Prologue

Dante's p.o.v

I stood behind Father Alfred as he created a barrier to shield me, Trinity, and Rin from the catastrophic attack created by the evil before us. One of the so-called soldiers of the monarch is set to deliver the judge of his very will. A being that harbors the very power to extinguish your very soul And this same being was after my life and the lives of my loved ones—the 11th executioner.

"It’s over, saint... Your chronicle is mine, and the very existence of that boy shall seize to exist... By his order, I grant you all judgment!" The 11th executioner roared as the attack started to become stronger and stronger. I held onto Trinity and Rin's unconscious bodies, hoping to protect them. Looking for a way to act and stop him... But no matter how much I tried, the threat before me was leagues above my very comprehension, even if I let the seal take control. It won’t be enough. I continued to contemplate the very difficulty of the situation I was in right now until I was broken out of my very wave of thoughts by my teacher, my mentor... The one I saw closest to a father, Father Alfred,

"I’m sorry, Dante... It was all my fault; I placed you all in this mess. A mess that might as well cost you your life. I can’t keep this forever, Dante," he said, as the ball of energy continued to push into the barrier, to the point that even the very heat from it melted the ground around us. "I’m not just strong enough."

"Father Alfred, please, there’s no need to apologize; we can do this; I can try and buy you some time; and we all can escape this problem... I can even take off my brace." I tried to suggest a way to help, but I was caught off guard by his soft laughter with tears in his eyes.

"You are always so full of ideas, young Dante... Trying to put others before you, like always... I’m truly sorry... Please forgive me," he said, as the barrier started to break little by little. He turned his face toward me and gave me his most grateful smile yet. A smile that showed how content he was—a smile of defeat His chronicle started to glow white as the light from it started to cloak me, Trinity, and Rin.

"FATHER ALFRED!!!" The barrier finally broke as he let go and fully faced us.

"Die!" the executioner shouted as the blast came forth.

"Take care of them, Dante...

Come forth the power that transcends the law of existence, the ultimate rebirth and retribution... The power over death

Sacred technique: Ascension!"

And with that, the blast hit, and everything turned white and blank.

 

It was all over.

I lost everyone again.

My very existence was never meant to be... I was never to find peace... From the very beginning

Trinity

Rin

...father Alfred. Please forgive me.

I couldn’t... Be enough.

I was a burden from the very beginning.

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End of prologue.

 

15 years earlier—the day of the great disaster

 

Author’s p.o.v

 

The sun shone and the sky was a brilliant blue, as it was just a normal day.

The roads were full of cars, and everyone knew where they were headed as they went about their days.

 But then... Suddenly, like a flick of the finger, the whole atmosphere changed as the clouds turned a dark, dirty shade of black and covered the sun and sky. Everyone had noticed the sudden change in weather, which caused a massive amount of confusion among the crowd. Until

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?" A scream erupted from a passerby who had dark brown hair as a purple glow appeared in the sky. This had caused panic in the minds of the people. Then, before anyone knew it, a sudden beam of light struck the earth, and at the very moment of contact, the blast covered the whole land on a multi-city scale.

BOOOOOMM

The blast cleared all the clouds in the sky and painted the sky purple and red, as at that very instance. An uncountable amount of life had been lost. The beam continued for about 1 minute before settling down as cinder and ashes filled the atmosphere and stained the ground with glowing, dark red fumes. But then, as the smoke cleared, a figure of colossal size covered the sky, reaching a height of hundreds of thousands of kilometers into the heavens. More of the smoke had cleared. To finally reveal an ominous being of dark mana... A lean-shaped being with a humanoid form that was made of scattering dark mana that stained the very atmosphere.

The being remained quite... Until its eyes had lit up in pure red as it was overtaken by rage and then released a roar capable of reaping the very earth's surface to ashes as it shook the earth’s core, and the dense amount of dark mana had created a shock wave of pure destruction, spreading around it... Preparing to leave a massive path of destruction and doom...

But then, a golden yellow seal barrier appeared around the being and contained the shock radius, reducing its very impact upon the rest of the world. Though, as the seal kept on holding on, a greater seal was cast... from a very bright light on the surface of the earth, as this very power erupted from beings suited in cyber warfare armor, as they expanded across the globe... Keeping the barrier active

And this set of beings was known as "the army of the monarch; the dragon guild; imperial knights."

 

Guild leader p.o.v.

 

How is this even possible? A being with a power far above that of the monarch? And even far above the executioners? I pondered, as me and my remaining comrades had continued to hold the seal barrier in order to stop the impact from the shockwave.

But, in reality, is there even a way to stop it?

