A member of the Abraham Family... Dorian Gray Abraham?
Angel immediately pictured the middle-aged gentleman with broad shoulders, long arms, a rigid manner, and an impeccably neat appearance.
Last time, I used the opportunity of killing Mr. X to speak with him and learn about the Fourth Epoch history of the Abraham and Tamara Families. That left us even. Now he's looking for me again. Could he have another collaboration in mind...?
No matter how she thought about it, she could not work out what she and this ancient but declining family could collaborate on. Still, since he had sent the invitation through Fors, she could hardly refuse outright. She replied through Mr. Fool, agreeing to meet, though the time would have to be decided later.
After all, she still had far too much to do.
After replying to Fors's "text message," Angel set up an altar in her study and performed a ritual. Soon, she received the No Darkness Cross bestowed by the Fool, along with a warning.
"Don't leave it exposed in the real world for too long, or Adam will be able to track it."
Ad... that being can use this cross to track me? But if my earlier guess was right, this King of Angel deliberately let the cross reach me so it would ultimately fall into Mr. Fool's hands. He should already know where I am and that I'm the Fool's believer... Frowning at the cross in her hand, its surface covered in mottled verdigris and protruding spikes, Angel decided to sacrifice it back to Mr. Fool immediately after using it, lest she bring trouble down on herself.
Or I could sell it to Mr. Sun sooner and let Him take His time searching the Forsaken Land of the Gods... Chuckling inwardly, she set the