Sent To Isekai As Demon King's
Eps 40: Six Heroes
Spring, 25 April 1163 Zaenium.
Southern Red Cliff Forest, Servini Kingdom, Beastman Empire Marhamzan.
Nightfall.
Laciel, Hana, Nadja, and Aigis were making a small camp in a vast forest. They had set up a tent, had even had dinner and were now resting in front of the bonfire.
“Now, where are we?” ask Laciel.
Aigis, using a small wooden branch, drew lines on the ground.
“I can not draw too much, and also not too memorized with the border plan of the countries. But, this should be enough to explain it,” he said after drawing some horizontal straight lines and some vertical ones.
“In the Beastman Empire there are 11 regions, 1 in the middle is the territory of the Council and the Emperor, and the remaining 10 are the 10 Kingdoms. Servini Kingdom, where we are and where we are headed, as well as my village. Led by a King of the Deer race,” explains Aigis.
“Actually, there is a safe, but not secure, path,”.
“Wait, wait! What do you mean safe, but not safe?” ask Nadja astonished.
“Er, that ... that's because ... that place is led by the Jaguar race, and ... and most of its citizens ... is a carnivorous race. So, um, I heard from my grandmother, if her grandmother ever said that her grandmother's grandmother, her grandmother once again hunted by the Forest Cats who live there,” said Aigis said in a frightened tone.
Laciel, Hana, and Nadja were only able to pat her head on hearing such a strange explanation. They know that rabbits are prey to prey from carnivorous animals such as jungle cats. But, comparing it to the Beastman race that had already evolved and possessed Human-like intelligence, it felt somewhat disconnected.
It is possible that these are just rumors that were made. But also, there is a possibility that it is a true message. It is better that they go to the safest place to avoid trouble.
“Alright, alright. Then, what about the other two?” Laciel asked as he pointed at the two Kingdoms that border directly with the Zamara Kingdom.
“The one to the west is the Kingdom of Lukaszan, and is led by the Eagle race. There is also dangerous.” Aigis said while showing a cross by fusing her two index fingers together.
“Then, the other one?” Laciel asked.
“Ah, that one is Bat Kingdom, I forgot his name.” Answer Aigis.
“Laciel, that place is also dangerous.” Hana opened her voice. “It is rumored that the Bats are subordinates of the Vampire Demon King.”
“Did you forget that Laciel is the Demon King as well?”
“Ya~, I know. It's just, we better go to the Kingdom of Servini. After all, we are already very close to our destination,” replied Hana. "Turning to go further afield to make sure things are uncertain is a bad decision, given that there is a safe and secure place."
“Already night. Y'all sleep. I'll be on guard first.” Laciel stands. Clean the soil that clings to his robe.
The three of them stood up as well. Clean the utensils and immediately sleep in the tent.
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On the other side of the forest, there were three, no, four Rabbit Beastmen who were resting for a moment with gasping breaths.
“All of you, go first. Brother will give you a time.” Said one of the Rabbit Beastmen who seemed to be the oldest among them.
The four of them had the body of a rabbit, just standing on two legs and having a likeness to a Human. They were a different breed compared to Aigis, but were still recognized as Beastmen.
“But, how about Brother?” a Rabbit girl holding his hand.
“Go! We will not be able to survive if this continues!” The Beastman Rabbit called Brother shouted loudly. “Go! GO!!!”
Flinched many times, the three of them ran away leaving their brother.
“Basic, troublesome sisters. At least you should survive. Don't waste my sacrifice" he murmured. “Now.”
His long ears heard some figures approaching.
He ran to the southwest a different direction to the one his younger siblings took while making a sound at each step so that the pursuers knew his whereabouts and focused on him.
“Ugh,” he complained of pain due to several times tripping over the roots of the thicket of trees.
Without ignoring his injuries, he kept running. As long as possible he wanted to attract the attention of the meat eaters.
“May all of you be safe. Lord Marham, please, protect them.” His words shrewdly recite prayers to the God of his belief. “If there is a next life, hopefully we can meet again. Forgive your selfish brother.”
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April 26, 1163 Zaenium.
Sadizan Central Temple, Imperial Capital of Kavizen.
Morning time.
