Shadow of the Beautiful World

Behind the gate of hell, between the dead canyon and the beating light curtain.

Merlin, Johnny and Constantine stand.

Kazan, Hus and Luther lay.

There is also a scum whose wings have been pulled out and expelled from heaven, crawling in the mud, howling.

A ray of pure white light descended from the sky, and Archangel Gabriel was standing in that light curtain.

No one spoke, only the screams, howls full of terror and despair echoed.

noisy.

Merlin waved his finger, and the burning skeleton knight stepped forward with a grin.

He kicked the howling angel roughly on the cheek, turning his ugly scream into a painful whimper.

Gabriel seemed to have not seen this scene at all.

She didn't stop Ghost Rider's violence against Star Angel Malachi.

The bastard who had an affair with hell during the war, leaked information, and deceived the superior should be treated like this.

Hell and heaven have been at war for countless eternities, and there has never been a scandal as difficult to close as this one.

To make matters worse, this scandal, which is enough to shame the face of the Lord and embarrass Heaven in countless dimensions, is still spreading.

Archangel Gabriel was expressionless.

She was thinking about how to eliminate the matter in front of her, so that the situation could really be brought under control.

Merlin said Gabriel used him.

Actually not.

It was just an accident that he appeared in this matter.

But the raven is worthy of being a raven. It only took him 2 hours to present everyone involved in this matter in front of Gabriel.

This also means that Merlin has really grasped the handle.

I didn't use you, Raven.

Gabriel put her hands in the trouser pockets of her suit, folded her wings, and said to Merlin in front of her:

I'm just paying attention to the progress of the hunt for Kazan itself, and I'm also very surprised to find out this shameful and shocking fact by accident.

I didn't expect you to be involved...

The archangel said to Merlin seriously:

Put away your unreasonable associations.

It was not heaven's deliberate arrangement for you to fall into this wasteland hell, and my lord will not take the risk of offending a newly promoted heavenly father to seal a soul here who has no grievances or enmities with us.

You came here after death because you had nowhere to go, nowhere would take you, and...

There is a problem with your own soul, it is incomplete.

The Archangel whispered:

How can an incomplete soul that violates the rules of nature ascend to heaven or go to hell? Being trapped in the illusion of life and death is the end you should have...

A smile appeared on the corner of Merlin's mouth.

But he didn't interrupt the archangel's explanation.

He interlaced his fingers, and the beating magic power outlined a not-so-luxury seat behind him.

He sat in it, just looking at Gabriel.

It was like watching a poor clown perform.

Merlin's eyes made Gabriel extremely uncomfortable.

But she didn't show anger or resentment.

As a near-god who serves God, as the most powerful commander in heaven, she has a much higher vision than Malachi who thinks he is smart.

Trapped in the wasteland, Merlin has become weaker, and it seems that he is not as good as the heavenly father who was once able to confront God King Odin head-on.

But he won't be stuck here forever.

As someone who once crossed that line, it's easy to find your strength back.

She probably didn't need to be friends with Merlin.

But it is undoubtedly a very stupid choice to be hostile to such a guy because of some trivial matters.

She could only try to explain it all.

It's a coincidence.

The Archangel sighed, and she said:

Whether you believe it or not.

You fell into this hell, you met Ghost Rider, crossed the gates of hell, and got involved in the entanglement between Malachi and his brother, between heaven and hell, it's all a coincidence.

Or, this is the power of fate.

Gabriel whispered:

Let you be hostile to the princes in hell after death. A dimensional invasion carefully planned by Lucifer and his subordinates was destroyed by you. When the flames of chaos were just ignited, they were extinguished by you.

You protected your world again, even though you didn't mean to.

you...

Merlin coughed and said:

You talk about fate in front of me? Are you kidding me?

He said:

I can understand that maybe I have nothing to do with you guys being here, but at this point in the matter, you and the forces you represent still want to trap me here...

Merlin raised his head, he looked at the archangel, and he said:

Shouldn't this be a coincidence?

My friends and I have spent so much time and energy digging out such a big moth for your paradise, I don't believe you can't think of it...

He looked at the star angel who was being beaten by Johnny, and he sneered.

He said:

He and Kazan have been exchanging information for a long time. It is definitely a joke to say that a star angel can dominate all this.

Gabriel, terrible things are happening in the heaven you claim. The angels have started to cooperate with the demons. Malachi is just a victim who was pushed out.

Merlin snapped his fingers and said:

As long as you dare to continue the investigation, there will be a terrible upheaval in your paradise, but believe me, it is a good thing.

You will become purer, you will become more united, and you will become unstoppable, and you will stand on the battlefield against hell.

The lord of hell who is scattered in the sand can't stop you at all. Maybe, after removing the cancer, you can go one step closer to victory in this eternal battle.

He stood up and strode up to Gabriel.

He stretched out his hand and placed it on Gabriel's cheek with extreme presumptuousness, his fingers were moving, and he said in a gentle tone:

All this, my friend...

All this is brought to you and your paradise by me and my friends.

Shouldn't we be rewarded for this?

Gabriel looked at Merlin, who felt the cold fingers slide over her cheek.

In the past thousands of years, she had never been treated so presumptuously, but she still didn't show too much emotion.

She looked into Merlin's emotionless eyes, and she said:

That's the problem, Raven...Merlin.

