Chiyou remained silent, he just looked at the sea and sensed the energy of pure souls in this sea.
He is thinking why those pure souls have to suffer like this when they lived their whole life with no evil deed.
Chiyou is sad
His open hair is relaxed as there are winds are all calm, his front hair has covered his eyes, thus no one can see his eyes being numb due to sadness.
He kept on looking in the direction of those pure souls that are floating in this sea.
"Why is no one helping those pure souls, even after seeing them?" Fang Huizhong asked as he can't believe that helping them is almost impossible to even for gods.
Hao Kang smiled and said "It's because this sea is full of evil.
Once you step on this sea, you won't fall inside but rather keep on floating as this whole sea is made up of soul and this is just the glimpse as when you travel more deeply into the sea, you will see ocean where the evil Qi is much more than you could ever imagine.
They all are unworthy to enter the cycle of rebirth, and their souls were also not destroyed as a punishment for eternity.
Living here for thousands of years, every single soul has become so evil that they can even taint a god's mind with a single touch.
Not only that, even if you are able to keep your mind sane, what about your body?
The sea of souls will burn your clothes and your body that will be in touch with them, those souls will try to climb up on the person who put their step into this sea and will try to eat them.
This is the reason why that even gods feel weak"
As they reached nearer and nearer to the island where demons live, the land became bigger and bigger and bigger
Fang Huizhong is shocked to see the size of the island as he thought that it will be just some small land but turns out that it is way bigger than their kingdom's size.
It is bigger than their Sullegar Kingdom but smaller than other kingdoms.
Chiyou cant see the land and neither he can sense anyone on the land as the sea of souls are making his sense dull
Suddenly,
"I can't.. anymore"
A voice ringed in his head
Chiyou looked around, but it seems like no one heard what he has heard
The voice belonged to a female
Fang Huizhong asked Chiyou if something is wrong, Chiyou said nothing and turned around
"How long has it been?"
Again Chiyou hears the voice of the same female.
"Has it been 1 year? 10 year? 100 years? how much more do i have to wait?"
Chiyou tried to look (sense) around for the source of the voice, but he can't seem to sense anything at all, the sea is too big
"I cant fight them anymore...
My mind is going blank...
I cant think anymore..."
Chiyou is confused about what in the world is going on right now to him, has he gone mad?
or is it some type of attack from these souls?
"I fought for them, i protected them...
I did whatever i was told and live a life with no greed or desire, just for them...
Yet,
Why am i alone now?
What did i do to deserve this?"
The voice had pain in it, it is clear that the voice belongs to someone who tried her best for others but still got the ending she doesn't deserve.
"Its painful, it hurts...
It feels like something is eating me slowly - slowly
It feels like millions of needles have pierced my body and my mind,
I feel like this is the end for me"
"Who are you? where are you?" Chiyou asked in his mind, but the voice didn't reply,
it seems like he can only hear, but the female cant hear him
The female started explaining what she is feeling right now, how her mind is turning evil, and how she is slowly - slowly drifting away from light to the darkness.
She said that she tried her best for everyone around her, she is said that she don't deserve this yet she has to suffer, for whom? for what?
Hearing her call, Chiyou started feeling sadder, he don't know how he can hear a voice of a dead person, a soul.
"Can you hear the voice of female soul?" Chiyou asked
"Female soul? No, your highness, you cant
Also, souls don't have any shape or gender type voice, rather they just don't have any voice.
Only those who have the power to even destroy souls or trap souls, they are the only one who can hear the voice.
But they also can't tell if it's a female or male as souls have no gender.
Why? did you hear any voice?"
Chiyou didnt say anything to Hao Kang, he looked at the sword he brought with him which are in the hands of Fang Huizhong
Chiyou took a sword, the sword with moon mark on its pommel
Then he looked at the sea and closed his eyes as he held his sword tight. He slowly took out the white sheath that has a moon design on it.
The voice asked, "Can you hear me?"
The question is not directed towards Chiyou, it was just the try to see if there is any hope.
Chiyou stands up and said "Stop the boat"
"Your highness, what are you trying to do?" Hao Kang asked
Fang Huizhong is also worried at the action of his king, "Your highness?" he asked
"I tried to turn my mind away but i guess i cant" Chiyou replied
"Your highness, this is their fate, are you trying to go against their fate?
The heaven will be angry with you"
Hao Kang warned Chiyou
Chiyou smiled at his words and said "except my god father and god mother when was i even liked by them?"
Then he looked at the sea and in his mind, he said "yes, i can hear you"
. . .
to be continued-