章 71: Vengeance

Third Person PoV

"So, master. What is the plan?"

"Well, how do you want to torment these holistic bastards, you can wait till they try to burn you, and then you can strike back?"

"Superb! That will be glorious, I shall do that. Telling these morons that their glorious God is dead will be most exciting!"

"About that, it is very hidden information. So you have to make sure that no one who knows this is left alive."

"Oh master, you are giving me good news after all! Denying their faith and then killing them ruthlessly! Magnificent it will be a slaughter!"

"Uh, yeah, sure."

Cain said, seeing the enthusiasm in the new witch's voice.

"So now, we wait. Till then let me bring you up to date in the supernatural and the normal world."

"Yes, I will require information to inflict the most torment on my subjects! It will also help me continue my plans for torturing the Catholics even more!"

'Is she right in the head?' Cain was now wondering if he created a monster.

…

The day passed by easily, Cain was a veritable encyclopaedia of information, to be fair he had lived for more than a century now, so that is to be expected.

And he is nearing the completion of the hidden library below the Vatican. As the night fell, Cain got up and said.

"Well the time is here, I will be outside watching out if someone above your level is going to interfere."

"Thanks but I think nobody would care. They never did."

"Oh I wouldn't be so sure about Uriel, he still regrets the time I murdered the pope, so this time if a massacre happens, it it is highly likely that we will get an angel to intervene."

"Even so, they will fall before me! But for you to have killed a pope, i have made the right choice in choosing you as my master!"

"Now calm your tits down, you are a good fighter, with a Longinus and demonic power now, but without learning to use Incinerate Anthem and gaining its balance breaker, you would be pretty useless when an ultimate class comes. So, never be overconfident in the supernatural, unless you are me."

"Fine!" The Longinus user begrudgingly accepted.

"Well off I go!"

Cain, with those being his last words in this cell, went outside and disillusioned himself, sitting on top of a cathedral to watch the show.

…

"Come out, you witch. Your turn to be sent to Hell is here!"

"Fucking heretic bitch!"

Jeanne moved quietly out of her cell, barely suppressing her laughter as unknowingly the guards were saying the truth about her now.

Her hands were tied with chains joined to each other, one leading to her neck and other two to her legs.

Walking thus was troublesome, but for a devil this was nothing, their bodies are many times sturdier than humans.

Jeanne didn't offer any resistance or said anything even when outside the people pelted her with stones.

They said God knows how many awful things about her. After all, what does their words and thoughts matter?

To her these guys are already dead, they just don't know it yet. And why should she give a damn about their actions. They can die for all she cares.

When she was hoisted upon the stake for burning she didn't even look scared, her eyes were filled with glee.

The father responsible for her hoisting looked into her eyes and was scared.

'Those eyes are not of a saint, but a devil! She must be burned today!'

The stake was then raised and a fire was lit below it, in due time it would reach the higher level.

Roasting the person on the stake. Jeanne watched the people present, to see if someone would say anything or go away, the scene would be gruesome.

But not everybody present here looked at her with contempt and barely disguised hatred in their eyes.

'Ah! This will be even more enjoyable than I initially thought, seeing those emotions turn into fear, what joy!'

Her thought would even surprise the most devious devils, but no one remains the same after they devote their lives to a cause, burned on a stake and their soul ripped apart.

And forced to go through the same again. The purer the soul, the darker it becomes after falling. It has been proven time and time again.

First by Lucifer and now by Jeanne.

The flame reached the foot of Jeanne and instead of burning her, the colour of the flame changed to purple.

Seeing that the audience of this gruesome scene was surprised. The father said

"See! That is the proof that she is a heretic, impersonating the name of the holy Saint, Joan of Arc."

"Impersonation? Proof? Heretic? Wrong on each account, father! I am Jeanne d'Arc. The Saint of Orleans and from now on, the Witch of Vengeance!"

The chains holding her broke apart, the flames surged and consumed the entire stake.

Her clothes which Cain reverted to their original state now became her true clothes. Her landing was accompanied by the solid thump of her metallic shoes meeting the ground.

She raised her flag, now with a different symbol and traced with purple flames.

Before anyone could do anything Jeanne showed why she was feared as the Saint of Orleans in battle.

"All evil shall gather here… This is the howl of a soul filled with hatred!

La Grondement Du Haine!"

And with the sweeping of her flag, the purple flames became a tsunami and engulfed everyone near her.

This ability which was primarily defensive during her first life was now also offensive due to her Longinus, Incinerate Anthem.

The flames were able to kill a hundred people before anyone could understand what had happened. But soon the priests understood what needed to be done.

The priests took out their swords, laced with holy energy and the sister's fell back, to heal the wounded and provide support.

Due to the constant wars during this time, the church waged against the supernatural, the priests and sister's knew what to do.

Although the initial number of people to fight was reduced from a hundred and fifty to hundred. It was still an uphill battle to fight alone.

The innocent people caught in the flames died and the rest were now running. But found themselves bound by the barrier put up by Cain.

