Chapter 107 – Episode 43 – Third Past Experience: Saint Luna and Paladin Theia (Saint’s Secret)

*All characters appearing are adults.
*This is a fictional story that is nothing but fiction. Never follow

I don’t know my parents’ faces.
I don’t know who my father is, and I don’t know who my mother is either.
Even if you ask who they are, they won’t tell you.

Who are my parents?

I really didn’t know that the question would be revealed on the spot.

-Saint Luna 〈 Luna’s Diary 〉-

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Luna.
A saint who succeeded Selena.
She is a saint who is favored by the goddesses, and her divine power is enormous enough to rival Selena’s.

Strangely, not much is known about Luna.
It is unknown what color she looks, let alone the color of her hair.

She hardly did any outside activities.
She attends important anniversaries for the country, but no one has properly confirmed her saintly appearance because she always covers her face with a veil.

Everything was kept in complete secrecy.
There was no known information, which amplified everyone’s curiosity.

“Knight, it’s enough.”

The invasion of her demons began without a chance to properly investigate who the saintess was.

In an instant, half of the territory of the human world was eaten, and even Gloris, the sacred ground of the church, was threatened.
The church immediately summoned all the paladins and priests and fought a desperate fight.

But it was useless.

Children who inherited the blood of the demon king Leviathan.
This is because Arietta, Leah, Truco, Elin, Lefle, and Oren have neutralized the defense line.
Their overwhelming power could not be blocked by any faith.
The solid barrier made with divine power collapsed in vain at their attack.

In the end, the church was robbed of all areas of Gloris.
The church, which continued to be on the defensive, was eventually put in a position to sit in the cathedral.

“Come on, leave me and run away. You don’t have to protect me anymore.”

It is thanks to Luna, the Saint of Dawn, who was able to establish a solid barrier throughout Gloris.
Because she created a barrier with enormous divine power, the demons were at first in trouble as to what to do with them.

But that was only for a moment.
When the demon king’s daughters went on the offensive in earnest, the solid barrier collapsed in vain.

In order to protect even the remaining cathedral, Luna took her death power and opened a barrier.
In order to at least give the church members time to escape through the magic circle, Luna put her hands together and prayed fervently.

But even this turned out to be a failure.

“Come on, leave me. I’ll be the bait…”

Even the last attempt failed, and the demons began to invade the cathedral.
The paladin who was escorting her Luna judged that she was no longer hopeless, and immediately took her saintess and fled.

Currently, the two of them were running through the secret passage.

“Please, please. Just buy yourself.”

Having exhausted all of her divine power, Luna no longer had the strength to stand up.
Embarrassingly, she hung from the side of the paladin escorting her.

As it is, it becomes a burden.
At least she becomes a decoy herself, and she has to save at least a paladin.
So Luna begs to abandon herself, but

“Don’t talk like that! I will not abandon you!”

Paladin, Theia refused.
Just like Luna, her hair color is silver.
The difference between her is that she has long hair unlike her short hair Luna, and she has black pupils unlike Luna who has red pupils.

“I told you before, right? I will risk my life to protect it.”

Theia’s armor was drenched in the blood of her enemies.
She has lost all of her black teeth, which she has slaughtered enemies without rest, and it is difficult to use them anymore.
Even her stamina was exhausted, so her steps were too slow.

Still, Theia had no intention of abandoning her Luna.

“I have sworn to protect you. Colleagues too! Are you going to make their sacrifice meaningless?”

The secret passage that the paladin is currently running is an emergency escape route under the cathedral.
While her comrades risked her life to buy time, Theia took her Luna and used this escape route.

‘Theia, hurry and take her saintess and run away!’
‘May the goddess’ protection be with you. Please survive.’
‘What are you doing? Hurry up!’

Everyone knew they would die.
She was just a goddess, and I had the option of throwing everything away and running away.
Even if you fight with the determination to die, the result will be disastrous, so is there any need to fight?

Knowing that, Theia and her allies chose to fight.
To protect Theia and Luna.

Theia knows why they’re willing to sacrifice, so Theia will protect Luna no matter what.
Theia is willing to sacrifice herself if she finds herself in a situation where only one of them has to live.

That’s why Luna is the most precious thing to Theia.

“Why are you so desperate?”

Luna struggled to open her mouth.

“Why are you trying to protect me like that? For what?”
“That’s right, you’re a saint!”
“Are you really trying to protect me just because you’re a saint?”

Luna asked a question.

“Isn’t there something more?”
“… Yes?”
“I knew. That the way you look at me is always different.”

What more do you need to hide in the yard that has already been completed?
Luna vomited her doubts that she had been harboring all this time.

“Other paladins look at me with respect. Some with a sinister gaze. Some people look at it with contempt.”
“…”
“But you were different. What do you say… It’s like a parent looking at their child.”
“…”
“I know you secretly shed tears. Why do you shed tears when you see me? Do you have anything with me?”

Luna can see through people’s inner world.
She doesn’t know the details, but you can get a glimpse of what she’s thinking.

So, she could tell with her eyes closed that Theia was hiding something.

“Tell me. The church is ruined, and the religious leader must have died, so what more do you have to hide?”
“… I am.”

I knew that one day this day would come.
She often acted suspiciously in the first place, but it’s more strange that she doesn’t question it.
As the headmaster said, the time has finally come.

‘Theia, the time will come when I will have to tell Luna the truth.’

Is that now?
Do I have to say it here?
Theia tried to open her mouth, but

“I’m sorry, saintess.”

She asked.

“I can see the exit soon. I’ll tell you once I’m out.”

I just don’t have the courage
I know I have to say it, but the words won’t come out.
As if under a curse, my breath stops.

“… All right.”

Luna didn’t say anything.
She was disappointed, but she didn’t show it.
Like Theia said, it’s important to run away now.

