"Samael, why is it you?" Seeing that her friend no longer possessed an angel's former purity, but instead looked as though she had fallen into demonic ways, Lilith felt a pang of sorrow. "You... how did you become like this? Did you encounter some enemy? If so, tell me. I'll help you take revenge! You helped me back then, and now I have the power to protect Samael too."
As she spoke, she tightly grasped Samael's hand.
"Thank you, Lilith."
Though Samael smiled, there was endless weakness behind it. She looked Lilith over from head to toe.
"It seems Lilith has been well cared for, and you've grown much stronger too... It seems taking you away from there was the right choice after all..."
Samael did not directly answer Lilith's question. Her evasiveness made Lilith especially anxious.
"Come on, Samael, what exactly happened? Was Eden invaded? How did that bastard Yahweh fail to protect you and let you become like this?!"
"I'm sorry... for letting you see me like this."
Samael forced a smile, then lowered her head again, hiding her face behind her disheveled hair before answering, "It wasn't an enemy invasion. I became like this... because I brought it upon myself."
"What do you mean, brought it upon yourself?" Lilith froze at first, then immediately understood the implication. "Don't tell me that bastard Yahweh is the one who turned you into this?"
"You're right," Samael sighed. "But more than that, I brought it on myself..."
"What exactly did you do?" Lilith pressed. "No matter what punishment you deserved, he shouldn't have turned you into this—making an angel who wielded the power of light fall into a being who wielded the power of death is far too cruel!"
"Well..." Samael hesitated before finally revealing the truth. "I... encouraged Adam