Hunter of the Perished World

[181] Then there was light (4)

Ashfile was not a monster, it was a man.

But sadly, it was only in front of Jean that she became human. She could have been human because she was always with Gene, but when she broke up with Gene and started living the demon-hunter's life, Ashfile went back to the time when she was biting human flesh to live.

He did not eat human flesh, but he did not hesitate to strike down any hostile humans. If Jean commits the massacre when she needs to, Ashfile simply kills what's bothering her and inflicts more pain than he needs to.

Ashfile in the past was cruel and cruel, but powerless. But Ashfile, who had learned everything about the hunter named Gin, was no longer a weak girl.

Ashfile, the Demon Hunter, was the cruelest and most cruel Demon Hunter. Throwing hundreds of humans as bait to lure the demons away, you don't hesitate to kill every human being in Castle because of one suspicion that vampires have infiltrated a city.

As a result, she hunted the most demons, but killed the most humans.

For Ashfile, the sole purpose of life was to hunt down all demons, finish the task, and be reunited with Gene.

So for a hundred years,

The dragon sleeps.

The devil has been defeated.

Vampires burned to death.

The spirit has been cleansed.

The immortal has been sealed.

Foreign body returned to the void.

The witch has been vanquished.

After all the demons disappeared from the world, Ashfile went to Gene. Over the course of a hundred years, Ashfile missed progress. They reunited in the same manner as when they broke up.

Even though the devil is gone, the world is not happy. Ashfile knew that, and Gene knew that.

But Ashfile's mind did not change. She kept longing for Jin, and was only waiting for that moment. I lived only waiting for this moment to be rewarded with the desperation of separation and the long and long time.

But Gene wasn't the gin of the day.

For over a hundred years, Jean has had to kill many things while performing a long demonic hunt.

Sometimes monsters.

Sometimes human beings.

Sometimes demons.

Sometimes things you love.

Jean loved and loved those who hated her just as much as she had killed those who hated her.

If Ashfile had lived only with Jin in mind, Gene wouldn't have been able to do that.

The first demon-hunter lived, but his heart died because he was crushed by a tower of sin made of many sins he committed.

The world that is doomed has no order, no laws, no ethics.

Thus, Gene had a conscience of sin, but he was not punished. There was nowhere to punish, and naturally there was no God.

It bothers Gene.

If there is only one law in the world that is destroyed, the world is just.

Fair enough.

No matter the sin, the punishment was not inflicted on anyone.

Gene has lived through many things similar to the instructions he gave Ashfile and the thoughts he used. Although Ashfile had only one goal, Gene lost everything he loved and loved, and was staring dead in those lost moments.

‘All demons are dead. Father.'

But Ashfile didn't care about that. Now that I can be with her, I once believed that as Gene made her human, Ashfile could also give her what she received.

‘Well done. ’

Even Gene's words of compressing the long and terrible hunt into one word did not hurt Ashfile.

Gene kept his promise. The Devil is gone, and Gene is with Ashfile. She was always thinking about what to do.

‘Let's stop wandering around. We're building a little house together. What do you think?'

The days of the tiresome wanderers are over, and there was only a long time left to live. No monster could threaten them. Once the demon's blood is depleted, all you have to do is get a chip and move on with your life.

‘Let's do it. ’

Gin nodded, and Ashfile built a small cabin in a quiet garden in the alpine areas of Old Europe. Ashfile and Jean lived together. Gene kept his promise.

The world is still crawling with monsters and Slater has slaughtered humans, but Ashfile has no interest in the world because the demonic hunt is over. All that mattered to her was that she was only interested in what happy life she had with Jean.

They were sometimes friends, sometimes married, sometimes lovers.

Ashfile wanted it.

But they couldn't. By the time she had lived in her small hut for three months, she knew that Gene was in an irreversible state.

After a demon-hunt, the demon-hunter is just an empty shell. I was alive, talking, eating, sleeping, but that was it. It didn't even reveal the convenience of emotions.

Even as I tried to talk to Ashfile, the answer that came back did not contain the same emotion.

I knew Ash's file well.

As the first demon-hunter, he was merely a demon-hunter for a living purpose. With no demons to kill, he has no passion for anything and no will to do anything.

Ashfile didn't just want the shell of gin.

Even though I was clumsy, I wanted Jin to show me a funny joke from time to time, to say something surprisingly funny, and sometimes to show me a surprising smile.

I didn't want to sit idly all day like a broken doll.

‘Father, look at me. ’

Ashfile knelt in front of Gin and was drooling.

‘I'm here. I'm here because I love my father more than my life. Look at me. The demons are all dead. The Devil is no more. It's time to live my father's life. We've both been through a lot. Let's be happy now that we've had a hard time. There are no demons! So! "

‘Why should there be a demon-hunter in a world without demons? ’

I don't know about that! You're only alive because you're alive! You don't have to be curious about that! ’

‘Why, are we still alive? ’

Don't even think about it! Don't even say that! ’

‘Ash, we're too, too... ’

Gin's face distorted.

