Helmut: The Forsaken Child - H.F.C Chapter 15 (Part 2):

Sometimes, there are humans who are more monstrous than monsters themselves.

Before being banished to the Forest of Roots, Erugo was a notoriously evil mage who shocked the world.

Erugo had a special trait apart from his magical talent: he was born without a sense of morality or conscience!

However, this didn’t become apparent until he reached a certain level of proficiency as a mage.

Realizing his talent was insufficient to be the best among many mages, Erugo thought he needed to take a path others wouldn’t.

Such as seeking forbidden or evil powers.

More power, stronger magic.

Mages, often driven by desire, sometimes cross lines they shouldn’t.

Being inherently evil, Erugo crossed those lines without hesitation.

Dark magic. A special power that offers strong abilities to even the most insignificant mages quickly and easily.

That was the path Erugo chose.

Human emotions like pain and sorrow, which are negative, were the main feed for dark magic.

Extracting pain and sorrow from humans was simple.

Initially, he bought people trafficked and tortured them in his hideout for materials. This suited Erugo’s inclinations surprisingly well.

Torturing and killing those who screamed in pain and fear, Erugo indulged in the feeling of being an absolute being.

The sadistic pleasure of trampling on victims one-sidedly! That sensation increasingly intoxicated him. The growing dark power awakened his true nature.

Erugo became bolder and more cruel. He personally went down to villages to kidnap people, tortured them, and killed them painfully enough that they begged for death.

The intervals between his crimes shortened, and his hideout never lacked the stench of blood.

Cunning and meticulous, Erugo’s spree didn’t last long.

Frequent disappearances and traces of dark magic. A mage who noticed Erugo’s evil nature grew suspicious.

The suspicion quickly pointed towards Erugo. People secretly followed him, and his horrific hideout was soon exposed to the world.

People couldn’t hide their disgust upon discovering blood-soaked torture chambers, laboratories filled with mutilated corpses of both genders, and jars containing human heads and severed limbs as specimens.

‘How can someone do such things!’

-He’s out of his mind!’

-He must be killed!’

The verdict for him, once captured, was either death or banishment to the Forest of Roots. As a noble and a mage, he was granted the choice, and he chose to be banished, losing his magic but avoiding immediate execution by burning at the stake.

Losing everything and being cast down into the Forest of Rppts, Erugo found his new life surprisingly suitable.

The abundant Magic in the Forest of Roots, compatible with dark magic, restored some of his lost powers, albeit slightly.

Of course, the Forest of Roots was no easy place, even with a bit of magic for protection.

But, as before, Erugo decided to forge a new path.

‘If you make me your follower, I will periodically offer you human prey.’

Offering his human followers as sacrifices, Erugo proposed this deal to the two-headed snake, which hissed in amusement at the audacious human.

‘An interesting human, indeed.’

‘Fine, I grant you my domain.’

Establishing himself in Naho’s territory, Erugo began to round up humans who fell into the Forest of Roots indiscriminately.

Those who ended up in the Forest of Roots were either villains not as infamous as Erugo or politically exiled individuals.

There were few humans capable of defending themselves in the Forest of Roots. To avoid being eaten by monsters right away, they had no choice but to follow Erugo.

The human farm. In this only densely populated human area of the Forest of Roots, Erugo was both shepherd and king.

This place was his castle, and the humans were his flock. As long as the sacrifices were properly made, Naho did not interfere with the human farm.

There was some resistance, but Erugo easily took control of the farm.

Throwing the rebels to the monsters to be torn apart and eaten alive served as a brutal example, making others tremble and submit to Erugo.

The weak and deficient were ultimately nurtured in the hands of someone like Erugo at the top of the food chain, meeting an appropriate end as if they were mere livestock.

Erugo’s new life was satisfying. However, he occasionally faced crises.

The time when someone named Darien appeared and nearly destroyed the village was a rare challenge, but this was a periodic crisis he faced.

During the hibernation period of Naho, even Erugo could not afford to relax.

Humans were the weak herbivores and tempting meat of the Forest of Roots.

Being unable to resist, let alone escape due to their slow two-legged movement, they were easily caught and killed.

During the owner’s absence in this period, daily attacks occurred as if foxes were snatching chicks from a henhouse.

Protecting the village from losses as much as possible had been Erugo’s task until now.

But this winter, there were unusually many problems.

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