EROS: The Light Project

HEAVEN V - Blood spreads in the Empyrean

-Here is the girl. Take her- a Caretaker bluntly ordered.

Within five seconds, Edith and I found ourselves surrounded by the group of men in suits.

Their faces were covered by helmets as white as their suits, and looking closer I noticed the outline of a gun in each of their pants pockets.

Edith and I had shocked faces and so did my Keeper (but he had been keeping it for a long time now).

The Keepers immediately noticed the body on the floor.

-You two. You were caught at the scene of a crime. Anything you say can get you a one-way trip to Hell-said one of the guards with chilling tranquility.

-I have not killed anyone. I am here by an unfortunate coincidence!-justified the annoying Edith.

-She's lying!‖ I exclaimed worriedly.

-We were chasing the girl because she is not authorized to be in this area of Heaven, much less to participate in an event of The Art of Darkness- explained a guard.

-And at the same time, we were alerted by neighbors complaining about an argument; they heard two male voices...- another guard pointed out.

-Yes, that's right...I was arguing with the Caretaker and then...then she came and killed him! In front of my eyes!-I shouted with conviction.

-Do you have any evidence to prove it?

-She did it to frame me! She is trying to grab a place here in the City of Ecstasy! And she wanted to take mine!-.

-Wow, first you imply that I want to hit on you and then you imply that I want to set you up. You need to rearrange your thinking...-huffed Edith.

-Don't listen to her! She is investigating the city of Ecstasy and the people in it. She has targeted me, but I am not her only target-she wants to destroy the order of Heaven! Look at the notebook she keeps in her pocket!-I proclaimed with a smile. The scales of justice were hanging on my side.

-Show me your pockets!‖ ordered a guard to Edith.

The girl pulled out her notebook and offered it to him indifferently; along with it was a small card.

-A card dedicated to the Star of the Day- noticed one of the Keepers; -Did you steal it?

Edith did not answer.

In an instant I remembered the person who had entered the elevator with me....

I had not dared to look at her, but it was her.

And she had stolen my ticket.

She had probably been following me since I was in the City of Ecstasy, and she must have witnessed the fight between Zeta and me. So she must have realized that I had the ticket.

A Caretaker opened the notebook and began to read it; after a few moments, he seemed to have found something interesting:

- "I want to know God and unveil the secrets of this place‖...well this seems to me to be unequivocal evidence- confirmed the being in uniform.

-See, she's not even justifying herself! She knows she's been found out!-I exclaimed, observing her dull look.

Edith answered me in a low, expressionless tone: -No, Nathan, I do not answer because I have -been found out,‖ but because I am aware that it would be useless. Here justice listens to the Blessed of Honor, not the simple ones like me. Whatever I say will not be evaluated in the slightest. So there is no need now for you to panic like a frightened child, nor to get complacent like...-and then went on with a series of insults that I don't feel like remembering.