A Better Destiny(1)

Once upon a time, there was a time when the man called the emperor was still human.

A time when no one knows now.

In the distant past, he was always a loser.

As the eldest son of a harmonious family, he lost his precious family right in front of his eyes by the monsters that invaded Earth.

His parents were turned into a handful of ashes in the flames emitted by the Witchbeast, and his only younger brother was chewed alive by the Witchbeast in front of his eyes.

And, he survived.

Alone, miserable.

On that day, a spark of hatred towards the Witchbeast sprouted in his heart.

-I want to become a hunter.

The army did not accept the crazy student who came to the army.

The world was so savage that it did not provide any miracles to give strength to young souls seeking vengeance for the loss of their families.

No magical powers, no superpowers, no one to look after me.

He wandered the battlefield alone and lonely.

If you don’t have superpowers or magical powers, with guns and knives.

If that doesn’t work, with fists and teeth.

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Just to kill as many monsters as possible.

It became a single demon and wandered around the battlefield like that.

—If you want to kill the Witchbeast that much, go to those people.

And he heard the news.

The story of the hunters who command the forefront of mankind and demons.

When he heard their story, he went to them without looking back.

Through dangerous battlefields and many deaths, he finally found them.

Kaya. Wolfgang. Angela. Patrick.

He visited the four hunters and knelt down in front of them.

─Please accept me as a colleague!

I knelt down and cried and ejaculated.

to accept yourself

For revenge, they desperately needed their power.

Yes.

In this world, he never met a woman named ‘Maria’.

Earth was just a testing ground that wasn’t too dangerous, so there was no reason for her to come here.

─We want you? why?

The response that came back was cold.

Maria, who should have found him and led him, was not there, and they had no reason to accept him as a mere weakling.

But should I say fate is unfortunate?

In the end, they had no choice but to accept Kang Yoo-jin, who was constantly clinging to them.

And his sincerity and brilliant brain melted even the wariness of the team that was unfamiliar.

Obviously, they would have made good friends.

but.

—A test of ascension…?

He has reached the ‘truth’.

──All of this… it was because of the test…?

A test to become a constellation, a star.

because of that one test.

He lost everyone he loved, and was thrown into the harsh battlefield alone.

The days when I felt like I was going to die from choking on sadness.

The times when I wanted to stop breathing right away because it was painful.

That’s all.

for just one test.

—Still, the war was won. thanks to you

─I’m sorry. But it was unavoidable.

Patrick.

Wolfgang.

Those who agreed to the test did not want his understanding.

—I don’t think it’s a good thing though…

Angela, who was neutral, evaded an answer.

— I’m sorry.

Kayaman was the only one who sincerely bowed his head.

It must have felt the same as falling into a deep abyss.

Colleagues who believed in me sincerely.

They were traitors, deceivers, enemies who took everything from them.

He knelt down to his enemy, begged him, and shared his joys and sorrows with him as a friend.

─That…

I felt nauseous.

I shuddered at the feeling of betrayal.

After struggling through a life full of despair, the place they arrived at was a deeper despair.

So, I decided to kill them all.

—If only the beast emperor is killed, the war is our victory.

He crossed the dimension.

Together with four of my colleagues, I met the Empress of the Constellations, ‘Laniakea’.

Thanks to their strong recommendation.

Hiding a dagger deep in his chest, he became the blade of the Constellations.

And crossed countless battlefields.

He was a soldier’s model, an admired commander, and a leader who could be trusted and followed.

Everyone trusted him.

I looked up at him with that disgusting gaze.

And finally.

When his bullet killed the Beast Emperor.

He realized the time had come.

─Now. It’s time for you guys to burn.

sympathetic.

A powerful mental network linking all consciousness together.

He seized the Witchbeast’s throne with the power he created.

He led all the demons and marched into the world he led.

The collapse of the allied forces, which had been weakened by the long war, was instantaneous.

Their forces are dwindling, and they are tired of the long battles.

On the contrary, he has maintained his physical strength, and the Witchbeast does not get tired.

Also, he knew ‘all’ information about the allies.

What they said and what they didn’t.

It was the moment when the blade of vengeance, sharpened over many years, arrived in the world.

—It is time to pay the price for deception.

Humanity was horrified at the hero’s betrayal.

There were those who denied reality, and those who fought desperately.

However, it only ends in flames and death.

He erased all traces of humanity from all dimensions, and with his own hands he ripped out the hearts of the stars and plunged them into the void of distant space.

massacre.

Seeing the tragedy, the four colleagues screamed and cursed.

In the first place, you guys started it first.

─It’s ugly.

Until the end, he did not receive an apology.

The only testament they left behind was a curse of grief and despair.

It was funny.

You guys, first, started, it’s a job.

─·······.

