Chris's Faith of Fire

The sword was as weak as a stick in front of this guy.

And his face was completely expressionless, as calm as a monk who had seen through the mortal world.

"Fry and Angela were stranded in Rodculosaint as devil worshipers a long time ago. This country hides the final seal that imprisons the devil. Salamander, Free and Angela thought of many ways. Breaking the seals failed one by one..."

He continued to walk forward and chattered incessantly. His tall figure could no longer be used as a reassuring factor at this moment, and it carried a pressure that made people feel as if they were suffocating.

"Those two people have gone crazy. When they learned that I knew dark magic, they immediately became interested and taught me a lot. When did that happen? It was probably before I became your subordinate. How about it? All is well, as a result, it has been very successful.”

Demon Crow's eyes were focused on the sky, looking at the horizon that was gradually turning red.

His words were not over yet.

"As the last son of the Siglo family, I had no chance of entering the palace. However, I quickly became a civil servant through the abilities of these two people."

He looked back contemptuously at the collapsed house.

The bodies of the deputy captain, two knights, Free Interlander, and Angela were lying under the ruins.

"Were you lying to me from the beginning?"

I asked him this question.

I have no chance of winning now, and I may not be able to be saved if I beg.

His existence had become so terrifying.

demon.

A high-ranking demon that I have only read about in books.

A terrifying and deadly creature that exudes an overwhelming ominous aura.

"You are just a key, Chris. Because you are the only one who can break Salamander's seal, we asked the clown to teleport you."

"seal?"

"I don't know anything. It's so pitiful. I'm being played around like a puppet with strings."

String puppet, what do you mean?

Seeing my completely confused expression, he smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Flapping two wings.

"Whether it's Free, Angela...that clown on the street who was taught a secret that he shouldn't have known, they are just pawns of the devil. Only you and that necklace can break the seal. Let the devil come."

"Necklace...Heart of Eliorg..."

I looked at the gem magic guide hanging around my neck, which was reflecting the first ray of light from the rising sun.

Am I being targeted because I'm wearing this?

Eliog's Heart has been required to be worn since he was a child and he is not allowed to take it off.

"But you mean the devil? Why do you want him to come?"

I thought about the history I learned in Mihir’s class.

Because of the defeat of the brave Rhodes 300 years ago, the gods had no choice but to seal him in the deepest part of the demon world, using up the power of their own bodies and the six elements.

Does the final seal refer to Salamander?

And was my bringing out the Flame Lizard from the lava cave also included in their calculations?

It would be crazy to say that all this was just to resurrect the Demon King and lead to the destruction of the world.

"Because no matter what I do, he will definitely come. I made this decision after weighing the pros and cons."

There was no regret in his tone, as if everything was developing according to his plan for the best.

There have been more monsters outside the royal city recently, and my father became incommunicado after I unlocked Salamander's seal.

Everything seemed to make sense.

But why did Free and Angela commit suicide? Looking at the devil in front of me, I gradually understood the reason why they did that.

"It's because you want to become a devil! You actually do such a thing, you crazy people."

It was fine from the beginning, whether it was meeting me or falling in love with Sophie, just to get close to me.

I don't understand.

What's so good about becoming a devil? Is that something worth sacrificing everyone's life for?

Facing me holding the sword, he still just shook his head calmly.

"I'm not a devil worshipper."

"lie!"

I dismissed him loudly.

Demon Crow turned his face sideways and stretched his wings even more.

"The only devil worshipers are Free and Angela. They died because they believed they could be reincarnated as devils. It is said that people who come into contact with black magic will suffer this fate. I just borrowed their blood to sign the real hell. The contract was made.”

"what……"

"Unknowingly, I had already surpassed those two people. From that moment on, my vision gradually broadened, and I gradually became able to see through the truth of this world. Humph, let's stop talking nonsense. As the vessel of the Flame Elf, can you take this blow?"

After saying that, he flapped his wings and flew up into the sky.

A magic circle appeared on the palm of his hand, and flames gathered there.

Where to escape?Wherever I took a step, his palm also changed direction, but it was subtly aimed at a place slightly away from me.

"Don't move, the shot will miss, and you'll probably die instantly."

The moment I finished saying this, the fireball popped out of my hand. The red flame did not hit my body, but slowly extended towards the surroundings, forming a wall of fire.

The demon descended again and made a sound to me in the distance.

"Come out of there, if you are the real Salamander."

Well, I feel so hot and uncomfortable when trapped in the ring of fire...

These walls of fire are gradually closing in and will eventually engulf me.

Even if he said something about Salamander's container, there's nothing I can do about it.

I have tried it many times before, but the elf will not respond no matter how I call it.

The sadness has now been swept away by the heat of death.

Is this the kind of fear Sophie faced when she knew she was going to be stabbed?

She is really much better than me.

I wanted to take a step, but the blazing heat trapped my body and I instinctively backed away.

The wall of fire behind approached again, and the heat rose again.

I am afraid of death.

Now he is at the end of his rope, with no talent for magic or swordsmanship.

If you can't resist, you will be burned into cokes.

don't want to die...

This life was saved by Sophie, so this feeling is even stronger.

What I'm afraid of is not only death, but more importantly, being killed by this guy in front of me.

Anger gradually burned in his heart.

Something must be done.

(walk over.)

"!"

The voice that sounded in my heart just now was...

I don't know, but my body became incredibly light.

The flames touched my rapier, burning it red but I didn't feel the heat at all.

The sword is no longer usable.

No problem, I said to myself secretly.

Throw away the sword and walk through the wall of fire yourself.

The flames swept over my body like water, but it didn't even burn my clothes.

"Oh, I can't believe that you can actually awaken the fire elf, but it seems it's not enough."

After the demon finished speaking, I felt the heat.

Ouch, my hair is on fire.

Ahhh.

"Yahahahahah!"

He twisted his neck in horror and looked at the flickering firelight behind him.

Falling to the ground and rolling around, the flames were finally extinguished.

Fortunately, it was only a little bit and I didn't suffer much damage.

Was the voice just now really that of Salamander?

But it seemed that there was no time to worry about that. Crowe pulled out the deputy captain's sword and held it in front of me.

"It's really unbearable, Your Highness the Crystal Princess of the Kingdom of Fire. Your proud silver-white hair has been burned into this state. Is there any way you can continue to be called the Crystal Princess?"

"..."

will die.

My body was so consumed by despair that I could do nothing.

It's ugly. I managed to survive by rolling around like a bug, but in the end, I still faced this fate?

"If you don't want to die, show me the power you had just now. In this case, I will judge the value of continuing to have Salamander attached to you. Otherwise, I will slit your throat. This guy will naturally be reincarnated into a human being. Talented people.”

Is it because I have no talent that Salamander didn't appear?

Then why did you let me live just now?

Out of sympathy or something...

It must be troublesome for an elf to stay in the body of such a talentless person.

There will never be a second chance like that.

The feeling of elf passed away from his heart, as if he had fallen into an endless sleep again.

"It's no longer usable."

I paused for a while and said this.

"Then, let's say your last words."

Crowe stopped talking nonsense.

I really want to live, but what can I do?

He couldn't even utter a word to beg for mercy.

"Crow...what are you doing all this for?"

I don't understand this person's purpose.

The tears had long since stopped flowing. With dry eyes and burnt hair, begging for mercy was ineffective. He just knelt down on the grass and asked his final questions to the devil in front of him.

He smiled, looking at the rising sun, showing a wry smile.

"Of course it's for the world."

His eyes showed sadness.

I do not understand.

But regardless of my reaction, Crow had raised his sword and floated above my head.