Chapter 32 : So I Met The Lady Hero

We arrive in front of the gate of the Fortress of Sanctus Dominion. There are two guards at the gate. One of them says, "Hey, you can't enter now. Return and come back tomorrow morning." I use my fist to put him to sleep. This has to end tonight. I won't drag this to the next day.

I kick the door, and it opens loudly. We enter the fortress. Hearing the loud sound, some holy knights come running with swords. They attack me with their swords. I dodge their swords and punch them on their vital spots, like the throat, lower left chest, side of ribs, etc. They fall on the floor with unbearable pain. We walk towards the inside. 

The more I go inside, the more holy knights come to attack us. I don't kill any of them. I just let them feel pain, a lot of pain. There are many rooms in the fortress. We keep checking every one of them. 

We find some demi-humans handcuffed to the walls with white collars on their necks. We release them. I say, "Vaelya, open the portal and send them to the Demon Realm." Vaelya opens the portal. I tell the demi-humans where they are going, and they won't have to be scared anymore. One of them says, "We heard about you, the Night Demons, from the high priests. They talk about you a lot. How you are saving countless helpless people like us. We have been waiting for you all this time. We knew that you would definitely come to rescue us from this hell."

I say, "Sorry, this took this long." One of them says, "Please don't apologize. You rescue us from this hell; that's what matters. We are grateful to you." I ask them about Eriei. One of them says, "A few days ago, they were talking about doing a ritual. But we don't know anything about kidnapping a person." 

They enter the portal. We start walking in the hallway.

Suddenly I see that man. I haven't forgotten that creepy smile. Ronvil is standing in the hallway with a long sword. My blood starts boiling. 

This is the man who hurt my eight guards of Alnovir. This is the man who hurt Nordial, the first person I met in Alnovir Palace. This is the man who hurt Ferminaka, the first kind woman I met on Alnovir. This is the man who kidnapped Eriei, the woman who cares for me selflessly. This is the man who hurt Vaelya, the woman I love. And this is the same man I gave a chance to live. 

I clench my fists.

Ronvil says, "Boy! You must be thinking why I did all that when you let me live. You're thinking I should be considerate to you, right? That's where you are mistaken. You see, I am just a weapon in the Sanctus Dominion's hand. They swing me. I don't have control over it. I have no emotion. It's your fault that you didn't destroy the weapon when you had the chance. Everything that happened is your fault. Because you let me live. Listen carefully, here no one is better than me. If I weren't alive, the Sanctus Dominion would send another assassin to your palace. But he would be dead at the hand of the man named Nordial. All this wouldn't happen. So, the blood of your comrades and loved ones is on your hands, King Agni."

I say, "I know, it's my fault that everything happened. I am not here to listen to your speech on that. I am here to fix that." Ronvil says with a smile, "Then stop talking. Let's fight to the death. And remember, if you don't kill me, in the future I'll hurt the ones you most care about." I say, "I won't make that same mistake again."

I push the floor with my toes and get close to him. I strike a punch on his face. He dodges that. He swings his sword towards my neck. I dodge that and strike a punch on the left side of his ribs. He falls on the floor and quickly gets up. He says, "You are still holding back, boy. It will be your fault if you let her live and I kill the woman standing behind you."

I lost my control. I push the floor with my toes and get close to him. He shields himself with the long sword. I strike a kick on the flat side of the sword. The sword breaks into pieces, and he slams hard on the wall. He falls on the floor. He tries to get up. Vaelya comes to him and separates his head from his body with his body. I am shocked to see that. Vaelya says, "We are wasting time. Let's go." 

I say, "Why did you do that, Vaelya? He was fighting with me." Vaelya says, "That person attacked Alnovir when the kingdom was weak inside. He brutally tortured eight soldiers for information. He didn't hold back while attacking Ferminaka and Eriei. Then why would I feel pity for someone like him? I see him in his weak moment, and I kill him. Just like he attacked Alnovir in its weak condition. He called himself a weapon of the Sanctus Dominion. So, I broke the weapon. Now let's go, Agni. Or you want to mourn for a person who infiltrated your home and hurt those who respect you more than anything." I can't say anything against that. We continue walking on the hallway.

Suddenly, I see lots of holy knights walking towards me, followed by a long-haired woman in a silver warrior dress. She doesn't seem to be a priest. But she must be an important person of the Sanctus Dominion, since the holy knights are following her like minions. Judging by her facial structure, skin tone, and hair, she seems to be Indian. Maybe it's my imagination.

She stands with those holy knights in front of us and says, "I am Nirva, the hero of this world." Nirva? Yes, she is definitely an Indian. Varthion told me that the Sanctus Dominion summoned a lady hero from another world. But an Indian like me! What is going on here?