Rebirth of the mighty overlord

Only death can save him!

The sound of howling wind resounded, as the warm radiance of the golden sun shone down from the sky.

Two figures could be seen flying through the clear azure sky. A beautiful woman donning a golden armor.

Her long golden hair fluttering in the wind, with two long white wings extended from her back.

Following her from behind was a man with short blonde-hair, dressed in a silver armor. With two white wings spread outwards from his back.

Both Louisa and Ethan traverses through the southern forest heading towards a remote village in that area.

"... Can you tell me why you decided to come along?" Louisa inquired, glancing at Ethan who raised his acceleration and flew beside her.

When she was about to leave for the mission, Lady Udea gave her. Ethan volunteered to accompany her on this mission.

Usually, she would have rejected his offer, as she enjoyed working alone but, after seeing his determined expression Louisa deemed it would be useless in the end. Even if she rejected his accompaniment he would most likely follow after her.

"I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to get stronger." Ethan replied, cooly.

"Oh, stronger, you say. I can understand why you would want more power, with our current enemies but... I could never understand your blatant obsession of being the one who stand at the top." Louisa said.

She kept her gaze turned to the front, so she never saw the brief look of confliction that appeared on Ethan's face momentarily before reverting back to its usual calm expression.

"... Even if I tell you... I doubt you would ever understand." Ethan replied.

"You think so? I know that the reason is tied to your past, and I can also imagine that whatever past you may have is truly tragic but, so what?... We all have our own tragically past that we are still recovering from. You are not alone... every one of us has suffered through our own hardships." Louisa uttered, those words as though she had been insulted.

Hearing her words Ethan bit his lips bitterly.

'Why am I acting like this?' He wondered to himself.

[Partner...] The spirit sword in Ethan's possession stirred restlessly inside his soul. Upon feeling the conflicted emotions of Ethan.

'It's fine... I'm okay.' Ethan replied, soothing the worries of the spirit sword.

"... Y-You must live. P-Please live... for me."
A soft shallow voice filled with both love and affection whispered gently inside Ethan's head.

Making him more conflicted.

"This... life isn't mine... I must live in atonement... It was because of me that she..." Ethan muttered in a barely audible voice. But Louisa who was flying silently next to him heard him perfectly.

Ethan didn't say anything more after that, he didn't need to... Louisa could easily discern whatever past he may have been something truly tragic.

'I guess he too had suffered through something in the time before his recruitment to, lady Udea.' Louisa thought to herself.

"... You don't have to force yourself to explain. You can talk to me whenever you're ready." Louisa said, in consideration to his emotional feelings. No one said anything after that.

The two flew at an impossible speed easily arriving at the mentioned village within a few hours.

BOOOOM!

"Argh!" The screams of various people resounded, as mindless undead attacked them, either slashing at them or biting them, effectively increasing their numbers.