Chapter 150
What happened? They actually saw——the great hero of their country, Hagen, attacking the dragon-slaying hero Siegfried! ?
Such an unbelievable and horrifying thing.
Aren’t Hagen and Siegfried close friends? Why did he suddenly do such a cruel thing?
——Killing his own brother and friend!
Hagen, who once personally introduced Gunther to his friend Siegfried so that he could marry the princess, why did he commit such a cruel and inhumane crime now?
And Siegfried, who was invulnerable to swords and guns, frightened the enemy on the battlefield, and saved their country, actually fell down so easily and was pierced through the back.
Such a scene made people feel like they were living in a dream.
‘It’s too unreal! ’
Even if someone wanted to save Siegfried at this time, it would be useless.
The spear was aimed at the pattern of the cross, which was the only weakness behind Siegfried and the fatal weakness connected to his heart.
When Siegfried's wife, Clint, found out about this, it's easy to imagine how much she regretted, blamed herself, and cried bitterly when she recalled the scene where she and Hagen talked about her husband's weaknesses.
With a pierced heart, even a hero who claims to have an immortal body can no longer survive.
When Claire and others saw this, they couldn't help but clench their fists and subconsciously showed anger.
For this irreversible tragedy.
Those who had noticed that Hagen was wrong before were shouting for Siegfried in their hearts, hoping that he would be alert.
But everyone still had a little doubt about whether Hagen really intended to harm Siegfried.
In the book, it was not until Hagen took action that all the conspiracies with Hagen were revealed.
They didn't expect that Hagen's anger would reach the point where he would have to kill Siegfried to calm down.
What is even more difficult for people to accept is that the invincible dragon slayer, who was as immortal as King Arthur when he still held the scabbard of Avalon, was so easily attacked and fell.
However——
Is it really so?
Would the dragon slayer who had made great achievements and successfully defeated the evil dragon Fafnir really neglect his defense because of a sneak attack from his brother?
Is his vigilance really so weak? On the battlefield, facing an enemy with a hundred times more power than himself, he had never been attacked by others, but he was careless just because the person attacking him was Hagen? He was attacked by sneak attack...?
It is really hard to believe.
As an answer emerged, the truth gradually emerged from the confused and angry hearts of everyone (readers).
Time goes back to the day before.
Unknowingly, the conflict between his wife Krinhild and the Queen of Iceland became more and more intensified.
Both of them are beautiful and rare good women, the kind Krinhild and the heroic Brunhild.
If they met under different circumstances, they might have become good friends.
But now, because of what happened that night, they hated each other.
This was a scene Siegfried absolutely did not want to see.
With the noble blood of the king, various adventures and heroic legends, and a tragic ending, there were very few heroes like Siegfried who lived up to the name of a hero.
But it was precisely because he was a hero that he fell into bondage unknowingly.
A hero is someone who can only exist when someone asks him to, and will never act if he is not asked.
If you ask why, heroes are like that.
Because the power they possess is too overwhelming and too huge, they cannot act according to their own will and cannot fulfill their wishes.
A hero is someone who helps others fulfill their wishes, and they must never go beyond that.
After learning about what happened that night, Hagen once looked for Siegfried.
He learned the truth from Siegfried and hoped that Siegfried could resolve the dispute between the two queens.
As a hero, Siegfried had no reason to refuse.
Especially since the incident was caused by himself.
When his wife and his brother-in-law's wife slandered each other and a fierce conflict was about to break out, he still hoped to fulfill everyone's wishes.
Bound by the wish-making machine-like way of life, the only way he could think of in the end was to kill himself, the instigator.
So he asked Hagen to find an opportunity to kill himself.
Unexpectedly, this led to a greater tragedy.
... The curse on the ring forged by the Rhine gold still exists.
Even the powerful and immortal Siegfried could not resist this powerful magic from the beginning of creation.
It was not the dwarf Alberich who cast the curse that was so powerful, but the "medium" that added the blockage!
In fact, the hero was not obsessed with this kind of gold.
But he could not give it up.
Because at the moment of abandonment, gold will increase its brilliance in pursuit of the host. The truth is obvious.
Then this day, the curse, came true.
Perhaps Siegfried had already expected this day to come, and death was another kind of relief for him.
It was also before death that Siegfried finally understood that he had no idea of his hopes and dreams, and even the gods could not describe his future.
And he had been deceiving himself. Although he loved the world, he could not fill this emptiness.
[It doesn’t matter if no one recognizes or appreciates it, I just want to protect what I believe in. Many fight for other people, not for themselves, but for what they believe in. 】——Yes, his true wish is to become a [partner of justice]!
This feeling was not discovered until death. Although it was not fully understood, it was the true wish of the hero Siegfried. Unfortunately, it was too late!
Boom! !
It's like a muffled thunder in the plains, or a fishy wind blowing from the grassland.
