A Tale of Strategies For the Throne

It's hard to tell whether this outfit is that of a special operator or an assassin... so handsome and cool!

Although many noble ladies were obsessed with Caihos when they were in Aaron Landis, Garlan had no feelings at all after seeing Caihos in armor.

Now, when he first saw Kayhos's handsome and modern attire, as well as the sniper rifle with a cold metallic luster, he couldn't take his eyes away immediately.

Probably because the admiration in Garlan's eyes was beyond words, Kamos next to him was unhappy.

He snorted.

Caihos was looking at the young man he had guarded since childhood with a smile. Hearing a snort from Kamos next to him, his emerald blue eyes turned to the side.

He said: "Your Majesty, I have already said that I will take the prince back to Aaron Landis."

"Of course my brother must be brought back by me myself."

Kehos raised his eyebrows.

It was okay to insist on leaving Aaron Landis, but knowing that those people were secretly watching, he decided to abandon the royal guard and come here alone.

They also asked a helicopter to pick them up because they were afraid that they were not conspicuous enough.

"You may not be afraid of danger, but it is because of you that the prince is also in danger. You should know that they cannot go out, but they can bribe outside killers."

"If you can't even get rid of this little rat, I'm going to doubt your ability, Caihos."

"Being able to deal with danger and not letting the prince fall into danger are two different things, Your Majesty."

While the two were having a conversation, Garlan listened for a while and couldn't help but interrupt.

"What danger? Why did you say you came to protect me ten years ago? And...what's the 'Father'?"

He was keenly aware of the most crucial point in Caihos's words.

Also, what Caihos said about the first meeting, it is obvious that the current Caihos is different from King Kamos and does not remember what happened two thousand years ago.

The two of them turned their attention to Garlan at the same time, and Kamos nodded to Caihos.

"Now you can tell him everything."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Kayhos lowered his head to Camos, then raised his head to look at Garlan again.

"Prince Garlan, I left Aaron Landis and came here ten years ago on the order of the late emperor."

"My mission is to protect your safety and prevent others from discovering your presence."

Outsiders cannot enter the continent of Aaron Landis, but the people of Aaron Landis can safely enter and leave the Sea of ​​Death.

Nineteen years ago, the late emperor, Camos' father, secretly left Aaron Landis and came to this country for a month on a whim.

During this month, he concealed his identity and fell in love with a local woman.

At the beginning, he made it clear that he would leave in a month and never come back. The woman said she didn't care, and she just wanted a short-term love.

So, a month later, the two reunited and he returned to Aaron Landis.

But unexpectedly, the woman unexpectedly became pregnant and subsequently gave birth to a son.

"That's you, Prince."

Garlan: "..."

This kind of bloody unfolding is like the plot of a novel, TV series or movie...

However, the woman had no intention of raising the unexpectedly born child. After the child was one month old, she found a couple who wanted to adopt the child.

Later, the couple moved far away and had no contact with each other.

Two years later, the couple gave birth to a child and sent the adopted child to an orphanage.

The child grew up as an orphan.

"The late emperor didn't know anything about you at first. Later, when you were eight years old, he accidentally learned of your existence."

"He wanted to take you back immediately, but at that time, Aaron Landis's royal family was in turmoil, and both the late emperor and His Majesty were in a very dangerous situation."

"So, for the sake of your safety, the late emperor concealed your existence from the outside world and sent me to guard you secretly."

"I have been by your side for the past ten years."

"I am very sorry for concealing my existence, Prince, but I cannot appear in front of you without your Majesty's permission."

After listening to Keyhos's words, Garlan couldn't come back to his senses for a while.

If you think about it carefully, you can indeed find a lot of clues.

For example, when he was a child in the orphanage, people bullied him from time to time because he was not tall. Later, after he was eight or nine years old, fewer and fewer people bullied him.

At that time, he thought it was because everyone was growing up and becoming sensible, so they stopped bullying others.

For another example, after he grew up in his teens, although the tuition for orphans was free, he still had to go out to work in order to make a living. While working, occasionally some men or women said strange things to him, but those people never appeared in front of him again.

