>>5231753“It would seem so.” you say, sighing out and ending your spell along with your transformation. “Looks like you are no longer the last worshiper of your goddess after all.”
“I did it.” the ghost says, taking a shaky step back and sinking down. She sits on one of the pews, looking down at her hands. “I did it, Regina. I held on long enough for you to gather more worshipers.”
“You did it.” you say, setting your staff on the altar and walking up to her, re-summoning your magical tome in your left hand. “Before you head off to the afterlife, what was your name again?”
“Lucy.” she says, you writing her name and date of death in your tome as per your duties. As you do, you say it aloud, the ghostly woman smiling softly as you speak.
“On this day, Lucy's duty to her goddess was fulfilled, and she passed peacefully from the mortal world.” you say, looking up as the spirit's body begins turning more and more transparent. “Farewell.”
“Farewell, Chilli.” she says, her ghostly body vanishing completely with a smile on her face. “Remember, do as is done unto you.”
And then she's gone. Lucy the spirit is no longer, and your quest is complete. But despite this, you have a feeling that your fight is only just beginning. Taking a deep breath, you turn back towards the altar, and take up your staff once more. You then spend a few seconds thinking over your plan, and as you walk towards the front door to face Serena you reach out to your wife telepathically.
“Change of plans Megu.” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> to her. “This quest was a trap.”
“What? Chilli, what the hell happened?” she asks, you quickly catching her up to speed on everything that happened. Then, to your surprise, another unfamiliar mind enters your private communication.
“Well well, looks like another clueless mortal fell into that temptress Seresdina's clutches.” an unfamiliar yet clearly-demonic mind reaches out to your own. “I'm sure she pulled at your heartstrings and made you fall madly in love with her as well!”
“What the hell?” you reply, confused, but instead of answering Megumin addresses this voice directly.
“Vanir. If you don't stop, right now, I'm going to destroy you.” your wife <span class="mu-i">thinks</span>, and you can feel her murderous intent through the psychic link. But then you remember that Vanir is supposedly a former Demon King General, and if he knows this woman,... That can only mean one thing.
