"What happened? Take your time. Don't rush!" Andariel said softly, radiating a calming presence.
Every gesture she made put people at ease.
Though countless troubles had plagued her lately, she was still Andariel, the Goddess of Holy Light worshipped by so many!
"This is bad! They're fighting! They're fighting!"
"Who's fighting?"
Andariel looked puzzled.
"The Monastery members studying here are fighting Isabel's Rogue Team!"
"The school has sent people in, but they can't stop Isabel and the others!"
"What?"
Andariel and the others who had known nothing about it were startled.
Only those who had received Lightning Seeds knew how powerful the seeds Diabolo had bestowed could be.
If Isabel used that power against the Monastery members, what would become of them?
"What is Isabel doing? These students have no say in the Monastery's stance. Why take her anger out on them?"
Andariel could not understand what had happened to make Isabel retaliate so fiercely against the Monastery.
"I heard..." Nana hesitated, then fell silent.
"Heard what?"
"I heard the Monastery has split! High Priest Aidan led some of its righteous members to break with the old leadership. He also exposed what the Monastery has done. All those recent calamities really were the work of its leaders!"
Nana spoke quietly, but every word tore at Andariel's heart.
"So... it's true!"
"No. How could this happen?"
Andariel felt her faith crumbling in an instant. The Holy Light around her grew chaotic and spilled outward, shattering into fragments.
"No, I don't believe it! How could the great Holy Light fall into darkness?"
Andariel murmured to herself, her faith wavering ever more violently.
At some point, threads of red lightning began to appear around her, as though poised to replace the Holy Light and take control of her body.
But they were still