At that time, he didn't understand those strange words, so he didn't think much about it.

Another time, when he came back late at night and encountered a robber, he was panicking. As a result, the man who robbed him tripped and fell unconscious before he stabbed him with the knife.

He also won a lot of bonuses for this, and his friends said that he was very lucky.

…………

So, all of this is actually because Kehos is protecting him secretly?

Garlan was still processing a huge amount of information here. Kamos, who was sitting opposite him, waved his hand and signaled Caihos to step back when he had finished speaking.

Caijos bowed his head and saluted, then stood up and left.

Although the amount of information was extremely huge, after spending time processing it, Garlan came to a conclusion that surprised him.

"If that is my father, then..."

He turned to look at Camos.

Kamos hummed and touched Garlan's head.

"Yes, you are my royal brother, the only relative in this world who is connected to me by blood."

He smiled and looked at Garlan gently.

"What flows in your body is the blood of Aaron Landis."

"But... it's a bit confusing. If I didn't correct my destiny, that is to say, before I was sent to Aaron Landis two thousand years ago by Brother Wang, the continent of Aaron Landis had been destroyed. Regardless of Brother Wang, Neither you nor the father actually exist, and I can't be a prince, let alone someone who will secretly protect me when I grow up... But the memory of my childhood has not changed... In this way..."

Garlan is still trying to sort out his chaotic thoughts and messy timeline.

"Garlan, the souls of Aaron Landis will only be reincarnated in the blood of Aaron Landis."

Camos said,

"In the wrong destiny line, Aaron Landis was indeed destroyed, but before the destruction of the continent, a few descendants of the Aaron Landis people left the continent and lived outside. And you are the last one living outside. As a descendant of the royal family, I guess there will be someone secretly guarding you at that time - even if it's not Caihos, there will be someone else."

His thick eyebrows were slightly raised.

"If you cannot correct your destiny, then you will die before the age of eighteen due to the effects of the curse, and in this way, the royal bloodline of Aaron Landis will be completely ended."

"I seem to barely understand it, but I don't seem to understand it very well..."

Garlan pressed his temple and said in distress.

Camos laughed and waved as he laughed.

"Actually, I don't understand it very well, but fate will always repair itself anyway, and we can't control this thing, so it's enough to understand it. There is no need to understand it too clearly."

he said nonchalantly.

Garlan: "..."

Well, this is in line with Brother Camos’ style.

"Then, Brother Wang, if Kaihos doesn't remember me, why do you still remember me?"

The young man touched the little milk lion lying on his lap, snoring and sleeping soundly.

"Nega seems to remember me too?"

"Well, this is what I want to tell you next. Shamir must have told you all the things before, so I won't repeat them again."

Camos nodded.

"Because when I died, there happened to be a vacant throne for the God of War, so I was taken to heaven to succeed this throne."

"After becoming a god, I also learned many things, including the god of all things, the lack of destiny, and the fact that you are the destined child of destiny."

"Because you died unexpectedly, your destiny went in the wrong direction. The war in Aaron Landis continued, all life was devastated, the weak gods fell one after another, and the twelve powerful gods had no choice but to fall into sleep."

"You must also know about the severe earthquake and tsunami more than 800 years ago. In fact, it was the final counterattack of the God of All Things."

"In previous history, it succeeded, so Aaron Landis was utterly destroyed."

But this time, because the fate line was corrected, the gods did not fall into a deep sleep. So when the God of All Things counterattacked and the Aaron Landis continent shook, the gods took action against the God of All Things.

The war between the two sides caused a catastrophe, causing the continent of Aaron Landis to be separated from the original land.

In order to prevent the Aaron Landis continent from being affected during the war, the gods deliberately left a protective divine power around the continent. Later, even though the God of All Things failed and fell asleep again, the gods did not take back the protective barrier.

That is the sea area called the Sea of ​​Death by the outside world.

In Aaron Landis, the name of this sea is the Guardian Sea.

Therefore, outsiders will definitely die in this sea area, but the Aaron Landis people can enter and exit safely.

