Chapter 300 - Poseidon (12) (1/2)

Chapter 300 – Poseidon (12)

Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko (300(0)/12)

Yeon-woo stopped looking at the bracelet and the sabaton. Of course, it wouldn’t give him any answers no matter how much he looked at it.

He had to look for the answer himself or leave it as a puzzle forever.

Actually, that wasn’t a bad idea either.

It was convenient to borrow Authorities, but there were also many discomforts that came with it.

Because the Channeling would be strengthened, it was easier to read his will and thoughts. It was extremely unpleasant for his thoughts to be revealed since his actions were already visible to them too.

Also, Azrael was the worst.

He could leave out Agares, who was actually just simple without his obsessive nature, Hermes and Athena, who had goodwill towards him, and the silent Hondon.

However, Azrael had always watched over him mysteriously. While he showed his greed occasionally, he would pretend to be caring sometimes. It was hard to guess what went on in his mind.

Yeon-woo was always on edge because he didn’t know what Azrael was going to do.

Azrael was almost like the representative of the gods and demons of death.

Such a being had suddenly disappeared, leaving him with an even greater Authority. He had also unlocked the seal.

It wasn’t bad for Yeon-woo at all. Rather, he was grateful.

‘He’s the Giving Tree.’

Yeon-woo grinned and checked the last option.

The other options had all been useful, but this was what popped out the most.

[Summon of the Dead]

It would use up a part of the souls in his collection and forcefully summon the souls that were resting in the Beyond.

You had to have met the soul while they were alive or have something related to them to summon them. The length of time was limited to the level of the souls consumed.

However, the summoned souls would have free will.

‘The dead souls are forcefully summoned?’

He wouldn’t be able to make the souls do what he wanted, but many things would become possible.

‘I can make a deal to learn skills or Authorities. Or I can ask for advice.’

Yeon-woo used a part of the souls in his collection and gathered Black Evil to activate Summon of the Dead.

[‘Summon of the Dead’ has been activated.]

[Who would you like to summon?]

Yeon-woo said the name that first came to mind.

“Benteke.”

Hwaak!

A black whirlwind blew around him and scattered.

[You have failed the summoning.]

[The person you are trying to summon cannot be found.]

‘As I thought.’

Yeon-woo narrowed his eyes. He had tried it on the off chance that it would work, but he couldn’t summon him.

‘So Benteke’s soul couldn’t move onto the Beyond and was swallowed by Poseidon?’

Benteke had been crushed by Poseidon’s forced descent.

Yeon-woo had thought his soul may have been absorbed or destroyed, and it turned out he was correct.

Also, he found a new condition for Summon of the Dead.

‘I can’t call for a soul that’s not here or in the Beyond.’

It was a tiny but important detail.

‘Alright. Now…..’

Yeon-woo gathered Black Evil once more and activated the option.

[Who would you like to summon?]

“Lana.”

Hwaak!

This time, the message didn’t show up.

The black whirlwind took the form of a human. Long arms and legs were created, and a small head appeared.

It was exactly like the image Yeon-woo had seen in the diary.

「Interesting.」

Shanon, who had been watching from next to him, exclaimed in amazement. Hanryeong nodded his head.

They had seen shamans summon souls into their bodies for a short while, but it was their first time seeing souls as they had been when they were alive. It looked as if Yeon-woo had moved someone from the Beyond to the living world.

「Who are you?」

Lana glared at Yeon-woo with a wary face. The aura around her was intense.

It was probably the anger she still had towards her old lover. Instead of answering her, Yeon-woo slowly took off his mask.

Click—

「Y, You……!」

Lana’s eyes widened. She walked heavily towards him and kneeled, stroking his face. Her hands were trembling.

「You were alive. You were alive……!」

Tears were brimming in her eyes.

「Yes. So that’s why I couldn’t find you no matter how hard I tried. Ah, my precious child. My son…..」

Lana was now stroking Yeon-woo’s face with both her hands.

She was grateful that she was seeing her disciple who she had only dreamed of meeting again.

「How scared you must have been. How lonely you must have felt…….」

Lana’s tears continued to fall as she touched Yeon-woo’s face. Yeon-woo just stood still and didn’t say anything.

And after a while, Lana took her hands off of Yeon-woo’s face. Then, she stepped back and sighed. She seemed to have moved past her grudges and regrets.

「You’re…… not that child.」

Only after Lana got herself together did she really look at Yeon-woo. He had the same face, but he wasn’t whom she was looking for.

Yeon-woo nodded his head heavily and spoke.

“Hello. I’m Jeong-woo’s older brother, Cha Yeon-woo.”

「Ahh!」

Lana covered her face with her hands. Tears dripped down again. However, the tears of her soul didn’t reach the ground and scattered in the air.

Then, she slowly lifted her hands. Her eyes were hard.

「So in the end, even now, the revenge is currently under way.」

Yeon-woo silently nodded.

「There’s a lot to talk about.」

Lana crossed her legs.