Chapter 2 The Meaning of That Name Part 3

I was taken to the middle of the village, the elder and the children all watched as i was being taken, i can't lie and say I wasn't scared, i knew exactly what they were about to do, but still, i had to keep it cool, so i just smiled at them with a apologetic expression.

"Stand against the pike"

I did as commanded and was tied to the pike, many pieces of firewood were put near my feet one after another, knowing what would happen I released a excited wow

"Are you guys going to burn me alive?! That's amazing! I always wondered how those innocent girls felt when burned alive in Salem by those idiot braindead bastards who think that medicine and herbology are things of the devil, it's good to know that you idiots have the same sadistic line of thought!"

"Silence heretic! By the crimes against the rightful god of justice, Lord Order"

"HEY IDIOT! Order is the god of peace, not justice! Did you even study theology?"

The villagers stared at the scene awkwardly, the kids started to laugh at that idiot's blunder what made the soldier blush with shame and anger

"By the crimes against the rightful god of peace, lord order!..."

"Did you see this kids?! He actually managed to remember it after I corrected him! Now this mister looks more dignified don't you think?!"

The kids continued to laugh as I kept mocking the soldier, now enraged, he turned his sword to me in a swift movement, making all sound stop at once, the sword pointed at my neck made me start to cold sweat.

"What? You can't take a joke? You should laugh some more mister soldier, or else you will stop looking 60 and will look 100 years old."

"I am 28!"

"Too late then, sorry about it"

I gave a wink to him and the kids who bursted out on laughter, even the elders couldn't keep it in any more, everyone were laughing no stop to the soldier's angered and ashamed face, the soldier dropped his sword and grabbed his own hair in frustration before taking a piece of firewood and shoved it on my mouth, putting fire in it before putting fire on the ones under my feet

"Burn already sinner"

I spit the firewood and kept on spitting to take the wood taste off my mouth, the figure of the soldier smirking had some satisfaction in it, the flames slowly spread, the smoke started to cover my vision

"Oh well, it was good as it lasted... Have been a while since I had the chance to make a show to such a huge audience! Thank you all for this entrance show everyone! Please I want to see you all clapping!"

Yet no one clapped, the children who was having fun averted they're eyes, the elder looked down at they're own feet and sakura who was fairway watching, had a sad expression with her bow hesitantly on her hands.

"... This is what you lived for, those people who just wanted to be happy, who lived for the sake of happiness, can you tell me again? What you wanted to tell me?"

-- I hate you... Why didn't you save them? --

The hero crystal, inside the internal pocket of my jacket spoke to my head, the same voice as mine, but sounded far younger than mine, it questioned me about the past 12 thousand years ago.

"... If I said I didn't know what was going on... Would you believe me?"

The flames starts to get near me, the heat was absurd, my skin could already feel the bubbles forming.

"... Of course, it's a excuse, in the end, i wanted you to be a hero, "a hero must save everyone" was what I said, but that is wrong, there is no super hero in this world, no matter how many times we tried"

My shoes finally are caught on fire as I look up to the sky.

"At that time I already forgot, what that name means, that it's not about saving every last life in the world, it's not about killing every enemy as well"

I closed my eyes, thinking about home, the place I abandoned saying that I already had some closure there, lying to myself.

"As that person once said, "ore ga Mamoru" (I will protect them)"

With those words said, i disappeared from the pike, being teleported to behind the soldier who put it on fire, it was so sudden that no one could react, i stood there and calmly took the hero crystal from my pocket with my right hand, showing it to everyone.

"For 12 thousand years i have been fighting, over and over, i died over and over..."

The soldiers were immobile, paralyzed by the sudden event, mostly by the fact that I was holding something no living being should be able to, a item of legends that would kill anyone who touches it, the words i said echoed all over the place, having only the sound of the fire to accompany it, i didn't scream or say those words loud, but every single one of them heard me.

"My name is John Mamoru, The 13th and final hero"

With that declaration, the soldier tried to take his sword again, but his head was cut off cleanly, making him drop his sword that disappeared, daydreamer appearing in my hand released it's resolve together with my quick slash, making a silver aura mixed with the red of the fire, turning into a godly aura around me, all soldiers took they're weapons and prepared to fight.

"And I'm back to this world, to end this shit once and for all!"

Is stab my loyal sword on the soldier corpse before me and put my left hand over it's fist while I lifted my right one holding the crystal.

"Order, god of peace, caos, god of karma, I WILL KILL THEM ALL AND PROTECT THIS WORLD!!!"

With those last words, i crushed the hero crystal, known for being untouchable and unbreakable with my bare hand.