MTLNOVEL chapter 331 - Freedom
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Taufik's Order to the Fallen Goddess.
Hearing this, the Fallen Goddess hesitated a little, especially with the Katana in Taufik's hand.
"... Are you sure you don't deceive me?"
"*Tsk* Just give me Your hands, if you are afraid, you can just close your eyes... And before you know it, it'll be over"
"M-Me?"
The Fallen Goddess asked nervously.
"No! The chain!! Fuck! Whatever, you can do whatever you want... Just Give me Your Hands, I don't have that much time to waste on this"
Hearing that, The Fallen Goddess clenched her teeth, her pride fought against the glimmer of hope that Taufik offered.
The divine chains which had shackled her hands for who knows how long, rattled violently as if reacting to her turmoil.
But seeing Taufik's impatient expression, The Fallen Goddess, Although still a little hesitant, slowly, stretched out both of her hands.
The obsidian chains wrapped tightly around her arms glowed ominously, pulsating with divine authority.
Seeing this, Taufik sighed.
'Finally!... So much drama for something so simple'
"Now, don't resist"
After saying that, Taufik then stepped closer to the Fallen Goddess.
Seeing Taufik approaching her, the Fallen Goddess did nothing, even when Taufik held both of her hands, she still did not react.
Taufik looked at the chains that restrained the Fallen Goddess, perhaps because it had been too long, the shackles that were wrapped around her wrists seemed to have become one with her flesh. Seeing this, Taufik took a deep breath before stealing a glance at the Fallen Goddess.
"... Just give me a moment... Later, no matter what happens, don't resist, believe me, nothing will happen to you, okay?"
Taufik said, there was a sense of pity in his voice, the thing Taufik couldn't stand the most was seeing a woman in pain, so seeing the condition of the Fallen Goddess like this, even though they had fought each other, Taufik still felt sorry.
And the pity that Taufik showed did not escape the attention of the Fallen Goddess, who could only nod slowly in response to Taufik's words.
"... Alright, let's begin"
Taufik said then raised the katana, its blade gleaming with an otherworldly light as he activated Technique.
'SwordMagic - Light Form: Absolute Slash!'
*Swoosh!*
The katana then descended at a modest speed but produced a brilliant light.
Aksara who was standing not far behind Taufik, narrowed his eyes as he recognized that Technique, that form, but taken to an entirely different level by his father, the creator of that technique itself.
The Fallen Goddess flinched as the energy radiating from the blade brushed against her skin.
The divine chains reacted violently, their sacred inscriptions glowing brighter in protest, as if trying to defend themselves as the Katana approached the chain. But...
*SHLING!*
The blade passed through the chains without resistance.
At first, nothing seemed to happen. But then...
*CRACK!*
The obsidian chains splintered, their divine inscriptions unraveling like fragile threads.
*Woosh!*
A pulse of energy burst outward as the law that bound them shattered, severed by a power that denied all restrictions.
The Fallen Goddess gasped. She felt it immediately, The weight that had shackled her from the start she was thrown into Tartarus was gone.
Her hands trembled as she stared at them, free of the divine curse that had bound her existence. The chains lay in broken fragments at her feet, dissolving into nothingness.
She looked up at Taufik, her ember-like eyes filled with disbelief.
"You..."
She said, almost in a whisper, still in shock with what just happened.
But Taufik ignored it and sheathed his katana with a satisfied smirk on his face.
"Yeah, yeah, you're welcome"
Taufik said, waving off the drama that he now would occur if he didn't say anything to stop it. Then said again, still in his smirk.
"Now... Are we done with this whole 'fallen and tormented' act, or do I need to cut something else?"
Hearing that, The Fallen Goddess clenched her fists, testing her newfound freedom. A slow, wicked smile spread across her lips.
"Heh~... Interesting~"
She said, stretching her fingers, feeling power return to her, power that had been sealed away for far too long.
But something else lingered.
The remnants of Taufik's Tecnique hadn't just cut the chains but also cut away the divine judgment itself.
She wasn't just unshackled, She was free from the fate that had condemned her. The fate of the loser. Now she is no longer a Fallen Goddess, but just a Goddess.
Satisfied with this, The Fallen Goddess let out a low, delighted chuckle.
"Very well, then"
The Fallen Goddess said with her smirk deepening. Took a step closer to Taufik, her presence shifting, less like a prisoner, more like a Queen reclaiming her throne.
Her eyes gleamed with something dangerously close to amusement.
"Tell me, O Lord of Shadows..."
She said, tilted her head, and watching Taufik with an almost predatory curiosity. Then said again.
"My lord, Just what are you?"
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Aksara, who had been watching everything from behind, especially when the Fallen Goddess, who had now returned to her Goddess status, looked at his father with a look that he recognized, it was the look that his mother, Gaia, often gave to his father.
