Infinity: Rising of the Soul Weavers

"What are you doing here?" An angry shout reached Uriel's ears as soon as she reappeared.

The person who yelled was none other than Michael, the head of the Seraphim of the End and the entire angel army!

Looking around her, Uriel was surprised to see Raphael and Michael in the middle of a vicious fight.

Michael's white hair looked disheveled and his clothes and armour torn in some areas. And although the same applied for Raphel, she was without a doubt looking much worse.

Out of the two, Uriel only really cared about one...

"Michael, what the f*ck are you doing, you b*stard," Uriel didn't conceal her killing intent as she yelled loudly. "The plan was that you hold Raphael in place and prevent her from coming to interrupt me while I bring her my gift, you said you would not hurt her!"

Veins bulged and pulsed violently on Uriel's pretty face the moment she saw milky white blood flowing down Raphael's mouth and in many places on her silver armour, indicating both internal and external injuries.

Humans had red blood. Even most of the angels had the same blood colour. This is mostly the effect of a certain protein that is called hemoglobin that is needed for oxygen processing in the body.

However, the strong angels and especially the Seraphim don't require oxygen, but rather mana.

That's why their blood does not contain hemoglobin, but rather other types of special evolutionary proteins that are most important for the absorption of mana from the environment. 

And although these special proteins are not necessarily white, the blessings of the Supreme Deity upon her Seraphim grants them some extra powers. And as a side effect of the blessings, their special proteins gain their unique milky white colour.

"You idiot, all you had to do was to go help Gabriel against the injured Monarch, you two should have been enough to finish him off with the help of that array!" Michael yelled back. "Why did you have to bring that useless thing with you?"

Glaring at the hollow-eyed Raven with her pitiful expression, Michael wished he could kill her together with this stupid and completely irrational Uriel!

"What did you do to her?!" Raphael ignored the two and yelled at Uriel as loud as she could. 

Even though she was severely injured, an inexplicable sense of urgency and panic filled her consciousness the moment she saw the human girl in Uriel's arms. "Why is she bleeding all over? What did you do to her you sl*t!"

Uriel who was yelling at Michael almost choked. "I prepared this gift for you! Why are you mad? I knew you'd like her so I didn't kill her, but I want you to always remember that she is MY gift to you!" 

"I said that no one is allowed to hurt her!" Raphael ignored her remark and yelled again as she flashed across the void and appeared in front of Uriel.

She slapped her on the face, leaving her with a dumbfounded expression and a small injury, as she attempted to take away Raven from her arms and into hers. 

Usually, Raphael, as one of the four Seraphim of the End, would never bother with an inferior race like humans. 

However, forget that there was no one of her subordinates present to take care of this girl, even if there were any, she would not have allowed anyone to touch her.

This inexplicable and unexpected feeling made her question everything. She knew that this girl was a key to some important secret that the others were trying so hard to hide and prevent her from learning!

Otherwise, how would she explain that this seemingly insignificant girl was targeted by Uriel first and then Michael? How would she explain that Michael attacked her and sent his own subordinates, including many Holy Angels, to intercept this girl?

If it wasn't for her sending literally every angel soldier she had under her control to stop Michael's forces, then this girl would have already been dead! And with her, the secret she wanted, no but rather needed, to know would have disappeared.

Taking Raven into her arms, Raphael looked at her pitiful face as sparkling tears slowly left her eyes and fell down her face. 

It wasn't until her tear drops hit the girl's face and mixed with her red blood that she was aware of them.

"Eh? Why am I crying?" Raphael stared intently at the girl's face as she asked no one in particular.

"Stop her! No, kill her!" Michael yelled at Uriel who was closer to Raphael. "She is no longer fit for being one of us, she must die!"

"Tch," Uriel touched the injury on her face that scorchingly formed after Raphael's hurried slap. "Raphael, you owe me big time! You better fall for me when I come back. For now, you can have your little time with her. I'll delay the b*stard who dared to hurt you!"

Although she was extremely dissatisfied with Raphael's behaviour, she could not bring herself to slap her in return or punish her in any way. Furthermore, the idea of Michael hurting her made Uriel's blood boil!

As Uriel threw herself into a surprisingly intense battle with Michael, Raphael didn't utter a single word. She tried, but she could not…

She simply stared at Raven's face as she rested between her arms. 

Two eyes closed. One leaked a waterfall of blood. Face covered in wounds and cuts. Choking marks on the neck. Armour looked roughed up... 

'Who would dare hurt her like this?' Raphael gritted her teeth as she held Raven's pale hand in a supportive manner.

"Ughei…" A soft moan escaped Ravens mouth as one eye, her right eye, opened slowly and tremblingly. Slowly, maybe even subconsciously, her golden eye fell on Raphael's face, tear-filled bright silver eyes, and beautiful silver-white hair.

Although she wasn't particularly familiar with such features, Raven could not help but choke on her newly emerging tears.

"I- *cough* I have finally *cough* found you, Maya…" Although she looked extremely miserable, her face showed extreme satisfaction and calmness. "You know, the *cough* the torture I endured was worth it!"