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>"What do I love most? Can you tell since it is your domain?"
[NAMITHENE] "Pffsh. Of course I can! I only need to touch your heart to read it. C'mere."
The Goddess of Love motioned me over closer. She sat down on the air itself then, crossing her legs, and I followed suit when I stood next to her, levitating myself in my usual meditative position in front of her where we met eyes.
[NAMITHENE] "Hm!"
She reached forward then and poked me between my breasts, just prodding my flesh with her fingertip once. Retracting it, she closed her eyes and rubbed the index and thumb together, pondering for a second flat...
[NAMITHENE] "Mm. I see."
'Ah! You do?'
[NAMITHENE] "Yes. I can tell what it is you love most in this world. The thing you're truly attracted to, that's captured your heart the most."
'What is it?'
[NAMITHENE] "Well, this shouldn't come as a surprise to a Qilin... that is what you are, yes?"
I nodded.
[NAMITHENE] "Your heart is truly in love with beneficence itself."
I blinked, and tilted my head.
[NAMITHENE] "You love goodness, kindness, selflessness... that sort of thing. Anything that is humane and benevolent sends your heart aflutter. Acts of kindness and charity, that's what your spirit resonates most with. You are in love with goodness itself, and you want to become an epitome of it. Outside of your internal factors, this seems to be the root of your desire."
'I want to be good... that's my rule of thumb...'
[NAMITHENE] "And your modus vivendi. You want to be known as a truly good person in a world overflowing with unkindness. You want to spread it, and see others embrace it. You want to see a place all gone so wrong... Redeemed. It is the sheer goodness you exhibit that acts as a natural barrier. It's because of how good you are... you've become like an antibody that can fight the influence of the opposite."
I gasped; "You mean like...'
[NAMITHENE] "Yes. You can sense the taint of the Dark One where others cannot. You can interact with the evil and exorcise it to a degree that I can only say is comparable to that of... the Emperor himself. HEUS is afraid of you. Because your touch alone can make him die out. I saw your memories the moment I read your heart. I saw what harrowing things you've been through..."
Namithene scooted closer to me as I stared at my hands and I felt hers brush against my cheeks.
[NAMITHENE] "You're a good person, Muna. A really good person."
Then, she hugged me and patted my back.
'...'
'M... hmm....'
I accepted the hug with some feeling of relief. But also, my heart throbbed with excitement then.
I was really put here on Hainei for a reason after all. I had a purpose, and it was a great one.
I am truly a Redeemer. The one this planet needs....
