Chapter 227: Demon King Earl's Sacrifice

Howard felt like he'd been brought back in time when Avena started talking.

More specifically, her domain seemed to be showing him clips of the past. He already knew that Demon King Earl was a handsome man, but this was his first time seeing him in the flesh. He watched Demon King Earl walk out of a cavern. His body, almost completely covered in blood, made him look like he'd just killed thousands. 

"This-this right now, Howard. Was one of the worst days of Demon King Earl's life, and one of his last." Avena said with a sigh. "You see all that blood on him? That is the blood of all the people the Great Last King had under his control. Can you guess why he killed them?"

"Was it to stop the Great Last King?" Howard seemd rather nonchalant to Avena's surprise. "Could it have had something to do with that?"

"You're indeed right. It did have to do with the Great Last King. However, more specifically, it had to do with all the people he had under his control." Avena appeared in the domain and rushed towards Demon King Earl before she tried to strike him with all her might. "And this is when I fought him. Trying to stop him from killing anyone else."

"Demon King Earl… He was willing to do something I wasn't. He was willing to kill thousands of Varlen, Horned, and Aresoul in order to retrieve a device that the Great Last King had been planning on making. And here. Here is where I failed miserably."

Boom!

Demon King Earl got hit as he could be Avena in the side of his face, but barely moved and inch before his hand blurred. 

The next moment, the Avena that Howard was watching got sent flying back into the distance. Three more people, one that even looked like Harkel, charged at Demon King Earl while he wickedly laughed. This-this was not what he was expecting to see.

Boom!

The three men fighting Demon King Earl got so fast that Howard could hardly make out what they were doing. Countless surges of Ki seemed to appear and disappear while Howard watched in shock. Why were they all attacking him? He still didn't understand?"

"Demon King Earl did something we didn't expect." Avena sighed and held out her hand before her domain seemed to focus on Demon King Earl's hands. "He-he sent thousands of troops to fight the Great Last King, troops from all the three nations, all so he could go on a rescue mission."

"We all thought he wanted to rescue the thousands of people the Great Last Lord was gathering, but that's not what he did." Avena specifically pointed at the device in Demon King Earl's hands. "He-he instead chose to activate what the Great Last King had been working on. A special array called a realm array."

"A realm array is extremely terrifying, and allows for large amounts of Ki to be sacrificed in order to bring something from another realm. Demon King Earl, rather than saving the people that were going to be sacrificed, instead activated the array and choose to get the device for himself."

Avena wiped a tear from her eye. It was so painful to watch this again, but Howard had to see.

"He told me, he told me right here that he loved me before he almost killed me! He almost killed me so he could kill himself! So he could create that tomb and seal that treasure! He told me he had to die because he had blood on his hands Howard! However, I didn't tell him to do it! He did it himself!"

Howard almost instantly understood what happened, but it was still hard to believe.

Basically, Demon King Earl used the Domain Array to get a device from the other world, and then created some type of tomb by killing himself. However, something didn't add up. How did he seal the Great Last Lord? 

"Howard, I know you have so many questions, but that device that Demon King Earl got by sacrificing those thousands of lives can really be used to control the entire Furnace. If the Great Last Lord, or anyone gets it, they will all die! That's why Demon King Earl made a requirement to enter the tomb! Someone that was his full desdencent could only enter! You-you are the first Demon King Canditate in years and everyone realizes that Howard. That's why! You must leave here at once! That's why the Demon King Earl sacrificed himself! All for you! All for you to one day be born!"

"Do you understand now?" Avena seemed to break down in tears and start crying before Howard smiled and walked over to her and leaned down to look into her eyes.

The next moment, he couldn't help but take it one step further and kiss her on the lips. He smiled and watched her stare at him in disbelief. Did? Did he really just kiss her?

"Hehe, I figured you needed something to calm you down," Howard said with a smile. "However, I get why the Demon King Earl did it. And I also get why I must leave. However, can I ask you something? If I die, what will happen to the treasure?"

'If you die, than it will take 500 years for the Great Last King to ever hope of getting it. However, by that time, it would be pointless. You must get the treasure Howard. You-you must get it! Please! To make right his mistake."

"Demon King Earl in my opinion made the right decision," Waxel nodded his head, slamming his hand into the table. "However, Howard, I'm really sorry we have to put this all on you! You don't deserve it."

"I feel like I'm finally carrying my weight," Howard said with a smile, "Haha! Don't worry. I promise, not only will I make right what Demon King Earl did, but I'll even pay back those who tried to break into this world! You can count on it!"