How many times in all the years she'd known him had the Archangel actually raised his voice? He seemed to realize it the instant it snapped out of his mouth, and his legs jerked as if to try and curl up. Gravity and his position prevented that, however, and so for a long moment he was simply quiet. When he spoke again, his voice was hoarse, as if that one burst had ruined it.
"I can't... let anything like that happen again. But if you speak the truth, Angelicus... it already no longer matters. Without both the boy and the ampules, we cannot purify the Absolute God..."
He heaved a deep breath, finally dropping his hands, though his head turned away to stare into the blackness behind him.
"This world will continue to twist, perhaps until it is even more utterly unrecognizable than it is now. Can't you call that a fate equally cruel?"
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How many times in all the years she'd known him had the Archangel actually raised his voice? He seemed to realize it the instant it snapped out of his mouth, and his legs jerked as if to try and curl up. Gravity and his position prevented that, however, and so for a long moment he was simply quiet. When he spoke again, his voice was hoarse, as if that one burst had ruined it.
"I can't... let anything like that happen again. But if you speak the truth, Angelicus... it already no longer matters. Without both the boy and the ampules, we cannot purify the Absolute God..."
He heaved a deep breath, finally dropping his hands, though his head turned away to stare into the blackness behind him.
"This world will continue to twist, perhaps until it is even more utterly unrecognizable than it is now. Can't you call that a fate equally cruel?"