Chapitre 2: chapter 2
Once the morning sun started to pierce through the windows of the rooms in the rank 1 buildings, the Quartz appeared, flying around to wake up various people.
The Quartz would point towards the cupboard which the people opened to discover either a beautiful white dress that sparkled like a gem or a white top and trousers. The clothes were their new church outfits.
A table then appeared in the middle of the room with delicious pastries, fruits, and cool drinks upon it after a person finished bathing.
Some people who were bored strolled through the farm of the church that seemed to be more like a dense forest.
They would stop from time to time to listen to the music of the singing mushrooms or even rest under the shades of the beautiful trees while others ran around the church laughing as they enjoyed the beautiful sights they saw on their screens yesterday.
Aurianna woke up to a pinch on her cheek, seeing a little Quartz puffing its cheeks at Aurianna. Unlike first assumptions, Quartz still had a level of strength. Evident by the one who woke her by pulling Aurianna by her dress. She was walking groggily but thanks to the guidance of the Quartz, she arrived safely at a lavish bathroom, where her clothes were taken by another Quartz.
Once Aurianna was done bathing she ate her breakfast that appeared in her room, opening up a screen once she was on her bed. The screen was completely blank, being white with no specific image being shown.
"Deille," Aurianna called out. The second she did so, the screen which was blank before, flashed, now showing an image of Deille. He was dressed in the new church's clothing. He glanced over his shoulder, staring at the screen in confusion.
"Yes, I'm talking to you. You can see my face right?" Aurianna squinted at him.
"Yes, I can...." Deille responded. He didn't know what to say in this situation. From the sudden image of Aurianna being on a screen before him to her casualness with spying on him he was dumbfounded.
'Do I not have privacy or something?' He thought to himself.
"So Deille, in 30 minutes do bring me the former priests of Paige that are capable and hardworking. We shall meet in the council room."
There was a brief silence, "Alright. One thing though, I can't easily find them with all these people," Deille scratched his head.
"Ask the little Quartz beside you. He'll show you how to find people with the screen," Aurianna stated. She didn't give him another chance to voice concerns or respond, however, making the screen vanish before her.
"Your church design is much better than I thought," Aurianna complimented, a grateful smile on her face.
Eva appeared out of thin air before her.
Eva shrugged, her face having smug plastered all over it, "Hahaha, such a small insignificant design. I could do better but you can't afford it."
Aurianna shook her head and sighed, 'Humbleness would look good on her sometimes...'
Eva clapped her hands, "Well chop chop, you better get going,"
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In the council room there sat 31 people across the long table, 19 men, 11 ladies, and 1 little girl whom everyone had their eyes on. The most notable seated at the table, at least to Aurianna, were Deprixon and Deille, who sat beside her on both sides.
"Thank you Deille for gathering everyone here," Aurianna glanced toward him. He simply nodded in silence.
"Saintess, if I may ask what was the reason that you called for us?" Malik, a young brown-skinned woman with silky black hair and a pair of deep orange eyes asked. Her looks were average and she was more on the flat side in terms of body type.
Aurianna waved her hand dismissively, "Of course you could ask such a thing. I gathered you all so that you could ask important questions as well as discuss who would be the next leaders in this church."
Everyone fell silent, some looked at the others hesitantly, while others grinned happily.
"Saintess, I'm still worried about being pursued by the church of Paige, or even the other gods," stated Kairo, a slim middle-aged man, with fair skin and spiky deep blue hair tied in a ponytail. His left eye was red while the other was gray. He was the second head Priest in Sandeph, being second in authority after Deille.
"Don't worry they won't find us in the meantime," Aurianna said confidently.
"How are you sure?" Malik asked with a concerned look on her face.
"Because the White Ger goddess has placed a cloaking system around the church, which prevents others from discovering us or feeling our presence. As long as you are in the church! What's more, the church is in the sky," Aurianna explained.
Malik had a settled demeanor now, seemingly put at ease by her answers.
"I was quite surprised when I found out about that," Deille scratched his chin, smiling.
"Well the Saintess has been surprising us over and over again," Deprixon shook his head in defeat.