‘You've lived so badly.... No, I did. I was awful about everything. ’

Gene was dying, overwhelmed by everything he had done. Turn Ashfile into a demon-hunter and slay the 'Vampire' to the point of cruelty. 'The Demon Hunter was no more.

I was just tired of my life, and even the reason for my life was that there were only weak people who felt guilty even when I was breathing.

People change.

The progress has changed, as has Ash's file. Ashfile mutters horribly in front of Jean.

‘Father... Look at me. I've lived only for now. Be happy with me. Live it up. Huh? "

Gene couldn't look at the terribly blurry ash file. After living as a demon-hunter for too long, his mission suddenly became more futile than his sense of accomplishment.

[You'll miss me.]

What the witch said was imprinted on Jean's head. Gene couldn't deny it was true. As the devil disappeared, the demon-hunter realized he loved the devil with so much hatred.

(* Sobbing *) ’

That's why I couldn't do more than hugging Ash with an emotionless hand.

‘I'm sorry, Ash. ’

Mmm-hmm!

‘Now, yes, time to think. I need time to think. ’

Duty was lost not too long ago. That's why Jean believed time would solve it. Just as Jean was the only one for the Ashfile, the Ashfile that hunted the Devil for herself was precious to her.

It's that obvious.

So over time, if we can escape the devil's ghost, then Jean believes that she can love the Ashfile intact. This dangerous beast becomes a gentle sheep only in front of itself.

You just have to think about living with those dangers tied to you. Ashfile was strong, so you don't have to worry about losing her.

The sparse ash file was perfect for Jean's love, because of the chance of accidental loss and inadvertent failure to protect it.

It just takes time.

Gene believed time would fix it. There was no reason not to love Ash files that were so desperate.

Three years,

It was the time they spent together in that little cabin. Gene was getting better, and Ashfile's dedication was gradually rescuing him from depression and emptiness. But from time to time, Ashfile could see deep sadness and despair that couldn't be erased from Jin's eyes and face.

Gene was getting better, but Ashfile had never been loved as much as he wanted.

Because of the wait of a hundred years, Ashfile suffered more and more deeply from the hunger of love for three years with Jin. Ashfile knew that while Gene was looking at himself, he was looking beyond himself.

Ashfile, who was sensitive to Gin's emotions, suffered even more while being with Gin.

Gene doesn't see himself.

Gene is not a man.

He's just a demon-hunter.

You bear only the burden of the contradiction of the Devil Hunter of the Lost World. Such a person could not love someone completely. Ashfile made a choice that no demon hunter had ever made.

One stormy night.

Cough!

Jin finds Ash outside in the storm, and opens the door to bring her home.

‘Ash! What are you doing out in this weather...? ’

And seeing Ash standing in the middle of a fierce storm in the middle of a field, Gene had no choice but to forget his words.

‘Father.'

Skin that was originally white but pale enough.

The golden eyes had their pupils torn lengthwise.

Two fangs protrude from the red upper lip. Gene had to forget what he saw. Looking at Gene's frightened and terrified eyes, Ashfile smiled.

‘Now you're looking out for me. ’

Ashfile became the Devil.

To make the demon-hunter who doesn't see himself see himself.

To give Gene a reason to live again.

Even if it was a choice that the one she truly loved had to kill herself, she chose it. The twisted and distorted love of the ash file made such a terrible choice.

‘Ash, what are you doing? What have you done? ’

‘I've become a demon. ’

"What nonsense! ’

‘Father.'

Ashfile slowly walks up to Gin and grabs her frozen chin. Then he approached me and gave me a deep kiss.

‘Ash, Ash. What the hell. I, I... I'm sorry. Stop fooling around. Oh, don't make this terrible joke. ’

‘I'm not kidding. ’

Gene knew this wasn't a joke. It was a terrible situation to take for granted.

Ashfile smiles brutally and opens his arms in a storm.

‘I've become a demon. ’

What does evil mean to a demon-hunter?

A target to hunt.

Purpose of life.

‘Demon hunter.’

No, Ash, don't be crazy, don't be crazy. ’

Hunting demons. ’

Ashfile pointed to himself. Ash has been looking at Gin's face as happy as it has been for a long time.

‘Father.'

‘I, I... I made a mistake, so please... So...'

Ashfile slowly retreated back with a disgustingly beautiful smile.

‘Once again, let's start sneaking around. ’

Ashfile disappeared before Gene's eyes.

The demon, confident of never being hunted, disappears once again, giving the demon-hunter a reason to live.

Once again, Gene had no choice but to start a game of hide-and-seek, which he thought was already over for this vast stage.

A game called Demon Hunt.

Ashfile chose the absurd option of becoming the Devil himself to make Gene look at himself. It was not enough to say that it was crazy, but in fact, Gene had to go after Ashfile. Whether it's demon hunting or guilt.

Gene had no choice but to return to the world.