9. The Story of Emilia
These past two days have undeniably been the most unfortunate days since Emilia became an angel.
She is sure of it, and there hasn’t been any other like it!
The source of all this can be traced back to a rainy night about two years ago.
That day was the darkest day in Emilia’s life.
On that day, her “brother” died.
His body was discovered at dusk by a couple who had gone for a walk in the hills. According to the couple’s later account at the police station, when they found the boy, there wasn’t a single part of him that was intact; he was covered in various scratches and bruises.
At the same time, due to the nature of his multiple fractures, his body was twisted at a horrifying angle, which startled the couple so much that the wife fell to the ground in shock.
Later, based on the police investigation and the forensic examination, the cause of the boy’s death was confirmed to be suicide.
Emilia could not accept this outcome.
But the facts were laid out before her in black and white, and she had to accept it.
The moment she saw the boy’s body at the funeral home, she nearly broke down.
She cried and shouted the boy’s name, cursing him as a liar—just that morning, as the boy left home, he had smiled and reassured her that he was only going out to take care of some things and would be back soon, telling her not to worry.
But when she saw the boy again, it was already the separation of worlds.
To mention, the boy was not Emilia’s biological brother; his parents were close friends of Emilia’s parents and had served as her godfather and godmother. Unfortunately, due to a tragic accident, the boy’s parents died, leaving him to live with Emilia’s family.
The boy and Emilia grew up together, sharing a bond like siblings and having a childhood friendship.
Thus, the boy’s death was an immense blow to Emilia, especially since she was fully aware of the reason behind his death, which was also what he said he had to take care of that morning.
Everything the boy did was for Emilia.
But the most sorrowful part was that even though Emilia knew the reason for the boy’s death, she could do nothing—because he had committed suicide. Although this indeed put a period to “that matter,” it also left a deep shadow in Emilia’s heart.
Driven by sorrow, standing before the boy’s tombstone, Emilia did not wish to continue living alone. She slowly crouched down, looking at the photo at the boy’s grave one last time, and then, with a small knife she had concealed in her sleeve, she unhesitatingly sliced open her own neck.
In an instant, hot blood gushed out, and beautiful sprays of blood blossomed in the air, blurring Emilia’s vision.
As her consciousness faded, she could still hear her parents’ panicked shouts, but at that moment, she could say nothing, only silently apologizing to them in her heart.
“I’m sorry, Dad, Mom…”
“Brother was the most afraid of loneliness. I have to go accompany him.”
However, just as Emilia’s consciousness was about to completely slip into darkness, an unexpected glow illuminated her soul.
She opened her eyes in confusion, only to be astonished to find herself in a bright White Sanctuary, and the long hair that had been as dark as ink was inexplicably transformed into a platinum color that symbolized purity.
Most importantly, on either side of her waist sprang forth a white wing!
“Are you awake, dear child?”
A sweet and ethereal female voice suddenly echoed, and before Emilia could recover from her shock, her entire worldview was again struck by a heavy blow.
In front of her stood an angel dressed in a white gown, her expression gentle, and her beautiful light purple hair cascading down like a waterfall, while the twelve pure white wings behind her quietly spread open, appearing sacred and pure.
“I am Angel Lord Mikayla, a child fallen to Earth. Welcome back to Heaven~”
The angel named Mikayla reached out her hand to Emilia with a smile that was so gentle and pure, so healing that, for a moment, Emilia even felt that the sadness in her heart had been significantly dissipated.
From Mikayla, Emilia learned that she was a reincarnated angel who fell from Heaven to Earth, and now, as a human, she had died, allowing her soul to naturally return to Heaven, regaining her once angelic form.
Moreover, she also learned another fact from Mikayla: the souls of those who commit suicide do not ascend to Heaven after death; their souls fall into Hell, a place that is completely opposite to Heaven, ruled by Satan, the Lord of Hell.
Of course, the souls of suicides do not suffer torture in Hell like most wicked souls; they are directly reincarnated back into the human world.
Emilia’s ascension to Heaven was due to her being a member of the angels. However, this meant that her “brother” likely fell into Hell and was about to embark on the path of reincarnation.
Though it was very regrettable, Emilia knew she probably wouldn’t see him again.
Even if she could find him in his reincarnated form through angelic means, would he still be the same as he once was?
Emilia didn’t know. After receiving Mikayla’s assurance, she somewhat dejectedly returned to Earth, back to her human home… and then she saw her mother, who was now in tears because of her suicide, and her father, who could only rely on alcohol to escape his grief.
In fact, the boy’s death had been an enormous blow not only to Emilia but also to her parents.
And Emilia’s suicide dealt another lethal blow to their already wounded spirits.
At that moment, Emilia realized how impulsive her earlier actions had been. Summoning her courage, she pushed the door open and, under her parents’ astonished gaze, smiled calmly.
“I’m back.”
She told her parents about her ascension to Heaven after her death and some secrets about this world that she learned from Mikayla. Though they initially found it hard to believe, they were ultimately delighted to have their daughter back.
Emilia’s father even scolded her angrily, his raised hand wanting to come down several times, but he ultimately could not bring himself to do so.
This is the story of Emilia before she became an angel.
And then, as an angel reborn, like Evelyn, she received a new angelic name—Angel “Emilia,” leading to her brand new story.
As an angel, Emilia lived a smoothly flowing life, apart from having retained certain habits from her human days, which caused some angels to view her unfavorably; she faced almost no further challenges.
Until—last night arrived.
At the hands of an unknown purple-haired demon, Emilia suffered the most humiliating defeat in both her life and her angelic career.
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