System: Daily login!!, jackpot on the first day!!!-Chapter 334 - Battle In The Depths of Tartarus ll
"If so, you should have personally escorted him to the deepest gates of Tartarus! Why did you let him go alone? Look now! One of the most dangerous beings is now with him! He's alone already Dangerous, and now, with Erelythe on his side, he is unstoppable; it would be great if he could control Erelythe completely, but what if Erelythe expects revenge from us? You know how dangerous she is with the Aspect powers she has"
At those words, Hades didn't respond immediately, he looked straight at Zeus, as if he wanted to confirm something from Zeus' expression, but seeing only an annoyed expression, Hades sighed.
"... I haven't told you this because I'm not certain yet, but right now... Tartarus has changed"
"Tartarus has changed?"
Poseidon repeated, looking at Hades while frowning, then said again.
"... What can possibly change in Tartarus, Hades? Tartarus is something older than we are, and up until now, Tartarus has remained the same, and you say that Tartarus has changed? What has changed exactly?"
"Like I said, I'm not certain yet, but if Tartarus was indeed changed, then something that can possibly change it was probably something that more older than Tartarus itself"
*Bang!*
Zeus, who was impatient, hit the table, looked at Hades angrily, and said.
"Hades, Don't beat around the bush, just tell us what you really know! What really changed in Tartarus!!"
Hades remained silent for a moment, his dark eyes glinting under the dim torchlight. He exhaled slowly, his fingers tightening on the armrest of his seat.
"... A Demon has entered Tartarus"
Hades finally said, after those words fell, Silence followed.
A tension thicker than the storm clouds of Zeus filled the chamber. Along with the silence, tension filled the room.
Poseidon's brow furrowed.
"A Demon? Are you saying some Demon slipped past your watch and entered Tartarus even when Mother Gaia's seal was still protecting Earth? Are you kidding me, Hades?"
Hearing that, Hades shook his head.
"No. You guys are probably realizing this too, but the seal was slowly weakened, but it's not to the point where outsiders can enter the Earth, but Tartarus?"
At this, Zeus narrowed his eyes. Then said.
"...Explain"
Hades leaned forward.
"Tartarus is no ordinary prison you all know about this"
All the God and Goddess nod their head but don't say anything and are only waiting for Hades to finish his word.
"... Tartarus itself was a concept, a force of punishment older than even us... Other than that, you can say Tartarus is like something in a different dimension than Earth; it's like a Passage that someone needs to take if they want to enter the Earth's Core area... And yet, something has disturbed its balance. The Erinyes, who should be unyielding in their duties, have strayed from their purpose... I have seen them wander without direction, whispering something in the Underworld... Then… I felt it. A shift. A corruption taking root within the deepest pits. Tartarus itself writhes"
Poseidon crossed his arms.
"... But Tartarus is still inside The Earth, still Inside Mother Gaia's Influence, ordinary demon-"
"If it was Indeed just an Ordinary Demon"
Hades said, interrupting Poseidon's words. Then with his voice darkened, Hades Continued.
"If it was Indeed just an Ordinary Demon, then... Then I wouldn't hesitate to enter Tartarus like this... But what if this Demon is something higher... For example... one of the 72 Original Devils, or even worse, one of the 7 Deadly Sins... What do you think will happen?"
*CRACK!*
A bolt of lightning shot across Zeus' palm, his anger barely contained.
"And you thought this wasn't worth telling us immediately?!"
Hades' gaze remained cold.
"I did not speak earlier because I do not yet know the true nature of this Demon. But now... I suspect it is the reason Erelythe's bonds weakened... But who knows?"
Zeus clenched his fists.
"Erelythe was not the problem right now... Taufik was with her... But if Demon is involved here... Then we may be facing something even worse... We are not ready yet, Hades!"
After Zeus said that, a heavy silence settled in the air.
For the first time in ages, the Three Rulers of Olympus felt something they had long forgotten.
A creeping sense of unease.
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- The Depths of Tartarus.
The battle in the deepest part of Tartarus raged on, but as time passed, the differences between the combatants became increasingly clear.
Aksara's Supernova Cut descended like the judgment of the stars themselves.
Giges, despite his monstrous strength, had no time to defend. His many eyes reflected the radiance of the strike and in that moment...
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*SIIIIIING!!*
The slash connected with Giges' body.
A wave of cosmic energy erupted, engulfing Giges in a burning explosion of starlight and void.
