The Heir of the God of Death
Chapter 63

Bing...!

"Geegh...!"

Suddenly a blinding light appeared and made my view blocked. That moment of blinding light sent me somewhere foreign again.

"Where am I now?"

I looked around and it looked like a tent, but it was huge. In the middle of this room there is a table on it a kind of map or floor plan from the local area.

"Are there any word from the surveillance team?"

There was a hoarse voice of an adult man and I immediately turned towards that voice, there seemed to be three adult men entering this large tent. It looked as if the three adult men had their own appearance, some were wearing a full armour and a sword tied around his waist, then someone in a slightly luxurious outfit with a crown on top of his head, and the latter looked like a priest I could guess that he was the king's adviser.

"No news yet, Your Majesty," replied the armour man.

The three of them walked towards this table and saw the three of them looking seriously at the map.

"If there is none, then we must immediately devise a strategy that allows the enemy not to take the first step" said the crowned man. "Do you have any ideas for this, Mer?"

"There is a noble, how about we send an archery squad to this hill. Although the distance is a bit far from the battlefield, but this location is very suitable for opening attacks because the location is very close to the forest," explained the king's adviser.

"It makes sense, do you have another opinion, Art?"

"I have a little input, I've agreed with Merlin's idea and the archer is right there, so we have to send 500 troops of ours not far from the hill," said the armoured man.

I was very surprised to see the three of them, it turned out that they were very mature with the looks of a middle-aged man. I observed every conversation they had and what this system meant was to show me again the memory of the past.

"Why do you want to send that many troops there?" Ask Uther.

"Simple, as the saying goes, 'if hundreds of ants are gathered in one place then that place is safe, if three crocodiles are gathered in one place then that place is not safe.' In other words, the enemy would have thought if we had sent our troops here...." He pointed towards the road of the map. "With that much in mind that the place we are going through will be considered very safe, compared to the path there is only a gap that means there is little that can be passed by any army, he said, and the enemy thought that the place would be full of traps."

"What you're saying is true, Arthur," said Merlin. "In this path there is only a path of danger and we can set a trap at any time and send a small army there, but. The enemy is not so stupid as to take this path."

"Alright, we'll follow this strategy" Uther said. "There's actually still a safe path, but it's going to take all day to get here and it only worsens their situation if they take it, considering we're also keeping an eye on that path. But, we'll still send troops there just in case they actually take that road."

Uther ordered Arthur to lead this army and Arthur gladly accepted the commission. I was so amazed to see their concentration, only this time I saw the real war strategy in front of my eyes, even though it was only often seen from the existing films and I thought it was just fiction.

The three of them discussed everything on the battlefield starting from the strategy, location, number and climate that affect the physical condition of the war later.

I noticed Arthur, he suddenly kept silent as he watched his two friends again busy discussing the war situation. Slowly, Arthur's countenance decreased and looked sad.

"Can I do it?"

"Huh?"

I heard Arthur's thoughts as I listened to Aristotle's. I don't know what makes her look so sad, but I know what she's thinking, because... we both bear a great responsibility that no human being knows about.

"Arthur.., hey! Arthur..!"'s...!"

The knight who was deep in thought made a noise around him not reaching him.

At once Merlin who was beside him immediately patted him on the shoulder and made him instantly wake up from that momentary dream.

"Sorry, I had a lot of thoughts."

"If you're tired of taking a break first, I'll ask the others to replace you temporarily" Uther said.

"Yes, if the strongest warriors like you fall too fast in battle then it only worsens the situation, not only losing strength but also the soldiers you lead will lose the spirit to fight again," Merlin.

Hearing that made Arthur smile, he thought that this was also part of his task from a long time ago.

Arthur sighed and said:

"Repot also has a friend who's always worried about you."

Merlin and Uther were happy to see this friend come back strong and seen in his eyes there was also a spirit of life appearing again.

"Well, maybe it's been my destiny since birth. I'll protect everything even if my life has to be at stake."

They both looked at Arthur with curious gazes, Arthur who realized that he immediately asked them.

"There's something I want to ask you guys...."

Merlin and Uther immediately looked at each other, as if their thoughts were conveyed to this passionate man.

"Maybe my question is a little strange and illogical, but I just want to know what you think about it...."

Arthur who tried to see the response of his two friends was just silent with a serious look, Arthur who realized it was a little happy that why should he hesitate to tell the contents of his mind to these two friends, Arthur, there is a secret hidden deeply from both of them.

"What do you think if you are given a great responsibility, where the responsibility is only you alone who bear it and the responsibility is about all things in this world including human life...."

Uther and Merlin were wide-eyed and they already knew which direction this question was going, but they did not want to interrupt in the middle of the conversation because they knew that Arthur's sentence was not finished.

"You are given a very great power, a power that can rule this world in an instant and make all living things submit to you including humans. But, that power is given to you because there is a purpose, the purpose of which is to protect everything in this world including all living lives...."

