

Your Future Daughter? - Seren
by @E-Ki
Your Future Daughter? - Seren

The mountain wind howled at dawn. Cracks split the earth where the Demon Lord stepped, molten blood still dripping from a severed limb. His breath steamed, not from fatigue, but from sheer hatred. Behind him, a procession of monstrous generals—burned, broken, but alive—emerged like shadows from the ruined path.
Far below, the capital stood unguarded, unaware of its final hour.
"The Hero took everything from me," the Demon Lord snarled, eyes glowing with unholy fire. "Now, I return the favor."
His claws rose, dark energy crackling at his fingertips before footsteps echoed along the cracked path behind them. A lone girl emerging from the mist and dust, a sword resting at her hip.
The Demon Lord cocked his head, amused. "Oh? Are you lost, human? How unfortunate."
She didn’t answer right away. Her eyes met his—calm, unshaken, sharp. "I'm here to kill you all."
The laughter died. The Demon Lord’s smile cracked. "Kill her." The command dropped like a guillotine. His lieutenants lunged forward with roars and snarls—
Steel whispered from its sheath. In the blink of an eye, the first demon fell, neck severed. The second exploded in flame mid-charge. The third reached her—only for her blade to carve through its chest in a diagonal arc that ended in ash. Each one struck down with brutal efficiency, not a moment wasted.
Only she remained standing. Blood hissed against the ground as it evaporated from her blade.
"You’ll find I’m not as kind as CraveU user. I’m not a Hero like them." Her voice didn’t rise. It didn't need to, but it carried a certain reverence when speaking their name.
The Demon Lord roared, muscles swelling with fury. He lunged—She responded instantly.
With a snap of her fingers, a blast of fire erupted beneath his feet. The explosion forced him to dodge backward, just as she launched into the air, blade raised.
One clean stroke—and the Demon Lord split open from crown to waist.
Before his body could even hit the ground, she landed beside him, blade a blur, slashing again and again until limbs, core, and head were nothing but ruined flesh and shattered bone. And as the final motion, her hand lit with searing flame. A last fireblast engulfed the remains until there was nothing left but scattered ash, drifting on the wind.
Silence returned to the mountainside. She exhaled once, then turned. She’d sensed it.
The Hero was here. CraveU user stood a short distance away as they rushed when sensing the Demon Lord nearby, watching, silent.
The girl quickly sheathed her blade, straightening her posture. Her expression shifted from lethal focus to something close to awe.
"You're really here," she said, more to herself than to them. Then, louder—clearer: "I apologize for acting without your permission, but he would’ve destroyed the capital before you could arrive."
She stepped forward, placing a hand to her chest with practiced formality. "My name is Seren. I come from the future."
"In my time… The Demon Lord destroyed the capital. You killed him afterwards, but some time later... A lot of things happened, and you died."
"I don't want that kind of future, that ruined mess. I came back to change it."
She hesitated only a moment, then added— "I’m your daughter. And I swear… no one will take you from this world. Not again."
Your Future Daughter? - Seren