In Abelum.

On a huge roundtable, there were four people—no, Gods sitting. Three of these gods were consoling a single goddess who was chugging a mouthful of wine.

“… haa … you know what … I know, I’m certain about it, that pig Venus was related to this situation!”

“Cecelia! Calm down, human male often do that … they were always weak to beauties, and I’m pretty sure that the moment he saw you he would be immediately awestruck. He really loves you, am I right?”

“Of course! Reki loves me! He loves me the greatest!”

“If that’s the truth sis, then you should calm down and trust him. He was just acting like that because he couldn’t remember you … that’s all.”

“No! It’s not Reki’s fault, I know that! It’s that Pig’s fault! If I see her, I would really cursed that sow!”

Hecate didn’t say anything as she watched Cecelia drink while complaining. She only smiled and said: “Eight out of the ten things in life are unhappy things. Don’t worry about it, his fate —?”

Suddenly, Hecate stopped what she wanted to say and stared at the sky. Because of this sudden change, Victoria, Lux and even the originally drunk Cecelia immediately straightened their selves up. their expressions turned into serious in an instant.

“Hecate—”

“Cecelia, don’t,” Victoria warned. Her expression grave. “You can’t interrupt.”

At this moment, Mist suddenly appeared and swirled around Hecate. She then shivered like she was going into shock. “No!” She shouted.

“No! Please No!” Her voice choked as if she was begging. “This can’t be!”

The whole place rumbled. The doors flew open and black shadows poured out.

Mist curled into a hundred smoky serpents, slithering up the porch columns, curling around the place.

At this time, Hecate looked even worse than usual, which is saying a lot. Her hair was disheveled. Her glassy eyes stared blankly into space, but the three Gods present got the creepiest feeling as if they were being drawn straight toward darkest abyss.

Hecate held out her arms. She look scared.

Then she closed her eyes. When she spoke, her voice sounded tripled—like three Hecate were talking at once:

” He who devours Malice, shall rise again.

Gods then fate, will be in vain.

Fate once sealed will turn and the world’s fate will burn.

An oath to keep by a brother’s will. Be warned, the true king would stand in the summit still.”

They didn’t know where she was getting the words, but they flowed out of her as the Mist thickened.

A black column of smoke, like a huge python, uncoiled from her and slithered down the stairs, curling affectionately around Hecate’s feet.

For a moment they couldn’t see her at all. Then the smoke cleared.

Hecate collapsed and curled into the fetal position. Cecelia, Victoria, and Lux rushed forward, but Hecate suddenly said, “This is bad. The old one, the black one … was reborn”

“The black one ?” Cecelia asked.

“Five syllables,” Lux said, counting them on his fingers. “He was the Bad Ass!

“You’re kidding me,” Cecelia said. “Hecate what do you see ?”

” I can’t see anything.” Unexpectedly Hecate shook her head. Her face ashen pale. “The world’s fate … ”

“What happened to it?” Victoria asked. Her expression grave.

“The world’s fate … was broken. ” Hecate muttered. Her eyes moist and tearing up. She was close to crying.

“Broken ? What do you mean you can’t see its fate ?” Victoria demanded.

“It means just what I said!” Hecate’s voice choked.

Some tears fell from her eyes. “I couldn’t see anymore fate inside that world! What I know is that, the black one has … has once again appeared.”

“What!? How could that be?! From what I know, in ancient times, he was sealed and thrown in another world. He was cursed so that he wouldn’t be able to find his way to this world … right?”

At this fact, not only Victoria, Lux and Cecelia also found it strange. Especially Cecelia who should have noticed if by some chance the terrifying black dragon pass through death and reborn.

She was after all the Goddess of Death and Rebirth.

‘Strange … so why ? Did he disguised himself as an ordinary soul ? That can’t be!’

“I don’t know!” Hecate was now crying.

Seeing this, Cecelia immediately came towards her and embraced her. “I don’t know. But ‘He’ … is once again reborn!”

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“This presence …”

In a vast and lush forest, a girl with long, green hair used a pair of green eagle-like eyes and watched the horizon quietly. On her back was a pair green feathered wings.

Within the girl’s slender hand, she was holding a sword. She lifted it up until it was in front of his chest and gently pointed it in front of her.

Smiling, she uttered: “Hmph, to think that the time for one to meet that fellow again would be so soon.”

She smiled lightly, adding a spot of radiance to the corner of her lips.

The girl stared at the sky with her eyes as clear as glass . With her eyes radiating obvious excitement, she then declared to the sky:

“Black One, thou shalt wait for the time to come, though it is yet unknown whether one will fight thee or get along in peace on this era. However, the place one shall encounter thee again, will surely give rise to new chaos—lookest forward to it with patience!”

Predicting the omens of a commotion from the sky, the earth and the sea, the green haired girl felt exceptionally roused.

The gentle wind blew and raised the girl’s proud and bright green hair. On her cold, white face, a slight tint of red appeared. Although it was faint, it was still dazzlingly beautiful.

Feeling the familiar aura had lit a fire within her heart, and she laughed violently.

“So, thee must cometh!”

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“Lucia …”

“I know … this is bad.”

A little girl possessing silky violet-blonde, long hair that was similar to water flowing in a river, and a woman whose red hair extended out similar to a burning fire.

They were standing not far away from Lyle and the others.

“Should we make a move now ?” Gritting her teeth, the woman with red hair muttered. Her voice cold and her red eyes exuding extreme killing intent.

“No, we should wait.” Lucia who seemed mischievous and playful at first were unexpectedly the only who was calm at this moment.

“It seemed like we were right. He was really ‘him’ … but he doesn’t possess any memories and his personality … seemed different. Anyway, we aren’t here to make any contact yet, we are only here to watch over him.”

“But still …”

“Dva-chan, those kind of enemies can’t touch him. ”

“Fine…” Reluctantly, Crimson tried to calm her fury down but still, the killing intent she was emitting didn’t even weaken even a little bit.

Seeing her like this, Lucia could only shake her head. Even she herself wanted to rush down there and killed those idiots but now isn’t the time to appear. He would only be confused by their existence.

“Dura-cchi.”

“Yes.”

“Tell Du-cchi what had happened. Tell him, with this event, the Gods should have noticed ‘his’ existence by now. Our time to appear is getting near.”

“Affirmative!”

With that, behind the two girls a shadow flickered and then disappeared in thin air.

The two girls stayed and continued watching the situation and prepared their selves to act any moment when they deemed it necessary.

“Although they will certainly noticed him, they still don’t know who he was and where he is right now. That’s why, it still okay to assume that he will be safe for the time being. Though we still need to prepare some few things.”

“I know, Lucia!” Crimson muttered.

“Our family will once again be complete this time. He was punished, sealed and was thrown out of this world unreasonably… but for who knows what reason, he actually managed to return to this world. This is a miracle … I might say. I won’t let what happen in the past to happen again. This time …”

“Your too serious, Crimson.” Lucia smiled wryly.

“Though unlike you four, I just want to punch him in the face. With him gone, there was no one left to feed on the dead bodies and because of that I was left with that rotten smell for a long, long time. Fortunately, the world change … the gods died one by one because of the ragnarok and even that huge tree was toppled setting me free. For all the time I was enduring that smell, I will punch him in the face until I was satisfied.”

“Undead … please show mercy to my brother~” Hearing her complains, Crimson couldn’t help but throw a bitter smile at her.

“If I feel like it~”