Lord of The Mysterious Realms Chapter 1126

The original plan for this afternoon was to visit the old elf and ask his friend about those rings. But now, with things having taken such a disastrous turn, Jenkins had no choice but to break his appointment.

After sending the Rain Man away with a Wayward Butterfly, he headed straight for the Sage Church, braving the downpour. He'd initially hoped to interrupt the ritual before the angel's full descent, but upon approaching the nearest pillar of light, he discovered it was impossible to disrupt. Even destroying the corpse beneath it did nothing. Content orıginally comes from NoveI[F]ire.net

This meant the angel's arrival was unstoppable. The only course of action now was to find someone who could block or drive away the angel.

As he rushed through the rain, he kept his right hand inside his coat, clutching the Godhead Metal Block. But Jenkins would only use it at the most critical moment. He had no confidence in facing any angel in his normal or Saint state, so if he was going to ascend to godhood, he had to be able to eliminate all his enemies at once.

Although the Rain Man had been teleported to parts unknown, the rain in Nolan showed no sign of stopping. Jenkins had hoped that with the Rain Man gone, perhaps only the one summoning ritual using the God's Child Umbilical Cord would succeed. But that hope vanished as the dark silhouette on the horizon split into a form with eight arms.

He sprinted through the rain and soon arrived at the church. The main doors were shut tight. Jenkins knocked for a long while, but no one answered.

Left with no other choice, he circled around to the back entrance. Just as he turned into the alley, he saw Fini, soaked to the bone, emerging from a wall. She was clutching a small bundle, trembling from the cold, her eyes red as if she'd just been crying.

he called out. The girl flinched instinctively, shrinking back, but when she saw it was Jenkins, she waded through the water toward him.

"So it is sealed? It seems the Church already understands the situation... Where are you headed?"

He had wanted to pick Fini up and warm her, but considering she was getting older, he refrained from making such a potentially misunderstood gesture. Instead, he took two steps forward to bring her under his umbrella, then placed a hand on her shoulder, letting a flicker of flame dry her clothes.

"Mister, I had a strange dream. Louise died."

Her voice, hoarse and childish, broke as she spoke, and suddenly the girl burst into tears, clinging to Jenkins's arm.

"I told the head nun, but she just said it was a nightmare and that I needed to be strong. But I really saw it. It wasn't a dream, it really wasn't a dream."

She sobbed, struggling to make her words clear, and then pointed behind her:

"An hour ago, the church was sealed. No one is allowed in or out. I knew something terrible must have happened, but I'm so worried about Louise. She's a good girl. She shouldn't die."

At this, she began to sob again, and Jenkins could no longer tell if the streaks on her face were rain or tears.

Jenkins wondered in surprise, though he didn't doubt Fini's words. She was a sensible child; she would never have broken the rules and slipped out of the sealed church unless she truly felt something was wrong.

"But hasn't she only just begun her Spirit training? Could Fini's talent really be that high?"

He blinked, looking closely at Fini, and saw faint glimmers of white and gold light around her body. This weak spirit was clearly not yet enough to coalesce into a Soul Trait Ability and allow her to break through the shackles of the mundane, but its appearance meant that Fini already had one foot in the realm of Enchanters.

"And I thought my talent was high enough... Dammit, is this really the time to be thinking about that?"

Now that he'd run into Fini and learned that the Church was already taking measures, there was no need to go inside. Even though the church was sealed, Jenkins was confident he could get someone to open the door. But there was no point. Once inside, preparing for his ascension to godhood at a moment's notice could become complicated.

"I'll take you to Louise, Fini. But you have to do exactly as I say, and no matter what you see, you can't tell anyone."

Jenkins was temporarily without a destination. Perhaps following this unsettling clue would lead to some kind of revelation.

"Okay, Mister. I swear I won't reveal any of your secrets. Even if someone tries to kill me, I won't say a word."

The girl wiped her tears, still sniffling, and then said something that made Jenkins's skin crawl.

"Even if the Sage himself asked me, I wouldn't tell. Mister, you're the person who cares for me most in this world. I swear to keep your secrets forever. May your glory always protect me."

Now Jenkins felt goosebumps rise on the arm holding the umbrella. Fini had clearly learned those words at the church. There was nothing wrong with them in principle, but they weren't meant for him.

He wanted to correct her right away, but the situation was urgent. Unimportant things could wait.

"Alright then. Let's go find Louise first. Don't worry, Fini. I won't let her die."

He patted Fini's head, then, to the girl's gasp of surprise, scooped her up with one arm as if she were a doll.

"Everything will be alright."

As he spoke, he summoned his black robe to change his form and used a disguise talisman to alter Fini's appearance as well. First, they left the area possibly under the church's influence, then he unhesitatingly summoned a unicorn. The small, pure-white beast carried the two of them, and a cat, into the eastern sky.

The black pillars of light reaching for the sky had now become pillars of smoke. As the strange, colossal shadow on the horizon gradually resolved into a four-faced creature, the smoke merged with the dark clouds overhead, infusing the torrential rain with something intangible and unsettling.

The unicorn flew close to the rooftops, almost brushing against the rain. After reaching their destination, it quickly departed the increasingly bizarre city under Jenkins's instruction.

Jenkins and Fini had now reached the vicinity of the alley where Louise lived. But when they looked for the clinic that should have been across from the alley's entrance, they found only the shared wall of a private club and a tobacco shop.

Holding the umbrella, Jenkins pulled Fini to a stop. He remembered that those two shops flanked the entrance to the alley. But now, it was clear: the alley was gone, having vanished perfectly from the middle of the street.

Fini, having recovered from her grief, spoke uneasily, but her voice was immediately swallowed by the rain.