Within a large Gothic castle. Two mighty warriors did battle. One clad in crimson armor that resembled blood. The other wore shining silver armor befitting a hero. The two warriors were the despicable demon lord and the legendary hero.

The demon lord clad in crimson wielded a wicked great sword adorned with a large skull at its hilt. The hero’s sword was a slender pure white blade with a golden hilt. The blades of the two warriors clashed several times with the hero on the offensive.

“I will defeat you and save this land from your wicked evil Demon LORD!”

The demon lord parried steadily.

“You have done well to come here. But today is the day you fall HERO!”

With a thrust of his left hand a brilliant green ball of fire leaped toward the hero. A simple sword stroke banished the flame as the hero charged forward.

“Today will be your last.”

The demon lord’s voice boomed as he laughed. “Muahahaha. I won’t fall. But you will and when you do I will scorch your home and turn this wor….”

“I won’t let you! NEVER!!!!

“You will….”

“NEEEVVER!!!”

“You WILL….”

“NEEEEEVVVVEEEEERRRR!!!”

Jeez, what’s with this guy?

The demon lord was taken aback by the hero’s battle cry.

“Hero, defeat that ugly miserable bastard.”

“Ugly?” The demon lord was distracted by the insult as the hero drove his sword through the demon lord’s armor. The color crimson ran down the hero’s sword.

“Guuaaaaah.”

Am I? Am I dying?

The hero drove his sword all the way through until his hilt clanged against the demon lord’s armor. With a swift tug the blade was removed, the blood flicked away and the sword returned into its sheath. The demon lord fell hitting the cold stone floor as warm blood began to pool.

A few of the hero’s companions began to gather celebrating the hero’s victory.

“Oh, hero you’re so great. The horrible demon lord has been slain.”

“Yeah, you sent that ugly bastard straight to hell.”

Ugly bastard…hey I’m not ugly.

“Tomorrow is gonna be a good day. The first day that the wretched demon lord won’t be drawing breath in this world.”

Wretched? I might be a demon but do they have to keep insulting me? It’s not like I asked to be born a demon. It’s just like they didn’t ask to be born human. Try having a father who drilled it into you that weakness equals death. I guess I’m weak then huh.

“Wicked, vile, fiend. He’s finally dead. Ohhhh yeah Imma drink tonight.”

The hero’s party continued cheering him on while cursing and insulting the dying demon lord.

So, the humans didn’t fear and respect me they just hated me. Well I guess the world’s better off without me then.

Slowly but surely the demon lord’s vison began to fade as his life ebbed away.

The hero is the complete opposite of me. He has the love and loyalty of his comrades. I wonder what that feels like. I wish just once I could…I wish I could be the hero of the story…

And with that the demon’s vision faded to black.

“So, you wish to be a hero?”

The demon lord’s consciousness was transported into a black void with a radiant light shining down.

“Huh…where is this?”

“Unimportant. So, you wish to be a hero? Why should I grant a wish for someone as terrible as you?”

“Terrible? I may be a demon but I always conducted myself with honor. I didn’t torment the weak.”

“Right, right. But you still killed people. Like a lot of people. Putting that aside. A general under your command once removed all the organs of a man and ate them in front of his wife and child. Using magic to keep him alive so they could hear his screams.”

“Holy FUCK! He was serious, I thought that was a joke. That’s disgusting.”

“…huh you really didn’t know. What about that raid on those monks?”

“They were pedos who killed the monks and made clothes out of their skin.”

“Ewwww. Ewww. What, why. Ehem, well you’ve still done terrible things. Some of them I’m now realizing might not have been as bad as the actions that followed before them. You are still one of the most hated and fear demon lords in history.

“Demon’s gotta demon.”

“Way to negotiated with a divine being. Well I’m bored and this world could use a hero. So, what the hell I’ll reincarnate you.”

“Why?”

“There you---what? You just asked. Are you stupid? Never mind. I will begin reincarnating you?”

“As a baby?”

“……….NAH!”

“Nah?

“Reincarnation will begin in Five, four…”

SNAP.