Chapter 527 : Voice of the Heavens
Chapter 527: Voice of the Heavens
“Damn that Augustine! He’s practically a demon!”
Watching 【Isabelle】 suffering under cruel torture, Jenny, already completely immersed in the play, felt her heart clench violently with rage. It took her a moment before she finally managed to calm down.
“Whew—”
Letting out a long breath, even though her heart still ached from the emotional tension, Jenny did not dare to take her eyes off Janna on stage for even a second.
Because she knew—when the story reached this point, it usually meant the climax of the entire play was about to begin.
“You were never meant to belong to Heaven. Why must you side with them?”
Just as 【Isabelle】 was being struck by divine lightning, the demon 【Ulyus】, played by Shuka-Berg, suddenly appeared within the prison cell.
“You were only trying to save your believers, yet this is the end you meet. I wonder… between me and your so-called Lord of Heaven, who is truly the demon—”
“Silence!”
Crackle—
With another flash of thunder, 【Isabelle】, who was about to retort against 【Ulyus】, was once again struck by lightning, falling into unbearable agony.
“Fufu, Isabelle, I’ve told you before—your so-called ‘Father’ has long been corrupted by darkness. If you don’t act now, your faithful followers will soon perish under endless divine punishment—”
Crackle—
—
For 【Ulyus】’s temptation, 【Isabelle】, whose divinity had already been shattered by divine wrath, no longer had the strength to interrupt him.
Yet when she heard that her believers would die under divine punishment, her frail, hunched body slowly straightened.
“My words end here. Whether you save your followers or not… that is your choice to make.”
With that, 【Ulyus】, his expression full of mockery, stepped back into the crimson mist and disappeared from sight.
At that very moment, on the vast stage, only the disheveled figure of 【Isabelle】 remained—
“Miss Janna’s sacrifice for this role is incredible…”
Although the reporter Celine knew that the so-called divine lightning and punishment were merely special effects created by sound and illusionary magic, not real,
Even so, completely absorbed in Janna’s performance, Celine, who had forgotten the purpose of her press assignment, clenched her sleeves tightly, her face filled with concern.
Beside her, the senior reporter Matthew—known for his composure—had also pressed his lips together, his gaze locked on Janna with total focus.
“Ding ding ding ding——”
Just as the entire audience held their breath, a rapid melody suddenly resonated from every corner of the stage.
Unlike the gentle breeze-like tune from 【Isabelle】’s solo in Act A, this music was like thunder before a storm, filling the hall with oppressive tension.
“It’s finally starting!”
Meanwhile, backstage, Liji Silks, preparing for the next act, stared wide-eyed at Janna with excitement.
Although the two had rehearsed this scene countless times, every time Liji Silks watched Janna perform this moment, she couldn’t help but get goosebumps.
Especially as the second movement of “The Angel’s Symphony”—【The Fallen Angel】—began to swell, Liji Silks felt a sudden, irresistible urge to rush onto the stage herself.
“Ding ding ding ding——”
As the tempo quickened, Janna—under the spotlight and the gaze of every audience member—slowly raised her head, her unfocused eyes staring into the void.
Despair, emptiness, sorrow, fury, struggle—
It was only a single glance, yet the sheer intensity of emotion overflowing from it allowed everyone present to feel 【Isabelle】’s inner turmoil.
Like a flame beneath endless darkness—faint, yet dazzlingly bright.
“I was born without wings, yet I never stopped yearning for the sky—”
“I was born without light, yet still, I must give up my final gleam—”
Rumble— As thunder growled like a dragon in the distance, the empty, bloodshot eyes of 【Isabelle】 began to regain a faint glimmer.
“Now, I shall fall into the abyss, exchanging light for rebirth—”
“Now, the sacred hymn has faded, and my soul shall sink into eternal night—”
It was as if years of suppressed grief burst forth like a broken dam.
In this song—half confession, half farewell—【Isabelle】, who had never shed a tear before anyone, finally wept uncontrollably.
“Farewell, my faithful followers—”
“Farewell, my holy light—”
Ding ding ding ding— As the tempo reached its crescendo, black flames like ink ignited around 【Isabelle】’s body.
“Farewell———”
“My Father.”
Clang! The grand melody halted abruptly. As everyone held their breath, staring at the black fire engulfing the stage, the music began anew.
But this time, it was no longer the despairing, oppressive tune from before—it was like gentle rain falling upon raging flames, a sliver of light amid despair, allowing the audience to finally exhale.
Crackle—
—
A thunderbolt, far thicker than before, struck the stage. The black flames consuming 【Isabelle】 gradually began to die down.
Soon after, the blood-red lighting dimmed, turning into the dark crimson of dried blood. Hidden behind the fading fire, 【Isabelle】’s figure slowly reemerged before everyone’s eyes.
“That’s—”
From the audience, Jenny—who had already been mentally prepared—couldn’t help widening her eyes.
Beneath the ink-black hair was a pale face; the platinum gemstone once set in Janna’s forehead had turned into a deep violet, like a blooming violet flower.
Not only that—the silver markings beside Janna’s eyes, once resembling angelic feathers, had transformed into violet blossoms, enhancing her allure to a mesmerizing, almost demonic beauty.
“【Isabelle】 has turned into a Black Angel!”
Because the plot of “Withering Rose” had been kept secret so tightly, even during publicity, only the actors’ names and roles were revealed.
Thus, when the audience saw the righteous 【Isabelle】 transform into a fallen Black Angel, those unfamiliar with such a story could only gape in shock.