Chapter 4:

2nd trial

the hero's Journey { short story}


“ I am Mei, wife of the demon king. Offer your heads to the mighty demon king Humans!” I Immediately jumped towards her with my sword drawn “ what a sorry guard you have.” before I knew it I was bleeding. A huge cut through my abdomen to my knee, I fell hard to the ground and Immediately passed out.

“ Well well we meet again and so soon too.” I heard a familiar voice call out to me. I looked around to see who it was “ haha much like our last meeting.” It clicked then It was Osami the angel “ well Yuuta as of now you're dead but there is an option for you.”

“ What is it?” I ask her skeptically knowing what she asked for last time she laughs as if she already knows I wouldn’t go for it usually “ well all you have to do is kill the demon lady.” My eyes widened. “ I don’t kill!” She already knows this I refused 15 years ago. What's different now. “ I guess you don’t care what happens to your little demon friend, she's currently trying to revive you look through the well!” I look down I see the destruction the demon’s caused and while everyone Is is fleeing Ayuuda Is crouched over my body pouring her magic into my Lifeless corpse “ alright I’ll do it…” Osami pushes me into the well and a minute later I wake up. “ Y-yuuta!” Ayuuda starts crying and hugging me for a second. I hug her back and smile before our reunion is cut short by Mei .” So You're awake human. I thought you died and you got this weak demon as a sidekick. I remember sparing her life when she tried to escape us.” Ayuuda suddenly charges ar Mei she shoots laser spells that Mei dodges then when Ayuuda starts getting tired Mei kicks her hard In the gut. “What a weak demon.” Mei then charges up a laser she aims straight at Ayuuda she fires it but I manage to block it with the sword.

“ Let’s go Kaiser!” Before I knew It we started fighting each other. My sword was moving like it had a mind of its own. I was losing control over my body but suddenly I was pushed back into the fight. A voice then spoke straight into my mind “ I am thou art I thou who art willing to perform all sacrilegious acts for thine own Justice call upon my name and unleash the rage!” it appeared to be my blade speaking.

“ ka-I ser!” I had no idea what I was doing. I didn't know what was right or wrong I just knew what I wanted to do and it was absolutely freeing! A blue light suddenly enveloped all over my body and the surrounding area then it all came flowing back into me suddenly I had full control over the sword… I had full control over my true self. I slashed at Mei with full force, slicing her in half leaving her completely shocked. “ what Is this new power! Y-your eyes…” I looked in a broken shard of glass sure enough my eyes went from blue to gold.most of the other demon generals started to run but I slashed them all in half with a smile on my face. I started killing every demon In sight. It didn't matter If they surrendered or not Ayuuda woke up a little after I killed all the demons.”Y--Yuuta d-did you do this?”

“ Yes I awakened, I'm no longer afraid of killing the demons here with kaiser we can take on anything.” I put my hand on my sheathed blade. Ayuuda looked a little scared with the big change “ Yuuta y-you really did this huh? Sorry you're so different from when we met it’s hard to believe.” I smiled at her before checking the guest to see if they were dead or alive. After looking for about a minute I found only one corpse. It was a gate guard. His eyes were wide open In fear so I shut them for him. I then opened the door and found all the guests huddled outside trying to get to their carriages. “ Please stop! I've killed all the demons!” the guest turn around with a look of shock on there faces except the king he walks up to me

“ You've awakened to Kaiser huh?” He laughs . It seems like this is a common feature with swords but not many people can reach this level so it's not taught anywhere. “ Good Job Nori is the only one to awaken to It in the last hundred years, well besides you now hahaha!” The king has a long hard laugh; he knows this will forever be remembered as the day a new hero was born. With the interruption over but the palace still destroyed the king sends everyone home except for Alan Kombutsuki a young man who owns a construction company “ Send me 30 men to fix up the palace please Alan.” Alan gives the king a nod then leaves like everyone else did. “ Yuuta, thank you so much for saving the palace and giving my sword a new legacy. I also have a personal request. I need a convoy that goes to the demon king territory. It travels through the clock sea , is that okay?”

“ C-clock sea? What is it a sea of time?” I ask the king back in Nihan clocks are used to tell the time it usually only tells you Increments of 5 though “ well not exactly you see it’s like a time Judge if you waste your time on this earth it steals it from you if you don’t it’s just a beautiful place to travel too.” This place catches my Interest I turn around to ask Ayuuda about it but she’s already sitting behind the door with an excited look in her eye."Sure we’ll do it.” A few days later the king sends us on a boat with some soldiers and a guide to the demon territory. Ayuuda falls to the ground looking dizzied “ sea sick already we still have a week to go.” 

Yuuki
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