Chapter 14: Rebirth
A cool sensation spread through his skull, then down his spine like ice trickling through his veins.
"I see..." she murmured, eyes narrowed. "So you've been poisoned. A vile curse... no wonder your body is deteriorating."
Fenric nodded slightly, barely able to hide the pain twisting through his limbs. He wasn't expecting salvation—at most, just time and power. Enough to push through, gain power, and then search for a cure deep within Eden's hidden dungeons of forbidden medicine halls. There lies an powerful medicine that in original book protagonist used for his lover, a cure that can cleanse body of any defect even a Supreme grade curse the heroine was born with.
"Please," he whispered. "Lend me something... anything."
Avernus tilted her head, and for the first time, a trace of compassion shimmered behind her violet eyes.
"Very well," she said softly. "Instead of a temporary contract... I shall lend you the Moon's Blessing—the body purification flame of the Silver Moon."
She raised her hand again, and this time, a glowing sphere of soft silver light began to form in her palm. It pulsed like a heartbeat, warm and cold at once. The air shimmered with divine moonlight as she held it out.
"Eat this. But be warned—this is no simple gift. It is the Silver Moon Flame, a purifying spirit flames. It will scour your body of poison... but the pain will be unimaginable, like reliving every war your bloodline has ever fought."
Fenric gritted his teeth. "I can endure it."
"You will have six months," she said solemnly. "No more. If your body fails to recover by then, or if you fail to meet my expectations... I will not return."
Then, she gently pressed the glowing sphere into his chest.