[Book 2] Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 5 - WELCOME TO THE BOWELS OF HELL

PHASE 5 - WELCOME TO THE BOWELS OF HELL

Blood started to drip out from my trench coat to the pond of the river I’m standing in. Don’t worry, it’s not my blood. It’s the blood of that darn Eidolon I just killed.

A golden-haired angel descended. She used her eight wings to hover above the blood lake, completely preventing her from being dirty. That Erylle Fontaine a.k.a. the original Outsider, I never knew that she possesses the same power Tiara has. <Demigoddess Mode> sure are handy at times like these.

“Hey, how are we supposed to enter the depths of hell with this blood lake?” I raised my voice.

“We’ll get flushed.” Erylle smiled innocently.

“What?”

The moment I finished my one-word sentence, a loud roar echoed around the Hall of Sinners. Those remaining wicked zombie souls looked horrified as they panicky glanced in all directions as if they are scared of a monster that appears next.

I feel that my feet are being sucked. The blood river started to swirl around, like a whirlpool. Slowly, the wicked souls got vacuumed by the pressure as they lumped together, slowly sinking on the lake of blood.

Of course, I’m in the lake of blood myself, so it’s only natural that I get sucked too.

“Wha-What the heck!” I screamed before being drowned in the sea of blood.

The bloody water went to my nose, ears, and eyes as I sunk in. I could no longer breathe or see. I don’t even know what comes next. All I can hear is a loud flushing sound, similar to those toilet bowls.

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“Kah! Kahack! Kah!”

I cried out loud. I’m trying desperately to puke out all those yucky blood that filled my lungs and stomach. That’s so gross! I almost drowned myself on that disgusting lake, got flushed like a piece of shit and found myself inside another black cavern. Now my whole body is dark red, and my clothes and underwear are soaked, sticky, and heavy.

“Hey, are you okay?” Erylle patted my back with a guilty smile on her face. For some reason, her white Valkyrie suit has not been tainted by dirt or blood at all. I want to splash some blood on her face just for being so selfish.

“I’m not okay, idiot!” I cried. “Why are your clothes still clean?”

“Ahahaha! That’s a secret.” Erylle scratched her head as she made a sorry smile. For some reason, I see some of her similarities to Tiara on some gestures. “Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”

Erylle's right hand touched my chest, which glowed with white light.

“<Cleansing Touch>” She whispered. In an instant, my body was enveloped with a pure white light similar to those scanning machines. All my clothes, my skin, and my hair are now back to being pure and clean.

“<Cleansing Touch>, huh…” I muttered. “I have never heard of that spell before. I memorized the Kozukata Healing Spells at the shrine, and yet, I haven’t seen that one.”

“It’s because it’s a spell invented by my love~” Erylle continued to smile. “It’s one of the Romanov Secret Spells.”

Romanov. That name is the last name of the Fake Outsider, Yohan Hikari Romanov. She also said that they are lovers, but they seem to be enemies. The more I think about it, the more my brain wanted to explode. So I’ll let it be.

“So, where are we now?” I asked.

“We’re now at the entrance of the Underworld Hell,” Erylle said.