Chapter 46: Cult?

(*Celia’s POV*)

Upon entering the next layer, Velta quietly warned me to go invisible. She had the right idea, as some people wearing cloaks were very close to us.

Celia: “What the heck? Don’t those people look like a cult?” I ask with a curious tone.

Velta: “Here’s some secret Hell knowledge for you, a certain guide wants to end the world. Or more accurately, she wants to invade it with demons, and the souls of the damned.” She explained.

Celia: “Huh? And no one has even bothered to stop them?” I ask with a head tilt.

Velta: “This information is hard to come by. Only really important people like me know about it. Whenever anyone comes to inspect this layer, they quickly return everything to normal.” She answered.

Oh, come on! This place is totally a place for a cult! This damn layer is just a dark cave… Those cult members were carrying torches, so once they left, I was now completely in darkness. I guess the theme of this layer is absolute darkness…

Velta: “Don’t expect the current admin of Hell to actually help you out. Instead, deal with this cult, and then they will most likely help you as thanks.” She suggested.

Celia: “Wouldn’t I have to prove that this cult exists to them?” I ask with a raised eyebrow.

Velta: “They should already know about it. Look, Hell has a lot of regulations. Just think of it as the most annoying kind of bureaucracy in existence. Each layer of Hell is left to the Hell Guides alone.” She replied with a sigh.

Celia: “So what’s the point of the administrator, then?” I ask.

Velta: “They have ultimate power, almost. They have to get approval from ten high table members before they can do anything drastic. They’re probably gathering more evidence of this cult before they can act and deal with them.” She replied.

Dammit… There is no way that the Hell Guide of this layer will help me out. Especially when they’re trying to make a fucking cult… With nothing better to do, I decided to catch up with those cult members.

Those fuckers were quite slow, so it only took me a few minutes to find them once again. The torches they had helped me find them quicker, too. Funny… They don’t even realize that I am following them, heh.

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Cult Member A: “Man… I really miss my wife.” He said with a sigh.

Cult Member B: “Didn’t you kill her? I am pretty sure that’s why you ended up in Hell…” She asked.

Cult Member A: “I did. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t miss her now.” He said with a sigh.

Cult Member B: “…I doubt that letting you come back would be a good idea.” She said with a groan.

Cult Member C: “Could you two please stop yapping? What if you guide some random person to our secret base?” She said with a stern tone.

Cult Member B: “Secret base? What are you, five? I think that calling it was it is, which is the sacrifice room that doubles as a base, would be better.” He said with a fed up tone.

Cult Member C: “Can’t you let me have my fun? Besides, we have no idea if little miss Hell Guide’s plan will actually work, anyway.” She said with a shrug.

Cult Member A: “I hope that it does. Then I can finally see my wife again.” He said with a happy tone.

Cult Member B and C: “You fucking killed her! She is probably in heaven, you fucking fool!” They both said in unison.

I… I didn’t expect that I would have to deal with this clown show… I kinda feel bad now, these people are just normal. Well, not counting the part where they did something horrible to end up in Hell, that is.

Velta: “You don’t have to kill them all, Celia. Just kill the Hell Guide and take her ring. Or, you could just take her ring.” She said.

Celia: “I’ll probably just kill her, if I am being honest. If she is gathering up people like this, nothing good will come of her cult.” I reply with a sigh.

Following the cult members who would not just cut the chatter, I eventually ended up at their so called secret base. Eh, it looked like a normal ass cave to me. But I did see something that made my blood boil…

Cult Member A: “Is this enough sacrifices yet?” He asked.

Cult Member B: “Fuck no. We’ll probably need a few thousand more.” He denied.

Cult Member C: “A shame… I feel bad about killing them all.” She said with a sigh.

Fuck it! I am killing them all! Why was this left alone so long!? There were countless bodies of cute women all around the room… I mean, at least they weren’t children, but it still pisses me the fuck off.

Velta: “This… This is horrible!” She yelled with an angry tone.

Celia: “I know…” I say with an annoyed sigh.

Velta: “No, Celia, you don’t understand! This Hell Guide has been not only going to your world of the living to kidnap women, but to other living worlds in different dimensions as well! This breaks so many damn laws, it wouldn’t be surprising if her soul was to be erased…” She explained with a serious tone.

Celia: “So are they all a lost cause?” I ask.

Velta: “Lost cause!? Celia, they’re all most likely marked to NOT be given infinite chances in Hell. Killing them would erase their souls permanently. It’s just that a reaper has come to deal with them yet…” She replied.

Celia: “Reaper? Are they different from Death Gods and Goddesses?” I ask with a curious tone.

Velta: “They mainly operate in Hell, while Death Gods and Goddesses can do whatever.” She answered.

Celia: “I see… Thanks for answering.” I reply.

Looking around the large cave area, it seemed that the few thousand members of this cult were about to do more sacrifices. The scared looks on the still surviving women are hard to look at…

It’s not my fault that they went this far, they can’t blame me for needing to kill them. The moment they decided to use people as sacrifices was the moment that they lost all signs of humanity. With that, I started a slaughter. At least, this time, it is an absolutely justified one.