Chapter 180 180: Luna

"I am Luna," the woman answered.

As she instructed herself, she momentarily lost herself in the past, remembering a specific memory.

"When we separated before, I jokingly said that you might forget me. You said it's never possible. Who knew it would become a reality so soon..."

She let out a sigh, getting a really distant feeling from Atlas.

Unfortunately, she couldn't do anything. She knew that if even Lilith couldn't bring back his memories, then something was really wrong about him.

Inside the hotel, Atlas grabbed Luna's hands and took the lead. From here on, he guided her to the specific room.

He brought Luna to the next floor, stopping right before Lilith's room, who had just fallen asleep.

Lilith was woken up from her slumber by the knocking on her door. She rubbed her eyes, slightly irritated at being disturbed just as she had fallen asleep.

She walked to the door and opened it, prepared to scold if it was hotel staff, but as soon as she opened the door, she saw Atlas standing before the door.

"It's you. Come inside." She didn't even ask Atlas why he was here before allowing him inside. She didn't care what reason he was here for. His presence wasn't a problem.

Even though she didn't ask why he was here, Atlas answered himself.

"Lilith, do you recognize this woman?" He asked, moving aside, revealing a woman who was standing right behind him.

Lilith finally saw Luna. Her eyes widened at the sight of the woman. Her reaction was enough to confirm that she knew Luna.

"I found her spying on me outside. She says she knows you and me. It seems she wasn't lying," he stated. "So, is she a friend or a foe?"

"She's both." Lilith grimaced. "Both of you, come inside. We should talk in the room."

Lilith stepped aside, clearing a path for others to enter.

Atlas and Luna entered the room. Lilith closed the door.

"So, what are you doing here?" she asked after casting a privacy spell around them.

"How did he lose his memories?" Luna also asked a question of her own. "You were supposed to protect him. Is that how you protected him?"

"You! It's none of your concern. Just tell me why you're here?"

"Unlike you, I still care about his safety. That's why I'm here, to warn him. They know... You all don't have too much time left. And this time, going to Slumber won't be enough either. This time, things are more serious. Especially since things haven't been going good there either."

"As soon as I found out about that, I came here to warn you. You have no idea the risk in taking. If he finds out..."

Luna seemed angry and concerned at the same time. However, Lilith was silent. As if she was thinking about something.

"When did they find out?" she asked after a long time.

"A few days ago," Luna answered. "You don't have much time now."

"So that's why." Lilith scratched the back of her head, realizing what may have led to this. A few days ago, real Castiel had made a return. She believed that's what made them find out.

She finally realized why Castiel wanted Lancaster to become stronger and why he taught Atlas some of his strongest spells. That guy knew what was coming!

That also made her confused. If Castiel knew what was coming, why did he give his body to Atlas for a month again? If he knew the dangers ahead, any sane person would've taken precautions. He should've been in his body to fight back, but he still had faith in Atlas and gave his body away for a month.

Best

"Just what are you planning....?" She frowned, unable to understand Castiel's plan.

She had been with Castiel for a long time. She knew that the guy wasn't an idiot for not knowing the consequences of his actions. Instead, he was one of the smartest people she knew. So how could he make such a risky decision? Was he swayed by emotions?

It didn't matter why he did what he did. What mattered now was that it was done. For next, she needed to make sure that all of them stayed alive until Atlas succeeded in his goals.

Their future was on the line, not least Atlas' dreams.

"Will someone tell me what you're all talking about? Who knows what?"

The two ladies talked amongst themselves about what was coming and how dangerous it was, but Atlas was left confused. They talked as if he was supposed to know the crux of the problems.

"Lilith, I think it's time you tell me the truth. Why was there an Eternal Slumber? What led to it? Why was Atlan talking about the dangers of the future and the time where we had to come together? Why are all the Progenitors waking up at almost the same time? What's leading to all this?"

For a long time, he had remained ignorant, but now it was reaching dangerous levels. He couldn't live with his ignorance when there was supposedly something that was said to bring Castiel's death.

"Do we have some enemy that wants us dead?" he asked.

It wasn't a surprise that they had enemies. He had already fought many enemies. But what was truly surprising was that there was an enemy that could scare even Lilith and make Castiel enter eternal slumber. At least, that's what he could guess from whatever basic information he had.

*****

In a faraway place, a man stood on the top of a mountain. His entire body was covered in armor that seemed impenetrable. Only the man's face was visible.

"Did you still not find Luna?" The man asked.

"We didn't. It seems she isn't here anymore. She left..." A response came.

The armored man raised his left hand. "So she managed to leave, and you didn't even realize she was missing until now?"

"My Lord, She...Argh!"

The person had just started to answer when his scream filled the atmosphere. The armored man started closing his fist. As if there was a mysterious link... Following his fist's movement, the man who was answering started screaming even louder as if a mysterious force was crushing his neck.

Some finger marks could be left around the man's neck, but there was no one around him.

His scream ultimately stopped as his neck was crushed. The armored man opened his fist.

With a thudding noise, the man's body fell behind him, lifeless.

"You're all useless."

The armored man finally turned around, revealing his face. His blood-red eyes could be seen shining, even in the darkness. However, more than his eyes, the scar around his face attracted people's attention around him…