NOVPUBThe Holy Knight Myra and Saint Daemyx stood side by side, awaiting the arrival of the Sacred Sakura’s Apostles.
The holy knight was clad in gleaming golden armor. She radiated an aura of strength and unwavering devotion. Her posture was firm yet respectful with her hand resting lightly on the hilt of her holy sword, adorned with sacred symbols. Her eyes were sharp and vigilant but were softened by the humility of the occasion, reflecting her deep faith and readiness to serve the Supreme Goddess.
Beside her, the saint stood with serene grace. His white robes were adorned with intricate golden embroidery that shimmered in the soft light of the setting sun. His hands were clasped gently in front of his chest, holding a radiant staff symbolizing his divine connection.
As the Apostles emerged on the teleportation array, covered in an ethereal light, the holy knight and saint knelt in unison, their heads bowed in deep respect. The atmosphere was thick with divine presence, their Goddess sent the Apostles with her divine magic, and the entire assembly felt the weight of the moment, the meeting of earthly devotion and heavenly grace.
"Welcome to the Elysion Church of the Chthonic World." Myra greeted the Apostles with respect and reverence.
"Mm, rise. We’re here to assist the Elysion Church for our Goddess’ glory. We would appreciate it if you could elaborate on our current situation." Gabriella nodded in reply, feeling a bit unaccustomed to the deep respect from the affiliated force’s higher-ups.
The holy knight and the saint before her were the powerhouses with high status and higher ranks. Holy Knight Myra and Saint Daemyx by all means weren’t beneath her.
However, her group, the ten of them, served as the Apostles of the Sacred Sakura Goddess. Considering caste, the Apostles clearly stood at a higher status than anyone else in the mortal world, not least the Saints and Emperors. So, it was reasonable for Holy Knight Myra and Saint Daemyx to knelt before them, especially since they arrived to carry out the quest for their Goddess’ glory.
The ten core disciples received enlightenment from their seniors last night. It was regarding the noble quest to receive recognition from their Goddess as the true followers. They had to accomplish something to bring her glory.
As the Apostles, they had yet to receive any personal task bestowed by their master’s true self. In the past five years, it was just her clone, and it wouldn’t be counted since they still haven’t brought glory to her divine name. Therefore, they came into a tacit understanding and requested to carry out the quest to their Goddess Master this morning, and they were there to bring the glory to her name by helping the Elysion Chruch to spread its influence to the Chthonic World.
Myra and Daemyx returned to their feet and took turns explaining the situation of the Elysion Church of the Chthonic World to the Apostles.
The first church and main headquarters were established a few days ago as a starting point to spread their belief and the Supreme Goddess’ teaching to this misguided world.
However, many local forces suddenly opposed them for various unreasonable reasons and branded them as a heretic cult. Some also tried to use extreme schemes to destroy them, but the Elysion Chruch was protected by divine grace, and the offenders were destroyed instead.
In addition to the treasures and resources of the newly built church, those despicable people also put their eyes on their world-crossing teleportation array. The secret got leaked by some sneaky assassins.
Regardless, the clash was still relatively small in scale, far from being called a big battle or all-out war. However, the threat and harassment were getting out of hand.
Myra and Daemyx thought about it. The Apostles by all means weren’t weak, but ten people at the 6th Rank weren’t enough to solve anything. Even so, these disciples were still Apostles, the ones who received the divine favors. Their Goddess obviously already had everything planned out.
"Hmm, we understand. We have received Her Divine Grace’s enlightenment for the solution to this problem." Gabriella nodded in understanding.
Elder Luna advised them to use the tactic of bribing the other forces’ higher-ups, but such a method would only be effective in the trading world. As for the current situation, it could break out into a war where the misguided world could unite to target the Elysion Church as the misfit, the common threat that had to be destroyed. If possible, the extreme measure must be avoided.
"I heard, Her Divine Grace shall visit this world. Are these related to her plan to spread her teaching to this misguided world? Please enlighten us with Her Divine Grace’s revelation." Myra was pleasantly surprised.
