Chapter 1 - Fall of the Evil Emperor
A battle between two powerful men erupts inside a castle. One is the side of evil; the other one is on the side of good. It was a battle that will decide the world's fate, whether it's going to be peace or utter destruction. One of the two men fighting was a blond young man somewhere between eighteen to nineteen years old. This gallant, handsome young man was wearing white plate armor. It was an armor that shines on the battlefield like a shining star of hope.
However, it was not only his armor that stood out on the battlefield. His weapon did stand out as well, a sword whose blade shines a bluish gleam; it was the light that symbolizes the young man's fighting spirit. It was also the same color as the young man's eyes.
Swoosh Chiiiiiiiing Swooosh Claaaang
The handsome young man swung his sword at the man somewhere in his mid-thirties. This adult man both evaded and blocked the handsome young man's attacks. This man wore dark black armor made from special steel. However, unlike the hero, his armor was the complete opposite. It did not symbolize hope. His armor represents despair, hatred, fear, and destruction. He did not carry any weapon. What he had was just his bare hands, only covered with dragon scale-like gauntlets.
However, as the clash of the two people continued, the adult man spoke. “Hero Henry, I have never thought that you were this powerful.”
After that, the two stopped clashing. Then the young hero named Henry raised his sword and pointed it towards the adult man.
“Evil Emperor Andreas! I am powerful because I have a goal, a goal to revive the peace that this land once have. Not only that the comrades I lost the friends I made on the way. All of them keep me pushing forward. Towards defeating the evil you have created, ANDREAS! We will once again enjoy Peace after a thousand years.”
The evil Emperor Andreas lets out a sigh before looking the hero straight in the eye with his eyes similar to a hawk. “Do you think that peace would last after you defeat me? How naive of you, hero, that's why I hate you. And you just proved yourself to be an i***t. So I can say that you are unfit of your title as a hero.”
“I don't need to hear any more of your words, Andreas! I will defeat you right here at this moment!”
After saying those words, the young hero's sword started to gather light particles from every direction. Andreas looked at the hero and felt something dangerous coming from the Hero Henry's sword.
‘What is this energy? It's growing as each second passes by, however even with how powerful his skill is, I am still an immortal. Death will not meet me as I am unkillable. But It is also the first time I have seen this skill. Which makes me a little bit worried.'
Andreas, who was confident in his immortality, did not do anything to stop the hero, however, as the hero's sword continued to get filled with powerful energy. Andreas started to become uneasy, so he decides to dodge the attack once the hero swings his sword.
BZzzzzrp A bluish beam launched from the hero's sword.
Henry caught Andreas off guard after Henry launched a ranged attack from his sword.
“This is your end!” The hero screamed as his sword completely obliterates every structure it hits.
After three seconds, the beam disappeared into tin air. Then the hero drops down to his knees while gasping for air.
“Finally, it's over.” Suddenly something came out of the hero's armor. It was a red-orange slithery animal, with its tongue sticking out, followed by a hiss. In other words, it was a snake, a corn snake, to be exact.
“Looks like we did it, Henry! Hisss, You finally restored peace after thousands of years!” The snake spoke.
“Yes, it was a long battle, Otis. Finally, I have…”
“Henry!” Three girls yelled in unison. One wore a piece of mage equipment; one wore a cleric's gear and the other an archer's equipment. All of the girls were beautiful and had perfect curvatures. All three of them can make any men fall into their desires.
“Anne, Medina, and Sophie. Thank God I was worried about you three.”
The three girls slapped Henry in unison. Which made his cheeks turn bright pink with the hands of the girls left as a mark. But after that, the three girls hug Henry. They are allowing him to feel their busty breast pressed against him. Henry had a perverted smile. But his pet snake looked at him, causing him to stop his perverted face.
Then the girl wearing the mage equipment spoke, “Henry, since you defeated Andreas and worked hard. I guess we can give you your reward. You can do whatever you want with us when we get back to the kingdom.”
“But you have to marry us three and love us equally. That's also part of the deal! I am sure that the church would allow the hero who saved the world to have a harem of beautiful wives as a reward.” The cleric spoke.
“How about you, Otis?” Henry asked his pet snake.
“Fine, I'll never bother you with your happy time, Hisss.”
“But Otis, is there anything you want in particular. You know I couldn't have defeated Emperor Andreas without your only skill. Many people think you are useless, but in reality, you help me regulate my mana that helped me win this battle. So a reward is befitting for your assistance and also as my best friend.”
