Deep within the Underworld

In the southern continent, next to Lake Darsh in the Lacre region, three angels who were ready to explore the underworld were ready for everything. "Planeswalker" Forsi took out the golden mask again and fastened it on her face. A cold touch spread from the mask to her whole body, causing her originally warm body to become stiff and the blood in her veins to stop flowing. In an instant, she changed from a living person to an undead with pale skin and no breath. Her eyes exposed through the holes surrounded by black and white paint also became misty. Everything in her sight seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray. Lake Darsh, which reflected the blue sky, white clouds and snow-capped mountains in the distance, dimmed, like a black hole that swallowed everything. In front of her, the "Holy Spirit Angel" Renette Tinichole also returned to normal human size. Her beautiful figure was hidden under the complicated black skirt, and her blood-red eyes were extremely dazzling in the gray undead vision. Such a lady who looked like an old-school noble from the Northern Continent was actually a Sequence 1 "god"... If I remember correctly, she was originally the messenger of Mr. "World". At that time, she had an empty neck and held four identical heads in her hands... Forsi did not dare to think too much and turned to look at the "Death Consul" Mr. Azik. Seeing that the two of them were ready, the latter walked forward step by step towards the sparkling lakeside. As Azik approached, a cold air quickly spread, causing the temperature of the lakeside, which was in the middle of summer and was directly exposed to the sun, to drop sharply, almost forming snow and frost on the grass. But Forsi was wearing a golden mask made by the "God of Death" Salinger for his descendants, which could transform into the undead in a short time. His body was colder than the surrounding environment, so he naturally did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he felt as if he had returned home in this gloomy atmosphere. Reinette's path was characterized by becoming a "living corpse" and a "haunted soul". Hot and cold were no longer important to him. When Azik stopped, countless human skulls had appeared on the lakeside that was quickly covered with frost. They were piled into a hill more than ten meters high, at least nearly 10,000 of them. At the top was the most conspicuous crystal skull, which was larger than the others. It was crystal clear, facing the direction of Forsi, and a bronze double door full of mysterious patterns reflected in the eye socket. So many skulls are piled up by the lake outside Lacre City, and they have never been found? I didn't realize it just now. Could it be an illusion, or the intersection of reality and the underworld, like a vision caused by the spiritual world blending into reality... Forsi was analyzing based on his own experience, and Azik's soft voice came to his ears. "This is the origin of the 'Skull Prayer Festival' in the Lacre area. It came from the initiative of a Balam Empire official. He used the head of an undead to open the door to reality and the underworld and prevent it from being completely closed. In this way, the nearby dead have a place to go, and the undead will no longer turn into evil spirits and stay in the world, causing harm. "Of course, this also depends on the special nature of the lake itself, otherwise what he opens will not be the gate to the underworld, but will release evil spirits and resentful spirits to destroy the entire city. " The undead... does he refer to the demigod of the path of death? This is similar to a level 1 sealed object, and the power leaked from the underworld has also formed a special area by this lake... The Skull Prayer Festival sounds very interesting. After completing this exploration, I can go to Laclay City for a walk... Forsi's thoughts were a little scattered for a while, until Azik continued to approach the half-illusory and half-real skull hill, causing the bronze door in the crystal skull's eye socket to be fully opened from the original state of only opening a gap. Through the open door, Forsi could see the endless darkness, the dense eyes, and the pale arms that grabbed the door leaves on both sides and tried to squeeze out, but Azik was so frightened that he turned back and dived into the darkness. The strange thing is that Azik is obviously much taller than the Crystal Skull, but the closer he gets, the smaller the bronze door becomes. It seems to match the figure of the descendant of the "God of Death" on its own. When he was only one step away from the door, the bronze door had turned into a height of about five meters, as if leading to a huge hollow inside the skull hill. Forsi and Reinette flashed a short distance, made a mirror jump, and appeared directly next to Azik. The three of them paused for a second, then walked into the door to the underworld together and stepped into the deep darkness. Behind them, the opposite bronze doors slammed shut, and the pale arms on both sides that had not escaped were neatly arranged, slightly bent like soldiers lining up to welcome the arrival of a general, and resting on the