Oracle, and Heroes.

Okay, before we continue the previous story, let's turn back the time to 3 months before this all happened.

In 999 the date of Rescue just after the new year's celebrations were over, there was a commotion in the main cathedral of the Elkiara empire.

An oracle who was supposed to be in charge of leading the followers to pray to God every day, instead suddenly began to go crazy and went berserk, for some unknown reason.

"Get outta the way! Get out! I, I must t-tell the Emperor about this!!" While still being held back by a soldier who served as her companion, the oracle girl still struggled while shouting such things, with her face full of fear and madness.

"T-that creature, the creature is about to rise again!"

"C-calm down, Oracle! We won't understand if you continue like this!" While still holding back the Oracle who continued to rage, the soldier who was holding her at the moment shouted it at the Oracle, with a face that showed how confused he was watching the Oracle's behavior.

Wh-what exactly happened to Oracle until she became like this?!

In a cold sweat, the soldier began to make a sad face because of seeing Oracle like this.

"GET OUTTA WAY!!"

"O-oracle! !" The Oracle began to try to struggle harder, but the soldier continued to hold her hands very desperately.

"What exactly is going on here?!" Soon, another group of soldiers led by the Archbishop of this cathedral also came, because of all the commotion that occurred.

"H-his holiness!" Saw the figure of the Archbishop who brought many soldiers with him coming, the soldier who was currently holding the Oracle that was still raging began to feel a little calm, because he saw that help had come.

After that, the Oracle was finally able to be completely restrained and temporarily bracketed in an empty room of the cathedral, with the help of the soldiers who came with the Archbishop.

The next day, Oracle finally managed to calm herself back down and said what caused her to be like that.

As it turned out, she had just gotten a message from their god, that the Demon king who had been sealed a thousand years ago, would rise in another year in this world.

Shocked by the news that he didn't expect at all, the Archbishop also immediately sent an envoy to inform the Emperor of this.

Reading the letter brought by the archbishop's envoy, the Emperor also turned his gaze towards the castle window.

From there, he can see the peaceful scenery of the imperial capital, and it is full of people passing by here and there.

And you said all this will be ruined in another 1 year? Thinking about that, the Emperor also began to close his eyes.

After arranging his thoughts for a few minutes, the Emperor also opened his eyes again. And, "Someone, immediately call the leader of the imperial mage before me, now!"

"W-well, your majesty!" Responding to the Emperor's order, his adjutant also went straight out of the room, to call the leader of the imperial mage in question.

"There is no other choice anymore, besides using 'that' huh? Sigh~... I hate this. Will we be able to survive this calamity?" Staring at the sight of his town again, the Emperor murmured just that.

Meanwhile, at the same time as that happened, in a world far away and very different from this world, an 18-year-old black-haired man was walking on a dark and deserted city street, because of the night.

"Haa~... I'm tired... Need some sleep..." While muttering it, the man; Riot, finally arrived at an old house in the suburbs.

*Creaak...*

Along with a creaking sound that signaled how old the door of the building was, Riot entered the house he had lived in for more than 9 years.

"I'm home..." Looking at his dark, old, and deserted house with no one but himself, Riot said just that.

*thud*

Closing the door back to his house, Riot started walking in towards his room.

"I'm hungry..." Sitting on his bed, Riot finally realized that he hadn't eaten anything during this day, other than some of the bread he had eaten in the morning.

Looking around his room, Riot couldn't find anything but a few books, clothes that belonged to him, and a photo of a girl he knew in the past.

"There is nothing to eat... hum."

Unable to find anything to eat, Riot began to walk towards the kitchen of his house.

*tap.. tap*

Through the silence and darkness of the night that felt so suffocating, Riot began to look for if there was anything to call food in his kitchen.

Opened a closet, "... No."

Looking into a pot on the stove, "... No."

Opened a cardboard box that was there, "... No."

And, even after searching every corner of his kitchen, all he found was, "... A Rotten apple?"

Oh, shit...

*thud*

Staring blankly at the rotten apple in his hand, Riot dropped his body into the corner of the kitchen.

I...

Hugging his knees in the corner of the kitchen, Riot began to sob, "... WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO EAT THIS!!" And finally shouted that, along with the moment he threw the rotten apple against the wall, making all the contents of the rotten apple scatter everywhere.

Why? Why should all this happen to me?!

Biting his mouth, Riot began shouting that inside his head.

I, I've tried, 'haven't I? I've endured all their cold gazes enough, 'isn't I? I've been patient enough through all their torments, 'isn't I? So why? Why hasn't my life changed in the slightest?!

Along with all the tears that rolled down his cheeks, Riot began to question how desperate he was in this life.

I, I've even worked part-time here and there to the point of barely even having time to sleep! But, What the h*ll is this?! I can't even get enough money to eat at all!... S-someone, can someone get me out of this life? I'm tired!

"R-Ren - Wha_?!" Before Riot could even finish mentioning someone's name, a strange circle suddenly appeared underneath, making the room full of white light for a while.

When the light finally subsided, Riot's figure that was there disappeared without a trace, with only wet stains left on the floor caused by all his tears.

***

Eh? Where am I?

When Riot managed to regain his vision, he was instead faced with a large room made of beautifully carved stone but slightly dark, because it was only illuminated by a few mysterious lights on the wall.

Who's them?

Looking around, Riot found many people wearing robes that were currently surrounding him, and some people he didn't know.

*tap... tap*

After a few moments, a sound of footsteps was heard, followed by the appearance of a beautiful girl with long blond hair wearing a white dress full of jewelry, who looked about the same age as Riot.

*tap*

Stopping her footsteps right in front of Riot and people he didn't know, the girl also began to open her lips, "Introduce, I am a 3rd princess of this empire; Jueanne Sena Elkiara." And finally called for it to them, while bowing her head.

Raising her head back, the girl; Jueanne also opened her lips back, "O great heroes, please save us and all the inhabitants of this world from the rising Demon king!" And finally shouted that at Riot and the others, with her pleading faces mixed with sadness.

Eh?

Hero? Demon king?

What does all this mean?