The Beginning

The horns began to fade slowly, And Four's consciousness returned.

" Is it done? "

'Yes'

Four was relieved.

'Boy, if you still have the energy, go explore this cave first, there should be something useful here'

Everest orders Four. Of course not without reason, this Cave is a demon's hideout, so there must be something he left behind.

Four agrees and starts exploring the Cave.

he went a little deeper into the cave, and found a lot of corpses of wolves lying around.

'It seems the demon took the wolf's life core to recover its strength'

"Core?" Four didn't understand.

' Yes, that is the essence of mana flow, demons use this as a shortcut to recover mana, All living things have mana be it demons, even humans, but humans tend to be less mana than demons'

While walking, Four finds a chest tucked away on a rock. Out of curiosity Four approached and opened it. Inside is a green gem crystal the size of a marble

"What is this?" Four wonders

'This is the essence of life, precisely the essence of human life'

"What!?" Four was shocked.

'He's a demon isn't it natural if he ever killed a human, take it, that life essence will come in handy later'

Four hesitantly took it.

'Looks like there's nothing else here'

'Time to continue your journey'

"Alright" Four walked out of the cave.

And resumed his journey.

It had been days since he had left the village, and had walked following Everest's directions.

Until you see a mountain in the distance.

'That's our goal, looks like we need to walk another day'

"What am I going to do on that mountain?"

'I kept something valuable in that place before I die, it will be very useful for you'

'Just walk, starting from the front there is the territory of the devil'

"What!?, isn't it then that the more demons there are, even I'm having a hard time fighting one devil"

'Don't worry, you're almost completely a demon, you'll be considered one of them'

Four kept walking until night fell.

"I'm exhausted." Four stops and sits under a tree.

' Well, take a rest first, tomorrow you should have more energy

Four lights a fire and sleeps nearby.

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Morning came, it was time for Four to continue his journey.

Until you reach your destination.

"Should I climb it?" Four stared at the tall iceberg.

'Yes, that thing is at the top of this mountain'

Four begins to climb the mountain.

"Why can't you see a single demon?, isn't this place part of demon territory?"

'Not all places in the devil's territory are inhabited'

Four never stops until he reaches the top.

"This is the pinnacle." Four was relieved.

Everest then directs Four to the intended place.

"Again, caves, do demons like living in caves?"

'Damn, this is not a random cave, come in, you'll understand when you get inside'

Four goes inside. The cave was vast and beautiful, and a katana was in the middle.

"Is this what you mean?" Four looked at the katana.

'Yes, that's right, previously you could only use 10 percent of my power, but with this sword you can take out 50 percent'

Four took the katana.

'This sword's name is Fuji, ice attribute sword'

Four tries to swing it.

"It's light." Four held the katana.

'You can't use that sword yet, you don't even know the basic techniques of swordsmanship, this is the best place for you to practice'

With instructions from Everest, Four practice swordsmanship on the top of the iceberg.

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Meanwhile in the Main kingdom.

Seen a man walking in a flower garden.

"I can tell by the scent of this flower, the peace will soon end." The man held the flower in front of him.

That man is Philip Stechic or often referred to as Philip the punisher, the king of the Astechic kingdom. a man with great ambitions for peace. He also has abilities on par with the hero Albert, or war bearer Rubt.

The hero Albert now heads the Alion church, the largest church in the Astechic empire. Even though it was called a church, it wasn't an ordinary church, it was an organization formed by Albert during the war against demons.

While the war-bearer Rubt is still unknown. Rubt is a free person, he can go wherever he wants, without being restricted. Unlike Philip and Albert.

Philip felt the turbulent darkness energy intensify, indicating that the demon lord seemed to have recovered from his wounds during the war.