As Jason would move his spear to the back as he took a stance as he made a ninjutsu sign with his finger with the spear behind him as the demon's head would be shaken as it tried to regenerate but couldn't something was stopping it but he didn't know what before he figured out
"HOLY MAGIC!?!"
the demon would then try to charge out of the castle by breaking through the wall but would be blocked by a barrage of holy arrows as it would chuckle and clench his fists before disappearing into Neo's soul as Neo would return back too his physical body as he would take on deep breaths as he would look around before falling on his knees as blood would splatter on the floor as he would grab his throat as it slowly began Regenerating as he would then look up only too see irises dead body being hanged from the ceiling beaten too a pulp with multiple stab wounds as her eyes we're gouged out as her cheeks were slit open as she had a spear sticking out of her chest as he would start breathing even more heavily as the veins on his eyes would began popping out
as he would try to find the demon inside of him but the demon knew he was outmatched since when a angel/holy being is next too a mortal the mortals spiritual attributes increases by 100× as the demon would leave his soul parting ways with Neo and got into Murania's soul who was still recovering as she would awaken as her wounds would disappear as she looked around as she felt
powerful more powerful than she ever felt as she clenched her fists as she would look up and would disappear from the healing station and would appear beside Neo who had grabbed the spear coming out of Irises chest as he would take more moment's to process the situation before he started tearing up as he would turn around too Jason and Murania who were behind him as she looked at him with sorrow
as he would pull out the spear as he was ready to be covered in her blood but would see her entire blood was drained out of her body but she still didn't look like she was drained as the temperature of the room increased as the chain holding her body up melted as he would catch her in his arms as he would hold her close as he felt despair powerless hopeless he felt like he was tied to chains and was just thrown into the ocean as he would feel her cold body against his warm body as he would start shaking as he was seething with anger as the room began melting around him as he would
growl in anger but would stop as he heard the cries of his son ray as he would stare at the child as his empty eyes sparked for a bit as he would walk towards his child and would put him near his mother for the last time as he would then summon the entire Kingdom too attend her funeral with Murania holding the child as Neo would open up a coffin he made from scratch as he would put a long white cloth on the floor of the coffin as he would stack more till it became a comfortable bed as he would put a pillow and a portrait of him iris and ray smiling together while watching the sunrise
As the clouds we're gloomy as rained poured as the body of iris would be brought to him as he picked her up in his arms and would kiss her head one last time as he was about to put her down in the coffin he stopped as he didn't have the heart too put her in he wanted to find a way to revive her find a way to bring her back and find a way to kill that damn demon as he clenched onto her as Murania approached him and grabbed his shoulder as Jason would approach him as well and do
the same as the trumpets began to play as he would take a breath and kiss her lips before putting her down in the coffin and tucking her in with a blanket as he stared at her body and began tearing up but his tears would be mistaken for the rain drops as he would close the lid as they would all gather and begin praying As they finished, he would bury her as he looked at the coffin
one last time before making a sign of the cross, as he would put the dirt on the coffin as the coffin slowly disappeared, as he would wipe his tears away, as Murania would pat his back, as Jason would do the same As they left, he would look back at the grave and return to his castle as the war was called off, as Lucifer would come to his castle bearing a proposition and gifts as a sign of lament for his loss after 7 months. as Lucifer entered the throne room, he would be met by no one but Murania, who was standing beside the throne, leaning onto it with a bottle of whiskey in her hands. Lucifer would look at her and sigh
"Where is your king?"
Lucifer spoke out as murania would look at him with teary eyes
"He hasn't come out since Iris passed on; he only ever comes out too change his baby's diapers and play with him for some time...and goes back; he hasn't come to eat; he hasn't come to train; he hasn't even come out too even execute bandits. The death of his wife broke him since he was technically the reason why she died; his weakness and inability to control the demon inside of him killed her while he could only watch."
she would sigh
"Just leave the gifts there."
she said with a weak tone as Lucifer spoke
"So why are you drinking?"
he asked as Murania stared at him
"I don't drink this is Neo's. He has a drinking problem. Help him cope with the death of his soul mate."
Murania would speak as Lucifer sighed
"Well, then summon your king; i have a deal to make with him."
