"At this time, Cyrae should be with those rebel lords, right?"
I initially thought that since we'd helped the rebels win the siege, Cyrae as a six-winged angel shouldn't be hard to find - we could probably just ask around.
"It's we fighting hard to capture Kyndrill - what's it got to do with you angels? And if you're looking for angels, aren't you one yourself? We haven't seen any angels helping us!"
After landing and asking some rebel soldiers in the city, I found they weren't very welcoming of my appearance as an angel.
From what they said, there had been some mysterious explosions that weakened the barrier, but no one had come forward to claim responsibility.
So the rebel leaders had simply declared it heaven's will, saying: Reider's actions had been against divine law! It was heaven's doing that made the city's barrier resources run out at just the right time.
"Strange, where did Cyrae go?"
After discussing it with Adrian, I was quite sure those mysterious explosions must have been Cyrae's doing. But now that everything was over, we couldn't find any trace of her, which made me quite anxious.
"Don't worry about that - my main body left a message for me to pass on to you. She's near the palace now, watching the rebel leaders. You should be able to find her if you go there."
Suddenly a voice came from the end of the alley behind us. When we turned around, we saw an unfamiliar rebel soldier walking towards us from around the corner.
"Who are you? What do you mean?"
Adrian frowned, asking cautiously. We figured this person must have followed us after seeing us descend from the sky. But they clearly weren't just a simple messenger - common people usually feared angels appearing suddenly. Something was clearly off.
"Main body ?"
The way they referred to Cyrae caught my attention!
If I remembered correctly, Cyrae had invented an amazing avatar magic on Earth. She could separate part of her soul into an independent personality and give it a body to act as her helper. Cylaren, the Horayze Medical president whom I'd met with Cyra on Earth, was one example.
"So you're saying you're Cyrae's new avatar?"
After careful examination, I confirmed this soldier's body was indeed made of thin light elements.
But I found it strange - with the portal between worlds closed, Cyrae should have lost connection with her avatar. Never mind Cylaren who stayed on Earth helping Cyra would eventually fade away, how could Cyrae, having lost part of her soul, have the energy to create a new avatar here right away?
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"I'm not newly created - I was actually one of the original two avatars from decades ago!"
The soldier chuckled and shook their head to correct me.
"Two avatars?"
Adrian had only heard me mention one, and couldn't hide his surprise. Only then did I vaguely remember that Cylaren had indeed mentioned Cyrae had sent someone to Eldoria Continent, apparently through official channels.
"Could you be... that expert who claimed monsters carried an otherworldly virus, and used holy water pretending it was special medicine to cure the whole base?"
Suddenly it clicked, and I connected all the unsolved mysteries from back then. But their face looked too young, quite different from what I knew.
"So you knew about all that!"
But they openly admitted to my guess without hesitation, as strange ripples appeared on their body, transforming them into an elderly woman.
"I know that face! It's Amber Shu, the biologist who was often on TV news on Earth! But after communication between worlds resumed, declassified documents showed she went to the other world to investigate and unfortunately disappeared after a monster ambush!"
Adrian blurted out upon seeing their face. Since their body was purely magical, changing appearance was normal. Of course, this could also help deceive others and hide their identity.
"That attack actually did happen, but those low-level monsters wouldn't dare touch me. So when my bodyguards were knocked unconscious by the monsters, I left alone to avoid the H-country soldiers, and went deeper into this world."
The elderly Amber Shu explained with a smile. She was Cyrae's avatar specializing in medicine, also employed by Horayze Medical. Being invited to solve the dark element crisis at the H-country base and later proposing to investigate this world were all part of her Main body 's reconnaissance mission. She left mainly because the H-country military's security was too strict.
Initially, she planned to return to Earth with some excuse after understanding this world's situation. But then Cyrae came to this world too. So she transformed into a low-ranking soldier of the Empire.
"With the conditions here unlike Earth, you must have passed as a light mage?"
As an avatar, they could manage some basic light magic, though not very powerful. But as one of the rare human light mage, their position was enough to ensure basic safety.
"My name in this world is Kaius, and I'm male!"
The avatar smiled, then returned to their initial appearance and introduced their newest identity, before urging us to meet with Cyrae. "The main body hasn't found your companions in the palace, so she guessed you might not be in the city anymore. Since she's new to this world, she doesn't want to attract too much attention. So after destroying the city barrier, she's kept a low profile, and asked me to watch out in case you returned and couldn't find her!"
"Who would've thought the other world's Cyra was so capable! A true hidden expert. Were they really the same person once?"
Adrian seemed very interested in these unexpected avatars, but they didn't want to chat more with us. After delivering Cyrae's message, they left first, saying they'd been gone too long and might make other rebels suspicious.
"She has some of Elara's memories, plus years of research and experiences. I believe given enough time, even our world's Cyra could accomplish great things on Earth!"
Somehow, my view of Cyra had completely changed from dismissal to confidence.
After saying goodbye to the avatar, Adrian and I rushed to the Kyndrill palace. As expected, we soon sensed the light elements coming from Cyrae.
"She seems to be in the main hall?"
I couldn't help but find it strange as I looked toward the center of the palace. That place was supposedly where the emperor received foreign envoys and held ceremonial banquets. I'd checked before the city fell and found no one there, but now it should be under rebel control, with all the lords gathered there.
Hadn't Kaius said Cyrae was keeping a low profile and avoiding appearing before the rebels? Why was she with them now?