The Demon King's reincarnation
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Inside a large castle on the demon territory. On the top of a castle, a hall adorned with many jewels and antiques can be seen. The situation inside however isn’t a leisure sightseeing trip to appreciate the art. It is something more tense accompanied by blood and sweat.
Inside the hall, there’re two figures standing across each other. The air seemed heavy and cold as if someone is letting out an ice spell on purpose. However, there is clearly no such things as the two figure that is now trading gaze are in a deadlock.
There’s a clear contrast between the two, one figure is sitting gracefully on top of a throne and the other is in a sorry state while clutching his sword using one hand and use the other to close up the wound on his chest.
“Well, well. Look who’s we got here? The sun hero Clyde. Good job in reaching this place.”
“Kuh. Demon King Lance von Bloodheart. We have sacrificed a lot to finally see your face.”
“Hahaha. How funny. I don’t understand why you puny humans are trying so hard just to meet me. You can just send a letter and make an appointment.”
“As if it is really as easy as you say. Why don’t you explain that to millions of lives that is killed by your demon subordinate?”
“Hahaha. How stupid. Why should I? in the beginning, it was their fault for standing against the demon army.”
“But how can we stay quiet when you are planning on a world conquest?”
“It is already my duty to do a world conquest as soon as I take the helm as a demon king. Previous demon kings have done so and so do I.”
“You know very well that is why I am here too. As I have inherited the holy sword from generations of heroes, I am here to cut you down.”
“Oh, such a cliché weapon, Caliburn. Don’t you know that it won’t do anything to me since I am different from the previous demon kings? I am much stronger than them. In fact, I am the strongest demon king ever existed.”
“I’ve heard rumors about it. A demon king that doesn’t fear holy water nor the sunlight. However, since I have come here, I have found out about your weakness.”
“Weakness? As if I have one.”
“Then what about this?”
The sun hero Clyde suddenly takes out a box from his back. He has been hiding it for some time so the demon king Lance doesn’t have any suspicion. When the box is taken out, the expression of the demon king Lance immediately turned pale, draining all colors from his face.
“You! How can you have that?”
“Yes. This is the only weakness of your majesty. Who would have thought that the cruel demon king actually gives his heart for an elf to keep?”
Seeing that, demon king Lance couldn’t keep his calm anymore. He stands up from his throne and was about to attack the sun hero Clyde but the hero is one step faster. He opened the box, revealed what seemed to be a beating heart but it is colored completely black, darker than the night.
The hero uses the holy sword, Caliburn, and stabbed it into the heart. Immediately a sizzling sound can be heard as the demon king Lance released a scream of agony.
“Arrrgh. You!”
“I doubt that it will be really effective but it turns out that elf is saying the truth.”
“You… tell me. Where is Ysabel?”
“Oh, so her name is Ysabel? Where did you think she goes after giving your heart to me?”
The sun hero Clyde is letting out a devious smile contrary to his earlier valiant figure.
“Don’t tell me…”
“No no no, no need to be overdramatic. We didn’t kill her. She is still alive however she no longer is able to do anything. I believe she has become a vegetable after having her soul and memory scourged for us to confirm whether this heart is really your heart.”
“You! How can you as a hero do something detestable such as soul and memory scourging?”
“Why do you say that? After all, this is war. Anything can be done to achieve victory. Although I don’t want to hurt such a beauty, my allies couldn’t let this chance go away.”
“Kuh.”
The demon king Lance couldn’t refute to that claims as in war, anything goes. Not to mention it was only one person’s life that is ruined after using a forbidden dark art of soul and memory scourging. However, the thing that he couldn’t accept is that the feelings of betrayal when knowing his beloved one is handing over his heart to the hero.
“Do you have any last word?”
The sun hero Clyde is looking at the demon king Lance that is now laying on the ground in pain as he keeps on stabbing the demon king’s heart with the holy sword.
“Uargh!”
“Sorry, I couldn’t speak the orcish language. I guess I take that as a no. Finally, the world will be at peace after your death. I will be a hero that is recorded in history as the best one to defeat the strongest demon king. Goodbye, demon king Lance. It was short but you are even weaker than the guard of your castle.”
“Ugh. Clyde! Just you wait. If there’s a next life, I won’t let you scot-free.”
“As if there’s next life. Don’t worry, I will send your lover soon after.”
After that, the sun hero Clyde unleashed his ultimate skill that is enhanced even further with the holy sword Caliburn. The sword is shining so bright just like the sun as the black heart is burning away into ash and swept by the wind.
As the demon king Lance’s body covered in a blaze at the same time, he muttered something faintly.
“Ysabel…”
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Somewhere, in a village where most of the house is dilapidated, a boy wakens up while clutching his temple.
“Ugh, where is this? Ouch, my head.”
Trying his best to assess the situation, the boy examines his surroundings.
“What is this, what could have possibly happened? Did a teleportation circle is triggered due to some condition or there’s another reason?”
Feeling confused with the situation, the boy stands up from the wood bed and tried to look for a water surface to examine his face on the water’s reflection.
He didn’t need to look far before he spotted a jar filled with water that could be used for many purposes. He looked into it and sees his own reflection with eyes full of disbelief.
“This is me?”
Couldn’t adapt to his new looks, the boy suddenly hears someone shouting from afar with a jubilant voice.
“Everyone, good news! Come, and hear this. Our village Clyde has successfully pulled the hero’s sword from the stone! Do you hear me? There’s finally a hero from our village!”
Hearing the shout from the distance, the boy looked very surprised.
“Clyde has successfully pulled the Caliburn, it is something that everybody knows. Shouldn’t it be news of my defeat that they are spreading?”
The boy smiled pathetically but suddenly he seemed to realize something.
“Wait… there is no reason for that person to lie. Could it be, I have been sent to the past just when Clyde has successfully pulled the holy sword?”
The boy smiles suddenly turned very bright as if he just found out something precious to him.
“Hahaha, although I didn’t believe in God, I should be thankful for once. I am actually getting reincarnated to the past. Clyde… just you wait. I will have my revenge served.”
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