83. Blood Price
Making a vessel for Arca to descend is,
The leader of the denomination oversees the situation.
Paula was just one of the many children who passed through his hands.
If there was anything different,
Is it just that he was the only one who survived?
The basement of the temple in the back alley here is,
It was like a kind of first test to see if the children had the ‘minimum’ talent.
If a person dies without being able to withstand the torture here, it means that it is not worth the cult leader’s time to torture and brainwash him.
And, Felix did not die here.
It was an unfortunate contradiction.
Because the talent flowing in his blood was outstanding, he faced greater pain and certain death.
Ahh!
I was going down the stairs at a steady pace,
I couldn’t hear any footsteps.
Everything was buried in the echoing screams.
Once the stairs became invisible,
The screams also became clearer.
A hallway where torches are hung at regular intervals.
I moved forward, crushing all the torches on the ground and extinguishing them.
Let’s pass there and turn the corner,
I was able to face it.
Frozen in droves in front of the torture room door,
Numerous priests.
The door was open,
No one dares to enter.
“What’s going on?”
I asked calmly.
It would be nice if my identity wasn’t discovered, but
Even if you get caught, nothing much will change.
The priests all look at me, who has given voice to this division.
No one was shocked and pointed a finger at the Prakchi that the cleric had mentioned.
It seemed like he only checked my priestly uniform and thought of me as a colleague who came late.
Well, there’s probably no time left to check people’s faces right now.
They are more than mouths that do not fall,
At least he explained the situation with his moving arm.
With a finger shaking like crazy, he points to the inside of the open torture room door.
When I take a step,
They step aside.
In their eyes, there was a cry of ‘Please do something about that b*tch.’
“Please wait.”
Since I was already mistaken,
Don’t run away, just wait here.
I entered a large, dark torture room.
The first sense stimulated was smell.
“…Tsk.”
To the point where I click my tongue without realizing it,
The smell of blood stings all the way to the head.
There are restraints on the bed that doesn’t even look like a bed.
The half-destroyed shelves are lined with cutlery.
And, there were blood stains everywhere.
The ones that have faded to reddish brown belong to the children,
The river of blood that still flows vividly-
“Ah, uh… Ah…”
The priest who tried to stop her.
Gurgling was coming out of his neck as he was stuck somewhere and unable to get up.
And, in the center of all this division.
The dark spirit who instantly butchered five or six priests who blocked his path is rummaging through a drawer in the corner of the torture room.
Rat, clatter- BOOM!
If it doesn’t open, break it.
A state of selflessness, like a madman.
Soon, her hand stopped with a document she found in the drawer.
“Felic, s.”
When I read it out loud,
Reality that does not change.
As if to laugh at her appearance,
Her blue hair fell from between the documents.
Collected for research samples,
The last trace of that blood relationship.
“Ahh, ahhh!”
Howling like a beast,
She covers her face with her hands holding her hair.
The tears leaking out between her fingers,
It mixes with the blood on the floor.
I spoke quietly.
“Pelia.”
She bent her head in a deformed position,
He looked at me with pupils blurred by tears.
And then, she lowered her head.
“…I could have stayed in the orphanage.”
“……”
“I asked. I begged… And hung on. Please take Felix to the church. I-“
She is in a state of endless remorse,
Not the older sister who failed to protect her younger brother.
“I killed him…”
The murderer who killed her younger brother.
Even though she didn’t know that there was a cliff, she was a madman who became intoxicated by the fact that she pushed off that cliff.
I answered.
“Do you think so?”
To give direction to the madness that is collapsing without any restraint.
“If I rub his hair here, will he come back alive?”
“…”
“Meaningless self-blame is nothing more than an escape.”
Pelia’s younger brother died.
Now accept that,
It is time to express the right anger.
“What do you think you can do for him who has already left?”
“…I-“
Kwaang!
A loud noise cut her off.
Flame magic flew from the entrance.
I aimed at her exactly, but
It was disintegrated in the air by my blood system.
“Profit…!”
No matter how scared they may be,
Now you have noticed.
Something is going wrong.
Soon they made up their minds.
Forcing their frozen feet to move, all the priests entered the torture room.
Anyway, if it is discovered that you were caught here,
They are also dead to the church.
“Damn, how on earth did you know…!”
“I’m going to three. I’ll personally kill the guy who pulls back, so that’s what you know.”
Even if you have to make some sacrifices,
The idea is to push through the page numbers here.
As I took on such dirty work,
They must also be talented people who were a bit lazy in their own way.
It was a desperate situation,
I finished what I was saying.
“You already know.”
“…”
“You just have to do it.”
Do whatever you want.
Well, at least it would be much more productive than sitting here and crying.
“I’m here to help.”
“…You.”
The priests slowly approached.
The moment the distance narrows, it will rush at you.
I am on the back of my hand,
A basic freezing magic circle has been created.
This is the basement,
All torches were extinguished,
The vision of all of us.
I only rely on the mana lighting in the torture room.
She stood up and continued her words.
