Chapter Summaries

Rhode and Serie returned to Ayr as Norn’s health worsened and the kingdom grew anxious over his absence. Lisha brought them to Norn, whose spirits revived when he recognized his old companions.

• Rhode and Serie heard townspeople worry that Norn had not appeared for several days as they traveled through Ayr.
• Guards stopped Rhode and Serie at the royal palace, but Lisha recognized Serie and welcomed them inside.
• Lisha recognized Rhode as the hero whose name had been celebrated for forty years, and Rhode signaled her to keep his identity secret.
• Lisha explained that Norn’s accumulated old injuries had erupted and that ordinary Healing Magic could not help him.
• Norn recognized Rhode and Serie, tried to sit up, and coughed from the strain as Rhode urged him to lie back down.
• Lisha left Rhode, Serie, and Norn alone together in the bedchamber.

Rhode visited the dying Ayr Norn, who refused Rhode’s offer to extend his life and asked him to free Erik from the Demon King’s body. After Rhode promised, Norn received his reassurance that he had served as King well and died peacefully.

• Norn refused Rhode’s offer to learn magic that could extend his life, saying he was ready to rest.
• Norn regretted failing to recognize that Erik had been targeted by the goddess and begged Rhode to end Erik’s suffering.
• Rhode promised Norn that Erik would find peace.
• Norn asked whether he had done well as King, and Rhode assured him he had.
• Norn died in the eleventh year of Ayr as Rhode held his hand.

Rhode and Serie watched Saint King Norn’s funeral before leaving the capital for the north. There, Kraft found the powerful Priest Aria, who agreed to accompany him to the Demon King’s Castle and help him claim the honor of defeating the Demon King.

• Rhode and Serie watched Norn’s funeral procession from a tower, then departed for the north.
• Kraft searched a secluded mountain trail for the Priest Rhode had mentioned and sensed a warm magical presence nearby.
• Kraft found Aria in a cave, where she said she had been waiting for him.
• Aria confirmed that Rhode had told her Kraft would need her power and said she would accompany him to the Demon King.
• Kraft accepted the journey with Aria, though he remained uncertain about her identity and strength.

Rhode and Serie traveled to the Dwarven Kingdom to find Som, who was poised to become its next king. They located him at the Furnace Hall and entered the blazing workshop to seek him out.

• Rhode and Serie reached the Dwarven Kingdom, where guards let them enter after briefly questioning them.
• Rhode and Serie searched the city for Som and learned that he was in the Furnace Hall.
• Serie used a magic circle to cool Rhode as they approached the Furnace Hall.
• Rhode and Serie entered the hall and saw Dwarf craftsmen working around enormous furnaces.

Rhode and Serie reunited with Som in the Dwarven Kingdom, where Som had become Crown Prince and was preparing to inherit the throne. The reunion turned somber when Rhode told Som that Norn had died and asked whether he had been a qualified King.

• Dwarves surrounded Rhode and Serie at Furnace Hall, excited by Atos and eager to see Orge, until Som came to meet them.
• Som recognized Rhode and Serie, hugged Rhode, and led them from Furnace Hall to his palace.
• Som told them he had returned to the Dwarven Kingdom after the final battle and won the right to succeed the late king; his succession ceremony was scheduled for the following month.
• Rhode told Som that Norn had left and had asked whether he had been a qualified King.
• Som wept and said Norn had been the best King.

Rhode and Serie visited Som and told him that Norn had asked Rhode to end Erik’s suffering. Som declined to join them because he had a wife and young child, but he supplied Rhode with potions and asked him to pass on a message to Erik before they left the Dwarven Kingdom.

• Som told Rhode that Norn had asked him to release Erik, and Rhode confirmed he had agreed.
• Som revealed his wife and infant child and said he could not join Rhode’s journey, though the Dwarven Kingdom would support him.
• Som showed Rhode the kingdom’s new equipment, and Rhode accepted a pouch of specially made Magic Recovery Potions.
• Som held a farewell banquet and asked Rhode to tell Erik that he would never forget their adventures and considered him the bravest warrior he had known.
• Rhode and Serie left the Dwarven Kingdom the next morning as Som watched from the city wall and wished them well.

