The Assassin and The Blind Saint

Arc 1 Chapter 19: The Goddess

I heard rumbling sounds and explosions all around me. Could Sirius have come?

Not long after, I sensed Sirius was near me. His breathing sounds irregular. I feel a bad feeling about this.

“Si-sirus?” I called him doubtful.

“Le...na...” I heard her voice calling my name softly.

Is he hurt? I approached her and accidentally touched her body.

Wet.... What is this... Sirius' blood?

“Hey Sirius! You're okay!?” ask me with worry.

I heard he had trouble breathing.

“Not bother worrying about it.”

I heard a voice from one of the people who kidnapped me.

“I have pierced right in his vital organs, soon he will die.”

Huh uh? Not likely.

“Sirius! Wake up, Sirius!”

Magic, I have to do healing magic. Remember what the priest taught Lena.

I focused my mana in my hands and started the prayer that the pastor always says when healing someone.

“Freely only. With that wound, even healing magic would not be able to do much. You're just a candidate, not a miracle-working Saint.”

“Sial! The assassin cut both my arms.”

I heard the voice of another man. He sounded angry about something.

“I think you should ask Mr. Geldoro to grow it back. What about Sarkous?”

“He died, what a pity.”

I heard their conversation. It seems that Sirius was desperately trying to save me.

It's all my fault…

Because of me, Sirius became injured like this…

“Alright, it's time to take you, Lady.”

I heard their footsteps start to approach me.

The blood of Sirius further soaked my hand indicating that he was approaching his death.

Is there nothing I can do? I promised to help him. Removes dark stains in Sirius' past.

Am I that useless? I'm so Frustrated. What the Saint candidate did, all I did was become a burden on others and be unable to do anything.

At least I want to save him. I want to take away the regret that is in his heart.

Goddess please, anything I would do to do it. Be it becoming a Saint or clearing the evil that exists in this continent.

As long as I can save him, get him out of the abyss of regret, Sirius. I will accept any duty from you, Great Goddess .

So please, give me the strength to be able to do that.

In the depths of my heart, please give me the strength to do so....

“Huh? What's the matter?” The man sounded confused.

After expressing everything in my heart, I felt a unique warmth in my body.

“This light? Impossible!” They were both shocked by something I didn't know.

The area around my eyes was hot. My gaze, which had originally only appeared to be pitch-black, now I could see faint streaks of light flowing within Sirius' body.

Wh-what's this?

I raised my head then looked at the two light line figures that formed like humans. They run in very slow movements.

What the hell is going on?

I was then dazzled by the light that suddenly appeared from the sky. Surprisingly, I could clearly see the light that was emerging from that sky. I then looked around however, Sirius and the two people suddenly disappeared.

From above the sky where the light appeared, I saw angels just like the ones in the temple paintings flying. Their wings are more beautiful than the illustrations I saw before.

The angels were lined up in the sky like making a way for someone. Justright. From the source of the light in the sky, a winged woman appeared flying past the lined angels. A white face, very elegant clothes. He then slashed towards me and smiled.

I froze watching him come down from the sky with that beautiful smile.

“How does it feel to see back, Magdalena?” asked the woman in a very sweet voice.

“A-me...”

“It is nice to meet you Magdalena, I am the Goddess Athena. I came down here to make you a Saint,” he said with a smile.

“…!”

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The main temple of the Goddess Athena, Capital of the Habsburg Empire, Ruhmstadt.

“Cardinal Paul, when will the Saint selection ritual begin?” ask a beautiful woman wearing a nun robe.

“Sophia, I must get the approval of the four Cardinals to perform the ritual,” replied a middle-aged man.

“I don't know Cardinal, my family told me to urge you to perform the Ritual as soon as possible,” the woman said innocently.

“Hah... You are a good woman Sophia,” she said with sadness knowing her family only used her to add to their influence.

Brakk!

Suddenly they heard the door open.

