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00:00Lilith committed a grave crime, angering the ruler of the Underrealm.
00:04My beloved Cassius shoved me onto the war chariot, forcing me to take the blame for her.
00:08I leaned against the side of the chariot and looked at him.
00:10High Priest Cassius, before you send me into Tartarus, you better think through the consequences.
00:16He avoided my gaze.
00:18Lilith only accidentally burned the Obsidian Hall's pomegranate grove, yet the Underlord demands blood in return.
00:24Lyra, you carry the golden essence of the Primorial God.
00:27Even the Underlord would not dare harm you lightly.
00:31When this is all over, even if it defies the decree of the Pantheon Council, I will go to the
00:35Underrealm and bring you back.
00:37My powers were shackled, the divine binding cords cutting into my flesh, a few drops of golden blood seeping out.
00:44Two acopites shoved me into the chariot.
00:46I smiled.
00:47The world only knew the Underlord as a fearsome ruler.
00:50But no one remembered that three centuries ago, he had been nothing more than a dying black serpent.
00:55I raised in the Divine Spring.
00:57The first night he took human form, he knelt before me and lowered his head.
01:02Goddess Salerna, he said, I vow to guide your reigns for all eternity.
01:06That year I grew weary of the chaos of Olympus and descended alone to the mortal realm,
01:11later bringing him along to wander by my side.
01:13And now, Callius personally delivered me back to that little creature.
01:17He dared make me bear the punishment for Lilith.
01:20Tomorrow, I would make sure he and his entire temple rested forever beneath this land.
01:32In the next moment, the chariot curtain was lifted.
01:36Sister, it's all my fault for making you bear this for me.
01:41Lilith stood by Cassius.
01:43Her eyes read.
01:45Pyra, I had no choice.
01:46A hint of reluctance showed on Cassius' face, as if he was the one cornered by fate.
01:51The Underlord has decreed that the culprit who deserated the holy relic must be handed over.
01:57If not, he will lead the dead to flatten the entire temple.
02:01Two centuries ago, I saved Cassius.
02:05When the gods abandoned him in the wilderness, near death,
02:09I concealed my true name and secretly supported him,
02:13personally guiding him to become the High Priest.
02:16At that time, he knelt and swore by the name of Strix.
02:20Goddess Salona, I will guard your heart with mine.
02:24To death, without regret.
02:27Later, beside the sacrificial grounds,
02:29I found the frail little beggar girl Lilith
02:31and took her under my wing,
02:33treating her like a younger sister.
02:35To protect her, I entrusted her to Cassius,
02:38allowing her to enter the temple as the youngest priestess.
02:42But human hearts are unpredictable,
02:44and divine hearts even more so.
02:46To protect Lilith,
02:50Cassius had personally pushed me onto the altar.
02:55Lyra, do not blame me.
02:57How can we resist the Underlord's might?
02:59Lilith is fragile.
03:01She cannot endure the tortures of the Underrealm.
03:05Your bloodline is strong.
03:08You will survive.
03:11I almost laughed at him.
03:13Cassius had forgotten that last night, while I slept,
03:15he sealed the golden blood within me with an oath by the name of Sloughed at him.
03:20At this moment, I was powerless.
03:22Less than immortal.
03:23Sister, do not hate Cassius.
03:26It is all my fault.
03:28Lilith stepped closer.
03:29Sister, don't worry.
03:31When you come back,
03:32I will take good care of you.
03:34I looked at her without a word.
03:37Thankfully, not everyone forgets old vows.
03:40The golden wheels of the chariot rolled over the brass gate.
03:44In the distance, the outline of the bronze gate appeared.
03:47It was the entrance to the Underrealm.
03:50It was the throne of that little creature I had personally raised.
03:53The chariot came to a halt before the bronze gates.
03:56A guard of the Underrealm yanked me off the vehicle.
03:59I staggered, my knees striking the steps, golden blood seeping out.
04:04So this is the one.
04:06The lead commander glared at me.
04:08The one who destroyed the Obsidian Hall's pomegranate grove,
04:12that the Underlord tended for a century?
04:14It's her.
04:15Cassius' voice came from behind.
04:17The person has been delivered.
04:19From today onward, you will hold Lilith blameless.
04:22The commander sneered, his gaze settling on me.
04:25The Underlord commands that such a criminal has no right.
04:28To walk through the temple gates upright.