*BOOM!!*
The force behind that one attack from Aksara carved a gaping wound across Giges colossal frame, sending him staggering backward for the first time since the battle began.
His once, unbreakable body cracked, cosmic flames burning along his wounds like an eternal blaze.
"AGHHHH!!!!"
Giges roared, his many mouths shrieking in fury and agony.
But Aksara didn't stop.
"... Your regeneration is powerful... But it won't keep up forever"
Aksara muttered as his Ninjato hummed with residual energy.
Giges clenched his fists, his movements now slower, his eyes burning with desperate hatred.
Aksara stepped forward.
"Now… it's time to end this"
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Meanwhile, Erelythe who fought with Kottus, the embodiment of relentless destruction, had never known hesitation.
But now, the once mighty figure could barely move.
Kottus's body trembled under the silent force pressing against him.
His fifty heads gasped for air, yet no sound escaped. His hundred arms twitched, but the will to attack was eroding.
Erelythe took another step forward.
*SHRKKK!*
Reality shuddered.
Kottus' immense form convulsed, his limbs jerking as if something unseen was pulling him into the abyss.
"This… is the fate of all things"
Erelythe whispered, her voice carrying the weight of inevitability.
*BUKK!*
Kottus dropped to one knee.
The Titan, who once crushed armies with his bare hands, now trembled before a single woman.
"You should not exist... You don't exist..."
With those words, Erelythe raised her hand.
And in that moment, Kottus felt it. The cold hands of nothingness.
And for the first time, he understood the true meaning of death.
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Briareus struggled, his body sinking deeper into the gaping abyss of the Shadow Realm.
"ARGHHHH!!!"
His countless arms flailed, trying to resist, trying to fight back. But the more he struggled, the deeper the shadows consumed him, as if being trapped in quicksand with no way to get free.
Taufik stood before him, his form wreathed in shifting darkness, his eyes glowing like the abyss itself.
"You're too loud..."
Taufik said, smirking at Briareus.
"Now, how about you just… vanish?"
Taufik said, then snapped his fingers.
*SHRRRRK!!*
The darkness devoured Briareus' lower body. His arms, his Hundreds of mighty arms, were being ripped away one by one.
"NOOOOOO!!!"
Briareus howled. But the Shadow Realm did not care. Taufik doesn't care.
Taufik took another step forward, and the darkness swirled, tightened, crushed.
Briareus, once feared by even the gods, was now nothing but prey. Prey for his Beast who resides in his Shadow Realm.
Taufik exhaled, lifting his gaze.
"Two down… One to go"
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The once-mighty Hekatonkheires were crumbling one by one.
Giges staggered his body ablaze with cosmic wounds.
Kottus knelt, his body breaking under the weight of oblivion.
Briareus was almost gone, consumed by the darkness.
Taufik, Aksara, and Erelythe stood unshaken. Looking at their enemies who were at death's door, dying slowly in agony without being able to fight back.
Taufik, who decided to let the Hekatonkheires die in torment, then approached his son, Aksara, who was currently kneeling on the ground, gasping for breath due to using his SwordMagic: Cosmos Technique for too long.
"... Aksa, How do you feel? Do you feel like you can continue?"
Taufik asks, sounding worried about his son's condition.
"*Huuft~* I'm fine, Father, I just need a little rest and after that, we're ready to go"
Aksara said then turned her gaze towards Erelythe. Said.
"And you...You are unexpectedly very strong"
"Of course I am... But your power is also decent, it's not too good but also not too bad"
"Ahaha~ Thank you... I'm still growing... Sooner or later I will become as strong as my father..."
"Like your father? The lord? Well~ You still have a long journey ahead, young one"
Erelythe said in an offensive tone, but Aksara did not object at all because he himself also knew that what Erelythe said was true; his journey was still long if he wanted to approach his father's power.
"I know that, but I'll take what you said as an encouragement... Thank you"
"..."
Watching the exchange between Aksara and Erelythe, Taufik's lips turned up, and in a teasing tone, he said to his son.
"Heh~ You unexpectedly like them old, huh?... Blood can't lie, you are indeed my son, Ahahaha~"
"???"
Hearing what Taufik said, Aksara and Erelythe simultaneously looked at Taufik with confused looks, but Taufik did nothing and just shook his head.
"... You don't need to know it no-"
*SWOOSH!*
Taufik's words were cut off by a sudden surge of energy.
"!!!"
In shock, the three of them then looked towards where the energy surge came from, and there, they saw...
"... What the hell is that?!"
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