The Weeping Lady

Swiftly they passed across several borders of Eurias' countries but the toll on Geld's body was severe and they fell into the woods near a cliff in an abandoned town. Ryzen has somehow regained a portion of his strength and was able to move again when the game screen reappeared,

***THE SKILL : DARK OMNIPOTENCE HAS UNLUCKED ' PARTIAL IMMORTALITY'***

RESURRECTION CHANCE = 37.5%

REGENERATION HAS BEEBN ACQUIRED

DIVINITY HAS BEEN ADDED (???)…

***AN ERROR OCCURRED***

And then the screen crashed again.

"What the hell?''

He noticed that Geld's body was burned and bleeding, he didn't know what to do and if he was to apply some first aid or whatsoever. Instead of having a panic, he looked and went into the houses to seek for help, hoping that there were still some people dwelling at the place. But wherever he went, none of the houses were occupied and the place was completely a ghost town.

"Fuck why I am so stupid? Who do I think was stupid enough to live in this devastated area?"

Until he realized that the town was literally ruined, the houses were burnt and the trees are withered, Ryzen was blinded by his hope. He entered on several houses and took the garments that can still be used and noticed a ripped flag at the center of the town,

"I think I saw that symbol… oh that's the symbol of that fucking castle!" he said.

He went back on the woods to retrieve the damaged body of Geld who was still unconscious, that's why Ryzen carried him into the town.

"Heeve Ho! Shhhh—" Ryzen panting, "Huff! Shit your butt was really heavy!"

The struggle was real as he lifts the buffed body of Geld which is bigger and taller than his. He stacked the garments and laid Geld on top of it, luckily he found a well at the back of one of the houses that's why he entered on the houses again to search for some pots and other things that are still usable. He fetch some water and firewood, it took him a long time just to ignite the twigs using his primitive camping instinct when Geld finally wake up.

"Wait don't move! I'm boiling the water to sterilize the ga---"

It was unexpected and so sad but Geld instantly healed his wounds and gazed innocently at Ryzen wondering what his master was is doing.

"Master? What are you doing?" Geld asked innocently as he stares on the pot, he approached his master and checked what he was doing, "This water was poisoned."

Geld can't resist his laughter, "Seriously? Are we going to survive or to suicide? Hahahahaha!"

"Shut up!" Ryzen responds in embarrassment, "But thanks for saving me back there."

A moment of silence filled the area as the mood changes, the only thing that creates sounds was their empty their empty tummies. Geld begin to move and gather some edible plants and found some at the nearby woods but the water was the real problem, there is no possible source of water nearby.

"Hunger is such a hindrance right Geld? C'mon let's cook the ones that can be cooked! I'm hungry.."

Poor Geld doesn't have any choice but to nurture his new master and lead him into the path of a demon lord but it seems really hard for him now.

"What a cheeky master," Geld sighs.

Compared to his age, Ryzen was just an infant. He knew that the child in front of him was pure enough that doesn't show any malice and was unable to kill just for the sake of survival, but the world they are in was just too cruel that everyone's required to abandon their conscience in order to stay alive. Just by looking at how he eats, Ryzen also need to know some manners and as a former nobleman he has to correct him in anyways possible, but the time really moves faster on that world.

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When he came back through attaching himself on Ryzen's shadow on the time he was summoned, he was thrown outside in the mid-air due to the effect of the Kingdom's outer second holy barrier. The link between Ryzen's shadow and him was severed the to the barrier's efficacy and he needed to locate him as soon as possible, that time he immediately absorbed the remnants of the forgotten souls that was scattered throughout the city outside of Holy Kingdom,

"Poor souls, let me honor and repay all of your contributions soon. A new demon lord will lead and bring peace to this world" he said gently as he consumes the nourishment required to regain his original body.

He then started to generate a nullifying barrier to counter the effect of the holy barrier, and so he walked into the alleys of the city and saw amazing things wondering how much they improved in such a short time when he suddenly saw the statue of Hero Yvan at the middle of the city. He went into the nearby fruit stall, "Excuse me! Can I ask if you know where Hero Yvan stays right now?" asks Geld on the vendor.

"Hahahahahaha! Young man are you kidding me?" the vendor laughs

"What? Did I say something wrong?" Geld asks in confusion.

"You are young, handsome and hunky yes.. but I guess your knowledge are lacking poor man," said the vendor as he pats Gelds shoulder, " Hero Yvan died during the Demon Lord subjugation quest 500 years ago."

What he heard shocked him to the core, he didn't even know the time difference between his home world and Ryzen's world where he stays just almost a day. He was thinking if it is that long since he was travelling on countless dimensions with his impish form or he just lost track of his body clock?

"Then what happened to the demon continent?"

"Young man, are you really paying attentions on your lectures on school? I guess you attended one. What a small brain you had!" Vendor chuckles.

"School? What is that? I haven't attended that place or thing that you are saying." Geld replied

"Oh that's why," said the vendor, "I thought you are a cadet at the knight's academy. With the looks like yours, one will really thought first that you are a knight trainee. Anyways if you are just a traveller and new here, let me tell you about the progress and the amazing deeds of the Holy Kingdom." The vendor gave him fruits as a welcoming gift and continued blabbing,

"After the subjugation quest, the Holy Kingdom retrieved the corpse of the Hero Yvan and gave him an honorary burial. The holy sword that he received as a blessing was taken back to heavens and then the remaining number of knights including the survivors prepared again to completely seize down the demon continent Safra.

But 50 years after the passing of the Hero Yvan, some took courage to the spread the information that the Hero returned to the kingdom the day after the subjugation quest and they theorized that the King and the council was the one responsible for his death. Those who spread that information was immediately executed and resistance groups started to form after the said incident, another war was started and it was the Holy Kingdom's force against humans that time. The rebels who are captured has been brought into this town to meet their end, some repent and was just severely punished, but some others chose death instead being 'hypocrites' they said. And 67 years ago the demon continent Safra started to recover again, the demons who survived managed to regain their strength back and drive the forces of Holy Knights away from their home continent.

30 years ago, a strange phenomenon occurred at the sky that dims the daytime of the whole continent Arias, it is said that it signifies that a the new demon lord was chosen and so the mages and priests prepared a grand spell of Hero Summoning starting that time and finally today that preparation was a success. Not just four but five heroes are summoned, isn't that good to hear? Hahaha!" said the vendor as he stacks his goods.

Geld shows his utmost respect to the vendor and bid farewell as he rushed himself into finding his young master. At the entrance to the palace, the crowd was gossiping about the fifth hero and that the King wanted one of the original heroes to execute the excess one as a nutrient to level up the others, Geld know that they are referring to Ryzen and he was enraged after hearing that. He charged recklessly and introduced himself in front of the people to reduce the unnecessary casualties because he didn't want to harm the innocent ones and so his rampage began.

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"What's wrong Geld? Aren't you hungry?" asked Ryzen

"No, I just heard something."

They finished eating first and they started to follow where the sound was coming from, it was a cry, a weeping that leads them into the cliff where a lady was crying. Ryzen felt uncomfortable and then the lady started to sing, he didn't know why his body was moving on its own but it slowly approaches the lady at the edge of the cliff.

"Master! That lady… she's no longer with us."