04:31Kneel.
04:33A shock ran through me.
04:35For a thousand years, no being in this land had ever dared order me to kneel.
04:40Before I could react, his boot struck the back of my knee,
04:44forcing me heavily to the ground.
04:46The guards beside me cracked their whips across my back.
04:49What are you waiting for? Move!
04:52Exhausted, I could only inch forward, step by step, toward the hall.
04:57In a daze, the molten gold eyes from three centuries ago suddenly appeared before me.
05:03Back then, he had stood by the Divine Spring, looking up at me with pure devotion and trust.
05:09Goddess Salona.
05:10He had said.
05:11I will grow strong.
05:12I never imagined that our reunion would be under such humiliation.
05:16Dragging my knees across the stone steps, each inch of movement burned like fire.
05:22Cassius followed a few paces behind, frowning slightly, yet never stepping forward.
05:27Lilith bent close to my ear.
05:29Lyra, you actually think you deserve Cassius' favor?
05:32What are you?
05:34In his eyes, you're nothing more than a lamb sent to die for me.
05:37A surge of rage rose from my chest.
05:39I lifted my hand and struck Lilith across the face.
05:44She screamed, falling to the ground, tears flooding her eyes.
05:48Mentor! Mentor, save me!
05:51Cassius rushed forward and pulled Lilith into his arms.
05:54Lyra, have you lost your mind?
05:56Lilith's bloodline is too weak. How could you harm her?
05:59My heart shattered completely.
06:02I straightened my spine, bracing on knees and faced everyone.
06:06Everyone. She dares offend me?
06:09Even if I crush her soul and cast it into the river lettuce, it would be nothing but a flick
06:13of my hand.
06:14Everyone froze.
06:16After a moment, a god sneered.
06:19Ha ha ha! This mortal body must have been driven mad by the mist of the underriver?
06:24A flick of your hand?
06:25In this land, only one goddess could say such words.
06:29That would be Lyra Selina, who resides beyond Olympus.
06:33Mistress of the stars, saint of the cosmos.
06:35Another god chimed in.
06:37The saint of the cosmos is so mysterious, no one has ever seen her true face.
06:41How could she look so disravelled?
06:44Lilith lifted her head from Cassius' arms, mocking.
06:48Sister, how dare you?
06:50In this state, you still claim to be the saint?
06:54That is blasphemy!
06:55The guard cracked his whip again, the tip striking my back.
07:00Impudence! How dare you impersonate the saint?
07:03I leaned forward, letting out a low groan from the pain.
07:06Cassius stood nearby, silently watching.
07:08I shouted to everyone.
07:10I am Lyra Selina herself!
07:12I possess the holy relic!
07:13Trembling, I reached into my clothes and pulled out a golden necklace.
07:16The chain bore the mark of the tear of the cosmos, forged only for the saint herself.
07:21In the next instant, Cassius snatched it from me.
07:24He personally placed the relic around Lilith's neck.
07:28Lyra.
07:28He said coldly.
07:30You dare steal my relic?
07:32This tear, it was given to me by a reclusive deity when I was gravely wounded.
07:36Since when did it become yours?
07:38I froze.
07:39Three centuries ago, I had used the tear of the cosmos to protect Cassius' divine essence,
07:44saving him from the brink of death.
07:46When he awoke, he knelt before me.
07:48Goddess Selina, I will find the rarest star stone and set it upon this chain myself.
07:53From this day forward, I will guard you with my heart, to death, without regret.
07:57Back then, I had laughed at his solemnity.
08:00And now, he says I stole it?
08:03I lunged forward to reclaim the chain.
08:06Lilith lifted her foot and stepped on my hand.
08:08The sound of bones shattering was drowned out by her laughter.
08:12I looked at my batted body, broken finger bones, golden blood seeping.
08:16And then, I laughed.
08:17Three centuries ago, while preparing a divine potion, I had accidentally burned myself with holy fire.
08:24Sonata's eyes had reddened on the spot, and he had raged, threatening to destroy all the sacred flimes on this
08:30land,
08:31declare that no one could harm me.
08:33Cassius and his entire temple would no longer be able to protect him.
08:37In an instant, we entered the Underrealm's grand hall.
08:40Lilith froze mid-step.
08:42Cassius' heart thumbed violently.
08:44He had never imagined that this fearsome Underlord, who even gods dreaded, would possess such a magnificent palace.
