167 – 51. Let’s go back (1)
As soon as I arrived in the underworld, I found a woman wearing a white dress.
Plus, long, wavy black hair.
He resembles Elijah.
I ran blindly after her.
But she couldn’t reach her.
If you follow her, she is that far away.
“Where did it go…?” ?”
Suddenly, the woman’s appearance completely disappeared.
Like a mirage.
I feel like I saw something in vain.
“Where am I again…” .”
The scenery has changed drastically.
The surrounding environment has suddenly changed.
I left the foggy riverside.
The grass disappeared on the floor, and sand and small stones appeared.
A barren land full of yellow.
It is a rocky desert with rugged rocks just a stone’s throw away.
I look around, but I can’t see the woman from earlier.
‘Elijah… Is this correct?’
Long, wavy black hair.
That’s the only thing they had in common, but somehow they gave off a similar vibe to Elijah.
“Whoa…” .”
After sighing, I continued walking.
Where we are is not that important.
Because I do not know Elijah’s location, I must continue to wander around this world.
Until I find her her.
Luckily, I am not thirsty.
I’m not even hungry.
You have to exert effort every time you move, and it’s tiring, but it’s worth it.
There is a sky, but there is no sun. The moon and the clouds.
The pitch-black sky stretches out endlessly.
There are so many stars.
It shouldn’t be bright, but it doesn’t feel dark.
Is it because there are so many stars?
It is a strange place.
I walked looking around the endless desert.
I kept walking.
The only thought in my head was to find Elijah.
After walking like that for a while, at a certain point.
I stopped.
‘… What is that? Bird?’
A steep cliff on a large rocky mountain.
Several birds were flying and clapping.
It is quite large even when viewed from a distance.
‘What bird is bigger than a person?’
It looks like an eagle, but it is much bigger than any eagle I know.
‘Should I avoid it?’
This is the first creature I’ve seen since I came here, except for the woman.
I’m glad to see you, but I’m also somewhat afraid.
‘I don’t know what to do because I’m an animal and not a human. You won’t attack me or anything like that, right?’
Let’s approach first.
Any clue is needed.
And the way eagles fly or hover over a point makes it seem like something is there.
As we approached cautiously, the eagles’ behavior became clear.
Several eagles were fiercely attacking the rocky mountain.
They pecked and hit him with their feet.
I wondered what they were doing, but it wasn’t an attack on the rocky mountain.
It was an attack on a person tied to a cliff.
With his limbs outstretched, his wrists and ankles were bound with iron chains.
I was attacked by an eagle and suffered terrible injuries.
Blood is flowing, and the skin is tattered.
“Who…. Uh, wait a minute. “That person?”
As I got closer, I recognized him.
Middle-aged man.
He is a person who knows.
“Balak?”
Elijah’s biological father.
It was Ballack di Bevel.
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I climbed a steep rocky mountain.
There was no hiking trail, so I climbed the cliff.
I grabbed the protruding stone beak, stepped on it, and climbed steadily.
Fortunately, the eagles were not interested in me.
I was absorbed in pecking Ballack.
Thanks to this, I reached the height of Balak without much difficulty.
Despite being cut by her razor-sharp claws and torn apart by her beak, her Balak did not make a single groan.
She just muttered in a dazed voice.
“I’m sorry…” . Sorry….”
The voice weighed down by guilt was truly helpless.
What happened was terrible.
It’s a strange feeling.
I don’t know why Elijah was left in a bad environment.
No matter how reasonable and great the reason is, I cannot sympathize with it.
He is a disgusting and hateful person, but seeing him helpless like this makes me feel a little sympathy.
Really, very little.
“I’m sorry…” . It’s my fault, it’s all my fault….”
I sat down at an angle on the protruding stone next to him.
This was possible because the cliff was at an angle that lays facing the sky.
“Hmm.”
I don’t like him, but he is the first person I see here.
That woman earlier was too far away, so let’s leave her out of the discussion.
‘Let’s at least have a conversation.’
I feel like I’m not in my right mind, but wouldn’t it be helpful if I could come to my senses somehow?
He must have been here longer than me.
You may know some clues.
‘Just give it a try.’
I made a quick decision and chased the eagles away with my hands.
“Huh, huh. Go away.”
A few of them look at me and quickly tilt their heads.
Observe with bright eyes.
“I have something to talk with this guy, so get out of the way.”
“Beep beep?”
“What…?” . Despite its appearance, it makes cute sounds.”
“Beep?”
“You can’t be cute, stay out of the way.”
“Beep!”
I waved my arm and said, and he seemed to think he was playing with me and tried to sit on my arm.
I swung my arms wildly.
“I’m not playing with you, so go away!”
When scolded harshly, it becomes sullen and flies up into the sky.
