Chapter 192: Chapter 192: I shall enact justice for the weeping Swan


    Aria was stunned when Swan easily snapped the ne.


    She could feel the powerful dark aura around her body vanishing instantly, leaving her in a vulnerable state.


    "G-give it back!" Aria cried out as she tried to snatch the emerald from Swan.


    Saintess Swan checked the emerald for a second and grinned in amusement, "This is indeed, one of Harsetti''s pendants. She has seven of these, based on the seven deadly sins. Do you want to know what sin this emerald ne represents?" Swan paused for a second and said, "Envy. You can draw great power from this ne because you are envious of Swan. You envy her beauty, because you know you will never be as beautiful. That''s why you beat her up every day, starve her, and cut her hair short to make her look unattractive. You envy her beautiful and soothing voice. Lastly, you envy her for having a husband who is the most powerful and most loving."


    "This ne is incredibly powerful for a little witch like you. But in front of Goddess Asmara and her daughter, this is nothing but a child''s y. She should''ve given you a better item after you sacrificed so many innocent children," Saintess Swanmented sarcastically. She clenched the shining emerald pendant. It slowly crumbled to dust, as if it was made out of sand.


    Aria stared at the emerald ne nkly, as the key to defeat Swan turned into dust in front of her. She had never felt such despair before. She didn''t even despair when she received the news of her father''s death.


    But now, she felt small, weak, and insignificant in front of the crippled bitch.


    She looked at Swan in disbelief, and her face paled instantly as she realized she was no match against this ''Saintess'' in front of her.


    Thus, Aria tried to find a way to save herself first. Since no attack was effective against Swan, it was better to expose her to Gale, so Gale would know that Swan was a dark witch who had been charming him with love spells the whole time.


    It didn''t matter whether he believed it or not. As long as he had a seed of doubt in him, then everything would fall apart eventually.


    Thus, Aria quickly canceled her spell, so anyone outside of the throne room could hear them. She took a deep breath and yelled as loud as possible, "HELP ME! QUEEN SWAN HAS GONE ROGUE! SHE IS HURTING ME! SHE IS A WITCH!!!!"


    Aria smirked after she made sure that Gale heard her.


    She waited for more than ten seconds, but there was no response from outside, which was impossible since she already made sure that she had lifted the deafening spell around the throne room.


    "You can scream all you want, little witch. Nobody will save you now," Swan replied, still smiling calmly as if everything was under her control.


    Aria panicked as she soon learned that she had lost control over the situation. She flew to the door and grabbed the handle. She wanted Gale to see what Swan was capable of, so he wouldn''t think that Swan was just a powerless petite woman who could do no wrong!


    However, the moment she opened the door, she didn''t see Gale, her mother, or even the guards.


    In fact, she didn''t see the castle''s garden as well.


    All she saw was pitch ck, and when she tried to step out, she found out that the throne room had been floating in a strange space full of pitch darkness.


    "Oh, little witch, do you think that I would be stupid enough to let you tell my husband about my identity? Swan smiled as she suddenly appeared behind Aria. She


    vel


    whispered in Aria''s ears to make sure this little witch understood her situation, "I''ve moved the entire throne room to another dimension, so you are trapped here with me."


    "H-how?! That''s not possible!"


    "For a dark witch, yes," Saintess Swan giggled. "But what I''ve done is no mere cheap magic trick, little witch. Swan''s prayer is incredibly powerful. As long as she truly means it, anything that she prays on and believes in, wille true. Even if she wants to kill every single breathing creature on earth."


    "She prays deeply in her heart to bring justice to those children you''ve murdered," Saintess Swan whispered. "I shall enact justice for the weeping Swan, whose heart had been hurt. You, little disciple of Harsetti, be grateful that Swan doesn''t pray for your death, because taking your life is as easy as killing an insect."


    Aria''s body started shaking as fear crept up on her. Swan was even more beautiful than usual, her hair glowed in a vibrant golden color, and her voice was soothing.


    But Aria felt nothing but absolute fear.


    Despite that, she had no intention to beg for forgiveness. She would rather kill herself than beg in front of Swan.


    It seemed that Saintess Swan could


    that


    hear what she had in mind, because in the next moment, she uttered, "Worry not, little witch. You do not need to apologize or beg for forgiveness. Swan would forgive you, but I am her other self born from her joy and sorrow.


    understand her pain the most, and I


    understand that you need to be


    taught a lesson."


    "W-what are you going to do with me? l-if you kill me, Gale will know that you are the murderer! He will refuse to mate with a murderer like you!" Aria threatened. "It doesn''t matter whether you are Goddess'' daughter or whatever. You are still a murderer!"


    "I told you that will not kill you


    before. It is all by the Goddess'' will, and Swan''s prayer. She will never forgive herself if she stained her hand with blood," Saintess Swan sighed. "But I shall make sure you can never sacrifice anyone ever again. I shall take your talent and ability to do witchcraft entirely, Aria of Holy Achate."