༺Childhood Friend of the Zenith༻

The Heavenly Demon has perished and the seemingly eternal [Orthodox-Demonic War] ended alongside their death.

People across the world celebrated the end of the Demonic Cult, excited for the new age of peace that would surely follow suit.

However, it was not only the feeling of relief and peace that was left in the wake of the war.

Not only two sects from the Ten Sect Alliance, who were ardent supporters of Orthodox Faction were burned to ashes, one of the Four Noble Clans collapsed altogether.

Not only a myriad of martial artists met their demise, even the Three Venerables died at the hands of the Heavenly Demon.

Even though the war ended in victory with the Heavenly Demon's fall and the end of the Demonic Cult, nothing could change the fact that the battle incurred numerous scars.

So much was lost.

It was impossible to measure how long it would take to restore the glory of the past.

However,

Even though the land was dyed in a shade of stygian darkness with ashes, leaving nothing but despair.

Someday, the seed known as 'hope' bloomed, giving birth to heroes, destined to overcome tribulations and uphold justice.

As for me.

started to plead earnestly to me, her enemy.

Was it because of her hatred for the demons who escaped? Or was it for revenge?

No, she was seeking something far more important

It must be because of the Meteor Sword.

No matter who you asked, they would definitely know about the relationship between 'Meteor Sword' Jang Seonyeon and Wi Seol-Ah.

He was a promising swordsman and a hero, who led the Murim Alliance, and was engaged to Wi Seol-Ah.

There are rumors that the demons had kidnapped Jang Seonyeon.

So maybe it's because of that.

Who would've thought that the woman who is stronger than anyone else is acting restless all because of one man.

or were the heavens giving me one last chance to redeem myself?

Even if that were the case, I would still meet my end here.

"Huh? What's happening…."

It looked like Wi Seol-Ah, who started to approach me in a hurry, was trying to tell me something, but I couldn't hear her voice properly.

So I decided to continue ignoring her.

She also probably wanted me to go through with this, seeing how she never tried to stop me.

If I were to tell anyone that I was never being forced to do this, would they believe me?

Of course not.

There are tons of excuses that I could use for my actions, but there's nobody here that would believe them.

While ignoring the increasingly agonizing beating of my heart, I struggled to write down even a single letter.

With every beat of my heart, blood trickled down my lips.

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Wi Seol-Ah reach out to me as if she had realized that something was wrong with me.

Even then, there was nothing she could do to stop me.

I should hurry up and finish writing the last letter.

As if my heart was waiting for me to finish, it had finally shattered into pieces.

On the floor, I had written the details regarding the current hiding spot of the remaining demons.

When I was about to collapse onto the floor, Wi Seol-Ah suddenly hugged my mangled body.

I guess she was afraid that the scribble on the floor would end up getting ruined if I collapsed on top of it.

I vaguely saw Wi Seol-Ah's shocked expression at the back of my fading consciousness. However, I couldn't properly register that visage as my dying body soon turned cold… Causing my vision to finally fade to black.

What a mess.

Why did I live my life in such a way?

Whatever the reason may be, it didn't matter now. The reasons were never important anyways.

Gu Yangcheon from Unified Shanxi Clan.

I lived as an Orthodox Faction martial artist for a while before eventually joining the Demons.

After the Demonic Cult was eradicated, I was captured and tortured for intel regarding the hiding spot of the surviving demons.

I think that a simple description like that would suit a life like mine just fine.

A life that no one ever cared about.

Even though I thought that life was already over…

"Want a potato?"

"Huh?"

It should've been like that.