There was no other arc left. No more time left. No more naive days like these. from now on, the lives of tempest will never be the same. The views of their king will truly never be the same
3:00 pm Wednesday- under 48 hours before the Massacre
I was helping out setting things up for Rimuru's welcome home festival. During our production, youm showed up to introduce someone
Youm: Hey everyone! there's someone I wish to introduce you to
Benjamin: really? who are they?
Youm: This is our new ally, Mjurran. she's a wizard and she's going to be our consultant and military advisor for when we fight against magical opponents
Kaijuno:...
Cameilla: It's a pleasure to meet you Mjurran
Lavandra: welcome to tempest, Mjurran
Benjamin: Hello Mjurran
Kaijuno:...
Benjamin: ahem
Kaijuno; uh! yeah hey there Mjurran....
Mjurran: hello, its great to meet you all. Are you folks preparing for a festival?
Cameilla: no it's more of celebration of Rimuru-Sama's return and we're simply preparing for it
Mjurran:...
Lavandra: Well, we still have things we need to do
Cameilla: pardon us
Kaijuno:...
4:25 pm Thursday- over 24 hours before the Massacre
Shifu: goodness, my students usually wouldn't wait a second to leave once training is over. And yet you're going out of your way take more for a few days now. Is there something on your mind Kaijuno?
Kaijuno: eh, uuuum. Nope, just thought I should train more foooor....the next time I fight a strong opportunity yeah..
Shifu: Kaijuno, you're obviously not one to be battle prune. Is there really not something troubling you?
Kaijuno: Well.... is it instinctual to have a feeling that something bad is gonna happen at any moment?
Shifu: hmmmmm, would you mind going into more details about it?
Kaijuno: What I mean is, I've been feeling anxious about something recently. I'm not sure how to say it, but there's a sense that there's something in the future that I'm not looking forward to experiencing
Shifu: Well I can't say for sure about it. As a swordsmen you should always steel yourself for any possible dangers. But in times of peace, we can let ourselves be free of such worries. Besides, Rimuru-Sama will be returning tomorrow so I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. I'd say we call it a day for training, even this old man can get tired after swing his sword too many times
Kaijuno: r-right.....
7:00 pm Thursday- 22 hours before the Massacre
Cameilla: phew, alright. That's it for the day
Kaijuno: yeah.... nothing else til tomorrow?
Lavandra: No, that's about it for today
Cameilla: then I shall take my leave, goodnight you two
Lavandra: have a good night princess Cameilla. I suppose I'll take my leave as well
Kaijuno:... actually, Lavandra
Lavandra:hm?
Kaijuno: if you don't mind, could I try out some of your cooking? I-If you're okay with it
Lavandra: of course! I'd gladly make some food for you
Kaijuno:...awesome
We went to her house where she proceeded to make a serve me a bowl of soup or what resembles soup. She made progress by not making it look like toxic sludge but it wasn't an appetizing dish either
Lavandra: All ready!
Kaijuno: th-thanks...*munch* *munch*
Lavandra: How is it?
Kaijuno: mmmmm, it's nothing overwhelming repulsive, but it's not something that makes my mouth feel like rainbows either
Lavandra: as in?
Kaijuno: it's better than what you started as, but it's not still not good yet
Lavandra: o-oh, my apologies
Kaijuno:... but still, I can see the effort that you're putting. no need to let slow progress stop you from becoming the chef you want to be
Lavandra: of course! I'll become the great chef that will make your satisfy taste buds
Kaijuno: I look forward to when that day come.....
I took my sweet time just hanging out Lavandra while I still can that night, but she insisted to escort me back home when it getting late into the night. I was nearly clutching on her arms till we finally arrived to my house
Lavandra: here we are. alright, Kaijuno-Sama, make sure you get good sleep for Rimuru-Sama's return tomorrow
Kaijuno: ok well goodnight Lavandra
Lavandra: goodnight Kaijuno-Sama
Kaijuno: bye!
Lavandra: bye!
Kaijuno:...b-bye............
Despite Lavandra's wishes, after pondering between speeding it up by sleeping or stalling by having no sleep. The stress got to me and I just decided to not sleep not that night, not like I really need it anyways
Kaijuno: what can do to prevent it with the same best outcome?
Wise Sage:[Unable to Answer]
Kaijuno: what can I do save them from such a fate without ruining our chances in the long term?
Wise Sage:[Unable to Answer]
Kaijuno: isn't there anything I can do about this?
Wise Sage:[Unable to Answer]
Kaijuno: Am I *hic* so stupid to *hic* not think of something to *hic* make this better since *hic* I know what happens?
Wise Sage:[NEGATIVE, master is not stupid]
Kaijuno: *hic* *hic* *hic*
Wise Sage:[...]
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4:00 pm Friday- 1 hour before the Massacre
I was called in a meeting office in town hall at the request of Benjamin
Kaijuno: what's up?
Napoleon: there's some concerning matters that we wish to report. Leonardo
Leonardo: Hai, we have found sightings of around 20,000 armored soldiers from Falmuth are heading towards Tempest.
Souka: While their objective is unclear, it is safe to assume that they're preparing for some sort of battle
Benjamin: I'm not liking how this is looking to be
Napoleon: agreed, nothing from this looks pleasing to see
Rigurd: maybe we should get in contact with Rimuru-Sama for their thoughts on the matter as well
Napoleon: Indeed we-
Before we dwelled further in the matter of the nearby army, we received an urgent call from Albis through the long distance communication orb set on the meeting table
Albis: plea- respond- beast-teer from th- -nimal kingdo- of eur-nia Albis the gol- serp-
Rigurd: Lady Albis?
