Lynn could see the disillusionment and dejection on her face.
Clearly.
Catching up with his Titan big brother's family in the Vision Realm had brought back many memories. In that realm, she was still the pure and powerful Holy Angel.
But in reality.
She was still the Bound Upside-Down Angel, shackled by curses and reduced to something neither human nor ghost.
Faced with such a vast gulf.
Even the strongest heart would be vulnerable at a moment like this.
Lynn said firmly, "Matriarch, forgive my presumption."
With that.
He strode forward and climbed, inch by inch, onto the densely interwoven black chains.
Their sharp barbs sliced through his skin with ease.
That alone gave him some idea of the pain the angel had endured, bound here for three thousand years.
At last.
Lynn reached her and saw her scratch-covered angelic face up close.
"I'm going to begin, Matriarch. If you can gain something from the process, all the better."
Lynn solemnly extended his hand and slowly touched the center of her brow.
"Begin."
The Upside-Down Angel's lips parted slightly.
[Ding! You are using the Limited-Time Curse Removal Ability on the target. Would you like to apply its effect immediately?]
"Yes!"
In an instant, silver radiance shrouded Lynn's eyes and fingers.
Dazzling streams of light surged across the Upside-Down Angel's body like a tangle of fine vines, sweeping away the darkness throughout the great hall.
The Upside-Down Angel's pupils instantly dilated.
Her humiliatingly bound body reacted violently.
Her fingers and toes curled at once.
It was as though something was being drawn out of her body, little by little.
The pain diminished. The chains loosened.
That feeling...
That feeling...
"Ah!!!"
A cry of pain, yet seemingly filled with immense pleasure, rang through the dark hall.
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