Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 1979 A Family Once More

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”Hel?!” Loki cried in happiness. ”Youʼre awake! Fenrir! Jormungandr! Your sisterʼs awake!” Loki seemed overly excited, calling her two other sons to come here.

And they did, rushing into the hall into their humanoid forms, much smaller and easier to enter buildings with them. Hel was taken aback by the ruckus, falling into the floor as all her family rushed in.

”HEL!” Fenrir cried, hugging her.

”Are you alright?! Does something hurts?! Is your soul fine?!” Jormungandr asked worriedly.

”A-Ah… Why are you here? Whatʼs going on?! Y-You traitors, are you pretending to care about me now?!” Hel angrily said. ”G-Get off me! Ugh!”

She tried to push them away, but her siblings wouldnʼt let her, they hugged her and caressed her long white hair, trying to give her the warmth her body lacked.

”We were so worried…” Fenrir started crying.

”Hel…” Jormungandr was also crying like a baby.

”Y-You…!” Hel muttered, gritting her teeth.

However, their warmth, hugs, and their tears were working. Hel felt weaker, as if she couldnʼt fight against their brotherly love. She gave up, letting them hug her, after she sighed.

”You were being controlled, are you really going to keep calling us traitors?” Sighed Fenrir.

”The Necrotic Death Lord himself said you were nothing but a vessel.” Jormungandr said.

”…I know.” Hel sighed. ”I know all of that! Iʼve known the truth for much longer than you actually think! And yet… I just decided to let him have me, I decided to let him possess me. I just wanted… to be strong. I didnʼt care what methods would have been. But I guess… I just lost, and even he lost.”

”…” Loki remained in silence while looking at Hel from a distance, she couldnʼt dare to get closer to her, knowing most of Helʼs problems were her fault.

”So you knew…” Fenrir sighed. ”Everything could had ended terribly, yet there was a different ending, youʼre alive, we are all fine. Hel…!”

”We should just get along, please.” Jormungandr sighed. ”Thereʼs… no point in fighting anymore. We just want the best for you, you know?”

”I-I… I know…” Hel suddenly started crying, surprising her siblings and her mother. ”I just… Donʼt know what to do anymore… Sniff… I donʼt know how to even apologize…”

”H-Hel…” Fenrir cried.

”You donʼt have to cry like that, come on.” Jormungandr sighed.

Despite having done so many terrible things as the Goddess of Death, a wicked and mad woman, to her siblings, Hel was still the little sister they loved and always wanted to protect.

Seeing her cry like this, without even knowing what to say or do broke their hearts. They knew that she deserved some punishment for her wrongdoings but couldnʼt bring themselves to punish her.

Perhaps just seeing her sincerely crying in regret was enough for the two of them… In fact, for Loki too.

”To be honest, you can keep treating me like shit if you want! I-I donʼt mind as long as it makes you happy, sis!” Fenrir said, trying to cheer her up.

”Hey, are you some sort of masochist?” Wondered Jormungandr while raising an eyebrow.

”Pfff…” Hel suddenly laughed. ”W-What are you even talking about? What kind of person would ever want to be treated like shit… You dummy.”

”A-Ahahaha, I just… Donʼt want to see you cry, little sister.” Fenrir sighed, giving Hel a kiss in her forehead. ”We love you…”

”And no matter what, weʼll stay together as family, right? Just like you once said.” Jormungandr nodded, hugging her.

”E-Even after all the stuff I did… I canʼt believe you two. I would be so mad in your place…” Hel sighed. ”I feel like… I donʼt deserve you…”

”Maybe, yeah, you donʼt deserve brothers like us at all!” Fenrir laughed.

”But it is our decision to forgive you, weʼll always do, thatʼs what siblings are for. No matter what, we are still siblings.” Jormungandr smiled.

”Thank you… I-I am still trying to sort things out myself, Iʼve lost… pretty much everything, even my powers feel much weaker than before. I think I am not even a Supreme Goddess anymore.” Hel looked at her own pale hands, trembling. ”Whatever punishment Iʼll receive, Iʼll have to take it, even if itʼs death…”

”Well, that youʼre still alive means Kireina doesnʼt really want you dead.” Said Fenrir. ”She said that you should find what you want to do once you wake up.”

”As long as you donʼt try to harm anybody, sheʼll let you be.” Jormungandr said. ”So please, letʼs just try to get along, okay? I know you have grudges but… everyone has grudges too, against you. And they choose to forgive you to an extent because you were being controlled by that monster, you werenʼt being yourself.”

”…” Hel sighed, falling silent. ”Even then, there was still a part of me there, as that monster controlled me…”

”If you really feel guilty for what you did, Hel… Then you should try to amend for your sins.” Loki spoke for the first time after getting excited over her being awake.

”Oh, I bet youʼre an expert on that, seeing how youʼve been so regretful for a while.” Hel said, furrowing her eyebrows and glaring at her mother with tremendous hate. ”Donʼt think that Iʼve forgiven you…”

”I-I know…” Loki sighed. ”S-Sorry, I shouldnʼt had said anything. Iʼll be leaving now, so you can be alone. Sorry again…”

Loki felt taken aback by Helʼs hateful glare, her guilt consuming her. She felt like wanting to disappear, quickly trying to run away.

”Stay.” Said Hel.

”Huh?” Loki glanced back at her daughter.

”How do you expect to amend for what youʼve done if you run away like you always did?” Hel said angrily. ”Youʼre staying here, where I can see you.”

”H-Hel…” Her mother suddenly felt like crying but resisted her tears. ”Yes… Iʼll… stay here with you. As much as you want now.”

”Hahaha, youʼre what Kireina called a Tsundere I think!” Fenrir laughed.

”Donʼt worry mother, sheʼs actually happy youʼve changed.” Jormungandr smiled.

”S-Shut up you two!” Hel felt embarrassed, growing red like a tomato.

”Fufu, my daughter is really the cutest.” Loki giggled. ”I canʼt believe I was so stupid to leave behind such a treasure…” She thought.

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