Once they were seated, Baalbel began to reveal what had really happened. As they were leaving the Academy City and had nearly reached the port of Vernice, a distortion ripped through the sky directly above them—a rift opened by the Goddess Ophelia. A massive army of angels descended and launched an immediate assault on the convoy carrying Julius, Edmund, and Abel. The Raven forces fought back, but they were completely outmatched by the celestial host.
That was when Baalbel and Xeria appeared to rescue Abel and his men. While the demon forces held off the angels, they moved to pull Abel, Julius, and Edmund to safety. But suddenly, Edmund changed. His eyes turned pure white, and his voice was abruptly layered with the booming, thunderous voice of a woman. He lunged, grabbing Abel and Julius by their necks from behind, and chanted an incantation to place a curse on both of them.
