The Main Characters That Only I Know

Chapter 426:

The death of Satan brought an end to the ceremony.

But there was nothing to regret.

Every scene up to the moment of his death had been broadcast across the entire Mixed Realm through the Library.

Even the sight of Satan’s final moments.

Mikael descended beside Yu-hyun.

She seemed unable to accept the reality of Satan’s death, her gaze fixed on the place where he had just been.

“…Are you alright?”

“……”

Even though Yu-hyun asked, Mikael didn’t respond.

“Satan left a message for you before he departed. He said he was sorry. And he was thankful.”

“……”

Mikael raised her head and stared at Yu-hyun.

Perhaps because she had witnessed the moments right before Satan’s death, Yu-hyun immediately guessed who Mikael really was.

“As I thought, you’re…”

“…I am Mikael.”

Mikael turned her head away, avoiding his gaze.

As if saying she wasn’t permitted to reveal more than this.

“I have forgotten my former name. No, I don’t even deserve to remember it.”

She had forgotten even the person she once loved.

She became immersed in this name, leading her to hate and resent him.

Foolish, like a simpleton, she had never even thought it strange.

For so long.

Through the disappearance and rebirth of stars, through the rise of human civilizations up to this moment.

She hadn’t realized a thing.

To remember it now, of all times, what a cruel twist of fate.

“I have no choice now but to truly become Mikael.”

That man was dead.

The precious person she had shared her human days with had turned to dust along with the memories.

She had no right to claim her former human self.

“…Are you alright?”

“How… was he in the end?”

“The same as always, as he ever was.”

“I see. The same as always.”

Those words seemed to provide some solace.

Mikael shook off her sorrow and looked up at the sky.

Although Satan was gone, Elohim hovered around them, seemingly unwilling to tolerate anyone who knew the truth, waiting for a chance to kill.

“You should flee.

Elohim won’t stop.

Now that most of them know the truth, they will seize control of this area and kill everyone.”

“And you, Mikael…?”

“We’ll retreat as well.

I’ll buy time, now go!”

Soon, a massive noise filled the sky, and even the Administrator seen above Camelot appeared.

Back then, it was only one, but now, there were twelve Administrators present.

Every single Administrator in the Foundation had appeared.

“Mikael!”

“Everyone, retreat! Get as far away from here as possible!”

Mikael ordered the angels who had followed her, but they hesitated, unwilling to leave her behind.

At that moment, Elohim made their move.

Red light radiated from the spear they held, directed toward Eden’s legion.

Countless streaks of red light cut through the sky.

There were so many that it was difficult to count with the naked eye.

The entire space was flooded in red.

Some of Eden’s angels began to defend or evade, but those who couldn’t react were struck and plummeted below.

Elohim’s bombardment didn’t stop there.

*Kiing*

The Administrator’s single eye glowed fiercely, unleashing a massive beam that swept through Eden’s army.

“Aaaah!”

“Ugh!”

Angels caught in the Administrator’s attack screamed as they disintegrated into dust.

The mere touch of the light fully dismantled their very existence, sentencing them to an irreversible death.

Mikael immediately spread her six pairs of wings and soared high into the sky.

“Stop!”

With a booming shout, intense light erupted from each of her wings.

Compressed to its limit, the light transformed into giant blades.

Mikael swept through Elohim’s ranks in that form.

*Boom boom boom*

The six pairs of blades, a total of twelve, slashed through Elohim in a burst of blinding white explosions.

Thousands of Elohim vanished in a single blow.

However, the number of Elohim pouring out from the Foundation was far greater than that.

Tens of thousands.

No, even more than that.

If left unchecked, their numbers would quickly reach the billions.

Moreover, the remaining Elohim weren’t idle.

They immediately assessed that Mikael was a threat and acted, aiming their red spears at her.

A simultaneous barrage with no margin of error.

Seeing the air filled with red streaks, Mikael gritted her teeth and wrapped her wings around her body.

Her wings swelled, protecting her entire body.

