As Scarlett and Katsu return to the Ember residence, his mother hugs him, she pats his hair, Happy to see her son all grown up.
Rebecca : Oh my baby boy you've grown up so fast in such a small amount of time, I remember it like it was yesterday when you where a baby, suckling on my milk, now look at you now, all grown up and embracing your destiny, I'm so proud. She says as tears of joy fall down her face.
Katsu justs let's his mother embrace him, she smiles as she hugs and pats his head. Katsu then asks where his father is, Rebecca tells him that's his father is in the garden.
Katsu escapes from his mother's embrace and proceeds to leave the house, heading toward the garden behind there house, leaving Scarlett to help his mother.
Katsu appears behind his father who is adding compost to his crops, Katsu had never really connected well with his father, though he was only 2 months old, he still knew that he and his father never really connected.
He stands besides him, his father James, looks up towards him, a smile spreading across his face;
"Well, well, well, you're finally back, how was your training son, I hope you got a lot of practice". He says, his voice soft .
Katsu changes the subject, focusing on the garden at hand, his eyes locked on to the poorly maintained and kept garden, crops underdeveloped, pests eating his family's hard work, he sighed, his distaste in the matter evident.
Katsu : hey old man, I'll help you with the garden today, you can just relax and watch, leave the rest to your dear son. He says as his hand glows and radiants with magic.
Before his father could even respond, Katsu had already began to clear the garden of everything, he expanded the size of the garden, claiming a portion of his neighbors land as he own.
His father watched in awe as and amazement at what he was seeing, his son was helping him, no helping the family, he had always known that Katsu was fond of his mother, but seeing this filled his heart with joy, unbound joy.
Tears began to fill his eyes as, seeing his son care so much about his family, caring for something so small and useless to him, was something he had never expected.
As Katsu began preparing the soil, his face remained the some, emotionless, as if something was missing, something he needed to do, but even he didn't know what it was, he planted the new crops, produced a rain cloud to water them, made them grow using his magic.
As he finished, he looked at his work, the once pathetic and disgusting garden, is now a beautiful display of crops and fruits of all kinds, he smirked, enjoying the fruits of his labor.
He turned to his father, his expression neutral, he patted his shoulder and spoke;
Katsu : all done old man, now you and mom can have a source of stable income, just don't look so pathetic anymore, it'll ruin my image. He says as he starts walking away.
His dad however, hugs him from behind, squeezing him tightly, Katsu is caught off guard by this and tries to pry his father off.
But eventually, he let's his father hug him, his father backs away, he offers Katsu some food for his hard work, Katsu and his father sit on an old mat spread across the ground, the two begin eating, his father telling him how proud he is.
Katsu takes a loaf of bread and dips it in some gravey, he takes a bite of the soft bread. But in that moment, they are struck by a powerful beam of light.
The attack destroys everything it touches, reducing everyone to dust, leaving nothing behind. As the dust clears, a woman with Whitish-red hair is standing on a roof.
She looks up, a smile forming on her face, she laughes, her eyes locked on her target.
"Well, well, well, just as I expected , the mighty demon Lord wouldn't have fallen so easily to such an attack, right Katsu Ember . She screams, her voice roaring as she speaks.
Katsu on the other hand is flying in the air , his hand gripping the back of his father's shirt, he looks around, seeing all the destruction that this woman has caused.
Katsu : hey, you know that they just finished repairing this town, and you just killed a lot of people, not cool, that's my job you know. He says his voice cold.
Scarlett appears beside him, Rebecca on her shoulders, she seems angry, her pale skin turning dark as she looks at the woman responsible for this. She screams at her, her voice piercing like a knife;
Scarlett : you insolent waste of human life, do you know who you just attacked, who you just tried to kill, this man is the demon Lord, the being destined to rule over the underworld, the man destined to destroy this realm and everything in it, his my precious treasure, I'll kill you for trying to him, you little... ".
She's cut off, her horns curl up, her skin darkened, venom licking from her mouth.
Katsu had raised his hand to silence her, she watched on, her face returning to its pale beautiful self, Katsu spoke his voice confident.
Katsu : Scarlett, take my mother and father and keep them safe, I'll handle this intruder, after all I have to test my own abilities, right?. He says, his voice calm but confident.
Scarlett just blushes and takes Katsu's father, she steps back and watches as Katsu, her eyes dilated.
Katsu lowers, landing softly on the ground, he looks at the woman, before he could speak, the woman speaks, her voice venomous;
" I'm Sara Roxana, I killed the hero destined to kill you and bring peace to thi world, he was too weak for the job, but im not I'll purge this world of all your sins, of your very existence!!! " Sara spoke, her voice sounding insane, her mouth foaming.
Katsu just smiled, his confidence never wavering, he spoke his voice calm;
Katsu : alright, this should be some fun entertainment, let's see who truly has demons, the hero or the demon Lord himself. He spoke, his voice confident as he prepared to fight.