... Lute is dead.

She's gone.

These words echoed in Adam's head, and he couldn't believe he was literally holding Lute's dead body in his arms

She sacrificed herself, saving him from death, and was killed because of the sinner Niffty. Adam was simply... Furious. He was so angry that he ordered the exorcists to kill all those demons, to do it without mercy, and to leave no one alive

But even after he won, killing that pathetic gang, and the princess of Hell herself... Of course, it didn't make him feel any better, because he had lost what was most important: Lute. His most loyal assistant, his best friend, and... Perhaps something more

Before leaving Hell, Adam took Lute's black halo with him to keep that piece of her for himself, and he wasn't going to give it up, even at gunpoint

Returning to Heaven, Adam didn't even speak to Sera, who was surprised by his behavior, but the exorcists explained to her that Lute... was dead. And that's why Adam was so disappointed

Some time had passed since then, perhaps several months, but the wound in Adam's soul was still fresh and, of course, hadn't had time to heal. He kept Lute's halo framed, behind glass, so no one would dare touch it, and right now, he stood before that frame again, his hands crossed behind his back