World End: The Successor's Contract

Zeno had his men make sure that the palace was clear of any prisoners, he didn't want a single victim near Fiona village again.

Zeno and his servants took Dazia and Yui captive, but before they left, they made sure to leave a message for the people of Fiona.

Zeno stood on top of the building while all his servants stood behind him, Hina held Yui with her hair, showing her face to the people.

Zeno then kicked Dazia to the ground, before looking around to see the villagers of Fiona gathering at the scene, they all had a surprised looks on their faces when they saw Dazai on the ground.

"Hear me, people of Fiona, your lord has been trying to rip apart the balance of this world, it is my duty, as the successor to bring justice as I have so done upon him.

He kidnapped my females and planned to use them in reviving the demon Lord Beelzebub, a powerful demon that if released could take over half the nation if it wanted to" Zeno voiced out.

The people of Fiona gasped, chattering at the thought of a demon being revived by their own leader.

"Let this be a warning to all who try to scale the balance of this world, I, Zeno Ayato will always be there to stop it, be it night or day…. I'll return your leader back to you, but this act shall not repeat itself," Zeno said.

Zeno and his servant's body slowly disappeared from the village, and the people of Fiona immediately ran to Dazai's side.

"My lord are you okay"

"Get him a healer, hurry".

. . . .. . .

Zeno lay in the cottage, sighing before resting his head, "That was terrifying, I never want to do that again".

"You did well, considering you are new to making hasty decisions like that, but was it wise leaving Dazai alone, he could one day seek revenge," Hina said.

"I doubt he'll bother us again"

"Yeah but still..." She suddenly remembered how Zeno got stabbed in the chest by a spear, "If that were to happen again, I don't think I could control myself" Hina muttered.

"Hmm... what did you say?" Zeno asked, leaning toward her.

"It's nothing" Hina replied before looking away.

. . ... . .

Zeno and his people appeared in Rizaha, their village, they could already see the village guard standing outside with a smile on his face.

Once they got through the gate, they were immediately welcomed by the cheers of their villagers.

As proof of their success, Zeno had Hina drag Yui onto the ground with chains as they headed toward the palace.

"Welcome back, I presume your journey went," The old woman said, walking out of the castle.

"Grandma, of course, did you ever have any doubts?" Zeno uttered, tapping his chest with pride.

"Of course not, a Rizaha leader wouldn't be so weak" The old woman uttered, she suddenly noticed that there were new faces with him.

Isla carried Uta on her back, while Anna and Ava were both carried by the boss slayer, and Andrew was with Kamodo, except he wasn't unconscious.

"Wow, Zeno, you've made a lot of friends," Andrew said, looking around to see how mythical the castle looked.

"Watch your tongue, that's lord Zeno to you" Kamodo uttered, aiming his sword at Andrew's throat.

Gulping down his spit, Andrew raised both hands in the air with his eyes fixated on the sword, "Okay sure, Lord Zeno".

The castle where Zeno resides was in the middle of the village and was surrounded by bushes and small lakes, it had a clear road at all four corners, each road leading to different parts of the village.

"Who are the people you've brought with you?" The old woman asked.

"Oh them, they are friends of mine-" Zeno fell to one knee, he suddenly felt dizzy and couldn't get back up easily.

Hina dropped Yui on the ground and ran to Zeno's side, "Are you okay? You have to take it easy, you haven't fully healed yet" Hina uttered.

She assisted him to his feet, "I'm fine, just a bit tired is all" Zeno responded, giving Yui a faint smile.

"I'm sorry grandma, but I'm taking him to his room now" Hina led Zeno to his room, walking slowly so he didn't fall.

"What happened?" The old woman asked.

Selvin walked up to the woman, holding a spear in his hand, it still had a bit of magic sparking around it, "I've never seen Zeno get hurt that bad before... this spear is not normal" He voiced out.

Once Hina had placed Zeno in his room, she closed the door and placed a maid there to look after him.

Boss Slayer and his servants, who are known as Vanguards, locked up Yui in the village's prison cell, it is locked in the inner forest of the village, and just the entrance of the prison is filled with so much anti-magic that it nearly weakens a mage to death.

One of the Vanguard threw Yui inside the cell before locking it, "Have fun spending the rest of your life in the anti-void" The guard laughed before walking out.

Yui dragged her body on the floor before sitting upright and resting her back on the wall, memory flashes of what happened at Fiona's village started to come back to her.

She slammed her hands on the ground continuously, grinning her teeth before yelling, "When I free myself from here, I'll kill you, sword maiden!" Yui yelled.

A voice suddenly came from the pitch-black corner of the cell.

"Can you keep it down, you are disturbing my sleep" The girl said, she had her black hair covering her face.

"You were also imprisoned here too like I am..." Yui laughed, before falling flat on the ground.

"Yeah" The girl stretched out her hands and a bolt of weak blue lightning sparked on her fingertips, "I guess you can say that".

. . .. . . . . .

Anna, Ava, and Uta were all placed in the same room, they were sleeping on a futon while healing from the magic lamp that was placed in the room.

Anna slowly opened her eyes, "Where am I?" She thought to herself. She sat upright and the first thing she saw was Uta looking outside through the window.

"Uta?" Anna called out.

Uta faced Anna, her face filled with anger, "They've manipulated him, I won't let that slide, they'll pay" She muttered.

"Wow, calm down, who are he and they?" Anna asked, "And while we are on that note, where are we?".

"We are in a village called Rizaha, from what I can tell they aren't normal, they possess the ability to use magic, and not from a contract with a demon" Uta uttered.

"I hope lord Zeno gets well-," A maid suddenly walked into the room to see that both Uta and Anna were awake.

The lamp she was holding fell to the ground and she ran out of the room screaming, "Miss Hina, they are awake!".

"Why did she run off like that?"

"I don't care, I'm getting Zeno out of here and no one is going to stand in my way" Uta began heading to the door.

"Oh? Is that so" Hina walked into the room with her sword in her hands, "I'd love to see you try, demon" She uttered, glaring at Uta who was also doing the same.

"If you even hope to see the slightest chance of defeating me, then I propose you bring out the Excalibur" Uta grinned.

"I don't need that to best the likes of you"

"Then let's test that shall we" Uta released a huge wave of her dark magic energy, causing the lamps to explode and the room to have a windstorm.

Hina did the same thing, her sword burst out with her own dark energy, and her body became enveloped in it.

Slevin suddenly walked in, "Damn it, what the hell are you doing?" He yelled.