A Dragon Idol's Reincarnation Tale Chapter 194: Faust

Uurrgh.

Damn. Shine. Iridescent light shined from my fingers, calming Ellaines twitching left arm. I knew this spell could damage dark elental monsters, but I did not know it was also a demon pacifier.

Night had co, and it was probably quite late in the night right now, based on looking at the position of the green glowing moon. Under Aurenas directions, I have been flying through the air using my rocket boosters after confirming Ellaine was alive but infected by sothing demonic. At first, due to the fact the sun was up, I was able to fly at a pretty decent pace, but once the sky darkened, fatigue began to take over.

I cannot stress enough how much scale-dust I was using to maintain my flying. During the afternoon sun, I was able to balance my scale-dust regeneration with my usage using solar energy and eating as much as I could with [Unheilige Engel]s help. However, now that it was night, I had to slow down considerably, otherwise I would probably crash land from an empty stomach. The number of calories I was burning with this, jeez.

Also, I didnt want to call her fat, but carrying her while she had her armor on was pretty tiring. My shoulders felt so stiff. She was still unconscious and the random twitching didnt happen too often, but carrying her around would have been a drag if this wasnt an ergency.

As for the twitching itself, Aurena had inford the demons mana had infected her rings, staying inside them in a dormant state until it had gathered enough mana to rebuild a consciousness. I wanted to remove the rings, but they wouldnt budge. The demon did not allow it. Outside of cutting Ellaines fingers off, having Aurena fix her up was the only solution.

So far away

Just a bit more, Hestia. Enough complaining.

Haaaaaaaa You know, considering youve been giving directions this whole ti, it really devalued the ti you couldnt speak with . Honestly, this feels like an administrator speaking with a player in an MMO, more like a divine whisper than telepathy, I spoke with Aurena, comnting on how often Ive heard her voice through the system ssages lately.

Us able to speak like this is not through telepathy, but through our Divine System. Call it like that if you wish, Hestia, just know most Peolyncians simply call it words from the gods. Usually, only the most faithful should be able to hear speak this clearly, making you more or less an anomaly

Because these sorts of ssages overload peoples souls, right? I rembered you telling about that in your first ssage to .

Correct. Faith is like a link to us gods, making your soul more compatible with us. Those able to hear our words are the most devout, and rarely do people joke around when they speak with us. Technically, this is the most I have personally spoken to a mortal outside an audience to my divine realm. Be honored, Hestia, I am granting you far too many privileges.

Not my fault. You need to get rid of this demon, and I want to get rid of it also. I wish you had just Sorry, I dont want to start this up again. How far are we?

While I was regretting that I almost started complaining again, Aurena overlooked it and focused on my question.

Close enough. You should be able to see the large mountain protruding from the woods by now.

The mont she pointed it out, I actually was able to see sothing standing out on the horizon. As I didnt want to attract too much attention I was flying low, near to the trees, but now I was ascending closer to the clouds to get a better view.

What I saw was a large, snow-blanketed mountain so steep the peak looked like an eagles talon. The fact it looked like it was kind of unnatural, making question how this type of mountain formation was created in the first place. It was as large as the Avitor Peaks, but it was definitely weirder looking.

However, while the top seed strange, what lay below it returned to normalcy. Gone was the small amount of snow on the top, as grass and trees covered the rest of the mountain, up until I saw a majestic looking castle embedded into it. In the serene moonlight, the white palace glead a pristine white befitting the opulent lives of the Artorian noble society. Most likely, the whole castle palace was made from fairnite, not only for the looks, but to protect it from magic.

Griffonpeak, the capital city of the Kingdom of Artorias. That has to be the ho of the royal family.

Long white towers peering into the sky connected through walled bridges to the main palace. The palace itself was decorated extensively, as if it was like the crowning achievent of the wealth and history of Artorias and its predecessor, Leosfalt. Walls protected the palaces entrance with a gate leading to two additional layers of the whole castle.

On the second layer, a military-looking building, probably a garrison, and an impressive-looking building with a griffon knight statue built before it was located. I could see a large empty field placed in the corner of the layer in addition to a horse stall and a building-like nest? There was also a mansion built in this layer.

On the bottom layer, multiple smaller houses far less decorated than the other layers stood. They werent shabby, but they didnt look too special compared to the forr. Common sense told those belonged to servants and other personnel. I was happy to see the royal family werent treating their servants like trash, at least.

