Traveling through time, I'm making pancakes in Warhammer

Chapter 409 Eternal Punishment

The only possibility that the Lord of Pleasure was referring to was the spell that Peter had forced into his head.

"I can't remember anything," Howard answered truthfully. "My memory is very vague. Everything is covered by a thick fog. The thing is definitely in my mind, but I don't know how to read it."

Howard felt a little scared when he said this. Who knew if the Lord of Pleasure would tear him apart the next second and forcibly read his memories after learning about his specific situation?

Slaanesh saw Howard's fear and smiled to comfort him:

"Don't be afraid. Just let that thing stay in your mind. I'm very satisfied with the result."

Howard then breathed a sigh of relief without leaving any trace, but this naturally did not escape Slaanesh's notice, so He said again:

"You have nightmares, will I enter your nightmares?"

"At least not yet," Howard said.

"Very good, very good." Slaanesh nodded repeatedly: "One day you will understand the necessity of all this. Then you will look at all this as you look at snakes and insects, and you will not be troubled by it."

Howard: "I'm looking forward to this day."

"You have done well. I have decided to give you a reward." Slaanesh then asked, "What kind of person do you like?"

This turn of events was so strange that Howard was unable to comprehend it for a moment, so Slaanesh asked again:

"To be more blunt, what is your sexual fantasy?"

"Why are you asking that?" Howard asked back.

Because according to this development, could it be that this guy wants to reward himself with a sex slave?

Although it sounds dirty and vulgar to think like this, please, this is the camp of Slaanesh, and this is already a bland level of gameplay.

Although Howard remained calm on the surface, his heart was filled with turmoil. What should he do if Slaanesh really wanted to reward him like this? Should he refuse?! He should refuse, right?!

But Slaanesh's next move directly killed the horse in Howard's heart.

Slaanesh pulled out a pendant from his chest, at the end of which was a constantly changing red crystal ball.

It is similar to the gem that Freya once gave him, which contained the soul of a planet.

Through the transparent barrier of the gem in Slaanesh's hand, Howard saw that there was only one soul imprisoned in this gem.

Freya.

Inside the gem is a world filled with flames and venom. Freya suffers in this hellish world. She dances eternally in the flames, her skin and flesh constantly melting and healing, and the torture never ends.

"She made some mistakes, and therefore she can no longer watch over you." Slaanesh knew that Howard had spotted Freya, the imprisoned one. He gently swung the gem and said, "So, what kind do you prefer? I can choose one that meets your requirements to take over Freya's job. Don't worry, I will carefully select one this time, ensuring that it satisfies your tastes from the inside out. The restrictions on your relationship with Freya will be lifted, and perhaps the relationship between you and your new caretaker will become even closer."

But Howard didn't listen to Slaanesh's words at all. His eyes were always fixed on Freya who was being tortured by Slaanesh. After Slaanesh finished speaking, he belatedly asked:

"Freya...what mistake did she make?"

"She cost me two precious souls, and she had the power to undo it, but she allowed it to happen," Slaanesh said. "It was betrayal."

Howard immediately understood that the two souls that Slaanesh mentioned being released were Mei and the other... was the nun.

Gloria Hertala is a combat nun who converted voluntarily. Compared to those combat nuns who were tortured and abandoned their evil thoughts, those who converted voluntarily are obviously more precious and valuable.

But under the burning of Durandal's fire, the souls of those who voluntarily converted turned into nothingness.

Howard couldn't be sure whether the nun had the intention to die at the time, but what was certain was that Freya had the ability to save the nun.

And Howard was also certain that even if the nun's humanity was awakened a little when she faced Esrik and Durandal and she wanted to die, as long as Freya took action to completely wipe out these two existences, the nun would no longer have any guilt or mercy for humans in her heart in the years to come, and would completely become a pawn of Slaanesh.

That's why the Lord of Pleasure said that Freya caused her to lose two precious souls.

But Howard knew that whether she let May go or let the nun die completely, Freya was fulfilling his wish.

It was he who let Mei go, and it was he who caused the nun to die completely, but when the Lord of Pleasure investigates, he will only punish Freya.

Kindness comes at a price, and Freya once again paid the price for him.

"No," Howard said, "It's not Freya's fault. I asked her to let May go. I wanted the nun to rest in peace. It's not her fault."

Howard said these words without hesitation, and this time, he was determined to pay the price himself.

He paused and then said to the Lord of Pleasure, "So, if you want to punish me, please punish me."

After Howard finished speaking, the atmosphere fell into silence.

The girl transformed by the Lord of Pleasure tilted her head and looked at Howard. After a long moment, she actually laughed:

"No, no, you are too arrogant on this point. It's not your fault. You can't decide anything."

"I begged her for mercy, even threatening my own life, to let Mei go. She did all this for me." Howard pleaded with the Lord of Pleasure again: "Lord of Pleasure, please forgive her and hold me accountable for my sins."

"That's why I punished her," Slaanesh patiently explained to Howard. "You can't see all this clearly. It's not your fault, and that's why I asked her to look after you. But she knew all this, yet she still let it happen."

"I know you care about those two people very much. They should be with you right now, but because of her, you have to endure the pain of eternal separation. You should hate her just as much."

Howard understood what Slaanesh meant. If he used a company as an analogy, Freya had higher authority than him and possessed more information than him.

When she unknowingly proposed an absurd plan that could harm the company, as the party with higher authority, Freya had the power and responsibility to stop it, but she let it develop.

If the big boss investigates the matter, he usually won't make things difficult for the employee, but will hold Freya responsible for poor supervision.

Perhaps just as Slaanesh said, one day in the future, when he understood everything and looked back on this matter, he would hate Freya.

But at least not now.

At least now, he felt that he owed Freya something.

So he continued to plead with Slaanesh:

"Lord of Pleasure, I don't ask for any reward. I only ask you to forgive Freya. I...I need her."

In response to Howard's plea, Slaanesh asked the most crucial question:

"You love her?"