Holy Inquisition
The moment Lucas, Rene and Katrina arrived at Lilith's apartment
Several kilometers from Ataraxia City, an event was in progress.
-How is the plan going?-
Asks a man in silver armor, he was tall and stocky, on his back he had a large thick sword that was easily his own size, that man was standing on the edge of a cliff while he looked towards Ataraxia in the distance.
The man turned around and in front of him, a large number of knights with similar black armor were staring at him, their number was counted in the thousands, they were impatiently waiting for the order of that man in silver armor.
A man with gray hair stepped forward, he was wearing a white cassock and in his hands he had a worn-looking book, at first glance you could tell that it is hundreds of years old.
-Commander Kurogane, I received a report about Alan Starlight, during the mission to capture the Saint of Arias, he was forced to escape, he is in critical condition but still alive, the priests are doing everything possible to make him regain consciousness and be able to obtain information –
-I see...- Commander Kurogane was silent for a few seconds before continuing.
-Auxiliary Noah, how many beings in this city are strong enough to be able to leave Archbishop Starlight in such a state?- Commander Kurogane asks.
Noah opens the book in his hands and after a few seconds he answers.
-If we leave aside the hunters, there are 5 beings with enough capacity to leave the archbishop in such a state- Noah said and turned his gaze towards Commander Kurogane.
-Tell me-
-Lilith Levitan one of the jewels of hell, Sett the Sky Dragon, Amelia the Crimson Princess, Arcan Sun the Queen of the Abyss and finally Lucas Valentine the Ice Grim Reaper - Noah said
The 5 named beings are the most prominent independent individuals in the city, their presence is considerable, even the hunters do not have enough capacity to control them at will.
-The Queen of the Abyss does not intervene with the world, as long as she is not disturbed, she will have no reason to appear, the Sky Dragon, although she likes to fight, she prefers not to intervene with us - Commander Kurogane frowns
He is aware that of the 3 remaining beings, two of them are closely related, of course they are Lilith and Lucas, you have to live in the most remote place in the universe to not know them.
Little or nothing, they knew about Lilith and Lucas, although in recent years they have been more active, they always maintained anonymity and did not interact with others unless absolutely necessary, as a result, the information about the two of them is almost zero and That bothered Commander Kurogane.
The only thing they knew was that they were considerably powerful and they could not intervene with them indiscriminately.
-The Crimson Princess, although she has an absurd sense of justice, should not be aware of this operation- Commander Kurogane stated.
-allows me a few words – Noah says after taking a look at the book on his hands.
-Speaks -
-Alan Starlight, before leaving he left interesting information at the church headquarters –
Noah was silent for a few seconds before continuing.
-In recent years the name Lucas Valentine has begun to be recognized, with different names, however, the information about him is not exactly a mystery, it has always been dismissed as "irrelevant" since 95% dates back to a normal human –
Commander Kurogane was beginning to understand Noah's intentions.
- Keep going -
-If we want to control Lucas Valentine, we must first control his mother – Noah concluded.
- I understand your reasoning, but that would only provoke a Sleeping Dragon, furthermore, these are just assumptions, if Lucas Valentine has no relationship with this obstacle, we will not be aware of what the magnitude of all this would be -
-But...- Noah tried to refute.
- Do not try to provoke him, he has not intervened with us, nor we with him, if you provoke him unnecessarily, will you be responsible? – Commander Kurogane asks
The church is powerful, but its most powerful members cannot intervene in worldly matters. Although the saints are important to the Vatican, the influence of the powerful would affect the balance that it took them so long to achieve.
-I…-
- Enough - Commander Kurogane frowned at Noah's insistence.
-Understood - Noah gave in and returned to his position in the formation.
Commander Kurogane turns his gaze to Ataraxia
-Get ready!- he said shouting.
-YEAH!-
All the black armored knights shouted in unison and took out the swords hanging at their waists.
-Tonight the operation begins! Destroy the city! - Commander Kurogane shouted
Noah, who could not understand the words of his commander and opened his eyes in surprise, until a moment ago he had said that they should not unnecessarily provoke those beings, but right now he was shouting such an order that he denied all the previous words.
-Commander...- Noah mutters dazedly.
-Auxiliary Noah, if there is no solution, simply destroy everything until you find it, if the Saint of Arias is not in this city, we will simply go to the next one, everything is for the good of this world -
Commander Kurogane's calm expression changed from one moment to the next, his cold eyes along with a crooked smile, gave the impression of not being sane, however Noah decided not to comment on it.
-Kill! Destroy! Destroy! Destroy all the heretics who do not allow you to fulfill the divine order! -Screams the commander Kurogane as he takes out the sword that hung at his waist
-No one should leave alive, look for a woman named Rene! Look for the Saint of Arias! –
***
At the moment Rene and Lucas started talking, another conversation was taking place under their feet.
-What do you want? – Lilith asks, she was visibly irritated and she made no effort to hide it.
Katrina who heard Lilith's words began to regret
-Won't you talk? – Lilith squints as she looks at Katrina
-Well... I asked Lucas to be my husband - The moment Katrina said those words, small drops of Water began to generate around Lilith
-Wait! Let me finish – Katrina screams in anguish
At that same moment the room was surrounded by a large amount of energy, Lilith knew immediately that it was Lucas.
Still repressing herself, Lilith released all of her murderous intent on Katrina and her entire body shuddered.
-Speak- Lilith said, spitting irritably.
