"You are that King of the Underworld... Hades..." Madame Aisha said with a face full of terror as she looked at Hades, who was clutching her by the neck.
Unlike other God Slayers, she was not skilled in combat at all. Now that she had lost her Authorities, aside from her powerful magical power and the robust constitution of a God Slayer, she was no different from an ordinary person.
Madame Aisha looked with difficulty at Hades; his eyes were currently glowing with a purple light, and his gaze was filled with killing intent.
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry... Hades-san... I didn't mean to do it back then..." Madame Aisha met Hades's gaze and apologized in a very sincere tone.
It was hard to imagine that a God Slayer, a killer of gods, would actually apologize to a god.
Madame Aisha had an airheaded, gentle, and kind personality. She was neither skilled in nor fond of fighting; her becoming a God Slayer was purely accidental, and every time she slew a god, it was involuntary.
It could be said that she was the luckiest person in this world—lucky enough to slay gods and become a God Slayer without even realizing it.
Hades also inspected Madame Aisha's soul; it was extremely pure, fully qualifying her to enter Elysium.
Hades released his grip and said indifferently, "In that case, follow me."
Madame Aisha felt a sense of relief and followed Hades into Elysium.
This was a peaceful world, devoid of pain and sorrow. Madame Aisha felt everything around her, her heart filled with gratitude.
However, she noticed that Hades was silently watching her. She turned her head, and as their eyes met, a look of confusion appeared in hers.
Hades spoke, "Your soul is pure and flawless, yet you have murdered gods. What exactly is the story behind this?"
Madame Aisha lowered her head and told Hades the story of how she became a God Slayer.
After listening to her story, Hades was silent for a moment before saying, "I see. You are both a victim and a beneficiary. However, since you have come here, let go of everything from the past."
Madame Aisha nodded slightly, a trace of a smile appearing on her face.
In this land of Elysium, Madame Aisha found inner peace and could finally rest from her long journey. At the same time, as she looked at Hades, she began to develop a different kind of feeling for him.
"However!"
Suddenly, Hades's gaze turned fierce again. He leaned close to Madame Aisha's face and, looking at her with a terrifyingly fierce aura, said:
"Do not forget that you have slain many gods; in the Underworld, this is a grave sin! Originally, you should have entered the Frozen Hell, Cocytus! It is only because of your pure soul that I have allowed you to come to this Paradise, Elysium!"
"As a price, you are not permitted to use any Authorities without my permission! Furthermore, as the price for slaying my wife, Persephone, you must become her exclusive Nymph and serve her forever!!"
"O-Okay..." Feeling the terrifying pressure emanating from Hades, Madame Aisha was so frightened that she broke into a cold sweat, barely managing to speak.
"Go to the Queen's Palace nearby and report to Persephone." The terrifying aura on Hades dissipated. Madame Aisha collapsed to the ground, her whole body trembling uncontrollably, feeling as if she had just survived a brush with death.
Madame Aisha clutched her chest with both hands, panting heavily. With hearts in her eyes, she watched Hades's retreating back, the corners of her mouth curling into a silly smile as she said:
"Lord Hades..."
For some reason, facing Hades's terrifying pressure didn't feel so scary to her anymore; instead, her heart was thumping wildly.
Hades arrived at his Temple of the King of the Underworld and looked into the distance, saying:
"The six God Slayers remaining in the world have already come to the Underworld. The only opponent left is the The Last King, Rama."
Meanwhile, in the Human World, Brittany, France.
A beautiful Caucasian girl, about twelve or thirteen years old, with golden curly hair that traced elegant curves, framing her exceptionally refined beauty.
She was the queen of the famous King Arthur, Guinevere. However, this was only her surface identity. Her true identity was a descendant of the Serpent God and a witch who transcended human wisdom. She possessed great power, and most importantly, she held the Magic Holy Grail (containing magical power equivalent to the sum of dozens of God Slayers), which she could use to create illusions of gods.
She was also a subordinate serving the strongest'Steel', the 'The Last King', and was currently planning to resurrect him.
Guinevere, in her true capacity, was holding a crystal ball in both hands, chanting a very ancient incantation to observe the state of the world.
When Guinevere opened her eyes, both her gaze and her tone were filled with shock as she said:
"Hades, King of the Underworld!! What a terrifying god!! Not long after descending to this world, he has already killed all the God Slayers!!"
"Are you the Divine Ancestor Guinevere?"
At that moment, Hades's voice rang out of thin air.
"Who is it?!" Guinevere shouted with feigned majesty, while quickly turning her head to scan her surroundings, remaining on high alert.
Instantly, the sky was covered with dark clouds and a cold wind rose. A purple glowing gate leading to the Underworld rose from the ground, and Hades, wearing his six-winged gray underworld armor and holding the Hades Sword, stepped out.
His eyes, as deep as the bottom of a lake, stared intently at Guinevere, making her feel for a moment as if she were submerged in a freezing lake.
"King of the Underworld... Hades... What business do you have with me...?" Sensing that he came with ill intent, Guinevere crossed her arms for warmth and stepped back repeatedly.
Hades extended his empty left hand and said to Guinevere:
"Where is the god-slaying divine sword?"
Hearing Hades say this, Guinevere immediately understood his goal—it was actually her master's weapon.
"Hades!! My master's weapon will never be given to you!!" Guinevere's entire body erupted with a magical power as vast as the ocean, vowing to consume Hades, but he was completely dismissive of this magical power.
Seeing that Hades remained unfazed and unmoved, Guinevere immediately chanted a Kotodama; she could use the attributes of an Earth Mother Goddess to summon sea beasts:
"Descend here, O servant dispatched by the Sea God! Fight for Guinevere!"
"Roar——!!" Water surged, and in an instant, the area was flooded, submerging Hades and Guinevere's feet. A squid about forty meters long with around thirty tentacles emerged from the water.
Guinevere did not dare to relax in front of Hades, because this King of the Underworld had defeated the six God Slayers of the world in a short time, showing how terrifying his strength was.
Therefore, she chanted another Kotodama:
"Spirit of the water, rush to Guinevere once more. Respond again to the prayer of the Witch Queen and reveal your divine form!"
"Awoo——!!" A white water dragon tens of meters long emerged from the water; it had the fierce head of a carnivorous dinosaur, a slender body like a giant serpent, bat wings growing from its back, and two forelimbs that seemed to belong to a lizard.
The two sea beasts glared at Hades as if they were about to swallow him alive. Seeing the two sea beasts, Hades had a different thought:
'Speaking of which, since coming to this world, I haven't summoned a Guardian Dragon. Let's summon one after all this time.'
With that thought, Hades took out a book. The cover was a mix of purple and black, decorated with metallic dragon patterns on the four edges. In the center of the cover was a silver, red-eyed dragon head, with four chains extending from the head to the corners of the book.
This was originally a card album Hades used to collect yu-gi-oh! dragons. After he brought it from his original world, he sublimated it into a divine artifact of the same grade as his underworld armor helmet, naming it the myriad dragon codex.
Inside it contained countless great worlds where the dragons Hades collected lived freely.
Then, Hades opened the myriad dragon codex and took out two cards. Even this simple action made Guinevere extremely wary.
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