Chapter 1085
Birthday
Wedding and Coronation
As Eivass and Isabelle exchanged pleasantries with His Majesty the Pope, awaiting the official commencement of the ceremony at twelve noon.
Eivass’s heart stirred suddenly, sensing something, and he rejoiced.
“—Two more guests are here!”
He said to Isabelle in a low voice, “And the new gift I prepared for you… it’s finally arrived before the wedding officially begins.”
“What?”
Isabelle was somewhat doubtful but didn’t ask further.
Because no matter what the gift was, it didn’t matter. Today, she was filled with joy and bathed in happiness.
At this moment, a familiar figure she recognized, pulling a little girl, hurried in from outside the door.
It was Alistair!
“Almost didn’t make it…”
Alistair let out a sigh, a smile on her lips, “Fortunately, we made it…”
“Thank you for your trouble.”
Eivass nodded to Alistair, then said softly to the elven little girl Alistair was pulling, “Thank you very much, Madam Haibasha.”
The girl looked about seven or eight years old. Even though elves were taller than humans, she appeared to be a young girl at this moment.
She was wearing a pure white skirt dress and white consecrated stockings, looking like an angel. She had light golden long hair close to Isabelle’s and clear amber eyes. Despite her young appearance, her demeanor was steady and mature.
“Haibasha?”
Pope Grey was somewhat surprised, “You actually came?”
“Your Majesty the Pope.”
Haibasha first bowed respectfully to the Pope, then looked at Eivass, “It is I who should thank you, Mr. Eivass. Compared to you saving my daughter… the request you made of me was merely a casual gesture.”
“…Daughter?”
Isabelle’s eyes widened in surprise.
She could tell that the other party was genuinely a child…
Eivass then introduced to Isabelle, “This is Madam Haibasha, formerly an apostle of the Geometric Heavenly. She has only recently reincarnated into the Material Realm, and this body is indeed a genuine child. However, the daughter mentioned here refers to her daughter from her previous life.”
“There’s no need to dwell on those matters. Today is your wedding day… I won’t delay any longer.”
With that said, Haibasha took out a box from her embrace.
Eivass opened it.
Inside was an exquisitely crafted ring—silver complemented by a large green diamond in the center. Within that green diamond, a rune seemed to faintly appear.
As expected… Eivass’s system didn’t react when he touched it.
“This is…?”
Isabelle was somewhat confused.
She had seen the ring Eivass prepared for her, and even participated in its decoration and modification. Why was there suddenly a new ring?
Grey, however, looked at it in great surprise.
She glanced at Eivass, who nodded, confirming her guess.
Without further ado, Eivass directly explained, “This ring hides a Heavenly Envoy Fragment of The Path of Beauty, containing the laws of dreams and illusions.
“—As long as you unleash its power, Isabelle… you will be able to step into the realm of a Heavenly Envoy with its help. The Dream Heavenly Envoy, or the Illusion Heavenly Envoy.”
Upon hearing this, Isabelle’s eyes immediately widened.
She naturally knew where Heavenly Envoy Fragments could be obtained—Eivass had already shown off once when he obtained Heavenly Envoy Fragments from a Fallen Heavenly Envoy.
Had Eivass killed a Heavenly Envoy for her?
“…Undoubtedly, this is probably the most expensive and valuable ring in the Material Realm,” Pope Grey couldn’t help but exclaim.
For an Extraordinary of The Path of Beauty at the Fifth Tier to wear it meant they had one foot already in the realm of a Heavenly Envoy, having become a god on Earth.
Isabelle realized almost instantly why Eivass would do something so dangerous—it must have been because she had previously expressed her unwillingness to be separated from Eivass. Her coyness and reluctance at that time had been silently remembered in Eivass’s heart.
—But more than being together, she didn’t want Eivass to risk his life for her.
To obtain a Heavenly Envoy Fragment… she couldn’t even imagine what a thrilling battle that must have been.
A single misstep could have meant she would never see Eivass again.
However, Isabelle wouldn’t dampen Eivass’s mood at such a moment by saying things like, “I don’t want a Heavenly Envoy Fragment, I just want you to be safe.”
Since all the risks had been taken, all the enemies fought, and the item brought back…
Isabelle threw herself into Eivass’s arms, grabbing his cheek and kissing him fiercely.
It was a long and passionate kiss.
At first, not many guests noticed—after all, not everyone dared to stare at His Majesty the Pope. When some saw this scene, they started patting those around them, signaling them to look at the stage.
Seeing Isabelle, dressed in a pure white wedding dress, passionately kissing the ascetically dressed Eivass, people first gasped, then cheered, and finally, erupted in thunderous applause and cheers for Her Majesty the Queen’s boldness. The roar almost drowned out the holy songs sung by the Saintess candidates.
