episode_0089

People who don’t know might think so.

‘Why aren’t the demons being wiped out?’

It was a reasonable suspicion.

Humans, elves, water people, mermaids, and all other races with power are hostile to them.

If the other races were to unite and decide to wipe out all of the demons.

No matter how excellent the original physical abilities of the Demons are, they will never be able to stand up to the Alliance.

So why, hundreds of years after the end of the Great War, are the demons still alive and well?

The reason is none other than the demon world.

A demon who loves killing and war.

The Demon World was a place where his power directly reached.

And the demons who receive the grace of the god.

Only in the Demon Realm, they were a race that stood in the position of absolute beings.

And their ruler. The Demon King.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is an immortal being.

It was nearly impossible to kill her in the Demon World.

Even to her who is called the strongest human being.

* * *

– Choaak!

Bright red blood spread along the wall, leaving behind a bloodstain.

He looked down and saw a deep wound on his side, bleeding profusely.

“Hahahaha!! This is fun. This is so fun.”

“…..”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve met an opponent with such strength in the Demon World.”

The Demon King stretched his hands high into the sky.

From above, pitch-black swords poured down powerfully like rain.

I dodged by jumping backwards once. This time, a huge magic barrage appeared in front of my eyes in an instant.

But he had already expected it. He immediately split the barrage with his sword. He swung it again and shot his sword energy at her.

“It’s useless.”

The sword energy that had been moving forward with such strong momentum disappeared in an instant as soon as it touched the Demon King’s hand.

Well, I didn’t think it would work.

He kicked the ground, ran towards her, and swung his sword downwards as if striking her from above.

But this time again, his own attack was ineffective.

As she raised her arm and grabbed the sword, it was blocked so vainly.

Soon, the Demon King released mana along with a large sign. He was caught in a huge shock and was blown backwards, crashing into the wall.

“That’s too bad. If you had a holy sword, it would have been a good match.”

She made a gesture, and several black balls of mana rushed towards her and slammed her body into the ground.

As the shock hit me, warm blood flowed from my head and dripped onto the floor.

“If only you were a warrior.”

“What are you talking about as if it’s already over? It’s just starting.”

I spat out the blood that was in my mouth, shook my knees a few times, and stood up.

Then the Demon King spoke to himself with a slight frown on his face.

“I don’t understand.”

“What?”

“You, who had never been interested in the demons before. Now you are fighting with your life at stake.”

“Ah. That?”

He gave her a small smile and then called out to her inwardly.

Then, particles of light began to gather little by little in his hand, and soon took the shape of a sword.

“If I want to die, I want to help.”

“Huh? Help?”

The Demon King tilted his head as if he was puzzled by his own words.

okay.

You probably don’t understand.

Even I don’t know myself. How could a demon like you understand?

Put the sword on the floor.

I closed my eyes and calmed my mind in reverence.

“I wonder how much of my power will work against that great demon.”

“Haha! Are you still trying to fight? Maybe it’s better to give up?”

Looking at her, who was smiling brightly as if she was happy.

I started to quietly recite the spell in my mind.

Risk your life.

Burn your life.

Everything is burning beneath my feet.

“Ardiet”

Hwaruk-

A small spark appeared inside his heart.

Soon, it spread through my blood vessels like a fuse and began to set my body on fire.

Then, as if it were a sun, a fierce flame began to burn around me.

The corpses of the surrounding demons began to melt like snow.

Their blood evaporated in an instant, leaving only bones behind.

And yourself in the middle of that fire.

I felt the pain of my skin burning, but it wasn’t painful at all.

Rather, the pain of Hera blaming herself was much more painful.

When he picked up the sword that had been planted on the ground again, the hot heat spread and golden flames appeared on the sword’s body.

The Demon King must have sensed that my mood was off. He was looking at me with his hearty laugh gone.

“……That power is dangerous.”

Leaving her on guard, he immediately strengthened his hand.

“Sorry, I don’t have time.”

There was no time to waste.

Even at this very moment, his own life is burning away in flames.