Of course, while the castle was admittedly splendid-looking, the scars of war were still there. At the entrance of the lowest layer, the end of a fairnite bridge could be seen, but the middle of it was completely missing, almost as if it was destroyed. The broken edges were cut off and polished, looking as if it was intentionally left in such a broken condition. I knew the elves during the War for the Faefolk left Griffonpeak in a terrible state, but the reconstruction seed to have not included the bridge. How were people supposed to visit the palace?

Oh, right, the answer is obvious. Gargoyles, griffons, and hippogryphs.

The Kingdom of Griffons. It would make sense if they used these companions and constructs to land at the castle entrance, especially the royal family who were arvisans. I also heard from Ellaine of how the Lecartiglio Duchy introduced a griffon and hippogryph carriage service to the kingdom. The image of griffons carrying carriages was funny to think about.

The temple is over there. Close to the inner walls.

That said, Griffonpeak was still a city, at the end of the day. While Firwood and Cedaraille had a pretty similar architecture where the ho of the lord of the city was placed in the middle surrounded by the noble district, Griffonpeak looked a bit different to . Aside from a few landmarks, like a giant colosseum, a university-sized area which most likely was the royal academy, a giant gothic-style church, a statue of an arvisian man, and a large, fine building, it was kind of hard to describe the rest of the city.

As I approached the city, I was able to distinguish the noble district and commoner district from appearance alone, but I wasnt able to see the entire city. Regardless, it wasnt important to . If you asked , the castle was already srizing enough under the moonlight, so marvelous that it outshined the rest of the city. It was like looking at a masterpiece beside so well-made but mundane art.

I have made the necessary preparations. Imdiately enter the temple and move to the altar room, Hestia. You know what to do afterward.

Got it. Last sprint, Ellaine, hold on!

I knew I was kinda breaking the law by bypassing the gate and sneaking into the city, but this was an ergency and Aurena herself told to do so. Still, the commotion it would cause if sobody saw . Using my sneaking skills, I flew higher to avoid people seeing around the outer and inner walls. Once I was close to the temple, I slowed down my scale-dust boosters, landing in an area obscure from any guards or grey-robes sight.

Urgh, haaaaa, haaaa Once I was back on the ground, My legs lost their strength and I dropped to my knees. I was feeling a little bit light-headed and it felt like my muscles didnt want to move at all. Tch, I want to sleep and just rest already. Flying long distances is too much.

I have still not recovered from fighting Astalos. My body was drained, my mind fatigued from worrying for Ellaine, and I could feel my stomach growling. Fortunately, neither [Exhausted] or [Starving] has appeared yet, but I was not in good shape. I was too tired to march right in and act pompous.

Using [Detection Sensor] and [Silence], I might not have been as good as Saori when it ca to sneaking around, but it still felt easy to bypass any guards wandering eyes. Only problem was, Aurena was not telling where to go. The Griffonpeak temple of the Church of Aurena was far larger than the Firwood one, and although it still had a simple interior design, I had no idea where the altar room was. There just wasnt a map.

Hey, Goddess Aurena, whe Huh?! A signal!

A signal suddenly appeared out of nowhere on my [Detection Sensor] from thin air. From my experience sparring with Saori, I knew very well how [Silence] and [Odorless] allowed you to disappear from a detection skills power. A skill would neutralize a rival one if its level was similar or higher. If this signal appeared out of nowhere, a rogue or assassin was trailing .

But inside a temple!? Urgh, as if, whether they were priests or not, most of the top brass belong to the nobility. Just like Theodore, the High Bishop of Firwood, having spies and similar was normal!

Fuck. Sobody with a high detection skill to detect and enough high-level stealth ones to trail behind .

Currently, I was in a corridor and the signal ca from a room behind . Hiding anymore would probably cause so issues. At the end of the day, the church and I werent enemies yet. Until Aurenas plan fully began, I should probably play nice with them.

With Ellaine in my arms, I calmly walked towards the signal, which was currently standing still. After a few more steps, a womans voice suddenly ca from behind the corridors door. Champion Hestia, pardon .

My eyes widened. The voice had a very distinctive accent, it was definitely not an Artorian from the Greenveil Duchy. Furthermore, it was neither dwarven nor elven as well. When I was wondering who the person was, the door opened up and a figure in a full set of brown and black armor appeared. Two black khopeshes were hanging sheathed on their hips while a spear and bow were being carried on the figures back.