"Although I sent your soul back to more than two thousand years ago, when the 'King Camos' of the human world was still there, the 'I' as a god did not exist."

"Therefore, the divine 'I' will only appear after you have completed your predetermined destiny line."

Camos said,

"When you pass away, I will take your soul back to more than two thousand years in the future..."

Having said this, he paused and patted Nega's furry little head angrily.

The little furball, who was sleeping soundly, snorted, kicked his short legs, and went back to sleep.

"But before I had time to go back, this little guy immediately caught up with me and hugged your legs and wouldn't let go."

Although animals also have souls, they are too small compared to human souls.

After one or two reincarnations, it will disappear.

Camos spread his hands.

"I couldn't get rid of it, so I had to bring it back with me."

Therefore, the little milk lion was born more than half a month ago, the day Garlan's soul returned.

Garlan was startled.

When Brother Wang said ‘catch up immediately’, did he mean that after he died, Nerga also died immediately?

Nerga was still strong and could not die suddenly.

Then, it will die by itself...

Garlan lowered his head, looked at the little furball sleeping soundly, and touched its head distressedly.

Nerga didn't know what she was dreaming about. She purred and stretched out her little tongue to lick Gallan's finger. The cute little look made Gallan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"The ancient gods will fall after the destruction of the throne, but I am different from them. I became a god from a human being."

Gods do not have souls, but humans do.

This is the biggest difference between humans and gods.

"The throne of God is broken, but my soul is still there, so even if the throne of God is gone, I will just change from a god to a human again, and my soul will re-enter reincarnation."

Camos said with a nonchalant expression.

In his mouth, the immortal throne that drives countless people crazy is not that important to him.

He waved his hand.

"If it's gone, it's gone. In fact, there's nothing interesting about that deserted heaven. I'd rather continue to be a human than stay up there alone."

This was not said to comfort Garlan.

Perhaps gods without emotions and six desires are accustomed to spending long periods of time alone, but for him, who was once a human, staying alone on a high throne is too lonely.

"After the Aaron Landis die, their souls pass through the hands of the goddess of the underworld, and the memory of that life will disappear."

"So, Caihos and everyone else, they won't have memories of their past lives."

The young man who had been listening quietly for a long time fluttered his eyelashes. He raised his eyes and looked at Camos.

"Including...'him'?"

The room fell silent.

Even if he didn't say the name, Kamos knew who Garlan was asking.

After a while, he nodded.

"Including 'him'."

The boy's fingers clenched tightly.

He lowered his eyes, the bright light shone over, and the thin eyelashes cast a shallow shadow on his cheeks.

His short blond hair was scattered on his cheeks, and his lips were pursed.

Camos couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw Garlan's appearance. He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

To be honest, he was very unhappy about the fact that the wolf cub took away his little brother while he was not prepared.

But looking at what happened next, he felt so depressed that he couldn't get angry no matter what.

After a while, Garlan spoke again.

"Brother Wang, have you found him now?"

Camos shook his head.

He thought Garlan would be silent again, but Garlan looked at him and shook his head, and suddenly laughed.

"It seems that this time, I have to find him."

Garlan said with a smile.

"He has said before that I just have to stand there and he will come to me."

There was a trace of nostalgia in his eyes, and his hand gently stroked Nerga's golden-brown fur on his knees.

"But now it seems that I still have to walk towards him."

Camos was silent for a few seconds before speaking.

"Garlan, I said that he will not have the memory of his previous life. Even if you find him, he will not recognize you...Besides, you may not be able to find him. He may not be born yet, or he may have just passed away."

He shook his head and tried to persuade his brother.

"The chance is too slim. I will rely on you for everything else, but I don't agree with this matter."

The young man's golden eyes curved slightly, and he was smiling. No matter what time, his eyes were as bright as the sunshine in the clear sky.

"Brother Wang."

Raise your hand and press your right index finger on your left chest.

He looked at Camos with his bright eyes and said,

"He was very cunning. He planted a seed here. When I didn't notice it, it quietly took root and sprouted."

A tiny seed.

At first, no one would notice it at all.

