The world fell silent. Dante Scarlet, previously missing, was declared dead after the events of the "Blood Armageddon" day. Yes, the Incident, called the Blood Armageddon, emerged to declare the death of the Demon King of Devastation, a title that now made sense to have. After all, it wasn't just a joke anymore. The Virtue of Justice confirmed that Dante Scarlet was ascending as Demon King.
Did it make sense? Of course not. And it wasn't just Justice adding something. Sara Vortex, revealed as Humility, claimed that Dante Scarlet possessed demonic magic and that the former Holy Sword Durandal had been completely engulfed in darkness, just like its disappearance after the incident, proving that Durandal broke with the sacred magic that Jeanne had used.
This alone confirmed Lilith's Demon Dungeon hypothesis, as Morgana stated in the report. They questioned Dante's actions, and yes, they were surprisingly different from his character. What did this mean? They concluded that Dante Scarlet had died and a demon had possessed his body. Reality? A false illusion of truth.
Dante, yes, was a Demon King. When Lilith gave him her horn, she actually granted him the title of "King." As a progenitor, she had that function; she could name Demon Kings in her own hell or those who possessed demonic energy, as she had already done with the current demon kings: Baal, Paimon, Beleth, Purson, Asmodeus, Vine, Balam, Zagan, and Belial.
At this moment, for aiding one of the demon kings who could sink the world into devastation, chaos, and death, Morgana Arcano, Valentina Scarlet, and Nagasaw Yamata were being judged in the council of rulers. "Punishments need to be severe. This boy killed thousands of people. MY PEOPLE HAVE DIED!" shouted the Werewolf King as he looked into Valentina's lifeless eyes, which no longer held any life.
She was in shock because the lineage that connected her to Dante was completely broken; they had a supreme bond that would never be broken unless one of them died, something that proved to be true. The only man she truly loved, despite being a child, was dead forever. She wanted to disbelieve, but she had lived many years already. That alone proved a lot.
She had never heard of resurrection; she just gave up. She had no more reasons to live.
"I agree, but punishing them won't undo what happened, will it?" the Giant King said. Of course, he wanted to mitigate the situation, as his son... he was involved in it in the first place. "We can't just use this as an excuse. We need to show this to the world and prove that we are responsible and punish the guilty," said the Elven Queen as she observed the current situation as a whole.
Indeed, this incident not only made the people doubt them but also awakened the spirits of others. A sea of flames was coming.
"Do whatever you want... If you want to kill me, do it now. I have no more reasons to live," said Valentina, drawing everyone's attention. Valentina broke; no, breaking was too weak a word to describe what happened to her. Valentina... died.
She felt as if her world had been pulled down and beheaded with a guillotine. She had no more reason to live.
She got up and passed through a portal with Lyriana.
"I brought her to you," Lyriana said, and the expression of the almost lifeless girl changed. She saw Nagasawa in front of her with the same reaction. "Her too?" Sara questioned. "Yes, her too," Lyriana replied, and Sara got up from the bed sadly and went to the lifeless body they called the poisonous teacher and pulled her. "Come on, let's sleep together.
I know what you're going through." "Fix her for me. Thank you, daughter," Lyriana said and left the room. Sara saw Nagasawa's lifeless body; she was alive... it's a shame she wasn't completely alive.
"Hey," she poked Nagasawa, who looked more like a doll. "Hey, let's go," she poked more, but had no reaction other than seeing Nagasawa's sad face. "How are the other two?" Sara asked. Nagasawa, shaken, began to describe the strange situation that occurred. Although she found it strange, the feeling of betrayal still hung in the air. It was very strange what happened...
first Dante turning into a Fire Hydra and killing many people, then his death, and finally Morgana and Valentina allowing themselves to be sealed.
"I think it's best to get used to it... It's time to move on anyway. I'm going to sleep. There's a balcony outside if you want to take some time for yourself, or sleeping with me is up to you. I... also want a night of sleep."
I saw all of that through a screen. Yes, I watched the whole unfolding of the situation. My heart ached as if it were being crushed, my world... fell entirely seeing those I love like this.
The feeling of guilt that permeated my heart shattered it. Why was I still watching that? Was it punishment? I didn't know. Amidst all that, I only thought about what I could have done to prevent it from happening that way.
When did everything go wrong? When did someone intrude? At least, I managed to prevent it from affecting Valentina. If it were her... I fear half of Kryoris could have been turned into pure ash. At least...
I saved her, even with this comforting feeling... the questions echoed in my mind without finding satisfactory answers. The weight of responsibility for what had happened crushed me, and I struggled in the darkness of my own thoughts.
The feeling of helplessness consumed me, mixed with the anguish for all the lives lost and the pain of seeing those I loved suffer so much, I felt like a castaway in a stormy sea, fighting to find a safe harbor.
But it was in vain now, I lost all the opportunities I had when all this happened, unfortunately this was the end of Dante Scarlet.