Chapter 17: Supply Warehouse I

Is that...?

Yeah, that's the nun's weapon.

What do we have here? Lambs of the false god, captured.

Ungh... You monster...

It is my fault... I never imagined... one of the Six Apostles... would be here...

Never fear, little lambs.

Once we operate on your brains, you shall be born again as true believers... of Tiamat.

Humans were never anything but experiments for you people...

You destroyed what I once was!

Ah... such a tantalizing tongue, brimming with despair!

The beauty of it...

You can imagine how much I, the Apostle of Despair, appreciate such a thing.

...

Just kill me instead.

Oh, no no, you have a purpose. As mighty followers of Tiamat.

Now despair! And relish in it!

Ahahaha!

O Father in Heaven...

It is as I feared... They were captured.

Either way, we can't set the warehouse on fire right now.

So let's take out that baldy while he's unguarded and save the nuns!

Ethan, wait!

Why? What's the problem?

I don't think we should fight him. The energy he gives off is startling.

The bald dude?

Yes. He is keeping his powers hidden. Powers that could lay this entire area to waste.

If we are to save the nuns, we should wait until he is gone.

All right... But Morgana?

Yes?

Why are you being so dependable all the sudden?

Because my life is precious.

Fair enough. Let's wait till he leaves.

Okay, we can handle the rest of them, yeah?

I only see minions left now.

All right, let's go!

Claire was injured, badly...

What happened?

We knew of the human experimentation, but we didn't expect the Apostle of Despair was behind it.

The Apostle of Despair?

Yes. The Tiamat bishop, Hengest, is served by Rowena the vestal and six apostles.

Hengest was a barbarian chieftain, but then the apostles preached to him about Tiamat. In fact, no one knows how powerful the apostles are...

Apostle of Despair, you said? Do the other five have titles?

They do. In all, they are named Despair, Wrath, Dread, Pleasure, Envy, and Disbelief.

They are not to be faced. Yet we were captured by one...

E-Ethan! They found us!

Don't let them escape!

Crap, we gotta get outta...

Huh?

Why hello there, my loves.

W-Who are you?!

Time for questions later, dear. Get moving.

Ethan, we must go!

Gah, run!

Ha, nowhere left to scurry now, you bloody rats.

Isaac!

Why, if it isn't Princess Elizabeth, in the flesh!

You traitor!

Haha! Believe me, I wouldn't be in these shabby backwoods if your father hadn't sent me!

You will pay for what you've done!!!

Elizabeth, don't!

Heheh... Finally broadened your horizens beyond arranging flowers, have you, Princess?

My father is dead thanks to traitors like you... I swear I will make you pay...

Such childish ambitions do not become you, Princess. You are an adult now.

Which means if you surrender, I could make you my concubine.

Hey! Bob Cut!

What do you want, munchkin?

You just lost. Quit the chest-thumping and piss off.

Do you feel safe, Princess, hiding behind that mangy peasant boy of yours?

Keep talkin', Bob Cut. I've got a sword edge with your name on it.

Hmph, I will be back. In the meantime, consider my offer, Princess! Hahaha!

He's gone...

Just narrowly got them off our tail...

...

They'll know we're in Salisbury now.

Verily.

Let's get outta here.

Enya, good.

So suave, Mordred... Anyway, they made it back in one piece.

And did you find where the human experiments are being conducted?

I did. The basement of the supply warehouse.

Those savages... They were already bad company as is...

And those cultists you despise, they will burn along with the warehouse.

Then we'll have our pretext to withdraw.

Hngh, being a spy is so much work...

We are changing the world. It is not a path of leisure.

Such a bold, manly man you are, Mordred.