Chapter 482 The Last King
Xia Yu stood silently high in the sky, closing his eyes and sensing the soul that was continuously entering his body.
These souls include those of Lothric knights, Lothric priests, and scholars of the Great Library. Of course, the majority are naturally the souls of zombies.
The attack he had just accumulated power wiped the city of Lothric and everything around it off the map, and thus also brought him countless souls.
“Here it comes!”
Xia Yu, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and then took out a ball of golden and gray hot soul from his body.
These are the souls of the twin princes. The two princes who refused to become the King of Fire fled from everything and silently waited for the end of the fire in the royal city.
Because of the curse, the souls of the two princes merged into one and could not be separated.
Looking at the indistinguishable souls of the Fire King, Xia Yu sighed softly. If it wasn't for getting the Fire King's firewood, he actually didn't want to kill the twin princes.
Lothric is the gathering place of the territories of successive Lords of Fire, and is also the central support center for the transmission of the Fire.
The eldest prince Lorian was trained as a knight in the hope of becoming the next king, while the second prince Lothric was trained as the Lord of Fire, waiting to be thrown into the flames when the next First Flame was about to go out.
However, the second prince of Lothric, who is a candidate for the Lord of Fire, hates Chuanhuo from the bottom of his heart.
Because of the curse of the fire, Lothric has been extremely weak since birth, so he has to wear a prayer hood all the time.
In order to make his brother less painful, Lorian voluntarily shared the curse, which also caused Lorian's strength to drop significantly, and he lost his voice and legs.
Therefore, the two brothers were weak or disabled, and because of the curse, they could not choose to end their lives, and could only wait for the end of the First Fire.
This is the tragic life of the twin princes. As members of the royal family, they cannot even decide their own destiny.
Retracting his thoughts, Xia Yu looked at the souls of the twin princes in his hand, sighed softly, and then took them into his body.
"Forget it. I'll keep your souls. When we get to the new world, I'll give you a brand new life as compensation."
Xia Yu stayed there for a long time , until no more souls entered his body, then he took out a piece of returning bone.
As the bones shattered, sparks ignited on Xia Yu's body, and then he turned into a cloud of ashes and disappeared here.
Fire sacrifice site.
Next to the huge bonfire that seemed to have never changed, there was a sudden flicker, and then a figure slowly appeared.
Seeing this, the fire keeper who was sitting nearby hurriedly stood up, stepped forward, and then bowed.
"Welcome back, Master Xia Yu."
Xia Yu nodded silently without saying anything more. Seeing that Xia Yu seemed to be in a bad mood, the Fire Keeper pursed her lips, as if she had guessed something.
"Has the last Fire King been brought back? Lord Xia Yu."
Xia Yu didn't say anything, but gave the answer with his actions.
Above the Firelink Shrine there are five huge thrones carved out of red stone. This is the only place that Xia Yu did not modify, because it is the throne of the Lord of Fire and also his incinerator.
And on the throne, there were only two empty seats, and the remaining three thrones were occupied by heads with burning sparks.
Those heads are firewood.
They are the firewood of the Undead Corps, the firewood of the Deep Saint, and the firewood of the Giant King. Now, the waiting throne will receive the last batch of firewood.
Firewood for the twin princes!
Xia Yu walked silently to the throne at the top and glanced at the back of the throne, where a line of words was carved.
The End of Bloodline——The Holy King of Lothric.
This throne is the largest and highest of all the thrones. It represents the next Fire King who will pass on the fire. However, the twin princes are unwilling to pass on the fire, so the throne has never had its own owner.
After sighing for a moment, Xia Yu finally took out the last piece of firewood, the head of Prince Lothric.
This is his mission as an ash, so he will not be averse to refusal. He will inherit the flames of these fire kings and then swing his sword against the ancient gods who inherited the original fire.
He will not follow the path of passing on the fire, he will blaze a new trail on his own.
With Prince Lothric's firewood returned, only the last of the five thrones remains, and his journey is about to come to an end.
However, Xia Yu felt a little reluctant, as the King of Fire, the last throne, had never left from beginning to end.
"Ah, you did it. I knew you could do it. After all, you are the king hunter I favor."
An old voice suddenly sounded from the side. Rhodes, who was sitting in a wheelchair, came to Xia Yu. Looking at Chai Xin, the King of Fire, on the throne, he felt a little emotional.
"It seems that you have found all the kings. There are five Cinder Kings on five thrones... Does that mean I am the last one?"
"The title of 'the last king' is too much of an honor for a short guy like me."
Rudos said this very open-mindedly, without any reluctance to face impending death.
Seeing that Xia Yu was unmoved, Rhodes urged again: "Go, go to the fire keeper quickly, she is waiting for you, your mission is about to end, what are you hesitating about."
“…”
"What? Are you hesitating at this last moment?"
"Yes, after all, you are the salary king I am most familiar with." This time Xia Yu did not respond in silence. He nodded and sat down next to Rhodes with a sad tone.
"Although I know other Fire Kings and their stories, for me, it is you, the Fire King whose past I don't know, who are my real acquaintances."
He admires the Undead Corps of Farlan and despises the Deep Saint. He also pays respect to the Giant King Youm and feels sorry for the two princes.
Because he knew the stories of these Fire Kings, and he had learned about their pasts and choices from the game.
However, Rhodos is different. Rhodos the Exile, one of the five Cinder Lords, calls himself Rhodos of Courland, the only Cinder Lord who voluntarily passes on the fire.
Until the end, Rhodos remains the most mysterious character, and his true identity, origin and purpose are all a mystery.
Compared with those Cinder Kings who were ready to fight as soon as they met, Rhodos not only stayed here, but also taught him how to refine his soul.
Therefore, Xia Yu was naturally a little sad. People are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? Even though he didn't understand Rhodes at all, they had lived together for so long after all.
Looking at Xia Yu's sad expression, Rhodes shook his head and sighed: "Ah, kid, I became the King of Salary according to my own wishes, and I am deeply proud of it."
"Well, since you are still hesitant, why not let me, the humble Salary King, tell you a story in the end."
Rhodos sighed, looking somewhat nostalgic: "My hometown is Kurland. Before I became the Cinder King, I was a researcher of Alchemy. The so-called Alchemy is to refine the soul. This technology can solidify the characteristics of the soul and obtain the corresponding power."
"Hehe, you should have guessed it. Alchemy is actually the predecessor of soul smelting. But in Kurland, this technology is a taboo."