Lonely alone, he harbored the embers of revenge, and it became a huge fire that burned the world.

After all, he was alone until the end.

if.

Would it have been different if there had been someone who truly understood him in his despair?

Would it have been different if he had a colleague who truly looked at him, not deception and betrayal?

Even if you are like this, would it be different if there was someone you truly depended on and followed…?

A lot of ‘what if’ questions just echo in the empty mind and fade away.

Conventionally, a world where everything is dead.

Both Laniakea and the young Constellation that stopped her at the end.

Killed them all.

——We could have met… with a better fate…

The Constellation dying in her arms said so, but there are no ifs in history.

They were destined to meet like that from the beginning.

─·······.

like that.

The world was silent.

In a world where life was dying, he laughed silently under the starless pitch-black sky.

and at the end.

There was someone who showed up last.

-Now it’s your turn.

A colleague who disappeared early and did not help anyone.

Kaya appeared in front of him at the end of the last.

-Are you going to curse me too?

─No.

She shook her head and fell to her knees instead.

like he once did.

to be insignificant

He just lowered his head.

-I’m sorry.

Her will was an apology.

-I’m really sorry… Mister.

And that must have been the first sincere apology I ever received.

─·······.

why come now

Everything is late now.

-It’s already too late.

He pointed the gun and pulled the trigger.

The bullet exploded and pierced her heart.

Her crumbling body and life fading with tears were the last breath of that world.

─·······.

The man who was alone the first time was alone until the end.

And.

‘It’ appeared in front of him.

─Have you made a choice?

The supreme being that emits colorful light and presides over the birth of a constellation.

The primordial light, called the ‘singularity’, appeared in front of him.

-Did you come here even if you were about to die?

The light of the beginning said to him who asked that question.

—I am giving you a chance.

It was like a whisper from the devil.

—The world is not just about this. I will help you achieve your revenge.

That was an offer that was unbelievable for being given by a person who created a constellation.

─Why?

Not to block, not to kill, but to help.

I couldn’t understand.

─Fates must be connected, and the balance must be maintained. You, become the ‘Emperor’ of the new world.

Perhaps, those words were the beginning.

At the end of fate, the man who fell to the edge of the abyss became a god just like that.

The source of the jet-black light awakened, and a huge ‘magic’ that would cover the whole world was born within him.

It was the birth of the ‘Emperor’.

.

.

.

“·······.”

And now, he is sitting on the throne of the dark sky and looking at the new world.

For an eternal vengeance that never ends.

And maybe, to find the ‘if’ that hasn’t been found yet.

He is setting the world on fire.

“Where am I going? What awaits me at this end?”

A question thrown into eternity.

The answer is still unknown.

Only endless curses and hatred linger around.

“Since you don’t know, there is no reason to stop.”

Until I break or the world breaks.

“Isn’t it?”

He saw a corner of the empty Great Hall.

onetime.

The only place next to him where there was a voice whispering advice and comfort.

Then, looking at the place where the ‘old colleague’ he had thrown out was, he said.

“Balthazar… no.”

The name he had killed long ago.

“Kaya.”

*

The sudden battle with the emperor.

In a battlefield that no one expected and no one was sure they would be able to win, an unexpected victory came.

The morale of the allied forces, who had only recently heard the news of defeat, was greatly heightened, and this was featured in the daily newspapers of all dimensions, including Helios.

And for leading the desperate battlefield to victory, my colleagues, including myself, were invited to the awarding ceremony of medals awarded by the Allied Forces to appreciate the achievement.

“Do you see this? A blue martial arts medal!! It really feels like a dream~”

Skadi jumped up and down, showing the medal she had received.

Is it that good?

I looked at her medal with a sullen face.

“Is this really that good?”

“What do you ask for obvious things! Even if you receive just one of these, it will be regarded as an honor that is second to none in the family! Young! Gwang!”

Skadi jumped up and down, and Roshua and Laflis, who received the same medal beside her, nodded eagerly.

“The military always treats you with the highest honor, and you can get various tax exemptions and deductions. Oh, and the pension comes out quickly.”

“And, our names are written on the military units that are created later. It also appears in history books.”

Roshua was serious and Laflis smiled strangely.

So, in terms of Earth, it’s roughly like the US Medal of Honor.

I heard that out of the tens of thousands of years of history in the central dimension, only 1,000 people received the blue medal.

“Well. Compared to what you’ve been given, this is a step up.”

And Skadi looked at the medal hanging on my chest with a sullen face.

A purple medal embroidered with gold leaf.

As they say, it is the ‘Purple Hero Medal’, which is called the medal with the highest honor.

It is a medal that is rarely awarded to those who played a decisive role in overcoming a huge dimensional threat.

“That. Did you know that there is a statistic that says whether or not the recipient comes out once in a few hundred years?”

