In the skies deep within the Berserk Sea, Angel emerged from the Mirror World, her figure taking shape amid the lead-gray clouds.
Below her, violent waves battered an island shaped like an apple with a bite taken out of it. A few damaged buildings were faintly visible near the missing section, but there were no signs of human activity.
This was Sona Island. After Angel had escorted Klein to the Forsaken Land of the Gods, an angel of the Demoness Sect had ambushed her on her return journey, and the island had ultimately been destroyed by their battle.
After that incident, the Church of Storms and the colonial government had relocated every resident of the island. Most had been settled throughout the Rorsted Archipelago, while a smaller number had moved to the nearby island where Dream City stood. As it provided supplies and cargo trading for ships traveling between the North and South Continents, its port had undergone repeated expansions, almost becoming a new little city. Many islanders had settled there hoping to get rich overnight or escape the warfare on the North Continent, swelling the city's population by a full ten thousand in half a year.
Influenced by the locals, these newcomers had come to believe in the Witch Church and Saint Angelica to varying degrees. This continued to stabilize Angel's anchors, allowing her to demonstrate her power to restrain disasters and quell turmoil before her believers more frequently, creating a beneficial cycle.
"From that perspective, the Primordial Demoness's leaked divine power actually brought me quite a few benefits by destroying this island..."
Muttering to herself, Angel used the Ocean Songster soul in the Rose Necklace to summon a whirlwind that lifted her into the air. She flew low through the blasted gap at the island's edge and swiftly