Chapter 147: Chapter 147: A Saintess'' Dream
ze Silverfang gritted his teeth. He could sense that something was wrong inside the cave as the Beast King couldn''t possibly go into a rut so quickly.
But when he was trying to approach the cave, the Beast King suddenly released a powerful suppressive aura from inside.
He tried to get up, but his body was so weak right now, and it was getting harder for him to breathe.
"No, I... need to save Princess Swan..." ze tried to get up again from the ground, but the moment he heard the second howl from His Majesty, he lost his strengthpletely and nked out.
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Meanwhile, Swan was in a deep sleep. Her body felt so warm and fuzzy under the nket that she didn''t have the urge to wake up at all.
She fell deeper and deeper into her sleep until she suddenly heard someone calling her;
-Dream Realm-
''Open your eyes, my dear daughter.''
''Umm... uh?'' Swan opened her eyes slowly and found herself in a white room made out of marble. Everything, including the furniture, was made out of cold marble. Swan was still half asleep, but she immediately knew that she was in a dream because she could stand on her two feet right now.
''You''re finally here, my dear.''
Swan blinked once, and a blinding light suddenly shed in front of her. Swan closed her eyes immediately, and it took a while for her to slowly open her eyes and see the figure of a woman covered in bright light.
Unfortunately, just like before, Swan couldn''t see her face under such a blinding light, but the woman kept on calling her Dear daughter.
"W-why am I in this dream, Goddess? I didn''t pray before I slept..."
''Certainly, I don''t need you to pray toe to your dream,'' the woman chuckled. ''You are my dearest daughter. I desire to visit you from time to time.''
Swan still didn''t understand why this Goddess kept referring to her as her dear daughter.
Swan was convinced that she was born from the womb of a whore. She had been told that by everyone in the Holy Achate Pce ever since she was just a toddler. freewebnovel
However, no matter how many times she asked, the Goddess never disclosed her name. Swan thought she was Goddess Asmara at first, but she always replied that her name wasn''t important, as long as Swan referred to her as Dear Mother.
"Um... I don''t know if I can be your daughter, Goddess. I''m just a lowly whore''s daughter. Isn''t it too disgraceful for you?"
''Have more faith in yourself, just like how much faith you have in the Goddess,'' the woman replied. ''Your prayer is a powerful tool that can grant any wish, as long as you are sincere about helping others, especially your beloved husband.''
"Then, howe I can''t heal my leg?" Swan asked. "I prayed hard enough..."
''Because you don''t have faith in
yourself. You have a pure heart, but you have many self-doubts and grief. A wish cannot be granted if you think that you''re not worthy of such a thing,'' The woman replied. ''You still think of yourself as a lowly whore daughter who deserved to be crippled for the rest of your life to pay for your birth sin. That''s why I cannot heal your leg, my dear daughter.''
"I—" Swan couldn''t deny that. She truly had a deep desire to help others, but when it came to helping herself, she still didn''t believe that she deserved any happiness that came to her.
She was too used to getting punished by her half-sister and stepmother every time she had something nice going on in her life.
She would be beaten after getting caught eating Aria''s leftover food. The abuse she experienced since childhood had made her mind wired differently.
Even if her leg could be healed somehow, deep down, she still wouldn''t believe that she deserved to be able to walk with both legs like a normal person, because she wasn''t meant to be normal.
''It will take a while for you to believe that you deserve happiness. When that timees, I promise to grant you everything you ever need,'' The woman added.
"T-then, how about my pregnancy?" Swan asked. She knew that she
wasn''t Gale''s fated mate, and she wasn''t meant to carry his offspring, but the Goddess just said her prayer could make everythinge true. If that was the case, she should''ve been pregnant by now. " know that I''m not his fated mate and cannot force myself to be one, but I want to carry his offspring. Can you make me an exception, Goddess?"
"Yes, I can make you an exception," the Goddess chuckled. "I came to your dream for that exact reason. Your husband is in a pitiful state right now and is turning into a mindless beast. Surely, you want to help him, right?"
Swan panicked the moment she heard about Gale''s condition.
She tossed her wish to be pregnant with his cubs, and quickly changed her prayer, "Goddess, please let me help my dearest husband! I feel sad seeing him being chained like a mindless beast! He is the kindest and gentlest man I''ve ever met in my life! He shouldn''t be treated like a monster!"
''Oh? How about your wish to have his baby? I can only grant you one wish for tonight,'' Goddess teased, but Swan took it seriously.
Swan joined her hands and kneeled in a praying position, "Goddess, please help my husband to go through this night without pain. I cannot bear to see him getting hurt. I admit that I do not think of myself as important, but my husband... he is the man I truly love, and I am ready to toss my happiness as long as he can be happy."
''Oh, you sure are my dearest
daughter. The only one,'' the Goddess murmured before she
gently ced her palm on top omet
Swan''s head. Swan could feel Ker body beginning to warm up. A golden aura emanated from her body, and her blonde hair shone brightly. ''I will grant both wishes. You shall help your husband through his painful rut tonight, Saintess Swan.''
~Dream Realm End-