In my opinion, the style of armor and clothing looked a bit similar to a middle eastern dieval warrior, giving a good idea why the voices accent was so foreign to . I could see the symbol of Aurena on the figures chest, similar to the emblem Yorshka had. Was this person a knight?

I looked into their eyes before speaking. Their head was covered with a helt and their mouth was hidden behind a sash, but the window between them allowed to see their frowning brown eyes and black mascara? At this point, I believed this person was a woman and the owner of the voice, mostly due to her body figure and the small part of her face I could see.

Annoyed that I detected you? Yeah, , too. She wasnt frowning a lot, but I could see she was a bit baffled that I was able to detect her.

She gave a deep bow before beginning to speak, I apologize for trailing you without introducing myself, Champion Hestia. I am Anivh, a Knight of Aurena. Saintess Eshe was made aware of your arrival, so my lady had sent to greet you.

I-I see I wanted to comnt on how she did a terrible job greeting , seeing as how I had to sneak into the church, but that could wait for later. After all, I was more shocked to hear about her mistress.

A saintess?! Here?! Also, they know I was a champion!? That was when I rembered Aurena ntioning she made so preparations, but I thought those preparations were about destroying the demon infecting Ellaine.

Uuurgh! Suddenly, Ellaine began to groan again. Her arm wasnt twitching yet, but it was a sign the damn infection was coming back up.

I am not sure what is happening, but seeing as you are a knight, you must be a guard for this Saintess Eshe, correct? The greetings can wait for later. This is an ergency. Please, could you tell the way to the temples altar room? I need to get there imdiately! I raised my voice a bit in a panic, asking desperately for so directions from the lady knight.

She bowed once again. The Goddess has already inford Lady Eshe. Please, follow . Anivh spread her arms forward, gesturing to to hand Ellaine over. However, I declined. Im not allowing anybody to hold Ellaine until we have this problem sorted.

Following the lady knight through the candle-lit corridors felt really awkward as neither of us talked, leaving the church completely silent except for our footsteps. We did pass a few church guards on their night shift, who gave confused stares, but Anivh shut them up with an icy glare. After entering through another door, we finally reached a room filled with the six altars of the Origin Gods.

Furthermore, there were three other people in the room.

High Bishop?! Ignoring the other two, I was firstly focused on an ever sleepy-looking, lilac-haired man in the white robes of a priest of Aurena. This man was none other than the High Bishop of Firwoods temple and the brother of the lord of that town.

It is a pleasure, Lady Hestia. I had thought you would arrive here by the beginning of SpringSun, but you are about two weeks late. There was no warm smile, just a sleep-deprived head nod in acknowledgent.

Why are you still awake? Its in the middle of the night.

I was working on docunts. Even after leaving Firwoods temple, he still had to work during these ungodly hours?! However, I did have so company, though. According to decorum, whether under noble or church etiquette rules, it would have been more appropriate for you to speak with this young lady first, Lady Hestia.

Theodore stretched his hand out, directing my eyes to the two other individuals. The first was a large man in the sa outfit as Anivh, although he had a single khopesh, a shield on his left arm, a bow, and a two-handed scimitar. The other person was a brown-skinned woman in her late twenties wearing a brilliant white robe with red flower embroidents. Anivh stood behind her.

Is she?

She curtsied. Champion Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor, newest champion of the Goddess of Light, Dragon Princess of Kargryx, and otherworlder like the Heroes of Aurena, I am the most recently appointed saintess of Goddess Aurena, Eshe. It is an honor to finally et you, Lady Hestia.

I-It is my pleasure. Never would I have thought to et one of Aurenas saints here, as I heard nothing about this from anybody, not even the Goddess herself. This was sobody who embodied Aurenas tenets enough to beco a saintess, not a champion, and was trusted enough to learn of the fact I was not only a dragon and a princess, but also an otherworlder.

She then clapped her hands, pointing towards the brilliant altar made from fairnite in the middle of the room. I have heard the word of our Goddess about your predicant. Please, Goddess Aurena awaits you, we mustn't delay your eting for a second more. High Bishop Theodore, my knights, and I shall await you outside, Champion. We shall let nobody disrupt this divine eting.

The room was cleared. Manatech light bulbs were lighting up the whole room as moonlight gushed through the stained windows. While the situation with this saintess was worth thinking about, the first thing I had to deal with was Ellaines situation. The twitching hadnt stopped and I could see her pained expression.

