1 Prologue
Gods are viewed as pure and good in our world, and Demons are evil and corrupt.
Then, what about humans?
Who will decide whether we humans are good or evil?
Humans.
Humans decide for themselves whether they are good or evil.
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Humans create an idea of all Gods as being good and all Demons as evil.
It's not like gods came to humans and said they were good or Demons came and said they were evil.
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So, we humans can also determine ourselves, can't we?
All humans have good qualities and bad qualities.
Nevertheless, how do we determine whether someone is good or bad?
There may be people who say it depends on society, or some may say it depends on an individual, and this will go on and on…,
In my opinion, humans are worse than demons from the perspective of an individual.
Someone might ask, "Why?"
The answer lies in human emotions and desires.
Greed, lust, hunger, anger, pride, love, fear, passion, and many more.
We humans let our emotions and desires dominate our actions.
A person's emotions and desires, when under control, can be a tremendous asset, but if they're uncontrolled, they can cause a great deal of harm to themselves and others.
I'm a prime example of this,
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The SS was writing on a large building. A young man with black hair and black eyes was sitting in an office on a certain floor in this building.
I'm Aiden, the SS group's president. I'm 25 years old. Last month, I had promoted to the president position.
Someone knocked on the door.
*Knock*
*knock*
"Come in,"
The door opened, and a beautiful woman wearing a red office suit stepped in. She had long black hair and red eyes. She is my secretary, Nora Lawson.
"Sir, Mr. Frost is coming to meet you."
I frown after hearing her words,
'What is he doing here?'
"Let him in."
"Yes, sir"
Nora nodded her head and left the office.
A few seconds later, an old man came into the office holding a bouquet.
He is Ryan Frost, one of the higher-ups in the company. He might look like a kind and gentle old man, but he's as sly as a fox.
I stand up and greet him.
"Hello, Mr. Frost. How've you been?"
"It is a pleasure to meet you, President Aiden. I have been well." He said with a smile.
When he said the president before my name, I got goosebumps.
"What brought you here so suddenly?" I asked.
"I'm here to apologize for not being present at the promotion party --"
He paused in the middle of the words and came closer to me. He handed me the bouquet he was holding.
"And I also want to congratulate you on completing your one month as president."
'What's up with this old geezer, today? Why is he acting like a kind grandpa who cares for his grandchild?'
"Thank you, but you don't have to come all the way here only for that."
"You don't need to worry about it, I came nearby for some work." He said with a smile on his face.
"Then, please take a seat," I said.
"I'm sorry, but I have some work to finish." He said.
"Oh, it's fine. You don't have to apologize."
"Then, I will be taking my leave."
As soon as he said those words, he left.
When he left, I began to think about what had just happened.
'I don't believe that old geezer came all the way here to apologize for not attending my promotion party and congratulate me on completing my one month as president.'
He is one of the people who hate me the most. There were two main reasons for his deep hatred for me. First, I came from a non-rich family, or in short, I am a commoner. I didn't have any parents. As an orphan, I adopt by an orphanage. I lived in an orphanage until I was 16 years old.
Second, I ruined his plan to make his grandson the next president.
I started working at this company when I was twenty years old. Over the past five years, I have been promoted multiple times, and last month I was promoted to president of SS.
'So, that is why I couldn't help but wonder what he is setting out to achieve.'
Despite contemplating it for some time, I could not pinpoint the reason.
Man, my head hurts from all this,
'I guess I should go home for the day,' I sighed.
I called Nora,
"I'm leaving early today."
"Have a safe ride, sir." She said with a smile.
The sight of her smile lessened my headache a little.
'If only she didn't have a husband. I would surely make her my wife.'
I stepped out of the office and headed for the elevator; I pressed the button for the ground floor once I entered the elevator.
In a few seconds, the elevator reached the ground floor.
Upon exiting the elevator, I could see my car parked in front of the exit.
' Nora informed the driver that I was leaving.'
Some distance away from my car, a black van was standing.
As soon as the driver saw me, he opened the car door,
"I'll be driving today. So you can take your leave now." I said.
"As you wish, sir" The driver bowed and left.
For the driver, it was nothing new; he already knew that I preferred to drive myself.
I started the car after getting into it.
"The target is on the move. He is the only one in the car." The person in the van said in the walkie-talkie.
"The car started moving."
The black van began following my car while maintaining a distance,
"It's headed towards the bridge."
"Roger"
On the roof of a certain building, two men were seen. One was standing on the floor holding a military binocular, and another one was lying on the floor holding a sniper rifle.
"The target is moving. Angle: -35°, Wind: Favorable, Permission to Fire: Granted."
Whizzed!
A bullet struck the rear tire of my car, causing it to burst.
*Band*
"What the hell?"
*Crash*
I had no time to react as the car lost control, collided with the railing, and fell into the river.
"The mission has been accomplished. The target has been taken out." The man with the sniper said.
"Yet another talented youngster is lost to rich families," The man with binoculars sighs.
The car began to fill with water and went deeper into the river.
I was trapped in the car due to the seat belt. As blood flowed from my head and my hands went numb.
"What just happened? I was driving and the car's rear tire suddenly burst and the next thing I knew, the car had crashed into the railing and fallen into the river."
I suddenly realized something as water filled the car.
"So, that's why the old geezer came early. He planned to kill me in a car accident."
I closed my eyes and sighed,
'I am glad I told the driver to leave, if I hadn't, he might have lost his life with me.'
"What are you so relieved about, you moron? You are dying, you know." I said to myself.
Each passing moment, the car sank deeper into the river.
"So, this is how I'll die."
"It's not the best way to die, but if you think about it, it's not the worst either."
"There is only one regret I have -- that I was unable to save the orphanage."
My consciousness slowly began to fade away, and my heart stopped beating.
