Chapter 85 – Episode 21 – Past Experience: The End of the Demon King (After the Storm Has Passed)

*All characters appearing are adults.
*This is a fictional story that is nothing but fiction. Never follow

The great demon king Leviathan passed away.
But the descendants of the great demon king remain.
They have to grow up great.

-General Viper 〈 Personal Journal 〉-

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“My God, my God…”

General Viper couldn’t believe the sight unfolding before his eyes.
He wondered if he was dreaming.

“The castle is collapsing.”

The Demon Castle was destroyed.
The Demon King’s Castle, which had stood firmly in place for a long time, collapsed terribly.
Half of the fortress, which symbolized the absolute power of the devil, disappeared as if it had been bitten by a monster.

It wasn’t just General Viper.
The other demons also couldn’t believe this gruesome sight.

“Hey, what the hell is going on, what the hell…”

Even the lady-in-waiting, who always strictly managed the ladies-in-waiting, could not keep her mouth shut.

“Let’s stay calm. I, the captain, can’t be like this.”

Even the captain of the SS, who considered it his duty to protect the castle honestly, was confused by an unexpected event.

“What happened to this again, what’s the last name like?”
“Who attacked? Who broke the castle?”
“Maybe this is good, is Maou-sama okay?”

The people also opened their eyes wide at the unprecedented situation.
It is natural to be surprised as the castle of the Devil, which had never been invaded before, collapsed terribly.
The SS immediately went into control, but since you’ve already seen it, this news will spread in waves.

However, a more shocking sight awaited the demons.

“Majesty?”

Leviathan is dead.
The man who was called the strongest of all the demon kings was submerged in a pool of blood.
Her arms were blown off, her torso collapsed, her head floating.

The demon king, who was thought to never die, was found as a cold corpse.

“Eh, what is this…”

No one expected
No one wanted an ending like this.
They never imagined that they would lose their king in this way.
If this was a nightmare, I wanted to wake up.

However, this is the stark reality.
The voices screaming to clear the rubble, the voices weeping at the sight of the demon king’s corpse, and the voices trembling in anxiety about what will happen to them now are not hallucinations.
All of Viper’s senses are telling us that it is real.

So I have no choice but to accept it.

His best friend, Leviathan, was brutally murdered.

‘Is this why I asked you to leave?’

Everyone in the castle, including General Viper, was sent out.
Right after that, a loud explosion sound was heard, and the entire castle was wrapped in a barrier.

What the hell happened, General Viper couldn’t get his head back right.
He needs to calmly judge the situation, but he didn’t know what to do with the sudden incident.

However, after seeing the demon king’s body, General Viper realized.
I could find out who did this.

‘It’s an angel. They’re here.’

Leviathan’s body had numerous swords stuck in it.
The length and shape of the sword. A handle and a nose lamp attached to it.
It was different from the sword commonly used in the Demon Realm.

It is a sword often used by angels and used in the celestial realm.

‘How did they come to the capital?’

It’s an angel
Our nemesis, the angel, has murdered the demon king.
I don’t know what method was used, but it is certain that the angels invaded.

Perhaps even the barriers were created by angels.
There is no criminal other than them who would commit this madness.

And Leviathan, trapped in a barrier, couldn’t send a rescue request, and was defeated because he couldn’t use his strength properly.

He is not a demon king who will be defeated just because he can’t use a demon sword.
General Viper, who watched from the sidelines, knows how strong Leviathan is.
Instead of being killed, on the contrary, it is right that the angels should have been annihilated.

That Leviathan was defeated.
If you want to find the reason, there is no barrier.
I don’t know how it works, but it’s certain that Leviathan was defeated because of that barrier.
It’s absurd for a demon king who single-handedly wipes out hundreds of thousands of armies to be annihilated by dozens of angels.

‘How will you sleep if you die?’

Traitors are still waiting for their chance.
I live with my breath because of the existence of Leviathan.
As soon as the news of Leviathan’s death spreads, I’ll rise up immediately.

‘Damn angels…’

General Viper sharpened his teeth.