“I do not know.”

I still only received medals, so what do you mean by knowing?

I also learned today that the highest rank is the Purple Medal.

“The recipient of the Purple Medal is not only a privilege, but also a significant status.”

“Identity?”

Roshua nodded.

“Yes. It’s the same level as the Elder Constellations.”

“·······.”

The elders, that is, those at the top of Helios.

It is said that he is on the same level as Renoir, the founder of Altair, whom he met one day.

“The president’s name, words, and actions are said to have tremendous power.”

“Sounds annoying.”

“…If you’re like a boss, you feel like a boss.”

Laflis’ expression darkened.

It was a face that said you were good.

“Here you are.”

At that time, Estelle came over and pulled my collar.

She smiled brightly at me, looked at the other colleagues next to her, and returned with a calm expression and nodded.

For reference, this guy also received a blue medal.

It was because of the credit that contributed to helping me stop the emperor.

“Look for me on stage. It’s time for you to present your impressions as a representative.”

“···I get it.”

Has it already been that time?

First of all, since I am the highest honorer, the organizers have been asking me to express my feelings before the award ceremony.

I don’t really want to do it, but for now, there’s a job that needs that kind of position, so I gave permission.

Nodding her head in agreement, Estelle bowed her head slightly and left.

The eyes that looked at me at the end were filled with soft eye smiles again.

Of course, Skadi, who watched all of this, was indignant.

“That’s it. Look at what you’re asking for. How is the way you look at people? It’s so different. The kid gets kicked.”

“Still, he’s a pretty good kid.”

“Eolsssigu. Are you defending yourself as your disciple?”

“Yes.”

“her···.”

Skadi, whose lips were sticking out, swung his tail and slapped my arm.

“Don’t even think about touching my tail in the future.”

“I had no intention of touching it from the beginning.”

“Oops! I don’t know! It’s like a star, really!”

It’s just a sulky kid who leaves with a sigh.

The expressions on Roshua and Laflis’ faces as they watched the scene were sly.

“why.”

“Isn’t it cute?”

“Shouldn’t you hurry and appease him?”

why me.

“I’m busy. Let it go and it will take care of itself.”

“As expected, the cold man of this era…”

“Honestly, I’m not lucky, but it sounds plausible because I’m handsome.”

“I’ll go.”

It seemed that there would be no end if I listened to the banquet.

I left without regret and walked to the stage prepared for me.

“Salute to the recipient!”

. . . It is not annoying to raise salutes every time you walk.

There, the sincerity and respect buried in the gaze was a little burdensome.

Shaking my head excitedly, I stepped onto the stage and turned my head to look at the audience.

Most of them are strangers, but you can also see familiar faces like Mason and Lana.

He greeted them with his eyes and grabbed the mic.

I was thinking of putting an end to this quickly.

“Nice to meet you. I’m Yujin Kang.”

A brief introduction followed by applause.

I said while showing the medal hanging from my left chest.

“Even if it’s a testimony, I can’t think of anything grandiose. I’m sure I received it because I was good at it.”

Laughter erupts everywhere.

Did you think it was a joke?

I’m sorry, but I’m serious.

“We are fighting a tough war. I will do my best so that this achievement will lead to everyone’s victory and glory, not just my honor.”

The testimony was cut short.

At the same time, I took out the contents I had prepared.

It’s real from now on.

“So, I would like to take this opportunity to announce a declaration.”

A video was created by spraying mana.

An isolated island anchored across the night sky.

I projected the panoramic view of ‘Avanrat’, and I raised the special products and dimensional environment of the place.

“This is my own island, Avanrat. As you can see, magical power, holy power, and demonic power come together to form a unique environment.”

Three forces that cannot coexist.

The environment where it was harmoniously fused was captured on the screen one by one.

Herbs that can be used as rare medicines that cannot be found in other dimensions.

By-products of monsters that can harmoniously mix and react the three energies.

And, even a mineral with the property of ‘stabilizing’ that was once used to make Estelle’s weapon.

The crowd started to stir when they saw materials that had never existed before popping out one after another.

“So far, I have finished identifying most of the materials produced on this island. And.”

look at them and declare

“We want to ‘open’ this area now.”

In an instant, the eyes of many people who were looking this way widened.

The right to receive an exclusive supply of those rare resources.

And the opportunity to take priority in dealing with me.

They would have noticed that all of that was contained in the present declaration.

“If you are interested in cooperation and investment, please feel free to knock on the door.”

I finally put the phone number on my watch on the screen.

“Please send any related inquiries here. Enough then.”

As I turned around, shouts erupted from all directions.

Even with the value just revealed, the modifier ‘astronomical’ is not enough.

But I didn’t stop.

I just left the banquet hall.

Mysticism always works.