Chapter 55 – A Love That Defied the Gods
Kuragami sat alone, staring at the endless expanse of stars. His mind was in turmoil.
He had learned many truths, but none of them mattered compared to one question that burned in his soul.
Why?
Why had his father—the mighty Demon King Rimuru—failed to protect his mother?
"If you had fought harder… if you had saved her…"
"Would she still be here?"
A voice interrupted his thoughts.
"I know what you're thinking."
Kuragami turned.
Demon King Rimuru stood behind him, his face shadowed by regret.
"You want to know why I wasn't there to protect you and your mother."
Kuragami's fists clenched, but he remained silent.
Rimuru let out a slow, weary sigh.
"Then listen, my son. Because this is the truth that I have never spoken to anyone before."
"This is the story of how I met your mother… and why I was forced to let her go."
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A Love Born in Battle
"Long ago, before I was sealed away in this prison of a universe… before the gods placed their curse upon me…"
"I was the ruler of demons. The terror of heaven. The nightmare of the gods."
"And then, one day, she appeared."
"Your mother—the Goddess of Dragons."
"She was sent by the gods to kill me."
Kuragami's body tensed.
"The moment we met, our battle shook the heavens. I had never fought anyone like her before. She was faster, stronger… but more than that, she understood war."
"She was the only being who could match me."
"But as we fought, I saw something in her eyes that I had never seen in any god before."
"Sorrow."
"Loneliness."
"And then, in the midst of battle, she asked me—'Why do you fight?'"
"And I told her—'Because I have nothing else.'"
"Then she smiled. A sad, broken smile."
"And she whispered—'Then we are the same.'"
"That was the moment everything changed."
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The Goddess Who Betrayed Heaven
"We began meeting in secret. We talked. We laughed. We trained together. And then, without realizing it…"
"We fell in love."
"It was dangerous. Forbidden. But we didn't care."
"Because for the first time in our lives… we had found someone who truly understood us."
"And then, the impossible happened."
Rimuru turned to Kuragami, his expression heavy.
"She became pregnant with you."
Kuragami's breath caught in his throat.
"That was when heaven declared her a traitor."
"They hunted her down. They swore to kill her… and you."
"And so, I did the only thing I could do."
"I went to war."
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The Battle Against the Gods
"I invaded heaven. I tore through their armies. I shattered their temples."
"I reached the throne of the gods… and that was when he appeared."
"The God of Infinity."
Kuragami's aura flared instinctively.
"He was stronger than any being I had ever faced. He was a god beyond gods, the master of the universe itself."
"And he had only one goal—to erase you from existence."
"I fought him with everything I had. The battle destroyed entire realms. Stars collapsed. Universes trembled."
"But in the end… I knew I could not win."
Kuragami's eyes widened.
"Even you… lost?"
Rimuru gave a bitter smile.
"Yes. Even I lost. And at that moment, I had only one choice left."
"I turned to your mother… and I told her to run."
"I told her to take you and escape."
"Because if she stayed… we would all die."
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The Ultimate Sacrifice
"Your mother didn't want to go. She screamed, she cried, she begged me to come with her."
"But I knew that if I left… the gods would never stop hunting you. The only way to save you was to delay them."
"So I turned to her one last time… and I said—'Protect him. Save our son.'"
"And then, she ran."
"She ran, carrying you in her womb, fleeing into the darkness of the void."
"And as she vanished… the God of Infinity cursed me."
"With the Devil's Infinite Curse."
"He sealed me inside this universe, my own creation. A prison I can never escape."
"And then, before he left, he spoke his final words."
"'The child of the Goddess of Dragons will be the next Demon King.'"
Silence.
Kuragami sat frozen.
His existence… had been decided before he was even born.
His fate had been sealed by the gods themselves.
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Kuragami's Rage Awakens
The air trembled.
Kuragami's aura exploded outward.
Black. Red. Purple. Gold.
The very fabric of space shook beneath his power.
"They took my mother. They cursed my father. They played with our lives as if we were nothing."
"And now… they will pay."
His voice was cold.
Unforgiving.
Demonic.
Every demon in the realm knelt before him.
Even Rimuru, the Demon King, felt the overwhelming weight of his son's power.
"Kuragami…"
But Kuragami was not listening. His eyes burned with rage.
"I will kill every god. I will destroy their heavens. And I will bring mother back."
"No matter the cost."
Rimuru gazed at his son.
And then, slowly… he smiled.
"Good. Because that is exactly what I wanted to hear."
To be continued....…