I got a call from a unit on the other side of the globe, as they helped in evacuating some civilians to the safe point, as portals were set to send them into the safe point at the top of the globe, away from the destruction, and had a barrier around it too.

"Sir Arthur, the evacuation is going well, and we will soon be over... But the bad news is that the blast is approaching too fast. Would there still be time to get everyone to safety, sir?" My comrade from the second unit spoke, as the situation was one of utmost importance but seemed to have triggered a thought within my mind.

'Will the barrier even be capable of withholding the shockwave? This scale of massive destruction is far above any encounter with any corrupted being I’ve faced. I’ve seen beings of darkness. Cause magnitude-5 earthquakes or even tides capable of flooding a whole state... But this... This is just too buzzard; if this shockwave gets outside the barrier, all life is gone.’ I thought in fear as I started to stare at the coming blast. Destroying mountains into dust. Would the barrier hold it?

"damn it! ALL UNITS GET INTO POSITION"

"I WON’T LET THIS BLAST HIT, NO MATTER WHAT, EVEN THOUGH THE CHANCES ARE VERY SLIM. I WON’T ALLOW IT!" I roared out in great resolve as I prepared and cast the barrier to strengthen the one present.

"If we can’t stop it, then we neutralize it," I finally realized, as the blast had hit the barrier, breaking it upon impact, as a bright white light had erupted... But to my absolute shock, the barrier managed to keep it on hold and neutralize it. It worked, and though so much damage was done, the barrier still held after the great struggle we had put up.

"All unit... Can you read me?" I spoke in hope for a response, but to my great shock, only a few replies were heard. No, "system check, unit protocol!"

I commanded for the system to give me full details of units still active... And to my shock, about 89% of the units that kept the barrier up We’re deceased... On impact, the barrier drained a massive amount of mana. This was our greatest loss.

No, no, no, NOOOOO! DAMN IT!" I broke down in tears, as I had lost so many of my comrades in just one minor move by the damn creature. "I just hope the creature remains stagnant."

"ROOOOOOOOOOOAR!" The dark being roared as it swung its arms in a fit of rage, as it started making its way towards some of the other countries around the globe, as it walked into the ocean, as the sea level had reached its lower calf, to just display the massive size it possesses.

"Where in the holy grail is a creature like this from? I can’t even read its energy level again, as if its energy level just reads null, unquantifiable." I stared in disbelief as the monster roamed the earth. "What kind of monster is this?"

 

Author’s p.o.v

 

"YOU DARE BRING ME INTO YOUR WORLD, YOU IMPURE SOUL; I WILL WASTE YOUR WORLD TO ASHES." The colossal creature continued on its path of destruction, with its mana creating a series of explosions that could end states in a single second. "COME OUT EXECUTIONERS!"

The being continued to ravage the entire globe, as just its roars were enough to cause tremors. The being then had enough; it made its way to a state close by, as its eyes shone an intense red color. It lifted its head up to the sky and then opened its jaw. A dense amount of dark mana started to form just above its mouth. "I WILL LAY WASTE TO THIS PITIFUL WORLD!"

The orb continued to grow in size, as it had already reached a size comparable to that of the moon, as the tide started to rise and the earth started to rumble from the shear magnitude of the orb.

Was this the end, as everyone stared at the massive orb, ready to lay waste to all of them? But suddenly a magical red circle appeared below the dark titan as it spread on a very massive scale. Chains of glowing white mana had manifested from the surface of the magic circle, reaching out towards the titan, wrapping around the limb, and finally wrapping the muzzle of the being shut, which resulted in the breakdown of the massive orb of dark mana.

"WHAT ARE THESE CHAINS?" The dark being tried to grab the chain in hopes of breaking it. But to its surprise, it phased through its hand and then started to infuse into its very being within. " NO! NOT THIS AGAIN! UNBOUND ME! I refuse to be sealed again!"

ROOOOOOOOAAAAAR

The being was enraged as it moved its body in an animalistic way to break free, but it seemed hopeless.

"Enough, Azul. Your judgment is now!"

spoke of a man in armor similar to that of a knight, with the edges having a golden line and the armor being white in color. The man's armor had some bends and tears, and his helmet was busted open, showing half of his face.

His chronicle rose at the back of him, as it had the same glow as that of the magic circle below Azul.

But then, as soon as Azul heard his voice, he raged even more. The being moved his gaze directly at the man in armor standing on a magic circle cast below him as the man stood in the direction of his gigantic muzzle.

"ASURAAAAA! Your soul is mine!" Azul roared; he forced his arm to reach out towards Asura in the hope of crushing him. But just before his monstrous hand could grab him, Asura glared at him and began to chant.