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822. A Bird Who Listens, A Bird Who Judges, and A Bird Who Punishes

“I did nothing wrong, Uriel. The past left me in ruins. I reached a breaking point where I thought it would be better if I did nothing at all. How easily it would have been for me to forget it all and sleep forever… But my cycles will not end without action! It was through my tribulations tha...

821. Declaration of Innocence

“Finally, they’ll become pure! Like us! Like how you created us to be virtues! How we represent the antithesis of them!” Uriel laughed.

“Evidently, that didn’t turn out to be the case.”

“No. It didn’t. But when everything becomes bound by my blood and hatred, then I wi...

820. The Definition of Qliphoth

Michaela remembered Qliphoth as being nothing more than the darkness that defended the Yetzirah deep beneath Paradisio. It was the purest emanation of darkness, and she believed it to simply be that – a presence or entity that was purely the antithesis of the Light.

But she did not realiz...

819. Blood of the Indignant Angel

“I never despised you for it! I came to understand why I was shaped into the way I am! But I could never have imagined that I would be the only one to carry on both of our dreams!”

Uriel easily tanked Michaela’s wings. Those same wings were once responsible for the annihilation of civ...

818. Divine Works And Blood Arts

Flashes of red and pale energy terraformed the heights of Mount Saris. Every clash between the flaming great sword wielded by Uriel and the False Price of Paradise by Michaela resulted in a pulse of energy that flattened the world around them.

Flaming arcs and slashes of light flung from th...

817. The Light of A Binary Star

“Absolution.” Galia’s voice suddenly cut in.

The woman, who was supposed to return as a Corrupted, stood in place with one of her arms covered in a pale material. It was clearly flesh, but it had scales like that of a serpent. They were thicker than plate armor, but she could still mo...

816. 14 Years Ago - False Guilt

Jury recalled meeting with an Angel with three tails. The innocent smile and childish glee of finding a person who looked just like her quickly turned into despair.

Fresh, excruciating pain filled her body.

But Jury could not scream, nor could her memories reveal anything save for the...

815. 14 Years Ago - Innocence

Jury remembered seeing light before she knew what darkness was. She remembered her tiny hands reaching towards the skies as she laid on a bed of snow, curled up with her fluffy tail.

There were no stars in the sky. Pink whisps of clouds sailed above. She fondly remembered the warmth of the ...

814. Because It Has Been Delivered

Galia froze beneath the eye of the storm like a martyr awaiting death. She was enraptured by the artificial eye of the Castigation Bird which hovered in the skies. Jury glanced above and saw what captivated Galia.

An enormous blood moon formed in the center of the spiraling Castigation Bird...

813. Justice's Realm of Light and Darkness

1835.

It was the tail end of the age of scientific revolution. This was what Galia called her era. But what she never mentioned was what ran in parallel with it.

The approaching end of the Industrial Revolution.

Galia came from a world where its own dominant species murdered eac...

812. A New Power To You, Me

At some point it became a matter of trusting her instincts. Her presence boosted the morale of their armies. It was one thing to fight for a Beholder, but it was an entirely another to fight alongside them.

“Another one! The eyes are exposed Galia! Destroy as many as you can!” ...

811. Wave of Sins

Jury seemed lost not too long ago, but now she was taking the initiative.

“Yes. We should. But do not forget that my 2nd Branch specializes in all-out-war. Look no further than the west. My 1st Branch will also be joining us shortly. The victor depends on who can adapt the fastest.” Gal...

810. Whittling Down The Castigation Bird

Locating the Phylactery of the Memento Mori’s Heart of the City became the 2nd Branch’s and Time Reverberation’s highest priority. Small but capable squadrons of Moons, Justicers and veteran Peace Flock were sent directly into the city to scour every inch for the hidden memento.

In th...

809. An Obscured Truth

The Archetype of Ego demonstrated her telekinetic powers in full. The countless islands began to spiral around the mainland, crashing into one another and plunging unfortunate Librarians into the abyss beneath.

