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Chapter 5 by Ultrasound7 Ultrasound7

What will you work towards next?

Visit the Great Chathedral to seek help with making a dialogue with Heaven

Finding the Great Cathedral was easy enough, it was quite a marvel to see in person to be sure, and decently maintained. Not at all surprising as the only Church in the capitol, the city and by exntesion the Queen are obligated to ensure the maintenance and sanctity of the such as colossal cathedral. However the problem before you at the moment is that there isn't anyone here. At least no one within view, hopefully someone must be inside.

As you make your way opening the large doors, the sound of their movement and creaking echo within the halls inside. Even your steps, as soft and elgant as your training has made, reverberate in the emtpy room of worship that could shelter hundreds of people in a congregation. Honestly it was rather astonishing that only one person lives and maintains such as a place by themeslves, support from donations and the Queen notwitstanding, it seemd far more prudent for the Holy Order would have sent the Priestess with aids/assitants when handeling the place on and off services. Nevertheless the important thing to worry about now is finding the Priestess herself and determine if her holy proficiency is as good as you have been told, otherwise this trek would not only be waste of time, but you have to report to the Queen that you can't contact Heaven like you saide you could which will severly undermine the trust in you and your competance now and possibly the rest of your life.

Thankfully as you made your way to the center of hall amist the large rows of pews, you notice the woman you came here to meet was within sight and walking towards you.

"Greetings good sir", she said. "Have you come for counseling, donation, or perhaps you require guidance to see God's light?

She certainly was beauty, you would have to be dead inside to think other wise, with her long lushious hair that flows down passed her back and even, and her bright blue eyes behind her spectacles which remind you of the wonderful woman who taught and raised and your sister about everything you know, her kind smile projected the kind motherly figure, that completmented her mother figure proportions. In contrast to Echidna and her bikini armor that gives the impression it was desinged to show as much skin as she was willing to allow, the woman before you was the opposite, being rather moderate if not chaste in her clothing. Ironically enough however, being as moderatly dressed as she is, her outfit actually ecentuates her curves and dimensions than it does coneal them, leaving her just as little to the imagination even if she were naked, the fact that she was a holy and chaste woman would make her all the more tantalizing to some people. Her 97 (38) bust seem to only fit enough to not burst out of her outfit, 67 (26) waist and 88 (35) hip gives the increadible impression of a paragon of fertility, no doubt the church would cite to a blessing from god, and even you would be remiss to concede it being within the realm of possibility seeing her yourself. Hoestly you quite sure that at least 25% of the congregatoin come here just to see her in person and gaze upon her figure more than any other reason.

She certainly has the beatiful down pat, it remains to be seen how much of a fighter she is, even though your freinds in the church have told you she has been selected to fight in the next Queen's Blade tournament, but haven't stated why or how. Not that that is any concern at the moment, your more interested on her holy powers, which your friends did assure you she is gifted, they just couldn't tell you to what extent. So your going to have to take a page from thier book and have faith, not exactly something you you've been comfortable with, but this is something out of your control and that's the problem.

"Indeed Sister Melpha", you curtly reply. " I do require your assistance, just not for your normal services." You took out a scroll from within your greatcoat, presenting it to her for her to take.

She tilts her head, cleary surprised and a bit confused, but only momentary as she moves forward and takes the scroll from you, unravels it and reads it's contents. As anticipated you reconized the expression of shock and awe as she read the scriptrure within and what it entails. Now comes the usual questions, your already prepared for her to ask.

"I-Is this genuine?", she asked rather dumfounded by what she read on the parchment. "Where did you get this? This seal, if genuine, deems this scripture to belong to the-"

"Filius Clerk", you say to gain her attention and stop her growing list of questions followed by admonishment for having such as holy document. "The founder of our family had close ties to the first Queen and by extension the Church, and he did make an effort to restore and record many of the documents that wer thought lost or indecipherable, in gratitude for his servies and his freindship he was granted the special privalage by the pope of the time to be given a copy of thier sriptures, under oath that he would keep them under gaurd and for eyes of those deemed worthy or trusted to see them. Seeing as your a keeper of the faith you more than qualify. As for why, the reason is the Queen has tasked me with forming a direct diolague with Heaven, and while that scroll does have the proper instructions, I myself cannot enact the prayer, but if what I'm told is true you are the one who can.

Now comes the shock and surprise at the realisation of what your asking of her. It would have been amusing if the situation wasn't so serious.

"I-I-I admit that I have taken well to my training and know the proper holy poses to enact such a prayer, but this sort of prayer is reserved for more higher ranking members of the Order, such as the Cardinal, my Grandmother", she protested, naturally.

"I'm well aware of Church protocal and hierarchy, but unfortunately the Cardinal is niether available nor able to arrive in the proper time I have been given to complete the task even if she was. I am truly sorry for forcing this on you but, there is no one else availabe to perform the prayer besides you. I wouldn't worry about any consequences either, since I won't speak to the Order on the matter and I'll be taking repsonsebility for failing the Queen, and she won't do anything to Queen's Blade candidate even if she wanted to.

She took some time to think about it, understandable. After some more pondering she took on a more solem, determined expression.

"If this is a test from God then I will see his will be done, Although I will require some preparation and materials befoe I can proceed.

"The incesnse and reliquy will be delivered to the Cathedral tonight. You have until the end of the week to practice, and prepare. I will leave you to your task in peace, you may visit the palace whenever your ready or else I'll meet you by the deadline here.

She simply nodded in resolution and turned around and walked awasy toward the podium her face focused on the scroll and it's contents that instruct the means and steps to enact an ancient prayer to open a line of communication to the heaven. You have the vaguest idea how the angels will react, but you don't have all that much time to worry about that, there is still much to do and oversee, such is the life of the Queen's advisor.

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