Otis looked at his friend with teary eyes. “Henry, thank you…”
Booooom! An explosion unexpectedly happened then the five friends felt an ominous aura. The warriors instantly went into their fighting stance. But due to the explosion that occurred, they were unable to see anything as the dust smoke became a natural screen—disabling their vision of a few meters away.
But when the smoke starts to disappear, “I-impossible, this aura, is…” before the hero could finish his sentence.
“So is that your weapon of defeating me? Effective, but it was not enough.” A bloody Andreas spoke as he came out of the dust smoke. His entire left arm has already vanished; only the remains are his torn bloody armor.
“My arm for the princess's life is suitable. Won't you agree, mister hero?” Andreas spoke as he transitions his gaze from Henry to the girl wearing the mage equipment.
However, Henry instantly went in front of the girl and raised his sword. “Don't you dare touch her!” Yelled Henry with fierce eyes.
“I see if that's the case…”
Wooosh, Andreas suddenly disappears in their sight in an instant. The group froze after seeing him disappear, but moments later, suddenly, the archer's head flies above them.
Then Andreas continued his speech behind them, “If that's the case, I'll be taking her life instead as an exchange for my left arm.”
The two girls and Henry and Otis looked at their comrade's heads with terror as it lands on the stone floor. The archer's eyes were wide open, staring at her comrades. Even though her head had already separated, the archer still managed to recite “I'm sorry…”
The mage shouted in horror as her feet got drenched in the blood of her ally. Henry catches the headless body of the archer. The female Cleric, on the other hand, shouts in anger and attacks Andreas with her mace.
Swoosh Claaang!
But it was fruitless as Andreas blocks it with his right hand. The Cleric was stunned by this, but as she tries to pull it. Andreas kicked her in the stomach, sending her a few meters away. The mage peed herself after seeing the two other girls defeated within seconds.
Henry looked at the terrified princess and the other two defeated comrades. Henry gritted his teeth and screamed in anger. Then a burst of bluish energy suddenly engulfed him.
“What is this power!?” Andreas spoke as he immediately backs away from the hero and the mage.
However, the hero suddenly appeared in his front at an abnormal speed and swung his sword towards Andreas. Andreas blocked it. However, he was stunned as Henry destroyed his impenetrable and unbreakable gauntlet. Andreas got too occupied by blocking every incoming attack of Henry.
Due to this, he was unable to notice that Otis had slithered inside him. The clash between Henry and Andreas continued. However, Andreas was losing as the wounds inflicted by Henry were not healing. Then Andreas realizes that the energy used before by Henry to kill him was the same energy that was covering Henry's body and sword. It was an energy design to defeat his immortal body.
Then Henry jumped away from Andreas a few meters. Henry points his sword at Andreas. It was a repeat of the powerful beam attack that almost killed Andreas.
However, Andreas has seen the weakness of Hero Henry's attack. It takes too long to load his energy. So it was also an opportunity to kill Henry with his ultimate attack.
So without hesitation, Andreas charged towards Henry. Andreas raised his right hand and pointed it at Henry. A dark, ominous marble materializes from Andreas's right hand.
“I have won, Hero, even with your hidden powers. I am truly disappointed by you. And it enrages every core of my body. Goodbye, Henry..”
“Dark Matter of Destruction! Erase this…”
“Don't you dare hurt Henry!”
Andreas was shocked by the voice he heard, causing him to stop his magic chant. Andreas searched for the source, but Otis revealed himself by biting Andreas's right eye, which has caused Andreas to unleash the magic attack in another direction.
However, Henry, on the other hand, has finished his energy charge. With one thrust, an even more powerful beam struck Andreas along with Otis.
“Diiiiiee!!!!!!” Yelled Henry after unleashing the beam.
Andreas's life flashes before his eyes. Everything significant that happened to him came in and struck him. The memories of how he became the Evil Emperor was coming back even though he was just seconds away from death. That moment felt a thousand years for Andreas. But to the Hero, it only took seconds to vaporize Andreas.
“At last, the Emperor has been defeated, ” Henry spoke as he drops down to the ground. But the princess was able to catch Henry.
But out of nowhere, Andreas woke up in a room completely painted white. However, in his front was a giant twelve feet twin door made of stone.
“Is this hell? It's much more comfortable than I thought.” Andreas spoke.
But after speaking those words, the stone doors opened and revealed a river of blood and a young limbless child bathing in blood.