“I latched onto that one place with the entirety of my being. Entities like me...

808. Librarians on the Floor of Ego

The last 1,201 Impuritas appeared in a fragmented dreamscape. Floating islands populated by shattered ruins of various eras ranging from several thousand years before the Advent of Civilization to potential future worlds.

And number of biomes were isolated on various islands like miniature ...

807. Thread Neutralized

Magus then announced:

“The egg is the world, as I’ve heard. There are two ways to interpret it. The first is that the world itself is what creates the kind of person inside. In this instance, you’re bound to this scenery. Some may not wish to hatch. Others will struggle to let go. But...

806. Tides of the Moon

There was nothing for the Impuritas to exploit. The Nexus’ defenses were overwhelming, to the point where it would not be a surprise if they carried back trauma from the ordeal. The less incentivized they were the better.

But everyone knew they’d be back with an even larger force.

805. The Honored Enoch

Enoch smeared her bloodied palms across the air. Crimson spears appeared from balls of coagulated blood. They hung overhead, transforming the hallway into what looked like the mouth of a hideous leech.

“Welcome to the Nexus. I’m honestly at a loss for words. Didn’t you learn what happ...

804. Descartes and Enoch

Indeed. Beholder Descartes stood before them at the gates of the Floor of Wrath. Accompanying her was the Star Child and an aloof Enoch who waved her tie at the Star Child, not even sparing the Impuritas a thought.

“You make it sound like I’m resentful of the Nexus, when it couldn’t b...

803. The Halls of the Nexus

The one-sided massacre didn’t end in the Middle Sanctums.

3,500 Impuritas were spread across the Floors of the Upper Sanctums. This number did not include the Librarians who entered the Eternal Library through an unidentified route.

Warning appeared in the prompts for all Blessed wi...

802. Puff Puff Delight

Sloshing in their remains were the satisfied and bloated Puff Puffs, who rolled back to the girl’s side with glimmers in their eyes.

Blood trickled onto her as she reached down to pick one up. The blood-soaked Puff Puff nuzzled with her, smearing bloodstains onto her innocent face.

...

801. Invasion of the Middle Sanctum

1,500 of the 5,000 Impuritas who were forcefully relocated appeared in a world dominated by stacked landmasses. Kilometers of land were attached to an enormous pale pillar like the branches of a tree. Grass, flowers, trees and most importantly – purple and green clusters of crystals were cultiv...

800. (Cer)Berus, the Three Heads of Security

The wave of Impuritas emerged from the other side of the tunnel like a tidal wave. Nothing could possibly stop them in their tracks. This was what they adamantly believed in. The few Stars of the Nexus stationed here according to their intel would only cause more damage, and the Moons of the Nexu...

799. Impurities of the Nexus

Iscario – the Brightest Star – was a man for forfeited his rights as a Blessed to bestow his blessings to the unchosen. No lie had ever left his tongue and were it not for him, then the Impuritas would still be fighting amongst themselves rather than facing the real enemy.

A band of uns...

798. Uninvited Guests

Uninvited guests were an uncommon occurrence, though they almost exclusively appeared within the Eternal Library.

It was difficult for a Blessed to ferry a non-Blessed into the Nexus without the explicit permission of the Nexus. This process was administered by Justica Arms as the only poin...

797. Countdown

//////// < ALERT > ////////

< Minor Resonance Detected >

< You are resonating with the Genesis Stone >

...

796. Second Sun

Frost entered a one-meter radius from him, nullifying the attack. The magical circles formed exactly a meter out from the barrels, so getting close was the perfect move.

Moreover, this was not colluded with her precognition.

This was her raw combat instinct kicking in, thanks to the c...

795. With A Heavy Heart

< It remembers how cold her hands must have felt >

< “You slapped my hands away. I’m sorry. What can I do so you can forgive me?” >

< He...