Outside on a stroll, the Demon King walked through the dark forest. Where he was, what he was didn't matter anymore. All he knew was that he wasn't a Demon Lord anymore. He could've laugh, he could've jumped in joy. But the idiots tailing him would see.
"Shut up!"
"No, you shut up! You'll expose us!"
As Exercitus and Genua bickered, the Demon King began to panic. He thought that no one would be following him, and he hadn't planned ahead. It seems like his duties as the Demon King continued for now.
"Where the hell is the hero, anyways? Ah, screw it. I'll just tell the idiots behind me to stop following me". The Demon King suddenly sped up, easily escaping his followers' sight.
"What? Where did he go?"
"You idiot, it was all your fault for exposing us! Why did you even follow me anyways?"
"I want to ask the same question."
Exercitus and Genua whipped their heads back to see the Demon King.
"M-milord!" Genua stuttered while Exercitus simply turned red.
"You know what, I don't care. This is an order. Go back to the castle, and bother me no longer."
"But-but you're"
"Must I repeat myself?"
"…"
"Good. Now obey."
They sheepishly turned back and began walking.
"Also!"
They looked back at the Demon king.
"I'll be gone for a long time. Don't be worried, I will be back. I am the Demon King, after all."
Hope shone in their eyes. They have confirmed that the Demon King wasn't abandoning them.
However, the Demon King has every single intention to abandon them.
"So, where should I hide?" The Demon King pondered to himself. Where would be the safest place to hide? Well, the most dangerous place is always the safest, after all! All he needed to do is to infiltrate the village, and accidentally drop the hero! It's that simple!
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Taediosus Town, birth of most Heros. Monsters around the area is the weakest of the weak. Slimes, goblins, and horned rabbits can be found. The monsters are plentiful, but pretty much harmless to an experienced warrior. Perfect to nurture strength. He wonders, "don't understand why so many Hero-E̶̠̎v̴̳̅e̵̙͑r̷͓̊ẙ̵̪t̶̜̒h̴̭̏ḯ̶̺ṉ̷̅ğ̷̩ ̶͔͘i̵̒͜ś̶͇ ̴̦͐n̴͍̑o̸͍̓r̶̲̿m̶̪͛a̷̧͝ļ̷͋ ̸̗̎ḛ̷̊v̸̗̚e̷̖͝r̴͋͜y̸̛̲t̴͉̔h̸̉͜i̶̡͝ṋ̷̐g̴̦̑ ̵̹̀ì̷̧s̶̙̆ ̸̝̇n̴͎͝o̶͍̊r̴͍̈́m̷̜̚â̴ͅl.
His thoughts, cut off by a random source. He started thinking again. "Ah, I guess it doesn't matter. Why was I here again? Hero. Yes, the Hero . K̵̛̫ì̷̥l̴͔͑l̶̤̀ ̶̬̚K̴̥̃i̴͇̓l̸̮̈́l̷͉̋ ̵̲̀K̵̛̠ĩ̶̲l̸̦̆l̴͍̊
"kill. I have to kill the hero before he kills me. Yes… I need to kill the hero." With impossible speed, he rushed over to Taediosus Town. It's on the other side of the world, and it'll take at least ten minutes. Meanwhile, the whole world was in a uproar.
"Hero! The Hero has come to save us from the demon king!" Crowds cheered and paraded for an infant. Government rallied their armies to protect the newly born Hero. Territories near the demon readied for the demonic army to march through, and demand for the hero. Taediosus Town will never be found by a demonic being, after all. But the demonic army never came.
Pitch black wings made out of mana carried the Demon Lord towards Taediosus Town. "Where the hell is it?!" The soft nature of the Demon King is slowly being usurped by the voice in his head. A sickening crunch rang when the Demon King ran into a barrier. Madness consumed him as he ravaged the shield made out of holy power, hurting by himself during the process. "Get out of my way!" The sound of breaking crash rang out. Everyone cowered in fear.
"How!? The anti-demon barrier… it's been broken?!" The enraged demon king threw mana bombs, destroying and killing people. Vaporizing people and building. Happy faces disappeared as the terror hit them. "Run! Protect the her-" was abruptly cut off as the civilian was brutally murdered.
"Hero…. HERO! WHERE ARE YOU?!" The biggest building in the town. It was obvious. The Demon King isn't going to take any chances. He'll crush the hero with his own hands.
The door crackled and snapped when the Demon King simply walked through it. A babies' crying attracted him to the center. It was a church, and laying on the altar was the Hero.
"G-get out of here you demonic scum! We'll protect the hero with our lives!" Their swords broke uselessly on Demon King's body. A single swing of his arms splattered blood across the room, and silenced them forever. The crying continued.
"Cry all you want little Hero. It's time to sleep." The Demon King stabbed his hands towards the bawling child, only for it to be stopped. "What? What… power at such a young ag-" K̵̳͛i̸̪̓l̸̥̄l̷̻̓ ̴̣̐k̶̳͝i̴̙̚l̸͕͆l̴͇̒ ̴̞̄k̶̲͋i̶͚̾l̵̽ͅl̸̜͐. It's back again. However, the voice was quickly weakened by the Hero's divine aura. Then, the madness was reduced to nothing.
"Wh-what the hell was I doing?" The awakened Demon King glanced around in horror. Blood splattered everywhere his eyes landed. "Wh-what?" The Demon King gagged and dry heaved. The Demon King was never made into the Demon King. He inherited power, but he has never seen death. Gruesome sights never traveled to his eyes.
The demon king swallowed. "O-oh goddess. I know you're watching the hero at this moment. I will atone for my sins." A goddess slowly appeared above the child. The Demon King slowly reached towards the child, as she grabbed his finger. Glowing lights enveloped his body as he disappeared.