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Chapter 61
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It was a golden titan.
“I’ve never heard of something like this before…!”
Angela gritted her teeth and widened the distance.
Then, it swung down the massive Great Sword it held.
Boom!
The ground split, and trees shattered under the impact.
Barely escaping its range, Angela panted heavily, her eyes scanning the titan’s full figure.
The upper body of a Giant Holy Knight.
With red glowing eyes glimmering beneath its helmet, the titan had been summoned around Lienna as its centre.
“Don’t tell me!”
Angela voiced her assumption aloud.
“Did she manifest the blessings themselves into form?!”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
Lienna replied, placing her hand over her chest.
Divine power and blessings.
While universally praised as grand and holy forces, in reality, they are useless on their own.
Buffs, healing—none of it works without someone to receive it.
What purpose does casting a high-level blessing serve in an empty space?
When left alone, the most powerless existence.
An existence without any value unless reliant on others.
That was the current state of divine power and the clergy, as Lienna saw it.
“Just like humanity, unable to survive without God’s shadow.”
But such fragile beings could never approach God’s presence.
God does not permit paradise to those who remain complacent.
So, she pondered.
How to make blessings perfect on their own.
Creak—
A knight crafted by intertwining four blessings.
“Constructive Formula”
“Titan of Blessings”
A titan composed entirely of divine power.
Ordinary priests would need a dozen people to create something like this.
But Lienna was the “Divine Oracle Holy Maiden” who could hear God’s voice.
When it came to divine power, she was unmatched.
Thud!
The titan drew its sword and swung it mightily.
The impact destroyed its surroundings, and hidden monsters were pulverized and flung away.
“Living long enough, you see all sorts of things.”
Never did she imagine seeing a maiden use blessings in such a manner.
– A-Are you okay?!
A voice echoed from deep within her being.
“Not sure. I didn’t expect a monster like that to exist in this era.”
– She wasn’t like this during the lecture…
Back then, she could only intertwine two or three blessings at most.
She hadn’t been capable of summoning a self-sufficient entity like this.
Her control over divine power had grown far more refined in the meantime.
“As expected.”
As time passes,
New kinds of geniuses emerge, while the heroes of old are left as songs and stories.
That is the reason the future excites her.
It’s also why she remains here.
“I’ll show you.”
Angela grinned confidently, raising her sword.
“There’s a reason why some things are never forgotten.”
– W-What? Wait, hold on…!
“Sorry, descendant.”
– What do you mean ‘sorry’?! What are you saying?!
“I might not be able to move for a while. I’ll make it up to you later with an extra lecture on the Moonlit Style, so let this slide, okay?”
– Wait! Waiiiit!
Ignoring the desperate plea,
Angela fully unleashed her Qi.
Whooosh!
Her golden hair transformed into a soft silver, like moonlight.
Her eyes sparkled like crystal.
The silvery energy swirling around her blade surged even more brilliantly.
“Hmm… It’s still not perfect.”
But it was far better than before.
Perhaps due to shared lineage, her body adjusted quickly.
Although her short limbs made gauging distance slightly awkward,
“In front of a great swordsman,”
Even that becomes a trivial issue.
Creak!
The titan raised its great sword high for the next attack.
The massive blade, gleaming with golden light, came crashing down.
Whoooom!
This time, Angela didn’t dodge but simply stared at it.
“First, I should disarm it…”
With a high leap, she drove her sword deep into the weapon.
“Shatter!”
The moonlight on her sword pierced sharply and clashed with the great sword.
“Moonlit Style: Fracture”
Cracks spread across the great sword where the moonlight touched, splitting it into fragments.
But it couldn’t end here.
Now that it’s come to this—
“I have to finish it completely!”
Angela’s sword released another surge of Qi.
“Moonlit Style: Rain”
Another variant of the Moonlit Style.
The gathered moonlight on her sword scattered like raindrops, relentlessly pouring down.
Crash-crash-crash!
The titan, taking the attack head-on, gradually crumbled.
Its armour shattered, and the divine power within dispersed.
“…Strange. Who are you?”
Lienna asked, having witnessed Angela’s dazzling swordsmanship.
“Your soul… its nature has changed. From the warm sun to the cold moon…”
“Those eyes of yours can see that too?”
Angela didn’t stop, already preparing her next attack.
***
“Hiss… Hiss!”
“Right? Got it.”
