Chapter 48: A frog in a well

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Like that after a few days the group left to return to their conquest of the labyrinths. 

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2 months later…

A group of 10 people could be seen walking through the sea of trees returning to the Haulia tribe after beating the last labyrinth 'The Haltina Labyrinth.' 

Some of the group now had all 7 ancient magic as well as concept magic. 

In its current state, Akio had no use for concept magic as he had nothing he wanted truly bad enough for it to actualize. He would try to see if he could change the conditions and make it easier to use daily. 

Akio and the group have just been waiting for Ehit to appear as he couldn't outright track him. It seemed his sanctum existed in a different dimension and it would be hard to find it.

That was the excuse Akio came up with but truthfully he already had a way to reach it. 

The 'Compass of eternal paths' was an artifact made by Oscar Orcus that could let the person see the direction of anything they thought of. 

Even if it was an entirely different dimension it would still lead there and give the user an instinctual understanding of what it looked like. 

Akio said he had found it when he went back to Orcus on his usual hydra-killing escapade. 

When he told them of its abilities the ones that were waiting to get their revenge got equal parts excited and nervous. Akio decided to make this event public to fully neutralize all those who still worshipped Ehit. 

He of course would let his wives thoroughly torture him to the point of wishing for death before that. I

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Arriving back at the tribe Akio announced his arrival before he announced that in a week he and his wives would be storming Ehit's sanctum. 

When he was done with that he decided to act on the next part of his plan. He would visit all the various lands that were inhabited by people. With that, he could send live footage all across the world of him putting an end to Ehit.

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So that's what he did for the next two days. All across the world, he went gracing the people with his presence and doing 'acts of god' which mainly involved healing the sick and injured or in the case of the Dukedom of Ankaji purifying their oasis. With this, he got many more followers. 

After that, all that was left to do was to wait until the remaining time was up. 

The reason Akio said a week was to give Ehit time to prepare for his arrival. He knew the arrogance of this being from the original series. His confidence was on another level and he probably still thought he could win easily just because he was a 'god'. 

'The finale is coming huh.' With that thought, Akio sat on a beach chair. He was currently with his lovers and daughter in Erisen enjoying the sun and water as if he wasn't going to war in a few days. 

On his side sat Aurora and Shea who were using his arms as a pillow as they watched the rest of the girls play Marco polo with Myu. 

'Ahh, this is the life.' 

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The day finally came with the girls fully ready to achieve their revenge. 

Miledi, Tio, and Yue all stood fully combat-ready. On the back of each of their outfits was the crest depicting a black dragon with horns that made the sign of infinity. 

With no more words needing to be said Akio used to compass before opening a portal that led directly to a pitch white room.

The entire group entered the portal including the dragon-man tribe. 

Stepping inside the pitch white room the first thing that came to the vision of the group were thousands upon thousands of apostles all with their short swords drawn. 

"Irregular, you are bold for entering upon my lord's domain, are you prepared for the consequences." The one at the head spoke. 

Akio just chuckled before he made a throne for himself, playing the role of a composed leader. He then surrounded himself with an oppressive golden light before activating regeneration magic on all of the places he had visited before, broadcasting with a second delay all the events happening. 

The true power of regeneration magic was the ability to manipulate time (usually past). With that, he was able to broadcast one second into the past constantly across the entire world. Of course, the sound also transferred. 

"Have fun." With Akio's words as the signal, all of his lovers and followers rushed out and began slaughtering the apostles of God. 

It's best to mention that Myu at the moment was being babysat by Liliana as Akio did not yet want to expose her to this much violence. 

All over the world, people were watching in awe and fear as god's army was being pulverized right before their eyes. 

It wasn't long before the last apostle to their last breath as the plain white room was now covered in red. 

Just when all the enemies had been defeated a ripple in space appeared before a man with blonde hair and crimson red eyes. This man was Alva the subordinate God of Ehit. 

"HAHA, I must say irregular you have done an amazing job at keeping my lord entertained. It's a shame but-." Alva froze in place, a look of absolute terror on his face. 

Slowly turning his head he saw the eyes of Yue, who was staring at him with absolute rage.

"W-who." He wasn't even able to day a second question as Yue's figure blurred and before he knew it a fist was implanted in his chest. 

This normally wouldn't be a big deal, however, this was different. He felt his entire existence was just grasped in the palms of her hand. 

"Y-you kill my family, murder my people, and now, AND NOW YOU TAKE THE BODY OF UNCLE," Yue spoke her words starting as a whisper before elevating to a scream. 

With the scream, she ripped insanely hard the soul out of the body. 

Alva who was now completely scared shitless could only perceive from just his soul the blood lust of Yue. 

"P-please forgive me, I'll do anything just please don't-AHHHHHHH." Alva was interrupted when he felt his existence crack. The pain he felt was unimaginable.

"for-give, forgive, YOU WANT ME TO FORGIVE YOU." 

