Chapter 27 “And oftentimes, to win us to our harm, The instruments of darkness tell us truths, Win us with honest trifles, to betray's In deepest consequence”

After all these events, everything finally came to this moment.

The moment when the hero, the warrior, and the one person who had nothing to do with the troubles and fate of this world met.

“Kuhahahaha! That's the truth! That two-faced woman Cecilia beside you! She pulled you here just to kill you! She wanted to kill you so that I could be trapped inside this monster's body for eternity! Hahahaha!”

“But unfortunately there were too many mistakes in her plan... Kuhuhuhu, for one, that woman has forgotten that her god is now just an energy reactor that we're utilizing!” Wallace said with a sly smile.

“An energy reactor? You humans in this world are turning the god who saved you into an energy reactor!? Where exactly is your common sense! Is that how you repay your god's kindness!? Did you easily forget all his kindness just for your own benefit!? Disgusting!” The young man snapped.

“Disgusting? We who make life easier for mankind you say are disgusting? Don't be silly, we are smart. Do you know what it's like to have anxiety, fear, and doubt, when a creature with immense power lives beside us? Maybe it's still a good god, but what if it suddenly changes its mind and wants to rule our world? Enslave us? Or even eat and slaughter us? Haven't you ever thought of that? Now that humanity has recovered so well, from the destruction and apocalypse we once experienced, we have now proven that humanity can overcome and conquer anything! Even if they are a god.” Wallace said.

“You...!!!”

Just as the young man was about to reply to Wallace's words, a red lightning bolt suddenly shot towards Wallace.

As if he had predicted what would happen, very quickly as if defying the force of gravity pulling him, Wallace shot towards the red lightning.

“BOOOM!”

An explosion of blue flames and a flash of red lightning occurred and shook the entire room.

“BRAAAAK!”

Wallace came out of the explosion and stamped his foot on the floor of the Dugeon's room, cracking it.

“Kuhuhuhu... Cecilia, Cecilia, Cecilia. Have you forgotten that I am currently your god?” Wallace said while raising the black object in his hand.

“That...”

Due to the dark and dimly lit room, the young man could not be sure what the object was that Wallace was holding.

But it didn't take long for the young man to understand, he quickly looked around and saw that Cecilia was no longer around.

Immediately the young man ran towards the large Wallace and prepared to free Cecilia who was now in Wallace's hands.

“Ooh? So you want to kill her too? Take it if you want!” Said Wallace who then threw Cecilia's body strongly towards the young man.

Without thinking, the young man immediately released his sword and caught Cecilia's body.

Seeing what was happening in front of him, Wallace with a disappointed expression pointed his palm at the young man and insulted him.

“Fool.”

Suddenly a blast of blue flame shot from the giant's palm towards the young man who had just caught Cecilia.

“Damn it! Does he intend to hurt me!?” Thought the young man.

But before the blue flame devoured the two prey, Cecilia suddenly grabbed the young man's arm and pulled him away from the shot.

In just a short time Cecilia and the young man were now at a great distance from Wallace's blue fire attack.

“Cecilia are you okay?” Asked the young man.

Without even turning her face, Cecilia darted straight at Wallace with a look filled with anger.

A fight broke out between the two of them, unlike before, this time with his new body Wallace was able to compensate and even master the fight that had previously seemed to be one-sided.

Every move he made did not seem futile, every scratch from his hands was a blue flame, and with every laugh his confidence was growing.

That's Wallace, the genius hero who is said to be the hero of this country's prophecy.

“Kuhahaha! Hey Cecilia! How does it feel to fight the god you've been trying to save? Happy? Joyful? Or maybe depressing? Kuhahahaha!!!” Wallace insulted.

But Cecilia continued to attack Wallace without a care in the world.

She continued to attack Wallace's feet, hands, fingers, and even horns.

Although the young man realized that Cecilia really wanted to kill Wallace, but there was not a single fatal attack that Cecilia wanted to land.

“Is it possible that Cecilia is still holding back?” The young man muttered.

Realizing the same thing, Wallace then stopped his laughter and insults, he then jumped towards where the obelisk pillar was.

“This is boring.” Said Wallace who was now standing on the obelisk pillar that he had previously sat on.

Cecilia, who was now below him, just stood still and faced Wallace.

“Cecilia!” Called the young man who ran over to Cecilia.

“Go away, didn't he say that already? If this situation is going to get worse then I will have to kill you later.” Threatened Cecilia.

The young man stopped his footsteps and paused for a moment.

“No! Didn't I promise that I would change this world with you? If my death can indeed make this world not end up in his hands then I will gladly do it! But at least we shouldn't give up first! Let's defeat him together! Teacher!” The young man said.

Cecilia was surprised to hear the young man's words, but then she smiled a little and turned her face towards the young man.

“Teacher? Didn't Adel ever tell you that in every fight you can't let go of your sword?” Cecilia asked.

Immediately the young man turned his gaze towards his right hand and realized that his sword was no longer in his grasp.

“Ah! Sorry! Because of this dark place I don't know where my sword is.” The young man said.

“Whatever, catch this! We'll fight him until he or we can't move anymore. Think of it as our last fight.” Cecilia said while throwing one of her four katana swords to the young man.

Immediately the young man caught the katana sword with small bells and observed it.

“Umm, Hey Cecilia, by the way why do almost all your katanas have bells?” The young man asked.

“...So that I don't lose it in a dark place like you.” Cecilia replied.

“Ooo...” The young man responded.

