The Knight Eldania S2
64: Eldania

Beautifully engraved ornaments on the ceiling of the Academy building. Various decorations such as paintings also exist. 

The paintings in various colors indicate that all the historical stories in mythological times were written and explained in the Academy to tell them that their history during the demon king, spirits, demons, humans, and so on, and the gods have fought. 

This story is ______

' In the age of mythology. 

Deities, humans, demons could be defeated by demon lords because their arrogance could have strength surpassing theirs.

But on the other hand, the Gods who at that time also had their own problems, at that time one of the gods decided to part with them and come down to earth.

The reason is that one of the gods split, because the other Gods only think about how to increase the power to defeat the demon king rather than solve the problem by negotiating with the demon king.

But all they get is futility. 

The gods were killed by the demon king. After killing the Gods, the demon king went back to fighting with the humans.

Endless warfare makes the 4 races kill each other for victory?.

For hundreds of years there was only war.

Like the laws of nature, it is the strong who can win the war. 

Until at one time, the demon king finally felt bored about the war that lasted hundreds of years. '

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The Demon King's Palace.

A demon with the highest status. 

It was Azazel.

The Demon King Azazel was the perpetrator of all the tragedies on earth thousands of years ago.

And if there was a demon king, then there was definitely a human being dubbed a hero.

Then when the hero and the Demon King usually continue to fight for victory, then now the two creatures meet each other to discuss the story that wants to be carved for the future of this earth.

“ Peaceful sayings?. After what you did, you think I'd believe what you said?. Demon King, Azazel. “ this bright blond man said to Demon King Azazel.

The black-haired man nicknamed Demon King Azazel who was sitting on his throne seat immediately replied. " I'll ask back then. Don't you yourself want to have peace for humans?. “

“ B-right. “

“ Then what's the problem if I suddenly offer you peace?. I understand that I have killed many humans, but instead of you having the same role?, how many have you killed my people Luchiel?. 

Even though I and all the demons in this world are completely destroyed, it does not mean that your beloved human will find peace forever.

Humans will definitely continue to search for enemies again, again, and again….  Because basically humans are greedy creatures" Azazel said.

And the one who Azazel called Luchiel was a little surprised to hear Azazel's statement who could think in such a way.

Luchiel knew that even though the Devil was defeated and achieved peace. But the peace that Luchiel wanted, he already knew it would be short-lived.

People today are united for the same purpose. That is killing all demons including the demon king himself to achieve victory.

But what will happen after the victory?.

One day, they will look for new things to continue the pride of their victory.

There is a time, where humans will feel where their high self-esteem as a descendant of people who become war heroes, to demean other humans.

To lift up the merit of the past history of their ancestors, that the weak should respect the strong.

And the existence of the continent, makes humans want other victories in order to lift their degrees higher, and achieve glory to dominate other humans.

And finally, both want power to influence the world.

" Hero Luchiel. Did you understand what I said?. 

Humans. “ I've tried to offer you peace. If you refuse, so....what is the meaning of the peace you want?. “

Luchiel then replied. “ The man is weak. But I want to believe in humans. I want to believe in the good of man. And can bring them to feel peace. Even for a moment, at least I want them to feel from that achievement. “

Azazel also understood, that the purpose of the hero Luchiel this time comes from personal feelings that want to believe in humans. If all their efforts to achieve peace can be achieved. That was the existence of Hero Luchiel.

“ Ah....yeah, you are indeed weak from me, but do you think only you have the desire to believe something?. “ 

“ What do you mean?!. “ ask Luchiel.

“ I just try to believe the kindness that humans often bring to other humans let alone the Gods who continue to side with you.

Not that you were just saying kindness from humans, do you think there are no good demons?.

Luchiel, you are a hero representing humans with a handful of divine powers, at least trust me once" Azazel said with a faint smile.

" You mean, you really want to sacrifice your life for peace?. “

“ I will not be completely destroyed. If reincarnated it may happen another 5000 years ", Azazel told Luchiel.

Luchiel lowered his head, he thought whether these words from Demon king Azazel were trustworthy?.

" Luchiel, I'm tired of this war. And you, as a hero do you want to see this boring tragedy continuously.

 Thinking of the demon lord for a moment, he replied. I'm gonna trust you. " Say Luchiel. Finally received an offer from Demon King Azazel.

" Thank you. "

Until in the end, the Demon King who also dreamed of a peace, will be realized this time too.

A life of peace that he had never felt, so he sacrificed his life to give peace to all of them and tried to take a break from the endless war.

The demon king asked the only hero to kill him.

One way to kill a Demon King is to stab his heart as well as his roots.

And a hero, he had his own holy sword. It happened because one of the gods who was still alive and parted with the other goddess gods had given a blessing and put power into a holy sword.

Only then, the sword with the power of a god is a blessing that is channeled by a holy power that can kill the demon king to death. 

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Back to the story.