08:51A bitter pan rose in me.
08:53Sonatas had devoted me as his only faith.
08:55This hall was filled with traces of my presence.
08:59Lilith's gaze fell on the center of the hall.
09:01There stood a white jade statue of a woman, her head lowered in profile, a white lotus in her hand.
09:06Lilith stepped forward to touch it, hesitating.
09:09Mentor, don't you think, this statue, looks a bit like sister?
09:14Before she could finish, a female voice rang from deep within the hall.
09:18Take your filthy hands off!
09:21Everyone turned toward the sound.
09:23A woman walked slowly from the depths of the hall.
09:26She was Irene, the sword-bearing goddess who stands at the Underlord's side.
09:31For three centuries, countless goddesses and demhordes had tried to climb to the Underlord's throne.
09:37Only she, under the title of Servant of the Divine, had remained by his side for so long.
09:42Irene surveyed our group, her eyes full of disdain.
09:45So this is it?
09:46The ones who dared destroy the Underlord's sacred pomegranate grove?
09:49You must be really tired of living, she added with a sneer.
09:53Cassius' face drained of color, instinctively bowing.
09:55This offense stems from ignorance, daring to provoke the Underlord.
09:59Please, goddess Irene, forgive.
10:01Irene didn't even listen.
10:03Her eyes were locked firmly on me.
10:06Before I could react, her hand struck my cheek.
10:09My face swelled instantly, golden blood spilling from the corner of my mouth.
10:13Who gave you permission to look at me directly?
10:16Her voice was full of venom.
10:17What lowly base dear did Dares claim to be the saint of the cosmos?
10:21Without even glancing at the river, let it to see your own worthless bones,
10:26I wiped the blood from my lips and met her gaze.
10:28Sanatos, is this how you taught your women?
10:31Irene's expression changed instantly.
10:35Impudus!
10:38You dare speak the Underlord's true name?
10:42Yes.
10:43In this land of coexisting deities, true names are the foundation of power.
10:49Mortals may not speak them.
10:51Gods may not lightly call them.
10:53Only the closest and most permitted may utter a deity's true name.
10:58Irene had accompanied Sanatos in the Underrealm for 300 years.
11:02Yet she had never been allowed to speak that name herself.
11:06And before her stood this dishamveled woman,
11:09who had said it aloud on her first word.
11:12In that instant, jealousy surge in Irene's heart.
11:16She would rather believe it was blasphemy.
11:18That this criminal had intentionally used it to humiliate her.
11:22Only by thinking so could she maintain her position in this palace.
11:26Seeing Irene's true fury, Cassius turned to me with a harsh command.
11:30Lyra, kneel and beg goddess Irene for forgiveness.
11:35Lilith immediately rushed forward, pressing my head down, slamming my forehead into the stone again and again.
11:52My forehead throbbed under her pressure, golden blood streaking through my hair, blurring my vision.
11:58I looked at these two faces twisted by fear.
12:01One had once swore eternal vows to me.
12:04The other had been salvaged from the sacrificial embers of the wilderness.
12:08My heart grew icy.
12:09These were the ones I had protected for three centuries.
12:14A pack of wolves cloaked in priestly robes.
12:18Irene looked at me and sneered.
12:21She raised her right hand, summoning a cluster of netherfire.
12:25It was the flame from the deepest abyss of the Underrealm,
12:29capable of burning the soul with no cure.
12:34A prisoner dares to be this arrogant.
12:37I want to see if you can still smile when your divine bones are scorched inch by inch.
12:46With that, she lunged forward, her fingers clamping onto my shoulder blades.
12:50The cold fire touched my back.
12:52The sound of my clothes burning echoed.
12:55Immediately, a scorching heat seeped into my blood, coursing through my golden blood.
13:02I groaned, my body trembling.
13:05Irene fed her divine power into the fire, flames surging higher.
13:09Already can't bear it?
13:11Don't worry, this is just the beginning.
13:13When cracks appear in your divine bones,
13:16the Underlord himself will return to see you in this wretched state.
13:20She pressed her other hand against my cheek.
13:22I gritted my teeth, refusing to cry out a second time.
13:28Cassius stood three steps away.
13:30Fists clenched tightly, yet he dared not advance.
13:34Irene's smile twisted into near madness, as she turned to shout at Cassius.
13:40Come! Hold her down!
