Reincarnated at Level Two Million - Chapter 116

“What? No…” Yrag replied “Grandpa…?”

“Yes, it is me.” Zell said, starting to tear up. “I thought you were lost forever. Gone within the cycle of life and death, to have found you again it is a miracle.”

“Grandpa.” Yrag said with his eyes flowing like rivers. “I thought I would never see you again!”

The two of them ran towards one another and embraced each other. They hugged and all of the trauma they had both endured had melted away as their souls reconnected in kinship. Zell placed his hands on Yrag’s shoulders and held him out to look at him. The mark on his hand began to glow and he could see his grandson just as he was back on Earth. The emblem showed him the truth of his soul, which had not been cleansed from its past life.

“Grandpa, I really do have to do as god told me.” Yrag said. “I don’t have a choice. He chose me to cleanse this land of evil so that life can flourish. The humans here aren’t like the ones on Earth, they are cruel and for the most part incredibly stupid. They have abused the other races, enslaved them, and murdered them. The humans here deserve no mercy, killing them would be the best thing to do.”

“Is that the way I raised you?” Zell asked. “Because a group is evil or corrupt you think the best answer is to kill them? I don’t remember teaching you that on any of our camping trips or fishing trips. What is it I always told you?”

“That no matter what happens with other people, the one person who always has to deal with my actions is me.” Yrag said. “But grandpa, they murdered my family here. I cannot forgive them, nor should I. God himself told me to end their blight upon this planet. It is not like I can ignore the order from the divine.”

“The gods are my enemy.” Zell told his grandson. “They have toyed with the lives of mortals for far too long. Just look at what they have done to our family. Your murder and your parents were all caused by the will of the god you serve. Then he reincarnated you on this planet and asked you to do something as unspeakable as murder its inhabitants. Not only that but the woman who murdered you was reincarnated as well. By that very same god.

Her mission was the same as yours. She is the evil queen Rose that you have been fighting against. To top it all off, another god reincarnated me here to fight you and ordered me to kill you. She told me countless lies upon lies and I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if she knew who you were all along and just found some sick sadistic thrill out of my killing my own grandson.”

Yrag just stood there and listened as his grandfather explained.

“Normally a mortal has no choice but to obey the gods, they feel as if it is their grand purpose and only reason for being.” Zell explained. “I am not bound to such a fate, instead I was blessed with free will, because of a skill I obtained when I defied the god of time and space.”

“That’s why I have to do it.” Yrag said. “I have to kill those people; they need to die.”

“It’s okay.” Zell said. “Let me try something.” He summoned his power, and his white silver armor began to shine with a light so bright and white that it canceled out all else, until it seemed as if the room was nothing more than a white void. “As a god, I command you mortal. Ignore the orders of the other gods and do only as you see fit.” Zell said in a deep commanding voice that reverberated throughout the halls of the castle and shook the very foundation of the building.

After he finished issuing his command he powered down and the light retreated back into his armor. “How do you feel now?” Zell asked. “Still feel like you need to kill the humans of this world?”

Yrag thought for a moment and smiled. The nagging voice and feeling in his head to kill all the humans of the world was gone. He was free of the influence of the god of destruction for the first time since his reincarnation. “No, I no longer feel the overwhelming desire to kill them all.”

“I am glad.” Zell said. “I had hoped that the power of a stronger god could override the commands of another. It looks like I was right.”

“You are a god now Grandpa?” Yrag asked. “Man, I can’t say I ever read an Isekai where the protag became a god. Oh, that reminds me. Grandpa, why do you have a harem? I never thought you were the type to do that.”

“A harem?!” Zell replied. “Why would you think I have a harem?!”

“You have so many female followers, I just assumed that you were building a harem like so many other main characters I have read about.” Yrag explained. “Although the dwarf threw me off. I thought questionable things about you.”

“So, you thought I was building a harem and Kilgon was a part of it?” Zell asked while laughing. “Oh, that is funny. You always did have the best imagination in the family.”

“Sure, it seems silly now, but I just thought you were another person like me, not my grandfather!” Yrag replied. “More importantly, back to my question. You are a god now?!”

“Yeah, I met with one of the creators of the multiverse.” Zell explained. “She gave me the task of replacing the corrupted gods and gave me the power to do so. But then the power was too great for my mortal body and the entire multiverse was on the verge of being blown to bits. So, I had to become a dragon, but then instead of passing just one of the trials to become a dragon I passed them all and became a divine chromatic dragon. The power infused with my new dragon body, and I became a god with a level of two sextillion.”

“Two sextillion?!” Yrag yelled. “Here I was bragging about becoming what I thought was the strongest at level one million. I feel stupid now. I honestly thought I could defeat you and you are a literal god now.”

“Don’t take it too hard there kiddo.” Zell laughed. “You never were able to best me before, remember?”

Yrag sighed. “You are right.” He said. “Still, what are we going to do now that we know who each other are and I am free of the god’s influence?”

“Well, the war is over.” Zell said. “I have saved Neuval from Rose and am going to instate my mother as the new queen of Neuval. You will have no more acts of aggression from Neuval, Tarm, or Kermonth. I will convince the other kingdoms of the joys of cooperation between humans and nonhumans in due time, so you do not have to worry about them either.

All that is left is for your forces to stand down. There can be a great peace on this planet. One where humans and nonhumans live together, work together, and help each other have better lives. Where no race belittles another, and conflict is a thing of the past. Where hunger and disease are eradicated, and children are brought up with love instead of fear.

You and I can do this together. You said that I was your greatest hero and that you wished to be like me. Well, here is your chance. I am already proud of you and the kingdom you have built. You have cared for your people and showed restraint when dealing with the other races. You took care of my mother when she was your prisoner, when a lesser soul would have hurt her.”

“Let’s do it Grandpa.” Yrag put his hand out for Zell to shake. “Let us build this better world.. If anyone can do it, I know you can.”