Demon King
Chapter 175 Epilog~

It's a thing of the past. Reacquiring the name of Baal was not enough; only after obtaining the title of demon could I recall the distant past.

When the name of Destiny is only a goblin who lives underground. When the name Amimon was the greatest tyrant there, before Lucifer, the morning star, fell underground. There was no one underground with the title of king. The only way for me to recognize Heaven is the black moon that fills the night sky. I didn't even realize it was part of Heaven at the time; I just looked at it and continued.

[Stands on top. Eat everything.]

The words that the black moon spoke to the fragile goblins sounded extremely futile. At first, I laughed at him, and then at myself.

[Allow no one above you. Trampling everything.]

The weakest one underground, leading a troubled life that could end at any moment. Why was I born a goblin? Why am I so boring and small? Why can't I stand up with confidence? Why can't I do anything but run away from death? If I was destined to be born the weakest, why should I be aware of my suffering? Why why why why why.

[Eating everything. Take all.]

The black moon, which spewed out endless and constant desires, made me even more angry. That's bullshit; the enemy is too dangerous. If I can eat anything, I want to eat it more than anything else. What makes me, what annoys me, what holds me back and shakes me. I wanted to scream, but I was afraid of other monsters, so I just shouted inside.

Day, year. Anger over the moon guided me. Over the years, the goblin learned to hide, ambush, and use iron. It evolved very slowly into a Goblin Fighter. Then a Goblin Warrior, a Goblin Knight, a Goblin King, and then an underground Bugbear filled with high-level entities. It was hard to find those weaker than me, so I had no choice but to burn with the overflowing anger in my heart calmly.

[It was eaten.]

Maybe when I became the scourge fighter I saw that notice. Rarely would a weak being like me be born underground and even rarer to survive. From beginning to end, my life was a struggle. Enough work to evoke skills. I don't know what Predation is, but it's definitely one of the skills I've heard of. I will use everything I can to survive. Thinking about it, I rested behind a rock, as usual.

[You have the right to devour everything.]

[Strong. To reach the day when you are free to devour everything.]

[You have obtained the qualifications of a Demon King.]

I stopped dying. The notification window told me to eat even the black moon above me.

“Good.” I muttered out loud, maybe for the first time.

“I'll eat everything.” A smile on my lips. It was then that I became aware of my own nature. I am a fool who craves everything, who wants to eat beyond his means. It was my beginning of Baal, Satan, and Destiny.

I opened my eyes. I was alone in a clean white room. Perhaps it was that sacred space, no longer the world now that I devoured everything. It's strange to call me Satan now or say I even have flesh. I believe I exist, however, although there is no physical form to prove it.

There is no air. I reached out and created air in the space around me. I was a little surprised at myself, who naturally made such a thing happen, but I was convinced.

“It's delicious.” I remembered the taste of Heaven, the unsurpassed delicacy of Lucifer. What can I say? It was a taste that did not exist in the world, could not be bound by the five senses. I was disappointed that my food ran out quickly. I can't enjoy that taste anymore.

[The world is held for a while by your power. Escape quickly before you crumble with her.]

A familiar notification window appears. Seeing that, I remembered the past. Far beyond my days as a goblin. The wise demon has told me the truth of his status. It is an all-world record that has been with us since the beginning and has no special desire.

“It's a record. It can't be that simple, can it? ” No answer, but I'm sure. This notification window and status has taken me so far. If there is an entity that should be called God, it is by no means a heavenly thing. It's a system.

“Do you think this will happen because I am an underground goblin? Please tell me a little. ”

[Now, this world is about to collapse. If you don't escape quickly, you'll die.]

Did it not have the intention to reveal itself even after coming this far? I sighed and opened the gate as the notification repeated. It was the gate that led to where everyone was waiting.

I don't have anything else to eat. Before I entered through the gate, a notification window appeared in front of me.

[Search!]

[You've managed to eat everything that's holding you back, but it's not over. There's still something above you.]

[Invention Record 0/1]

I laugh. Maybe this was their real purpose all along.

“No, you eat it.” I threw myself through the gate. A short notification window appeared in front of me, making me laugh.

[Dirt.]

“Destiny!”

“Destiny!’ As soon as I landed underground, I was piled up. I picked it up, patted it.

“I'm worried!”

“I hate you enough to kill you, stupid!” It was Mireina and Lilith. There was more waiting behind them, but they were pushed out of the race. Everyone was prepared to hit me like the two did.

I know his victory is assured.

Satan cannot be defeated. Belphegor and Amimon sighed, having the same thoughts. I laughed, relief was evident on my face.

“It's over. No one can judge us. I am free now. ”

Fate takes another step.

“It's definitely that.”

[Satan really did.]

[He's somehow alive.].

As if they were waiting for my words, they began to rejoice. Monsters and demons cheered that they had survived. The news that the king had re-spread through the underground quickly and the party atmosphere spread throughout my territory. I'm glad that this is all possible.

“How likely is another such thing to appear?” Amimon asked me. He understood heaven well, being the one who stood at the top in the distant past.

“There's a possibility, but I'll have you eat it.”

“Keren!” Mireina was filled with pure admiration, but Lilith stared at the sky with attention on her face.

“Is it really okay like this, Fate?”

“I don't know. I just do what I want. ” What I swore in the past has finally arrived. I do what I want to do, not out of a desire to protect my loved ones or to survive. I will bear the consequences myself. I have no regrets; I have achieved my life goals.

“Come have a child, Fate.” Lilith calmed down and hit me with it. I could feel a deadly stream of air starting to flow around me.

“I will not forgive that!”

“I don't need permission from you, peri.” Mireina and Lilith raised their mana and faced each other. The sight was enough for me to realize that the underground had become peaceful again.

“Brothers.” Not entirely.

“You have a story to tell, right?” A cold sweat drenched me as I looked at my sister's dazzling smile. My sister, who has gone through all these hardships with me and became an adult.

“What are you going to tell me about the name Baal, brother.” I smiled warmly in response to her cold smile and opened my mouth.

Now, there's nothing to hide. I started out as a goblin and ended up devouring the heavens. I am a greedy master who eats everything above me.

Baal, the swordsman, Satan, the underground king, and the demon king.

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