"Ughhh." Synthia groaned as she finally awoke from her week long nap, but even after all that time, her body ached, even if it was much less than before. She looked around at the familiar scenery of the core room and she could feel the abundant amount of holy energy around her, filling her body with vigour and making her feel safe. She could also see her three fellow Angels on beds just like her, rousing from their sleep.
"My lady, you are finally awake." Claire said as she appeared by Synthia's side
"Claire, how long have I-?" Synthia asked as she sat up on her bed while holding her head
"A little under a week, my lady." Claire replied
"D-did Colin and the others attack the mansion after we were defeated? Is everyone alright?" Synthia asked rapidly
"Don't worry my lady, all of us are fine. Colin, Alice and the other demon flew away from the city while you were unconscious, there has been a few attacks from beasts, but we have been able to deal with them. We have managed to keep everyone under control and we have had no further incidents. We have also interrogated the saint, Darren, and have found out about the situation concerning your fight with Colin and the others." Claire said and Synthia was impressed
"The saint, Darren, is he still in custody?" Synthia asked
"Good, I plan on personally punishing that scoundrel." Synthia said with a dangerous gleam in her eyes
"Is there anything else I need to know about?" Synthia asked, and this time, Claire shuffled a bit
"The attacks by the beasts have been becoming more and more intense lately, the main problem are a bee like beast that has been lingering outside the city. There are a few tier 4s among them and they've been attacking the barrier, but unable to do any lasting damage." Claire said
"That's concerning, but since they don't seem like much of a threat for now. Where are the others?" Synthia asked
"Upstairs, attending to other duties. Tim and Roxy are overseeing everyone's cultivation, Kirt and Simon are training the priests and saints and Kate and Mark are taking saints with stealth abilities out hunting beasts. We have been running low on food recently and we have started hunting beasts for food." Claire said
'Simon, Kate and Mark, so those are the name of those three.' Synthia thought, remembering the three other saints that they brought into the meeting with them.
"Wait, you said you have been eating beasts, demonic beasts?" Synthia asked while raising an eyebrow and Claire cringed
"Yeah, they taste awful and the demonic energy inside of them have caused more than it's fair share of problems, nothing life threatening, I think, but we have no better option." Claire said and Synthia looked at her with an amused smile
"You didn't purify them before eating them did you?" Synthia asked
"P-purify them." Claire stuttered
"Yeah, once the beast is dead. You can purify the demonic energy in its body by pouring your holy energy inside it. Bringing the beast inside the [Holy Territory] would purify it as well, but it would take a while to do it." Synthia said and Claire groaned, causing Synthia to laugh
"It's not your fault, we never told you about it before. It sounds like you have been doing a good job so far based on what you have told me. You should return to the others now and tell them that we are awake." Synthia said, and indeed, the others have already woken up, groaning and holding their heads. Claire bowed her head and turned to leave, but before she left, Synthia had one final thing to say.
"Oh, and congratulations on becoming an enlightened human." She said and Claire smiled as she ascended the stairs