Chapter 533: Encounter (1/2)

Kyrie was shuddering at her spot.

Even though there was some slight distance between him and Raven, she was still able to see what happened closely.

She was already aware that her Young Lord was a Cleansing Flame Seed bearer, she saw him practicing multiple times and saw him using it. Raven also told her that he personally met the Flames of Olympus and even talked to it, which brought great shock to her. Seeing him experiment with using the Cleansing Flames earlier didn't surprise Kyrie at all, but when he used it against the Converted Devil, the result shook her to the core.

Once she saw Raven restraining the Converted Devil, she immediately understood what he's trying to do, and frankly she was nervous since this is a huge deal.

She personally witnessed many disciples turning into devils before and no matter how many times she saw it, nothing could numb the pain of witnessing it…

It was a cruel fate…being the very thing you vow to destroy. She can't even imagine how that must've felt.

But then she witnessed it…that slight glimmer of hope.

Even if it was just the briefest of moment…she saw the respite and clarity returning to the eyes of that Converted Devil.

She saw that clearly. In fact, she the world seemingly slowed down for her, allowing her to see that moment for an extended period of time, and thus she could guarantee that it actually happened. Sure, it might've not succeeded but this doesn't change the fact that this was a huge deal.

There is hope!

Maybe…just maybe. Raven would eventually be able to return the converted devils back to their human form.

Kyrie gazed at Raven with scorching eyes. She couldn't help but noticed that, as time passes, this Young Lord of hers is slowly becoming more and more unfathomable.

Meanwhile, Raven released a deep sigh.

His gaze was locked into the scattering ashes of Converted Devil, feeling a bit lost and empty inside.

'He had been corrupted for far too long…' He muttered inwardly. 'It turns out that the 'Will' of the Devil Emperor is that harmful. It turns into little creatures who had nothing but maws and an instinctual desire to devour the soul of humans.'

'It's cruel. Any injuries they deal was permanent, I'm not confident that medicines could cure that. In fact, I'm afraid that even if I succeeded, they wouldn't want to live anymore.'

”Y-Young Lord that…” Kyrie approached him, wanting to say something but she saw that he's in a deep thought.

”I saw it too, and I know what you're thinking.” Raven replied, ”All I can say is, it's going to be difficult but I'll try my best.”

”That's good. Very good.” Kyrie said, she doesn't really know what to say since everything that she saw in this trip was shocking to her.

”I just hope that once the seed blooms, I'll be able to use it more efficiently. Let's just hope that I can really do it.” Raven said as he turned around and continued going towards the depths of Asphodel.

Kyrie watched Raven's back and released a silent sigh, she didn't say anything and just followed him.

***

”Keep it up guys! It's nearly over! Remain vigilant as well as aggressive! We can do this!”

At some place within the Inner Depths of Asphodel, three people were currently fighting against a huge enemy.

The Devil was about ten meters tall. It has a lower body of goat, a human torso, a lion's head and living snake tail. It radiated with a malicious aura and could breath black flames. It's fast, strong and it's snake tail was venomous.

This three people were fighting against a Devil known as a Chimera.

Chimera Devils were usually found on floors 20 and above of the Devil Emperor's Pagoda. They are dreadful and claimed many lives so far. Their favorite snacks are humans, more specifically, heads of humans.

”Derek! Watch out for the tail! Janine, tried to poke its eyes. I'll suppress it for you guys! Come on!” The leader of this three man squad named Julius dished out tactics on the fly, hoping that it's work against the Chimera.

The three-man squad was familiar with each other as they've been working together for quite sometime now. They went this time to Asphodel in hopes of clearing a mission which specifically calls for hunting a Chimera.