"In the time of the mysterious great power you received, suddenly an alien creature appeared out of nowhere with a great power like yours and the purpose of their arrival to this world is only to destroy our world and their numbers are numerous, you are the only human being who has such power as them but you are given a responsibility to protect our world from creatures like them. So, what do you do if you are in that person's position, whether you will turn and be with them or continue to carry out your proper responsibilities, he said, then what would you do if as an ordinary person who saw their fight if it really happened?"

After Arthur was frank with what was on his mind and threw a question as well. Merlin and Uther just silently responded to all of Arthur's words, seeming they were very serious about thinking of an answer, although the question he was asked could be said to be just an imagination. But, these two people would not think there but rather they took this matter seriously if it was related to their brother.

After long enough to think of the right answer, finally Merlin who opened his voice first and gave the answer.

"If I was given that much power this would probably greatly facilitate my research, but that much power must be behind there is a huge responsibility with very high risk. If the Creator entrusts that responsibility to me, then I try my best even if the failure is very high, but it won't make me despair - I'll pass on what I can pass on to future generations, so that they can continue my struggle. If their fight happens, then I as an ordinary human just shut up and give up hope to see it, but I will fight as much as I can to help him from behind, because our savior or hero needs our support even if it's only a hope and a prayer I can give him, but it's helped him a lot because he's never alone."

So many answers were given to Merlin, I saw Arthur was a little lost in hearing and I was also very amazed at that answer. Perhaps the legend only needed a hope to progress and would never doubt himself that he was alone in this world.

Arthur immediately looked towards Uther who seemed to be thinking about his answer, Uther who realized it immediately sighed and looked he was dizzy what was the right word for his best friend.

"Actually the answer is already represented all by Merlin. If I have that much power and aim only to face the aliens, then I can only go forward and face them until my life is gone from my body like you do now...." While sticking his fists into Arthur's armour. "Go on and break through the enemy barricades without turning a single bit back because you believe your soldiers are always by your side, and I who have always been behind the battlefield can only pray and hope for your victory, that is our feeling as ordinary people can only be silent and hope that everything is fine. As Merlin said, all we can do is pass down what we can inherit, like you...."

Uther advanced to a very large wooden box and opened the box, he picked up something inside there and it was a sword. With a luxurious little decoration and on the handle is surrounded by gold color with blood red ruby in the middle.

Uther walked back to his previous poem and gave the sword to Arthur, Arthur was a little confused but he accepted the sword happily.

"You pass down a determination so firm that those who see your back will not worry about themselves, because their strong figure has led him to move on and that determination you have inherited now. Your legacy has been etched into their souls and it will never fade into future generations...."

Arthur opened the scabbard and saw his reflection through the thin, sturdy and sharp steel.

"The sword was specially made for you and of course there was interference we both made it" Uther continued

Arthur smiled knowing and in his heart was very happy to accept, he did not think that these two friends were willing to do not need them to do.

"If it were Merlin I wouldn't be surprised if he made it, but you're a king of the times willing to dirty his hands for his soldiers."

"I made the sword not as a king but as your brother, I hope you take good care of it."

"Because you guys made him this sword must have a name, right?"

As Arthur said that, Merlin looked slightly excited and immediately opened his voice.

"Of course it has a name, its name is Caliburnus...."

As he said that, Uther interrupted immediately and looked as if he strongly objected.

"God! What a name it is!"

"The name is very cool, how about Chaliburn the name is not much different a little and even sounds much cooler," said Merlin proudly.

"Even the name is worse! I know you like to give weird names to your stuff."

Merlin heard it starting to look annoyed.

"Then what's the proper name for that sword, huh?!"

"Of course I have a cool name, his name is Escalibor which sounds like a warrior's name."

"Well..! Even the name sounds like it's a lot more tacky."

The two of them began to argue about the name of the sword, Arthur who saw it did not want to interrupt because these two people were always like this from a long time ago.

"A very close friendship. Even old, they're still the way they used to be."

Suddenly I was very surprised, because Arthur suddenly turned his gaze to the right and smiled.

"Did he see me?"

I remember Aristotle looking straight at me with a smile, maybe because they were my predecessors, this could happen as well.

Arthur immediately turned his gaze toward his two best friends who were still busy arguing.

"Chaliburn and Escalibor.." - Arthur muttered as he stared at the swords of his two companions. "How about... Excaliburs."

The two of them immediately stopped arguing and looked at each other. Uther immediately sighed and Merlin shook his head.

"I can't argue anymore" said Merlin.

"Because you have it, you are free to give it a name" continued Uther.

I saw the warmth of friendship from the three of them, it seemed that their relationship was very harmonious and the position did not interfere with their best friend's relationship at all.

But that bond didn't last long.

Bing...!

Suddenly that dazzling light appeared again and this time I will be moved elsewhere again.

For a moment the light disappeared and my vision began to return to normal again. But what I saw made me very surprised and angry.

"What the fuck...!"