Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest

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As David confronted his stepfather's monstrous, demonic form, memories of that time, of a few hours ago, when he revealed to his mother the truth, and the plan they were going to carry out, where she would have to be moved away to safety.

"T-This can't be… Y-You're joking, right David?"

David's mother, a beautiful blonde woman with blue eyes, just like his own, couldn't believe his words when he first told her. She was in her early forties already, yet even then she looked as young as her late twenties. Sometimes, they would confuse her and believe she was David's big sister.

"I'm not joking mother…"

David had gripped his fists tightly when he told her the truth.

"It has been revealed, there's proof, and within him… There's a Demonic Soul."

"N-No… No… Why… He would never do that! Herbell… He's… he's your father you know?! He wouldn't…!"

"I'm sorry…"

"No, no, no! S-Stop joking around David! Stop it! Please! Please say this is a joke!"

"It's not a joke!"

As David screamed back at his mother, there was silence in the room.

Her mother looked at him, at the verge of tears, still denying it.

"He said he loved me… this morning… He kissed me and… And he ate the breakfast I made for him…" she sat down over her bed, as tears fell from her eyes. "H-How could he ever do any of that? Stop… stop it! Stop talking bad about him…"

"You think I'm happy about this?" David asked. "I'm also just like you! I-I don't even know what to do anymore! This is… this is simply too much. There's proof everywhere the more we researched… He's the second in command of their cult, he has a demon inside of him… he betrayed the Kingdom, mother."

"T-That's…! No…!" David's mother glanced at the documents, and even the photos of her husband taken by Players that were then given to the Kingdom of Herbellstein dealing with cultists.

"And there's a witness to that as well, Tomas," David sighed. "A young man that we rescued from the Demonic Tower, he said that Herbellstein… that stepfather was indeed part of their cult, a monstrous ally he said. Someone merciless…"

"N-No…" David's mother cried, hugging her son. "I don't want to hear about this anymore! Stop it, David! Stop it…! Aaahh…!"

She covered David's shoulders with her tears, hugging her son tightly, as David patted her head, and cried as well.

"I'm sorry… mom…"

David's eyes gazed at the demon his stepfather had become, of the monster born from his ego, the ego he was never able to let go of.

The monster he turned himself into because he couldn't accept his deteriorating age, his strength fading away, and his position being inherited to new generations.

The ego of always wanting to be at the center of everything, to never let go of his achievements and of what he had become, to move on, to live a more…

Simpler life.

"STOP CRYING, DAVID!" Herbellstein roared furiously. "AND YOU CALL YOURSELF THE NEW KNIGHT CAPTAIN?!"

His stepfather roared furiously, his claws encompassed on demonic flames as he pushed David back constantly, the young paladin was unable to keep up with his immense power.

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

"Unnggh…!"

CRAAASH!

Until Herbellstein's blazing claws hit him all at once, pushing him back, and shattering his sword.

David's eyes widened, as he fell to the ground, rolling over the blazing floor.

His sword was shattered, the lower half was barely what remained.

"My Sword…"

His father stepped towards him slowly, glaring at him with indignation.

"SEE?! THIS IS WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE UP MY POSITION! BECAUSE YOU SIMPLY NEVER GROW UP, DAVID! YOU'RE ALWAYS LIKE A CHILD!"

"What?"

"YOU'RE ALWAYS CRYING! YOU'RE ALWAYS COMPLAINING! AND YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR AND THE WEAK, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE ARE WEAKNESSES? TO CARE ABOUT THE BAGGAGE, ABOUT THE WEAKLINGS… IN THIS CHANGING WORLD?!"

"Those are all… values you taught me, stepfather."

"…NGH?!"

Herbellstein suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head, as he heard those words, and realized that he indeed had taught David all these things.

"THAT'S…!"

He saw David slowly stand up, holding his broken sword, as his Aura surged from the blade, creating a sword made of yellow and white light instead.

"So you've even forgotten who you are anymore…" David muttered. "The Demonic Domain is gone… And yet you're still like this, so you're not brainwashed then?"

