Chapter 101 - A Problem Amidst the Shadows (1/2)
Within the Celestial Plane, Hall of Greater Divinity.
”Since you're so cooperative, I've decided to choose missions that barely complete the punishment.” Nix smiled as she waved her hands in midair, three motes of light appearing in front of her body a few seconds later.
She then tapped on the centermost mote of light as it burst out, sending a surge of information towards Kurohana's mind. Thankfully, Kurohana was prepared for this thing due to her being used to accepting missions this way.
”The first mission you shall undertake is to…” Nix opened her mouth while Kurohana was digesting the mission's information.
”To satiate the built up lust accumulated by the Greater God of Pleasure, as well as find the crux of why it has accumulated.”
”Eh?” After hearing Nix's words just as she finished digesting the mission information, Kurohana could not help but blush a little bit at the type of mission she just received. She looked at Nix with a slightly embarassed expression as she asked, ”Isn't this mission a bit too…vulgar?”
”If it were vulgar, then I would not have picked this mission for you,” Nix lightly smiled, not feeling annoyed at the fact that this question was asked. If she were in Kurohana's place, it would be weird for her to not ask the same question as well. ”Although I can solve it quickly without a problem, you know I'm quite busy, and I'm sure you're going to finish this mission at a rate that isn't that much slower than mine.”
Though Kurohana still had a few more questions to ask, Kurohana decided to keep these questions to herself, biting her lips as she nodded to Nix's words. ”I hope it is as you say, Hallmaster.”
She then looked at Phatia, who was beside her, and kneeled down as she said, ”Do not worry, Big Sister, I, Kurohana, shall definitely finish her punishment to its end.”
As if she had a change of heart, Phatia lightly sighed as she patted Kurohana's shoulder. ”I wish you the best of luck.”
Nodding to Phatia's words afterwards, Kurohana turned around to face the entrance of the hall before starting to hover off the ground. With a light whoosh sound, Kurohana was gone from the insides of the hall a few seconds later.
Looking at the faint silhouette left behind by Kurohana, Nix and Phatia looked at each other for a bit in silence. Not long after, this silence was broken by Phatia.
”The mission you sent out isn't that simple as I think, is that right?” With a rare slight smile on her face, Phatia asked.
”Of course, considering how long she has been a Greater God, she is quite close to reaching a level of power that won't lose out to me, although she still has a ways to go to completely mastering her law,” Nix replied with a light smile, an expression that seemed like she did not care what was going to happen about. ”Anyways, it's just a small problem with the Demons, nothing to worry about.”
”Demons?” At the instant she heard this word, Phatia could not help but frown lightly. ”How far have they gotten into affecting our territory?”
”It's at a level that's between not serious and quite a problem. Some of the Lesser Gods in our territory have been captured by the temptations of the Demons, with the Primordial Sin of Greed and Lust being the most prevalent sin they've acquired.” Seeing the serious expression on Phatia's face, Nix could not keep her smiling façade, deciding to become serious as well.
”Have Depraved Deities appeared yet?” Thinking about it for a bit, Phatia replied.
Depraved Deities were just like the name suggests, Gods who have great control over a Principle or a Law, who have then succumbed to the temptations of the Primordial Sins, being possessed by the Sin themselves.
”That's why I sent Kurohana to that mission, we've caught wind of a Depraved Deity manipulating the Greater God of Pleasure, planning to create a True Demon God from it,” Nix replied at the next instant Phatia was finished asking.
”A True Demon God, huh…” Phatia could not help but repeat those words softly. Not long after, she then started to hover off the ground as she turned around, saying, ”If she ever comes back alive from this mission, remove the remaining 2 missions from her punishment, since we both know that the difficulty of this mission is nearing Greater Divine level already.”
”I must report this to the other Wielders, as well as the Overseers,” Phatia looked at Nix for a bit before saying, ”Thanks for letting me know.”
Whoosh!
At the instant Phatia was finished with her words of gratitude, she was already gone from the hall, thousands of kilometers away from the hall already, heading towards the other Wielders to talk about this problem.
As for Nix, she could only stand there for a bit and sigh lightly. Turning around, she could not help but mutter with a light smile, ”As usual Phatia, you're kind towards your people. If only many other Gods were like you, then we wouldn't be taken over by the Demons again and again.”
Not long after, Nix disappeared from where she stood, returning the hall back to its previous lull.
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Since Kurohana was a Greater God herself, she took note of the locations of the other Greater Gods' palaces, especially those Greater Gods who wield immense strength, or those who were her rivals.
The Greater God of Pleasure, whose name is Chad, is one of those Greater Gods who wield immense strength, letting Kurohana commit the location of Chad's palace to memory.
With her peak speed, she was able to reach Chad's palace within an hour or so, knowing fully well that it was not far away from the Hall of Greater Divinity.
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A few minutes later, Chad's palace was brought into Kurohana's view, letting her see a floating land filled with marble buildings, as well as statues that exuded a natural aura of joy and love. If one were to look at it from afar, one would notice that all of these buildings and statues were placed in a way that looked akin to a formation.
Swish!