[That is my true story.] I thought Azazel who was called Azel was the reincarnation of the demon king 5000 years ago.

Peace has spread in the layers of society in the world, but often the war is still going on, one of them is human.

Although there are also wars caused by monsters, the wars that often occur between humans are the highest.

" The essence of the past life until now is that, while you are alive, your feud will never end. It is the desire within you that sparks vengeance and ends in war. " Azel finally told her story.

" So you're the demon king?. " Task Eldania to Azel.

" You really don't remember me?. " Take Azel back to Eldania.

" I just can't believe it yet, the feeling two months ago, your height this way." gives a hint with her hands limited to her stomach. " But now, you have exceeded my height" said Eldania, still maintaining his position to see the beauty of the lake in front of him while walking leisurely.

The lake that was located quite far behind the Academy became the point where the two of them were walking together.

" Of course because I am the king of demons, I transcend all that impropriety" said Azel. 

" Hm.ok. So....if now I ask for your help, to cure my headache, do you want?. "

" Well, "Azel replied, then Azel reached out his right hand and placed his palm right above Eldania's head.

The warm feeling was very comfortable, making Eldania more relaxed than before. " It turns out you're a good demon. "

[Weird as well...I am a devil, cures sick people...Is he no problem with that?. ] Thought Azel, and answered Eldania. " But I'm not entirely good. " Sela Azel when she finished asking the girl to relieve the headache.

" I am too. " 

" So you now really believe I am the demon king?. "asked Azel, he confirmed what the man next to him thought when he told him the story 5000 years ago.

Most of them will not believe his words.

" If I believe why?. I am a human who serves good people well, and vice versa. But thanks for that one. "his steps stopped at once.

" Why thank you?. " 

" Even though you are strong, and I can die at any time in your hands, you want to befriend a human like me. It's weird, but I love this relationship. Friends....with a Devil. “ Eldania explained.

" Being friends with the devil, this is indeed the first time. But if I am friends with a fellow human, I can count it with my finger. " Eldania looked at her own two hands and put on a big smile.

" Eldania, I have a question for you. Do you want to tell me about it?, about you. Your reason why you think you only have friends that can be counted on your fingers is "Azel's ink.

" You want to know?. "a little look up, looking into Azel's black eyes.

" You don't want to talk about it?. "

Eldania shook her head while answering. " Since you are my friend, also after you tell your story, then I am willing to tell you a story. "

Eldania finally told Azel.

Although initially reluctant to tell a story, but because Azel was a strong but good demon and instincts say that he was someone who can be trusted, then he also told it in return for Azel's past story.

A memory of the past, dug up again to be able to tell his own story to this one demon.

" For me 'friends' used to be taboo. 

In this world the word friend is only interpreted as a figure who can support someone in a good time it is happy, difficult, whether it is rich and poor, if a true friend then the relationship will last, long.

But for me, friends are more precisely mutually beneficial to each other but on the other hand that actually is to use each other. "

" You think of friends as a contract relationship. Can't trust each other, having been betrayed and betrayed?. "guess Azel after hearing about it for a while.

Eldania lowered her head. On the surface of the water, reflected his own face. Eldania felt that she was familiar enough with her face that looked a bit like the woman in her dream.

" yes. After all, from the beginning I didn't really believe in the word friend, because the edges of friends are just words spoken by mouth so easily.

Without understanding what a true friend is like. "

Eldania had experienced things where she was indeed interpreted as a friend by them, classmates when in the previous world. But what happened, the word 'friend' meant to be their slave. 

Command there and command here. And even though they have done many things after obeying his orders, when behind, they easily talk about the ugliness of others.

And one of the ugliness that was the topic of conversation of his former classmate was himself, Eldania.

Azel saw the gaze of this girl turn blank, where the glare of his eyes seemed to fall in the darkness.

And that was the gaze of 'Hate '

Like an unresolved hatred.

Azel thought, that's because, this girl died first before avenging it, but in fact it's not. It is an unsatisfied hate.

Eldania blinked her eyes a few times, to make her mind clear. So, now what Azel saw was the innocent expression of an ordinary girl.

" But even though I am dead, I am reincarnated into this world. I was tired of living, but fate always said something else. " Eldania this time boasted a disappointed smile, disappointed to have to experience life again. 

At first right at his death, he had given up on living. Because he felt that it was the curse of everything he had done in his lifetime.

 " Then after coming here, I originally wanted to live in peace, but in fact here also had to fight hard if you want to live. 

Because of magic, death in this world is 90% greater. I couldn't refuse to learn martial arts and magic to protect myself from possible threats. "

" You've fought hard. "

" Don't praise me. " Eldania was a little clumsy with Azel, but Azel was just being ordinary.

" I rarely praise men. " Azel answered without hesitation.

“.................... “ Eldania was silent, she did not know what to say let alone to this demon.

" So that's why you're here now?" asked Azel. 

Here, the gathering place of the demons, as well as the only destination for those who want an achievement, to get the nickname of the best student in the Klenon Academy.

