The Kind of Evil-Chapter 251: Protectors of humanity.
On the sixth day, a snowstorm hit the city, but fortunately, Lenin was there to take care of it. She created a massive barrier that protected the city and the camps outside the city from the heavy snowstorm. It was the heaviest storm they had ever seen, and that made everyone think that it was a bad sign for them.
Rasmus was in his room, alone with a book in his hand and a lantern that lit the room. He couldn't sleep because he had so many things going on inside his head. He planned for every possible outcome that might happen during the war against the demons.
Rasmus was deep in thought when suddenly someone knocked on the door. He had become more sensitive to Mana ever since he had grown stronger. He noticed the immense amount of Mana behind the door, and the only person who had such Mana around them was Lenin.
"Come in, Great Sage," Rasmus said as he closed the book and turned around to look at the door.
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Lenin came in and the first thing she did was look around Rasmus's room and noticed a stack of books on his table. She showed a faint smile as she walked in while Rasmus got up from his chair, allowing her to sit on it.
"A man who's hungry for knowledge is either a dangerous man or a virtuous man," Lenin said as she sat down. "We both know that you're not the latter, so are you the former, Count?" She asked as she crossed her legs and stared into Rasmus's eyes.
"Why did you ask if you already knew the answer, Great Sage?" Rasmus asked back and stared back into Lenin's eyes.
Lenin nodded slowly and repeatedly.
"You said that I still have one favor that you can grant me, Count. If I said that I want you to save humanity, would you do it?" Lenin asked with her eyes narrowed.
"Save is subjective, Great Sage. If I annihilated the current system and the people who made it, and then brought in a new system where it benefited everyone, wouldn't that also count as saving them?" Rasmus narrowed his eyes, mirroring Lenin's gesture.
"You always know how to break someone's perspective into yours, Count. You always do..." Lenin smiled and chuckled as she shook her head. "Then what if I'm asking you to never harm humankind in any way. Would you do it?" She glanced at Rasmus with her brows raised.
"I'm not a Saint, Great Sage. You're asking too much with that kind of favor," Rasmus answered with a stoic expression, but there was a faint smile at the end.
"You're like a genie that would grant any wish that only brings dissatisfaction and disappointment to the wisher," Lenin sighed as she crossed her arms.
"Great Sage. Don't make a wish until you're desperate, that's all I'm telling you," Rasmus responded as he rested his elbows on his thighs. "You already know me well, and you're not here to judge me or to observe me. So why don't we just cut to the chase and let me hear the reason for your visit?" He raised his brows and clasped his hands together.
Lenin exhaled deeply as she stood up and leaned against the desk, staring at the stack of books on the table. She tapped her index finger, matching it with her heartbeat. There was complete silence for a whole minute, but neither of them found it awkward.
"Why do you want to destroy humanity, Count?" Lenin asked. This time she didn't look Rasmus in the eye, but still on the books, her voice was soft and quiet.
"You wouldn't understand, Great Sage, nor do I want to tell you why," Rasmus answered without hesitation.
Lenin closed her eyes as she took a deep breath, holding it for a moment before she exhaled it quietly and slowly.
"Are you going to kill all of us, Count?" Lenin glanced at Rasmus, her gaze showing vulnerability, and there was no hostility toward him.
"Depends, Great Sage. Where do you place yourself in that situation? In front of me or on the side?" Rasmus said with a cold gaze. "This world, I'm going to bring the end of it," he answered. There was nothing but honesty in his words.
Lenin showed a weak smile as she lowered her head. She suddenly nodded slowly as she pushed herself off from the table and walked toward the door, silently. Rasmus watched her stand in front of the door, and he couldn't help but wonder.
"You could kill me, right here, right now, with your powerful magic that I wouldn't be able to stop. But you didn't, why?" Rasmus asked.
"Call me a fool or naive, Count," Lenin smiled gently at Rasmus as she held the door handle. "You said that I should make a wish when I got desperate, then can I ask you one favor, Count?" She asked in a soft voice.
Rasmus nodded and stared into Lenin's eyes.
"You can shape this world however you like, but I want you to know that I'll be there, standing against you, all of us will. My favor is... don't make us suffer more than it should when we were losing," Lenin said and stared into Rasmus's eyes.
Rasmus stared at her for a moment before he gave her a slow nod and got up from the bed to continue reading. Lenin looked down for a moment as her smile faded away and she left his room.
The morning came, the snowstorm disappeared, and only the bright and warm sun in the morning welcomed everyone. The day had finally come, the forces that had joined in to fight evil had gathered. There were more than Thalior had expected, even during the snowstorm, more forces made their way there in time, showing their resilience to fight evil and making their resolution unquestionable.
The meeting hall that had only had a dozen people over the past few days had been filled with close to one hundred people on the seventh day. They were all wearing their armor, representing the family from which they came. There were more people who weren't from South Neva who had joined the cause.
"It appears that none of you fear death," Thalior smiled as he looked at each figure in the room.
All of them nodded their heads, crossing their arms or polishing their weapons, some even chuckled and laughed. They had accepted their fate the moment they left their houses and left behind their precious families.
"I hope there's enough room for us in heaven, Your Holiness," a commander said with a huge smile on his face and looking at Astrea.
Astrea couldn't help but chuckle as she nodded her head.
"Heavens are meant to be filled with people like all of you here, ladies and gentlemen," Astrea answered with a gentle smile on her face.
Rasmus was leaning against a pillar in the corner, and even he couldn't help but smile at their interaction. He admired all of them for showing what he couldn't disagree with, and it reminded him of how beautiful humankind truly was.
Thalior, Lenin, and Astrea shared a look for a moment before they all nodded their heads. Suddenly, the three of them stood up and lowered their heads to everyone in the meeting hall. There wasn't a single sound in the hall, everyone was frozen still as they stared at the three of them bowing their heads very low at them.
One of the commanders suddenly got up from his chair, and didn't hesitate to bend his knees to the ground, lowering his head at the three of them. The other commanders looked at him for a moment before they all got up, making a clanking sound of their armor and weapons. They all bent their knees and lowered their heads at the three of them. They didn't want the three figures to bow to them for helping them, they wanted to tell them that it was their choice to die for humanity.
Tears fell from Novia's eyes, she couldn't hold back her sobbing as she tried to wipe the unstoppable tears. Novia, Uriel, Xena, and even Agnis got up from their chairs and bowed down to the commanders. All the commanders clenched their jaws and closed their eyes with their heads lowered. Rasmus and Aris were the only ones who didn't lower their heads, witnessing the greatness of humanity.
"Death is only one step away for us to achieve eternal paradise, and I believe all of you have known that already," Astrea said with her head still bowed down. "But it's those we left behind that pained all of you, and for that we apologize and for that we are grateful. Please, forgive us for bringing pain to those you all left behind," she continued as tears fell down to the floor.
All the commanders had lumps in their throats, they could no longer hold the tears that had been trying to slip through their eyes. The sound of the armor clanking filled the hall because their bodies were trembling. They couldn't stop imagining their families back home, who were hoping and praying for their safety and their journey back home to them.
"Thank you for your sacrifice, oh great protectors of humanity..." Astrea's shaky voice as she closed her eyes, and more tears fell to the floor. She could feel their pain and acceptance.