“Cardinal Paul! You should see this out!”

“What's the matter until you get in without receiving my permission!?” he said he looked upset.

“What did you say?!”

Cardinal Paul then went out to witness the events the man had told him about. Outside the Temple, Cardinal Paul saw other Cardinals looking up at the sky in the distance.

“Paul, isn't this the first time it's happened?” cardinal Leroy asked without turning his eyes to the light that appeared in the darkness of the night sky.

Cardinal Paul then looked in the same direction as Cardinal Leroy.

There were faintly a few winged human figures from a distance.

“Mu-maybe, the Goddess descended without the summoning Ritual!?” cardinal Paul was astonished.

“Ya... for the first time, the Goddess will choose Saint on the basis of her own desire,” explained Cardinal Leroy.

Not long after, they saw a woman descending from the sky where the light appeared.

“….!”

“….!”

The two of them hurriedly kowtowed in the follow by all the people who were in the main Temple.

“Maha Agung The Goddess!” the Cardinals praised their goddess.

“Maha Agung The Goddess!”

“Maha Agung The Goddess!”

Not long after, the people behind them followed and made it like some kind of hymn.

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“Magdalena, you know what my words mean just now, right?” tanyanya gently.

“Y-yes Goddess, I am ready with all the obstacles I will face.” I made my resolve.

Hearing my words earlier, the Goddess only smiled softly like seeing her biological child grow up.

“Listen, Magdalena. Being a Saint is not just about eradicating evil and protecting our trust,”, said the Goddess. “The main task of a Saint is, remove the dark side of one's heart and take them to the right path,” he explained.

“Dark side of human heart?”

“Ya... wars happen time after time however, the main cause of it happening is because the dark side of someone's heart that controls them,” he said while touching my cheek.

His hands felt soft and warm.

“…!”

“Ya... I will heal your burn. But you will live in Magdalene's blindness. That is one of the payments you have to take and go through as a Saint.”

Vision loss is a small payday so I can help her escape her dark past.

I then saw the Goddess smiling back. W-can he read my heart? Uhhhh.

“It's okay you know, no power surpasses any of the power of Love. Humans will do extraordinary things if in the name of Love,” said the Goddess.

Hearing his words I felt like I wanted to hide in the deepest hole of this world.

“Alright, I don't have much time. Use this power as I told you earlier, Magdalena,”, said the Goddess as she flew back to the source of light in the sky.

“Thank you, Goddess Athena.”

Hearing my deepest thanks, the Goddess only smiled then disappeared from the light in the sky.

Not long after, the angels entered the source of the light and closed it again.

Soon, my vision slowly turned dark. I could then return to see two lines of light that resembled two human figures that started chasing me.

...Author Note: Lena's vision is the same as Byakugan's Vision in Naruto Anime. Lena still can't see except for the lights that show which flow....

I then pointed my hand at them.

“Do not approach!”

I saw a diffuse light coming from my hand darting towards the two figures.

“Ughhhh!”

“I-this, could it!? Ape! Forget mission! We're backing down for this time!”

“What do you mean!? Ughhhhh! My skin feels burnt.”

I heard they were in pain because of the magic I used.

“The Divine Magic is too powerful! That is a weakness for all demons including us as Apostle!”

“Alright!”

They then retreated and hurried away leaving the two of us.

I then saw streaks of light that started to dim. It was Sirius.

I then placed my hand on his chest and performed healing magic to save him.

I felt his weakened heartbeat now become normal after I performed this magic.

Not long after, I felt the wounds on his body begin to close and his burnt skin became as it was.

“Thankful..”.

Tears began to wash my cheeks. I touched Sirius' cheek and fumbled to imagine how his face looked.

“I want to see you..”.

“I want to see your smile..”.

“I want to see your face when you're free of that regret..”.

I touched his lips, his nose, all parts of his face.

“But now.. I'm glad you're still alive, Sirius.”