The Villain's Redemption

The Head Bishop stared at her without an iota of emotion on his face. Then he looked at the hand of the servant. "Go to the medical facility and find a person that could help you."

"But — But…"

"It's either that or you die," the Head Bishop said. "You disrespected the Sybill. You anger the gods," he added. Rhea only smiled when she heard this. It seems that the Head Bishop is pretty smart?

"This servant will obey." The woman bowed and eyed Rhea before leaving the room.

"Will she survive?" the Head Bishop asked.

"No."

"The history books never said about Sybills being able to hurt someone."

She nodded. It was because of a talisman that she used on herself. That talisman came from another world, and she wasn't able to copy it for some reason. It wasn't an attack-type talisman, but something that could defend her once someone tried to touch her.

She could easily activate it anytime and harm anyone, as long as they have their hands on her.

"Sybills are not aggressive people."

She snorted at that. Obviously, they didn't have the time to be aggressive, as most of them were killed before they could show their potential. The fact that the Sybills have short lives and they were never exposed to society. Moreover, they were never taught how to make other talismans using spells.

They lack the knowledge and the time to create other types of talismans. From the short time that she read the books and diaries, she found out one thing. Sybills can be very powerful. If her guess was right, anyone can be a Sybill and not just the spell casters like her. Even Elemental Conjurers and Lycans can be Sybill too.

Lily's sharp mind had a reason to believe that the church had been trying to hide these facts for centuries now.

"People outside are saying that you are a goddess."

She pursed her lips in response. Seeing that she wasn't planning to say anything, he continued. "I don't think so. In fact, the church does not think so." A smug smile appeared on his face. However, the absence of emotion in the man's eyes made it look like he was some serial killer smiling at his next victim. "The church could easily say that you are possessed. The Sybill that could heal people was overwhelmed with vision. She became mad and… killed herself."

That was a warning. Rhea blinked at him without saying a word. She badly wanted to challenge the man. She wanted to tell him she wasn't scared of his bald head or his ugly smirk. But she wanted him to continue. Rhea felt that this is the moment where the villain would reveal everything before they try to kill the protagonist.

"The church could easily do that."

She nodded. In fact, she agreed with him. The church could easily make people believe a lie. Especially when most Sybills died 'crazy'. This was the unfortunate truth.

"The church could even include the whole Larsen Family." He walked around the table separating them and stood in front of her. Then his callused hand touched her cheek. "We could burn the whole Larsen Clan for the sins of helping the priestess stage a coup, knowing she was in her 'crazy' state."

'System, do I have a quest concerning about the Larsen Family?' she asked inwardly.

[Yes]

Acceptable answer. Rhea clenched her teeth. 'What Is it?'

[Trigger the Quest for more information.]

'How do I trigger a damn quest?'

Nothing…

As usual…

"What do you think… Priestess?" He took a step back, still smiling at her. "Are you going to cooperate with the church and stop acting on your own from now on?"

"First, your hands are dirty." This man would slowly rot. That was the punishment for touching her. "Don't tell me I didn't warn you."

The Head Bishop only smiled. "I have the blessings of the pope. No one can harm me."

She snorted. The blessing of the pope would work only if the magic was made in this world. The talisman in her body was not. She met his gaze. "Don't tell me I didn't warn you. "

"The— "

"Second, I am a slave to the gods not to the church."

"Third, the church can be replaced. The gods cannot. If they willed to destroy you and your church, I would gladly help them." Right now, Lily already knew that she was an expert in making people mad. She could spout some nonsense and scare someone to death without batting an eyelid.

This was her natural talent.

"So you are not scared that the Larsen— "

"Why would I care about the family that abandoned me?" she asked. Reverse Psychology— another thing that Lily was very good at. Or at least she thought she was good at convincing people to do her bidding using this tactic. Smiling, she walked towards him. "Why do you think would I care about them when I can have this world… if I wanted to?"

"You — " Finally, she spotted a wave of small anger in the man's eyes. Rhea smiled inwardly. She would call this a success!

"The church would never let you."

She only smirked. "You have wronged all the previous Sybills. Did you think your church would receive no punishment for doing what you did? The gods blessed the Sybills since they were born. Did you think killing them would amuse the gods?"

"The church never killed them!"

Of course. At least not directly. Seeing her smug smile, the Head Bishop suddenly said. "Guards!" Almost immediately, the door burst open. Despite the carpeted floors, the heavy footsteps of at least ten men echoed inside the room.

"The Sybill threatened to harm the church!" the Head Bishop said. "The visions confused her. Take her to the dungeons. I will contact the pope."

"You know… Head Bishop…." Rhea said in a calm tone as she beamed at him. "You just anger the gods."

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Thank you for reading. Mass Release for Villain's Redemption for the event: May 18- Tuesday