The Weight Of Destiny

Three days had passed since Declan revealed his status page to his family.

Ava and Eren made preparations for their son who will be traveling to the Vallar Kingdom to begin his training.

Ava made sure to provide him with food that could last him at least two month's and Eren made sure prepare the best weapons available for him.

Because Declan was still below the adept rank, the only weapon he could wield was adamantine graded weapons so Eren made sure make him pseudo-adamantine weapons which he could use without any problem.

Declan sighed as he looked at his reflection in the mirror. He has waited for this day all of his life and he was ready to give it his all.

He knew clearly that the world he was living in was filled with danger at every turn and only strength reigned supreme. This was why he was willing to do anything to become strong.

Before he crossed over to from the sanctuary of the Gods to Edoria, he made a vow to himself and that was to do anything in his power so that we may not be trampled upon by the strong.

Aside from that he had a purpose for coming to Edoria and he'll do everything in his power to fulfill that purpose.

"Let's go Declan, Zareel is waiting" Aaron who entered the room undetected said.

Declan only hummed before putting on the ring Uriel gave him.

He made everyone believe that, what he had right now was all because of the ring so he had to keep it up to that.

When they arrived at the living room, Ava and Eren were already there to say their goodbyes.

Ava whose tears had already started streaming down her cheeks hugged Declan and showered him with kisses.

"Whenever you miss home, don't hesitate to come back okay. I'll be waiting for you" Ava said.

"Haha, that's a really nice choke, yeah. But he won't be coming home unless he's done with his training" Aaron interrupted and Ava shot him a cold look which made the old man avert his gaze instantly.

"Take this. It will last you for at least two months" Ava said before handing him a storage bag filled with food

He took it and stored it inside his storage ring.

"Don't listen to dad. Anytime you miss home just remember we love you and if you can find your way to us don't hesitate to come, we'll be waiting" Eren said and hugged Declan.

Ava also joined the hug and soon, the tears Declan tried to hold inside streamed down his cheeks but amidst the tears was a rejoicing heart.

He could feel the amount of love they had for him and this made his heart ache just thinking of the possibility that this people will have to lose their life because of him.

He vowed at that moment to do anything in his power to protect the people important to him even if he had lay down his life.

"Also this is a pseudo-silver sword. I believe it will help you in your journey"

"Don't worry mother and father, I'll be fine and I'll make sure to visit whenever I have the opportunity" Declan said with a reassuring smile.

Ava and Eren nodded with with a smile amidst the tears.

Never in their wildest dream did they ever imagine that they would grow to love the boy in front of them with all their heart.

Declan who was being dragged by Aaron at this moment waved at them for the last time before exiting the house.

Aaron and Declan made their way to the Eastern side of Ashwood where Zareel's house was located.

When they arrived, Zareel who was already waiting for them took them to his living room.

Declan immediately sensed they weren't alone in the room but didn't say anything.

He knew Zareel and his grandpa were aware of this because none of them showed any signs of alert.

After his body recovered, all his memories and experience of the past thousands of years came back which was why he was able to detect the unknown presence in the room.

"I'll back shortly, give me a few minutes"

He excused himself and made his way to the inner part of the house.

A few minutes later Zareel returned with Oliver and sat opposite facing Declan and Aaron.

He looked at Aaron as if waiting for permission to speak.

"Go ahead" Aaron said with a nod.

"Declan, we've waited patiently for eleven years for this day to come. I believe there's no other perfect time to let you know this than today and right"

Zareel began and scanned the boy's face waiting for a reaction but all he saw calmness, waiting to receive what he was about to say.

"Eleven years ago, the Terrak Clan of the Demon Kingdom announced the death of the king Zazoth. After the announcement and his burial ceremony, it would be time to decide the next king of the kingdom.

"Everyone in the Demon Kingdom was aware that the next ruler would come from the Zephyr Clan which was the order of ruling in the Demon Kingdom"

"When a king die, the next ruler will come from a different clan and this time, it was the Zephyr clan's turn"

"Immediately after the Zazoth's burial, the Zephyr clan appointed a young man named Ramiel Cy Zephyr to represent them and rule the Demon Kingdom"

"That same day, the Terrak clan announced the appointment of Zazoth's first son to continue his rule as the next king. The people of the kingdom , especially the Zephyr clan found this unacceptable and thus, conflict broke out between the two clans."

"Surprisingly, four of the remaining clans joined the Terrak clan to support Jovian and only three remained beside Lord Ramiel"

"The two clans, agreed to go to war and whoever wins, shall reign. But night before the war started, the bastard Jovian launched a counter attack on the Zephyr clan but didn't succeed because the might of Ramiel's army and the help of our ally clans who arrived on time to support us"

"Slowly, we gained the upper hand and began to push the enemy back but to our surprise, the Fareed clan who were supposed to be our allies stabbed us in the back. Slowly but surely, the enemy bagan to push us back but even with that, the Lord still held his ground and decided to fight like the warrior he was until his last breath"

"Unfortunately, the might of the six Clans combined was too much to handle which led to our defeat. We got surrounded and there was no way to escape. In such a situation, the lord did the last thing he could do and that was to allow us escape in exchange for his life" Zareel who was at this moment filled with regret bowed his head before continuing.

"With the remaining of his personal army, he bulldozed his way through the back entrance of the Zephyr Clan in order for us to escape with the his wife and the elders of the clan"

"Although we escaped, the lord couldn't make it. He got captured by Jovian and died on his hands" Zareel said, filled with killing intent.

"Come out"

As soon as he finished those words, three cloaked people appeared inside the room.

"We were the only guards who escaped because we were tasked with protecting my lady" Zareel stated.

"And that man who sacrificed himself for us, was your father"