The sounds of jubilant guests singing and celebrating below filled her ears. Karensa straightened her back and stepped out of the room with purpose. She believed things were indeed looking up for them.
...
Orion and Evaline swiftly arrived at the Research Centre.
Orion had received word that the mber of the Divine Corps, whom the Will of the Divine Mysteries had handed over, had awakened. Before they comnced their grand plan, he decided to take the opportunity to speak with her.
He had brought Evaline along because her Divine Mandate, which could reveal whether soone was lying or not, was perfect for interrogating a mber of the Divine Corps. Orion had discovered that it could work on him. This surprised him, as one of the main functions of his own Divine Mandate was to prevent others from spying on him or anyone under his rule and even deceive them if necessary. Despite Evaline's Divine Mandate being the ultimate intelligence tool, she was still under his rule, so his Divine Mandate was supposed to counter hers, rendering it useless unless he willed otherwise. But that wasn't the case. They had spent significant effort searching for the reason, and fortunately, they managed to uncover an answer.
Orion's Divine Mandate was weakening, though it wasn't noticeable due to its imnse power. He might not have realized it for a long ti if not for being up against such a remarkable Divine Mandate, whose speciality was espionage. This exposure revealed the weakness.
They then searched for the cause of its weakening. After all, a Divine Mandate was the epito of what an artefact should be, standing above all of creation with capabilities that rivalled the formidable. For it to weaken seed impossible. They consulted Ilse for help. Fortunately, she was more than happy to assist and took a look at their Divine Mandates. With her help, they quickly uncovered the issue.
The cause of the Divine dallion of Sovereign Accord's growing weakness was that the energy being supplied to it by the Divine Mysteries was slowly being cut off by the new Mysteries. It was well-known that the Divine Mysteries were everywhere, whether in a sealed pocket dinsion or Ilse's golden palace dinsion. Its authority was undisputed. So, to neutralize this threat, the new Mysteries was completely sealing off its realm from the rest of the world, cutting off any connection they had to it.
It was a simple yet glaring weakness, which implied that anyone capable of creating a sealed dinsion, preventing the presence of the Divine Mysteries from penetrating, could render their Divine Mandates useless. The only way to counter this weakness was to use one's energy to power the Divine Mandate. However, if one wasn't powerful enough, it was like pouring a drop of water into an enormous chasm.
Orion doubted that he would be able to fully utilize or activate even a fraction of the power of the Divine dallion of Sovereign Accord if he were to deplete his energy reserves over an extended period. Without it, Paradise's foundation would collapse, and they would have to rebuild everything from scratch. Fortunately, they had the new Mysteries that could help. Orion imdiately t with General Reynold and Oberon to inform them of the current problem. They assured him they would discuss it with the new Mysteries and call for him once they had a solution, promising everything would be fine.
Orion trusted their words, as it was a well-known fact that the new Mysteries were in fierce competition with the Divine Mysteries and wouldn't pass up the chance to surpass them. Without a doubt, the Divine Mandate of the new Mysteries would be more formidable than the one from the Divine Mysteries.
Having such powerful allies ant that he was gradually getting closer to being able to relax without being burdened by constant attacks from unseen forces. A kingdom that collapses after its ruler's reign ends is not a true kingdom but rely an extension of one man's power. A good ruler carries his people's burdens, but a great ruler lifts them to stand on their own. There was no saying more fitting for a man like him. He decided to write that down in a book and ensure it spread across all of Paradise so everyone could know what kind of wise and capable ruler he was.
It wasn't propaganda if it were true.
Considering that the other won had received their Divine Mandates from the new Mysteries, it ant they were safe. However, if they left their realm and entered the outside world, they would suffer the sa fate as his Divine Mandate. Initially, Orion had thought that with their Divine Mandates, they could blaze through the world effortlessly, bringing the Runaway Cities under their rule and obtaining information about Drakar, whether he was alive or dead, so he could finally give up his search.
The only individuals they needed to be wary of were Naka, the formidable figures behind the Divine Corps, or any other hidden forces that had grown powerful enough to stand against them over the past thousands of years.
Although he doubted their existence, there was a slight probability such figures were in hiding, and it would be foolish to ignore that possibility.
He would rather overestimate an opponent and overpower them than underestimate their capabilities. The good news was that within their own realm, they remained unchallenged.
Orion turned to Evaline and asked, "Are you ready?" Though he had already inford her of all the details beforehand, he wanted to ensure she was ntally prepared for the task ahead. After all, just yesterday, she had been an ordinary mortal, and today, she would be speaking to and questioning a being once comparable to a divine, soone capable of slaying such beings.
"Yes, I'm ready," Evaline nodded, eting his gaze, her right hand grasping Orion's tightly.
They walked into the Research Centre and vanished into thin air, reappearing before Seraphina's office.
Over the months, the Research Centre continued expanding. As more skilled individuals joined and research purposes broadened, the entire structure filled one-third of Paradise's outskirts. The door opened automatically, and Seraphina stepped out. She was dressed in a sky-blue maxi gown that accentuated her figure. Her hair was styled with jewels and gems, and she wore a white coat over her dress. Since her ascension to goddesshood, her features had beco even more defined, with an ethereal aura emanating from her that made people bow their heads in reverence. However, it was apparent that she had deliberately suppressed their divinity to avoid affecting those around them.
Perched on her shoulder was Whisperwing, dressed in a green blouse and black knee-length shorts, with a white coat over her outfit. Ever since Whisperwing had joined Seraphina in search of a way to suppress Orion's fertility, she had beco engrossed in Seraphina's experints.
They were familiar with each other at ho and could handle themselves professionally, allowing them to work efficiently together. Because of this, Seraphina had taken Whisperwing as her personal assistant.
Seraphina nodded at them. "Let's go," she said.
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Orion, Evaline, Seraphina, and Whisperwing stood within an enclosed, sterile room of pure white, it's walls, floor, and ceiling seamlessly fused as though carved from a single divine construct. The room had been crafted by General Reynold, who had taken an interest in the mber of the Divine Corps and wanted her to be securely imprisoned.
A thick, transparent wall divided the chamber into two sections.
On the other side of the transparent wall was a woman with alabaster skin and ice-white hair cut into a sharp bob that frad her angular face. She was dressed in a form-fitting matte black bodysuit covering her entire body except her head. Her arms were bound by heavy interlocking chains forged from Vylkr alloys, connecting her to the ceiling and floor. Her eyes were closed. However, the mont Orion and the others entered the room, she opened her eyes. She stared at them intently, her gaze fierce. Her brows furrowed as though sensing sothing strange about them.
They realized that she could sense their divinity even in this condition, but they remained silent.
Regardless of her capabilities, the Will of the Divine Mysteries, General Reynold, and Oberon assured them that she could not harm them. Even if they doubted the forr's words, they trusted the latter, so they weren't afraid.
Evaline summoned her Divine Mandate. Instantly, a black veil that seed to absorb the light around it appeared over her head, obscuring her face.
"We are going to ask you a few questions, so it's in your best interest to answer truthfully, or else the consequences will be dire," Seraphina warned, her voice solemn. She stretched her hand forward, and in her grasp appeared a woman with tightly braided raven-black hair that reached her mid-back and dark caral skin, dressed in a form-fitting matte black bodysuit that covered her entire body except for her head, similar to the chained woman's attire.
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