I set her down before Aurenas altar, activated [Shine] once more to calm her arm down, and then clapped my hands together. As my mind envisioned Aurena, praying to her for an audience, I closed my eyes. As my mind drifted away, sobody suddenly tugged on my arm, causing to open my eyes to a cloudy world of white. This was Aurenas divine realm.

H-Hestia? I turned around, only to be greeted by a translucent figure of a girl with blue hair and face I very much knew. P-Pardon, but are you Hestia?

Ellaine! In the realm of the Gods, only our souls could visit them. As it was the manifestation of ourselves in our physical bodies, certain features were retained, for example, Ellaines face and blue hair.

In my excitent to see her soul not being tarnished by that malevolent evil, I hugged her. As I experienced when I first visited Aurenas realm, there was still a physical sense of touch in this place. S-So, you are Hestia? Im so glad, I thought you were sobody else.

It was to be expected. As I let Ellaine go from my embrace, I looked down at my soul once again. An aura of fire was wrapped around my ghostly figure, forming into draconic scales all around my body. Last ti, my soul was filled with holes and lost fragnts, the manifestation of my fractured mories, but this ti, more holes were filled with scales and my soul even had a tail this ti.

Souls adapted to their corporeal vessels, Aurena had told . Ha, in other words, I was becoming less human and more dragon.

While I was wondering about the growth of my soul, Ellaine asked, Where are we, Hestia. And why do you look so different? Why are we also naked?

The answer is simple, Ellaine, you two are in my realm. The clouds underneath us moved, turning us around to face a blond-haired woman in an opulently decorated room. Her white feathered wings shuffled a bit as she greeted us and asked us to join her at her table.

WhoWait WAIT! Hold on, hold on, hold on, a-are y-you- Ellaines teeth jittered as she spoke, stumbling over her words as she stared at the angelic woman with widened eyes. In complete disbelief, it almost looked like she was about to faint.

Yes, my dear, I am the Patron Goddess of the humans, Aurena. I welco you, child, to my realm.

Ahhhh! Goddess Aurena, I am eternally thankful! Dropping down on her knees, Ellaine smacked her hands together and began praying extrely loudly, fully expressing how much of a follower she was of Aurena.

Ahh, so thats why she could enter your realm so easily.

The divine realm of a god was only reserved for their followers, as the followers souls needed enough built-up faith to not compete with their godly aura, otherwise their souls would be erased. After Aurena cald Ellaine down and had our sit down, she began explaining the situation to Ellaine, as my friend apparently had no idea.

A-A demon?! Ellaine looked at her arm in terror.

Exactly, a devious, slimy, tricky, annoying, pitiful, malicious, deceitful, destructive, lecherous As Aurena kept on shooting out insults over insults, Ellaines arm suddenly twitched a bit, reminding of what happened today. Ellaine wasnt groaning or in pain, but it still made stand up. Haaaaa, enough you damn pest. Show yourself already! I know you can, KleaHatma!

Ooooh, you are too forceful sotis, dear. As if Aurenas word was a chant, a black gas suddenly ca out from Ellaines arm, forming into a ball with tentacles and eyes. Without a mouth, words entered my mind. Co now, such a harsh greeting for us two acquaintances. Why not allow to massage your stiff shoulders to make this talk more comfortable, E

I am Aurena! The divine realm shook like an Earthquake with Aurenas demanding shout, rocking Ellaine and my soul, making us groan from the sheer force she was exuding. As the clouds were about to open up, revealing sothing shining underneath them, Aurena suddenly cald down and nded the pain we felt. I apologize, Ellaine, Hestia. This nuisance does not know her place despite only being a demi-god. KleaHatma, I am a Goddess of Peolynca now. I am Aurena! I do not care what relationship we had in the past, in this world, you shall address with that na!

A demi-god?! Ellaine and I blurted out the mont we recovered, staring at the ball with different feelings. While Ellaine looked at it with fear, all I was feeling for this monster was anger.

As if it noticed my emotions, it began to cackle. Hiehiehahaha! Co now, what is that sort of expression, little girl? Is that how you thank the savior of your weak friend over here? Tch, tch, tch, I thought the two of you would be thanking . Co on, sprinkle with praises, Ellaine, Hestia. I want to hear your admiration for .

W-What?! How do you know our nas?! I demanded while Ellaine stayed quiet.