-One of the factions of the church came to us a few weeks ago and demanded that I be handed over for no reason, I was not at the headquarters at the time, but they were very insistent on that matter- Katrina tried to quickly explain.
-The thing in question is that a few days ago I discovered that I am one of those pillars - Katrina said with self-deprecation.
-As? –Lilith asks
- A few days ago a certain mark appeared on my body - Katrina approached Lilith and showed her her arm, at first there was nothing, but after a few seconds, a small greenish glow appeared and a Lyre carved into her skin emerged, it was a tattoo, represented the same meaning as the purple lily on Lilith's forearm
-I understand, but what does this have to do with Lucas? If what you want is protection, he would be willing to do it and unfortunately so would I, since that is what he wants – Lilith assured
-The hunters are not going to put themselves in a dangerous situation for a single member, and the church gave them a deadline to turn me in. If they refused to do so, an Inquisition would begin and they would declare themselves hostile -
The moment Lilith heard her words she had a bad feeling but before responding Katrina continued.
-I don't want to give my life to the church, I am selfish and I want to live by my own rules and if I am forced to associate with someone, I prefer it to be someone I consider - Katrina said, speaking firmly.
Lilith thought for a few seconds before answering.
-I understand, however, it is not enough reason for you to make a pact with Lucas-
Although Lilith has a fervent desire to kill Katrina because of the words she is saying, she is very aware of the situation and cannot act recklessly, but in her mind she had already imagined hundreds of ways in which she could kill Katrina, but all those impulses, were sent to the depths of his consciousness
-Remember, the pact is eternal, you, your life, even if you die, you will always end up meeting him again, and I don't think you want that -
-Regardless of that, I still want to do it, I don't know what this power of mine is, or the reason why it was granted to me, you must be aware of that, in the end the hunters are going to abandon me to maintain the organization and if I have to depend of Lucas, I want to give him everything possible so that he can maintain that security, even if that means being linked to him permanently, I know that he is not a bad demon and if I have to give him my life, then I will do it to protect my freedom – Katrina stated
Lilith wanted to refute his words, but she is well aware of the words spoken by Katrina, Lucas for being a demon, still maintains part of his humanity, although he can murder mercilessly, he does not do so and remains attached to their believes
Lilith sighs exasperatedly and stares at Katrina.
-Fine, you can stay, however, you will not make the pact, unless it is necessary -
Lilith flatly refused to allow another woman to be linked to Lucas, although she did not deny the idea that one day, far, far, far away, it could happen.
She's not stupid either, if necessary she would be willing to accept the pact, if her stubbornness would cause Lucas to die or get hurt it just wasn't worth it.
The moment Katrina heard those words, she felt a great weight fall from her body.
-Thank you – Katrina smiles and looks warmly at Lilith
-But before that – Lilith smiles and gets even closer to Katrina.
Without being able to react, Katrina was hit and was thrown towards the wall.
Lilith had slapped Katrina physically showing her irritation.
-That doesn't mean I'm happy about this –
The wall did not have a single crack as it was being reinforced by Lucas's energy.
Katrina who was not expecting to be hit, is stunned with her back on the ground, her orange hair was messy and her cheek had a red mark that was starting to swell.
Katrina stands up and looks at Lilith.
-I understand your irritation, but that blow was not necessary –
Katrina places her hand on her cheek and a greenish glow erupts from her hand and slowly heals her injured cheek.
-Should she launch another one? –
-No, thank you - She shakes her head and takes a step back.
Lilith nods satisfied.
-So, is there anything you want to report? –Lilith asks
-The holy inquisition will attack the city of Ataraxia –
The moment she heard Katrina's words, an alarm went off in her head.
-What?- Lilith is stunned
The Holy Inquisition is a branch belonging to the Vatican, just like the Western Church, both parties work together to follow the orders of the Pope, Lilith was aware that the jewels or Saints of this world were being hunted by the church, they also had a plan for this type of situation
Ataraxia is a city with around 600,000 inhabitants, and is a neutral point in the supernatural world, attacking it is no different from declaring war.
-Before I left the headquarters, information had arrived about that, the knights of the inquisition are in the vicinity of Ataraxia -
-That is a problem -
Fighting is not difficult, however the repercussions of doing so in the city are the problem
-The best option is to leave the city, although it will probably end up destroyed in the process – Katrina stated
Lilith was already thinking about countermeasures for this situation, however, protecting the city was not among her options.
-Tell me, do you know hell? –Lilith asks
-No -
Katrina shakes her head, in the years of her life she has never set foot on lands other than those of this planet.
-You are going to know him –
Katrina had a confused look
But the moment she was about to answer, everything around her started to shake.
-There is no much time -
Suddenly a large amount of light began to filter through the openings of the door and at that same moment Lilith felt a large amount of energy overflowing from Lucas.
-What the hell? – Katrina is stunned
On the other hand, Lilith had received a call from Lucas
[Lilith, I'll go find my mother, call Harriet and send her to me, Aqua will protect Rene, so you can not worry about her a little, but don't let her get killed either]
After saying that, the connection was cut by Lucas
-It's time to work -
Lilith looks at Katrina
-How strong are you? -Although could discern her ability, she preferred to ask the person in question.
-Using your rank, I should be at the Count rank – Katrina said.
-Good, you are useful, now let's go – Lilith stated
Katrina nodded in response.
-Now, follow me –
Lilith left the room with Katrina