Chapter 140-139- Rosaline's Death
After a while, as if noticing something, Yvette looked at the young demon in front of her and asked in a low voice, "You... first, tell me clearly, who are you, and who is the 'previous demon king' you're talking about?"
In an instant, an ominous premonition arose in her heart. She remembered that when she communicated with Dugrabi a hundred years ago, it was confirmed that Rosaline was the leader of the humans and demons in the East and West Continents. She was not only the supreme commander of the Pan-Human Alliance, but also the second-generation Demon King of the Demon Race.
Yet, the young man before him used the title "Previous Demon King." If he wasn't referring to the First Demon King, then that meant...
"My... my name is 'Lant Quinn', a demon from Birch Village. The previous demon king was the second generation Supreme Demon King 'Rosalyn Sheen', Your Majesty, you... you should know her, right?" Lant looked at Yvette's subtle expression, feeling uneasy, worried that he had recognized the wrong person.
"Yes, she was my first student." Yvette took a deep breath, her voice trembling unnoticed. She pressed on, "Why do you call her 'predecessor'? What happened to her?"
Lant was stunned for a moment, then he realized that the Silver Witch actually didn't know about that matter.
He hesitated for a long time before finally finding his words and speaking with difficulty, "Just one hundred years ago... the great evil goddess, the 'Witch of the End,' broke free from her seal, triggering the prophesied 'Day of the End' to descend upon the human world. The previous Demon King, united with the Demon Gods and the True Gods of the Eastern Continent, fought against the Witch of the End, and the War of Divine Judgment erupted."
His tone was filled with reverence and sorrow, his voice growing increasingly deeper. "During the War of Divine Judgment, the gods united, but were unable to stop the Witch of the End from opening the Gate of Doom. At the crucial moment, Her Majesty suddenly broke through and ascended to godhood, turning the tide... In the end, she perished alongside the Witch of the End, protecting all living beings in the human world."
Yvette froze, time frozen around her, the only sound remaining was the soft crackling of the burning wood in the fireplace. After a long moment, she asked in a hoarse, dry voice, "You mean... Rosaleen... she's dead?"
"Her Majesty fell on the battlefield of the gods. Her sacrifice brought eternal peace to the mortal world," Lant said softly in a comforting voice. "My Lady Witch, although Her Majesty has passed away, she will forever live in the memories of all races in the mortal world. She is also the light that will never be extinguished in the hearts of our people. Please accept my condolences."
The air fell into a dead silence once again. Such a shocking fact left Yvette speechless for a moment.
From the time she traveled through time to the present, in the long years of nearly seven hundred years, she always thought that her heart was as hard as iron and those worldly joys and sorrows were far away from her. But only now did she realize that she was not as cold and strong as she had imagined.
She walked to the sofa with a slightly unsteady step, sat down slowly, and closed her dark red eyes. When she opened them again, her eyes were filled with deep fatigue. She said softly, "Tell me... tell me the story of your second-generation demon king."
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The snow outside the window continued to fall silently. The temperature difference between indoors and outdoors caused countless tiny drops of condensation to form on the glass. In the glow of the fireplace, they looked like gems embedded in the snowy sky.
In Lant's somewhat halting narration, Yvette pieced together Rosaline's life from the perspective of the demons.
She first rose to prominence in the Pan-Human Alliance of the Eastern Continent, commanding the army as a leader and defeating the Demon King's army.
Afterwards, in the decisive battle with the first generation Demon King, she killed the Demon God's agent with her mortal body, and reached an agreement with the Demon God, becoming the second generation Demon King of the Demon Abyss Continent, also known as the "Supreme Demon King". Because of her identity as the supreme commander of the Pan-Human Alliance, she was respected as the unique "Lord of Humans and Demons".
Under her rule, the East and West continents ushered in a century-long golden age of development. She actively promoted continental trade, advocated for equal coexistence among all races, and utilized natural magic to solve the most pressing food and clothing problems on the Demon Abyss continent. She also established the renowned Academy of Truth to spread knowledge and opened admission to all races, providing an opportunity for equal exchange among all races.
