During their journey to the Doreinberg clan settlement, the Everlight party met one of the random and toughest quest in a town. One quest that is impossible without black magic, that is------resurrection.
Inside this town, there was a couple where the female significant other passed away from the attack of the SUN cult.
"She was killed by the SUN Cultist that were terrorizing our town, she died trying to protect me,"
The man weeps as he held his fianceé's hand together with him.
"She was brave woman since we were young, but sometimes her bravery is also a stupidity, she never know went to give up,"
Things are getting awkward for the Everlight party. Raye decides to get straight to the point.
"So what you want us to do?"
"I need you guys to bring her back to life,"
"What?"
"You heard what I said, you guys are the one that defeated the warlock, there's no saying that you could also bring someone back to life,"
"That doesn't mean that resurrection is something said and done, it's impossible to resurrect someone back to life,"
"I know that what I'm requesting is hard, but I'll give you this ore that I found in a mine when I was a child,"
"Even if you give us a reward it's impossible to resurrect someone,"
Will looked at that ore and realized something about it.
"We'll do it,"
"What?"
Raye looked back at Will, realizing that he was serious, he whispered to Will, telling him not to be out of his mind.
"Are you insane?! Are you really gonna use black magic to resurrect her?"
"It's true that black magic could resurrect someone, but there is also another way, though I doubt it would work,"
Will whispered back to Raye.
"Another way to resurrect someone...?"
Will walked up front and decides to accept this quest.
"We will be helping you on resurrecting her,"
"Really? I don't know how but thank you!"
Will then asked the guy to stand in one corner so the team could discuss.
"So how you plan to resurrect her?"
"Through dying,"
"What?"
"By dying, we would meet the goddess of death herself, I could make a deal with her in exchange for the fiancé's soul to return back to the body,"
"That sounds absurd! What are you gonna say to convince her?"
"..."
"...,never mind, knowing you, you always have the most bizarre ideas that somehow works, the only question is that how can we kill you?"
"...,it would be hard but, given that Amethia's purification magic and Al's light magic, you could pierce me in the heart, I won't resist,"
The Everlight all glared at Will's cold gaze but agreed that this is the only way that Will Beuratt, the Shadow Sage could die.
Al gathered and imbued light magic into the sword then Amethia imbued purification magic in it. Will stood there unfazed, as if he does not fear death. Raye who is hesitating, Will then spoke:
"Do it Raye,"
Raye closing his eyes pierced his sword into Will's heart. The light and purification magic all entered Will that were corrupted by black magic. The shadow magic that covers Will are resisting the magic which Amethia noticed and went to rest her hands onto Raye's which more purification magic flows from Amethia to the sword. Al then took out his mini staff and casted light magic at where the heart was pierced. Raye pushes the sword deeper into Will which the shadow slowly vanish. Finally, Will spat out blood and fell onto the ground. By then, the Everlight has ran out of mana. The man turned his head around and found Will dead and the rest lying on the ground.
Will relaxed and did nothing about it.
"Maybe I could meet his majesty..."
He looked at the ceiling and is waiting for his demise. Slowly, his conscious faded away and he was finally dead.
Will slowly reopen his eyes to find himself in a completely different place. He can feel himself for he is only a soul. The area was nothing but a grey fog. In front was a door where it is filled with bright light. Next to the door sat a woman on a chair wearing a gothic, funeral dress with a transparent black veil that covers her face. She wore a black lipstick on her mouth. She has a long black hair until her hip. Her appearance is quite youthful but doesn't match her age.
"Oh? Looks like a loss soul have appear before me,"
"I supposed the damsel before me is the goddess of death,"
"Damsel? I see that you're trying to flatter me, I also know about you, Will Beuratt,"
Will raised his eyebrows upon hearing those words.
"In fact, you've caught my attention since the start, I've been watching you for your whole life, you're truly intriguing you know,"
The goddess of death placed her chin on her hands and stared at Will into the eyes.
"Oh? I'm glad to earn the recognition from the goddess of death herself,"
"You know, I was a little shocked and sad that you went missing but you returning makes it even more intriguing, the human who humanity forsaken, the one who betrayed humanity, the Shadow Sage himself, Will Beuratt,"