Hearing those words coming out of the knight's mouth who bowed before them made them confused and Lina's flame flickers for a bit but regaining her composure she shouted as her crimson flames roared
"Why are you kneeling?? No kind of persuasion will make me give up my baby!!!"
Snow too emitted her mana creating pressure on already bowing knights and the leader of knights the one sitting in the middle spoke in a lowered voice
"Lady Viscountess please ease your flame for once and listen what we have to say, if you find it a bit displeasing you may burn us and turn us into ashes"
Saying till here he looked a bit behind seeing solid resolve in every one of theirs eyes he continued speaking
"We have resolved ourselves before bowing, we are ready to be burned"
Hearing this Lina calmed down and told Snow to calm as well. After looking at all of them for once she said while looking wary
"I will calm my flame for once, but if you try taking my baby or harm anyone of us be assured you will be burned to ashes"
A synchronized gulp was heard from the group of knights and getting on his knees Knights leader started speaking
"Viscountess we know we have lost your and Rivera's Family belief as soon as we wielded sword against you"
Saying till her he and all the Knights stabbed all of their swords in the ground. He continued with a sad and apologetic look
"We are the Knights that were trained by Lord Viscount themselves, we know the young master is not evil. But we couldn't do anything else other than following church, we all got family and if we go against church, we didn't want to see our family facing punishment. We apologize for our inability to stand beside the lord"
Seeing them like this with conflicted emotions Lina asked them with a troubled expression
"Why are you apologizing now, why did you come from the opposite direction from the town" they began explaining, as soon as Cable informed the High Priest and The Holy knight about their escape plan, they stationed these Knights inside the forest in case we really do escape into it and the knight continued
"We all made a secret plan within their order, to apologize for our sins and also give Viscountess and Lord everything we could if they reach till here, we knew you will be in trouble here. So as an apology we gather as much as we could" saying this Knight threw a small bag toward Lina. It was no normal bag it was a magic bag that can store up to 8 kg weight in a small space easily.
Receiving it Lina checked its contents it was food items that could last for a few days and there were also a small number of silver coins. Lina knew about the situation of knights and how they will be declared heretics if they side with them even knowing this, she was still feeling angry towards them because if they have warned just a bit earlier Ralph would still be with them here. Looking as such Lina the head Knight continued
"This magic bag is the only one our group of knights was given for carrying emergency items. And the food and stuff are collected in secrecy so we couldn't collect anything better Lady Viscountess, we know no number of things could get you to forgive us now that lord is not here" he wiped a tear coming out of his eyes he continued
"We have come up with a plan to make Holy knight give up on Young master"
"Speak what is it," said Lina with a confused but still somewhat wary expression
"We will tell we were chasing you then we encounter rare monster of Ethel Forest and he killed you all and we can only save our life while being wounded, but for making it creditable we need something from you," Knight said with a resolved look
"What is it?? If it means we will not be followed or searched for further I'll give anything" Lina speaks with an unwavering voice
"Blood, it will take Viscountess blood and the necklace you wear. We can show your necklace with your dried blood as proof of your and Young Master's death" as soon as he said this maids and snow all reacted
"No, Viscountess mam you did not need to give the necklace away if it takes death, I am ready to die," Lana said with a sad and grim expression and Hina followed
"No need to bleed or give the necklace, I will go myself and say anything they want" even snow was shaking her head in rejection but what happened next shocked all of them Lina pulled the necklace out of her neck which make marks appear on her otherwise scarless neck and giving Ryu to Snow she went towards knight and move her hand over Knights sword which was stabbed in ground. The blood that was coming out of her hand she pours over the necklace and handed it over to the knight.
"Why, why Viscountess mam!?" Hina couldn't believe what Lina did easily because this was the necklace given to Lina by Ralph at their wedding and now that Ralph isn't here this must've served as his last souvenir but looking at such Hina Lina answered
"Hina, you know this necklace is not Ralph's last souvenir, it is the baby who is his most important gift and souvenir. For his protection, the necklace meant nothing" as soon as she said this all the knights clench their teeth hard, they all were thinking 'if not for our family, we could've helped lord'
Then after they apologize once again to which Lina just answered them in a powerless voice
"I am in no state of forgiving anyone, just leave"
And then they all leave. Lina and others sit on the ground as soon as knights left as if power is taken from their legs knowing they won't be chased further and that they have food which might if eaten cautiously can last them all for several days made them feel so relieved their legs lose strength.
The Brightest star was still in the sky. Lana woke up Aiena and give her the bread piece all of them were eating too they had decided to continue walking once they finish eating. They were grateful for the meal they finally got their legs were feeling powerful again.
