Ch.146 Apostle of the Goddess of War
Sionâs chest burned with warmth.
In this world, he could witness Achilleâs manifestationâhis eyes reddened with emotion.
Every moment with her was fresh and wondrous.
Even if she seemed temperamental at times, her presence remained noble and beautiful.
Had Magoth not been present, he wouldâve knelt instantly in reverence.
âAchille. Menesia. Even EmilyâŠâ
Magothâs blackened lips twitched. The once lethally graceful Goddess of Darkness now seemed like a grotesque witch beside Achille.
Sion realized it himself:
âSo I truly do worship Lady Achille.â
His perception shifted instantlyâproof enough of his worthiness as an Apostle.
Achille spoke:
âMagoth. Not only did you abduct my Apostleâyou dared lay hands on him. Today, we settle this. Through your complete annihilation, the world shall find peace.â
At Achilleâs earnest warning, Magothâs mouth twisted into a sneer.
âYou, of all beings, should knowâeven if youâve regained your strength, you cannot defeat me.â
âLength is measured only by testing it.â
âLiving among mortals has made your words as weak as theirs. Itâs obvious even at a glance!â
Crack!
Magoth thrust her hand forward. Simultaneously, shadows erupted from beneath her feet like spears.
Achille kicked off the ground, leaping upward. The shadow spears pursued the Goddess of War as if alive.
Several Evil Gods joined the chase.
True to her title, capturing Achille required multiple Evil GodsâWar itself reigned as terror even among them.
Remembering Achilleâs prime, Sion swallowed hard, awed by her might.
âThis isnât the time to stand idle.â
Sion snapped to focus.
This was a battle of Goddesses.
A mere human had no place hereâonly hindrance.
If he were injured, it would nullify the very reason the Goddesses had descended.
âMy roleâŠâ
The situation was chaoticâbut he had to turn it into opportunity.
He needed to find what a human could do amid divine conflict.
âSir Loenhaugter.â
That was why heâd come here in the first place. Without hesitation, Sion sprinted toward Loenhaugterâs presence.
Clang!
An Evil God blocked his pathâGoddess of Rage.
âDonâtâdonât go! You stay here.â
âPlease step aside.â
âMy sisterâs orders. I donât want to kill you⊠just chop off one leg.â
She spoke in a clumsy tone, yet uttered chilling words effortlessly. Sion raised his sword, bracing for battle with her true formâ
Whenâ
BOOM!
Lightning struck between Sion and the Goddess, and Menesia appeared.
Her sea-blue dress billowed like clouds, radiating innate divinity.
âVilena.â
âMeâMenesia? Ohâitâs been so long!â
âIndeed. Centuries, hasnât it?â
âIâI donât know!â
âStep aside. Let that boy pass.â
âI-I donât want toâŠâ
The Goddess of Rage trembled, her speech strainedâuncharacteristically frail for one of her title.
âShe reminds me of Arwen.â
Sion didnât lower his guard. He couldnât miss Menesiaâs window of aid.
âThen youâll have to fight me.â
âB-but getting scolded by Sister Magoth⊠is scarier.â
âOh?â
Menesiaâs eyes froze like glaciers. Rage, madness, chaosâall were antithetical to the Goddess of Wisdom, whose icy intellect governed reason itself.
Even now, Sion could feel her suppressing deep-seated revulsion.
A sphere of azure divine power gathered in Menesiaâs palmâcompressed so intensely it could erase a mountain in an instant.
âThen die.â
âU-ughâŠâ
The Goddess of Rage flinchedâthen erupted:
âKEHEHEHE! Who dies?! YOU die, Menesia! Who the hell are you to tell me to dieâYOU! Yes, YOU! Menesia, you insufferable bitch! The emptiest-headed fool in the Heavens! Always acting like the smartest! I hated you! You never liked me! I wanted to pluck those smug blue eyes and stomp them into paste! Die! Die! Die die die die die die die die!â
She charged Menesia in a blind fury.
CRASH!
Her speed defied imaginationâtearing sky and earth, screaming through the air.
âTch. Crazy bitch. Having another episode.â
Menesia sneered.
Just before impactâ
[Go. Secure Loenhaugter. Apostle of Achille.]
WHOOSH!
Menesia swept her armâand launched Sion flying. He soared across Magothâs manor, stabilized midair, shattered a window with a roll, and landed inside.
Crash!
Sion rose effortlessly from the glass shards.
Outside, a mythic battle already raged in the sky.
âMy LadyâŠâ
Achille mustâve strained immensely to locate him here. Her current exertion surely drained vast divine power.
Even with Menesia and Emily aiding her, facing all the Evil Gods would be overwhelming.
No time remained.
He had to find Loenhaugter fasterâreturn before it was too late.
Sion closed his eyes, extending his senses through the manor. His hyper-refined perception swept every corridor.
âMalice is rising fast.â
With negotiations broken, Magoth wouldnât let him leave easily.
Perhaps she never intended to.
âIâll have to strike hard.â
Sion locked onto Loenhaugterâs faint presence amid the clinging darkness and moved.
