Gabriel was first stunned by these words, and then she became furious.
But when she saw the divine light on Dane, she paused.
This was a genuine God. Although she didn't know which pantheon or divine personality the other party belonged to, according to etiquette, she should show her respect.
Gabriel, who had become a mortal, seemed to be a stubborn person. Dane saw her face flush red, as if she was truly struggling internally over whether to kiss his toes, and he was greatly amused.
However, God's face still needed to be considered. Even if he wanted to bully her, he couldn't do it in her domain.
After all, Dane was a respectable person.
"Considering your past, and that you're a minor deity of sorts, I can forgive your rudeness this time. But remember, don't let it happen again."
After speaking, Dane withdrew his divine light.
Gabriel could only lower her head to indicate her understanding, but she harbored resentment internally.
If it weren't for that fallen devil Lucifer taking away her Angelic power, how could she have fallen to such a state, and be called a minor deity?
I am an Archangel!
If her power were still there, how could she possibly be humiliated by a mere wild deity?
"Now answer my question, Gabriel."
Dane motioned for her to look up. Speaking of which, Gabriel's appearance was very different from Ancient One, both in temperament and looks.
"As a former Angel, why do you stay in such a dilapidated church?"
Upon hearing this, Gabriel's face showed obvious anger and disgust, but this time it wasn't directed at Dane.
"I saw sin among those mortals, but I was powerless to do anything…"
As Gabriel narrated, he generally understood the course of events.
In the beginning, the priests of the local church had been very enthusiastic in hosting her. Although she had lost her power, Gabriel's essence as an Angel had not changed.
According to the church's understanding, Gabriel had merely been temporarily demoted and would eventually return to the Heavenly Realm.
So they diligently served this Archangel.
But as time went on, the idle Gabriel began to find things to do for herself.
Having been demoted to a mortal, she gradually acquired human emotions and desires, and not doing anything made her very bored.
Then she often wandered alone through various churches. While wandering, she met Angelis, the Spirit of the City.
Although Angelis was known as the Queen of all Angels, it was clear that Gabriel was not among the so-called "all Angels."
Even if Gabriel was demoted, Angelis still had to personally come to meet her.
Her existence was actually a bit awkward; neither human, nor God, nor demon, she was a special life form that was difficult for anyone to define.
In Gabriel's eyes, she barely escaped the ranks of "mortals."
It's unclear whether Angelis did it on purpose or simply let it slip, but she revealed that the local church was not as bright and flawless as Gabriel perceived it to be.
Angelis herself didn't care; as the city itself, she embraced all the good and evil within it.
But Gabriel couldn't. She was already prejudiced against humans.
Her descent to the mortal realm was also due to her dissatisfaction with humans being favored by God. She intended to bring Mammon into the World to test whether humans were worthy of God's favoritism.
However, she had not expected Constantine, who was thoroughly depraved, to be willing to sacrifice his soul to save someone completely unrelated to him.
It must be said that at that time, he truly made Gabriel look at him in a new light.
This also led to her being much kinder to people in the church recently.
But upon hearing Angelis's assessment of the local church, she was immediately enraged, feeling that she had been deceived.
However, she wasn't blinded by anger. She had lost her power and couldn't discern the truth through her abilities.
So, in the following time, she began to investigate secretly, and no one in the church discovered this.
No one would have thought that Gabriel would become suspicious of the church because of a single sentence, so they did not take any special precautions against her.
As a result, Gabriel uncovered the scandalous secrets of the church's orphanage: committing evil in God's name. Such despicable acts truly existed!
Gabriel was furious. Her authority in the church was very high, and she believed these powers could help her cleanse the impure.
In the beginning, she did succeed in removing a number of troublemakers.
But Gabriel was not foolish; she knew that there must be a larger "protective umbrella" behind such matters. She demanded that the church conduct a thorough investigation and uproot it completely.
However, she underestimated the darkness of humanity. When she decided to pursue this matter relentlessly, she immediately met with strong resistance from the church.
They still respected her, but they began to feign compliance with her orders, and some orders were even directly ignored.
And as Gabriel gradually expanded the investigation, more and more high-ranking church officials began to resist her commands, and even cardinals implicitly reminded her to know when to stop.
It was then that Gabriel fully understood that this issue was not just in Los Angeles, not just in the churches of Los Angeles, but was universally present in all denominations across the entire World.
In other denominations that had split and developed from those who believed in God, such things had become chronic and rampant problems.
Not only the orphanage incident, but in Gabriel's investigation, she also discovered more dark history of the church.
Massacres, genocides, enslavement of their own kind, and other events all had the Shadow of the church behind them, and they even dared to act in God's name!
This was unforgivable!
As an Angel, a messenger of God, she had a responsibility to investigate this group of blasphemous hypocrites!
Dane listened to her indignant words, feeling a subtle emotion.
He knew that the true Gabriel would never say such things, nor would she be unaware of the church's dirty history.
Did God not know about the "Holy Wars" and the "Crusades"? What a joke, you're underestimating His "omniscience and omnipotence"!
So Gabriel's current state was more likely due to the influence of the residual consciousness of the Virgin Mary's original body, caused by her complete loss of power.
It should be noted that not long ago, she was still the mastermind behind the "Mammon Incident." When she watched Isabel commit suicide, she didn't appear as righteous as she did now.
However, it must be admitted that this Gabriel was more "human," at least Dane now greatly appreciated her "lone warrior" demeanor.
In short, due to her dissatisfaction with the darkness and secrets within the church, Gabriel refused to continue staying in the churches where these blasphemers resided.
Instead, she found a dilapidated old church in Los Angeles to live in and refused all services sent by the church.
In her view, the only thing needed for prayer was inner piety; where it was done was completely unimportant. She could be content even in the most rundown place.
As long as it was for "the Lord."
But she was now just a mortal. Without the services of others, even daily life had become a problem.
After Gabriel shed her Angelic halo, she was just an ordinary woman, powerless and unable to care for herself.
If it weren't for Angelis consistently helping and caring for her, she might have starved to death days ago.
Dying so quickly, it's unclear if God would approve; the period of atonement would be too short.
It's quite possible that Lucifer would intervene at that point and throw her into Hell. That's when her true journey of suffering and atonement would begin.
Dane was about to ask her if she wanted to join the Justice League, but before he could speak, he heard strange noises coming from outside the door.
"Do we really have to do this? That's Gabriel!"
"She's no longer an Angel, do you understand? She was condemned by God. I think it must be because God doesn't approve of what she's doing now."
"So now is the time for us to set things right. Even an Archangel, if she defies the Lord's will, must accept punishment."
"And we represent the Lord's will!"
Dane was very curious, who dared to so shamelessly claim to represent God?
Then, the church door exploded open, and several people in black hooded robes walked in.
Dane could smell a very strong scent of dark magic on them.
And unlike Constantine, his God of Death's Eye could see that these people carried a very strong "sin," undoubtedly VIPs in Hell.
"Who are you?"
Gabriel immediately stood up, her voice stern as if she had never lost her power.
"Sinful Angel Gabriel, you shall face God's punishment!"
-------------------------
Thank you for following my story. If you want to read it first, please visit my Patreon — there are about 30-40 chapters waiting there. Your support really motivates me to continue to release more stories!
👉[patreon.com/TripleCrown07]