Chapter 0
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In a vast, ruined hall, filled with fire and debris everywhere. An enormous obsidian throne stands at the back, and in it sits the Demon King, an imposing figure, watching with disdain. Before him, the bloodied bodies of a fallen hero team.
— How did we come to this...? —
A deep wound in his abdomen. His trembling hands let his sword fall. In his arms, his companion, barely conscious, with tears in her eyes.
— No... It can't be... —
Before them, with his sword covered in blood, letting his fallen comrade's corpse drop to the ground, stood the Hero. Their leader. The one they trusted and followed. Without looking back, he spoke.
— I'm sorry... but this was the only way. —
The protagonist opens his eyes in disbelief. A quick flashback: images of them fighting together, laughing, promising to save the world. Now, all that remains is betrayal.
«God, this...» The Hero thrusts his sword before the Demon King.
«No... This wasn't how it was supposed to end.»
The Hero kneels before the Demon King, bowing his head.
— I've fulfilled my part of the deal. —
The Demon King lets out a satisfied laugh.
The protagonist dies, staining the stones beneath him with blood. As his eyes begin to close and everything darkens, unstable emotions flood his mind, as countless insults toward the Hero echo in his head.
«If I could go back...»
The protagonist's eyes snap open... but not on the battlefield. He's in a familiar place. His old room. Years before the tragedy.
— Is this my house? —