Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 1113 - 977: Son

Nien.

Hero Nien.

This is a name known only to a very select few who stand at the pinnacle of the world, the First Generation Hero.

The Goddess Nien shares the exact same name, and her name too is derived from this First Generation Hero.

When she was summoned to this world, even the Goddess of Fate Lidas had not yet been born.

From his dreams and various signs, it seems that this First Generation Hero has an inexplicably deep connection with the Demon King and the Supreme God.

Not only does the Supreme God regard her as a special existence, but even the Demon King does as well.

Shane had long realized that the Heroic Girl he saw in his dreams was the First Generation Hero — Nien.

The "she" constantly mentioned on the stone tablet recorded by the Demon King is likely also Hero Nien, and she has a deep relationship with the Otherworldly Heroic Girl.

In other words, the First Generation Hero, seen by the Supreme God as the trump card against the Demon King and painstakingly cultivated, actually not only had a good relationship with the Supreme God but even developed a special relationship with the Demon King.

However, for some reason, according to what Nadura once mentioned, this Heroic Girl with high relationships with both the Demon King and the Supreme God seemed to have died, and she was killed by the Demon King, dying a particularly miserable death.

Because of her, the Supreme God was heartbroken and wept at the center of the world, causing rain throughout the world, which ultimately led to the birth of the Goddess Nien.

Because of her, the Demon King’s life also seemed to undergo significant changes, leading him down a path of no return.

Yet before this, the relationship between this Heroic Girl and the Demon King was indeed very good, there is no doubt about that.

The Demon King also valued her greatly, even considering her his only best friend, always keeping her in mind, and it seemed that due to the First Generation Hero reluctantly agreeing to help the Supreme God defeat her, he developed a death wish.

From the records left by the Demon King, it can be seen that before the decisive moment came, that Heroic Girl seemed to always visit here, continuously visiting this lonely Demon King to keep her company.

However, even so, Shane never expected that he would actually find records left by the First Generation Hero here.

"Nien..."

Just as Shane was astonished, Lasha stood next to him, staring intently at the writing that appeared on the stone bed, looking at the opening line, bowing her head and calling out this name.

Shane was suddenly jolted awake.

"Can you read this writing?"

Shane turned to Lasha, his face full of surprise.

These are words from the Otherworld. In theory, only heroes from the Otherworld should be able to read them; even the Demon King learned them from the First Generation Hero, so others shouldn’t be able to understand these words.

But it seemed that Lasha could understand them.

No, she wasn’t exactly understanding them.

"...I just vaguely feel like I can grasp the meaning of these words."

Lasha murmured these words, her demeanor somewhat odd.

Because she was bowing her head, Shane couldn’t see her expression or her eyes at that moment.

"Are you okay?"

Shane felt an inexplicable concern and couldn’t help but ask.

"...I’m fine." Lasha remained silent for a long time before answering, and then said, "Let’s take a look at what is written here."

Upon hearing this, although Shane still felt a bit uneasy about Lasha’s state, he was also extremely curious about the records that appeared on the stone bed.

Moreover, he wasn’t sure if it was his illusion, but Shane felt an incredible familiarity with the writing on it.

It was as if he had often seen this handwriting before, a familiarity that reached deep into his bones, even a sense of closeness.

Intuition told Shane that these records would be incredibly significant for him.

It was the key to everything, the beginning of everything, and the root cause of all tragedies, all developments, and all results.

So Shane forced himself to suppress the strange feeling in his heart and refocused his attention on the records on the stone bed.

That rough and wild handwriting was gradually being read by him.

"’My name is Nien, and I seem to be a Hero.’

"’I am an Otherworldly Person summoned to this world by the Goddess. After being summoned here, I inexplicably wielded a very beautiful sword and awakened the power called a Unique Skill by the Goddess. It is said to allow for the fastest growth, enabling me to become a hero who can defeat the Demon King in a very short time.’

"’To be honest, I don’t really understand the Goddess’s words, nor can I understand why I must defeat the Demon King.’

"’In the beginning, I thought the Demon King was a bad person, but by chance, I met that child, became friends with her, and ultimately understood that she was merely someone who was very afraid of loneliness, afraid of solitude, in need of companionship, in need of love.’

"’The Goddess told me this child had enough power to destroy the world, always pursuing her, and constantly destroying the worlds she created, so she must be annihilated. But I really don’t want to believe that such a child, who looks almost my age, could be such a ruthless and vicious person.’

"’Of course, I know that child is very strong, extremely strong; even if I use the sword in my hand, I would probably be killed by her in an instant.’

