Chapter 38

You have received a prayer.

Blessings be upon your soul.

+20% regeneration of stamina health and mana for the next 24 hours.

Huh? Someone prayed for my soul, hah? Who could it be? It’s quite strange, indeed, people are still thinking about me. Yet this is depressing, to only receive one…after this long, sigh… I looked around me and understood that the function of the Palace of souls resumed, souls began to be projected in front of me, and I watch their lives pass, condemned them, and moved on. I continued on my earlier work, this time with more apathy toward it. Life is unfair, but still, this is too cruel. Souls that are damned for all eternity, to suffer torment and agony, I saw their damnation, I saw where they would spend what is left of their eternity and I know that no matter how grave their crimes had been, none deserves eternity of punishment.

The system needs to change, a system based on reincarnation would be much better, if one’s deeds are on the good side, then his next life should start where he is most blessed, a wealthy loving family for example, and on the other side, one that thrived in wealth, yet arrogantly used his power against the better judgment, should start his life in poverty and learn modesty. A correction system that is based on the actions of one’s previous life. Do good, you receive good, do bad you suffer for it, yet only for a life time, if by the end of that life time they are not corrected, then they are resent to even worse circumstances…

Correction based on action instead of punishment, a much more preferable path to take…

Your thoughts were heard…

Huh?

I found myself in the celestial realm once again, standing on a floating platform, while the cosmos is moving around me. Stars twinkling and fading, crashing and dancing, the skies were lit with countless flames of life.

“Interesting concept you came up with, former human.” Said an otherworldly voice…

“Though it had been thought of before you, it was not accredited”

“What are you talking about? Is it the reincarnation system?” I said trying to guess the location of the voice.

“Indeed, the system would work perfectly but, to do so you must prove its value and possibility to function to all of the other ‘Ideas’.”

“It is impossible.” I said

“Why so?” asked the voice

“If the idea is already been thought off, and they are not applying it, then it would mean one of two things, the first being that the one that came up with the eternal punishment is strong enough to not let anyone convince him with the banality of what he made, and the second one, being that the ones in hell are somehow being used to empower the ones above, directly or indirectly.”

“How so?” said the voice and I knew that he knows what I will say.

“Directly, being that they could probably be using their souls or their energy to empower themselves, and indirectly by using the ones that are still alive, and scaring them from the eternity of hell, forcing them to pray for them. I believe prayer is another source of power for a deity…is it not?”

“Interesting. How did you discover such facts?” said the voice

“You only need to use your head a bit, the notifications, the insults I gotten, the ever so fading energy of the souls within hell, and more…just bits of information are enough to understand the whole picture, your system is corrupt…and the ones above wants it to remain that way, it benefits them…”

“Marvelous, finally someone with wits in their brains. Then tell me, if given the chance would you change the system?”

“I would probably try to stay away from that chance as much as I can, it will only bring strife and friction with the upper realms, and I am not powerful enough to do so. Yet if I ever do so, I will. There is no need for the souls to suffer eternally, it is unfair…”

“Then so be it. Once you get the chance release them! Bring it! Bring the requiem!”

Godly Quest

Difficulty

(???)

The requiem of souls.

The eternal task, change the primordial decree of eternal reward and damnation to one of reincarnation.

Another quest…

There are no detail how to do this

“I could use a hint, where to begin?”

“You begin where all ends…” said the voice and I found myself back inside the palace.

However this time I had two guests…

Lord of the underworld Annwn

Fallen god

Level

(???)

Death.

Level

(N/A)

The two men, or things stood side by side…they look like twins, with the skulls and all, yet though Annwn gives off a vibe of a strong and imposing being. Its Death that gives me the creeps…he is mortifyingly scary and I really don’t want to cross him…but what are they doing together?

The first to speak was Annwn,

“Where is my wife?” he asked, calmly and without haste.

“Dead, or at least that is what I understood from this.” I then showed him the tear.

He opened his bony hand and the tear teleported into his open hand.

“Hmm…it was her time then…” he then gave the tear back to me.

“There is no further use of her to me, that tear is yours…”

He gave her up that easily…huh.

“What happened during my absence?” Asked the fallen one.

“I have no idea, I was tricked by the fallen angel to leave the palace and was stuck within the dungeon of circles there…I just got out.”

“You cleared the dungeon I presume?”

“Yes I did. Why don’t you look surprised though?” normally they should be, considering the difficulty of the dungeon and the beings within it.

“No, you are to upturn the events above, it would have been more surprising if you had failed in that dungeon.”

Logical…

“You killed the black demon I presume…” said Annwn

“Yes I did, he had it coming, and I took my revenge on him…”

“That demon was my son, he ruled this place before me, yet he lost his status as a true devil, and became a malformed mutation. The black flame was all that was left of his previous might…”

“Truth to be told, I met several beings that I believe far surpass you in power, Fallen one. How come you are one to rule?”

“It is simple, they declared hostility towards the upper realms, I declared neutrality, they were sealed in the dungeon, and I was left with the whole place. Though if I was to fight against any of them, in their sealed stat I think I will emerge the victor that is with the sole exception being the Prisoner.

…he is speaking about Kronos…

Looking at death, he is still wearing that grim reaper outfit… and he has yet to speak…

“Now to the most important of things…tell me of a way to leave this place…I feel bored.”

“Hah!” laughed Annwn “You feel bored, you spent but a year here! I spent eons!”

“Yet like I have told you, I have no power over leaving this place, the only one who can is this being.”