Kaijuno:...
Benjamin: we hear you. what seems to be the matter?
Ablis: we nee- your countr- to tak- in our peop- as refug-
Benjamin: refugees? what happened?
Albis: A week fro- -ow -zania was pu- to ruins
Napoleon: ruins? like the country was put into ruins?
Kaijuno:...
Wise Sage:[Activating Unique Skill Humility]
Leonardo: If that is the case, which nation is responsible?
Albis: no -ation it -as -ord milim
Rigurd: Demon Lord Milim!
Benjamin: wait! why would she do this!?
Albis: t- -a- s------------
Naopoleon: *sign* alright, everyone we'll first deal with the matter of the nearby army, then we'll start setting up refu-
Kaijuno: *collapses*
Everyone: KAIJUNO-SAMA!
To everyone's suprise, I suddenly collapsed on the floor while reverting back into my slime form. The stress was getting to me. Knowing the impending tragedy that is drawing near, not figuring out the best outcome without the paying the horrific price, the despairing sights that seems inevitable, my failure MY FAILURE to them, all who have shown me the mercy of kindness will be butchered in spite of my supposed advantage of possessing the knowledge of future events, it was in vain. Even with Wise Sage activating Humility, while my emotions were composed, my mind being devoured the despair and stress that was piling onto me. If I was physically capable of doing so, I would've likely vomited from the stress
Napoleon: Damn it! Lavandra! take Kaijuno-Sama back to his house to rest!
Lavandra:Hai!
Lavandra hurried to escort me back to my home where she placed my on my bed to rest
Lavandra: there, feel free to get some rest Kaijuno-Sama. I'll make sure to get Vesta to come by to check up on you
Kaijuno: Lavandra.... please don't.... leave
Lavandra: I still have to help Cameilla with the final touches of the festival so I have to head out. Don't though, once I wrap things up I'll come back for you, I promise.
WIthout room for objections, Lavandra left to continue helping Cameilla. Soon after she left, I morphed back to my lycanthrope for but all I could do was quiver in despair
Wise Sage:[Activating Unique Skill Humility]
Kaijuno: Lav...andra
Wise Sage:[Activating Unique Skill Humility]
Kaijuno: pl-please
Wise Sage: [Activating Unique Skill Humility]
Kaijuno: don't...
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4:45 pm Friday- 15 minutes before the Massacre
Kaijuno: what can I do?
Wise Sage: [Unable to Answer]
Kaijuno: Is there something I can do?
Wise Sage: [Unable to Answer]
Kaijuno: should I even do something?
Wise Sage: [Unable to Answer]
Kaijuno:......m-maybe I could do something. I don't it has happened yet so maybe there's still hope. y-yeah, there's still might be chance. but I should hurry while I still can
I rushed out the door in desperate hope to try to change the outcome. In my desperation, I made shortcuts through the alleyways although I made accidental loops across town to find where it will start
4:59 Friday- 1 minute before the Massacre
Kaijuno: Damn it! where are they!? I need- I HAVE TO-
All of a sudden, my body felt severely weakened. It wasn't like the stress, it occurred out of nowhere and felt like my body was deprived of strength
Kaijuno: what the..... no no no no NO, THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!
I stopped bothering searching via shortcuts through the alleyways and went straight for the nearest exit to the street.
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Fate sure loves to play cruel jokes
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Just as I was near the exit, I saw her. Right infront of me, she sat, she sat covering a small goblina girl, bracing for what's coming towards them. I knew immediately what was coming, what will horrifically happen
Kaijuno: no NO! LAVAND-
right when I was one step away from exiting the alley, the knights, the bastard, emerged in my sights. The horde of knights came full of speed but empty of mercy. I felled down on my knees in despair, but that only gave me a view of what was happening. Lavandra's attempt of protecting the goblina girl was in vain as she almost immediately lost her grasp of her. With no shame nor hesitation, the knights slashed their swords at them, they used their horses to trample them and break their bones. The goblina child nearly instantly had her neck twisted from the horses. Lavandra fate wasn't less either, I even saw the moment where her horn broke off of her head.
Right in front of me, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES, people who liked, who loved me, who CARE about me were
Right in front of me, RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES, people who liked, who loved me, who CARE about me were.... butchered. They were getting slaughtered right in front of me and did NOTHING. I didn't felt this sense of uselessness to such a massive degree, I never felt such despair that me sick to my stomach. Knowing I could've prevented this if I was smart enough to figure it out. Instead that same horrific day still occurred and in this timeline.... it was all my fault
After all the knights had passed by to continue their onslaught, the street was left silent with only the only thing can be heard are the far off screams as people getting killed nearby. The world felt still to me, like any of this felt unnatural. I stepped towards her with the little desperate hope that she somehow survived.
...There she layed, there she stood still. Eyes open and yet couldn't see their surroundings, mouth open and yet couldn't be able to breathe. There was no denying it, where was once a person that had cherished me, now lies corpse, a corpse that I could've prevent them from becoming
Kaijuno:la-la-lanvan-*hic*....
Lavandra:...
Kaijuno:*hic* la- LAAAVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!