“It takes no blood to stain purity.
Only a whisper... and time.”
— Lucian Veylor
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Evelyn Ailysse.
The youngest Saintess in Sanctaria’s history.
Worshipped for her gentleness.
Remembered for prayers that bent reality.
Every word she spoke became hope.
Every step she took welcomed by sacred hymns.
But that day—when she returned to her private sanctum—
she found a letter.
No seal. No name.
Laid neatly on top of her holy scripture.
Black ink. Elegant handwriting.
And only one sentence:
"What becomes of light... when it begins to question its source?"
Evelyn stared at it for a long while.
Then calmly set it aside.
She didn’t realize—
it wasn’t merely a letter.
It was the first fracture.
Planted by someone who understood:
Faith is never absolute.
And with the right whisper… even the divine could doubt.
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Several nights later.
Her dreams began to warp.
A cloaked figure appeared in the dark.
Eyes glowing red.
A voice that echoed without origin.
Its words corroded her prayers.
"Do you believe… because it is truth?
Or because it is tradition?"
Evelyn awoke, drenched in cold sweat.
Her lips moved, mouthing the old prayers—
but no sound escaped.
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Far from the golden halls of Sanctaria,
Lucian Veylor observed.
[Target: Evelyn Ailysse – Saintess]
Mental Stability: 82%
Key Traits: High Empathy, Strong Faith (Vulnerable to Existential Doubt)
Infiltration Progress: 9%
Active Protocol: Whisper of Doubt (Lv.2)
Lucian steepled his fingers. His crimson eyes gleamed.
“Not enough.”
He opened a new interface.
[System Command: Generate Spiritual Dialogue Simulation]
Disguise Mode: Divine Entity – Activated
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Morning.
Evelyn knelt alone inside a small chapel.
Her hands clasped. Her voice soft.
“Light of the heavens, grant me strength...”
Then it came.
A second voice.
Gentle. Otherworldly.
But so deeply familiar it pierced through her soul.
"Why do you pray to silence… and call it a god?"
She gasped. Eyes wide.
“Who... who are you?”
"I am the one who sees beyond the veil.
I am truth.
I am the question you fear to ask."
“This is temptation…”
"Or maybe… revelation."
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Hero System – Core Oracle Hub
Anomalous activity detected.
[System Alert]
User: Evelyn Ailysse
Cognitive Status: Early-stage anomaly detected
Energy Signature: Unknown (Non-demonic, Non-celestial)
Recommendation: Immediate spiritual reset and containment
But Evelyn had already moved.
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That night.
She stood before Kael.
Her voice calm. Her presence soft.
But her gaze… hollow.
“What would you do, Kael…
if the truth you defend
was just a beautiful version of a lie?”
Kael froze.
For the first time—
his faith faltered.
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In a forgotten castle under moonlight,
Lucian raised his glass of black wine,
gazing at the crumbling world with silent triumph.
[System Notification]
Target: Evelyn Ailysse
Mental Disruption Level: 21%
Additional Effect: Emotional Trigger – Kael Activated
He smirked.
“The first fracture holds.”
“Now… let’s see who can save the world—
when its holiest hearts begin to rot from within.”
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TO BE CONTINUED...