24. Offerings (Part 1) - for the nastumekami brothers [9/22]
"boom"
Golden flames exploded in Saurfang's hands, and with his roar, the two storm swords in his hands were like arrogant giant hammers, hitting the solid armor on the chest of the Deep Sea Titan.
The legendary weapon Valarjar War Sword strengthened Saurfang's already terrifying brute strength. With this swift blow, the armor on the chest of the giant-like Deep Sea Titan was completely cut open, taking the twisted giant with it.
His bones and flesh were cut off in the storm of sharp blades.
"Hey"
Saurfang spun in the air for several weeks, and finally landed firmly on the ground. In front of him, the death lords headed by Grokush were like a pack of wolves, encircling and suppressing the deep sea titan that had lost its weapon.
, and on the hillside behind him, Rogelio and Serente, the most skilled archers, held black dragon bone bows and kept using holy silver arrows to interfere with the Deep Sea Titan's counterattack.
With the joint cooperation of the six death lords, this giant beast of Hela has reached the end of its life.
Of course, this does not mean that this thing is strong enough to face the six strongest fighters of the Dark Blade Legion. It is just that in this Hela's territory, Hela's death rules give this dark monster unimaginable resistance to attacks.
and resilience, making it more difficult to deal with.
However, just as Yrel and Lumi were preparing to launch a set of ultimate combos to completely destroy this big monster, a low and loud horn sounded suddenly from the direction of the destroyed Hela throne.
The sound of the horn sounded very familiar. It was the horn sound of the Hylagar Legion before the war started a few hours ago.
But this time, it represented a different meaning. It was the horn sound that stopped the fighting.
And just as the horn sounded, the still struggling Deep Sea Titan seemed to have lost all will to survive, and stopped there like a stopped robot, letting Lumi and Yrel's
The holy sword struck its body.
Of course, the voice of the great lord also sounded in the hearts of his powerful subordinates, stopping them from continuing their destructive actions:
"The battle is over, everyone, come to me."
"Let me introduce to you the new Valkyrie General of the Dark Blade Legion, Ms. Hela!"
The call of the great lord made all the death lords look at each other. Yrel looked back at Lumi in surprise, and the latter also looked at Yrel strangely:
"I knew that the boss was the best at dealing with women-related matters!"
Luminas put away the holy sword, lowered her voice, and said to the other death lords around her:
"Xalatath, Lexi, Agatha and the others! But Hela! Death is on top! She has tentacles! Thirteen of them! I'm really impressed that the boss can actually do it!
"
"Uh, Lumi, are you drunk? Stop talking! What I mean is"
"Why can't you say it! Boss is really good at this! This is a compliment! A compliment, do you understand?"
"No! I mean, the mistress is standing right behind you and she looks a little angry."
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Well, due to some small changes, in the end, the introduction meeting for Ms. Hela to join the Dark Blade Legion was not hosted by the high lord. In the waters in front of Hela’s throne that had been completely destroyed by the ice storm, Hela
La met with his new colleagues, but the meeting was not very friendly.
"You guys are pretty good"
Hela, who had shrunk her body, folded her arms and looked at the death lords in front of her with careful eyes. She said in her sharp tone:
"But it's just good. If you are the strongest warriors under Tyrion, then frankly speaking, I am a little disappointed."
"Oh!"
Luminas brushed her long burgundy hair. She imitated Hela's tone and said slowly:
"It's just these few "pretty good" guys who destroyed the army you spent tens of thousands of years building. This young lady who was beaten badly, maybe you do have a slight advantage in terms of personal force.
But to be honest, in other aspects, you are far behind!"
"Don't be so mean, Lumi!"
Yrel, who was beside Lumi, patted Luminas on the shoulder and said to Hela:
"It's nothing more than a chaotic military system, a poor source of soldiers, a mess of discipline, training with no merit at all, and an aesthetic that people can't look directly at. It doesn't matter, Hela, you have a lot of time to learn and we
I don’t mind teaching you.”
