In this world, we have to fight to survive.

And as I fought long and hard, I was eventually the last survivor left.

[The sound of swords clashing and thunder rumbling]

The battleground was filled with my fallen comrades and dead demons. Only the Demon King Hargoon and I remained alive.

"Hero Gladius, I can see just how much of your life you've spent training and honing your skills... just to face me. I acknowledge that about you!" the Demon King said as he summoned his demonic lightning directly at me. Even though the power of a single spell was enough to destroy an entire kingdom, I got up into a stance and blocked it with my sword.

"I'm honored, your demonic majesty. However, you won't escape my death by flattering me!" I declared as I closed the gap between the Demon King and myself. "Haha."

"Hm, having acknowledged your strength, I am willing to equally share all of my power over the world with you. How about that?" The Demon King seemed somewhat frightened and agitated as he said this. Is he serious, after all the destruction?

Striking back repeatedly and countering all of his Demonic sword's attacks by sensing the powers surging from my body, I asked indifferently, "Equally share all of your powers over the world with me? Is that right?"

The Demon King nodded with a smile. "That's correct. If you're willing to stand on my side, I won't attack you. After I gain control of this place, I'm prepared to equally share all of my power over the world with you."

"Haha!" I laughed. "After all the destruction you caused? Do you really think I will just accept your offer and join you? If I wanted more power, I wouldn't be standing here today, fighting a BASTARD LIKE YOU!"

I was seething with anger. Everything I had was gone, and this man, only this bastard, was the cause of it all. Stepping back into my stance, I declared, "I will end you!" and brandished my hand, causing a rift to appear in the sky.

Under my command, I summoned my Sword – a divine weapon bestowed upon me by the Gods, forged from the bone of my ancestor, the war god Agroth, and the souls of a thousand demons he had slain. Blessed by all five elements of nature, it was my sword, my sole companion until death.

Inhaling deeply, I harnessed the powers within my body to shield my inner organs. Suddenly releasing all restrictions on the divine instrument, I shouted, "CELESTE!" Golden thunder rumbled, and the elements of nature converged into my being. Celeste began to materialize in my hands, as divine radiance showered over me, purging the impurities in the destroyed battlefield.

The total power to control Earth, Flame, Water, Wind, Light, and surprisingly the element of Darkness instantly fused with my body. "The Divine weapon Celeste?" The Demon King finally understood my plan as he shouted, "No!!!! It's not possible! Just how...?" He abruptly charged towards me.

A multicolored light ray emitted from my body, momentarily filling the heavens and earth with its radiance. The tyrannical power of the Demon King unexpectedly rebounded, leaving him stunned as he looked at me, who was rapidly gaining power.

"See you, BASTARD! Even your own power is the bane of you! Die!"

I was able to control all elements as I saw fit, but this was the first time I had successfully condensed more than five elements in my body.

It seemed like the dark element wasn't harmonizing well with the light element, causing conflict between the elements within me. Even though Celeste's power helped me hold them together, it still couldn't fully suppress the elemental powers of nature within my body.

"Kuah!" I coughed up blood filled with impurities, enduring the constant and tremendous pain that filled my body. If it weren't for the blessings of the gods I possessed, the tyrannical powers colliding inside me would have torn me apart by now.

The Demon King stared at me, stunned. "Insane! Am I witnessing the birth of the next Agroth?!"

With bloodshot eyes, I looked at the Demon King. Different-colored lightning bolts were constantly shooting out from my body. Enormous power emanated from my surroundings. Furiously, I raised my head and forcefully withdrew Celeste's power into my body to suppress the elemental powers within me.

"Kuah!"

I coughed up blood filled with impurities, enduring the constant and tremendous pain that filled my body. If it weren't for the blessings of the gods I possessed, the tyrannical powers colliding inside me would have torn me apart by now.

The Demon King stared at me, stunned. "Insane! Am I witnessing the birth of the next Agroth?!"

With bloodshot eyes, I looked at the Demon King. Different-colored lightning bolts were constantly shooting out from my body. Enormous power emanated from my surroundings. Furiously, I raised my head and forcefully withdrew Celeste's power into my body to suppress the elemental powers within me.

I spun the spear in my hands and concentrated my energy, gathering pure elemental energy from within my body.

My blood started to boil, and I forcefully burned my elemental core, utilizing my heart as the life force to generate more elemental energy.

"You lunatic!" the Demon King yelled in fear, despite his repeated attacks striking me. Thanks to my armor blessed with divine energy, I could withstand the assaults while gathering energy for my final attack.

"I will show you the greatest technique I've spent my entire life perfecting."

"Celeste. ABSOLUTE ETERNITY!!!!!!!"

A burst of thunder enveloped my body, accompanied by the manifestation of the Divine Spear of Pride, Orenmir; the Divine Bow of Sloth, Oblivion; the Divine Scythe of Gluttony, Epilogue; the Divine Grimoire of Envy, Mercy; the Divine Great-sword of Greed, Stormcaller; the Divine Horn of Lust, the Lament; and finally, Celeste's seventh true form, the Ultra Divine Sword of Wrath, Gladius. All seven forms of Celeste were unleashed upon the battlefield.

"Divine Weapons of Sins? Celeste's true forms are sins?" The Demon King was baffled and initiated his ultimate attack, releasing a truly sinister aura.

Celeste's true form as a sword came into my hands, with the other forms condensing into the sword one by one. I felt my heartbeat constantly slowing down as the life force was extracted from me.

"Let's end this, ONCE. FOR. ALL! Ahhhhhhh!!" I shouted, circulating the remnants of all my remaining power in my body, pushing the burning of life spell to reach its limit. The multicolored life force regained its splendor, completely suppressing the pure elemental powers.

"AHHHHH!" The Demon King also prepared his spell and launched his attack, a huge meteor appearing as if it were going to destroy the world itself. With my body and sword as one identity, I thrust towards the Demon King's formidable body while he concentrated on attacking me with the meteor.

The golden radiance of my sword intensified. The meteor descended towards me, but the radiance from Celeste caused it to disperse into the air as rubble, and the once-struggling body of the Demon King instantly ceased its movement, his mouth coughing up blood.

"It seems... you've won. Hero Gladius. It was a good fight!" The Demon King whispered into my ears.

[BOOOM!]

Suddenly, the attack blasted inside his body. As I pulled my sword back from the Demon King's body, Celeste shattered into pieces, leaving only its handle behind.

"At last... it's finally over," I said those words to myself as I fell into unconsciousness. My heart stopped beating, and I eventually succumbed to death.