The whole city was shouting, cheering, as they look at the girl hanging in the cross, the witch.

They curse and throw rotten vegetables at the witch, as some people cheer and praise the priestess, the maiden of light; the one who capture and will purge the dark witch.

"Dark witch! You're an evil and vile creature, a cunning and treacherous witch, you've done many bad deeds. Not only did you trick our prince you even poison his majesty to exonerate yourselg of your crimre! You burned the capital killing many civilians. Now everyone knows your misdeeds, you're evilness will never be forgiven!" The priestess accused as the people shout curse even louder.

The witch can help but smile sadly. She was a vile person a representation of evil, while the priestess was the holy maiden that save the whole kingdom and prince for being trick and now will purge the dark witch.

She, a person who live a simple life with a magical power in her was branded as a witch. A person who never hurt someone was known as vile, evil creature. She a person of noble status was being hang in a cross and shame in front of many people.

She regretted it. She regret everything.

She regret running away from her home.

She regret helping the second prince.

She regret saving that fake saint.

Even if she regret it, she never regret one thing.

She never regret spilling the lies the fake saint did.

Even when it leads to this pitiful ending.

"I, as the maiden of light, daughter of heaven, shall purge the witch who brings destruction and ruins to the land of the gods, in the name of Vermillion Empire, the witch shall be executed." As the priestess start with her speech all I could feel was nothing. I wanted to live to choose the right to live for my self and not to be led by the second prince who coveted the throne.

The forbidden spell.

As if someone whisper to my ears I remember the spell my mother repeatedly said I should not use.

There are total of 3 forbidden spell blessed by gods to our kind in order to guard the fertile land of the gods, one to save the world, one to destroy the world, and another one to change the world.

Change your fate.

As I hear that whisper again my heart wavered.

Should I? Or should I not?

The forbidden spell don't activate using magical powers, but using your own body and sacrificing yourself to borrow the blessings of the earth.

The purpose of your life.

Your noble status.

Save them all.

As I feel any of my hesitation fade away I use, the forbidden spell. Silently chanting as the crowd watch in horror.

As the sky turn red, all the person start to panic as the witch's body start to glow in a crimson hue, all the people back away and look at the witch with fear and horror in their eyes.

Help her, Change her

Heal her, Bless her

Oh god from above I have chosen my protector

As the witch finished chanting the spell, the whisper she once heard seems to pray to the gods to help her.

"Using my body I offer you my everything…"

The people panic as the witch finish her incantation.

"Let me have this face to meet those people once more, and escape the tragic fate that befell me. Let me be the witch who purge this land. I shall remember my memory forever, changing the destinies of the wronged."

As the witch body glow in crimson light, the heaven dimmed, everyone was bathed in light and all living being shall not escape, after a second the red light disappear...

Leaving a sea of crowds, and a cross without a witch.