It's Friday, and after school I'm here with Sas and Teliara to see how the Church will dispose of Oglakan's body. I'm just curious, but I'm also sure that I should know something about it, since I'll be facing the Devil King himself one day.
The corpse of Oglakan is protected by several layers of barriers, each of equal strength. They're mostly light-related barriers, but there are also some water and wind barriers mixed in, specifically the second and third inner layers of the barrier.
Analyzing it without touching or tempering it, it's mostly for hygiene purposes. I'm not sure how smelly or disgusting it is, but that's the answer I'm not the least bit curious about.
"We have prepared the place to dispose of and burn the body."
"It's quite far away, but it's quite secluded."
"Good. Please change into something more casual. We don't want anyone to know about this" [Cardinal Davis].
"I can understand that. May I cast an invisibility spell as well as a sensory ignorance spell?" [Diana]
"That would be appreciated" [Cardinal Davis].
"Just to be safe, you two should also change into something less conspicuous, especially you, Diana" [Teliara].
"I have a spare set of my daughter's clothes, would you like to use them?"
"Sure! I'll get a change right away" [Diana].
This has to be done in secret. With Sas and Teliara here, there's no need to worry that someone will come and steal the body for whatever purpose. They're doing the process of disposal as far away as possible, so that the body won't affect anything, far away from seeing eyes and hearing ears, so that no one can trace and scrap anything related to Oglakan. As Master Merlin said, the devil's body brings more misfortune than fortune. The only fortune is money, and according to them, it's dirty money.
As soon as we are all ready, and after I cast the spell, we go. Saintess Rumia and Cardinal Davis in the back, Sas and Teliara in the front.
The road is crowded, as the traces of the devil causing trouble seem to be gone. There are surprisingly few casualties, but it's still a heavy loss. Master Merlin said it's just that Oglakan wanted to absorb as much of the Amlethian misery as he could before killing them all outright. At least that's good news. I'm glad that Saintess Rumia, Sister Ophelia, and I were able to prevent it.
When we arrive at the disposal site, the ground has already been dug. It's filled with a mixture of light and fire mana core, with a purifying mud ready.
"According to Teacher Merlin, even one tissue left behind can have a catastrophic effect on the environment. Light and Fire Mana Core to burn it to dust, leaving no cell behind. The soil, mixed with holy water, will be able to ensure that nothing is left behind. First, we will let the fire and light mana core burn as intensely as possible, making sure that the purifying properties of the light outshine the blazing of the fire. Then we will dispose of the corpse in the ground, and as soon as the corpse is engulfed, we will control the fire and spin it around inside the hole until the fire is no more. Before placing the purifying mud, I'll cast a strong holy dispel as a safe measure, then it will all be over" [Saintess Rumia].
"Make sure there are no plant roots or small insects, otherwise they'll eat the corpse and become devils themselves!" [Cardinal Davis]
"I've already taken care of that, but better safe than sorry."
"I'll help as well" [Diana]
"Thank you."
An elf, who is also a sister, made a final inspection with me. I also tell the forest about what we are going to do, and they heed my warning. To be extra safe, the sister and I use an earth spell to move all the grass in the area. This is just to prevent the grass from absorbing the body.
And the process begins. The ground burns with an intense white flame, and the devil's body is thrown into the fire as soon as the flame reaches its maximum intensity. The Church, with their religious scripture, keep chanting spells of purification over and over again, making sure that the ever burning white flame of purification engulfs the devil body over and over again until it's no more, and once the flame has subsided, Saintess Rumia chant a very powerful holy dispel to the ground, before the dug hole is filled back up with purifying mud. Before we fill the hole with the mud, we all make sure that no traces are left behind. Teliara, Sas and I even do a very precise search magic on the ground, and I even use Gaia's blessing to be extra sure.
"It is surprisingly normal. Just like a certain part of the Empire, Xianxia and Southern Island, but with more protocols than ever" [Teliara].
"We really can't afford to be careless" [Sas].
"The scriptures left behind by the Church indicate that this is the best method. Even a tissue left behind and eaten by a maggot or worm would cause a spawn of the devil. I hope we get it right" [Saintess Rumia].
"I'm sure you will. The Goddess didn't say anything, at least I didn't hear her scold you or tell you that something went wrong" [Diana].
"That's a good thing at least. For now, we should report this to the kingdom. I would also send a report to the Holy Kingdom and inform Saint Louis" [Saintess Rumia].
"I'll write one for Pope Alexander, as much as I hate to... Otherwise he will be skeptical" [Cardinal Davis].
"The leader of the Enlightenment. I'm surprised he didn't show interest in the corpse" [Sas?
"That makes two of us" [Cardinal Davis]