"IS THIS ALL? I CAN STILL CONTINUE!"
The revered Evil Hermit stomped and crashed through the landscape of molten rocks and dead trees.
He slashed and hacked every living being in the vicinity. No one was spared and no one escaped.
His blade is said to be the sharpest that ever existed, yet he used his bare fist to crush rocks and body to tackle the plains.
His rampage through the lands was caused by his self-loathing which explode because of loneliness and isolation. He felt he needs to release it by harming the environment and himself.
The entire continent's life became extinct. What's left is a landscape pure of lava and flame. There were reddish stones that has a temperature so hot that a normal human would burn if placed beside it.
In the hellish environment, the human once rampaged become more inhuman that it grew horns and hair throughout its body. Its sword was untouched in its back and the being was crouching in its normal posture.
Many years have passed, and the being is still rampaging. It destroyed landforms and formed new ones like it was paper being molded. The living beings also started to appear and formed characteristics to survive the hellish environment. Like a dog that grew horns and was covered in flames started to roam the lands but was cautious when near that once-human being.
The humans also developed magic and technology over time and are looking for exotic resources and new land to settle.
Seeing the once-human being destroying mountains and ground. The humans instinctively knew that the being they saw was so dangerous it could threaten humanity.
So, the humans allied with various countries and launched an expedition to kill the being that they called Demon.
The one that led the expedition is called a hero, who is chosen by the gods and has the destiny to kill the demon.
the operation was called the holy crusade to expel evil from the world.
The crusade lasted for a millennium.
The Demon killed tons of humans and pursued to destroy everything it touches. The crusade wasn't like any human war. but a one-sided massacre.
The humans struggled over decades until finally killing the demon with the hero's blade. The destruction caused by the Demon almost killed all life in the world.
After many years, the life that lived in the world slowly regained and rejuvenated. The humans also found new worlds to settle and propagate more. The world that humans lived in was so harsh, any weak lifeform is going to be killed in a matter of seconds. Every creature was fast, magical, strong, agile, and tough.
After the humans left the unforgiving environment, they called it "Hell".
Of course, there were creatures in other worlds, but the level in terms of strength was way low. So, the humans settled and haunted with ease unlike in hell.
There are also humans left in Hell. There were the ones that are poor or had no connections to be admitted to the spaceship. All working class above was guaranteed a space in the ship. But in the case of the poor, they don't.
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L was staring above the red sky filled with smoke and stars. There, a ship was about to take off aboard the last passengers and never return.
"They left...", L took a huge sigh as he gently touches his left eye that wasn't there.
L sold some of his organs for his family to afford to get on the ship. Even in his last moments, he felt he doesn't have any regrets. His sister and mother were safe. His father left them when he was young for a random woman.
With his right eye, he tried to look at the other side of the horizon where ships are still yet to depart. It was a ship for the poor but there are conditions that when they arrive at the said world, they will be forever slaves till they die.
Of course, for many other people, it was their only hope. But for him, his life would be hellish because he is impaired and missing organs.
After thinking for a while, the ship departed leaving the "Hell" for a new world.
With his mobility aid, L took a stroll in the once bustling city now abandoned. As expected, no one is left but only him. He also sees some old and impaired humans who are abandoned by the government and will just slowly accept their death.
L looked at the sight so depressive he also began to think about death.
And then...
Grumble...
An earthquake happened making the towering buildings and skyscrapers limp and fall.
Looking at the sight while struggling to walk, L saw a being so huge, not even a building could reach its chest.
The being was an animal-like hairy being that was once described by an old being.
"The Demon.", L gasped.
The Demon was thought to be slain. So, L was thinking about it.
"The-The Demon!?", L was thrown in the ground out of balance while shaking in fear.
The Demon of Mythos. A primal being that shaped an entire continent and killed many humans in the entire process. A being that was feared and considered a god by some fanatics.
The Demon's eyes and L's right eye met. L knew he was doomed.
Despite shaking in fear, L stood still and accepted his death. He closed his eyes, thinking that what will happen afterlife.
He could sense it. The building was falling and the ground was creating massive earthquakes. The oceans create tsunamis. The Volcanoes explode with hot lava.
With each second, the sound and earthquake keep getting stronger and stronger.
L once more wished, for one thing, the best of his remaining family.
Then...
The quake was gone. As well as the sounds of massive footsteps.
L smiled and said, "The other life was peaceful."
He opened his eyes and discovered the destruction in front of him.