Chapter 44: Truth a hundred years ago (1)

Although it was called kicking the door, the flow of magic as well as the light emitted from his hand showed that he used magic to open the door open.

The messy gray hair, the beard was shaved awkwardly, if you just glimpse those details, everyone would think this was a messy lifestyle. He wore a strange dark brown outfit, although the design was quite similar to a Yukata, but the sleeves were way too wide. And thanks to that "tube" I was able to clearly see the thin forearm hidden inside.

Miyuki!?

Behind him is a female demon hunter, who "helped" us a lot during our rescue journey a few days ago.

Both stopped in front of us, a quiet, heavy atmosphere filled the place. Until the soldiers ran in, this place was noisy.

-Sorry, sir! He just walked in and we couldn't help it! We are really sorry!

-Haizz ... you back off.

-Yes?

Mr. Shu only sighed and waved his hand, gesturing them to retreat. After the soldiers left the hall and closed the door, Mr. Shu stepped down from his throne and slowly approached the old man with a worried expression.

-Father ... why didn't father and Miyuki return to tell me?

-Dad!?

I exclaimed in surprise, looking back at the old man and looking at Mr. Shu. A series of silly questions kept pouring through my head. And it was "crazier" when I kept squinting my eyes to find similarities between the two, but the result was still a plentiful zero.

-Huh! You dare to call this "home"?

-No ... baby ...

Mr. Shu's face is gradually drenched in sweat, it seems that he's very nervous and doesn't know how to respond.

-Well! It is still as useless as ever. Tell us what's going on.

-Yes! This is ... Tori said that the holy sword Excalibur is in Motadus ... is that true?

The old man just nodded and approached Tori.

-So the thief took the map at our mansion from before, is that a kid?

-Yes.

Despite his frighteningly serious eyes, he still smiled as if this was a trivial matter.

-If it weren't for Daizo's love, I'd have let you die right here.

-Haha ... thank you for your life, Uncle Karui.

Ignoring the ironic tone, the old man reached into his left sleeve and took out a scroll and threw it to Mr. Shu.

-Father ... this is ...

-Still still, huh, don't open it quickly and read it aloud for everyone.

-V ... Yes!

While Mr. Shu was still confused, trying to open the scroll, a goose bumps ran all over my body. The two eyes met, as if he knew who I was, but fear suppressed the curiosity of the brain so I turned away and went silent.

-A whole ear, listen carefully, what happened a hundred years ago.

Buildings built dozens, hundreds of years, quickly collapsed. The body also gradually piled up in a heap, the crimson liquid, or "blood," dyed the land, rivers and streams here.

The remaining survivors are panicking and running away from the monsters. The Wooberbat mutants hovered close to the ground and put their "ill-fated victims" in the air and ripped them apart like a piece of paper. Kazik, the small humanoid demons, they laughed happily at the screams of those who writhed in pain because they drained their vitality with their magic.

A chaotic sight.

She wanted to run to help them, but her whole body froze.

Move on! Why don't my legs move like this? Why?

She screamed in silence. She hated her uselessness for not being able to do anything. Tears stained with blood, just like that, rolled on her cheek.

-Clush!

Just in the blink of an eye, in front of her is him, the self-proclaimed king, the source of everything. He raised his right hand and showed her his "spoils". It was his head.

Fear, anger, running away or revenge. Numerous emotions constantly piled up, making her feel uncomfortable in her chest.

Showing a savage smile, he gradually brought close to her ear.

-The end is coming.

-Maya ... Maya, wake up, Maya.

A familiar voice rang out, startling her awake. Slowly opening her eyes, she realized all this was just a dream. The horrific scene from just now had become a familiar metal desk. The stench of blood and the stench of flesh was replaced by the smell of oil emanating from the pile of tools on her desk, mixed with the scent of faint tea. Not the smell of regular teas, but the typical aroma of the "rare" tea of ​​the time, Lowez tea.

-Indeed, do you really have to take the risk to go to the mountains to pick Lowez grass?

-Yes! This is all for your wife.

-This man.

She "punched" him, then picked up the cup of tea and slowly enjoyed it. The sweetness, which is also unique and unique to this tea, is why she likes it so much, it helps her feel light and forget all worries.

-You see I'm panting during sleep, is it still a nightmare?

-Yes.

Though she didn't show a facial expression, she knew he was feeling sad.

He gently stroked her head and slowly walked toward the "it" stand. The longsword that she had been crafting throughout the past month, the holy sword Excalibur was the name she gave it.

The raw material that makes it one that everyone listens to has to admire, which is the hardest anti-magic stone with an oddly long name, Unbekrabel. The hilt is completely gilded with the intricate lines she created to make it stand out from any other weapon in the world. The blade, which was polished by her, made it look like a mirror with a strange shape.

