"So I am finally In the second Phase" I muttured to myself as i clenched my fist to feel the difference.
I feel different, No!...to be more precise.
I felt more complete "phisto by your standards how strong am I compared Austin Astor?" I asked I knew that by using my Hybrid form I’ll be even stronger.
So surely I can take out that annoying pervert.
"Not even close" However phistopheles flatly denied all my hopes.
"You are strong, yes you should be proud of it, as reaching the second phase isn’t easy and many remain stuck on the first" She said with a clear voice without any discouragent "However You don’t understand the Difference that forms in this phase, from now on Power isn’t defind by raw strenght but Control, Understanding and Evolution. Even if you manage to match a Count’s power while being a Lord you won’t be able to defeat him because of the quality and quantity of energy of the Count will be greater than yours along with techniques and experience"
phistopheles’s word’s had weight in it and I understood them.
"So how Strong is Austin is?" I asked not discouraged but curious about the power of my enemy.
phistopheles let out a approving smile as she observerd I didn’t get discouraged and explained "Austin as one of Heads of Mages Association Is at the minimum An Origin Level 7" She had a grim expression as she continued.
"A Duke".
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In the deepest Corner of The Faust Estate, a group of won examined an old half burnt Notebook.
And judging by their expression of shock and confusion what the found was not good.
"So phistopheles was actually a human before?" Liliana muttured as she still couldn’t understand what she found in the notes.
Aisha looked grim as she read the letters written in the note by Georg Faust The ancestor of The Faust Household.
And according to him...
phistopheles No....
Clarawahr Faust.
Georg Faust’s daughter is phistopheles.
....
...
Clara my dear daughter...I...I still regret making that pact with that demon, And I will never forgive myself for it.
I still rember the day you were born, A light that illuminated my world, but also with departure of your mother you were the only anchor that supported to this world.
But my foolish self wasn’t happy with what I had.
I wanted to to reach the root...
The life goal every mage had including , But I had more reasons or maybe excuses to chase after it.
I wanted to bring your Mother back, to beco a one whole family again.
While you grew up from a toddler to an young girl who wanted to play with your father in the garden, yet I ignored all your desires for my research...I regret every second of it, if only I could Turn back ti.
I was a Mage of the First Circle. an organisation of mages who hid from the world because of our inhuman activities. I never wanted to be part of them but I had no choice.
Your father was not soone smart to resist the temptation of the omniscience.
I was a high ranking mber of the circle, yet I felt like a begger at a feast. I wanted the The Root.
The Akashic records of all and Everything.
To get The philosopher stone that could change the very laws of reality and grant any wish.
I told myself I was doing it for your mother. I told myself that if I could just reach the center of the everything, I could pull her back from the veil and we would be a family again.
How much of a fool I was. I realised it a bit too late.
My daughter I wish I had just let you leave with the order when they found out you were born as a saint.
A being born with favor of light, to born with a divine seal made with the vow of the seven heavenly virtue.
My Daughter I was overjoyed when I found you were the saintess of Temperance, I prayed that unlike her father who is sinking into the darkness you would, you will be safe in the embrace of the light.
But...Unfortuantely you refused to leave here alone.
"I will never leave father not even if the pope cos to take away" I rember how you said those words to with tears streaming down your face.
My daughter completed her training right in our small Village, as the church didn’t want to forcefully separate a family they opened a branch right here to train my daughter.
I wished they take you away instead...
Unfortunately they never did, I wonder why those who follow god remain so kind. I wonder why they are not like other humans.
Cruel and unjust.
Maybe I’ll never know this in my life.
.....Since I’ll soon die I am already reaching the limit.
Before dieing I hope if you ever regain your mories I want you to know that father didn’t seal you because he feared you.
But because I didn’t want you beco like the demon you rged with.
I want you to rember your na "Clarawahr Georg Faust" Daugter of Johann Georg Faust.
Not phistopheles The demon Of lies.
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Aisha bit her lips as she read further but the words were getting more ssy and the burnt marks weren’t helping either "To think that woman was a saintess aswell" Aisha clenched her rosario tightly. It reminded her the consequences of what the corruption can do.
"But it didn’t explain how a saintess rged with a demonic spirit" Liliana complained as the rest was nothing but burnt formulas and notes about magic theory.
Mariabelle nodded aswell but then realised sothing "Wait does that an I descendant of that demon?" she mumbled in confusion but Aisha shook her head in denial.
"Definitely not I saintess can’t have a child with soone who is not recognized by Inherent Vow of our soul and less likely after she rged with the demon summoned by georg faust, as spirits can’t have children with humans".
Aisha’s clarifiacation made mariabelle sigh in relief. "But how did my family descended from Georg Faust Then" she wondered with a confused look on her cute face.
She glanced towards Victor to ask his opinion but he was busy fighting with Sir Fluffy on who can laze around the most.
"Mouuu! You two are sleeping while WE ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THIS!" Her shout made them wake up and mumble "ow!" "hah Who?".
Aisha sighed at seeing the drama unfold and glanced at Liliana who was still scratching her head not understanding how it turned out like this.
"You don’t need to think too hard it’s common thoughout history for so saint’s to walk on a forbidden path" She explained to Liliana and thought to herself ’Even I was close to losing my mind to the darkness’
"But It doesnt make sense how can Gramps just let these minions of Ars Goetia take one of their saints?" Liliana asked calling god her grandpa.
Well it’s not false...but..it kind of pissed Aisha off.
"Maybe you should know that the almighty one didn’t make the saints to be his ssengers, but instead guide of humanity. if we can’t resist these lowly temptations we were never worthy for it in the first place" Aisha stated with clear voice and explained "For normal priest’s breaking their vow results into stripping of their power and faith, making sure they can’t hold faith in anything after that. and if they made a condition in their vow that’s even worse. But for a Saint who are already born with a Vow. It’s different." she paust and lowered her gaze to gaze at the rosario shw was still clutching, her cloudy eyes reflected in them.
"For a Saintes like If I ever break the Vow I was born with, I’ll beco the complete opposite of everything I am as a Saint, I will beco Fiend a destroyer, A sinner. That’s the price for the Powers a Saint have to be born directly as Origin Level 5" She shuddered as she rembered the darkness that was consuming her for breaking one of the minor vows in her Holy seal.
The Vow of Chastity... Even though she was born with The Vow of justice as a Saintess of justice every saint is born with 6 other vow as minor ones.
"Wait don’t tell if you had sex with Husband You’ll also turn into a Demonic spirit?...Actually that sounds great" Liliana at first distanced herself then had a weird realisation and smiled.
"Unfortuantely It’s not like what you are thinking Chastity isn’t so Shallow as being Virgin....It ans I can’t do certain things untill my Marria—" Aisha stopped herself as she exclaid "Yes why didn’t I think about it before?" She realised sothing crucial she was missing all this ti.
"What is it? " Liliana asked curious but stopped as Aisha pointed at her "You...You are the key In finding Valerian".
"Eh...?" Liliana muttered shocked and pointed to herself. "? ".
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