The Devil Tears: Lord of the Night
Arc 1 Chapter 47: The Oath

...Rolf the White Hunter...

Rolf was only the son of a farmer who was in a village in the Holy Isenburg Empire. A day – days she just gardening and shepherding. He never had such high ambitions as being a knight. His life was so peaceful and ordinary, until he met a girl in a forest. Rolf was looking for firewood when he found a girl running from a boar. Rolf then saves her and starts to get close to the girl named Aliya. They were only 13 years old at the time and often talked about their dream –.

Aliya someday wants to become a servant in the Imperial Palace someday. As a small people, being a servant of a noble has been quite successful for them. However unlike the Imperial Palace's servants who had a certain influence, the Nobles even wanted one of their children to be able to enter as one of the Imperial Palace's servants.

Time passed and the two of them turned 15, Rolf and Aliya were watching a parade of holy knight victories after winning a battle against the demons terrorizing their area. Aliya says,”Will it be cool if Rolf becomes one of the ones in that line.“ Rolf then starts doing – practice exercises and becomes a Hunter to enter the Knight Academy in order to impress Aliya.

2 Years later Rolf has become an official knight and Aliya manages to become one of the noble servants. The two of them began to successfully tread the path of their dreams. A few years later, Rolf manages to become one of the Holy Knights of Goddess Juliana and is about to propose to Aliya to marry him however, On a night Rolf meets Aliya.

“Hiks...Hikss..Hiks... forgive me Rolf... Sorry ”.

In front of him was Aliya crying with her stomach already enlarged. Aliya recounts how she was forced to satisfy the lusts of the noble children she served. After the incident was discovered by his Master Aliya, the nobleman told Aliya to shut up and give money as compensation for her son's mistakes.

Hearing this, Rolf was very angry and wanted to go to the son of the Noble to make a calculation with him. But Aliya forbade him for fear that bad things would happen to Rolf. With a heavy heart Rolf held back his anger and tried to live peacefully with Aliya. They married and a few months later, Aliya's son was born.

“Congratulations, your son is a man who is very similar to his mother.”

The baby was the same blonde hair as Aliya, but had the same eyes as the noble boy who impregnated Aliya. Rolf holds the child and feels the emotions mixed between hate and the sight of some resemblance he has to Aliya.

“Rolf... Give the boy a name,” said Aliya limp.

Year after year, Rolf and his wife and son lived happily for 5 years. His son honors him as a famous knight who kills demons and dreams of following in his footsteps to become a great knight.

“Dad, someday I will become a greater knight than you!” said son. He did not know that the person in front of him was not his real father.

Seeing the enthusiasm of his son, Rolf smiled widely and his hatred for the incident began to fade. However, her happy life did not last so long. A warlock targets his family, kills Aliya and curses his son. Rolf is given the harsh reality of the risk of becoming a holy knight, his family becomes the target of the enemy – enemies to weaken him. When in the end of his life, Aliya said, “ Rolf, take care of our son. Promise me you will always do your best for him,” said Aliya, whose body is getting cold.

“I swear, by my honor as a knight. I'm Rolf will look after and always do our best for our son. To you Aliya.”

Rolf's body then released a light that indicated he had strengthened his Profound Codex.

“I was happy to meet you back then in the forest, Rolf.” Aliya closed her eyes and tears began to flow down her cheeks.

“I love you Rolf, take care of our son,” Aliya then breathed his last in Rolf's arms.

“Aliya... Aliya..” Rolf cried as the warmth began to dissipate from the body he had in his arms.

“I swear, to you Aliya.”

Rolf looked at his son and looked at his face.

“You have the same hair and nose as your mother,” muttered Rolf.

Rolf is determined to keep the only – memories left of Aliya even though it reminds him of the person he hates so much. Rolf begins to emerge from the Holy Knights and seeks a way to heal his unconscious son. For now, Rolf can only give his son Elixir to help keep his son alive. A Warlock's curse can only be unleashed by the one who gave him it, unless he is healed directly by the magic of a Saint. However, Saint Olivia, whose health is now deteriorating, rarely performs miracles. Rolf begins to despair at the price of Elixir, he will not continue to be able to make his son survive. Then came an offer he could not refuse.

‘I can heal your son if you want to do a contract with me.’

It was from then on that he began to become a Devil Cult. He started doing – tasks that he had hated for the sake of his son's recovery. Even he had to kill his fellow fellow fellows when he was in the holy knight.