The angels ruined everything.
Now, the demon world will fall into great chaos.

Now maybe it’s good.
How can I get through this difficulty?
General Viper was at a loss as to where to express the anger boiling in his heart.

“Me, bar, viper…”

Hearing someone’s presence, General Viper turned his head.
Diana, an archmage with waist-deep green hair and yellow eyes, stood by.
She looked at Viper with a very concerned expression.

“Me, are you okay?”

We had a heated argument over Mamba’s education, but we’re not in a situation to worry about that right now.
Calming her confused husband comes first.

Diana was well aware of how close General Viper was to the Demon King.
It was to the point where we would come to the studio and drink tea and chat when we had time.
He was so open-minded that he wondered if he was the cruel demon king.

Since his close friend was brutally murdered, he would have no choice but to be angry.
You must not be destroyed by that anger.

“I know how you feel, but calm down. Think about what you need to do now. You are in charge.”
“… I know. I know.”

General Viper struggled to hold back the feeling that was about to explode.

I want to curse at the sky right now, but I have to endure it.
You shouldn’t give in to your emotions.

It is urgent to rectify this situation quickly.
We need to deal with it as soon as possible so that the demon world does not fall into civil war.
Reason appealed to General Viper that it should be so.

But even knowing it, I couldn’t suppress it.
General Viper’s hand clenched his fist and trembled violently as if to vent his anger.
I squeezed it so tightly that I was about to bleed.

“…”

Diana took General Viper’s hands without saying anything.
Gathering magic in her hands, Diana used healing magic.

A warm light caressed General Viper’s hand.
The blood stopped, and new flesh began to sprout.
General Viper was patiently treated by his wife.

‘How did the angels get here?’

While treating her husband, Diana had her doubts.

Demon Castle is an impregnable fortress.
The Royal Guard with mighty fighting power is guarding it impeccably, and a defense shield is also prepared to prepare for external attacks.
No matter how well the angels prepared, it would have ended in a catastrophic failure.

As it should be, the situation was just the opposite.
The angels succeeded in entering the castle and assassinated Leviathan.
The impossible happened.

‘Who the hell is going to attack like that…’

The manastone used to form the shield was greatly damaged.
The magic bombardment that fell when the demon castle collapsed even destroyed the huge magic stone installed underground.
The defense shield, which was impervious to any attack, collapsed in a single bombardment without being able to function properly.

Who the hell did the bombing?
Are there monsters among the angels that can launch such an attack?
Or did the goddess Minerva come here herself?

Diana did not notice at all that the goddesses were behind the killing of Leviathan.

“General Viper!”

One of the bodyguards in armor hurriedly ran.
After a raised salute, she gave a detailed report on the current search situation.

“All of the enemy’s corpses have been burned for a long time. We have found 70 bodies so far.”
“Who is the Empress?”
“Sorry. There is no trace of the empress anywhere.”

At General Viper’s question, the soldier shook his head.

“Yeah, I got it. Go.”
“Yeah, that’s it.”

The soldier saluted once more and returned to the recovery site.

Currently, the SS are controlling the people from entering, while clearing out the debris.
Since there are not one or two collapsed debris, you will have no choice but to concentrate on cleaning up all night.

“Ha…”

General Viper let out a long sigh.

‘Shouldn’t have given it to me?’

Missing Empress Emilia.
Emilia, who entered the barrier alone, lost news of her.
General Viper, who was able to rush inside as the barrier disappeared, ordered a search immediately.

However, no matter where they searched, no trace of the empress could be found.
Her holy sword, the weapon of her empress, also disappeared somewhere.

Where did the empress and her holy sword go?
General Viper could vaguely guess the answer.

‘I should have sent it with the Royal Guard…’

It was assumed that the angels would take the empress and her holy sword.
Shall we let the enemy use the hero approved by the Goddess and the weapon made with the power of the Goddess?
Viper as well as the demon king Leviathan were concerned about this.

Even knowing that, he sent it alone.
Even if he was embarrassed, he should have stayed calm.
He should have yelled for his men to be taken, albeit in an unexpected situation.