But more than anything else, it was the jewel embedded in the middle of the hilt and the net, the jewel that made it a sword that could defeat the demon king. She found it on one occasion when she discovered an ancient temple at the top of a mountain near the southern coast. The optical system magic that emitted was so powerful that it could kill a devil with a simple touch. Said to kill is still not true, because it completely obliterates the physical body and consciousness in the "nothingness" of the devil.

It could be said that she was both happy and scared to find it.

-You will end this painful chain and rescue everyone from that bastard.

He clenched his fist, his determined face reminded her of the horrific scene of the nightmare just now. She slowly stepped forward and hugged him from behind, his warmth making her feel somewhat relieved, but she still could not shake the haunting scene out of her head.

-Or let us leave everything behind and together hide away from here, from this war away.

Although she knew that it should not be done, even though she knew it was selfish, she was afraid that the most scary thing would happen when he went out there and faced him. She did not want to lose him.

-If you don't do it, who else can it?

-But...

The choking sensation in her neck made it impossible for her to speak, though she did not want to, even though she tried to shorten it, but tears were still like that, rolling down her cheeks.

-Don't worry, everything will be fine.

He turned, gently rubbed his head and kissed her forehead.

-Papa! mama! I have a big apple.

Cheerful in that simple white dress was their little daughter, Heiwana was the name she was given, and it was their dream too.

-Rub! Your mother's cotton candy has just returned from shopping.

-Yes! Milim and I just went to buy some fruits, Odag's items are all big apples today.

-Haha. Is that so, that sounds amazing.

-He ... why are your eyes so red?

She was startled by Heiwana's innocent question and then quickly wiped away all the tears still on her cheeks.

- Because I slept too much.

-That's two people here, hurry up, they're waiting for those two.

The woman standing against the door of the room was the servant of her family, Milim. Originally, she volunteered to do this job because he saved her from the clutches of the DemonWolf two years ago. But Milim is not merely a servant of the family, but she is also her best friend and brother.

-I die I forget! Come on, Maya.

-I'm coming ...

She leaned down and kissed the chubby cheeks of the little girl and followed him in panic.

Once again, she stood on this platform with him. Once again, he was the one who started the fire in everyone's heart. Once again, the feeling of tightness in his chest knowing that he was about to go to battle reappeared.

-Dear everyone, I have an important important announcement.

The flow of people back and forth now became silent and nervous, wanting to hear his every word.

-As everyone knows, my wife, the best blacksmith in the world ...

Again, she chuckled, because every time in front of the crowd he flattered her to become "the best blacksmith in the world" and so on, everyone believed in it.

-... has created a weapon that can kill the Maou, the holy-sword Excalibur. With it we can end this war, once and for all.

-YEAH !!

-For those who have sacrificed, so they can live forever in our hearts and wills. For our children's future, so they can live in peace. Dear everyone, we will bring the light back to humanity.

-YEAHH !!!

-So, will everyone stand with me and fight !?

-COOOOOOO !!!

Although it was just a short speech, it touched everyone around her, including her. Perhaps the will to win of everyone now was eagerly waiting for the military battle in the morning.

Is this really a dream? She constantly rolled her eyes around this endless white space and pinched her cheeks to verify this was a dream.

Pain!

-This is both a dream and a dream.

-You ... it can't be ...

He suddenly appeared from nowhere and approached in front of her. The whole body is covered with black armor with dozens of sharp spikes around, in the center of the chest armor is attached a large red gem, just looking is enough to feel the "weight" from it. . His face and silver hair were probably the only "human" part of him and if it weren't for the horns, he might have become a handsome guy, attracting girls around the world.

Although she wanted to run, but because he did not give off any killing intent, she decided to stop to hear what she said.

-I don't want to waste time, I'll give you half an hour to bring your sword to the foot of Mount Vermid alone 2km west of you.

-How about not?

-So the whole village, no, the place where the mice you live in will turn to ashes.

A chill ran through her body. Every second that passed now was valuable to her, but it was still not enough for her to decide what to do.

-Well ... choose, their lives depend on you.

He snapped his fingers and here gradually "crumbled" and he followed that and disappeared.

-Wait!!

She wanted to stop him, but it was too late, the right place now also vanished and let her fall into nothingness.

-Maya! Maya! Wake up!

She opened her eyes startled, it took a while to regain consciousness and realized that she was lying in bed. In front of her now he and Heiwana, both holding her hand and worried, not knowing what horrible thing she had met in their dreams and unconsciously uttering strange words.

-Maya, are you okay?

-I ... I ...

-What's up?

-I think I just met Maou.

He froze at her sentence and then blinked repeatedly like a child who didn't understand the story.

-What!?