The next morning, the sky was gray and the air hung heavy with moisture, as though a downpour could begin at any moment.
Green sat in his office, listening to Suzune's report.
The day before, Cyrabelle had followed Green's advice and put Suzune in charge of watching the Holy Light Church's movements.
Suzune had since learned that her sister Ivanka was not truly dead. Green had taken Ivanka's soul into the Nightmare Kingdom, and Suzune had separated her own soul from her body to enter it and see her.
Hope had returned to Suzune, whose heart had once been dead to the world. She resolved to use what remained of her body to help Green as much as she could. Before Divine Power consumed her completely, she would abandon her body and enter the Nightmare Kingdom to reunite with Ivanka.
As for whether she stayed in the Nightmare Kingdom afterward or had Green turn her and Ivanka into Liches, Suzune no longer cared.
Suzune had assumed Green would never stop exploiting the sisters' value. Both she and Ivanka were powerful, and even if becoming Liches weakened them, they would still be formidable fighters. But after entering the Nightmare Kingdom and seeing Ivanka, Suzune witnessed the war raging there between humans and Orcs. The sight began to change her mind. When she saw Xihanu fight the two High-Level Legendary figures, Lawrence and Sinem, she was even more shocked by the strength Green had kept hidden. She smiled at her earlier fears. If Green could leave such powerful souls here, he surely would not force her or her sister into anything.
That thought let Suzune relax. It was a relief she felt deep in her soul, something she had not experienced in years.
So she decided to make the most of her