The guardian of R'lyeh was not only among the most powerful people in R'lyeh but he was also a leader. It was known all over R'lyeh that the guardian broke the third sigil which was the sigil of transcendence.
However, even if the guardian was the most feared person after he broke the third sigil, this didn't mean that he was the most powerful person in their whole world.
Ironically, the most powerful sigil to be ever be broken by a human was not found in R'lyeh but instead, it was found in another city.
Anyway, not much was known about the guardian since he was once an infamous criminal, nowadays, he chose to become a low profile person. However, the most known thing about the guardian was that he was a charismatic guy who didn't engage in corruption.
On the other hand, saint Qin Fu was the one who ensured that the criminals like Shi Chang had faced a successful transition from R'lyeh city to the purgatory.
Likewise, not much was known about saint Qin Fu but it couldn't be hidden that Qin Fu was also one of the criminals at one time. It could be seen that the people loved saint Qin Fu because of his magnanimity and gentleness.
The curtains of the sanctuary were moved aside and from there, two people came out. They seemed to be talking to each other about something and they had a somber expression on their faces but when they came to the limelight. They stopped and the hall became totally quite. To everyone here, this was a special day and they didn't want to miss any word that came from the guardian and most importantly, the words of saint Qin Fu.
Both saint Qin Fu and the guardian were wearing white cloaks but what differentiated the two from each other was that the guardian didn't cover his head with the hood unlike saint Qin Fu. There were other differences like the way they walked, the way they behaved but the striking difference between them was that saint Qin Fu was tall while the guardian was short.
When they reached at the sanctuary, saint Qin Fu nodded at the guardian and went on the left side of the sanctuary where there was a special seat for him. He looked at the many criminals carefully before sitting on his seat.
On the other hand, the guardian finally nodded his head when he saw that the attention was now on him.
"This is R'lyeh!" The guardian spread out his arms and shouted with a smile.
"Hurray! Whoah!" All the criminals who had congregated in the hall shouted in jubilation.
After all, even if these criminals were about to be castigated, they were all loyal to where they came from and they were all here to fight for their city which was R'lyeh.
In this world, there were many cities just like R'lyeh which made R'lyeh not to stand out that much. But it should be noted that R'lyeh alone was a colossal megalopolis. The landmass of R'lyeh was equal to that of the entire planet Earth and the population of R'lyeh stood at ten billion people. With such a huge population, the number of criminals seated here was merely a drop in the ocean.
One should know that since the beginning of time, this world where Shi Chang lived in was a land of law and order, with only less people who committed crime. People loved each other, but because of selfish decisions by the leadership of most of the cities in this world, crime started to penetrate into this world and the people started to accept it as if it was normal. Governments didn't have a choice but to legalize a few crimes.
It was a world where pedophiles roamed freely. Gays, lesbians, swindlers, murderers, transgender persons, the corrupt, thieves and many more crimes were all legalized because the people loved to commit crime and they demanded their rights, so that they could continue to misbehave peacefully.
It was a chaotic world where an old man could marry his own dog or marry a ten year old girl and no one would say a word about it because it was legalized.
The chaos and madness continued to run rampant until the sigils appeared in this world.
The fear penetrated people's heart when they woke up and found a red symbol etched on their backs and what followed was the castigation.
Back then, the sigils forced the people to stop engaging in crimes. After all, when one was marked by the sigils, the community would avoid that person because to them, the criminals were already dead.
But all that changed when the first person to break the Sigil of death( the first sigil) returned from the purgatory. This person was strong and 'changed' which made the people to change their minds about the intension of the sigils.
"You are the future of R'lyeh city. R'lyeh will continue to stand after you break the sigil of death because from then on, you will be warriors. You will be what R'lyeh need to protect itself from potential invaders and rogue criminals. When you go to the purgatory, I want you to think about R'lyeh and be courageous and face your castigation with bravery. I can assure you that you will win this fight. No one should think of this as a death sentence but take this as an opportunity to grow stronger and be the corner stone of R'lyeh."
"Yeah! Hail the guardian!" The criminals cheered.
"I can't tell you anything about what you will expect from the purgatory because what I faced is not what you guys are going to face but I can only wish that luck finds you." The guardian continued. After all, the purgatory changed every time. And what the last group of criminals faced was not what the next group would face. Specialist around the world had come to study how the purgatory worked but no one was successful. The castigation of the purgatory could not be predicted. The purgatory worked in another dimension that no one had control over it.
"Everyone! After breaking the sigil of death, no one should smile after coming back, you all know that breaking the sigil of death is just the beginning. When you commit crime again, you will be forced to break the next sigil and the next until you stop to sin. As you are all aware, I have already broken three sigils, that is; the sigil of death( the first sigil), the sigil of awakening( the second sigil) and the sigil of transcendence ( the third sigil). Of course, I am not proud or happy because when you break a sigil, then breaking the next one will be even more harder and difficult than the previous one. We are incredibly lucky as R'lyeh to have a person who has broken four sigils." The guardian peeked at saint Qin Fu which made the hall to erupt in cheers. Qin Fu was not only a saint but also a person that everyone looked up to. He was a person that gave the criminals hope because if Qin Fu could break four sigils, what was there to be afraid of for one to break the first sigil?
One should know that criminals had a number of overlapping sigils etched on their backs and when a criminal broke the first sigil, the evolution would wash away the sigil and its effects but when this criminal committed crime in this world again, the next sigil would surface on their backs which would prompt them to go back to the purgatory to break this new sigil.
"Well. I know most of you are tense for what is about to come but chill because I am sure that you won't have to face the entire world just to break the first sigil. Haha!" The guardian joked which made the criminals to chuckle and laugh softly.
"Finally... I will let one of you to talk and then I will invite saint Qin Fu. Zhen Hai, please say something to your colleagues." The guardian waved his hand at one of the criminals.
Among the seated criminals, a handsome youth with curly black hair and a wide chest stood up and most of the criminals cheered when they saw the smiling Zhen Hai stand up.
One should know that Zhen Hai was heavily famous in not only in R'lyeh city but in the entire world because of his crime. He was not only a criminal but he was also the son of the guardian of R'lyeh.
[Damn! I can't imagine there are people here who are cheering for that chicken shit. The guy raped a five year old girl and killed her!]
[No! His gang and him raped this young girl. It is said that Zhen Hai's actions were intensional because he wants to succeed his father as the next guardian of R'lyeh.]
[But he didn't have to rape a young girl and kill her no less, just because he wanted to be the next guardian. He could have just stolen something or he could have at least committed adultery with someone's woman, right?]
[You are still dumb buddy! Just like his father, Zhen Hai wants the entire world to know him and his ruthlessness so that they would tremble in fear when they hear of him in the future. I heard him say that raping that girl and killing her was just the beginning. After he breaks the sigil of death, he will come back and do something that will shake the entire world.]
"This is R'lyeh city!" Zhen Hai said out loud with pride oozing out of his face. With his arms spread out, he turned around and scanned his fellow criminals and grinned. It should be noted that Zhen Hai was confident because he had prepared himself well to ensure that he broke the sigil of death successfully. In addition to his gang of rapists, he had managed to recruit more members into his group which made his group to be the largest in the hall as it had more than two hundred thousand members.
After receiving cheers and a few boos, Zhen Hai sat down and the guardian finally invited saint Qin Fu.