He sprinted through halls and stairs.
As malice thickened, breathing grew harder.
Tartaniaâs temporary aid was fading.
âI have to save him in time.â
Squelch. Squelch.
His ankles blackenedâskin corroding with indescribable decay.
Sionâs pupils wavered.
As if fate mocked him, another figure blocked his path.
Crimson hair. Crimson eyes.
Palest skin among all Goddesses and Evil Gods.
Lips stained deep redâas if freshly fed.
âHello, human of deep karmic ties.â
ââŠGoddess of Blood.â
âYes. I watched you eating. Made me crave your blood. My disciples owe you much, donât they?â
Sion smirked provocatively.
âTheyâre all deadâI wouldnât know.â
âIâll refresh your memory.â
Swoosh!
Hateful blood sorcery flooded the wallsâsharp, dense, reeking of iron. The magic seeped into Sionâs veins, numbing them.
She meant to drain his blood through his very arteries.
BOOM!
As Sion swung Yogeo to blockâ
A fragrant floral scent filled the corridor, erasing the stench of blood.
Before him stood a small girl, hair adorned with wildflowers.
âLady Emily!â
âGo, Sion. I have much to discuss with Sestia.â
âEmilyâŠâ
âHurry!â
âUnderstood!â
No time for questions.
Even the Goddess of Wildflowers couldnât defeat the Goddess of Bloodâher limit was buying time with her unique barrier arts.
[Downstairs. Last room at the corridorâs end. A darkness barrier awaits. Coat Yogeo with divine power and strike.]
Sion nodded mid-sprint.
The Goddesses risked everything to aid himâhe had to succeed.
KABOOM!
He tore through the hallway, shockwaves from the sky battle shattering every window.
Above, the clash defied descriptionâ
Each sword stroke warped space itself. The sheer physical might was unimaginable.
âGuhâŠâ
Sion ran again. His ankles were nearly pulp. Pain threatened unconsciousness.
Yet he gritted his teeth, propping himself along the walls.
Drenched in sweat, he reached the room Emily described.
Beyond the door radiated a presence so terrifying his hair stood on end.
Instinct screamed: âDo not open.â
Sion coated Yogeo with Achilleâs divine power.
The blade, saturated with deep-sea malice, resonated with the Goddess of Warâs lightâand shimmered with black starlight.
âStronger than before.â
He could feel itâeven without seeing.
This power could wound a Goddess.
Yogeo, infused with Evil God-level might, now wielded fangs rivaling apocalyptic beasts.
Slice!
A black starlight carved a galaxy across the barrier.
Black flames burnedâand the magic-woven seal tore apart.
Dark smoke rose from its surface.
Inside, a presence raged.
Sion lookedâand recoiled at the sight.
Something that had been Loenhaugter writhed in agony, grotesquely transformed.
In the corner, a demonâlikely his jailerâlay dead beneath the same horrifying corruption now creeping up Sionâs ankles.
His time was short.
But he didnât care.
His only thought: âHow do I save Loenhaugter?â
âSir Loenhaugter!â
Sion shouted.
WHOOSH!
Loenhaugter unleashed abyssal maliceâshadows swallowing Sion whole.
This was how the jailer died.
âClose call.â
Without his cloakâblessed by Achilleâheâd have perished instantly. Only divine light resisted Magothâs corruption.
Sion pushed through the suffocating darkness, Yogeo cleaving paths with starlight.
Achilleâs blade shredded the abyssal shadows before they could consume him.
He walkedâ
To fulfill Eruâs will.
To save Loenhaugter, whoâd aided him so greatly.
It felt like parting the sea with bare hands.
Something harder than stone blocked Loenhaugter.
SPLASH!
As Sion slashed the shadow, black blood geyseredâsoaking even his cloak.
Consciousness blurred. A sensation of soul-erosion crept from his fingertips.
âLoenâŠhaugterâŠâ
He finally reached him.
Shoulder bone met his palm.
Sion forced his eyes wide open, channeling his last strength.
He accelerated his divine ring to its limitâ
Releasing Achilleâs power in full to incinerate the devouring malice.
âHAAA!â
His battle cry amplified the divine surge.
Starlight purified the abyssal corruption.
Energy flowed through his armsâslowly restoring Loenhaugter.
Just as Sionâs strength failedâand darkness claimed his mindâ
âAmazing. You actually did it.â
A familiar girlâs voice echoed in his ear.
Sion turned weakly.
Tartania stood there, tousled chestnut hair framing her smile.
âI faked fighting. Took effort to sneak you out unnoticed.â
She winked.
âTime to show my sincerity. Iâll extract you now. Donât worryâthe other Goddesses will escape on their own.â
Sion blinked slowly.
Even now, he couldnât fully trust her.
But one thing gave him peace:
Tartania lifted her dress, revealing her smooth, pale stomachâ
Which split open with a wet rip, exposing Set and Jien sleeping safely inside.
âSee? Theyâre unharmed.â
Sion nodded.
The sight was grotesqueâbut survival mattered most.
âCome. Into my intestines.â
Tartania embraced him with warm hands.
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