The priest and knights outside the cave have a tense expression.
Although they outnumbered the spawn of devil and are far stronger than him, the slippery loach has managed to escape every time, hindering them to execute him completely.
This time, they could not afford another failure— the reputation of the God of light temple is on the line.
Stationed outside the cave and pointing their staff and sword towards the cave, a footstep was heard.
The people outside the cave expect to see the little devil but unexpectedly met with a small girl first, behind her came out the devil they expected, leaning against the wall.
Although the moonlit orchid heals his external trauma, it does not touch upon the internal injuries he suffered. He was panting somewhat laboriously, his inside twisting in pain.
"The devil has beguiled a civilian!" One of the priests gave a sudden outcry when the villagers who are nearby came behind with torches and their farming tools as weapon.
The other priest looked at each other as if passing a thought.
They have not expected for a person to appear beside the child who awakened darkness attribute.
This is also good, they can make used of her and carry out their act of righteousness more efficiently. It can fool the villagers, letting them spread of their 'righteous' act of getting rid of evil. The church reputation and believers was sure to increase after this.
Letting them know that the 'devil' has bewitched a person can give them full rights to get 'rid' of the 'devil' and their reputation will not sour, giving them a bloody image. It will rather be seen as a necessity to act out justice.
All the above calculation was done due to their misconception of the little girl being part of the village.
"Child, come here and stay away from the devil, it's not too late to repent"
"We can get rid of the devil influence with holy water"
The priest echoed each other one after another.
The villagers who arrived in torches and weapons soon the little girl. It was dark and was hard to identify whose family the girl belong to. They too have a misconception of the little girl being part of the village.
"I told you not to care about a wounded person at that time, look at the devil beguiling an innocent girl!" One of the villagers rebuked his wife.
"I must've been beguiled by the devil at that time too, I didn't know he was a devil at that time!" His wife replied, not wanting to have any association with a devil lest she get repulsed and get outcast.
"Little girl come here fast, the priest will give you a holy water to get rid of the devil influence!" The wife voice earnest, trying best to not associate herself with the devil
Voice after voices echoed.
Yuna rub her forehead; her head throbbing with the continuous nonsense.
Erebus on the side just looks down at the ground, his expression difficult to discern.
He was just letting the farce in and out his ear.
Let them carry out the act— he has to wait for the girl to finished her act and ran towards the priest.
He need time to channel enough dark energy, Erebus even hope that the act could be carry out a little bit longer.
The priests have acted out and the girl still has to act out, he still has time.
He can be a little bit more patient for the girl to carry out her act— giving a disbelief expression, fear and anxiety mixing her face, she will probably gave a fake cry and ran towards the priest as if clutching on a life-saving straw, accusing him alongside them.
Erebus feels that he thought it up nicely of the next possible scenario.
He thought he has everything measured, that he has seen everything through but the next scene that transpired left him baffled and dazed.
"No"
Yuna answered, having enough of the farce. She don't even want to rebuke or scold them, they will not listen anyway. Yuna don't reason with zealots and hypocrite believers. They cannot be reasoned, that's a known fact.
She was too smart to not know what is going on and she detests that she was too aware.
As for opposing this people and getting herself in a dangerous position….
Yuna purse her lips.
So far, she has been making excuses and was very good at it. Isn't all this because she was afraid of being a good person, a Mary-sue like character that always attract danger. She hated those goody two shoes characters. They remain unscratched because of plot Armor but this is reality.
There are no such thing as Golden finger, just an ordinary person trying and testing how to live in a fantasy world.
Actually, you know what, why think so much? If she can save, save, why not save if she can?
If she can't save, then just don't. No need to come up with so many excuses. She is just an ordinary person, why complicate things so much?
Anyway, she is already here answering the call so her conscience no longer hurt of ignoring a cry of plea. As of now, she will do her best to live amidst this trouble. Even if she went towards those people who look like priest, Yuna is afraid that they will capture her to be 'cleansed' or something. She didn't trust them one bit. Who knows what kind of 'cleansed' they were referring to.
And after all this, Yuna has also realized another reason on why she didn't like the novel
Those tropes are quite annoying, sincerely.
Why can't there be a trope where the light god temple is truly a good one? Well, there might be some but it can only be counted in hands, too few and far. Not to mention the novel plot are not exactly to her taste? Doesn't fit her tea preference.
Okay, let's quit thinking about it, she has to address the pressing matter at hand first.
Yuna walk towards the person who was leaning against the wall and cover his ears, although her attempt futile, at least it can console the spirit.
"Don't listen to their nonsense" Yuna whisper in his ears, she look at the people surrounding the cave coldly, gently, she asked the boy "Do you want to get out of here?"
Muddled and daze, Erebus nod his head without thinking. He still tries to grasp the unbelievable scene of someone standing up for him before the masses and even denied emissary of the church.
No one has ever dares to defy them.
Well, Yuna this young cub didn't have a true understanding of the cruelty of this world and so was (half) fearless.
Erebus found the situation quite ridiculous and the most ridiculous of it all is that the defiance of the girl is for him…. Just for him.
Stretching her limbs, Yuna instruct "Hold on tight"
She has long anticipated to escaped and have wielded her wind energy early. She didn't know one sh*t of the fighting prowess of the priest sh*t people and she is not so stupid as to confront them in a direct battle.
She is a weak and young child!
Holding the boy waist, Yuna flew up, letting the wind carry them.
"Chase after them!"
"The devil bewitchment have run too deep, I'm afraid we have to get rid of them both" The priest said with a distressed expression, as if harming the girl was not their original intention and that it pained them to hurt her so.
"Priest, don't hesitate, we can only blame the devil for successfully luring an innocent soul, getting rid of her is also another way of freeing her from the devil shackles, a redemption"
The villagers said, not at all feeling wrong on deciding the life and death of another person.
"I'm afraid so" The priest said, giving a bitter smile "It seems to be the only way to free the corrupt spirit"
He cannot let any deserter who stand on the opposite side of the light god temple go. At an angle that the villagers can't see, the priest eyes exude murderous intent not at all like the benevolent face that he seem to permanently plaster on his face.
The darkness child escaped under his supervision and the higher up will surely not tolerate this mishap, he can't afford to anger them so he must get rid of him completely before the higher up acted, once they make a move, his life and the sweet position he held will all be lost.