No matter how much Spurs resisted, he still went into the church just before the funeral began.
The empty coffin was surrounded by flowers that never fade, and the temple elders, priests, commanders of the holy knights, the head of the holy mages, the chief nun and the high priest all stood at the front.
The cathedral, once bright and sacred, now seemed shrouded in a hazy, gray filter, perhaps due to the rainy day, as if what was happening before our eyes was just a dream.
Soon the dream will end, and Maggie will not be dead.
Instead, he stood beside them and said something to them.
Sper and his brother simply found a seat in the last row of the temple and sat down quietly.
Coincidentally, the spot they chose was right next to Xiu.
Xiu's pale purple eyes remained fixed ahead, seemingly without much sadness or grief, even appearing excessively calm, as if he were simply there to offer a prayer, not to attend a funeral.
Spur couldn't help but glance at him a couple more times, because he had spent some time with Xiu when they went to the seabed.
He always felt that Maggie's attitude towards Xiu was rather special; they should be considered friends, but now none of Maggie's friends showed any sadness.
Spurr's mood worsened.
Xiu was unaware of Spur's inner thoughts; he had simply accepted Maggie's death with equanimity.
But that doesn't mean he thinks he'll never see Maggie again.
His heart is the ocean.
Xiu lowered his eyes, countless thoughts flashing through his mind.
He didn't know how powerful the gods were, but if Maggie died with the Heart of the Ocean still with her, and the Heart of the Ocean showed no signs of being destroyed, it meant that the Heart of the Ocean was still with her.
No, it should be said that most likely the Heart of the Ocean merged into her soul.
Then... could he try to completely replace the sea god and wait for the opportunity to meet Maggie again on this continent?
The heart of the ocean resides within her soul; wherever he is near her, his missing heartbeat returns.
So no matter what she becomes, he can find her.
If Maggie knew what Xiu was thinking, she would be shocked by how incredibly strong he was.
The fact that he had such thoughts meant that he had already vaguely guessed his relationship with the sea god. Although the paths and reasons were different, he still had the idea of replacing his previous divine body.
Intelligent people are destined to step into the vortex they fall into, but Xiu still returned to the original path.
The Heart of the Ocean, the Sea God's treasure, the missing heartbeat, the Sea God's afterimage encountered in the Mermaid Kingdom, even though Xiu's clues and information are many, many times less than Maggie's.
But he still managed to guess the truth.
"You haven't returned my treasure to me yet."
Xiu muttered to himself, sounding like a bewildered accusation, but only he knew how crazy his thoughts were.
He wanted to replace his past self.
He became the sea god, just to meet Maggie again.
This is also why he appears so calm. Once Xiu has an almost obsessive and morbid goal, he will go down a dark path and no one can pull him back.
He gave himself a hope, whether real or not, and found a home and a goal for his confused heart.
Xiu believes Maggie is truly dead, but that doesn't mean they can't reunite.
Time for reflection passed quickly, and the farewell ceremony officially began.
The priest stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the seated people below and the temple staff standing in front. He sighed silently before speaking softly.
"We are saddened by the departure of Her Highness the Holy Maiden..."
Before he could finish speaking, an uncontrollable sob finally broke out in the cathedral.
Maggie's mother was still sitting in her seat, but after listening to the priest recite the verses for Maggie, her nerves seemed to snap in an instant, and she collapsed to the ground, her sobs uncontrollable.
“My daughter… my daughter…”
She lived in the temple and was happy every day. People took care of her and cared about her feelings, which was much better than living in tears every day in the Duke's mansion.
She was so at ease because she thought Maggie was doing well at the temple.
The next news I heard about Maggie was of her death.
Even... with her cold-blooded and ruthless ex-husband.
In truth, she had long since lost much affection for the Duke. He had changed so much, as if he were a completely different person, that she couldn't accept that the person she once deeply loved had actually changed his heart.
But nobles cannot easily separate, and she waited year after year.
They pinned all their hopes on their children.
Today, she is finally free, but all that remains for her is pain and sorrow.
She is no longer the Duchess of the Zefneria family, but herself. The Zefneria family has been destroyed, and she no longer needs to take her husband's surname. But all of this was bought with her daughter's life.
Her two other sons were also involved in the fight.
No matter what, she couldn't believe that her once-good husband would even harm their sons, making them form a pact with the devil, and ultimately causing them to die at Maggie's hands.
She had no one to confide in about her pain and confusion, and after receiving the news of Maggie's death, she lived in a daze every day.
Today, she finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Several nuns frantically tried to help her up, and the scene became quite chaotic.
Harlan, who had been expressionless the whole time, finally turned his head and looked in the direction of Maggie's mother. His brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, and he tried to open his mouth to say something several times, but in the end he restrained himself.
This is Maggie's mother, you can't....
Although he didn't want anyone to disturb Her Highness's peace, nor did he want the funeral he had painstakingly prepared for her to be disrupted, it still happened.
He could only remain silent.
The priest waited for a while, but to no avail. Finally, he used magic to knock out Maggie's mother, and the funeral could proceed smoothly.
But regardless, it happened. In Harlan's eyes, the funeral had flaws, and Her Highness would definitely be unhappy.
"..."
Inside the Temple of Light, Maggie's funeral was still in progress, while Hell presented a completely different scene.
Kalos knelt trembling before Safa, who was on the verge of exploding with rage, unable to utter a word of bitterness.
"You know what happens to a devil who lies to me."
Safa's expression was cold, his gaze almost piercing through Carlo's body, and his tone was so icy it sounded like it came from the deepest depths of hell.
"Demon Lord...she...is indeed dead, but she became a spirit, which is why she didn't go to hell..."
No matter how much Carlo wanted to play dumb, he couldn't hide the fact that he had been to the mainland from Safa, and in the end, he couldn't withstand the pressure and told him.
Unfortunately, just as he guessed, the Demon King became even angrier after hearing the answer.
Even the sky above hell turned a deep purple.
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