The Life to Live by Lanna

Although the distance between the two was considerable, Kay could see the Dark King's gaze on him. The battlefield was in a state of chaos, Kay who was exhausted after using too much of his fire power could not move from her place.

Her crimson eyes could see Enzo the hero who was at the forefront of the battlefield, starting to force the opposing troops to retreat backwards. The kingdom's greatest wizards, even the Crown Prince who had just officially ascended the throne a week ago were protecting Enzo on his left and right sides.

Amidst Kay's dwindling consciousness, the forty-five year old man could see the victory that his kingdom was about to gain.

"Here, it will be coming soon."

That thought flashed through his mind as he watched Enzo fight fiercely with the King of Darkness who had been staring at him until a few seconds ago. The voices of soldiers shouting anxiously could be heard all around the battlefield.

The fierce and decisive battle lasted for a long time, when Enzo finally succeeded in making the King of Darkness lie down helplessly with serious injury on his body, the happy cheers of the soldiers grew louder.

Enzo's black sword with an aura as bright as sunlight was targeted right at the heart of the King of Darkness. He only needed to hit the King of Darkness right in the heart to kill him.

Kay's heart was pounding as he watched the historic moment with his own eyes. until he realised something strange was happening.

In a matter of fractions of a second, the surrounding atmosphere turned silent. Kay's head was filled with confusion, as the hero Enzo, who was supposed to stab the heart of the King of Darkness with his aura sword ran anxiously towards him.

Kay's couldn't understand what was going on, until he realised hundreds of black arrows were heading towards him. Literally all of them were pointed at him.

"Looks like I'm going to die now."

The thought crossed his mind just like that. Although Kay knew he too would die from the serious wounds he received, Kay only felt a little disappointed when he could not see the Hero kill the King of Darkness with his own eyes.

Kay's closed his eyes in resignation, even so he could still smile at the thought of peace returning to the Eartland Kingdom and finally the Hero who had suffered the most in this twenty-one year war could have the peaceful life he had dreamed of.

"Y..., you, how can you smile so peacefully like that! Ev, even when death is coming at you right in front of your eyes like this?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang out, the words spoken in a broken voice strangely filled with anger. Kay who had been prepared for his death opened his eyes slowly.

The red eyes he had trembled were filled with confusion. The world around him seemed to have stopped for Kay. The battlefield full of corpses seemed to disappear, replaced by a white room. Kay's red eyes only caught the figure of the hero who used his body as a shield to protect him.

Hundreds of arrows that were previously aimed at him were now piercing Enzo's bare back. Fresh blood continued to come out of his body relentlessly. Confusion filled his mind.

'Why? Why did you sacrifice yourself to save me?"

The question was blurted out without him being able to prevent it, Enzo just smiled at the question.

The hero who was supposed to kill the King of darkness ran like a fool to protect him. Kay couldn't find any sensible reason for Enzo's stupid actions.

Are you crazy, have you lost your sanity, did the long war finally make the nerves in your brain shift.

All kinds of swearing and cursing were stuck in his mind without being able to come out of his mouth. But Enzo could read it all from the look on Kay's face.

Enzo laughed in futility, Kay just silently watched the hero who was about to die right in front of him laughing like a fool now.

"It's worth it to repay my kind benefactor."

Kay couldn't understand what Enzo was saying to him. Even until the very last moment, Kay could only stay where he was, watching in silence as the Hero headed towards his death.

Enzo's lifeless body lay helplessly right under Kay's feet. Kay's consciousness returned at that moment. The battlefield was heating up again, the kingdom that was previously on the brink of victory was now only backed into a corner.

Kay watched as one by one the corpses of the soldiers lay on the ground. Until finally everyone who was on the same side died before his eyes.

Kay, who was on the verge of death, saw the kingdom's greatest mage finally die and the King who eventually died the same way.

Kay coughed up blood, he realised that in just a few more seconds before he would die. Kay laughed in vain as he remembered Enzo who foolishly sacrificed his life to save his dying self from the Dark King's attack.

Again the Dark King and himself made eye contact before Kay completely lost consciousness.

"Is this the end?"

"After a long war that lasted twenty-seven years. We didn't even get anything."

"The foolish hero who kept fighting during a war that lasted over two decades couldn't even realise his dream."

"It all ended in vain."

"If Gods really exist, do you just stand by and watch humanity be destroyed like this?"

Question after question echoed in Kay's head until death came to him.

Kay had a small hope before he died. If time could be repeated, if Gods really existed. Kay hoped they would give him a second chance to change a future filled with that horror.

If such a thing happened Kay would do everything possible to stop the war and make the foolish dream of the hero who would rather save his life than kill the Dark King come true.