105 – Hero (2)
Shooaaa-.
Cold rain is falling.
The gathered dark clouds spit out lightning as if angry.
Under bad weather.
Erina, wearing her mourning clothes, lowered her gaze blankly.
“……”
Inside her coffin was a motionless old woman with her eyes closed.
Erina thought as she watched in silence.
I heard she’s been overworked a lot lately.
So are you sleeping?
Yes, that’s it.
She obviously got up shortly afterwards and asked herself, ‘hehehehe~ Is this Miss Erina?’ There will be a lot of trouble.
“…It will be…I’m sure.”
Like this.
There is no way it could go on like this in vain.
He is a legendary awakener who dominated a whole generation.
She is her own teacher and benefactor.
She was someone who stood up no matter what.
Like that… The person.
So fleeting and lonely…
-What on earth is going on? –
-I heard that Mangwigeom personally assassinated him… –
-If you say Ten Thousand Demon Swords, do you mean Yubin-gun? Why… Didn’t they get along well with each other? –
-I heard that I fell for the trick of the Empress of Grafting. Upon investigation, she said she offered medicine for her sick daughter… –
-Huh… –
-… What should I do now? To trust a snotty b*tch like that… –
-Be quiet! What rude… !-
A loud voice rings in my ears.
One of her shoulders was wet.
Rainwater trickles down the tip of an umbrella that is not held properly.
In a daze… It was just a moment where I stood there in a daze.
“Are you okay?”
A silver-haired girl with a familiar voice… No, a woman approaches me and holds an umbrella for me.
Erina turned to say hello to her friend whom she hadn’t seen in a while.
“…!”
And she was astonished.
“…Yuri…Ka?”
“…It’s been a long time.”
She couldn’t say anything in response.
“…Your…Face…”
“…Ah. Are you a little haggard? You’ve put on some makeup…And covered your face with holy magic…But it seems like it’s impossible to deceive the warrior.”
A little… ?
It’s barely at that level.
Her eyes were completely dead.
A deep, deep abyss where not even a single ray of light can penetrate.
The cheeks were sunken in, giving the impression of a skull.
A unique smell that cannot be completely hidden stings her nose.
“…Are you taking drugs…?”
“…Yes, personally…”
“Mo, if your body is in this state, it’s not a little bit.”
Yurika slapped away the hand that was quickly grasping her.
“Rather than that, I have come to discuss future matters, Erina. No, hero.”
“……”
“As you can see… Chen Yuguang is dead. Many people are anxious about his absence.”
A dry title.
Erina swallowed her dry saliva as she spoke clearly, as if she was someone who had nothing to do with her.
“So now, please step forward from the front.”
“…I, I…”
“Sorry, but you don’t have a choice.”
Chin-.
Yurika carefully placed her hand on her shoulder.
Her eyes, filled with death, pierce Erina.
“You will remember that a demon cannot be killed unless it is a hero.”
“……”
“So now it’s time for you to step forward. Please… Lead us.”
Yurika bows her head as she speaks.
Erina, who had been watching her, momentarily turned her head towards her body.
Close both eyes.
The girl swallowed her weak heart and slowly… With the mission of becoming a hero in her heart. She nodded.
‘… Please watch from there.’
Mr. President.
*
A year passes.
All the classmates I talked about often have died.
*
Three years pass.
‘The warrior can do it.’ At some point, the people who said
Became invisible.
*
Five years have passed.
The world is becoming polluted to the point where we can no longer live on earth.
There was no time.
A separate team was formed to avoid the countless increasing number of demons, demons, and vassals and destroy only the Six Demon Stations.
…… Failed.
…… Many heroes… Met death.
*
Time continues to pass.
10 Years like that.
Erina, who turned 30 this year, swung her sword towards the approaching evil.
I can feel the sensation of her flesh being cut along the blade of her sword, down her hilt, and down her hand.
The demon is split in half, her internal organs scattered.
“……”
Gurgling.
A drop of saliva flows.
