"Understood, I’ll take care of it," Artoria said, pulling out her notebook to jot down Kaelar’s instructions. She was about to leave when Kaelar, feeling a bit uneasy, added a warning.
"Take more men with you this time. When a country is on the verge of collapse, troublemakers are bound...
2024-10-26 20:29:13 +0000 UTC View Post"A day that belongs to one person alone?"
Artoria stole a glance at Kaelar, who was busy sorting through his documents. Gathering her courage, she asked, "Kaelar, would you celebrate my birthday?"
To have someone celebrate her birthday, as a day belonging only to her...
She coul...
2024-10-26 20:29:10 +0000 UTC View PostThese nobles were overthinking it. Vortigern wouldn’t kill them all.
Though the aristocrats who had been driven out of their lands were indeed useless in Vortigern’s eyes, they were still considered people—at least by his standards.
The freemen and serfs under their rul...
2024-10-26 20:29:06 +0000 UTC View Post【At 18, after two years of traveling, you return to Secluded Peak with Artoria. Having grown into a strong and impressive young man, you've reached the limits of your power. Without a major opportunity, you might never grow further.】
【At 13, Artoria's strength...
2024-10-26 20:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostEven if they knew that Kaelar, the holy man of Britain, had defeated seventy thousand foes single-handedly, these oppressed people, ground down by countless ruthless lords, had developed a survival instinct: cunning, wary, and cowardly. To put it bluntly, they were like rats.
But Kaelar was...
2024-10-26 20:28:57 +0000 UTC View PostAs the two spoke, a group of knights, clad in rare and expensive iron armor, charged down the street. Kaelar pulled Artoria aside, stepping out of the way.
Though the knights rampaged down the road, there were barely any people left on the streets. Many able-bodied Anglo-Saxons had perished...
2024-10-26 20:28:54 +0000 UTC View Post"Kael, perhaps it's for the best. I hope you can always remain this carefree..."
Artoria watched him for a moment before she skillfully gathered firewood and prepared dinner. She skewered the meat with Kaelar’s decorative sword, and by the time Kaelar noticed, the best sword from the vill...
2024-10-26 20:28:49 +0000 UTC View PostIn Avalon, Merlin was enjoying a leisurely chat with one of the leaders of the Faeries of the Lake, Viviane.
As the future benefactor of King Arthur, Viviane was hardly a newcomer to these matters. She was likely one of the first Faeries of Avalon to interact with the Celts.
"Viviane,...
2024-10-26 20:28:35 +0000 UTC View Post"You are... Kaelar? The Saint Kaelar?"
The two nobles stared in disbelief, but under the compulsion of comparison, they could neither lie nor question it. They simply repeated the name, a look of despair settling over them as they admitted, “Yes... it’s true. You are stronger. We can ne...
2024-10-26 20:28:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe first voice was filled with arrogance and condescension:
“My domain has fifteen thousand subjects. A small, desolate lord like you dares compare yourself to me?”
“Hmph! So what if you have fifteen thousand subjects?” a second voice retorted scornfully. “My lands have iro...
2024-10-26 20:28:24 +0000 UTC View Post[You sigh, saying, “Archmage, you're cunning, but to be a good person in a bad world, one must be even more devious. You are too naive to grasp the full extent of my skills, Kaelar's skills.”]
[With a sly grin, you cast a subtle shadow magic, recording the entir...
2024-10-26 20:27:27 +0000 UTC View Post"The masses shunned Saint Kaelar as something beyond human, but the Eternal King believed in him without doubt."
—From The Gospel of Kaelar
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“So, the Saxon scum failed after all, did they?”
“They couldn’t even conquer a mere territory defende...
2024-10-26 20:27:16 +0000 UTC View Post"…"
Silence fell. No one dared to claim that Kaelar’s "teachings" were useless.
Even King Vortigern, for all his ruthless control over the Saxons, could not command such loyalty. It might have seemed like fear that made the Saxons lay down their weapons, but even if Kaelar ordered...
2024-10-26 20:26:07 +0000 UTC View PostAs Kaelar's voice echoed across Maple Leaf Ridge, the atmosphere shifted. All the Saxons at work dropped what they were doing and turned as one to look at him.
Seventy thousand eyes focused on a single man, and only Kaelar remained composed amidst their collective gaze.
The young duke...
2024-10-26 20:26:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Kaelar stepped out, Ector instinctively wanted to argue with him, but he managed to hold back.
There were too many people around, and being humiliated by his own son wouldn’t look good.
In the past, Ector could have threatened with force, but now?
Well, considering that K...
2024-10-26 20:25:58 +0000 UTC View Post"......"
