Hero vs Demon King (part 2)

theym: From here on out, the story will be from the pov of the mc.]

Hovering in the sky, my heart was filled with immense rage that I had never felt before.

All of the emotions that have been buried deep inside my heart were overflowing right now.

I, who was called a demon king, am now going to show them why I was hailed as a demon.

"Come out if you value the lives of the people of your kingdom."

I roared looking at the palace.

It was clear to me what was happening inside there. The amount of mana gathered there was enough to tell me that all of the powerhouses of this world were present inside.

Such a thick concentration of mana... anyone who can sense it will tremble in fear before it.

But it was nowhere near enough to make me feel even an ounce of fear.

The moment my voice rang in their ears, I could feel countless gazes fixated on me.

It was enough to make even a rank 8 archmage shudder in his steps, but not for me.

I also released all of my spiritual presence upon the entire kingdom.

As if a mountain has befallen them, one after another, all of them begin to fall to their knees.

Even those inside the palace were affected by my spiritual pressure. Most of them were rendered unable to move.

"Seems this is your answer... then do not blame me for what is about to happen now..."

I roared once again, and the very moment 8 said that all of my undead armies began to march inside the kingdom.

From small monsters to bigger giants, all of them began to attack the fortress of the kingdom, and it didn't take long for them. to breach the walls and enter inside.

I also didn't stand idly by and was ready to use my magic. Sparing even a second longer for them would be a waste of time for me.

In just a moment, countless magic circles appeared above the kingdom. That horrifying scene made all of their hearts beat faster and faster, and fear enveloped them all... not even in their wildest dream would they have thought of such a situation.

"Not one or two but 18 at the same time... and all of them are rank 8 magic circles... even a millennial genius cannot achieve something like this."

Even the hero was shocked and amazed by the scene that was unfolding in front of her.

"This much mana and such proper control over his magic... he will raze this kingdom to bits in just a matter of moment."

One of the people sitting 9n the chair stood up and spoke. He was a muscular guy with a proper build and was like a tall mountain with red skin.

"King Edward... he wishes to speak with you. I suggest you go before him and apologise right now... even if he doesn't forgive you, we will have enough time to evacuate all the people from here to a safe location."

Another one, a tall and beautiful woman, in her late thirties, woke up and spoke. She was the queen of the neighbouring kingdom and one of the rank 7 mages.

Everyone beside them also had the same thoughts as her. If they went to fight the demon king head-on now, even if they won, it would be with great casualties.

Evacuating the citizens first is a major priority.

Edward frowned frantically, gritting his teeth, he looked at them all. All of them were calming him for this catastrophe... in all sense it was true, but nobody... nah, a person like Edward will never admit to his wrongdoings.

But here, he has no other choice.

"He is here for her. Where is she, King Edward?"

Eleanor coldly asked him. There was no hint of sympathy for him in her eyes; even if he died in this battle, she wouldn't even bat an eye at him.

King shuddered at the sudden question; even after seeing the cataclysm that he had brought upon himself, he wasn't ready to part with her.

All of this was happening because it was prophesied that the path of ascension would be brought by 'her'.

Ascension... the way to reach a higher rank that everyone present there was eager to achieve. Being in peak of rank 8 and 7 for so long, all of them will soon be reaching their end of lifespan. Even though a rank 8 powerhouse can live for more than an average normal human, their life wasn't eternal, but if they can ascend... that'll be a different matter.

This same greed was what made Edward take this measure... though there were more motives than just that, and it wasn't hard to guess what that was if one were to look 'her' once.

"S-she... is inside the palace prison... locked up in the lowest chamber. Even I cannot break free from there easily."

'This fool...'

Eleanor shook her head.

"We do not have enough time now; go and confront him... we will teleport everyone out and will come to your aid then... if you value your life, then go out right now. Otherwise, I, myself, will cut your throat and be done with this."

Just the sight of him was getting on her nerves now. She couldn't understand how much an egoistic and foolish person was the king of an entire nation.

'Even if I go now, till I return there will nothing be left... I have to kill him right now.'

'I can understand your anger, Eleanor. But right now, the demon is a much more pressing matter... 18 rank 8 magic circles at once... it's such a waste that someone like him is on the side of demons. Even I cannot do something like this... I can hardly maintain 10 circles at most.'

'Even 10 is good. Seeing you both makes me feel like I am an average person.'

'I wouldn't say so; in rank 8, you are already on the same level as me. When I was on rank 8, the best I could do was 8 circles like you... but he... he is a monster...'

'You think we can win...?'

'If you fought him alone... then it's obvious he will overpower you, even if you get buffed by the saintess.'

'What about us?'

'Us? My powers will be restricted, but if it comes to it, then I will do everything in my power to assist you... I am 99% sure we can win.'

'But we don't know if he has something even bigger than this up his sleeve...'

'That's why I am not completely sure.'

'Umm, I understand. Let's see what will happen between then... I do not have any goodh ope for this... so be ready, we will need to get on it immediately.'

"Saintess... be ready to suppor t me. This won't be a pleasing one."

'After this... I do not think we can ever be together... but maybe in the next life, I pray for us to be together at least in the next life.'

Immediately after, the saintess began to cast her magic and Eleanor was soon shrouded by a luminous golden light.