“Priest Evan. Nobleman. Traitor. I don’t even know what to call you now.”
Click!
At the same time, magic was fired from my hand.
With a cracking sound, the light shattered.
“Ivan Kherson.”
“…”
“I am an instructor at Russell Academy.”
To her, who shares the same goals as me,
There was no reason not to reveal his identity.
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Suddenly-
A sound that resonates as if in response.
Something was cut,
It couldn’t even scream.
And so, the silent massacre began.
—
Shinchang is powerful,
It is that loud.
Gwareung!
Every time it is swung, a shock wave like lightning explodes, and most humans can’t even withstand that.
“Kwaaak!”
Let’s swing once in the air,
A couple of her crew members who were running toward her fall helplessly.
After Ivan entered the temple,
Quite a long time has passed.
She guards the door of the temple.
Centered around her, her temple was surrounded by countless humans that she could not even count with her own eyes.
They didn’t move anymore.
No, I couldn’t move.
“Next.”
A voice that rings dryly.
The sight of her crew members, who had shown courage that was close to her bravery and rushed at her, were knocked out and rolling around after being hit by their new spears.
At the same time as explaining all of these situations,
It also served as a reason for her to be able to protect this temple on her own.
“S, Scarlett…”
Some despaired that she had become attached to the source of all evil, her nobility;
“This traitor…!”
Someone cursed in anger.
Because no one wanted to die,
She was just advancing, trying not to provoke her, narrowing her siege as much as possible.
Because I didn’t want to kill her either,
Although she never swung first.
If it gets this close, it becomes dangerous.
I looked at the closed door, wondering when it would come.
He was never late.
Squeak-
Ivan came out calmly inside, but
Everyone there was shocked.
“That… Crazy bastard…”
Bleeding.
As if it had been dipped in blood and then drained,
The man whose black priest’s clothes were stained red.
“Are you really a human being? Did you even want to kill the priests?”
“You’re such a crazy devil!”
Ordinary members are indignant, but
The executives’ expressions were a little different.
Soon, someone whose emotions dominated reason.
She rushed towards Ivan, threatening to kill her, but she did not stop her.
Quaak!
Ivan caught that face.
“Ugh… Ugh…”
A crew member groaning.
In the momentarily quiet air,
He whispered softly.
“What are you?”
“…What?”
“It’s a simple question. What are these people doing, running around in groups and causing mischief?”
Identity.
Shaking the legitimacy of that action,
Fundamental question.
Daewon’s answer is,
It was so firm that it was obvious.
“…A revolutionary.”
“Revolution. What is revolution?”
“You… Scum. You don’t care about what goes on behind the scenes in the empire, and you are just intent on exploiting those under you. All you have to do is turn it all over and set the world straight.”
“…”
“Kill us. But we won’t stop.”
He did not know the truth, but
He was noble in his beliefs and determination.
“Excellent.”
“What?”
“Why are you surprised? There’s nothing wrong with what you said, so it could also be a great cause. But…”
Squeak-
The door opens again.
The woman who emerged from within her,
For a moment, no one recognized me.
The eyes are worn out and dead,
The flowing blonde hair is a bloody monster.
In the darkest alley,
The person who lived the brightest life.
Pelia Cist.
In her hands were several sheets of paper and colorful hair.
It focused the attention of revolutionaries,
The executives became thoughtful.
The captured crew member’s voice trembled.
“Peh, Felia…? That’s-“
“This.”
A dry, stinging word.
Paper thrust in front of his eyes.
“It’s the revolution you guys were doing.”
Daewon’s face as he followed the letters with his eyes,
It’s getting more and more white.
Ivan let him go,
His legs lose their purpose and he collapses.
Good!
Pelia threw the documents and scattered them.
To the revolutionaries.
The papers fluttering dizzyingly,
Soon it fell to the floor.
Just before the crew’s hands touch the paper,
The desperate cries of the executives rang out.
“Don’t touch me!”
They get closer to the truth as if possessed,
I tried to stop it somehow.
“You’re going to believe that guy? It’s all a fabrication! It’s just a ploy to separate us!”
The crew did not stop.
Even when my arm was grabbed, I shook it off,
Even if I was hit and turned into a ball, I turned to the paper.
The reason Pelia ended up like that is because
And, saying things like that.
There must be a reason.
“Ah, ah…”
After seeing the paper, the crew members relaxed,
Each person’s self-talk wanders around the square.
“How… Like this…”
Piercing their lungs,
A word from Ivan.
“The materials provided by the religious order. I believe you enjoyed the revolutionary play prepared by taking advantage of the abundance.”
“……”
“Even if it was made with the blood of innocent children.”
With that said,
The situation was out of everyone’s hands.
Phew!
“A billion…!”
After one of the distraught executives,
Someone stabs me with a knife and pushes me down.
This place where there are no beliefs or causes left.
A moment filled with anger bordering on madness.
Now, it’s out of control.
“aaah!”
With a shout like a scream,
An unprecedented rebellion has begun.