The hero's brilliance shone in the dark night, making everyone's eyes dazzled by it.
Looking at himself in such a humble and insignificant manner, looking at the life of the dragon-slaying hero, everyone who read his story opened their eyes in shock.
Who would have thought that this powerful dragon slayer would feel so empty inside.
Chapter 227: Hagen can’t let go, and Clinehid has turned black!
It turned out that the glorious and longed-for life was just a heavy burden for him.
But it wasn't until the last wish to become a "partner of justice" that everyone suddenly realized it.
It's not that he hates saving, but he desires to save others from the bottom of his heart and use his own will!
What exactly is a hero?
The story of the dragon slayer was so heavy that it cast a shadow on everyone's hearts, and for a while they were so depressed that they couldn't breathe.
"Siegfried..." Rhine murmured the name complicatedly.
Rhine no longer had the sense of anticipation and curiosity about the story of the dragon-slaying hero that he had when he first opened the book.
Not every heroic story is desirable.
At least in Siegfried's life, no one would want to try it.
The most shocking thing about this book is not the tragic scenes of fratricide one after another.
She felt that what really shocked her was Siegfried's last spiritual confession before his death.
Just being named a hero doesn't mean you can be regarded as a hero.
After understanding Siegfried's simple wish and looking back on his life, Rhine felt only sadness in his heart.
At this moment, how much she hoped that Siegfried could realize her wish.
Become a true [just partner].
They are the friends who accompany Siegfried throughout his life from a God's perspective.
Therefore, they also hope that this hero in their eyes can have a truly perfect ending.
Do heroes have to be lonely? Do we have to live according to other people’s wishes?
No, that's not right.
A strong emotion surged in the girl's heart.
She doesn't admit it! She will never admit that such a life is a heroic life, that kind of road is a heroic road!
If their peace is obtained at the expense of the happiness of the hero (tool man).
Achieving one's own happiness by enslaving other people's wishes is a selfish act that is not worth saving in the end!
The feeling of being in a trance, lost in concentration, and the inner depression was replaced by the surge of excitement after being unable to accept it.
And in the book on the other side.
"You coward... you are the one who left everything to us who will come after you, and you are escaping to death alone." Hagen muttered with a complex expression.
He killed his best brother, and he would be infamous for it, and he knew it...
He doesn't care.
But what he couldn't accept was the close friend who left all the tragedies behind and had a good time with him over wine.
The man who was supposed to be so powerful actually didn't care about his own life and hopes, and just asked him to kill him.
Siegfried did not fight back until the end.
He is too wishy-washy and doesn't know how to think about the people who care about him. That's the kind of person you are! Siegfried!
How hopeful Hagen was at this moment. At the last moment, Siegfried broke his own spear with his backhand.
But that guy chose to die calmly.
Hagen: I really failed as a friend.
It was only at the end that I discovered that this man was so childish and fragile inside.
It would have been better if his death wish had been discovered earlier.
Although he succeeded in killing the famous dragon-slaying hero.
But his heart was heavier than anyone else, and he couldn't feel the slightest happiness.
There is no sense of glory, no joy of defeating a powerful enemy.
Although Siegfried died, he was still free.
… Hagen gained notoriety as the hero’s executioner.
After Siegfried's death, Hagen inherited the remaining Rhine gold.
As for that ring.
Queen Brünnhilde of Iceland learned about Hagen's "conspiracy" and the truth of everything from the fairies on the Rhine. Only then did she realize that Siegfried was just a victim like herself.
When she saw Siegfried's lifeless body, she pointed her finger towards the sky.
The Queen of Iceland was keenly aware that this was the ring of the Nibelungen, the greedy god-king of the sky, Odin. After seeing Siegfried who was holding it die, he wanted to seize the ring, so the ring faced the sky and wanted to fall off. .
So the Queen of Iceland took Siegfried's body and the ring and threw them into the fire on a horse. She could no longer let that harmful thing remain in the world.
The good feelings towards Siegfried in the past emerged one by one. Destiny had arranged that they could not be together, so they should be buried together after death.
The ring and the figure of the Queen of Iceland disappeared with the flames.
Later, Günther and Hagen had a dispute over the distribution of the Nibelungen treasure after Siegfried's death.
Knowing how ominous the treasure was and how heavy the remaining Rhine gold was to the world, Hagen had no intention of handing over the treasure.
This made Gunther misunderstand that Hagen wanted to take the treasure for himself.
Even if Hagen denied it, who would believe the words of an executioner who killed his brother!
Gunther wanted the Ring of the Nibelung, and Hagen was even less likely to agree.
The two finally fought. In the fight, Hagen killed Gunther.
When he was about to take the ring from Siegfried's body, he happened to see Brunhilde riding a horse with Siegfried's body and rushing into the sea of fire.
