It seems that the contact between "Salinger’s Blood Banner" and me has not been interrupted... Angel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then tried to grab another "0" level Sealed Artifact, hidden in Dream City Partis Underground Memorial Hall's "Sword of Glory", but found that Mirror World completely disappeared from his perception.
You must know that "Mirror World" in Forsaken Land of the Gods is not connected to the outside world where North Continent lives in the south. Angel can summon the mirror projection of Sealed Artifact from here entirely through "City of Calamity", the control of Sefirah over Mirror World, which is equivalent to building a bridge between Forsaken Land of the Gods and the outside world.
This connection was not interrupted even in the place deep in Chernobyl that was affected by the Chaos Sea, but there was a problem in the place where "Dark Angel" was sleeping inside Giant King’s Court.
I am afraid that the reason "0-01" can be summoned is because it essentially belongs to Uniqueness of "Red Priest" Pathway. It seems that there is also a gap between Grade 0 Sealed Artifact... Angel muttered and turned to look at the City of Silver team who was also watching the surrounding dark area warily.
"Chief" Colin holds two swords in both hands, his eyes are calm and steady, giving people a sense of security; Lovia's full-body armor made of black material appears again, making her more like a knight than "Silver Knight" next to her; Derrick's expression is slightly flustered, obviously not used to the gap from the bright outside world to the dark Entrance Hall.
After silently dividing the combat power of the three people into different levels, Angel looked back at the huge front door where the five people entered, but was surprised to find that the doorway, which was exuding a little bit of Star light and completely cut off from the outside sunlight, had been swallowed up by darkness, and no outline could be seen.
Klein on the side also saw this scene and couldn't help laughing:
"It seems the owner here doesn't want us to leave."
He originally wanted to leave the inside of the building where Historical Projection could not be summoned, summon the messenger Reinette or other projections of Angel again, fill up his three "summoning" positions, and then return here, but he did not expect that there would be no way out now.
"It seems we can only move forward."
Colin Iliad nodded slightly, and Derrick beside him also calmed down, raised the hand that was not holding the hammer, and let a circle of golden Yellow Light light bloom from the palm, lighting up the darkness around the five people like Little Sun.
Stone pillars that were so tall that the tops could not be seen appeared around them, and the door covered by the shadow behind them was revealed. The deeper darkness in front could not even be penetrated by this light.
Without communicating, several people knew which way they should go. Angel took the lead and walked forward again. "Silver Knight" Colin followed her, ready to take over the defense at any time. The remaining people followed... wait?
Angel had just felt at ease because of Colin's tacit cooperation when she discovered that the figure in the corner of her eye that was taller than her and seemed to be quite secure disappeared!
And neither her Spirituality nor her other senses found any abnormalities.
She turned back suddenly and looked at the other three people, and found that the smile on Klein's mouth was even wider, and Derrick was looking at an open space with a look of astonishment - where originally stood the believers of "True Creator", "Black Knight" and Lovia.
In just such an instant, two people from the five-person team disappeared silently.
"What did you see?"
Angel asked while making a divination pointing to himself instead of the missing person, so as not to be contaminated by what happened to the other party, but undoubtedly found nothing.
She looked at Klein again, and found that the other person's expression and movements stiffened for a moment, and then shook her head, indicating that she had not found any problems.
Could it be related to the out-of-control divine power of Forsaken Land of the Gods that disappears in the dark? But Derrick has illuminated the surroundings... or it is some kind of "Teleportation" or Mirror Magic, but I will definitely feel the latter...
Angel's thoughts were spinning, and he was about to speak when he suddenly discovered that the shadow reflected by the sunlight in his hand at Derrick's feet came to life and expanded, wrapping the name "Unshadowed" from bottom to top like a curtain, swallowing it together with the sunlight from him, and blending into the surroundings.
This caused Angel's vision to fall into darkness that even the "Assassin's" ability could not see through. She immediately drew out several high-temperature cyan and purple flames, making the surroundings bright again.
There was no one in front of her. Even Klein disappeared in the darkness of that moment, leaving only the "Silver Knight" Marionette who was controlled by him and stayed in place at this time.
This weird feeling was like five people who had made an appointment to go on an adventure and were alone when they entered the forest. It made Angel's hair stand on end, and he stretched out his hand to pull "0-01" out of Mirror World.
