one. Another one will fly in.’
The dark red manas dissolved in the water were clumping together here and there, forming sharp needle shapes.
Dozens, no, hundreds more.
The intense malice and anger that Mana emitted pierced my skin.
Ray thought of Vicious.
The crimson mana, which was a strangely entangled mixture of all elements, freely changed its form according to its master’s will.
With a whip, with armor, with a sword.
In a form that deviates from the existing laws of magic.
The boy guessed that the power that made it possible was imagination.
No, I was sure.
Because the boy himself was using his imagination to create phenomena that went beyond the boundaries of magic.
[Hwa-reuk!]
An example of this was the yellow flame that shone brilliantly even underwater.
A miraculous phenomenon created by the mana of jewels and rings following the trajectory left by the boy’s imagination.
Yellow flames and crimson needles.
Although they had in common that the bonding structures of the elements were in a form that could not exist in reality, there was a crucial difference.
The combination of elements that make up the yellow flame is harmonious and orderly.
Because the crimson needle made me feel very dizzy and unstable.
At that moment, a burning sensation spread through the boy’s chest.
Woooo …
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‘This is… … .’
The two jewels that were vibrating without hesitation were not resonating in response to the boy’s emotions.
I was angry at myself.
Right, towards the crimson needles.
The countless mutterings of the jewels were transmitted as thoughts through the human words stored in the boy’s mind.
─Fake.
─Fake.
─That which has not formed a form.
─A collection of things whose light has faded.
I couldn’t figure out what those words meant.
But it felt clear what I had to do now.
You have responded to my feelings so far, so this time I will respond to yours.
The boy’s body and mind were imbued with the emotions emitted by the jewels.
The boy imagined.
A line was drawn in his mind, gradually taking on a distinct shape, and the mana of the jewel and ring followed him as if they had been waiting.
Hundreds of crimson needles shot out simultaneously toward the stopped boy.
And at that moment.
[Hwareuk.]
The yellow flame expanded.
────────!
The yellow flames grew explosively in the shape of a giant vine, sending out thousands of stems in all directions.
It swallowed up all the darkness and crimson mana in the area and tore it apart.
It was the white night that came at night.
It was a shining aurora that appeared after walking through the dark curtain.
And, it was static.
The wide space centered around the boy with a calm face regained its original transparent blue color.
Yellow flames flowed along the border like sentinels.
The crimson mana outside had no thought of penetrating.
Woohoo!
The two jewels trembled violently.
As if the anger would be relieved only if all the crimson mana spread across the lake was erased.
but.
‘We need to find a cure for nuclear weapons first.’
There were priorities.
After calming down the two jewels, the boy turned to a nearby memory that had become clear and crisp.
Gulp.
The boy, feeling the limit of the breath he had been holding while moving, thought for a moment.
…it takes too long to get up to the lake, catch your breath, and come back down.
If you take into account the attacks of the crimson manas, the time taken will double.
The boy raised his head at the feeling of Mana at that moment.
A giant bubble of air was coming down precariously, avoiding the attacks of the crimson manas.
[Hwa-reuk!]
The yellow flames shot out and intercepted the crimson manas, and the air bubbles arrived safely right in front of the boy.
It was a bubble the size of a person.
Could it be that the spirits created and sent it?
The boy was greeted by the rich oxygen inside, as if being sucked into a bubble.
The boy on the bell went down along the long path made of yellow flame vines.
I encountered countless memories, and mainly looked at the ones with a strong mana color.
‘… This is not the blue outside the lake now, but a memory from a previous generation.’
In a sense, Blue was not a single entity.
Because, like other spirits, they have been passing down their accumulated power and memories from generation to generation.
With the old rock deers of the previous generation.
The next generation of young rockers.
The boy encountered countless memorable moments as he went down the lake.
… How many legends have been passed down?
Dozens of times? Hundreds of times?
Given the short lifespan of the rock deer compared to other animals, it is possible that the legend has been passed down thousands of times.
‘One thing is certain.’
The point was that the young Rock Deers, who inherited strength and memories from previous generations, felt a great sense of responsibility.
It is so huge that just looking at it takes your breath away.
The thing that countless Blues, who shouldered such a heavy responsibility, tried hardest to protect was neither strength nor memory.
It was none other than the blue jewel.
The boy was looking at the endless stream of blue jewels when a question suddenly occurred to him.