They were walking again the Brightest star would be gone in half an hour it seems like but something happened which shook Lina and others to the core, they started running fast towards the town because something totally unexpected had happened not even in their wildest imagination they had to think this had a chance of happening.
They were being chased by Flame bolt wolfs, a type of monster that is resistant to fire and also too fast for the type of magic snow caste. Ethel forest is known for the least number of monsters but the ones that live in it are all dangerous to even highly skilled adventures. While escaping from these monsters Lina was looking at Ryu in her arms who was dreaming a few moments before he was crying in the dream but while they were running away from the monster and were in life-threatening situations he was crazily laughing in his dream.
Being chased by monster her baby laughing these kinds of things made Lina thought
'What is happening, why is nothing going well tonight, why is baby laughing when we are in danger is Goddess really against us'
And then Hina who was running while carrying Aiena fell the monster was just a bit behind them slowed by the glyph traps Snow was drawing by her shoes as she runs but now going to save Aiena and Hina is impossible they are already nearer to monsters than Lina, Lana, and Snow.
Thinking about how monsters are soon going to attack Aiena and Hina how she couldn't save them because flames do not work on these wolfs Lina felt as if the whole world was against them and Ryu still laughing in her arms made her think of a possibility, she wants to deny with her whole being but she couldn't hold it in anymore
"WHY!!?? Goddess what is happening to our festival night, is my baby evil are we being punished for having a baby tell me then why did your orb not reject my baby….What is happening please answer me!!! Is my baby evil do you want to destroy him is this why all of this is happening to us!!??"
She shouted while looking at the Brightest Star and a miracle happened suddenly a light shot out of the four stars surrounding the Brightest star and fall upon the monster, they died with nothing of their body remaining as if erased from existence and then as Lina was looking towards monsters Lana pointed upward and Snow felt it through mana something which is way beyond them is coming, they both spoke at same time
"Viscountess mam The Brightest Star!!!," Lana said while looking shocked
"Viscountess, up," Snow said with eyes wide open
And when Lina finally looked up she saw as If part of Brightness was being separated from The Brightest Star and solidifying soon that Orb filled with Brightness come towards the ground near them and when they could finally see what is the identity of the thing looking as Orb from a distance they were all shocked, because they had seen it many times in The church and paintings although not looking exactly they could all tell that the one levitating before them surrounding by heavenly light was. Lina said before others with a feeling of awe and surprise
"The Light Goddess!!"
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Blue and silver lights mingle with each other lighting up the forest further. No one was speaking even the forest itself seem to revere the divine presence, time felt like it stopped, then the one standing in the middle of all that brilliance and light levitating a bit above ground spoke
"My name is Estelle, the one known and praised as The Light Goddess by humans of Pefrion, and my reason for descending here is" pointing towards Lina and others she spoke with a sad voice
"To apologize to you all, to Lina you"
Hearing her voice awake Ryu from his slumber and dream and unlike others, he was hearing two voices at the same time, not just the voice coming out of Estelle's mouth he was also hearing her voice in his mind
'It was not intentional; I did not mean for it to happen' her voice come into Ryu's mind who was thinking
'She is really a different goddess, and what does she mean when she says she did not mean it to happen. he was her Holy Knight'
Coming back to her senses Lina and the others finally began moving all of them rushed towards fallen Hina and Aiena. When they check them for any injuries caused by the fall there was non all of the injuries were healed by the Goddess of Light looking towards her majestic presence her silver color eyes which looked calm, and her silver dress which emphasized her beauty with a youthful face and her blue hair of the same color as Brightest Star Lina could ask this in a low voice
"Why?"
Seeing her looking so weak and fed-up Estelle felt sympathy and her sadness, she said
"It was never my will for any of this to happen" in a low but clear voice she continued
"That Knight is not holy, at least the God that grants him blessing is not me. Something sinister is going in our world of Pefrion. You may already know the presence known as Evil God"
'We did not mean for any of this to happen to you Ryu, even prime goddess empowers me so I can help you' Ryu was hearing in her mind
'What do you mean, what help can you do can you bring back Ralph to me!!!' Ryu wishes she could hear his thoughts he did not know this telepathy is both ways and Goddess answered him while Lina, snow was matching eyes with her but both maids were unable to do that
'I can not bring him back to you, but I will sure help because the problem was caused by my church'
Before Ryu could ask anything, back Lina who was staring at Goddess asked in a desperate voice
"Goddess please answer me, is my baby evil, what is this darkness in him, what is Demon God, why that Holy knight aimed at us, is my baby a danger for the world!! Please Light Goddess answer me"
To this Goddess answered in a bright voice as if she was waiting for this question
"Lina your baby is not evil, I Goddess of mercy and Light won't judge a newborn no matter Human, Demon, Elf, Beastkins, or any other race" saying till here she stopped so Lina could accept what she said but Lina just pushed for further answer
"What about darkness and Demon God??" and Goddess answered
"For there is Darkness there is potential for more Light, not every darkness is evil. Night darkness is gentle and brings sweet slumber. Similarly, the darkness within your baby is calm and gentle not one that can be said evil. And the Blessing of Demon God is not something evil I vow on my name"
As she said this, she started to turn a bit transparent the time of the brightest star's disappearance was near so she hurriedly said
"I do not have much time and I cannot bestow a blessing to baby because of certain limitations right now. But can I bestow a name upon him??"
