章節 30: Isekai v Isekai

"So, what do you mean, that she is meddling?" Zell asked.

"I can think of only one reason she would place someone such as you on the planet she did." The woman explained. "The planet must have been claimed by her brother, the god of destruction. What is created must be destroyed and what lives must one day die. Every intelligent life that she has created ends the same way. After enough time they become tainted by wicked deeds and actions, they use the misfortune of others to help themselves. Greed controls their hearts and wars spawn from the hatred that greed."

"So, the world is set to be destroyed?" Zell asked.

"I figured it would have been about time." She replied. "Tell me does the world have a demon lord yet?"

"Yes, I was actually on my way to see him." Zell said. "I wanted to try and talk to him about ending the war."

"Demon lords are agents of destruction." The woman explained. "Just as you were hand picked to save the world by the goddess, they were handpicked to destroy it."

"So, are they from my world?" Zell asked. "My original world that is?"

"How would I know?" She said. "In any given universe there are more planets than the stars in the sky, and there are even more universes than that. His soul could be from any of those worlds."

"I see." Zell said. "So, you think she picked me to save this world?"

"Well not this world." The woman laughed. "The world you were on before you came here."

"So, this is another world?" Zell asked. "I thought it might be."

"It both is and is not." She explained. "This is a plane of existence that exists parallel to that one. This is the realm of gods and spirits, although there are a few mortals we have allowed to live here, if for nothing else than our entertainment."

"So, what happens here if the other world is destroyed?" Zell asked.

"Nothing." She laughed. "Would not be the first time a world we were connected to ceased to exist; we simply move on to a new world. This realm is as old as time. It was one of the first realms created by our goddess for her first children, the gods."

"So, what are you the god of?" Zell asked out of curiosity.

"Me?" She laughed. "I am the goddess of storms and wind, my name is Annanuki, but you may address me as Anna, mortals have such a challenging time with my name."

"Thank you for telling me your name Anna." Zell said.

"I suppose you are worthy enough after surviving my attack." Anna explained. "Wasn't there another mortal with you?"

"Yeah, Kaitlyn." Zell replied. "She ran away into the forest."

"Oh dear, that is not good." Anna said. "I hope she doesn't run into those mortals or another god."

Meanwhile back at the demon lord's castle, Maximus was meeting with the lord.

"Sire, I have the direst of news!" Maximus said as he entered the throne room and kneeled before the throne. "I have discovered the existence of a human lord; his power is frightening."

"A human lord?" The demon lord asked. "Like a nobleman?"

"Well, he never called himself that per say, but he had the power of a demon lord, but he was a human, so human lord." Maximus explained.

"So, a hero then." The demon lord rubbed his chin. "I thought that tiny girl was the hero, but it seems I may have another foe. Tell me how ridiculously powerful he was?"

"My arm exploded by punching him." Maximus said. "He defeated me without doing anything."

"Great, that's just great." The demon lord said. "He is a freaking anime protagonist, that is not what I needed."

"A what sire?" Maximus was confused.

[Oh right, they do not know I am from another world.] The lord thought to himself. "It's a special class of human I discovered from my research. They have strength that is unparalleled and can rival that of a god. No matter what you do to them they always seem to overcome it, and if they acquire the most devastating power, we are doomed."

"What power would that be my lord?" Maximus asked.

"It is a vile power." The lord explained. "It has defeated countless foes, even when there were giant gaps in power. I speak of course of the power of friendship. It is a blight that we must be very weary of. Tell me did he have any companions with him?"

"Yes, there was a small lion girl with him." Maximus said. "They appeared to be around the same age."

"Damn it!" The lord shouted. "He must be one of those clueless harem protags, this is bad, they are normally the most powerful ones of all."

"Don't fret my lord." Maximus said. "I have used my superior intellect to trap the anime protagonist. He and the lioness are now trapped forever in the other realm."

"Excellent work!" The lord cheered. "We must set some sort of trap for him when he escapes. Maybe take hostages, those kinds of characters are always soft hearted. If he had a lioness with him, he must be friends with the beast tribe. We will take them hostage and use them as a bargaining chip. We must not let him stop us from our divine mission."

"Yes, I understand sir." Maximus said. "Though do you really think it necessary? Like I said I trapped him forever in the other realm, there is no way he can escape."

"Oh, he will escape no doubt about it." The demon lord said. "Not only will he escape but he will either have more companions or some other ridiculous power up. That's just how these things go."

"If you say so my lord." Maximus said. "I will leave for the beast tribe at once and subjugate them for you." With that Maximus left the room and left the demon lord alone.

[All my plans ruined.] He thought to himself. [I thought I was the hero of this Isekai.]