Slowly those armored men who died raise from the ground. The armored men who still alive startled and got panicked.

"Sir! They are- uaah!"

One of them got attacked. Orderich widened his eyes in disbelief. He didn't believe what he saw, no, he never believes it at all. But, he had to swallow it down and accept the reality.

Evan who is lying on the ground bitterly smiled and slowly stood. He cleans his clothes and breath for a moment.

"You- how did you?!"

Orderich shouted and point his sword towards Evan. He just stands there and blinked to Orderich then giving murderous aura.

Evan picked the sword on the ground and point it towards Orderich.

"For everyone and for myself...."

"Enhance!" Orderich enhanced his body and dashed towards Evan. He is fast and swings his sword to Evan. But it missed the target, Evan crouched and thrust his sword from beneath. The sword passed through the gap of the armor and pierced the neck.

"Gahh....."

Evan slowly pulled the sword and swing his sword to the air. The life force from Orderich absorbed by him. Not just his life force but the other armored men who died by the undead, their life forces also absorbed by him.

Evan went silent and then looking at the dead villagers. He bit his lips.

"Aaaahh...."

Evan fell down to his knee and start crying. He crying really hard, under the dark sky without stars and moon.

"Damn it! Why now?! Why not come before all of this happen!" He smashed his fist into the ground. He regrets it, the power he obtained came late after many people he couldn't save.

Evan regained his power. The Undead king's power, he already lost so much before the power awoke. When the power awoke, his past memories returning to him. No matter how heartless undead he was before. He is right now a human with emotions.

Having a great power but unable to protect people he loved with it's just a waste and he wished to die. But he can't. His mother wished for him to be alive and he will stay alive.

Evan stopped crying and he slowly stood. Evan looking at the undead, all of the armored men are all dead.

"Good.... now please make graves for the villagers and clean this village. Maybe some reconstruction?" He said. He wished to have a proper burial for the villagers. Also, the village is wrecked down. He wants to restore them with the help of the undead.

Evan carrying the dead villagers to one place. But when he brought his father and mother. He cried a lot again.

After the burial, he created tombstone to remember the villagers. He didn't remember all of the villagers' names and so he makes a simple thing.

"Amongst 87 villagers of Ovuca, 84 died. May the rest in peace."

After that, he ordered the undead to reconstruct the houses. It took a half day since the undead aren't tired and they are strong. The houses returned like before. The only thing left is the destroyed farms.

"Haa... guess I have to start over."

With the help of undead, he making new farms and took care of them. Afterward, he is looking at the undead.

"To get my revenge..... hunt and kill your comrades and the one who ordered you."

Evan said coldly. Even though he is kind, he decided to be cold when the time needs to be. He also gained memories of the undead and know where these armored men came from.

The armored men leave the village and heading to the forest. Evan sighed and then he sits down on the ground while watching the newly created farms. He smiled a bit and cry again.

Several days have passed and Evan always working. Now, he isn't good for nothing. The disturbance in his head disappeared and he could do everything well after few tries.

"Hm?" Evan stopped cutting the log and looking towards the east horizon where the sun soon rising.

A flag fluttering. The flag has a blue symbol with a lion face and three stars on each side of the lion. Then medium size troops appear while riding horses.

Evan walks to the front of the village and waiting for them. In front of them, there is a young man with handsome face, brown hair and hazel eyes. He is wearing an iron armor but not thick and rather light. He is looking at Evan.

"Are you the villager here?" He asked.

"Yes." Evan answered normally.

"Where are the others?"

"Please follow me." Evan slightly bent his body and then walks away. The young man and men behind him follow Evan after dismounted from their horses.

They are following Evan to a quite big field where the villagers buried.

"This is their graveyard." Evan answered with a bitter smile."

"Good grief...." the young man felt shocked and he walks to the tombstone.

"Only three.... I only see you, where is the other two?"

"They ran away, I barely survived by someone's help."

"Who?"

"A necromancer..." Evan bit his lips. He wouldn't tell that he is the one after all. He will make a fiction person.

"That necromancer killed those armored men and make them as his minions. He helped me to build the graveyard and repair the houses. I thought I was going to die by his hand, but he is a kind person." Evan smiled when looking at the houses. He praised himself.

The young man and the other men didn't believe what they heard. A kind necromancer? The necromancer was pictured as an evil person who raises dead from their graves and kills people. But there is actually a good necromancer?

"Ahem, I'm sorry for what was happened. We were late and only arrived now."

"That doesn't.... no, it matters. If you all come sooner or maybe put a station near the border. They wouldn't die like this!" Evan shouted. He felt it was the kingdom's fault too to let a village on the border without protection as the result they got attacked.

"I'm very sorry." The young man bowed. Evan widened his eyes and sighed. He didn't wish to be emotional.

"That's fine. It's the past and nothing can be done." Evan sighed once again.

"I'm Noel Rishawd, I've come here to investigate what was happening near the border."

"Evan, a villager."

"Evan, did you make the tombstone?"

"Yes."

"You can write and arithmetic? Though it simple calculation it could be useful." Noel smiled.

"Do you wish to work with me?"

Evan shocked. He didn't though he would be offered a job. Is it out of pity or because he values Evan's abilities?

