Frieren: Dominating Aura From the Start

Asatransmigrator—andahigh-rankingdemonpersonallynamedbytheDemonKing—Agushedchosetosetoutonajourneytorecovertheemotionshehadlost,afterturningdownthepositionofoneofthe[SevenCalamities].Athousandyearsago,heoncetraveledbackandforthtothe“HeavenlyRealm”alongsidethemostpowerfulhumanarchmage,Flamme.Healsoclashedwiththe“CorruptSage”Guvalinafiercemagicalduel,eachtryingtoprovethesuperiorityoftheirmagicalphilosophies.Butnomatterwhathedid,hecouldneverrecovertheemotionsheoncehadasahuman.…Flamme:Agushed,IimagineyourlifefromnowonwillbelongerthanIcanpossiblyimagine…Agushed:Maybe.Flamme:Agushed,there’ssomethingIwanttotellyou.I’vefallenforsomeone.Agushed:Who?Flamme:Amanwho’scompletelyoblivioustoromance…Agushed:Whatdoesthatmean?50yearslater~Agushed:No…thatcan’tberight.Ademonwhocouldn’tcomprehendemotionsfinallyunderstoodwhat“love”meant—butbythen,shewasalreadygone.Athousandyearslater,ontheanniversaryofFlamme’sdeath,Agushedsatbeforehertombstone,quietlymourning.Andthat’swhenthe[SevenCalamities]-“BeheadedAura”cametofindhim—