Saintess? Not Anymore! I'd Rather be a Destroyer

The entire building trembled violently from the sheer force of it, causing several people to instinctively cover their ears in pain.

"Master Aurianna, please calm down and try to breathe slowly," White Howlite said urgently, her voice filled with concern.

But Aurianna continued clutching her head in pain.

"I’m certain this is an effect of devouring so many Gemaris hearts. Realistically, anyone who attempted something like that should have died already, so the fact she’s alive at all is completely abnormal," Moonstone stated calmly while carefully observing her.

"So the fusion is unstable... that’s what you mean?" Ragna asked quietly, glancing toward Moonstone.

Moonstone simply nodded once.

Meanwhile, Aurianna was already in unbearable pain. Tears streamed down her face as countless visions flashed through her mind, most likely the memories belonging to the former Auriannas she had devoured.

After several moments, the screaming finally stopped and her massive body slowly began shrinking back down to its normal size.

She struggled to get up the crystals on the ground quickly dissipating and Aurianna raised one hand weakly and with a small wave of her palm, a dress instantly formed around her body. Then slowly, she stepped toward Hadina. But before she could say anything else, her body suddenly went limp and she collapsed directly into Hadina’s arms.

"Master?! Master, please wake up!" Hadina cried out in panic, quickly holding her tightly. She immediately looked toward Ragna with worry-filled eyes.

"Ragna, what’s wrong with Master?" Hadina asked anxiously, gently tapping Aurianna’s forehead.

But no matter how much she called out to her, Aurianna did not wake up.

"Do not worry, she will be fine. She simply needs to sleep for a short while. Honestly, this is probably one of the fastest evolutions she has ever had," Ragna stated calmly.

"Okay... that is alright then," Hadina sighed in relief.

Saintess Vanuer, who was standing at the side, stared at them for a moment before finally speaking.

"Our school will take care of her, so do not worry too much. Since Aurianna is awake now, I suppose our deal has finally ended," Vanuer chuckled softly as she walked toward them.

Vanuer had short blonde hair, warm beautiful brown skin, and black eyes with a glowing golden cross within each pupil. A pair of large white wings grew from her back, marking her as one of the Floop race similar to Shuwi. She wore her usual baggy clothes, consisting of a very well-designed oversized top and matching baggy trousers.

At her side was a very beautiful succubus woman, Sylvia, the Saintess of Lust. She was twice as tall as any normal human, similar in height to Vanuer. Her skin was fair and flawless, and she had long, flowing golden-blonde hair. Her eyes were bright, with a glowing purple cross within each pupil. She wore a lovely red and black silk robe that perfectly hugged her voluptuous body.

"From the looks on your faces, you’re probably reluctant to leave, but we cannot make exceptions for outsiders to remain on our school grounds, even though you all helped us greatly. Rumours are already beginning to spread," Vanuer stated with a tired sigh.

"That we understand," Ragna replied calmly.

Hadina stared at Aurianna reluctantly, clearly not wanting to part with her so soon after she had finally woken up. However, she could only walk toward Vanuer and carefully place Aurianna into her arms before hesitating for a few moments, unwilling to let go.

"Do not worry, your master will be perfectly fine in our care. Once she wakes up, we’ll explain everything that has happened so far, and after that she’ll most likely be sent on a few missions, so she will probably have chances to see you all outside. Although it technically breaks some of our school rules regarding contact with family members, since you are not truly family and are instead familiars and servants, as you claim, I am willing to allow this as a special exception," Sylvia stated calmly.

"Who are you anyway?" Hadina asked cautiously, as she had never seen this woman before.

"Sylvia, Saintess of Lust. It’s truly a pleasure to meet all of you. I also help out with this school," she stated gracefully with an elegant bow.

"Thank you so much, Sylvia," Hadina stated gratefully. "It seems some mortals actually have a bit of sense after all," Hadina huffed pridefully.

Ragna simply rolled her eyes at this dumb octopus.

Right after that, Ragna clapped her hands and they all disappeared, leaving behind Vanuer, Aurianna, and Sylvia.

"Ah, so this is the little girl everyone has been talking about. She’s honestly so adorable," Sylvia stated with a kind smile capable of making anyone’s heart squeeze tightly and beat rapidly.

Even though Aurianna was more beautiful than her, Sylvia’s beauty was the mature type that captured the hearts of both men and women alike, while Aurianna’s beauty was cold and overwhelming, the kind where staring into her gaze for too long made one feel as though they would die.

"I’m just hoping she doesn’t cause even more trouble after she wakes up," Vanuer sighed heavily.

"You’re always dealing with troublesome people, Vanuer," Sylvia chuckled softly.

"But this child is probably the worst one yet. I have to properly teach her so she doesn’t turn out badly, though from everything I’ve heard so far, she actually did quite well," Vanuer said with a small smile.

After all, she had already heard from Alfred, Luera, and Draek about how Aurianna had done her best to protect them. However, it was obvious from that very day that this young girl had been hiding the majority of her true power.

"At only thirteen years old, she’s already unbelievably strong..."

But Vanuer quickly shook her head.

"No... this child is probably far older than thirteen," she muttered quietly to herself as she stared at Aurianna, remembering the conversation Aurianna had with the High God during the world summit, along with the subtle hints Azarath had dropped earlier.

"Hm, so have the gods given those people their rewards yet?" Sylvia asked, placing her arms behind her back.

Vanuer shook her head.

"They refused to attend the world summit and also requested for all of their rewards to be given to Aurianna instead."

"So, do you have any idea who killed those people? Because based on all the information gathered so far, it definitely wasn’t them," Sylvia stated thoughtfully.

"It’s definitely not this child either, but most likely someone connected to her. And the fact all of us suddenly fainted for some time is extremely suspicious. It was definitely someone so powerful that merely their presence caused both monsters and humans alike to lose consciousness. I originally wanted to scan Aurianna’s memories for answers, but I fear the individual responsible for killing those people may have some connection to her and would become angered if I dared to access her memories. So in the end, I can only ask her directly," Vanuer sighed.

"Don’t worry, everything will be alright. At the very least, we’re still alive," Sylvia said gently with a smile as she leaned closer toward Vanuer and softly kissed her on the lips before stepping back and licking her own lips seductively.

"Stop frowning so much," Sylvia said coquettishly.

"Tch, tch..." Vanuer clicked her tongue as she walked toward the door, her face slightly flushed.