Holy Necromancer: Rebirth of the Strongest Mage

As the Empress approached the statue of the great Archangel, she felt a wave of reverence wash over her. The statue towered above her, its majestic presence filling the room. She took a deep breath, steadying herself, and bowed before the statue, her head lowered in respect.

She pulled out a sword, remembering what she had to do for an audience with the Lords above. "Great Archangels," she spoke with a voice filled with sincerity. "I stand before you as the new Empress of the Elzeiran Dynasty. I come seeking your guidance and blessings at this critical time."

As she finished speaking, she swung her sword, killing herself. Her blood fell at the feet of the majestic statue, painting it red. Meanwhile, the woman fell on the ground, her head rolling next to her body. The blood that had been spilled was absorbed by the statue. The head also turned into specks of light that were soon absorbed by the Statue. An ethereal light began to emanate from the statue. The room seemed to come alive with a gentle energy, as if the Archangels were acknowledging her presence.

Fortunately, her healing also began. Unlike her brother, she still possessed her immortality. Hence, her body recovered at a pace clearly visible to the eye. After a few seconds, the girl opened her eyes. She had trained her healing many times, but the death she experienced here was nothing like before. Even her healing was much faster than before, which shocked her. Was it because she had become the Empress?

She pushed her body up, rubbing her throat lightly. The feeling of death and that pain was still something that was fresh. She could feel that she wasn't alone in the hall. The statue had opened its eyes, which were shining in a mysterious light. It was as if the Archangel had descended. "I am honored to take on the role of the Envoy of the Archangels," she continued, her voice unwavering. "I understand the weight of this responsibility and the importance of maintaining a connection between our world and the divine realms."

"I also haven't forgotten our purpose. The goal won't be forgotten! We will move forward with this war and conquer that world! I will finish what my brother couldn't. I will find what you have been looking for!" she exclaimed. She didn't know why, but she felt as if the Statue wasn't happy. Instead, under the gaze of the statue, she felt as if they were disappointed. In that moment, she felt a presence, a whisper in her mind. "Your brother has disappointed us. And so have you."

The voice of the Archangels, speaking directly to her. Just hearing the words of the divine, she felt as if she was going to go crazy. The Empress froze in place. Why were they disappointed? She didn't understand. But she did feel that she might die here if she didn't satisfy them. "May I ask, what did we do wrong?" she asked. ****

Gabriel was still sleeping, as his body was finishing the transformation. Karyk, on the other hand, was watching the bodies of the citizens of the Border City. He kept the bodies in his Shadow Realm. He didn't know if it was the right choice to bring them back as Undead. But in this war, he wanted to give them another opportunity. They had been killed by the Celestial Empress. He wanted them to have an opportunity to have their own revenge, accompanied by him!

He wanted her to watch their faces as she died! He wanted her to remember everything she did which led her down this path. Moreover, in this war, he couldn't afford to lose. Just with the Pirates, he didn't have enough numbers. He needed the citizens of the Border City. They would have been much stronger when they were alive, but even as Undeads without immortality, they were still capable of turning the tides in his favor, especially with the weapons that he had created. He was planning to hand over those weapons when they returned from the training. He had never expected those weapons were going to be handed over to the Undead. He could turn them into an undead, but he didn't have enough reserves to turn them all. The world wasn't suitable. And he didn't have time to return to his world. Hence, he sent them to his Shadow Realm, leaving this matter for later. For now, the most important thing was to protect Gabriel and make sure he succeeded. He couldn't allow anyone to hurt Gabriel when he hadn't successfully transformed. "Hmm?" While he was watching over Gabriel, he felt someone observing him. He couldn't locate the exact position of the person, but he could roughly estimate the direction. It was coming from the direction of the Royal City.

"Have you watched enough?" Karyk asked, waving his hand. He cast a barrier around him, covering the entire place in the shadow of death, making it impossible for anyone to see through.

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Back in the Royal Palace, the Statue momentarily closed his eyes, before opening them again.

"What you had to find... had come to you," the voice of Archangel appeared in the Empress' head. "You had an opportunity... But you failed. You have disappointed us. The Forgotten Prince... is here."

"The Forgotten Prince?" the Empress asked in confusion. "Are you talking about the Child, to find whom we destroyed the Celestial Empire?"

"He came here? How could that be?" she muttered. To find that child, they had searched all around this world. They had destroyed the Celestial Empire after the Emperor failed to hand over the child to the Archangels. Unfortunately, even as they destroyed the Celestial Empire, they failed to find the child anywhere. Ever since, they had been looking for him. The only reason they were trying to invade the other world was because they believed the child was there! It was the Celestial Emperor who had sealed this world after all. They believed that the child was in the other universe, but they couldn't enter that universe because of the Celestial Emperor's Seal. Ever since then, they had been trying to destroy the seal, but it was protected by Aliac in the Central World which they couldn't enter.