It happened right after Heero promised to bring Yueying back to Nebraska Mountain. He wanted to introduce her to his master and his seven fairy mothers.
However, that day Hero Guild's bell rang which also meant an emergency. Hero Guild found there was an existence of Emperor Specter that broke through to Moroka Mountain.
Moroka Mountain was a mountain near Morabaka City. Hero Guild without hesitation dispatched all heroes to Moroka Mountain and only left Beginner Heroes to guard the city.
Emperor Specter was a frightening existence. They needed at least five King-rank heroes to defeat such an existence. It was fortunate that six King-rank heroes were stationed permanently in Morabaka City.
With high confidence and spirit, the heroes departed to Moroka Mountain. All Grandmaster and Master rank heroes must participate in this fight. Randy who had just been promoted to Grandmaster rank hero had to follow the team to Moroka Mountain.
When the heroes' group which was being led by six King rank heroes arrived at the Moroka Mountain, they found something strange. They could not find a single specter.
Usually, Emperor Specter would always bring huge armies with it. Emperor Specter was a symbol of destruction. However, they could not find a single specter in Moroka Mountain.
Heero who also found the weirdness in Moroka Mountain felt a bad premonition. When they reached the peak, they found a thick smoke from the direction of Morabaka City.
When they departed from the city, it took the group one and a half-day to reach the mountain. However, when Heero back to the city with his maximum speed it only took him a half-day to get back.
Morabaka City which was also a new home for Heero was engulfed by fire. Heero felt pain in his heart and found it was hard to breathe.
His lover, sister, and friends, all of them were inside the city, the city engulfed by flame. On top of the city, the suspected Emperor Specter was flying. But it was not a normal specter, it was an Evil Dragon.
Evil Dragon was a dead dragon who turned into a specter after it died. It was a special existence in the specter faction. It was stronger than a normal Emperor Spector, yet it was also weaker than God Specter. Its strength was in the borderline between God Specter and Emperor Specter. Now, this creature was the one that set Morabaka City ablaze.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Heero let out an agonizing scream and rushed toward the city. For the second time, Heero was angry, furious. His heart was filled with wrath, even so, with a hope Yueying and Marie were safe. Heero dashed to Rose Bar and Paradise, he looked everywhere, but he could not find a single survivor. He could not see a single figure he wanted to see.
Once again, he lost what was most precious to him. He lost the people which he regarded as family. Even when he became a Hero, he still lost everything.
"I WILL KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!"
Heero roared as he unsheathed his sword and rushed toward the Evil Dragon. Even if it cost his life, Heero was so determined to kill the Evil Dragon. For the first time, Heero unleashed his full strength and fought against the Evil Dragon. He fought with it alone and managed to kill it after he exhausted all means. However, Heero also passed out as soon as he killed the Evil Dragon.
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What Heero could see was only darkness, he could see nothing, except darkness. Just as Heero thought he was dead, the surrounding turned white and a figure appeared.
Heero recognized this person, she was one of his closest who always supported him, Ye Yueying. Yueying was smiling toward him, a smile that mesmerized him.
Heero also smiled as he thought, "it seems I also die, "
Heero wanted to approach the girl, he wanted to hug her. However, he noticed something strange, he could not get close to Yueying. Heero's step became faster and faster in the end Heero ran at his maximum speed but to no avail. He could not reach Yueying. Instead, Yueying was getting farther and farther.
"YUEYING!" Heero woke up with his hand trying to reach the top ceiling. Then, he realized he was not dead yet.
"Urgh!" Aching pain assaulted Heero's body. The wounds he received from battling against Evil Dragon were severe. He could feel that his entire body was in pain.
Despite the pain, he got up from the bed and went out of the room. When he reached outside, he could hear the cries of many people. Heero looked at the surroundings and found himself at the center of Morabaka City.
The city center was less damaged. Heero found the source of the cry. He saw many people were crying while kneeling before a stone monument.
Heero approached the stone monument, his body was swaying as he walked toward the stone monument. He could guess what it was. It was a monument to remember the people who died during Morabaka City was attacked by Evil Dragon.
When he reached the stone monument, he saw there were many names engraved on it. Heero's eyes turned blue as his eyeball moved fast. He was looking for the names of his friends.
He recognized many names, the aunt who always gave him milk and breakfast. The uncle who was a blacksmith as he would always go there for his weapon maintenance. Names after names came into his eyes. Then, he found a name that made tears trickle down, Marie Arossia. He always regarded her as his big sister, yet he now found that name on the monument.
Heero kept looking for another name. After looking for a thousand names, he still did not find the name he was looking for. With a glimmer of hope, Heero kept searching, then a name came to his sight, Ye Yueying. Her name was engraved at the stone monument which was also meant she died during the attack.
Heero's legs went weak and he collapsed. Tears poured down from his eyes as he knelt before the stone monuments in tears. He cried, he felt suffocated, he was in a mess.
He became a hero to protect many people, yet despite all the strength he had. He still failed to protect the most important people in his heart. Heero felt the training he went through was for naught. He still could not protect the people he wanted to protect.
Just like that, Heero was kneeling before the stone monument for three days. Without sleeping, without eating, he just knelt before the stone monument. Heero's eyes were vacant and dimmed. Many people tried to take Heero away but only received a beating from him. Heero won't budge from the stone monument until he heard something which aroused his spirit.
He heard people talk about Evil Dragon. It was said Evil Dragon was God Specter Horas' pet. Because of the unbreachable fortress of Morabaka City, God Specter Horas sent its pet to destroy Morabaka City.
A strong urge for revenge awakened inside Heero's heart. He wanted to go to God Specter Horas' castle and kill it. However, he knew that for the current him, it was impossible to defeat rank 11, God Specter.
After three days of kneeling, Heero finally stood up. He knew what he had to do. Firstly, he would go back to Nebraska Mountain. He wanted to train even more to become stronger. After that, he would slay God Specter Horas and bring its head here. He wanted to use its head as a tribute to the dead.
However, the current Heero did not care about the rank. What he cared about the most was revenge. Heero without caring about the others dashed out of the city. Many people tried to stop him as he suffered severe wounds, but Heero paid no attention to the surroundings. His only main objective was to get stronger, to get stronger, he must go back to Nebraska Mountain. He must continue his training.
However, when he was outside of the city, there was a person who blocked him. This person was the one who took Heero's achievement for killing Evil Dragon, Reed.
Reed was a man with white hair and he was at his earliest thirties. He was one of the candidates who would be the next Legendary hero. At least, that's what the rumors say.
"Hmmm… It's like this, about the matter of Evil Dragon. I…" It seemed Reed wanted to talk about the Evil Dragon.
However, the current Heero did not care about the one so-called Evil Dragon and coldly said, "You are in my way, fuck off!"
Reed was surprised as he heard what Heero said. He intended to apologize for stealing the achievement. However, he canceled his attention when he heard Heero's rude words. Rage steamed inside his heart.
Even though without the achievement of killing Evil Dragon, Reed was still King rank hero. He could not accept this. But then, when his eyes met with Heero's, his body shuddered involuntarily. His heart was beating furiously and he gripped his sword tightly.
The callous and dimmed eyes which were staring at him made his body quiver. Subconsciously, he made a way for Heero. His instincts were telling him to let Heero go, or death was his choice. Reed made a way for Heero and Heero dashed with maximum speed using Nimble Step movement.