The next day I went to the temple early in the morning as usual.

I met Silas who seemed to be sad for some reason today. He didn't call out my name cheerfully, instead, his voice was heavy.

"What's wrong Silas?"

For the first few seconds, he didn't say anything to me but soon he gave me a forced smile, "young, master Zavian, remember that you are blessed by the goddess right?"

"That's right."

"Promise me that you will not stop believing in her, no matter what happens."

I was quiet for some time after listening to this peculiar request. "I understand, Silas, don't worry about that. Even if these entire Worlds stand me, I shall never abandon my goddess"

After listening to my words, Silas finally smiled cheerfully before sitting beside me as we both offer our prayers to the goddess.

After I was done, I was about to leave but on my way out I was met with the Saintess. This time she was really in a hurry and didn't reply to me. Greeting. She just ignored me and walked in.

This seemed like the usual, calm, and innocent Saintess I knew.

I decided not to pay attention to it and be on my way.

The weather was actually good today, so I decided to go through a long way.

But while I was enjoying my walk bumped into someone again, and to my surprise, it was the third prince wanting Yug.

This time, he seemed to be in pain as he collapsed on the ground and grunted. I immediately held his hand, but he yanked his hand away.

"Your highness you are injured"

"Oh really? How come I didn't know?"

He mocked. I lowered my eyes and before he or I could say anything I saw some people coming from behind him, "who are they?"

"Some people who love me so much that they want me to go to heaven, fucking bitch's pets"

I didn't say anything. I picked up his weapon, which was a dagger, and stood in front of him"

"What are you?.."

"Stay back, your Highness. let these citizens protect you"

I said and jumped towards those four men and easily overpowered. I am the son of Duke. I am not someone who will easily defeat.

I managed to make them run, but I instantly threw the knife toward the prince, who closed his eyes, but the knife pierced the heart of the one who was about to attack from behind.

My hands suddenly started to shiver. How can I kill anyone? How can I take a life? My goddess Ankh who literally means life and is a peace-loving goddess and I, her worshipper, committed the greatest sin. I took a life; I killed someone.

I wonder if the goddess will abandon me for this.

I was brought out of my thoughts by the prince, who was trying to get up. I ran to him and helped him to sit up.

"Prince, are you okay?"

"Actually I am not. I was poisoned."

"Then allow me to take you to the doctor."

"No use, it's too late." He said and breathed heavily. He looked to be in pain.

"What type of poison they gave you.?"

Yug smirked. "it's called black venom"

My hands went cold. Even if the empress hates the prince, how can she give such poison? Black venom is a very lethal poison, it makes a person go through immense pain. Their organs start to rot and burst one by one, causing immense pain.

Slowly, slowly, the person goes mad before their brain explodes as well. And the worst part is that this poison has no cure.

The prince smiled and grabbed his dagger weakly. " I don't have enough strength to drive this dagger through my heart. Can you do this for me?"

I stared at him without saying anything, while he continued, "people say that I am the son of a traitor but have they ever tried to listen to us?

My mother Yuhai, who was the innocent daughter of a baron, was forcefully taken by my father and then raped while the empress bullied her.

When the empress thought that my mother was receiving too much favor after I was born she constantly poisoned her which made my mom lose her mind, and when she couldn't take it anymore she just tried to make the empress drink the same poison that she was fed.

And in the end, she was killed and her family was killed and their bodies were hung on the walls of the imperial palace. So am I wrong about wanting to bring justice?

And your goddess, I hate her to the core"

I listened to everything he said before I raised the dagger," are you mad that I insulted your goddess?"

I didn't reply. I just stared at him and swung the dagger.