This made Aksara immediately uncomfortable and then, unconsciously said in a loud voice, almost sounding like a scream.
"FATHER! I'LL TELL MOTHER-NO! ALL THE MOTHER THAT YOU SEDUCING ANOTHER WOMAN!!"
"Eh!"
Taufik, who didn't seem to believe what he had just heard, turned to Aksara.
And Aksara, who also seemed to not believe what he had just said, covered his mouth in disbelief.
"Eh!!"
"... Eh! What are you just saying? I'm what!"
Taufik asked Aksara, still not believing what he had just heard.
"..."
"..."
There, they both fell silent while looking at each other.
"Aksa?"
"No, Father, it came out of my mouth without me realizing it... Continue, continue what you're doing"
"..."
"Maybe this darkness is affecting my mind a little bit which made said that"
"Okayyy~... Are you sure you're fine?"
"Yes, Father, I'm fine"
"... Alright... Tell me if you feel something is wrong, okay?"
"I will"
Aksara replied, then choosing to sit on something that looked like a rock, contemplating why he could say something as embarrassing as that.
"..."
Choosing to end the awkward situation, Taufik then turned back towards what had previously been the Fallen Goddess.
"Where are we again? No, first... Do you have a name?"
"... I did, it's Erelythe, My lord"
"Erelythe? It's a beautiful name, but it's hard to pronounce, so I will call you Tia... So Tia... Hm~ You're Titanidas, right, but Erelythe? I never heard that name... How exactly did you end up here?"
Hearing Taufik's question, an expression of hatred immediately filled Tia's (Erelythe) face.
"Those Damn Olympus! They-"
"Opss! No, no, no, stop right there"
Responding to Taufik's interruption, Tia (Erelythe) gasped in surprise, then in a hurried and hesitant tone, Tia (Erelythe) asked.
"My lord, A-Are you on Olympus's side?!"
"What?! Of course not"
"Then why are you stopping me?"
"I already said that I don't want to waste time here, right?"
Hearing that, Tia (Erelythe) nodded, then asked again.
"You did, My lord, so?"
"So... When I saw your expression when you wanted to tell your story, I guessed it would be a long story, right?"
"... Indeed, then?"
"... Let's talk about that along the way... You've been here for a long time right? Then you must be familiar with what the environment of Tartaros is like, right?"
"... Yes, My lord"
*Clap!*
"Perfect, now, take me to the bottom part of Tartaros using the fastest route, is that possible?"
"Yes, My lord, it's Possible"
Hearing that, Taufik clapped his hands for the second time, then said.
"Good, very Good... It was not in vain that I made you my partner, Tia... Now let's go, I will hear your story on our journey"
"... That's fine by me, but what with him, My lord?"
Said Tia while pointing at Aksara who seemed to still be contemplating why he said that sentence earlier, and also in a loud voice.
Seeing his son's condition, Taufik could only sigh lightly, then
"Aksa, Enough with your useless contemplation, let's go now!"
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Far above Tartarus, in the depths of the Underworld, Hades, who had returned to his palace with his wife, Persephone, and Cerberus, was seen sitting upon his obsidian throne.
The vast halls of his domain stretched endlessly, filled with the echoes of lost souls whispering their regrets.
For centuries, his gaze had remained impassive, unmoved by the ceaseless flow of the dead. His rule was absolute, his authority unquestioned. Nothing in the Underworld could stir him from his throne.
Until now.
*CRACK*
The very foundation of his realm trembled, a subtle yet unmistakable rupture in the order of the Underworld.
Hades' eyes, snapped open. His fingers, resting lazily on the armrest of his throne, tightened.
"...Impossible... This"
Before he could fully comprehend the situation, Hades then felt something else.
*Swoosh!*
A wave of power surged through the Underworld, and that's from Tartarus. It was not just any power. It was the unraveling of something ancient. Something that should have remained sealed.
Something he had ensured would never rise again.
Hades slowly stood, his dark robes flowing around him like living shadows. He felt the breaking of divine chains. He knew those shackles well.
'...Erelythe'
The name echoed in his mind like a long-forgotten curse.
A grim look settled upon his face as he extended his hand, conjuring a vision of Tartarus before him. Through the swirling darkness, he saw it, the shattered remains of divine chains, their glow fading into nothingness.
And standing amidst them, free, was the one who should never have been unbound. Erelythe. But she was not alone.
Hades' gaze shifted. And there he saw Taufik and Aksara.
Seeing this, Hades was stunned for a moment, before finally taking a deep breath.
"That... Didn't he say that his goal was only to free Mother Gaia? Why did he have to free the others too... And why did it have to be Erelythe?"
Hades said and then sat back on his obsidian throne, for the first time in an age, the Lord of the Underworld didn't know what to do.
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