It secretly took root and sprouted inside. Under someone's careful cultivation, it grew vigorously without the person even realizing it.

By the time the tiny buds broke through the ground and were finally noticed, the densely spread and huge root system had already firmly taken root and entrenched the entire heart.

"Now, it can't be removed."

"…………"

"Sorry, Brother Wang."

"...What if I can't find it in this life?"

The young man smiled.

He said: "Then look for it for the rest of your life."

He said it lightly.

Kamos didn't say anything else. He sighed lowly, raised his hand, and touched Garlan's head gently.

…………

Through the glorious golden avenue, the white-gold plane enters the clear sky of Aaron Landis.

After a long time, it slowly landed on the ground of the royal city.

The hatch opens and a long ladder extends to the ground.

Following Kamos, Garlan walked down the stairs step by step.

Little Nerga, who had been sleeping soundly, had already woken up, and followed Garlan's feet, jumping down step by step.

Kamos landed first. He stood on the ground, turned around, and looked at Garlan who was following him.

Garlan was standing on the ladder in a daze, on the last two steps.

In front of him was the land of Aaron Landis. As long as he took two more steps down, his feet would land on this land.

I don't know whether it was the fear of being close to home or some other inexplicable mood, but Garlan suddenly felt hesitant and uneasy, unable to go on.

Just as he stood still on the ladder, a big brown hand stretched out in front of him.

Garlan looked up and saw Kamos standing below, raising his eyebrows at him and stretching out his hands in front of him.

Camos stretched out his hands and laughed and said, "Would you like Brother Wang to carry you down?"

Garlan was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head.

There were quite a few people coming to greet him, and Caihos was still watching from behind, wondering what it would be like to be carried down for such a big man.

Although he shook his head vigorously to refuse, he raised his hand to hold the hand extended by his brother Wang.

That big hand was as warm as ever, making his suddenly anxious heart feel calm again.

Holding Camos' hand, Garlan took two steps downward.

last step.

His feet hit the ground.

After more than two thousand years, he finally set foot on the land of Aaron Landis again.

He couldn't explain why, but he squeezed Brother Wang's hand tightly, and the tip of his nose felt a little sore.

My heart was filled with joy and sourness at the same time. All five flavors were present at once, and it was so complicated that I couldn't explain it clearly.

Camos didn't say anything. He smiled, lowered his head, and kissed his brother's forehead.

…………

No one noticed the moment the boy's feet stepped on Aaron Landis's ground.

Perhaps it was an illusion, perhaps not, but there seemed to be an invisible air current surging between heaven and earth.

The wind picked up and blew far away.

The crown of the tall olive tree swayed in the wind, and the branches and leaves made a rustling sound.

The water of the Enki River flows across the earth to the end of the cliff and then falls into the sea.

The crashing sound of waves could be heard from under the sea cliff.

Deep underground, the dark stone chamber was silent.

Time seemed to freeze in this place, and there was nothing but dead silence.

In the obsidian sarcophagus as cold as ice, the young man lay quietly with his eyes closed.

The long black hair that seemed to blend into the darkness was spread out on the side of that handsome face. Only a few strands of snow-like white hair on his forehead were scattered in front of the man's black breastplate.

He lay quietly, with no trace of life on his handsome face and no heaving in his chest.

He has been lying here quietly for more than two thousand years.

Suddenly, an invisible air flow surged over.

From a distant place, from above the earth, to the deep underground.

Plop.

Out of the blue.

Without warning.

The sound of heart beating suddenly sounded in the stone room without a trace of light.

The sound was inaudible, but it was especially clear in this dead place.

Plop.

Plop, plop.

The sound of the beating heart came from the chest that was not supposed to rise and fall.

The heart that had stopped beating before the gods that night was beating again deep in the man's chest.

【My heart will only beat for you. 】

In the darkness, with his heart beating continuously, the man who had been sleeping for too long slowly opened his eyes.

The golden-red eyes were like a cluster of flames burning fiercely in the darkness.

It was so hot and scorching that it burned the soul.

【My soul will only exist because of you. 】

…………

Not even the gods of Aaron Landis can make me leave you.