13:42Lilith panicked, grabbing Cassiel's sleeve and screaming.
13:46Mentor, do you want the entire temple to die with sister?
13:54Cassius drew a deep breath and stepped forward, pressing my shoulders firmly to the ground.
13:58Pinned, I looked up at the face that once smiled gently only for me.
14:02Once he had called me Lyra, had sworn to me.
14:04Now he held me down, delivering me to death.
14:07Irene, seeing my silence, grew even more franzid, intensifying the nether fire.
14:12The skin on my face nearly melted, golden blood streaming down.
14:17Lyra! You are a sinner!
14:19You destroyed a relic!
14:21Shamed the temple!
14:24Deserve every bit of this!
14:26Lilith's face shone with excitement.
14:28Goddess Irene is burning her well.
14:30This is how sinners should be treated.
14:32Let's see if she dares defy anyone again.
14:34Pain wracked my body, my consciousness slowly devoured by the flames.
14:38Just as my eyelids were about to close, the entire hall shook violently, without warning.
14:45A wave of pressure swept in from outside the hall, and the nether fire vanished in an instant.
14:50Irene's triumphant expression froze, her pupils widening in shock.
14:54A figure appeared, backlit by the hall's entrance.
14:58It was Sonatos.
14:59He had returned.
15:00Instinctively, Irene withdrawn all her divine power and pressed herself forward in submission.
15:06Underlord, you've returned.
15:09The... the sinner who desolated the relic has already been dealt with.
15:13Cassius said, bowing almost simultaneously.
15:18Underlord, the offense stems from ignorance.
15:21Destroying the relic, the judgment is yours to make.
15:27Lillith hastily knelt as well.
15:28Please, calm your anger.
15:30It was all sisters' fault.
15:31It has nothing to do with us.
15:33But Sonatos didn't even glance at them.
15:35I lay in the distance, my face scorched beyond recognition by the nether fire.
15:39Golden blood seeping from every wound.
15:42Summoning my last ounce of strength, I let out a faint, rast laugh from deep in my throat.
15:49That laugh caught Sanatos' attention.
15:51He slowly turned his head.
15:53And the moment his eyes landed on the figure on the ground, an overwhelming presence filled the hall.
16:00Everyone present nearly collapsed to their knees at the same instant.
16:03Only I remained lying there, tilting my head to look at him.
16:08Sanatos, is this how you greet your master?
16:10The hall fell silent, stunned.
16:13Sonatos froze, staring at me, mouth opening, yet no sound emerged.
16:18Irene trembled with fjol, raising her hand to strike my face again, screaming,
16:23Lyra!
16:24You're courting death!
16:26A mere prisoner dares call herself the Underlord's master!
16:31Before she could finish, an invisible giant hand slammed her into the ground.
16:37The floor shattered beneath her, collapsing into a deep pit.
16:40She lay at the bottom, blood dripping from her mouth, disbelief etched across her face.
16:45I, Underlord, you, for this set of...
16:50Sanatos ignored her entirely, striding with urgency towards me.
16:54When he reached my side, he did not hesitate.
16:56He knelt.
16:57The ruler of the Underrealm prostrated before me, his forehead nearly touching the ground.
17:01Goddess Salona, I am late.
17:03Please punish me.
17:05Hearing this, everyone froze.
17:07Lilith went pale, whispering.
17:09Impossible!
17:10This cannot be!
17:11She could not believe that the sister she had mucked and allowed Irene to torment
17:14was truly Lyra Salana, the legendary saint of the cosmos.
17:19Cassius froze in shock.
17:20The two guards who had mocked me earlier lost control and collapsed on the spot.
17:27I lowered my gaze, staring at Sanatos, prated before me.
17:32He was no longer the frail boy of the past, the one I had taught ancient divine arts to,
17:37giving him the name Sanatos and telling him, follow me from now on.
17:42Back then, he had called me Goddess Selene, his eyes full of reverence and dependence.
17:46Now, draped in black robes, he ruled the Underrealm.
17:52Yet for me alone, he retained that same unwavering devotion.
17:56I smiled suddenly.
17:58Rise.
18:01Same unwavering devotion.
18:03Sanatos lifted his head, eyes bloodshot and burning with anger.
18:07In his palm, a swirling orb of abyssin flame formed, black and red intertwined.
18:11A colony of ants dares harm my Lyla, Selene?
