Those words co from sowhere deep within my soul. I don't understand how I know this creature, but I do. This isn't our first ti eting. But how...?
"It seems you don't rember very well..." The creature steps forward.
"I don't bla you. After all, nobody else would have survived what you did..." What is it talking about? What did I survive?
"What do you want from ?" I back away, step by step. When I look down, I see I'm wearing a black dress—long, with a few strips of white fabric sewn into the middle of the skirt, as if soone added them without knowing anything about style... but that's not important right now. How do I get out of this situation alive?!
"?" The creature snorts, thick mist curling from its nostrils.
"I don't want much. I simply want you to rember who you are. Death Eater... you are the one who killed . Rember that day..." Suddenly, its eyes begin to shine with an ethereal light, locking onto mine. That light floods into my body, invading my mind.
Silence.
Darkness.
Then, as if an old TV flickers to life before , I see a vision, or at least, I think it's a vision. There stands a woman in a brilliant black ball gown adorned with golden patterns. She holds a black and gold scythe in her hands and moves like a phantom through the air. I swear I've seen that woman sowhere before...
She dodges an attack from a massive beast. Wait, that creature looks exactly like the one standing in front of , only less intelligent. The monster slams into a tree, uprooting it in the process, and then several black crescent moon blades whip through the air, wounding the beast and making it squeal.
But it doesn't end there. That woman... Her movents are awkward, but she's smiling, she's actually having fun, and as she becos a phantom once again, blood splashes everywhere, claiming the beast's head.
"She's amazing... I could never do the sa..." I think aloud, yet the woman doesn't notice behind the tree. Maybe I should go say hello? Wait, is she alright? Why did she puke? And what is that black orb that ca out of the beast? It looks like a soul...
"No, don't put that in your mouth!" I try to scream, but she doesn't hear . I can't move, I can only watch. And then it hits ... The woman in black, the voices that told I killed them, that I ate them—they were talking about . I am that woman. Is that why I can see this monster now? So it's been with all this ti... Hahaha... Hysteria bubbles up.
What a joke... what a fate... It all ca back to haunt . How many did I kill? I hear millions in my ear... am I a demon? Or a pure devil? No... They called Death Eater. Yes...
"I am the Death Eater..." The words echo from my mouth as if ten thousand voices say it at once. The mont I speak, the vision warps and twists, and a splitting headache hits right in the temples, forcing to my knees.
mories begin to flood in, so many, so different, but each life I took, every mont, now haunts , reminding of how I stole their lives for my own pleasure. Little by little, I relive those mories, each one holding in place for what feels like eternity... But after a long ti, it's finally done. I rember it all.
"I'm sorry... but it seems I, Lee Gaon, have carried you all inside without ever saying thank you. So allow to kill the one who created , and then... I will atone for my sins, for all eternity of suffering."
I feel myself being pulled once again, and this ti, I return to the darkness I awakened from. But now, I know who I am, the ultimate being, the weapon that can destroy the universe itself. With souls as my energy, I will reforge this world.
Pain twists through my body, but I finally force my eyes open. What I see is a boundless void surrounding , emptiness stretching for at least ten million square kiloters...
"You tried your best to kill , Kaelthira. But I'm back. And not only that, you finally gave the gift I needed to kill the one who calls himself the Creator."
I summon my scythe, and this ti, it's not only pitch black. No... Souls of the ones I killed are creeping out of it, swirling like spectral mist, trying to break free, yet also empowering with an energy I can't even describe...
"I'm going ho, Seong-hoon... I'm sorry it took so long..."
I slice my scythe through the void, and a massive rift appears. I've created a portal between worlds, sothing only the Creator could do before. But now... I'm ready to face him.
I step through the portal, and the red, lonely land welcos . A group of demons is camped in the distance, all circling the periter and making a ruckus, as if fighting among themselves.
"How did you allow that, brother Seong-hoon? How could you let Gaon sacrifice herself?!" I hear Eun-woo's voice in the distance.
"I..." Seong-hoon is there, too, but he looks utterly lifeless. His eyes are hollow, and his body limp.
"Such idiots..." I say aloud, and my voice instantly catches the attention of the entire crowd. Their faces drop in disbelief.
"Demon Empress?!" the entire group shouts in disbelief. Many begin to rush toward as if they've seen a loved one after years of separation. And the one who runs the fastest is Malrang, haha, that cute little fox... I love her dearly. I let out a happy giggle.
I'm ho... and this ti, I won't let anyone touch it. Those who dare will face the wrath of the Death Eater. It's ti I embrace my true nature...
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