These policies enabled the demon race, which was originally regarded as alien and had a hard life in the Demon Abyss Continent, to gradually rise to become one of the most powerful races among the demons, and be able to compete with the royal family of the first Demon King era, the "Abyss Demons".
Later, the Witch of the End broke free from the seal and descended to the world. The gods of the East and West continents put aside their past grudges and waged a final battle with this great evil god. In this battle, the Supreme Demon King Rosaline, who was originally thought to be only a demigod and an auxiliary role in the war of gods, broke through the mundane boundaries in adversity and ascended to godhood on the spot. She became the only existence after the creation myth to achieve the position of true god with a mortal body, and died together with the Witch of the End, preventing the arrival of the end of the world.
Since then, due to her true god status, her deeds of saving the world, and her life experiences, she has been revered as the "God of Truth and Magic" by both the East and West Continents. Even the major churches in the East Continent have issued announcements one after another, incorporating her into their respective historical and mythological systems.
Just like that, after dozens of minutes of storytelling, Yvette's emotions calmed down, and she felt mixed emotions.
If this information is true, despite her sadness, she can still feel some comfort. At least Rosalind's life has been eventful enough and has a perfect ending. Even for her as a teacher, it is enough to be proud.
Then she thought of the scene 120 years ago when she watched Dugrabi leave in the Water Tower Kingdom. At that time, when the Aurora and the Abyss appeared and disappeared, she vaguely guessed that the plan of the Witch of the End was destroyed, and Rosaline might be one of the participants. However, she did not expect that the ending would be such a tragic and happy one.
She let out a long, silent breath and asked softly, "What happened next? After her death, what became of your world?"
"I... I don't know much about the situation in the Eastern Continent. But in the Western Continent, after the previous Demon King fell, a few years later, the Abyss Demons launched a war against our race..."
At this point, Lant's eyes suddenly turned red, and his voice choked with sobs. "In recent years, the Abyss Demons have been advancing step by step, plundering large tracts of our demonic land. They also carried out indiscriminate massacres of the surrendered villages. My father, mother, and sister... all died at their hands!"
Before he could finish his words, Lant suddenly slid off the chair and knelt down in front of Yvette again with a "thump", his forehead resting heavily on the thick carpet.
"My Lady Witch!" His voice was filled with grief and indignation, his body trembling as he spoke, "I beg you! I beg you! Please help me, give me the power to avenge my loved ones! As long as it means revenge, I am willing to do anything!"
Yvette looked at him silently. After a while, she suddenly said, "Look up."
Lanter immediately raised his head and met her gaze without hesitation. In those young, fiery eyes, Yvette saw a multitude of shadows, all stained by blood and fire, a thick darkness twisted by deep hatred.
As someone who considered herself adept at judging people, Yvette could confirm that this was a young man with a clear distinction between love and hate. Earlier, when discussing the previous Demon Lord Rosaline, his remembrance and admiration were genuine, but once the topic turned to the Abyss Demons, a seething hatred immediately surfaced, a desire to skin and rip those demons apart.
Combining his description of history with some knowledge about the Western Continent she had gained from Dugrabi long ago, she was certain that the Demon Clan must be "pro-Rosaline" in their attitude towards Rosaline. On the other hand, the Abyss Demons, who were once the royal family among the Demon Clan, had seen their treatment decline and their privileges disappear because of Rosaline's policies. It was obvious that they must be "anti-Rosaline". At most, they did not dare to act out due to the authority of the Supreme Demon King. It was not until Rosaline's death that the resentment that had been suppressed for a hundred years broke out and turned into a bloody reckoning and revenge against the Demon Clan.
Of course, based on these one-sided statements alone, Yvette didn't know whether Rosaline had shown any extra favoritism or care to the demons when she was the Demon King in the Demon Abyss Continent.
But it goes without saying that the Abyss Demon is the opposite.
Thinking of this, Yvette immediately made a clear judgment in her mind.
She looked at the demon boy kneeling in front of her and asked calmly, "So, are you willing to learn magic from me?"
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