Chapter 239 239: Advise

Atlas found it way better that the two sides were having a war of words instead of actually fighting each other physically. That way, none of them had the risk of getting hurt before the actual war.

Even as he reached the Mansion, he didn't stop there. Instead, he walked past the mansion to another house. Instead of giving Atlan and Lucius rooms in the mansion, he gave them different places to stay, with equal facilities.

He preferred to have them stay as far away from Misella as possible. Moreover, it was also good to keep them away from Lilith since she wasn't much fond of them either because of their past.

"Tyler, show them their rooms and make sure they have everything they need," Reaching the house, he left Tyler to handle the two Progenitors.

He had already informed the two Progenitors that they were going to meet later when going to the meeting place with the Witches.

After leaving the Progenitors with Tyler, Atlas took Vor and Lancaster with him, sending them back to training that was interrupted thanks to the Two Progenitors.

Tyler was also supposed to join them in training as well, but Atlas changed his mind and told him to stay with the two Progenitors all the time instead, like their shadows.

After separating from everyone, Atlas once again walked back inside the mansion. He went straight to Lilith, informing her of the arrival of the two Progenitors.

Lilith seemingly already knew that the two had arrived since they didn't restrict their auras at all, but she didn't step out of the mansion, believing Atlas was enough to deal with them and discuss with them.

Atlas left Misella with Luna before taking Lilith outside to talk in private about the other things.

"Do you still not know where Ramiel is?" Atlas asked Lilith, standing on the roof of the mansion with Lilith, having a clear view of the entire city.

"He still isn't up, for some reason," Lilith informed him. "I can't sense him at all until he wakes up, let alone be able to send him a message."

"Still, I think that's for the best now. If he woke up and found out that you destroyed his lineage, he would've been quite upset. I think we are better off without him," she stated, finding positives even in the negatives.

Even though she didn't like other Progenitors as well, they were still better than Ramiel was, so she thought of it as a blessing in disguise.

"Lilith..." Atlas walked to the edge of the roof. "You know the truth about me. Don't you wish that Castiel should've been here? Even with my advantage of hidden aura, I should still be much less useful than him. So you regret that I'm here instead of him?"

"I don't regret it for even a moment," Lilith shook her head, not even taking one moment to think about it.

"Why not?"

"Why should I?" Lilith asked in response. "Just because you're weaker than Castiel? Strength isn't everything. Even though you're not as strong as him, you still didn't run away. You still didn't choose to live your life in silence away from the war."

"Sometimes, it's the conviction that is more important than the actual strength. Instead of being greedy and only thinking for your own happiness, you thought about the happiness of others and the safety of this world."

"There isn't a single moment where I regret having your company... If anything, I want you to live for longer... Way longer. You deserve to live in the world that you're trying to save, just as much as I or anyone else do."

"If only I could." Atlas could only laugh to hide the sadness in his eyes. "Still, I'm happy. Even if I go, Castiel would still be here. Even though I'm not him, with the time I've spent in his body, even if he lives, I'll think that a fragment of my soul still keeps living through him."

Lilith didn't know why, but her fists clenched on their own as Atlas talked about leaving this world forever. Instead of being excited that Castiel was going to return, she felt uncomfortable that Atlas had to leave, which was a strange feeling.

"Lilith, can I say one more thing?" he asked after taking a brief pause.

Lilith broke her initial silence. "You don't need my permission for that. Say anything you want to."

"Can you make me a promise that in my absence, you'll take care of Misella like one of your own?" Atlas asked. "I know that Castiel should take care of her, but still... Just for the peace of mind... Can you make that promise?"

Even though he knew that they were going to train and protect Misella, Atlas still wanted to get that promise from them, as Lilith and Castiel rarely broke a promise. In his absence, he wanted his last family member to stay safe.

"I promise I'll treat her the way you did. Even though she doesn't need my protection anymore, she will get it whenever she needs it," Lilith promised Atlas since she wasn't sure if she was going to get this time again or not.

"And one more thing..." After getting the promise, Atlas turned around.

"What is it about Misella this time?" Lilith asked, rolling her eyes. She already knew that Atlas didn't care about anything other than Misella. She was sure everything he was going to talk about other than the mission was going to be about Misella.

"It's not about Misella," Atlas scratched the back of his head. "It's about you this time."

"About me? What about me?"

"Lancaster has Vor to protect him in the coming war. As for the Two Progenitors, they are immortal. So they can't die. And I don't care a single bit about the others, except you. You'll be the only one there who will be alone."

"That's why I want you to not take part in this battle..." Atlas declared, surprising even Lilith. He was asking her to stay out of the main battle at the main thing.