Serie noticed that Rhode had not aged and asked whether his lifespan had changed as well. Rhode knew that inheriting the Goddess of Life’s authority had given him a lifespan as long as an elf’s, but he kept it secret as they continued their journey together.

• Serie asked Rhode why his appearance had not changed over the more than a decade since their reunion.
• Rhode explained that divine power had preserved his appearance, and Serie wondered whether it had also extended his lifespan.
• Rhode teased Serie about being afraid he would die, and she denied caring while admitting she would occasionally visit his grave.
• Rhode privately realized that his inherited authority had given him an elf-like lifespan, but chose not to tell Serie.
• Serie hurried ahead and silently resolved that if Rhode died, she would visit his grave every day until the end of her long life.

Serie struggled to accept how much she feared losing Rhode, while Kraft and Lady Lia reached the Demon King's Castle and activated Rhode's device. A massive teleportation array brought the Winged race's Sky City down above the castle, leaving the Demon Race beneath its looming presence.

• Serie hurried away from Rhode, but her thoughts returned to how desperately she had searched for him and how reluctant she was to lose him.
• Rhode caught up with Serie and suggested picking wild berries, easing the tension between them as they continued their journey.
• Kraft and Lady Lia arrived at the Demon King's Castle and were surrounded by a horde of Monsters.
• Kraft stopped Lady Lia from fighting and activated the teleportation device Rhode had given him, declaring their mission complete.
• A vast teleportation array opened above the castle, and Lady Lia recognized the familiar presence beyond it.
• Sky City, the Winged race's Celestial Divine Kingdom, emerged from the array and descended over the Demon King's Castle.

Rhode joined Olivia and Lia in unleashing the Celestial Divine Kingdom’s remaining Faith Power to destroy the Demon King's Castle and free Erik from the will that had taken over his body. The attack ended with Erik at peace, the invading will reduced to Black Substance, and the castle erased from the earth.

• Rhode left Serie after promising to return soon, then appeared beside Kraft and Lia near the Demon King's Castle.
• Erik sensed Rhode's arrival and stopped resisting the darkness consuming him as he awaited judgment.
• Olivia drew on the Celestial Divine Kingdom's Pool of Faith and transformed its power into a vast waterfall of destructive light.
• The lightfall shattered the Demon King's Castle's Barrier and erased the castle, its Monsters, and its Demon Race inhabitants.
• The attack purified the invading will inside Erik, leaving a trace of Black Substance that Lia drew into her palm.
• The Celestial Divine Kingdom vanished after its final strike, leaving a gigantic bottomless crater where the Demon King's Castle had stood.

After Rhode destroyed the corrupted Goddess of Fertility, Lia kept the dead Black Substance and assured him it could never cause disaster again. With the Celestial Divine Kingdom gone and Olivia choosing to remain with Rhode, Lia said she would leave the world and bring the Mythical era to an end.

• Lia gathered the Black Substance into her palm and assured Rhode that the Goddess of Fertility was dead and would never be reborn.
• Rhode asked whether Lia would take Olivia with her, and Lia explained that Olivia had refused and could live on through her life-sharing contract with Rhode.
• Lia confirmed that Rhode had grasped the authority of life but warned him that he could not use it to make others immortal.
• Kraft recognized Lia as the Goddess of Life, Eris, and knelt to bid her farewell.
• Lia told Rhode that their agreement was fulfilled and announced she would leave the world so the Mythical era could end.

Lia chose to leave the world with her memories and the dead seed, while Rhode entrusted Kraft with becoming its new hero. Rhode returned to Serie, told her the crisis was over, and held her beneath the ancient tree.