ground. The person they respected and feared was obviously not me, and most likely not Ms. Reinette, but Mr. Azik, the "Angel of Death"... Forsi was quite aware of this and continued to walk forward with Azik striding ahead. In her line of sight through the golden mask, a deep pit with an invisible bottom quickly appeared in the dark space with a little light. It was surrounded by layers of fuzzy worlds. Each layer didn't look big, but it seemed like there was an entire world hidden inside. Each world overlapped with each other, extending chaotically to the depths that her eyes couldn't reach. "Is this the underworld? " Forsi asked in a low voice, his voice coming out from his cold throat like the whisper of the undead. "It is a part. These countless worlds are connected to more worlds. Each layer represents a sin in the world. When the dead enter the underworld, they must first accept punishment in the corresponding world, and go down layer by layer before finally reaching the depths of the underworld. " Azik replied. Reinette passed the two of them silently, looked down at the edge of the pit, and asked seriously: "Do we want it too? " "When you enter the depths of the underworld, you can pass through the world surrounding the River Styx layer by layer, and finally reach the country where the followers of the 'God of Death' live, or you can directly cross the River Styx to enter. Azik said, pointing to the hazy world closest to the three of them, "Let's go there first, and then find the River Styx." " The other two people had no objection. They jumped directly into the pit, and in the blink of an eye they merged into a world that seemed small but had almost infinite space inside. Forsi, who had already initially involved the authority of "positioning" so that he would not get lost when traveling to the spiritual world or the astral world, found that although he and the other two were falling straight down, their positions in the space became extremely confusing, as if they were traveling through the spiritual world. According to legend, the ancient God of Death opened up his own divine kingdom in the spiritual world, so from a mystical perspective, this vast space belongs to the spiritual world... As soon as she made a guess, her feet set foot on the earth again, and her position became clear and stable. She, Azik, who was holding down his top hat, and Reinette, who was holding her skirt, came to a wilderness composed of gray and white rocks. Above their heads was the sky that exuded pale and dim light. They were surrounded by countless densely packed bones that stretched into the distance where there was no end. If the dead all come to the underworld, then these worlds are probably filled with the remains of all the dead for thousands of years, of course, excluding the fifth era after the closure of the underworld... Where is the River Styx that Mr. Azik mentioned... Forsi looked around and found that the scenery here was surprisingly monotonous. Not to mention the River Styx, there was not even a rolling hill. Of course, the entire world was tilted at an angle that could not be noticed without careful observation, slowly descending in a certain direction. Forsi guessed that if he wanted to "go deep" into the underworld, he would probably need to move in that direction. "Which way to go? " Ms. Reinette, who had blond hair and red eyes, also looked around, then looked at Azik and asked. He seemed to be the kind of person who was outspoken... Although Fors had the same question, he originally wanted to wait for Azik to speak on his own, but he didn't expect that the "Holy Spirit Angel" had already asked the question first. "You can reach the next level of world by crossing the border of the wilderness, but we don't go there. The 'River of Styx' runs through every level of the underworld and reaches the deepest part. As long as you cross it, you can reach it at the fastest speed..." Azik said, raising his hand to point in the downward direction of the wilderness. Forsi looked forward and found a vague, illusory and dark river in the pale sky. It came from the horizon and seemed to flow to the horizon again, with no edge or end. No wonder I, the "Planeswalker", need to participate in the exploration operation. My teleportation can instantly span long distances. Although the "positioning" authority can only be fully possessed by Sequence 1, even the ability to touch the authority can avoid being lost in the multiple worlds of the underworld... After thinking about this, Foersi thought about it and tried to teleport to a distant place and then return the same way. Suddenly, alert spirituality stopped her. There is a certain risk, but not much... Is "teleporting" in the underworld a dangerous act? Forsi was stunned and subconsciously looked at the descendant of the God of Death. "... Generally speaking, 'teleporting' here or involving traveling or jumping in the spirit world will cause punishment. This is a 'rule' that existed in the early days of the establishment of the underworld. Azik glanced at Forsi and continued, "Except for the angels in the 'Gate' path, punishment cannot catch up with your speed. " It means that I ran very fast... Forsi was