Erina belatedly realized that she had opened her mouth and sat down on her stump, wiping it with the back of her hand.
He places her holy sword next to her and sweeps down her blood-stained hair.
Grurg-.
When I squeeze it, all kinds of flesh and blood fall to the floor, as if I was sucking on a rag.
‘… How much… ‘
How much. There was a fight?
I don’t know.
Because it didn’t count after 7 days.
The cries of people and monsters soaked in blood and violence echo in the distance.
The sound of someone being killed or being killed resonates like a nightmare.
“Heh…hehehehe…”
Erina smiled slowly without realizing it.
She felt like she was going crazy.
She wields a sword and fights for countless years, purifying evil.
But no matter how much she fights, no matter how much she fights.
The enemy did not disappear.
‘… In fact, it got worse.’
The demon devoured this world just by existing.
The vast and fertile territories were dyed black.
The abundant crops and beautiful water sources have become a breeding ground for monsters.
The blue, jewel-like sky had long since turned dark red and blood-red.
Naturally, those who remained fought among themselves over the few resources left.
Thanks to the words of the warrior himself, they are not destroyed.
The situation was getting worse.
‘…… ‘
Still, she couldn’t give up.
Many people still believed in him and followed him.
He was shouting ‘Hero!’ With his face filled with hope.
Yes. He is a warrior.
I couldn’t betray those who trusted me.
‘… Yes… ‘Siwoo?’
My younger brother will also be fighting in a far, far away place.
I feel a presence for a moment.
A musty odor.
I see.
It’s Mine again.
“……”
Erina raised the corners of her mouth without realizing it.
I didn’t say anything because I was afraid.
I didn’t confess, but…
These days, she was thinking that she really liked the feeling of cutting.
But she doesn’t necessarily think about it.
Do not mention.
The moment you spit it out.
Shoo!
Even the slightest trace of humanity remains… Because you will lose it.
*
Three more years pass.
The survivors gave up on the surface and moved their base underground.
Now there are only a very small number of people left.
This world where everyone except the people in one large city have died or turned into monsters.
The hope of those who remain is lost.
I no longer had the strength to stand up.
I just live without knowing when I will die.
“……”
This is the time when we step into such destruction.
Erina was crouching in the corner of her room with her head down.
“…Sigh.”
She started crying and slowly pulled out her hair.
A mumbling voice is heard from across the door.
-… The support unit was wiped out… –
-At least… Only squad leader Seol Garam survived… –
-… Part of her brain was shattered… Even though I’m just holding my breath –
-The saint said she would take care of it herself… Let’s believe it.-
It’s definitely across the street… It sounds so vivid.
It rang in Erina’s ears like an auditory hallucination.
-I never would have thought that the shelter that asked for help was a trap for demons.-
-In the end, the hero’s mistake in judgment led to a failure in this case as well.-
-… So I should have ignored help from civilians… –
The voice becomes more and more clear.
The figure is getting closer and closer.
After a while, he becomes aware of countless eyes looking down at him.
“Heo-eok…Heo-eok.”
Cold sweat runs down her chin.
An insane pressure tightened her heart.
Those who died due to wrong judgment.
There are countless people blaming themselves floating around in their heads.
At that moment, a fascinating word is heard.
-Shouldn’t the hero be held responsible somehow?-
Yes, that’s right.
I made a mistake.
‘So… ‘I need to be punished.’
-Who holds the warrior responsible?-
‘…… ‘
I was completely speechless.
But the words in my head continued regardless.
-Even the time to punish is a waste.-
-That’s right. She has to fight some more.-
-She has to go to war.-
-She must kill more evil.-
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Numerous figures hover next to her.
-That is the only value of the hero Erina.-
-That’s the only reason she exists because she can’t do anything.-
Immediately, they sing together.
-She must fight and die.-
-She must die miserably.-
-She must fulfill her last responsibility.-
“uuu!”
It was painful.
It was painful.
Erina, panting and out of breath, roughly opened the dresser.
Wow! She takes a mouthful of pills labeled ‘panic disorder’ and stuffs them into the broken dresser.
