Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 58 - INSTRUCTIONS UNCLEAR; ACCIDENTALLY SUMMONED CTHULHU

PHASE 58 - INSTRUCTIONS UNCLEAR; ACCIDENTALLY SUMMONED CTHULHU

Everything was dark.

Am I dead? I’m sure I was. Diadem burnt me to a crisp, just like how he did to my friends. So I failed to take my vengeance for the third time, huh?

…I’m the worst.

Suddenly, there were two rows of torches that lit up the area, but what made the place brighten up more is the chandelier that looks like it was made from dried up flesh and tentacles. I realized that I was stepping on a tattered red carpet, and the greenish-black walls encased this wide hall. I was inside a peculiar throne room that looked abandoned for eons.

In front of me is a gigantic chair which was painted with worn-out gold. There was a dead carcass of a creature sitting in it, which looked like Cthulhu himself. He has a humanoid body with dragon-like claws, wings, and tail. His head was similar to an octopus. But its eye sockets are empty.

“So you have the power of a god now, Ric.”

I turned around and saw my three friends. Chrisprel, Ranley, and Daughty. The three are wearing clean white clothing as if they were hospital patients. They look so alive. Except that they’re dead. We all are.

“What’s the use of having the power of a god if you can’t even avenge your friends?” Chrisprel groaned.

“We have high hopes for you. You saw us dying in advance. Why didn’t you do anything to save us!?” Ranley yelled.

“This is all your fault. Diadem only wants you, and it has nothing to do with us. Why do innocent people die for you anyway?” Daughty cried.

Hearing those words broke my heart. I know my shortcomings, my weakness, my stupidity, my stubbornness, and my forgetfulness. But they all shoved it on my face.

“I… I’m sorry…”

“Don’t be sorry,” Chrisprel said. “There is still a way so that we can forgive you.”

“It’s not your time yet,” Ranley said. “You can still atone for your sins and correct what is wrong.”

“We only have one final wish for you,” Daughty said. “And that is to let yourself be consumed by hatred.”

The three white people’s body started to deteriorate. Their flesh started to rot, and some of their fingers, hair, and even an eye fell to the ground. Tentacles spawned from their feet and started to pluck their body parts one by one. Ribs, heart, teeth, and even arms. Blood made their white clothes became dark red. The three took the form of zombies in no time.

“Avenge us… by inflicting the same pain… to your enemy…. Your hatred… will be the salvation… we seek.”

Suddenly, the torches and the gigantic chandelier went off, making this place dark again.

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“Rikkun!”

“Ric! Wake up!”

Those are the words that entered my eardrums. When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was the worried faces of Tiara and Amy. I looked at my hands and my naked upper body, and there are no signs of injuries.

When I tried to stand up, Tiara and Amy instinctively hugged me tightly!

“I thought you were a goner, Rikkun,” Tiara said with relief.

“Don’t scare us like that, ever again!” Amy cried.

“W-What happened?” I asked. But the two has no intention of answering me. They just savored embracing me. Damn, am I too handsome?