What do you an? Of course, I learned it from you. I an, Ive been living with you two for a while now, ever since our little encounter in that hell hole. It would have been dreadfully rude of to not know your nas by na, especially when your party kept on talking. Oooh, when your five were having fun, I wanted to jump out and just enjoy myself for a mont. The black balls eyes looked excited, making able to imagine the smirk it must have right now. I an, I deserve to enjoy a piece of the fun, right? I saved your life, Ellaine. Admittedly, it was to save my own life, but that doesnt change the fact you wouldnt be here with us if I hadnt used my ability to shield you from that attack.

Urgh! Ellaine flinched, grasping her head as she began to groan. I-I rember it now. I rember it now! Your voice! I heard your voice at that mont!

The demons tentacles wiggled in joy. Correct, dear.

When that blade was coming down at , I heard you speak in my head. Y-You ca when I asked for sobody to save . You appeared and accepted my plea, you made t-that thing co out of my arm!

Correct, dear. At their most desperate, mortals wish for the most tempting offers, disregarding all the consequences laying before them. Dont cower so much, it was

SHUT UP, YOU BITCH! Unable to endure Ellaines fear for any longer, I smacked the black ball quiet and moved in front of Ellaine. Dont think youre getting off scot-free, you fucking freak!

Anger. The sa wrath I felt for Astalos crept up again, this ti, it was directed at this shitty demon. I wanted to continue hitting the demon until it finally disappeared but I knew from the feeling I had when I touched it, that it did nothing. Montarily, I rembered Aurenas words, of how I shouldnt be touching it, but I then rembered it couldnt do anything to in its current state.

When my wish to kill it grew, sobodys voice answered it.

She is right. Also, dont complint yourself too much KleaHatma. As if your existence would have saved the girls life when I am here. It was Aurena. Hestia. Ellaine. Do not let this feeble creatures words rile you, for have you forgotten the necklace you received from the felgheist nightlord?

Huh? Oh shit!

The [Necklace of Vampiric Undying]! A necklace with the ability to save your life the mont your Health was about to reach zero if you offer it so of your blood. It was a necklace we earned from the dungeon and it was also sothing I gave Ellaine.

Ellaine, your necklace didnt break! I inford Ellaine, who had also rembered the necklace by touching the area around her neck. The necklace would have beco useless once it activated but aside from saving Ellaines life, it would have also given her so precious Health equal to the amount of blood she offered.

As the demon stayed quiet, Aurena continued, There you have it. Nothing to be so proud about nor feel indebted to. It is about ti I finished what Elder Marsven so haphazardly left behind.

Space suddenly opened up for Aurenas hand to enter and to bring out a familiar-looking black orb. Although the last ti I saw it was when it had a hand coming out from it, this was, without question, the sa orb this demon ca out from. Aurena simply glanced at the orb, then back to the demon before crushing the orb right in front of it.

Dark energy released through the shattered orb began to spread as the shards dropped on the ground, worrying for a mont, but thankfully this was Aurenas realm. The clouds underneath it began to shine like small suns, forcing the dark energy back. Like a fearful mosue, it tried to fight back against the light, but it was futile, for Aurenas power was far too much. Like a dying fla, the darkness was snuffed out, leaving not a trace behind.

The demon was deadly silent. W-Well, I didnt think you would be this forceful, Goddess Aurena. I an, I just awakened after a long sleep, we need to go slow first-Urgh! White energy surrounded the demon, bringing it closer to Aurena where she could look at it eye-to-eye.

I still question how you survived this long. All the other sins were destroyed, and I thought all of you demis were gone, but you live. Well, lived. With your main body destroyed, even for your race, you are practically dead. The vessels your mana is currently inhabiting are close enough to my altar that I can crush them right now and eradicate you.

Yes! Do it, Goddess Aurena! I was actively cheering for her to destroy the last remnants of that fiend. Sure, the demon did save Ellaine; that was, unfortunately, fact. However, I didnt plan on being grateful for soone whose only interest was to infect Ellaine, hurting her in the process.

Well six weakened gods versus seven of us demons. We were lucky all six of you were weakened after you ca to this world. Too bad the others didnt survive for as long as I did, but it sure was a climax to ss with you six. I might not be as strong as my main body was, but this bit of mana can still beco a threat for others. Ooooh, it would be a tragedy for to die, but so be it. The demons eyes curved upwards as if it was smiling. Was it taunting us or did it feel nothing for its impending death? Regardless, the results were the sa.

