"You're getting more and more comfortable calling her your Mother Goddess." After teasing Emlyn, and before he could fly into a rage, Cyril turned to Father Utravsky and asked seriously:
"Father, what do you need me to do?"
"Or rather, what sort of revelation did 'Mother Earth' give you?"
Father Utravsky replied calmly, "Kill me. More precisely, kill another version of me—one who is bloodthirsty, cruel, and evil."
"Y-you want to die? Why not just kill yourself with that greatsword?" Emlyn curled his lip.
Father Utravsky paid no attention to his words. Instead, he took out a candle that had burned down more than halfway.
The candle was wrapped in something that looked like human skin, with several bumps protruding from it. Its wick was very short, its body pitch-black, and its surface covered in fine, black, scale-like patterns. "This is a Sealed Artifact I brought from the headquarters in Feynapotter. It's called the Candle of Inner Demons. It allows its holder to enter the deepest part of the mind—or, you could say, the lowest level of a dream—and make the corresponding scenes real."
"That way, you can see my negative personality directly and defeat him in battle."
"Once he truly dies in that special state, he won't appear again."
"And that will purify me on a mental level and free me from my current troubles."
After a brief pause, he turned toward the Holy Emblem of Life on the table behind him. He bowed and prayed devoutly before continuing:
"'Mother Goddess's' revelation was a form of guidance, not a clear explanation. I only know that the hope of resolving this trouble lies with you. As for what you'll do, I don't know."
"As for the Candle of Inner Demons, it was a solution proposed by the Church's senior clergy