I'm going to die.
Life has nothing to do with it.I have no regrets.
Because you can die for somebody.
"Valflair, are you sure?
"Oh, I'll be sacrificed.If we sacrifice, this village will be saved, won't it?
"But... the fire of hell will burn your flesh and soul.Your existence will disappear completely... and your soul will not be removed from the circle or reincarnated. "
"Very well. If people die... then they will die here."
I'm Valflair. Everyone calls me Flair.
My parents died at a young age and lived with food from the people of the village.
I don't have any friends. I was bored every day...
"'Gates of Hell'... there's a flame of Hell ahead that even the devil can't get close to."
My village was flourishing with magic.
In this small village at the northernmost end of the world, the gates of Hell, the gates of Hell, which are said to burn the whole world down, are sealed by magic.
Beyond the gates of Hell, the village is populated with goga beasts who do not know whether the incarnation of flames lives or whether the worst beasts are burned with punishment.
And this village... once a thousand years, used the spell of stabilizing the gates of Hell by offering sacrifices to the flames to protect the world from the flames.
"Valflair....."
"Thank you so much for everything.Sensei "
"... I'm proud of you."
The magic teacher who took care of me shed a tear.
I'll walk out to the gates of Hell alone for sacrifice.
While the teacher watches, I touch the gates of Hell.
When the gate opens, the world will be wrapped in flames.That's why I use the spells I learned for this day.
"'Open up, you bastard (Ante Loute), you bastard (Proute)'"
Tompun... a ripple like a pebble dropped on the surface of the water.
I slowly looked back and bowed my head to the teacher who raised me.
"Goodbye, Doctor."
And then you go inside the gates of Hell.
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"Ugh... this is... the flame that burns the world... wow"
The Hell Gate was wrapped in flames.
The fixed notion that fire is red has collapsed.
Red, blue, yellow, green, purple, black, white, and golden flames are raging.
There's only a flame at the Hell Gate.There is no earth. It's really just the flames.
"... eh?
Phew, your body's senses have vanished.
No, it's not gone.
Eh
My body was as black as ink.
"I" here is a bare soul.The body of meat is completely burned out, and there is a pure soul 'me' here ─ ─ ─.
"Hiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
I don't know what happened.
Something like pain, death, fever, being stirred up.My soul burns.
Oh, this is death.
I'm sorry. I should have stopped.
The world may perish.I want to stop.
I'm on fire.
Burned by the flames of hell.
But I won't die. I can't die somehow.
My soul is burning.All that's left is to disappear.Is this what keeps the Hell Gate going?You're kidding me.
Ah, if I die...
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"... I'm not dying!"
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Uh, I'm not dead.
I was accustomed to the heat of the flames, and I was burned in the flames of hell as my soul.
The passage of time is also slow, and I am not sure how many minutes, hours, or years have passed since it was burned.
"... oh, my gosh.Is this a sacrifice?
You can't hear me because I'm still in my soul.
But the feeling of 'talking' is engraved in my soul, so I was talking.
I'm a soul now.It's just a state of consciousness with no body.
Why don't we take a walk?If you think about it, nobody knows where the Hell Gate is. "
Colorful flames are burning.
Red, blue, yellow, green, purple, black, white.And the gold... looks so beautiful.They say hell, but this fantastic sight could be heaven.
Because it is a state of soul, there is no concept of walking.When you raise your awareness, you go up more and more.
There is no ceiling. It seems like we can go infinitely... but it feels like it's going on, but the scenery doesn't change. "
When I raised my consciousness to a certain distance, I did not go any further.
Looking down, a colorful flame is burning.The flames of hell are beautiful...
Ah, something.
There are parts of the flame that are mixed and burning.Apart from that, there were areas that were divided into colors and burning.
When I move my consciousness towards the area where the red flame is burning...
"... what is this?
A bright red jewel floated in the center of the flame.
Burning, red as blood... I turn my mind to reach out.
Uhhhhh!?
Then the jewels disappeared.
No, you assimilated my soul with me.
At the same time, a red flame came into me.The soul is absorbing the flame.
"Ohhhh... what is this?"
Doc ─ ─ ─ ─.
I see. This is... the flame of hell.
My soul is engraved with the flames of hell.
"... wait.Maybe. "
Raise your awareness again.
Looking down at the flames of hell... the red flames were gone.
I see.Maybe other flames... "
When I went to the place where the blue flame was burning, it was still there.
There were blue gems floating, so I reached out just like the red gems.Then the gems disappeared and assimilated with my soul.
And the blue flame disappeared.
I see. If this is it.... "
I examined all eight flames and succeeded in capturing them in my soul.
If you absorb all the flames, the flames of hell will disappear.I mean... you don't have to manage the Hell Gate.
Well, maybe I... can save the world?
Yikes!!It's gone!!
All the flames went out.
The flames of Hell have vanished and have become nothing more.Looking at it like this, it was burning in such a narrow place.
Yikes!! I can't just report to my teacher... my soul.I can talk to the dead with a spell... but I wish I had a body. "
And that's the moment I thought about it.
The pure white flame blows from my soul... and the flame turns into meat.And I had the human body.
".......................................... eh?Is that it? "
Naked.
The body of meat. Tactile feeling I haven't felt in a long time.Touching your face... oh, what is this, tears?
"Ah, ahaha... what is this?What the hell is this? Ahahaha..... "
I sat down and shed tears.
I was alive.
Valflair, I'm alive.
"Alright!!
I stood up naked and walked around.
I thought I could die.
But I was so happy to be alive.
The flames of hell have vanished.There's no need to manage the Hell Gate anymore.
But I didn't know.
The outside world is going to be a bit troublesome.