18:14Crush them all to dust.
18:15I lifted my hand slightly.
18:17Wait.
18:19I'll settle this score with them myself.
18:26Hearing my words, the fire in Sanatos' eyes softened slightly.
18:32He raised his hand, the Neth Estence swirling around his fingertips, lightly brushing over me.
18:39Not a hint of offense.
18:41A wave of power surged through me, the previously sealed golden blood flowing freely again.
18:46The stinging pain in my bones faded inch by inch.
18:49Even the wounds on my face and knees eased considerably.
18:52He had lifted the seal from within me.
18:55From then on, Sanatos stayed close without leaving my side.
19:00He settled me in the inner chamber, carrying a clay bowl of dark red ointment.
19:05He entered quietly, eyes lowered, ears flushed.
19:10Kneeling on one knee, he carefully applied the salve to my wounds with a tiny silver spoon,
19:14as if afraid to hurt me.
19:16Goddess Selene, every bit of suffering you endured I remember.
19:20Those who dared harm you, I will make repay a hundredfold, a thousandfold.
19:25I looked at him, a mixture of devotion and ferocity in his expression,
19:29and couldn't help but let out a soft laugh.
19:34My little one has grown quite capable.
19:37To serve the goddess is Sanatos' honor.
19:40He paused.
19:40All the sinners are locked in the deepest abyssal cells of the Underrealm.
19:44Irene's tendons have been severed, her divine power sealed in the phantom water prison,
19:49enduring the agony of countless vengeful souls daily.
19:51Consider this your first measure of justice.
19:53He met my glaze.
19:54I reached out lightly, brushing his cheek.
19:58Well done.
19:59His shoulders twitched.
20:01Sanatos.
20:02Anxious.
20:03For the next few days, I rested in the inner chamber of the Underrealm.
20:07Every morning and evening, Sanatos came punctually.
20:09He never entered the room, standing threest outside with utmost respect.
20:13Goddess Elaine, are you well?
20:17Once he received my response, he would bow and retreat.
20:20I leaned against the window, feeling an indescribable warmth.
20:25This was not a king who made gods tremble.
20:29This was the most devoted follower, permitted to approach the goddess altar.
20:34After a few days, my wounds had mostly healed.
20:37Let's go.
20:38I spoke calmly to the empty doorway.
20:41To the Abyssal Prison.
20:43Let's see.
20:45The Abyssal Prison of the Underrealm was built deep beneath the chasm,
20:49and Cassius was locked alone in a cell.
20:51When I saw him, I almost didn't recognize him.
20:54Once he had been the High Priest, revered by the entire temple.
20:57Now his hair was disheveled, and he was bound to a stone pillar with divine chains.
21:02Seeing me, he struggled violently.
21:10Lyra!
21:12I didn't mean it!
21:13It's all amid a standing.
21:15Lilith planted this.
21:16I was foolish for a moment.
21:18Please forgive me just this once, will you?
21:20I stood silently, watching him, saying nothing.
21:25Cassius, seeing my silence, reached out to grab my clothing.
21:29Before his hand could touch my hem, a flash of light streaked past my side.
21:37Cassius screamed as half his arm fell to the ground, golden blood spraying everywhere.
21:42Sanatos withdrew the Neth Blade from his fingertips.
21:46You are unworthy of touching goddess Selene.
21:50Cassius ground in pain, but dared not cry out again.
21:53I looked at him and began to speak.
21:55Once, I saved your life.
21:57I poured out my own divine power to help you break through the limits of divinity,
22:01elevated you to High Priest, protected your temple,
22:03kept it safe amid the struggles of gods.
22:05And what was the result?
22:07For Lilith, for the so-called temple's honor,
22:09you did not hesitate to push me onto the altar.
22:12You let me be burned and humiliated.
22:14Let my bloodline be sealed, left me to suffer unborable pain.
22:18I let out a soft, bitter laugh.
22:20Cassius, is this the oath you swore to me?
22:26From the opposite cell, Lilith's cries began.
22:30Sister! Sister, I was wrong!
22:32I truly know I was wrong!
22:34She knelt, forehead pressed to the ground, begging repeatedly,
22:37her brows striking the stone with loud thuds.
22:39I was jealous of you!
22:40I shouldn't have stirred the mentor to hand you over, but sister!
22:43She choked back her tears.
22:45I practiced divine arts with you,
22:48patrolled the temple with you!
