He could feel it.
He could feel his life slipping away.
The pain had started to fade away.
His senses were getting longer and longer.
However, only his brain was working clearly.
"Ugh … Ah …"
White Knight, who was lying in a pool of blood, made a sound as if he was going to die. He raised his hand with difficulty.
He wanted to grab the holy sword, but he remembered that the holy sword had been swallowed by the real sun.
In the end, White Knight used up all his strength to raise his hand, but he could only grab at the void.
He looked like he was trying to hold on to something he had lost, full of sorrow.
Gawain continued to struggle in such a state.
Suddenly, he saw it.
He saw that the King of Darkness, who was holding the black holy sword, had stopped fighting and was looking at him from afar.
That figure might be evil and ominous, but Gawain knew that it was the figure he had been pursuing.
"King …"
Gawain let out a cry filled with nostalgia.
Between life and death, Gawain remembered his life.
It was a life filled with regret, just like the other Knights of the Round Table.
Among the Knights of the Round Table, Gawain was on par with Lancelot, who was known as King Arthur's right-hand man. Lancelot was not only the strongest knight of the Round Table during the day, but also King Arthur's shadow dancer.
Holding another holy sword and possessing the noble character of an ideal knight, Gawain was considered a candidate after King Arthur fell. He was seen as the successor of the king who could ascend the throne at any time. However, Gawain never took such comments to heart.
From Gawain's point of view, King Arthur would never fall.
Although the king wasn't as powerful as him, he was fair and impartial.
Although the king wasn't as bright as him, he never fell into darkness.
In the darkest period of Great Britain, the King stood up and led everyone to victory, turning Great Britain into a powerful country at the pinnacle of the world.
Gawain was content to continue being King Arthur's right-hand man. He never thought of replacing her. He even worshipped and respected her.
Unfortunately, his blind worship didn't let Gawain notice the king's troubles.
Because he couldn't forget the fact that his brothers and sisters were killed by Lancelot, the ideal knight fell into a whirlpool of hatred, causing his character as a knight to deteriorate. In the end, it even led to the decline of the country.
Mordred was able to take advantage of the situation and occupy Britain because Gawain kept suggesting King Arthur to go on an expedition against Lancelot, which led to King Arthur leaving the kingdom and being betrayed by Mordred.
Furthermore, when King Arthur was betrayed by Mordred and started a war with Mordred, Gawain was unwilling to ask for Lancelot's help. He even rejected Lancelot's requests several times. In the end, Lancelot's help was too late, and King Arthur died in battle.
When Gawain was killed by Mordred's attack on Lancelot's old wound, he saw the fate of the kingdom and King Arthur, and he was filled with regret. He was heartbroken that his hatred had led to the death of his king.
Therefore, Gawain always felt that it was his disloyalty and immorality that led to King Arthur's death and the downfall of the kingdom.
As King Arthur's right-hand man and Shadow Warrior, Gawain didn't even get to see the king before she died. He couldn't be with her until the end, and that was what he regretted the most.
Because of that, after being summoned by the Lion King, even though he knew that what he did was unforgivable, and as an ideal knight and a noble knight, he shouldn't have done it, Gawain still accepted the Lion King's blessing and became a sinner.
He did it to make up for his regret in life. No matter what, even if he fell into the abyss, he would stay by the king's side until the end.
However, Altoria's appearance didn't change Gawain's mind. Instead, it made him even more determined to do it.
This was because when he saw Altoria's figure falling into the darkness, Gawain believed that everything was caused by the Round Table.
The king was supposed to be perfect, but because of their stupidity, everything came to an end.
He should have noticed the king's troubles and helped him solve them, but instead, he ignored the king's pressure and single-handedly waited for the king.
If Altoria's appearance was because of King Arthur's confusion, hesitation, and blankness, didn't all of this happen because of them?
So …
"Since the king has fallen into the darkness, we don't have to maintain our nobility anymore."
That was Gawain's thought.
It was wrong without a doubt.
However, Gawain wanted to maintain his mistake and bear the sin just to be with King Arthur.
Now, Gawain realized that he was wrong again.
Moreover, it was ridiculously wrong.
"Watch.
"Look."
"This is our king. Even though he has fallen into darkness, he is still fighting for order and justice."
A voice kept criticizing Gawain in his mind like that.
Gawain laughed bitterly.
"What kind of ideal knight am I?
What kind of Sun Knight am I?
What was a knight?
The figure who was still fighting for Order even after falling into darkness was a true knight.
Sticking to the surface and not seeing the true nature of the king, because the king was evil when he fell into the darkness. That was a foolish perception.
Being untainted by the mud was the true purity, wasn't it?
"I … once again …"
Gawain was just like when he was alive. At the moment before his death, all that was left in his heart was regret.
Gawain kept reaching his hand towards Altoria's direction.
"My king …"
"Please, you must …"
"You must …"
"Hate us …"
Gawain begged.
Only by being hated would they naturally have to bear the consequences.
"Our most beloved … King Arthur …"
Gawain's hand finally dropped after leaving that sentence.
Clang …
The White Knight, who fell into a pool of blood, finally turned into light particles and dissipated into the air.
Sun Knight Gawain was dead.
The fourth Knight of the Round Table of St. Capital fell just like that.
The scene inspired the people of the mountain and boosted their morale.
"The Sun Knight is dead!"
"Gao Wenqing has been killed!"
"There's no one guarding the main gate!"
"Charge!"
"Take back the St. Capital!"
The people of the mountain shouted and charged at the solemn knight without hesitation.
Only the two of them stopped.
"Gao Wenqing …"
Bedivere's expression was complicated.
“.....”
Altoria watched the scene of Gawain's departure and didn't speak for a long time.
After a while …
"I wanted to personally judge all the Knights of the Round Table and send you to the last level to redeem your honor and stop you from making more mistakes."
Altoria murmured.
"What a pity, Gao Wenqing."
Altoria said goodbye to one of her most capable knights.
Then, she raised her holy sword and charged forward.
The war continued.
Rozen and the others were close to the main gate of St. Capital.
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