For an instant, Angel almost thought the person standing before her was not Archbishop Anthony Stevenson, but the Goddess's Divine Descent Vessel—the "Mother of the Sky" who had saved her during the Great Smog, then watched her die!
Fortunately, the figure's clearly masculine height and broad shoulders quickly brought her back to her senses.
Anthony knew all her identities. During their private meeting with Cesimir, the "Goddess's Sword," he had spoken the name "Angel" when handing over the Unaging characteristic. This Archbishop had also arranged for Irene Watson to take over Sevillea's assets. Thus, even if her two resurrections had fulfilled the acting requirements for ageless immortality, the effects would already have manifested the instant she drank the potion and "digested" it ahead of time, rather than now.
There was therefore only one possible explanation for the substantial increase in her potion's digestion at this moment: the Evernight Goddess had provided the corresponding assistance.
But the Goddess always knew I wasn't dead. Even if there was feedback from acting, it should have arrived at the same time as the Archbishop's... No, her honorific name includes "Mother of Concealment." That reflects her authority. She could "conceal" the feedback from my dying and resurrecting before a god, only allowing it to resurface after my prayer just now... As expected of a god's authority. Even something conceptual like this can be concealed... Hmm, I actually resurrected twice before her, including the time I resurrected inside Cole Granger's body. That's without counting the time in Tingen City. The battle with the Evil God's Offspring wasn't far from Saint Selena Cathedral. Perhaps the Goddess witnessed that too.
Angel's thoughts raced, and understanding began to dawn on her.
*The Goddess only bestowed this "feedback" after I stated that I would remain in the open and help