I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 1037

Chapter 84 Reunion
In the past, she had a deep friendship with Luviya and Filirya, who was still a princess at the time. Even though Filirya harbored a considerable grudge against Lancaster, she had no need to attack Vicena, who had merely been deceived.
Miss Verafia’s golden eyes showed a hint of confusion as she gazed at the young mage.
Hearing the girl’s voice, Vicena’s gaze faltered slightly. Her long eyelashes cast shadows, but she noticed Verafia’s gaze and then broke into a smile.
“Yes, you are correct, Filirya, she did not make things difficult for me… It was just that, at that time, I was thinking, if you and Sister Luviya were by Queen Filirya’s side, what would they do?”
“Me and Luviya?”
“Actually, questions like this don’t need contemplation.”
Her soft blue and white hair brushed lightly, Vicena gazed at the girl and smiled with relief, a hint of girlish charm returning to her face. She turned her cheek and looked at the “Staff of Freedom” in her hand.
“This staff was entrusted to me by Sister through Brother Lothel, but from the day I received it… I have always chosen to escape.”
“Miss Verafia, tell me, can I really not guess that Lancaster killed you to steal the Sacred Sword? That was merely me deceiving myself, intentionally evading that reality.”
Vicena wore a smile on her face, and amidst her loneliness, her self-reproach and regret were evident in her heart.
Her beautiful golden eyes watched. Suddenly, Miss Verafia’s big eyes blinked, and she tiptoed, her smooth little hand stroking Vicena’s beautiful hair.
“Flarn told me that in these past few years, Vicena has defeated the Abyss’s army more than once and saved the ‘Public Welfare Alliance’. If it weren’t for Vicena, I probably wouldn’t be able to see everyone now that I’m back. Lucia would also be happy to see you now.”
Her gentle voice spoke, and a slight softness appeared at the corners of Verafia’s mouth.
When she was still Lothel, she had always treated Vicena as a younger sister. Therefore, when Verafia learned that Vicena had a private relationship with Lancaster and even gave birth to an illegitimate child, she did not react much, only thinking that Vicena was blinded by “love.”
As for now? She had even let go of Lancaster, so the events of the past were naturally not worth mentioning.
“By the way, Vicena, what brings you to me at this time?”
Seeing that the mage was still somewhat pensive, Verafia took her wrist with her little hand and asked in a clear voice.
“Oh… actually, I just wanted to thank you. If Miss Verafia hadn’t appeared, the embodiment of the Abyss, and those Abyss followers, in the best-case scenario, at least half of them would have perished in the endless darkness.”
“Ah, there’s nothing to thank for this. Returning to Peka was for the Abyss… That is our common goal, and it didn’t take much effort for this young lady to deal with those people,” Verafia pouted her tongue playfully.
“Miss Verafia, you were already a deity when you fought with Lancaster. Your power has changed, but are you still a deity?”
The girl nodded. She could tell that Vicena was also a legend, let alone her insights from being by Lancaster’s side. Her own identity as a goddess of life meant there was nothing to hide.
Seeing the girl admit it, Vicena’s eyes lit up. “No wonder, even the monsters condensed by the Abyss couldn’t last a moment in front of Miss Verafia. Your power has grown even stronger, and you must have a way to deal with Filirya and the Abyss behind her!”
Vicena had crossed paths with the monsters condensed by the Abyss more than once. They could rival legendary-level beings, but besides the Abyss magic power that withered laws, they also seemed to possess the attribute of “immortality.”
In Vicena’s eyes, even Lancaster at his peak would not have been able to annihilate such an existence in just a few moves. Not to mention, Verafia, with just a brief statement, judged its fate and then it crumbled into dust.
Vicena looked at Verafia with full of expectation.
“Cough… Actually, it’s not as Vicena thinks,”
Miss Verafia couldn’t help but grasp her beautiful hair and smiled awkwardly, responding to the mage’s expectant gaze.
What she had just said, that she had annihilated the “Abyss Incarnation” and thousands of Abyss soldiers in an instant without much effort, was not a lie.
However, this was based on Igter using the “Sword of Eternity” to inflict an unhealable wound on the Abyss’s shadow, after which Verafia appeared and, with her authority, directly faced all the tainted Abyss sins.
—Whether it was the incarnation forcibly condensed by the Abyss or the eroded kingdom soldiers, their lives were actually derived from the vitality stolen from the sins. Verafia pronounced judgment with the authority of life, and the Abyss’s response was naturally their demise.
This did not mean that Verafia had surpassed the realm of deities. In fact, in her heart, she felt that she, who had depleted her life origin more than once, was not as good as the “Verafia, the Flame Goddess” of Lichen back then, let alone Lancaster, who abdicated the Sacred Sword and called himself the Holy King.
“Is that so…” Vicena showed a hint of disappointment upon hearing the girl’s explanation.
She suddenly gave a self-deprecating smile. Why was she so determined to place all her hopes on Miss Verafia? Wasn’t this also a form of evasion?
“However, I did return to face the Abyss. No matter what Filirya or Ilis intend to do, I have a responsibility to stop it.”
Verafia suddenly raised her head seriously, her golden eyes looking at her, “Moreover, it’s not just me and Igter. Sister Herafir, and many friends will also come to this nation. We will defeat the Abyss.”
Vicena was stunned for a moment and showed a smile. “This way, Miss Verafia, you seem to have made many friends over the years.”
“More than that.”
Verafia took Vicena’s hand. “Vicena, and Elishia… like your sister, Luviya, you are also my friends.”
…
The carriage, guided by the girl’s narrative, moved forward clearly through the survivors in the darkness.
During this time, Verafia also got off the carriage several times. The vast darkness reflected in her eyes. As a deity, her divine sense had already spread for hundreds of miles around the army to avoid attacks from Abyss cultists.
However, perhaps because the Abyss had also sensed her, they passed through smoothly without any obstruction along the way.
After nearly a day and night of marching, they arrived in front of the “Resistance Army’s” encampment.
A beautiful girl with long blue and silver hair stood there, a smile naturally blooming on her face. Her ice-blue, lustrous, beautiful eyes showed a brightness that had been unseen for a long time.
“Miss Verafia… and Brother Lord.”