When I heard what Yasser said, I was truly shocked.
"Isn't there an alliance between demons and humans? Where is King Jabir?"
Old Yasser looked at me and said in a low, sad voice,
"(He was killed in a battle with the Demon King)."
My mind is about to explode! Why did the Demon King break the alliance? I don't understand anything.
But what matters now is not this.
I looked at Yasser, and for the first time in my life, I felt nervous.
"Where is my mother? My father?"
"(Your father is a hero. He continued fighting the demons for a long time until we were able to escape, but unfortunately...)"
He fell silent.
I looked at him with a harsh gaze.
"Did he die?"
"(No, we saved him in the last moments, but he is about to die. He only has a little time left before his life ends)."
I was shocked by these words.
"Where is he now?"
Old Yasser looked at one of the standing men and told him to guide me to my father's location. Before I left with the man, old Yasser said to me,
"(There was a hybrid girl who came to your father and asked him about your mother. She left here angry. I don't know who she is)."
I was walking with the man, thinking about the girl who came to my father.
Who is that girl?
And what is her relationship with my father and mother?
I felt like I was in a small village underground.
There were many villagers I knew, their faces filled with misery and fear.
There was no life left in their eyes; death was the master of the situation.
I really don't know what happened in the past period.
The man who was guiding me told me that the mana energy had completely drained from my father's body, and he was no longer able to speak or move.
He was paralyzed and could die at any moment.
I was listening to this, feeling sad. Yes, I am a monster, but this man was my father, so I felt deep sorrow for what I heard.
I decided to destroy whoever did this to him, even if he were a king in heaven.
When I arrived in front of the room where my father was, the man left me and went away.
I entered the room, and when I did, I was shocked by the scene.
My father was a handsome, strong man.
But in front of me was a man with a broken leg and a severed hand, long hair, torn clothes, closed eyes, and a pale face.
I approached him and sat next to his bed. I tried to hold back my tears.
I hadn't cried about anything since I was a child in my previous world, but this man wanted to give me everything in the world. He protected me from everyone, even if it meant losing his name or power. He didn't care about anything but me.
I felt like my heart was about to shatter from what I saw in front of me.
I swore to myself a thousand times that I would make whoever did this regret it deeply. I would make him suffer in the worst way possible, wishing for death but not reaching it. I would torture him a thousand times.
"Father."
I said it in a faint, weak voice.
He opened his closed eyes and looked at me. His tears started to fall. He tried to speak but couldn't. He tried to stand but couldn't. So I approached him and hugged him as he used to do with me. I hugged him for a long time.
Because of my sword, I learned to give and absorb energy.
So I put all the mana energy I could into his body, all I could. It doesn't matter if my energy is depleted, I don't care about that. Until he finally started speaking, his voice trembling, unable to speak clearly.
"E...Enough. S...Son."
"I will kill them for you, father. I will make them die in the most horrible ways."
"Son, I missed you. Where have you been? Your mother was about to die from worry because of you. She waited for you for so long. Everyone was saying that you died in the forest, but she didn't believe it."
He said that, and his tears started to fall heavily.
So I asked hesitantly,
"Where is my mother, father?"
His tears filled the place, and his voice was even more trembling.
"I couldn't protect her."
"Did she die?"
His body began to shake violently with anger.
"No, she didn't die. I held her hand, but he cut off my hand and took her with him."
"Who did this?"
"The Demon King Malum."
"Why does the Demon King want my mother?"
My father's voice began to weaken even more.
"I don't know, son, but before the Demon King attacked the humans and came to our village, your mother told me to tell you, when you return, to go to the Star Academy in Sky City on the border of the human continent. There you will know everything about her and understand everything."
He said this, and his body started shaking again.
"Father, what is the secret my mother wants me to know?"
His voice became completely unclear.
"I don't know, but there was always something mysterious about your mother. Something I never knew before, but I didn't care because she was a good woman. I truly loved her."
He said that, and then he felt severe pain in his body. I had nothing I could do. Then he continued,
"Son, before I die, there is a wish I want you to fulfill for me. This is my last wish."
"You won't die, father, and ask for whatever you want. I swear by my soul that I will fulfill everything you ask of me."
I said this at the peak of my emotions and honesty. I couldn't believe it. What are all these damn feelings? What is all this pain that will kill my chest?
"I want you to have friends, protect them, love them, and be loyal to them. The only thing I believe in is friendship, and my only wish is to see my only son have friends. I will be happy with that alone."
He said that with a sharp look. But I never had friends before, and I can't refuse my father's last request.
So I told him,
"Okay, father, as you wish. As you wish."
When I said that, he looked at me, tears falling from his eyes, and said in a calm voice,
"(Save your mother)."
And he died. I couldn't control myself. I screamed at the top of my lungs,
"I will make the Demon King kneel before me and beg for mercy! I will torture him for you and make him regret what he did to you with the deepest regret!"
I was sad. This was the first time I felt all this pain. In front of me was my father's lifeless body.
But why do I feel all this pain when I'm used to death and blood? What is this curse called feelings?
I left the room to old Yasser.
I asked him why the Demon King attacked the humans.
"(I don't know, son, but all he did was destroy many cities and head towards our village. No one knows why he did this.
And after he destroyed our village, he and his army withdrew from human lands after killing King Jabir in a great battle that lasted for three days.)"
I looked at old Yasser and asked him,
"How do I get to Sky City?"