Kurockening (Blackening)

When a man lost all his power, with 'death' in front of him, despair will engulf him.

but despite the 'despair' he'll fight back, no matter what because his body instincts to 'keep living' will work unconsciously.

That's why, no matter how much a person made a resolve to suicide, his 'wanting to live' factors will always work in the front of the door of death.

This is why, suicide by rope was always the best way to kill yourself. Because you can't escape from the door of death once you steps out.

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Kuro who fell out of exhaustion through demon training, opened his eyes. The eyes of it was filled with nothingness. Like the deepest part abyss, it was dark. Like the blackhole, it sucked everything out of it, including the brightest light.

The once Kuro's aura couldn't be seen from this 'form' of Kuro anymore, and the current Kuro have scared the person who was lying besides him, waiting to wake up.

She imagined Kuro to wake up, smiles brightly to her as always, apologise to her as always. but she was wrong. Something was wrong with this Kuro.

he didn't look despaired. he didn't look tired nor was he filled with hatred. he just... looked empty.

Like an infinite darkness that can engulf everything, be it hope, be it despair.

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100% (Temporary)

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Inside this big area, that's shaped exactly like an colosseum, there was an observers and the gladiators fighting inside it. Although the words 'gladiator' is used here, there was a bunch type of 'gladiator' here. Some was mage, some was fighter, some was mechanic.

The currently hottest gladiator to bet here was called 'Berserker' and the person fighting it was called White.

This White's true identity was none other than the White Lion King: Shishiro Botan. but, she deliberately hid her identity to hugely make the bettors to bet in Berserker, so the rewards rate will increase on her side.

Finally, using the little money Lamy brought, she'll bet on Shishiron. That was the magnificent plan the 2 had to make money enough for Kuro's materials..., but there was an error. an error that she didn't expect to happen.

She felt an strong aura coming from Agrenoria. The aura was darkness, and it seemed to be engulfing around her. Despite how 'sharp' the aura is, it was also too weak to be called as the aura Mugen, the dark

No matter what, it came from the Agrenoria. her future game developer may be in danger and now was not the time to be playing duel game.

"Lamy, I'll be gone in a bit."

The White Lion King forfeited and flashed toward Lamy. Giving a single sentences, she disappeared without waiting for her response.

"My booze money ;-;..."

The winter elves said something, but the White Lion King have already disappeared from the spot, so she did not hear it.

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"Treiner. Help me with something."

"Aye miss, have you decided with the order?"

"Warp me somewhere."

"Will you eat it here, or would you takeout?"

"Agrenoria."

"Understood. 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗽"

as the cashier from Makdonald smiled, he spouted a single word, causing a rifts in space to happen. Afterward, the rift engulfed the White Lion King, making her disappear from the spots.

"Hmm... I wonder what's that lazy lion doing her. Should I follow her because it's unusual for her to be this hurried? but, I don't want to break my record... ah, welcome to Makdonald."

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an familiar terrain for Botan, she have went and returned from this places lately. If it was usual, if she stayed in one spot, she would never leave from that places for at least one year—if she left that place, she's never return to that place for more than 2 years.

but, because of the single boy, she have went and returned to this place more than 2 times. That boy, Kuro seemed to have a strange force that made her want to check him if he was okay, and she confirmed it when he attracted an Oni.

'Smelling' the Oni and human's places, she ran toward it as white 'lightning' traveled the air.

"Kuro, are you okay?"

It will be bad if she lost Kuro because he was the only representative to create her a game.

"Oh, it was you Kuro. That's good."

as she checked that there was only 2 lifeforms here and confirmed that it was Kuro releasing that aura, she sighed in relief. Although the Oni was injured, her life wasn't in danger. Besides, it's an Oni she was talking about. Even if they lost one head or so, they wouldn't die.

"Ah, ahh~ can you understand me?"

The white lion adjusted her speech before talking in Maoul languages.

but instead of responding, the Ayame's back tattoo shone dimly before she launched toward Kuro.

"Haah~ this is why I am bad with these battle maniacs."

Botan sighed as she lightly scratched her head and smiled.

The white lion sat down.

Sat down, as if watching her son and daughter fighting, with an amusing eyes... maybe that was a bad example.

Even if she have turned into human, her race's temperament wasn't easily fixed. Before a human, she was a Lion King.

as a King, even if her citizens fought a little bit, unless it brought a danger in life, she wouldn't i interfere with it and watch it with amusing eyes. That was just how powerful she was, she had the power that can rival the strongest knight.

Fought with the strongest pirate in the world: Houshou Pirate.

Survived a fight against the Demon King Treiner.

Managed to escape from the curses of Witch of Pride.

her achievements was uncountable and her legends was all over the worlds. Although it isn't her intention, her reputation was a notoriety because she once destroyed a country and everyone looked at her with fearful eyes.

Author: Don't worry. I know what I am doing. Maybe.