Although Klein had come in person this time, rather than hiding in the Historical Void like Antigonus, Angel still left the battlefield promptly after handing over the spoils to the two members of the Temperance Faction. She returned to Backlund and entered the Great Prayer Hall of Saint Samuel Cathedral before nightfall.
In disguise, she walked past Bishop Electra, who was talking to a pastor, found an empty seat near the altar, and bowed her head to offer a prayer to the Goddess:
"Lady of Evernight and Secrecy...
"In Vertekk on the Southern Continent, Antigonus and I successfully thwarted the attempt by Abomination Suah and the Chained God to attack the city. We also severely wounded Suah and stripped away some of his beyonder characteristics. He should be unable to trouble the Orthodox Churches for quite some time.
"During this, I discovered that the Chained God Tolzna still seems to be resisting the Primordial Moon's control. I would like to know whether there is any way to help him and weaken that existence.
"Also, while interrogating a Saint of the Indulgence Faction, I learned that a Beauty Goddess beyonder characteristic has very likely fallen into their hands... Should the Church of the Earth Mother be informed of this?"
No sooner had Angel finished praying than a night sky filled with stars, but without a crimson moon, appeared before her, and a message entered her mind.
"Continue to be stationed on the Southern Continent. Besides dealing with the Rose School, keep an eye on the Numinous Episcopate, and contact the Pale Empress when the time is right... Obtain the Sequence 1 Sealed Artifact she possesses? She hasn't accommodated the Death pathway's Sequence 1 characteristic, but merely uses it as a Sealed Artifact, just like Bernadette?"
As she pieced together the information,