Aphrodite is lying weakened in her torture room, where it seems she managed to hold the Oneirois to gather information from her mind, thanks to her will and some external Gifts.
"( Thank goodness I had to ask that angel to give me something in order to hold these secrets. )"
"( If not, the Olympus would likely know the other loyalists that I'm working with. )"
"( Including some outer forces... )" Aphrodite says while thinking about Ragna Twelve and Ragna Current.
"( Ragna Current..... )" Aphrodite says.
"( Please do what I ask you back then..... )" Aphrodite prays and hopes Ragna Current (Ragna Orion Miraikuru Kent, our MC) will do the thing that she asks back then when she was also talking to Ragna Twelve ( in Chapter 64: Meeting).
As she prays for Ragna Current, she also remembers her Inquisitor Park Kara, her mortal, as she remembers everything from their first meet, back when Kara achieved to unlock the most powerful [Eye of Desires] skills.
At that moment, in their first meeting, Aphrodite gave Kara some visions of memories that she holds regarding her in the previous Timelines, in order to support her and increase her training as an Inquisitor.
Because of that, without even knowing it, Inquisitor Kara had secretly become an *'Awakener' just like Ragna Current although their Awakening comes from different causes and had different awakening results.
"( Her 'Awakening' status must not be suspected by the other Diviners. )"
"( Including that of Ragna's... )" Aphrodite says while mustering the last of her powers.
"( But, ... )"
"( Even though they must stay unnoticed... )" she says while releasing her Divine Power to her body as it takes shape of a Divine Orb that flies in the air as she gives the last of her power.
"( They should be empowered for their Awakening should not be ended quickly in the 'Abyss Tower'. )" Aphrodite says as she releases all of her Divine Energy from his very vessel as it leaves the place and goes to its destination before Aphrodite herself be emptied and....
" Good... luck.... you.... two... "
" You.... both..... are.....my.... " Aphrodite stops before completely saying her last words.
( Minutes After. )
" We assure you Great Hera, we Oneirois had done what we could do to extract her? "
" It is not enough Phantastos!!!! "
" The Grand Diviner Zeus is asking me to gather what information she has, quickly!!! " Hera shouts at Phantastos, one of the Oneirois that helps her gather information from Aphrodite.
" As you wish, we Oneirois will do what we can to,.... what...? " Phantastos and the others stopped after entering the torture chamber, only to see Aphrodite's empty vessel that lies there in her torture seat.
" What in the name of...!!!!!? " Hera leaps into the torture chair and senses nothing from Aphrodite's body as she sees her dead before her mind can be extracted.
" No ... no ..... this shouldn't be happening!!!!? " Hera angrily shouts as she sees the person she wants to gather information from had not been present again somehow.
As Hera is frustrated, she becomes so enraged as she then destroys everything in that place while the Oneirois just looked at each other they also wondered what happened while Hera shouts.
" Aphrodite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! " Hera shouts her name while unbeknownst to her, in the skies of Olympus, Aphrodite's Divine Essence had successfully left and flies down into the mortal world as it searches for her Target near the T District who is currently praying to increase her strength as it then comes to possess her.
" Goddess give me... uh... " Kara says as she receives Aphrodite's Divine Essence.
" What is this.... "
" I felt something enters my body and it's.... " Kara says.
" Goddess...? " she asks after realizing that her prayer had been answered as Aphrodite comes to her and gives her new strength and blessing which Kara was overfilled by the joy that her goddess had not left her and supported her before Raiding the known Disastrous Abyss Tower.
" Thank you, Lord Aphrodite.... " Kara says while completing her prayer and when she is doing that, Ragna comes as he sees her praying.
" Ah, there she is... " Ragna says but suddenly Ragna Twelve stops him.
" Wait... " Twelve says as he sees her praying.
As he looks at her, he remembers his granddaughter Carla who often prayed to Aphrodite too back in his Timeline as she often ask Aphrodite to give her strength while fighting the Deviants and their Abyss Towers.
" She resembles her, isn't she? " Ragna 69 says to Twelve.
" Back in my Timeline, Carla also used to pray to Aphrodite and the Olympians," he adds while looking at Twelve.
Twelve silents for a bit and then tells 69 that his Carla is a great Hero and a Pure hearted one, an achievement that he would never achieve in his life in every Timeline which Ragna 69 agrees as he reminds Twelve that they are not Heroes but Sorcerers, Hunters, Murderers, Cultists even.... that uses magic to do their own will and bidding, to use it to gain many things despite it is forbidden by the Divine Law.
" Accept it Twelve... "
" We Ragnas from every Timeline is just selfish a$$holes who only think for themselves. "
" We only survive every Universal Reboot if not for Carla's.... sacrifice.... "69 tears which made Twelve nods as he knows it too as he remembers the things before his Timeline ends (back in the first chapters. ).
While the two Ragnas from the previous Timelines share their sadness, Ragna Current just looked at them in confusion for he didn't know what they feel.
"( Is Carla..... 'my granddaughter'..... )"
"( ... really that important...? )" he says while looking at his Previous Timeline Selves who often get emotional after hearing her name.
As he lets the two recounts the past, Ragna leaves them and approaches Kara as she now feels his presence.
" Hello there, Inquisitor. " Ragna says as he greets her.
" Hello Ragna, you come...!! "
" I never expect you to be early... " Kara asks Ragna says that he is often come earlier before the other Hunters for early incomes as he often believes that people who wake up early will great more success than people who wake up late which makes Inquisitor Kara laughs as she quickly tells him about the whole thing and gives him everything that he needed like a DIE kevlar armor, including some other sets of armors that Ragna immediately uses despite already equipping many armors himself that he decided to make it invisible thanks to the System.
" Now, I'm *Overgeared for this Raid. " Ragna says after using the armors.
" Ahahahaha..... Ragna.... "
" I wouldn't call it Overgeared if I wear Kevlar, Helmets, and Belts. " Inquisitor Kara says.
" Yeah you're right, Inquisitor "
"( Actually, I was referring to my own armories that you won't be able to see even by using your Gift Eye. )" Ragna comments in his mind.
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* 'Awakener':
You need to read the "What is going on? Part 1" Chapter in the Auxiliary Volume.
*Overgeared:
He was referring to that Manhwa and Novel that he used to see on the internet, despite only focusing on reading the Manhwa.