"Is this how Tyrion taught you to talk to strong men? Maybe you should "calm down"!"
As soon as Yirel finished speaking, two black tentacles rushed out from the icy water. Unexpectedly, they rolled up the slender waists of Yirel and Lumi. Amid Hela's sneer, these two
The Death Lords tried to resist, but they were no match for Hela. They turned around and were thrown into the cold and turbid Dead Sea. This action caused the other Death Lords to immediately draw out their weapons. Among them, the two swords in Saurfang's hands,
Hela immediately narrowed her eyes.
"This is my sword!"
Hela stared at the two long swords that had completely changed their shapes, but after a moment of confrontation, she arrogantly withdrew her tentacles, then waved her claws, pretending not to care and said:
"But it doesn't matter. That good-for-nothing Ymilon still let me down. Since you, an orc, helped me get rid of a good-for-nothing subordinate, then these two swords can be regarded as my reward for you."
"Use them well"
After saying that, Hela moved her tentacles like an octopus and moved towards the Dead Sea. In the rolling of the cold water, she waved her hands without looking back, as if saying goodbye to her colleagues:
"Go away! Enjoy your victory. I want to take a break and you can come and take over this world and those useless wastes at any time. I don't care anymore anyway."
"Or do you plan to stay and let me treat you to a 'dinner'?"
This kind of faint contempt and indifference left several other death lords speechless. However, the addition of Hela did bring about some changes in the strength of the top leaders of the Dark Blade Legion. She is also a god of death after all, even better than Bwonsamdi.
Even stronger, maybe she is already the second strongest person in the Dark Blade Legion, and wait for the third one! Yes, she is the third strongest person.
The Death Lords may not respect Hela's character, but they must respect Hela's power.
Therefore, after Myra rescued his wife from the water, although the death lords were a little reluctant, they left here quickly.
The war has just ended, the Hell Abyss has nominally belonged to the Dark Blade Legion, and the Death Realm is nominally complete, but this is a process that takes time to brew. There are still many, many things that the Death Lords have to do. The next paragraph
During that time, they will be very busy.
But when Hela returned to the depths of the Dead Sea and prepared to dive to the bottom of the sea to recover from her injuries and calm down, she encountered a new visitor.
"Hela!"
Wearing pale armor and holding a pale spear, the Valkyrie Agatha flapped her wings and floated above the Dead Sea. She shouted loudly:
"Hela, come out to see us! Don't hide in the deep sea. The great lord told us everything! Come out! Face us!"
Beside Agatha, Tyrion's 11 Valkyries are all there, from the powerful Anhild to the weaker xxx. These Val'kyr have experienced many things, from the eldest sister Hela who originally followed the sea witch.
, to guide Odin’s soul through the Kingdom of Shadows, to Hela’s catastrophe, and the sea witches were transformed into Val’kyr one after another. In the end, the victims were internally divided, and Hela turned black.
These past experiences have made the relationship between these pale Valkyries and Hela very delicate. They were once sisters, and then they became enemies of the oppressor and the oppressed. Now, they have become nominal comrades in arms.
And some things, some things that could not be explained clearly before, can finally be talked about openly and honestly now.
Agatha's call flowed into the deep sea through the water. In the depths of the ocean where no light could be seen, Hela covered her ears tightly, pretending that she did not hear the call of the Valkyries, and the reason why she wanted to
Those death lords drove away because she herself didn't know how to face these former sisters, but she didn't expect that these guys actually pursued her here.
"Agatha, forget it."
Anhild, who was also wearing pale armor but was larger than Agatha, grabbed Agatha's arm. The older Val'kyr whispered:
"Hela doesn't want to see us, forget it, let's go, we still have a lot of things to do."
"No! I won't leave!"
Agatha stubbornly shook Anhelder's hand away. She looked at the turbid and cold water below. She reached out and took off her lightning mask. She said in a sad voice:
"Hela! You are already the Valkyrie General appointed by the great lord. You can pretend not to listen to our call today! But what about tomorrow? One day, you will have to face us! You can't escape this!"
