25 Light Heart Up

While there was no one around them, Rio had to make the most of the opportunity.

"Hey, I know you're not evil."

Rio slowly walks closer, trying to convince Gunja Pala that he has no intention to fight anymore.

"I know that what caused you, and your world to become like that is a more terrible figure."

Rio already knows something about Lilith. That made Gunja Pala feel wary of him.

"Wait, wait, we are both on different sides. But you need to know, I also intend to end this cycle of destiny. To decide endless destiny and free you from the darkness. "

"You say the same thing as those darkness gods."

Gunja Pala is tired of hearing the same offer.

"For the past few centuries, they have continued to try to do what you want to do. But what, I don't know how many worlds they turned into darkness. In the end, they didn't succeed at all in defeating that demon. "

Gunja Pala no longer raises his weapon. He acted like an old man who was tired of his life.

Rio felt sorry to see Gunja Pala. At that time Gunja Pala was not the Arcdemon they knew, but a human who could die at any time.

"You are wrong."

Rio drew a little attention from Gunja Pala. Only slightly. But what will Rio said can shake his soul.

"I'm not them. I am a human and will continue to be like that. When I said I would break this cruel fate, all I had to do was defeat all that darkness gods."

Gunja Pala glares. Do not believe what he just heard.

"Beat those darkness gods? Kid, are you insane?"

Rio smiled. He showed a confident expression to a monster that was about to die.

Putting a clenched right fist in his chest, Rio declares, "No matter how many times, as long as flame in my soul doesn't extinct, I swear to protect the world where my family, colleagues, and humanity live."

For a moment, Gunja Pala seemed to return to the past. A time when there was a knight who gave hope to eliminate darkness in the world.

The shadow of the great knight was now standing before him. Showing a smile that won't fade.

Gunja Pala, who has been in the darkness for centuries, found a ray of hope that brightened his heart.

Suddenly, Gunja Pala, the Arcdemon class capable of causing great damage, knelt before Rio.

"End my suffering, kid."

Gunja Pala gives himself up. A strong man who has fought for centuries in the darkness asked for the ray of light to end his life.

Of course, Rio surprised. But he could not escape the responsibility to end the life of Gunja Pala, a being who already turned into what they called a demon.

Standing behind Gunja Pala, Rio holds Fire Knight Sword.

"Do you have a message for me?"

Back in the day, Rio's father once said, "Advice from veterans of life is a precious treasure."

Because of this, Rio asked Gunja Pala for one.

Gunja Pala smiles wryly. "You instead should say, 'do you have last words?'"

Rio is indeed the knight who will save the world. But it seems that the soul he has is still innocent.

For this reason, Gunja Pala has the right advice. "Protect the people you care about. Only those who can keep you sane in this cruel world."

The advice given by Gunja Pala reminded Rio of the figure of the little sister, the only family that Rio had.

Rio realized how important Gunja Pala's advice was.

"Thank you."

"One more thing, boy, if you meet with a monster holding a child, please release them gently."

Rio felt breathless for a moment. The monster that Gunja Pala meant was definitely the two people he loved the most.

It feels heavy, but he must not hesitate. "Leave it to me."

After that Gunja Pala had nothing else to say.

Rio focused on his sword. He thought of a spell that could send Gunja Pala to die peacefully.

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"[Flame Majesty - Special Move: Light Heart Up]"

Flame burned Gunja Pala's chest. But the flame did not hurt at all. Instead, the flame gives Gunja Pala a sense of nostalgia for his world.

A very wide world. Where there is a giant mountain that soars high into the sky. The bowels of the mountain is the abode of short humans like him.

A mineral-rich mountain that has various benefits for the good of the world.

The name of the mountain is, Mountain Dwarven.

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[Escaping Olden Memoir]

Rio sheds his eyes when he came out of the little memory that Gunja Pala had.

Memory is full of good things. Even Rio can catch a glimpse of the sight of a mother holding a child. Most likely the two of them were the monsters that Gunja Pala meant.

"Did you finish off that monster?"

From behind, someone approached Rio.

It is likely that he was the reinforcement sent if Rio had experienced difficulties.

Fortunately, that person came from behind, otherwise, he would have found Rio crying.

"You, crying?"

Yes, at that time Rio was wiping his tear.

"My eyes," Rio turned around, rubbing his eyes. "My eyes are twinkling. Don't you see that there is still a lot of dust flying? "

Rio turned around and found the reinforcements coming were knights with helmets covering his entire head.

"You are, Heion?"