I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 329

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Chapter 329

 

 

 

The Pope carried out my words exactly.

After leaving Dana behind, Justio wandered throughout the underground laboratory, searching for and recovering the holy relics that Cardinal Dominic had stolen.

Then he felt a strange presence.

From above his head…

From the surface, he could sense those with divine power moving about.

Justio immediately headed to the surface.

“Your Holiness the Pope.”

As expected, dozens of Holy Knights in pure white uniforms were waiting for him in the ruins.

“What are you doing here.”

“Pardon?”

Sir Raoul’s body stiffened at the reproachful question. He answered stiffly.

“We are carrying out Your Holiness’s orders.”

“My orders?”

“Yes.”

Something was wrong. Cold sweat formed on Raoul’s back as he sensed it.

“Did Your Holiness not send Cardinal Dominic to summon half of the Holy Knight Order here?”

“…”

“Commander Godfrey said he would contact Your Holiness soon through a holy relic. Have you received no word regarding this?”

He had only reported about the oracle, but hadn’t mentioned sending the vice-commander and half the knight order here.

The Pope was about to add that information but stopped.

Since they said they received orders through Cardinal Dominic, it would have been taken as a given fact and wouldn’t need to be reported.

It was his mistake. He hadn’t thought there might be another thought-form of Cardinal Dominic. One here, and another heading to the Vatican to move the Holy Knight Order with false commands.

“Also, we heard that Your Holiness commanded us to find the witch of the oracle… and inflict the punishment of pain to make her truly repent.”

It was a natural order. It was also work that Inquisitors commonly did against Demon Worshippers.

“Vice-Commander Leo is currently leading other Holy Knights in pursuit of the oracle’s witch.”

Sir Raoul asked cautiously.

“Surely this was Your Holiness’s command?”

 

* * *

 

Ramun Church Holy Knight, Leo.

He was chasing the oracle’s witch.

He knew almost nothing about the witch.

He had only heard from Cardinal Dominic that her name was Dana, she had a small build, and pure white hair.

However, tracking was easy. The woman’s hair was truly dazzling like first snow sparkling in sunlight, so it stood out even from very far away.

The woman seemed to realize she was being pursued and began fleeing deep into the mountains.

He could have caught her immediately but didn’t. Pain was the easiest path to lead sinners to repentance. He was told to first draw out repentance.

While pursuing her, Leo drew his gun. Then he aimed the barrel at the woman’s shoulder.

Perhaps it was because her pure white hair was fluttering wildly.

Leo’s concentration wavered for a moment.

‘She has the same hair color as Danae Windsor.’

Moreover, that witch’s name was also Dana. He had heard that Danae Windsor’s nickname was also Dana.

Leo had seen Danae Windsor before.

Several years ago, when the great disaster called the Corrupted Land spread.

His hometown had also been consumed by the Corrupted Land.

To prevent contaminated residents from coming out, the Empire erected stone walls at the village boundary and sealed it off.

Beyond the stone walls, most residents including his mother were still alive, but there was no way to save them. The contamination was highly contagious, and there was no method other than rotting to death.

That would have happened if a woman with purification abilities hadn’t appeared to save them.

 

“Sir Knight. Could you please remove that stone wall?”

 

Danae Windsor.

That woman walked into the hell that no one could enter, stepping lightly as if strolling through a flower garden-

And burst forth with light.

Leo witnessed that scene directly.

The blackened, rotted grass and trees of his hometown, soaked in light, regained their vitality and greenness…

The contamination that had covered his mother’s body also disappeared.

Although she had lost one leg to the rot and decay, his mother still survived. His mother grasped Danae Windsor’s hand and burst into tears.

 

“Sob sob, thank you, Saint. Thank you.”

“Um, but the title of Saint is a bit burdensome…”

“Sob sob, Saint! Saint!”

 

Danae Windsor was very embarrassed by the word Saint. At that time Leo thought.

That even the word Saint couldn’t contain her.

That she was like an angel sent by heaven, that her dazzlingly pure white hair was like the wings of the Holy Spirit – he truly thought so from his heart.

Leo wanted to express his gratitude to his benefactor and tried to approach her. However.

 

“Dana.”

 

A black-haired man blocked Leo’s path. It was Crown Prince Lyos.

 

“Shall we return to the capital now.”

“Yes.”

 

In the end, Leo couldn’t say a single word of greeting to her. After that, he only occasionally heard news of her through newspaper articles.

As the heir of the Windsor family and revered as a Saint, she was also the Crown Prince’s lover, so her name often appeared in newspapers.

