The Assassin and The Blind Saint
Arc 1: Epilogue
The Temple of the Goddess Athena.
A few weeks after the separation of Sirius and Lena, the people of the Temple were preparing for the ceremonial ceremony of the official coronation of the Temple of Saint Athena.
The Acolytes were busy preparing the ornaments that would be installed in the Main Hall of the Temple. They do this because, there will be a lot of high-ranking guests of several countries who attended this event.
On the other hand, Arthur and his Master were walking to see the process of preparing for the event that was to be carried out tomorrow.
“Temple here is larger than the one in the Royal Capital,” said Arthur who looks amazed at the splendor of the temple.
They then passed through the memory room of the Saints where, there are dozens of statues of previous Saints on display there.
“Beautiful once... Are all Saints so charming and beautiful like this in reality, Master?” ask Arthur to Alain.
Alain then closed his eyes as if he was remembering something. He then smiled then said, “Now that you will see for yourself.”
They then continued walking around the Temple area and arrived at a park. In the middle of the garden, three stones were seen which, on each of them, was a sword embedded on it.
“Master! Isn't that..!” Arthur is shocked to see the sword he dreamed of in person.
“Ya.. Three Legendary Swords of Heroes. Three of the five heroes will pull out that sword and use it to fight evil in this Continent,” explained Alain.
“Balmung..Durandal.. and..Excalibur,” muttered Arthur who was fascinated by the beauty of the swords.”.Excalibur is a sword used by the legendary hero of the Kingdom of Brichnoig—Artorius. I will definitely uproot it and bring back the honor of Britonians!” Arthur made his decision.
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The next day, the Ceremonial Ceremony of the Coronation of the Saint Temple of the Goddess Athena would last a while longer. Guests of such honor, Emperor Marx von Habsburg, King Valier de Aquitaine, King Fillipe de Castellon, Queen Isabella de Aragon, Prince Charles Angevin and Princess Wilhemina von Lorraine.
They were all representatives of the incorporated Kingdoms of the Alliance of 7 Lands that were fighting the Demon King's army. However, the representatives from the Thuringia Kingdom could not attend because their country was being at the forefront of the battle against the demon army.
Arthur and Alain sat in the fifth row of seats from the front of the Hall stage.
‘A lot of high nobles are present! Is that as important as a Saint!?’ thought Arthur.
Not long after, five cardinals entered the entrance of the hall and walked towards the front stage. They then lined up to face the invited guests. Cardinal Leroy then took a step forward to say the opening remarks.
“I thank all the invited guests who were here. Two years have been the lands endowed by the Goddess to fight to defend themselves from the Devil Race Invasion. Tens of thousands of victims fell, hundreds of thousands were left homeless. Now the Devils are ravaging our brethren in the Kingdom of Thuringia, the land where the Great Priest Maxwell was born. Two years already, we are fighting in his absence. The presence of the representative of the Goddess herself. But this time, the Goddess had chosen the woman of her choice. From this second! We're going to beat back those damn demons! With his presence, we will definitely win this war. With his presence, the Heroes will be born and annihilate the enemies of mankind!” Cardinal Leroy's words made the guests present to be late in this moment. The moment that humanity will begin its counterattack against the Devils that have made them suffer the consequences of war.
“I, Leroy. Representing the entire ranks of the higher-ups of the Temple of Athena, dedicate to our fellow—Sang Saint!”
The door of the main hall opened again revealing a platinum-haired beauty accompanied by a cloaked Knight. Skin as white and as soft as snow, a graceful face dazzlingly displayed an elegant and charismatic aura. The woman then walked in with her hand which was in the arm of the cloaked Knight beside her.
Arthur, who saw the Saint, froze. Never had she seen such a beautiful and graceful woman as she now saw. The woman walking in the midst of the nobles and high rulers of the Continent of the Alterna is like a legendary painting that will be spoken of by generations.
Moments later, they arrived before the five Cardinals.
Cardinal Leroy holds a head ornament. A special Artifact could only be used by a Saint.
The woman knelt before the Cardinal.
“Are you willing to assume the responsibility of a Saint for all mankind? Helping the weak, fighting crime, protecting the oppressed indiscriminately,” Cardinal Leroy asked the woman as if to swear at her.
“I'm ready! As long as my heart is still beating, I will always devote myself to the benefit of mankind.”
“With this, You are declared the 17th Saint of mankind. From now on, you will be known as—Saint Maria Magdalena,” Cardinal Leroy said as he attached the head ornament to the Saint.
The Saint then stood up and turned to face the invited guests present.
Then, the invited guests began to stand up. Arthur, who was unfamiliar with the procession, was shocked. He then stood up like the others.
“Long Live The Saint!”
“Long Live The Saint!”
The invited guests then said those words as congratulations and support to the new Saint.
“Long Live The Saint!”
“Long Live The Saint!”
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A few days later at the Wien City Patrol Guard headquarters the capital of Archduchy Astria.
“Hey Hans! Have you tidied up the case files!?” asked a woman in a high tone to one of her colleagues.
“I know it, woman! You don't have to scream like that!” reply the man who was sitting tidied up some documents.
“That's because you never do anything well! I'm still confused as to why the leader is still keeping you in this unit!”
“That's because the leader is a great person who can know the advantages of each of its members! Unlike you, your excess is just that big lump of flesh hanging on your chest!" Hans replied by pointing towards the woman's chest.
After seeing the expression of the woman he was talking to, Hans then immediately regretted his words earlier.
The woman then held the handle of her sword sheathed in a belt.
“Hee~ it feels like you are still not covered by the punishment I gave you last week?” said the woman slowly but made Hans who heard it can shed cold sweat.
“No, I didn't mean..Hiiii!”
Hans started to stand up and ran away from his office.
“Don't expect you to escape, trash!”
The woman chased after Hans all the way to the entrance of the headquarters. When Hans opened the entrance, he was startled by a black-haired man who was behind the entrance.
“…”
“…”
Hans and the woman then stopped and watched the man.
“Is here opening a job opening?” asked the man with a flat expression.
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...Author Note: Arc 1 is done, thanks to the other authors who have supported the novel. I really appreciate it....
...Sirius and Lena in Arc 2...
