God Simulator: The Goddesses In The Simulation Are All Real

Chapter 47: Perpetrators Of Linley's Death

[Just as the Death Envoy finished the last stroke of her name, Evangeline unleashed a powerful blast of icy energy, her eyes blazing with fury. The force of her attack shattered the ground beneath them, sending shockwaves through the earth.]

[But it was too late. The Death Envoy's Book of Death glowed ominously, the inked name sealing her fate.]

["Evangeline Aurora Von Solstice," the Death Envoy muttered, his voice low and filled with finality.]

[The pages shimmered with dark energy, and the Grim Reaper's manifestation loomed behind the Death Envoy, its skeletal hand reaching out toward Evangeline.]

[In that critical moment, Evangeline's body radiated with an ethereal light, her Winter Goddess Divine Clothing glowing as it summoned a protective barrier of ice around her.]

[The Grim Reaper's skeletal hand slammed into the barrier, but instead of shattering it, the hand began to freeze, the intense cold seeping into the very essence of death.]

["You think you can kill me that easily?" Evangeline's voice rang out, cold and defiant. "You've underestimated the power of the Goddess of Winter."]

[However, despite her bravado, the deadly curse took its toll. Evangeline's barrier managed to fend off the killing blow, but not without a cost. She gasped as a wave of searing pain tore through her body, and her vision blurred.]

[Blood spilled from her lips as she coughed violently, her body trembling under the strain. Bloody tears began to drip from her eyes, her once-steely resolve momentarily wavering.]

[The skeletal hand of the Grim Reaper shattered into icy fragments, but Evangeline fell to one knee, her breath ragged, her body wracked with pain.]

[She could feel the cold of her own power turning against her, biting into her flesh like a thousand frozen blades.]

[The Death Envoy's eyes widened in shock and disbelief. "Impossible...!" he gasped.]

[The Truth Keeper picked up the celestial and avatar crystals, but didn't absorb them just yet—he knew it would take time, and right now, he wanted to savor the moment.]

[When he heard Evangeline's question, a twisted grin crept across his face. He decided to answer, if only to further mock her. "I didn't kill the Phantom Reaper, no. That honor belongs to the Death Envoy. But I assisted, of course."]

[His tone was condescending as he continued, "My Book of Truth foresaw the Phantom Reaper's future—he would've killed both me and the Death Envoy eventually. Naturally, I couldn't let that happen. So, I gave Death Envoy the information he needed to strike first."]

[The Truth Keeper's eyes gleamed with amusement. "Do you want to know something funny? The Phantom Reaper was using an alias, and it took a ridiculous amount of my energy just to see through it. If you'd attacked us after his death, when we were weakest, you could've easily killed both of us, even without any celestial crystals."]

[He paused, letting that sink in before delivering the final blow. His voice dripped with mockery as he sneered, "But instead of seeking revenge immediately, you held a funeral. A funeral, for your dead fiancé. How touching... and utterly stupid."]

[The Truth Keeper chuckled cruelly, clearly reveling in Evangeline's despair. "You could've ended us both right then, but you were too blinded by grief. What a pathetic waste."]

[Evangeline's body trembled with rage as she listened to the Truth Keeper's taunts. Her vision blurred with tears of frustration and anger, but beneath that, a fierce resolve burned within her.]

[The mocking laughter of the Truth Keeper echoed in her ears, but Evangeline forced herself to focus. 'Linley... I won't let your death be in vain. If I have to die here, I'll take him with me.']

[She wiped the blood from her mouth and pushed herself to her feet, her legs barely supporting her weakened body. But there was no hesitation in her heart.]

[In her mind, one final plan formed—a desperate, suicidal gamble. She would freeze time itself and strike down the Truth Keeper while he was unaware.]

[Evangeline knew this would be her last act. Her body was already on the brink of collapse, and using such a powerful ability would drain what little remained of her life force.]

[But for Linley, for the revenge she craved, it was worth it!]