Seeing this the grin on Jeanne's face became even bigger.

"So, father, where is this god you speak of?"

"Shut up! You heretic, the heavenly father will pass on his judgement on you!"

"Oh will he now? Because last I checked in with the devil, God was quite fucking dead!"

With a scream of hatred, the most closely guarded secret of heaven, grigori and Hell was disclosed to a number of people.

"It can't be-!"

"She is lying!"

"That is not possible!"

The morale of the fighters fell at an all time low. The father tried his best, but was unable to get the people back into the zone like before.

Now it was only a matter of time they all were annihilated by the witch of vengeance.

But the pleas of the people and the howl of hatred could not be stopped even by the barrier put up by Cain.

It is inevitable that those prayers would reach heaven, and an angel would descend.

…

"Damn she is really going at it." Cain said with excitement in his eyes.

Even if he doesn't show it, his devil nature still craves for things like violence and war.

"Is it really necessary?"

A male voice came from behind Cain. But Cain was unfazed, as if he knew who was there.

"Necessary? Maybe not to you. But to her this is her salvation you know? After all those things your faction did to her."

The unknown being sighed and said

"What happened to her was regrettable, we have no excuse for that. But if she does the same as everyone else, then why was she a saint?"

"Look carefully, Uriel. Is she a saint now or a witch?"

The angel whose face lit up due to one of Jeanne's attacks reaching high up, looked at the saint and said with resolve.

"I apologise, Cain. Our last meeting wasn't good. I understand that it was my fault that the pope died, I decided on my own who needs to die and who doesn't on my own. But today, as the Archangel, I cannot let the pleas of those below me go unanswered, I will stop you and kill the former saint by my own hands."

"And use her soul again like last time?"

Cain questioned, while standing up and stretched his arms, as if getting ready for something.

Cain turned his head at Uriel and looked into his eyes, seeing if he still hid some resentment towards him.

But was surprised when he found none.

"It seems you are better than I thought, well my conduct wasn't the best either, last time we met. Cain Livan Lucifer, nice to meet you! But unfortunately, neither you are killing my dear Jeanne or are you saving those rabid dogs."

Uriel unfurled his six pairs of wings and said with determination.

"Uriel, flame of God and one of the Seraph of heaven. I will do as I said before, even at the cost of my life. I shall not wrong the teachings of my father and brother!"

"Well, do your best!" Cain said encouraging the Seraph.

…

With a blast the church was razed into the ground, and Uriel appeared on top of the plaza, where Jeanne was slaughtering the church members.

It seems that Cain's initial barrier was destroyed by the preemptive attack of Uriel.

"Fear not, children of God! Uriel, the flame of God is here to save you!"

"Uriel-Sama!"

"God is alive!"

"We are saved from the witch!"

The morale of the faithful were once again raised. But the witch glared at Uriel.

With his twelve wings and otherworldly appearance, managed to pull everyone out of the despair they felt while fighting Jeanne.

But once again Cain was here to show why Lucifer is said to be the seducer of mankind.

The silver haired devil appeared opposite of Uriel and unfurled his twelve black wings.

"Good Evening to all, Cain Livan Lucifer here! Dear Jeanne, please continue your actions, I have something to discuss with our dear Archangel.

Did you guys really think you were saved just because an Archangel came? Even if all four of them came I would still win. And now that he is here, why don't you ask him whether the words of my witch were true?"

Cain's words cracked the newly made belief the church members had gained when Uriel appeared.

"Uriel-sama, is it true?" A sister asked, she was bleeding heavily.

Uriek looked at her and said

"Yes, father is dead. Regardless Cain, is it necessary to tell them this? Weren't you advocating for peace with Heaven?"

"They are not gonna live past today anyways. And true I am still advocating for peace with 'Heaven', not the church. In Fact you are the one, instigating a fight."

Uriel glared at Cain at that. Cain was using loopholes and doing as he pleases.

By now the morale had fallen even lower, as Uriel confirmed the words of doom. Even the corrupt members still believed in God.

"Oh don't worry I will welcome you all in Hell warmly!"

"They are true believers, Cain. They will be in heaven, if they die."

"What are you talking about? Aren't they dying at the hands of a saint? Aren't they classified as evil by the system then?"

Cain said, his grin threatening to break his jaw.

"Cain, you truly are evil!"

As Michael doesn't have enough control over the heavens system he can't change the entry of Jeanne, as the falling is registered only for angels not for humans.

For the system she still is a saint and any who die by her hands are evil. Cain just gained the ability to get anyone in Hell, whether pure or not, whether sinful or not.

Truly a monstrous power. Now no innocent person in the world can be sure of going to heaven.

The fire of Uriel burned even brighter. And a seed of regret was sown in his heart. What if he had killed him when he came to the Vatican for the first time?

What happens to this seed? Will it ever bear fruit? That remains to be seen in the future.

Or will this seed be the reason of Uriel's falling?