Requiem Of A Failed Hero



Raith after confirming that this young lady had nothing that would interest him then turned his gaze to Hallan Lamar who was still standing, cautious.

"I have a question."

Hallan Lamar squinted his eyes and got ready for the worse, he knew from experience that it wouldn't turn out bad if Raith said I have a question.

"Speak human." His tone this time was a bit low and laced with extreme caution almost seemingly respectful but really he was just careful of the man before him, he didn't even care about the others.

"What exactly do you need to bring this demon here?" Raith asked.

Hallan Lamar couldn't believe his question, why is he asking like that, is he really serious? Or is he asking because he wants to stop it from happening?

"Make no mistake, I have not come here to stop you. If it is a demon you are trying to summon. Sure, why not. I will gladly help. What I do not like is that the entire world has to die because of it. This is why I am offering to help, killing two birds with one stone. You don't have to wake all the archons and cause a massacre which means I get to keep my promise to the archon you woke and get my reward for it, and also I help you summon the demon you want to summon."

Hallan Lamar kept his eyes squinted, Raith's words had come just when he was doubting Raith's intention. His explanation was almost convincing but.

"Perhaps you do not know what a demon means. Why would anyone want to help me summon a creature that could possibly destroy the world."

Raith let out a loud chuckle and slowly paused.

"You see Hallan Lamar, I am not anyone. I am of a different breed and Therut is not actually my home. I'm a citizen of South Korea, there I am accepted and loved."

"South Korea? What is that?"

Raith cocked his head, 'this motherfucker does not know about Earth? How then was he able to give the ants a gate in the earth?'

Raith began to suspect from this point. Of course, he didn't know anything about Hallan Lamar's ties with demon king Balam but right now, he was beginning to suspect because before he thought Hallan Lamar was the one that sent the ant king to Earth but here Hallan Lamar does not know South Korea.

"Japan, do you know what Japan is? Perhaps Germany?"

Hallan Lamar's brow furrowed together.

'Is he playing with me right now'

His facial reflected his thoughts and Raith knew.

'He doesn't know anywhere on Earth.'

All the more reason to push this, Raith was quick to think that perhaps the reason why he wanted to summon a demon is because this demon is his master. After all, Hallan Lamar used to be a human, there's no way he would have been able to gain this body of a demon if it wasn't for a demon.

'It must be at least a great demon.'

"Are you up for it or not?"

Raith asked, pocketing his hand. Not a hint of unseriousness could be found on his face, Hallan Lamar was a man sensitive to the thought of humans and how it reflected in their actions, and on their faces, he could tell that Raith was serious and was obviously with an agenda of his own.

"Why? Why do you want to help?"

Raith looked behind him. At Hallan Lamar's question, the others were beginning to get flustered. They were not here at the beginning of the conversation but at this point, they were already having a hunch of what was going on.

The hero that came to save them is offering to help this evil man do something evil to do the world, summon a demon. Well, their reaction to it was not as expected and that was because even they didn't know what a demon was.

They had not come to realize how gratifying this matter is.

"Mr. Raven, you can't possibly help this man to do anything." Amber insinuated.

But Raith did not even turn in her direction.

The others were frowning, even though they didn't know what it was, the idea of Raith helping him doesn't seem nice.

"Didn't you hear, I want to avoid killing people... and I want to know what it is that you need to do this so that I can help, at least that way I will be able to save lives."

Raith was saying only the half-truth.

But surprisingly, Hallan believed it.

"Ha, I see... that is a fair trade. You are doing this because you don't want me to wake the other archons. Fine fine, let us see if you can help then I might consider it"

'There's no harm in deceiving him anyways. I will make the others retreat from waking other archons if he is truly able to help. Even if the archon's awakening will not destroy the world, King Balam himself would and he will draw the archons out from the depth of the soil and destroy them all. That is after all the terms of our contract. Try all you want hero, this world will still end.'

What Hallan Lamar did not know was that even Raith too had a plan of his own, this was a 'let's play each other' game.

"I need dark mana. Of course, I have dark mana but it is not enough to open the gates of hell."

"The gates of hell?" Raith inquired after him. For some reason, he felt like he had seen something like that. Although not that he heard the name.

If the gate of hell meant the gateway that led him to Felfhiem, the one he first saw when he was expecting his second trial of death but instead got transported to Felfhiem, then this will be easier than expected.

"For a physical body to pass to the world of the demon, either it is to or from, the gate of hell needs to be opened. To open that gate. A large amount of dark mana is needed."

It is the same after all. Raith smiled.

"That is no big deal."

"Huh?"

Hallan Lamar wasn't expecting that cocky reply. What did he mean no big deal, something he spent over ten years planning and preparing for, this guy says no big deal?! Outrageous!

'...I am sick and tired of humans, they just open their mouths and say all sought without being able to comprehend the gravity of their own words'

"I don't particularly know how to open the gate, but I can supply you with a lot of dark mana."

Hallan squinted his eyes again.

"Human, it is enough. I will not allow you to ridicule me any longer, only a demon is capable of possessing dark mana."

Raith was still smiling.

Hallan Lamar's facial expression grimaced with irritation towards Raith who according to Hallan Lamar's mind was smiling like a fool.

'Am I just wasting my time?'

"Didn't you notice it too?" Raith smiled and removed one hand from his pocket.

Black smoke from his feet began to rise and get thick as he moved his hand.

Hallan Lamar's gaze was focused on the dark smoke.

He still didn't get the point of what Raith was trying to show him until Raith clenched his hand into a fist.

Wham!

It came on strong, the entire darkness condensed into a single point and swirled.

The power of darkness and death. It was dense until when Raith made it condense. Hallan Lamar's eyes widened.

'He has it, he has dark mana'

That was the definition Hallan Lamar could give it but what Raith displayed was much more. It was like the waste products excreted from activities, what Raith had shown him was not even the real darkness, it was just an offshoot of it.

And yet Hallan Lamar felt it was dark mana, he was so astonished that he began to grin, his evil thoughts were leaking through that nefarious smirk of his.

"Good good, you have impressed me. You will be very useful, with you we will be able to save the entire world." His words were a lie but fuck honesty.

Raith nodded, "That was what I intended to do."

As I said, fuck honesty.

"Yes, I respect you a lot human... to be able to lay your life for the entire world."

Raith squinted his eyes suspiciously, "Sorry what?"

"Haa..." Hallan Lamar faked a gape as though he forgot to include something.

"I must have forgotten. You have to die..."

"Ugh?!! How dare you?" Amber Rose marched front brimming with anger.

The other heroes too were uncomfortable but they kept a cool gaze, only Amber Rose took things personally.

Hallan Lamar slowly shifted his gaze to her.

"And who are you? His girlfriend?"

She immediately shrank back with a blush on her face.

"It is this man's decision to make. He is the one that wants to save the world." Hallan Lamar announced pointing to Raith.

The other heroes looked towards Raith, their faces were filled with bitterness and different contemplations.

Finally, one elf walked closer to Raith, it was Corian