2/19/2024 0 Comments Ascended hero afk arena"The elemental imbalance is destroying Esperia's peace. "I ask you to let me go to the volcano and find the Elemental Guardian." Belinda broke the silence first. He appeared to be examining some important documents. She burst into his study to find Bishop Palmer sitting with his head in one hand, the other on the desk. "The Light shall protect you." Belinda bowed slightly to the despairing crowd, then turned and walked back to the Temple. The Elemental Guardian must be found, and the root cause of this crisis put right. She couldn't bear the hope and helplessness in the eyes of the supplicants and made up her mind there and then. Save my child." Behind her were countless others, whose gaze swept by the kneeling woman to fall on Belinda. Is it because we are not devout enough? I'll dedicate the rest of my life to the Lightjust please, I beg you. Her tears carved two shining paths as they cut through the grime that coated her face: "Is it. The mother fell to her knees, sobbing, as the hope faded from her eyes. But nothing happened, just like the many other times she had tired and failed. Belinda stretched out her hands, letting the Light envelop the child's body. Belinda knew that the Light had no effect on the afflictions caused by the Corruptors, but also knew that she could not sit idly by as mothers like this looked at her as if she was their final hop. Sadly, this was all too common these days. A young mother held her child up in front of Belinda, another young victim of the Corruptors. When Belinda approached, they noticed her clerical apparel and surged towards her, fervent hope filling their tired eyes. Some still clutched small children in their arms as the sisters and brothers of the clergy went among them, handing out bread. There was a crowd of those afflicted by the disaster, their clothes torn and shabby. Suddenly, without even realizing it, she found herself before the door to the Temple, where a commotion brought her back to the present. Distraught, she wondered what else she could do if the Temple refused to help. Insisting on seeking out the Elemental Guardian would also be seen as heresy, and she would be branded an apostate. To seek salvation anywhere other than the Light would, in the eyes of the laity, be tantamount to admitting the Light's impotence. Belinda understood the Temple's misgivings. But Palmer did not immediately grant her request, instead asking if she was sure about her plan, and encouraging her to look deep within herself. She hoped they might dispatch someone to help scour the volcanic west of the Empire for the Fire Guardian. She raced back to the Temple and told all this to her mentor, Bishop Palmer. The next time Belinda visited Rayne Manor to see how Estrilda fared, a letter from the housekeeper Thane explained the cause behind the current disaster: a catastrophic elemental imbalance, which could only be rectified by finding the five Elemental Guardians. The Temple of Light, always before a place of healing, was nowpowerless in the face of the comas wrought by Corruptors. To make matters worse, the frequency of Corruptor incursions was increasing, with ever more civilians falling before their foul talons. Belinda had tried nonetheless, only to find that the healing power of the Light had no effect on Estrilda or other comatose patients. Even General Rayne had been injured, slipping into a coma from which she could not be awakened. "Have you made your mind up, Belinda?" The peace of the Lightbearer Empire had recently been shattered, when monsters known as Corruptors suddenly appeared in every corner of the land. Moreover, I've known the answer for a very long time already." A dozen days previously, Belinda had walked hesitantly around the cloisters of the temple, Bishop Palmer's questions still ringing in her ears. The choice she now face could very well make things even harder, but her steady eyes shone bright with determination: "You are not the first to ask me this. Her journey in search of the Fire Guardian had been long and torturous, but her arrival here does not signify an end to her ordeal. Her features are blackened with ash, while her pure while dress is singed and charred by the oppressive heat. Belinda raises her head, exhaustion written on her fair face. "Have you made your mind up, Belinda?" In a lava-filled cave deep within the volcanic wasteland of the western Lightbearer Empire, the Fire Elemental Guardian asks the young woman for her final answer. 5.2 Strengthen Signature Item: Blinding Blaze.
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