>>5983749The black swordsman quickly disappeared from the public eye after standing up with his friend Vlad and walking off into the sunset, never to be seen again. Were it not for Vlad's occasional confirmation that he was still alive for a few years, people would have assumed that he died not much later after killing the old leader of the band of the falcon. Deciding to live his final years in peace, Guts and Casca promised to live at Godot the smith's lair, making sure that Erica was not left alone at the hill of swords, with Lucio managing to grow at the age of 7 with both of his parents still with him. Though he tried to practice weaponsmithing for a hobby, it was ultimately Casca that picked up the job for a way to pass the time and remember the good old days. The Dragonslayer was placed on top of the hill of swords, above even Griffith's rapier when his time came to pass.
Vlad's story was one that would be told far and wide across history, the peace he worked so hard to establish being worked for being fought just as hard to upkeep. Though his worn out body gave away at the age of 70, he managed to laugh in his final moments, with his quote being engraved in the minds of all who heard it.
"Huh... 23 years wishing for peace of mind... 23 years working for the betterment of the world, 24 years in retirement... All of that for one extra year resting... I'll take what I can get from lady luck, honestly..."
Though humanity would remain in peace for half a century after his death, The Idea of Evil would likely return, smarter, stronger, more advanced and unpredictable even to the united, yet struggling world of humanity, but rest assured, humanity would find a way to fight back. For it lives only to fight back against it's own nature.
