Otherwordly Arrow

"Your tyranny shall end now demon lord Eldritch!" Hero Yvan exclaimed.

He raised his Holy Sword to ask for the blessings of the gods but there is no response from the above, the demon lord took the arrow that killed his right henchman, Proce, and whispered,

"Arrow tear the dimensions and find a successor, I bestow you the gifts of unholiness, I grant you dark omnipotence. Take flight with Geld and guide the chosen into this world."

He created a dark bow and fired the arrow towards the sky as the hero charged to strike him. A long and bloody war lasted for a day until the hero Yvan and the demon lord Eldritch was over fatigued, and at the last moment of their glorious battle, Eldritch stretched his shoulders wide, dropping his guard and letting the hero to land his finishing blow. Yvan was hesitant but he has no choice because if he left the demon lord alive the war will repeat over and over again, he stabbed Eldritch in his heart. The demon lord laughed at his final moment and said,

"You people are hypocrites! Hahahaha! At the end, your gods didn't favour your request to give you their blessings to defeat me! I am the necessary evil and in my absence all of you shall know that it isn't I who causes calamities and sufferings, it was you yourselves.. the more evil ones shall dev…"

Yvan wanted to hear everything from Eldritch but it was too late and he took his last breath, he was worried about the entities that the demon lord refers to as something more evil. He flew back to the Holy Kingdom to report the success on his conquest, he told the king and the pope, the whole royal court, about what happened during the fight and the issue about the gods that didn't heed his calling.

"No. The demon shall always be a demon, there's nothing more evil than him," the king grinned.

"But why? Why would he let himself be slain by me then?" Yvan asked in confusion.

The pope stepped in with malicious grimace, "This hero was no longer holy. You hear him right? The gods didn't heed his calling.. simply, he was corrupted by the evil!"

The member of the royal council started to murmur and they yell protesting, they demanded that the hero shall be executed at once. Yvan panicked and started to became irrational due to his confusion on what is really happening, he tried to call the goddess of light Lumia but it seems like she abandoned him at his most critical time, he tried to run but his feet was rooted and his body was stoned.

"Do you think that you can escape on this room?" the pope asked, "This room was the council's asylum, no holy or unholy power can harm us here. You are just a rat trapped in a snake's cage, powerless heathen."

The king unsheathed his sword and without a word, Yvan was decapitated that day and the news that he died along with the demon lord during the conquest has spread towards the continents. The continents Eurias where the Holy Kingdom stood, Amias, Atlas and Arias believed that what stated in news was canon, but the survivors on the demon continent Safra knows what's true and that is the fact that the foolish Ruler of the Holy Kingdom fabricated the story, the tale that has been published and distributed throughout the continents of the world, Ragnar.

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*Bells Ringing

"Yawn!! Hufff! AHH.. The school hours is over. Carl I must go now, I'll head on my part-time job."

"Wait Ryzen! I have anime recommendations for you now."

"Hmm.. what shit is it again?"

"No it's not shit Ryzen. You know that isekai anime's and manhwas are trending right now."

"So what? Listen to me Carl, I don't have spare time to waste just by watching some goodshit animes you say."

"Please just give it a try! You know you're wasting your childhood. We are 16 year-old teenagers, we must enjoy our senior high life as much as we can. Try to relax a bit and watch some if you have a free time. I'm sure you'll enjoy it," Carl insisted, "Here I brought copies. The good ones are The Rising of the Shield Daddy, Job full Reincarnation, So I'm a Frog? So Why?, and Re: Five."

Ryzen read the synopsis of each anime's copies at the back and the he found the similarities of the four, it states the the main protagonists are shut in who was transferred and reincarnated in another world.

"Pfft! These anime's synopsis are trash." Ryzen chuckles

"No those aren't!" Carl replied, "They are just shut ins at the beginning bu…"

"Urghh! Shut in here, shut in there... shut the fuck up Carl! Please?"

"But.."

"No more but but but Carl. I really night to go now, my shift might start later and I need to go there in time. You go home now and I'll go on my job."

Carl was disappointed and left the anime copies behind his friend, Ryzen was remorseful of his actions for hurting his friend's feelings but he just only wanted Carl's perception become more realistic to be appropriate on their age. He take a look back and he noticed that Carl left his things, he took those things and headed to the café where he was working as a part-timer.

"Alright! Only few more dollars to go and my father's debt shall be repaid."

He did his works diligently, serving his customers politely with a smile, that day was also his pay day and starting tomorrow they are debt-free that means that he can make an actual savings for his future. He isn't sure about what will he take on his college but he really wanted to become a certain professional someday, he just wanted to live, study and work comfortably.

"Phew! It is sure a long hard day. Maybe tomorrow Carl would understand and made up with me." He thought while dumping the garbages at the back of the café.

He felt an ominous presence and heard a tiny voice screaming as it is approaching him.

"Ughh! Why now..?"

An arrow covered with darkness struck his back directly to his heart, the non-stop bleeding almost drained his blood and steal his consciousness. He was struggling to breathe and the darkness started to envelop him,

"P-please help mm…"