Aurianna chuckled, "Don't worry the surprises won't be ending soon. Now, as questions are seemingly over, let's discuss the management of the church."
"Like how, Aurianna?" a red-haired priest asked.
Aurianna scanned the room, "Like who would be the Pope, Archbishop, and others."
"Deille could you please tell us the rankings or roles in the church?"
Deille nodded, "Yes I can. In the church, we have these rankings. The Sacred, the Pope, Archbishop, Saintess, Apostles, Bishop, Graces, Head Priest, Paladins, Priest, Cleric, Healers, and nuns."
The whole time Deille gave his explanation Aurianna could barely hold back her giggles. He was very passionate while saying each role. At the very least, even if he wasn't the brightest Head Priest, he was one very set on structurization.
Aurianna scratched her chin, "Hmm. I see. Thanks for the explanation Deille."
Deille stayed silent, giving a nod of appreciation for her gratitude to him.
Deprixon coughed lightly, all the heads in the room turning to him, Aurianna included. He spoke, "I think you should also be aware that it is not only Paige who can have a Saintess. There are other churches who worship other gods and also have their own Saintess or Saints."
"That's very helpful information also, thank you," Aurianna responded, giving Deprixon a grateful smile.
She now realized why the killing of her in her past life wasn't such a big deal. Since there were so many Saintesses her death would be seen as insignificant by many.
Deprixon gave Aurianna a nod similar to Deille's however his was accompanied by slightly flushed cheeks. It wasn't clear if it was from unexpected praise or a different factor but his face held that color nonetheless.
Aurianna turned her attention from Deprison back to everyone else in the room, "Okay. The job you held in Paige's church would be carried over here as well. However, I'm unaware of the jobs you all had."
"Saintess, we can tell you if you want," a priest with red hair stated.
"Okay then start."
Kairo stood, "I'm Kairo. I previously served as the 2nd head Priest in Sandeph. They sent me to support Deille. I used to work in the healing department where I led our healers, whom I would send to nobles and commoners in need."
Aurianna gave a silent nod. She'd remembered Kairo, he was the first to voice concerns. Mainly about the church of Paige's pursuit of the defectors. He seemed to be level-headed from what she could assess.
The priest with red hair from before stood up next, "I'm Kevin, I managed the church's finances."
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After an hour everyone was done stating what each of them did and Aurianna nodded in satisfaction.
Aurianna scanned the room, "Regarding the new recruits with no jobs, each of you can choose from the batch who would work at the corresponding places in the church."
"Regarding this matter, I was wondering why you chose to make us bring a certain group of slaves and commoners who would do anything to survive? I believe if not for the marking they would be a harder bunch to control. Wouldn't it be better if we chose those that would do whatever we say without such pressures?" asked Alice, a fair female priest with short brown hair and a pair of bright purple eyes.
"Taking in the naive ones and those who expect others to save them would hinder our progress. They won't strive to grow stronger! If they aren't willing to do anything to fulfill their goals, they're useless. They would never reach far in this life," Aurianna answered calmly. Deille raised an eyebrow at her words, feeling like he could catch a glint of contempt in her voice.
Zain, a burly priest with dark brown skin and big bushy hair slammed his hand on the table lightly. He was flashing a hearty smile, "I agree with the Saintess completely. Those who are willing to grow stronger would work hard and are willing to go through the struggle and pain to get what they want." He paused for a moment, turning to look at Aurianna, "However, if I may ask, what's your main goal for gathering so many people?"
"I plan to destroy Sandeph."
There was a profound silence. All in the room held one thought, was she serious?
When Aurianna said what she did, it was so nonchalant. As if it was obvious, or at the very least not as crazy as it actually was. She was talking about overthrowing a whole kingdom like she was reading the morning paper.
The sudden silence was disturbed as Deprixon uttered, "That's a joke right?"
"It's not a joke," Aurianna squinted at them. She almost seemed disappointed that they reacted how they did.
"Are you out of your mind?!!" Deille stood up, slamming his hand on the table.
