Arcane Academy: The Divine Extraction Legacy

Chapter 846: One of Them

Vale and Aubrey were actually discussing something related to Primordial Chaos Art. They were trying to understand its Spell Models and, perhaps, learn how to fuse these Models and obtain even more powerful Spells from them.

They werenʼt worried about the matter regarding the Paranormal Activities in the town. Well, Aubrey had guessed that the Church simply needed more donations, so they sent out their Exorcists to earn more money.

After all, it wasnʼt easy to operate a huge number of people and properties. They had to pay for the maintenance of their various churches, their holy knights, their priests, their orphanages, and various needs of the Church. There were simply too many of them.

To do that, they needed a huge sum of money. They mostly rely on the donations of the nobles and, of course, the powers of their priests to heal and exorcise the evil.

Anyway, as soon as Exorcist Werhan appeared, Aubrey knew that they already failed.

”I felt their Holy Arts from here... They also used several high-tier Talismans but it didnʼt work. This evil Spirit must be really strong or maybe... weʼre not dealing with a spirit.” Aubrey muttered.

”Thatʼs possible...” Vale replied as they soon met with the Exorcist.

After they sat across Werhan, he immediately asked for their assistance as they expected.

Werhan thought that he would be mocked or, at least, hear some condescending words from the young Paranormal Expert after he belittled her several days ago.

That was something he would do after all. It would be his time to insult!

However, Aubreyʼs reaction was unexpected.

Aubrey nodded, her expression calm. ”Letʼs work together, then. We all want the same thing -to help this town.”

This answer infuriated him even more. After all, it was as if Aubrey was expecting this from the beginning and wasnʼt even taking them seriously!

However, he had to accept this since theyʼd really done their best already. He could only hope that Aubrey would fail as well to prove to the mayor that this matter requires a First Class Exorcist, and he had to take out more money.

With the Exorcistʼs grudging cooperation, Aubrey and Vale began their investigation. They also asked for information from the Exorcists, and they cooperated with the two.

They explained what kind of Holy Arts they used and what level or Arcane Spells they were so Aubrey and Vale had a general idea of what theyʼd done over the past few days.

ʼThey even placed a bait for the Evil Spirit to possess, but it was all for naught...” Aubrey mutered as he listened to the Exorcist.

Soon, she set up her equipment or Magic Artifacts, scanning for spectral energy and recording any anomalies.

She had to inspect the whole town to do this, so it would take some time. Of course, if they were lucky, then it would be quick.

As night fell, the town grew colder, and the shadows seemed to deepen.

”Letʼs return to the church...” Aubrey said as she looked at Valeʼs Avatar, who also nodded.

At this time, the mayor was still with them, including the Exorcists.

”Did you find something?” The mayor asked.

”Yes... But letʼs return for now...” Aubrey said as she didnʼt explain further.

As they returned to the Church, it was time for Aubrey to make her ritual.

After making an Arcane Circle using a Demon Hornʼs Power from Vale, she placed a mirror at the center of the candles.

”What are you doing?” Werhan asked as he understood that the Arcane Circle could summon a spirit. However, it doesnʼt seem to be for Evil Spirit.

”I will summon a Spirit that might be of help. It could probably help us look for the Evil Spirit...”

Aubrey replied. Then, she started.

Aubrey, a Ritualist and a Paranormal Expert, chanted using Oardic Language.

Suddenly, a chill swept through the room, and the candles flickered.

A ghostly figure appeared-a woman in a tattered dress, her eyes hollow and sorrowful. She moved towards them, her form wavering.

ʼA Demon Saintʼs Spirit?ʼ Valeʼs Avatar frowned at the sight of it.

Although this Spirit appeared helpless, Vale could sense that this Demon Saint was in the single-digit ranking of the Demon Saints before. He may not know her name, but he was sure that it was one of the Demon Saints he had killed before. It was hiding its appearance as a normal evil spirit, but he could never make such a mistake.

ʼInteresting...ʼ Vale thought as he looked at the Spirit with interest.

It was no wonder that the Exorcists failed.

ʼI guess turning those horns into powder was truly a good choice.ʼ Vale thought as he had extracted a total of 8 Demon Saintʼs Horns before. It was even together with the Abyss Keys that he still had no use up until now.

”Who are you?” Aubrey asked, her voice steady.

The ghostly woman paused, her gaze fixed on Aubrey alone... Vale could feel that the Spirit was shocked that she was forcefully summoned here. However, she immediately fixed her expression and played her part.

”I am Eleanor,” she whispered. ”I was the caretaker of this Church. But something dark has taken hold here.”

ʼSo youʼre going with that play...ʼ Vale smiled.

He then stepped forward and asked... ”What is it? What kind of dark it is?”

He wanted to see where this would go.

Eleanorʼs form flickered, and she seemed to struggle to speak. ”I do not know...” she said. ”It

feeds on despair. It must be stopped.”

Aubrey frowned at this.

”How do we stop it?” Aubrey asked.

Eleanor then seemed to have an idea and pointed to the altar.

”There is a relic hidden in that altar... Destroy it, and youʼll find a clue...” Eleonor said before

vanishing...

The Mayor and the other Exorcists were shocked as they didnʼt know about this at all.

On the other hand, Vale remained silent as he finally understood what was going on... With his Divinity, he felt the presence of an Evil Being that shouldnʼt be here.

ʼSo itʼs one of the Seven Deadly Sins... Is the Sloth? Lust?ʼ He mused.