Death Guns In Another World

Thud!

Flap, flap, flap!

A loud noise shook the forest, and a flock of birds flew up into the sky to escape from the heat that had engulfed the area.

A large Orc around 3 meters tall fell to the ground.

Boom!

"!!!"

''Run, she is a monster!"

A horde of Red Orcs slowly walked backward, trying to retreat.

They were in fear.

In the center of the burning forest, a giant, five-meter-tall Orc lay dead. And on top of that, Orc stood a young girl.

"Who are you guys calling a monster?"

Sshlk!

Gracier pulled out her scythe from the Orc Chief's head and looked towards the horde.

"Guh! Danger! Run away!"

The few surviving Orcs started running away in a hurry.

''My precious XP. Stop right there.'' Gracier shouted like a lunatic, but those Red orcs had no intention of stopping. They might be dumb, but they are not idiots to throw away their lives.

Gracier gave up on chasing after the Red orcs, they thought they were smart by going in different directions, but unfortunately, they met her. Switching her gift into a bow form, Gracier fired in rapid succession.

Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!

With a deadly accuracy and one shot, one kill. She killed the runaway Red orcs.

''Feh! With this, it would make two hundred Red orcs killed. Not bad if I do say myself.'' Gracier mumbled while looking at the corpses of the orcs littering the ground all over the forest and the destruction she caused; she felt proud of herself.

It had been two weeks since they arrived at the Far East Empire; they were welcomed with a big celebration, all of this because of what happened a few days ago. Alex singlehandedly destroyed the second strongest empire, it was an unbelievable achievement coming out straight of a fairy, but it was a reality. The world was shocked by what Alex did; to rescue his woman, he didn't hesitate to go after a whole empire. Scheming, fighting, risking his life, and successfully rescuing his woman. For most people, Alex was a hero, while for some, he was a demon better not to provoke.

Having lost every vital member of their empire, the cardinals, and even the Pope, the Holy Crux empire became a pie the nearby empires wanted. They divided it between themselves in less than a week; nobody complained as it was naturally for an empire that had lost its strength to be swallowed.

The one hailed as a hero as well at the same time as a demon was not doing well nowadays. He was gloomy; he refused most meetings while silently accompanying them. Alex's moody state was because of Luna, who, since her rescue, refused to talk to him. The reason was simple, Alex did not listen to her back then and acted recklessly. While she was grateful that a man was willing to sacrifice his life for her, she was not a fan of such behavior; she condemned such behavior.

''It's not that I don't understand her reasons, but I hope she can be forgiven. It has been two weeks, for god's sake. The punishment is enough.'' Gracier whispered while looking in a certain direction; Luna and Maria happened to be in this direction.

After spending a few days relaxing, it was time for Sakuya's trial to begin. This forest was also part of the trial, but for outsiders, the real trial was happening deeper into the forest. Her brother must have accompanied Sakuya until the dungeon entrance, where she would begin the test to inherent that katana. Yes, the shrine was deep inside an artificial dungeon; calling this a testing ground should be exact.

''That Saeko's girl must be thrilled to accompany my brother until the entrance,'' Gracier mumbled with a thin smile. Saeko was a huge fan of Alex even before he destroyed the Holy Crux empire, but now that he did something outrageous, she became even more fanatic. She would always try to be near her brother, trying to talk to him.

''That old geezer must be thinking of making her his woman,'' Gracier mumbled, annoyed. She could understand the emperor's choice; her brother was that excellent having a descendant of such a man would be a good thing. If Saeko were to become Alex's woman, it would help the Far East Empire; they would get a strong backer, a demigod level existence. While this was a selfish decision, it was a common thing in politics.

''Sigh! Let's join the others." Gracier summoned her flame wings; flapping them, she shot into the sky and disappeared.

Meanwhile, in another location stood two women surrounded by mountains of corpses, goblins, hellhounds, and orcs.

''I say Luna stop being stubborn. You have punished him enough. Don't you see how miserable he is?" Maria was trying to plead in Alex's stead, but Luna glared at her making her stop whatever she would say next.

Luna was angry, she felt pained to give Alex the cold shoulder, but she must do this; if not, he would repeat the same thing in the future. Back then, when she saw half of his heart getting crushed, her whole got crushed along; she had almost gone insane; she thought she had lost him forever; how would she explain to others that Alex died saving her? They wouldn't understand, nor would they accept this as they all loved him; none of them wanted him to leave them behind. Just as she was despairing, trying everything she could to save him, he woke up and embraced her; he then explained the reason why he ignored her warning; it was because of his new skill, the undying body, capable of regenerating every cell of his body in an instant.

She was happy that he had acquired such a skill, but she became furious when she sensed Alex's intention of doing something like that in the future. She immediately slapped him, shocking him, and since that day, they didn't talk too much. While he promised not to be reckless, it was an empty promise; knowing him the longest, she could see it in his eyes. He would still do the same thing; it was why this silent war continued until now.

''He must learn to cherish himself,'' Luna said before disappearing into the forest's depth.