WORLD WITHOUT ME

"What's this? What am I seeing?" this was the first thing I asked myself, it feels so real, yet so fake. I didn't understand anything. There's a lot of buildings, beautiful scenery, and I saw a metal bird flying above me, I wondered what that was.

"Mas-- Maste-- Master! Wake up!" shouted by one of my blood subordinates, Envy. She looked pale as she shouted at me. I asked her "what's going on?" She pointed outside the window. I stood up my bed and went to look what was happening. "An attack? By who?" I was confused. No one dared to attack my castle. I, Hidou Cross, The Demon King fear nothing and all fear me... Except for my wife. She's hella crazy scary.

"my lord, a girl who claims to be a 'hero' is at the front gates attacking our walls. Your wife, Lacy is speaking with them, they said that they have come for you" Hellen said. I rushed outside by jumping out of the window. Running on air was faster than flying, but running consumes too much energy. With all my strength, I ran as fast as I could.

I arrived at the front gates where my wife is "dear, go back inside, I'll deal with them" I said to my wife with a smile. "be careful dear, I feel tremendous power within her." She said with an obvious worry on her face... After that, she left and went back to the castle. "How may I entertain you people?" I politely asked. The girl with beautiful long golden hair replied with a frown on her face "I cannot forgive you for what you have done Demon King!" I was shocked. I haven't left my kingdom for like, 2 years now, how did I hurt this person or any of this people? "Wh-what!? What did I even do to deserve this much hatred?" I asked. She pointed her giant sword at me and said "You! You killed my family, my friends, and everything in our kingdom! You sent those demons to our kingdom, and now, our kingdom is in ruins because of you!" filled with anger in her eyes, I didn't know what to do. Should I just kill them? Nah.. But I don't remember giving orders to destroy any kingdom.

I told her that I did not send any demons to their kingdom nor did I kill her family. I may be the Demon King but I'm not that cruel unless needed. I told her, but she didn't believe me. "please stop this, leave now or die" I threatened them so that they may leave, but it looks like it's not gonna work. She was filled with emotion, anger was building up inside her. With all her might, she jumped in front of me and slashed her sword, but I dodged it just in time. "Dont dodge my sword!" she shouted at me. "Who the f*ck would not dodge a giant sword swinging at them? Idiot!" I replied to her.

Again with all her might, she jumped and tried to slash me with her sword, she did this a few times until I got tired of dodging. As the sword was swinging down on me, I caught it with my bare hand. "thats enough now. I'm gettinf sleepy with all these nonsense. Leave now or feel my wrath" I said as I emitted killing intent towards her companions.

Her companions ran away leaving her, one of them peed their pants, and another..... Well, another passed away. "leave" I swinged my hand towards her creating a really powerful wind and she flew away. She flew into the wall damaging her and making her bleed. "Oops. I might have used a little too much force in that swing" I went to her to see if she was stil alive. I thought she was dead because she wasn't moving. She was just unconscious."What's this? What am I seeing?" this was the first thing I asked myself, it feels so real, yet so fake. I didn't understand anything. There's a lot of buildings, beautiful scenery, and I saw a metal bird flying above me, I wondered what that was.

"Mas-- Maste-- Master! Wake up!" shouted by one of my blood subordinates, Envy. She looked pale as she shouted at me. I asked her "what's going on?" She pointed outside the window. I stood up my bed and went to look what was happening. "An attack? By who?" I was confused. No one dared to attack my castle. I, Hidou Cross, The Demon King fear nothing and all fear me... Except for my wife. She's hella crazy scary.

"my lord, a girl who claims to be a 'hero' is at the front gates attacking our walls. Your wife, Lacy is speaking with them, they said that they have come for you" Hellen said. I rushed outside by jumping out of the window. Running on air was faster than flying, but running consumes too much energy. With all my strength, I ran as fast as I could.

