“I suppose I must go see for myself.”0

A few days had passed since Eve left.0

I, anxiously waiting in the temple for news of victory, finally decided to go outside. For a Celestial, leaving the Sanctum was a heavy burden. If I went out in a smaller form, I could withstand the Law’s restrictions to some degree.0

“Are there any Celestials who want to come with me?”0

Before leaving the Sanctum, I sought out the Celestials whose Awakeners had also gone to the battlefield with Eve. Perhaps worried for their children, they readily agreed to step outside the Sanctum with me. We went together to the battlefield.0

Looking over the village, drenched in blood and piled with corpses like hell, I fell into despair. 0

“A-Ah.”0

I raced through the battlefield like a madman, searching for Eve. Luckily, not long after, I found her collapsed.0

“Lord… Mobius?”0

I stumbled forward and pulled her into my arms. 0

The bitter shame of not being able to embrace that small girl...0