The surge of power in her body could be seen with the naked eye, and her ability increased by almost double.

King Edward, though hesitant, couldn't do anything against it and decided to confront me by himself.

I watched as all of this unfolded in front of my eyes, seeing inside the castle and hearing their every word wasn't anything hard for me.

With his speed, it didn't take him long enough to appear in front of me. He used the flight magic to be on the same level as me on the air.

"You are finally here, huh? A few moments more and I would have to go to the deepest part of hell to find you..."

"You..."

My mockery was naturally enough to make him fume with rage. He shuddered, clenching his fist so hard that veins popped out from them.

"You vile demon... you will pay for this, don't think you can make us scared with just the sheer number."

His old and hoarse voice was aching my ears, the only feeling and thought in my head was to kill him... painfully.

"Make you scared...? Is that what you have all been thinking of...? I do not need my army to make you scared, I alone am enough to wipe you all from the existence of this world. Orif have you gone so ,senile from your old age that you cannot see the magic circles up over your entire kingdom? Each one is more than enough to turn your kingdom with you to dust."

"You think so... but I am not alone. Everyone inside the palace right now is either rank 7 or rank 8 mages and knighta a s, and we also have the hero and saintess with us... you are too arrogant to think you can defeat all of us alone. If we all were to attack you at once, you would die without a proper burial."

His smile turned into a smirk when he said that, but the fear in his eyes was still there. Just trying to show a string front huh...

It was too funny.

"Hahaha ha... it's too comical that the likes of you think you can do anything against me. Your old age has made you all blind... do you really wish for me to show you why you all call me the demon king? Want me to make today an another bloody night?"

Different memories of that night flashed before him and all the people present inside... it was an unforgettable night that none of them, even if they erased their memories, would forget about.

"You..."

He gritted his teeth, his brews frowning frantically. His proud and egotistical self couldn't bear the humiliation of that night and today.

"Return her to me and slit your throat... I might feel generous enough to spare your people and those inside."

'He is going to kill me either way... so why does it matter if I give her back or not? Let them all die with me, even this demon attacks then they will have to join me in the end... this might be my only chance for survival.'

"I refuse." He said.

As expected, he wouldn't agree to my proposal and I never planned to spare even one of them. I know what kind by person he is and those inside, with an exception of few... all of them are too evil, even than me.

If they have come here today, then it was all for the motive of killing me... they didn't care or have any plan for the protection of a kingdom or anything... it was all to erase my existence.

"and Why would I give her back to you and kill myself? After defeating you, I will torture her everyday and play with her body. How can I resist such and a thing... she will become such a plaything for me, and after I get tired of her... I will give her to my soldiers to increase their morale. Such a waste that you haven't done anything to her till now, wasn't that the reason why you took her away from us that day? If you had slept with her, then according to the prophecy you would have ascended by no... achhhkkk..."

I couldn't resist the urge to kill him and slashed at him with my demonic sword. His arm fell off to the ground and he yelled out with a loud and horrendous shriek.

My eyes, voice, my everything turned cold. I couldn't describe the amount of rage that was burning inside me right now. The sound of my blood so fast up to my Brian to calm it down was audible to me without any means.

The spiritual pressure that I was holding back for a while leaked out without any limit and covered the whole world.

Even the place outside was affected by it, everyone who were still living in their seclusion, waiting for the ascension path to open, even they were alarmed of my presence.

Only a single thought lingered in their mind... terrifying.

"I gave you a chance... but not only you didn't take it, you dared to insult her in front of me... daring to insult my sister, your life alone isn't enough to pay for that grave sin."

Blood began to drip from my eyes, my horns increased their size and grew even bigger.

The magic circles above, begj to glow in a purple light. The 18 magic circles turned to 20, 2 more appeared after I decided to go all out.

The amount of mana gathered here right now began to take shape in itself. It was enough to affect the environment as well.

The thunder stricking increased more and more and when this place should have been a sunny day, it became darker than night.

"Nuclear magic..."

And just as I was about to cast the magic... a stream of light of light flowed towards me.

It was none other than the hero, herself.

"Must you really do this... there are countless lives. I am sure you are not so cruel enough to kill them all without a reason."

Eleanor spoke, her tone was bit more softer now rather than her cold self. It wasn't our first meeting and I always held deep respect for her strength, but I knew one day we will be in a situation where we will have to face off against each other.

"You finally came, huh? Did the teleportion failed, such foolish action from you all, you really think l wouldn't sense such a simple spell? Answering to you... yes, I must do it. I do not have any emotion or empathy for the people of this world any more. And that isn't going to change ever. If you think you coming here to ask this is going to change anything then you are gravely mistaken..."

Hearing my response, a slight hope that she had buried inside her heart shattered.

A battle that was inevitable from the start was now finally going to begin.

I clasped my sword tightly. Even though my demonic lineage gives me a strong physique, I know it isn't enough to go head to head with her. She is a full fledged Knight or swordsman in terms of my previous world.

"What are you all still waiting for... attack this demon. If he survives today, all of us will be dead and be part of his undead army."

The king roared at his soldiers and everyone inside. The panicked state and the pressure they were feeling was halting them in their steps. Now they didn't have any choice than to confront me.

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