He looked slyly at Death and said

“He probably has a way for you to leave.”

Your position as Ruler over Hell has been revoked

You have lost the following abilities

Condemn

Purge

Release

You have lost the title

The judge

You have received 25 000 000Xp

For finishing the quest.

Once he did so, I felt less connected to the place…even better.

I stood from where I was seated and headed to stand against death.

“So?”

Death remained silent. And so I did, and we started a staring contest. Yet I believe that no matter how hard I try he will win, his creepy looking eyes truly send shivers down my spine.

“What am I to do with you, cursed one…” finally spoke death.

“Set me out, send me back to the world of the living, you should be able to do so.”

“Yes, I can, but why should I?”

That is a hard question to answer…

“Why should you not? You are death, right? An entity that is different from the remaining Ideas, you are probably the closest thing to the oldest one, yet why should you follow the rules of the other ideas? You are strong right?”

“I follow no one’s ruling!” said death

…So death is a tsundere…

“I do what I see fit!”

“No, you are just following their decree, I am sure that they wanted you to keep the souls here imprisoned, to never leave, but what is your say in the matter…I guess that you are not that strong.”

“I know what you are trying to do! And I will not fall for it!”

“Well, suit yourself I am just stating facts, you are weak though you have such power, you still submit to their ruling.”

“N-no, I just can’t send you back to the world of the living with your current state! The world cannot accept it.”

Shit. If he is to change my current state I fear that I will be back to level 1 without any power…that would be problematic

“Then what do you think we should do?”

“You need a body, a body that can be linked to a race…your current body is strong, it is even modified to handle the cosmic projection without shattering, yet you are race-less. You need a link to one of the first ideas so that you can be summoned to the world of the living.”

“Isn’t the link to Kronos sufficient?”

“No, he gave you a piece of his body, to help empower yours, the link must be moral and not physical. He didn’t bless you with his trait, he only gave it to you for usage. You need to find a first idea and ask them to bless you with their racial trait.”

Where am I to find a first idea...this is going to be har- hang on a second…I looked at death and grinned

“You are one of the first ideas right!”

Death looked at me bewildered saying “I suppose”

“Then give me your trait! I can use it, it should not be that difficult right? And all our problems will be solved!”

Best way to make another one help you is if you make the situation that you are currently in, involves him, now that he thinks that this is ‘our’ problem, he is more inclined to help. If he thought about it for a second, he doesn’t need to help at all, but still just a bit of psychological warfare and I already made it feel like he needs to help.

“True.” Said Death and he placed his hand upon my head.

Blessings of Death be upon you

A new racial choice has been created

The Banished.

Banished from death and mortality a being under the direct supervision of Death itself.

Do you accept?

Y/N

Of course I accept

The curse of the Undying has been lifted.

New passive given

Passive ( Will of the Undying)

Your curse changed to one with your very existence.

Whenever you fall you shall rise again.

All condition met, level seal has been removed

Total Xp in deferral

865 550 000Xp

Level up!

…

…

You have leveled up more than 700 Levels at once!

Calculating reward.

You have gained a new title

The Ascendant.

You have broken through the limit of the first millennial level.

All non-sentinel beings shall see your true form and might.

You gained

Aura

Combined with the former ability Imposing pain, Aura changed to

Imposing Aura of pain.

For leveling up more than 700 levels at once you received

All-encompassing body.

Limit of souls carried within you has been lifted.

Your mind is forever clear.

My body began to radiate for a moment, whenever I was fighting I felt that my body was heavy and tense at all times, now it feels relaxed and at ease, like if a dam had broken and now I am empty of worry and stress, a huge burden had been lifted from my mind, and body…what an amazing thing to feel…

“Perfect. It worked” I said

“Very well, it should be time for you to leave then.”

I grinned at how easy it was to convince them, now I can go back and live my life with ease. There is no way I am going to fight any gods or beings, I would take my life easily, relax find a small place to live in the rest of my life…and eat food! Real food I fucking miss eating food!

My body began to float. Slowly and it rose, it began to ascend the black sky, at an accelerating speed, it increased faster and faster until I pierced the black clouds, after that the wormhole I came from opened revealing the cosmos. The platform where I met death the first time was there again, the same graveyard.

I then landed on my feet, standing and looking around. I found nothing of interest but graves, so I walked through them, instinctively being called from a specific grave.

It was the one I came from, though it was but a small insignificant grave at first, it has become a tomb right now.

“Here rests, one that cannot rest” said the epitaph

Huh what a strange and accurate statement.

I touched the grave, and found myself underground.

It was dark and filled with dust. So I used my hands to force my way through the dirt, easily parting it away, until I saw a bit of light. Once my hand emerged, I pulled my whole body with it.

Dust filled me, my veil covered in it and the rest of my clothes too.

I didn’t take notice of where I stood, because I was dusting myself out. Yet once I turned I saw a girl.

Standing in front of me, with a look of mild fright and worry on her face.

She was about eighteen to twenty wearing a red dress with black on the chest area, she was well formed, her body proportions are matching giving an allure of an onee-san. She had white short cut hair, just below her neckline, her ears were pointy, but not so much. A small nose and high cheekbones, she looked like a girl from a Shojo manga.

Yet this girl was probably not human, her red irises and tail, combined with two protruding red horns from her temple gave her off.

I inspected her

Lilith Sabstrakht

Title

(Demon King)

Level

650.

…

Am I being trolled?