Searching further, we found out that the door was wide open. What to do now… it’s as if we were invited in.
[Fate, I will go alone from this point]
[Impossible….this…this can’t be]
Two split out from the crowd. A handsome boy and a beautiful woman gladly greeted Aaron.
[Dear, welcome back. We’ve been waiting.]
I switched the Black Sword into Scythe form,
『Wait, Fate! It’ll be like slashing through empty air. It’s useless to cut those people down. We have to take down the Lich Lord who has activated this illusion in order to dispel it.』
While seeing all these happening in front of me, I asked Greed about what really concerned me.
Greed seemed to understand what I’m asking about. He was reluctant, but told me anyways.
『I think it’s better for you to not know……so are you sure? Very well, though I suppose it’ll be better if you think it as the way you did. Those souls consumed by Gluttony, will be forever locked within the skill. Struggling and suffering together inside an infinite hell. There will be no salvation for them.』
I could vaguely feel it already. But the answer was far more than what I had anticipated. Gluttony skill….truly deserving its title as Mortal Sin skill. However, it’ll leave a bad taste on my conscience if I ended up accidentally involving good people.
That’s why I decided to let those people be. Even though they were undeads controlled by the Lich Lord, I still didn’t want to see them suffer in the eternal hell without any chance for salvation.
And the Lich Lord is currently in….the central hall is full of its delicious smell, so I can’t really tell where to be exact. Probably, I was also caught under the effect of the illusion magic.
Tch……I could do nothing despite the frustration. What now….. What should I do.
I could understand his feeling. But now,
[Aaron!]
I shook his body, trying to wake him up, and fortunately Aaron shook his head soon after. It appeared that he hadn’t completely captured by the illusion magic.
[I’m alright. Just got reminded of old days for a while.]
Scratching his head, Aaron admitted that it became harder to ignore such memories as he grew older. Then, he brandished his holy sword toward his precious family.
[I apologize for only coming here after so long. Now, I’ll ease your pain.]
Right then, a powerful and blinding flash of light engulfed the room. What was once before a beautiful decorated castle, now was desolated and corroded by rusts. This was how the castle should have looked like originally.
Aaron sighed and ran up toward his family and people. On my part, I switched my black sword into bow form and headed to the back of the central hall after bypassing the citizens. Aaron kept scanning the area for a sign of the Lich Lord while holding down.
Noises of holy swords clashing against each other resounded throughout the hall. I could hear the voice of Aaron who was now facing away from me.
[You’ve become stronger. It seems you obeyed my orders, and never neglected your training]
His son did not reply, as if the only way to communicate with him was through sword. It’s necessary to end this kind of thing as soon as possible.
[Please hiiiiiittt!]
Its magic and spirit stats actually surpassed 4 million…. I wonder what would happen if I managed to consume its soul? All these time I’ve only consumed monsters with 1 million in stats. I’d been training myself to suppress my Gluttony skill, so should I really do this? Again, I remember the lamenting cry back at the Heart territory. At that time, I consumed a high leveled soul that I’m not used to eat yet, rendering the Gluttony skill to go wild.
Dammit, there was no time to hesitate since I’ve gone this far.
I couldn’t afford to let it reuse Illusion Magic and disappear from view once more. With the full extend of my agility, I rushed toward the Lich Lord who was falling to the side wall.
Without fail, I aimed at the Lich Lord’s chest. Its size was almost twice and a half of me. By going in, it wasn’t able to use its huge scythe to knock my sword away.
[I’m sorry for the wait, Fate.]
Turning around to see the source of that powerful voice, I saw Aaron holding two holy swords in hand.
[Again with this….so it’s desperate.]
Lich Lord who had become uncomfortable with the situation, attempted to cast another illusion magic to sway Aaron. But he didn’t relent.
Grand Cross was activated with the Lich Lord as the center. The white light lit the castle brightly. The controlled corpses were purified then disappearing into the light.
『Once, only this once. I’ll let you use that holy sword to help.』
We raised our voice together at the same time, pouring all of our power.
[ [ Grand Cross! ] ]
The castle was once again engulfed in blinding light, turning everything pure white.
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