Evan looked towards the graves and the houses. If he leaves, no one will treat this place but that doesn't mean it will be forever.

"Sir Noel, could you migrate some people to live here? As you see, it will dead village if I leave. The land in here is fertile and you have to set up a camp to just in case it will be attacked again." Evan said.

"That can be done. I'll tell my father about it. So, do you agree?"

Evan shook his head and says "Not till there is truly people migrated here. I'm sorry but I have little faith towards noble."

"Ah, I can see that. Then, I shall immediately tell my father. It may take a week or so."

"That would be fine."

Evan could wait no matter how long it is.

"In the meantime, since you are agreed with what I said earlier. I'll give you some books to study. Did you ever used a sword?"

Evan looking at his hand. He remembered that he killed people with his own hands.

"Yes, I did. I'm familiar with sword and good at it."

"Good, then I expect to have a spar next time." Noel then leaves along with his men. Evan didn't understand why Noel would be so kind.

Several days later, some soldiers arrived and make a station guards nearby. Evan starts interacting with soldiers and talking with them as the only villager. The soldiers also brought books for Evan as gifts from Noel. Of course, Evan read them all.

Aside from that, he gained information from his undead. After Alainsten's camp destroyed. His undead increased to two hundred and now is moving to the capital to kill the king.

A week passed, some people coming to the village. They are the new villagers. Since the houses are ready and the farm is in progress. They don't have to work hard too much anymore. Noel also came with few men.

"Hello, Evan."

"Hello, Sir Noel. Thank you for your help. This village is becoming lively at least."

"Yes. Now, did you learn well?"

"I did, I read all the books."

Noel smiled in astonishment, he got off from the horse and walks to Evan.

"Now, shall we have a spar?"

"Yes?"

"I did mention, right?We're going to have spar." Noel said in excitement.

"Really?" Evan laughing awkwardly, he never thought that Noel would be serious.

Noel took off his outer clothes and only wear a white shirt. He took two wooden swords from the bag on the horse.

"Here." He gave one to Evan and then take distance from Evan.

"It's simple, we're going to have physical combat and whoever lost his sword or says surrender first will be the loser."

Evan slowly nodded. He didn't wish something like this. Although he is good, he never interested in it.

'I guess I have to fake my lost.'

"Here I come!" Noel dashed at him and swung his sword. Evan blocked it right away and then took distance from Noel.

The villagers and soldiers slowly coming to watch the spar.

Noel attacking Evan again, he continuously attacking without halting his attack at all. Evan dodged and block them then took steps away.

'Nghh...'

Evan felt irritated. Somehow inside him, there is an urge forcing him to fight. Every time he clashed with Noel, that urge becoming strong and stop him from trying to faking his lost.

'Fine if you wish for it!'

This time, Evan dashed towards Noel and launch a big swing. It missed and Noel took the chance to attack. However, Evan didn't dodge the attack and stepping forward.

Noel is a bit shocked and his attack slightly hit Evan’s body but what he didn't notice immediately is a sword coming above him.

The sword stopped near Noel's head and Evan retracts it.

"Hahaha... you're so bold." Noel laughed. He had lost the fight immediately. He never thought that Evan would choose to get hit instead moving away and then launch a final attack.

"Sir Noel, what's the purpose of this actually? And also, what's the job you actually offered to me?" Evan was curious. Why it needs reading and writing, arithmetic, basic knowledge and sword fighting?

"You're going to be my bodyguard."

"Excuse me?" Evan didn't believe what he heard

"I'm going to an academy soon. My father said that I'll be fine alone but if I need, I could bring someone as a bodyguard. But the truth is I feel lonely." Noel sighed.

"And why me?"

"Truth to be told..... I'm pitying you, second, I feel that you are the same age as mine and you are easy to talk with."

So, the pitying about was a right guess. But the second one... it couldn't possible by looking at Evan's appearance. He is certainly had an older face and taller than Noel but he is sixteen years old last few days.

But the work which Noel offer is good.

"If I'm becoming your bodyguard. Does that mean I'm going to an academy?"

"Yes, that is why you need basic knowledge, reading, writing, arithmetic and how to fight. What lack is magic? Have you use magic before?"

'Yes.' But Evan shook his head. As a villager, it will be weird if he able to use a magic. It's better to grow but in fast speed.

"Then, let's go back with me tomorrow. We will test your magic capacity and choose magic what you wish to learn."

Evan nodded. To be honest, he learned all elemental magics. For normal people, when they learned their first magic, their mana will adapt to it and it will hard to change it. Example, if you use fire magic, your mana adapted to fire but if you use water magic afterward, there will be a conflict and the water magic might not be successful. Still, changing mana adapt could be done through a lot of hardship. That is why he needs to choose carefully.

Evan then returns to his house and preparing for tomorrow depart. He staying in the dining room where he had breakfast, lunch, and dinner together with his family. Now, he is alone without anyone. He bit his lips and let out tears.

"Feels like yesterday....." he muttered. Everything went so fast. He will remember it to his grave even if he didn't die.

"Mom, father.... goodbye. Your son will be going to live his own life." He said with a bitter smile.