General Viper regretted not being able to do that.

“Father?”

It was then that a child suddenly appeared.

“Is that your father?”
“Huh?”

Viper’s eyes widened at the pure voice that didn’t ask anything dirty.
Not just Viper. The same was true of Diana, who was devoted to treatment.
I was so shocked that I stopped taking the treatment.

“Why, why is this child here?”

Other people were astounded as well.

“Eh, Eris-sama?”
“Who brought Eris-sama! Take me right now!”
“I must be with the empresses…”

Eris.
A child with red hair inherited from his mother and blue eyes inherited from his father.
The heir to the next throne has come here.
Everyone was so embarrassed that there was someone here who shouldn’t have come.

“Eris!”

Someone came down from the sky.
Like Emilia, she was a fallen angel with red hair and black wings.
He was one of the most powerful at the time the empress and the demon king disappeared.

First Empress Riviera.
She scolded her granddaughter for running off on her own.

“Why did you go out on your own? You said you had to stay with me!”

Normally, it is normal to beg her grandmother for making a mistake.
No matter how well she raises her granddaughters, it is Livier who scolds her granddaughters harshly when they do something wrong.
Unaware of that, Eris tries to keep her grandmother from angering her.

But now, Eris couldn’t hear her grandmother’s screams at all.
She asked as she looked at her body submerged in a pool of blood.

“Is that your father?” “…”

Livi didn’t say anything.
It just wrapped Eris in her black wings as if to protect her girl.

Rivier begged, struggling to contain her rising emotions.

“Stop saying anything and follow me.”
“But…”
“Please, listen to Grandma, okay?”
“…”

Is her grandmother crying because she is genuinely sad?
Or is it because there are other reasons?
Eris didn’t know what was making her cry.

But one thing was clear.

“Father…”

Father is dead
He became a cold corpse of his father, who boasted that he would give him the whole world.
There is no longer a father who rides on his back and plays with him.

Who will play with you now?
Is the father really not coming back?
She wished she had a mother, but where did she go?

“Huh…”

Eris sobbed quietly and left the scene with Riviera.

“Shit…”

General Viper was very indignant.
It was so pitiful to show Eris such a sight.
Had they handled things better, Leviathan wouldn’t have been killed and Emilia wouldn’t have been dragged away.

What will happen now?
Will the demon realm fall into chaos again?

No one could answer that.

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‘Demon King Leviathan passed away!’

The death of the demon king Leviathan shocked the demon realm.
The people couldn’t keep their mouths shut at the death of the demon king, who was considered invincible, and the generals who were preparing for the expedition were no different.
Even the soldiers did not want to believe this, saying that it was a rumor.

‘We will hold the coronation ceremony for Demon King Eris. Eris-sama, this way.’

Eris was crowned king at his youngest age.
Unable to grieve over his father’s death, Eris had no choice but to become the monarch responsible for the future of the Pandemonium.

‘The traitors will draw their swords. We must protect Eris-nim until she becomes a true demon lord.’

Eris is too young.
He is too immature to rule.
Traitors will take advantage of that immaturity.
The scum who survived Leviathan’s merciless purge will draw their swords to seize their chance once again.

So you must keep it.
No matter what happens, don’t let Eris-sama be killed by the traitors.
We cannot allow our long-cherished wishes to collapse only because of traitors.
Riviera, and the servants who were loyal to Leviathan, led by General Viper, tried to protect Eris somehow.

In the process, many victims came out.

Countless servants died protecting Eris.

Thanks to their sacrifice, Eris was able to grow into an adult safely.

‘Be grateful just for being a livestock. It’s not cool even if I kill them all.’

And Eris, who gained strength comparable to his father’s, ruthlessly purged the traitors.
He turned them all into cattle so that they would never dream of treason again.
I made it into a generator power source to work for the devil world for the rest of my life.

After tidying up the inside, Eris decided to fulfill her father’s unfulfilled dream.

And, it was not long before that dream came true.