One day, he fought with several Inqusitors and received some heavy injuries. He was rescued by a red-haired girl. The girl was named Liz and had the same dream as her son. Rolf then began to be his mentor in learning the techniques and philosophy of being a knight. Practicing with Liz began to arouse her nostalgia when she was training with her son. Liz and her son are the same age and have the same personality. Rolf sees the potential of Liz who can quickly master the technique – fighting techniques and he is sure of Liz who has a Blessing from Goddess Juliana. People who are Blessed by the Goddess will have a level of development that is far above the average – and will have a very complicated destiny. But Rolf is convinced, that Liz is able to get through all that.

The day the contract was fulfilled, he installed a magic formula to open the Conjunction gate in the middle of the City. Rolf sometimes thought about whether Aliya would forgive him for doing – things like this for their child's recovery. Rolf then started killing some patrolmen and he saw some knights approaching him. He was Wennel, one of his comrades in arms when in the Order of the Holy Knights.

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CLANGS! CLANGS! CLANGS! Rolf clashed the sword with the three holy knights.

“It looks like you became weaker when you broke your vows hah,” Wennel then tried to attack Rolf with his technique. Swosshhhh! However, Rolf could easily avoid it.

“Vino, Stapanul meu” Rolf used his magic and a smoke started to come out of his body and make their surroundings covered in thick white smoke.

Wennel then set up a spell to counter Rolf's magic.

“Aghhhhh!” the voice of his colleague screamed.

“Windblast” A blast of strong angina then appears and removes all the thick smoke emitted by Rolf.

Rolf then began to move and made a swift attack on Wennel. Rolf slams his neck but Wennel dodges. They both already know the fighting style of each – each.

“Windblow”

“Smoking Fire”

They both cast their magic –, but Wennel has the advantage because the magic element is the natural Counter of Rolf's magic.

CLANGS! CLANGS! The two of them clashed with swords looking for – each gap to give a crushing attack.

“Swipewind” Wennel did a quick slash using her wind element making Rolf a little late to react.

Splurtt!! Wennel's sword split Rolf's body but Rolf's body began to divorce – into a smoke.

‘Smoke Illusion!’ thought Wennel. He felt a murder on it. Rolf was ready to kill him.

“Upper Slash!” Rolf's after Wennel's neck.

“Windhowl!” Aghhhhh!!!! A strong wind came out from all over Wennel's body and made Rolf bounced onto a wall of buildings.

There were several incision wounds on some parts of Rolf's body due to Wennel's magic. Rolf then tried to wake up.

“ You use your Profound Codex,” said Rolf.

“Ya,” Wennel then approached her with a body surrounded by wind magic that blows.” Since you have broken your oath, you will not be able to defeat me,” Wennel said confidently.

Rolf then breathes in – deep. And remember his wife's face.

“For you Aliya…. White Death,” Rolf then activated his Profound Codex and a white smoke began to surround his body.

“How is possible! You have already broken your oath as a knight!,” Wennel was surprised to see Rolf still able to use his flagship technique.

“You still don't understand what it means to be a real knight Wennel,” Rolf said. ”Let's end this.”

Rolf's smoke then began to form several imitations of Rolf's body and made him number 10 bodies.

“That's just your illusion, I'll beat you and the truth always wins Rolf,” They then start fighting back.

Wennel began to be overwhelmed with some of Rolf's shadow. Unlike the ordinary Smoke that Wennel's magic could eliminate, Rolf's smoke this time was his Profound Codex and would not easily disappear.

“Windsaber” Wennel then began to coat his sword with his magic.

He then managed to slash some of the human Smoke formed by Rolf and reduce it to 5 smoke bodies.

“This is finally Rolf, Windfall!” Wennel performed a combo of his flagship and darted towards Rolf's 5 smoke bodies.

“Please, Wennel!”

Wennel began slashing Rolf's Smoke body and carried out a –-tube attack on Rolf's Original body.

“You won't be able to withstand my combo!” Wennel then broke through Rolf's defensive technique and slashed his sword into Rolf's body.

But his sword only slashed at a wisp of Smoke. He then felt a killing intent behind him and turned around. Rolf was ready with his technique and darted to Wennel.

“Side Cleave”

“Sackel”

They both slashed at each other and arrived –, Thuddd! Rolf's left hand was cut off and spewed out a lot of blood. He knelt down holding his left hand. Thudd!.

Wennel's body fell down and his head was cut off from his neck and blood began to rush to the ground.

“Haaa... Haa..” Rolf sighed in exhaustion.

‘I won’ thought Rolf.

However he sensed the existence of someone behind him and turned around. In front of him was seen a red-haired girl looking at him with experesi asked – ask.

“Why... Master?”