Cleansing a speck of dirt from our new ho especially those from the past. Farewell, Klea

WAIT!

Huh?

What if What if we used the demons power to fulfill your goals, oh, Goddess Aurena? The unexpected happened; Ellaine spoke up for the demon.

Aurena stopped her destruction of the demon, looking at Ellaine with a quizzical expression. What foolishness are you speaking, Ellaine.

Yeah! Ellaine, that is a stupid idea. That thing is a demon! I agreed.

However, Ellaine continued to argue back for so reason. Yes, I know but Hestia did you not say that Goddess Aurena inford you of how the demon could not do anything anymore as just an assortnt of mana? Isnt she practically just a faefolk, uhm, like that onnikai you brought back with Tasianna.

Ellaine, that was different. Kiiro might have been a bad influence, but this demon is a demon! Kiiro at least could be negotiated with, but we have no idea what this thing will do with our heads! Kiiro was motivated by revenge and anger, this demon is sothing we have no understanding of. We cant trust it, let alone rely on it to help us defeat its descendants! Was Ellaine going mad, cause I was slowly thinking this demon actually did sothing with her head. She was acting erratically, completely against her personality.

Hey, kid, dont stereotype people like that. I can be quite a good influence if you ask ; besides, it's not like I care very much for any of the halflings I bore. I simply gave myself over to those who lusted for and simply enjoyed myself. Maybe you should tr

Shut the fuck up, you slut! I interrupted the demons slutty talk before turning back to Ellaine. Do you hear that crap?! How can you actively want to talk with that thing all the ti, Ellaine! We cant even be sure we can control it. Who would even want to babysit her, because I know nobody in Aurora would.

I will.

Huh?

What?!

Ellaine pressed her hand on her chest and looked at with a serious gaze, looking as if she had enough of being scared.The demon is already stuck inside my spell rings, it is the easiest way forward. I can harness her power and then use them to be more useful for Aurora. Think about it, Hestia! Her bone wing was sturdy enough to divert most of the damage from that wyverns attack, leaving with only a wound, right? Also, I know her attempt wasnt needed due to my necklace, but I cant just be unthankful, right?

Ellaine, youre going crazy! Should you be grateful towards a cult leader or criminal for saving your life, just to fuck you up later on when youre thanking them?

All I know is that Im still living. Im not just another reckless noble who wandered out in the wilderness just to turn into a pretty corpse. Im alive, Hestia. She clutched my hands.

Tch!

And Ill continue to be that problem. Hestia, even with so well-crafted armor, Im useless. Master Grimnir did far better than in that battle.

But, you want to beco a griffon knight. If you can get

A griffon wont change a thing. I need to groom it from birth, and that ans it will begin as a chick, making it unfit for battle for a whole year. Hestia, I would rather stop this farce and return to my worthless life as a noble than to continuously disappoint and worry you. I have already disappointed my family with my defeatist personality, I dont want you, my friend, to feel the sa for .

Ellaine

You lust for power, Ellaine. As I was troubled by Ellaines confession, Aurena spoke up. The Demon of Lust, that is KleaHatma. Although lust isnt the worst sin, it still urges your most inner desires out. I can feel the envy you have for your brother, your mother, your fellow nobles, and, most intensely, for Auroras powers. KleaHatmas words bring this out and further magnifies it. Without a doubt, she is affecting your mind, Ellaine.

But, Goddess Aurena, it should be without question that the power of a demi-god would serve your goals, correct? If I can control this power, then I can beco an asset for Hestia. As your worshipper, my life can be used in your service! Ellaine was adamant, stubborn to a fault right now.

And? There is no need to risk it when Hestia still has the potential to grow. Peolyncian, you do not know anything about the people from our world, and you never should while us Origin Gods shield your. KleaHatma is one of the less detestable, but she still is an embodint of lust. If she wishes to free herself from your control, she will, and she will do it in the most subtle way possible.

But Hestia can control her, no? The magic you gave her! [Shine] stopped the infection, just as you told ! What if she makes a more potent spell to pacify the demon, or make a song with it! Ellaine then snapped back to , a glimr of hope in her eyes. Hestia, you still have three empty slots left to make spell songs, correct? Weve seen what both [The Will to Fight and Survive] and [Dragon Fire] can do. Shouldnt you be able to create sothing to help control the demons influence?

