Before vulka become a war criminal. he was a good man who work hard to turned the poor town into a wealthy town.
He was the proud son of baron Stewart.
But things changes after he met a girl in a wealthy family.
Unlike there family, the girl's family was wealthy but not part of noble family. In fact, many wealthy family like the shadow clan doesn't have ties to the nobles, but purely conducting a negotiations and business.
For takumi, nobles are a cowardly snakes, who doesn't hesitate to cut them off if you are not used.
Moreover, baron Stewart was a greedy man. But the most greedy of all the the father of daughter that vulka like.
He's name was Gerald.
Gerald was wealthy not because he isn't part of noble society, but rather. He was connected to the military.
In other words, he was a arms dealer.
When Gerald heard about vulka who like his daughter. He make a grand scheme.
He make vulka to sign a legal document in exchange to convince his daughter for vulka.
As a result, vulka accepting it that almost losing control over the town.
When baron Stewart heard this, he was furious towards his son and tried to take back half of the territory that taken.
But Gerald fought back causing him to win the legal action.
Of course, feeling disappointed towards his son. He was removed as a mayor in town and gave it to his second child.
Unlike vulka, his brother, Jonah was a excellent in the world of politics. And soon after. They taken their territory back.
But Gerald, who refused defeat ask vulka one last time for his daughter's hand.
By stealing the rights of the town which he agreed. Unfortunately, his brother Jonah caught him and send to imprisonment.
Of course, Gerald was also caught for extortion towards vulka. What's more, vulka become heart broken when he find out that the girl he like was already taken by his brother Jonah.
Feeling enraged, he broke out from his cell and tried to kill Jonah. But he was stopped by his father Stewart.
This action made baron to be shamed and mocked by his rival nobles which he couldn't bare.
Now being angered by his father, baron Stewart send his son to the Frontline where he will suffer and exiled after his time was over.
Vulka fought in the Frontline for years. He's rage was burning himself alive.
All the hate inside him was nearly exploded.
All the regrets are eating him alive.
All the pain he received almost break him.
But he still standing in the field of corpses. The anger inside keeps him move forward. The unimaginable rage was enough to burned the world.
In a tragic event, he nearly lost his life but he's wish was granted when he got a hold of a curse weapon.
One of the 13th curse weapons that scattered everywhere.
"If you want revenge I'll give it to you. In exchange. You have to kill anyone in your path."
Hearing her words, vulka agreed and cause a great massacre in both sides. Condemned him as monster in both kingdoms.
To filled his revenge. He left the battlefield which littered with corpses. No matter where he go. He killed anyone who stand his way.
Weathered it's a traveler, a merchant caravan and some innocent people in the road.
He killed them.
The kingdom on other hand send soldiers after soldiers. Assassins after assassins. But he cut them all off.
Cities and village didn't escape his wrath. causing chaos everywhere he go giving a nickname wandering demon.
Now, returning home. His appearance almost make him a monster.
His armor was beyond broken.
His whole body are covered in scars and fresh wounds are still healing itself.
But his rage was still burning as ever.
"I finally returned."
As he sigh in deep, shell spoke in a calm tone.
"Is this your home master?"
As she said this, her body materials in a spirit form.
Unlike the other shell. Her dress was crimson red and her smiled a enough to shivered. But for vulka. It didn't affect him in a slightly.
"Yes, my hometown I wish to burned."
As he said this, he gallop with his horse. Who also has a piercing gaze and run straight towards the town.
...
Meanwhile, kenshi was in the secret hideout in the town.
Many people are getting evacuated while the soldiers are preparing themselves.
The wandering demon was a very famous person in the kingdom, with the price of his head that five times the salary of the royal guard.
Many challenges the wandering demon but none has survive the battle, and many of their fights end up a catastrophic battle leaving marks in the land.
"Judging from the reports we gathered, he's rank was almost in a grand marshal rank."
As one man said, everyone gulps in this information. Each warrior has ranks like novice, rookie, martial, master, grand master, senior grandmaster, marshal and grand Marshal and so on.
While kenshi himself are in the rank of martial. The battle between them are like heaven and earth even with the help of shell.
Moreover, the enemy has also the curse weapon, which means fighting the enemy was like a early graves.
"What do we do young master?"
As the man ask, kenshi rub his temples in irritation.
"At this point, only father can beat him. But he might not agreed to this even with the help of other higher ranks in our clan."
As he said this, multiple people agreed.
For the clan masters, they will never send some stronger unless it related to the clan's survival. Since the intelligence gathering is a big part of their Intel network.
It's best to abandoned it. But many people in the clan was still wants to depend it.
The reason was the kingdom won't ignored this. The royal family must have send the elite among elite to fight the wandering demon, and also the people who wants to avenge their people.
Making this fight became a grand. Which is why many people in the clan have hopes that the intelligence gathering network can survived.
For kenshi, there are parts of him to abandoned the building and rebuilded somewhere else. While the part of him was selfish.
That was to take the other curse weapon as his own.