Chapter 43

Chapter 43: Resurrection

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Chapter 43 – Cleansing Light

Searching further, we found out that the door was wide open. What to do now… it's as if we were invited in.

[Fate, I will go alone from this point]

You want to go on like this? I couldn't wipe this uneasiness away, this bad feeling.

Aaron put his hand on my shoulder and said.

[You should be able to sense it too. The Lich Lord is just beyond this door. No change to the plans, I just want you to stand back a little.]

[….understood.]

I had no other choice….did I? It wouldn’t be much of a problem for me if only you asked me to e along fighting the Lich Lord.

Knowing Aaron, the memory from when he came here in the past might've resurfaced.

[Well then, let's go]

[Yes]

Is this it!?

As Aaron and I entered the castle, the previously dark rooms were suddenly lit with light.

There were a lot of people standing in the central hall, all of them smiling and waving at us.

[Impossible….this…this can't be]

Eyes wide open, Aaron lowered his holy sword. It was the same situation as in his past.

He wasn't able to reach the Lich Lord because it had used his family corpses like puppets, blocking his way.

However, this time around these puppet corpses actually acted much like true living beings.

Two split out from the crowd. A handsome boy and a beautiful woman gladly greeted Aaron.

[Dear, wele back. We've been waiting.]

Aaron's face stiffened even more. He didn't respond even if I tried to call out to him. Because what he saw was his long deceased family.

What should I do… while I was thinking about that, Greed spoke through the 《Mind Reading》 skill.

『This is bad……this is probably an illusion magic. It makes the undead to look much like the living』

[If that's the case, I should be able to dispel the irksome illusion with the black scythe]

I switched the Black Sword into Scythe form,

『Wait, Fate! It'll be like slashing through empty air. It's useless to cut those people down. We have to take down the Lich Lord who has activated this illusion in order to dispel it.』

I reverted my weapon back into sword form. The black scythe form could dispel a skill. But only the direct effect of the skill. It cannot interfere with the following events that happened due to the skill. Thus the situation wouldn’t change even if I tried to cut down these people.

Moreover, those people were raised corpses, so it's useless to cut them up.

The reason why Aaron came here was to free his family and people from the Lich Lord's clutch. But in order to defeat it, we must not mistake the means for the end when the purpose is lost.

While seeing all these happening in front of me, I asked Greed about what really concerned me.

[What will happen if I cut down those people?]

『Right, the soul seems to be still confined within those body, so the Gluttony skill will consume it if you do. Why asking so suddenly?』

[…what I want to know is actually what will happen to the devoured souls. Will there be some salvation for them?]

Greed seemed to understand what I'm asking about. He was reluctant, but told me anyways.

『I think it's better for you to not know……so are you sure? Very well, though I suppose it'll be better if you think it as the way you did. Those souls consumed by Gluttony, will be forever locked within the skill. Struggling and suffering together inside an infinite hell. There will be no salvation for them.』

I could vaguely feel it already. But the answer was far more than what I had anticipated. Gluttony skill….truly deserving its title as Mortal Sin skill. However, it'll leave a bad taste on my conscience if I ended up accidentally involving good people.

That's why I decided to let those people be. Even though they were undeads controlled by the Lich Lord, I still didn't want to see them suffer in the eternal hell without any chance for salvation.

And the Lich Lord is currently in….the central hall is full of its delicious smell, so I can't really tell where to be exact. Probably, I was also caught under the effect of the illusion magic.

Tch……I could do nothing despite the frustration. What now….. What should I do.

Meanwhile, Aaron was still being impeded by his family.

He should've been able to tell that it was all a lie. But even so, it's hard to deny when you have something that you really yearned for right in front of your eyes. If my father and mother appeared here, I would've fallen for the same trick too.

I could understand his feeling. But now,

[Aaron!]

I shook his body, trying to wake him up, and fortunately Aaron shook his head soon after. It appeared that he hadn't pletely captured by the illusion magic.

[I'm alright. Just got reminded of old days for a while.]

Scratching his head, Aaron admitted that it became harder to ignore such memories as he grew older. Then, he brandished his holy sword toward his precious family.