Elohim’s attacks rained down on her like a torrential shower.

To Mikael, each individual strike wasn’t much of a threat, but when the attacks numbered in the thousands, tens of thousands, the story changed.

“Ugh!”

She tried to dodge and deflect the attacks with evasive maneuvers, but even Mikael couldn’t avoid every drop of the red rain filling the space.

Most concerning was the presence of the Administrators.

They cunningly ignored the fast-moving Mikael, cloaked in light, and targeted the remaining angels of Eden who had yet to leave the area.

“No!”

Red beams cut through the air.

Just moments ago, a single blast like that had killed hundreds of angels.

Mikael spread her wings wide to block the Administrator’s attack.

The power of an Administrator was on an entirely different level from Elohim.

Each of their strikes could wipe out a country, proving they were not merely the twelve beings among Elohim’s upper ranks, and even Mikael, a first-generation Divine Spirit unmatched in combat, struggled to fend off their assault.

One, two, three.

When the beams exceeded five in number,

One of Mikael’s pairs of wings was scorched black and disintegrated into ash.

“…Not yet!”

Mikael had six pairs of wings, twelve in total.

Only two of them were gone so far; she still had ten wings left.

However, the Administrators’ focus on her was far fiercer than that.

Mikael was confronting the torrent of red light alone.

*Screech*

Her wings, her symbol as an archangel, began to crumble one by one.

One by one, her wings disappeared.

Soon, Mikael was left with only a single pair.

Anxiety crept into Mikael.

‘I can’t lose these wings…’

The last pair of wings she had.

Though smaller and more humble than the ones that had disappeared, to her, now filled with memories, these final wings were the most precious.

‘Because these were the first wings he gave me…’

Even if it meant her death, she couldn’t let these wings vanish.

The white shield that had protected her was gradually overtaken by the red light.

Soon, her vision was filled with the red torrents unleashed by the Administrators.

‘Ah.’

Mikael sensed her end approaching.

Defense had never suited her fighting style anyway.

She had always stood at the forefront, wielding her flaming spear and sword to cut down enemies.

But she couldn’t allow the angels of Eden who followed her to die.

That was what it meant to be the archangel Mikael, what she was meant to stand for.

Before long, the white wall collapsed, and the Administrators’ attacks aimed directly at her through the gaps.

At that moment, Yu-hyun stepped forward.

“Darwin. I’m counting on you.”

[Yes.]

Darwin, with his massive figure, appeared behind Yu-hyun, throwing a punch just in front of Mikael.

At the same time, Yu-hyun threw his fist at the torrent approaching from his side.

The ultimate union of two perfect physiques created a combined strike.

Not only did it strike the core, the weakest part of the torrent, but it also pierced beyond.

*Pah!*

The red light from the Administrator scattered in all directions.

Elohim caught in the blast dissolved in an instant, leaving a large gap in their ranks.

“Are you alright?”

“Ah…”

“I’ll help you.”

Yu-hyun could tell that Mikael wasn’t in good condition.

Her once-beautiful wings were nearly burned away, and her shining golden hair had faded.

But there was a chance for recovery.

If she could leave this place even now.

‘But, it doesn’t look like we’ll be able to escape.’

Surrounded by Elohim and the Administrators.

Back in Camelot, Merlin had exhausted all his magic to activate a teleportation spell, allowing them to escape, but this time, there was no help to rely on.

The only solace was that, while Mikael had been buying time, the angels of Eden had managed to retreat to safety.

Only Yu-hyun and Mikael remained.

‘Should we try to break through?’

But he was concerned about Mikael’s injured state.

With little time for hesitation, Yu-hyun had to decide quickly.

‘We’ll break through for now.’

Using Descartes’ power should allow them to escape.

Just as he made this decision, a third voice came from a distance.

[Stop.]

It wasn’t directed at Yu-hyun or Mikael.

Suddenly, Elohim, who had been about to throw their spears, froze in place.

