63. The Emperor is back! (3)
Kariel and the summoned bodies started attacking the woman who was embarrassed, perhaps not knowing that Gareum would bite her.
Red flames entwined in all directions, limiting the woman’s radius of action, and the summoned objects slashed mercilessly.
Every once in a while, when he tried to attack Kariel, he would bite off his part.
Garreum’s attack was humiliatingly simple for a being that had achieved greatness, but that was enough.
With Hel’s current power, it was difficult to deliver a fatal blow to Gareum, so he had no choice but to be constantly interrupted, and Kariel’s attacks were hurting Hel, albeit weakly.
puck! puck!
-Kyaaa!
From the old days, Taguri had no business, and even an attack that did not inflict a great deal of damage was hit like crazy.
Since it was Kariel who purged even the corrupted earth of hell, the bodies that bound the ghosts with the corrupted energy were rapidly collapsing.
-me… … my faithful… … How come me… … .
Hel speaks while looking at Garum who bites one of her legs and does not let go.
-Why are you helping those traitors!
Hel, who said that, was furious as he talked about what happened in the age of mythology.
From the things that were unfairly abandoned, the pity for himself, who died lonely after the destruction.
He shouted all these things as if he was vomiting blood, pouring out his anger towards Gareum.
Seeing her like that, Surt raised the corner of his mouth as if mocking.
-ha ha ha! now i know
“What?”
Looking at the smiling Surt, Kariel raised her head and asked.
Then Skoll, who was next to him, also showed a bizarre smile. Skoll, who absorbed pieces of himself in Hell, also recovered past memories to some extent, so he would know that Hel’s current appearance is different from that of the woman who ruled Hell.
– Loyal dog! How can you resist me! answer me!
Hell presses forward with an angry expression.
However, the more she did, the more Gareum’s expression hardened.
Hell becomes more and more urgent as he sees Gareum’s immovability.
The more he did, the more aggressively Gareum attacked Hell.
Instead of Kariel, who was gradually losing strength, Gareum filled the void, and the huge Hell’s appearance gradually diminished.
“ah… … .”
Seeing the size of Hel getting smaller and smaller, the Roman emperor shed a sad groan.
He concentrated all of Roman’s power to help Hel, but even that was blocked by Ignit’s elite army.
Tharion and Archelio’s strong defense was also a problem, but their core strength, the Army of Hell, was also unable to penetrate Kariel’s flames.
“like this… … Is it over?”
The emperor of Roman looked up at the sky with empty eyes as he knelt down with a desperate expression.
He was the only one who looked at this and ran.
He despaired as he watched the goddess he believed in collapse in real time.
Eventually, as the huge tower collapsed, the body that had been maintained as a specter returned to countless specters.
“ah… … .”
Sandria’s Golden Hawk, which arrived late, looked at the collapsing tower with empty eyes.
Feeling that their only hope was crumbling, they stood there blankly as if they didn’t even want to fight Ignit.
And it was the same for others.
In the despair of the collapse of the dream he longed for, the huge body finally collapsed completely, leaving only a small woman at the altar.
Half of her face is beautiful, but the other half is a pitiful woman with an ugly face.
She looked at the huge dog with a blank expression.
-How come… … .
While watching Hel ask why he betrayed him, Surt, who had become smaller before he knew it, answered instead.
-Because you are not ‘Hell’.
-… … no?
At Surtur’s words, Hel turned his gaze to the small fireball.
-okay. You may have ‘memories’ of her, but you cannot be her.
-… … gibberish.
Seeing her treating her as nonsense, Surt laughed.
– the very reaction. If you were really Hell, you would rather fight me than react like this.
Saying that, Surt remembered the Hel he had seen in the past.
– My soul was worn out and I only have vague memories, but there are things I remember clearly. That is the image of Hel, who was more confident and brave than anyone else.
-… … .
-The figure of her I remember is not as fragile as you. Even though he was abandoned in the land of death, he was a dignified warrior who stood up alone and built a palace in hell.
A woman whose eyes start to tremble at Surt’s words.
As she looked at Gareum with trembling eyes at the sight of herself being denied, she suddenly turned small and stood in front of her.
– Are Surt’s words true?
Gareum looks at her without saying a word in response to Hel’s question.
After being silent for a while, Gareum answered in a quiet voice.
-… … Wrong.
Her eyes, which had been trembling at Garum’s answer, finally regained stability.
-okay. I… … i am hell
-you’re right.
Saying that, Garum recalled the past.
She was confident every time and even if she lost, she moved with a promise to take revenge in the future.
The image of Hel that he remembered was like that.
There was a time when she was the only one who trembled with anxiety.
That was when he was on the verge of extinction.
After his death, he cried thinking about the souls that would fall into pain instead of rest and hell, which would be in chaos.
Hel’s current weakness was exactly the same as that of her who was about to die.
-so… … Stop putting everything down now.
– What is that… … .
When Hel’s eyes fluttered in embarrassment, Garum’s body grew huge again.
And he handed Hel the one small jewel he had been holding until the end in that huge body.
– It was given to my body that died after Ragnarok.
As soon as Garum’s words were finished, a small jewel became powder and permeated Hel’s body.
Her eyes began to widen as the body made up of the relics of Hel in the past even penetrated into Hel’s jewels that she had cherished.
