Her mind flashed back to the time when that same religion almost had her burned to death. Those people made her sick. Placing her hand on the hilt of her blade she smiled to herself. She was learning about honor and the gods of her mother's culture. Her task today was a simple one. All she had to do was disrupt Brunhilde's priests from going into places where the people were down-trodden and on their last leg, looking for hope in all the wrong places. Easily manipulated people who would give their whole life to a god for a little bit of food and betray their neighbors for some clean water and better living conditions. They needed help and those priests were gonna feed them some false hope and she was gonna stop them.
Third Eye Open [Sabotage:Brunhilde/Hitomi]
Fri Jul 02, 2021 10:53 am
Her mind flashed back to the time when that same religion almost had her burned to death. Those people made her sick. Placing her hand on the hilt of her blade she smiled to herself. She was learning about honor and the gods of her mother's culture. Her task today was a simple one. All she had to do was disrupt Brunhilde's priests from going into places where the people were down-trodden and on their last leg, looking for hope in all the wrong places. Easily manipulated people who would give their whole life to a god for a little bit of food and betray their neighbors for some clean water and better living conditions. They needed help and those priests were gonna feed them some false hope and she was gonna stop them.
Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:25 pm
Hello sir... What's this I keep hearing about Illumin will save my soul?
Her voice rang clear as a little bell in a large church to a man dressed like someone who was important in the building. She figured he was the head priest or something but in short, she didn't care, she needed to have them think she wanted to be " converted ". The man turned to her with a kind-hearted smile, one that Hitomi could only take as a snake in the grass sort of facade. Nothing these people would do could convince her that they weren't predators. The man nodded and made a sweeping motion with his hands towards one of the pews. Hitomi figured he wanted her to sit down so she did just that. The man followed behind her and also took a seat.
Yes my child. The light of our Lord and savior yes it can and will save your soul.
Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:40 pm
Hitomi's voice trembled under the question as she tried to make herself small in front of the man. She was already dressed in humble clothing and her hair was in a low bun. She had the appearance of a commoner and one who looked to be struggling, which was what she was going for. The man next to her on the other hand looked well-fed, with rosy cheeks, and a long beard that he stroked as she spoke. It looked like he was in deep thought but she knew damn well that he already had a whole spiel or getting wide-eyed, naive, people into the church and under the religion.
I'm sorry my dear child. I forgot to introduce myself. I am Dario Magmus. I am the head priest of this church. Following the light of Illumin protects your soul from wandering the darkness, because that's what happens to your soul when you die. But you don't have to wait before you are at deaths door to receive his blessing at gain favor now.
And there it was. The bullshit. He went one for what felt like hours talking about the history of Illumin, what the church could do for her and her family, how even getting more people to bask in the light and glory of the pitiful religion would save their souls. It was an actual clown fiesta coming out of his mouth. He even had the audacity to speak about Brunhilde and how she would become the next ruler of Bosco.
Fri Jul 02, 2021 5:24 pm
Sir, my family have all died of a terrible plague. Is this because we didn't pray to Illumin. Is this because we didn't believe it? Please tell me, sir, what do I have to do.. truly to save my soul. I don't want to die and be in the dark
The man only smiled, took Hitomi's hands in his, and kissed them gently. The action alone would cause mental turmoil for Hitomi, but she had to keep face no matter how much she wanted to fucking throw upon him. His chubby face full of lecherous glee was all she needed to know that he would be the first pig on the pyre when this was all done. He was going to use his influence to prey on her but she was going to use him to dismantle the work of Brunhild from the inside out.
Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:01 am
Hitomi rushed to the room she had bought at an inn on the outskirts of Bosco's royal city. She felt disgusted at the actions of the so-called priest. With what he knew about her from what she said he was already eager to prey on her. She couldn't believe the audacity of that man but she cleaned herself up and went back to the church. Dario was waiting for her and even though he was ready to marry her he said he wouldn't do that unless she knew what giving herself to Illumin was all about.
Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:23 am
Hitomi didn't refuse, but of course, she couldn't with it being mandatory and all. Dario explained that he wouldn't be there but she would be going with a group of his men and women and they would show her and tell her exactly what to do for these people. When night fell the group was gathered at the gates and she was given a crash course on what to say to the people who lived in the slums outside of the village. These people would get food but of course it would not be free... They would have to work for it.
Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:41 am
She remembered saving it from Stellan rebels when she was...Someone else. Those people didn't need this sort of stress on them. Once the main leader of the group stopped talking about what tonight's task was, Hitomi snapped back into listening mode. For the most part, she tuned them out but something odd coming from the man's mouth. They wanted these people to earn their food? Give up their children so that they could work in the church? Was that what she heard? The group loaded up the carriage with the food and supplies that needed to be given out to the people of the village before heading out towards it.
Sat Jul 03, 2021 8:51 am
This caused Hitomi's blood to boil. With her hand on Kusanagi's hilt, she waited until they were far enough away from their destination and their leaving point to walk a bit ahead and near the horse. Taking a deep breath she quickly lopped off the horse's head to stop its movement and before the man driving the carriage could scream she sliced his head clean off too.
The group demanded to know what she was doing. They called her a demon and launched spells at her that she dodged with ease. These people weren't trained in actual combat and she was too close for them to hit her without hurting themselves with spells that took up a large area. They tried to scream for help but her sword was already slicing through necks like butter.
Sat Jul 03, 2021 9:10 am
The next hardest part was getting the carriage and food and supplies to the people. She had to be quick on her feet for that one because she was very far from any town or village with a horse. She wondered how heavy the cart was. Considering how strong she was maybe she could pull it herself. Placing Kusanagi in its sheath she went to the front of the carriage and lifted it. It was a little hard to do but nothing she couldn't handle. Pulling it along the path she thought about the story she would tell these people, and what she was suppose to tell Dario what happened.
Sat Jul 03, 2021 1:50 pm
It took her three hours on foot, dragging a carriage full of food and supplies to get to the village. The day was breaking on her arrival and someone was there to meet her. She explained who she was, what happened, and what she had for them. She made sure to say it was a gift from Hildegard because if anyone was gonna take credit for this bounty it was gonna be her. After dropping off the food and supplies she went stayed for two days before returning to Bosco's royal capital where she would finish off Dario and go on to the next task in taking Brunhilde down a notch.
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