Yue was angrier than she ever thought possible and right now she found that more than anything that she wanted was for the soul she held in her grasp to suffer for eternity, and thankfully she knew how thanks to Akio. 

First, she used evolution magic and stripped Alva of all his powers and abilities. She then walked over to a dead apostle before using her metamorphosis magic to make the apostle into a literal rat. 

With the body made Yue used spirit magic to put the soul of Alva into the rat before putting a metal cover she made from creation magic over it.

The rat still had the consciousness of Alva but it was powerless. There was nothing he could do but await whatever Yue decided to do with it, a truly fitting punishment. 

Akio watched all this with indifference not caring for the ruthlessness of his wife. He made sure to stop the broadcast temporarily while she let all her anger out in order not draw any pity for Alva. Akio also made sure that he was constantly using soul magic through the display to not make any of the watchers pass out from freight. 

When Yue was finished she cleaned the blood on her hand before walking up to Akio with the caged animal. 

"Akio, I want you to make something similar to the place I was imprisoned," Yue spoke to Akio with pleading eyes to which he patted her head and agreed.

Akio then turned to the other two who were patiently waiting. 

"Miledi, Tio you can do the same, you have suffered for a long time, he should have to experience the same," Akio spoke to the girls, he found that at this point he was torturing more than actually killing. 

The girls nodded as if they had been inspired by the display of Yue.

Not wanting to waste any more time Akio resumed the broadcast before he used the compass anymore and immediately teleported to where Ehit was not wanting to waste more time on servants. 

When they all once again stepped into the portal they arrived in yet another completely blank space. 

"Finally you have arrived mortals, I grew tired of waiting." A white figure with a black outline spoke. He had absolutely no features except for being humanoid. 

"It is finally time, I have grown bored with Tortus, and thanks to the vessel you have so conveniently given to me I can finally leave this boring place." 

"I suppose I will make this my last game, the last game of the countless years I have spent playing around with the miserable lives of you lesser beings. 

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Every word he spoke reached the ears of not only Akio's group but the countless people outside who were watching the display. 

Everything Akio said that Ehit was, turned out to be true and that made them despair. 

'T-this entire time, we were just toys!'. That was the thought of every person currently viewing the screen. 

"Now show me how you struggle and let me see the despair when you come to understand what it means to be a true God." With his words as the start Miledi, Tio, and Yue with outrage on their faces began walking forward. 

"Insolence, I command in the name of Ehitorujue, kneel… huh," Ehit spoke as if talking to bugs but it quickly transformed into confusion.

The trio kept walking unhindered. 

"To be able to resist my 'Divine Edict' as I thought any one of you will do good as my vessel-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" 

Ehit was cut off from his rambling when he found all three simultaneously delivering a magic-coated punch straight to his supposedly intangible soul. 

(A/N: They all have non-physical interaction I just forgot to put it in stats.) 

Ehit flew back still screeching in pain. How long had it been since he felt pain? It had been eons and yet now. Now, these mortals dared to inflict pain upon him, he would make them pay.

"I was going to make your end painless, but now I think I'll have a little more fun." With those words, Ehit sent forth a torrent of light magic that was combined with spirit magic to completely destroy the soul. 

Miledi cast a multilayered barrier blocking the attack before the other two with their immense speed appeared right before Ehit.

With his nonexistent eyes wide he watched as two hands went straight through him. Unlike what he expected the hands didn't pass through him but ripped through him.

"ITTTTT HURRRRTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSSS."

Ehit could no longer keep his calm face. He screamed out in pain as the three all regrouped.

"Is he seriously that weak?" Miledi spoke with a little bit of dissatisfaction in her voice. 

She didn't realize or at least take into account the sheer amount of power she now wielded. 

"Master, was correct there was nothing to worry about, this man is pathetically weak," Tio spoke while emphasizing the last bit of her words by sending a beam of spirit magic-infused dark magic that completely erased the left side of his body. 

"GAHHH, w-wait, stop. you can't do this. I AM GODDDDDDD." By now Ehit was starting to realize his inevitable demise. 

'H-how, I am supposed to be absolute." He felt like everything he thought himself to be was turned on its head. He who ruled as an absolute god amongst lesser beings forgot the fact that he in the end was just human. For the first time in his entire life, Ehit felt what it was like to be a frog in a well.

As he started at the extremely disappointed gazes of the girls he felt there was no way to escape besides to beg.

"PLEASE, Please, no more. I'll do anything just please don't kill me." Ehit more than anyone was afraid of death, the mere thought of being sentenced to the unknown scared him to no end.

The girl's disappointed gazes turned to smirks. The same was with the dragon-men and all the rest who suffered under Ehit. 

How many people had begged Ehit and his army to be spared? How many had suffered under his rule? Probably too many to count, so why would they show any mercy. They would pay back the suffering he forced them to live with 100-fold. 

Still, before they could intact their true revenge Akio needed to finish his act. 