22:49Have you forgotten all that?
22:50As she spoke, she began slapping herself,
22:53harder and harder,
22:54her cheeks quickly swelling.
22:55I am not human!
22:57My heart is venomous!
22:58Sister, please forgive me just this once!
23:00I watched her.
23:03Her cries grew more desperate, reckless.
23:06Finally, as she knelt once more, she blusted out.
23:08Cassius promised me!
23:09He said he loved me most!
23:10He swore to me!
23:11She fell silent abruptly.
23:13I looked at her swole, tear-stroached face,
23:15then glanced at the man in the cell who dared not lift his head.
23:18I laughed softly.
23:19I see.
23:20No wonder he didn't speak a word in my defense and shoved me onto the chariot.
23:24No wonder you hate me, sir.
23:26I turned to Lilith.
23:27She trembled all over, unable to speak.
23:30Sonartos raised his hand, releasing a wave of nether essence
23:34that slung Lilith against the stone wall,
23:37vomiting a mouthful of blood.
23:39Noisy.
23:40You dare defy goddess Salonis?
23:44I looked at Lilith on the ground, showing no mercy.
23:47I should never have picked you up from those sacrificial embers.
23:51Starving there would have been cleaner.
23:52I turned my gaze to Cassius.
23:54Your temple always boasts of divine justice above all, doesn't it?
23:58Good.
24:00Let's see how true that is.
24:01I met Cenaris' eyes.
24:03He understood immediately, nodding slightly.
24:06It was the Underlord silently granting me the authority to pardon.
24:08From this moment, any oath I swore by the name of Stryk
24:12carried the same weight as if he had swore it himself.
24:16I looked back at Cassius.
24:18Announce this to the entire temple.
24:20Give them three days.
24:21If even one person comes to save their high priest, no matter who,
24:24regardless of divinity, demigod, or mortal,
24:27I swear by the name of Stryk that he will suffer no harm.
24:30Furthermore, both of them will be released without blame.
24:32I stared into Cassius' eyes.
24:34Cassius, you have three days.
24:37Watch carefully.
24:38Will your disciples, the ones you taught with your own hands,
24:42come to save you at all costs,
24:44or will they be as hypocritical as you?
24:46I laughed.
24:48After all, when you made me bear the blame,
24:50they were all present.
24:51Not one of them is innocent.
24:53Cassius stared at me in stunned despair.
24:56Lilith knelt at the far end of the cage,
24:58forgetting even to cry,
25:00staring intensely at my back,
25:01her lips trembling violently.
25:05Three days later,
25:06I stood at the gates of the Underrealm.
25:08Behind me, Cassius and Lilith were kneeling on the ground,
25:11pressed forward by two armored neth guards.
25:13Half of Cassius' arm was gone,
25:15the wound wrapped in blood-soaked cloth.
25:17Lilith's forehead had scab over,
25:18her face swollen and bruised.
25:20They stared unblinkingly toward the direction of the temple,
25:23repeating over and over,
25:27Time crawled by.
25:28The noontime bell tolled in the distance,
25:30yet the road to the temple remained empty.
25:32No one came.
25:33Cassius' face grew paler by the hour,
25:35from initial hope to growing anxiety,
25:37to cursing million madness.
25:39A pack of ungrateful reddens!
25:40I treated you as my own children,
25:42gave you all my knowledge,
25:43and yet not a single one came to save me!
25:46Lilith was even worse.
25:47She collapsed, sobbing controllably.
25:49I watched them and let out a cold laugh.
25:51I never expected my so-called virtuous disciples
25:54to be even better at calculating the moment than I imagined.
25:59I turned to Sonartos at my side.
26:01Since they hide, unwilling to show themselves,
26:04let's go meet them ourselves.
26:06With that, I swept toward the temple.
26:11Sonartos followed,
26:12his nether guard formation moving behind him in perfect order,
26:16seemingly gliding above the ground.
26:19At the gates of the temple,
26:20the disciples had already formed ranks,
26:23rushing forward to surround us.
26:24They brandished divine weapons, closing in.
26:27Those who had once shown me respect
26:29now twisted their faces in anger,
26:31cursing me mercilessly.
26:32Liar! You traitor!
26:34Daring to conspire with the Underrealm!
26:36Betraying our temple!
26:37After three centuries of careful guidance,
26:40this is how you repay your mentor?