The same went for the Administrators.

‘Who?’

As Yu-hyun looked around, puzzled, a dark figure dropped vertically through the air, stopping by his side.

It was a middle-aged man with a well-groomed beard, a handsome man dressed in a black coat with a black cape draped over his shoulders, fitting the image of a noble from

the medieval era.

“My name is Mephistopheles. I’m here to help.”

“Lord of Pandemonium…?”

“Details later.

I’ve stopped time, but I can’t hold it for long.”

Already, some of the Administrators were straining, beginning to move their bodies.

Yu-hyun nodded and extended his hand to Mephistopheles.

“I’ll support Mikael.”

“……”

“Look, I get why you’re giving me that distrustful look, but do you think I care about things like Pandemonium or Eden right now?”

Well.

If he cared about such things, Mephistopheles wouldn’t have stepped in now.

In the end, Yu-hyun entrusted Mikael, who was slumped over his shoulder, to Mephistopheles.

Mephistopheles carried her, whispering so only she could hear.

“Really, what are you doing?”

“Mephis… to?”

“Both you and your brother.

Why do you cling to such foolish regrets, putting yourselves through this?”

“Why… are you…?”

“Why else?

The time for reaping is upon us.

The Foundation has already made its move, and we must make our choice again.

If your brother hadn’t been so foolish, we could have lived without worry for a few more cycles.”

Mephistopheles seemed to be complaining to the dead Satan, but his face was light and even cheerful.

His gaze shifted to Yu-hyun, who was moving ahead.

“Well, since it’s come to this, what can we do?

Let’s shake things up.”

“……”

Instead of responding, Mikael gently closed her eyes.

Having expended too much energy, she fainted, unable to muster the strength to respond.

Mephistopheles, as if expecting this, carried her along with Yu-hyun as they left.

* * *

Away from Satan’s and Eden’s territories, Yu-hyun and Mephistopheles decided where to head next.

“Let’s go to the Alliance.”

“There are two first-generation Divine Spirits here; is that okay?”

“Do you think now is the time to differentiate between humans and Divine Spirits?”

“True.

With a war about to break out, it would be silly to make distinctions.”

Yu-hyun looked at Mephistopheles, cautiously asking,

“Why did you help us, people you have no connection with?”

“Me?

Well, I do have a bit of an acquaintance with Mikael here.”

“I didn’t mean in the literal sense, and you know it.”

“Hmm.”

Mephistopheles shrugged.

“A fool did something insane knowing it would cost his life.

I couldn’t just sit back and watch.”

“So, you too…?”

“Enough.

I am no longer the human I once was.

Now, I am Mephistopheles, one of the seven Lords of the Great Army Pandemonium. That’s all that matters.

And that’s not what’s important right now, is it? Look over there.”

Mephistopheles pointed in the direction they had just escaped.

The land, once white and black, dried up and began to turn into a desert.

“That’s…”

“Logos has begun accelerating the reaping process.

No, this timing was inevitable, but Satan added fuel to the fire.”

“You mean that’s the preparatory stage?”

“I saw ‘the unclean spirits come out of the mouth of the dragon, the beast, and the false prophet.’

You know the verse.

What follows is already laid out.”

“From the Book of Revelation.”

“Yes.

And that place will soon become the hill of Megiddo from that very Revelation.”

The Hill of Megiddo.

Known by other names as Har Megiddo and later as Armageddon, it was the prophesied site of the final battle between the forces of good and evil, and now, it had become a reality.

“The Battle of Armageddon will happen. Good versus Evil.

They will do their utmost to kill us.”

“So we, the ones trying to survive, are the evil?”

“That way, future generations can declare that good triumphed in the universe.”

All the Lords of the world gathered their armies for war.

The catastrophe Jia had once spoken of, where stars would fall, and the world would end, had finally come to pass.

“So we must prepare.

We can’t just sit and take it.”

“…Yes, of course.”

One human and two Divine Spirits quickly headed toward the Alliance’s territory.