Mother Marie stepped out of the church and everyone standing in front of the church immediately bowed down to her in respect.
Even the children walking with their parents bowed down to her without second thoughts.
"Good afternoon everyone..." Marie spoke as she raised both of her hands into the air as if blessing everyone.
"Mo-Mother... Please save my child. Please I beg you..." The father of the child spoke with a desperate expression as he immediately walked upto Mother Marie with his dead child.
"Child... Do you believe in Lord baltzaar ?" Mother Marie asked as she took the child into her own hands.
"We believe in Lord baltzaar, Mother Marie." The child's mother replied as she joined hands in front of her and started crying loudly.
"W-We do... Mother." His father replied as he went down on his knees once again.
"Very well... I shall put this child on the altar and we shall see if Lord spares his life." Mother Marie spoke as she turned around and entered inside the church once again.
As soon as she entered inside the church, she pulled out the small bottle of green liquid from her pocket and emptied it into the child's mouth.
The church was filled with long wooden tables and on the Front there was a huge altar with an eye sigil etched into it.
As Mother Marie walked towards the altar... All fourteen nuns that were standing inside the church went down on both of their knees and pressed their foreheads against the ground.
Mother Marie walked upto the altar and placed the child on the Altar.
"Everyone... Please come in. May we pray for this child to Lord baltzaar." Mother Marie spoke in a soft voice and everyone standing on the church's gate entered inside and took seats on the wooden benches.
Mother's marie then went down on both of her knees and holded the pendant tightly that she was wearing and started chanting in an ancient language.
"Yoko Alkoiu Trusam Lovelo Hunano Trusam Re Alor Trusam..." As soon as she started chanting the pendant in her hand started glowing brightly.
Suddenly a green light started to glow out of the altar and the infant's hands started to wiggle.
"Oh my god..."
"Are you seeing that ?"
"I-I am."
"M-My child..." The mother of the child spoke as her tears disappeared and a shocked expression took it's place.
"UWAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..." The kid started crying as it came back to life once again.
"Lord Baltzaar has blessed this child with his kindness and given him another chance at life." Mother Marie spoke as she immediately picked up the child from the Altar and looked at him with a smile.
The child looked back at mother marie as his eyes shined brightly green for a second before returning back to normal.
"There you go..." Mother Marie spoke as she returned the child back to his mother.
"T-Thank you... Mother Marie. I-I don't know how can I ever repay-"
"Shhhh... Child, you don't repay the lord. You just stay loyal to him. You understand that ?" Mother Marie asked with a smile.
"I-I will give my life happily for the lord... Mother Marie." Child's father spoke with a serious expression as he immediately went down on his knees in front of mother Marie.
"Loyalty is what lord asks of you in return for everything he has given to you. I hope you all are not going to disappoint the lord." Mother Marie spoke as she turned around and looked at all the others sitting on the wooden benches.
"NO MOTHER." Everyone spoke in unison as they stood up and pulled out the same eye pendants just like mother Marie was wearing around her neck.
"Good... The lunch will be distributed soon. Get back to your jobs." Mother Marie spoke as she immediately started walking towards her room upstairs.
"Mother..." Suddenly one of the nuns stopped her in the middle of the stairs.
"Hm...? What happened, Yuli ?"
"A word from the human Kingdom has arrived mother."
"Come to my room." Mother Marie spoke as she immediately took the nun to her room.
*Click*
Both of them entered inside the room and mother Marie immediately locked the room as she slowly walked upto Yuli.
"What did she say ?" She asked with a serious expression.
"The Royal Cavalry went out to fight some demons in the duran mountains, Mother...." Yuli spoke with a hesitated voice.
"What ? Did Merlin killed someone important to them ? Or did they found out about the village ?" Mother Marie asked with a serious expression.
"T-That's the problem... M-Mother..." Yuli spoke as a grim expression appeared over her face and she took a step back.
"Oh for Lord's sake... Will you just speak up and tell me... What the hell happened ?" Mother Marie shouted in an angry tone.
"S-Sir... Merlin was killed in fierce battle with a human." Yuli spoke as she immediately looked down in fear.
"W-What ? What the hell are you talking about ? How can a demon as powerful as Merlin die from a Human's hands ?
Was it Adwin the Human kingdom's king ?" Mother Marie asked with a serious expression.
"N-No mother... It was someone else. The human who defeated the demon was wearing a white mask on his face and he defeated him inside a Demon pact."
"Send the message... I will need everything on that human in two days time." Mother Marie spoke with a serious expression as she looked at Yuli.
"A-As you say... Mother." Yuli replied with scared expression.
"You understood what I just said ?" Mother Marie asked in a low voice as she looked at her.
"Y-Yes... Mother." Yuli replied with a scared expression.
"Then what the hell are you still doing in this room ? Get out and send the MESSAGE." Mother Marie shouted in anger as she pointed towards the gate.
"Y-Y-Y-Yes... M-Mother." The nun replied as she exited the room at once.
"Merlin... You fucking idiot. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH..." Mother Marie shouted in frustration as she stabbed all of her nails into the wooden table in front of her and broke all of her nails at once.
*tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick-tick*
"What happened child ?" Suddenly the dark smoke rose inside the mirror once again.