Chapter 478: The Angel's Movement
The city of Dordogne is composed of different districts, just as the area where the White Tower is located is actually the outskirts of the Saint Roland District.
Compared to the wealthy and prosperous Saint Roland District, the Kumish District is noticeably poorer and more dilapidated.
Mechanical carriages and aerial railways, which are common in the Saint Roland District, are almost nowhere to be seen in the Kumish District.
It is as if the Alchemy civilization of Dordogne has completely forgotten the Kumish District. Not only are there no Alchemy buildings, but even the residents' clothing styles in the district are dominated by somber, dark tones, unlike the vibrant and bright colors seen in other areas.
Not only that, but compared to the Saint Roland District, where superhumans gather, most of the residents of the Kumish District are ordinary mortals who have migrated from the Lower City.
Among them, a large number, like Julie-Ann, came to Dordogne from thousands of miles away, harboring dreams of transcending class and achieving financial freedom, all to escape the class shackles of the Lower City.
Of course, there are also some who are purely driven by the pressures of Life, either burdened by huge debts and unable to breathe, or slaves who have escaped from noble families, barely clinging to Life. These people, for whom even survival was an issue in the Lower City, had no choice but to flee here.
Their means of livelihood in Dordogne are limited to selling cheap labor or working in Alchemy factories with extremely poor, even hazardous, working conditions, just to survive. In summary, struggle and numbness are merely the superficial aspects of the Kumish District; pain and despair are the deepest underlying essence for most people. Of course, this is not absolute.
Even amidst such intense suffering, Jia Na could still hear, deep within their souls, a yearning for happiness, a hope for the future, and a love for Life. “Ding-dong—”
As Jia Na gently plucked the flotenas string, a melody interwoven with various emotions flowed from her fingertips like a surging torrent.
Throughout the Life of the script's protagonist, isabelle, although she was an angel without “wings” from birth, her inner self was not troubled by this. Instead, she was peaceful and optimistic, diligently serving the Lord of Heaven.
At the same time, she also protected her followers with a compassionate heart.
Therefore, the early musical melody was an adaptation of the holy bell sound that Jia Na heard from the soul of the Celestial Sparrow Afu, with an overall style that was solemn and sacred.
In the middle period, due to rebelling against the Lord of Heaven and secretly gifting the stolen fire seed to humanity in the Endless Frigid Plains, isabelle was stripped of her divinity and imprisoned in the Endless Purgatory.
It was precisely because of this painful imprisonment experience, coupled with isabelle's unwillingness to watch humanity perish, that in utter despair and agony, she completely abandoned her faith in the Lord of Heaven, accepted the power of darkness, and transformed into a dark angel with six pairs of black wings. This segment of the plot is the most sorrowful and oppressive part of the entire narrative, and it also represents the climax where isabelle redefines her faith and gains new “wings.”
Therefore, to more fully convey isabelle's emotions at that time, Jia Na, while using the holy bell sound as the foundation, also incorporated the “Sound of Despair” she heard from the hearts of the common people in the Kumish District into this melody.
Of course, this melody is not purely despair and pain; it also contains a love for Life, hope for the future, and a determination to go all out.
And while creating this music, Jia Na could clearly feel her emotions gradually immersing themselves into isabelle's heart amidst the intense melody—in other words, empathy.
In the later part of the story, isabelle, having transformed into a dark angel, sealed away the hypocritical Lord of Heaven with the support of many, successfully rescuing humanity from their desperate plight.
At this very moment, isabelle, having fulfilled her mission, shed all her black feathers under the incredulous gazes of everyone, and grew twelve pairs of holy wings again, ascending to a high position and becoming the new Lord of Heaven. This part of the story is both the conclusion of the entire narrative and its grand climax.
From a naturally flawed “wingless angel” to a “dark angel” despised and rejected by Heaven, and finally, with her black feathers shed, completing the transformation into a “twelve-winged holy angel” amidst the prayers of countless human believers—for isabelle, this was undoubtedly a rebirth of Life.
This ending, whether for isabelle or the audience, was undoubtedly a very fulfilling one, and the melody should also be passionate and joyful.
However, the melody Jia Na heard from the Soul's Voice of David-Berg, the script's creator, was not like that.
From a universal perspective, isabelle's ending was indeed very fulfilling; she not only personally slew the villain and ascended to a high position, but also gained the faith of countless followers and the love of other angels.
However, the true inner world of the character isabelle was extremely desolate.
Although the Lord of Heaven had harmed humanity for his own selfish desires, for isabelle, he was a “father” figure.
It was the Lord of Heaven who personally created isabelle, and it was the Lord of Heaven who offered encouragement when isabelle wept in sorrow over her “natural flaw.”
Slaying the Lord of Heaven was merely isabelle's “correct” decision, based on a deity's compassion for her followers.
However, from the perspective of isabelle's still-present “humanity,” slaying the Lord of Heaven was, in fact, killing her own kin.
Therefore, for the final chapter's plot, Jia Na completely set aside her relatively narrow understanding and instead used the Soul's Voice of the creator, David-Berg, as the main melody to compose the final movement.
A movement of the Angel's Movement, uniquely isabelle's own, filled with desolation, sorrow, struggle, and pain.
“Ding-dong—.”
As the music abruptly ceased, Jia Na let out a long sigh.
If a good story plot is the foundation for a successful opera, then the music of the opera is the best emotional bridge between the protagonist and the audience.
Just like now, although each melody was obtained by Jia Na through a clever method from different Soul's Voice, once the melodies were completely fused based on the story, each time Jia Na played, she would have a deeper empathy for the character isabelle.
It was as if she had truly merged into isabelle's Life, personally witnessing all of her Life trajectory.