"’However, even if she is very strong, possibly dangerous, I simply don’t want to kill her.’

"’Why must I kill her?’

"’Even if she is a bad person, I don’t want to kill her.’

"’I... I am just an ordinary person, a child born to a regular family. I am neither a hero nor an embodiment of justice, yet I was suddenly called to such a world, told to use an unbelievably beautiful sword to kill, how am I supposed to do that?’

"’The Goddess said this is my mission, something a Hero should do, but I don’t understand, nor do I want to understand. All I know is that every time I think about having to kill someone, I feel extremely scared, to the point where I am startled awake every night.’

"’I really want to go home, I want to see my parents, to eat snacks, to watch TV, to play with friends. Even going to those hated classes would be better than staying in this empty world, living in constant fear, not knowing when I’ll have to kill.’

"’Ominis is a good person, also very beautiful.’

"’Klattis is also a good person, as beautiful as Ominis.’

"’But they have irreconcilable contradictions that even dragged me into it.’

"’I treat them both as dear friends, but I really don’t want to kill, let alone kill that child.’

"’I also don’t like this world; even if it’s a world created by Ominis or a world Klattis has been seeking, it ultimately doesn’t belong to me.’

"’I want to go back.’

"’I want to go back!’

"’Really... I’ve had enough of this situation!’

"’I’m afraid to share these thoughts with those two because they wouldn’t allow me to leave.’

"’They are all good people, and I don’t hate them, but they all need me, they’re forcing me to do things I don’t like, making me feel suffocated.’

’That’s why I’m writing these words here, and using the power that child gave me to apply a safeguard so no one else can see it.’

’If one day anyone discovers and sees these words I’ve left behind, or if simply those two discover and see these words, then I sincerely hope by then your conflicts are resolved.’

’And I, by that time, hope that I have returned to my home, and can use my own name, not this name given to me by the Goddess.’

’I am Nien.’

’But I am also Little Hui.’

The writing on the stone bed ended there.

After Shane finished reading the last sentence, his gaze could no longer move away from those final two words.

————"Little Hui."

————"Little Hui"!

"Thump thump——"

His heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Shane just stared intently at that last name, his heart racing, becoming more intense and powerful.

Such intense and powerful heartbeat, even made Shane feel painful.

"Ugh...!"

Shane suddenly clutched his chest tightly, breathing heavily.

His heart was burning with pain.

His mind was also boiling as if on fire.

It seemed like something he forgot was bursting out from within him, shouting in Shane’s place.

Shane instinctively perceived this.

"I know this name!"

"I know this person!"

"She... she is...!?"

Sparks flashed through Shane’s mind, suddenly erupting.

The image of the Heroic Girl Shane had seen many times in his dreams was gradually changing.

Specifically, she was becoming more mature.

As if accelerated through time, the Hero started to transform from a girl to a young woman.

The young woman looked incredibly charming, yet had the mischievous smile of a child who never grew up.

Then, the young woman spoke, as if addressing Shane, calling out.

"’Son.’

At that moment, Shane’s nerves in his brain felt like they were burning and breaking in intense pain.

"Ugh... ah...!"

Shane held his head, squatting down on the ground.

"Master!"

Beside him, Lasha finally noticed Shane’s abnormality, her face changed, and she immediately crouched down to support Shane.

"Master! What’s wrong...!?"

Lasha’s voice now carried a hint of panic and helplessness.

This was a rare display from her usually composed manner.

Unfortunately, Shane couldn’t pay attention to any of this.

"Huff... huff..."

Shane was gasping for breath intensely, his head hurt badly, his heart was beating too fast, and his entire body felt very uncomfortable.

If not for retaining a little bit of reason, Shane would have rolled on the ground.

Unbearable!

Extremely unbearable!

"Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh——!!!" he finally couldn’t help but roar, and all his magic power suddenly surged.

"Boom!"

Astonishing magic power erupted from Shane, like a wave of air, blowing away everything around him.

"Cough...!"

Lasha, caught off guard, was blown by the wave of magic power, hitting the rock wall and coughing up all the air from her chest.

"Rumble..."

The entire ruins began to shake violently under the sweeping magic power, trembling fiercely.

The wave of magic power shot up, hitting the ceiling, as if it could flip the entire ruins, bearing an unimaginable impact.

If it were an ordinary building, it would have been completely destroyed by the magic power by now, wouldn’t it?

But this place was the home specially reinforced by the Demon King, still maintaining stability despite the assault of awe-inspiring magic power.

Shane desperately poured out his magic power.

"Master!"

"Master!!!"

Lasha’s shouts were drowned by the howling magic power, completely vanished.