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Chapter 55 Part 5 – The secret of the Blue Diamond. The story of how the Witch of Doom was born. In order to get those children back one day ……

The older children and the boys willingly stepped forward.
Because the high priest had promised that if the Blue Diamond was satisfied, the sacrifice would end there.
The always timid child bit his lip and fought back his tears, trying not to worry the younger ones. He smiled courageously, thinking that the next child would surely survive, even if he did not. But that wish was never fulfilled. From the beginning, the high priest had intended to sacrifice all of the children.

Kele, the youngest child, was the last one left, and she cried aloud, unable to hold back.

「…… I’m sorry …… for crying ……!! I’m sorry I couldn’t do it like everyone else ……!! But please …… help our teacher ……!! Please ……!!」

Dwayne’s heart felt as if it was being torn apart at the sound of Kele’s voice as she sobbed and pleaded so hard. Little Kele sobbed, but she never once begged for her own life to be spared. The sword swung down and cut off the courageous, desperate plea of the young child. Dwayne screamed.

「…… Why did you sacrifice those children!? After making all those promises, why!!」

Dwayne’s desperate screams echoed pathetically amongst the roars of thunder.
The high priest sneered.

「Those kids volunteered to do it. Please help teacher Dwayne. We don’t mind whatever happens to us. Ohh, I was so moved by the beautiful love between teacher and students. Which is why I sacrificed the children in tears. I sacrificed them carefully and in accordance with the ancient rites. And now, thanks to that, it is raining. As expected of a viscera divination.」

Illuminated by the lightning, Dwayne’s expression was extremely hideous.
Dwayne was absolutely horrified.

「What have you done ……!! …… What have you done to them ……!!」

Viscera divination involves ripping open the abdomen while the sacrifice is still alive. It is a secret ritual that has long since ceased to be performed because it is too gruesome. It is not something that should be done to children. The high priest smiled triumphantly as she looked at Dwayne, whose whole body trembled in despair.

「…… Those dolls are my birthday present to you. Oh, yes, I also have to pass on the will of the children who were sacrificed …… Please give this doll to teacher Dwayne. We will become dolls and watch over teacher Dwayne. …… Said those kids. How laughable. What kind of power can such dirty little dolls have?」

Dwayne did not see the high priest who was sneering at him by imitating the children’s tone of voice.
His eyes reflected the smiling faces of the children in their earlier days through the dolls they had left behind.

「…… I could not protect them again ……!! If only I had put aside my pride as the second-in-command priest and run away with everyone, none of this would have ……!! Fran ……!! Kenneth ……!! …… Kevin …… O’Neill …… Kele …… Evans …… Lloyd …… Guinn …… Everyone ……!! It must have been scary ……!! It must have hurt ……!! All of you are still so young ……!! And yet you guys tried to protect the children younger than you are ……!! All of you were so brave ……!! And yet I’m ……!! I’m sorry ……!! I’m so sorry ……!!」

Looking at Dwayne as he continued to apologize to the deceased children with tears spilling down his cheeks, the high priest snorted and violently stabbed the overturned wooden dolls with the tip of her long sword.

「You have admitted your intention to flee. You would have died anyway. Look, kids, your beloved teacher Dwayne is going to be killed. What’s wrong? Didn’t you guys say that you are going to put your souls into the dolls and watch over teacher Dwayne? Come on then. Let’s see what you can do. Ohh, it looks like the kids can’t say anything.」

The high priest mocked as she raised the long sword.

「You’re so big, loud, and annoying!! If you’re so sad, you should quickly follow the children to the afterworld!」

But the sword never fell on Dwayne’s neck.
Dwayne’s body seemed to swell up.

The rope that bound him burst in an instant and Dwayne raised one hand and casually grabbed the blade. As he stood up, the high priest that had not let go of the sword’s hilt was suspended in midair with her legs flailing.

「…… These dolls contain the souls of those brave children. Don’t you dare laugh at it ……!!」

The high priest trembled as she was stared at with those horrifying eyes.

「How dare you look down on the children’s courage!! Their kindness!!」

The air in the temple trembled from his loud, thunderous voice.

「Y – You monster!! You bastard who defiles the sacred sacrificial ritual, I’ll kill you …… Gyaaa!?」

Before the high priest could finish, Dwayne’s fist snapped the blade and then continued to smash the fist into the high priest’s face. There was the sound of teeth breaking. With a loud, unsightly yelp, the high priest’s body was blown off and she rolled down the stone steps. Dwayne had shown a little mercy by striking her on the cheek instead of the nose. Otherwise, the high priest would have died.

「…… The only reason I didn’t beat you to death is because this place is where those brave children met their end. I didn’t want to stain this place with your blood ……!! The children saved your life. Hammer that into your heart ……!!」

「M – My face is ……!! My face is burning ……!! Quick, give me a mirror ……!!」

The high priest jumped up despite her spectacular fall down the long stone steps, held her face, and screamed. Then she looked into the hand mirror she was given and threw it away while screaming.

「Hi …… Hiiiiiiii ……!! My face!! My beautiful face!! Immediately shoot that bastard to death!! Right now!!」

The high priest ordered in a half-crazed manner, while spitting out broken teeth and blood bubbling from the corners of her mouth. She flung off the hands of the priests who rushed toward her in a panic. More than ten armed priests with bows in their hands shot arrows simultaneously at Dwayne as he stood on the top of the temple. The sound of the bowstrings continued to rang as the second shot followed. But then, the armed priests opened their eyes wide in shock. The countless arrows were all caught by the vines that crawled out of the cuffs of Dwayne’s vestments.

「What are you doing!! Immediately shoot more arrows!!」

As arrows rained down urged on by the yelling high priest, Dwayne lovingly gathered the children’s dolls with both hands and held them in his arms.

「…… Everyone …… I’m here to pick you up. Sorry I’m late. Let’s go home ……」

The faces of the armed priests changed from shock to fear.
No matter how much arrows they shot at Dwayne, his barrier of vines would casually nullify them all. And not just that, the bow and arrows in their hands were turned into young branches with leaves in the blink of an eye and soon turned into a live tree.

「…… If you don’t want to be killed, then get out of my way. I can’t control myself right now ……!!」

Overwhelmed by the power and unfathomable strength of Dwayne as he stood on the top of the temple, the armed priests broke out in a cold sweat and backed away.

「Eiiiii!! You cowards!! Get out of the way!!」

The exasperated high priest pushed the armed priests away, chanted a spell, and threw the staff in her hand.

The staff flared up in a blaze becoming a line of flame and flying out, piercing Dwayne as his back was turned around to pick up the dolls. The wound was fatal, reaching halfway up the staff, and blood trickled out of Dwayne’s mouth. Not only that, but a powerful curse ran through Dwayne like a web of lightning, sealing off his power. The dolls in his chest were stained with blood. The vines that had protected Dwayne lost their power and the sound of falling arrowheads striking the stone floor rang out like early-summer rain.

「Now!! Shoot him!! I have sealed his power!!」

Having their spell of fear broken by the high priest’s words, the priests hurriedly replaced their bows with new ones and fixed an arrow to the bowstrings.

「…… I’m sorry. I got the dolls all of you gave as a present stained all dirty with blood. I’m so useless even till the last moment ……」

Arrow after arrow pierced Dwayne’s large back as he muttered with blood coming out of his mouth.
As he became like a hedgehog, Dwayne laughed sadly and fell down on the sacrificial table.