Not only good articles were published. She also became the protagonist of a love triangle scandal that stirred up the entire continent.

The Empire’s Crown Prince was fickle and had a weakness for women. He was unworthy of being the Saint’s husband.

Hoping she would meet a man who wasn’t a womanizer and enjoy a peaceful life, he cheered for her life from afar…

But one day.

Danae Windsor died.

The cause of death wasn’t even revealed.

Leo was quite heartbroken by the news of Danae Windsor’s death. He painfully regretted not being able to say even a word of thanks to her for saving his mother.

And after more time passed, one day.

A strange story reached his ears.

It was a rumor that Danae Windsor had been resurrected.

‘They say the Saint has been resurrected.’

‘The Saint, you mean Danae Windsor?’

‘Yes. Now she’s living under the name Danaina Rolland.’

‘They say the Diana Church brought her back to life with miraculous holy water.’

‘She was originally a Saint of the Diana Church, not the Ramun Church.’

‘But didn’t she marry Duke Viego Windsor?’

‘Viego Windsor and Danae Windsor were siblings, weren’t they?’

‘They say the Windsor family only pretended to marry because they didn’t want to lose the Saint, so they’re not really husband and wife. You know, there are rumors that Duke Windsor is the Diana Cult Leader.’

‘The Diana Church has the Saint….’

‘From the Diana Church….’

The Diana Church.

A religion that had grown rapidly in recent years, becoming as powerful as the Ramun Church.

Leo thought the Diana Church was using the name of Danae Windsor—the Saint—to promote their own sect.

He felt deeply unpleasant, as if the sanctuary had been insulted.

The thought that the deceased Saint’s sacred name was being used as a promotional tool by heretics filled him with despair….

But now.

That woman with snow-white hair fleeing into the forest. That woman the oracle had declared to be a witch.

Now, that woman he was leading the knights to chase—

‘Danae Windsor?’

That witch was the woman once called a Saint.

He was certain. Just now, the profile he glimpsed was exactly the same as the face in his memory.

Leo’s grip stiffened in shock as he confirmed the woman’s identity. Because he had already aimed at the woman’s shoulder and fired his gun.

“Ah!”

Because he had just hit his mark.

 

* * *

 

Justio Grants, that fraud.

Dana ran through the forest, panting with exhaustion.

‘I thought he was giving me a chance to escape, but that wasn’t it?’

Her left shoulder where the bullet had lodged burned with pain.

He must have deliberately grazed her shoulder. He could have captured and bound her long ago, could have put a bullet in her head—

“!”

As she ran, Dana’s foot caught on a tree root. She lost her balance and tumbled noisily to the ground.

It hurts. Dana trembled as she pressed her hands against the ground to get up. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts….

And this pain awakened something in her.

I won’t die like this.

I won’t be caught here and killed as a witch. Absolutely not!

“Hey, Sir Gribson!”

“Have you lost your mind? Why are you suddenly acting like this!”

As she struggled to get up, loud noises came from behind her.

“Don’t come near!”

“He’s been corrupted by the Corrupted Land! Everyone fall back!”

What?

Dana turned around. A Holy Knight with blackened skin was trying to attack the other Holy Knights.

“Why is this happening!”

“Calm down, Sir Gribson!”

“Could that be what His Holiness the Pope spoke of? A Mutant Corrupted!”

That’s right. That’s it.

Dana knew what that was too.

Previously, one of Justio’s subordinates had been corrupted in that same way and died.

It was a Mutant Corrupted—corrupted by the Corrupted Land, but not ordinary corruption. One that lost its reason, rampaged, became a monster and attacked.

Had there been Corrupted Land on the path they came? Well, regardless—

‘This is my chance.’

Dana began running away again.

This was nothing short of a heaven-sent opportunity. Let’s escape while they’re distracted. Like this, far away—

“Get a hold of yourself, Sir Gribson!”

“Sir Eric! Be careful not to touch Sir Gribson!”

But her legs gradually slowed.

If by chance.

If luck was truly bad.

That corruption would spread far and wide across this continent. Since it spread through mere skin contact, it would spread in an instant.

If such mutant corruption spread from this place….

“….”

Dana let out an annoyed sigh and turned around.

Why on earth.

Why am I the only human in this world who can purify that….

‘The Sun God Ramun grants the power of purification to the Grants royal family, so why doesn’t he give them purification abilities?’

She didn’t care about the Holy Knights’ lives.

