chapter 17

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I staggered as the ground shook violently, and soon, a rift opened and nothing was beneath me anymore.

I closed my eyes as I fell into the abyss, yet as I didn’t feel any pain, I opened my eyes. But instead of the dark abyss, my vision was soon flooded with a very bright light.

Even though this place was filled with this very bright light, I could still see myself clearly, and my eyes didn’t hurt either.

The beads containing this illumination flocked toward the palm of my hand where I had the stigmata, and they were soon absorbed.

As I felt this warm energy, I gained vitality.

It felt like my head became clearer and that my body became as light as a feather.

At the same time, I was able to intuitively grasp the divine power within me, even as I hadn’t been taught how to use the abilities I had yet.

In terms of healing power, I understood everything. But strangely, it seemed like I didn’t have a grasp on using the bow yet.

I think getting abilities on the bow would be better.

But the first thing that came to mind after this was…

‘I can finally heal Frey!’

In fact, I thought I’d only be able to heal Frey after entering the ministry academy when they’d teach me how to use my divine power, give blessings and even use healing abilities.

But thanks to the new information that popped into my mind, I’d be able to meet Frey right away and heal him.

“What an unexpected gain.”

I smiled for a bit while thinking how nice this was, forgetting exactly where I was—then, a tremendous lightning bolt struck right in front of my eyes with a dull roar.

“AAHHH!!”

I screamed at the top of my lungs and jumped back.

As I flinched, I closed my eyes. But when I opened them again, I saw golden letters written on the surface where the lightning had struck.

It was definitely the first time I saw this language. It wasn’t the language used in my past life, nor was it a language that was used in the empire I was living in now.

It’s really the first time I’m seeing it, but I could somehow intuitively recognize it as the language that God uses.

[Freedom, liberation.]

As I read these words aloud, divine power flowed out and mingled with the air.

When I spoke the language of God, black smoke wrapped around my waist and seemed to hover in a circle.

It was so sudden and chaotic that I couldn’t think of anything else, but for some reason, I was calm.

[ Grrrr... ]

“...Huh?”

A beast’s ferocious growl reverberated from the smoke.

I looked into the smoke, flustered, but it soon swelled upwards and dispersed.

Then, a slender jaguar sauntered out.

It was nothing like a regular jaguar that couldn’t possibly exude this much pressure.

Its forehead had a mark that was much like the stigmata, and its eyes looked like molten gold.

It resembled the two stone statues fiercely guarding the temple of L’Aquila.

As it sauntered towards me, it was elegant. Its claws were sharp and its fur was as dark as obsidian, the color strange yet soft.

I didn’t feel any fear. Rather, the jaguar seemed to be on my side since I could feel its divine power.

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