Lucifer said as Murania would be holding a spear towards his neck and would speak
"Lay a finger on his soul and i will burn you with flames hotter than black flames."
she exclaimed as Lucifer would just poke her forehead as she felt overwhelming power such power as she was greeted by every single god king and other deity's as they would grant her there ability to name a few thor's hammer shiva's trident odin's spear the sword Excalibur the 13 labors of Hercules which grants her revival from the dead until all 13 labors are done each time she dies she gets stronger and faster Krishna's divine discourse and the knowledge of god's as she would be in a transcendent state Lucifer would make his way to Neo while Murania's processing the information slowly as Lucifer would knock on the door only to be met with no answer as Lucifer would phase through the door too see Neo hugging ray while singing a lullaby to make him go to sleep as ray would slowly fall asleep in his arms as Neo would then lay ray down in his crib as he would turn around to see Lucifer as he greeted him with a cold tone as Lucifer just chuckled and would then speak
"Listen, Neo i heard what happened to your wife and I'm sorry for your loss but i have a de-"
he would stop as he saw that Neo had Steel spear on his forehead but it couldn't move It's as if some invisible force was holding it back, as Neo had nothing but anger in his eyes as the spears wooden handle broke as it made a cracking sound. Lucifer would sigh in relief and close his eyes, only for the blade part too be grabbed by Neo and push it further into his forehead as Lucifer would grab his arm and push him back easily as Neo would chuckle
"If it's a deal that can bring my wife back i accept if it's not fuck off you useless piece off shit"
he would say quietly not wanting to wake his child up as Lucifer would just smile in excitement as he saw Neo's potential it was huge enough to rival anyone he would then knock him out with one blow to the neck as Neo would be knocked out cold as Lucifer grabbed his arms and would enchant something as the room began to glow as a bright red light flashed in the room as Neo
woke up he didn't feel any burdens any sadness any guilt he was a empty husk turns out Lucifer had drained away his ability to feel emotions except for 3 agony hate anger as he would roam around the castle library trying to find a book too turn this spell off but every single book only said that he has to die for it too over as Neo would be left in a cold sweat as he would notice his lovers sword on the table where she used to sit and read books as his eyes opened wide as he felt this urge to grab it and slice off his throat but he refrained himself from doing it as he would then go to the training ground and would train there with murania and her soldiers increasing there skills in combat learning new combat techniques even hand to hand combat and new magical techniques and created new weapons as Neo would stand on a execution platform pulling out his blade and would slice of the bandits head in one single blow with no efforts as the bandit didn't even feel it as he tried to talk but the pain kicked in soon as he started coughing and wheezing as he died In front of the crowd as Neo would snap his fingers and would speak
"Clean the blade it's filthy from the blood"
he said in a annoyed tone as the servants complied and nodded as they would wipe the blade with a white cloth and washed it thoroughly and sharpened it before it was handed back to Neo as he would chuckle
"That rat bastard Lucifer will pay for his crimes"
he said as he clenched his fists tightly before staring at the head below him. He would then kick it so hard it would shoot straight into Lucifer's bedroom in the middle of his bed. He would growl in anger as the crowd would disperse in fear as Murania could feel something rising as she would walk towards Neo and speak
"Neo-"
she was then cut off by Neo, who just replied with
"Do not treat me like your friend. i am your king your ruler and you obey my every command and show me respect. i do not care how you knew me or anything I demand respect before you join the bandit."
he said as he would then just walk away as Murania was there, stunned Was this the future she saw? was this all over? she thought to herself as she woke up in an empty void As there were 2 seats, she would take one seat and was now awaiting her judgement but it never came. She was greeted by the goddess of the world and peace It was her duty to protect the world from being destroyed in the conflicts of humanity.
"What do you require me, goddess of the world?"
as she would get the answer
"I want to walk with the mortals and see from there perspective Allow me too revive your body and take over it while you go too heaven or you can come with me but only watch from afar."
She said as iris would nod and say
"I'll watch you from afar."
they both would shake hands as her body would be removed from the grave and into a nearby river bank as the goddess wake up gasping for air as her wounds healed up immediately as she looked around. The river would then turn into a gold color but it was still available for drinking The side effects of the water were healing people's diseases and disabilities, as she would wash her face in the river and then take a quick bath as her
dark skin would then turn to a pale one as she would take a deep breath before exhaling as the flowers sprouted with life as she would walk around trying to figure out what to do next too blend in with the people as she would enter the galaxy Kingdom as she would see a memorial of iris as there was a statue of her and Murania's clash as iris would smile as she saw another statue of her made out of pure gold as a memorial as there were guards
roaming around it, protecting it as Neo would exit the castle as his hair was now long and was flowing with the wind as he would be wearing an eye patch with a skull design as he would make his way too a flower shop as he bought 2 bouquets One rose and the other white lily, he would pay
the shopkeeper, who insisted on not taking any payment from Neo as he was the king. As Neo would just throw a bag filled with gold coins in an empty bucket he had as he walked away and made his way to the forest where Iris loved to hang out, Iris and the goddess followed him as Iris then noticed her grave was shifted to the forest She couldn't help but smile as she teared up a bit as the goddess just saw this and giggled and whispered
"My my, what a charming husband you have there. Is it okay if I keep him?"