But people she cherished lived on this land. She didn’t want to leave them with potential danger.

“Hey there.”

Dana approached like a lantern, holding the light of purification in her hand. Then the corrupted Holy Knight retreated hesitantly like a vampire avoiding sunlight.

“Shoot his ankle first.”

The other Holy Knights looked at her in surprise. Dana gestured irritably.

“Shoot his ankle with your gun.”

“…Pardon?”

“Make him sit down so he can’t charge. If you can secure just a moment’s opening, I can purify him.”

Then the tallest Holy Knight asked urgently.

“Are you really Danae Windsor?”

“Yes, Sir Leo.”

“…Do you remember me?”

“Of course. I once purified your hometown and mother, didn’t I?”

“….”

“If you recognize who I am, hurry and subdue that knight. I’ll purify him.”

Bang!

At those words, Sir Leo shot his corrupted colleague’s ankle without hesitation. The moment the corrupted Holy Knight fell, Dana quickly rushed forward and reached out her hand.

The moment her fingertips touched his body.

“…!”

Light burst forth like lightning striking in broad daylight.

Even Dana was startled by the intense purifying light she had unleashed in that moment. It was as if a sun had exploded in her hand.

And the moment that power touched him, the black corruption that had stained the Holy Knight disappeared in an instant, as if washed away by a powerful current.

‘Why have I become so strong?’

Is it thanks to Noah?

Dana soon withdrew her hand. Then the Holy Knight who had been raging just moments before blinked with a bewildered expression.

“Wh-what is this….”

That was the end of it. Without bothering to observe the situation further, Dana immediately turned around and began running away again.

I know the Ramun Church people very well—

“Please wait!”

“What are you doing, chase her!”

They weren’t the type to let her go out of gratitude.

Even Justio Grants, the Pope, is deceiving me like this and torturing me so viciously.

“Wait!”

The Holy Knights following his orders would be the same.

“Stop!”

Was it because of the pain in her shoulder, or because she had lost too much blood?

Her mind grew rapidly dull and her vision blurred. But only the instinct to escape remained clear, so Dana kept running. Therefore—

“Wait! Ahead of you is—!”

She failed to see that there was a cliff ahead.

Below was that dizzying precipice with the heart-shaped lake.

“No!”

The fall began.

 

* * *

 

Meanwhile, the man who had been hanging from the cliff threw his body to catch Dana’s falling form. He held her tight and spun his body around, placing her on top of him.

“You should watch where you’re going.”

“…!”

Dana’s eyes widened. Why was this person…!

The next moment, the man’s back collided with the lake.

Dana’s consciousness faded with the last sensation of her entire body being sucked into the cold water.

 

* * *

 

“I apologize, Your Holiness.”

Leo knelt before the Pope.

The Pope, who had arrived late, stood at the edge of the cliff looking down at the lake where she had fallen. His face was utterly expressionless.

“She saved the corrupted Sir Gribson and ran away recklessly….”

“….”

“And fell just like that.”

And probably.

There was a very high probability she was dead.

Leo acknowledged this with a devastated heart.

The cliff was so high that colliding with that lake with her bare body would inevitably cause severe internal injuries. Even if she used falling technique, she wouldn’t be unharmed….

“She had a bullet lodged in her shoulder.”

I lodged that bullet in her shoulder.

With these hands, I fired directly.

Leo’s voice trembled.

“…She had already lost a large amount of blood. So….”

Having sustained such injuries and fallen defenseless.

There was no way she could survive.

“Search for her.”

Only after a long while did the Pope speak.

It seemed he intended to capture her and take her life directly, so Leo hurriedly added:

“Your Holiness. I’m sorry, but the possibility of her survival is extremely low.”

“Then find at least her corpse and bring it before me.”

With that command, the Pope turned around.

Watching the Pope’s back, as calm and steadfast as always, Leo swallowed the words he couldn’t voice.

How can you be so composed?

When we might have killed an innocent woman- a saint?

But soon he was startled by his own thoughts and squeezed his eyes shut.

‘No, I must not doubt the Sun God.’

But… what if it wasn’t truly the Sun God’s divine oracle?

The oracle came through Somora’s Sacred Relic, not the Sun God’s, didn’t it? Couldn’t it be an evil spirit imitating a god to deceive humans?

Leo slowly opened his eyes. The bloodstains Dana had shed were vivid on the cliff.

A woman who came back despite her life being at stake, saved the enemy who shot her, and vanished mysteriously….

‘Really a witch?’

It wasn’t easy to call her that.

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