"In the continent of Gaias, Sandeph is ranked as the third most powerful kingdom after the Voltarion kingdom ruled by the elves!" Deille had sweat slowly dripping down his forehead. Veins were popping from it as well. He was in shock and fury all in one at her announcement.
Deprixon chuckled nervously, "That's not to mention their military number of over 200,000 thousand soldiers who all possess Job Classes and are above level 60!"
Deille held his head in frustration, "With our current population, strength and the fact that almost everyone here is a healer, that gives us a huge disadvantage!"
"Please, Aurianna, think of the consequences of going against your father. We could all lose our lives, so it's better to lay low for a while," Urged Deprixon with a note of worry in his voice.
"Even if we won't be laying low, we must at least train to be strong enough," Kairo suggested, giving Aurianna an intense stare.
Aurianna went from straight-faced to completely giddy, as she smiled widely.
"Trust me. With my new training method every one would reach level 90 in less than a year," Aurianna said with confidence. It wasn't just how she said it, her posture, expression, even her eyes, everything pointed to her telling the truth. She really had a method for them to become that powerful.
"And what training method would be able to do that?" Malik tilted his head.
"Why do you think we're on top of the Forbidden forest and have a room that can revive our dead members?" Aurianna asked, crossing her legs with a grin on her face.
"You're not thinking...." Deprixon blurted but before he could say anything else, the council room he was in was replaced by a clearing of trees. He was already in the dark gloomy place known as the Forbidden forest before he knew it.
Everyone who was once in the church just blinked to see themselves in a dark forest covered in light gray mist. A screen then appeared before everyone who looked around confused about what was going on.
Aurianna's face appeared on the screen, she started speaking with excitement in her voice, "Sorry for the sudden teleportation. I would like to tell you all that you're now going to participate in the life and death training whether you like it or not."
"Everyone is going to start their awakening in their second job class!" Aurianna yelled excitedly with a grin that could be called nothing short of evil in this situation. Her words made those watching shudder as the instincts of everyone screamed danger.
"You are now in the forbidden forest, filled with monstrous creatures. Your second job class would probably awaken when you're near death. So good luck to you all," Aurianna smiled with an evil grin before the screen disappeared.
A group of people stood together, despite their different races, or even class, being a mix of commoners and priests, they all shared one thing in common, the looks of confusion on their faces.
"What's the Forbidden Forest?" A man with the body of a human with a dog's face asked nervously.
"You don't know what the Forbidden Forest is?" A man sneered as he looked at everyone who were nervously shuffling closer.
"It's a forest where all the failed creations of the gods were kept and sealed so that they couldn't leave. No race ever dared to walk here since all those who ever passed through the Forbidden Forest would die. A few survivors lost their minds," the man explained.
"If not for the seal here the monsters trapped would have gone on a rampage in the towns, cities, and kingdoms. They're even known to be more horrifying than demons...." as the man was explaining a monster appeared out of the pond and in a flash bit off the head of the man. His body dropped motionlessly to the ground as blood splashed on those near him. They just stood there, frozen and in shock.
There was no warning, no way to prepare them for what was in store. The man's headless body suddenly disappeared into sparkles.
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Talents
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Everyone stared in horror, their pupils contracting and their hearts racing as they sweated profoundly.
The only word in their mind was, 'RUN!!'
Everyone dashed in different directions as fast as possible. They were being chased by several small monsters. They were no taller than young adults, having the figure of a woman, a shell covering their face as wings sprouted out of their heads. They would use their talon-sharp claws like blades, effortlessly slicing through thick tree trunks like butter.
Looking back, the bodies of children, middle-aged and older adults could be seen torn in half, none of them were spared. Their insides were shredded with their guts spilling out. Blood was dying, the forest grass a crimson red.
As the monsters attempted to chew on the bodies, savoring their kills, the bodies turned into sparkles and disappeared.
"You fools this is a test! I knew there was no free lunch after agreeing to join this new church," the cat girl from the arena complained as she dodged the monster's attacks. After a bit of hit-and-run tactics, she was able to kill a couple, at great struggle though. She eventually said screw it, going for all-out attacks. She hated having to run and get a couple of blows in, she'd rather take it down with brute force.
