The kettle in the room burbled atop the small stove Priest Augustus had built himself. The priest stood, took it off the heat, and shook his head.
"Shade, what do you take Angels for?
"Although I don't know why that Intellect Angel would pass the power of her bloodline down to humans, Angels are not villains. You're overthinking this. Besides, even if she truly descends because of this matter, you needn't worry. You only need to ask one question, and no Intellect Angel will make things difficult for you."
"What question?"
Shade asked curiously.
"If this weren't My Lord's church, I wouldn't dare discuss such a topic lightly."
The priest was deliberately vague. Shade knew that what he was about to say had to be related to an Ancient God.
"The Ancient God of Knowledge and Wisdom, the Keeper of Secrets Mentor, is the guardian of all knowledge and wisdom. The Ancient God once sent His Angel into True Death during the First Epoch to investigate the mysteries of death, but was stopped by the Death Bringer."
It sounded like a story from the First Epoch, but Shade knew it actually meant that the Keeper of Secrets Mentor had once attempted to corrupt the death authority of the Ancient God of Death, but had failed.
The Thirteen Old Gods had never been entirely harmonious. Their authorities and powers were far beyond those of the Old Gods, which caused their powers to overlap. For instance, the Silver Moon Sage had meddled with death because of the meaning of "Underworld Moon," though the conflict between that Ancient God and the Ancient God of Death was not especially obvious.
"Come to think of it, the conflict between the Ancient God Silver Moon Sage and the Ancient God Keeper of Secrets Mentor should be