But she saw from the surface of Silver Knight's shiny armor that her own reflection was also wrapped in a layer of black shadow. She didn't even have time to enter "Mirror World" to escape, and just like the "Sun" Derrick that she watched disappear, it merged into the darkness.
When he regained his vision again, Angel found that he was still standing in the same place, and the positions of the huge stone pillars around him had not changed. However, the invisible darkness had receded, and it only covered the ground, walls and stone pillars like a faint shadow.
The positions of Colin, Lovia, Derrick and Klein, which were missing one after another, have not changed. They looked around cautiously, as if they had just arrived here a few seconds ago and had not had time to explore the surroundings.
It's like a mirror image of the hall just now, no, it should be said to be a shadow. Based on my behavior when I "disappeared" just now, it was obvious that I was swallowed by the shadow and came to the inside of the invisible darkness... Is it the power of "Dark Angel"?
While Angel was analyzing the situation, several other people also communicated briefly and confirmed that everyone came here after being swallowed by their own shadows, while the Marionette failed to follow for some unknown reason.
Afterwards, the five people once again cast their sights in the direction they were planning to explore. The darkness shrouded there also receded, leaving only a faint layer of shadow. Behind them, they could vaguely see the semicircular steps rising up, as well as the huge black throne.
The moment they watched, the shadow dissipated, revealing the figure sitting back on the throne.
The giant-like man rested his left elbow on the armrest and rested his chin on his palm, as if he was sleeping. He was wearing a black robe with intricate patterns and silver threads on the base. A pair of black wings hung down from his back like a cloak. His black hair was slightly curly, his appearance was blurry, and his eyes were shrouded in invisible shadows.
A name appeared in everyone's heart:
"Dark Angel", "Vice-Lord of Heaven", Sastiel.
The few people looked at each other and retreated in tacit agreement to the door that remained closed after the darkness receded.
Angel asked in a low tone that can only be heard if you are close:
"Dark Angel?"
She didn't dare to pronounce the name, fearing that being at such a close distance would have the same result as chanting the name Adam or "Leodoro", waking up the King of Angel.
"I can feel something a little similar to my Lord's."
Lovia's face was almost as gray and white as her hair color, and she spoke word by word.
Obviously it was not just "a little" similar... Angel glanced at her and confirmed that the huge figure was Sastiel.
The chief City of Silver also came to the same conclusion. He turned around and glanced at "Dark Angel" who had his head drooped and showed no reaction to their appearance. His eyes suddenly stopped at the gray-blue Double Door behind the throne that was exactly opposite the entrance when they entered.
That might be the exit from here to the sea. Is it possible to bypass "Dark Angel" directly... Such an idea flashed across his mind, and he immediately laughed at his naivety and whispered:
"Don't alert him first, try to get closer to collect information."
Everyone exchanged a few more words and returned to the position where they had been swallowed by the shadow. Lovia, who had barely recovered from the oppression of the superior's breath, used "Black Knight" to reveal the ability of Grazing's soul, summoning a Devil with many rotten parts in its body, and drove it to slowly approach Sastiel's sleeping throne.
It has its own intuition of danger, can detect abnormalities in advance, and avoids truly alarming King of Angel on the throne. It is more suitable to take the lead than other living people.
With expectations for everyone, Devil, who had horns on his head and bat wings on his back, had just approached the stacked circular steps when a network of silver-white lightning appeared beside him, and a sacred beam of light smashed down from his head. Under the attack of multiple forces, he was reduced to ashes before he could struggle.
This is the power of "Sun" and "Storm"... plus the shadow that brought us here, is Dark Angel Sastiel really the evil spirit that combines the characteristics of the five Pathway and Sequence 2? But "City of Calamity" can bestow the power of Hunter and Demoness. Can "Chaos Sea", who is also Sefirah, give the negative personality of Sun God the ability to mobilize the power of Pathway to a certain extent?
Various thoughts kept flashing through Angel's mind. When he saw Lovia pursed her lips and a tall armored shadow appeared behind her, seemingly trying to summon her Grazing's strongest soul to try to get close to Sastiel, he quickly stopped her "wasteful" behavior and said:
"I'm afraid that 'Silver Knight' can't do anything, and may even be affected by 'corruption' and become our enemy.