The thing spinning above didn’t seem to give up on Ballack at all.
“Grand Duke. Can you hear me?”
“I’m sorry…” .”
“Look here.”
“I’m sorry….”
“Mister.”
“… ….”
He bowed deeply and slowly raised his head.
Lift your eyelids.
Dazed eyes look up at the sky and scan the surroundings.
“Mister. “Are you coming to your senses?”
I snapped my fingers and called again.
Slowly look back at me.
Clear complexion.
The untrimmed beard is thick.
“… Judah?”
“Do you remember?”
“How did you get here…?” . Seriously, you….”
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Why are there people in the afterlife?”
“Well, like that…” ! Why did it happen like that? Um, what about Elijah? “Are you okay?”
I found out one thing.
He doesn’t know that Elijah is dead.
This is not a lie specifically meant to find out.
I couldn’t bear to say the words that Elijah had died.
I just avoided my gaze.
“Ah….”
Balak sighed.
“But I didn’t die. I was lying when I said he was dead. “I’m here to take you away.”
“… ?”
They look at me like I heard some nonsense.
I know it’s hard to believe.
To be honest, I also have no sense of reality.
Be it realism or not, what I do doesn’t change.
That is enough motivation to take action.
“It would be a pain for me to explain in detail. Anyway, you said the lady died……. “You don’t know you’re here?”
“Yeah, not at all…” . Because I’ve been like this the whole time.”
If we listen to the story further, it is said that Balak found his children when he came to the underworld.
Cain, Levi, Jezebel, Achan, Sarah.
They were all out of their minds.
I went crazy because my death was unfair.
For some reason, I couldn’t see Narcisi.
Anyway, he felt guilty after seeing his family go crazy, so he tied himself to a rocky mountain and was tortured by eagles.
“Hmm…. So there is no clue after all….”
“Is it true that Elijah can be saved?”
“Maybe. “Can you help me?”
It is better to be with someone than alone.
If you have time, you can search for them in scattered places.
Balak hesitated to answer for a moment.
“I deserve it…” .”
In an instant, the irritation I had been suppressing came rushing out.
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I gritted my teeth and spit it out.
“Let’s do it in moderation.”
“… ….”
“What, qualifications? Are qualifications important when it comes to saving your daughter’s life?”
“… ….”
“What difference does it make if you look like a person who carries all kinds of hardships and sins alone? Are things getting better? If that feeling isn’t hypocrisy, nodding your head isn’t enough….”
Even if you are not Ballack, this is a headache situation.
The underworld is so vast that it is difficult to predict the end.
There, you must find Elijah without any clues.
Finding does not end.
Taking her away is another matter.
Furthermore, it is not easy after being taken away.
You must dedicate your memories.
B. Or Elijah.
No matter whose memory I sacrifice, the ending will not be as happy as I hoped.
More elements of despair remain.
What if Elijah was taken here, but the world’s time had passed too much?
If the future is so long that all humanity and life is destroyed, then what?
I walked as if everything was fine, and when dealing with Ballack, I treated him as normal as possible.
However, it is an environment and situation in which it is difficult to remain sane.
Nevertheless, I persisted because I had to.
I pretended not to notice the uncertain future and focused on what I had to do now.
Because Elijah has only me now.
“Ha…. No, it’s done. It’s a bit strange that I get angry when I offer to help. “I will take care of it myself.”
“No. No. You’re right….”
Balak hurriedly caught me as I was about to go down.
“I will help you. No, let me help you…. “Please.”
I answered after taking a deep sigh.
“I understand.”
“… But, I know it’s shameless.”
“Yes?”
“Can you take off this chain? That… Because I couldn’t solve it myself….”
“… ….”
I couldn’t help but laugh.
Really, this is absurd.
He avoids my gaze as if he knows that this is an embarrassing situation.
I grabbed it with my hands and tore off the chain.
When the restraints were released, he rolled down the rocky mountain.
Soon the figure disappeared and appeared below.
It appears that teleportation was used.
‘Can magic be used here too?’
As he slid down the cliff, he was moving his body around.
I felt stiff after being tied up and being released.
The tattered skin was healed before I knew it.
When I looked at him curiously, he explained.
“It’s a place like this. You can get hurt and recover if you want. Although you cannot live or die…. But, you said you weren’t dead?”
“Yes.”
“I don’t know how that’s possible…. You better be careful. “Anyway, he’s not dead, so if he gets hurt here, something might happen.”
It is a reasonable argument.
“I understand…. “But, can’t you put on some clothes?”
“Um….”
Balak is naked.
And, although the soul can heal the body, it seems it cannot make clothes.
He cleared his throat and looked around.
He seemed to be looking for something to cover himself with.
When I saw that, I burst out laughing again.
‘You do so many things.’