26:42Blasphemous wretch!
26:43You destroyed the relic itself at the Underworld's feet!
26:45How vile!
26:46The fiercer their curses,
26:47the more they seem to hide second.
26:50I stood above them in the void,
26:52smiling silently.
26:55Once their shouting waned,
26:56I tilted my head slightly.
26:57The nether guards immediately dragged Cassius and Lilith forward,
27:01dropping the two battered, broken figures at the feet of the temple disciples.
27:04All eyes fell on them.
27:05Some stepped back intentively.
27:07At the very back,
27:08a younger disciple's eyes reddened,
27:09and he intinctively took a half-step forward,
27:11only to be held back by those beside them.
27:14I spoke.
27:15You stand there so righteously.
27:17Are you certain you will not save your high priest and your youngest priestess?
27:20I said before,
27:21if even one steps forward to save them,
27:23I will release them without guilt.
27:25I paused,
27:26sweeping my gaze across the crowd.
27:28That still stands.
27:29At that moment,
27:30one disciple stepped forward from the center.
27:32Everyone,
27:33do not be deceived by this evil goddess.
27:35This is all her divine trickery.
27:37The real high priest and priestess perished in the Underrealm three days ago.
27:41These two before you are only phantoms created by her arts.
27:44The crowd stirred.
27:45An elder disciple in the front frowned,
27:47gathering a strand of divine essence with his fingertip,
27:50intending to verify.
27:51A single thread of divine sense could immediately reveal the difference between a phantom and a true deity.
27:55But before his hand could reach halfway,
27:58someone beside him pressed it down forcefully.
28:00Don't check.
28:01The elder froze.
28:03He followed the evasive eyes and slowly understood.
28:09Everyone had seen.
28:10Everyone knew.
28:11But no one dared expose it.
28:13If they did not verify,
28:14the kneeling figures could be phantoms.
28:16If they were phantoms,
28:17no one needed to save them.
28:18If no one needed to save them,
28:20no one needed to die.
28:21I watched it all unfold.
28:22In that moment,
28:23I truly understood.
28:24The cruelest thing is never hatred,
28:26but cowardice.
28:27The word phantom struck Cassius in the heart.
28:30The glimmer of hope in his eyes instantly died.
28:36Sonortus and I stood side by side.
28:38The hundreds of temple disciples clashed with the elite netherguard battalion.
28:42Divine weapons were sent flying.
28:43People thrown to the ground.
28:44Protective more formations shattered.
28:46Divine powers sealed one by one.
28:48Screams,
28:49cries and pleas mixed into a chaotic symphony.
28:52I looked down from above.
28:53Cassius,
28:54forced to watch with wide eyes,
28:55saw everything firsthand.
28:57Three centuries of toil.
28:58The temple he built and nurtured to the high priesthood crumbling before him.
29:02Despair and agony threatened to consume him entirely.
29:04Cassius went mad.
29:06Behind us,
29:06the horns of the underworld sounded.
29:08From this day forward,
29:10no temple would stand on this land.
29:13I stood on the ruins of the temple.
29:16The divine treasury ablaze behind me.
29:20In front of me,
29:21the kneeling prisoners.
29:25A few days later,
29:26Sonortus approached my side.
29:28Goddess Salerna,
29:29what shall be done with Irene and the others?
29:32I slowly surveyed their faces.
29:34An eye for an eye.
29:35Sonortus raised his hand,
29:37and Neth fire descended upon Irene.
29:40She screamed and rolled,
29:42her divinity scorched almost to destruction.
29:46Until she could no longer cry,
29:48only convulsing remained.
29:50That's enough.
29:51I spoke lightly.
29:52Throw her into the deepest part of the underworld.
29:54Let her live.
29:55Each day,
29:56burn her divinity once with the bismar flame.
29:58Once burned,
29:59heal.
29:59Then burn again.
30:01Once at sunrise.
30:02Once at sunset.
30:03Let her feel the pain at every moment.
30:07Dawn brings pain.
30:08Dust brings pain.
30:09Never let her die.
30:13Sonortus lowered his head in acknowledgement.
30:15Irene had once burned the divine bones of someone revered by the Underlord.
30:19According to Underrealm law,
30:21the one who burns divine bones suffers the same fate.
30:24Eternal and inescapable.
30:26When Lilith was dragged forward,
30:28she was barely recognizable as human.
