PassingbyStranger

The world calls for heroes, and in dire situations, they tend to rely on anything just to escape death and live.

The story begins when a man from another world becomes one of the three heroes of fate. His strength prospers among the other two, fate favors him, but the people do not.

After saving the entire continent from the Demon God, they feared his strength and banished him from any human land with no where to go he thought of nothing but to suffer.

But there are still beings who cared enough to give his life a new light.

[ You are never Forgotten ]

I am the Demon king, but why do the Goddesses favor me?

She stood there, staring at Esmond, who was on the ground.

"How are you here? How can your celestial body take form in a place like this?"

[I asked a question first, but alright, this place is not on your planet; this is a different place made with divinity and magic—a special domain, if you will.]

She touched the still, dark water; it began to ripple and changed into a grand, vibrant room.

Esmond was seated at a long table.

Echidona made her way to him, standing behind him, massaging his shoulders and calming him.

[We weren't meant to meet so soon, but that child just so happened to cause our early meeting.]

"..... What's your relationship with her?"

She took her time thinking and chose to say nothing; she wanted to keep some things a secret.

"It feels comforting; it's like I have absolutely zero problems."

Goddess and the beast