Holy Mother

Sacred Tirtha, Inner Sanctum

On the forbidden and deepest floor beneath the Sacred Tirtha, an old woman in white robes knelt on a prayer mat with her hands linked like the most devout believer.

In front of her was a large dragon statue made of gold.

However, at that moment, boiling blood was pouring down on the golden dragon statue and out of its orifices as it deformed and melted away, gradually revealing a different statue of silver hidden within.

The silver statue was of a winged lady with seemingly unparalleled beauty and grace, shimmering with gentle moonlight.

Those who could recognize it would understand it was a statue of the Great Devil Hecate.

However, the luminescent silver-white light that emanated from it could easily instill doubts in people's hearts as Hecate's statue seemed like the very definition of sacred and holy.