888 leaves Jeongwol with 222 and 442. First he wants to see Hyun Jae for a little while before he does his job. In just an instant they had arrived at Hyun Jae's house.
"You're not wrong? What are we here for? Don't do anything that can make you feel bad," he warned. 888 just smiled, he ignored the stares of 442 and 222, and stepped inside. It was night, and he went straight to Hyun Jae's room. The girl seemed to be seriously studying, so that for a while she did not notice the presence of 888 in her room. Until finallys he turned and gasped in surprise seeing 888. Hyun Jae glared while stroking her chest.
"You want to make me die of a heart attack seeing you, uncle?!" Hyun Jae said annoyed while pursing her lips. 888 smiled a little then walked over to Hyun Jae.
"Hey, annoying little girl. I just came here to say goodbye to you." Hyun Jae gapes in confusion, "Goodbye? Have your punishment as a grim reaper finished? Can you reincarnate already?" Hyun Jae asked, confused. 888 shook his head.
"I have to serve the punishment of the heavenly king. So, while I am not in charge of picking up souls." Hyun Jae is stunned, she knows that this must have something to do with what happened yesterday when 888 saved her mother.
"Has something to do with my mother? The king of heaven is angry and you are punished?" she asked to make herself sure. 888 stroked Hyun Jae's hair. Slowly he shuts up and looks at Hyun Jae's past life for a moment. Then, he pulled back his hand.
"I've never regretted saving your mother, Hyun. Somehow, I felt that in our previous life, we had a relationship. But, I can't remember it at all."
"Did the celestial king erase your memories in your previous life?" 888 nodded,
"Yes. The Heavenly King erased my memories. It's just that, the last time I touched your mother, I saw a face that looked very much like mine. Therefore I came to the conclusion that I had a relationship with your mother in a past life. all my memories. But he didn't change my face." Hyun Jae took a deep breath.
"What punishment did the heavenly king give you, uncle?"
"Within 10 years, I must be able to fight for the 30 souls that have been placed in hell to be able to get the special opportunity of the heavenly king to live the 8th life. very fatal. And, the journey for it takes a very long time. I don't know if I can finish it in the allotted time or not." Hyun Jae lowered her head.
"I'm sorry, you got in trouble because of me."
"Never mind, on that day I only thought about one thing. If your mother left, how would you grow up?. Maybe, there is still your mother. But, the best of other people will still be better off with the mother who gave birth to you. So, you are not at all guilty. It was my own decision, and I have to accept the consequences," said 888. Hyun Jae just kept silent. Tears flowed from both eyes. She cried silently. I don't know why her chest hurts so much. Stifling, like being stabbed by a very sharp sword.
"Why are you crying?" asked 888. Hyun Jae shook her head.
"I don't understand, every time I meet you. Every time I feel happy, suddenly I feel annoyed. And sometimes my chest hurts. It's so suffocating." 888 stunned, did Hyun also have a special relationship in the past with him?
"Hyun, I can't linger here. And, I'll make all of you forget that you ever met me. That would be so much better, especially for you."
"Are you not coming back again? You forgot that you have an agreement with me?" 888 shook his head,
"I haven't forgotten that I have an agreement with you. I'll definitely be back. But, it would be better if you don't remember me for a while."
"How did you get rid of our memories of you?" 888 smiled a little,
"Close your eyes, don't open them until you hear the sound of clapping," said 888. Hyun Jae took a deep breath,
"But, remember that you have to come back uncle."
"If humans have a pact with the grim reaper, the agreement will be valid until the grim reaper is reincarnated. So, don't be afraid." Hyun Jae nodded and closed her eyes. 888 made a whirlwind in the air by moving his finger. The air suddenly felt cold, and with the power it possessed, 888 made the whirlwind spread throughout the house. After a while, 888 continued his hands as he disappeared. Hyun Jae opened her eyes. She hugged her shoulders with both hands because she felt the cold.
"Ish, why is the air suddenly cold like this? I'd better go to sleep. But, why does it feel like I've forgotten something?" Hyun Jae mumbled. However, the girl ignored him and went straight to her bed and pulled the blanket up. Not long after, she was fast asleep. Meanwhile, 888 is at Skull Hill with 222 and 442. After making Hyun Jae's memory disappear, he immediately takes 442 and 222 away from there.
The hill of skulls is not far from the palace of the king of hell. On the side of the hill there is an endless deep chasm into the earth's crust, that is what is called the 7th layer hell. From there 888 must invite the soul that will be granted life by the king of heaven. Humans have only 7 times more life in this world. Born, alive, dead and then reincarnated. If in those 7 lives he commits more sins than virtues, then the judgment of heaven will cast him into hell. This skull hill is guarded by very creepy creatures. Among them is a demon with a head 3. If one head is cut off, then the head will grow back even to be doubled. And, can spray fire. However, 888 was not afraid because he knew that the demons would not hinder the steps of the angel of death who was on duty.
"Have you met that girl?" asked 222. 888 nodded,
"Yes, I erased the memory of the family. They will never remember me again."
"You're weird. You saved them, but you instead erased their memory of you," commented 442. "Well, it would be easier if they didn't remember my existence at all. Then if they remembered me and felt lost. I don't know if I can go back and meet them again or not. So, for now that's what's best for Hyun Jae. Well, now we will start with the first spirit. I have read all the books that the goddess Xiang gave me. Her name is Liu Bu. Now, we will take her soul out of there. "
888 handed the book he was holding in 222's hands.
