Holy Necromancer: Rebirth of the Strongest Mage

In one world, a brother was against a brother to save the life of a stranger who had become no less than his family. Meanwhile in another world, a friend had killed his friend, all to protect his nephew.

After killing Ryder, Janus left the room, closing the door behind him. With slightly hesitant steps, he went down the stairs. With Ryder's death only Nyx was left to kill.

After Janus reached downstairs, he caught the attention of Ryder's wife.

"I was just about to come upstairs to call you both. The dinner is ready," the seemingly kind woman told Janus. "You can take the seat. I'll call him down."

"There's no need to call him down. I just met him. And he told me to convey that he won't be having dinner tonight. He's immersed in some research and doesn't want to take any time off," Janus told the woman, worried that she might find the lifeless body in the room.

Unfortunately woman was like his sister in law. He didn't want to see her broken after finding out about her husband's death. That's why Janus had planned to leave before she could find out, all because he couldn't accept the guilt at this moment.

As he spoke, his expressions were slightly off. However, the woman didn't think much about it. She just thought that Janus was a little down since so much had happened recently.

"He's always like that. Is his research more important than his family? To think that he's not coming down even when we have a guest. Let me talk to him!" The woman insisted on going upstairs, slightly annoyed at Ryder.

"Don't!" Janus exclaimed.

The woman was slightly taken aback by Janus' tone getting louder.

Fortunately, Janus further explained himself. "I-i mean please don't disturb him. I already talked to him and it's fine. Let him work. I'd feel bad if you forced him to come down, interrupting him."

"You're still so considerate. Alright. Let him be. You come and have dinner. The others are already at the table."

Janus followed the woman to the dining room, his mind racing with guilt and sadness. He couldn't shake off the image of Ryder's lifeless body from his mind, the blood staining the floor. But he had made a choice, a difficult one, to protect his nephew.

For that, he was willing to kill anyone, especially the three fated stars that threatened Caen's future like Karyk, Gabriel and Nyx.

As he sat down at the table, surrounded by Ryder's son, daughter and wife, Janus couldn't help but wish that things had been a little different.

The family laughed and chatted, unaware of the tragedy that had unfolded just moments ago. It was as if their world continued to spin, oblivious to the darkness that had crept into Janus' heart.

Throughout the dinner, Janus struggled to keep his composure. Every smile, every conversation felt like a facade, masking the truth and the burden he now carried. He tried to engage in small talk, to distract himself from the overwhelming guilt, but his mind kept drifting back to the room where Ryder's life had been abruptly taken away.

As the night wore on, and the meal came to an end, Janus stood up, approaching Nyx.

"Do you want to take a short walk?"

Nyx, not thinking much about it, agreed to the suggestion. It wasn't often he got to talk to Janus after all. Moreover he knew that Janus, despite looking like a young kid, was even older than his father.

Janus led Nyx outside, away from the prying eyes and curious ears of the rest of the family. They walked in silence for a while, the weight of actions hanging heavy in the air.

Nyx, completely oblivious to Janus' intentions, kept talking to him, asking him about various things like the past of his father. He knew some things about his father's past, but there were a lot of things that his father never talked about.

He wanted to know about the Ancient God who was named Nyx, just like him. He wanted to know why he got the blessings, and how that ancient God and Ryder had become such good friends that Ryder gave his name to his son.

Along the way, Janus didn't hide anything either. It was as if he wanted to tell Nyx everything, since this was the last night of his life.

While walking through the empty street, he told Nyx everything about Ryder's past. He even talked about his Brother Chaos, who was the reason behind Ryder's existence.

Hearing the story from Janus, Nyx grew fascinating. His father was his idol and he knew that his father was powerful, but even he didn't know that his father had done so much in his life, from being the reincarnation of Chaos to becoming a friend of Ancient God Nyx, to killing various gods who descended to kill him.

"And that's when you were kidnapped and the entire war of Celestial Realm began. Although it was a day of celebration since we retrieved Heaven, but it was also a day of sadness," Janus stated. "It was a day where I had lost my brother, and the day Caen lost his father before even being born. That day I promised myself that I'll forever protect Caen."

"You are a good person," Nyx stated, his heart feeling heavy and sad about everything that happened in the past.

"No I'm not. I'm not a good person at all. Instead, I'm a devil who will do anything to achieve my goals. So please, never forgive me!" Janus stated.

Nyx looked at him in confusion, wondering what he was talking about.

"I think we should get back. We've almost reached the end of the city." Noticing the end of the city, Nyx stopped. He turned around, telling Janus to return with him.

As he showed his back to Janus, a knife appeared in Janus' hands.

'I am sorry!' Janus thought, before lunging with his knife.