"Diana, are you okay? What is with the blood on your dress!?" [Marianne]
"And that thing that flew out of the basement, is it the devil?" [Kara]
"And she's... Her Highness Ophelia Vars..." [Mara]
"You three. I heard your voice through the whisper of the wind, but I'm glad to see that you are unharmed. Kara, Mara and Marianne, listen to me" [Diana].
It's a good thing they're okay. I know from the whisper of the wind spell that most of them are in good shape. Fie rush in to help with the fight against the cursed devil Oglakan. Head Maid Mahsuri and Ledang are also helping, not with the fighting, but making sure the civilians are safe and sound. The Adventure Guild and the Knight, though confused at first, quickly figure out what happened and help as well.
"This is... Then there's no time to waste!" [Kara].
"With four of us, I'm sure they'll listen!" [Mara]
"Good, I'm counting on you." [Diana]
"It's also for the best that you two show your faces, that way they will be more convinced" [Marianne].
"The younger generation may not even know of Her Highness Ophelia Vars, but I'm sure the older generations will remember you fondly" [Jean].
"Then let us hurry" [Ophelia].
The castle workers, just as Jean said, are divided. The younger ones don't even know about the former royalty of this land, while the older ones, from the head butler to the old maid.
"Your Highness... You are Her Highness Ophelia Vars, aren't you?"
"I'm glad... I'm glad... Thank you, Goddess... I thought I would never see you again"
"Her Highness Queen Amleth is a good ruler, and her two princesses are a jewel, but that doesn't mean we have forgotten you. Thank you Goddess... Thank you."
"To all of you. I'm glad you're safe. All of you, join us. Appear behind us on the Magic Motion Orb to show that we are still fighting and that everything will be alright!" [Ophelia]
"We will!"
The curse is trying its best to devour the castle. As the center where the devil first appeared, you'd think this would be the place to do the most damage, but it's quite the opposite. With Sister or Aunt Ophelia (I wonder what I should call her?) here, she managed to keep the curse at bay.
We made our way to the control room of the Magic Motion Orb. Kara and Mara are in front, the others behind. It's like a soldier marching to a battlefield. It makes my heart triumph.
From my analysis, I can confirm three things
1. Saintess Rumia will definitely be able to lift the curse. It's a given. I'm sure the goddess will help her. What's worrisome is that she will definitely be incapacitated once she removes the curse from this entire land. I hope she will not pay a heavy price for this. I'm sure she won't.
2. The Devil and Sister Ophelia are currently trying to take control of the curse. The devil, as the one who cast it, the one with superior strength, magic and mana, is definitely winning this war of attrition, but since Ophelia has been keeping the curse and putting it in stasis (along with Aunt Amleth's help), she's also able to give a good fight, but, she will definitely lose. There's no doubt in my mind.
3. The curse feeds on the fear and desperation of the Amlethians. It causes various ailments, from robbing a body of its soul to sickness and famine. It's causing it, feeding on it, growing stronger, and in turn causing the devil to grow stronger. However, with Saintess Rumia trying to dispel it and the Church actively cleansing it, it has given us all a fighting chance, and that chance will be stronger if two things happen
i) Amlethian, despite all that has happened, remains strong and doesn't lose hope.
ii) Someone breaks the bond between the curse and the devil, and that someone will be me.
My plan, as I tell them all, is simple. Once Saintess Rumia is able to lift the curse, I'll try my best to fire my genesis magic at the devil, cutting all ties between her and the devil. That way, Sister Ophelia will be able to take control of the curse and make it disappear once and for all. The Devil will also be greatly weakened, and to give this plan a chance, Amlethian must not falter, even in the face of great danger!
The first problem, where we have to give hope to the Amlethians, is now tackled by Kara, Mara and Marianne as princesses and the daughter of a duke together with the former royal Ophelia.
But a second problem... My Genesis magic... I still can't perform it... If this fails, we will have to find another way to deal with the devil.
(No! No Diana Vars! You will fire your Genesis Magic!) [Diana]
I swear to the Goddess that I will definitely fire it!
"People of Amleth, please listen to what I have to say" [Kara]
It begins.