I can't give you what you want.

Do not make jokes!

Merlin says:

This is made by your God. A cage, a cage used to hold prisoners. You say he doesn't have a key in his hand, so that's a bad lie.

No...

Gabriel took a step back, avoiding Merlin's fingers sliding towards her neck.

She said in a deep voice:

I can send you out of here now, it's easy, Malachi can do it.

But Merlin, you overlooked one thing.

The archangel pointed to the gate of hell beside her, and she said with emphasis:

This is hell!

Hell has a will of its own.

Even if I send you out of here, you still won't be free.

Hell will always be stubborn to take back what belongs to it... Maybe in an afternoon dream, maybe in the middle of the night, you will be brought back here quietly.

Malachi made a deceitful promise to the Ghost Rider. He has no right to pardon a soul in hell, and neither do I. Even the Almighty Lord...

Gabriel shook her head, and she said to Merlin:

Angels and demons represent heaven and hell, but Merlin, you should be able to understand that heaven and hell existed much earlier than us.

To put it in a deeply sad way, we, the angels, we just live in heaven and pretend we can control heaven like humans just live on earth...

She spread her hands and asked:

Does the earth really belong to human beings?

The relationship between demons and hell is the same. In eternity, countless hell lords have claimed that they really control hell, but the only thing that remains unchanged is hell itself.

Which of those maharajas who uttered wild words really did what they claimed?

Merlin...hell has its own will. It will accept new lords emerging one after another, but that doesn't mean it will submit to them.

You've fallen into it, you've belonged to it.

Merlin's expression became gloomy.

Gabriel spoke the truth.

As an angel, she even admitted their inability to control heaven itself, and even admitted that their Lord was not omnipotent.

For a creature born on the basis of faith, such words are close to blaspheming the faith itself.

But it also proved that there is a high probability that Gabriel did not lie.

She really couldn't help with what Merlin was looking for.

Behind Merlin, the expressions of Johnny and Constantine also became silent and desperate.

They also heard the words of the archangel, although they still have doubts about whether the mysterious and mysterious thing called the will of hell really exists.

But if that's true, it means...

They may never get out.

Merlin didn't say a word, he turned around and looked at the closed gate of hell.

Doors represent boundaries.

But there is nothing behind the door.

It's just an extension of hell, like a lawn in a prison for letting the wind go, but prisoners don't get real freedom just because they stay on the lawn.

That is just an illusion.

This hell was established by my lord. It was once a place of exile to punish those enemies who were captured in the war between heaven and hell.

My lord hopes that they will find redemption in pain, so that they can escape from the shackles of sin, bid farewell to the past, and be reborn purely in heaven.

Gabriel looked at Merlin's back, and she whispered:

If you are willing to convert to my lord...Merlin.

Don't even think about it!

Merlin said coldly:

I'm free, no one and nothing can restrain me!

It's the only way.

Gabriel didn't want to provoke Merlin any more, she said softly:

You are already a ghost, and what you want to abandon is nothing more than a phantom of the past. My Lord will give you the most glorious everything, as long as it is something that heaven can give...

You can even get freedom there, the freedom not bound by the eternal battle, even my lord will not bind a soul like you.

The news that the raven has joined Heaven will spread throughout the worlds. Just this news alone is enough to give Heaven an advantage in the Eternal Battle...

We won't ask you for more.

Gabriel's straightforward and generous solicitation made Constantine's eyes stand straight.

Zha Kang looked at Merlin, then at the Archangel.

If it was him, he would definitely not hesitate in the face of such a solicitation.

Don't you do work for people?

It's the best thing that's available for a price.

You guys have a good idea, and the price is quite enough, but unfortunately, I refuse.

Merlin shook his head.

Gabriel may not know that the one in hell is only a third of him...

Um?

Merlin blinked.

At this moment, a very subtle idea appeared in his mind.

For more than seven months, he has been thinking about how to escape from this hell, but he has never thought about this problem from another angle.

Maybe...

Does he need to escape here at all?

Maybe...

The purpose of the dice he threw before he died, sending him here with magical power, wasn't it just to cover up the news that he was not dead yet?

here...

There is already a master.

But that doesn't mean it can't become a land of no man again.

That opportunity...isn't Merlin right in front of him?

ah!

Merlin let out an annoyed sigh.

He raised his hand and patted his head hard.

He was misled.

Be misled by your past thinking.

He should have thought of this earlier.

I wasted so much time.

He sighed in a complicated tone.

The next moment, he turned his head and looked at Gabriel with burning eyes.

He walked towards the archangel, and he said softly to this neutral-looking lady with a detached temperament:

Since you and your Lord cannot give us freedom, let's change the reward.

Um?

Gabriel looked at Merlin, and she said:

what would you like?

swish

Merlin pointed to the gate of hell beside him, and he said:

I want it!

The door?

The Archangel said in surprise:

That door was indeed forged by my master himself, but it is nothing but artistic and collectible...

No!

Merlin shook his head and said:

I want this hell!

I want this land that traps me!

I want this wasteland that is attached to me and doesn't want me to leave.

He looked back at Gabriel whose face changed drastically, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said:

Go back to your paradise...

Tell you the Almighty Lord...

The hell he built starts today...

It's mine!