speechless for a moment. She was no longer in a hurry to try teleportation, but asked in confusion, "Why would the 'God of Death' Salinger set such rules for his own path? He wants his descendants to measure the entire underworld with their feet instead of quickly reaching their destination? " Hearing this, Azik smiled and replied, "Because these rules were not set up by my father, but by the original God of Death, the ancestor of the phoenix, Gray Carrie. "In addition to possessing the power of the 'God of Death' pathway, He also accommodates the uniqueness and some extraordinary characteristics of the 'Gate', which makes Him crazy and gives Him the power to create the underworld with the authority of 'Space' in the Dark Age." The path I was on was controlled by Death God Gray Carrie? By the way, the ancient gods of that era were all crazy because they accommodated the power of non-adjacent pathways... According to Mr. "Gate", Gray Carrie seemed to be trying to use the source of power of the "River of Eternal Darkness", which was simply crazier... Forsi's thoughts were spinning in his mind, and he couldn't help but ask: "What happened next?" Reinette on the side also made a gesture of listening carefully, seeming to be very interested in this secret. "After being severely injured by the 'Ancient Sun God', the Phoenix Ancestor fled to the Southern Continent and hid himself with the help of the 'Gate'. Even the most powerful god could not find Him." Azik looked at the River Styx in the distance and said slowly. "But in the end, my father found Him with the help of another King of Angels, and killed Gray Carrie, who was seriously injured and dying and had been trying to recover her strength with the help of the underworld, and was promoted to the new 'God of Death' through the process of fusing the underworld and turning it into the final destination of the dead. "Grey Carrie's body was left in the deepest part of the underworld as a tool for her father to better control the underworld and gain greater strength. "I guess he is trying to get his hands on the power of the 'River of Eternal Darkness', and the tributary of that source is the River Styx deep in the underworld." Another King of Angels... As expected, it was Mr. "Gate" Bethel Abraham. After that, Sallinger became the "God of Death", and Bethel had three complete Sequence 1 characteristics and corresponding uniqueness, but due to some concerns, he sealed some of the characteristics and did not become a god... Forsi had some guesses and understood why the shuttle power of the Death Path was limited in the underworld, while the high-level transmission of the Gate Path could not trigger punishment. That was the "back door" subconsciously left by Gray Carrie, the ancestor of the phoenix. After thinking about this, Forsi no longer worried about the warning from spirituality, but directly used "teleportation" to cross the vast pale land and countless corpses, and appeared at the farthest location within sight. For the "Planeswalker", this short-distance teleportation does not even require actually entering the spirit world. It is just a "point-to-point" movement, and it does not trigger the so-called "punishment". But behind her, countless twisted white arms stretched out from the void, as if they wanted to grab something, their five fingers kept flexing and stretching, leaving a string of pale traces in the air. If I were slower, I might be caught by them, with disastrous consequences... Heaving a sigh of relief, Forsi teleported back to his original position again, grabbing Reinette's arm that was reaching out to her with one hand, and placing the other hand in the palm offered by Azik. The three figures disappeared instantly. ———— Near the border between Loen and Intis, at the top of the Honakis Mountains, within the ruins of the "Land of Night". Antigonus strolled through the streets that were once prosperous but now have only ruins. Countless residents who believed in the dark night and the "Mother of Heaven" lived here. After their death, they would enter the "City of the Dead" in the form of marionettes and continue their lives. In the Kingdom of Night, death is not the end, but just a new beginning. Of course, as the former ruler of the City of the Dead, Antigonus did not come to remember the past or miss his sister. He had other tasks during his trip. After passing through the increasingly majestic buildings, which had a certain color of the "Giant Kingdom" of the second era, he came to his castle. This place had been destroyed in a new battle, and it was full of the atmosphere of destruction and conquest, which reminded him of a deceased king, the "Blood Emperor" Tudor. It was a beautiful era... Thoughts kept flashing through his mind, and he suddenly looked towards the corner of the palace where he was enshrined. A familiar figure was outlined from the shadows, first with mid-length black hair and blue eyes, then a well-tailored classical robe, and finally that old-fashioned face. "Long time no see, Bethel." Antigonus smiled and took the initiative to say hello. PS: We talked a lot... I was tortured by work during the day and I fainted. I just woke up and can only type so few words...