Chapter 171 - Goddess of Atonement (2) (1/2)
Shaoniel closed her eyes for a brief moment before she spoke again.
”With the power of Hwanmong, he entered the Abyss! I recently felt like it was meant to happen. I don’t know why but he had to enter the Abyss.”
She continued speaking with a smile on her face.
”But even if it was meant to happen, it is clear that the Celestial World greatly wronged him. Thus, this is the only method to avoid his wrath.”
Luminael trembled. He knew that Shaoniel wasn’t a crazy person, no matter how much she suffered in h.e.l.l.
“Are you saying that Lucan will really exit the Abyss?”
“According to my predictions, there is no doubt about it. It might take many years but it will definitely happen.”
It was at that moment.
”I have already emerged from the Abyss, Shaoniel.”
It was Kang-jun. He arrived here and had heard the conversation between Shaoniel and Luminael.
He was surprised to find out that Shaoniel had allowed all his household members, including Hayun, to leave h.e.l.l.
The reason he was surprised was the method she chose.
She took on all the pain they would have suffered.
As a result, she received more pain than the demonic G.o.ds on the 99th floor.
Shaoniel chose to punish herself to apologize to Kang-jun, who she knew would return one day.
Kang-jun hurriedly pulled her away from the punishment area and said.
”You are still very knowledgeable. You thought that I would still forgive the Celestial World even after this?”
Kang-jun spoke in a reproachful tone but his eyes were warm.
Although he was a Hwanmong Ruler, he still had a sense of humanity.
Once he saw Shaoniel, his heart became choked with hot emotions that couldn’t be expressed.
Naturally, he was impressed.
But it went beyond being just impressed.
Due to her, Kang-jun’s household members had avoided the pains of h.e.l.l.
He was impressed by that alone, but she had suffered in order to atone to Kang-jun.
On the other hand, once she saw Kang-jun, Shaoniel looked stunned and couldn’t help crying.
”I guess I was right. I was sure that you would come back. Please forgive the Celestial World...”
She didn’t finish speaking.
After suffering from the extreme pain, that pain had suddenly disappeared so she fainted when she saw Kang-jun, as if all her tension had been released.
It wasn’t merely physical exhaustion but mental fatigue as well. Due to all her suffering, even the transcendent mind of a G.o.ddess had reached its limit.
“Tsk.”
Kang-jun clicked his tongue and embraced her.
“Don’t worry, I won’t get rid of the Celestial World.”
With those words, Kang-jun moved her inside his wings to rest.
Just like Aquana and Klater, she would recover by resting inside Kang-jun’s wings.
Of course, it was also to protect Shaoniel.
No one would be able to harm Shaoniel if she was waiting in his wings.
‘No one will touch Shaoniel without my permission.’
Although Shaoniel wasn’t his, Kang-jun intended to protect her like she was.
He didn’t think that anyone had ever touched his heart like Shaoniel had.
‘Shouldn’t there be a single person in the Celestial World atoning for Lucan who had disappeared into the Abyss?’
In particular, the words that she had said.
Kang-jun bluntly asked Luminael.
”Tell me what happened after I entered the Abyss.”
Luminael’s expression was still blank like he couldn’t believe the situation, but he eventually spoke with a sigh.
”Now that you’ve come out of the Abyss, your power must be beyond my imagination. I understand. I will tell you about what happened.”
Luminael was worried that Kang-jun would go to the Celestial World so he was as polite as possible.
”As you’ve already heard, Shaoniel made it so that Lucan’s household members didn’t have to suffer in h.e.l.l. She pleaded with the chief G.o.ds to release them and she would take all their pain instead. The appeal was heard and Shaoniel came down to the 97th floor to suffer the worst pain in all of h.e.l.l.
”So my household members have been returned to their original place?”
”Yes, but unlike before, their abilities are normal. In addition, they have forgotten all about you and don’t know who you are anymore.”
At that moment, Luminael trembled. It was because Kang-jun’s expression distorted the moment he spoke.
“All their memories of me were erased? Then their memories will be returned, including their original abilities. There will also be compensation for the damage they suffered. Isn't that right?”
“T-that’s right.”
Luminael started sweating. It wasn’t an impossible task but the chief G.o.ds of the Celestial World were the only ones who could do it.
But would they be willing to?
Luminael was certain that the chief G.o.ds wouldn’t bend even if the Celestial World would collapse.
So he was very concerned.
Kang-jun had the ability to escape the Abyss so he could stop the chief G.o.ds.
At that moment, Kang-jun looked at him and said.
”Don’t worry so much. If we can talk well with each other then I will hold back my hands. Anyway, it seems like I am now done with h.e.l.l. Guide me to the southern area.”
”M-me?”
Luminael jumped at the suggestion that he should be Kang-jun’s guide in the Celestial World.
“Yes.”
Kang-jun nodded. Luminael hurriedly shook his head.
“I am an advanced angel of the Celestial World. It is clear that you are going to the Heavenly World for a bad purpose so how can I guide you?”
Kang-jun sneered.
”You will guide me even if you don’t want to.”
He waved his hand and a beautiful man in red armour showed up in front of him.
The great demonic G.o.d Spiros.
He was the lowest on the great demonic G.o.ds hierarchy but he was unbeatable in the dimensional world.
His abilities became stronger after surviving in the snowy terrain with extreme destructive power for many years.