A person dressed in a long white robe and a tall hat who was also white solemnly walked towards the stage at the front of the temple. Everyone's eyes were on him. Old or young, rich or wealthy, ranked or not. All were present at the temple to perform a sacred ceremony.
Six teenagers, male and female, one by one stepped forward according to the direction of a priest. The sunlight turned to gold as a result of the golden colored glass on the ceiling of the temple room, and shone on the faces of the children, as if God was giving them a blessing.
“The fragmentation of God's power given to his six children, will now be passed down to them. They will be the successor Heroes and will cleanse the evil and darkness of this world.” The speech was beginning to reach its peak.
“Haru makopta kumala, Ila Abwa! Haru magori kumala asjas may fanira ta kuma, no nairas kana mamahu zhin!”
As soon as he finished the words in the ancient language, the light of the sun shining down on the six teenagers in front of him became so bright that it illuminated the entire temple. A miracle is happening. The Hero resurrection ritual has been implemented.
Six heroes of this era have been born. I don't know what impact they will have on the balance of the world.
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April 26, 1163 Zaenium.
In a dimly lit room. There is an octagonal table with chairs on each side. And all the seats were occupied, except for one empty seat whose owner was absent. The empty seat in the previous meeting was already filled by a teenage boy.
“Huft, what else are we holding a meeting at this time?” ask a middle-aged man called Leo.
“She's making trouble again, huh?” ask the other middle-aged man.
To be clear, in this room there are seven people. An adult woman with a proportional body under her cloak with pointed ears and blond hair, two middle-aged men, one big and called Leo, another slimmer with slender cheeks, a teenage girl called Javeline, three teenage boys, Darkness, Zero, and lastly a new person. The one who was absent, was a grandfather who rarely opened his voice and only watched the meeting walk away.
“Yes, he massacred one of the branches of the 10 Hands organization," Darkness replied.
“Ah, the underground puppet organization you created for that mission, isn't it?” tanyanya back.
“Si grandfather is also having other business, and there is a new person. Looks like we're busy right now" said the woman exhaling her cigarette smoke.
“Uhuk, stop smoking in this narrow room," Leo scolded.
“Toh, only you feel so.” He went back to blowing it.
“Uhuk, uhuk.” The four teenagers were coughing at the same time. They seem to do it intentionally.
“Cih, it looks like teenagers today are indeed no manners.”
“What's more important than that is, what's his next action,” Leo said interrupting the small fight. “Dante, Merlin.” He glanced towards the middle-aged man other than himself and the woman. “Yzar, I'm sorry that you're in this meeting for the first time, and have been charged a lot of work, meetings are not important, and this small fight.”
The young man sitting in place of the old grandmother replied, “It's okay. I'll try as hard as I can.”
“If you get a divination from the Gods, tell us immediately. You can ask the old grandmother further," she said.
“Good, Miss Merlin," reply Yzar.
“Call me Brother Merlin, okay?”
“Ehem,” Darkness who usually just silence and answer when asked to open the voice. “His next action has nothing to do with the Gods. The gods have given him freedom of choice. We can only continue our task of watching him.”
“And again, I heard that the Kavizen Theocratic Empire has already begun the revival of a new Hero. Most likely soon they will start a war again with Satan, and with us" he continued.
“Cih, a group of instigators of the saintly pretender.” Merlin clicked his tongue in annoyance. “Are we going to constantly let them expand their influence, while our Gods support and are with us?”
Everyone was silent to his complaints. Seconds passed by with silence.
“I understand your feelings that have lived a long time," said Leo.
“You, no, you'll never understand how it feels! I'm retreating. Just continue this useless meeting. Tell me if we're going to war with them.”
His figure disappeared along with his words that ended.
“Hah, he has changed lately," Leo sighed.
“He won't be addicted to cigarettes, right?” javeline asked with a slight worried tone.
“No, certainly not. He is a High Elf after all" Leo replied.
“Then I will go back to studying with Grandma Karen" Yzar said.
Afterwards, they all dispersed and returned to their respective places.
There was a young man, Darkness, who was still sitting in his chair.
From inside his pocket, he took out a letter. Read it again, and again.
“If this continues, he will be surrounded from three sides," he murmured.
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