It took about 3 hours of nonstop running to reach the city from Mirag Town to Azenor. Reaching the town, I saw heaps of people entering the city and a few of them exiting it. Joining one of the lines, I waited for my turn to come.
Hurrying here would only make things complicated. And not like the lines were long, to be honest.
It took about 10 minutes before my turn came up and the guard came up to check up on me.
"Name?" he asked
"Adam."
I took out the adventurer's card, and he scanned it through the machine before asking the next question,
"Purpose of isit?"
"Hoping to get the blessing from the Goddess of Light," I smiled at him, making his eyes widened as he asked,"you are a light user?"
I used [Light Coating!] for a few seconds before he completely believed me. He nodded immediately as he spoke,"sorry for the trouble. You may go inside now."
While he was going to check it through the adventurer's ID to what my affinity was and how much mana I possess, I took it from him immediately as I kept in my pocket before hurrying up,
"Apologies."
Though he didn't like my rushed behavior, he didn't think much of it.
Light user's were rare in the city. There were only 1 in 100 light users here… though since the number of people here was over 500,000, there were at least 5,000 light users. So I won't exactly call it rare.
Moving inside the city, I saw a multilayered foundational city, whose elevation increased as you move further with the King's Castle at the very edge.
The city was also divided between the rich and the poor, and the powerful and the weak as we moved from outer circle to inner. With the powerful and the rich occupying the area near the castle.
"Let's hope the Saintess is still there," I wished before I ran deeper into the city, reaching more and more close to the center. Though my objective didn't lie near the center but in one of the churches that was built about a hundred meters away from there.
Normally you can't enter there even if you were a light user, but I am betting on my chances just to see her. I bet even that guy would still be there.
I looked at the sky slowly turning blue as I ran through the city, from one point to another, finally reaching the church's main gate.
"Divine as always, huh?" I could never get enough of how they built this church. Even from a gaming point of view, it was a f*cking masterpiece.
Some people looked at me but then moved on to their own work without really caring. As for the guards…. There were no guards in the church.
'Even the lower priests are stronger than the Royal Guards of your average country…' I sighed as I looked at the stairs before running again at a rapid speed with a hurried expression.
I didn't have much time… I must reach her…
'Is that?!' I was about to go directly to the center of the church to the prayer room using all my force but… looking at the balcony. The same familiar face came in my view, her white hair with a hue of gold. She stood there on the balcony.
Her eyes concentrated as they gazed at a distance while her only guard stood beside her standing as he always did.
[One Way Out!]
[Dexterity Maxed!]
Using the increased speed and movements, I changed my direction as I began moving at a rapid speed. And using my parkour abilities to the best of my capabilities, I ran up the outside wall.
The wall was about 100 meters high, but the elevation and the gaps in between the bricks allowed enough grip to run up. Didn't even take a few seconds before I reached up the balcony before I reached the area where the Saintess was standing.
"Cough cough!"
Though before I could even do anything… I felt a sudden mana burst inside my chest. It was as if a ball appeared in between my lungs and now it had started expanding.
"[Uncurse!]" though a light enveloped me as it vanished, that suffocating feeling, making me fall on the ground, barely able to stand on my legs.
I laid on my back as I looked up to her, standing at a distance from me as she smiled at me. That guy, her guard and her sole friend, Lucas, looked at me with a narrowed gaze. His hand on his sheathed sword's hilt.
"Saintess Alicia… Honored to meet you… I have news…" I spoke as I laid on the floor for a while, making her eyes a bit curious.
"The Mirag City…" as I was about to complete my sentence, another message followed…
[Quest Failed!]
Immediately getting on my legs, I looked at the area where the city was… even though it was 200 miles away, the dark cloud was still visible from this far… Just how much of an impact did Amir make?
"...has fallen, huh?" Alicia spoke without being surprised. It was as if she already knew about it.
Not even a moment after, a spear of light from the sky pierced the dark cloud from afar, evaporating everything in the process. Since I was far away from the city, I could see the figure of the Goddess in the sky as she looked down at the city.
"Isn't it beautiful?" Alicia spoke as she looked at the Goddess with a fantastical look. Her eyes barely contained the excitement as she looked at the Goddess.
'This shitty Goddess-Con… I better be careful with my words though,' I thought as I looked at the Goddess.
"Contact with the Goddess will be impossible for now," I mumbled as I looked at Alicia, thinking of the next few steps I need to take to ensure I get everything I want, to destroy Amir and the circle.
"Why do you want to meet the Goddess?" a child-like voice came from beside me. Since I was lost in thought, I ended up blurting out subconsciously,
"To kill Amir, another God would be required."
Though it was only after I turned around, I noticed the girl who looked at me with an interesting expression. Her eyes looked at me as if she were looking at a gem…
"Is that so?" she asked…
"Alep-?!!!!" I almost blurted out loud in shock as I saw the child-like figure in front of me… of the Goddess of Light, Alepsia.