Death and destruction are all way too sudden once again in such a short amount of time without much healing done. Naturally, my heart can't feel but a deep sadness that grows larger in scale once memories of my burnt-out homeland and my new place of birth here make their way in.
I've been a failure for far too long. I tell myself as tears start dropping from my eyes as I see the countless dead bodies on the floor. I failed those people; I failed a lot of them. My chest feels heavy, and my depression slowly wants to make me surrender, but I pull myself up to fight.
I might've failed these people, but I will not forget my current group, no matter the cost! The burning memories of my German country remind me of the past and the opportunity I had in this new land; while I couldn't do much to change things as a child back then, here I'm blessed with power many would die for.
I breathe for a second to compose my temper and stop my sadness from overtaking my emotions. If I'm going to make a difference in this world, I will have to fight as hard as I can; nobody else can do what I can. It's all on me to change the world!
With more determination than ever, I concentrated as much as possible until I finally managed to summon another dark sword. The new dark sword is a bit longer than the last one, and the power that it radiates is even stronger than before. My state of mind had something to do with it.
Okay then, if monsters keep targeting weak people, I must eliminate every beast in their path before they even get to them! It doesn't take me long to return to the pack of people running toward Auri's house and start clearing the path full of weak and annoying critters.
"Keep going! I'll clear the way for you!" Once I'm done killing a few of the monsters in the way, I turn around to encourage people once again, but this time, I don't stay behind. Finally taking the initiative, I run straight toward the new enemies popping out of the portals before us; not letting them breathe a second, I take out all my frustration on them.
"Why can't I just have a peaceful, quiet life!? Why do war and death follow me!? DIE!" I mask my words in between monsters' screams and my own, only saying stuff like that when I'm almost sure nobody can even hear what I say, yet it was true that was how I felt.
{A reckoning in blood - Llan Eshkeri}
"Ran ran RUUU!" One strange new creature makes a different noise as it targets its bubble attack toward me, yet I don't even try to dodge it as I feel angry with everything and everyone at the moment. All I care about now is to take out my anger on creatures.
"Raaa raa!? RAAA!!!" The new creature that looked like a little messed up fairy surrounded by some sort of magical barrier soon gets a taste of my dark sword as it cuts right through its shield like it's made out of butter, only making my sword sharper.
Even more, blood splurts right on my face, only making the darkness grow even stronger, and in turn, my holy titles also have to increase their projection to keep the dark power from taking over my consciousness. I will not lose to this darkness. I refuse; I will use you for the good of this world! You must follow my desires, not the other way around!
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[Ruler of Hope's unique ability activated]
As soon as I finish my resolution to wield my power for the betterment of society, something activates without my knowledge. Still, the ability wouldn't have fit any better in a tough time like the one we were on.
A large beam of light flies high up into the sky as the ability develops from inside me. The beam of light miraculously manages to penetrate even the dark purple sky, yet as soon as it does, the beam flies back down with tremendous speed as it rapidly divides into multiple beams.
The beams all start cruising at high speeds toward their marked targets as light and darkness clash inside me, only making the beams created by the rule of Hope title grow even stronger right before landing into their targets as both energies fuse.
Everyone following me soon simply halted to look at me, and whatever skill or power I had unleashed, everyone simply looked amazed at the skies as the beams began to rapidly kill enemies throughout the nearby battlefield, covering a massive range field that reached all the way to Lord's Auri's home.
The beams of light are no joke, and even I am amazed when I see hundreds of beasts suddenly die and vanish with that single ability, which only reminds me of the holy power I also had. Of course, Hope would help out when I feel like giving up; why did I even think of giving up when I wield so much?
"A miracle?" "Mom, what was that?" A little kid asks their mother, who doesn't even have the words to describe what I had done. She could only respond to him with the same thing everyone else was saying. "That was a miracle."
Thousands of people suddenly began to chant as whatever I had unleashed continued to clear out the battlefield as soon as new monsters reappeared. Still, I had to remind everyone of my limitations, as I didn't want people to get a false sense of security.
[Unique skill timer: 5 minutes left]
"I don't want to sound like a broken record, but I cannot stress this enough! Move it! This spell will not last the entire hour. I can't hold it for that long!" The stunned crowds don't even pay me much attention as they start chanting my name like I'm some sort of god or something, only managing to annoy me.
"Please, you got to stop! It's too early to celebrate, please!" The people blatantly ignore me as they slowly all get down to their knees, only causing me more confusion, but then it clicks. Of course, these weak people would think I'm a god compared to them; I practically am one.
No, I must not let popularity take over my heart; I do not need an even bigger ego than I already have. If I'm going to wield the power of darkness to my will, then it's clear I need holy power to control it now that I've lost my divine regulator, so I must now deviate from sin or temptation. I'm no god; I'm a mere witch.
[Ruler of Hope requirements met. Now activating Hope rejuvenate to nearby allies]
As if some sort of joke, the voice in my head soon says something else related to Hope, but this time, the ability doesn't do anything for me so much as it slowly begins to deplete my MP bar to possibly recover the fighters left among my large crowd of people. Yet, I can also see how the skill also takes away energy from normal people to give back to the warriors, clearly understanding who needed the recovery the most.
(An observer in a not-so-distant place)
"It looks like you were right, Mother; this new child looks extremely promising; perhaps they will be able to lead this world to victory alone. We must keep an eye on them; their powers far surpass human imagination, going into the divine realm like nothing. How very fitting of the descender to allow such an anomaly to exist; I bet they want to give us a false sense of Hope."