While holding and feeling the length of the katana sword, the young man felt that it seemed like he could use this katana...

Although this sword could only be used to slash only one side.

“Are you guys done chatting? If so, let's continue our fight!” Wallace said.

Then the entire wall of the circular room suddenly burst into flames with intense blue flames.

Now the previously dark and dim room was brightened and heated by the blue flames that suddenly appeared.

“This is the time! Let me purify your sins with the fire of heaven!” Wallace boasted.

Then in the palms of Wallace's ten sharp claws burst a blue flame.

Sensing that Wallace was really going to fight seriously, Cecilia immediately set up a stance and grabbed her two katanas in both hands.

“You! Lure and block all his attacks! Do what Adel has taught you! Remember, block and attack! Block and attack!” Ordered Cecilia who immediately darted away from the young man.

“Huh!? Block and attack? Do you think I can do it using this katana of yours? Let alone attack, this katana will definitely be damaged immediately after I use it to block!” Argued the young man who then ran towards Wallace.

Wallace laughed loudly as if he was insulting both of them, then he jumped down from the top of the obelisk pillar and headed towards the young man.

“First you Stranger!” Wallace snapped at the young man.

“What!? He wants to attack me right away!?” The young man thought.

Immediately the young man stopped his footsteps and set up the stance he had been taught.

“O wind! Blow him away!”

“CECILIA! YOU COWARD! C'MON! IS THAT HOW YOU'VE BEEN FIGHTING ALL THIS TIME!? HAH!?” Wallace snapped.

The previously beautiful and clean white feathers were now reddened, the skin of his nape and back was now wide open with red blood oozing out of his wounds.

“Grrrrrr.... CECILIA! CECILIA! CECILIA!!!”

While enduring the pain of the hundreds of slash wounds on his body, Wallace furiously pounded on the Dugeon's floor until everything shook violently.

His screams, his pain, his grinning face and fangs with blood splattered on his body and the floor around him, all the scenes looked so grim that the young man who was previously brave and determined to defeat Wallace, now felt a strange feeling in his chest.

“This is...”

The young man watched as his hands and katana continued to tremble.

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR FEAR

“Shit! Don't be afraid yet! Hang in there! There's no way I'm going to let Cecilia down!” The young man snapped in his mind.

“YOU! STRANGER! YOU FOOL! I ONLY INTENDED TO HELP YOU FROM THE BEGINNING! I JUST WANT TO BRING YOU BACK TO YOUR WORLD! ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS HAND OVER MY BODY TO ME! DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT!? STRANGER!” Wallace snapped.

Hearing Wallace's hoarse and frightening yell, the young man stepped back a little, but despite his fear he continued to clutch his trembling katana.

“Be strong! Don't listen to him!”

In his mind the young man kept yelling to himself to convince his resolve.

“ARE YOU THAT HAPPY TO TAKE MY LIFE!? STRANGER! DO YOU THINK YOU JUST TOOK MY BODY!? DON'T BE STUPID! IF YOU DON'T WANT TO RETURN MY BODY THEN YOU ARE THE MOST DESPICABLE THIEF IN THE WORLD! MY LIFE, MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, AND EVERYTHING! DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE NOW TAKEN EVERYTHING FROM ME!? STRANGER!!!” Wallace snapped.

Hearing Wallace's words, the young man became even more agitated, and even now his own snapping gradually began to stop.

“I... Have stolen all his life?” The young man muttered.

“His father and mother who cared so much for him, his countless wealth, his friends, and even Kalina? Did I really take everything away?” Asked the young man in his heart.

“.........”

“.......”

“....”

“What about Kalina? Do you think I took her away from you?” The young man asked Wallace.

Hearing the young man's question Wallace briefly forgot all about his pain.

“HAH!? KALINA!? IF YOU GIVE ME MY BODY THEN I WILL GLADLY GIVE YOU THAT CURSED WOMAN!” Wallace replied.

Immediately the young man smiled at Wallace, his anxiety and fear had disappeared, and even his hands that had been shaking had stopped.

Seeing the young man's smile Wallace also smiled happily.

“Good! Then come here and hand over that body to me!” Wallace said.

But unfortunately the young man ignored him and set up a stance as if he was preparing to perform his magic slash once again.

“YOU DON'T!!!”

“That's right, I'm going to kill a cruel brother like you! I'm going to change this world to make it a better world for everyone like her!” The young man shouted.

“WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!? DO YOU WANT TO REJECT MY KINDNESS!?” Wallace snapped.

“O lightning, gather around.” Said the young man whose katana released blue lightning bolts.

“YOU! I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!” Wallace snapped, limping toward the young man in pain.

“O fire, make it strong.” The young man said and the red flames burned along with the blue lightning in his katana.

“I WILL TAKE MY BODY! AND I'LL TORTURE THAT DAMN SOUL OF YOURS!” Wallace threatened.

“O wind! Blow him away!”

Immediately the young man shot the slashes of the three magic elements at Wallace.

Despite being taught by Adel, Marie, and Cecilia, the young man could only master the most basic level of magic.

Even so, he had a little talent that no one else had.

He could quickly master and be able to use all the magic elements in this world.

But unfortunately everything only reached the basic level.

Even so the young man had just recently realized that he could control how strong his attacks were.

But perhaps it was all because his body was the body of a hero in a prophecy.

“STRANGER!!!” screamed Wallace with blood now all over his body.

“Thank you for reminding me what I've been fighting for, O Wallace the Hero of Prophecy.” The young man whispered.

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