The Possessed Evil Woman Wreaks Havoc - Chapter 108

By the way.

I replayed in my head what I had just told Kayden.

That the Celestial God betrayed his own brother to protect humanity.

The truth behind the sealing of the Demon God was far more complex than the known accounts.

In the Middle Realm, it was said that Zachary, under the protection of an angel, had sealed the Demon God.

The Demon Realm told a similar story. But a few of the lords knew that I had been the one to seal the Demon God. And the only one who knew the entire truth—was me.

I was the one who sealed the Demon God, but it hadn’t been my achievement alone.

No matter how powerful I was as a demon with Power, I couldn’t possibly have stood against the Demon God.

Had the Celestial God not lent me his strength back then, it would have been impossible.

And in return, the Celestial God lost his form.

‘Even now, the Celestial Realm still desperately searches for him…’

One could say he had reached the brink of death.

But something still held me back from believing the Celestial God had truly died. That was why I remained silent about his whereabouts.

And I had always thought his choice was foolish. To choose death just to protect humans.

…But then again, how was I any different?

I recalled my first and last meeting with the Celestial God.

***

The Celestial Realm was white. Immaculately white, not a single speck in sight.

Setting foot in the Celestial Realm for the first time, I instinctively frowned.

No wonder the other lords hated coming here.

In a place so dazzlingly white, I felt like the only blemish.

Unlike us, tainted with demonic energy, the angels here were still pure. In their domain, we were nothing more than intruders.

But now wasn’t the time to get caught up in such trivial emotions.

I instinctively sensed where in the Celestial Realm the Celestial God was.

That place, where the divine energy was so overwhelming it stung my skin—that had to be where the Celestial God was.

I ran toward it. There was no time.

A few angels glanced at me as I passed, but none blocked my way.

Only after running for quite a while did I arrive at the shrine where the Celestial God resided.

Inside the shrine, built entirely of white marble, there wasn’t a single decoration—not even furniture.

In the center of the shrine stood a tall man.

I knew instinctively that he was the Celestial God.

“Celestial… sir! Please help… me!”

I shouted toward the man. The Celestial God turned his head at the sound of my voice.

Seeing his face for the first time—he was the very definition of bland.

So plain that if I closed my eyes, I would immediately forget what he looked like.

Considering how beautiful angels were, it was hard to believe their creator looked so ordinary.

But the aura radiating from his body unmistakably proved he was a god.

The Celestial God looked at me and said, “Isabella. No… You’d be more familiar with the name Bella.”

His voice echoed like it struck the soul itself.

I flinched at his words. How did he know I preferred that name?

Noticing my reaction, the Celestial God gave a faint smile. “Your birth was quite fascinating. I’ve been watching over you all this time.”

I didn’t fully grasp what he meant by a ‘fascinating birth,’ but the idea that he’d been watching me this whole time made my skin crawl.

I’d spoken ill of the Celestial God plenty of times under the pretense of fulfilling my demonic duty.

Then, to confirm my worst instincts, the Celestial God said, “It was quite impressive, hearing you commit blasphemy over and over.”

“I—I won’t do it anymore… I reflect… I repent…”

I quickly apologized. If Amon had heard what I just said, he would’ve collapsed clutching his neck.

“Our youngest knows how to repent? Impossible.”

But there I was saying it.

That’s how prideful I was as a demon. Even when I was wrong, I wouldn’t admit it.

But I could set aside my pride—for him.

The Celestial God, however, gave a surprising response.

“Hm? No. Continue with the blasphemy as much as you like.”

“……?”

“Listening to you never gets dull. Especially how you always come up with new variations—it’s quite delightful.”

‘…Is the Celestial God senile too?’

He seemed perfectly sane on the surface, but maybe the Celestial God had gone mad like the Demon God.

I pondered this internally for a moment.

Seeing my hesitation, the Celestial God gave a faint smile and said, “You just blasphemed in your head again, didn’t you?”

Perhaps it was his long life, but his intuition was sharp.

Still, piecing together everything the Celestial God had said so far, it was fair to say he seemed to like me.

Sure enough, with a gentle smile, he asked, “So, Lord of the Contracts. What is it you’ve come to ask of me? Going so far as to speak in such an unnatural tone.”

“C-Celestial… I have a request… for you.”

“Wait a moment. That manner of speech is hard on the ears—enough of it. Your usual arrogance is part of your charm.”

Only then did I begin to understand something Daphne had often said to me.

“Bella, you said the Demon God invaded the Middle Realm because he went senile, right?”

“Yeah. Why are you asking that all of a sudden?”

“Could it be… the Celestial God is also a bit… senile?”

“…Never heard anything like that, though?”

“Really? I mean, sometimes when I hear the things he says, it’s a bit strange. Like he’s lost some of his divine dignity.”

Just as Daphne said, the Celestial God now was… well, let’s just leave it at that.

Since he insisted, I had no choice but to return to my usual way of speaking.

The Celestial God asked me again, “So, young demon. What do you seek from me?”

“Stop the Demon God.”

I got straight to the point.

At my request, the Celestial God gave a peculiar smile. “What a strange request. Isn’t Morpheus your father? Asking someone to stop their own father…”

“…I’ve never considered that man my father. Not even once.”

“Young demon, have some pity for Morpheus. He wasn’t always that way. It was only after losing so many brothers that he changed.”

The Celestial God went on to explain.

“By blood, only Aster and I were his brothers, but Morpheus always treated the other gods as siblings too.”

Even after hearing his explanation, my opinion didn’t change.

Morpheus was not my father.

“He genuinely cherishes you demons. To ask to stop a father who holds such love…”

The Celestial God maintained his light tone as he spoke to me.

His demeanor confused me.

I had come to him believing he held goodwill toward humanity.

But listening to him now, it felt more like his goodwill was directed toward the Demon God.

From what I knew, the two had long ceased contact despite being brothers.

I had assumed they harbored ill feelings toward each other—but perhaps the Celestial God did not.

He posed another question. “I’ve been watching you join the humans on their journey. Why do you seek to betray your father? Is it because of them?”

I didn’t deny his words.

“…There are a few humans I want to save.”

Plus one beast.

Of course, it wasn’t like I got along with everyone in the expedition.

Henry and Nikolai. They still rubbed me the wrong way. I disliked Henry simply because he was a stupid human, and Nikolai…

It was the way he couldn’t hide his greed that I found distasteful.

There’s nothing more repulsive than someone who doesn’t know their place and acts greedy.

To my response, the Celestial God gave a faint smile and said, “Young demon. Be a little more honest. I know you care for a few humans—but that’s not the real reason, is it?”

“……”

He was right.

Betraying the Demon God was something I could only do at the cost of my life.

The few humans I’d grown attached to—I could have just whisked them away to my domain when the invasion began.

There was no need to stab the Demon God in the back just to save them.

“…There’s one human who would be sad if the Demon God invaded the Middle Realm. I can’t stand the thought of seeing that.”

“So you’ve come here to make such a request… over just one human.”

To the Celestial God’s words, I silently nodded.

“Foolish demon,” he said with a calm smile.