Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu:Volume 6 Prologue 2

Prologue II

"A demon is about to be born."

She said.

"...demon?"

He asked, and she nodded in reply.

"Yes. A sad demon that fears loneliness..."

At her words, he turned to face her.

A beautiful young girl leapt into his view. She looked to be about twelve or thirteen.

She had a thin, young body that could not grow because she used her power.

Her long hair was stained purple by poison, and she wore a tired expression.

Pale skin and closed eyes.

She looks at scenery with her closed eyes.

A scenery far, far away that nobody should've been able to see. That place is called 'the future'.

The scenes she saw were scenes from the future.

Torch Curse

That's what her cursed eyes are called, and that's what she sees the future with.

And she said that a demon was about to be born.

He asked,

"...by demon, do you mean it literally? The kinds that appear in fairytales, I mean."

Then she opened her eyes - her eyes were stained purple as well. Her originally black eyes were stained by a pale shade of purple - so pale that it looked white. If she kept using her power, she probably didn't have much longer to live.

And he,

"Don't overwork yourself, Ene."

He called her name. Ene smiled and looked at him.

But her eyes did not reflect his figure. She overused her power, and lost her sight - her ability to see reality.

Ten years ago.

Only ten years ago, her beautiful black eyes were still able to reflect his figure, but now, her purple eyes did not see anything.

Despite that, she still looked at him in happiness.

And she said,

"...don't be so kind to me, Tiir. I'll become afraid of death."

Tiir narrowed his eyes at that.

"I'd like you to not die, if possible."

"I said~ Don't be so kind to me. Geez~"

Once again, she smiled sadly at those words. She smiled, despite her tears that threatened to overflow her unseeing eyes.

And Tiir continued his words. "And I'll be troubled if you died now. You have to keep on leading us, the bearers of God's eyes."

Ene smiled and said,

"They'll be fine with you."

"I can't do it. I don't possess the light that can charm others, unlike you."

"You have it."

"I don't."

Ene giggled at Tiir's reply.

"You do, Tiir, you just don't realize. If you didn't, I wouldn't have followed you to a place like this."

She said, and turned upwards as if looking at the sky. She was in a narrow, small room, so she shouldn't be able to see the sky, but her eyes always seemed like they were gazing at a far and distant sky.

She closed her eyes for a moment.

And opened them again.

A strange pattern appeared in the center of her eyes. A vermilion pattern that looked like a bird about to take flight. And she sees.

The future she sees isn't set in stone, and she might not see what she wanted to.

But she can see the future of her companions.

The future of the bearers of God's eyes.

She can see the future of the ones who are called bearers of cursed eyes and despised by humans.

She can see, touch, and - just for a little bit - change their destiny.

And right now, she was trying to see-

"A sad demon will be born."

Ene said.

Tiir asked her,

"Is he the one that you always took notice of?"

She nodded.

"Yes. He's an important person who'll bring about change.

"Ryner Lute?"

"Yes."

"You mean the idiot that remained amongst humans?"

She smiled,

"Yes. That kind person who could not give up on humans. But even now, he's still submerged in despair."

Tiir's face darkened at her words, and he muttered to himself.

"As I'd expected....it was a mistake to leave Ryner amongst humans. That's why I tried to pull him towards our side, even by force..."

Ene shook her head.

"That won't work, Tiir. You're not doing him any good by separating him from humans. Because he won't be filled with despair by humans. No matter how much he's hurt, he won't be filled with despair."

"But what about his heart, then? All Alpha Stigma bearers will continue to be betrayed, and finally die after going berserk. Even Ryner..."

"He will be alright."

"How can he be alright? He alone remained amongst humans..."

Ene interrupted his words and said,

"He'll be alright, Tiir. Because there are lots of humans who support him - who love him. And he'll be the connection between us and humans...."

"We don't need a connection like that. You trusted humans, and what did you go through? No, what did all the bearers of God's eyes here go through? They...the humans always did the same thing. They despised us, made fools out of us, betrayed us, and in the end, they were only using us for our power. I don't think it's necessary to forge a connection with such humans."

Tiir said.

Ene stood up at that. She looked at him with a kind face and began walking towards him. She extended her hand and - though she shouldn't be able to see - touched his cheek.

Then,

"...Ryner will heal even the wounds in your heart."

Tiir grasped her hand touching his cheek, and said,

"....my heart isn't wounded."

However, Ene smiled sadly and said,

"Really?"

"Yes."

"I see...but you need him. All of us bearers of God's eyes need him. We need the existence of Ryner Lute, who will solve all the equations of our despair." And she looked up at the sky again.

She looked up at the future.

Then, she suddenly smiled a bit smugly,

"...hey, you people watching. You're scared of him, right?"

She said.

He didn't know who those words were directed to.

But she continued, facing something that only she could see.

"You're scared of the Demon who Fears Loneliness[Ryner Eris Reed], who cannot give up on kindess, who cannot give up on humans, who cannot give up on friends - right? Because you cannot comprehend him - you cannot comprehend him with your laws, you're so very scared of him, right?"

She said, but Tiir couldn't understand most of what she said.

But she continued alone.

"Serves you right. But, you'll know further fear. Because we'll be helping him. We won't let anything go your way. We'll help him, and tear apart the worthless scenario you envisioned. We won't let you do whatever you want with Sion Astal, with Riphal Edea, and with Ryner Lute. If I could interfere with you, I'd even abandon my life."

She said.

And Tiir asked,

"....just who are you talking to?"

She answered without looking at him.

"God."

She said.

"God?"

"More accurately - the fools who mistakenly think they're controlling the laws of everything."

At her words, Tiir turned to face her, and then looked at the room's ceiling that she was looking at. He said,

"...oh, you mean...the fools who created good-for-nothings like us, who could only cry and blame ourselves?"

She smiled at that.

She looked at him, and smiled.

Then,

"As I thought. Tiir, you're wounded, after all."

She said.

She touched his cheek again.

"We aren't good-for-nothings, Tiir. Us bearers of God's eyes aren't good-for-nothings. We were born for a reason. And I'll prove that to you now."

Tiir smiled.

"By defying God?"

She smiled as well.

"By defying monsters who think they're God."

"And who are they?"

"Priests."

"Priests?"

"Yes. And that's all you need to know for now. Tiir, will you go on a journey again? I want you to save him once more."

"Ryner?"

"Yes. Save him. Because he's trying to become the king of humans."

"...king of humans? So I should just prevent him from doing that?"

But she shook her head again.

"On the contrary, I want you to help him with that. And make him the king of both humans and us bearers of God's eyes."

She raised her hand - which had been touching Tiir's cheek - towards the ceiling.

And,

"He stood up from mountains of blood, despair and corpses, but still cannot give up and overwhelm his heart with despair...make him into a gentle king of demons who - if he can save someone - will not hesitate to murder even God-"

She said.

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