Unwillingness was the main reason Alfiya and Chardo agreed to eradicate absolute evil Erebus. Falna had created so many powerful people, yet it had not allowed even one person from a thousand years ago, who had no Falna, to... In truth, the Zeus Familia and Hera Familia had begun planning against the Black Dragon when they first descended to the Lower World a thousand years ago.
Unfortunately, even the combined strength of the two Familias had been unable to slay the Black Dragon. They had been utterly defeated in a single battle. If the Empress and the Hero had not bought them time, Alfiya and Chardo might not have returned alive. Naturally, they had not returned because they feared death, but because there were still many matters they had not arranged beforehand.
The Black Dragon's strength had far exceeded the expectations of the Hera Familia and Zeus Familia. It would have been simple enough for all of them to die in battle, but if the Black Dragon broke free, the entire Lower World would suffer. Zeus and Hera later reinforced the seal in an emergency, preventing the Black Dragon from escaping Dragon Valley. Afterward, Alfiya and Chardo guarded Dragon Valley for another eight years. Only now, when their bodies could no longer endure for much longer, had they come to participate in the final plan.
What made Alfiya unwilling, aside from the Black Dragon's power, was the state of her body. If her body had been completely healthy, then even if the Black Dragon had been stronger than expected, victory would not have been impossible. Alfiya was now twenty-four. Eight years ago, when they had gone to slay the Black Dragon, she had only been sixteen. A sixteen-year-old Level 7 with power comparable to Level 9—what kind of talent was