The squares of a city were filled with joy since they had resisted the attack of the colored beings, the reason being that days before, other cities had fallen to the same army; entire populations of colorless people had died at the hands of those who had color, all this due to Chrom's council saying that Uriel had allied with the colorless beings to destroy the world, which provoked a civil war between both factions, but the disadvantage was evident, only a few representatives of his species possess an individual classification that can serve them to fight against the favorites of the world deity.
Uriel was invited to the city of Elfrien by its inhabitants, who also expressed that they did not believe he was a destroyer, but rather saw him as someone who could see the evil of the world, even though he was not as oppressed as they were.
They added that if Uriel was willing to go as far as to oppose everyone, then they would support him, since he had even personally gone to save them from the clutches of the Church.
"In the name of all the inhabitants of this small city, we want to thank you, Mr. Uriel."
"There's no need to thank me, I just believe that we should all be equal, without discrimination, without favoritism, without any of those things that separate us."
"Wonderful, Mr. Uriel, those are the same words of our prophet."
"Your prophet?"
"Yes sir, the one who gave us a sense of belonging and prophesied that one day every sign of discrimination would end. He said that by the hands of a powerful being, all will become equals. Perhaps you are the chosen one of that prophecy, Mr. Uriel, HAHAHAHAHA."
—So there's someone here with the ability of prophecy?
"I don't consider myself chosen, however, I believe Chrom must fall for the world to rise, all this oppression and destruction... besides, I have other personal reasons to end him, if along the way I can end all this hatred, I would feel very happy for you all."
"Then your solution is to destroy Chrom?"
Small steps were heard approaching, and when revealed, it was the figure of a small boy about 11 years old, wearing a long robe.
"Prophet Yin"
—Prophet?... So this is the child. I'll take a look at his stats.
"What is this?"
Uriel's eyes widened in surprise; the result of the analysis had no data, the data screen had interference, and the information seemed to be corrupted.
—Is it possible that he has some skill like Struggle that allows him to avoid stat scans? For now, I won't rule it out.
"As I mentioned before, Chrom must fall for this world to rise, and I also have other reasons to do it."
"I also believe and know that everything in this world will change, since I arrived here people smile more, the chosen one will be able to bring even purer smiles. But I don't think he will do it through such violence... everyone here awaits the chosen one."
"I understand, however, I believe you must take the initiative, you shouldn't depend on a chosen one."
"Take the initiative? Like you do? You defeat them with your own strength, right? But we're not as strong as you."
"Defeating my enemies is what I must do to live the way I want, and for that, I become strong."
"Even if that means leaving others without family? What makes you different from Chrom and those who follow him? With so much death and destruction behind, your soul will be stained with the blood of those same people from before and of those you ended today."
—So this is what you meant by leaving behind my old human morals... Guardian.
"It's a sacrifice I have made and will have to keep making if I want to live as I wish."
"Mr. Uriel... How does that make you different from Chrom, who to rule as he wants has caused all this?"
"I..."
"I understand your good intentions, Mr. Uriel, but I don't share them. If you continue like this... perhaps you'll become a shadow of Chrom, making sacrifices simply out of whim."
"Ehh... Young Yin, Mr. Uriel, why don't you both join the celebration?"
"Thank you very much, but I think I should go. Staying here might cause another attack from Chrom."
"I understand, Mr. Uriel, so where will you go?"
"I must prepare, I have to go after Chrom before more people get hurt."
"But how will you find Chrom, Mr. Uriel?"
"It seems I have an ability to transport myself to his location."
"Wha...t... What? How is that possible?"
The young prophet Yin seemed very startled by the information Uriel had given, which caused everyone to turn their gaze to him.
"Prophet Yin, are you alright?"
"Uh... yes, yes, it's just that... that's good news, right?"
—What's wrong with this kid?
"It's time for us to leave, Dark Lord."
"As you command, my lord."
"WAIT! You're already going after Chrom?"
"Maybe... why do you ask?"
"It's just that you said you were going to prepare, what if you go to Rindelnort? They say there's a powerful sword there that can cut mountains and wound gods. Maybe it'll be useful to you, maybe with it you can defeat Chrom easily."
"Young Prophet Yin... but isn't that sword said to be across that des..."
"Silence, this is for the good of the world."
"Forgive me, Young Prophet."
"How far is Rindelnort from here?"
"About 20 days on horseback, Mr. Uriel."
"That's a bit far."
"My lord, allow me... If this guarantees the success of your plans, it'll be time well spent."
"That demon speaks the truth."
The people around made confused faces at that moment because of what Prophet Yin had said; they looked at each other as if something didn't add up, however, they didn't want to dig deeper into the matter since the one who had spoken those words was their prophet... and besides, it was apparently the servant of their savior.
—How did he know Dark Lord is a demon? He looks more human right now, although from what I saw when I reached 100% connection, the demons of this world are of low classification, so they also lack color, but my skill Contract with the Dark World summons them directly from the dark world. So how? It's possible he has some ability to examine.
"Mr. Uriel?"
—Well, I guess I'll leave it at that for now.
"Alright then, we'll go for that sword."
"Let us offer you some horses, sir, for you and your companion."
"I greatly appreciate the offer, sir, but we already have mounts, so we'll leave right away."
"In that case, take this map and follow this path, this route here will take you to Rindelnort, but be careful, sometimes monsters and slaver bandits lurk to catch anyone who leaves Gronia. Give us a moment, Mr. Uriel, I'll have something prepared for you to take on the road."
"Once again, thank you."
Uriel took the map, and shortly after, a young man whom the city chief had sent for some souvenirs for Uriel and his companion arrived holding a bag with some things; the young man handed it directly to Uriel, however, it was Dark Lord who received it.
"I think it's time to go."
Uriel and Dark Lord, once they said their goodbyes to the townsfolk, headed once again toward the exit of the town, and once they reached the nearest forest away from the city, they stopped for a moment.
[Contract with the Dark World]
"I know what you're trying to do, my lord... Allow me to help you."
[Dark Summon] — Activated by Dark Lord
Right after, two large black horses appeared from the gate, with bright red eyes and huge horns; their manes and tails were golden flames, giving them an imposing appearance. Apparently, Dark Lord could specifically summon certain types of demons once the gate was open. This works as a support skill, which reduces MP cost.
"I thought I was going to have to summon them all again. Earlier I saw that among all the demons I summoned, there were some that looked like horses, and yes, these are them. Thank you very much, Dark Lord."
"It's nothing, my lord. My duty and that of these demons is to serve the one who opens the gate and is worthy of controlling us."
—I suppose the skill's warning referred to this; the fact of summoning the Dark World gate isn't enough to guarantee that I can control them. Apparently, I must also be worthy. Honestly, I don't know if I am. The skill Supremacy Conjuration is very powerful; no wonder it's Rank SS.
After mounting the demonic horses, they began to ride toward Rindelnort.