Chapter 510: Bestellen's Plans and a Lurking Shadow...

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A few weeks ago the future Light Hero Myhner was visited by a mysterious entity.

The young and talented boy had showcased amazing talent with magic alongside physical strength, despite being young, he was developing at an outstanding pace and had begun to be taken care of by the Battle Popes within Bestellen's Empire.

However, something changed for him when that entity visited him.

As he was training and went to rest, in a blink of an eye, space itself opened to him, revealing the figure of what seemed to be a human… but made entirely out of white light.

But the entity didn't dare to step into Kritias, and merely left a gift for him, leaving afterward, and wishing him a good future ahead.

When the boy opened the present, he found nothing.

But what suddenly assaulted him right afterward was a giant specter.

It was too fast for him to do anything.

The specter, which had the face of a skull, entered his body, and suddenly fused with his soul.

Myhner was incredibly scared and believed a ghost might have possessed him, so he ran into the church desperately.

Due to his position in the church as a future Light Hero blessed by Bestellen, the popes tried to believe him and bathed him on holy water.

However, no matter how much he bathed on it, no specter came out…

What… was that?

Myhner is still unaware that this specter was not a mere ghost, it was an even more terrifying being… the last gift that the System Master had left for Hekaton, unaware that he would be long gone before he was to even come back to Kritias.

Albeit, after Kireina's true body, did a few mischiefs to him within her world of Genesis, he might never have the time ever again to come back to Kritias, and if he does, there won't be any Hekaton to help him…

However, the little gift he left was a powerful entity made from what was left of the Demon God King residual consciousness, or well, the one that had once named himself the Necromancer.

When he was originally picked up by the System Master and modified by Hekaton's power over souls, he was cut into pieces and distributed around, some were gifted to Vampires that served directly to the Progenitor Vampire that had created Vladimir, and even the Progenitor himself.

And others were given to beings within the Demon Continent, to further provoke more chaos and foment the hate against Ervas and Veronica…

However, the biggest one and the last remaining fragment was given to Myhner.

But why, if he was but a mere child?

Because he was the tool to reach Bestellen. After all, he was the golden boy, the hero that would save the country… who wouldn't be the best target than him?

The Necromancer's Soul Fragment which was fused into his soul slowly began to infect his soul, fusing with it more and more as the hero was completely unaware that this happened.

He tried to purify himself but after several days and tries, nothing happened, and he ended giving up.

The gift he was given was gone too, so he was convinced by his parents and family that what he saw were merely hallucinations because he was way too exhausted after using magic and training so hard, so he was given a week to recover his senses and then go back to the training.

However, as Bestellen sensed that Ervas and Veronica might grow stronger and that the Demon Continent was getting turbulent lately, he had decided to quickly bring Myhner and his party inside of his Divine Realm for a specific type of training which he and the other Gods around him had designed.

This all happened before Ervas and Veronica were to fight the Demon Gods and then eat Hekaton, and it was something Bestellen had planned for some time now.

Before the blonde and aquamarine-eyed boy wearing typical light armor befitting of a hero, alongside his other party of chosen teens that were going to become his hero companions, two Gods emerged before the space where he was sent, alongside a larger one sitting over a throne.

Astraea, the Goddess of Balance and Justice, a goddess holding a balance, while having her eyes covered in a cloth and possessing long, angelic wings, and Forohr, the God of Laws and Order, a wise old man with blonde hair and beard, holding a sacred book appeared before them in front of the big and bearded man, who was no one else than the God they worshiped every day, Bestellen.

Myhner and the young Heroes were amazed after seeing them, but Bestellen and Astraea, and Forohr seemed in a hurry, so they had to skip some introductions and explanations and go to the point.

"Chosen Heroes blessed by fate, we had brought you here by the will of our Lord, Bestellen-sama…" said Astraea.

"We have created a special dungeon, a trial for you to face, where the time inside will go quickly compared to the outside world…" said Forohr.

"It is a trial of courage and strength, where you will be able to sharpen your skills and even gain Experience and Level Up, changing Jobs and growing in strength exponentially," said Astraea.

"Our Lord Bestellen has created this specifically for you, as he sees you as promising Heroes that might be able to fight against the future Demon God-King, Ervas…" said Forohr.

Myhner and the other young heroes knew that name, it was the name of the half-demon boy who had created chaos everywhere he went since he killed that band of mercenaries when he was merely 2 years old.

It was very young, but it was already speculated that his strength helped him develop and mature incredibly quickly, perhaps in just a year, he might already have enough power to dominate the world! The young heroes who had been taught many things by their parents couldn't possibly let this malevolent demon do as it pleased taking the innocent lives of others.

They needed to stop him!

"I hope you can understand. I know it will be hard as you won't be able to see your parents in a long time. But we are at dire times, and you, who are blessed by fate are one of my hopes for this world to keep striving forward. The new Demon God-King is not only by himself… he is accompanied by another entity just as powerful as him. All of you need to quickly grow stronger to aid me in protecting humanity. I ask for your understanding and cooperation." Said Bestellen.

Myhner and his party nodded with confidence, they knew they wouldn't be able to meet their families in a long time, but this was for the fate of the world!

The young heroes were easily brainwashed by Bestellen's speech, nodding in confidence as they glanced at each other, Myhner resembled a golden hero, while his companions wore special magic clothes and wielded powerful magic weapons to enhance their capabilities… All of them had promising futures ahead and outstanding talent ready to be developed.

"We understand, Bestellen-sama! I will- No, we will work hard to save humanity!"

"Good…" said Bestellen, completely unaware of the being he had invited inside his Divine Realm.

The shadow of a malicious entity within Myhner's soul smiled eerily…

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