Chapter 230: I Need Your Help. Please.

"I thought you were having fun killing my minions. Why is that when I killed yours you turn into a hysterical kid?" The mysterious man said as his whole arm was covered in the blood of my former comrades.

I didn't know what was going on. Just a second ago we were laughing and came here to get the fragment. Then suddenly everything just went south.

Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?Why? Why?

I felt like I was going insane.

In just a matter of seconds, everything that I had, I have lost it all. The Bladedge party... I promised them something greater. At the peak of everything if they journey with me.

Rafael and Rael, the combination brothers, Lily and Lila, the best support of their team and Tas, the vanguard who kept them safe at all times.

I could only imagine how much they trained to get to that level. While I'm still alive just because I was spoonfed by the gods above. Giving me this power...

But in exchange for them? No. Not at all.

I would sacrifice this power just to bring them all back.

This is the first time in years that I've conversed and had a close relationship with anyone. And its all gone!? Within seconds!?

Years passed by and I didn't even get to say goodbye.

I banged my fist on the ground again and again out of frustration as the man watched me.

I stood up and waved my sword which sent out a large shockwave that managed to split the cliff in half. The man began to look back to take a look at the cliff.

I swung my sword again and again but he manages to dodge every single one of it with ease.

"You hold the Holy Sword of Arranca yet you're still this weak?" The man then menacingly laughed.

"This is your fault..." I couldn't contain my anger. "Everything that I have... you took it all away like it was nothing."

"You took what's mine. Killed my army. And when I kill yours suddenly its unfair? You people are interesting. Then let me ask you, how many people have you killed?" I ignored his ramblings and swung my sword in a speed that I've never gone before. I was chasing him as I was swinging my sword again and again but he doesn't even get hit.

And even if I did manage to hit him, that part instantly regenerates like it was nothing.

And yet he's still talking like nothing's happening. "You killed how many... hundreds? Thousands? For what? Of course we know why. Its for your goals and satisfactions. And you know what? I'm not blaming you. Since I'm the same." He didn't have a weapon equipped but as soon as he waved his hand, a giant vertical wound opened up in my chest.

No weapon... it was absurd. Far more absurd than I thought.

And now... I get it. How small I am in this world. I thought I had become invisible from getting this power but I'm still that weak man living alone watching and playing games on that laptop. I was... nothing in front of real monsters.

And to think that I sacrificed the only friends I had and the person I ever loved. I'm a monster too... I threw them away. I couldn't protect them. Hero my ass. I'm just a pseudo one.

"Zeraph... can you hear me?" It was a familiar voice... no. It wasn't familiar. I know that voice. I thought I already accepted my death so I just sat there waiting for the man to kill me, but as I opened my eyes, I was in a place where only light was everywhere.

"Is... is that you Dahlia?" I saw her smiling in the distance. "Dahlia!" I ran over to her but she suddenly raised her hand.

"Don't..." I didn't understand what that meant.

"I'm sorry... I didn't think that was going to happen when I activated the bind."

"That's not what I meant. I don't blame you one bit. When we were travelling together, I'm not shy or afraid to say that those were the best years of my life. If you get near me, you'll cross the line and I won't let you go here yet. I'm... still alive. I guess."

"I don't care Dahlia! As long as you're with me, I don't mind going anywhere."

"Don't come here! Right now I dragged you in here just for a moment. Right now we're inside the Holy Sword of Arranca. And... its host is you. And me. But they just need a catalyst to unlock the full potential of the Holy Sword. And it'll only work if the catalyst allows it. Which means... me. If you put others here I'm sure they won't agree. Haha... So don't worry. I'll be here, inside the sword. Guarding and watching over you with the millions of souls inside this sword. You still have a role to play in this world Zeraph. You aren't a hero yet. You must live. And I'll help you achieve that."

I then saw my hands disappearing from myself and turning into dust. "No, Dahlia! I need to be with you!"

I then saw a single drop of tear came out of her eyes. "Zeraph..."

"No, no, no! Dahlia! Please, I just want to be with you!"

"...I love you." Oh how much I would love for you to say that to me again and again. How much I wished all of this wouldn't have happened. If I could sacrifice everything that I have just to get you back, I would. I'd rather be living as a farmer with you in a far away land than getting all this power and in the end being all alone.

I let out tears and shouted with all I've got while I was disappearing from her world, "Dahlia! I will find a way to get you out of here! I promise you that! I promi-" I then woke up back from where I was and I jumped back, barely avoiding the attack of the man.

"Something changed." The man noticed.

I wiped off the tears on my face, "What's your name? I want to know so that I can curse you when I die."

"Ouroboros."

"Ouroboros huh... I see." I took my stance and looked him straight at his eyes. "You know what, I still have to live. This is something that I promised with the person I loved."

"Hmm? What nonsense are y-"

"Teleport." I instantly got out of that place.

At first I was relieved. But as soon as I laid my whole body to rest at the open plains of where I first went camping with Dahlia, a truckload full of emotions just came ramming at me.

It was at first the realization. Until it turned into tears... Into crying and into a baby's bawling. I can't do anything but look forward.

But the weight that they left me will make an impact on me for as long as I live.

This is the reason for my journey. I travelled throughout the world to search for resurrection spells. But nothing appeared.

I began experimenting on monsters but nothing.

I tried killing my familiars over and over again and waiting for them to revive but there's nothing.

It has been so long since I last heard her voice. And I miss it so dearly. But I know she's in there. Somewhere. And I'll drag her out of that place.

And for the last ingredient that I thought that would surely revived her, I met him there. Zieglind Reysh. We fought the Lich and I reached a certain height of power that I haven't seen before. My armor upgraded into a form that I haven't seen before. And I lost against him. Well, I was just using my previous armor that I was using before I got the Holy Sword of Arranca and I was holding back in the fears of attracting the attention of Ouroboros.

The Phoenix were a member of the Lich that we fought but it didn't drop anything. Just EXP but no items. Not a single feather of it I got. I thought I'd be able to revive her with it.But its just useless.

I can't do this thing by myself. I will beg or do anything as long as someone helps me or if someone has the resurrection spell. I need it. Greatly.

"That's why I'm turning to you. Because you have her by your side. I want you to help me and I will help you. I don't care about anything. All I need is to resurrect her sister. Dahlia Edelstein. I don't care if you're the Demon King or anything else. As long as you help me find a resurrection spell, I will fight alongside you. As equals. Nothing more nothing less. How about it, Zieglind Reysh?"