Chapter 219
Cthulhu and Azathoth
219
{Boy...
You have achieved your so-called revenge,
but remember...
My master... is coming for you.}
With those words,
the body of the mysterious dark entity fell violently toward the ground.
The wings disappeared.
The tentacles vanished.
The aura and power faded away.
And from within emerged Arthur's body...
Burned, deformed, and barely recognizable as human.
| Cthulhu, step away. |
{You...
Because of you, this child was able to delay me before,
but in the end...
he surrendered himself to revenge,
you ∆∆∆.}
| I said, step away. |
With those words,
a small shadow emerged from Arthur's body.
It was a shadow in the shape of Cthulhu...
but much smaller,
with an evil smile upon its face, filled with unbelievable joy.
{Outer Gods...
The time for the day of sacrifice is drawing near.
There is only a little time left.}
Cthulhu's shadow disappeared.
It completely vanished from the world,
as though it had never existed.
| Damn... |
"Cain... I'm sorry."
The moment Arthur uttered those words,
his body shook with unbearable pain,
and his consciousness faded completely.
| You bastard...
You did the right thing,
but...
you also rushed into it. |
---
An entire month passed
since America had been crushed beneath the hand of a mighty and overwhelming entity.
No one had been able to discover its identity,
nor the reason for its arrival.
The entity had spoken in a strange language,
a language that no human had been able to interpret.
---
Arthur awoke inside a white room...
Pure, quiet, and peaceful.
He slowly looked around.
He was in a hospital.
His body was wrapped in bandages from head to toe,
like a mummy.
"So...
this is the price of summoning a great entity like Cthulhu
into this world...
with a weak body,
and in such a reckless manner."
| Arthur... are you alright? |
'Cain...'
When he heard Cain's voice inside his mind,
Arthur calmly lowered his head.
He knew...
that a scolding was coming.
| Are you alright? |
'Huh?'
| What? |
'You're not... going to yell at me?'
| No.
You did the right thing...
but... |
'I know.
I'm sorry, Cain.
Using the entirety of my darkness power,
along with Cthulhu's power...
caused a very small fragment of his soul
to be summoned from the Eternal Prison into this world...
and then his soul merged with my body, didn't it?'
| Let me explain everything. |
| You are human.
You used the darkness power hidden within you,
and on top of that, you merged it with only fifty percent
of the power you had remaining from Cthulhu...
That was all you possessed. |
| That created an utterly unreasonable state of singularity. |
| Your soul had consumed Cthulhu's power again and again
since your previous battle with him,
and because of that...
when you used what remained of that power,
a small fragment of Cthulhu's soul was drawn out
from the Eternal Prison...
to possess your body. |
| If you had not fallen into anger and revenge...
you might have achieved something extraordinary,
and perhaps you could have controlled that power
and made it entirely your own. |
| But your fall into rage...
allowed Cthulhu's consciousness to take control of you. |
| Nevertheless...
you should be happy. |
| Cthulhu did not intend you any harm. |
| Even though you were a major reason for his imprisonment once again,
the High Priest,
and all of the Outer Gods...
do not possess emotions like humans. |
| They have anger, hatred... yes,
but they direct them only toward their enemies. |
| And whoever attempts to harm their enemy,
or steal their prey...
is destroyed without mercy. |
| That is why Cthulhu carried out your inner command:
revenge. |
| And he took revenge... truly. |
| But... |
'But what?'
| Arthur...
you must become stronger. |
| As Cthulhu said,
the leader of the Outer Gods is after you now. |
| Do you remember how disgracefully you were defeated
on the Road of the Universe
merely by the aura of that mysterious entity? |
'Yes...'
| That entity is the leader of the Outer Gods:
Azathoth. |
| And he wants your head. |
| According to Cthulhu's words,
they have all become interested in you. |
| The Outer Gods are terrifying entities,
and when they find a powerful enemy...
they focus all of their attention on them. |
| Perhaps Azathoth will send his followers after you
from now on. |
| Not to kill you immediately,
but to test you...
hone you...
and push you to become stronger. |
| Only...
so that he can fight you himself. |
| From this moment onward...
the war against the Outer Gods
has begun,
Arthur. |
Arthur sighed calmly,
listening to every word.
Then he closed his eyes,
his voice coming out calm and composed:
"Cain...
tell me...
Is the Supreme King... Azathoth?
Is he the one who transported me from my world?
Is he the one who placed you with me?
Is he... your creator?"
"Who are you talking to, you idiot?"
The voice came from beside him.
Arthur opened his eyes.
Song Jin Woo was there,
with Yoo Jin Woo standing behind him.
"Brother...
Are you alright?!"
Yoo Jin Woo shouted,
his face filled with sorrow and exhaustion.
"Are you two alright... guys?"
Arthur smiled calmly.
Then—
Behind Yoo Jin Woo,
the shadow of a muscular figure moved.
Calm...
with handsome features.
Arthur's eyes widened.
"K—
Kyu?
Is... is that you?"
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