Morgan was momentarily stunned by Kaelar's blunt response. This was not the slippery, opportunistic Kaelar she knew—the kind who always tried to have it both ways. Now, he was expressing himself with a clarity and conviction she had never seen before.
Morgan couldn't help b...
2024-10-26 20:25:55 +0000 UTC View Post"Next group... Let's see, I've already assigned most of the labor and crafts. Since you Anglo-Saxons are a maritime people, I suppose you're well-suited to the sea. This group will go and work as fishermen."
Artoria sat behind a small desk, diligently assigning tasks to the last batch of An...
2024-10-26 20:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post"I was going to do that anyway. Arthur is my disciple, after all."
Merlin couldn't help but take credit for herself. Spending just an hour or two a day in dreams teaching the little red dragon was enough for him to call Arthur her disciple—something that fit perfectly with M...
2024-10-26 20:25:39 +0000 UTC View Post"I... I don't... know. I really don't know..."
Nimue choked, coughing up a mouthful of blood. Kaelar stepped forward to catch him, and Nimue's trembling hand clutched tightly to Kaelar's arm, his eyes brimming with tears. "Master Kaelar, I don’t want to die yet..."
I haven’t fulfi...
2024-10-26 20:25:34 +0000 UTC View Post“Nimue, Hengist is onto me. We must make a decision, and quickly.”
Before the ships had set sail, Powell had sought out Nimue and said, “I’ve been exposed. It’s only a matter of time before Hengist kills me. Sigh… We’ve never really hidden ourselves well over the past few year...
2024-10-26 20:25:30 +0000 UTC View PostHengist’s shout echoed through the dense forest, stirring up a commotion that quickly spread like ripples in water. The sound of countless footsteps approached rapidly, and within mere seconds, over a thousand Anglo-Saxons had gathered.
They had been searching for Nimue all along, and now...
2024-10-26 20:25:25 +0000 UTC View PostAs Kaelar wielded his overwhelming might to forcefully enlighten the stubborn Anglo-Saxons...
Artoria remained close behind him, her eyes wide with awe as she witnessed the inhuman, terrifying power Kaelar unleashed as if he were walking through an empty field.
No one could withstand ...
2024-10-26 20:25:21 +0000 UTC View PostHengist’s laughter died in his throat. He tried to force a smile, but his lips wouldn't obey.
It was strange, but Hengist’s sixth sense had always been unnervingly sharp.
He had survived under King Vortigern’s command precisely because of that keen instinct. When Vortigern raise...
2024-10-26 20:25:17 +0000 UTC View Post“Brother, I don’t know why, but I have a bad feeling about this Nemed,” Horsa said as he stepped into the captain’s cabin, dousing Hengist’s good mood with cold water.
Nemed had performed flawlessly. In just a few days, he had ruthlessly eliminated Hengist’s enemies, showing loy...
2024-10-26 20:25:13 +0000 UTC View Post“No time for catching up; the Anglo-Saxons will arrive soon,” Morgan urged. “Choose a weapon. These are all powerful. Any one of them would give you a great advantage.”
It was true. For instance, Moralltach, the Great Fury, was a sword that Diarmuid used to slice through al...
2024-10-26 20:25:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs yet another seemingly ordinary day drew to a close, the footsteps of the invading Anglo-Saxons steadily approached Maple Ridge.
At most, one night remained—perhaps even less—before seventy thousand Anglo-Saxons would storm into Kaelar’s lands.
“Well, there’s only one opti...
2024-10-26 20:25:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a statement that struck like thunder.
For it echoed the words spoken by the Son of God, Jesus, during the Last Supper—the phrase that every Christian nation, everyone who followed the teachings of Christ, knew well. It was as significant to them as the allegory of a kangaroo countr...
2024-10-26 20:25:00 +0000 UTC View PostKaelar sighed. “But I don’t want to kill anyone.”
Yes, even now, he still didn't want to shed blood.
He wasn’t a fool; he knew that the situation had gone beyond what words and education could resolve. Vortigern, Hengist—this sudden, full-scale invasion had completely disrup...
2024-10-26 20:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post“It’s not easy being King Uther, I suppose.”
Kaelar shook his head, sighing deeply. “He’s just an ordinary king with little talent. Defeated by Vortigern, caught between the meddling faeries and the scheming Romans—maintaining even this fragile balance is no small feat.”
“Hahaha! My finest son, Kaelar, where are you?”
Even before Sir Ector appeared, his booming laughter echoed in Kaelar’s ears. His voice, loud and infectious, carried so well that even the servants and knights who had retreated far from the castle could hear it clearly.
How odd. ...
2024-10-26 20:24:47 +0000 UTC View Post