Desire

What is it?

Azin looks at an empty village. The wealthy Pandemonium. It's probably where the Demon King will come in a month. The "Horse Invasion" event has already begun since the arrival of the Pandemonium. Since the emergence of the pandemonium, the entire continent has already been influenced by the pandemonium. Although it is not yet known exactly what the impact is.

Then why aren't there any Horses? Azin tried to expand his senses. The sensation that spreads widely around the area searches for traces of life.... Nothing. I've tried to expand my senses quite a bit, but I can't feel a trace of life.

Where did he go? ’

Azin looks into the nearest house. Even though the door was closed, it was easy to open because you grabbed the door hook.

The house was empty. But there was a clear sign that someone was alive. Azin looked inside the house. At least until yesterday, there was someone living in this house. It must have been.

‘The summoned pandemonium is at noon. It's been a while since then... Has the invasion already begun? ’

Did the Horsemen from this village go down to the continent? If so, it bothers me. Ajin frowns and leaves the house. I was originally going to check out the outskirts and go back, but I didn't have any income from what happened. If that's the case, let's push a little bit harder and go deeper...

Inside.

Shhh! The landscape suddenly turned upside down. It was a force like a great law that Azin could not resist. Azin slowly regained his senses and tried to resist, but his‘ strength ’was so easy to ignore his resistance that it was so absurd.

It was a huge hall that moved Azin. The space movement from the outside moved Ajin here. Azin stares blankly and looks around.

“You.”

A low voice shook the space. A huge, unknown force in his voice forced him to open his ears. In fact, he felt that his history had been shaken for a long time. He takes a few steps back without even knowing it. Azin's face turned white.

“Who are you?”

A crippled voice raises questions. The darkness that was wrapping the hall spread out in a single moment. No, it wasn't dark. It is a cloak. The cloak that wraps around the whole hall is lowered behind the back of its existence. Ajin stares at the creature sitting at a distance.

He's...

What it is.

I couldn't see properly. It was a huge cloak that surrounded the hall, but its appearance was beyond the cloudy mist and its appearance was not confirmed. However, I could see the magnificent chair that was sitting there. Azin swallows a dry saliva and gazes at its presence.

“... And you are? ”

“Did you step into the pantheon without even knowing it? ”

He muttered. I can see its presence shrugging beyond the mist. He smiled silently. The room is teeming with energy. Every time the space is teeming, the pain is shaken. Ajin chewed his lower lip and swallowed the blasphemy rising from his insides.

“Who do you think I am? ”

He asked. He seemed to have little interest in an intruder named 'azin’. Ajin... actually already knew the answer. It is because there is only one existence that can ignore the resistance of azine and force space to move.

“... the Demon King. ”

Azin mutters. The presence laughs again.

“Yes, I am the Demon King. ”

The Demon King.

Dominator of the Magic Cube. The First Worst Boss Monster arrives on October 3rd a month from now. And the last boss monster to finish this game with the transcendent and surrogate.

“I see.”

The silent Demon King nods. Still no sign of the Demon King beyond the mist. Instead, the swaying cloak behind his back revealed the presence of the Demon King. The cloak moves. The cloak slowly extends toward Azin. Azin clenches his fist as he looks at the cloak approaching. Get rid of it, when I think about it. The cloak stops approaching.

“You must be Ajin. ”

The Demon King mutters. It sounds as if the Demon King already knows of the existence of Azin. Azin's eyes narrowed.

“Do you know me? ”

“I know. You're not the only one. Jabesh, LaQuiz, Rivera, Devello... we know all the proxies. ”

There was only one thing he meant. He knows the purpose of the world. And he was a little surprised by that. Among those that Azin knows, if he leaves a Persian exception, he knows the purpose of the world and can distinguish NPCs from players because it was only Hidden Piece and Mainland Noya. Even the Queen of the Black Forest, Berger Selgerounia, cannot distinguish between players and NPCs.

‘No, there's nothing wrong with that. ’

The Demon King is the final boss of this world. If the transcendent appoints a surrogate, the hand of the current god Gladiolus is the Demon King. When a surrogate defeats the Demon King, he can become a god instead of Gladiolus, according to the rules of the game, and Gladiolus uses the Demon King as a Hand to stop the Transformer from winning.

That is, the Demon King is connected to Gladiolus.

“... what is your relationship with Gladiolus?” He is my creator, and I am myself. ”

The Demon King replies. He doesn't seem too keen on hiding it.

“Not like Noya. If Noya is anything other than what Gladiolus created. I'm Gladiolus himself. Well, technically, it's a little different, but... yeah. To put it simply, Gladiolus... was created to suit his last enemy, to mimic himself as the Demon King. ”

The Demon King mutters. The cloak in front of Azin howls like a wealthy man.

“Personally, it's quite different. So it's not exactly the same person. Oh, right. There's a good example. It's a similar concept to the Doppelgänger you know. ”

That was crazy. I mean, the Demon King. It's a doppelganger based on the new Gladiolus.