As such, they made way for him as Akio as he walked forward with an expression of confidence. 

"NOOOO STAY BACKKKKKKKKK," Ehit screamed in freight as he shot out multiple magic spells that all could fall under the rank of the absolute pinnacle. Even if he didn't know of Akio's true strength he knew he had to be more powerful than the girls who were already kicking his ass. 

Akio with a wave of his hand dispelled all the magic by controlling them all with his own magic. This level of mastery with magic made it clear to Ehit what it meant to truly be a God.

"I UNDERSTAND NOW, I AM NOT GOD, YOU ARE, I APOLOGIZE FOR EVERYTHING PLEASE SPARE ME." Ehit with all his remaining dignity gone confessed his sins. 

His soul was already halfway gone and he couldn't fight back even if he wanted to. 

"With your death, true freedom will once again bless the lands." Akio with his good-like speech spoke out to Ehit. 

"NO NO NO NO NO, PLEASE HAVE MERCY." Ehit continued to beg however it was ignored as a beam of light fell upon him destroying him completely. 

'That should be good enough.' With that thought, Akio dispelled the broadcast. 

When he was done he turned to the still sitting Ehit. 

Akio had used light magic, making Ehit invisible, with this everyone would think he was gone.

What the beam of light had actually done was what Yue had done earlier. He completely stripped all his abilities and made him something of a ghost. Ehit still had his divinity but it was rapidly decreasing as his former followers still started to dwindle. Currently, he truly can't do anything with it. 

Akio turned to the girls with a warm smile knowing they have been waiting for this.

"Have fun."

With those words, Miledi was the first to run forward toward Ehit who was completely speechless at losing all his power. 

She brought out an already dead apostle from her inventory before without much thought making the appearance of a normal human male. 

At this point, the other two also caught up with Miledi as they disclosed what they would do. 

Around 10 minutes later all the setup had been done. 

Ehit's soul was transferred to the body. They used evolution magic to boost the body's sensitivity to the max they possibly could. Next, they with their own abilities made a room, and in it a chair with extremely durable restraints as well as two guillotines enchanted with gravity magic. 

With the preparations done Ehit was strapped to the chair before Akio was asked to give him infinite regeneration. Finally, Akio also lit the whole thing on fire with undying flames. Satisfied with their handy work the four left the room and closed the door listening to the est piercing screams coming out of it.

Ehit would have both his arms cut off while also being continuously burnt to nothing. Then the process would repeat itself indefinitely.

The group felt this was the most satisfying punishment for someone who enjoyed the suffering of weaker beings. 

Akio then also created another room mimicking the one Yue was stuck in before Alva the mouse was put inside a sealing stone just like Yue was. Another fitting punishment. 

Akio then with his power took over the entirety of Ehit's dimension making sure it wouldn't be destroyed. 

He then turned his attention to the three who were staring into space. 

He told the others to wait for him before he took the three and teleported them to his dimension, changing the time ratio to 1:90. 

The girls looked at Akio confused.

"You don't need to hold it in, you deserve this I'm sure your family and friends would be proud."

When they heard those words all restraint left them as they hugged Akio tightly and immediately began loudly crying in joy, dying his shirt completely in their tears. 

For hours they just cried and cried, showing the long years they held back these tears. 

When they finally all eventually stopped crying they found themselves on the bed in the master bedroom. 

Akio had moved them to be more careful when he realized they would be here for a while. 

The room stayed quiet for a while no one speaking as they just came to fully accept that what they had been working for, for so long was finally done with. 

After around an hour, Yue broke the silence by pouncing on Akio and kissing him like she hadn't met him in a millennium. 

Her feelings at the moment were indescribable and this is the only possible way for her to express them. She felt overwhelming gratitude and love for Akio, more than usual as she wanted nothing more than to just be in his arms for the rest of eternity. 

The other two weren't much different as they also couldn't really express their words with anything except 'I love you' and 'Thank you.' Still, they said those sentences as they rained kisses on him. 

That kissing escalated as they soon began straight up pleasuring him making sure he felt every bit of their love, devotion, and gratitude. 

Akio made sure to leave them all passed out as he wanted to finish dealing with the aftermath before going home. 

In the end, he had to teleport himself directly out of their arms as they simply wouldn't let his body go. 

Like that, Akio left the girls passed out as he made his way back to the others while getting ready to deal with the aftermath. 

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(A/N: Next 1 or 2 chapters will be the last for Arifureta before we start the next world. I'm sure most of you can probably guess where they are going but I won't reveal it yet. If you are dissatisfied with the fight, I'm sorry. The girls have long since passed Ehit, and at this point was just plain weak. I know a lot of you wanted to end this arch as it seems like him just chilling in a weak world so I kind of rushed it. Still, hope you found it satisfactory. The last note: I might add a few elements to the next world that will boost the strength of some of the strength of the characters, just so I can give Akio a challenge.) 

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