I arrived at the front gates where my wife is "dear, go back inside, I'll deal with them" I said to my wife with a smile. "be careful dear, I feel tremendous power within her." She said with an obvious worry on her face... After that, she left and went back to the castle. "How may I entertain you people?" I politely asked. The girl with beautiful long golden hair replied with a frown on her face "I cannot forgive you for what you have done Demon King!" I was shocked. I haven't left my kingdom for like, 2 years now, how did I hurt this person or any of this people? "Wh-what!? What did I even do to deserve this much hatred?" I asked. She pointed her giant sword at me and said "You! You killed my family, my friends, and everything in our kingdom! You sent those demons to our kingdom, and now, our kingdom is in ruins because of you!" filled with anger in her eyes, I didn't know what to do. Should I just kill them? Nah.. But I don't remember giving orders to destroy any kingdom.

I told her that I did not send any demons to their kingdom nor did I kill her family. I may be the Demon King but I'm not that cruel unless needed. I told her, but she didn't believe me. "please stop this, leave now or die" I threatened them so that they may leave, but it looks like it's not gonna work. She was filled with emotion, anger was building up inside her. With all her might, she jumped in front of me and slashed her sword, but I dodged it just in time. "Dont dodge my sword!" she shouted at me. "Who the f*ck would not dodge a giant sword swinging at them? Idiot!" I replied to her.

Again with all her might, she jumped and tried to slash me with her sword, she did this a few times until I got tired of dodging. As the sword was swinging down on me, I caught it with my bare hand. "thats enough now. I'm gettinf sleepy with all these nonsense. Leave now or feel my wrath" I said as I emitted killing intent towards her companions.

Her companions ran away leaving her, one of them peed their pants, and another..... Well, another passed away. "you're quite capable, May I know who you are?" I asked. She replied "a deadman doesn't need to knw my name, but since you're gonna die anyway, I might as well tell you. My name is Elise Devin, the 17th Heroine of this world, and the one who will slay you Demon!!" "well, mh name is Hidou Cross. Since you know me now, Leave" I swinged my hand towards her creating a really powerful wind and she flew away. She flew into the wall damaging her and making her bleed. "Oops. I might have used a little too much force in that swing" she was lying on the ground. I went to her to see if she was still alive. I thought she was dead because she wasn't moving. She was just unconscious.

A few days passed and I still have the same dream every night... I woke up one night, all sweaty and hot, I accidentally burned down a forest, but I restored it the next day.

Everyday, the Heroine would come to challenge me, again and again and again. I was having fun with her, unlike my boring wife who only married me because of my status... One night I had the same dream again. This time it started in my castle with me dying. As time passed in my dream, it came into the world where I always dreamed every night. "so this is what my dream was saying. Peace in the whole realm will be achieved if I died." I woke up that night and went outside to think.

As I was walking, my 7 subordinates came to me. Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust and Pride. We shared our last night together. I talked to them about what my plan is. They cried. Even Wrath who was always mad at me was crying. "don't cry my children, for I will always live on, you have my blood within you. Remember to keep the peace in both realms and keep an eye on the castle for me will you?" I felt regret, regretting to leave them behind. But I was relived at the same time knowing that my blood will run through the ages until the end. I only wished that I could meet my descendants.

The next day came. I was sitting in my throne waiting for the arrival of the Heroine. She arrived full of energy. "would you do me a favor Lacy the Heroine?" I asked. "what could the Demon King need from someone like me?" I was smiling at her, I stood up and walked up to her and touched her hand. "you are the most beautiful woman I have ever met" I took her sword and stabbed myself so that she would not be stained by my blood. So thay her pure soul can stay pure, forever. "IDIOT! WHAT DID YOU DO!?" She shouted at me and started crying. I kneeled down while the giant sword was stabbed into my heart. "Why are you crying? Aren't you glad that I will finally disappear in this world?" I said. Suddenly, she kissed me out of the blue. I was shocked as I was crumbling to dust. "Why?!" I asked. "I.... I..." I never heard her words, but as I was crumbling, I smiled and said my final words "take care..." She started to cry even more and hugged me even tighter. And then, I crumbled into dust. Leaving her behind, leaving all my achievements to waste, for the peace of the world. For her.

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