Chapter 179: It Ends

"Prophet's lover… please come find me after this is over."

"..."

One would think that the church would be filled with gasps of shock and awe, but no. What followed was perhaps the most deafening silence the church had ever experienced. Even the breaths of almost a hundred people could not be heard, as they were trying to stop the urge of breathing loudly.

Perhaps the only ones that weren't shocked were those already advanced in age, including Bulwark and the Pope. The Pope, even squinting his eyes as he stared at the unpigmented boy beside him.

After a few more seconds, however, the Pope broke the silence.

"Have we… met somewhere before, young man?" He whispered; in which Riley quickly answered,

"Yes. Back in–"

"R… Riley, what are you doing!?"