(Rebecca Storm POV)

I stared at the dead bodies of my comrades at my feet.

"N-No...W-w-why."

My throat felt dry. The words were barely able to come out of my mouth. I stopped holding back my grief and tears rushed out like an open dam.

I turned Mitchell's body so it faced upward and stared at his smiling face. He looked peaceful like he was sleeping. But his heart wasn't beating and he wasn't producing any mana. He was dead.

I let out all my emotions. My cries could be heard for miles. At this moment I wasn't the Hero. I am now just Rebecca Storm who lost the love of my life and my closest friends.

I sat still crying for hours. I didn't know if the other S ranks defeated the demons, nor did I care. All I cared about was the 4 dead bodies in front of me.

During my depression, I considered joining them, but I threw that thought out of my mind. I couldn't die now.

I remembered I still had my children and my grandchildren I had yet to see. I also knew that the end of the war would be a catalyst for something worse.

The human domain was only being held together by a thread. That thread was the human-demon war. Now that the thread has snapped, chaos will ensue.

Many hidden organisations emerged during the war, the worst of them being Vision. The government knew about these organisations since their infancy, but they didn't have any resources to deal with them.

Because of this, these organisations were allowed to grow unimpeded. They didn't make any major moves as they didn't want to sabotage humanity's chances of winning the war.

Now that the war is over, they will stop holding back and enact their plans. As the hero, I needed to be there to quell the chaos. I wasn't allowed to die until then.

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I sat there on the battlefield recovering my mana and collecting my thoughts. It wasn't until a couple of days later I was notified by another S rank, that all the demons were eliminated.

I nodded and carried the bodies with me in a vehicle. My comrades looked the same as before as I used my light attribute to stop the bodies from rotting. I wanted to give them a proper burial.

***

(Julius Argenti POV)

The news took the entire human domain by storm. It was suddenly announced on July 7 1777 at 7:00 am. All newspapers had this one headline.

HUMAN-DEMON WAR OVER AFTER CENTURIES

Or something similar to this. The human domain collectively rejoiced. That day nobody went to work. The streets were filled with people partying and cheering.

Many food stalls were erected while citizens spent like there was no tomorrow. In each city, people celebrated like there was no tomorrow.

Central High was closed because of this, so many students all indulged in the festivities. I didn't join because I hated big crowds.

The celebration lasted well throughout the day and into the next day. Even the next day it wasn't over. The partying would've continued for well over a month if the government didn't intervene after a week.

They demanded that people returned to their jobs and employed strict rules temporarily. Many were upset, but with jobs needing to be done, they stopped complaining.

As I entered Central High again, a different overall mood was seen. Everyone was still excited about the war ending, but an undercurrent of sadness could be seen.

The students all attending the mage course seemed to have lost all motivation to train. After all, the only reason they even attended this course was to participate in the war.

I also worried about what they going to do with all the mages. There were still jobs that needed mages, but with all the mages graduating, the job market would be oversaturated.

And leaving so many unpaid mages would be a dangerous prospect. I was also scared about the chaos that was going to ensue.

Now that the equalizer known as the demons were dealt with, many of the shadows hidden underground would emerge. I knew all this through my connection with SUITE.

I also had a hunch that this would involve the mages at Central High. After all, we are the next generation of mages, and influencing us, would influence the future of the human domain.

To say I was scared was an understatement. I was terrified of the changes that would come. I hadn't relayed any of this to Amina as I didn't want to burden her with this.

I looked around me, seeing my fellow classmates smiling unaware of the dangers occurring in the future. They say ignorance is bliss and at this current moment, I would agree.

'No need for me to worry about it now. I'll just keep getting stronger so I can deal with these future threats.'