"BRAINWASH? I TOLD YOU I WASN'T BRAINWASH! FOOL…! I'VE GROWN TIRED OF YOU ALREADY, DAVID! BEGONE!"

With a furious, animalistic scream, Herbellstein charged towards David, his immense body towering above the Paladin.

"C-CAPTAIN DAVID!"

David heard the scream of one of his disciples from afar, noticing a girl with pink hair crying from afar, looking at the fight on top of a building.

"Patricia…?"

David noticed she was there, alongside the rest of the team, they looked terrified by the battle, a battle they knew they couldn't join.

"DIE, MY PATHETIC SON!"

Herbellstein's claws rushed down towards David.

"CAPTAIN!"

"NOOO!"

"FIGHT BACK!"

"PLEASE!"

His disciples screaming at him from afar, unable to do anything.

David felt like time itself was going slowly.

The courage that he had slowly lost, the bravery that was shattered by his father's monstrous form.

It was slowly coming back as he saw those that still cared for him.

When he saw those he loved, and those he had to take care of…

Even as the Kingdom was now being destroyed…

As long as its people remained.

They could rebuild it one day.

"People aren't born for a Kingdom, stepfather."

CLAAASH!

His light sword clashed against his stepfather's claws, as the two began to struggle against one another's strength, David being slowly pushed back.

"WHAT?!"

"It's the people… that make the Kingdom…!" David muttered, his eyes glowing bright gold. "As long as they remain… We will rebuild our home!"

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

"UNGH?!"

Herbellstein gasped in disbelief as he saw his claws being sliced apart one after another, falling into the ground as blood splattered everywhere.

"You became what you are… because you lost hope on yourself… And ultimately, you forfeited everything else. The Queen? Your age? Your position being taken away? It's all excuses… It's because you began to doubt yourself that all of this happened, and because you stopped… trusting our people. A crisis?! We'll get through it! A problem? We'll solve it together!"

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

"UARGH…! W-WHERE IS THAT POWER COMING FROM?!"

Herbellstein was shocked as David kept pushing him back, covering him with slicing blows, glowing with bright holy light.

"This is the power of the people… you forfeited. This is the strength of those you called weak and pathetic!"

David rushed forward, kicking his father's face and pushing him down!

CLAAASH!

"NNNGGH…?!"

Herbellstein gasped, as he saw David's hands manifesting chains made of light, which had wrapped around his legs and arms, weakening and sealing his demonic powers.

"I-IMPOSSIBLE…!"

"This is the Spell one of such people taught me, the Players you hated…" David said. "There might be a few rotten apples… But there's also a lot of amazing and great people out there. Without them, this Kingdom wouldn't had gotten this far, father."

"DAVID! YOU'RE TRULY TRUSTING OUR KINGDOM TO THEM?! YOU'VE GONE INSANE!"

"Someone has to give… the first step. Or else, we will be unable to create a new future together."

David's blade went down, piercing his father's chest, deeper, and deeper.

"UUUAAAAGGHH! DAVID! Y-YOU BASTARDDDDDD!"

Until the Sword reached his stepfather's demonic heart, and pierced it, filling it with holy light.

"Goodbye…"

David cried as he saw his father's demonic screams.

He was no longer there…

"I'm… sorry…"

BOOOMMM!!!

His father was consumed by the holy light, as his body exploded from the inside out, turning into ashes instantly.

The shockwave was so strong David was pushed away, rolling over the ground.

"Ugh…"

He still kept crying, a trait unbefitting of his age and title, that his father mocked.

And yet… it was still what made him who he was.

"Captain!"

"Are you okay?!"

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"Please drink it…!"

"Please…!"

All of his disciples ran towards him, grabbing him and holding him well, without letting him fall unconscious, as it could mean his death.

David smiled lightly, feeling blessed to have such hardworking students.

As he saw the ashes of his father fall from the sky. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

He noticed a small speck of light.

It didn't take a shape, nor speak a word.

But that speck of light…

It flew into the skies and disappeared.

"I hope you can find peace… Father…"

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