After a long time… Eivass didn’t know exactly how long.
Isabelle reluctantly lifted her head.
“Eivass…”
She looked at Eivass with adoring eyes and murmured in a low voice, “My hero…
“…I love you.”
“I love you too, Isa,” Eivass replied softly, “That’s why I hope… you and I will never be separated.”
With that, he suddenly pulled Isabelle into his arms. With strength that almost seemed to crush her, he lowered his head and gave her a new kiss.
Isabelle tilted her head back—she tightly held Eivass’s back, their abdomens pressed together. Her head was already tilted back, revealing the elegant, long curve of her swan-like neck, almost like she was doing a backbend. She raised her hands, wrapping them around Eivass’s neck, her body hanging onto him. Then, her entire body bent backward even more pliantly.
More than a kiss, it was like a dance.
Like a flower in a storm.
Bending, but not breaking.
This embrace didn’t last too long—Eivass was also concerned about Isabelle’s well-being, so it didn’t continue for too long.
He helped Isabelle up and reached out to tidy her hair.
Alistair had already led Madam Haibasha to their seats—their seats were very close to the front, only slightly behind Isabelle’s family like Yulia’s. Behind them were Lixia and the Grand Guardian, and so on. This caused everyone else to shift back one position.
As the sacred bells rang, the wedding officially began.
The songs of the Saintess candidates gradually faded.
Pope Grey stepped forward, wearing the Supreme Holy Crown and holding the Holy Staff.
“In the name of the Candlemaster—”
As she slightly raised her Holy Staff, all the guests rose to bow to the distinguished Host. Because the guests came from different backgrounds, countries, and races, their etiquette was almost all different. This caused the wedding scene to appear chaotic for a moment.
“—and the Nine Pillar Gods, I bless you.”
Grey gave a brief blessing.
For an ordinary Bishop, this would have been a perfunctory remark; but from Grey’s lips, it turned into a genuine blessing—
Visible golden light transformed from the Holy Staff into feathers that drifted down, landing on everyone’s forearms.
Before the feathers even landed, people responded in unison:
“The Gods are with you.”
Grey nodded slightly and raised her Holy Staff a second time.
She declared again, “Heaven bless the Queen—ever victorious, bathed in glory.”
The next moment, the Saintess candidates sang the national anthem of Avalon in unison.
The radiant and sacred song instantly filled the entire Shrine… Brilliant golden radiance intensified within the hall with the song, subtly outlining golden patterns on Isabelle’s wedding dress. It was like a phantom suit of armor.
The guests sang the national anthem in unison.
Even the few foreigners moved their lips, humming, mumbling, or singing softly this national anthem that was unfamiliar to them.
Not a single mistake in singing, word, or note was made!
When the song ended, Grey raised the Holy Staff for the third time.
She turned to Eivass and asked, “Eivass Moriarty—do you take her as your wife, to live with her in holy matrimony, in sickness and health, poverty or wealth, and do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor her, protect her, and remain faithful to her for all your days?”
Eivass was silent for a moment.
“I do… but not just for all my days.”
He did not answer according to the standard procedure but calmly replied, “We will be eternal even after our deaths.”
Upon hearing this, Grey did not get angry, but her lips curved slightly.
She turned to Isabelle and asked, “Isabelle Du Lac… do you take him as your husband, to live with him in holy matrimony, in sickness and health, poverty or wealth, and do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor him, protect him, and remain faithful to him for all your days?”
“I do,” Isabelle said, looking at Eivass. “Even death will not separate us.”
Grey nodded, reached out, took Isabelle’s right hand, and gently raised it in front of Eivass.
Eivass extended both hands, firmly grasping Grey’s and Isabelle’s right hands together—and then, Isabelle clasped Eivass’s hand with her left hand.
The Pope’s hands were held between them, serving as the wedge for their sacred oath.
There was no oath in the world more sacred and solemn than that of the Eternal Pope.
Eivass said in a low voice, “Under the witness of the Nine Pillar Gods, and guided by the Laws of the Gods, I—Eivass Moriarty. Take you, Isabelle, to be my wife. From this moment until eternity, in good times and bad, in riches and poverty, in health and sickness, I will love you and cherish you… until death parts us.”
Isabelle also vowed, “Under the witness of the Nine Pillar Gods, and guided by the Laws of the Gods, I, Isabelle Du Lac, take you, Eivass, as my husband. From this moment until eternity, in good times and bad, in riches and poverty, in health and sickness, I will love you and cherish you. Until death parts us.”