“Please tell me instead.”
“I understand, saintess.”

She answered, but could she speak?
Can I tell the harsh truth to the saintess?

Theia continued to agonize until she opened the door to her doorway and stepped outside.

And,

“Found.”

Dozens of succubuses were looking down on the two from the sky.

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“Sir, a succubus? How do these guys…”

I finally got out, a succubus.
Surely there weren’t troops flocking there to suppress the cathedral?
Dozens of armored succubuses looked down at Luna and Theia with mocking expressions.

“Ah, poor sister, did you think we didn’t know about this place?”
“Anyone who assists the saintess knows where the secret passage leads.”
“I bet you wouldn’t be surprised not knowing who we originally came from, right?”

Hearing what the succubuses are saying, Theia bites her lip.

“Damn!”

Many of the succubus are from the Order, paladins and priests.
Among them, there are also figures who assisted the saintess.
They know that there is a secret passage in the cathedral, and they know where it leads.

That’s why I camped here and waited.
Theia had overlooked that fact.

“Now, here’s a gift.”

A few succubuses threw something.
Naked women fell and rolled on the ground.
The whole body is drenched in sweat.
It causes convulsions, and love juice is constantly flowing between the crotch.

Theia knew who they were.

“Dori, Reshi, Miri!”

They are Theia’s colleagues.
He stayed behind in the cathedral to give Theia and her saintess time to escape.
Even knowing they would lose, they confronted the succubus.

And, he was brutally humiliated.

“Mi, I’m sorry. Theia.”

Her comrades, who had barely come to their senses, shed tears when they saw Theia.

“Ooh, we, we tried to block it…”
“No matter where the two of you went, I kept my mouth shut until the end…”
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”

They believed
Even if they became their plaything, they would surely be able to buy the two of them time to escape.

However, the monsters eventually found out about this place.
Theia’s comrades, who sacrificed themselves to protect them, collapsed.

And, Theia is also scheduled to face the same fate.

“Cheuk?”

Something hit Theia.
Due to her unknown power, Theia rolled on the ground as it was.
Not only did she lose the sword she was holding in her hand, but she also lost her saintess.

“Knight! Ugh?”
“You were my successor. I was wondering where you went, but here you are.”

Someone grabbed Luna by the scruff of her neck and lifted her as she was about to head for Theia.
Luna struggles to get out of her way, but her strength is too weak to shake off her opponent.

“Nice to meet you. You’ve seen me often in portraits of my face, so you’ll understand, right?”
“All, you…”

Luna knew who had caught her.

Can’t know
How could you not know the most famous saint in the church?

“Saint Selena…”

Selena.
She is said to be the most beloved of the goddesses among the saints of all time.

She is, and she is, a traitor who became the Queen of Succubus and destroyed the Order.

“Did you wait for us here too?”
“Of course. Everyone knows that there is a secret passage.”

Selena smiled and said.
She, like the other succubuses, was wearing armor.

“The church is really stupid. It would have been nice if the aisle location had been changed in advance.”
“Why why…”
“Huh?”
“Why did you betray us? Why did you appear as a monster?”

Luna asked, barely holding back her anger.

The saint she admired returned as a monster.
That fact alone shocked Luna greatly.
When she first heard the news, she couldn’t believe Luna.

This was the case with other church members as well.
No one could believe that the saintess she shared with them had become a monster to kill them.

‘I was Selena, your saintess. Now I am the queen of succubus.’

But she had no choice but to accept as Selena declared war on her directly.

That the Selena they admired had become a monster.

‘Surrender right now. And obey our word. No two times.’

People who remember Selena for her voice and her face lost her fighting spirit.
It’s because even Selena, who was considered the strongest, became a monster.
Those who had a deep relationship with her could not dare to raise their swords.

As a result, many of them gave up fighting.
This played a decisive role in the fall of Gloris.

“I wanted to be like you. I wanted to become a strong saint like you.”

Luna was in tears.
She’s ready to burst into tears at any moment.

“But, but, why did you betray? What happened in the demon realm?”
“Hmm, that makes sense…”

Selena raised her hand and said,

“You will know when you experience it yourself.”

She put it into her Luna’s body as it is.

“Heuk?”
“I originally planned to do it at the cathedral, but since I’m busy, I’ll do it here.”
“Stop, can’t you?”
“Yes, that is unlikely.”

Selena smiled and replied.
Luna’s face turned blue.
Now I know what Selena is up to.

‘Me, me as a succubus?’

Have already heard

Succubuses are said to have the power to corrupt people’s souls.
It is said that anyone affected by that power will become a succubus without exception.

Now Selena is trying to do that to Luna.
She is trying to turn her junior into her succubus.
She intends to live as a monster forever.

“Sir, I don’t like…”

Luna struggled to escape.

“No, I don’t want to be a monster, I don’t want to be!”

I didn’t even know who my parents were yet, so I can’t be a monster here.
But no matter how hard he struggled, there was no way he could escape.

“Oh, no!”

Theia tried to get her body up and run, but

“Keugh!”
“Then I can’t use it.”
“You must not interfere with the sacred ceremony.”

The succubus captured Theia.
Theia, whose stamina had already run out, had no strength to shake them off.
Theia fell to the ground as the succubus pressed her hard.

“Don’t touch the saintess!”

All Theia can do is scream.
She, of course, knew very well that she didn’t work.

Knowing that, she couldn’t stop Theia.

Because…

“Don’t touch my daughter!”

There was a moment of silence.

“… Yes?”
“What are you doing now?”
“What did you hear?”

The eyes of all the succubuses turned to Theia in unison.

So was Selena.
She was so startled that she withdrew her hand from Luna’s body.

“What are you talking about…”

The plan to make Saint Luna into her succubus had to be postponed for a while.