Son of the Hero King

In the distance, Zwei and Lilith faced each other in silence. They had ended up at this place after Sol randomly teleported them away here. Sword drawn in Lilith’s hand while a club loosely placed on the shoulder of Zwei, the two of them didn’t don any combat stance, neither did they even show any signs of resuming their battle.

They both understand that fighting anymore is useless. The situation was already settled. Zwei, however, did not let her guard down. She distinctively remembered how much Drei suffered after Lilith sliced his very soul through his avatar. Even though her projection worked in an entirely different principle, she was not willing to take any chances.

Not at this moment, at least.

“To think that out of all of the group, the two of us would be the one to become a demigod. It’s quite amusing don’t you think so?”

“… So, you truly became a demigod?”

“What can I say? I have always been a genius. I just lacked the opportunity. Though finding a good territory was a tedious task and took the most time.”

“… I see.”

From the way both of them conversed, one would have never guessed that they were mortal enemies. Yet all of their words were filled with utmost composure and a serene undertone, making it seem like they were two longtime buddies having a casual talk right now.

“You are far calmer than I expected you to be. The Lilith I remember would have been swinging her sword like a lunatic by now while swearing revenge for her beloved brother.” Zwei tilted her head in puzzlement, “But now, just look at you. All grown up and mature. I almost feel like you don’t hate me at all.”

“Oh, I wish for nothing more than to kill you. You do not need to worry about that fact.”

“My, is that so? It is a relief then; I would have been disappointed otherwise.”

Lilith tightened her grip at the nonchalance in Zwei’s voice, “You truly are a hateful woman. I should have cut you down back then.”

Zwei only gave her a cheeky smile in response, “You were too weak back then and you are still too weak now.”

The bloodlust hidden in their smile slowly intensified and the pressure they exerted on their surroundings reached a level where it was practically on the verge of materializing into tangible phenomena.

Lilith was not in a good state at the moment. Fighting Wukong had already exhausted her to no end, and then she even had to fight against Zwei directly after finishing her fight with Wukong, without even being able to rest. There was no chance for her to ignore her as Zwei would have interfered in the ritual otherwise.

She had already gone beyond her limit and was running on fumes right about now. Meanwhile, for all her power, the Zwei in front of her was only a projection. She couldn't give a deadly blow to Lilith and she even had to worry about what would happen next.

“Hum?” Zwei leaked out a defeated sigh when she felt a great aura vanishing as though it was a lie. “Lupus died.”

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There was not much emotion in her voice as she mentioned the death of one of their own. ]From the power Sol had shown since he appeared, it was clear that he was a monster on a completely different level. Still, “It’s a shame. Lupus could have become a reliable teammate. Sadly, it seems like he went against the wrong man. Should I say as expected of Mars’ son?”

“Sol reached his current level on his merit. This has nothing to do with Mars.”

“Oh…?” For the first time, Zwei seemed to have truly looked at Lilith seriously. Even now the face of the young and inexperienced Duke-ranked Lilith would flash in her mind. In the first place, the current Lilith looked very much like her past and younger self.

Still, if there was one great difference it would be the feeling of serenity the current Lilith was constantly emanating in all of her actions. Lilith of the past was like a starved restless child that wished nothing but to continuously search for a notion of acceptance, acting like she was chasing after Death itself.

But the most important thing was the unhealthy obsession the girl had for Mars in the past.

Now though, all of those negative factors that slowed Lilith down were no longer present.

“You have become dangerous now.”

Zwei’s smile grew larger. She was truly happy by this realization. Happy to see that her enemy had reached such a level in power.

“Our next combat will be truly legendary.”

It would be a fight to the death after all.

“Well, there is nothing much to say. My main self will sadly not be able to get the desired information. Even so, I am sure she will see your growth as a beautiful surprise.

“So, let me give you a taste first.”

She placed her club on her other shoulder with her other hand and crouched down on the ground. She would die. Even if Lilith did not kill her, there was no way for her to escape this place.

But Zwei did not care. She lived for battle, breathed for battle, and wished to die in the most epic battle there could ever be.

“Let’s go all out, hahaha!” She laughed as she launched herself at Lilith who also rushed at her with her sword drawn and ready for a clash. Truly what could be more exciting than a great fight and dying in a blaze of glory?

Truly it would be…

“I apologize but… could you guys please stop the drama already?” Out of nowhere, a clock manifested between her and Lilith, severely slowing her down.

This lasted for but an instant but in a fight between powerhouses at their level, a missed instant was the moment that decided life and death.

Swoosh~!

A clean line was drawn on her body as Lilith's sword slashed down, “Hah~”

“I believe scum should die like scum. Who gave you the right to die as a warrior?”

Steps reached her even as her vision dimmed. She recognized the voice, that of Mars’ son.

So, this is how it ends?

It was quite regrettable to die like this. But there was not much she could do now.

“Don’t worry. I may not feel much for those parents of mine, but it would be quite remiss of me to not make sure the one who betrayed them dies in the worst way possible, don't you think so? This will be a little punishment for you.”

She looked up with difficulty but all she could see from her position was a shadowy face and two bright eyes shining with a frigid light that seemed to be freezing her very soul.

There was no hatred, no desire for revenge. Only endless indifference, as if he was looking at an insect crawling on the ground.

Looking at those eyes, for the first time, Zwei felt an emotion different from the excitement she felt when she was about to fight.

It was…

“See you soon.” A finger approached her and finally landed on her forehead.

… Fear.

Zwei reached this realization as an unimaginable pain assaulted her whole existence. This was a pain that went beyond anything she had ever felt in her long, long life, attacking straight at her very soul.

She could hear someone screaming and it took her a few moments to understand that those screams came from none other than her.

A hand gently caressed her face, “Projection or not does not matter. Let’s see how long you last before your main body cuts the connection, alright?”

Those horrifying words were told with a gentle tone and a brightly smiling countenance. That look was all it took for Zwei to understand that she was about to face even greater pain.

… This was the first time Zwei wished her prediction might be wrong.