If we go back in time like this, will we be able to encounter the being who gave the blue jewel to the first Blue?
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The descent continued.
I left the safe zone of the yellow flames, but for some reason the crimson manas scattered all around did not attack me.
He just swam around like a fish, revealing deep malice and anger.
Then, something appeared under the lake.
The shape was very vague, but the resonance of the two jewels made it clear that it was a stone tablet.
‘What on earth is written there?’
It was a resonance of the century, much stronger than the one I experienced in the World Tree’s Labyrinth.
Also, next to the stone slab, there was one memory that was old and faded, but had a particularly distinct presence.
That’s the bottom of the lake.
This must be the place where Blue’s oldest memories are located.
The moment we descended without delay, something unusual happened.
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The clumps of crimson mana that had been floating around began to take shape as they were sucked in ahead of the boy’s forward path.
It was slowly completed and had the silhouette of a person.
Nearly 2 meters tall.
A huge physique to match.
Although it was nothing more than a dark red silhouette without eyes, nose, or mouth, the boy could intuitively sense the identity of his opponent.
‘doctor.’
The doctor bowed his head toward the stone slab located below, seemingly oblivious to this.
[Hwa-reuk!]
A huge yellow flame engulfed the crimson silhouette.
At first the silhouette seemed to shrink in size and fade.
But soon, it began to recover its strength by absorbing all the crimson mana nearby, then extinguished the flames and returned to its original form.
“… … .”
It seemed difficult to immediately remove the doctor’s silhouette.
It seemed like it would continue to revive endlessly unless all the crimson mana spread across the lake was removed.
Ray, judging that the attack was meaningless, pulled away.
“You’ve only sent your men to spy on me so far, but this is the first time you’ve shown yourself in person. Even that must be a clone.”
The doctor looked back at Ray, remained silent for a moment, then extended his index finger to the side.
The crimson mana that flowed out like a snake created sentences written in ancient letters.
[I don’t know.]
“I don’t know, what?”
[Why do you ignore my warnings and keep on running wild?]
“If you mean the letter, I burned it.”
It was a provocation, but the doctor showed no reaction.
I just kept manipulating the crimson mana to create sentences.
[I should have noticed your presence when Walter died. If I had gotten rid of you then, this wouldn’t have been such a hassle.]
“That’s too bad.”
[I will give you a chance even now, so leave this island immediately. Return to the sector. Live where you have been all your life without leaving. Don’t learn anything, don’t try to move forward. Then I will guarantee you the rest of your life in this life.]
“I refuse.”
Ray answered right away and poured out all the questions he had been wondering about.
“Doctor, what is your identity? Where is your true self? What is the emotional binding you have engraved on the executives? What are you trying to do with people’s emotions? Why are you interfering with my activities? What on earth do you want?”
The silent doctor responded to Ray’s last words.
[What I wish for. What I imagine and draw.]
[It’s returning the world to its original state.]
[Creating a perfect world where there is no conflict or dispute.]
The ancient characters, carved at a rapid pace, were imbued with feelings of madness and obsession.
Meanwhile, the doctor’s silhouette continued to grow larger by absorbing the crimson mana from the surrounding area.
[I will not watch the world fail again.]
And finally, when the sentence was punctuated.
The doctor had taken the form of a giant that covered the entire landscape.
A bright light emanated from where the eyes were, and the crimson mana that made up the body pulsated ceaselessly as if revealing malice and anger.
Ray felt the vibrations of the two jewels in his chest intensify even further.
────!
It was the thick anger that the two jewels unleashed towards the crimson mana.
Also, anger was the emotion the boy was currently feeling towards the doctor.
The emotions the boy feels.
The emotions that a jewel feels.
The moment when two emotions coincide exactly.
‘ah.’
The boy realized that the power of the jewels he had been handling until now was nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
He quietly raised his head and asked.
“You seem to know me well.”
[Of course, I know very well. You are a homunculus. A doll-like being that was created after all, and moves only according to someone’s intention.]
As the giant fist swung, the boy did not move his position without looking forward.
just.
If you are a person, stare quietly at the part corresponding to the location of the bowl.
───.
I captured the subtle fluctuations of mana.
The boy’s lips twisted the moment the crimson fist arrived in front of his nose.
“Liars deserve to be punished.”
At that moment, the entire lake was filled with light.