章節 50: A Step to the Future
"But what are you talking about?" Death frowned in confusion.
"From the class, Death Knight, I don't want to be that!" Athena protested restlessly.
"But didn't you hear anything I said? There's nothing like that anymore. You don't have my powers, you don't have the class, and I can't interfere with your existence anymore until you die." Death sulked.
A wide smile spread across Athena's face. She was finally free of the mad goddess and now she could follow her new path whichever she decided.
"Now get out of here...but let me give you some advice first." Death floated around Athena.
"Ah! Huh? What? What do you want?"
"You should drop the past life." Death hovered in front of Athena. "Why do you keep clinging to something that's been over ten millennia ago?"
Athena's eyes widened.
"You should live as you like. Why are you afraid? What are you afraid of? There are people who love you here and now. Leave your resentments and fears behind and live your new life."
Athena backed away from the goddess, but Death grabbed her face and the woman felt an unexpected heat.
"B-but..."
"What's more? Are you afraid that nymph won't accept you? You didn't give her a chance. You didn't give You a chance. Think about it, now get out of here. I lost interest in you."
Athena was about to say something, but then her eyes opened to stare at the temple ceiling painted with the painting of the sky.
Athena desperately checked her chest and all she had was the dried bloodstain on her mouth and nose.
She was alive.
Athena smile and then laughed out loud, making her laugh echo wildly through the temple.
She didn't understand why a trivial thing like feeling her heart beating made her so happy, but here she was, reveling in happiness without caring about the yellowish liquid at her feet.
Suddenly she felt an enormous desire to see Anemus, Fotiá, Lunnia, the Valkyries, Serien and even Gion, but then...
The fear of not being accepted by Anemus silenced her. Athena understood what Death meant, but the fear of being rejected was something common to anyone.
Athena got up, opened the [Inventory] and entered the place. She took off her clothes, bathed in water of magic, and dressed without much of a rush.
As she was leaving, Athena saw two soul's scrolls, she took one and walked out of the inventory wearing a blue knee-length dress.
(Let's see what I am now...) Athena impregnated the scroll with her mana and then opened it.
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Name • Athena
Race • High Human
Class • None
Gender • Female
Age • 342 years old
•Magic•
Magic Missiles; Ray of Fire; Ice ray; Ice Knife; Wind Blades; Lightning; Fire Ball; Fire Spear; Ice Spear; Lightning Spear; Wall; Meteor...
•Skills•
Hew; Inventory; Dimensional Bag; Fortification; Acceleration; Sacred Shield; Moon Slash
•Features•
Saint of Massacre • A saint who became a cold genocider. There is no evil in its killing and its cause is murky. Due to the large amount of mana absorbed while committing a genocide, its existence as the Saint of Massacre was strengthened to the point of being permanent.
Distorted Soul • A soul that has absorbed other souls and strengthened its path to be a god.
Loved by the Wind • Due to the love of someone who will be a fairy, the wind refuses to hurt you.
Immortal • Time doesn't matter anymore.
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As soon as Athena finished reading the parchment, she was speechless. She was furious at not having any class after losing so many class scrolls, confused by the "Saint of Massacre" and "Distorted Soul". But that all ceased to matter when she read the "Loved by the Wind" feature.
Anemus loved her and that fact erased everything else.
This strengthened Athena's desire to see Anemus and she ran to leave the temple with a big smile.
She was still scared, but she was going to listen to everything Anemus had to say and then hug her, make up and live together again.
Athena made several plans as she left the temple, only to hear the noise of battle.
As she approached the exit, the screams, explosions, and the sharp sound of clashing metals grew louder.
Athena pulled her sword from the [Dimensional Bag] and ran out as fast as possible.
The city was in chaos, Athena did not understand how all that happened in such a short time.
Men dressed in black robes chased priests and killed them in droves as well as the citizens of the city.
Women, men, children and old people, no one escaped.
All were cruelly killedwith stabs, spells that broke your bones to pieces, torn in half, and other cruel means imaginable. It was a real hell. All while the Valkyries and other mercenaries fought hard against men who wore blood red armor.
However, they weren't just humans, demons that should only be in the downland, they flew through the skies and ran across the land causing destruction.
Athena ground her teeth and pointed her sword at the sky.
"{Lightning Storm}"
A mass of mana passed from Athena's body to the sword, making the blade glow an intensely azure blue and then burst in a beam of light to the sky.
The sky darkened with stormy black clouds with the use of seventh cycle magic and for every demon in the sky that Athena aimed her sword at, it was hit by a thick lightning that hit the ground and other demons and nearby heretics.
She ended up hitting innocent people too, but that didn't matter now. Athena continued her attacks while keeping her eyes on the Valkyries so that nothing happened.
Athena didn't mind killing, much less who was dying there.
Ever since she'd come to this world, killing or dying had become some kind of routine.
So as long as it wasn't someone she liked, she'd just watch dozens or hundreds of deaths without lifting a finger.
She wasn't fighting because she wanted to defend the city, she was fighting because the Valkyries were.
In the distance, Lobana led the warriors in a fierce and dark bloodbath.
Athena did not see the war happening in Basilian, she fought on the front lines, tore up many people and decimated others, but she did not see the war.
She was amazed at how fierce and strong the Valkyries were, with the exception of Mifa and her friends who fought against people in robes while trying to save as many people as possible.
Athena rated Lobana, Sahari, Hale, and Nijha as people with powers almost at her level.
The women were strong to the point that if the level of their powers were measured on a ladder, the four women would be just two steps below Athena.
(I don't think I need to worry about them...)
The moment Athena thought this, Dria fell at her feet, without an arm and with her body bruised.
"Huh? Dria?"
Athena lowered her sword, crouched beside the woman and checked her pulse and breathed a sigh of relief when she realized the woman was still alive.
She placed her hand on what was left of Dria's right arm and squeezed.
"This is going to hurt…" Athena said and laughed at herself. "But I don't think you'll mind that now. {Ray of Fire}"
Athena's palm glowed an orange light, and along with the smell of blood and death, the scent of burning flesh rose to her nostrils.
Dria, who was unconscious, woke up in excruciating screams of pain as she writhed and bit Athena's forearm.
"H-hang on..." Athena growled through her teeth and then let go of Dria's piece of burned arm.
Dria looked at Athena with her exhausted dark blue eyes and thanked her in a husky, cracking voice and warned her of the enemy in the sky.
Athena smiled a loving smile at the woman, took her in her arms and when she was taking her inside the temple, a shadow covered the whole place and a strong current of wind caused demons and people on both sides to be thrown anywhere.
A giant black wyvern hovered over the city as it spat acid into any corner of the battlefield.
Over the winged reptile, a dark blue-skinned demon with long black hair laughed, reveling in the destruction.
"THAT, THIS! KILL IN MY NAME! DIE IN THE NAME OF FAENA! HAHAHAHAHA!" Screamed the demon in a shrill voice.
Athena's face twisted at the scream of what appeared to be a woman and then she turned her back and hid Dria in the temple.
After putting on her armor, Athena used [Fortification] and [Acceleration], and ran outside.
"It's time for this lizard to start crawling!"
In a flash, Athena leapt towards the wyvern and with her sword made eight big slashes with [Hew] in the animal's left wing that roared and fell on the red army.
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All_J It was interesting to write this chapter... I was able to see how Athena feels about Anemus and she has come a long way...
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