The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 01.01 - Little Evil God

"To speak with me in this manner, you don't seem to have a firm grip on the current situation..."

Seeing the determined, resolute, and staunch look on the face of Xing Mo, who was pressed against the bed, the little Evil God showed a brilliant smile.

"In any case, you're serving the Goddess of the Starsea, right? The Citadel of Academia seems to have many of her churches."

"The Goddess will protect me." Xing Mo already calmed down, a firm expression on her face.

"Ah-huh?" Aurora lifted her head and looked around, "Then where is she? Why hasn't she come to save you?"

Before Xing Mo could speak, Aurora turned to look at her again, her heart-shaped pupils pulsating lightly.

"How about I mark you with my brand? This will be an act of blasphemy against her! Will she stop me? Where should I mark you? I need a flat spot..." As she spoke to herself, Aurora tore the nightgown with her hands, threw the fabric into the air, and swept with her eyes, "Um... this isn't flat... I need another place..."

"You...!" A wave of humiliation washed over Xing Mo, "Get off..."

Xing Mo finally found the right timing. As Aurora focused her attention on her body, she snapped her fingers lightly, making an unusual melodious sound.

In an instant, a pattern rippled in the air and quickly coalesced into flames that burned down the vines wrapping around Xing Mo's wrists.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xing Mo rolled out of bed and stood up, and her emerald green eyes glittered.

She subconsciously extended her hand toward the wand at her waist, but found nothing.

"Is this what you're looking for?"

Xing Mo looked up and saw Aurora—sitting on the bed as if nothing happened—pull out a black stick. It was Xing Mo's wand.

Before Xing Mo could speak, Aurora threw the wand at her, "Come on. Let's see you give up~"

Xing Mo caught the wand, then moved it in a circular motion, and sparks sprayed from its tip.

She didn't stop to think about why Aurora was doing this, but instead focused, and the glow in her eyes became increasingly more profound.

In her view, the carriage in front of her appeared to be covered in a dark veil. Even Aurora's sparkling eyes became much dimmer. Subsequently, she saw a string in the air.

The string was a long thread shining with firelight. After locking on it, Xing Mo continued to gather her concentration, and soon a second string appeared.

She waved her wand lithely as if a conductor, hitting the two strings one after another.

Melodious string notes rose, accompanied by expanding red ripples.

At the moment of their intersection, the ripples turned into flames that converged at the wand's tip, and then were spewed out like a tornado—

Boom—

Two string magic—Star Blaze!

Watching the flames rush toward her, Aurora calmly lifted her hand, and a crimson arc emerged from her and blocked the flames in front of her.

She watched curiously as Xing Mo cast magic and muttered: "So this is the String Playing Method I have seen in your memories... your way of manipulating nature is quite interesting..."

Xing Mo didn't respond. She kept her wand up, maintaining a rapid oscillation of the two strings.

This degree of attack naturally can't harm the lass... Although her identity and origin are a mystery, but seeing as she can manipulate power without playing strings, she must possess substantial authority.

The reason why she returned my wand... was merely out of curiosity and mischief.

The corners of Xing Mo's mouth curved slightly. The torn cloth covering her body swayed in the wind stirred by the fierce flames.

Despite seeing that her magic casting was about to come to an end, she didn't panic at all. Because, from the beginning, Xing Mo's objective was not to attack Aurora, but to escape.

With her other hand, which didn't hold the wand, she secretly found another string. While Aurora focused her attention in front of her, Xing Mo gently plucked the string and snapped her fingers—

Zap—

Sparks flew out of her fingertips, flying toward the nearby window—

Boom!

The glass shattered. In an instant, Xing Mo stopped maintaining Star Blaze. She promptly turned and lunged toward the window.

The power of the string of fire converged on her and ignited the cloth covering her body, and she burst out of the window like a Phoenix.

At this moment, retreat was the most rational option. So long as she left the lass's range of control, Xing Mo could rely on the power of the string of fire to fly back to the Citadel and report to the group of old codgers.

An Evil God that can transform into human form... so petite and cute to boot... this is likely a great hazard.

She says she wants to steal the Goddess's secrets. What is her objective?

Does she want to destroy this world like the Outer Gods recorded in the scriptures?

But why did she infiltrate our world in human form? If her objective was merely destruction, then wouldn't it be better to use the form she appeared in on the snow capped mountain?

That's a godly form. If ordinary people so much a look at it, they will suffer irreparable damage.

Then why...?

As she pondered these questions, Xing Mo continuously played strings of fire in the air.

Enveloped in flames, she broke through the sound barrier and drew a long white trail through the curtain of rain—

Hum—

In summary, my first priority is to return to the Citadel. I should have reached the border of the Republic of Fallou by now. In about a couple of hours, I will be able...

Just as Xing Mo's thoughts reached this point, her vision suddenly went dark. Her stream of consciousness was interrupted.

When she opened her eyes again, in a daze, she found herself still lying in bed.

There was something lying on top of her, hugging her, and rubbing against her: "You're so cute~ You fought so hard in the dream, and came up with such a great escape plan~"

The voice belonged to Aurora. Xing Mo struggled to sit up, a pair of heart-shaped pupils right in front of her.

Aurora was lying on top of her. Her hands were still bound to the bed. She never got free to begin with.

Curses! She can manipulate dreams?! She must have acquired all my secrets!

Ugh...

Xing Mo wriggle her body, but Aurora just hugged her tighter: "Stop moving around. You haven't fully recovered yet. You can't cast magic like you did in the dream."

"You..." Xing Mo opened her mouth with difficulty.

She would like to struggle again, but she really didn't have much strength. In her current state, not to mention Star Blaze, she probably wouldn't even be able to unleash a spark.

"Don't look at me like that. I haven't killed you. I want to make a deal with you." Aurora leaned her face close to Xing Mo's and showed a brilliant smile.

"I just want to steal your Goddess's secrets and tributes. As long as you help me, I promise not to eat children in the street."

"Why should I believe you..." Xing Mo said in a low voice.

"Because if I wanted to eat children, I could just fly over and eat them. I wouldn't need you as a guide." Aurora sat up and flapped her hands as if they were small wings.

"What I mean is, why should I believe you when you say you won't hurt anyone?" Xing Mo furrowed her eyebrows.

"I am so cute. Do I look like I can eat children?" Aurora winked.

"Aren't you ashamed?" Xing Mo's mouth twitched.

Despite the words that came out of her mouth, she actually agreed with Aurora's self-evaluation: the white-haired and red-eyed young girl covered in flowers and plants in front of her was simply adorable. If she hadn't known the other party was an Evil God, Xing Mo might have thought her to be a noble young lady.

Thinking till here, Xing Mo blushed slightly, then turned her head away: "You say you just want to steal the Goddess's secrets, but what about after that?"