Pov Vanessa:
While my Father rested during the time that we were still trapped by the barrier around the city, I call Lilian for a chat away from the others, because of that, I take her to a restaurant that was with little damage from the battle.
“I’m glad to meet someone like you Lilian, someone with such a true faith in the Goddess Selene.” (I)
“I am honored by your words, Priestess Vanessa.” (Lilian)
“I’d like to explain things a bit, I’m sure my Father won’t mind that.” (I)
“For starters, you may have already noticed that the red-haired boy who talked to you earlier is my Father, his name is Zenos.” (I)
“I realized it, there was no way to look away from such a magnificent creature…” (Lilian)
Just as I thought, she can feel the blood of the Goddess running through the Father’s body, this is something that even priests would find hard to perceive, but she realized the moment she saw him, but she still doesn’t know what it is.
She still hasn’t realized that her faith in the Goddess is also being directed towards my Father who is her son.
Her faith in the Goddess is a wonderful thing, she also demonstrates the ability to deal with other people and has a shrewd mind, I can’t let someone so talented go.
“You may have noticed during the Battle, but there are many on our side, people of many different races and in time there will likely be more, as much as my Father doesn’t like the idea.” (I)
“My Father doesn’t like to lead, but his talent for it is undeniable, plus he has the gift and charisma to attract people that others normally reject.” (I)
“I realized that when I saw Demis, humanoid monsters, an Undead, a Homunculus, Vampires and a Demon woman during the time I was here.” (Lilian)
She is very observant and also noticed what Lyra really is.
“That’s a strange combination of races to have around, even on the Dark Continent you don’t see a variety of races like that together often.” (Lilian)
“My Father doesn’t know much about the Goddess’s teachings, but he has a way of thinking and doing things that coincides with the Goddess’s teachings.” (I)
“He did not know the ceremony of the dead and the condemnation of criminals.” (I)
“Because of that he doesn’t know that we cleansed that whole city in the name of the Goddess, but even if he did he wouldn’t care.” (I)
“When I saw his blood spilled during the ceremony of the dead, for some reason I felt a surge of power wash over me.” (Lilian)
“Your faith really is too great to notice that, I think it’s okay to tell you.” (I)
“That wave of power was his will, his will containing a sincere wish for the innocent to have peace after an undeserved death.” (I)
“He used a holy will to bless that ruined city using his own blood as a means, but he did it without realizing it, it was a mere accident.” (I)
“What did Priestess Vanessa mean by holy will? This is something that only a saint should possess, could it be…” (Lilian)
“My Father is not a saint, if he were a saint his holy will would carry the will of the Goddess Selene, but that’s not what happened.” (I)
“That was your own holy will.” (I)
“But that’s impossible, only a demigod would have his own holy will from what I hear.” (Lilian)
“I didn’t expect you to know that, it seems you are better informed than I expected.” (I)
“If you know that, then you must know that there is another type of being that has its own holy will, right?” (I)
“…” (Lilian)
“It can’t be… the Priestess means…” (Lilian)
“The son of a God.” (I)
“…” (Lilian)
This was the first time she let any emotion show on her face, I think the shock of it all might have been too much for her.
Her eyes aren’t just glowing now, it feels like a fire has kindled inside her eyes, her body is shaking with anxiety, and her heart is beating so hard and fast I can hear it effortlessly in this silent city.
It was a little amusing to see her expression change from disbelief to surprise and then happiness.
“That means Priestess Vanessa too…” (Lilian)
“No, I’m just a spokesperson for the Goddess, I met my Father just a few months ago, he turned me into his daughter then.” (I)
“But your lineage looks different Priestess.” (Lilian)
“That’s because my lineage is different, my father gave me a unique lineage, but I’m still his daughter, besides me, there are 4 other children and 4 grandchildren in our family.” (I)
“I think you understand why I’m telling you so much, right?” (I)
“The Priestess is looking to recruit me.” (Lilian)
“Exactly, I’m going to need someone competent in the future, someone who is loyal to my father, but under my command.” (I)
“My Father is building a city, he’s still being naive and that’s why he didn’t realize the madness of what he’s doing.” (I)
“A place with so many races living together, a city that can be anywhere, a city where all races are treated equally whose ruler is the son of the Goddess Selene.” (I)
“…” (Lilian)
“Just because of his identity as a child of the Goddess Selene, my father will already have many enemies, but his way of speaking and acting sooner or later will attract even more enemies.” (I)
“I and the others who are beside him are trying to think about the things he is missing or refusing to see, one of the things I am responsible for is the temple.” (I)
“I need to find qualified people to help me run these temples in the future and help me with various jobs, so I need you.” (I)
“It thrills me to hear your request Priestess, all I ever wanted was to serve the Goddess Selene, but you are giving me a great opportunity to be by the side of the Goddess’s son.” (Lilian)
“I swear by the blood that runs in my veins and by the blessings of my ancestors that I carry in my lineage that I will serve you.” (Lilian)
“By this oath, I will always stand by Priestess Vanessa and the Holy Son.” (Lilian)
I told Lilian a little about us so she can understand what is happening, I need her to make a decision with full awareness of where she is going, I also told her one of Father’s secrets, but sooner or later she could have realized that then it makes no difference.
What I told her is also the truth, I will need her help, there is no one in our group or camp that can help me with this as there are no Goddess believers besides me.
That’s why I need Lilian’s help, she will be very useful as my right arm, but I still need to find more qualified people.
Lilian accepted as quickly as I imagined it would, I didn’t even have to tell her that there is a great chance that I could become a saint one day, she simply knelt down while swearing her loyalty to me and my Father.
“Get up, I still need to talk to my Father about you staying, you also don’t need to change your plan to travel the world, that’s the same goal as my father.” (I)
“But I thought he was going to build a city.” (Lilian)
“I said before that the city he wants to build is not that simple, so you’ll understand what I mean.” (I)
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Pov Kira:
After all the enemies have been killed I sit on the rubble of a house next to Elsaris, at that moment we feel the master’s Aura start to disappear.
“Looks like the fight is really over.” (I)
“It was a quick flight.” (Elsaris)
“That’s because we had the advantage, we had time to prepare, while the enemies appeared already being attacked before being able to understand what was happening.” (I)
“One of the reasons for this is that the enemies don’t know our numbers, they must think we are less than 100.” (Elsaris)
“Yes, they must have no notion of our real fighting strength either, if they knew these things then we would be dead by now.” (I)
“They didn’t have enough information to plan anything, this must have been their last resort, but just like Zenos said before, they should already be preparing their final plan by now.” (Elsaris)
“So it doesn’t matter if we leave this city alive or dead, they will have already accomplished their objective by the time we get to the capital.” (Elsaris) 𝒷𝒹𝓸𝓿𝓁.𝒸ℴ𝓶
“It’s no use thinking about these things now, let’s pay attention to what we can do right now.” (I)
I point to the corpses on the ground that we’ve already killed.
“I’ve already made everyone else run around town to collect at least three bottles of blood from every enemy killed.” (I)
“Are you doing this for Zenos?” (Elsaris)
“That’s a quick way for the master to gain power, you know that too.” (I)
“You’re right, so let’s do that too, unfortunately, most of these Demons and Vampires have the same races, plus a lot of blood has already been wasted.” (Elsaris)
“Let’s just focus on what we can do.” (I)
With that, Elsaris and I began to collect the blood from the bodies of the enemies, we spent the whole day doing this until nightfall.
When we get to the place where everyone was gathering, I find that the master is rested and that he had had two meetings while we were away.
“(I think I’ll deliver this blood to him when he enters the Dungeon tomorrow.)” (I)