30:31Her forehead wound festered completely.
30:34Sister,
30:35have mercy.
30:36I crouched to meet her gaze.
30:39You stood beside Irene,
30:42watching her scorch my divine bones with nether fire.
30:46Did you ever imagine this day would come?
30:49Her bloodline was sealed by the name of Strix,
30:52just as they had done to me.
30:54She was left on the temple ruins,
30:56without water or food.
30:58A thinned barrier of naryer essence surrounded the ruins,
31:02not to imprison her,
31:03but to prevent her from leaving and anyone from entering.
31:07Left to survive or perish on her own.
31:12Cassius was the last dragged forward.
31:14The wound on his severed arm had rotted black.
31:16He was thrown to the ground,
31:17lying there long before he slowly lifted his head.
31:20His cloudy eyes met mine,
31:22lips trembling violently.
31:23Lyra.
31:24Lyra.
31:25I stepped in front of him.
31:27Cassius.
31:28Don't call me that.
31:29You're not worthy.
31:30His body shook violently,
31:32forehead pressed to the ground.
31:33He wept with heart-ranking anguish.
31:36Three centuries of painstaking work destroyed in an instant.
31:39Not a single disciple he taught came to save him.
31:42The only woman he ever loved pleaded for survival in her eyes,
31:45not love.
31:46I lowered my gaze at him.
31:47Cassius.
31:48I want you trapped in the depths of the Underrealm,
31:51hearing the wails of those fallen disciples every day.
31:54For this life and all that follow,
31:56suffer eternal remorse.
31:58The once revered hyzens from the altar
32:00finally fell among ruins and rubble.
32:03All was over.
32:04From the highest terrace of the Underrealm,
32:07soft footsteps approached.
32:09Goddess Selina, it's late.
32:12Sanatos will escort you back to the hall.
32:15I didn't turn, speaking lightly.
32:18Why stand so far away?
32:20His body stiffened slightly,
32:21Adam's juddle rolling as his voice dropped.
32:23Sanatos does not dare overstep.
32:26I slowly turned,
32:27golden molten eyes glinting in the moonlight.
32:30Seeing his reddened eartips,
32:31I found it somewhat amusing.
32:33Three hundred years,
32:34and he was still like this.
32:36Come.
32:40Sonatos hesitated,
32:42then stepped forward slowly.
32:45Stopping two steps away,
32:47he still kept his gaze lowered,
32:49not meeting mine.
32:51The night wind lifted my hair.
32:54A silver strand fell onto his shoulder.
32:57His gaze followed it,
32:59his fingertips curled slightly,
33:01wanting to touch,
33:02yet restraining himself.
33:04Goddess Selina.
33:06His voice was barely a whisper.
33:10The night wind is cold.
33:12Sanatos will drape a cloak over you.
33:14He removed his cloak,
33:15holding it with both hands,
33:17carefully placing it on my shoulders.
33:19I adjusted my collar and said casually,
33:21you're thoughtful.
33:22His ears reddened further.
33:25He stepped back two paces,
33:26lowering his head again.
33:27It's Sanatos' duty.
33:29I watched him,
33:30the Underlord who made gods tremble,
33:32obedient now like a small serpent.
33:35Sanatos.
33:36Sanatos,
33:37at your service.
33:39Three hundred years.
33:41I spoke slowly,
33:44gazing into the distance.
33:45You are still like when you were young.
33:48His breathing faltered slightly,
33:50yet he did not lift his head,
33:52simply whispered.
33:53Yes.
33:54I turned and walked toward the hall.
33:56Behind me,
33:57his footsteps followed,
33:58not too far,
33:59not too near.
34:00I did not look back,
34:01but I knew those eyes were fixed on my back.
34:04Debts had been repaid.
34:05Those who should remain,
34:06remained.
34:07The little black snake that nearly died,
34:10from the Divine Spring to Tartarus,
34:12from Serpent to God King,
34:14had traveled countless paths in three centuries,
34:17yet nevered out of the three steps behind me.
34:19This time,
34:20I would not let him kneel at my feet.
34:23The night wind swept the terrace,
34:24as I walked slowly into the hall,
34:26slow enough for the one,
34:27who had always followed me,
34:29to take the three steps,
34:30he had never dared before,
34:31finally walking to my side.
34:33Take a time to watch the way out.
34:33One minute I had never found
34:34Two men,
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