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.
"Valentina," Vlad said and received no response, but he continued, "We can't let it end like this." He commented as he looked at Nagasawa. None of the three women could do anything; they were...
in shock, a shock so deep that they couldn't even hear what they were saying anymore and just accepted what was being said and only remembered the last things they saw, like endless nightmares that disturbed their souls.
"I will personally take care of my daughter. I'm tired of seeing her like this. It was a mistake as a mother to allow such a relationship. I'm sorry to all," Alice said and then pulled out a blue cube and pointed it at her daughter. "I will seal you, reflect, know yourself, and return. Until then, you are banished from this world." Alice said, and Morgana turned into light, without any reaction.
Dante's second wife appeared in a cubical subspace, lying down and floating.
"Darling..." she murmured as she began to cry deeply, holding her chest tightly. "What pain... what strong pain..." Morgana was... very bad.
"You don't have the skills for this, right?" Alice asked as she looked at Valentina and then pulled out another cube, only this time red. "I will seal you too, Valentina. Try to overcome grief and return better, I hope." She said and, with a swing, Valentina turned into energy and became part of the cube. Valentina appeared in a totally flat subspace, with nothing, just a continuous vacuum.
She huddled on the ground, lying on her side while holding her knees.
"Why... why can't I be happy?" she questioned several times. She was having a crisis... and like Morgana, she began to cry. Alice turned and looked at Vlad and handed him Valentina Scarlet's cube. "Keep it safe.
I calculated that it will take at least fifteen years for her to get out of there due to lack of energy. You have that time, if she doesn't decide to leave on her own. Not even my magic is capable of fully containing her," she commented, and Vlad nodded.
Now, only Nagasawa remained in place, kneeling. Her slightly teary eyes prevented her from saying anything. She didn't want to deal with more problems, so she decided she wouldn't fight it anymore either. "And her?" the Human Emperor asked. The others didn't know what to do; after all, Nagasawa was a renowned teacher. Despite wanting to do something, they didn't know what.
Lyriana, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up. "I'll take her to my continent. I'll strip her of her titles and ban her from her clan. I'll turn her into a servant. I think that's good, right? She's not as strong as the other two, so sealing won't be necessary.
Besides, she's a survivor," she explained, and the others nodded. Despite speaking little, all of this was already getting on their nerves. They had these various meetings several times since Valentina returned to the center of the world. It was already bothering everyone. This was all too boring for them. "Get up, let's go," Lyriana ordered, and Nagasawa nodded, calm and hopeless.
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.