Demon King

CH- 02: The logic behind a myth

    A miracle is nothing but a slight power-up from a god giving an extra boost to an individual. This fosters the individual to depend on the entity to solve mortal problems.

Only a select few question the premise and strive to reach a stage of miracles on their own merit. The rest blame and name the fanatics with preposterous titles, all while knowing they could never reach or dare dream of such an anomaly.

For an ant, an excavator digging a huge hole with minimal effort is abnormal. Now, if a human helps the ant dig a hole at its chosen time and place, this becomes a miracle.

Time and effort are often confused with miracles. While a miracle snaps fantasy to reality, no one questions it out of fear or laziness. Ric always leaned on the latter; people were always too lazy to work and create their own miracles. They'd rather pray and sacrifice precious time, begging a superior being to solve their mortal problems.

Once you stop and question the logic behind the miracle, it becomes clear as Mana.

If desire is a sin, every miracle bears a sin. The gods never move unless profit can be reaped from their efforts.

How do you think they rose to a supreme status?

A business can never run on loss, and the higher echelon comprises the top-tier businessman.

Miracles were one of the first myths that helped the Demon King rise to power. In his old life, Ric searched for the logic behind the myth of miracles and debunked the myth to rise to power.

One such myth protected Mary from a world filled with hate.

Every assassination attempt, the seven kingdoms plotted against her, the dangers of traveling away from protecting walls, and the misfortunes of the wheel of time never could extinguish her flame of light or hope.

People spoke of a guarding angel protecting her. Some say that she was born with spectacular luck. These stories grew over time, getting stronger with every near-death encounter Mary shrugged off.

Stories become myths, but before this story became a myth, everyone feared the mystical shield that now took a human form to protect Mary.

Another tale of Mary defying death spread like wildfire across the continent of Saint.

A tale of a nun walking through the Fae mist latched onto the story, which would soon become a myth. Such stories might seem pointless before a myth is formed but said stories struck fear into inhabitants of Saint, both alive and dead, for a powerless woman cheated death for the hundredth time.

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Deep within the western caves, demons struck down their ranks.

One wanted Mary dead, and the other feared her shield to make a move.

The Fea retreated farther into the forest, not wanting a shield to break open their defenses.

Further up the eastern mountains, high above the skies, the dragons marked a treasure worthy of their vault.

The unfortunate plotted a coup, hoping to break free and shelter under the invincible shield, while the humans vowed to snuff out another life hapless enough to block their path.

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"Once, twice, and now a hundred times." A groggy voice resonated within the chambers of the world summit.

"The usage of artifacts is prohibited within these halls, King Author. Maybe I should impale a sword of remembrance, to help you remember a simple rule!" Said King Niro, pulling out a needle from within his fingertips.