In other words, the Lord had returned to the past and found the Hollow Cathedral's Abode, and even [Old Shell], who had not yet fallen, had failed to stop Him. Under those circumstances, He had brought Lillian back to be His Immortal?
Vanessa now understood somewhat why Lillian was so afraid of her Lord.
Had she been in Lillian's place, she would have been afraid too.
It took Vanessa ages to barely calm herself down.
"But what does that have to do with the state she's in?"
Vanessa kicked the bucket, watching Lillian wobble inside without the slightest reaction.
"The believers of the Hollow Cathedral all live for an obsession, like moths drawn to a flame. You shattered her obsession and brought her faith crashing down. That was the moment she fell into the fire."
Vanessa froze, then spoke in disbelief. "Wait, hasn't she just gone mad? Madness can still be cured, right? No, she hasn't died, has she?"
"She has indeed died." Victoria spread her hands.
Vanessa stood rooted to the spot, dumbfounded, then began trembling all over.
The Lord had personally returned to the past and broken into an Abode to bring her back. Surely He had some great use for her, yet Vanessa had gotten her killed?
Well, this...
Vanessa was now filled with regret. Why had she gone chatting with Lillian when she had nothing better to do?
One careless conversation, and she'd talked her to pieces. Pieces all over the floor, at that.
"Th-then what should I do... She's really dead? Just like that?!"
Even Vanessa's voice began to tremble.
Had she ruined the Lord's great plans?
"Yes, she is indeed dead... in this layer of history."
Vanessa froze. "What do you mean?"
"She is an [Immortal], after all. Did you really think immortality was