A Shadow Infiltrating the Royal Palace

Late at night.

Glory's streets had been remarkably quiet lately. Another cult had been branded an evil sect for plotting wrongdoing and was being hunted throughout the land. The city's residents were somewhat uneasy as well; once night fell, few people dared to go outside.

Thus, on a secluded street north of the royal palace, two figures flashed past without anyone noticing.

They were a short young man and woman, both seemingly quite young. Dressed head to toe in black and with black cloth covering their faces, they looked every inch like assassins preparing to infiltrate.

"Sis... should we really enter the royal palace?"

The two stopped behind a corner. The girl poked her head out and cautiously peered toward the street ahead, while the boy leaned against the tall wall, took a deep breath, and spoke with a hint of fear.

"Of course!" The girl turned back and said firmly, "You saw the result after we prayed to the goddess yesterday, didn't you? Today is the chosen day. The palace guards will become extremely weak. As long as we sneak within ten meters of that useless king, we can set everything right again."

"But... even the High Priest failed. They must be on guard now. Shouldn't we wait a little longer?"

At that, the girl suddenly gave a cold snort. "What? Are you scared?"

"How could I be? I..."

"If you're scared, then go back now." The girl cut him off, turned away from him, and said, "Take a boat back to the island and live your safe little life. I can fulfill the goddess's mission by myself."

The boy drew a deep breath and clenched his fists. In the end, he still shook his head.

"...All right! I'll go in with you."

"That's more like it." The girl