The Twelve Heroes

Walking through the gates of the demon realm, I couldn't help but feel that everything was a little strange, but at the same time, the people were kind. Instead of pointed ears or tails like other races, they all had horns on their heads. I observed that each race had their own physical form, which made them unique compared to the others.

As I was walking, some guards stopped me and informed me that the queen wanted to see me. Confused, I tried to explain to them that I was just a traveler looking to learn about magic.

- Iwatani: Guards, but I have not done anything wrong in the city, I am just a traveler who is exploring the world in search of learning about magic.

- Guard: What do I care about what you're investigating? Only the queen of this country calls you. Are you telling me that you don't care what she has to say to you? You're disrespecting him! If so, then our two races will go to war. You're sure?

I felt I had to act quickly to avoid a silly war between humans and demons.

- Iwatani: Calm down, calm down. I'll go, okay?

The guards led me to the castle, an imposing building guarded by soldiers. He knew that this city had one of the strongest armies.

Upon reaching the throne room, I knelt before the queen, whose beauty took my breath away. She looked me up and down, and that only added to my nerves.

- Queen: I introduce myself, human. My name is Yumi Aoyama. I know you're confused, right? I'll explain why you're here. Pay attention, human, this will be a little confusing.

He could barely speak; My legs were shaking and my heart was pounding.

- Queen: I need you to find a man for me. I must marry to give birth to the next ruler of this kingdom. He can't be the same race as me, so I need your help.

- Iwatani: Eeeee, queen, why are you saying this to me?

- Queen: Because it will be... of course, because you have traveled around the world for a year. I need your help.

My thoughts were racing. Was it possible that he needed to explore the world just to find a partner? So why not ask him to be my partner? I think that joke would work out well. So I told her to marry me and she didn't even think twice; he just accepted it. That was a surprise to me.

[17 years later]

After 17 years, I had my first child with Yumi. I realized that Kairo, our son, possessed incredible magical power from the vitae gem; It was like he was one of those gems. Thanks to his DNA, I was able to create clones of him.

[8 years later]

Now, at 45 years old, my body was beginning to show signs of aging. While my son Kairo was just beginning his life, he had just turned nine years old. I laughed knowing that demons live a long time. My wife, still beautiful, told me that she had thousands of years to live.

Everything changed when the gods attacked our kingdom on a rainy night. In the middle of the attack, I was wounded with a spear that pierced my entire stomach. I could barely walk; I desperately searched for my wife and son, but my wife was already dead.

Heartbroken, I took Kairo to a cave where I had experimented with his blood, with which I created eleven heroes. I asked him to enter a capsule, knowing that it could erase all his memories, but it was the only way to save him.

When I left the cave, I walked towards the demon realm again. When I arrived, there were ten gods at the entrance waiting for me. He didn't have that much strength; When I blinked, just once, my head had already been cut off and my end had come.