Kael still holds Gabriella’s hand as they cross from the consecrated grounds through Bliss’s open gates. Her white wings shine beside his star-dark armor, while General Raye leads the procession inward.
Women of Bliss
Welcome, Gabriella! By the light of Bliss, you are one of us!
General Raye
Let every watching power hear it clearly: Gabriella enters under our protection, and stands among the people of Bliss.
Gretchen, Rose, and Mila join the acclamation. Priestess the blonde priestess and Priestess the pale red-haired priestess raise their hands in blessing, while the gates blaze with gentle gold.
Mila
The oath is witnessed, my lord. No court, covenant, or hidden enemy can mistake where Gabriella belongs now.
Gabriella
I receive this welcome with all that I am. Wherever you walk, my lord, I will walk beside you.
The goddess Svetlana remains in Adorare with the five newborn powers and their angelic guardians. Ahead, the welcoming avenue opens, and Gabriella turns quietly toward Kael, awaiting his next order.
“Another messenger from hell arrives outside of the gates of Bliss. A large red devil with horns and a flaming sword. He informs Kael that his god wants Gabriella back.”
SUCCESS (Legendary Willpower, rolled -1)
At the gates of Bliss, a large red devil, an adult male with a broad, angular face and dark iron scale armor lands amid curling smoke. Black horns crown his broad head, and a flaming sword burns in his fist. Gabriella steps closer to Kael, wings lifted in wary silence.
The Red Devil
I am Varkesh, herald of Malrec. Your angel belongs to my god. Return Gabriella, and this need not become a quarrel.
Gabriella
I belong to no creature who would trade my life and sell my womanhood. I stand with Kael, freely and without fear.
Kael’s sacred rules answer through the gate, turning his refusal into law: no power may claim a sheltered soul. No evil may enter Bliss and no male may enter Bliss. His star-patterned black sword brightens, its edge folding the devil’s fire into harmless sparks.
Kael Umal
Malrec’s demand is rejected. Gabriella is under my protection. Leave Bliss now.
The Red Devil
Your will is stronger than the gate’s old wards. I will carry your answer to Malrec, though he will not welcome it. You do realize this will mean war? I hope she's worth it.
The sacred boundary seals around the declaration. Varkesh lowers his flaming sword, turns from Bliss, and departs into the red-lit sky. Gabriella remains beside Kael as the gates close peacefully behind him.
Quest Complete
Protect Gabriella from those who seek to control her past