Andreas's eyes widened as he gazes at the child. The child crawled towards Andreas, staining the utterly white room floor with blood, “Big brother, where is the peaceful world you promise. You promised mom, dad, and sister Ollie that you would create a peaceful world. A world where no one had to suffer.”
“Andrew??? Why are you alive?”
“Big brother, was everything you told us was a lie?”
Andreas rushed to the child and snatched him in his arms. However, the child's body was almost liquid-like, making him untouchable what it did only stained Andreas's hand and body with blood.
But the child who was bathing in blood suddenly smiled at Andreas. Then the child grew arms and hugs Andreas, but it unexpectedly pulled Andreas with him inside the river of blood. Then the stone doors closed themselves shutting Andreas inside.
Andreas then slowly drowns in the river of blood. Then Andreas questioned himself, “Why did I become the Evil Emperor again?”
“So the world will unite and will have a single enemy. Isn't that right?” An unknown voice spoke. The voice seemed to have two genders; it was both a male and female voice speaking in unison.
“Who is that?”
“Just no one, but I'll tell you something. That was some brave move. Turning the world against you, so they would unite and have a single enemy. So peace will finally occur after you are defeated. Such a noble sacrifice. However, it was a waste. Thanks to the alliance's plan of backstabbing their allies after being weakened by the battle.”
“Humans are such scum, right, Andreas? The hero doesn't even realize that he is being used. That's why you hate him; a man only blinded by heroic deeds is annoying—friendship and love, such a naive way of thinking, right Andreas. So how about I offer you a restart.”
“What!?” Andreas spoke. He wanted to ask more, but he lost consciousness. But only seconds later, Andreas suddenly woke up.
But when he opened his eyes, he was in an unfamiliar place. He noticed that he doesn't have any limbs. But he felt strange below him, and surprisingly he was able to crawl.
Hiss Hiss Why the hell does my tongue kept coming out. Why does it feel cold? But it's exceptionally comfortable. That's the first time I've enjoyed the cold.
This place is a wreck; it must be a poor peasant's house in some village. However, as I continued to explore this area, I noticed something familiar. A sword was the same sword that had slain me.
“Why is it here?” But as I asked myself this question. I suddenly noticed my reflection from the sword. And I was in disbelief. As I saw my review as the snake who bit my left eye, causing me to lose the battle.
“WHAT! How could I turn into such a degrading creature?”
“How is this possible a great emperor like me turned into a snake. Is this a mockery of that voice? I would have accepted it if I was a king cobra; at least it got some pride. But a corn snake, the most common pet snake, is a mockery.”
“How could I have fallen from greatness. To this weakling body.”
“I'm Home, Otis!” A child screamed.
I looked at the child and thought he seemed familiar. But as he got closer, I finally realize that it was the hero who turned into a child. His hair and eye color do not lie.
The child picks up the sword and tries to grab Andreas, who is now a snake.
“Stay away from me!”
Otis or Andreas tried running away from the young Henry.
“Otis, why are you running away?” Asked the young Henry as he chased after Andreas, who is now the corn snake Otis. But it was futile as the young Henry tries to catch Otis.
However, Andreas was powerless, as the young Henry picks him up quickly. Andreas tried to bite Henry. However, his bites were ineffective against the child. Then he remembered that corn snakes are non-lethal snakes. This causes him to give up and let the child play with him. As he already lost his energy after biting the young Henry.
“This is unacceptable that voice is toying with me! How dare he restart me as the best friend and the pet of the person that I despise the most.”
But as he was about to give up, Andreas suddenly noticed something appear in his vision.
[Achievemnt Unlocked: Hatred!]
[Unlocked Skills: Raise Undead Level:N/a Soul Eater Level: N/a]
Then a message also appeared in his vision. [ How do you like your new body? Also, how do you like my parting gift to you? This will be a great help as you regain your strength. This also shows you your current Mana Points and Health Points. I hope you will enjoy it.]
[ Oh! Before I forgot, your skill were all max level, so your current Mana Points will be insufficient to use for the existing skills you have unlocked early. But as you grow stronger, your Mana points can increase. Leveling up will also recover your skills. However, your Health Points have been weakened. As it will always remain as it is, sorry, but I removed your immortality. That way, it would be more fun.]
[By the way, this type of vision is famous in another dimension. They say it came from video games. I think you don't know what those are, but it will be a fun thing to use. This will help you see if you grew more vital or unlocked skills. I guess that's all goodbye then.]
“That voice was toying with me!”