Marakyum is the Great Guardian of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult and Protector of the Heavenly Demon Order[1]. He is famous across the Murim for his unparalleled speed and swift sword techniques that hundreds of masters have died to[2] which earned him the title, the Dark King.
Appearance[]
Marakyum looks like a middle-aged man in his 30's and had foreign features. His right eye was blue and the other black but is covered by the mask he wears at all times with long white hair[3].
Background[]
It was presumed that he is the third strongest in the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult after the Lord and the 1st Elder from Dark Clan, Mu Jinwon, but his actual level is comparable to that of the Five Strongest Warriors in Murim due to being an Enlightened Grandmaster. It is implied that he beat Mu Jinwon, as Anonymous, just like he did with Yeon Mu Hwa and Kyung Bon Gi to get them to come to Five Wise Peak. In addition, Mu Jinwon's ultimate technique proved no match for the 6th formation of the Extreme Art of the Blade God that Cheon Yeo Woon unleashed, a technique inferior to the 4th formation of the Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon which Marakyum use. He could even be more powerful than the Lord Cheon Yu-Jong due to his mastery of the Twenty Four Demon Sword Art and the incomplete (but still powerful) Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon. Cheon Yeo Woon, even with nano healing him multiple times during their fight, had to use both legendary sword/blade skills (Extreme Art of the Blade God and Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon) and most of his internal energy to defeat Marakyum.
Marakyum was the great guardian and very close to the 22nd Lord, Cheon Inji. He was known to be a guardian for 3 generations, from the 22nd Lord to the 24th Lord Cheon Yeo Woon.
Plot[]
Marakyum is at the back of the Lord during the opening of the Demonic Academy and serve as a spokesperson to silence the crowd for the Lord's speech. After that, he guides the Lord walked off the stage.
On the morning of the third test, he was at the office of Director at the Demonic Academy to inform the latter about the sudden change of the test's mechanics. He then sent another letter that supposedly come from the lord where Lee Hwamyung immediately burned and followed.
Before Lord Cheon Inji's disappearance, Marakyum met the Great High Lord and was tasked to find the true successor of the Sword Family. After waiting for years, he started the task by appearing to the 1st Elder, 2nd Elder and 10th Elder, who are descendants of Sword Demon's apprentices, defeating each with ease and offered them the chance to succeed Sword Demon's will. They meet at the mountain where he offered to teach them the True Demon Sword.
Since Yin Moha refused, he aimed at that bitterness and unleashed the first formation of Twenty Four Demon Sword Art, offering it as the prize for the winner. Due to the powerful sword skill and it being the last sword skill left by the Sword Demon, meaning the person who learn it is the true successor of the Sword Demon, they had no choice but to agree. He then tasked them to perfect the True Demon Sword where the 3 elders managed to do after 3 years of training.
After there was no clear winner, Marakyum gave them another task which is to fix its weakness since the sword skill is already 500 years old, all in order for them to learn the last skill of Sword Demon, which is the Twenty Four Demon Sword Art. But all managed to succeed in removing the weakness.
This tie breaker led Marakyum to change his methods by giving the three elders 3 years to replicate the first formation of Twenty Four Demon Sword Art, since it does not require a special energy flow. He then unleashed the first formation of Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon, then said that he will teach Sword Demon's final sword skill if they are able to counter the formation he just unleashed.
After the discovery of the secret floor of the academy, the Lord became wary of Marakyum, forcing him to move the gathering date earlier. Despite Yin Moha gaining enlightenment and reaching True Grandmaster, she still could not grasp his martial art proficiency. Even though Cheon Yeo Woon hid his presence, Marakyum still detected his presence and left. Yeon Woon caught up with him by recklessly jumping down the cliff with nano's night vision and sustaining bone and muscle injury that was immediately healed by nano. They began to fight. Marakyum started the fight with the 4th formation Twenty Four Demon Sword Art which Cheon Yeon Woon, recognizing it as superior to his own Twenty Four Demon Sword Art, countered with the 2nd formation of Extreme Art of the Blade God(learning from his fight with Sahin). Despite Cheon Yeo Woon's superior formation, he suffered internal damage which had to be healed by nano whereas Marakyum was complete fine. Cheon Yeo Woon then followed up with the 3rd formation of the Extreme Art of the Blade God. Marakyum recognizing it, used the Air Sword technique and unleashed the 2nd formation of the Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon. Even without the right energy flow - meaning it was only at half strength, it was strong enough to knock the White Dragon Blade out of Cheon Yeo Woon's hand, Marakyum then injured Cheon Yeo Woon's shoulder and pushed him back 8 steps, which nano healed him again. Since Cheon Yeo Woon showed no sign in giving up, Marakyum then used the best sword formation he knows, the imperfect 4th formation of the Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon with the air sword technique. Recognizing how powerful his opponent and his technique is, Cheon Yeo Woon unleashed the combination sword skill Right Sword, Left Blade, using both the formation of the Extreme Art of the Blade God and the true 4th formation of the Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon with both the White Dragon Sword and the Heavenly Demonic Sword, beating Marakyum. Recognizing the legendary sword, Marakyum revealed himself.
They then head back up to the top of the mountain to save Elder Yeon from getting killed by a Divine Blood Reversal Substitution Art Kyung Bon Gi. Due to the fight earlier draining most of his internal energy, Cheon Yeon Woon could not land a meaningful blow on Kyung Bon Gi even when using the Extreme Art of the Blade God and had to resort to his most powerful skill, 5th formation of Sword Force of the Heavenly Demon, killing Kyung Bon Gi. Marakyum then recognize Cheon Yeon Woon as the second Chun Ma, the successor of the title Heavenly Demon, was bestowed the Heavenly Demon qi, and pledge his allegiance to serve Cheon Yeon Woon. He then explains everything, including High Lord Chun Inji's order, Chun Yu-Jong's deteriorating condition, the Blade God Six Martial Clan, etc.
References:[]
- ↑ https://www.webnovel.com/book/nano-machine-(retranslated-version)_11660247905469805/anonymous-(7)_39489174407019958
- ↑ https://www.nanomashin.online/nano-machine/355-the-hidden-power-within-the-imperial-palace-4
- ↑ https://www.webnovel.com/book/nano-machine-(retranslated-version)_11660247905469805/anonymous-(5)_39489151858441553