Reaper of the Martial World

Book 8: Chapter 136: Blessings (4)

Dyon and Amphorae moved locations, settling within the hidden garden of the Soul Palace, just a few meters away from the fountain that protected the entrance of the celestial beast realm. historical

The small garden was just as beautiful as usual. After paying respects to Mia and Bella’s grave, the couple sat before its small stream, Amphorae happily sitting on Dyon’s lap. It seemed that even if she was aware that she wore the “pants” of their relationship, she still didn’t mind pretending to be vulnerable for Dyon’s sake. Who knows, maybe that was the real reason she insisted on calling him Lord Husband.

“You probably already know that angels are separated into two categories. Hell’s Angels and Angels. One is known for their body prowess, while the other is known for their qi control, manipulation, and output.

“Still, there are some special categories as there always are. My father, from my first life, had black wings tinted in red. This sort of tinted color layered atop of your path choice is only possible for angels with high blood purity and comprehension.

“The red winged path is one of battle and blood. While I have white wings normally, just like my father, my wings are also tinted in red. Well… maybe tinted isn’t a strong enough word…”

Amphorae’s words trailed off. Since it didn’t seem like she was intent on completing her thoughts, Dyon didn’t press her. He wasn’t yet stable enough to help her carry her burdens, so who was he to press her to reveal her secrets?

“Lord Husband is a bit, no, more than a bit special, though. You don’t seem to have angel blood, but you very clearly have angel wings and share the abilities of angels as well. Also, you can bring out white, black and even golden wings. In addition to all of this, you can display the characteristics of the Virtuous, Archangels, Thrones, Cherubim and Seraphim…”

Amphorae took a deep breath.

“You might have guessed, but the Virtuous have two pairs of wings, Archangels have three pairs of wings, Thrones have four, Cherubs have five and Seraphs have six… Though Lord Husband has yet to form his sixth pair, you’ve already entered the realm of Cherubs.”

Dyon stifled a laugh, causing Amphorae to look back and up at him in confusion. He was then forced to explain that in his mortal world, cherubs were cute babies with wings. It was hard for Dyon to connect with the five-winged demi-gods Amphorae described.

“… Lord Husband’s world is… peculiar.” Amphorae said with a light smile. But, inwardly, she was quite happy to learn more about Dyon.

“There is something I’m confused about, though.” Dyon said. “Why was it that no one of the Angel Clan I saw had more than one pair of wings? Also, I believe I asked you during your first life about my wings, but you said you didn’t have an answer back then. What changed?”

“For Lord Husband’s second question, that is fairly simply. When Luna Moon helped me along my resurrection path, she also gave me great amounts of good karma. This helped me both directly and indirectly.

“Much like beasts, high race humans can pass along secrets within their bloodlines as well. Luna Moon helped me to learn secrets that were buried deeply within myself. It’s thanks to her that I have an answer.

“As for your first question, it’s tied to the answer for the second. The Angel Clan you saw was a shell of its former self. We were a mighty race, but fell from grace. If this wasn’t the case, how could we be a small clan on the even smaller Planet Moon?”

Dyon nodded. This was true. The Angel Clan was still powerful back then, but it wasn’t even the Royal God Clan of that planet. How could that be them at their full strength?

“No one of the Angel Clan we know had more than one pair of wings because there was no one remaining that could bestow any more.

“According to Angel Lore, wings could only be ‘Blessed’ upon an individual by a higher-ranking individual. And, only the wielder of the Angel Clan’s Faith could Bless cherubs with the strength of a seraph.”

Dyon understood. A Throne could Bless a Virtuous with the rank of Archangel. But, a Throne couldn’t give another its own Throne rank unless they were willing to give up their own power to make it happen.

“However, when the power structure of the Angels crumbled, there was no longer anyone who could Bless or bestow higher rankings. But… I’m sure you see the obvious. For such a system to be birthed, someone had to become the first seraph, but how could that be possible? It becomes a chicken and the egg loop that’s unfeasible to solve unless you were witness to the creation of the angel clan.

“It appeared though that… Lord Husband’s existence deems to solve this mystery.

“I’ve had only one pair of wings all my life. But, after dual cultivating with Lord Husband just once, I blossomed a second.

“Lord Husband, your golden wings aren’t just marginally more powerful than white, black or even red wings. They’re the very foundation of the angel clan itself.

“They’re known as the Wings of Blessings. They’re pairs of wings that shook the enemies of the angels for countless eras not because of their individual strength, but because of the strength they could bestow upon those with angel blood.”