Looking at what is infront of me, I only saw is endless darkness. I stood infront of a large hole at the edge of the kingdom.
"Figures this isn't earth...but still flat earth.....hahaha."
This place is called
Now I'm standing on a cliff of a mountain but one thing is for sure what I see below is endless dark.
"You foul traitor! How dare you betray us?!"
"How dare you return to our kingdom!"
"You filthy heretic!"
"You are a shame to this kingdom! You should die!"
I looked at them with sheer hatred, a barrage of curses was poured upon me, I looked behind and there I saw people....lots of people, more than a hundred maybe a thousand ranging from commoners to nobles to even priests.
They yelled at me, telling me countless abuses and mockery, Countless stones were even thrown at my face and body. I Felt the pain.....I looked at them and began to ask myself.
"Are these the people I risked my life to save?" I feel stupid at this. I know I wasn't a good son to my family back on earth I ended becoming a shut in. When I died trying to protect my little sister from a rapist I made sure that the knife I held back then pierced that guy's heart.
Though I died, since....I was stabbed at the back, that retaliation of mine was just probably my last chance to be atleast a better big brother to my little sister and a better son to my mom and dad.
That is why when I reincarnated into this world I worked hard I don't want to be the old me again...I wasn't given any absurd powers from a god nor any cheat codes from any deities. I learned everything from scratch. Born from a small village in the western part of the kingdom. I learned farming, blacksmithing and even basic swordsmanship.
But it all changed when one of the adventurers came to our small village...One of them was a magician. She was an elf a high elf to be exact. Her height was similar to a small girl around 150cm with blond hair and green eyes.
She taught me only the basics of magic because she and her party won't stay long on our village. But years later that small boy she taught basic magic became one of the most powerful mages in the continent. I took her teachings at heart. She even told me that "With great magic comes great responsibility."
First time I heard that I laughed immediately.....She was mad because of me laughing at her.
But now as I look at these people who are cursing and shouting my name as if I was the cause of the death of their love ones. I learned one thing about this.....I should've just kept quite back then kept my magical prowess a secret. But in the end its too late I hope my family and friends are safe.
By clenching my teeth I endured the pain hoping it will all end. Just be done with it.
"Tsk... it seems you are already prepared for this."
"Well it doesn't matter as long as you are dead the kingdom will be at peace!"
Peace my ass. If it weren't for these shackles with magic cancelling runes, I would have killed you already.
"Looking at me with such ferocity! Truly a monster! I'm only doing my job to save this kingdom! from a once hero, now tempted by evil!"
"Don't you worry.....In order to eradicate any potential evil. I already finished cleansing that village where you were born."
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY?!" I shouted at him unable to accept what he just said.
"Knight Veritas show him." A knight carrying a large sack which was dripping with blood, stood infront of me.
He put down the sack in order to see what's inside.....Heads.....heads of all those people from my village. I can recognize all of them from the small girl Marie, to the lazy blacksmith John...My mom...and....Dad....even my childhood sweetheart Christine.
My mind went blank after seeing it, tears flowing down my eyes as I saw the heads of my love ones , to family and friends.
They could have spared them....they are only normal people. They don't know everything. I saw Christine's head I know seeing her lifeless eyes she wasn't killed immediately.
"Oh.....That girl you're staring at? Actually she was great!"
"She moved her hips quite perfectly as she cried out your name! Sadly I want to play with her more but orders are orders."
I looked at the knight raging with hate.
"Looking at me with such eyes! Lord Rosebach was right, you have truly become a monster!"
I tried to stand to punch him but the chains are too heavy and the magical runes keeps on siphoning my magic.
"SILENCE!"
As I reflected upon the harsh cruelty a sharp and loud voice pierced the entire place. Because of that loud voice everyone stopped throwing stones at me.
But I kept my eyes on the knight who was infront of me then began to look at the old man behind him.
The one who shouted was a middle aged man, wearing white and yet exquisite looking clothes adorned with jewels and such and right beside him was the King of this kingdom wearing a red clothes adorned with precious stones, the clothes can be considered a top tier armour since those stones are magical stones designed to protect the wearer.
The man in white was the pope of the biggest religion on this continent. He brought out a parchment and began to read.
"Archmage Azathoth...the great mage also we all know as the brilliant sage of his time and the one who defeated not one not two but five demon lords who are bordering this kingdom of Magnolia, he is truly a symbol of humanity's hope and vast wisdom!"
The pope then paused his words there, Next he opened his eyes wide and yelled.
"But our beloved hero and sage is now corrupted by evil! Even his village where he was born was tainted by his darkness that is why our beloved king made a very difficult decision...To eradicate the threat that could have taken the lives of our people!"
"His soul is being corrupted by the power of the five Demon Lords and becoming the next one!"
The pope yelled countless fabricated words against me while smirking.
"I swear if I ever become the Demon Lord like you said....I'll kill every single one of you! Boys, girls, old people I will spare no one!"
I yelled at the pope and king who is smiling. A few moments later the knight Vanitas kicked me in the face to shut up.
I looked at the people at stare at them.
"You are all fools! I saved you all from the five demon lords who plagued the borders of this country for thousand of years! and this is how you repay me?! by killing my love ones, family and friends!?"
"Don't speak such nonsense demon! because of you our kind and merciful king made a difficult choice!"
"We trusted you! Why did you betray us?!"
"Die now! For the sake of humanity!"
I cried knowing there is no hope, all I worked for vanished into thin air, everyone I know and love died.....
Even I cried and plead it will be all for nothing now. The only thing came on my mind is why? do god hate me? did I kill god from a different lifetime and cursed me like this?
As I drown in despair, silence surrounded the place again. I gazed at the man standing next to the pope.
I can recognize him quite clearly a fatman wearing a golden crown obviously the king whom asked for my help to save his pathetic little kingdom.
"Regrettably seeing you....once a great man fall to this fate....If you weren't tempted by evil you could have been saved...But alas! you gave in to the temptation."
The king glanced at me and spat out his words. Taking that as a sign the people then began to continue throwing rocks and hurling abuses.
I cried and weep infront of the heads of my love ones, blaming myself for unable to protect them especially my beloved.
A few moments later everyone became silent.....not a single word could be heard and within that silence a loud voice echoed.
"Execute him!"
The King's ruthless words echoed throughout the place.
I felt a cold sensation within my chest as I look closely five spears were impaled against my body coated with holy magic. The spears pierced every vital parts including my heart and with that I died.
"Burn his corpse and throw it into the abyss to ensure this vile filth will never stain these lands ever again!"