Cuts and bruises could be seen all over her body, despite that though the blood lust and demented smile on her face never disappeared. She just continued focusing on the fight, hacking and slashing, hacking and slashing. She was so focused on the kill that she wouldn't bat an eye at getting slashed or bitten at.
In the next moment, she woke up to see herself in the revival room. It was practically filled to the brim, for as far as she could see there were others.
Some were shivering as others got up and picked a weapon that floated in the middle of the room.
[ Congratulations you have awakened your second job class a healer and you have leveled up your main job class Berserker ]
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"Creeeee!!!"
Mash and Meru heard a loud screech which caused them to turn around as the beast before they caused her to tremble.
Before them was a humanoid being over 7 feet tall. It had a single blood-red eye in the middle of its face and its entire body was as black as the night. Faint red veins could be seen across its body, its most intimidating feature was the 6 arms that were shaped like swords.
"I am hungry, I'm tired, I want blood!!" Whined the monster before slowly walking towards them.
"Meru, come back!" Mash cried out to her sister, who was sprinting full force in a different direction.
But not even a full second later, the humanoid monster leapt at Meru, closing the distance instantly. It slashed her in the back, Meru gave a shrill of pain before falling to the ground. The monster then pierced her body, lifting it towards its face, which opened up to reveal rows of horrifying teeth but before it could devour her she turned into sparkles.
Mash was silent. Her pupils were glued to the creature, which had killed her sister in seconds. Her eyes watered, but instead of tears falling they turned red, red with rage.
She ran toward the monster, scooping up a small twig, "Die you monster!!" She shouted. At this moment, time seemed too slow for her. The creature turned toward her, noticing her shout. It started to lift its arm to prepare for an attack but it was over instantly.
Her muscles tightened and her movement became quicker, before the creature could react she stabbed it in the eye. She pushed off the creature, hopping a short distance away.
"Kraasyyayaya!!!" the monster screamed in pain as it used its blade hands to cover its face.
Mash gave a satisfied grin as the monster cried in pain. Before she could go for a follow-up attack, however, her vision changed. She was looking at the creature before but now, she was seeing her own body, just upside down.
'Huh? That's weird.' She thought.
She thought about it for a second before realizing what happened. Her head was cut off- it was simply falling down before her body. Blood gushed out of her decapitated head, the cut was clean.
[ You've awakened the subclass Speedster ]
"Meru!" Mash cried out anxiously. She looked around to see herself in the revival room. Her hands were trembling at the shock at her sudden decapitation. She shoved her fear aside, starting to look frantically for her sister. After searching and pushing past the many people she eventually found Meru. She was picking up a strange-looking object with the label | GUN | on it.
"Meru!!" Mash cried as she hugged her sister who was trembling slightly. Meru hugged her back, tears falling down her face, "I was so scared. I'm sorry I left you sister."
Mash shook her head, smiling through the tears, "Don't worry about it. I'm just glad it wasn't permanent. Stick close to me next time, okay?"
"I'm alive?!" someone gasped in shock.
A screen appeared in front of them all, it showed Aurianna clapping with a smile, "Since you're alive, good luck on going back for the training. And those who have awakened your subclass Congratulations!"
Despite Aurianna giving congratulations with a pleasing demeanor, it had the opposite effect of morale boosting. It caused everyone to shiver. The fact she was so pleased only bothered them more. The fact they'd been dropped in a situation without any warning and subjected to such terror and torture.
Aurianna continued. "Quickly pick up a weapon, because you will go back in 3 minutes. Every day you must level up three times before you can resume your daily activities."
She could see everyone's disturbed expressions through the screen but she ignored them. If anything, it pleased her that no one enjoyed the training. It meant they would try harder to be done with it as quickly as possible. They would give it their all.
"From now on until the forest is wiped of those nasty creatures, you would train, increase your levels and perfect your skills. With the help of the little Quartz, training your subclass would be a bit easy," Aurianna smiled.
"Saintess, please stop! This is madness!! I knew we would go through some hardship and train, but this...this is simply torture!!" yelled a woman who couldn't stop trembling. Aurianna looked at her coldly without a word, making her shu
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