Criminal X : Epitome Of Evil-Chapter 577: Blood Turned Backwards

It was a test.

The Gods were testing Pablo.

They wanted to see whether Pablo had really changed or not.

Before, they were sure that they had to get rid of Pablo since he was evil.

But when the Gods saw that he had turned to someone else and wasn't all that bad anymore, they decided to do something else.

They decided to test him.

All of them knew that Pablo was not fond of dying, like anyone of course, but he was really against dying. So the Gods tested whether Pablo had really changed or not.

So they asked him to give up his life in return for Sera's life and for the love of all that is holy…

"You gave up."

Pablo's brows twitched and Cupid felt the most bad as she cried fountains for no reason at all.

But Pablo couldn't care less about the Angel at the moment.

"So you tested me to see if I was still evil or not?" He asked.

Altor answered, "Yes and no. Look, Pablo. You are a changed man now. But that doesn't mean your sins would be washed away. So for that, we had to do something. And this was what we came up with. To make you die for Sera and like I said, if someone dies for someone else, their sins wash away."

Pablo's hands trembled. "So does it mean…"

Altor smiled. "Yes, Pablo. You are free of your sins now. You died for Sera. You really did. Of course you are still alive but you were ready to die for her. I sensed no hesitation from you. You were really about to die."

Pablo slumped his head.

He rested his head on his knees as his shoulders trembled.

Altor and the other Gods gave him his moment as no one spoke anything.

Cupid also stayed silent and let Pablo have his time.

After five minutes, Pablo wiped his face and looked up.

And when he did, he found Altor seated back on his throne.

"So is it over? My job?" He asked, hope in his eyes.

Altor showed the kindest of the smile Pablo had ever seen and in his pleasant voice, he said:

"Yes, Pablo. You have done our job. You eradicated all the evil from our world."

A thousand tons of weight lifted from Pablo's chest as he threw his head at the back of the sofa.

Cupid was all smiles and Pablo didn't know what kind of face he should make at the moment. He was relieved and he wanted to smile, but no smile came. The fear of death was too much for him and when it went away in just a second, he wasn't able to cope up with that.

Altor understood that as well and he gave some more time to Pablo.

After five minutes, Altor spoke again:

"Now, Pablo. It's time for your three wishes."

Pablo shook his head hard, slapped himself and leaned forward.

"Are you sure all my wishes would happen, Altor? Anything?" He asked.

Altor nodded. "Yes. Any wishes. Ask away."

Pablo drew a sharp breath and stated his first wish.

"Revive…" He spoke and Cupid knew what he would say.

And Pablo said it:

"Revive all the innocent people I have ever killed."

Cupid's brows shot up.

All ten Gods were also taken aback.

They were sure that Pablo would ask for Sera's life right away. But he chose something else for his first wish.

But after the surprise of hearing Pablo's wish, came the realisation of peace and warmth.

Pablo had really become a changed man and everyone could only smile hearing Pablo's wish.

"I am so proud of you, Pablo." Cupid said.

Pablo looked at her and for the first time, he smiled at the angel. A kind smile.

Cupid felt tears welling up in her eyes and Pablo averted his eyes from her.

He stared at Altor and the Death God had the same smile that Pablo showed to Cupid.

The God raised his hand and with the same smile…

"Granted."

SNAP!

He snapped his fingers.

Pablo looked at the crystal ball floating in front of him and the crystal showed all the places of Seraphim.

Pablo stared at it with hope in his eyes and the next second, he saw people manifesting.

The place where Pablo had killed innocent people, in that same place, they came back to life.

The girl whose neck Pablo had snapped back in the Desper slums, the carriage driver whom Pablo killed just because he called him son. And most of all…

The newborn babies whom Pablo killed because the demon had held them hostage, they all came back to life.

Pablo found a smile on his face and the hole in his heart healed.

For the past year, he had nothing to do but look back on his life. He had never felt bad killing those who wanted to kill him. But he did feel a little sad for all the innocents he had killed just because he could. But most of all, when he had killed the newborns, one mother had looked Pablo in the eyes.

Pablo could never forget her eyes from that day.

But now, he has redeemed himself.

"Alright, Pablo. What is your second wish?" Altor asked.

Pablo stayed silent for a while and the scene in the crystal ball had changed to the dining hall of the King's castle again.

Pablo looked at Cupid and Cupid nodded with a smile. She had swollen her eyes with all that crying.

Forgetting that, now Pablo could do it. He could ask for the wish for which he had restored Seraphim in just one year. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He looked at Altor and with no fear and a trembling voice, he said it:

"Make Sera alive again."

Altor broke into a smile and raised his hand again.

Pablo's heart picked up the pace, as his eyes went straight at the floating dead Sera inside the crystal ball.

The next second, Altor did it again.

SNAP!

He snapped his fingers and along with that…

"Granted."