The Heavenly Demon Can't Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 413

The room was sad and grey.

Dust lay thick on everything, and the air smelled old and damp. This was the secret room of Emperor Chronos, a place no one else dared to enter. Duke Memphis stepped inside. He felt drawn to the center of the room, like something was pulling him.

On a small wooden table, a piece of parchment lay folded. It looked old, the edges yellowed. Curiosity had always been a little voice in Duke Memphis’s head, whispering about this room. Now, it was shouting.

He was one of the few who knew this secret room existed. He often wondered what Emperor Chronos did here.

Without thinking, he touched the parchment.

Alone, with no one watching, he started to read the parchment closely.

A long time ago, the gate to another world opened. Cold energy came out and froze our world. The disaster from long ago still hurts the world. God said someone would come to fix this, someone who could do what God wants. But if we miss that chance, the world will be stuck in deep darkness forever.

It was a prophecy.

Duke Memphis didn’t understand what it meant.

He didn’t know about Alexander, so he didn’t realize the disaster was about Alexander.

Duke Memphis frowned. *What does this mean?* he thought.

What was Emperor Chronos, or Alexander, trying to do by thinking about this so much?

Then…

Psssss.

The parchment changed.

The letters disappeared and changed into a new message.

The disaster is here. The gate of darkness will open. This will happen, and just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not real. Humans, be careful. Get ready. Fight. When the world is covered in darkness, humans will face a terrible disaster.

“…The gate of darkness?”

His eyes widened in shock.

The gate of darkness.

When he read those words, something came to Duke Memphis’s mind.

‘The Demon Realm.’

Alexander had used dark magic.

That meant he served the ruler of the Demon Realm. The gate of darkness was the way between our world and the Demon Realm.

So, the prophecy meant Alexander wanted to bring the Demon King here.

If dark creatures came to our world, our problems wouldn’t matter anymore.

Humans would die.

Even Roman Dmitry was just a human compared to such a huge disaster.

‘This is my chance. If I can find Alexander and meet the ruler of the Demon Realm, I can rule the new world by helping them. They would need help from our world. I can be the next Alexander.’

His eyes showed his greed.

He was in a bad situation.

He had to hide, and the prophecy said disaster was coming.

He felt like he could breathe again.

He thought it was the end, but Duke Memphis saw a way out.

But…

His hope didn’t last.

Bang!

“Duke Memphis! Roman Dmitry knows where the secret room is!”

The knight’s face was pale. Duke Memphis’s heart sank.

The knights couldn’t stop him.

The knights tried to stop him from entering, but they were quickly defeated. Blood splattered everywhere.

The floor was covered in blood.

The knights saw their friends lying still and had to retreat. They were trapped in the secret room.

Duke Memphis was behind the knights, shaking.

He was pale and scared. He saw someone coming.

Thud thud.

“If you wanted to run, you should have gone further. Don’t you think so, Duke Memphis?”

Roman Dmitry.

It was him.

Ice filled his veins.

Duke Memphis couldn’t speak.

It was over.

Roman Dmitry was too strong to beat, even on a battlefield. There was nowhere to run in the secret room.

He felt angry and bitter. How did this happen?

He used to be important, serving Emperor Chronos. Now, he was about to die.

Then…

“Ha, I give up.”

“We just follow orders! We surrender, please! Let us live!”

The knights of Memphis dropped their weapons.

Roman Dmitry didn’t even ask them to surrender. They looked at each other, knelt down, and bowed their heads.

Duke Memphis was shocked.

He was red with anger. He shouted at the knights.

“How dare you do this! I gave you everything!”

“Shut up!”

The knight turned to him, showing no respect.

“We were never loyal to you. I don’t want to die for you. So, you can die alone. We were just following orders.”

He looked at Roman Dmitry again.

He bowed and begged.

“I heard you let people go if they surrender. Please give us a chance to fix our mistakes. If you let us live, we’ll give you everything the Memphis family owns.”

“You worm.”

“Yes…?”

He was confused.

He looked up and saw Roman Dmitry looking at him coldly.

“I only give chances to people who weren’t part of this. People who had to fight get a chance, but you ran to the secret room to save yourselves. I don’t like traitors. There’s a right time to betray someone.”

“P-Please, have mercy… Ack!”

Flash!

Blood splattered.

Roman Dmitry cut down the knight in front. The other knights grabbed their weapons and tried to fight back.

But it was useless.

Chris and Kevin quickly attacked and killed them before they could do anything.

It was over.

Only Duke Memphis was left. He backed away and saw the parchment.

“Ro, Roman Dmitry! I’ll make you a deal!”

He held up a dagger.

Suddenly, he tore the parchment to pieces.

He quickly destroyed what was inside so no one could check it. Then, he looked at Roman Dmitry and said,

“The paper warned about a danger to the world,” he said. “If you let me live, I will tell you everything I know. Roman Dmitry, this is serious. This danger is already here, and even you might not be able to stop it if you are not ready.”

His voice trembled.

He was trying anything to survive.

Raising his dagger, he prayed and prayed that Roman Dmitry would accept this offer.

But deep down, he already knew the answer.

