14 Greed And Wrath
The explosion had taken the attention of everyone in the black room. They were dumbstruck on what had happened they couldn't believe their eyes. It wasn't only the priest who had seen the entire thing. The other's saw it as well. One of their comrades was gone.
In the cubes of those who had been punished for lustful sins, the heat started to decrease gradually. All of them were standing now, gazes directed to where the explosion happened.
'If I hadn't endured until now, the same thing might had happened to me' they all thought.
With the heat gone, they slowly laid down on the ground. The glass had changed into a cooler temperature and it gave a cooling touch to the skin. The cold might had given them a temporary relief but soon enough the pain of the popped blisters started being touched gave them agony. It was painful. But they couldn't do anything about it but endure more.
They were all really tired now but they couldn't sleep. All of them were actually thinking of the same thing, reflecting on why they were suffering now. They were all in a daze.
'Is this really just the punishment room and not hell?'
'Did I really bring this to myself?'
'Would repentance really save me here?'
'Would I die here?'
They asked themselves with these questions. However before they could even reflect on their answer the automated voice sounded again.
"Level Five - Greed" "Level Six - Wrath"
This gave chills to everyone in the room. Usually it would only be one but now it's two already. More than anything, all of them were guilty of these two sins. Back when they were still working in the orphanage in one way or another they had greedily taken a lot of donations that were given to the orphanage for themselves. Most of them had worked together to keep others mouth shut through violence in order for them to continue doing this. They had made the orphanage a money making business for their own selfish reasons. There were also some of them who had been beating the children out of anger. It is now judgment time for them and they are all guilty.
"A man who knows no greed, knows no wrath, and knows no hate, shall be saved but he who acts contradictory shall not." the automated voice continued.
In just seconds it started to rain ice in the cubes. 'clang' 'clang' 'clang' the sound of ice falling to the glass cube sounded. Sister Min sat down covering her head when just then an ice fell in front of her. She looked at it and saw that a gold coin was actually inside the ice falling. It continued to fall and soon the ground was full of gold coins covered in ice. The others saw this as well but they knew better now. After what happened with the food they had put in their mind that this is a punishment and nothing good will happen here. Even if they wanted to keep the gold coins for themselves they couldn't act rashly again. One of the priest couldn't stop himself so he took a handful of the gold coins and put it in his pocket. Because of this the falling of the ice suddenly hastened in all of the cubes. Realizing it was his fault he brought out the gold coins out and covered his head as well. However it was still to late now. Soon the cube were half filled with the gold coins in ice. They were all standing now covering their heads to avoid the sharp ice while enduring the cold they are feeling on their legs. It had only stopped when it had reached their waist already. They looked at their hands and they saw bruises as well as new cuts. Their clothes were already torn from the knives before and the sharp ice now added more rips. Just when they thought it was over, the ice started to melt along with the gold coins. Instead of gold liquid they melted into a red colored thick liquid reminiscent to blood. It wasn't only the color but the it smelled blood as well. They started to panic when they saw the blood rising to fill the cube as it started to move up to their chests and their necks. Their bodies started to flow up as well. But the blood continued to fill the cube and it didn't seem to have any intention to stop until the cube is full. The people panicked more and were becoming more suffocated as the space they could breath in's slowly decreasing. Some were praying and some were asking a lot of questions in their mind already
'Please save me and I promise to change.'
'If I don't die now I promise to serve you well for the rest of my life.'
'Am I really going to die now?'
'This is finally it.'
These were just few of the things they were thinking as the thick blood moves up.
The cube was already nearing its full. Some of them were still trying their hardest to grasp more air. But the others were already drowning in the blood. One by one they started to drown. The cubes were full.
It had been an hour already since the cubes had been filled. One at a time the cubes started to explode simultaneously like someone had set up a fireworks display. In just a few minutes the cubes were gone and the punishment room turned dark. There was nothing. There was only darkness.
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Meanwhile in the black room where Sister Leia was sitting.
"It's done." Sister Leia sighed.