"Come out! Hela, we have to talk! I used to think that I hated you. You were destroyed by Odin. You lived a miserable and painful life. We can all understand it, but that doesn't mean that our lives are
Smooth sailing! Odin destroyed you, and you turned around and destroyed us again. You hated Odin, but in those past years, did you know that we hated you too!"
There was a trace of undisguised pain in Agatha's voice, and her voice became hoarse:
"The High Lord promised us revenge today! I thought that would make me feel happy, but when we knew you survived from him, we should have been angry, but no! No one felt angry because of this!"
"We feel relieved."
Anhelder, who was beside Agatha who was a little out of control, the older Valkyr also spoke:
"Hela, we do hate you because you imprison our souls like Odin, but even in the darkest days, we have never forgotten the days we spent together in Ulduar. We know
We know how terrible your pain is because we have personally experienced the same thing. Hela, come out! Stop hiding!"
"Come out and meet your former sisters! Let us take a good look at you"
"Wow"
In the chorus of the Valkyries, a huge whirlpool appeared in the calm black Dead Sea. As the whirlpool circulated, Hela's huge, bloated, twisted, and dark form appeared in the cold water.
Above, she folded her arms and looked at the Valkyrs in the air with a sarcastic look. She screamed:
"As you wish, I'm here to see you! My former "sisters"!"
"You should be lucky that that nosy Tyrion doesn't allow me to hurt you, otherwise I will torture you traitors severely! Ah! I hate your betrayal! You still have the nerve to come see me!"
Hela's merciless scolding made the other Val'kyr clenched their weapons, and Anhild also looked at the Queen of Hades in front of him with a disappointed look. This madman showed no remorse at all.
But Agatha took a step forward at this moment. She flapped her wings and looked at her with her eyes that were shining with white halo like Hela. She said:
"Hela, I'm here only for one thing!"
"Apologise to me! Apologize to those things you did to me! This is what you owe us!"
Agatha, the Val'kyr who had followed Tyrion for the longest time and had saved the great lord from Hela, looked at Hela stubbornly, her voice trembling a little:
"It's like you long for Odin to apologize to you and repent to you! Hela, I ask you! Apologize to me! As long as you apologize, I will forgive you!"
"Do you think this is some child's game?"
This weird request was immediately rejected by Hela angrily, but the Queen of Hades turned her head away, as if she was afraid of Agatha's direct gaze, even with a hint of pleading in her eyes. Hela tried hard to maintain her viciousness.
However, no matter where she turned her gaze, she could see the gaze of a pale Valkyrie.
They took off their war helmets, and the eyes of the sisters who had been harmed by her shone with the same light as Agatha.
Yes, there is resentment, but more importantly, it is a desire.
The reason why the soul is called a soul is because a complete soul has the ability to perceive the pain of other people. Hela is such a tragic person. She suffered terrible torture and betrayal. The pain drove her crazy, prompting
She inflicts the same torture on others around her and derives a trace of evil pleasure from it to maintain her remaining sanity.
In the final analysis, those who can be harmed are always those friends and brothers who have good intentions towards them.
Under the gaze of these 11 eyes, in the nostalgia for the past and longing, Hela's body began to tremble. This Queen of Hell, who has been vicious for tens of thousands of years, seemed to be unable to stand such a childish atmosphere anymore.
, she screamed in annoyance, turned around and was about to dive back into the deep sea, but behind her, Agatha shouted in a sobbing voice:
"Sister Hela!"
"Please, give us a reason to forgive you! Please! Stop torturing us! Tell us that you have never changed! Tell us that you have always been guilty of us! Please"
This cry seemed to ignite Hela's final anger. Her black claws fiercely hit the sea surface. Amidst the explosion of thousands of water waves, Hela's sharp voice echoed in the dark sky.
"No! I have changed"
"Hela is already dead"
"Go away! There is no sister of yours here, only a monster raised by despair!"
