Blade of the Goddess-Chapter 125

"And what kind of problem is it?" Lenny asked, sitting back down on his throne.

"Don’t bullshit me! You know what kind of problem we have!" The pope shouted in anger

"Hahaha! Yes, yes, I know. The Divine Apostle. Quite the speech he gave the other day, and even gave food, water, and clothing to those dirt-eating walking skeletons." Lenny laughed, gulping down some wine.

"He’s taken out the Horned Bear Gang in one night and is currently gathering information on the Viper Gang!"

Lenny plucked some wax out of his ear and lay back in his throne unbothered by the Pope’s anxious behavior. "And?"

"And? What the fuck do you mean ’And?’ If that bastard finds the ledgers the Horned Bear Gang had, then he’ll learn about our role in the recent attempt to take over the Astir Kingdom!"

"Ah! Yes, the attempt that failed?" Lenny asked smugly

"Don’t act like you aren’t a part of this!"

"A part of what? Sure, I helped with the creation of chimeras and allowed the demons and demonic humans to take refuge in this city, but my task wasn’t to help take over the Astir Kingdom; that was yours. Your task was to have chimeras prepared for the Astir Kingdom’s downfall, but you weren’t able to deliver on time. I’ve already completed my task." He said as he looked at a cell with only one woman inside.

She had long silver hair and white skin. Her ears were long and pointed, and her beauty was out of this world. She was beaten and bruised, dried blood clung to her skin, and her clothing was completely gone.

To make matters worse, she was pinned to the wall, nails drilled into her hands and feet, which didn’t allow her to move as even the slightest of movements would cause her pain.

The pope looked at the woman, and his eyes widened with disbelief.

"Is that her?" He asked, his voice slightly shaken

"That’s right. She’s the divine apostle of the Elven kingdom. While you were failing to complete your tasks, my men infiltrated the Elven Kingdom while the Queen was currently occupied in the Astir Kingdom. Our experiments regarding fractures helped out better than expected, and the Elven Kingdom is up in flames as we speak." He smirked and drank his wine, throwing the golden cup against the wall once he finished.

"B-But she’s a divine apostle! How were you able to capture such a powerful person?"

"Easy, just start killing everyone. Heh, she really went crazy once we started killing children. Also, this right here." He pulled out a small jar from the air, and inside it was a white bug.

"What is that?" The pope asked, closely examining the creature

"It’s called a harmony bug, native to the underworld. Once two bugs, male and female, become mates, they are connected and can feel each other’s pain. So, if you force someone to eat one of the bugs while keeping one for yourself, you can inflict a great amount of pain on them. Check it out."

He opened the jar, formed a finger blade out of demonic energy, then stabbed the bug, the blade piercing right through it without causing a fatal injury.

"SCREEEEEEEEEEECH!" The bug bellowed in pain.

"ARGHHHHHGHGHGHHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!!!!!" The elf also screamed in pain as the bug in her body reacted to its partner being harmed. The pain was too much to bear, especially in her weakened state, and she passed out.

"Best part about this is that it also poisons the creature it’s in with demonic energy. Not even her holy power can stop a creature like this while it’s inside of her."

"My goodness. Such an amazing creature!" The Pope gulped, thinking of how much he could do with such a creature. "D-Do you have another one?"

"Heh, I knew you would ask for one after seeing it in action." Lenny laughed

"T-Think about it! We could have Zion under our control! Force him to do our bidding! He wouldn’t even be able to fight back! We’d be unstoppable!"

"Sure, that is if you’re able to get off the council’s naughty list."

"Naughty list?" The pope asked?

"You weren’t able to deliver on your end. You failed your tasks. Adam and Kristy are also being hunted down if they haven’t already died. You all were meant to pave the way for our masters to descend into this world, yet you all failed. Therefore, you’re useless." Lenny clenched his hand, and a hand of demonic energy wrapped around the Pope’s neck, squeezing the life out of him.

"W-W-WAIT! WAIT!" He begged, straining to get out his words. "Give me one more chance! Please! I won’t fail!"

The pope’s face turned white with a shade of blue as he was slowly losing consciousness. He continued to beg and plead, hoping he would be spared and be given another chance.

"Heh, don’t worry, I’m not authorized to kill you anyway." Lenny let him down, watching as the pope coughed violently and gasped for air.

"I showed you the harmony bug for a reason. As long as the bug touches his skin, it will bond with him, burrowing into his body like a parasite. This is your last chance. Fuck this up, and you’re as good as dead because only then will I be authorized to kill you."

The pope clutched his throat, rubbing his fingers around his bruised neck. "I-I won’t fail, I promise."

Just as the Pope got up and was handed both harmony bugs, a man who appeared to be a regular gang member busted into the room, shouting at the top of his lungs.

"We’re being attacked!" The man shouted, falling to the ground as he clutched the stump where his arm used to be.

Lenny stood up from his throne, angry that someone had entered his room without permission, but even more upset that his gang was being attacked.

"What’s happening? Explain yourself!" Lenny demanded.

"I-It’s the church! They’re attacking us! A few minutes ago, we received word that the viper gang was completely wiped out! We came here to warn you, sir, but the attack had already begun!"

"Mother fucker!" Lenny cursed.

"You handle this. I’ll go back to the church and gather our followers, and announce Zion as a heretic." The pope said with urgency

"S-Sir? That’s impossible. When you arrived, Zion made a speech to the public, which stated that you and our members in the church weren’t followers of Luminera since holy power didn’t resonate in your bodies." The gang member said

"What?! How dare he!" The pope shouted in anger

"T-That’s not all! He started killing them and anyone who doesn’t believe in Luminera! He’s literally purging the entire city of non-believers regardless of their situation!"

"He’s insane! I’ll go to him this instant!"

"No need, I’m already here," Zion said as he walked into the room with a smile.

The gang member started panicking once Zion showed his face. "O-Oh god. Oh go-"

A beam of golden light pierced through the head of the man, killing him instantly.

A chair made of pure gold materialized behind Zion as he sat down on it. "Shall we talk?"

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