• Lia decided to leave the world permanently, and Rhode thanked her as she vanished.
• Rhode told Kraft that he was the new hero the world needed and left him to face the ruins.
• Rhode used the return Teleportation Array to go back to Serie, who rushed into his arms.
• Rhode told Serie how he destroyed the Demon King's Castle and explained Lia's departure.
• Serie asked whether he had heard her warning, and Rhode assured her he had before she settled into his embrace.

After decades of secluded life together, Rhode told Serie that his human body was dying and pretended he would leave her to face death alone. He returned moments later claiming he had found a permanent way to extend his life, and Serie answered by hurling a Light Lance at him in fury.

• Decades passed as Rhode and Serie settled into a quiet life, and Rhode's body suddenly grew frail as its life force ran out.
• Rhode told Serie that he was going to die, and Serie panicked and pleaded with him to use magic to extend his lifespan.
• Rhode said he would leave alone like an elephant seeking a hidden place to die, and Serie reluctantly let go as he walked out.
• Serie collapsed and sobbed after Rhode left, but he returned and claimed he had found a permanent way to extend his lifespan.
• Serie realized Rhode had tricked her and hurled a powerful Light Lance at him in rage.

Rhode explained that he would use Reincarnation to extend his life, and Serie insisted on staying by his side during the dangerous process. After fifty years, Rhode returned in a successfully reshaped body, and he and Serie resolved to face future separations and reunions together.

• Rhode told Serie that his body had reached its limit and that he planned to undergo Reincarnation again using his authority over life.
• Serie asked to remain by Rhode's side during the process, and Rhode agreed to do it with her.
• Rhode and Serie transformed the cabin into a Magic Circle, and Rhode began Reincarnation while Serie stayed to wait for him.
• After fifty years, the Magic Circle's light faded and Rhode emerged in a new body without needing a recovery period.
• Serie embraced Rhode, who explained that he would need to undergo Reincarnation again to keep living, and she promised she would always wait for his return.

Som died peacefully after bidding farewell to Rhode and Serie, leaving them as the last of their old companions. Much later, an Elf girl unexpectedly appeared in their forest, and Serie and Rhode watched her with curiosity.

• Som told Rhode that he had no regrets and asked whether Rhode had lived happily; Rhode said he had, and Som urged him and Serie to continue their happiness together.
• Som died while seeing visions of his old friends, and Rhode and Serie each gave him a quiet farewell.
• After Som’s grand funeral, Rhode took Som’s armor, Norn’s longsword, and Erik’s magic wand and erected three gravestones for his former companions.
• Rhode and Serie continued their long lives in the forest as time passed, with Rhode reincarnating and Serie studying magic.
• An Elf girl suddenly appeared in the forest despite Serie’s warning spells, leaving Serie puzzled and Rhode curious about what she would do.

Serie accepted Aila as her first official disciple after the elf girl repeatedly visited her cottage, and began teaching her magic. As Serie taught Aila during the long wait for Rhode’s next reincarnation, she told Rhode that their bond held a more important place than a teacher-disciple relationship.

• Serie guided the lost elf girl back toward her tribe with a light.
• The elf girl, Aila, returned several times with gifts and watched Serie practice magic.
• Serie asked Aila’s name and accepted her as a disciple, then taught her to gather and control magical power.
• Serie explained to Rhode that teaching Aila would give her something meaningful to do during the long years waiting for his return.
• Rhode teased Serie about having rejected him as a disciple, and Serie told him he held a far more important identity in her life.

After completing his Reincarnation, Rhode learned that Serie had gone to fight demons attacking an elf town. Serie returned exhausted and reported that some demons could pierce or cancel out her Defense Magic, leaving Rhode concerned about the Demon Race's evolution.