Then, they released their hands. But the Pope did not withdraw her hands.
She opened her left hand, allowing them to place their rings into it.
Grey closed her eyes and blessed, “In my name, in the name of the Candlemaster, in the name of the Nine Pillar Gods—I bless all who give and receive rings with eternal loyalty and eternal love for each other… never to be separated even after life ends.”
As Grey’s words fell, nine golden chains appeared. They tightly bound the two of them from thin air, then vanished into the void, becoming invisible.
Eivass and Isabelle had now truly bound their souls together.
As the two exchanged their rings, Grey blessed again:
“I praise Hengwo, the God of Sacred Number Three, the God of Rebirth from Death, the God of Far-sightedness without Ignorance. She grants us the possibility of love.
“I praise the Candlemaster, the God of Sacred Number Three, the God of Sin Thorns Binding the Body, the God of Burning the Body and Driving Away Darkness. He grants us a divine spirit, to love others more than ourselves.
“I praise the Silver Crown Dragon, the God of Sacred Number Seven, the God of Unquestionable Authority, the God of Crowned Sword. Under his witness and protection, this couple will fulfill their vows—they will never be separated.”
As three rings of dark red, golden red, and silver blue descended from the sky, the divine aura of the gods’ descent became undeniably clear—
All the observers at this moment realized—a miracle of the gods had descended.
The Pillar Gods were truly paying attention to this couple’s wedding!
Not only that, but the diamond crown on Isabelle’s head suddenly exuded a divine aura—there was no need to wear the old crown passed down through generations in Avalon.
The Silver Crown Dragon himself had blessed the crown newly crafted for Isabelle!
As the Pillar Gods’ assent was given, Grey opened her eyes.
She turned to the guests and announced, “Observers and witnesses!
“Given that Eivass and Isabelle have agreed to enter into marriage, and have exchanged vows and rings. I, as the representative of the Nine Pillar Gods, the Supreme Cardinal of the Eternal Holy Kingdom, the Guardian of the Giant Tree, the Protector of the Ten Lands and all peoples, the nineteenth Eternal Pope, declare them officially husband and wife!
“And to Isabelle Du Lac, I bestow the coronation as Queen!
“—Congratulations!”
The next moment, the guests burst into applause and cheers.
Even the solemn Old Duke had a smile on his face. He clapped vigorously, and Sherlock’s face was also full of smiles. Another Annie was also tearfully watching Eivass, as if he were her own child.
Yulia watched it all, happy for the couple while wiping tears from her eyes. Haibasha heartily enjoyed the food on the table and cheered. Bishop Mathers looked at it all with relief, softly reciting a blessing of the Candlemaster.
Edward also seemed to have let go of something, closing his eyes with a relaxed smile. Anies, who had not returned, quietly appeared in a painting in the shrine, watching everything outside the painting and meeting Grey’s gaze.
Isabelle, however, her eyes opened, gazed at Eivass with infatuation. Her pupils were filled with deep affection.
It felt like a dream… this day had finally arrived.
Eivass pulled Isabelle into his arms and whispered, “Happy birthday, Isabelle.”
Feeling the rare tranquility and peace—he even felt a sense of unreality.
It ended so smoothly… had the Ring Heavenly Envoy truly not come to cause trouble?
But he didn’t know.
At this very moment, Jacob was on the second floor of the Ring Heavenly Envoy Shrine, gazing from afar at the Candlemaster Shrine not far away.
Floating behind him was a sacred spiritual body identical to Eivass.
As Eivass’s grandfather, he looked at the distance with warmth and peace.
But the “Spiritual Body Eivass” behind him, under the influence of the Ring Heavenly Envoy Shrine, uttered another person’s voice:
“—Let’s go, Jacob.”
It commanded, not with its mouth, but with a hollow and sacred tone, “Let them have some relaxation… we shouldn’t disturb such a beautiful day.”
“Understood.”
Jacob nodded slightly, then asked with some curiosity, “In your past reincarnations… have you not experienced such a scene?”
“…How could there be?”
The Ring Heavenly Envoy was silent for a moment, then replied, “Love… that is something only Eivass, born in the Moriarty mansion, would have. When I arrived in this world, it was still a barren land with no sun or moon. Let alone Avalon, even humans had not been born. By the time civilization was born, I had already achieved immortality… Would you fall in love with an ant, Jacob?”
“So in past eras… did no one love you?”
“You talk too much, Jacob,” the Ring Heavenly Envoy replied coldly. Then, the sacred spiritual body gradually dissipated, hiding in the void.
He watched the wedding in the distance, his calm pupils filled with a complex emotion.
Love… was it?
There must have been.
It must have happened.
(End of this chapter)