“Why are you here? ”

Azin asked.

“Gladiolus said, The Demon King... is coming in a month.” “You're right. I haven't come yet.... I guess you don't know yet. This is my castle, where you are. I didn't go halfway. You came to the barn. ”

The Demon King smiled and said. The words made Jinn dumbfounded. The machine moves from the midfield to the Magic System. It's not just space travel. It's dimensional. Is it that easy?

“You have nothing to worry about. I start acting like a devil in a month. Calling you in... well... was simply an interest. I wanted to see how big the player who broke into the Pandemonium by himself was. Well, you don't have to worry, I was going to send you back just looking at your face. The notion of death to you will be faint anyway. ”

The Demon King mutters.

“But it's a different story if you're sick.” “What? ”

Azin frowns and asks again. Shribik! The cloak that was approaching Azin's face widens and tries to wrap around him. Azin hurriedly raises the tranquility and opens his heart. Pa! Ajin's body slips from the veil of his cloak.

“I have a proposition for you. ”

Azin is out of the picture, but the Demon King doesn't care much about it. It's because the Demon King wasn't desperate to get ahold of Azin in the first place.

“I'm not suggesting you be special. However, this is just how it's supposed to be.” What are you trying to say? ”

Ajin spits out the world in his heart. Even though he argued like that, he was having a hard time. It's because the Demon King was surpassing what Azin had in mind.

“We have decided to recommend this to the best representative. You're the best representative in the situation, and even if it's a month from now, the results won't change. So, I must urge you.” “What?” “Will you be the Demon King or not? ”

The Demon King laughs. His accident stops. Maybe I heard it wrong. Azin's mouth is halfway open. I didn't hear it wrong. Realizing him, Azin shuts up again. Will you be the Demon King or not? I didn't have to think about what that meant.

“... you want me to be the Demon King?” “Yes. Ah... it's not coercion. Everywhere I go, I'm just suggesting this direction. If you become the Demon King, you will inherit a portion of the Demon King's power against the player. Representatives usually win by defeating the Demon King, but if they become the Demon King, the opposite is true. You have to win against your surrogates and other players, or, to be precise, all of First's existence, and exterminate them. ”

Hearing that, I made a balance in my head with azin reflection. It was about which one was easier.

There was nothing to think about. It is possible for Ajin to face all of First's creatures alone. If you add the Demon King's power to it, it becomes easier.

However, as the Demon King, I have a condition to win.

“... if... I become the Demon King... do I have to kill all but myself?" ”“ Yes. Only the Horsemen are in the Demon King's camp.... I see what you're thinking. ”

The Demon King pulled his tongue out and said,

“The Hidden Piece you care about doesn't die, so let's play it safe. I don't care about your favorite vampire. Vampires get into the Horses if they see the big picture. But not a saint. ”

The Demon King has drawn a clear line against him. Of course she was. She was made an enemy of the Demon King. It is impossible for such a saint to side with the Demon King.

“If you're going to be the Demon King, you have to kill the saint. That's one of the Demon King's winning conditions.” “... you said you were a copy of Gladiolus. Then you must know about Gladiolus' powers. What if... what if... If I become the Demon King and win this game, As my transcendent Acacia becomes a god, I will be able to fulfill one wish.... can you... receive the resurrection of the Holy Spirit? ”

Azin chewed his lower lip and asked. That said, the Demon King

“Impossible.”

He replied as if there was nothing to worry about.

“You're looking at the power of the gods too greatly. Yeah, it's pretty cool. God has the power to create. But it's impossible to bring death back. Death is the opposite of creation, and even God cannot touch it. Returning death destroys the flow.” What the...! ”“ I don't think explaining the cause to you, not God, will make you understand. But you have to convince them. It is impossible to revive a saint. If you wish... yes. It would be possible to create a new being with the same feelings, with the same memories, the same memories, that look like that saint. As long as you're satisfied with that. ”

Different.

Azin clenches his fist tightly. The fingernails dig up the flesh and bleed. It can't be the same. Even if you create a new being just like Camilla, it's not Camilla.

“... I... don't intend to be the Demon King. ”

Azin groaned and replied. The Demon King bursts into laughter.

“I knew you'd say that. ”

The swaying cloak moves back behind the Demon King's back.

“I've heard the objection, but I'll give you one more piece of advice. You... you don't want to sacrifice a saint. If you insist on it, you will never win the battle against the Demon King.” “Too much polarity..." “Too much polarity.” Yes, it is definitely a shaman for the players, built to oppose the Demon King. But that's not enough. The death of a saint leads to a victory made without violence. If you can't kill a saint, you'll have no choice but to rely on a win-win. ”“ That's enough. I... ”“ No. You will fail. "

The Demon King assured me.

“Because you're weaker than me. ”

The Demon King said so.