Iris heard this as she would go on attack mode but she phased through the goddess in her body as the Goddess just giggled quietly
"Relax, honey I'm not here to steal your man I just want to live like a normal human being."
Iris just nodded and looked back at Neo, who would place the bouquets near her grave, putting one white lily on the headstone as a White lily appeared on her right ear as she smiled and looked at him lovingly But sadly for her, he couldn't see her, as he couldn't see the supernatural He sighed and then sat down near the grave and gave the gravestone a small kiss before speaking
"Good afternoon, M Lady. My sincerest apologies for having you wait for me. But as an apology gift, I got some flowers for you so would you mind telling me how your day is going?"
He paused for a moment as Irises jaw dropped hearing him speak in such a fancy way She then tried to control her laughter, as it was weird hearing her husband talk like that. Neo just groaned and would sigh
"Sorry for that. Iris thought I'd look cool but Instead I felt like a complete and utter fool. But anyway, I hope you're doing well in heaven, babe I'm sure you are."
He smiled and would relax on the tree as he had a flash back of him climbing this tree while She yelled at him to get down He giggled as Iris had the same flash back as she giggled as well
"Man, I miss you a lot. Iris, I really do. So does Ray He misses you more than anyone can fathom He doesn't eat unless he's forced to. Ever since your passing, he has refused to eat, since you Know he only eats when you're the one feeding him And if you want to know about Murania and Jason, they're doing well They have been training and practicing more and more to get stronger for the upcoming war I know, I know, I said there will be no war but we have no choice but to fight in it as the lives of the entire Kingdom depend on me I will protect them in your name and if you're asking me how I held up, well, funny story I had gotten addicted to alcohol; you could probably see it in my fat arms. They used to be more muscular, but now they are slowly fading away. Don't worry, I've started doing exercises again. Murania helped me get out of my drinking problem, so I should thank her honestly."
He would look in the sky as he lay down next to her grave and just stare at the bright blue sky as a cold breeze passed through. He would shiver a bit as Iris was now hugging him tightly as a Ghost He couldn't feel the whole hug but only the cold touch that first occurred on contact as he then spoke
"Iris I don't know how long I can last I can feel my sanity fading away quickly My body is being forced to adapt to something I don't know nor the medical team knows."
He fell silent for a bit as he just covered his face and started tearing up
"I just wanted to live a happy life with you Ray and everyone else in peace, but this world is too cruel for you and Ray That's why I've decided to rid of this world, form it in my own image and rip apart anything and everything that dares to stop me from doing as I please I hope you understand that In order to protect something, there must be a sacrifice and I'm ready to sacrifice this world and Me to protect the one's I love and cherish."
He would stop covering his face as he got up and stretch a bit as he started doing some pushups. He then spoke
"Come on, Iris Let's do this like this old-time last one to 1000 is going to play a Prank on Murania!"
He would pick up the speed as Iris would giggle and Join him as they started doing push-ups together. They both would stop as they giggled
"Man, Iris You lost Haha I guess you're the one who's going to play the prank on Murania this time."
He laughed as his laughter then soon turned into sobbing as he would hug her grave stone as he then spoke
"This world is really cruel But even so, I will still love you. Even if I sacrifice everything, I will protect you."
He then paused for a moment as he clutched onto her gravestone, holding his head low
"I'm sorry that you had to go I'm sorry. Sorry.....sorry.....I couldn't even protect the one I loved so deeply; I was the one who killed you. I couldn't control more power... I'm sorry...."
He then took a deep breath as he sighed and got up. He would then pull out a dagger and make a heart on the tree as he smiled and started to sing a short version of a song He loved
"Let the light guide your way. Yeah, hold every memory as you go, and every road you take will always lead you home. It's been a long day without you, my love. And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again We've come a long way from where we began Oh, I'll tell you all about it when I see you again When I see you again."
He would then stop singing as he kissed the grave stone and would walk away as he went back to the Kingdom as Iris remained there as she couldn't cry as souls didn't have the anatomy of human beings, God's or angels as they were different beings