She went to assist Saint Daemyx because the situation became uncontrollable, but the solution came right after she arrived in this world. As expected of her benevolent Goddess, Sacred Sakura Goddess would protect and guide the faithful servants.
"It’s related. Rafaela, please." Gabriella invited her second sister to speak on her behalf.
"Yes. The crux of the matter is the world dominated by demons. If they won’t allow us to exist, then we need to make our might known. Make them acknowledge us and our importance while we take care of our affairs. They shall come to ask for enlightenment and favor willingly sooner or later." Rafaela clasped her hands and shared the revelation she received from her master last night.
After Elder Ella raised the topic regarding this matter, she tried to come up with a solution and asked her master’s opinion, and what she got was an improvised solution, in short, they had to make the others need you so they would appreciate you more.
"!!!" Myra and Daemyx gasped in surprise. The others might see the Elysion Church as an unwanted invader, and they had to make those lost lambs recognize the new religious faction peacefully. And, the most plausible solution was to force those lost lambs to acknowledge the Elysion Church because they desperately needed the divine favor.
"As expected of our Goddess’ wisdom." Daemyx nodded in understanding as if he already knew what he had to do.
"We shouldn’t focus on humanity in a world dominated by demons." Michael added as he came to understanding that Elysion Church was quite biased toward the human race.
"We shouldn’t focus on humanity alone... the demons also need salvation!" Myra dropped her fist onto her open palm.
They made the wrong decision to build the main headquarters in this world’s Human Realm. They should build their first church near the border where everyone would understand the Elysion Church’s importance!
"Well, this area is the most suitable place to build our first roots. We can still build new branches at the border. We also need to show off our might to purify the evil and curse that can even harm the demons."
"Mm, even demons need the salvation."
"We must not be prejudiced and biased against the lost lambs. They also have a chance for salvation."
"We can also spread the plague and curse so they would ask for God’s help. And, we shall arrive to spread her love and teaching, eliminating the curse."
"I can still tolerate the ignorants and non-believers who served no Gods. But, those who served the great evils, we should send them to their makers, he-hee..."
Holy Knight Myra and Saint Daemyx discussed with a similar understanding. They agreed on a solution from the enlightenment they had just received.
"E-eh?" Gabriella was taken back and looked at Rafaela in astonishment.
She believed their aim was something else, but the two people before her were the fanatics who would use even extreme measures to achieve their goal under the name of their Goddess!
"Is that allowed?" Jophiel felt something was wrong. She finally understood why the Elysion Church would dominate the Caelum World and swiftly take root in the Terra World. It was filled with countless fanatics!
"No, I think it’s not bad. The help after suffering is very effective for those who are lost and hopeless. Although I don’t agree with the deliberate act, it is still an effective method if we don’t find those in need." Uriel adjusted her magical glasses as she knew such a method was very reasonable.
"That’s only on the premise that if we fail to find the chaos or evil source to purify, okay? We’ll use them as stepping stones. Let’s spread the love of the Goddess and her teaching to this world!" Gabriella emphasized her conclusion, and everyone agreed with it, including Myra and Daemyx.
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Elysia had yet to know what her Apostles and faithful followers would do in the Chthonic World. She just came down the mountain with Vanessa by her side.
Elysia and Vanessa received many respectful greetings from the local inhabitants and disciples along the way.
At that moment, Elysia recalled the young heroes, the child of destiny that she had encountered so far. She managed to recruit several under her banner, but she soon felt a bit disturbed by the two disobedient Immortals who were still roaming the mortal world even though the Heavenly Agents had already sent their notification and reminder.
"Lady Kitsune, please wait a moment!"
Someone called out from afar and Elysia turned her head to the side. She found a white-haired disciple with a divine spear on his back rushing over rather hastily.
It was Bai Yuchen, one of the recently recruited young heroes. He no longer wore his white tiger disguise, but his hair was still white with black stripes typical of tiger fur.
Elysia noticed the oddity of the boy. When the boy landed to greet her, she asked with concern. "Please confess your sin. Sacred Sakura Goddess will surely forgive you."
"Uh-huh?" Bai Yuchen was taken aback.