"Keep it safe. I have already signaled who we will pick up. Except for the 30th spirit later. I will go downstairs and pick up the first spirit," said 888. He took out the small box that the king of heaven gave him. In the small box was a black capsule. Steadfastly, he popped the medicinal capsule into his mouth. There was a chill running through his body for a moment. He knew that now the medicine that the king of heaven had given him had merged into his body. Slowly he descended the hill. With the strength he has it is not difficult for him to descend into hell. At the entrance, he saw a blazing fire. A tall man wearing a fire crown was standing waiting for him. He is Uija, the king of hell.
"Kim Young Jo, the chosen angel of death 888. You came here to pick up the first spirit, didn't you?" welcome Uija. 888 bent his knees slightly to salute Uija.
"That's right, Your Majesty. May I go in and fetch the first spirit?" 888 asked politely.
"Who will you choose? Has goddess Xiang told you what the risks are if you make the wrong choice?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. I know what the consequences will be if I make the wrong choice."
"Okay, who will you choose?"
"His name is Dae Jung, your majesty. In the 7 lives he went through he made a very fatal mistake. Especially in the 7th life he killed many people before he finally committed suicide." Uija glared at 888.
"Are you sure about your first choice?"
"I'm sure, Your Highness."
"Come in, and you look for him in there." The king of hell snapped his fingers. And, the stone door in front of them opened. Immediately the fire burst out, 888 stepped in. If it wasn't for the medicine given by the heavenly king, 888 would probably have been burned. However, because of the medicine, he didn't feel any heat at all. If you look at the place it looks small, but when the door is opened it is very big. Hundreds, if not thousands of souls are undergoing eternal punishment to get the karma for their actions. Screams and cries sounded very terrible and heart-wrenching. 888 stepped steadily, his eyes searching through the thousands of spirits serving their sentence. Some are being hanged and whipped. Instead of using an ordinary whip, a hook is attached to the end of the whip so that when you whip it it will stick to your body and when you pull it, the flesh will be pulled too.
888 closed his eyes trying to concentrate for a moment. He raised his hand up. Just as he made a vortex in Hyun Jae's room, he also made a small vortex. After a while, he opened his eyes again and walked towards the east. At the end he saw hundreds of souls being put into a giant vessel with hot lava in it. There was a shrill scream of pain. A guard stared intently at 888.
"Who are you?! How did you get here?" hard.
"I am Grim Reaper 888 going to pick up Kang Dae Jung according to the order of the heavenly king." The guard did not answer. However, with one motion, he pulled a body from inside the vessel out.
"He's Kang Dae Jung, take him out," he said.
"Thank you," said 888 while taking Dae Jung with him. Outside the king of hell was still waiting, he only smiled faintly when he saw 888 out with Kang Dae Jung.
"You still have plenty of time. I've put a mark on the skull hill. So, I'll know when you come and wait here. Take the soul with you." The king of hell moves the snake-shaped stick in his hand and points it at Dae Jung. Instantly the tattered body with burns recovered. The terrible wounds disappeared in an instant. Kang Dae Jung knelt before the king of hell.
"Your Majesty, is my sentence over?" he asked.
"Hahahaha... today the king of heaven is being kind enough to give you a rare opportunity. You come with him. He is Kim Young Joo, the grim reaper 888. If you succeed, then you will be reincarnated and make up for all your sins. the sky will give you later will take you to heaven," said the king of hell. Kang Dae Jung pays his last respects. Then he got up and walked over to 888.
"Thank you," he said.
"We say goodbye, Your Majesty," said 888. The king of hell simply nodded his head. Quickly, 888 grabbed Kang Dae Jung's arm and brought them back to the top of the skull hill.
442 and 222 appear to be sitting waiting for 888 to return. When they saw 888 both of them immediately got up and ran over to them.
"You've been down there a long time," he said, frowning.
"Long? It's only two hours," argued 888.
"There is a time difference between the skull hill and in there," said Kang Dae Jung quietly.
"You mean?"
"The king of hell once said that an hour in there equals a week in this hill of skulls."
"So you've been waiting for me here for two weeks?" 442 and 222 nodded simultaneously. 888 dropped his body to the ground while letting out a long breath. How could he forget that the time between the worlds under the earth and in the sky was different from the dimensions of the ordinary world. That's why the sky king gave him 10 years. Because 10 years would seem very short. "10 years... Can we do it?" 888 asked, turning to 222.
"We can certainly be, Commander!!" exclaimed 442 and 222 excitedly. 888 laughed seeing his two comrades exclaim excitedly. Although, he believes there are many obstacles and obstacles that await them ahead. 888 finally sat down cross-legged. He gestured for Kang Dae Jung to come closer to him.
"Come closer, Kang Dae Jung," he said. Kang Dae Jung approached, then sat cross-legged in front of 888.
"Stretch out your hands," said 888. Kang Dae Jung stretched out both his hands. 888 also grabbed it and it was like watching a movie on television. He can clearly see Kang Dae Jung's life since the first time he was born.
"Have you served the punishment of the king of the sky twice? You were even punished in the Athalika valley where the sea god lived? Why in the 7th life did you even make a big mistake for the umpteenth time?!" ask drive 888.
Kang Dae Jung lowered his head. "Sometimes, we become evil not because we want to be evil. But, because circumstances force us to commit the crime," he answered quietly.