It's been 642 years since the Tenma War it ended in disaster Ivaraj destroyed all life none but Rimuru and Ciel remained but with the birth of a third entity Ivaraj was killed with the knowledge that he had the strength to protect everything he love...
Rimuru was surrounded by nothing but darkness until he heard screams and cries of terror of countless for some reason these screams were like metal scraping metal to his ears he also heard sinister laughter and turned to see Ivaraj and Feldway laughing in his face at the sight of him succumbing to the torment of the screams of those around him
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Rimuru: Stop it STOP IT STOP IT
The laughter continued they presented corpses of his friends as he stared into their lifeless eyes all killed in separate brutal ways Ivaraj tossed something in his lap never ceasing his laughter and it was the head of Milim
Feldway: Every method of torture to her even death wouldn't bring Veldanava back, it looks like all we're left with is the worthless slime
Ivaraj: Give him more credit he's a proper plaything now isn't he surely we can have fun breaking him
Feldaway: Be more precise about it we don't want him breaking too easily
The laughter continued until Rimuru heard several whispers uttering the same words
Over and over again he heard those words until he heard the corpse of Milim spoke
Milim: Big brother
Rimuru tensed up as his eyes widened he realized he had another night of terror as he dozed off while Milim was in his lap, she looked up at him with concern in her eyes
Milim: Are you ok, you were shaking and muttering in your sleep
Rimuru patted her head
Rimuru: Oh I'm fine don't worry (I was a fool, lost in fantasy while my people were deceived instead of guiding them to the truth, I turned on them like they were nothing, I didn't even have the will to do it myself, Ciel and Azrael may have felt some remorse, but it was all my doing, my orders their burden is mine now, and I'll carry it alone, I won't let anyone who cared for me suffer again I'll bear the weight of it all because that's what it means to lead, no matter what I must do or who I must become, love me or hate me—I don't care anymore, for the world we deserve, I'll do whatever it takes)
Sadly these nightmares were nothing new he had them almost daily to the point where they've even become Night Terrors about several different unspeakable atrocities happening to those he loved done by those he hated but Rimuru was used to faking a smile, especially in front of Milim
