[Mission Accepted]
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[Activating emergency mission! Secret War!]
It has come to your attention that the demons are about to launch an attack on the capital of the kingdom of Heiligh and there is nothing they can do to stop them. That's where you come in, the only person who is aware of the situation and has the power to stand against the demons.
What decision will you make, will you help the kingdom, or will you ignore them in order to follow your companions?
[Mission objective: Protect the capital for 3 days and protect as many lives as possible].
[Success Condition: Repel the demonic forces with a population percentage higher than 30% of survivors. Reward increases with every 10% additional population alive]
[Failure Condition: Death of the user, complete annihilation of the royal family or the death of 71% of the capital's population. If the user fails the mission, he will suffer a 50% reduction of all his Stats, as well as the destruction of 2 random Skills].
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Cloud nodded before looking at Rika, who could only look at her master with a frown - "What's wrong?"
"I think this one is too much of a coincidence" - Rika replied as she started to think - "An invasion just when you were going to help your companions? I guess the will of the world is a lot more annoying than I thought."
Cloud didn't answer, he just nodded silently as he thought about the overall situation.
According to Cattleya, the demons could attack at any moment, so it was best to start with the preparations, though at the same time he was sure that the situation was much more problematic than it showed at first glance, mostly because Cloud was sure that people wouldn't believe him until the demons initiated the attack, after all, he had no proof other than his words, and that wasn't something that the high command of the army and the royal guard could accept, more so with the church treating him as a heretic.
Cloud was silent for a few seconds before making the decision to prepare everything himself, though at this point he would need all the help he could get, and luckily, he had the right person for the job.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" - Rika asked with a frown.
"Because you're just the person I need" - Cloud answered with a huge smile.
Rika was silent for a few seconds before she nodded as she heard how Cloud was asking her to call all the heroes she could contact, it was time for them to unite in order to defend this realm from the demons.
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[What do you think?]
"Honestly, I don't give a shit..." - Kouki said with a gloomy tone. He had changed drastically since he had taken the cursed sword from that seal protected by the forest elves, first, his skin tone was too pale, as if he hadn't seen the sun in years, second, his gaze was no longer as kind as in the beginning, in fact, his eyes wished to consume everything in their path - "Is it true that Cloud and Kaori are in this place?"
[Yes, although I recommend you not to do anything stupid, you still don't fully accept the power the cursed sword].
"I've absorbed more than enough power" - Kouki replied with a frown as he looked at his reflection. His dark brown hair and blue eyes, had disappeared, now leaving jet black hair and eyes of the same color - "I can kill him if I wish."
[. . .]
The voice inside his head didn't respond to these words, which made Kouki begin to feel a growing rage - "Are you saying that despite everything I've done, despite having absorbed the vitality of all those elves, I'm still not strong enough to be able to kill him and claim what's rightfully mine?"
[No, your level is not even close to his.]
Kouki's expression distorted before he let out a roar of fury. The black sword he had sheathed, began to glow with a faint dark color as the boy's eyes changed from a black as night, to a bright red - "Are you fucking with me?"
[No, everything I'm saying is true!]
Kouki gritted his teeth furiously as he felt his arm throbbing - "I understand..."
[We just need to work a little more and you'll be able to fulfill your wish, for now I want you to observe everything quietly and prepare yourself for the moment]
"You don't have to repeat it" - Kouki replied as he sat silently and stroked the sheath of his sword.
Ehit remained silent as he watched this strange human who had fallen into the deepest of abysses. The warrior figure who wished to rise as the supreme hero had disappeared, leaving behind only a man lusting for power, a corrupt person who only wished to fulfill his basest desires.
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"He's the perfect host for that sword" - Ehit muttered with a huge grin, though his expression quickly darkened as he remembered his direct encounter with the irregular - "With more training, he'll be able to compare to that bastard, I just hope I can make that jerk able to succumb much faster to the power of the sword."
Ehit was starting to get annoyed because despite everything that had happened, a small part of Kouki seemed unwilling to be corrupted, that's why he was trying to make a small effort to make the former hero do all sorts of impure acts.
"I don't know if I should be thankful that he has so much willpower, or feel disgusted by how much of a jerk that human is" - Ehit snorted sarcastically while frowning - "Although this is a good opportunity, the moment that human sees what the irregular is capable of, a huge feeling of inferiority will be born inside him and the last part that rejects the power of the sword, will fall."
Thinking about that situation, made a huge smile appear on the mad god's face, although he quickly shook his head because for now, that human hero was not capable of even being an appetizer for the irregular, after all, a fragment of his power was far superior to Kouki's current state, and this fragment didn't last long against Cloud.
"Just thinking about it makes my fury grow" - Ehit growled as he remembered how the blond had managed to destroy his shadow, and in the process, destroying a part of his power - "I just hope this plan works, just thinking about seeing that Irregular's expression after I murder those bitches..."
Ehit started laughing madly as he waited for the good news from his apostle.
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The minutes passed slowly, time that Cloud did not waste, he had finished talking to the leader of the Association of Adventurers of the capital to warn him about the attack. At first the leader of the association didn't seem very convinced, though after noticing Cloud's rank, as well as remembering who his supporters were, he reluctantly decided to believe him.
The two had decided that they would use the association's emergency signal so that they could call the adventurers when the time came.
After settling this, Cloud quickly contacted Cam so that he could inform the Haulia clan members who were in the capital to meet him.
The rabbits were not long in coming, they quickly arrived at the agreed location and after receiving their missions, disappeared as quickly as they had arrived.
Cloud was proud of the skill of the rabbits and how fast they reacted, so he decided that when they returned to the sea of trees, he would give them a reward for their work.
Cam cried with happiness when he heard this because no matter how recognized they were by the other clans in the sea of trees, it didn't compare to the pride of hearing from their master how very proud he was of them.
"I'm back" - Rika said as she walked to Cloud with a serious expression - "I managed to contact half of our companions, all the ones who can fight."
"So what did they say?" - Cloud asked while raising an eyebrow.
"They will come, after all, this city is our central base of operations" - answered Rika seriously - "As for those who can't fight, they decided to support us in another way, in the case of the alchemists, with their potions."
"I see, that's a relief" - nodded Cloud before getting to thinking - "I want when they arrive, you lead them to the outer walls, there I'll be making the final preparations"
"You're going to change the area?" - Rika asked with a huge smile.
"Of course" - Cloud answered with a smile of equal proportions.
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