"I'll do it."
As the only Angel present, the beloved of Sefirah "City of Calamity", the "Catastrophe" Demoness who can be resurrected from Mirror World, no one is more suitable than me... She muttered in her heart, glanced at the worried Klein, and walked step by step towards the throne of Dark Angel.
Next to the pile of Devil's ashes, Angel stood still for a moment. Before he could wait for the baptism of lightning and holy light, he found that the shadow under his feet reflected by the light in the hand of "Sun" behind him moved and suddenly swelled.
Snap, Angel stepped on her own shadow, and Flames of Destruction instantly swept across the shadow, killing the shadow that had just "fallen" and not yet taken shape, before it had time to take away part of her Spirit Body, body and abilities.
Sure enough, if that "Silver Knight" came over, he probably wouldn't belong to us anymore... She looked back at Lovia who was standing dumbly, smiled at her, continued walking a few meters forward, and stood on the first level of the steps leading to the throne.
Klein behind him stared nervously at the back of Angel, using "Virtual Persona" to suppress the worries in his heart, so as not to trigger the power of the projection of "Staff of the Stars".
Suddenly, he noticed that the thin shadows on the floor, giant pillars and walls cracked into cracks. They were like open eyes, revealing the brass-colored eyeballs inside.
Those almost trypophobic eyes were fixed on Angel in front of the throne, outlining a graceful figure in front of her.
Just like Angelica's Mirror Person, she has the same long pale golden hair and Deep Purple eyes. Her expression Distortion changes, gradually becoming ordinary and no longer possessing endless charm.
No, that was during the period when Tingen had become Demoness, and "Angel Granger" had not yet become the real Demoness... Klein was shocked by this and realized that the brass eyes around him were the manifestation of the power of "Reader" Pathway, demonstrating the authority of "omniscience".
Suddenly, he held his breath and stared closely at the shadow that was constantly adjusting its features.
During the Tingen period, "Angel" changed again. Her hair became thicker and longer, like long snakes, with eyeballs extending from the ends, and her appearance became stunningly beautiful, even surpassing "Catastrophe" Demoness Angel, attracting the attention of everyone present, including Angel himself.
This is... the secret of Angelica's Mirror Person being able to use "Yesterday Once More" Charm. Is it the memory hidden by Adam? As soon as Klein had some speculation in his heart, the shadow that was constantly searching for the secrets of Angel's past came to a standstill.
Then, it exploded into pieces and fell to the ground, fading and disappearing, as if it had never existed.
This incident stunned Angel and Klein, who were waiting for the phantom to change again and were expecting it in their hearts.
Especially Angel, rather than the worry of being stared at by the brass eyes around her and the fear of having her privacy prying into, she expected this power to reveal the experience that both she and Mirror Person had "forgotten", but instead Unexpectedly, the omniscient authority of "Dark Angel" still could not see through the source of power between himself and Mirror Person, "Apocalypse" and Demoness.
Before she could react, the eyes behind the shadow curtains narrowed and she made a vague sound:
"This is... the breath of 'City of Calamity'."
This voice seemed to come from ancient times, making everyone tremble deep in their souls.
Immediately, Klein, Colin and others discovered that it was because some of the brass eyes were also looking at them, watching their hearts and memories.
"There are also traces of my blood, another of my followers, the people of Kingdom of Silver... the breath of 'Sefirah Castle'?"
The misty voice asked hesitantly.
His blood? Refers to the "Sun" Derrick that was upgraded using the characteristics restored after the crushing of "No Darkness Cross"? Could the other one be "True Creator" who inherited some of the characteristics of Ancient Sun God? The believer is naturally Lovia... The people of Kingdom of Silver refer to all of City of Silver, especially the "chief" Colin...
Angel connected the characteristics pointed out by the voice with the people behind him one by one, and confirmed that the source of the voice was the spirit left by the sleeping "Dark Angel" Sastiel, which probably belonged to the self-defense of that King of Angel.
But she immediately looked back at Klein, Sastiel's last words echoing in her mind.
The smell of "Sefirah Castle"?
"City of Calamity" already has a corresponding one, which is herself. What about "Sefirah Castle"?
The breath of "Sefirah Castle" belonging to "Celestial Worthy" and Mr. "Fool" corresponds to Klein?