'I will help you escape from here so that you do not lose more import people this despairing Night' she spoke in Ryu's mind
"It would be an honor if you do Goddess" Lina answered despite everything that happened Goddess come in front of them and she answered her worries and clear her confusion. Lina still holds believe in her Goddess of Light and seeing this with a small transparent smile Goddess said in a voice with majestic feeling
"The one who will play a major part in the fate of the world suppressing his darkness and having a vessel which will accept Light too, power is born and blessed by a God not here. His name will represent his fate and his origins that go against every despair due to the love of people, he will be known as Ryu, Ryu Rivera. Ryu the name which means dragon in a language not known in this world!!"
As soon as she said this Lina hugged Ryu tightly as she said
"Ryu, my baby Ryu Rivera" everyone else even maids and Snow were speaking his name, and Aiena couldn't speak it correctly and spoke
"Lyu! !" and Goddess laughs at this cuteness but soon her expression turns sad as Lina who was hugging Ryu had tears coming out of her eyes, she was repeating the name
"My and Ralph's son Ryu, our lovely son he is not evil!!" everyone knew how many stones were off Lina's back at this moment even Aiena was crying she always believed that Ryu was not evil and now it was proved by Goddess herself. But Ryu himself was having a chat with Goddess telepathically at this time
'Ryu, did you not just rip off my last life name?? what is your relationship with the Goddess who reincarnated me tell me'
'I am sorry Ryu; I cannot impart more information as the law of God and Ryu really is a wonderful name. please don't go berserk over the sadness of tonight killing is not the only thing' she was going to say further but she was cut off by Ryu
'What are you talking about!!?? Even though I had made Killing knight my first Goal why would I go berserk!?"
'I had watched something called anime and read manga from your world which Prime Goddess told me about in it the person went mad after tragedy and shout kill kill kill!!, I do not want you to be like that as you are reincarnated for a purpose'
'What are you a fool anime is an anime and manga is manga, I won't be shouting kill kill, my revenge will be scarier than death it will be my motivation but it is not the only thing I will live for, I had a mom who gave up her everything for me, and also these people I cannot live a life for revenge only'
'That is relieving, I was worried you will become like that due to my church discord' Goddess speak in his mind and then continued
'I do not have much time left, as a part of my apology I will prepare an escape path which will take you all far' as she said this without giving Ryu chance to answer back, she spoke to Lina and other
"I can not stay here for long but as a part of my apology for the sins of people who are working under my church name, I will make sure to prepare an escape path with all power I can use for now to make sure you reach far enough that those who meant harm to you tonight won't reach you"
As she said this, she moved his hand towards the ground and a portal opened
"This portal leads to the Zerah Forest on the other side of the continent, even though there is a huge number of monsters in the forest this will keep you safe until Ryu, will hold it"
She said as she makes a light orb in between her hand as if pouring herself in it, then she pushed it a bit and it reached the hands of Ryu who hold it. The orb become 4 times brighter and Goddess said in his mind
'Don't leave or let it fall for a second it will be the only thing keeping those monsters away, even if Snow and Lina can fight this late in the night a surprise monster attack could threaten the little girl or maids, so please be careful and I am sorry again'
'If you have done it before that would be better, but thanks and I am sorry too someday I'll come and cause chaos in your church in this town to get that High Priest' with a bitter smile at Ryu's answer Estelle looked towards Lina
"I am sorry again for your loss," she said as she was disappearing
"I am sorry if only for a moment I doubted you Light Goddess, thanks for saving Hina's and Aiena's life" Lina replied, Aiena and Hina bowed their head
"Hurry up this portal will disappear along with me" the nearly disappearing Goddess said and they rushed inside the portal far from where they were on the opposite side of the continent in Zerah Forest. now they all were awed and still couldn't believe what happened as if it was all dream but them being in a completely different place all awake was proof enough that a Goddess descended to help them.
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