He swung his sword in a big swing and blew the demon king away.

Then a huge sword flies towards her.

The Demon King tried to block it by raising his hand just like before.

– Crunch

Her arm was cut off with such ease.

“4 years…”

The Demon King glares at me with his eyes full of menace.

She looked at her severed arm for a moment. In an instant, flesh grew back and regenerated her arm.

It wasn’t unexpected though.

Seeing it play so easily made me feel a little weak.

But there’s no benefit to showing it.

He spoke to her with a calm smile, waving the knife at her.

“Awesome. Let’s see if you can regenerate your neck too?”

“…..Okay. Go ahead and make a fuss.”

Without hesitation, I took off my shoes and ran towards her.

There hasn’t been any conversation since then.

Only the sound of flesh and bones being torn was heard throughout the castle.

* * *

How much time has passed since then?

The Demon King’s Castle, which had once radiated a magnificent and overwhelming atmosphere, was destroyed beyond recognition, leaving only ruins behind.

And himself among those ruins.

I was looking at the Demon King, taking in my breath.

“……This is amazing. I can’t believe it.”

The Demon King speaks while regenerating severed arms and legs.

She too seemed exhausted. She had a tired face and was breathing heavily.

“Coolook..”

He gushed blood from his mouth onto the floor.

I no longer had the strength to hold the sword in my hand.

Finally, let go. The black powder turned into dust in an instant and flew away into the air.

I was unable to rely on anything for support.

He fell to the floor with a thud.

“..It doesn’t play completely. I won’t be able to do anything for a while.”

The Demon King looked at his arm, which was only half-regenerating, and clicked his tongue loudly as he continued speaking.

“…I’m upset, but you won. If it weren’t for the power of the demon, it would have been you lying here.”

“….”

“Even though we are enemies, I respect you. Do you have anything to say?”

“…I have…something to say…”

When she said she would listen to her will, I thought about it carefully.

But what comes to mind right now is.

There was only the sight of Hera smiling brightly at him.

Even in the midst of his life fading away, he let out a laugh that didn’t fit the situation, perhaps because he found it funny that all he thought about was her.

“Kill him.”

He spoke to the Demon King without any hesitation.

Then she nodded her head once seriously as if to show respect.

“Let’s do that.”

I let out a sigh.

I waited for death, looking up at the dark sky above the shattered ceiling.

“It’s like Hera’s hair color..”

When I looked at the pitch-black night sky, I naturally thought of her.

What is Hera doing now?

He must have arrived in the empire by now.

You should live happily there without getting sick.

“Coolook..”

I coughed because of the nausea rising from my throat.

Blood poured out of his mouth once again.

I felt my life force fading away, one by one.

My body was getting colder and colder.

My eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.

‘…Is this death?’

It’s okay.

I’m already prepared to die. I’ve been prepared for it for a long time.

That’s why I wasn’t scared at all.

No. Rather, I felt at ease.

I felt like I could rest now.

I felt rest coming.

I heard her voice calling me from the other side.

When I heard her beautiful voice, a smile naturally appeared on my face.

Hera.

love you.

And I’m sorry.

Because you are a beautiful and lovable person, you will be loved wherever you go.

Forget about people like me right away. I want you to be happy.

I said my final goodbyes to her and quietly closed my eyes.

‘Athena.’

From the other side, Hera called me once more.

She kept calling my name as if telling me to hurry over.

Her voice is like that.

It was a beautiful melody no matter how many times I listened to it.

– I love you, Hera.

With her voice deep in my heart.

The hero slowly fell into sleep.

Athena.

Athena.

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“Athena!!!!!!”

Crack-

Suddenly, a huge shock hit my cheek and my head was turned sharply to the side.

The mind that had sunk deep into the swamp of death suddenly rose to the surface, causing me to open my eyes.

“What…what..”

At the same time that I felt embarrassed, I saw her right before my eyes.

With both eyes reddened, she called out her own name while shedding tears.

What I had been longing for and wanting to see so much.

The most lovable in the world.

“…Huh?”