Volume 4, Chapter 80 – After I Die

“I started thinking this way because I heard Father suggest you gather the Seven Original Sins, so, so I wanted to help you, Big Sis… and also…”

“And also?”

“And also I found out… it was my Power of Pride that took Mother’s life…”

When she got to this point, Lucifa’s voice turned choked.

“Mother died because of me… because of my Power of Pride… so, so I thought, since you want the Power of Pride and need the Power of Pride, I’ll just give it to you, Big Sis…”

“Because for me this power… apart from bringing harm to the people around me, it’s completely not worth keeping…”

“…”

Silence.

After hearing Lucifa’s reason, Tianyin fell into silence.

So she really heard it, huh? This whole thing…

Back when Lucifa had suddenly barged into the room, Tianyin had already had a feeling that Lucifa had heard their entire conversation.

Later, judging from how Lucifa had acted in front of Heavenly Father, Tianyin had denied her own guess.

But… up until now, Tianyin finally realized.

So she knew.

Lucifa had actually already learned that she was the culprit behind her own mother’s death, and she also knew the bizarre ability of her Power of Pride.

So because she knew all this, Lucifa had come up with the idea of handing over the Power of Pride to Tianyin.

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Honestly…

What a dummy…

Looking at the clearly heartbroken Lucifa before her, Tianyin’s expression softened.

Then she stepped over to Lucifa and gently patted her head.

“It’s alright, Lucifa. Don’t blame yourself and don’t be sad, all of that is already in the past. The Power of Pride hasn’t hurt anyone now, right?”

“But…”

Even with Tianyin comforting her, Lucifa’s eyes still brimmed with tears.

“Mother passed away because of me. It was because of me… because I have the Power of Pride that she left… Someone like me doesn’t need the Power of Pride at all…”

“I know. You already told me about this, Lucifa…”

Looking at the guilt all over Lucifa’s face, Tianyin did not know how to comfort her.

Maybe she should not have asked Lucifa her reason just now, but if she had not asked, how would she have known that Lucifa already knew everything.

There were some things that were contradictory, and to Tianyin, no matter how contradictory they were, when Lucifa was sad and hurting, she should stay by her side.

After all, sorrow needed to be vented. If you kept pressing that sadness down in your heart, you would eventually break.

So Tianyin quietly stayed with Lucifa and shared her grief.

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Time passed to the next day.

After comforting the grieving Lucifa, Tianyin had also done as she asked and held Lucifa in her arms to sleep for the night.

After she got up and finished breakfast, the Fallen Angel Mihiel told Tianyin that the angels of the Sanctuary would be arriving today.

Not only that, the Fallen Angel sent from the Sanctuary this time was the older brother Mihiel had mentioned before, the current Archangel of the Sanctuary, Michael.

“Come to think of it, I only just noticed Michael is Mihiel’s big brother…”

Hearing the news, Tianyin could not help grumbling a bit.

After learning that the angels of the Sanctuary would be descending to Eden City, Xingyu Muxi led a whole group to start preparing to receive them, but before any of that could even begin, she was told that the angels from the Sanctuary were coming in secret this time and did not need a grand welcome.

So in the end, that whole matter just fizzled out.

By the time afternoon came, the angels of the Sanctuary had arrived outside Eden City. Since they were coming to Eden in secret, they were all dressed as travelers when they entered the city.

Then Mihiel, who had been waiting for them, recognized Michael at a glance at the head of the group and led him to the City Lord’s residence in Eden.

“Heavenly Father!”

When they reached Heavenly Father’s room in the City Lord’s residence and saw how aged he had become, Michael and all the angels with him cried out in shock.

They were shocked by their leader’s current condition and deeply grieved by how close to death Heavenly Father now was.

“You have come?”

Compared to Michael and the other angels losing their composure, Heavenly Father was much calmer.

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“Heavenly Father, we are here. We will use the holy water from the Angel Rebirth Pool to heal you right now!”

Looking at the frail and ancient Heavenly Father, Michael hurriedly took out a crystal bottle filled with a liquid that shimmered in seven colors.

But when he saw the crystal bottle in Michael’s hand, Heavenly Father just gently shook his head.

“It’s useless, Michael. Holy water can heal the body, but it cannot heal my condition. As I am now, I am already a dying man.”

“No… that is impossible, Heavenly Father, you cannot just die like this. The Sanctuary can exist without Michael, but it cannot exist without you!”

As an Archangel, Michael was revered by the world.

Yet even someone as revered as Michael had someone he revered in his own heart.

That person was Heavenly Father.

Even though he knew Heavenly Father would not lie to him, Michael still refused to accept that Heavenly Father could not be saved.

“All humans must die, and even for us long-lived angels, there will come a day when we die too.”

Looking at the grief on Michael’s face, Heavenly Father stated this fact in an utterly calm voice.

“In this world, everything has a time when it reaches its end… and for me as I am now, I have merely come to the end of my life.”

“Michael, are you afraid of death?”

Michael answered Heavenly Father’s sudden question without even thinking.

“I am not afraid.”

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“Since you are not afraid of death, then why are you so rattled by my imminent death?”

Heavenly Father smiled in satisfaction, his voice growing extremely weak.

“After I die, the Sanctuary will no longer appoint a single leader. You twelve Archangels will rule the Sanctuary together.”

“Heavenly Father… I understand…”

Although he was filled with unwillingness, in the end, remembering Heavenly Father’s words, Michael silently accepted the charge Heavenly Father had given him.

“There is one more thing.”

Heavenly Father spoke slowly.

“After I die, restore Lucifa’s status as an angel, but do not force her to inherit my position.”

“After I die, do not announce my death to the outside world. You must do your best to hide the fact that I am gone from the other factions.”

Looking at Michael, who was already sobbing and streaming with tears right in front of him,

Heavenly Father let out a quiet sigh.

And at last, before all the angels, he slowly closed his eyes.

“One last thing. After I die, please bury me beside my wife who passed away long ago…”