Rafiniya, the Paladin Of Righteousness

P.O.V. of the paladin

I am Rafiniya, the second daughter of a baron of the Holy Kingdom and a paladin of the temple of peace. I was really lucky this time, I was sent on another official mission to investigate the temple of Dusk in the Kingdom of Dusk. Since I strongly believe in justice, I pledge to eliminate any evil I encounter in this mission if possible.

I believe that anyone who does evil will be punished and those who do good will be rewarded in the end. No matter how dark and desperate the situation gets, the light of hope and justice will prevail. To me justice is the most important thing, those with power should help the weak, and this is why I strongly dislike nobles including my family...

According to the report by the higher-ups of the temple of peace, the temple of Dusk is working together with the royal family of Dusk in order to make a blood sacrifice to the god of Dusk. Those people have forgone the teachings of the goddess of peace, and it is our duty to stop them and bring peace back to their land. I was tasked to gather evidence so that the holy kingdom can take action. The god of justice has also ordered an investigation, so I am honoured that both temples trust me, a tier 5 paladin to do the job.

I was told to first enter the Princess castle in the middle of Entropy, summon an angel and repeat this task at every city so that the Saintess of peace could accurately see the situation in the Kingdom of Dusk. They would use the angel to see any dangerous formations or magical anomaly in the Kingdom of Dusk and decide when is the best time to send in troops. I was told to not lose the angel as it is the holy symbol of our god. To lose it or bring harm to it is a blasphemy to the temple and I would be punished.

I was excited to begin this mission as it will be the first time I will be entering a tier 0 kingdom. I would like to see how the citizens of a tier 0 country would behave and take a look at their lifestyles and habits. If possible, I would spread the teachings of my goddess. I was warned not to let the temple of Dusk discover my existence or I may face the wrath of the fake god. In addition, I was bestowed with 3 treasures on this mission.

Since both temples have trusted me greatly and sent me out on an important mission, I will not let down their expectations. I made some preparations and then I was sent off to the Kingdom of Dusk the next day. My journey into the territory of the Dusk Kingdom was smooth and without any problem. However, on my way into the city of Entropy, I was ambushed by the followers from the temple of Dusk. In order to escape, I had to abandon my horse and escape into a nearby forest.

Luckily, there was a forest fire (Who caused that /(0_0)/ I wonder?) which caused my pursuers to halt their chase. On my way through the forest I encountered a goblin village completely in blaze there were no surviving goblins. The intensity of the flames... what could a high tier mage be doing in this lowly kingdom? If he's here to exploit them, I would vanquish him.

I continued the painful journey and finally found a suspicious cave. Could this be a hiding spot for the temple of Dusk? If so I will need to search for clues. It was only after I witness the layout of the cave and wandered into it for a long period of time that I had realized it was a dungeon. It was already too late, without a map how am I going to exit this place?

No, this dungeon might be related to the temple of Dusk. I should search the dungeon for more clues. Then I search every room and slew any monster I encountered. I had already lost track of time, I believe that a day had already past and I was quite tired. Just as I was about to rest, I spotted a female Knight in the dungeon.

The kingdom of Dusk is already working together with the temple of Dusk and is searching for me? I must get rid of her before she alerts her companions. I drew my blade and slash against her, though she seems shocked, she parried my attack and begun counterattacking. Tsk, a tier 5 knight? She is stronger than I thought. Surprisingly she had stopped after we traded a few blows. She said that she wasn't an enemy and sheathed her blade.

She explained that she was looking for her female companion in the dungeon and that they were chased by the temple of Dusk. I stopped attacking her for the moment but did not let down my guard. We journeyed together through the dungeon, we had spoken a few times and I found out that she was working for the royal family.

I knew it! She was just bluffing, I thought. Just because she looks beautiful and innocent does not mean she had not committed any sins. She must have killed many innocents for the royal family of Dusk. Then, again I tried to kill her. During this fight, we exchange more and more lethal blows, but each attack was parried off and another Martial Arts was activated, we were then interrupted by someone walking out of a large entrance. I could sense no mana from that cloaked figure and my instincts told me that it was dangerous. Thinking that it was a demon, I shouted and charged towards him.

"You foul demon. I won't let you have your ways with the innocent. [Martial arts Light Slash]"

It countered my attack with earth wall shocking me greatly, no incarnations... could it be a high tier mage from the temple of Dusk? It cast another tier 5 spell at me, luckily the knight pulled me away or I would have been fatally injured. Just who is this?