Roman Dmitry was…

“I don’t need your help.”

…a man who never changed his mind.

A cold voice immediately pierced his ears.

“Tie up Marquis Memphis. He will be executed slowly and painfully in front of everyone, in the square, not here.”

Dark clouds rolled in.

As the cool breeze pushed away the salty smell of blood, the people of Kronos, who had been hiding in their homes, began to walk towards the square one by one.

The war was already over.

The soldiers had given up, and everyone knew it. Roman Dmitry said he would announce the end of the war to everyone in the square.

Kronos Square.

People were crowded.

In the square, people saw the leaders of Kronos, including Marquis Memphis, kneeling on the execution platform.

Now it was truly real. Kronos had lost.

It was a strange sight that he had never seen before, and soon Roman Dmitry appeared through the crowd and walked onto the execution platform.

Abruptly.

He stopped walking.

He looked down at the people.

Even with so many eyes on him, Roman Dmitry had a powerful presence that made everyone feel small.

“I am here to say that the war is finished,” Roman Dmitry announced. “The Kronos Empire has done terrible things. The greed of people like Emperor Alexandre has brought darkness to this land. All the riches and honor you had came from the suffering of people in other countries. I will change everything now. Kronos will never be the same again.”

It was a declaration.

It was an order, not a request.

People showed shaking eyes.

They knew life would be different now that they had lost, but change is never easy.

“The new country I will build will be based on clear laws. I will not punish you just for being from Kronos. Everyone will be equal under the law, even me. No one is above it. If I break the law, I will be punished just like anyone else, in front of everyone.”

He raised his voice.

As the changes began to happen, Roman Dmitry described this new world.

“If you want to live as you did before, leave now. I will not force anyone to live in the new world I am building here. But if you want to be part of my system, forget your past glories. If you do your job well, I will welcome you as my people.”

He was breathless.

No one objected.

Everyone knew they had to obey. They accepted Roman Dmitry as their new leader.

He…

He said he would not exclude them.

He said he would give them a chance to start over, instead of punishing them for the terrible things Kronos had done.

Losing always brings pain.

The powerful people who used to rule might not like this, but Roman Dmitry’s words gave hope to ordinary people, whose lives stayed the same no matter who was in charge.

That’s what people are.

They are neither good nor evil, but simply beings who live the lives given to them.

The stage was set.

Now it was time to finish things.

Roman Dmitry shouted.

“I will now begin the execution!”

The execution was carried out in silence.

There were no cheering people.

There were no sad people either.

As the people gathered in the square watched, those who were on the execution platform accepted their deaths with miserable faces.

Thud.

Roll roll.

On the floor, stained with blood, another head rolled.

He had been a loyal follower of Marquis Memphis, and now he was being executed for it.

The execution proceeded in order.

When one person was dragged out, he sobbed and met his death, and as soon as his head was blown off, another person was violently dragged out before the blood had even dried.

Thud.

Thud, thud, thud.

It was the sound of death.

The executioner had already killed several people, but he continued his role with a calm face.

The era of Kronos was coming to an end.

Kronos, once considered one of the two greatest powers alongside Valhalla, had been the strongest country on the continent. It was the land of Alexandre, who first discovered Aura.

People had believed Kronos would one day rule the entire continent. But now, it was ending in a way that felt small and meaningless compared to its great past.

One by one.

The number of people to be executed was decreasing.

Under the execution platform, the bodies that had lost their heads were being moved busily, and before he knew it, only Marquis Memphis was left.

He closed his eyes tightly.

He accepted death while waiting for his turn.

He regretted ending his life like this, but there was nothing he could choose.

It was then.

Roman Dmitry said.

“Marquis Memphis spoke directly with Alexandre and was in charge of the terrible things Kronos did. He will not die quickly. We will tie him to this platform so he can see his failure again and again, and slowly waste away here in front of everyone. This is my punishment for Marquis Memphis.”

“What is that!”

He raised his head abruptly.

This was not what he expected.

He was afraid of dying, but Roman Dmitry’s punishment was even worse than death.

“Just kill me! I am the person who ruled this country. Don’t humiliate me, and just blow my head off like the other guys!”

He shouted with anger.

Then.

Roman Dmitry looked down at him.

He squatted down and met Marquis Memphis’s eyes, then whispered in a quiet voice so that people could not hear.

“I have two reasons for not killing you now. First, I want to test your followers, even the ones who are not here today. If they try to rescue you while everyone is watching, I will find them and destroy them completely. But if they control their anger and do nothing, even though they could try to save you, they will be too afraid to challenge me later.”

It was intentional.

A publicly open space.

By making sure there were not many guards, he made it easy for anyone to try and reach Marquis Memphis if they wanted to.

“Second, I want people to have someone to blame for their anger. People are very angry at you. If the powerful people in this country had not been so greedy, the people of Kronos would not have lost their loved ones. If anyone breaks my laws and tries to hurt you, I will punish them severely to show everyone what I am like. But if you die here slowly, because of my punishment, not because someone else killed you…”

He smiled.

The smile looked like a devil to Marquis Memphis.

“This country will be completely under my control.”