Because, being the best student of this Academy, will make the child get one of the best awards. Where, he would be someone who would be recognized by the demons and humans on the continent as the best knight in the world. 

But the purpose of Eldania itself was different.

He just wanted to take that chance for his own pleasure. In other words, Eldania was not so ambitious as to obtain the achievement itself.

" There's dorms, food, school, I'm not gonna let this opportunity pass. Knowledge is more important. "

" Hm....Really using the opportunity well. " nodded in agreement, he was the same as Eldania. An opportunity that comes once will never miss a second.

" So, the friend said that only a sentence can disappear at any time when it has been betrayed, I can't say who he is because it is meaningless.

Using someone to take advantage of, use each other, so I've been using that on you all along. " Said Eldania again.

Eldania lowered her head while thinking about what her life would be like if she only trusted 'friends' as her everyday crutch in a cruel world full of ruse?.

Eldania will always be one of the dumbest people ever, behind one's heart there is one thing stored or buried deep but rarely ever revealed directly, namely 'Iri ''s'.

[Iri' became one of the sparks of hatred and ended up causing betrayal. ]Azel was quite stunned by this human attitude, living his life only with determination and always thinking to use and be used in order to live the destiny.

" I just want to make memories and last as long as I can, because I'm not the soul of this world, I might disappear at any time. 

No one has ever considered me a real friend, I think so. 

When here, there is little change, other than freedom, the other thing is that you want to be my friend voluntarily, you also have warm parents to love you, he said, I can feel it a little thanks to you. " The story and the expression of his heart were so long, that he dared not look at Azel who still heard it so closely.

But Eldania finally turned around and dared to look at her interlocutor. Azel had a decent height, so he had to look up a little.

" In this second life, it turned out that I could find a friend of a Devil for the first time. "So, I don't know what kind of expression Eldania is making. 

But his outpouring of gratitude was truly sincere although it was unexpected that the man in front of him was a good Devil even though he was a high-strength Devil, but want to mingle with a human race like himself.

" Huh.." Azel choked, his eyes slightly widened in shock. Just making her as a friend, had already managed to make her so happy like that and say thank you. And being able to receive a little attention from the old man, he was quite grateful to him?!.

[While I don't know love, but friends don't matter either.]. And immediately the sentence was cut off, "I'm not "

GREPP.....

Azel while still holding his surprise, he immediately reached out his left hand to grab the girl's waist and clenched her tightly, then his right hand pushed the back of Dania's head, and he reached out, where it made his face instantly sink on his sturdy shoulder.

[.......................!, Why she-... ]Dania was also a little surprised by the sudden action of Azel hugging her.

Azel closed his eyes and said. " stupid. Foolish fool " said Azel with a tone like a slashed heart, on the sidelines of his embrace.

[Thank you for being friends with a demon like me, and feeling happy despite only getting a little affection from someone else's parents?. 

I understand your lonely feelings. You only show constancy when facing others, even though the reality is that your heart is not as warm as your sweet smile because of your loneliness, even if you are in the place of many people. ]

" Azel. "call Eldania, it is unexpected that this Devil hugged her because of that ordinary story.

After some time, Azel let go of his embrace. " You can come to my house anytime. They can replace your loneliness. Remember right?. That night I told you this. “

" Can you?. " A strange offer came to him, the first time but quite surprised him.

As a demon, Azel felt confident in what he said. While giving his arrogant smile he replied. " Although at that time your answer was greedy, still one day you definitely need it. I'm the one who allowed you directly anyway. Whenever you come, they will welcome you Eldania. " Azel. “ 

Eldania was initially stunned by all of her words, but she immediately awakened herself from her daydream just a moment ago.

The daydream that the Devil in front of him was actually able to incite him with his kindness. 

[He is equally dangerous. ] Inner Eldania. [Although his words were like that, it was just like an incitement to me. ] Eldania felt really shouldn't let her guard down. 

Because all the words that come out of the mouth, whether they are from demons or humans, all have something in common. 

That is the speech to instigate each other, whether like what the person's point of view is like, everything remains the same.

Removing all the silence from the atmosphere, Azel spoke up again. " About reincarnation. Do you know, in my resurrection magic spell there's an interesting philosophical meaning. " Azel began to provoke the girl's curiosity.

" What is that?. " Eldania became interested to hear Azel's story about magic.

And Azel then smiled brightly.

" Will one who rises from the dead be the same as before?. Or is someone with the same personality, memory and body yet another person. " Azel smiled with satisfaction.

The philosophy that Azel believed in but never realized its proof, is now in front of the eyes of Hazel

' Human reincarnation from another world. '

" While it wasn't me who raised you, the philosophy really exists, the proof is you. Eldania. " said Azel.

Eldania was silent, and she felt that Azel was a demon capable of many things.

Many things, until sometimes Eldania thought……..

[How capable is this demon to do all the things it wants?. ]