All the memories of Hel that Gareum had permeated her.
-ah… … ah… … okay.
Hel, who had regained all his memories, stared blankly at Gareum.
-you… … You kept my last will.
Hel weeps while saying that.
The last words she spit as she died. For that reason, Garum refused to rest on her own and tried to protect Hell until now on behalf of her, who was worried about hell that would be chaotic after death.
-My loyal dog. now it is
At Hel’s words, Gareum shook her head slightly.
Hell is more dangerous than ever. So he couldn’t get into rest.
Hel put on an apologetic expression as he looked at Gareum’s refusal.
Looking at the stubborn gareum, Hel said with a wry smile.
– Go ahead and don’t wait. So hurry up and finish it.
After saying that, Hel stroked Gareum’s head and looked at the Roman emperor in despair from a distance.
Poor emperor who came here only for rest.
Hel, who had read all of his past, looked at Gareum and said.
– I’m sorry, but I don’t know if I should ask you one more favor.
At Hel’s words, Garreum raised his head and looked into her eyes.
– Can you wash away their sins?
Those who cannot rest and repeat eternal punishment.
In order to wash away their sins, they needed the power of Hel in the past. However, currently, Hell’s authority has almost disappeared.
In such a situation, there was only one way to wash away their sins.
All he had to do was get permission from Modgud, who manages Hell on behalf of Hel.
Hel, who was the absolute ruler of Hell, is no longer there, so she replaces it with the remnants of her past and the current manager’s approval.
In fact, Modgud will release the ghosts of the East Continent the moment Hel forgives his sins.
Nevertheless, Hel asks Garum because he needs a lot of strength to completely wash away their original sin.
It was neither the relic nor Modgud that held the most of Hel’s power, but Garm.
-Please don’t.
When Gareum looked at Kariel instead of answering, Hel turned her gaze and bowed her head to Kariel.
Roman and Sandria’s soldiers prepared for all sacrifices only for the rest of their ancestors and innocent souls.
However, there were too many people who were sacrificed because of them.
Is it right to turn a blind eye to their sacrifices and make your own decisions?
While struggling with matters that could not be decided arbitrarily, the Roman emperor slowly walked from afar.
All the humans in the palace destroyed by the power of Hel heard the conversation just now.
So the Roman emperor could move without hesitation.
He didn’t care what kind of pain he suffered.
It was enough if only innocent people could stop suffering from generation to generation.
The Roman emperor slowly walked toward the silent Kariel.
dump!
The emperor of Roman who suddenly kneels in front of Kariel.
“I will pay the price for my sins. so… … Rest even for the innocent… … Please.”
Those approaching with tears as their emperor knelt down.
Throwing down his weapon, he knelt in front of Kariel.
“please… … Even my children… … .”
“We don’t care. Even children… … please!”
It doesn’t matter what real life is like. A desperate cry to stop the pain he suffered after he died.
Sandria’s soldiers, who had already come running, also cried out earnestly as they lay down.
It wasn’t just the living.
The already dead ghosts also cried out earnestly.
they didn’t care A cry for only children and future descendants yet to be born to be freed from this bondage.
Seeing their earnestness, Kariel opened her mouth after much thought.
“Can you keep them from resting after they die until they are paid for their sins?”
Gareum nodded slightly at Kariel’s question.
Then he looked at the kneeling Roman emperor and said.
“Your sins are so grievous that they cannot be forgiven. but… … I will show mercy to those who have not yet sinned.”
After saying that, Kariel gave a small nod to Gareum.
Then, Hel smiled and said to Kariel.
-The blessings of the underworld will always be with you.
Having said that, Hel kissed the pattern on Kariel’s forehead, then turned into powder and slowly disappeared.
– I hope that salvation will come to my pitiful loyal dog.
Hell disappeared completely, shedding tears, as if sorry to go first.
After she completely disappeared, the artifacts that made up her body also turned to dust.
Instead, all the powers she had gathered in the jewel that Garum had given her.
Gareum, who cherished the jewel, swallowed it.
At that moment, the barely maintained palace began to completely collapse.
Whoooing!
Cariel, who was looking at the crumbling palace quietly, said to the Roman Emperor.
“From now on, there is only one thing for you to do. To deal with the remnants of the past that came up from hell at the risk of death.”
Having said that, Kariel turned his gaze to Roman and Sandria’s soldiers and shouted.
“On the day when all remnants of the past disappear from the continent, you and the souls who have died in this war will be able to rest! So move for the sake of your ancestors!”
Kariel forgave only those who were not yet born and those who were innocent, not the ancestors who had sinned against many people in this situation.
In order to be freed from suffering after death, all remnants of the continent’s past must be erased.
They will roll hard even for their own rest.
– Are you rolling again?
“You have to pay for your sins yourself.”
Sitting in prison and then being executed doesn’t help at this point.
So I had to roll.
Until all remnants of the continent’s past disappear, they will have to live as sinners.
It would cause all sorts of problems, but it didn’t matter.
Thinking of those who were sacrificed and those who suffered during the war, I could never forgive them.
* * *
The palace of hell completely collapsed after Kariel’s declaration.
When the Human Federation finally won the war against Roman and Sandria, the news spread across the continent.
“The ruined palace of hell. The savior of mankind has defeated the army of hell!”