• Rhode awakened from his Reincarnation and dismissed Atos's Barrier while Aila explained that Serie had left to handle a demon attack on an elf town.
• Rhode learned Serie had been gone for nearly a week and prepared to go find her, but she returned to the cottage before he left.
• Rhode sensed that Serie had spent much of her magic power, and Serie drank a Magic Recovery Potion before telling him the demons had been eliminated.
• Serie said some demons used attacks that could pierce or cancel out her Defense Magic, resembling a demon Rhode and Serie had fought a thousand years earlier.
• Serie confirmed that she had used her highest-level magic to ensure the demons could not rise again.

Rhode and Serie investigated a targeted attack on mages and tracked the Demon Race forces to a cave, where they confronted Shulahart. Shulahart attacked with Dark Spears that pierced Serie’s Magic Shield, but her ice wall stopped them.

• Serie explained that the attackers used a destructive force designed to target mages, especially Elf Mages, and suspected someone had orchestrated the assault.
• Rhode and Serie decided to investigate a cave in the west, and Aila prepared to accompany them.
• The three found the cave’s chaotic mana and Serie shattered the Prohibition Magic at its entrance.
• Inside the Underground Cavern, they encountered a lone Demon Race member who recognized Serie and reacted with alarm to Rhode.
• The figure, Shulahart, used Future-Sight Magic but refused to reveal his true name, then attacked Rhode and Serie with Dark Spears.
• Serie’s defensive Magic Shield failed to stop the Dark Spears, but her added ice wall blocked them.

Rhode and Serie fought Shulahart, whose Future-Sight Magic let him anticipate Serie’s moves but failed against Rhode. Rhode unleashed Orge and badly wounded Shulahart, who escaped through a prepared passage.

• Rhode shattered Shulahart’s black spears with precise physical strikes while Shulahart redirected his attacks toward Serie.
• Serie defended against Shulahart’s precisely targeted spells, and Rhode realized the Demon’s foresight was making their duel unusually difficult.
• Rhode activated his own Future-Sight Magic and released Orge’s holy power, suppressing Shulahart’s magic and foresight.
• Rhode struck Shulahart with a massive golden blade, breaking his defenses and severely injuring him.
• Shulahart escaped through a prepared passage before Rhode’s second slash could hit, and Rhode found only ruins.

Rhode and Serie left the ruined Demon Race stronghold after Aila destroyed it, while the wounded Shulahart concluded that Rhode and Serie were too dangerous to confront. Shulahart chose to hide for two hundred years and prepare for the Demon Race’s return.

• Serie told Rhode that Shulahart had seemed able to anticipate her moves, and Rhode said it might have been a weakened form of Future-Sight Magic.
• Rhode explained that he had relied on Orge because he wanted to become a Melee Mage, then summoned Aila to destroy the stronghold.
• Shulahart wondered whether Rhode was the God-Slayer who had defeated the Demon Race’s god, but convinced himself that Rhode was a human genius raised by Serie.
• Shulahart abandoned his plans to attack Serie and the Elf race, deciding to lie low until Rhode died and to search for a powerful new Demon King.
• Shulahart healed his wounds and vanished into the darkness, determined to wait for the Demon Race’s era.

Rhode and Serie searched the continent for the demons but found that Shulahart had hidden them too well, so they returned to their forest cabin to prepare for Rhode’s next Reincarnation. They waited for the next cycle and the familiar figures who would be born into it.

• Serie and Rhode decided to make the Demon Race remember them, and Serie revealed herself to the Elf Kingdom while Rhode kept his identity concealed.
• Rhode and Serie searched the continent for demons but found only newly born stragglers and no trace of the stronger demons.
• They visited Norn’s flourishing kingdom and saw a statue honoring Norn’s achievements alongside Serie and Rhode.
• After years of fruitless searching, Serie urged Rhode to return before his body reached its limit, and Rhode agreed, suspecting Shulahart was behind the demons’ disappearance.
• Rhode and Serie returned to their cabin, where Rhode prepared for Reincarnation and Serie occasionally taught magic while they waited for the next cycle.