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Chapter 702 - 216: Tragic Hero - King of Omens!_3

Chapter 702: Chapter 216: Tragic Hero - King of Omens!_3

The treatment for the members of the royal nobility was slightly better, as they could avoid death.

But not by much.

Once the phenomenon of the "Furnace of a Hundred Faces" occurred, the offspring of the nobility were stripped of their horns, leaving their bodies covered in large, gaping wounds, then thrown into the filthy, damp sewers beneath King City to spend their days in the company of excrement.

This was the case even for the offspring of the noble Knight and Marika, who were as revered as kings and gods.

Gerrick and his brother Monger were abandoned in the sewers of King City as soon as they were born.

As if fearful that the brothers would tarnish the purity of the Golden Family.

Their names were even altered.

Their father was granted the name Gefrei, and the elder brother was named Gedwin.

But when it came to the Omen Twins, not even the surname "Ged" was deemed worthy to inherit; instead, it was relegated to a mere part of their given names.

While other offspring of the Golden Family enjoyed all that was beautiful and noble under clear skies, reveling in the adoration and attention of thousands,

Gerrick could only live in the darkness of the sewers, enduring a foul stench like a gloomy rat.

Though both were of royal blood, their unjust fates were sealed from birth.

Unable to accept such disparity, Monger escaped from King City after a contact with the Blood Sect and eventually established his own "Blood Dynasty" in the cavernous depths gazing towards the Eternal City.

Yet Gerrick continued to remain loyal to the Golden Rule, his heart with his family.

He believed there were reasons for his kin to make such choices.

As the years passed, Gerrick was imprisoned in the sewers without complaint or any thought of escape.

He yearned, even if just once, for the Golden Rule to look kindly upon him.

However,

He was disappointed time and time again.

His brother Gedwin was ennobled.

Then Lani.

After them, the Holy Tree Siblings.

Subsequently, all these people encountered problems of their own.

Even when the Magic Ring was shattered.

Gedwin, whose blood was even less pure, was pushed to the forefront.

Still, no one called for Gerrick.

Although he was of demigod lineage, Gerrick had never been truly seen by the Supreme Will, never been rightly regarded by the Golden Rule, not even once.

Even now, when King City had no one else to turn to.

No one thought of him.

"And when Gerrick finally emerged from the sewers, taking up the mantle of power and leading the army to initiate the defense of King City, he had seized great authority, yet remained utterly devoted to the Golden Rule."

"Thinking himself unworthy of sullying the name of the Golden Family, he professed himself as the Blessed King internally and transformed into the Evil Omen Demon externally, never appearing in his true identity, and no one ever saw the real Gerrick."

"In leading the army against Ratan, the battles raged through King City, and blood flowed like rivers; he fought desperately to temporarily repel the Broken Star, successfully defending King City from imminent collapse."

"But after a substantial loss of military power, Marlene arrived with her Honourable rotten knights, and King City was too weak to confront them."

"Gerrick diverted the disaster eastward, informing Marlene that Broken Star had kidnapped Mikaila, thus shifting her focus."

"Enraged and desperate to rescue her brother, Marlene immediately turned her troops southward, cutting a bloody swath through Stonewell, and then headed to Geelyede to settle scores with Broken Star."

"Though despicable, the stratagem of luring calamity eastward was clever. From Gerrick’s perspective, everything he did was to keep the Golden Tree unshaken. War is no child’s play—whether through deceit or direct confrontation, successful tactics are praiseworthy. Therefore, we onlookers cannot simply pass judgment on him."

"And from the beginning, Gerrick had no intention of seizing power; he feared sullying the Golden Family’s honor, even adopting an alias."

"From his wretched formative years under discrimination and curses to standing up for the Golden Tree when King City had no one else, refusing to overstep his bounds, all of Gerrick’s actions, from an observer’s perspective, could qualify as heroic."

"But we all know Gerrick’s ending."

"This demigod who devoted himself to restoring the Golden Power’s glory, even at the end, was still rejected by the Golden Tree."

"Even as we, the Fading Ones, fought our way through King City, nearing the foot of the Golden Tree, on the verge of entering its inner sanctum."

"Gerrick was the final line of defense who opposed us with his life."

"In such a dire situation."

"The Golden Rule still gave him not the slightest bit of attention or Blessing."

"It was still mercilessly shutting him out."

"Simply because of an inborn curse, he was completely abandoned."

"He could never become king."