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Heaven's Gate.

Dusk had already faded, and the night was merely an outline of pale gray, slowly turning orange with the rise of the sun.

In Merlin's shocked and unprepared gaze, An Su's Guardian Angel's thin lips parted lightly,

"The first strike, to sever all evil."

The choir's enchanting hymn sounded once again, the Holy Light descended in abundance, the brilliant stardust fell, and the sacred and archaic murmur 'Shariputra, all dharmas are empty' echoed once more.

Even Merlin couldn't understand at first—who could have expected that the very first blow upon emerging would strike one's own people!

It was an utter reversal of the heavens!

This strike was too sudden, so much so that not just Merlin, even An Su didn't have time to react.

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The invisible, intangible, lawless, formless blade of nothingness fell in silence.

Merlin only felt a chill on his scalp, his smooth and flowing hair hanging by a thread, and a great shock filled his heart.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It was well-known that it was with this elegant and handsome hair that he had been hailed as 'the youngest Demigod' and had topped Farol's list of bishops most beloved by middle-aged and older women for ten years straight.

The bishops he worked with were either white-haired or shiny-scalped without a single hair, none could match up to His Excellency Merlin's lustrous black beauty.

Merlin instantly cut off the flow of Magic Power to An Su, sealing all his privileges at Heaven's Gate, and cast a silencing spell in an instant, blocking An Su's mouth.

Better safe than sorry with this little imp causing troubles.

An Su felt his temporary power and privileges rapidly draining away; he lost all connection with Heaven and could no longer sustain divine-level magic.

The light of judgment went from 'sacred' back to 'ordinary'.

[The rotational custodian of Heaven's Gate has revoked your temporary administrative rights]

[The rotational custodian of Heaven's Gate has muted you for thirty minutes]

"..." An Su was silenced.

As the God of Law, Merlin's response was swift. The light of judgment had not yet fully descended upon Merlin's head, merely grazing lightly, before slowly dissipating.

The Angel's ethereal azure eyes took one final glance at Merlin, the corners of her mouth curling up into a cunning and satisfied smile, clearly in good spirits.

She also noticed she was slowly fading away.

Warm sunlight shone down, rendering her skin translucent; her form became increasingly transparent and lighter, like the last snow under the early spring sun, slowly melting away.

In the final moments of her disappearing, she leaned down and tenderly kissed An Su's forehead.

The touch, like that of late snow, was icy and gentle, as if it had never existed.

"May we meet in Heaven. My lord." the Angel whispered softly.

They were so close, An Su could see the Angel's pure white eyelashes and azure pupils, and the breath she exhaled was soft and cool.

'What's your name again?'

An Su wanted to ask this, but he couldn't speak. He blinked, staring at the Angel, somewhat confused.

The morning sun shone down, the warm light passing through the black and white feathers and falling gently on the boy's cheeks, making it feel as though the sun had lightly kissed his forehead.

As the morning breeze blew, the feathers drifted apart, rustling in the air, white and black feathers slowly falling to the ground, covering the steps, leaving nothing in sight.

'This big moth shed pretty seriously'

The Angel had already departed, yet An Su still stood in the sunlight for a long time, thoughtfully touching his forehead.

Why did she call me her lord?

And where exactly is Heaven... or rather, does Heaven still exist?

The concept of [Heaven] was only briefly mentioned in the game's main storyline.

What the Church possessed wasn't the true [Heaven] but merely a Nether shard, just a projection of the past Heaven's destruction.

And even within the projection of Heaven, he had never truly stepped inside.

This place was still the Seventh Order world [Heaven's Gate]; the Nether World of Heaven lay behind the gate. The Church had possessed it for so long without being able to fully clear this world and open the gate to Nether Heaven.

As for the real Heaven, that was even more enigmatic.

An Su contemplated many profound issues.

After a while, he came to a solemn conclusion.

That Angel was a bit tricky.

If he could speak right now, he might be accusing his own Guardian Angel of indecency towards a minor.

"Guardian Angels are the messengers that materialize from one's inner consciousness," Merlin said, as if he saw through An Su's thoughts, he commented helplessly, "your Angel reflects your own character."

His Excellency the Archmage's mood was still quite good, having just escaped death, he felt relieved but also delighted at having gotten rid of that painful burden, and he explained a few things to An Su.

Am I too self-absorbed... An Su pondered, feeling that he wasn't self-absorbed, just rather honest.

So far, he hadn't seen anyone more attractive than himself.

After emerging from the vast ocean of Magic Power, the delayed sense of weariness surged back into his heart.

An Su's vision darkened; he hadn't slept for three days and nights already, and his soul had undergone such intense training, the pain and fatigue overwhelmed him like tides.

He staggered, nearly collapsing to the ground.

Seeing An Su's frail state brought a smile to Merlin's face.

Even though his mood was not bad, he had no kindness for An Su.

A Third Order saint struggling to control an Angel was to be expected.

His Excellency the Archmage wasn't that furious.