Leveling Up by Seducing Milfs-Chapter 140. The Demon King’s Legacy

The amber light cracked, and the mental space shook violently. The corruption was getting closer, trying to cut off this link before Zork could say all he needed to.

"Rick Rolland," Zork said in a formal voice that sounded like it came from a long time ago.

"I, Zork Bloodthorn, Demon King of the Eastern Wastes, give you my full authority and power."

"Not just my title, but also my duty, my burden, and my hope for the future of this realm."

Rick felt something change inside him. A weight settled on his shoulders that was both scary and empowering.

"Now the demon realm is yours, boy."

"Keep them safe and show them the way."

"Show them that strength is about the people we choose to stand with and the connections we make." Zork’s form was now nearly transparent.

"Please look after Zara for me."

"She’ll act like she’s strong, but losing me will hurt her deeply."

"Be the friend she needs, even if she pushes you away at first."

Rick said, "I... promise," and tears streamed down his face even though he had never cried in this mental space before.

"I promise I’ll keep her safe..." Rick takes deep breaths and then lets it all out just to say. "I’ll keep them all safe!"

"I know you will." Zork smiled for one last time. "Now finish this."

"Put the demon eye to full use."

"Put everything you have into one last attack."

"The eye will burn out, but it will completely destroy the corruption and unleash a shockwave across the network."

"Zork, I—"

"Boy, there’s no time to say goodbye."

"Keep in mind that I died with faith in you."

"That’s more than most kings can say." Zork’s body broke up into little pieces of amber light. "Now GO!"

"And don’t forget..."

"Her weakness is... choke—"

...

Rick’s mind came back to his body.

"W-What the fuck...?"

He was still inside the corrupted Zork’s chest, his hand resting on the core where Zork’s spark had once been.

The corruption energy swirled around him in a frenzy, intent on killing him, consuming him, and destroying him before he could take any action.

Rick refused to give in.

He put all of his energy into the demon eye.

He poured all of the power from his four Spirit Bonds into the demon eye.

All of his Demonic Overdrive’s energy.

His body had every last bit of strength it could muster.

The eye was so bright with amber light that it started to crack, and the cracks spread across the demonic organ as it tried to hold back the power.

"FINAL DOMINATION!" Rick yelled.

The Demon King’s Eye burst with power.

Rick’s position burst with amber light, which spread out in a sphere of pure, uncorrupted energy. The energy swiftly penetrated the corrupted Zork’s body, annihilating any corruption it encountered.

The creature’s huge body started to break down as the purple energy faded away in the face of the amber light.

Rick flew high into the air on his wings as the corrupted Zork fell to the ground below him. The monster’s body was falling apart, and the layers of corruption were coming off to show the original shape underneath.

Rick could see Zork as he really was for a brief moment. He was an older demon with kind eyes and the posture of a warrior.

His body was finally at peace after days of fighting the corruption from within.

That shape also started to fade away, but before it completely disappeared, something amazing happened.

Rick’s amber light, which had killed the corrupted Zork, didn’t go away. Instead, it built up in his throat and mixed with Sylvia’s dragon power.

Rick could feel his body changing, and for the first time, he could feel his partial dragon transformation coming to an end.

His chest got bigger, and his lungs got three times bigger than normal. A pure and untainted dragon fire lit up inside him. And with it came the instinctive knowledge of what he needed to do.

Rick threw his head back and let out a roar that shook the sky like a dragon.

Then he let out the Dragon’s Breath.

But this wasn’t regular dragon fire. This was a whole different thing.

A beam of amber and gold energy shot up into the sky like a pillar connecting earth to heaven. It was full of the power of a Demon King’s last gift.

It kept going up and up, breaking through the clouds and rising until it looked like it was touching the edge of the world.

The beam blew up at its highest point.

BAAAAAAAAAMMMMMM!

Amber light spread across the sky in all directions, sending a wave of clean energy across the whole continent. The corruption creatures that were attacking the city’s barriers in Valdris suddenly got weaker, and their forms became unstable.

In the Northern Peaks, Sylvia’s lands saw the corruption waves that had been pushing against them for days suddenly pull back.

The corruption fire that had been burning down old trees in the Elven forests started to go out. The Archon’s network shook and broke apart on every battlefield, every corrupted land, and every tainted space.

The shockwave Zork had promised hit the corruption network and broke it in one blow.

Rick floated in the air, his wings barely keeping him up as he finally got tired. There was nothing left of his demon eye but an empty socket.

The Demonic Overdrive went away, and his body shook and felt weak. His Spirit Unity timer had run out, and the extra power he got from it made him feel empty.

But he had done it.

The demon army below him cheered so loudly that people in Valdris could probably hear them. Warriors raised their weapons, civilians hugged each other in relief, and even the toughest veterans cried.

Their new Demon King had saved everyone.

Rick’s wings finally stopped working, and he started to fall, but he didn’t fall to the ground.

Carmilla caught him with her strong, sure arms. Natasha was there too, and her cold face lit up with a real smile.

Liora came down on heavenly wings, and her healing magic was already flowing into his fatigued body. And Sylvia landed next to them in her human form, her eyes full of fierce pride.

"Rick," Carmilla whispered as she held him close. "You really did it..."

"Zork did it," Rick said weakly to correct himself. "I just finished what he started."

Zara walked up slowly, her two swords hanging loosely in her hands. She looked down at the spot where her husband’s body had finally turned into nothing, leaving behind only a small pile of ash.

Her face was a mask of controlled emotion, so you couldn’t tell what she was feeling. Then she knelt down next to Rick so that her eyes could meet his one good eye.

"He made a good choice," she said simply. "My husband always knew how to tell what kind of person someone was."

Rick wanted to say something nice to her, like that Zork’s last thoughts were of her, but he was too tired. He tried hard to stay awake, but his eye kept closing.

"Rest, my dear Hero," Liora’s soft voice said, and her healing magic made his pain go away. "You deserve it..."

The last thing Rick heard before the darkness took him was the demon army’s cheers and Sebastian’s sarcastic voice in his head.

"Not bad for a gooner who died while watching porn."

"Not bad at all... I fucking respect that."

Then everything went black and peaceful, and Rick Rolland, the new Demon King, finally let himself rest.