Black Lotus twisted its head from side to side, guiding us forward.
“That snake is convenient.”
“It’s a talented friend.”
This could also be considered an extended feature of the Serpent-Bearer Constellation.
No matter how sensitive someone’s Aura Sense is, it’s nearly impossible to detect and pursue the resonance signals of relics.
“Hiss!”
Only the Ego Weapon, Black Lotus, could accomplish such a feat.
“Over here…”
“L-Lan! Look at that!”
Suddenly, Elma’s urgent voice rang out.
She stretched out her hand and pointed straight ahead.
“…Oh.”
In the distance, the massive form of a holy knight loomed.
“What is that…?!”
“I can’t say for sure either.”
Unfortunately.
“It looks like our target is there.”
“…Excuse me?”
I held Black Lotus up in front of Elma.
The black snake stiffened its body, staring intently at the giant’s location.
“There’s a relic there.”
***
The forest’s centre, covered in swirling grass and dust.
The battle ended quickly.
“Phew! It’s been a while since I’ve gone all out.”
Angela wiped her glistening, sweat-soaked forehead and, with a satisfied expression, snatched the necklace and bracelet from the fallen Lienna.
“…Ah.”
Lienna’s body twitched as she regained consciousness and muttered weakly.
“You… are….”
“Don’t move. Heal your wounds with your Divine Power.”
“……”
“You still have plenty of Divine Power, don’t you?”
Just as Angela said,
Lienna still had a significant reserve of Divine Power.
Enough to create several more giants like the one before.
But she didn’t use it and chose to surrender instead.
“I don’t think you held back… so why?”
Angela’s silver hair shimmered as she nonchalantly put on the bracelet and spoke.
“Because you… are not the princess from the Divine Oracle.”
“You keep talking about this oracle. What is it?”
“…It’s the word of God.”
Angela already knew that much.
That the Divine Oracle Holy Maiden serves as a messenger of God’s words.
“God spoke to me,” Lienna said as she brushed her fingers over her blindfold.
“The moment the continent’s two brightest jewels shatter… the world will return to white.”
The two brightest jewels.
It was an abstract and ambiguous phrase.
The definition of “light” varies from person to person.
Since it was declared as God’s holy will,
All they could do was accept it.
Those who claimed to be messengers of God declared:
The two jewels are the two princesses destined to shape the continent’s future.
“Child who reads the language of God,” they said,
“Join us in fulfilling God’s will.
God desires their destruction and the end of the world.”
The words echoed endlessly, like brainwashing, in her mind.
“…It’s strange.”
Yet,
Lienna’s faith remained unwavering.
Not blind enough to follow the persuasion of mere “apostles of legend.”
‘Does God truly desire the end of the world?’
‘Could they be distorting God’s words for their own purposes?’
Doubt gradually took root.
What Lienna believed in was God, not the apostles.
“Is it okay to reveal such an oracle so openly?”
“It’s simply my change of heart.”
Angela glanced upward.
Judging by the lack of commotion, it seemed this scene wasn’t being transmitted outside.
‘Then it’s fine.’
The relics had been secured, and the spectacle had been delivered.
Her task was complete.
Fwoosh!
Angela’s silver hair reverted to its golden hue.
“…Ugh!”
The sudden shift left Angela clutching her mouth and dry-heaving.
Her head spun as if struck by a hammer.
“Ugh…! W-What is this…?!”
The Curse of Confusion engraved on the bracelet and the Curse of Reduction on the necklace,
Combined with the side effects of her recent battle,
Left Angela’s body trembling as if it would break apart.
“…Here you are.”
Just then, a familiar voice came from the side.
“S-Sis….”
“Defeating that maiden? Unexpected.”
Frowning slightly at the minor scratches on her body,
Fernia glared irritably.
“Well, I doubt it was your doing.”
“……”
Fernia forcibly placed the crown she was wearing onto Angela’s head.
With this, the four relics were now concentrated on one person.
“In ten minutes, victory will be ours, Angela.”
“Ugh…”
“Isn’t it delightful? To win the Festival of Stars. It’ll be a prestigious achievement for you.”
As she continued her hollow praises,
Fernia suddenly reached into her pocket.
“Of course—”
What she pulled out was
A pure white dagger, engraved with sacred inscriptions.
“Farewell, dear sister.”
“Ugh… Ugh!!”
Thud!
The dagger pierced Angela’s heart.
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