🌙 Midnight – The Abandoned Chapel Outside the Academy
Hidden in a shadowed forest near the academy stood a ruined chapel.
It hadn't been used in centuries—until tonight.
Kael arrived alone, still wearing a cloak over his Starforged Armor, which shimmered faintly underneath.
As he entered, a chill crawled up his spine. Dust floated through silver moonlight piercing broken stained glass.
Then a voice echoed from the altar.
"Zareth the Betrayer… you kept our promise after all."
💫 She Appears – The Divine Priestess
From the shadows walked a girl, elegant and regal.
Long white hair, slightly glowing.
Barefoot. Dressed in ceremonial priestess robes woven with stardust.
A glowing necklace in the shape of a half-sun, half-moon.
Her eyes were… crying—but they burned with power.
"My name in this life is Selene Varith Eloria...But you once called me 'Veyna of the Eternal Temple.'"
Kael's heart stopped.
🪷 Flashback – A God and His Devoted Priestess
He remembered it now.
In his divine life as Zareth, during the Great War, one mortal believed in him… when no one else did.
She was the High Priestess of Light and Judgment, loyal until the very end. She stood between him and the gods who branded him a traitor.
"If you fall," she once said, "I will be your last temple. I will keep your name alive."
And for that… the gods cursed her, stripping her memories and blessing.
🩷 Now – Painful Reunion
Selene stepped forward, lips trembling.
"Tell me, Zareth… did you truly betray the gods?Or was that just another lie… I chose to believe?"
Kael looked down. The weight of centuries returned.
"I did betray them.But not for power. I did it… for people like you."
Selene's hand glowed. Magic surged.
"Then show me your truth."
🌌 Memory Fusion – The First True Divine Vision
Their hands touched.
A flood of golden starlight burst from their contact—Kael was hurled back into his own mind.
⚔️ Divine Flashback:
Zareth stood on a battlefield of gods.
The sky was on fire. Suns bled. Moons shattered.
Veyna stood before him, sword drawn, begging him to stop.
"If you destroy the Core, there'll be no divine law left!"
Zareth:
"I know. That's the point."
"But they'll call you a villain!""They already have."
He smiled.
"I'd rather be a villain… than a god who watches the world suffer."
He shattered the Core.
🔥 Return to the Present – Selene Collapses
Kael caught her as she fell into his arms.
Tears ran down her face.
"You… were never the villain."
"I tried to tell them.""I know."
"I still remember praying to you.""You were the only one who believed."
Her body shimmered. The curse holding her power unraveled slightly.
Her Priestess Core awakened.
💍 Harem Complication x100
Back at the academy…
The other girls felt it.
Lyria: "He's with someone…"Valessia: "That divine pressure—someone very close to him."Rivenya: smiling in the dark "Ah… the holy girl survived after all."
Elira, reading Kael's aura:
"He's… crying."
🕯️ Closing Scene – A New Mission Begins
Selene woke in Kael's room the next day.
"Zareth. I want to stay by your side again. But I also want to earn it this time."
"Then fight with me. We'll uncover the truth, piece by piece."
She smiled softly.
"Then I'll be your sword and prayer both."