The Demon King's Paladin

Chapter 98. Angela

Where am I? What was I doing? Think... We made it to Paradise. Fought a Demon Alligator. I healed the girl. Then...

" WAIT!"

" AHH!"

" What!? Who are you!?"

When I sat up from sleeping, a woman was next to me. She looked like a human. Blonde hair, green eyes and she looks to be a woman in her 30s. Wait! She has wings! What the hell!? Wait I scared her?

" Yes, you did!"

"What!?"

Did... Did she read my mind?

" Yes, I can John."

" Who are you?"

" Now, now no need to be frightened. I'm on your side!"

She proudly points to her chest as she gives me a warm smile.

" You realize, that helps me very little in knowing who you are, right?"

" Well, why not take a look around? This should help you figure out a few things!"

" Okay."

I look around like I was asked and notice that I'm in an endless white plane. There's not even a horizon to speak of.

" Okay, so I'm still dreaming right?"

The woman looks at me. She seemed excited at my question.

" Yes and no!"

" Look, Miss this would go a lot better if you could explain what is going on and who you are. Please, I'm begging you."

She looks at me with some disappointment in her gaze and begins to speak while sitting on her knees in front of me.

" Fine. But where to begin is the question really. I guess my name... No that won't work."

" Why wouldn't that work?"

I stare confused at the woman in front of me.

" Well, there's no syllables that can help pronounce my true name in any mortal tongue."

The woman placed her hand on her chin and began to think. In time, she seemed to have found an answer.

" I give up!"

I just looked at her in bewilderment.

" Oh, don't look at me like that! I'll just have you call me a name that you can pronounce!"

" And what name would that be?"

" Hmm... How about... Angela! I think it would get the message across if someone heard the name."

The wo... Angela had a proud smile on her face as she spoke. That's 1 question down, I guess. Now for the others.

" So, Angela. What are you and why am I here?"

Angela smiled at me and began to speak in a calm tone.

" Isn't the name a big enough hint? Well, if not, I guess I can spell it out for you. I'm the one who granted you, my favor. Which let you become a Paladin in the first place John."

" So, you're a God?"

" Yes and no. That's where the confusion on your part will start to set in. I believe that the explanation for the Job stated something like " Chosen by one of the Gods" or something close to that, right?"

" Yeah, I think so?"

" Right! Well, you could think of that as a translation error."

" So, what's the actual meaning then?"