Chapter Two – On the Road of Wailing and Sorrow, I Became the King of Hell
Shura awoke in the dense forest, fog curling around his feet, trees whispering tales of death in silence.
His heart beat slowly—but it beat—an unbearable mixture of anger and sorrow.
His human half struggled to comprehend what had happened, while the other half, the Serpent Entity, smiled mockingly, feeding on pain, drinking it in.
He began walking along the dirt path; each step shook the ground beneath him, and every whisper of the wind sounded like the cries of dead souls.
In his hand, a worn piece of paper, with Yuki's words scrawled in shaky handwriting:
"I'm sorry, Shura… please, free me."
His blood boiled—a mix of rage, grief, and betrayal.
The Serpent within him whispered: "Now the game begins… show no mercy."
Approaching the first village, the air thickened, heavy with fear and blood.
The villagers sensed a terror beyond words, as if their very souls knew what was coming.
A hiss echoed in the distance, a sound that pierced bones, reverberating in every corner.
Shura raised his hand, and the Bone Blades soared like deadly serpents, cutting through everything in their path.
No mercy, no escape—the silence of death engulfed the place.
"More souls… for more power," Shura whispered, and the ultimate entity savored the blood of everyone who fell by his hand.
Every scream, every broken heart, fed his strength.
The blood became his river, the pain his bridge, and the darkness wrapped around him as if it were part of his body.
From a high hill, he gazed toward the remaining five kingdoms, his mind plotting, his heart igniting.
Each step toward them brought him closer to absolute domination.
"I have marked the locations of the five kingdoms… now the march toward the first kingdom begins."
The night fell silent in reverence, the darkness bowed, and the entire forest witnessed the transformation of a man into the King of Hell, half human, half Serpent Entity.
A force without mercy, a pain without end.