novelraw Chapter 314: Seraph’s Loss of Control
Chapter 314: Seraph’s Loss of Control
The secret Adele wanted to tell Seraph couldn’t really be hidden. As long as Seraph continued to observe Adele, she would eventually discover it. So, as a “secret,” it was rather unworthy of the name. It was practically a cunning trap laid by the girl to trick Seraph into revealing one of her secrets. But Seraph didn’t have the ability to read minds, so how could she see through Adele’s true intentions? Even if she did, with Seraph’s personality, she probably wouldn’t be angered. She would indifferently accept it and still fall into Adele’s trap.
“Then I’ll tell you!”
“This incredibly precious secret!” Adele said dramatically. Even Seraph, the emotionless angel girl whose face usually lacked expression, showed interest, her eyes flickering like faint stars in the silent night sky. Having stars was better than the previous boundless, deep blue.
Then, Adele took out the jade-like blood droplet, Xiao Ai’s transformed state, from her spatial ring. Although Xiao Ai herself couldn’t enter the spatial ring, she could be stored inside when transformed into a blood droplet. It was undeniably magical, reminding Adele of Schrödinger’s cat. You couldn’t be sure whether the cat was alive or dead, meaning it was in a superposition of both states. Just like Xiao Ai, she seemed to be in a certain superposition.
“Ta-da! This is the most powerful treasure of the Vampire Clan, and also my precious daughter!” Adele showed it to the angel girl.
“...Daughter? Does it refer to the human concept of a girl born with a spouse or lover?” Seraph was too rigid and serious! What was with this textbook definition!?
However, after blinking, Adele hesitantly nodded, then shook her head vigorously. Meaning, “daughter” did indeed have the meaning Seraph described, but “Xiao Ai” was special, not belonging to any of the aforementioned situations. Adele didn’t want to explain further, so she silently called Xiao Ai back to her usual form.
As expected, Xiao Ai complied, revealing her true form as a young girl before Seraph. Even more surprisingly, this little girl’s facial features were almost identical to Adele’s! Perhaps not as clever and cunning as Adele, but if you said she was Adele’s daughter, no one would doubt it!
“...” After seeing Xiao Ai, Seraph fell into an unprecedentedly long silence. She and Xiao Ai looked at each other, their eyes filled with appraisal. Gradually, Xiao Ai began to avoid Seraph’s seemingly emotionless gaze. She whimpered and hid behind her “mother” Adele, clutching her mother’s skirt tightly with her small hands. Her tiny body trembled slightly, as if Seraph before her was some terrifying monster...
“Seraph! You scared the child!” Adele expressed her displeasure angrily. Xiao Ai had been wronged in front of Seraph. She wouldn’t consider the complex possibilities, only feeling that Seraph’s silent staring could easily frighten a child.
“I don’t understand.” Seraph murmured in a daze. It was unclear whether she didn’t understand why Xiao Ai was scared of her, or...she didn’t understand Xiao Ai’s existence. Didn’t understand why “she” existed. Didn’t understand what “she” was. Like herself, a...”creation”?
Because Seraph felt a similar aura to her own on Xiao Ai. Not a scent, but a vague feeling. If asked for proof, Seraph couldn’t provide any. Seraph instinctively sensed that Xiao Ai might not exist in this known world, but was born from the unknown. Just like herself and all the angels. But logically, only the “Lord” whom Seraph worshipped, that once real God, could do this. But why would the “Lord” create Xiao Ai in Adele’s image? It was completely illogical.
But if it wasn’t the “Lord,” then who could have done such a thing? Another “God”? With Seraph’s faith, she couldn’t acknowledge the existence of another God. That could only be a “false god”!
Thinking of this, Seraph’s gaze towards Xiao Ai suddenly turned hostile. Because she felt that the creation of a false god should be eliminated. Memories and combat instincts from the ancient times, loyal to God, began to resurface in Seraph’s soul.
Adele watched as Seraph’s eyes gradually filled with hostility. And that hostility...was completely directed at her “daughter” Xiao Ai, whom she had sworn to protect and cherish. Even knowing the power gap between herself and Seraph, even knowing that she might not be able to stop the angel’s desire to “cleanse,” that it might lead to a terrible outcome, or even... Adele still called out Seraph’s name, trying to wake her up, and then threw herself at her without hesitation.
She pushed Seraph to the ground, gripping her wrists tightly, nose to nose, forehead to forehead.
“Don’t be like this...Seraph!”
“Please! Wake up, Seraph!”
“Please...”
The girl’s voice was weak ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) and helpless, filled with sincere pleading. Her whole body trembled, her instincts triggering a defense mechanism against the intense, aggressive aura emanating from the angel. Her witch form manifested, a pair of pink membranous wings almost enveloping both her and Seraph, forming a nearly transparent cocoon. At the same time, Adele’s thin tail tightly wrapped around Seraph’s legs.
This couldn’t be called an attack. It was more like a moral defense. But there was no other way. The power disparity between Adele and Seraph was too great. Besides gambling on Seraph’s unwillingness to hurt her...what else could she stake everything on?
Xiao Ai’s eyes reddened, tears welling up. Although innocent and naive, unfamiliar with this world, and even with limited human language, she could only helplessly call out, “Mama...Mama...” Xiao Ai didn’t even know what she could do for her mother. This wasn’t the Secret Realm; she couldn’t control even a single speck of dust here. Perhaps, like First Snow, she possessed astonishingly powerful magic within her body, but the little girl couldn’t use it through magic. She could only watch helplessly as her mother struggled to protect her, standing there crying.
Fortunately, Adele’s luck was excellent...or perhaps it was the bond between her and Seraph that moved the nearly out-of-control angel girl. Seraph actually calmed down gradually in Adele’s embrace, abandoning the destructive desires from the ancient mythical era. Her eyes became unprecedentedly clear, like the night sky after a rain.
“...I’m sorry, Adele.”
“I worried you.”
Seraph was clumsy with words and couldn’t offer any explanation. But it allowed Adele to finally lower her worried heart.
“Waaah, Seraph!”
“You scared me to death!” The girl’s tears fell onto Seraph’s face one after another. The wet sensation made Seraph’s chest tighten. She didn’t understand why she felt this way. But according to human terms...could this be called “sadness”? Was she feeling “sad” because Adele was crying? Was she feeling distressed for her?
For an angel who shouldn’t have emotions, this was truly the most surprising thing, even more so than Xiao Ai’s existence.
“...I’m sorry.” She apologized sincerely again, thinking she must have lost her mind. The final battle of the Mythical Era had ended so many years ago. How could she still have that desire to kill heretics...?
But Seraph then sensitively realized, could this be a sign of the “Lord’s” imminent return? So, even after thousands of years, the “Lord’s” command still bound her, and its power was increasing?
But until the day the “Lord” truly returned, Seraph probably wouldn’t want to harm Xiao Ai. Because it would make Adele sad. But then, another problem was starkly presented before Seraph, leaving the angel’s brain, or rather her “processor,” almost unable to find an answer. That was...
If, at that time, the one who truly clashed with the “Lord” was Adele...what should she do?
The image of Lucifer resolutely falling from the sky, becoming a “Fallen Angel,” replayed continuously in Seraph’s mind...