(This chapter is dedicated to all Saintess fans who like Saga)
section I
My name is Persefin, and I am a very, very ordinary girl. I live by the cliff of the Caucasus Mountains. This was the place where the great Fire Stealer Prometheus was imprisoned.
The winding railings of the lightning
Destroy my flesh and blood;
Ren Ji's lightning shocked the blue sky.
Let the storm blow the blue sky;
Let Kuang Kuang overturn the foundation of the earth;
Let the waves on the sea roll up the raging waves,
Disrupting the orbit of the stars in the sky;
The swirling beach of the inevitable doom
I'm going mad with my body
Falling into the abyss of Tartarus:
You know very well that I won't use mine
Pain in exchange for servile obedience.
I'd rather be tied to a cliff than Zeus's loyal servant.
Today it's me, tomorrow it's his turn to suffer.
Every day, when I climb the cliffs of the Caucasus Mountains to pick herbs, I can always hear other villagers singing such a song-"The Bound Prometheus." Perhaps he was the biggest legend here, the greatest hero of mankind.
I was once so obsessed with this hero that I even went crazy and searched for this legendary hero on every cliff of the Caucasus Mountains. There was still a mountain behind the mountain, and there was still a cliff below the cliff. Only heroes did not exist.
Slowly, I grew up and began to understand. Only then did I realize that heroes may be great, but they are distant and irrelevant.
I'm not pretty, I have some freckles on my face, and I don't have any prominent family background. For an ordinary woman like me, I have no fate with heroes. In her future life, she would definitely marry a very mediocre husband, then slowly grow old and die.
The 13-year-old me was already so old. Until that day.
That day, the strong wind and heavy snow wreaked havoc in the mountains. The sky was still crackling with thunder, just like the thunderbolts thrown by Zeus. In the wind and snow, I saw a person.
That was…I couldn't believe my eyes. On the opposite cliff, in the desolate mountain ridge, under the huge chain, the sky of the Aegean Sea was imprisoned. Yes, he was as beautiful as the Aegean Sea, blue and pure.
His hair was a little messy, but it couldn't cover his bright and sad eyes. His face, which was carved with marble, carried the vicissitudes of life and arrogance. His naked body was covered with shocking scars...
A fierce Russian eagle flew across the sky. Perhaps it smelled his flesh and blood, it spread its wings happily and pounced on him.
No! No!
Without any extra thoughts, I immediately crossed the mountain ridge and stumbled to find him. I want to save him.
Although we were close, there was a huge cliff between us. I ran and jumped. My hands were cut by stones and my feet were worn out. But I didn't care. I just wanted to save him.
Suddenly, a huge stone wall appeared in front of him. I've clearly walked this path hundreds of times, but in a moment of desperation, I actually took the wrong path!
Tears welled up in her eyes. If I can't see him this time, I might not be able to see him again in the future. This terrifying thought suddenly occupied my heart, and I screamed crazily.
Just as I was in despair, a warm and powerful feeling suddenly enveloped my entire body. "Girl, what's wrong with you? Who bullied you?"”The sound was like the music of a harp, clear and pleasant to the ears.
He…who is he…but I don't know why, but I believe him, I believe the owner of this voice.
"I'm going to save a chained man. He had long sky-blue hair and eyes…He was not a bad person…He was definitely not a bad person, but he was tied up tightly and was even eaten by a vicious eagle. He was very pitiful! I want to save him!"
That voice gently smiled, like the spring breeze, and entered my ears.
"I'm probably the person you want to save. I'm very grateful for your kindness. However, you don't have to come over."
It really was him…I believed him without hesitation.
"Why didn't he come to save you? Ah, you were captured by a powerful enemy? I'm not afraid!"
"Thank you. However, no one wanted to capture me. I was the one who tied myself up here.”
"Ah…Why?"
"Because of my sins…"
"Sin?"
There was no answer. The warm feeling disappeared, leaving me alone in the mountains.
After an unknown amount of time, I finally arrived at the place where he was bound. However, other than the cold chains, there was only blood on the ground. He really disappeared…I knelt on the ground and started crying.
I didn't go home. I didn't eat. I'm just waiting here foolishly, waiting for the person I've imprisoned.
Who was he? Was he a hero like Prometheus? Why…did he do this? Why was he so sad? He said sin? Impossible. A person like him was not a bad person. He could not be a sinner!
Three days, I waited for three days. Even when the villagers saved me from fainting from hunger, I still couldn't see him. But according to the villagers, it was a man with long sky-blue hair who informed them to come and save me. It was him!
After recuperating for half a month, I couldn't wait to go out and go to that cliff. The cliff was still there, the iron chain was still there, but that person had already disappeared. I touched the desolate mountain wall and could not help but cry again.
Was it a dream? That injured face, sad eyes, and body covered in bruises, were they all my dreams? Am I too lonely, or am I too delusional, to the point that I treat a legend as reality? A beautiful illusion.
Actually, I didn't give up. I came here every day for two months, but I was disappointed every day.
Heroes are destined to live in my dreams.
Not long after, I was chosen as a maid of the Sanctum to serve the Pope.
Chosen? She should be pushed. The villagers saw that I was crazy all day and were afraid that something would happen to me and I would become their burden. That was why they specially sent me to the Holy Region, a mysterious place.
I didn't refuse.
Alright, he would leave Caucasus Mountain and leave the illusory dream of a hero.
I met the Pope. The Pope was a great existence. Who was he? I don't know.
However, when I first saw the Pope wearing a mask and a long robe, I was shocked.
This was a form of dignity! A kind of noble dignity that could not be trampled upon! Looking at him, my knees couldn't help but soften, and I willingly knelt in front of him.
I couldn't see his face because he was wearing a mask. Similarly, he couldn't see my appearance. As a lady, I also had to wear a mask like a female saint.
Why? No one can answer me. Everyone said that this was the rule of the Mythological Era.
That's good too. There are many more beautiful maidservants than me. Since they were all wearing masks, it did not matter who was beautiful or ugly. It was very fair.
As the Pope's maid, the things she did were very trivial.
He would wake up early every day, prepare breakfast, feed the Pope and the legendary goddess, and then deal with all kinds of affairs in the Holy Region. I want to clean the Pope's Hall so that the Pope can meet all kinds of mighty saints here. I want to clean the baths of the church so that the pope and the legendary goddess can bathe. I was also responsible for keeping the lamp lit and watching the Pope read at night before falling into a deep sleep. This was life.
At first, I felt that it was a new experience. After all, the Pope's majesty gave me a good impression. But gradually, I got annoyed.
There were too many rules and secrets here. The legendary goddess was not allowed to be seen, nor was the true face of the Pope. I can't leave the Holy Region so easily, and I can't take off my mask so easily…
Is my life really only like this? She had not seen him for almost a year…
The Pope rarely spoke to me. Sometimes, he seemed to be talking to a statue. He was indeed very gentle, but this kind of gentleness was the same for everyone. He treated everyone equally, whether they were acquaintances or strangers. That was right. He was the Pope, after all. He belonged to the entire world. However, he was so bored!
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