Chapter 54 Part 5) Information Part 2 (Patreon)

Lina and Ning both looked at Juna in surprise, and even more surprising, it was Ning who suddenly said: “No, don’t! Just hide. Have you are your people hide. Those things can not be killed!”

“We do not know that yet. Her holiness has also become very strong since her last evolution. This is why I am here and not her since if she appeared, this entire city would end up frozen solid. It does not have the wards we have to continue her power.” Juna was filled with pride. Her goddess was just so amazing she couldn’t help but tell people about it.

Juna’s eyes softened as she looked at Ning: “You remind me of Cinder. When her Holiness brought her back, she was just like you, worried about her newfound friends and, even to this day, is still very much worried about the people around her. Whether it is for their safety or the deep-down worry of being rejected. She is always worrying. I will tell you the same as I told her. You are no longer the person you were before. Look around you, and you will see that no one here is going to reject you or harm you.”

“Ning?” Linda was confused by Juna’s words. She did not know what Juna meant by them.

“That is something you two should talk about. I am only giving her a push so that you will hear her true story. But can that please wait until later? I really need to know as much as I can about the angels.” Juna wanted to give Ning a small push since she seemed to still be in a state of limbo. Cinder took a while to warm up to others, but once she did, everyone saw her as a cute girl who just needed some love, and the older women of the city all took to her, quickly showering her with the love she so needed.

“Right.” Linda nodded before taking a deep breath. Angels… It all started when the saintess of the Mage’s Tower had a premonition. This premonition was a blueprint to build a tower named the Tower of Babel.”

If Desaray were here and heard this she would have recognized this word almost instantly since it was used in many of the stories she had read.

“The Mage’s Tower had a lot of sway in the world and got the kingdoms in the surrounding area to send people to help build the tower. Millions of people came and began work. And ten years later, just as the last stone was being placed onto the top of the tower, dark clouds formed overhead, and a pillar of lightning that surrounded the entire area crashed down and killed everyone, destroying the tower in the process.

 “Now, normally, one would take this as a sign that they can not continue, but the Mage’s Tower did not give up. They had the leaders of the kingdom continue their work, even if it meant starting from scratch. The same process continued every ten years until finally, the last stone was placed, the the tower began to ring bells across the world. The dark skies that had formed overhead suddenly opened up, and these so-called angels flew down. They began hunting women and sucking out their souls. The tower itself was quickly taken over by these angels as if it had been intended to be a resting place for them from the very beginning.” Linda’s expression was starting to grow pale as she continued speaking.

“What happened to the Saintess?” Juna asked out of curiosity.

“She, too, ended up having her soul sucked out of her. The Mages Tower went into a frenzy and began working on a method to contain the angels before they spread across the world. In the end, we were locked in a barrier, unable to go out. The only difference was it seemed we all gained immortality in the process. I have no idea how long I have been alive for now. Nor do I know how long I will live for now that the barrier has disappeared. I only know that letting those things loose is only going to cause more hardships.

“They are evil beings who kill women and are unkillable. Trust me when I say my people have tried everything they can to take even one down. But there has been no progress all these years. Many have died trying. Even Ning tried and almost died. Her soul was harmed in the process.” Linda’s expression soured as she thought how how long Ning had left to live.

“Oh? Injured?” Juna’s eyes glowed as she scanned Ning up and down a few times before seeing the problem. “It is indeed not good but not something that can not be fixed.”

“You can heal, Ning!” Linda asked as she stood up, almost knocking her chair over in the process.

“It is healable, but it will take time. We have elder dwarves and elves who are able to combine their magic to do many things. And since we have many undead we have ways to heal wounds to the soul as well. If you and Ning are willing to come back with me I can have them heal you and return you back here. Although it will take about a month to heal her fully.”