293 : Banished From Heaven

VERENA

The revelation that Celine is the Moon Goddess hits me like a bolt of lightning. I stand there, stunned and speechless, my mind reeling from the shock. How could someone so ordinary, so human, be a celestial being?

I look at Celine, my eyes filled with a mixture of awe and confusion. "Are you really the Moon Goddess?" I ask, my voice barely a whisper.

Celine nods, her expression solemn. "I was," she replies, her voice filled with a hint of sadness. "But I was banished from the heavens."

"Banished?" I echo, my mind racing. "How could that be?"

Celine sighs. "Umbra played his cards right," she explains. "He managed to sow seeds of doubt among the other gods, convincing them that I had betrayed my duties."

"What did he say?" I ask, my curiosity piqued.

"He accused me of conspiring with the forces of darkness, of using my powers for evil," Celine replies. "They believed him, and I was stripped of my divine powers. I was banished from the heavens, forced to live among mortals."

“Wai