“Apostle…”
Gabriella muttered to herself.
In every corner of the world they disguised themselves.
She carefully pondered every piece of information in Creis’s words.
The Apostle was the most terrifying existence in this world.
She was closely linked to the [Shadow] and could utilize that existence to reach the places she excelled at.
When Creis spoke these words there was little emotion in her voice.
Yet it sounded as if she had been fighting them for decades or even centuries.
She was not lying.
Gabriella suddenly felt a wave of confusion.
She only now realized that the Apostles she had imagined and the true Apostles seemed to be two completely different existences.
She still remembered learning about this existence for the first time from the Evil God’s mouth.
However, because the [Devour] Authority had not fully awakened, at least the past Isabella could not create true Apostles.
Furthermore, if the Apostles Creis fought were all “defective products” disguised by Isabella, then Creis absolutely would not have fallen into a hard battle, let alone passed out.
So the Apostles of that period were different from the Apostles in Gabriella’s cognition.
Or rather, they were existences in their “complete form.”
Creis’s terrifying Authority reversal, even sustaining herself through the Shadow, would overturn everything in this world.
According to Creis’s description, if Apostles were terrifying to the point of being undying and indestructible, then everything in this world would be…
Gabriella suddenly remembered that now, whenever she saw the Shadow, there was no rejection in her heart.
Instead there was a sense of belonging.
That was a portion of the Authority’s power.
It was as if she should be a part of the Shadow, a portion of Isabella’s grand Authority.
“Mother, what happened next? Those Apostles, where are they now?”
“I am very strong.”
Creis seemed to have seen through Gabriella’s doubt.
“They can revive from the Shadow. But as long as we keep killing them, we can make them fall into slumber as well. So now they have probably fallen into slumber too.”
At this moment Creis suddenly seemed to remember something.
“A while ago I discovered traces similar to Apostles inside the Church. I went to investigate and found that the upper echelons of the Church might be their hiding place. However I still have not found any conclusive evidence.”
“So Mother wanted to stay by my side and protect me?”
“That is correct.”
“Mother defeated the Evil God?”
“No. I did not see her in that battle. If she had been there I might have had to sleep even longer.”
Creis answered without the slightest hesitation.
“The Evil God was killed by you, daughter. She was no match for you.”
“Then what exactly was…”
Creis fell silent.
She did not continue speaking and Gabriella knew the reason.
Gabriella had resurrected the Evil God while Creis had been trying to prevent it all.
From the result Gabriella had succeeded.
Yet everything that happened in between Gabriella had no memory of.
Or rather her memories had not yet recovered.
“I believe that battle was caused by the sudden recovery of Isabella’s Authority. This also led to her resurrection a thousand years later. Do not worry, Gabriella. I will definitely protect you well.”
Celestial God Creis gave Gabriella a gentle smile.
Of course it was one she had learned from Olivia’s face.
Everyone had guessed Creis’s ability wrong.
Her ability. Everyone had probably thought wrong from the beginning.
It was not the so-called surveillance and perception ability.
Otherwise the conclusions she drew would not have been so simple.
In Gabriella’s original speculation it was the organization of Heavenly Oracle Envoys, that is Flame Saint and the others, who had fought the Celestial God to a mutual defeat.
Then they established a new faith.
It was also they who revived all the Heavenly Oracle Envoys.
This led to the current situation of hiding in the shadows waiting for something.
But now it seemed that what had put the Celestial God into slumber was actually a group of Apostles.
This did not conflict with the previous speculation.
However they would also be easily eroded by the Shadow.
The Devouring Authority perhaps occupied the dominant position.
But it was by no means like Olivia and Morphis who transformed immediately.
Gabriella immediately thought of all the Heavenly Oracle Envoys she had met so far.
The Heavenly Oracle Envoys were like one “container” after another prepared in advance.
What was even more absurd was that all of this seemed to have nothing to do with Isabella.
At this moment Gabriella’s eyes widened.
She suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.
What if all the “Apostles” had been transformed from Heavenly Oracle Envoys?
This thought was so shocking that Gabriella did not continue guessing.
With the amount of information severely insufficient, all of this was merely speculation and suspicion.
“Thank you, Mother~”
“You are my daughter. This is all something I should tell you.”
Creis suddenly froze as if she had just remembered something.
“We had a misunderstanding in the past. I want to admit my mistake… I know that matter will have a great impact on you. I am willing to change. Please do not hate me. Please…”
Her expression was no longer the previous one devoid of emotion.
As she spoke her tone slowed carrying a hint of shame and longing.
“Mm.” Gabriella patted her head. “It is all thanks to Mother.”
“Mm.”
Creis gave Gabriella another smile.
This time there was no strange imitation.
It was one from the bottom of her heart.
She patted Gabriella’s head. “My little daughter. Cute.”
This time Creis’s stroking lasted a long time.
It continued for a full ten minutes before she was willing to let go.
Later she chatted about some things regarding the Saint Body.
Although Gabriella’s magic power and soul currently had some problems, the good news was that everything was accelerating in recovery.
Once Gabriella’s body fully recovered Creis would personally help Gabriella improve her strength.
It was roughly training regarding Authority and abilities.
Affected by the war Creis could hardly find any opportunities to train Gabriella.
Subsequently Creis mentioned the “God Successor” Lartomia once again.
She was not an ordinary human.
If possible she also wanted Gabriella to pay special attention to this mysterious girl.
Perhaps in the current era when the Evil God and Celestial God as well as the Heavenly Oracle Envoys were reviving she might lead the humans to make a comeback just like ten thousand years ago.
After that Creis left.
She said she was going to the Church to gather intelligence just like last time.
At ten o’clock in the evening Creis left.
It was the work handover time they had discussed earlier.
Not even two minutes had passed before Isabella walked into the room.
Simona followed behind her.
After chatting about some kitchen matters they bid farewell and left.
Isabella closed the bedroom door to prevent any outside disturbances from affecting Gabriella’s sleep.
She sat down beside Gabriella holding one of her hands and asked as usual, “How is your body feeling now?”
“Creis isn’t home tonight.”
“Hm?”
After hesitating for a few minutes Isabella took off her shoes.
She knelt on the bed and looked at Gabriella with eyes full of tenderness.