I reluctantly turned my head over to Aurena. She sighed. Both [Shine] and [Sanctuary] that you received from [The Light] are unique spells I made just for you Hestia, and more awaits you as you fulfill the milestones. However, [The Light] is a title, not an empty vessel like [White Flas]. You cannot create spells with it however, I made [Idol] compatible with the special holy magic of [The Light]. It was ant to aid you in fighting against demonkins, as they are weak against it due to their demonic heritage.

You cant be serious, I can make songs to create sothing similar to [Sanctuary]?

Yes, it was my intent. Aurena placed a hand on her head, sighing in exasperation once again. You can theoretically create a song which directly weakens demonkins and demons. Reduce the effect of their bloodline on their personality and also in general, make them more susceptible to you. That is [The Light]s main function.

Not only does [The Light] grant powerful bonuses but also potentially OP spells, but it also made fighting against demonkins easier? I an, I havent fought a demonkin yet, but it sounded like sothing I could use to make my Divine Quest easier. It sounded like a good idea to do, only

Ellaine I did not want Ellaine to take on this demon.

Hestia, I told you already, there are no special skills in my SP shop. The only way for to catch up with you, Saori, Tasianna, and Master Grimnir is through effort and training. I know that I need to train more. That is obvious enough. But, I-I also feel like I cant contribute enough as I am currently. I want to prove myself, not only to you, but I want to prove I can do this. Please.

You want to feel special, Ellaine. You wish for this power so you may stand out more Still, how can I not know how you felt?

There is a saying from Earth. What you are about to make is a Faustian Bargain. In exchange for gaining sothing you wanted, you must give up sothing of importance to you or even your soul. You know giving this demon a chance to live on is wrong, but only by doing so may you gain its powers. Ellaine, you are making a pact with the devil.

Fuck school and Papa for trying to make read Goethes Faust. Fuck them, that book was so hard to read.

Ellaine grabbed both of my hands and placed hers against them. Although I could not feel her warmth, I believed I could feel her emotions surging through her soul. Not if you are there to support , Hestia. As long as I have you, Saori, Tasianna, and Master Grimnir by my side. As long as Aurora is there for to feel at ho will I give up my soul to the demon. I promise. Will you make this promise to , too?

What an ani clich. The power of friendship?

Well, of course, that is the most fitting, right?

I see you two have made a decision. Foolishness, if you were to ask . Aurena shook her head as I was persuaded by Ellaines determination. Then, allow to continue to aid you once more, my Champion.

Aurena pulled up her administrator window as she flung the demon away from her like a dirty tissue. After pressing on a few buttons, she turned back to us. Congratulations, KleaHatma, you may live for a bit longer until Elder Plesia gives her opinion on this decision. Hestia. Ellaine.

Yes, Goddess Aurena.

I have sealed the rings from unleashing the demons full power. This should not restrict your ability to learn and make KleaHatmas abilities your own; however, it is there to prevent the pest from breaking out and escaping. To further strengthen the seal, I would ask you to visit the other Origin Gods using an altar strongly dedicated to them. Use this chance to make friends with my elders, Hestia.

Thank you, Goddess Aurena. We will!

Dont be so carefree just yet. Hestia, create that song imdiately to aid Ellaine. She then swooped her hand to the side and the demon disappeared completely from her realm. Did she just destroy it?! KleaHatma should not be able to hear anything else. Ellaine, she will learn about this sooner or later by deduction alone, but never accept anything the demon offers, alright? By accepting a deal with it, it will be able to absorb so of your mana directly, strengthening it and allowing it to grow. With enough mana, it will be able to reconstruct its body outside the ring in whatever perverse way she can think of.

We gulped but acknowledged Aurenas advice.

Good. Ellaine, I have cleansed the rings to the point you may remove them. Of course, only you should be able to use them as a catalyst, but under no circumstances should you allow others to equip it. If you do, the demon might try to entice them. Suddenly, light particles began to surround Ellaine, but, before we panicked, Aurena explained. Ellaine, I must ask you to leave for now. There is sothing important I must finally explain to Hestia.

The reason why I am here. My Divine Quest as a champion will finally be fully revealed.

A note from AbyssRaven

This was a pretty important chapter for Ellaine's character since it involves the first real demon of the story. What will these two experinced, and what is Klea'Hatma planning to do? What powers will Ellaine receive?

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