It was not just Angel who was puzzled by another "prophecy" after the news "interruption" outside the window. Bernadette, who was also a Clairvoyant, frowned as well.
She doesn't look surprised, just a little puzzled. Did she foresee the same future, but think she shouldn't tell anyone else?
Angel glanced at the Queen Mystic's subtly changed expression, then turned her gaze to Klein and asked:
"Why 1368? Is there anything special about that year?"
"He didn't say, but he mentioned that everyone with prophetic abilities was certain the Apocalypse would arrive then. Even the God of Knowledge and Wisdom mentioned it in his scriptures. Of course, a savior will appear at that time..."
A savior... not the seven Gods, not those Gods standing at the pinnacle of the Sequences, but someone outside their ranks?
Angel suddenly recalled the prophecy that Red Light Venithan had made about her, relayed by Orange Light Hilarion before his return to the Spirit World. She also remembered the "light when the Apocalypse arrives" mentioned in the scriptures recited by the Ascetic Snoman in his dream within The Travels of Grosell.
Unfortunately, the latter was a King of Angel whom she found ill-omened even to think about.
But does that mean prophecies of the Apocalypse already existed in the Third Epoch, when the Ancient Sun God still ruled the world, when the Spirit World appeared and the Seven Lights were born?
She could not help looking at Bernadette again, hoping the Clairvoyant would provide an answer.
"Such prophecies do indeed exist. Corresponding prophecies of the Apocalypse were already circulating in secret long ago, as far back as the beginning of the Fifth Epoch. The closer we get to that moment, the more precise the date becomes..."
Under everyone's gaze, Bernadette explained softly.
"...Of course, prophecies can