Ch. 0.1 "Demon Queen Azareth"

"Did you think you, a mere saintess, could kill Azareth? The Demon queen?"

She mockingly said while laughing maniacally by herself.

"Just look! Look around you! How pitiful... What can a saintess do all by herself? Your comrades are

on the edge of their lives..."

I looked around, while my feet were shaking, head bleeding, fractured shoulder, but still holding my staff with will. A 'Will' that I know soon will be gone.

My eyes widened. As I see my comrades' bodies... covered in debris and blood, and with their faces that screamed hopelessness.

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. NO!

"I- i... I just... No, no, no! "

"Oh please~ Just give up. Your Goddess couldn't even help you-- how merciless"

I blankly breathe, my last breath I suppose.

With the current situation I'm in, "Hope" is only a superstition.

For the last time, I pointed my staff above. 

The laughs, pains, tears, and even... love.

With all of the memories surging in my head, I, at least, wish all of my comrades to be saved. In exchange for my life.

"Oh Goddess of fertility, life, and hope. Please heed my wish."

As I continued to waver my staff above in the air, 

"Save my comrades"

With my final courage, I channeled the last of my magic power- I thumped the ground with my staff.

"Save Raphael"

A light began to surge out of my staff- filling the room with light.

"VERMIN! How dare this mere saintess!"

She says with a threatened tone.

Azareth hurriedly cast a blocking spell.

Tears started to fall from my eyes.

"Save humanity"

"WENCH! STOP THIS IN INSTANT!"

[This spell exceeds your power, casting this will result in fatal damage. Continue?]

[Yes]

"Save us."

Then a sudden burst of energy came flying out of my staff, a power I never thought I'd have. 

Light filled the room, disintegrating all of Azareth's minions.

"Queen! Save yourself!"

A gobling shouted with concern.

The Queen looked... scared.

In the process. My body... also started disintegrating.

With my last wish, I looked at Raphael's cold body. While my blood started to cover my sight.

"Dear Goddess of fertility, life, and hope. I offer my body and my soul."

I closed my eyes and smiled for the last time.

"In my next life, I wish to marry you Raphael." 

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