But this doesn’t work.
Not enough.
“…Siwoo…Siwoo!”
Erina shouted out her beloved sister’s name and held the photo she had carefully kept in her arms.
Rub her face there.
Then… Just little by little.
She could breathe.
Huh-.
The sound of crying echoes throughout the room.
“Siwoo. Sister…I’m so scared. No one…Says anything to me….No one…Scolds me. I…I…What the hell…”
Save me. Save me. Siwoo.
Erina, who shed endless tears, was finally able to go to bed with her brother’s photo in her arms.
* * *
Time accelerates even more.
Never wait.
“……”
Dead eyes without a trace of light.
Erina quietly opened the door.
A way to return after finishing her mission after a really long time.
I spread the rag-like reinforced clothing on the floor.
Quietly falls to her knees.
“……”
Sreuk – She rolled up her forearms, exposing her wrists.
Countless cuts remained on her skin as scars.
Sureuk. Sreuk. Sreuk.
Draw with a holy sword.
Draw again.
Draw and draw and draw again.
However, if a wound occurs, it will recover immediately.
The function of the holy sword and the goddess’ protection to protect the warrior.
This cursed divinity was protecting itself.
Even though Irelua, who gave this to him, had already disappeared long ago.
No, rather, it is the power of a dead goddess.
It was running wild without any sign of stopping.
“Please…Stop…”
A small sound spreads.
“Please…Please…”
It gets bigger and bigger.
“Please…stop…leaving me…to die!!!”
Erina screamed as if she were not human and grabbed another great sword hanging on the wall.
This was the weapon used by Cheon Yu-gwang during his lifetime, and was in fact the only trace of his memento.
I strike down the thing I have cherished towards the holy sword stuck in the ground.
Boom!
With a loud noise, the furniture in the room explodes.
She continues to swing her sword.
To destroy the Holy Sword.
To get rid of this cursed weapon.
To destroy this power that prevents one from dying.
Swing and swing without stopping.
But…
Kang! Clink.
In the end, it was the sword he was holding that was broken.
A blood-red aura emanates from the holy sword, which has not the slightest crack.
Corrupted divine power.
A distorted obsession and a curse-like mission are spreading.
It shows a growling look, as if it will not grant rest to a warrior who failed to fulfill his duties.
It was a time when I did not give up and glared at her with eyes full of resentment.
“…This doesn’t make sense.”
“…!”
A silver-haired woman enters the room.
Saint Yurika.
No…
“Witch…”
“Yes, I am a witch, warrior.”
Yurika smiled faintly.
The face becomes thinner and thinner than before.
Nevertheless, paradoxically, I feel a level of sensuality that would be embarrassing even for the same woman.
I no longer know myself.
The strange things that have happened so far.
Unknown sacrifices and unidentified adverse events.
“…You caused it all, right?”
“…I won’t deny it.”
Erina, in her anger, threw her broken greatsword at her.
Kaang-!
The subtle protective shield repels the blade.
“Abominable b*tch…You…”
“Calm down. Anyway, you and I… Aren’t we already at the bottom of our lives?”
Yurika, with a witch-like smile, slowly whispered to Erina in a snake-like voice.
“During the recent expedition, two people, ‘Hwang Bo-han’ and ‘Iron Kingdom’, died. Since we lost useful pieces of chess, we need to replenish our strength accordingly.
“…Isn’t it their job to recruit talented people?”
“Yes, that’s right. That’s why I’m here to tell you that we’ve recently found enough talent to replace these two…Or more than enough to comfortably fill them.”
“…There is no way such a person exists…”
Yurika hesitates but eventually smiles bitterly.
There was a very slight feeling of regret, but in the end, that was all.
“…Surprisingly, there is one. Unlike us, he acts independently…And is a great hero who has cut down countless demons…And is our new hope.”
At the words that followed, Erina’s eyes widened to the point of anger.
“The demon slayer. Choi Si-woo.”
Now he is in the dungeon.
