The Flower of Virtues

44: Accept the Facts

"Hanami Sage." The words that had just come out of Azusa's mouth made Asuka half-dead shocked when she heard that even Azusa herself was shocked to see Asuka who could show her expression like an angel could, for some reason his expression looked so shocked that he did not accept the fact that Sage was his father, it was impossible.

"What...? W-What is Azusa trying to say...?" Ask Asuka, he tried to ask just in case that everything Azusa said was just a joke that could make Asuka laugh or calm down but the words were not at all funny to Asuka as she waited for so many yearsthe year to get to know his Father and Mother but he finds out the truth about Sage making trouble in Heavenly is his real father.

"It's not the time to joke, is it...? Asuka and Azusa were in a precarious situation, don't joke." Somehow Asuka's feelings say that all is true, it's just that Asuka can't accept the facts and truth about Azusa who is really her real father, he has dug a few times deeper into his feelings and soul so that his own feelings are believed but his mind does not accept that fact.

"The angel... Sage's... Sage has caused a lot of destruction because of that technology and system... The Sage had already caused a lot of losses to Heavenly. There's no way Mama's gonna marry Sage." Asuka said with a serious-looking expression, this time she was able to show her expression before Azusa.

"Angel Agung like Mama should be able to choose someone...picking a good partner, how can Sage be Papa if Asuka and Azusa are good like this? Why Azusa and Asuka could be chosen to be a Guardian protecting the rose of different virtues." Asuka asked, Azusa began to approach Asuka and gave herself a hug so that she could calm down with the situation she was in now, the truth was sometimes painful.

"Sage had already killed many angels even Melantha could die from Sage, it was impossible... Asuka does not believe that Sage is Papa, Mama herself an archangel should be able to choose the right mate... It was impossible, Asuka did not believe what Sage had already done to Heavenly!" Azusa could hear Asuka who continued to speak in a voice that sounded sad, she did not want to accept it but her feelings continued to push herself to accept the truth.

"Azusa say something! Azusa lied, right?"

"Azusa did not lie, it was Azusa who had lived with the two of them." Azusa began to touch her forehead so that her two eyes emitted a red radiance that released a virtual screen before her, the virtual screen showed the contents of Azusa's memories until Asuka was shocked when she saw Rosalia and Sage talking.

Asuka was really sad when she saw it, she did not expect that Sage was her real father. That leaves her speechless until Azusa feels guilty to tell him but all that must be done until the room starts to lead them to the room where Chloe is. Chloe was shocked when she saw the two of them coming out of nowhere.

"You guys made it-" Chloe could see Asuka who was shedding a few tears through her two eyes, she started crying while hugging Azusa, she said, he cried loudly and sobbed because he had to defeat his own father to be able to bring peace to Heavenly and a bright future to Xuusuatouri. Now Asuka understood that the pain of truth and fact was more painful than any attack she felt before.

"A-Likes...?" Chloe looks at the two of them and Azusa starts to tell Chloe about her real father, Chloe is shocked when Azusa tells herself that Sage is the real father of the two angels who are in front of her. Chloe started to lower her head and let Asuka cry in order to be satisfied and more calm.

"Hiks... Hweeehhhhhhhhhhh... Azusaaaa....!!!" Shouted Asuka loudly while crying, inevitably Asuka should be able to stop Sage from being able to bring kindness to Heavenly and a bright future to Xuusuatouri.

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Chiara knelt on the black floor while holding her head, he could hear the voice in his mind and his ears were trying to control himself into an uncontrollable Fallen Angel but Chiara had so much experience of controlling herself that he kept thinking to protect Xuusuatouri and choose the side of truth even if it is wrong in the eyes of people at least justice is justice.

The black room had an inscription that told Chiara to control half of her ugliness or half of the Fallen Angel, it didn't take long enough before Chiara unleashed all her strength to erase the entire voice that had appeared in her mind. The voice suddenly disappeared and Chiara stared at her right arm which was enveloped with darkness.

"It's just that I've endured all the pain myself, my father and mother were killed and I got half the body from this Fallen Angel for drinking their blood. Free, I'm doing this myself! I decided everything myself so a test like this is easy!!!" Chiara exclaimed so much that she started laughing and realized that she was now in the same room with Chloe and the others.

"Why are you laughing, Chiara? Is that exam enough to drive you crazy like this?" Chloe asked while showing a disturbed-looking expression, Chiara blushed when she realized that the exam she had been facing had been finished just like that because she had managed to avoid the incitement of the voice that was trying to turn her into a completely uncontrollable Fallen Angel.

"Ahh... everything is here huh, then we should wait for Akina." Chiara looked around and then she could see Asuka who looked silent while leaning next to Azusa, I don't know what just happened to him but he won't ask because maybe it's something he shouldn't just ask or it will offend Asuka.

All that remains is Akina now, though, he also experienced the same test but it was more difficult because he himself did have a history of the Fallen Angel curse so there were so many sounds that he could hear even the screams and screams of people in pain he could hear, he said, his vision also showed several Angels and living beings dying before him as if everything he saw had just been told by a mysterious voice that he could stop all the screams and pain.

Akina could not move her body even her mind was not thinking as usual but rather she was just thinking about something illogical, that curse of her Fallen Angel that she could control could have gone out of control if Akina was unfocused and did not meet some angels including gaining the power of [Seven Heavenly Virtues], she said, the exam was quite easy for Akina now as she started to remember Asuka who had already given herself a path to light.

The original owner of the seven virtues also even touched Akina's back and told her to keep going so much that Akina widened both her eyes when she saw Asuka who stretched out her right arm and tried to invite herself out of the all the negative words he heard, "Like... Asuka's..."

Akina smiled then she clasped tightly onto Asuka's hand so that she pulled herself up until Akina immediately arrived at the cramped room, right in front of Asuka who was currently looking desperate and gloomy. Akina was surprised because she initially thought that the rare expression she had just seen from Asuka was one of the tests given by the room but she could see Azusa who looked sad as well.

"There's a--"

"Everything's here now, let's get inside the portal now!"